| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 28, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN Jim Croce (ABC 11359) | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
| 2 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Carpenters (A&M 1446) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| 3 | SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710) | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |
| 4 | SHAMBALA Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (London 1046) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| 6 | BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY Bette Midler (Atlantic 2964) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
| 7 | GET DOWN Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3629) | 9 | 13 | 30 | 6 | |
| 8 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | 15 | 24 | 35 | 9 | |
| 9 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 10 | MONEY Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609) | 14 | 17 | 22 | 11 | |
| 11 | LIVE AND LET DIE Wings (Apple 1863) | 17 | 28 | 46 | 5 | |
| 12 | WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston (A&M 1411) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | |
| 13 | FEELIN’ STRONGER EVERY DAY Chicago (Columbia 45880) | 18 | 29 | 40 | 6 | |
| 14 | MISDEMEANOR Foster Sylvers (MGM 14580) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 10 | |
| 15 | BROTHER LOUIE Stories (Kama Sutra 577) | 25 | 44 | 51 | 8 | |
| 16 | THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010) | 26 | 42 | 53 | 7 | |
| 17 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic 10950) | 19 | 23 | 25 | 12 | |
| 18 | MONSTER MASH Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers (Parrot 348) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 32 | |
| 19 | SO VERY HARD TO GO Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7687) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 11 | |
| 20 | I BELIEVE IN YOU (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161) | 28 | 39 | 66 | 6 | |
| 21 | DOING IT TO DEATH Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People 621) | 23 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| 22 | SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE Dawn (Bell 45,374) | 38 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND Clint Holmes (Epic 10891) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | |
| 24 | UNEASY RIDER Charlie Daniels (Kama Sutra 576) | 37 | 48 | 57 | 9 | |
| 25 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA (pt. 1) Intruders (Gamble 2506) | 27 | 32 | 41 | 8 | |
| 26 | DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645) | 34 | 40 | 58 | 6 | |
| 27 | I’D RATHER BE A COWBOY John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0955) | 29 | 35 | 36 | 10 | |
| 28 | WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 363) | 32 | 36 | 43 | 8 | |
| 29 | THERE’S NO ME WITHOUT YOU Manhattans (Columbia 45838) | 31 | 33 | 39 | 13 | |
| 30 | SOUL MAKOSSA Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971) | 35 | 43 | 50 | 7 | |
| 31 | OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2970) | 36 | 41 | 47 | 8 | |
| 32 | IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017) | 41 | 53 | 62 | 6 | |
| 33 | HOW CAN I TELL HER Lobo (Big Tree 16004) | 39 | 45 | 52 | 7 | |
| 34 | HERE I AM (Come And Take Me) Al Green (Hi 2247) | 43 | 54 | 65 | 5 | |
| 35 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | 50 | 61 | 83 | 4 | |
| 36 | SATIN SHEETS Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015) | 24 | 26 | 27 | 12 | |
| 37 | ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH Four Tops (Dunhill 4354) | 42 | 47 | 61 | 6 | |
| 38 | KODACHROME Paul Simon (Columbia 45859) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 39 | GIVE ME LOVE (Give Me Peace On Earth) George Harrison (Apple 1862) | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| 40 | TEQUILA SUNRISE Eagles (Asylum 11017) | 44 | 49 | 55 | 8 | |
| 41 | LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7698) | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 | |
| 42 | SOUL MAKOSSA Afrique (Mainstream 5542) | 45 | 52 | 59 | 7 | |
| 43 | TIME TO GET DOWN O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3531) | 30 | 30 | 32 | 10 | |
| 44 | NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT Bobby Womack (United Artists 255) | 46 | 51 | 56 | 8 | |
| 45 | ANGEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969) | 53 | 64 | 81 | 5 | |
| 46 | BLOCKBUSTER Sweet (Bell 45,361) | 51 | 57 | 67 | 7 | |
| 47 | THE HURT Cat Stevens (A&M 1418) | 56 | 67 | 76 | 4 | |
| 48 | GYPSY MAN War (United Artists 281) | 57 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | CLOUDS David Gates (Elektra 45857) | 55 | 63 | 75 | 5 | |
