CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 31, 1973
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1LOVE TRAIN
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3524)
  2  2  312
  2NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098)
  7  91611
  3LAST SONG
    Edward Bear (Capitol 3452)
  3  3  415
  4ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001)
    Deodato (CTI 12)
  4  5  6  9
  5THE COVER OF “ROLLING STONE”
    Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45732)
  5  6  919
  6KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG
    Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940)
  1  1  111
  7AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like The One I’ve Got)
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4339)
  91118  9
  8DANNY’S SONG
    Anne Murray (Capitol 3481)
10101315
  9SING
    Carpenters (A&M 1413)
111623  7
10CALL ME (Come Back Home)
    Al Green (Hi 2235)
132329  7
11AUBREY
    Bread (Elektra 45832)
121317  9
12TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE
    Dawn (Bell 45,318)
202936  9
13THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA
    Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303)
193048  8
14BREAK UP TO MAKE UP
    Stylistics (Avco 4611)
162126  8
15DEAD SKUNK
    Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726)
18222711
16STIR IT UP
    Johnny Nash (Epic 10949)
171924  9
17MASTERPIECE
    Temptations (Gordy 7126)
232840  7
18LITTLE WILLY
    Sweet (Bell 45,251)
24313811
19SPACE ODDITY
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876)
21242810
20THE CISCO KID
    War (United Artists 163)
335675  4
21I’M JUST A SINGER (In A Rock And Roll Band)
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67012)
  8  81111
22HUMMINGBIRD
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7671)
15172110
23THE TWELFTH OF NEVER
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14503)
344764  5
24PEACEFUL
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3527)
293541  8
25DUELING BANJOS
    “Deliverance” Soundtrack (Warner Bros. 7659)
  6  4  213
26KISSING MY LOVE
    Bill Withers (Sussex 250)
262732  9
27DRIFT AWAY
    Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
384857  7
28ONE MAN BAND (Plays All Alone)
    Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776)
354249  8
29DADDY’S HOME
    Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216)
14  7  816
30BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN
    Gallery (Sussex 248)
22121515
31BITTER BAD
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4210)
364147  8
32ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS
    Jim Croce (ABC 11346)
303237  9
33COOK WITH HONEY
    Judy Collins (Elektra 45831)
394466  8
34SUPERMAN
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17444)
404551  7
35DAISY A DAY
    Jud Strunk (MGM 14463)
445261  8
36MASTER OF EYES (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2941)
373942  8
37PINBALL WIZARD/SEE ME, FEEL ME
    New Seekers (MGM/Verve 10709)
455362  7
38STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU
    Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416)
566588  4
39HELLO HURRAY
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7673)
252631  9
40WILDFLOWER
    Skylark (Capitol 3511)
515970  6
41STEP BY STEP
    Joe Simon (Spring 133)
505868  6
42WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
    Lou Reed (RCA Victor 74-0887)
556472  7
43HALLELUJAH DAY
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1224)
5869  3
44OH LA DE DA
    Staple Singers (Stax 0156)
485569  4
45YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232)
6179  3
46ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
    First Choice (Philly Groove 175)
546273  6
47CHERRY CHERRY
    Neil Diamond (MCA 40017)
606887  4
48ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829)
2815  718
49OUT OF THE QUESTION
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3628)
526178  4
50REELING IN THE YEARS
    Steely Dan (ABC 11352)
6476  3
51CROCODILE ROCK
    Elton John (MCA 40000)
46251217
52COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE
    Spinners (Atlantic 2927)
2714  514
53BLUE SUEDE SHOES
    Johnny Rivers (United Artists 198)
657586  4
54LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4335)
323334  9
55YESTERDAY I HAD THE BLUES
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3525)
596784  4
56LET’S PRETEND
    Raspberries (Capitol 3546)
6780  3
57IF YOU GOTTA BREAK ANOTHER HEART
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6015)
576067  6
58THINKING OF YOU
    Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45815)
82  2
59A LETTER TO MYSELF
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55491)
414345  9
60I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW
    New York City (Chelsea 0113)
708191  6
61FUNKY WORM
    Ohio Players (Westbound 214)
717482  7
62CINDY INCIDENTALLY
    Faces (Warner Bros. 7681)
7282  3
63THE RIGHT THING TO DO
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45843)
89  2
64MAMA WAS A ROCK AND ROLL SINGER, PAPA USED TO WRITE ALL HER SONGS
    Sonny & Cher (MCA 40026)
7483  3
65DOWN AND OUT IN NEW YORK CITY
    James Brown (Polydor 14168)
7686  3
66GUDBUY T’ JANE
    Slade (Polydor 15060)
697381  5
67DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE
    Candi Staton (Fame 91009)
636365  8
68WHO WAS IT?
    Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3455)
7787  3
69PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND
    Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
7384  3
70LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH
    Brownsville Station (Big Tree 161)
798589  6
71ACROSS 110TH STREET
    Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 196)
8191  3
72WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU
    Sylvers (Pride 1019)
78576010
73PILLOW TALK
    Sylvia (Vibration 521)
  1
74LAST TANGO IN PARIS
    Herb Alpert & TJB (A&M 1420)
808995  4
75I CAN UNDERSTAND IT
    New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912)
8493  3
76HOCUS POCUS
    Focus (Sire 704)
8794  3
77MAGIC WOMAN TOUCH
    Hollies (Epic 10951)
434654  7
78HEARTS OF STONE
    Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 700)
  1
79FRANKENSTEIN
    Edgar Winter Group (Epic 10967)
9097  3
80I KNEW JESUS (Before He Was A Star)
    Glen Campbell (Capitol 3548)
85  2
81SAW A NEW MORNING
    Bee Gees (RSO 401)
838892  4
82WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES
    Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
869297  5
83MR. MAGIC MAN
    Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 74-0898)
8895  3
84PARDON ME SIR
    Joe Cocker (A&M 1407)
495155  7
85DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O’DEE
    Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73374)
  1
86TEDDY BEAR SONG
    Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743)
9193  4
87GIVE IT TO ME
    J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953)
  1
88BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT
    Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569)
  1
89LEAVING ME
    Independents (Wand 11252)
100   2
90PREACHER MAN
    Impressions (Curtom 1982)
9298  3
91ALWAYS
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2115)
93  2
92DELTA QUEEN
    Don Fardon (Chelsea 0115)
97  2
93WHO GETS YOUR LOVE
    Dusty Springfield (Dunhill 4341)
9499  3
94IT’S HARD TO STOP (Doing Something When It’s Good To You)
    Betty Wright (Alston 4617)
  1
95DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC
    Archie Bell & Drells (Glades 1707)
96100   3
96IF WE TRY
    Don McLean (United Artists 206)
  1
97NOBODY WINS
    Brenda Lee (MCA 40003)
99  2
98FRIEND AND A LOVER
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,336)
  1
99FRIENDS OR LOVERS
    Act I (Spring 132)
  1
100 I’M A STRANGER HERE
    Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 149)
  1
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