CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 2, 1974
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1SEASONS IN THE SUN
    Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432)
  2  610  8
  2BOOGIE DOWN
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243)
  4  5  610
  3SPIDERS AND SNAKES
    Jim Stafford (MGM 14648)
  5  8  918
  4LOVE’S THEME
    Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069)
  1  2  314
  5THE WAY WE WERE
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944)
  3  3  114
  6ROCK ON
    David Essex (Columbia 45940)
  8101415
  7DARK LADY
    Cher (MCA 40161)
111318  8
  8SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS
    John Denver (RCA Victor 0213)
131935  7
  9JET
    Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871)
182745  5
10MOCKINGBIRD
    Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880)
172847  5
11LAST TIME I SAW HIM
    Diana Ross (Motown 1278)
15171910
12LOVE SONG
    Anne Murray (Capitol 3776)
16182012
13JUNGLE BOOGIE
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559)
1415  812
14YOU’RE SIXTEEN
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1870)
12  9  413
15UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995)
  7  7  716
16HOOKED ON A FEELING
    Blue Swede (EMI 3627)
346483  4
17I LOVE
    Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436)
19212211
18COME AND GET YOUR LOVE
    Redbone (Epic 11035)
202230  9
19ERES TU (Touch The Wind)
    Mocedades (Tara 100)
26334010
20PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3535)
21141610
21SEXY MAMA
    Moments (Stang 5052)
242936  9
22TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN
    Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407)
28323810
23ROCK AND ROLL, HOOCHIE KOO
    Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751)
293954  7
24MY SWEET LADY
    Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156)
27313411
25MIGHTY LOVE (pt. 1)
    Spinners (Atlantic 3006)
313743  7
26STAR
    Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483)
30354111
27BENNIE AND THE JETS
    Elton John (MCA 40198)
4372  3
28THE LORD’S PRAYER
    Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491)
4485  3
29CAN THIS BE REAL
    Natural Four (Curtom 1990)
25262811
30THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE
    Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195)
426072  5
31IN THE MOOD
    Bette Midler (Atlantic 3004)
323844  7
32I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE
    B.B. King (ABC 11406)
38475812
33LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE
    Bobby Womack (United Artists 375)
526781  4
34BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403)
5074  3
35WOLD
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874)
40455310
36BABY COME CLOSE
    Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239)
37485215
37A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG
    Charlie Rich (Epic 11091)
4883  3
38I’VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196)
455264  5
39LET ME BE THERE
    Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101)
  9  4  519
40YOU SURE LOVE TO BALL
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54244)
414246  6
41ENERGY CRISIS ’74
    Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 206)
495766  6
42I JUST CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4377)
465361  7
43DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO (Heartbreaker)
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19109)
101113  8
44AMERICANS
    Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222)
  6  1  210
45MIDNIGHT RIDER
    Gregg Allman (Capricorn 0035)
22161711
46JIM DANDY
    Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948)
23121213
47JESSICA
    Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036)
33343910
48LAST KISS
    Wednesday (Sussex 507)
51565716
49YOU’RE SO UNIQUE
    Billy Preston (A&M 1492)
35303210
50DADDY WHAT IF
    Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197)
535862  9
51MUST BE LOVE
    James Gang (Atco 6953)
555963  7
52TELL ME A LIE
    Sami Jo (MGM South 7029)
606980  5
53HONEY PLEASE, CAN’T YA SEE
    Barry White (20th Century 2077)
6384  3
54ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS
    Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033)
74  2
55GET THAT GASOLINE BLUES
    NRBQ (Kama Sutra 586)
586170  6
56SHOW AND TELL
    Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073)
36201122
57WE’RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193)
626677  5
58ABRA-CA-DABRA
    DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070)
47232510
59HOUSTON (I’m Comin’ To See You)
    Glen Campbell (Capitol 3808)
657076  5
60VIRGINIA (Touch Me Like You Do)
    Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001)
698089  4
61STOP TO START
    Blue Magic (Atco 6949)
667175  7
62JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205)
768186  4
63I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG
    Jim Croce (ABC 11424)
  1
64MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You)
    Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269)
7988  3
65WATCHING THE RIVER RUN
    Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010)
81  2
66OH MY MY
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1872)
  1
67SHE’S GONE
    Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic 2993)
718285  5
68TRY (Try To Fall In Love)
    Cooker (Scepter 12388)
707887  4
69BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME
    Persuaders (Atco 6956)
7292  3
70OUTSIDE WOMAN
    Bloodstone (London 1052)
809092  5
71PIANO MAN
    Billy Joel (Columbia 45963)
848794  4
72YOUR CASH AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT TRASH
    Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837)
83  2
73LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING
    Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975)
737374  8
74I’LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN
    Soul Children (Stax 0182)
787984  5
75THERE’S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (To Appreciate The Sunshine)
    Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011)
777679  7
76THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE
    Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538)
828691  5
77TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND
    Staple Singers (Stax 0196)
87  2
78US AND THEM
    Pink Floyd (Harvest 3832)
88  2
79TUBULAR BELLS
    Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100)
100   2
80UNBORN CHILD
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771)
85  2
81QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY
    New York City (Chelsea 0150)
869193  6
82TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
    MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540)
  1
83SKYBIRD
    Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998)
  1
84LET IT RIDE
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457)
  1
85PEPPER BOX
    Peppers (Event 213)
89100   3
86HELP ME
    Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034)
  1
87TOUCH AND GO
    Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076)
  1
88HOMELY GIRL
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505)
9899  3
89STAR BABY
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217)
  1
90I WISH IT WAS ME
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529)
919397  4
91BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON
    Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402)
93  2
92IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME
    New Birth (RCA Victor 0185)
99  2
93THE CRUDE OIL BLUES
    Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0224)
949698  4
94THAT’S THE SOUND THAT LONELY MAKES
    Tavares (Capitol 3794)
959596  4
95WILLIE PASS THE WATER
    Ripple (GRC 1013)
9798100   4
96NICE TO BE AROUND
    Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2072)
9697  3
97ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND
    Think (Big Tree 15000)
  9
98IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT
    Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588)
  1
99I’M A TRAIN
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6026)
  1
100 MR. NATURAL
    Bee Gees (RSO 408)
  1
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