| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending JANUARY 5, 1974 |
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 101 | STORMY MONDAY
Latimore (Glades 1716) | 108 | 4 |
| 102 | LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING
Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975) | — | 1 |
| 103 | RAINBOW SONG
America (Warner Bros. 7760) | 105 | 3 |
| 104 | BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON
Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402) | 107 | 3 |
| 105 | SOFT SOUL BOOGIE WOOGIE
Wilson Pickett (RCA Victor 0174) | 106 | 4 |
| 106 | WILD IN THE STREETS
Garland Jeffreys (Atlantic 2981) | 109 | 4 |
| 107 | LAY LADY LAY
Brook Benton (Brut 810) | 111 | 2 |
| 108 | I TOLD YOU SO
Delfonics (Philly Groove 182) | — | 1 |
| 109 | WE CAN’T DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4371) | 104 | 3 |
| 110 | QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY
New York City (Chelsea 0150) | 113 | 7 |
| 111 | TIME FADES AWAY
Neil Young (Reprise 1184) | 114 | 2 |
| 112 | WISH THAT YOU WERE MINE
Manhattans (Columbia 45971) | — | 1 |
| 113 | DOWN DRINKING AT THE BAR
Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45949) | 112 | 5 |
| 114 | BICYCLE MORNING
Billy Sans (Atco 6945) | — | 1 |
| 115 | KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE
Queen (Elektra 45863) | — | 1 |
| 116 | BIFF, THE FRIENDLY PURPLE BEAR
Dick Feller (United Artists (316) | 118 | 7 |
| 117 | REMEMBER
Andy Williams & Noelle (Columbia 45985) | — | 1 |
| 118 | WHAT IS HIP?
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7748) | 116 | 4 |
| 119 | I THINK I’M GONNA LIKE IT
Barnaby Bye (Atlantic 2984) | 120 | 2 |
| 120 | SOUL POWER 74 (pt. 1)
Maceo & Macks (People 631) | 119 | 4 |