Thursday September 4, 1975
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 30, 1975



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1   GET DOWN TONIGHT 1 12 17 10
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1009)
2   JIVE TALKIN' 2 2 1 15
Bee Gees (RSO 510)
3   RHINESTONE COWBOY 4 4 8 14
Glen Campbell (Capitol 4095)
4   FALLIN' IN LOVE 6 9 13 11
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Playboy 6024)
5   AT SEVENTEEN 7 11 14 11
Janis Ian (Columbia 10154)
6   WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS 5 5 6 18
War (United Artists 629)
7   SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT 3 1 2 9
Elton John (MCA 40421)
8   FAME 11 15 23 10
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10320)
9   FIGHT THE POWER (PT. 1) 12 16 18 12
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2256)
10   COULD IT BE MAGIC 13 17 19 11
Barry Manilow (Arista 0126)
11   WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS 15 18 21 12
Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17558)
12   HOW SWEET IT IS 8 7 9 10
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 8109)
13   TUSH 16 21 28 7
ZZ Top (London 220)
14   ONE OF THESE NIGHTS 10 6 5 14
Eagles (Asylum 45257)
15   RUN JOEY RUN 23 30 61 5
David Geddes (Big Tree 16044)
16   FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 19 22 25 11
Bad Company (Swan Song 70106)
17   THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 21 25 30 9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10172)
18   (I BELIEVE) THERE'S NOTHING STRONGER THAN OUR LOVE 20 23 26 7
Paul Anka with Odia Coates (United Artists 685)
19   HOLDING ON TO YESTERDAY 18 20 24 11
Ambrosia (20th Century 2207)
20   THIRD RATE ROMANCE 22 26 35 10
Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12078)
21   BALLROOM BLITZ 25 29 32 11
Sweet (Capitol 4055)
22   I'M SORRY 39 48 80 4  
John Denver (RCA Victor 10353)
23   SOLITAIRE 28 37 57 5
Carpenters (A&M 1721)
24   I'M NOT IN LOVE 9 3 3 17  
10cc (Mercury 73678)
25   DANCE WITH ME 38 44 52 7  
Orleans (Asylum 45261)
26   LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 26 27 27 19
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1672)
27   AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY 48 70 89 4  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4128)
28   BLACK SUPERMAN--MUHAMMAD ALI 32 35 40 18
Johnny Wakelin & Kinshasa Band (Pye 71012)
29   TIL THE WORLD ENDS 29 33 38 9
Three Dog Night (ABC 12114)
30   THAT'S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME 31 34 39 9
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40426)
31   DAISY JANE 34 40 45 6
America (Warner Bros. 8118)
32   RENDEZVOUS 33 38 46 10
Hudson Brothers (Rocket/MCA 40417)
33   DREAM MERCHANT 35 39 44 9
New Birth (Buddah 470)
34   HOW LONG (BETCHA' GOT A CHICK ON THE SIDE) 37 42 50 6
Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 265)
35   ROCKY 42 49 64 7
Austin Roberts (Private Stock 45,020)
36   FEELINGS 41 46 48 12
Morris Albert (RCA Victor 10279)
37   GONE AT LAST 47 62 83 4
Paul Simon & Phoebe Snow (Columbia 10197)
38   IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE 43 52 62 6
Tavares (Capitol 4111)
39   THE PROUD ONE 45 51 66 6
Osmonds (MGM 14791)
40   PLEASE MR. PLEASE 14 8 4 14  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40418)
41   GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 51 61 71 5
Spinners (Atlantic 3284)
42   THE ROCKFORD FILES 17 10 11 15  
Mike Post (MGM 14772)
43   HELP ME RHONDA 30 32 37 8  
Johnny Rivers (Epic 50121)
44   MIDNIGHT BLUE 24 13 7 17  
Melissa Manchester (Arista 0116)
45   TWO FINE PEOPLE 46 47 49 8
Cat Stevens (A&M 1700)
46   SWEET MAXINE 53 63 78 4
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8126)
47   GLASSHOUSE 49 41 43 9
Temptations (Gordy 7144)
48   DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA 61 75 97 4  
People's Choice (TSOP 4769)
49   YOUR LOVE 55 68 77 5
Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8105)
50   7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (BLOW YOUR WHISTLE) 52 54 55 10
Gary Toms Empire (Pickwick Int'l 6504)
51   THE HUSTLE 27 14 10 19  
Van McCoy (Avco 4653)
52   LISTEN WHAT THE MAN SAID 36 24 16 14  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 4091)
53   HOPE THAT WE CAN BE TOGETHER SOON 40 31 33 9  
Sharon Paige & Harold Melvin (Philadelphia Int'l 3569)
54   CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY LOVE) 57 59 65 9
Stylistics (Avco 4656)
55   FOREVER CAME TODAY 56 57 58 8
Jackson Five (Motown 1356)
56   I BELIEVE I'M GONNA LOVE YOU 58 66 75 5
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1335)
57   GIVE IT WHAT YOU GOT 69 76 -- 3  
B.T. Express (Roadshow 7003b)
58   THEME FROM JAWS 74 84 -- 3  
John Williams (MCA 40439)
59   CAROLINA IN THE PINES 71 82 -- 3  
Michael Murphey (Epic 50131)
60   IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN 65 69 86 4
Average White Band (Atlantic 3285)
61   POR AMOR VIVIREMOS 70 79 90 4
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1715)
62   DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH 66 73 88 4
Alice Cooper (Atlantic 3280)
63   KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW 64 71 81 6
Merry Clayton (Ode 66110)
64   WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES 75 85 -- 3  
Esther Phillips (Kudu 925)
65   CHOCOLATE CHIP 68 72 84 4
Isaac Hayes (HBS/ABC 12118)
66   MR. JAWS 91 -- -- 2  
Dickie Goodman (Cash 451)
67   LADY BLUE 73 81 91 6
Leon Russell (Shelter 40378)
68   BRAZIL 79 88 -- 3  
Ritchie Family (20th Century 2218)
69   I LOVE MAKIN' LOVE TO YOU 78 86 95 4
Evie Sands (Haven 7013)
70   MONEY 81 -- -- 2  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 487)
71   TO EACH HIS OWN 83 93 -- 3  
Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA Victor 10343)
72   FLYIN' HIGH 77 78 92 6
Blackbyrds (Fantasy 747)
73   I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU 87 -- -- 2  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10190)
74   MIRACLES 86 -- -- 2  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10367)
75   KATMANDU 85 90 93 4
Bob Seger (Capitol 4116)
76   ALVIN STONE (THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF A GANGSTER) 80 83 94 5
Fantastic Four (Westbound 5009)
77   OUT OF TIME 82 87 -- 3
Rolling Stones (Abkco 4702)
78   I GET HIGH ON YOU 90 -- -- 2  
Sly Stone (Epic 50135)
79   ONLY YOU CAN 89 -- -- 2
Fox (Ariola America 7601)
80   (ALL I HAVE TO DO IS) DREAM 96 97 99 5  
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 655)
81   YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY -- -- -- 1  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 45275)
82   MUSIC IN MY BONES -- -- -- 1  
Joe Simon (Spring 159)
83   IF I COULD ONLY WIN YOUR LOVE 88 -- -- 2
Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1332)
84   BRAND NEW LOVE AFFAIR (PTS. 1 & 2) -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia 10200)
85   DREAMING A DREAM 92 92 100 4
Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1570)
86   MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A WOMAN 93 94 -- 3
Jackie Moore (Kayvette 5122)
87   YOU ARE A SONG 94 96 -- 3
Batdorf & Rodney (Arista 0132)
88   THIS WILL BE -- -- -- 1  
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4109)
89   KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE 95 99 -- 3
Queen (Elektra 45268)
90   SOS 98 100 -- 3
Abba (Atlantic 3265)
91   BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN 100 -- -- 2
Willie Nelson (Columbia 10176)
92   I GOT STONED AND I MISSED IT -- -- -- 1  
Jim Stafford (MGM 14819)
93   THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY 97 98 -- 3
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54261)
94   WHO LOVES YOU -- -- -- 1  
Four Seasons (Warner/Curb 8122)
95   EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY SOME -- -- -- 1  
Arthur Alexander (Buddah 492)
96   BAD SNEAKERS -- -- -- 1  
Steely Dan (ABC 12128)
97   HOUSE OF STRANGERS 99 -- -- 2
Jim Gilstrap (Roxbury 2013)
98   ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD -- -- -- 1  
John Fogerty (Asylum 45274)
99   EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET -- -- -- 1  
Pete Wingfield (Island 026)
100   WHAT YOU GOT -- -- -- 1  
Duke & Drivers (ABC 12110)

