| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 13, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54235) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | HALF-BREED Cher (MCA 40102) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | RAMBLIN’ MAN Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0027) | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | ANGIE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105) | 9 | 14 | 27 | 6 | |
| 5 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | 11 | 15 | 23 | 9 | |
| 6 | THAT LADY (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2251) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 7 | MY MARIA B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0030) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| 8 | CHINA GROVE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7728) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| 9 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | 15 | 26 | 48 | 7 | |
| 10 | FREE RIDE Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11024) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 11 | HEARTBEAT—IT’S A LOVEBEAT DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030) | 13 | 21 | 30 | 8 | |
| 12 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54234) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| 13 | LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Paul Simon (Columbia 45907) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 14 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4361) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 15 | YES WE CAN CAN Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 229) | 17 | 19 | 25 | 9 | |
| 16 | ALL I KNOW Garfunkel (Columbia 45926) | 20 | 27 | 49 | 6 | |
| 17 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol 3660) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 18 | JESSE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2982) | 31 | 47 | 77 | 4 | |
| 19 | BASKETBALL JONES FEATURING TYRONE SHOELACES Cheech & Chong (Ode 66038) | 30 | 42 | 53 | 7 | |
| 20 | YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) | 21 | 25 | 31 | 9 | |
| 21 | (I Don’t Want To Love You But) YOU GOT ME ANYWAY Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island 1217) | 24 | 29 | 34 | 10 | |
| 22 | KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913) | 25 | 34 | 43 | 7 | |
| 23 | HURTS SO GOOD Millie Jackson (Spring 139) | 26 | 31 | 44 | 8 | |
| 24 | LET ME IN Osmonds (MGM 14617) | 29 | 35 | 45 | 6 | |
| 25 | IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Cross Country (Atco 6934) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 26 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown 1277) | 28 | 30 | 33 | 8 | |
| 27 | THEME FROM CLEOPATRA JONES Joe Simon (Spring 138) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | |
| 28 | DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 29 | SUMMER (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 251) | 35 | 44 | 52 | 9 | |
| 30 | SPACE RACE Billy Preston (A&M 1463) | 36 | 45 | 57 | 5 | |
| 31 | JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE Looking Glass (Epic 11001) | 34 | 36 | 39 | 14 | |
| 32 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound 216) | 33 | 40 | 46 | 11 | |
| 33 | I GOT A NAME Jim Croce (ABC 11389) | 53 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (Again) Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740) | 40 | 48 | 76 | 4 | |
| 35 | PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (MGM 14609) | 41 | 50 | 66 | 6 | |
| 36 | JUST YOU ’N’ ME Chicago (Columbia 45933) | 43 | 65 | 85 | 4 | |
| 37 | TOP OF THE WORLD Carpenters (A&M 1468) | 44 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B.B. King (ABC 11373) | 39 | 41 | 50 | 10 | |
| 39 | RAISED ON ROCK Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0088) | 47 | 63 | 81 | 4 | |
| 40 | HEY GIRL (I Like Your Style) Temptations (Gordy 7131) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 9 | |
| 41 | THE LOVE I LOST (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3533) | 54 | 72 | 91 | 4 | |
| 42 | SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE Dawn (Bell 45,374) | 19 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 43 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | 49 | 57 | 67 | 8 | |
| 44 | PHOTOGRAPH Ringo Starr (Apple 1865) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING Elton John (MCA 40105) | 23 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
| 46 | NEVER LET YOU GO Bloodstone (London 1051) | 48 | 51 | 61 | 7 | |
| 47 | SUCH A NIGHT Dr. John (Atco 6937) | 50 | 53 | 62 | 6 | |
| 48 | SISTER JAMES Nino Tempo & 5th Ave. Sax (A&M 1461) | 52 | 61 | 71 | 6 | |
| 49 | OUTLAW MAN Eagles (Asylum 11025) | 51 | 55 | 63 | 7 | |
| 50 | RUBBER BULLETS 10 C.C. (UK 49015) | 58 | 69 | 79 | 6 | |
| 51 | FUNKY STUFF Kool & Gang (De-Lite 557) | 60 | 71 | 95 | 4 | |
| 52 | FRIENDS Bette Midler (Atlantic 2980) | 62 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280) | 67 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | BROTHER LOUIE Stories (Kama Sutra 577) | 32 | 22 | 13 | 19 | |
| 55 | GYPSY MAN War (United Artists 281) | 46 | 17 | 7 | 14 | |
| 56 | TONIGHT Raspberries (Capitol 3610) | 37 | 37 | 41 | 9 | |
| 57 | RHAPSODY IN BLUE Deodato (CTI 16) | 55 | 56 | 59 | 9 | |
| 58 | EVIL Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45888) | 56 | 54 | 55 | 8 | |
| 59 | TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WOMAN YOU’RE WITH Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0049) | 63 | 73 | 83 | 5 | |
| 60 | COUNTRY SUNSHINE Dottie West (RCA Victor 0072) | 66 | 70 | 75 | 5 | |
| 61 | CHECK IT OUT Tavares (Capitol 3674) | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | THIS TIME IT’S REAL Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7733) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 5 | |
| 63 | WHY ME Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | 70 | 78 | 84 | 22 | |
| 64 | STONED OUT OF MY MIND Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55500) | 65 | 67 | 69 | 9 | |
| 65 | WOMAN FROM TOKYO Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7737) | 73 | 86 | — | 6 | |
| 66 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | 81 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | CHEAPER TO KEEP HER Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | OOH BABY Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3633) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE Four Tops (Dunhill 4366) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | SHADY LADY Shepstone & Dibbens (Buddah 379) | 83 | 93 | 98 | 5 | |
| 71 | MY PRETENDING DAYS ARE OVER Dells (Cadet 5698) | 87 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | SHOW AND TELL Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY Stylistics (Avco 4625) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | 82 | 89 | 96 | 5 | |
| 75 | OH! NO NOT MY BABY Rod Stewart (Mercury 73426) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | SMARTY PANTS First Choice (Philly Groove 179) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | ASHES TO ASHES 5th Dimension (Bell 45,380) | 85 | 91 | — | 10 | |
| 78 | I’M COMING HOME Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45908) | 86 | 88 | 89 | 6 | |
| 79 | ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS Hank Wilson (Shelter 7336) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | GOTTA FIND A WAY Moments (Stang 5050) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | WEST COAST WOMAN Painter (Elektra 45862) | 89 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
| 82 | TAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER Rodney Allen Rippy (Bell 45,403) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | STEALIN’ Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. 7738) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE IT Manhattans (Columbia 45927) | 90 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | HELLO IT’S ME Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009) | 93 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | LIFE AIN’T EASY Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45925) | 92 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| 87 | D’YER MAK’ER Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | REDNECK FRIEND Jackson Browne (Asylum 11023) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | YOU’RE IN GOOD HANDS Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1244) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | ALL THE WAY DOWN Etta James (Chess 2144) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | LET ME BE YOUR LOVEMAKER Betty Wright (Alston 4619) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | RIDIN’ MY THUMB TO MEXICO Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73416) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | YOU DON’T OWE ME Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 710) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | SAIL AROUND THE WORLD David Gates (Elektra 45868) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | LITTLE GIRL GONE Donna Fargo (Dot 17476) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | IN THE RAIN Arthur Prysock (Old Town 100) | 97 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | THERE AIN’T NO WAY Lobo (Big Tree 16012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | DREAM ON Aerosmith (Columbia 45894) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | PRETTY LADY Lighthouse (Polydor 14198) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | HAVING A PARTY Ovations (MGM 14623) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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