Play Meter

Issue: 1974 December - Vol 1 Num 1

47 BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER
William De Vau hn (Rockbury 2001)
48 I KEEP ON LOVING YOU
A A HIli (UA 536)
49 AIN 'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING
74 IT'S ONLY ROCK N' ROLL (BUT I LIKE IT)
Rolling Stones (RS 1930 1)
75 TAKING CARE OF B.USINESS
Overdrive (M rcury 73487)
76 LIVE IT UP
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3200)
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50 CAREFREE HIGHWAY
Isley Brothers (T Neck 2254 )
77 LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY
Gordon Light foot (Reprise 1309)
51 YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER
Tymes (RCA 10022)
52 WI LD THI NG
Fancy (Big Tree 15004)
53 SECOND AVENUE
Gdrfunkel (Columbia 3-1 (020)
54 EVERLASTING LOVE
Carl Carlton (Bac
Beat 27001)
55 KEEP ON SEARCHING
Mdrgle Alexander (Futur Stars 1005)
56 BEACH BABY
Forst Class (UK 49022)
57 BIG FOUR POSTER BED
Brenda Lee (MCA 40262)
58 PHILADELPHIA
B B King (ABC 12029)
59 SHE 'S GONE
Tamaress (Capitol 3957)
60 YOU AIN 'T SEEN NOTHING YET
Ov rdrlv
(Mercury 73622)
61 ASK ME
Ecstasy Passion & Pdln (R oulette 715 )
62 SCHOOL DAYS
AI Green (HI 2883)
63 PAPA DON'T TAKE NO MESS
James Brown (Polydor 1425!»
64 THE BITCH IS BACK
Elton John (MCA 40297)
65 I'M A RAMBLIN MAN
Wdylon Jennings (RCA 1 (020)
66 RUB IT IN
Billy Crash Craddock (ABC 12013)
67 MR. BOJANGLES
Sonny Stitt (Cadet 5(026)
68 YO U
Bill Withers (Sussex 518)
69 TROUBLE IN PARADISE
Loretta Lynn (MCA 40283)
70 I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE
Don Williams (Dot 17516)
71 CAREFUL MAN
John Edwards (Aware 043)
72 LOVE ME FOR REASON
The Osmonds (MGM 14746)
73 ROCK THE BOAT
Hues Corp (RCA 0232)
Lo ve Me Fo r Reaso n (T he O sm o nds/ M G M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 7 2
M r. BOJa ng les ( So nny Sl l tt /Cade\) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Never My Lo ve (B l ue Swede/E MI) .. , . . . . . . . . . . . .•• .. . . • . . . . . . . . . 5
N o b Ody W i ns (C ynth ia Sheeler/ Ph il La So ul) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
N o t hi n g From N Qth i ng (B i lly Pres t o n / A&M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . 8
One Hell O f A W o man (Ma c Davi s/ Columb ia) ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
PaPa D on 't T ake N o Me ss (James Brown/ Po lyd o r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3
Peo p le Go tta M o ve ( Gi n o Va n neil i/ANM) .... . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 83
Phi l ad el p hia (B . B . K i ng/ AB C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 5 8
Play Some th i ng Sweet (Three Dog N i ght / Dun hi ll . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . 80
Plea se Com e T o B os t o n (Dave Loggi ns/ Ep ic ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
Pl ease Don' t St o p Lov in g Me (Po rter Wag o ner & D Oil y Part o n / R C A) .. .44
Please Tell M e H o w T h e St o ry End S (R o n nie M ilsap / R C A) ..... . . . . . . 3 0
R ock M e Ge n tly (Andy K im/Ca p it ol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
R OCK The Bo at (Hu es Co rp / R C A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
R OCK Your Baby (G eorge M cC rae /T. K . ) ..... . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4
R Ub It I n ( Bill y Cr ash C radd oc k / AB C ) . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . 66
Schoo l Da y s (AI G reen / H I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Second A v en u e (G arfunKel /Co lu m b la) . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . 53
Sh e ' s Go n e (Tavares /Cap ito l ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 5 9
Ski n Tight ( O h io Player s/ Merc ury) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ste pp ln ' Ou t (To ny O rland o/ Bell) . . . . . . . . . . . . , .•..... , . . . . . . . . . 13
St o p I n Sm ell T h e R o ses (Mac Dav is/Co lumb ia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sw eet H om e A labama ( L ynyrd Skynyrd/ MCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T a k e Me H om e So mewhere '(Joe Stampley / D o \) " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
