CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 8, 1973
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
    Elton John (MCA 40148)
  4  7  9  7
  2TOP OF THE WORLD
    Carpenters (A&M 1468)
  1  2  411
  3JUST YOU ’N’ ME
    Chicago (Columbia 45933)
  5  81012
  4HELLO IT’S ME
    Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
  8121511
  5LEAVE ME ALONE (Ruby Red Dress)
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
101524  7
  6PHOTOGRAPH
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
  2  1  210
  7I GOT A NAME
    Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
  3  3  511
  8SPACE RACE
    Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
  6  91113
  9THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL
    Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
12172111
10THE LOVE I LOST (pt. 1)
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3533)
  9101212
11TIME IN A BOTTLE
    Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
264165  4
12SHOW AND TELL
    Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
15233210
13THE JOKER
    Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
182938  8
14IF YOU’RE READY (Come Go With Me)
    Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
172436  6
15LET ME SERENADE YOU
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370)
161923  6
16MIND GAMES
    John Lennon (Apple 1868)
212837  5
17MY MUSIC
    Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
202226  7
18WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY
    Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
273343  5
19BE
    Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942)
192125  8
20COME GET TO THIS
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241)
253141  6
21MAMMY BLUE
    Stories (Kama Sutra 584)
222529  8
22D’YER MAK’ER
    Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
242731  9
23HELEN WHEELS
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
335469  4
24LIVING FOR THE CITY
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
384759  5
25NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP
    Barry White (20th Century 2058)
314264  6
26ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY
    Stylistics (Avco 4625)
283034  9
27CORAZON
    Carole King (Ode 66039)
293440  8
28ME AND BABY BROTHER
    War (United Artists 350)
303550  5
29SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM
    Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
354557  7
30PAINTED LADIES
    Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
374451  8
31HEARTBEAT—IT’S A LOVEBEAT
    DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
13  4  116
32MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
  7  5  315
33PRETTY LADY
    Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
394854  9
34OOH BABY
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3633)
111316  9
35PAPER ROSES
    Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
14  6  614
36CHEAPER TO KEEP HER
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176)
23181910
37LET ME BE THERE
    Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
465973  7
38I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
5572  3
39LIVIN’ FOR YOU
    Al Green (Hi 2257)
4864  3
40SMARTY PANTS
    First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
414347  9
41WALK LIKE A MAN
    Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
546585  4
42SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK
    Persuaders (Atco 6943)
454956  8
43ANGIE
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
3616  714
44KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (pt. 1)
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
3211  817
45RIVER
    Joe Simon (Spring 141)
526070  6
46YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME
    Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280)
34141411
47DREAM ON
    Aerosmith (Columbia 45894)
43464910
48WHY ME
    Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
42323330
49A SONG I’D LIKE TO SING
    Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
515671  5
50ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
586684  4
51SPIDERS AND SNAKES
    Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
606780  6
52COME LIVE WITH ME
    Ray Charles (Crossover 973)
535767  5
53SISTER MARY ELEPHANT (Shudd-Up!)
    Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
617083  4
54TELL HER SHE’S LOVELY
    El Chicano (MCA 40104)
768697  4
55FELL FOR YOU
    Dramatics (Volt 4099)
505260  7
56AMERICAN TUNE
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
75  2
57I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN
    Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
56586213
58MY OLD SCHOOL
    Steely Dan (ABC 11396)
636975  7
59STONED TO THE BONE (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14210)
626882  4
60UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
687888  4
61LOVE, REIGN O’ER ME
    The Who (Track 40152)
667687  4
62THE RIVER OF LOVE
    B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
707989  4
63THIS TIME I’M GONE FOR GOOD
    Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4369)
718092  4
64KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY
    Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
7281  3
65AIN’T GOT NO HOME
    The Band (Capitol 3758)
7382  3
66IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER
    Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
697581  5
67SALLY FROM SYRACUSE
    Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1084)
677176  6
68I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT SURE IS FUNKY
    Ripple (GRC 1004)
596374  5
69FRISKY
    Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11060)
84  2
70YOU’RE SIXTEEN
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
  1
71NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS
    Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
44262716
72ALL I KNOW
    Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
47381314
73LET ME TRY AGAIN
    Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181)
788491  4
74SAIL AROUND THE WORLD
    David Gates (Elektra 45868)
495153  9
75I’M A ROCKER
    Raspberries (Capitol 3765)
7788  3
76IT’S ALL OVER
    Independents (Wand 11263)
798390  5
77WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
85  2
78BIG TIME OPERATOR
    Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
8185  3
79WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
8796  3
80SORROW
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160)
828794  4
81I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME
    Intruders (Gamble 2508)
8692  3
82PLEASE, DADDY
    John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
8995  3
83BLUE COLLAR
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417)
94  2
84HANGIN’ AROUND
    Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069)
  1
85HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6024)
9194  3
86ROCK ON
    David Essex (Columbia 45940)
95100   3
87LOVE’S THEME
    Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
98  2
88LOVE HAS NO PRIDE
    Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026)
  1
89I FOUND SUNSHINE
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503)
909199  4
90BABY COME CLOSE
    Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
9293  3
91I MISS YOU
    Dells (Cadet 5700)
9398  3
92THE WAY WE WERE
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
100   2
93LOVE FOR YOU
    Sonoma (Dunhill 4365)
  3
94SHOWDOWN
    Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337)
  1
95LAST KISS
    Wednesday (Sussex 507)
9799100   4
96JIM DANDY
    Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
  1
97LAST KISS
    J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
9919
98I’M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
    Clarence Carter (Fame 330)
  1
99INSPIRATION
    Paul Williams (A&M 1479)
  1
100 TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART
    Monkey Meeks (Roxbury 0133)
  1
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