CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 1, 1973
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1TOP OF THE WORLD
    Carpenters (A&M 1468)
  2  4  910
  2PHOTOGRAPH
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1865)
  1  2  3  9
  3I GOT A NAME
    Jim Croce (ABC 11389)
  3  5  810
  4GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
    Elton John (MCA 40148)
  7  915  6
  5JUST YOU ’N’ ME
    Chicago (Columbia 45933)
  8101211
  6SPACE RACE
    Billy Preston (A&M 1463)
  9111312
  7MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383)
  5  3  114
  8HELLO IT’S ME
    Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009)
12152110
  9THE LOVE I LOST (pt. 1)
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3533)
10121411
10LEAVE ME ALONE (Ruby Red Dress)
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768)
152441  6
11OOH BABY
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3633)
131620  8
12THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL
    Charlie Rich (Epic 11040)
17212610
13HEARTBEAT—IT’S A LOVEBEAT
    DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030)
  4  1  215
14PAPER ROSES
    Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
  6  6  713
15SHOW AND TELL
    Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
233238  9
16LET ME SERENADE YOU
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370)
192330  5
17IF YOU’RE READY (Come Go With Me)
    Staple Singers (Stax 0179)
243645  5
18THE JOKER
    Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732)
293855  7
19BE
    Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942)
212532  7
20MY MUSIC
    Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952)
222642  6
21MIND GAMES
    John Lennon (Apple 1868)
283767  4
22MAMMY BLUE
    Stories (Kama Sutra 584)
252940  7
23CHEAPER TO KEEP HER
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176)
181922  9
24D’YER MAK’ER
    Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986)
273137  8
25COME GET TO THIS
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241)
314152  5
26TIME IN A BOTTLE
    Jim Croce (ABC 11405)
4165  3
27WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY
    Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424)
334374  4
28ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY
    Stylistics (Avco 4625)
303439  8
29CORAZON
    Carole King (Ode 66039)
344049  7
30ME AND BABY BROTHER
    War (United Artists 350)
355071  4
31NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP
    Barry White (20th Century 2058)
426480  5
32KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (pt. 1)
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238)
11  8  416
33HELEN WHEELS
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869)
5469  3
34YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME
    Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280)
14141910
35SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM
    Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011)
455769  6
36ANGIE
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105)
16  7  513
37PAINTED LADIES
    Ian Thomas (Janus 224)
445159  7
38LIVING FOR THE CITY
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242)
475977  4
39PRETTY LADY
    Lighthouse (Polydor 14198)
485462  8
40WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (Again)
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7740)
20181811
41SMARTY PANTS
    First Choice (Philly Groove 179)
434750  8
42WHY ME
    Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571)
32333529
43DREAM ON
    Aerosmith (Columbia 45894)
464954  9
44NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS
    Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298)
26272915
45SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK
    Persuaders (Atco 6943)
495665  7
46LET ME BE THERE
    Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
597386  6
47ALL I KNOW
    Garfunkel (Columbia 45926)
3813  613
48LIVIN’ FOR YOU
    Al Green (Hi 2257)
64  2
49SAIL AROUND THE WORLD
    David Gates (Elektra 45868)
515361  8
50FELL FOR YOU
    Dramatics (Volt 4099)
526066  6
51A SONG I’D LIKE TO SING
    Kris & Rita (A&M 1475)
567182  4
52RIVER
    Joe Simon (Spring 141)
607079  5
53COME LIVE WITH ME
    Ray Charles (Crossover 973)
576776  4
54WALK LIKE A MAN
    Grand Funk (Capitol 3760)
6585  3
55I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393)
72  2
56I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN
    Ann Peebles (Hi 2248)
58626012
57THERE AIN’T NO WAY
    Lobo (Big Tree 16012)
505257  8
58ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
6684  3
59I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT SURE IS FUNKY
    Ripple (GRC 1004)
637487  4
60SPIDERS AND SNAKES
    Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
678089  5
61SISTER MARY ELEPHANT (Shudd-Up!)
    Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041)
7083  3
62STONED TO THE BONE (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14210)
6882  3
63MY OLD SCHOOL
    Steely Dan (ABC 11396)
697581  6
64LITTLE GIRL GONE
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17476)
616368  8
65KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR
    Bob Dylan (Columbia 45913)
39201014
66LOVE, REIGN O’ER ME
    The Who (Track 40152)
7687  3
67SALLY FROM SYRACUSE
    Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1084)
717685  5
68UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
7888  3
69IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER
    Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746)
758188  4
70THE RIVER OF LOVE
    B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171)
7989  3
71THIS TIME I’M GONE FOR GOOD
    Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4369)
8092  3
72KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY
    Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953)
81  2
73AIN’T GOT NO HOME
    The Band (Capitol 3758)
82  2
74NEVER LET YOU GO
    Bloodstone (London 1051)
40353614
75AMERICAN TUNE
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45900)
  1
76TELL HER SHE’S LOVELY
    El Chicano (MCA 40104)
8697  3
77I’M A ROCKER
    Raspberries (Capitol 3765)
88  2
78LET ME TRY AGAIN
    Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181)
8491  3
79IT’S ALL OVER
    Independents (Wand 11263)
839096  4
80HAVING A PARTY
    Ovations (MGM 14623)
737783  8
81BIG TIME OPERATOR
    Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486)
85  2
82SORROW
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160)
8794  3
83REDNECK FRIEND
    Jackson Browne (Asylum 11023)
777972  9
84FRISKY
    Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11060)
  1
85WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14677)
  1
86I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME
    Intruders (Gamble 2508)
92  2
87WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4213)
96  2
88I JUST CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 313)
899599  4
89PLEASE, DADDY
    John Denver (RCA Victor 0182)
95  2
90I FOUND SUNSHINE
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503)
9199  3
91HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6024)
94  2
92BABY COME CLOSE
    Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
93  2
93I MISS YOU
    Dells (Cadet 5700)
98  2
94BLUE COLLAR
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417)
  1
95ROCK ON
    David Essex (Columbia 45940)
100   2
96COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN
    Gary & Dave (London 200)
9798  3
97LAST KISS
    Wednesday (Sussex 507)
99100   3
98LOVE’S THEME
    Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
  1
99LAST KISS
    J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506)
18
100 THE WAY WE WERE
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
  1
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