| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 8, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA 40148) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2 | TOP OF THE WORLD Carpenters (A&M 1468) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | JUST YOU ’N’ ME Chicago (Columbia 45933) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 4 | HELLO IT’S ME Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | |
| 5 | LEAVE ME ALONE (Ruby Red Dress) Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768) | 10 | 15 | 24 | 7 | |
| 6 | PHOTOGRAPH Ringo Starr (Apple 1865) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 7 | I GOT A NAME Jim Croce (ABC 11389) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | SPACE RACE Billy Preston (A&M 1463) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
| 9 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | 12 | 17 | 21 | 11 | |
| 10 | THE LOVE I LOST (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3533) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| 11 | TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce (ABC 11405) | 26 | 41 | 65 | 4 | |
| 12 | SHOW AND TELL Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | 15 | 23 | 32 | 10 | |
| 13 | THE JOKER Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732) | 18 | 29 | 38 | 8 | |
| 14 | IF YOU’RE READY (Come Go With Me) Staple Singers (Stax 0179) | 17 | 24 | 36 | 6 | |
| 15 | LET ME SERENADE YOU Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 6 | |
| 16 | MIND GAMES John Lennon (Apple 1868) | 21 | 28 | 37 | 5 | |
| 17 | MY MUSIC Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 7 | |
| 18 | WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424) | 27 | 33 | 43 | 5 | |
| 19 | BE Neil Diamond (Columbia 45942) | 19 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 20 | COME GET TO THIS Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241) | 25 | 31 | 41 | 6 | |
| 21 | MAMMY BLUE Stories (Kama Sutra 584) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 8 | |
| 22 | D’YER MAK’ER Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 9 | |
| 23 | HELEN WHEELS Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869) | 33 | 54 | 69 | 4 | |
| 24 | LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242) | 38 | 47 | 59 | 5 | |
| 25 | NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White (20th Century 2058) | 31 | 42 | 64 | 6 | |
| 26 | ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY Stylistics (Avco 4625) | 28 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| 27 | CORAZON Carole King (Ode 66039) | 29 | 34 | 40 | 8 | |
| 28 | ME AND BABY BROTHER War (United Artists 350) | 30 | 35 | 50 | 5 | |
| 29 | SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011) | 35 | 45 | 57 | 7 | |
| 30 | PAINTED LADIES Ian Thomas (Janus 224) | 37 | 44 | 51 | 8 | |
| 31 | HEARTBEAT—IT’S A LOVEBEAT DeFranco Family (20th Century 2030) | 13 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| 32 | MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 383) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| 33 | PRETTY LADY Lighthouse (Polydor 14198) | 39 | 48 | 54 | 9 | |
| 34 | OOH BABY Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3633) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |
| 35 | PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (MGM 14609) | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 36 | CHEAPER TO KEEP HER Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0176) | 23 | 18 | 19 | 10 | |
| 37 | LET ME BE THERE Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) | 46 | 59 | 73 | 7 | |
| 38 | I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393) | 55 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | LIVIN’ FOR YOU Al Green (Hi 2257) | 48 | 64 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | SMARTY PANTS First Choice (Philly Groove 179) | 41 | 43 | 47 | 9 | |
| 41 | WALK LIKE A MAN Grand Funk (Capitol 3760) | 54 | 65 | 85 | 4 | |
| 42 | SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Persuaders (Atco 6943) | 45 | 49 | 56 | 8 | |
| 43 | ANGIE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19105) | 36 | 16 | 7 | 14 | |
| 44 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (pt. 1) Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54238) | 32 | 11 | 8 | 17 | |
| 45 | RIVER Joe Simon (Spring 141) | 52 | 60 | 70 | 6 | |
| 46 | YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1280) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
| 47 | DREAM ON Aerosmith (Columbia 45894) | 43 | 46 | 49 | 10 | |
| 48 | WHY ME Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) | 42 | 32 | 33 | 30 | |
| 49 | A SONG I’D LIKE TO SING Kris & Rita (A&M 1475) | 51 | 56 | 71 | 5 | |
| 50 | ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT Donny Osmond (MGM 14677) | 58 | 66 | 84 | 4 | |
| 51 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | 60 | 67 | 80 | 6 | |
| 52 | COME LIVE WITH ME Ray Charles (Crossover 973) | 53 | 57 | 67 | 5 | |
| 53 | SISTER MARY ELEPHANT (Shudd-Up!) Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041) | 61 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| 54 | TELL HER SHE’S LOVELY El Chicano (MCA 40104) | 76 | 86 | 97 | 4 | |
| 55 | FELL FOR YOU Dramatics (Volt 4099) | 50 | 52 | 60 | 7 | |
| 56 | AMERICAN TUNE Paul Simon (Columbia 45900) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | 56 | 58 | 62 | 13 | |
| 58 | MY OLD SCHOOL Steely Dan (ABC 11396) | 63 | 69 | 75 | 7 | |
| 59 | STONED TO THE BONE (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14210) | 62 | 68 | 82 | 4 | |
| 60 | UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995) | 68 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 61 | LOVE, REIGN O’ER ME The Who (Track 40152) | 66 | 76 | 87 | 4 | |
| 62 | THE RIVER OF LOVE B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171) | 70 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| 63 | THIS TIME I’M GONE FOR GOOD Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4369) | 71 | 80 | 92 | 4 | |
| 64 | KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953) | 72 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | AIN’T GOT NO HOME The Band (Capitol 3758) | 73 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) | 69 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| 67 | SALLY FROM SYRACUSE Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1084) | 67 | 71 | 76 | 6 | |
| 68 | I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT SURE IS FUNKY Ripple (GRC 1004) | 59 | 63 | 74 | 5 | |
| 69 | FRISKY Sly & Family Stone (Epic 11060) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | YOU’RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr (Apple 1870) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 298) | 44 | 26 | 27 | 16 | |
| 72 | ALL I KNOW Garfunkel (Columbia 45926) | 47 | 38 | 13 | 14 | |
| 73 | LET ME TRY AGAIN Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1181) | 78 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| 74 | SAIL AROUND THE WORLD David Gates (Elektra 45868) | 49 | 51 | 53 | 9 | |
| 75 | I’M A ROCKER Raspberries (Capitol 3765) | 77 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | IT’S ALL OVER Independents (Wand 11263) | 79 | 83 | 90 | 5 | |
| 77 | WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Donny Osmond (MGM 14677) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | BIG TIME OPERATOR Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486) | 81 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? Melanie (Neighborhood 4213) | 87 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | SORROW David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160) | 82 | 87 | 94 | 4 | |
| 81 | I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME Intruders (Gamble 2508) | 86 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | PLEASE, DADDY John Denver (RCA Victor 0182) | 89 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | BLUE COLLAR Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | HANGIN’ AROUND Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME Albert Hammond (Mums 6024) | 91 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | ROCK ON David Essex (Columbia 45940) | 95 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | LOVE’S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | LOVE HAS NO PRIDE Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I FOUND SUNSHINE Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55503) | 90 | 91 | 99 | 4 | |
| 90 | BABY COME CLOSE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239) | 92 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | I MISS YOU Dells (Cadet 5700) | 93 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | LOVE FOR YOU Sonoma (Dunhill 4365) | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 94 | SHOWDOWN Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | LAST KISS Wednesday (Sussex 507) | 97 | 99 | 100 | 4 | |
| 96 | JIM DANDY Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | LAST KISS J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506) | 99 | — | — | 19 | |
| 98 | I’M THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Clarence Carter (Fame 330) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | INSPIRATION Paul Williams (A&M 1479) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART Monkey Meeks (Roxbury 0133) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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