CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 11, 1974
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE SHOW MUST GO ON
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382)
  3  913  9
  2DANCING MACHINE
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1286)
  4151910
  3THE LOCO-MOTION
    Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
  1  2  410
  4THE ENTERTAINER
    Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174)
  51225  9
  5THE STREAK
    Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600)
  71743  5
  6TUBULAR BELLS
    Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
  6131712
  7TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
    MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540)
  2  1  111
  8JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
  9111414
  9MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS
    Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
15212810
10YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW
    Stylistics (Avco 4634)
182935  9
11(I’ve Been) SEARCHIN’ SO LONG
    Chicago (Columbia 46020)
161922  8
12COME AND GET YOUR LOVE
    Redbone (Epic 11035)
  8  5  619
13I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU
    Carpenters (A&M 1521)
172329  6
14DON’T YOU WORRY ’BOUT A THING
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245)
222734  7
15BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
11  3  313
16OH VERY YOUNG
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1503)
232833  9
17HELP ME
    Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
20263011
18BAND ON THE RUN
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1873)
263659  5
19OH MY MY
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
10  6  811
20HOOKED ON A FEELING
    Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
1918  714
21KEEP ON SINGING
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
12101110
22SUNDOWN
    Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194)
466680  5
23THE PAYBACK (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14223)
24252710
24BENNIE AND THE JETS
    Elton John (MCA 40198)
27  4  213
25MY GIRL BILL
    Jim Stafford (MGM 14718)
324160  5
26I’M IN LOVE
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999)
303346  6
27LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE
    Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
13  8  914
28FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3544)
355778  4
29I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG
    Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
28  71011
30LET IT RIDE
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
14141511
31I’M A TRAIN
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
31353911
32BILLY, DON’T BE A HERO
    Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 11435)
396289  5
33STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE
    Lobo (Big Tree 15001)
363951  7
34YOU WON’T SEE ME
    Anne Murray (Capitol 3867)
445575  4
35DAYBREAK
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 0246)
425063  6
36IF YOU LOVE ME (Let Me Know)
    Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209)
414757  6
37LET’S GET MARRIED
    Al Green (Hi 2262)
212226  9
38STAR BABY
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
40424511
39MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You)
    Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
29202013
40BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT
    William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236)
627494  5
41PIANO MAN
    Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
25161614
42SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS
    John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
34301217
43HOLLYWOOD SWINGING
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561)
526788  5
44WEREWOLF
    Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221)
454856  7
45MIGHTY MIGHTY
    Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007)
474953  9
46CHAMELEON
    Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002)
495355  9
47SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
    DeFranco Family (20th Century 2088)
6585  3
48(We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
    Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025)
51708238
49THE LORD’S PRAYER
    Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
3324  513
50ONE HELL OF A WOMAN
    Mac Davis (Columbia 46004)
545968  7
51HAVEN’T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45887)
76  2
52THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE
    Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538)
43444715
53I AM WHAT I AM
    Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049)
535458  8
54THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH
    Bill Withers (Sussex 513)
667790  5
55ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7795)
616571  6
56KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY
    Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
58606410
57A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG
    Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
37321813
58SON OF SAGITTARIUS
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54247)
75  2
59(I’m A) YOYO MAN
    Rick Cunha (GRC 2016)
647384  4
60WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU
    Creative Source (Sussex 509)
636466  9
61SEASONS IN THE SUN
    Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
48433118
62ONE CHAIN DON’T MAKE NO PRISON
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4386)
7382  3
63THIS HEART
    Gene Redding (Haven 7000)
727679  9
64THE AIR THAT I BREATHE
    Hollies (Epic 11100)
708095  4
65LA GRANGE
    ZZ Top (London 203)
788491  5
66NO CHARGE
    Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883)
697885  7
67DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
    Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029)
505152  8
68A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER
    Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020)
594650  8
69ALREADY GONE
    Eagles (Asylum 11036)
85  2
70FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I’m A Changed Man)
    Impressions (Curtom 1997)
84  2
71SLEEPIN’
    Diana Ross (Motown 1295)
7483  3
72COME MONDAY
    Jimmy Buffett (Dunhill 4385)
7788  3
73DAYBREAKER
    Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 405)
798999  4
74RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER
    Steely Dan (ABC 11439)
83  2
75IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I TRY TO SMILE
    Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,450)
565862  7
76SOMETHING THERE IS ABOUT YOU
    Bob Dylan (Asylum 11035)
80  2
77BILLY—DON’T BE A HERO
    Paper Lace (Mercury 73479)
818792  4
78ON AND ON
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 423)
  1
79CAN YOU HANDLE IT?
    Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782)
829093  5
80WILDFLOWER
    New Birth (RCA Victor 0265)
9197  3
81IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN
    Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1515)
8692  3
82I’M COMING HOME
    Spinners (Atlantic 3027)
  1
83AFTER MIDNIGHT
    Maggie Bell (Atlantic 3018)
8895  3
84RHAPSODY IN WHITE
    Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2090)
8996  3
85TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR
    Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2752)
9098  3
86I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE
    Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0260)
97  2
87THE LONE RANGER
    Oscar Brown, Jr. (Atlantic 3001)
  1
88HELP YOURSELF
    Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7134)
92  2
89(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) RITE AWAY
    Dr. John (Atco 6957)
96  2
9048 CRASH
    Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,401)
9399  3
91SIDESHOW
    Blue Magic (Atco 6961)
98  2
92THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL
    Mott The Hoople (Columbia 46035)
95100   3
93SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES
    Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11032)
94  2
94SCRATCH
    Crusaders (Blue Thumb 249)
  1
95PLEASE COME TO BOSTON
    Dave Loggins (Epic 11115)
  1
96STANDING IN THE RAIN
    James Gang (Atco 6966)
  1
97TEEN ANGEL
    Wednesday (Sussex 515)
  1
98IF I WERE A CARPENTER
    Leon Russell (Shelter 40210)
99  2
99THE SOUND OF SILENCE
    Paul Simon (Columbia 46038)
100   2
100 TIME WILL TELL
    Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7796)
  1
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