The Spinners (Atlantic 3206)
78 THREE RING CIRCUS
Blue Magic (A tco 45· 7004)
79 AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE
W illie Nelson & Tracy Nelson (Atlantic 4028)
80 PLAY SOMETHING SWEET
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 15013)
81 THE NEED TO BE
Jim Wea t herly (Buddah 4 20)
82 HONEY HONY
Sweet Dreams (ABC 12013)
83 PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE
Gino Vannelli (ANM 1614)
84 EVERGREEN
Booker T (EpIC 8 . 5(031)
85 WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN
Three Degrees (Philadelphia 3550)
86 YOU GOT THE LOVE
Rufus (ABC 12032)
87 WHAT EVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT
John Lennon (Apple 1874)
88 TOUCH ME
Fance (Big Tree 16026)
89 I'VE GOT MUSIC IN ME
The Kikl Dee Band (MCA 40293)
90 JAMES DEAN
The Edgles (Asylum 45202)
91 TAKE ME HOME SOMEWHERE
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Joe Stampley (Dot 17522)
92 HOUSE OF LOVE
DottleW sl (RCA 032 1)
93 CANDY'S GOI NG BAD
Gold e n Earro:1g (MCA 4 0309)
94 ONE HELL OF A WOMAN
Mac DaVIS (Columbia 46004)
95 EASY STR E ET
Edgar W,nt r Group (EpIC 8 5(034)
96 IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME
Saml So (MGM 7034)
97 COUNTRY SIDE OF LIFE
Wei Willie (Capr Icor n 021 2)
98 DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME
Ellon John (MCA 40259)
99 CALL ON ME
Chlcogo (Columbia 46062)
100 I SAW A MAN & HE DANCED WITH HIS WIFE
Ch r (MCA 40273)
T aK i ng care O f BUSiness (O verdr ive / Merc ury) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... " . 75
Te ll Me So meth i ng G o od (Rufus/ Ounh l ll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... 12
T he B i t ch Is Ba c k (Elto n John / MCA) . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
T he Need To Be (J i m Weatherly / Buddah) . . . . . . . . .. . ... . .. . •..... 81
T he N ight Ch i cago Died (Paper Lace/ Mercury) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
T hen Came Y o u (D io nne Wa rwl c ke & Sp i nners/ Atlant ic) . . .... . . . . . . . 3
T hree R i ng Ci rcus (Blue M a gic/ AI Co ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 78
T on Man (Amer ica/ WBS ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
T r o ubl e In Paradise (Loretta Lynn / MCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . .•.. . . . . 69
To u c h Me (Fanc e/ B i g T ree) . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Virg i n Man (SmoKey Roblnson / Tamla) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Way Ba cK H o me (Ja zz C rusader s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
What E ver Get s Y o u T hru The N ight (J o hn Lenn o n / Apple) . . . . . . . ... 87
When W i ll I See You Aga in (Three Degrees/ Ph il adel ph ia) ... . . . . . . . . . 85
Wh o D o You T h i nk You Are (Bo Donalson & T he Heywoods/ ABC) .... 21
W il d Th ing (Fancy / B ig T ree) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
W oma n To W oman (Sh ir ley Brown /T ruth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Y o u (B ill W i thers/Su ssex) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 68
Y o u A ln 'l Seen Nothing Yet (Overdr i ve/ Mer c ury) . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 60
Y o u and Me Aga i nst The World (Helen Reddy / Capitol) . . . . • . . . . .... 31
Y o u G o t The L o ve (Rufus/ ABC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . , .. . ... 86
Y o u Haven ' l Done Noth i ng Yet (Stevie Wonder / Tamla) . . . • . . . . . • . . . . 9
Y o u Li ttle T r ustmaker ( T ymes / R C A) ..... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 51
Y o u're Hav i ng My Baby (Paul Anka / U.A . ) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... 17
Yo u've Got T o Keep On Bump ln (Kay Gee/ DeLite) . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 46
Music
ff Nostalgic programming: Make the most of it
There's a new wave of no stalgia
sweep ing the nation, and it's stronger
than ever befo re. Regardless of the
musical interests of cliente le at various
mu sic locat ions aro und the country,
what the people want to hear is music
" f rom the good old d ays ."
That fact is affecting jukebox music
programmers everywhere, in country,
easy listening and pop locations.

