| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 1, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | |
| 3 | BROTHER LOUIE Stories (Kama Sutra 577) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | LIVE AND LET DIE Wings (Apple 1863) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | I BELIEVE IN YOU (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
| 6 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 7 | SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE Dawn (Bell 45,374) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
| 8 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol 3660) | 19 | 25 | 37 | 7 | |
| 9 | LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Paul Simon (Columbia 45907) | 18 | 20 | 26 | 6 | |
| 10 | UNEASY RIDER Charlie Daniels (Kama Sutra 576) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
| 11 | HERE I AM (Come And Take Me) Al Green (Hi 2247) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 12 | GYPSY MAN War (United Artists 281) | 14 | 18 | 25 | 8 | |
| 13 | SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING Elton John (MCA 40105) | 17 | 19 | 27 | 6 | |
| 14 | ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH Four Tops (Dunhill 4354) | 15 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| 15 | IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 11 | |
| 16 | HALF-BREED Cher (MCA 40102) | 22 | 40 | 54 | 7 | |
| 17 | ANGEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969) | 20 | 23 | 29 | 10 | |
| 18 | GET DOWN Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3629) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |
| 19 | FEELIN’ STRONGER EVERY DAY Chicago (Columbia 45880) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 20 | HOW CAN I TELL HER Lobo (Big Tree 16004) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| 21 | MONSTER MASH Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers (Parrot 348) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 37 | |
| 22 | THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010) | 13 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| 23 | MY MARIA B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030) | 29 | 37 | 52 | 6 | |
| 24 | BELIEVE IN HUMANITY Carole King (Ode 66035) | 25 | 30 | 38 | 8 | |
| 25 | THE HURT Cat Stevens (A&M 1418) | 26 | 29 | 34 | 9 | |
| 26 | HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | 44 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | THAT LADY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | 35 | 45 | 55 | 6 | |
| 28 | I WAS CHECKIN’ OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN’ IN Don Covay (Mercury 73385) | 30 | 35 | 43 | 11 | |
| 29 | FREE RIDE Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024) | 34 | 48 | 69 | 5 | |
| 30 | NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT Bobby Womack (United Artists 255) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 13 | |
| 31 | CHINA GROVE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728) | 43 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon (Spring 138) | 40 | 51 | 60 | 7 | |
| 33 | EVERYONE’S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450) | 33 | 34 | 40 | 9 | |
| 34 | SHOW BIZ KIDS Steely Dan (ABC 11382) | 38 | 46 | 62 | 5 | |
| 35 | SWEET CHARLIE BABE Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956) | 39 | 47 | 50 | 10 | |
| 36 | BABY I’VE BEEN MISSING YOU Independents (Wand 11258) | 37 | 39 | 46 | 8 | |
| 37 | A MILLION TO ONE Donny Osmond (MGM 14583) | 42 | 55 | 66 | 6 | |
| 38 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic 10950) | 32 | 31 | 33 | 17 | |
| 39 | LOVING ARMS Dobie Gray (MCA 40100) | 41 | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
| 40 | BILLION DOLLAR BABIES Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724) | 45 | 66 | 79 | 4 | |
| 41 | FUTURE SHOCK Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987) | 46 | 54 | 65 | 6 | |
| 42 | THERE IT IS Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523) | 48 | 58 | 90 | 5 | |
| 43 | TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412) | 49 | 56 | 70 | 5 | |
| 44 | CLOUDS David Gates (Elektra 45857) | 36 | 38 | 39 | 10 | |
| 45 | RAMBLIN’ MAN Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027) | 68 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE Barry White (20th Century 2042) | 52 | 64 | 88 | 4 | |
| 47 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900) | 53 | 63 | 76 | 7 | |
| 48 | THE LAST THING ON MY MIND Neil Diamond (MCA 40092) | 55 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN Jim Croce (ABC 11359) | 23 | 15 | 14 | 20 | |
| 50 | HEY GIRL (I Like Your Style) Temptations (Gordy 7131) | 60 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | GHETTO CHILD Spinners (Atlantic 2973) | 61 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Carpenters (A&M 1446) | 24 | 14 | 7 | 14 | |
| 53 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Cross Country (Atco 6934) | 62 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| 54 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361) | 63 | 72 | 83 | 5 | |
| 55 | MUSKRAT LOVE America (Warner Bros. 7725) | 64 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| 56 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928) | 59 | 65 | 72 | 8 | |
| 57 | STONED OUT OF MY MIND Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | 67 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN Clarence Carter (Fame 250) | 51 | 53 | 56 | 9 | |
| 59 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | 75 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE Looking Glass (Epic 11001) | 65 | 71 | 77 | 8 | |
| 61 | YES WE CAN CAN Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | 70 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | SWEET HARMONY Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233) | 66 | 73 | 80 | 7 | |
| 63 | (I Don’t Want To Love You But) YOU GOT ME ANYWAY Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217) | 71 | 82 | 93 | 4 | |
| 64 | TONIGHT Raspberries (Capitol 3610) | 73 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) | 74 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown 1277) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | THE LONG WAY HOME Neil Diamond (Bang 703) | 69 | 76 | 81 | 7 | |
| 68 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B.B. King (ABC 11373) | 72 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| 69 | SEXY, SEXY, SEXY James Brown (Polydor 14194) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | HURTS SO GOOD Millie Jackson (Spring 139) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708) | 27 | 24 | 17 | 16 | |
| 72 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | 82 | 93 | 95 | 5 | |
| 73 | AS TIME GOES BY Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | THAT’S WHY YOU REMEMBER Kenny Karen (Big Tree 16007) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | RHAPSODY IN BLUE Deodato (CTI 16) | 89 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867) | 87 | 90 | 92 | 4 | |
| 78 | WALKING ON BACK Edward Bear (Capitol 3683) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | ASHES TO ASHES 5th Dimension (Bell 45,380) | 84 | 87 | 91 | 5 | |
| 80 | SUMMER (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251) | 85 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | ALL I NEED IS TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107) | 86 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (Welcome To My Morning) John Denver (RCA Victor 0067) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | THE PEACEMAKER Albert Hammond (Mums 6021) | 88 | 91 | 94 | 5 | |
| 87 | NEVER LET YOU GO Bloodstone (London 1051) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | OUTLAW MAN Eagles (Asylum 11025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN New York City (Chelsea 0025) | 95 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | BASKETBALL JONES FEATURING TYRONE SHOELACES Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | HEARTBEAT—IT’S A LOVEBEAT DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | SUMMER IN THE CITY Quincy Jones (A&M 1455) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | EVERYBODY BUT ME G.W. Kenny (Kama Sutra 581) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | SLICK Willie Hutch (Motown 1252) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | IT’S A SMALL SMALL WORLD Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14494) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | YOU’RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Ray Price (Columbia 45889) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | YOUNG LOVE Donny Osmond (MGM 14583) | — | 41 | 42 | 7 | |
| 98 | TRYING TO SLIP (Away) Lloyd Price (GSF 6904) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | WHY ME Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | — | — | 57 | 16 | |
| 100 | MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER Chester (Bell 45,379) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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