Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 25, 1971

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BRAND NEW KEY	2	4	15	10
Melanie (Neighborhood 4201)
2	GOT TO BE THERE	3	5	5	9
Michael Jackson (Motown 1191)
3	FAMILY AFFAIR	1	1	1	9
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805)
4	AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG	4	9	11	8
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294)
5	CHERISH	6	8	9	9
David Cassidy (Bell 45,150)
6	AMERICAN PIE	11	23	51	5
Don McLean (United Artists 50856)
7	ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU	8	12	16	11
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151)
8	SCORPIO	10	14	17	9
Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226)
9	HAVE YOU SEEN HER	9	6	6	10
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462)
10	RESPECT YOURSELF	14	17	20	13
Staple Singers (Stax 0104)
11	HEY GIRL	15	19	28	6
Donny Osmond (MGM 14322)
12	SUNSHINE	17	24	37	7
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021)
13	STONES	13	16	22	8
Neil Diamond (Uni 55310)
14	SUGAR DADDY	20	60	--	3
Jackson Five (Motown 1194)
15	LET'S STAY TOGETHER	22	51	68	5
Al Green (Hi 2202)
16	YOU ARE EVERYTHING	19	28	36	9
Stylistics (Avco 4581)
17	THEME FROM SHAFT	5	2	2	11
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038)
18	SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE)	16	13	14	8
Temptations (Gordy 7111)
19	DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE	24	46	64	7
Joe Simon (Spring 120)
20	CLEAN UP WOMAN	26	47	66	6
Betty Wright (Alston 4601)
21	ROCK STEADY	7	7	8	9
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838)
22	ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW (PT. 1)	28	34	40	6
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110)
23	I'M LOSING YOU	27	32	38	6
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73244)
24	BEHIND BLUE EYES	25	26	30	9
Who (Decca 32888)
25	THEME FROM 'SUMMER OF '42'	31	36	43	10
Peter Nero (Columbia 45399)
26	NOTHING TO HIDE	32	38	46	6
Tommy James (Roulette 7114)
27	IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE)	37	65	--	3
Partridge Family (Bell 45,160)
28	FRIENDS WITH YOU	30	33	39	8
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567)
29	I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)	33	44	69	5
Hillside Singers (Metromedia 231)
30	HALLELUJAH	34	41	49	7
Sweathog (Columbia 45492)
31	HEY BIG BROTHER	35	43	54	6
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038)
32	I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING	38	61	84	5
New Seekers (Elektra 45762)
33	DAY AFTER DAY	42	58	78	4
Badfinger (Apple 1841)
34	KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN'	45	64	76	5
Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550)
35	PRETTY AS YOU FEEL	36	39	48	7
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500)
36	BABY I'M A WANT YOU	12	3	3	11
Bread (Elektra 45751)
37	WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES	41	50	59	10
Bullet (Big Tree 123)
38	GEORGE JACKSON	44	57	70	4
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45516)
39	CAN I GET A WITNESS	40	49	60	6
Lee Michaels (A&M 1303)
40	ANTICIPATION	51	67	81	4
Carly Simon (Elektra 45759)
41	I'M A GREEDY MAN (PT. 1)	29	31	33	8
James Brown (Polydor 14100)
42	HAPPY CHRISTMAS-WAR IS OVER	63	--	--	2
John Lennon (Apple 1842)
43	SOUR SUITE	46	54	63	5
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0578)
44	GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES	21	10	4	15
Cher (Kapp 2146)
45	IMAGINE	23	15	7	11
John Lennon (Apple 1840)
46	AN AMERICAN TRILOGY	49	52	62	8
Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750)
47	LET IT BE	47	48	53	7
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145)
48	LOOKING FOR A LOVE	56	66	73	5
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2844)
49	DESIDERATA	18	11	12	11
Les Crane (Warner Bros. 7520)
50	THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS	64	74	92	5
Redbone (Epic 10749)
51	WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO	55	30	34	12
Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330)
52	GET DOWN	52	56	58	7
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966)
53	MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO	62	71	--	3
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091)
54	A NATURAL MAN	39	27	29	18
Lou Rawls (MGM 14262)
55	LEVON	73	--	--	2
Elton John (Uni 55314)
56	AIN'T NOBODY HOME	59	63	65	9
B.B. King (ABC 11316)
57	LAY LADY LAY	61	69	75	5
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 933)
58	ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND	88	95	--	3
Think (Laurie 3583)
59	DAISY MAE	65	70	77	5
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4296)
60	NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN	--	--	--	1
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4299)
61	MY BOY	66	73	87	7
Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293)
62	WITHOUT YOU	78	87	--	3
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604)
63	DEVIL YOU	67	76	94	4
Stampeders (Bell 45,154)
64	NO SAD SONG	70	80	--	3
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3231)
65	SHOW ME HOW	68	75	82	7
Emotions (Volt 4066)
66	LOVE GONNA PACK UP (AND WALK OUT)	69	86	--	3
Persuaders (Win Or Lose 220)
67	BLACK DOG	83	--	--	2
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2849)
68	TIGHTROPE RIDE	72	79	96	4
Doors (Elektra 45757)
69	TRUCKIN'	74	82	93	4
Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7464)
70	TAKE IT SLOW (OUT IN THE COUNTRY)	79	88	--	3
Lighthouse (Evolution 1052)
71	EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY GOOD THING (PT. 1)	81	--	--	2
Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 55)
72	ME AND BOBBY MCGEE	76	81	88	4
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248)
73	YOU MAKE YOUR OWN HEAVEN AND HELL RIGHT HERE ON EARTH	77	84	--	3
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7112)
74	THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA	91	--	--	4
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847)
75	TOGETHER LET'S FIND LOVE	--	--	--	1
5th Dimension (Bell 45,170)
76	FIRE AND WATER	--	--	--	1
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852)
77	THE HARDER I TRY (THE BLUER I GET)	84	91	--	3
Free Movement (Columbia 45512)
78	PAIN (PT. 1)	85	90	98	4
Ohio Players (Westbound 188)
79	FIVE HUNDRED MILES	82	85	89	5
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (MGM 14314)
80	NO GOOD TO CRY	86	94	--	3
Poppy Family (London 164)
81	CAROLYN	87	97	--	3
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222)
82	DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER	94	99	--	7
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315)
83	SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS	--	--	--	1
War (United Artists 50867)
84	AFTER ALL THIS TIME	89	100	--	3
Merry Clayton (Ode 66018)
85	AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW	--	--	--	1
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255)
86	WHAT AM I LIVING FOR	--	--	--	1
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11317)
87	SON OF SHAFT	--	--	--	1
Bar-Kays (Volt 4073)
88	BANG A GONG	98	--	--	2
T. Rex (Reprise 1032)
89	THEME FROM ALL IN THE FAMILY	--	--	--	1
Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton (Atlantic 2847)
90	AJAX AIRLINES	--	--	--	1
Hudson & Landry (Dore 868)
91	WAY BACK HOME	93	96	99	4
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35090)
92	SATISFACTION	--	55	56	6
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211)
93	THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT	--	--	--	1
Robert John (Atlantic 2846)
94	DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (PT. 1)	100	--	--	2
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0112)
95	KEEP PLAYIN' THAT ROCK 'N' ROLL	--	--	--	1
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic 10788)
96	COME ON OVER TO MY HOUSE	--	--	--	1
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2053)
97	LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE	--	--	--	1
Coasters (King 6385)
98	SO MANY PEOPLE	99	98	--	3
Chase (Epic 10806)
99	JUNGLE FEVER	--	--	--	1
Chakachas (Polydor 15030)
100	PRECIOUS AND FEW	--	--	--	1
Climax (Rocky Road 30055)

designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a song that entered the chart this week

Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Grandma's Hands" by Bill Withers (# 43)
   • "Two Divided By Love" by Grass Roots (# 48)
   • "Peace Train" by Cat Stevens (# 50)
   • "Wild Night" by Van Morrison (# 53)
   • "I've Seen All Good People" by Yes (# 54)
   • "Everybody's Everything" by Santana (# 57)
   • "One Tin Soldier" by Coven (# 58)
   • "Easy Loving" by Freddie Hart (# 60)
   • "Treat Me Like A Good Piece Of Candy" by Dusk (# 71)
   • "Love Is Funny That Way" by Jackie Wilson (# 75)
   • "You Keep Me Holding On" by Tyrone Davis (# 80)
   • "Number Wonderful" by Rock Flowers (# 90)
   • "I Knew You When" by Donny Osmond (# 92)
   • "Scratch My Back (And Mumble In My Ear)" by Clarence Carter (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	UNDER MY WHEELS	Alice Cooper
102	GET UP AND GET DOWN	Dramatics
103	OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY)	Aretha Franklin
104	IF I COULD SEE THE LIGHT	8th Day
105	OPEN THE DOOR (SONG FOR JUDITH)	Judy Collins
106	LOVE AND LIBERTY	Laura Lee
107	CAN'T HELP BUT LOVE YOU	Whispers
108	WHAT'S GOING ON	Quincy Jones
109	HOW CAN I PRETEND	Continental 4
110	HOPE	Mason Proffit
111	MOVIN' ON (PT. 2)	Buckwheat
112	THE PILGRIM: CHAPTER 33	Kris Kristofferson
113	REALLY WANTED YOU	Emitt Rhodes
114	I'M LEAVING THIS TIME	Main Ingredient
115	WE'VE GOT TO PULL TOGETHER	Nite-Liters
116	KEEP ON KEEPING ON	N.F. Porter
117	SPACE CAPTAIN	Barbra Streisand with Fanny
118	THE LOVE OF MY MAN	Dionne Warwick
119	BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN	Carpenters
120	ANOTHER PUFF	Jerry Reed
121	YOU ARE THE ONE	Sugar Bears
122	JOY	Apollo 100
123	I'D DO IT ALL AGAIN	Vikki Carr
124	HEY RUBY (SHUT YOUR MOUTH)	Ruby & Party Gang
125	WHEN I MEET THEM	Seals & Crofts
126	ROCK LOVE	Steve Miller Band
127	ROCK 'N ROLL	Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder
128	THE LOVE YOU LEFT BEHIND	Syl Johnson
129	STAY WITH ME	Faces
130	TUPELO HONEY	Van Morrison