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Monday August 25, 1975
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 23, 1975



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1   GET DOWN TONIGHT 12 17 26 9  
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1009)
2   JIVE TALKIN' 2 1 2 14
Bee Gees (RSO 510)
3   SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT 1 2 5 8
Elton John (MCA 40421)
4   RHINESTONE COWBOY 4 8 11 13
Glen Campbell (Capitol 4095)
5   WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS 5 6 9 17
War (United Artists 629)
6   FALLIN' IN LOVE 9 13 18 10
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Playboy 6024)
7   AT SEVENTEEN 11 14 24 10
Janis Ian (Columbia 10154)
8   HOW SWEET IT IS 7 9 14 9
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 8109)
9   I'M NOT IN LOVE 3 3 4 16
10cc (Mercury 73678)
10   ONE OF THESE NIGHTS 6 5 3 13
Eagles (Asylum 45257)
11   FAME 15 23 32 9
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10320)
12   FIGHT THE POWER (PT. 1) 16 18 20 11
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2256)
13   COULD IT BE MAGIC 17 19 21 10
Barry Manilow (Arista 0126)
14   PLEASE MR. PLEASE 8 4 1 13
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40418)
15   WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS 18 21 25 11
Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17558)
16   TUSH 21 28 38 6
ZZ Top (London 220)
17   THE ROCKFORD FILES 10 11 13 14
Mike Post (MGM 14772)
18   HOLDING ON TO YESTERDAY 20 24 28 10
Ambrosia (20th Century 2207)
19   FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 22 25 27 10
Bad Company (Swan Song 70106)
20   (I BELIEVE) THERE'S NOTHING STRONGER THAN OUR LOVE 23 26 33 6
Paul Anka with Odia Coates (United Artists 685)
21   THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 25 30 35 8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10172)
22   THIRD RATE ROMANCE 26 35 46 9
Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12078)
23   RUN JOEY RUN 30 61 75 4
David Geddes (Big Tree 16044)
24   MIDNIGHT BLUE 13 7 8 16  
Melissa Manchester (Arista 0116)
25   BALLROOM BLITZ 29 32 43 10
Sweet (Capitol 4055)
26   LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 27 27 15 18
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1672)
27   THE HUSTLE 14 10 6 18  
Van McCoy (Avco 4653)
28   SOLITAIRE 37 57 70 4
Carpenters (A&M 1721)
29   TIL THE WORLD ENDS 33 38 45 8
Three Dog Night (ABC 12114)
30   HELP ME RHONDA 32 37 44 7
Johnny Rivers (Epic 50121)
31   THAT'S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME 34 39 42 8
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40426)
32   BLACK SUPERMAN--MUHAMMAD ALI 35 40 48 17
Johnny Wakelin & Kinshasa Band (Pye 71012)
33   RENDEZVOUS 38 46 52 9
Hudson Brothers (Rocket/MCA 40417)
34   DAISY JANE 40 45 55 5
America (Warner Bros. 8118)
35   DREAM MERCHANT 39 44 50 8
New Birth (Buddah 470)
36   LISTEN WHAT THE MAN SAID 24 16 10 13  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 4091)
37   HOW LONG (BETCHA' GOT A CHICK ON THE SIDE) 42 50 66 5
Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 265)
38   DANCE WITH ME 44 52 61 6
Orleans (Asylum 45261)
39   I'M SORRY 48 80 -- 3
John Denver (RCA Victor 10353)
40   HOPE THAT WE CAN BE TOGETHER SOON 31 33 37 8
Sharon Paige & Harold Melvin (Philadelphia Int'l 3569)
41   FEELINGS 46 48 51 11
Morris Albert (RCA Victor 10279)
42   ROCKY 49 64 77 6
Austin Roberts (Private Stock 45,020)
43   IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE 52 62 74 5
Tavares (Capitol 4111)
44   DYNOMITE (PT. 1) 19 12 12 18  
Bazuka (A&M 1666)
45   THE PROUD ONE 51 66 73 5
Osmonds (MGM 14791)
46   TWO FINE PEOPLE 47 49 56 7
Cat Stevens (A&M 1700)
47   GONE AT LAST 62 83 -- 3  
Paul Simon & Phoebe Snow (Columbia 10197)
48   AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY 70 89 -- 3  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4128)
49   GLASSHOUSE 41 43 47 8
Temptations (Gordy 7144)
50   SWEARIN' TO GOD 36 20 7 16  
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,021)
51   GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 61 71 81 4
Spinners (Atlantic 3284)
52   7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (BLOW YOUR WHISTLE) 54 55 57 9
Gary Toms Empire (Pickwick Int'l 6504)
53   SWEET MAXINE 63 78 -- 3
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8126)
54   MORNIN' BEAUTIFUL 28 15 16 10  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 45260)
55   YOUR LOVE 68 77 88 4  
Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8105)
56   FOREVER CAME TODAY 57 58 58 7
Jackson Five (Motown 1356)
57   CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY LOVE) 59 65 72 8
Stylistics (Avco 4656)
58   I BELIEVE I'M GONNA LOVE YOU 66 75 86 4
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1335)
59   SEND IN THE CLOWNS 53 54 59 9
Judy Collins (Elektra 45253)
60   LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU 56 56 64 5
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3573)
61   DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA 75 97 -- 3  
People's Choice (TSOP 4769)
62   ROCKIN' CHAIR 60 29 17 17
Gwen McCrae (Cat 1996)
63   ROCK & ROLL RUNAWAY 65 73 83 4
Ace (Anchor 21002)
64   KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW 71 81 87 5
Merry Clayton (Ode 66110)
65   IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN 69 86 -- 3
Average White Band (Atlantic 3285)
66   DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH 73 88 -- 3
Alice Cooper (Atlantic 3280)
67   GET THE CREAM OFF THE TOP 58 60 60 8
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54260)
68   CHOCOLATE CHIP 72 84 -- 3
Isaac Hayes (HBS/ABC 12118)
69   GIVE IT WHAT YOU GOT 76 -- -- 2
B.T. Express (Roadshow 7003b)
70   POR AMOR VIVIREMOS 79 90 -- 3
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1715)
71   CAROLINA IN THE PINES 82 -- -- 2  
Michael Murphey (Epic 50131)
72   INSIDE MY LOVE 74 82 85 4
Minnie Riperton (Epic 50128)
73   LADY BLUE 81 91 91 5
Leon Russell (Shelter 40378)
74   THEME FROM JAWS 84 -- -- 2
John Williams (MCA 40439)
75   WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES 85 -- -- 2
Esther Phillips (Kudu 925)
76   TURN BACK THE PAGES 77 85 89 4
Stephen Stills (Columbia 10179)
77   FLYIN' HIGH 78 92 93 5
Blackbyrds (Fantasy 747)
78   I LOVE MAKIN' LOVE TO YOU 86 95 -- 3
Evie Sands (Haven 7013)
79   BRAZIL 88 -- -- 2
Ritchie Family (20th Century 2218)
80   ALVIN STONE (THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF A GANGSTER) 83 94 94 4
Fantastic Four (Westbound 5009)
81   MONEY -- -- -- 1  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 487)
82   OUT OF TIME 87 -- -- 2
Rolling Stones (Abkco 4702)
83   TO EACH HIS OWN 93 -- -- 2
Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA Victor 10343)
84   LIKE THEY SAY IN L.A. 89 -- -- 2
East L.A. Car Pool (GRC 2064)
85   KATMANDU 90 93 -- 3
Bob Seger (Capitol 4116)
86   MIRACLES -- -- -- 1  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10367)
87   I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU -- -- -- 1  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10190)
88   IF I COULD ONLY WIN YOUR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1332)
89   ONLY YOU CAN -- -- -- 1  
Fox (Ariola America 7601)
90   I GET HIGH ON YOU -- -- -- 1  
Sly Stone (Epic 50135)
91   MR. JAWS -- -- -- 1  
Dickie Goodman (Cash 451)
92   DREAMING A DREAM 92 100 -- 3
Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1570)
93   MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A WOMAN 94 -- -- 2
Jackie Moore (Kayvette 5122)
94   YOU ARE A SONG 96 -- -- 2
Batdorf & Rodney (Arista 0132)
95   KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE 99 -- -- 2
Queen (Elektra 45268)
96   (ALL I HAVE TO DO IS) DREAM 97 99 100 4
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 655)
97   THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY 98 -- -- 2
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54261)
98   SOS 100 -- -- 2
Abba (Atlantic 3265)
99   HOUSE OF STRANGERS -- -- -- 1  
Jim Gilstrap (Roxbury 2013)
100   BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN -- -- -- 1  
Willie Nelson (Columbia 10176)

designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a song that entered the chart this week

Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "I'm On Fire" by Dwight Twilley Band (# 43)
   • "Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)" by Charlie Rich (# 45)
   • "(Shu-Doo-Pa-Poo-Poop) Love Being Your Fool" by Travis Wammack (# 50)
   • "The Biggest Parakeets In Town" by Jud Strunk (# 55)
   • "The Way We Were / Try To Remember" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 64)
   • "Slippery When Wet" by Commodores (# 67)
   • "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" by Linda Ronstadt (# 80)
   • "The Seeker" by Dolly Parton (# 91)
   • "Clap Your Hands" by Manhattan Transfer (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   WHAT YOU GOT Duke & Drivers
102   CAN'T LIVE THIS WAY Barnaby Bye
103   EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET Pete Wingfield
104   A FRIEND OF MINE IS GOING BLIND John Dawson Read
105   EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY SOME Arthur Alexander
106   BACK DOOR MAN Black Oak Arkansas
107   I GOT STONED AND I MISSED IT Jim Stafford
108   ROSANNE Guess Who
109   HOT SUMMER GIRLS Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids
110   THIS WILL BE Natalie Cole
111   MAMACITA Grass Roots
112   EVERYTHING'S THE SAME (AIN'T NOTHING CHANGED) Billy Swan
113   DOOR NUMBER THREE Jimmy Buffett
114   GET IT UP FOR LOVE David Cassidy
115   MUSIC IN MY BONES Joe Simon
116   MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY Jethro Tull
117   WE BEEN SINGIN' SONGS Baron Stewart
118   GIDDYAP GIRL Bareback Rockers
119   FOR YOUR LOVE Christopher Paul & Shawn
120   CALL ME YOUR ANYTHING MAN Bobby Moore
121   THE MILLIONAIRE Dr. Hook
122   MORNING Michael Kenny
123   THE SERENADE THAT WE PLAYED Diane Gilland
124   WHO LOVES YOU Four Seasons
125   EL BIMBO Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass


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