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COUNTRY TOP 20
Per haps affected most are pop
music locations, w he re the average age
of clientele is a little older - mid ·to
late· 20's - than it ha s been in the past .
But of course, everybody's idea of
"t he good old days" is di fferent , and
the proper programming to f it indi o
vidual locations varies greatl y .
For instance, on Jo hn Lotu s'
Lansing, Michigan route with K ing·Pin

I SEE THE WANT TO IN YOUR EYES
PLEASE DON'T STOP LOVING ME
EASY LISTENING TOP 20
1
I HONESTLY LOVE YOU
2
STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES
Conw ay Twitty (MCA 40282)
2

Amusement Co., rock and roll from
the 50's and 60' s is in demand like it
has never been before .
Lan sing is the home of Michigan
State, Lotus said, and the college·aged
customers are creating a "tremendous
demand" for music from that era .
" It's si mply that the young execu ·
tives of today were the teenagers of
that period , " Lotus sa id. " A nd w i th
Olivia Newton·John MCA 402801
Port er Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA 10010)
3
I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID
Mac Davis (Columbia 10018)
3
STEPPIN' OUT (GONNA BOOGIE TONIGHT)
4
CAREFREE HIGHWAY
M ickey Gilley (Playboy 6004)
4
BONAPARTE'S RETREAT
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45.601)
Gordon Lightf oot (Warner Bros. 1309)
Glenn Campbell (Capitol :B26)
5
MISSISSIPPI COTTON
5
TIN MAN
6
SECOND AVENUE
Amer ica (Warner Bros. 8014)
Charley Pride (RCA 10030)
6
I HONESTLY LOVE YOU
7
AMI ESPOSA CON AMOR
G rfunk I (Columbia 3-10020)
Olivia Newton·Jo hn (MCA 40260)
7
JAZZMAN
B
LOVE ME FOR A REASON
9
BACK HOME AGAIN
Carole K mg (Ode 66101)
Sonny James (Columbia 3-10001)
8
IF I MISS YOU AGAIN TONIGHT
9
I LOV E MY FRIEND
The Osmonds (MGM 14746)
Tommy Overstreet (ABC/Dot 17515)
Charlie Rich (Epic 8-20006 )
10
WOMAN TO WOMAN
11
I'M HAVING YOUR BABY
John Denver (RCA 10065)
10
LONGFELLOW SERENADE
11
LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN
Tammy Wynette (Epic 8-5000B)
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10043)
Sunday Sharpe (United Artists 507)
12
LOVE IS LIKE A BUTTERFLY
Neil Sedaka (MCA 40313)
12
THE NEED TO BE
13
THEN CAME YOU
DOlly Part o n (RCA 10031)
13
14
BONEY FINGERS
Jim Weather ly (Buddah 420)
Hoyt Axton (A&M 1607)
CAN'T YOU FEEL IT
Dionne Warwi c ke & Spinners (Atlantic 3029)
14
HONEY, HONEY
15
BOOGIE BANDS & ONE NIGHT STANDS
16
FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE
17
YOU CAN HAVE HER
Abba (Atlantic 3209)
David Houston (Epic 8-50009)
15
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE
Kathy Dalto n (Discreet 13001
David H ouston & Barbara Mandrell (Epic 8-20005)
16
TAKE ME HOME TO SOMEWHERE
Roberta F lack (Atlantic 3025)
Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot 17522)
17
LONG BLACK VEl L
Sam Neely (A&M 1612)
Sammi Smith (M ega 1214)
18
COUNTRY IS
18
FR EE MAN IN PARIS
19
WHEN MABEL COMES IN THE ROOM
Joni Mitch II (Asylum 11041)
Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73617)
19
o
WHO LEFT THE DOOR TO HEAVEN OPEN
Michael Allen (Warner Bros. 7833)
Hank Thompson (ABC/Dot 17512)
20
CREDIT CAHD SONG
Dick Fell r (United Artists 535)

MY MELODY OF LOVE
Bobby Vinton (ABC 12022)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Record listings in Play Meter's Top 100 reflect those selections that in recent weeks
have proven to be consistent jukebox favorites and continue to turn popularity meters 'round and 'round. We
feel it is important to know what is actually being played. People who actually purchase records are not
necessarily those same people who play them on coin-operated phonographs. Play Meter will concentrate its
efforts on determining current jukebox hits and potential hits. In this way we can perhaps better fulfill your
programming needs.
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