CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 23, 1974
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ROCK ON
    David Essex (Columbia 45940)
  3  5  618
  2SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS
    John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
  5  6  810
  3DARK LADY
    Cher (MCA 40161)
  4  4  711
  4MOCKINGBIRD
    Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
  7  810  8
  5JET
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
  6  7  9  8
  6HOOKED ON A FEELING
    Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
  81116  7
  7BENNIE AND THE JETS
    Elton John (MCA 40198)
  91527  6
  8SEASONS IN THE SUN
    Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
  2  1  111
  9ERES TU (Touch The Wind)
    Mocedades (Tara 100)
10141913
10BOOGIE DOWN
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
  1  2  213
11THE LORD’S PRAYER
    Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
131628  6
12TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
    MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540)
263882  4
13BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
192634  6
14TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN
    Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
15192213
15ROCK AND ROLL, HOOCHIE KOO
    Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
16182310
16MIGHTY LOVE (pt. 1)
    Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
18212510
17COME AND GET YOUR LOVE
    Redbone (Epic 11035)
17171812
18A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG
    Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
212937  6
19LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE
    Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
222833  7
20STAR
    Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
20222614
21I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG
    Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
243463  4
22THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE
    Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195)
232430  8
23OH MY MY
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
283566  4
24THE WAY WE WERE
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
1212  517
25I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE
    B.B. King (ABC 11406)
25273215
26WOLD
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
27303513
27KEEP ON SINGING
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
3970  3
28HONEY PLEASE, CAN’T YA SEE
    Barry White (20th Century 2077)
324053  6
29MY SWEET LADY
    Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
29232414
30I’VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196)
303138  8
31ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
    Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033)
354254  5
32TELL ME A LIE
    Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
364352  8
33JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
404862  7
34PIANO MAN
    Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
425271  7
35JUNGLE BOOGIE
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
33131315
36SPIDERS AND SNAKES
    Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
14  3  321
37MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You)
    Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
445564  6
38TUBULAR BELLS
    Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
466079  5
39LET IT RIDE
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
506184  4
40THE LOCO-MOTION
    Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
5880  3
41LOVE SONG
    Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
11101215
42WATCHING THE RIVER RUN
    Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010)
455165  5
43OUTSIDE WOMAN
    Bloodstone (London 1052)
515970  8
44TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND
    Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
526377  5
45MUST BE LOVE
    James Gang (Atco 6953)
47505110
46THE PAYBACK (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14223)
5385  3
47THE SHOW MUST GO ON
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382)
75  2
48LOVE’S THEME
    Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
3825  417
49WE’RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193)
495357  8
50SKYBIRD
    Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998)
576683  4
51VIRGINIA (Touch Me Like You Do)
    Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
545860  7
52SHE’S GONE
    Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic 2993)
556267  8
53YOUR CASH AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT TRASH
    Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
606572  5
54I’LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN
    Soul Children (Stax 0182)
616974  8
55(I’ve Been) SEARCHIN’ SO LONG
    Chicago (Columbia 46020)
  1
56TOUCH AND GO
    Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
637787  4
57DANCING MACHINE
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1286)
6684  3
58LAST TIME I SAW HIM
    Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
31  91113
59HELP ME
    Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
687586  4
60SEXY MAMA
    Moments (Stang 5052)
34202112
61ENERGY CRISIS ’74
    Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 206)
373941  9
62LET’S GET MARRIED
    Al Green (Hi 2262)
76  2
63THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE
    Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538)
677176  8
64IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME
    New Birth (RCA Victor 0185)
698192  5
65STAR BABY
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
727989  4
66HEAVENLY
    Temptations (Gordy 7135)
7483  3
67UNBORN CHILD
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
707380  5
68WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone)
    Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991)
7386  3
69PEPPER BOX
    Peppers (Event 213)
717685  6
70ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND
    Think (Big Tree 15000)
77879712
71I’M A TRAIN
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
798899  4
72THE ENTERTAINER
    Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174)
81  2
73OH VERY YOUNG
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1503)
83  2
74WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU
    Creative Source (Sussex 509)
78  2
75HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3636)
8792  3
76MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS
    Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
9096  3
77HOMELY GIRL
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505)
808288  6
78I JUST CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4377)
41414210
79BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON
    Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
828991  5
80LOVING YOU
    Johnny Nash (Epic 11070)
8693  3
81I WISH IT WAS ME
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529)
849090  7
82IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT
    Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
859198  4
83POWER OF LOVE
    Martha Reeves (MCA 40194)
8898  3
84MIGHTY MIGHTY
    Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007)
91  2
85I LOVE
    Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
48331714
86YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW
    Stylistics (Avco 4634)
93  2
87MR. NATURAL
    Bee Gees (RSO 408)
8995100   4
88A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER
    Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020)
  1
89DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
    Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029)
  1
90KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY
    Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
9297  3
91SHE
    Southcote (Buddah 399)
9499  3
92CHAMELEON
    Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002)
96  2
93NEWSY NEIGHBORS
    First Choice (Philly Groove 183)
95100   3
94MUSIC EYES
    Heartsfield (Mercury 73449)
97  2
95PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY
    Emotions (Volt 4106)
98  2
96THIS HEART
    Gene Redding (Haven 7000)
99  2
97STEAM HEAT
    Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 248)
  1
98MIGHT JUST TAKE YOUR LIFE
    Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7784)
  1
99MADELAINE
    Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1088)
100   2
100 I AM WHAT I AM
    Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049)
  1
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