| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 25, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BROTHER LOUIE Stories (Kama Sutra 577) | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |
| 2 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | |
| 3 | LIVE AND LET DIE Wings (Apple 1863) | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown 1239) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | GET DOWN Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3629) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645) | 7 | 13 | 19 | 10 | |
| 7 | I BELIEVE IN YOU (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0161) | 9 | 9 | 15 | 10 | |
| 8 | FEELIN’ STRONGER EVERY DAY Chicago (Columbia 45880) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| 9 | SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE Dawn (Bell 45,374) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 7 | |
| 10 | MONSTER MASH Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers (Parrot 348) | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | |
| 11 | UNEASY RIDER Charlie Daniels (Kama Sutra 576) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 13 | |
| 12 | HERE I AM (Come And Take Me) Al Green (Hi 2247) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 9 | |
| 13 | THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2010) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| 14 | GYPSY MAN War (United Artists 281) | 18 | 25 | 34 | 7 | |
| 15 | ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH Four Tops (Dunhill 4354) | 16 | 21 | 30 | 10 | |
| 16 | IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11017) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 10 | |
| 17 | SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING Elton John (MCA 40105) | 19 | 27 | 53 | 5 | |
| 18 | LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Paul Simon (Columbia 45907) | 20 | 26 | 51 | 5 | |
| 19 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol 3660) | 25 | 37 | 52 | 6 | |
| 20 | ANGEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2969) | 23 | 29 | 35 | 9 | |
| 21 | HOW CAN I TELL HER Lobo (Big Tree 16004) | 22 | 24 | 27 | 11 | |
| 22 | HALF-BREED Cher (MCA 40102) | 40 | 54 | 64 | 6 | |
| 23 | BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN Jim Croce (ABC 11359) | 15 | 14 | 2 | 19 | |
| 24 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Carpenters (A&M 1446) | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 | |
| 25 | BELIEVE IN HUMANITY Carole King (Ode 66035) | 30 | 38 | 44 | 7 | |
| 26 | THE HURT Cat Stevens (A&M 1418) | 29 | 34 | 40 | 8 | |
| 27 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7708) | 24 | 17 | 8 | 15 | |
| 28 | SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7710) | 21 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
| 29 | MY MARIA B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030) | 37 | 52 | 67 | 5 | |
| 30 | I WAS CHECKIN’ OUT SHE WAS CHECKIN’ IN Don Covay (Mercury 73385) | 35 | 43 | 48 | 10 | |
| 31 | NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT Bobby Womack (United Artists 255) | 33 | 36 | 39 | 12 | |
| 32 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic 10950) | 31 | 33 | 23 | 16 | |
| 33 | EVERYONE’S AGREED THAT EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE Stealers Wheel (A&M 1450) | 34 | 40 | 46 | 8 | |
| 34 | FREE RIDE Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024) | 48 | 69 | 85 | 4 | |
| 35 | THAT LADY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | 45 | 55 | 66 | 5 | |
| 36 | CLOUDS David Gates (Elektra 45857) | 38 | 39 | 41 | 9 | |
| 37 | BABY I’VE BEEN MISSING YOU Independents (Wand 11258) | 39 | 46 | 54 | 7 | |
| 38 | SHOW BIZ KIDS Steely Dan (ABC 11382) | 46 | 62 | 73 | 4 | |
| 39 | SWEET CHARLIE BABE Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2956) | 47 | 50 | 56 | 9 | |
| 40 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon (Spring 138) | 51 | 60 | 70 | 6 | |
| 41 | LOVING ARMS Dobie Gray (MCA 40100) | 49 | 61 | 72 | 5 | |
| 42 | A MILLION TO ONE Donny Osmond (MGM 14583) | 55 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| 43 | CHINA GROVE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | BILLION DOLLAR BABIES Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7724) | 66 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | FUTURE SHOCK Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1987) | 54 | 65 | 77 | 5 | |
| 47 | SHAMBALA Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4352) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 15 | |
| 48 | THERE IT IS Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4523) | 58 | 90 | 94 | 4 | |
| 49 | TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73412) | 56 | 70 | 86 | 4 | |
| 50 | MONEY Pink Floyd (Harvest 3609) | 32 | 19 | 10 | 15 | |
| 51 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN Clarence Carter (Fame 250) | 53 | 56 | 65 | 8 | |
| 52 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE Barry White (20th Century 2042) | 64 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 74-0900) | 63 | 76 | 82 | 6 | |
| 54 | LORD, MR. FORD Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0960) | 52 | 53 | 57 | 9 | |
| 55 | THE LAST THING ON MY MIND Neil Diamond (MCA 40092) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | SOUL MAKOSSA Manu Dibango (Atlantic 2971) | 27 | 22 | 26 | 11 | |
| 57 | BONGO ROCK Incredible Bongo Band (MGM 14588) | 57 | 59 | 60 | 12 | |
| 58 | SYLVIA Focus (Sire 708) | 62 | 67 | 69 | 7 | |
| 59 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Donny Hathaway (Atco 6928) | 65 | 72 | 78 | 7 | |
| 60 | HEY GIRL (I Like Your Style) Temptations (Gordy 7131) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | GHETTO CHILD Spinners (Atlantic 2973) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Cross Country (Atco 6934) | 77 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361) | 72 | 83 | 91 | 4 | |
| 64 | MUSKRAT LOVE America (Warner Bros. 7725) | 79 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE Looking Glass (Epic 11001) | 71 | 77 | 81 | 7 | |
| 66 | SWEET HARMONY Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54233) | 73 | 80 | 89 | 6 | |
| 67 | STONED OUT OF MY MIND Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | RAMBLIN’ MAN Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | THE LONG WAY HOME Neil Diamond (Bang 703) | 76 | 81 | 88 | 6 | |
| 70 | YES WE CAN CAN Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | (I Don’t Want To Love You But) YOU GOT ME ANYWAY Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217) | 82 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B.B. King (ABC 11373) | 78 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | TONIGHT Raspberries (Capitol 3610) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | MAKE UP YOUR MIND J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2974) | 80 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown 1277) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | AS TIME GOES BY Nilsson (RCA Victor 0039) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | SEXY, SEXY, SEXY James Brown (Polydor 14194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | HURTS SO GOOD Millie Jackson (Spring 139) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | WALKING ON BACK Edward Bear (Capitol 3683) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | 93 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| 83 | THAT’S WHY YOU REMEMBER Kenny Karen (Big Tree 16007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | ASHES TO ASHES 5th Dimension (Bell 45,380) | 87 | 91 | 95 | 4 | |
| 85 | SUMMER (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | ALL I NEED IS TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35107) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 45867) | 90 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | THE PEACEMAKER Albert Hammond (Mums 6021) | 91 | 94 | 98 | 4 | |
| 89 | RHAPSODY IN BLUE Deodato (CTI 16) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | DAYDREAM David Cassidy (Bell 45,386) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | HANG LOOSE Mandrill (Polydor 14187) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | STAY AWAY FROM ME Sylvers (MGM 14579) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | TOUCH OF MAGIC James Leroy (Janus 219) | 95 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | MAKE ME TWICE THE MAN New York City (Chelsea 0025) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | HEARTBEAT—IT’S A LOVEBEAT DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | THE KING OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL Cashman & West (Dunhill 4349) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | EVERYBODY BUT ME G.W. Kenny (Kama Sutra 581) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | TRYING TO SLIP (Away) Lloyd Price (GSF 6904) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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