CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1973
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
    Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3383)
  4  5  714
  2CROCODILE ROCK
    Elton John (MCA 40000)
  1  1  211
  3COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE
    Spinners (Atlantic 2927)
  61316  8
  4DON’T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND
    Lobo (Big Tree 158)
  71214  8
  5WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER
    Timmy Thomas (Glades 1703)
  2  3  413
  6DUELING BANJOS
    “Deliverance” Soundtrack (Warner Bros. 7659)
152947  7
  7DO IT AGAIN
    Steely Dan (ABC 11338)
10111313
  8YOU’RE SO VAIN
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45824)
  3  4  312
  9LOVE TRAIN
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3524)
202636  6
10DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT
    King Harvest (Perception 515)
12141717
11DADDY’S HOME
    Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216)
13151810
12ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829)
14161912
13LAST SONG
    Edward Bear (Capitol 3452)
161922  9
14KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG
    Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940)
273958  5
15JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou)
    Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689)
17182411
16DO YOU WANT TO DANCE?
    Bette Midler (Atlantic 2928)
192123  9
17SUPERSTITION
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54226)
  5  2  115
18LOVE JONES
    Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2002)
11101013
19THE COVER OF “ROLLING STONE”
    Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45732)
25303913
20DREIDEL
    Don McLean (United Artists 51100)
222326  9
21THE WORLD IS A GHETTO
    War (United Artists 50975)
  9  91213
22I’M JUST A SINGER (In A Rock And Roll Band)
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67012)
354756  5
23TROUBLE MAN
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54228)
  8  81110
24LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,310)
293341  7
25HARRY HIPPIE
    Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946)
26283011
26PEACEFUL EASY FEELING
    Eagles (Asylum 11013)
323642  8
27ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001)
    Deodato (CTI 12)
5792  3
28BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN
    Gallery (Sussex 248)
333844  9
29SEPARATE WAYS
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0815)
18171513
30YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE
    Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Columbia 45719)
21  7  516
31DANNY’S SONG
    Anne Murray (Capitol 3481)
374351  9
32GIVE ME YOUR LOVE
    Barbara Mason (Buddah 331)
445059  8
33JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7661)
343537  9
34AUBREY
    Bread (Elektra 45832)
4960  3
35I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (And I Want To Dance) (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14162)
404257  5
36HUMMINGBIRD
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7671)
475669  4
37GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE
    Diana Ross (Motown 1211)
394452  7
38DON’T CROSS THE RIVER
    America (Warner Bros. 7670)
486170  4
39CONTROL OF ME
    Les Emmerson (Lion 141)
454850  8
40NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098)
505974  5
41SOUL SONG
    Joe Stampley (Dot 17442)
465261  6
42AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like The One I’ve Got)
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4339)
5364  3
43STIR IT UP
    Johnny Nash (Epic 10949)
5467  3
44THE MESSAGE
    Cymande (Janus 203)
525563  7
45DAYTIME NIGHT-TIME
    Keith Hampshire (A&M 1403)
43454910
46YOU TURN ME ON, I’M A RADIO
    Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11010)
23202015
47I’M NEVER GONNA BE ALONE ANYMORE
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50996)
313233  9
48LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4335)
5968  3
49DON’T LEAVE ME STARVIN’ FOR YOUR LOVE (pt. 1)
    Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9133)
515462  6
50TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN
    Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2921)
586575  5
51KISSING MY LOVE
    Bill Withers (Sussex 250)
6372  3
52SPACE ODDITY
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876)
606984  4
53KEEP ON SINGING
    Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0110)
627180  4
54YOU’VE GOT TO TAKE IT (If You Want It)
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0856)
555748  9
55ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS
    Jim Croce (ABC 11346)
6581  3
56HELLO HURRAY
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7673)
6685  3
57HI, HI, HI
    Wings (Apple 1857)
24  6  810
58DEAD SKUNK
    Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726)
707786  5
59TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE
    Dawn (Bell 45,318)
7288  3
60REELIN’ & ROCKIN’
    Chuck Berry (Chess 2136)
30313113
61LOVE MUSIC
    Raiders (Columbia 45759)
677377  6
62HAPPY
    Bobby Darin (Motown 1217)
687476  9
63HOW CAN I TELL YOU
    Travis Wammack (Fame 91008)
697578  8
64CALL ME (Come Back Home)
    Al Green (Hi 2235)
  1
65LITTLE WILLY
    Sweet (Bell 45,251)
748689  5
66PEACEFUL
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3527)
76  2
67SING
    Carpenters (A&M 1413)
  1
68MASTER OF EYES (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941)
82  2
69MASTERPIECE
    Temptations (Gordy 7126)
  1
70BOO, BOO, DON’T ’CHA BE BLUE
    Tommy James (Roulette 7140)
80  2
71BREAK UP TO MAKE UP
    Stylistics (Avco 4611)
81  2
72BITTER BAD
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4210)
83  2
73ROSALIE
    Sam Neely (Capitol 3510)
778793  4
74DREAM ME HOME
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45773)
84  2
75WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU
    Sylvers (Pride 1019)
8598100   4
76A LETTER TO MYSELF
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491)
9194  3
77GOOD MORNING
    Michael Redway (Philips 40720)
798488  4
78THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA
    Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303)
87  2
79PARDON ME SIR
    Joe Cocker (A&M 1407)
  1
80FOLLOW YOUR DAUGHTER HOME
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0880)
89  2
81STOP, WAIT AND LISTEN
    Circus (Metromedia 265)
868994  4
82MAGIC WOMAN TOUCH
    Hollies (Epic 10951)
  1
83SUPERMAN
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17444)
  1
84PALACE GUARD
    Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (MCA 40001)
88  2
85DRIFT AWAY
    Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
  1
86ONE MAN BAND (Plays All Alone)
    Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776)
94  2
87OH NO, NOT MY BABY
    Merry Clayton (Ode 66030)
616268  8
88LOST HORIZON
    Shawn Phillips (A&M 1405)
99  2
89DAISY A DAY
    Jud Strunk (MGM 14463)
95  2
90DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE
    Candi Staton (Fame 91009)
93  2
91WE DID IT
    Syl Johnson (Hi 2229)
9899  3
92PINBALL WIZARD/SEE ME, FEEL ME
    New Seekers (MGM/Verve 10709)
  1
93FUNKY WORM
    Ohio Players (Westbound 214)
  1
94PUT ON YOUR SHOES AND WALK
    Clarence Carter (Fame 179)
  1
95COOK WITH HONEY
    Judy Collins (Elektra 45831)
100   2
96WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
    Lou Reed (RCA Victor 74-0887)
  1
97NAMES, TAGS, NUMBERS & LABELS
    Association (Mums 6016)
  1
98WOMAN FROM TOKYO
    Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7672)
  1
99CRAZY LEGS
    Donald Austin (Eastbound 603)
  1
100 BELL BOTTOM BLUES
    Eric Clapton (Polydor 15056)
  1
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