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:

   • "Dynomite (pt. 1)" by Bazuka (# 44)
   • "Swearin' To God" by Frankie Valli (# 50)
   • "Mornin' Beautiful" by Tony Orlando & Dawn (# 54)
   • "Send In The Clowns" by Judy Collins (# 59)
   • "Let Me Make Love To You" by O'Jays (# 60)
   • "Rockin' Chair" by Gwen McCrae (# 62)
   • "Rock & Roll Runaway" by Ace (# 63)
   • "Get The Cream Off The Top" by Eddie Kendricks (# 67)
   • "Inside My Love" by Minnie Riperton (# 72)
   • "Turn Back The Pages" by Stephen Stills (# 76)
   • "Like They Say In L.A." by East L.A. Car Pool (# 84)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   CAN'T LIVE THIS WAY Barnaby Bye
102   A FRIEND OF MINE IS GOING BLIND John Dawson Read
103   ROSANNE Guess Who
104   WE BEEN SINGIN' SONGS Baron Stewart
105   MAMACITA Grass Roots
106   THE MILLIONAIRE Dr. Hook
107   EVERYTHING'S THE SAME (AIN'T NOTHING CHANGED) Billy Swan
108   WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE Choice Four
109   SKY HIGH Jigsaw
110   DOOR NUMBER THREE Jimmy Buffett
111   MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY Jethro Tull
112   GET IT UP FOR LOVE David Cassidy
113   BACK DOOR MAN Black Oak Arkansas
114   GIDDYAP GIRL Bareback Rockers
115   FOR YOUR LOVE Christopher Paul & Shawn
116   MORNING Michael Kenny
117   SO IN LOVE Curtis Mayfield
118   CALL ME YOUR ANYTHING MAN Bobby Moore
119   THE SERENADE THAT WE PLAYED Diane Gilland
120   SUMMER DAYS Lou Christie
121   OOO LA LA Betty Wright
122   KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Eric Clapton
123   CASTLES IN THE SAND Seals & Crofts
124   ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN' ON THE STREETS OF HOLLYWOOD Buddy Miles
125   LET'S LIVE TOGETHER Road Apples
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