| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 29, 1973 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2 | LEAVE ME ALONE (Ruby Red Dress) Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce (ABC 11405) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
| 4 | THE JOKER Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
| 5 | HELLO IT’S ME Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 6 | SHOW AND TELL Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 7 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA 40148) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 8 | LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242) | 12 | 17 | 24 | 8 | |
| 9 | IF YOU’RE READY (Come Go With Me) Staple Singers (Stax 0179) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | |
| 10 | MIND GAMES John Lennon (Apple 1868) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 8 | |
| 11 | HELEN WHEELS Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 7 | |
| 12 | YOU’RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr (Apple 1870) | 19 | 36 | 70 | 4 | |
| 13 | WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| 14 | NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White (20th Century 2058) | 16 | 21 | 25 | 9 | |
| 15 | SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16011) | 20 | 23 | 29 | 10 | |
| 16 | D’YER MAK’ER Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986) | 17 | 20 | 22 | 12 | |
| 17 | I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393) | 24 | 29 | 38 | 6 | |
| 18 | MY MUSIC Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 19 | ME AND BABY BROTHER War (United Artists 350) | 22 | 25 | 28 | 8 | |
| 20 | ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY Stylistics (Avco 4625) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 12 | |
| 21 | LIVIN’ FOR YOU Al Green (Hi 2257) | 26 | 32 | 39 | 6 | |
| 22 | LET ME BE THERE Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) | 25 | 30 | 37 | 10 | |
| 23 | THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944) | 32 | 66 | 92 | 5 | |
| 24 | LOVE’S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069) | 41 | 64 | 87 | 5 | |
| 25 | TOP OF THE WORLD Carpenters (A&M 1468) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | |
| 26 | WALK LIKE A MAN Grand Funk (Capitol 3760) | 30 | 35 | 41 | 7 | |
| 27 | PAINTED LADIES Ian Thomas (Janus 224) | 27 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 28 | ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT Donny Osmond (MGM 14677) | 34 | 41 | 50 | 7 | |
| 29 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | 35 | 44 | 51 | 9 | |
| 30 | AMERICAN TUNE Paul Simon (Columbia 45900) | 36 | 46 | 56 | 5 | |
| 31 | TELL HER SHE’S LOVELY El Chicano (MCA 40104) | 37 | 45 | 54 | 7 | |
| 32 | JUST YOU ’N’ ME Chicago (Columbia 45933) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 33 | UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995) | 43 | 50 | 60 | 7 | |
| 34 | COME GET TO THIS Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54241) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |
| 35 | PHOTOGRAPH Ringo Starr (Apple 1865) | 28 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
| 36 | LET ME SERENADE YOU Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4370) | 23 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
| 37 | A SONG I’D LIKE TO SING Kris & Rita (A&M 1475) | 39 | 43 | 49 | 8 | |
| 38 | SMARTY PANTS First Choice (Philly Groove 179) | 38 | 39 | 40 | 12 | |
| 39 | SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Persuaders (Atco 6943) | 40 | 40 | 42 | 11 | |
| 40 | THE RIVER OF LOVE B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171) | 45 | 53 | 62 | 7 | |
| 41 | KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953) | 44 | 56 | 64 | 6 | |
| 42 | I GOT A NAME Jim Croce (ABC 11389) | 29 | 24 | 7 | 14 | |
| 43 | IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) | 50 | 58 | 66 | 8 | |
| 44 | SISTER MARY ELEPHANT (Shudd-Up!) Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 7 | |
| 45 | THIS TIME I’M GONE FOR GOOD Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4369) | 47 | 55 | 63 | 7 | |
| 46 | THE LOVE I LOST (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3533) | 33 | 16 | 10 | 15 | |
| 47 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | 48 | 51 | 57 | 16 | |
| 48 | STONED TO THE BONE (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14210) | 49 | 54 | 59 | 7 | |
| 49 | PRETTY LADY Lighthouse (Polydor 14198) | 31 | 31 | 33 | 12 | |
| 50 | LOVE HAS NO PRIDE Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026) | 58 | 72 | 88 | 4 | |
| 51 | HANGIN’ AROUND Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069) | 59 | 75 | 84 | 4 | |
| 52 | I SHALL SING Garfunkel (Columbia 45983) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | LET YOUR HAIR DOWN Temptations (Gordy 7133) | 62 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | AIN’T GOT NO HOME The Band (Capitol 3758) | 55 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| 55 | JIM DANDY Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948) | 68 | 86 | 96 | 4 | |
| 56 | STEP INTO CHRISTMAS Elton John (MCA 65018) | 65 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? Melanie (Neighborhood 4213) | 60 | 74 | 79 | 6 | |
| 58 | LOVE SONG Anne Murray (Capitol 3776) | 66 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | ROCK ON David Essex (Columbia 45940) | 67 | 81 | 86 | 6 | |
| 60 | LOVE, REIGN O’ER ME The Who (Track 40152) | 54 | 59 | 61 | 7 | |
| 61 | BIG TIME OPERATOR Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486) | 64 | 71 | 78 | 6 | |
| 62 | MIDNIGHT RIDER Gregg Allman (Capricorn 0035) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | RIVER Joe Simon (Spring 141) | 42 | 42 | 45 | 9 | |
| 64 | A FOOL SUCH AS I Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | PLEASE, DADDY John Denver (RCA Victor 0182) | 70 | 77 | 82 | 6 | |
| 66 | CAN THIS BE REAL Natural Four (Curtom 1990) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | JUNGLE BOOGIE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559) | 78 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | TEENAGE LAMENT ’74 Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | BABY COME CLOSE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239) | 73 | 89 | 90 | 6 | |
| 70 | SORROW David Bowie (RCA Victor 0160) | 69 | 76 | 80 | 7 | |
| 71 | BLUE COLLAR Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417) | 71 | 78 | 83 | 5 | |
| 72 | JOY (pt. 1) Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | SHOWDOWN Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337) | 76 | 83 | 94 | 4 | |
| 74 | INSPIRATION Paul Williams (A&M 1479) | 77 | 88 | 99 | 4 | |
| 75 | ABRA-CA-DABRA DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU Paul Anka (Fame 345) | 85 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | RAISED ON ROBBERY Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | LAST TIME I SAW HIM Diana Ross (Motown 1278) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | JESSICA Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | STAR Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | AMERICANS Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | LAST KISS Wednesday (Sussex 507) | 84 | 92 | 95 | 7 | |
| 83 | LAST KISS J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506) | 86 | 94 | 97 | 22 | |
| 84 | I LOVE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | YOU’RE SO UNIQUE Billy Preston (A&M 1492) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE B.B. King (ABC 11406) | 91 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3535) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | JOLENE Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | WOLD Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | WANG DANG DOODLE Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN Gary & Dave (London 200) | 96 | 100 | — | 6 | |
| 93 | IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (But In My Heart It’s Spring) Love Unlimited (20th Century 2062) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | MY SWEET LADY Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | FLASHBACK 5th Dimension (Bell 45,425) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW Roy Clark (Dot 17480) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | THIS IS YOUR SONG Don Goodwin (Silver Blue 806) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | MEADOWS Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4373) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | ERES TU (Touch The Wind) Mocedades (Tara 100) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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