CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending APRIL 21, 1973
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA
    Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303)
  2  51311
  2TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE
    Dawn (Bell 45,318)
  4  91212
  3LITTLE WILLY
    Sweet (Bell 45,251)
  7121814
  4THE CISCO KID
    War (United Artists 163)
  81320  7
  5AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like The One I’ve Got)
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4339)
  1  3  712
  6SING
    Carpenters (A&M 1413)
  5  7  910
  7NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35098)
  3  1  214
  8DANNY’S SONG
    Anne Murray (Capitol 3481)
  6  8  818
  9THE TWELFTH OF NEVER
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14503)
111723  8
10MASTERPIECE
    Temptations (Gordy 7126)
14161710
11CALL ME (Come Back Home)
    Al Green (Hi 2235)
  9101010
12STIR IT UP
    Johnny Nash (Epic 10949)
13151612
13BREAK UP TO MAKE UP
    Stylistics (Avco 4611)
10111411
14DRIFT AWAY
    Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
18222710
15STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU
    Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416)
222538  7
16YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232)
212645  6
17PEACEFUL
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3527)
19212411
18REELING IN THE YEARS
    Steely Dan (ABC 11352)
253950  6
19KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG
    Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2940)
15  6  614
20DAISY A DAY
    Jud Strunk (MGM 14463)
26293511
21ONE MAN BAND (Plays All Alone)
    Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45776)
23242811
22HALLELUJAH DAY
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1224)
242843  6
23WILDFLOWER
    Skylark (Capitol 3511)
273440  9
24DEAD SKUNK
    Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726)
12141514
25PINBALL WIZARD/SEE ME, FEEL ME
    New Seekers (MGM/Verve 10709)
28333710
26THE RIGHT THING TO DO
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45843)
394763  5
27THINKING OF YOU
    Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45815)
364458  5
28WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
    Lou Reed (RCA Victor 74-0887)
32354210
29FRANKENSTEIN
    Edgar Winter Group (Epic 10967)
476879  6
30CHERRY CHERRY
    Neil Diamond (MCA 40017)
343847  7
31STEP BY STEP
    Joe Simon (Spring 133)
333641  9
32BLUE SUEDE SHOES
    Johnny Rivers (United Artists 198)
354253  7
33ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
    First Choice (Philly Groove 175)
374046  9
34OUT OF THE QUESTION
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3628)
404549  7
35BITTER BAD
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4210)
30313111
36OH LA DE DA
    Staple Singers (Stax 0156)
384144  7
37MY LOVE
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861)
68  2
38LET’S PRETEND
    Raspberries (Capitol 3546)
414656  6
39I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW
    New York City (Chelsea 0113)
434960  9
40DANIEL
    Elton John (MCA 40046)
5474  3
41FUNKY WORM
    Ohio Players (Westbound 214)
45506110
42SUPERMAN
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17444)
31323410
43HOCUS POCUS
    Focus (Sire 704)
485576  6
44PILLOW TALK
    Sylvia (Vibration 521)
495773  4
45CINDY INCIDENTALLY
    Faces (Warner Bros. 7681)
465362  6
46WHO WAS IT?
    Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3455)
515968  6
47SPACE ODDITY
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0876)
17181913
48I CAN UNDERSTAND IT
    New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912)
556475  6
49LOVE TRAIN
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3524)
16  2  115
50ACROSS 110TH STREET
    Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 196)
526271  6
51HEARTS OF STONE
    Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 700)
586778  4
52PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND
    Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
576569  6
53DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O’DEE
    Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73374)
597085  4
54ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001)
    Deodato (CTI 12)
20  4  412
55IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME
    Lobo (Big Tree 16001)
6677  3
56STEAMROLLER BLUES
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0910)
69  2
57COOK WITH HONEY
    Judy Collins (Elektra 45831)
29303311
58LEAVING ME
    Independents (Wand 11252)
677689  5
59I KNEW JESUS (Before He Was A Star)
    Glen Campbell (Capitol 3548)
657280  5
60WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES
    Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
637382  8
61LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH
    Brownsville Station (Big Tree 161)
646670  9
62TEDDY BEAR SONG
    Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743)
717586  7
63BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT
    Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569)
728088  4
64NO MORE MR. NICE GUY
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7691)
7382  3
65GIVE IT TO ME
    J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953)
757987  4
66EVERYTHING’S BEEN CHANGED
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,338)
7483  3
67SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT
    John & Ernest (Rainy Wednesday 201)
7785  3
68CLOSE YOUR EYES
    Edward Bear (Capitol 3581)
80  2
69I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY
    Barry White (20th Century 2018)
8191  3
70AND I LOVE YOU SO
    Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906)
8498  3
71IF WE TRY
    Don McLean (United Artists 206)
788696  4
72ALWAYS
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2115)
798191  5
73FENCEWALK
    Mandrill (Polydor 14163)
7684  3
74RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME
    Dr. John (Atco 6914)
87  2
75GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION
    Dells (Cadet 5696)
88  2
76DELTA QUEEN
    Don Fardon (Chelsea 0115)
828792  5
77NATURAL HIGH
    Bloodstone (London 1046)
9395  3
78DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC
    Archie Bell & Drells (Glades 1707)
858995  6
79BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN
    Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
  1
80NOBODY WINS
    Brenda Lee (MCA 40003)
869097  5
81HEY YOU! GET OFF MY MOUNTAIN
    Dramatics (Volt 4090)
  1
82YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
    Rolling Stones (London 910)
  1
83WORKING CLASS HERO
    Tommy Roe (MGM South 7013)
8999  3
84I’M A STRANGER HERE
    Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 149)
9093100   4
85ONLY IN YOUR HEART
    America (Warner Bros. 7694)
  1
86ONE OF A KIND (Love Affair)
    Spinners (Atlantic 2962)
  1
87THE LORD KNOWS I’M DRINKING
    Cal Smith (Decca 33040)
9192  3
88BREAKAWAY
    Millie Jackson (Spring 134)
9496  3
89I’ BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU
    South Side Movement (Wand 11251)
  2
90FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST
    Keith Hampshire (A&M 1432)
95  2
91YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
    Susan Jacks & Poppy Family (London 182)
  1
92LET ME DOWN EASY
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 208)
98100   3
93PEOPLE ARE CHANGIN’
    Timmy Thomas (Glades 1709)
9697  3
94FOOL LIKE YOU
    Tim Moore (Dunhill 4337)
  1
95WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4519)
97  2
96OUTLAW MAN
    David Blue (Asylum 11015)
  1
97PERCOLATOR
    Hot Butter (Musicor 1473)
  1
98LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
  1
99ONLY LOVE
    Bill Quateman (Columbia 45792)
100   2
100 MUSIC EVERYWHERE
    Tufano & Giammarese (Ode 66033)
  1
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