CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending APRIL 27, 1974
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
    MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540)
  1  3  6  9
  2THE LOCO-MOTION
    Grand Funk (Capitol 3840)
  41117  8
  3BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
  3  4  711
  4BENNIE AND THE JETS
    Elton John (MCA 40198)
  2  1  211
  5COME AND GET YOUR LOVE
    Redbone (Epic 11035)
  6  7  917
  6OH MY MY
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
  8  916  9
  7I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG
    Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
101214  9
  8LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE
    Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
  9101212
  9THE SHOW MUST GO ON
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382)
131924  7
10KEEP ON SINGING
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845)
111315  8
11JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
14172112
12THE ENTERTAINER
    Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174)
253346  7
13TUBULAR BELLS
    Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
17202510
14LET IT RIDE
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
151620  9
15DANCING MACHINE
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1286)
192635  8
16PIANO MAN
    Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
16182212
17THE STREAK
    Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600)
4385  3
18HOOKED ON A FEELING
    Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
  7  2  112
19(I’ve Been) SEARCHIN’ SO LONG
    Chicago (Columbia 46020)
222531  6
20MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You)
    Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
20232811
21MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS
    Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183)
283643  8
22LET’S GET MARRIED
    Al Green (Hi 2262)
263039  7
23I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU
    Carpenters (A&M 1521)
295484  4
24THE LORD’S PRAYER
    Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
  5  5  811
25THE PAYBACK (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14223)
272833  8
26HELP ME
    Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
303542  9
27DON’T YOU WORRY ’BOUT A THING
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245)
344253  5
28OH VERY YOUNG
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1503)
333845  7
29YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW
    Stylistics (Avco 4634)
354762  7
30SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS
    John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
12  6  515
31OUTSIDE WOMAN
    Bloodstone (London 1052)
32323413
32A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG
    Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
18  81011
33I’M IN LOVE
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999)
465887  4
34HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3636)
364148  8
35I’M A TRAIN
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
394349  9
36BAND ON THE RUN
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1873)
5976  3
37MOCKINGBIRD
    Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
2414  313
38TELL ME A LIE
    Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
21212613
39STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE
    Lobo (Big Tree 15001)
516576  5
40TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND
    Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
23242910
41MY GIRL BILL
    Jim Stafford (MGM 14718)
6080  3
42STAR BABY
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
454856  9
43SEASONS IN THE SUN
    Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
31292716
44THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE
    Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538)
47525713
45HEAVENLY
    Temptations (Gordy 7135)
495054  8
46A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER
    Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020)
505161  6
47IF YOU LOVE ME (Let Me Know)
    Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209)
576379  4
48WEREWOLF
    Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221)
566273  5
49MIGHTY MIGHTY
    Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007)
535665  7
50DAYBREAK
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 0246)
637386  4
51DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
    Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029)
525767  6
52TOUCH AND GO
    Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
484951  9
53CHAMELEON
    Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002)
555970  7
54I AM WHAT I AM
    Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049)
586690  6
55YOU WON’T SEE ME
    Anne Murray (Capitol 3867)
75  2
56VIRGINIA (Touch Me Like You Do)
    Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
38394012
57FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3544)
78  2
58IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I TRY TO SMILE
    Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,450)
626468  5
59ONE HELL OF A WOMAN
    Mac Davis (Columbia 46004)
688393  5
60KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY
    Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065)
647077  8
61ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 46024)
656874  5
62BILLY, DON’T BE A HERO
    Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 11435)
8995  3
63WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone)
    Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991)
545560  8
64WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU
    Creative Source (Sussex 509)
666769  7
65ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7795)
718194  4
66SUNDOWN
    Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194)
8089  3
67HOLLYWOOD SWINGING
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561)
8899  3
68LOVING YOU
    Johnny Nash (Epic 11070)
676971  8
69IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT
    Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
737478  9
70(We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
    Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025)
82889636
71POWER OF LOVE
    Martha Reeves (MCA 40194)
747275  8
72PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY
    Emotions (Volt 4106)
777982  7
73(I’m A) YOYO MAN
    Rick Cunha (GRC 2016)
84  2
74BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT
    William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236)
94100   3
75SUMMER BREEZE (pt. 1)
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253)
767780  5
76THIS HEART
    Gene Redding (Haven 7000)
798288  7
77THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH
    Bill Withers (Sussex 513)
9096  3
78NO CHARGE
    Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883)
859198  5
79SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Or Take Your Love Back)
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3543)
8692  3
80THE AIR THAT I BREATHE
    Hollies (Epic 11100)
95  2
81GOIN’ DOWN SLOW
    Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4379)
818691  5
82ONE CHAIN DON’T MAKE NO PRISON
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4386)
  1
83SLEEPIN’
    Diana Ross (Motown 1295)
  1
84LA GRANGE
    ZZ Top (London 203)
9193  3
85SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
    DeFranco Family (20th Century 2088)
  1
86MADELAINE
    Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1088)
879095  7
87BILLY—DON’T BE A HERO
    Paper Lace (Mercury 73479)
92  2
88COME MONDAY
    Jimmy Buffett (Dunhill 4385)
  1
89DAYBREAKER
    Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 405)
99  2
90CAN YOU HANDLE IT?
    Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782)
9397  3
91DON’T MESS UP A GOOD THING
    Gregg Allman (Capricorn 0042)
96  2
92IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN
    Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1515)
  1
93UNBORN CHILD
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
98  8
94UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE
    Love Unlimited (20th Century 2082)
100   2
95AFTER MIDNIGHT
    Maggie Bell (Atlantic 3018)
  1
96RHAPSODY IN WHITE
    Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2090)
  1
97WILDFLOWER
    New Birth (RCA Victor 0265)
  1
98TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR
    Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2752)
  1
9948 CRASH
    Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,401)
  1
100 THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL
    Mott The Hoople (Columbia 46035)
  1
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