| 50 | GOIN’ HOME Osmonds (MGM 14562) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 8 | |
| 51 | HE DID WITH ME Vicki Lawrence (Bell 45,362) | 54 | 56 | 49 | 8 | |
| 52 | ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 173) | 48 | 50 | 54 | 11 | |
| 53 | MY LOVE Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1861) | 40 | 11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 54 | EVERYONE’S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450) | 65 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| 55 | YOUNG LOVE Donny Osmond (MGM 14583) | 64 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | BELIEVE IN HUMANITY Carole King (Ode 66035) | 68 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | I WAS CHECKIN’ OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN’ IN Don Covay (Mercury 73385) | 72 | 80 | 93 | 6 | |
| 58 | NEVER, NEVER, NEVER (Grande, Grande, Grande) Shirley Bassey (United Artists 211) | 58 | 60 | 64 | 13 | |
| 59 | ROLAND THE ROADIE AND GERTRUDE THE GROUPIE Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45878) | 61 | 65 | 74 | 5 | |
| 60 | THE PLASTIC MAN Temptations (Gordy 7129) | 33 | 34 | 38 | 9 | |
| 61 | WHY ME Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | 62 | 62 | 63 | 13 | |
| 62 | BABY I’VE BEEN MISSING YOU Independents (Wand 11258) | 74 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | BONGO ROCK Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588) | 69 | 71 | 72 | 8 | |
| 64 | SWAMP WITCH Jim Stafford (MGM 14496) | 47 | 31 | 33 | 12 | |
| 65 | LORD, MR. FORD Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960) | 73 | 81 | 94 | 5 | |
| 66 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Carole King (Ode 66035) | 70 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | SWEET CHARLIE BABE Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956) | 75 | 84 | 95 | 5 | |
| 68 | RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME Dr. John (Atco 6914) | 52 | 16 | 11 | 16 | |
| 69 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol 3660) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN Clarence Carter (Fame 250) | 78 | 87 | 97 | 4 | |
| 71 | SYLVIA Focus (Sire 708) | 79 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Paul Simon (Columbia 45907) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | BLACK BYRD Donald Byrd (Blue Note 212) | 76 | 78 | 84 | 9 | |
| 74 | MY MERRY-GO-ROUND Johnny Nash (Epic 11003) | 77 | 82 | 88 | 7 | |
| 75 | SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING Elton John (MCA 40105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE Donna Fargo (Dot 17460) | 80 | 85 | 90 | 5 | |
| 77 | THAT LADY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | HALF-BREED Cher (MCA 40102) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | THERE YOU GO Edwin Starr (Soul 35103) | 83 | 90 | 99 | 4 | |
| 80 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928) | 85 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon (Spring 138) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) Coven (MGM 14308) | 90 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| 83 | DIDN’T I Sylvia (Vibration 524) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE Looking Glass (Epic 11001) | 84 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | GLAMOUR BOY Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0977) | 87 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | MY MARIA B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | FUTURE SHOCK Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | LOVING ARMS Dobie Gray (MCA 40100) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | A MILLION TO ONE Donny Osmond (MGM 14583) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SUNSHINE Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45853) | 93 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | L.A. FREEWAY Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40054) | 98 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | SWEET HARMONY Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | IT’S FOREVER Ebonys (Philadelphia Int’l 3529) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | THE LONG WAY HOME Neil Diamond (Bang 703) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | YOU’RE GETTIN’ A LITTLE TOO SMART Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 213) | 82 | 88 | 92 | 5 | |
| 96 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | TOP OF THE WORLD Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857) | 81 | 86 | 89 | 6 | |
| 98 | MR. SKIN Spirit (Epic 10701) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | SUNSHINE SHIP Arthur, Hurley & Gottlieb (Columbia 45881) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | DARLING COME BACK HOME Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54236) | 91 | 97 | 98 | 5 | |
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