CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 21, 1974
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ANGIE BABY
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972)
  2  4  610
  2CAT’S IN THE CRADLE
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203)
  3  5  914
  3KUNG FU FIGHTING
    Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140)
  1  2  510
  4LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
    Elton John (MCA 40344)
102356  4
  5JUNIOR’S FARM
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875)
  81115  7
  6YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING
    Barry White (20th Century 2133)
  91012  8
  7I CAN HELP
    Billy Swan (Monument 8621)
  4  3  113
  8ONLY YOU
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1876)
121520  6
  9SHA-LA-LA (Make Me Happy)
    Al Green (Hi 2274)
  7  81113
10YOU GOT THE LOVE
    Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12032)
11121411
11LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN
    Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313)
13162710
12PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
    Carpenters (A&M 1646)
182539  5
13I FEEL A SONG (In My Heart)
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433)
15171911
14BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254)
162023  7
15AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19302)
171921  7
16ONE MAN WOMAN/ONE WOMAN MAN
    Paul Anka with Odia Coates (United Artists 569)
192124  7
17MANDY
    Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613)
233542  6
18BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE
    Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101)
212436  9
19FAIRYTALE
    Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 254)
20222511
20WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN
    Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l 3550)
  5  1  313
21MUST OF GOT LOST
    J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214)
242933  8
22DO IT (’Til You’re Satisfied)
    B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395)
  6  6  714
23PROMISED LAND
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074)
25263110
24DARK HORSE
    George Harrison (Apple 1877)
293340  5
25MY MELODY OF LOVE
    Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022)
14  7  214
26NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
    Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748)
304666  8
27WISHING YOU WERE HERE
    Chicago (Columbia 10049)
22  91011
28MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
    Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765)
364454  5
29WOMAN TO WOMAN
    Shirley Brown (Truth 3206)
26273411
30RIDE ’EM COWBOY
    Paul Davis (Bang 712)
32374112
31HEAVY FALLIN’ OUT
    Stylistics (Avco 4647)
33343810
32DREAM ON
    Righteous Brothers (Haven 7006)
354248  7
33DANCIN’ FOOL
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075)
374555  5
34LONGFELLOW SERENADE
    Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043)
3113  412
35I’VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME
    Kiki Dee Band (Rocket/MCA 40293)
28181815
36FREE BIRD
    Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328)
415970  5
37DOCTOR’S ORDERS
    Carol Douglas (Midland Int’l 10113)
426078  5
38GET DANCIN’
    Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004)
467082  4
39READY
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1645)
446277  4
40YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73622)
3414  815
41ROCK N’ ROLL (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)
    Mac Davis (Columbia 10070)
6584  3
42BEST OF MY LOVE
    Eagles (Asylum 45218)
517292  4
43PICK UP THE PIECES
    Average White Band (Atlantic 3229)
607687  5
44BACK HOME AGAIN
    John Denver (RCA Victor 10065)
39301314
45EVERLASTING LOVE
    Carl Carlton (Back Beat 27001)
43311614
46MY EYES ADORED YOU
    Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003)
526467  7
47WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT
    John Lennon/Plastic Ono Nuclear Band (Apple 1874)
45382213
48SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
    Grand Funk (Capitol 4002)
77  2
49THE ENTERTAINER
    Billy Joel (Columbia 10064)
556881  4
50STRUTTIN’
    Billy Preston (A&M 1644)
6277  3
51THE HEARTBREAK KID
    Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 12039)
535762  6
52WITHOUT LOVE
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3224)
545560  6
53WHATEVER YOU GOT, I WANT
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1308)
27283010
54WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE
    Eric Clapton (RSO 503)
504043  9
55AFTER THE GOLDRUSH
    Prelude (Island 002)
40361715
56CHANGES
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605)
73879111
57LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT
    Latimore (Glades 1722)
48485013
58SUGAR PIE GUY (pt. 1)
    Joneses (Mercury 73614)
59616511
59I’LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING
    Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209)
616569  8
60I BELONG TO YOU
    Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141)
697984  6
61FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU
    Barbara Mason (Buddah 441)
708294  4
62ONE TEAR
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54255)
6778  3
63SUNSHINE ROSES
    Gene Cotton (Myrrh 137)
636974  6
64YOU’RE NO GOOD
    Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990)
7489  3
65FIRE, BABY I’M ON FIRE
    Andy Kim (Capitol 3962)
383235  9
66FIRE
    Ohio Players (Mercury 73643)
100   2
67SOMEDAY
    Dave Loggins (Epic 50035)
687375  9
68LADY
    Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102)
80  2
69RUBY, BABY
    Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12036)
758589  5
70LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN
    Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620)
84  2
71DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY
    First Class (UK 49028)
717479  7
72CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD
    Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573)
85  2
73SHOE SHOE SHINE
    Dynamic Superiors (Motown 1324)
727576  8
74TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (Alle Porte Del Sole)
    Al Martino (Capitol 3987)
88  2
75A WOMAN’S STORY
    Cher (Warner-Spector 0400)
86  2
76SEXY IDA (pt. 2)
    Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528)
768080  7
77WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3552)
8194  3
78BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE
    Carl Graves (A&M 1620)
798697  4
79I FEEL SANCTIFIED
    Commodores (Motown 1319)
788188  5
80BIG YELLOW TAXI
    Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45221)
  1
81COLDBLOODED
    James Brown (Polydor 14258)
828385  5
82BLACK WATER
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8062)
  1
83LONELY PEOPLE
    America (Warner Bros. 8048)
  1
84WHEN A CHILD IS BORN
    Michael Holm (Mercury 73642)
  1
85DO YOUR THING
    James & Bobby Purify (Casablanca 812)
8791  3
86HAPPY PEOPLE
    Temptations (Gordy 7138)
97  2
87I’M A WOMAN
    Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1319)
  1
88MAMA DON’T ALLOW NO PARKIN’
    Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16029)
9093  3
89COSTAFINE TOWN
    Splinter (Dark Horse 10002)
  1
90GEE BABY
    Peter Shelley (Bell 45,614)
919798  4
91MY MAIN MAN
    Staple Singers (Stax 0227)
93  2
92SAFE AT HOME
    Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45217)
96100   3
93EVERYBODY NEEDS A RAINBOW
    Ray Stevens (Barnaby 610)
838899  4
94PHILADELPHIA
    B.B. King (ABC 12029)
9599  3
95AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME
    Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038)
99  2
96YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE
    Jim Stafford (MGM 14775)
  1
97DON’T CHA LOVE IT
    Miracles (Tamla 54256)
98  2
98I WOULDN’T TREAT A DOG (The Way You Treated Me)
    Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15015)
  1
99HOPPY, GENE AND ME
    Roy Rogers (20th Century 2154)
  1
100 DAY TRIPPER
    Anne Murray (Capitol 4000)
  1
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