CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 28, 1974
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1CAT’S IN THE CRADLE
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45203)
  2  3  515
  2LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
    Elton John (MCA 40344)
  41023  5
  3KUNG FU FIGHTING
    Carl Douglas (20th Century 2140)
  3  1  211
  4YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING
    Barry White (20th Century 2133)
  6  910  9
  5JUNIOR’S FARM
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1875)
  5  811  8
  6ANGIE BABY
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3972)
  1  2  411
  7ONLY YOU
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1876)
  81215  7
  8LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN
    Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40313)
11131611
  9PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
    Carpenters (A&M 1646)
121825  6
10BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54254)
141620  8
11MANDY
    Barry Manilow (Bell 45,613)
172335  7
12I FEEL A SONG (In My Heart)
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 433)
13151712
13ONE MAN WOMAN/ONE WOMAN MAN
    Paul Anka with Odia Coates (United Artists 569)
161921  8
14BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE
    Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2101)
18212410
15AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19302)
151719  8
16SHA-LA-LA (Make Me Happy)
    Al Green (Hi 2274)
  9  7  814
17I CAN HELP
    Billy Swan (Monument 8621)
  7  4  314
18YOU GOT THE LOVE
    Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12032)
10111212
19MUST OF GOT LOST
    J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3214)
212429  9
20NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
    Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14748)
263046  9
21DARK HORSE
    George Harrison (Apple 1877)
242933  6
22WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN
    Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l 3550)
20  5  114
23PROMISED LAND
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10074)
23252611
24MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
    Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14765)
283644  6
25DOCTOR’S ORDERS
    Carol Douglas (Midland Int’l 10113)
374260  6
26DO IT (’Til You’re Satisfied)
    B.T. Express (Roadshow 12395)
22  6  615
27DANCIN’ FOOL
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 10075)
333745  6
28RIDE ’EM COWBOY
    Paul Davis (Bang 712)
30323713
29SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
    Grand Funk (Capitol 4002)
4877  3
30BEST OF MY LOVE
    Eagles (Asylum 45218)
425172  5
31GET DANCIN’
    Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3004)
384670  5
32DREAM ON
    Righteous Brothers (Haven 7006)
323542  8
33READY
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1645)
394462  5
34FREE BIRD
    Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40328)
364159  6
35ROCK N’ ROLL (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)
    Mac Davis (Columbia 10070)
416584  4
36FAIRYTALE
    Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 254)
19202212
37PICK UP THE PIECES
    Average White Band (Atlantic 3229)
436076  6
38MY MELODY OF LOVE
    Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022)
2514  715
39WOMAN TO WOMAN
    Shirley Brown (Truth 3206)
29262712
40HEAVY FALLIN’ OUT
    Stylistics (Avco 4647)
31333411
41LONGFELLOW SERENADE
    Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043)
34311313
42THE ENTERTAINER
    Billy Joel (Columbia 10064)
495568  5
43MY EYES ADORED YOU
    Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,003)
465264  8
44STRUTTIN’
    Billy Preston (A&M 1644)
506277  4
45WISHING YOU WERE HERE
    Chicago (Columbia 10049)
2722  912
46YOU’RE NO GOOD
    Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990)
647489  4
47FROM HIS WOMAN TO YOU
    Barbara Mason (Buddah 441)
617082  5
48CHANGES
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 0605)
56738712
49FIRE
    Ohio Players (Mercury 73643)
66100   3
50I’VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME
    Kiki Dee Band (Rocket/MCA 40293)
35281816
51I BELONG TO YOU
    Love Unlimited (20th Century 2141)
606979  7
52WITHOUT LOVE
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3224)
525455  7
53LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN
    Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,620)
7084  3
54SUGAR PIE GUY (pt. 1)
    Joneses (Mercury 73614)
58596112
55BLACK WATER
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8062)
82  2
56RUBY, BABY
    Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12036)
697585  6
57LADY
    Styx (Wooden Nickel 10102)
6880  3
58ONE TEAR
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54255)
626778  4
59LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT
    Latimore (Glades 1722)
57484814
60CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD
    Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 573)
7285  3
61LONELY PEOPLE
    America (Warner Bros. 8048)
83  2
62I’LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING
    Percy Sledge (Capricorn 0209)
596165  9
63BIG YELLOW TAXI
    Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45221)
80  2
64HAPPY PEOPLE
    Temptations (Gordy 7138)
8697  3
65WHEN A CHILD IS BORN
    Michael Holm (Mercury 73642)
84  2
66#9 DREAM
    John Lennon (Apple 1878)
  1
67DAY TRIPPER
    Anne Murray (Capitol 4000)
100   2
68A WOMAN’S STORY
    Cher (Warner-Spector 0400)
7586  3
69TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (Alle Porte Del Sole)
    Al Martino (Capitol 3987)
7488  3
70SEXY IDA (pt. 2)
    Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 528)
767680  8
71WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3552)
778194  4
72BABY, HANG UP THE PHONE
    Carl Graves (A&M 1620)
787986  5
73YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE
    Jim Stafford (MGM 14775)
96  2
74SWEET SURRENDER
    John Denver (RCA Victor 10148)
  1
75YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73622)
40341416
76I’M A WOMAN
    Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1319)
87  2
77I AM I AM
    Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54251)
  1
78COLDBLOODED
    James Brown (Polydor 14258)
818283  6
79DO YOUR THING
    James & Bobby Purify (Casablanca 812)
858791  4
80NIGHTINGALE
    Carole King (Ode 66106)
  1
81MAMA DON’T ALLOW NO PARKIN’
    Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16029)
889093  4
82COSTAFINE TOWN
    Splinter (Dark Horse 10002)
89  2
83DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE
    Manhattans (Columbia 10045)
  1
84GEE BABY
    Peter Shelley (Bell 45,614)
909197  5
85MY MAIN MAN
    Staple Singers (Stax 0227)
9193  3
86SAFE AT HOME
    Souther, Hillman, Furay Band (Asylum 45217)
9296100   4
87PHILADELPHIA
    B.B. King (ABC 12029)
949599  4
88HOPPY, GENE AND ME
    Roy Rogers (20th Century 2154)
99  2
89AS LONG AS HE TAKES CARE OF HOME
    Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8038)
9599  3
90DON’T CHA LOVE IT
    Miracles (Tamla 54256)
9798  3
91I WOULDN’T TREAT A DOG (The Way You Treated Me)
    Bobby Bland (ABC/Dunhill 15015)
98  2
92PART OF THE PLAN
    Dan Fogelberg (Epic 50055)
  1
93DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU
    Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta (Claridge 402)
  1
94NEVER LET HER GO
    David Gates (Elektra 45223)
  1
95UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE
    Polly Brown (GTO 1002)
  1
96AIN’T THAT PECULIAR
    Diamond REO (Big Tree 16030)
  1
97YOU CAN’T DO IT RIGHT (With The One You Love)
    Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 8049)
  1
98SHOULD ANYBODY ASK
    Gary Bonner (Atlantic 3234)
  1
99CRAZY TALK
    Chilliwack (Sire 716)
  1
100 HOT DAWGIT
    Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10056)
  1
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