CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 19, 1973
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54232)
  3  81010
  2FRANKENSTEIN
    Edgar Winter Group (Epic 10967)
  4  91410
  3TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE
    Dawn (Bell 45,318)
  1  1  116
  4STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU
    Stealers Wheel (A&M 1416)
  6  7  811
  5MY LOVE
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861)
122232  6
  6THE CISCO KID
    War (United Artists 163)
  2  3  411
  7REELING IN THE YEARS
    Steely Dan (ABC 11352)
  9111310
  8DRIFT AWAY
    Dobie Gray (Decca 33057)
  8101214
  9DANIEL
    Elton John (MCA 40046)
172026  7
10DAISY A DAY
    Jud Strunk (MGM 14463)
11131615
11THE RIGHT THING TO DO
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45843)
131518  9
12PILLOW TALK
    Sylvia (Vibration 521)
151833  8
13WILDFLOWER
    Skylark (Capitol 3511)
14161913
14THINKING OF YOU
    Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45815)
161923  9
15THE TWELFTH OF NEVER
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14503)
  5  6  712
16FUNKY WORM
    Ohio Players (Westbound 214)
19243414
17HOCUS POCUS
    Focus (Sire 704)
20293810
18THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA
    Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,303)
  7  2  215
19STEAMROLLER BLUES
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0910)
213341  6
20ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
    First Choice (Philly Groove 175)
22253013
21PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND
    Clint Holmes (Epic 10891)
28384810
22OUT OF THE QUESTION
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3628)
23283111
23I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW
    New York City (Chelsea 0113)
26313613
24LEAVING ME
    Independents (Wand 11252)
273242  9
25I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY
    Barry White (20th Century 2018)
314462  7
26LITTLE WILLY
    Sweet (Bell 45,251)
10  4  318
27WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES
    Billy Preston (A&M 1411)
38455812
28I CAN UNDERSTAND IT
    New Birth (RCA Victor 74-0912)
29303910
29CHERRY CHERRY
    Neil Diamond (MCA 40017)
24262711
30IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME
    Lobo (Big Tree 16001)
343945  7
31LET’S PRETEND
    Raspberries (Capitol 3546)
32353710
32DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O’DEE
    Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73374)
354147  8
33ONE OF A KIND (Love Affair)
    Spinners (Atlantic 2962)
495776  5
34HEARTS OF STONE
    Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 700)
364046  8
35RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME
    Dr. John (Atco 6914)
415665  6
36GIVE IT TO ME
    J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2953)
395056  8
37NO MORE MR. NICE GUY
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7691)
404655  7
38TEDDY BEAR SONG
    Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743)
42475211
39SING
    Carpenters (A&M 1413)
18  5  514
40BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT
    Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra 569)
434854  8
41CLOSE YOUR EYES
    Edward Bear (Capitol 3581)
455361  6
42AND I LOVE YOU SO
    Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0906)
465263  7
43BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN
    Jim Croce (ABC 11359)
505469  5
44SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT
    John & Ernest (Rainy Wednesday 201)
484953  7
45YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
    Rolling Stones (London 910)
515972  5
46I KNEW JESUS (Before He Was A Star)
    Glen Campbell (Capitol 3548)
475157  9
47LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698)
546983  5
48GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION
    Dells (Cadet 5696)
536067  6
49NATURAL HIGH
    Bloodstone (London 1046)
556271  7
50DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35105)
576779  4
51WITH A CHILD’S HEART
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1218)
5875  3
52GIVE ME LOVE (Give Me Peace On Earth)
    George Harrison (Apple 1862)
78  2
53YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (If You Break My Heart)
    Stylistics (Avco 4618)
73  2
54FENCEWALK
    Mandrill (Polydor 14163)
596166  7
55WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4519)
667386  6
56LETTER TO LUCILLE
    Tom Jones (Parrot 40074)
6783  3
57I’ BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU
    South Side Movement (Wand 11251)
637180  6
58ONLY IN YOUR HEART
    America (Warner Bros. 7694)
626877  5
59HEY YOU! GET OFF MY MOUNTAIN
    Dramatics (Volt 4090)
616573  5
60I LIKE YOU
    Donovan (Epic 10983)
657488  4
61BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY
    Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964)
7585  3
62BROTHER’S GONNA WORK IT OUT
    Willie Hutch (Motown 1222)
687287  4
63FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST
    Keith Hampshire (A&M 1432)
697790  6
64ISN’T IT ABOUT TIME
    Stephen Stills & Manassas (Atlantic 2959)
7182  3
65I’M A STRANGER HERE
    Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 149)
707682  8
66SHAMBALA
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352)
  1
67SATIN SHEETS
    Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015)
79  2
68WORKING CLASS HERO
    Tommy Roe (MGM South 7013)
727881  7
69BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
    Charlie Rich (Epic 10950)
93  2
70YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
    Susan Jacks & Poppy Family (London 182)
748189  5
71MUSIC EVERYWHERE
    Tufano & Giammarese (Ode 66033)
809799  5
72LET ME DOWN EASY
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 208)
768491  7
73THERE’S NO ME WITHOUT YOU
    Manhattans (Columbia 45838)
7787  3
74KODACHROME
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45859)
  1
75OUTLAW MAN
    David Blue (Asylum 11015)
818894  5
76TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE SUCH SWEET MUSIC
    Spinners (Motown 1235)
829095  4
77DIAMOND GIRL
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708)
  1
78COSMIC SEA
    Mystic Moods (Warner Bros. 7686)
849196  4
79FOOL
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0910)
86  2
80MONEY
    Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609)
  1
81SWAMP WITCH
    Jim Stafford (MGM 14496)
92  2
82PERCOLATOR
    Hot Butter (Musicor 1473)
838993  5
83WHY ME
    Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
8592  3
84THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6018)
8996  3
85YOUR SIDE OF THE BED
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45839)
889598  4
86I DON’T WANT TO MAKE YOU WAIT
    Delfonics (Philly Groove 176)
9198100   4
87ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
    Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173)
  1
88NEVER, NEVER, NEVER (Grande, Grande, Grande)
    Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211)
9499  3
89SO VERY HARD TO GO
    Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687)
  1
90I’M LEAVIN’ YOU
    Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40073)
95  2
91COME LIVE WITH ME
    Roy Clark (Dot 17449)
96  2
92MONSTER MASH
    Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers (Parrot 348)
9722
93WHAT A SHAME
    Foghat (Bearsville 0014)
  1
94IT’S HARD TO STOP (Doing Something When It’s Good To You)
    Betty Wright (Alston 4617)
100   5
95SHAMBALA
    B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 74-0952)
  1
96INSTIGATING (Trouble Making) FOOL
    Whatnauts (GSF 6897)
98100   3
97WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A GOOD WOMAN (That’s What It’s Gonna Take To Keep Her)
    Denise LaSalle (Westbound 215)
99  2
98A LITTLE BIT LIKE MAGIC
    King Harvest (Perception 527)
  1
99LOVE MUSIC
    Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’77 (Bell 45,335)
  1
100 I JUST CAN’T TURN MY HABIT INTO LOVE
    Buckwheat (London 189)
  1
<< GO TO PREVIOUS WEEK                GO TO FOLLOWING WEEK >>                RETURN TO 1973