Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 1, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GOT TO BE THERE |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1191) | ||||||
| 2 | AMERICAN PIE |
6 | 11 | 23 | 6 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists 50856) | ||||||
| 3 | BRAND NEW KEY |
1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4201) | ||||||
| 4 | CHERISH |
5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,150) | ||||||
| 5 | FAMILY AFFAIR |
3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805) | ||||||
| 6 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU |
7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151) | ||||||
| 7 | SCORPIO |
8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | |
| Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226) | ||||||
| 8 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER |
15 | 22 | 51 | 6 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2202) | ||||||
| 9 | HEY GIRL |
11 | 15 | 19 | 7 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14322) | ||||||
| 10 | AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG |
4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294) | ||||||
| 11 | SUNSHINE |
12 | 17 | 24 | 8 | |
| Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021) | ||||||
| 12 | SUGAR DADDY |
14 | 20 | 60 | 4 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1194) | ||||||
| 13 | RESPECT YOURSELF |
10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | ||||||
| 14 | HAVE YOU SEEN HER |
9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462) | ||||||
| 15 | YOU ARE EVERYTHING |
16 | 19 | 28 | 10 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4581) | ||||||
| 16 | DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE |
19 | 24 | 46 | 8 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 120) | ||||||
| 17 | CLEAN UP WOMAN |
20 | 26 | 47 | 7 | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4601) | ||||||
| 18 | STONES |
13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55310) | ||||||
| 19 | ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW (PT. 1) |
22 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110) | ||||||
| 20 | IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) |
27 | 37 | 65 | 4 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 45,160) | ||||||
| 21 | I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING |
32 | 38 | 61 | 6 |  |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45762) | ||||||
| 22 | I'M LOSING YOU |
23 | 27 | 32 | 7 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73244) | ||||||
| 23 | THEME FROM 'SUMMER OF '42' |
25 | 31 | 36 | 11 | |
| Peter Nero (Columbia 45399) | ||||||
| 24 | BEHIND BLUE EYES |
24 | 25 | 26 | 10 | |
| Who (Decca 32888) | ||||||
| 25 | NOTHING TO HIDE |
26 | 32 | 38 | 7 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7114) | ||||||
| 26 | I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) |
29 | 33 | 44 | 6 | |
| Hillside Singers (Metromedia 231) | ||||||
| 27 | FRIENDS WITH YOU |
28 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567) | ||||||
| 28 | HEY BIG BROTHER |
31 | 35 | 43 | 7 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038) | ||||||
| 29 | DAY AFTER DAY |
33 | 42 | 58 | 5 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1841) | ||||||
| 30 | HALLELUJAH |
30 | 34 | 41 | 8 | |
| Sweathog (Columbia 45492) | ||||||
| 31 | ANTICIPATION |
40 | 51 | 67 | 5 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45759) | ||||||
| 32 | KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN' |
34 | 45 | 64 | 6 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550) | ||||||
| 33 | GEORGE JACKSON |
38 | 44 | 57 | 5 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45516) | ||||||
| 34 | WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES |
37 | 41 | 50 | 11 | |
| Bullet (Big Tree 123) | ||||||
| 35 | PRETTY AS YOU FEEL |
35 | 36 | 39 | 8 | |
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500) | ||||||
| 36 | HAPPY CHRISTMAS-WAR IS OVER |
42 | 63 | -- | 3 | |
| John Lennon (Apple 1842) | ||||||
| 37 | THEME FROM SHAFT |
17 | 5 | 2 | 12 |  |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038) | ||||||
| 38 | SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE) |
18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7111) | ||||||
| 39 | CAN I GET A WITNESS |
39 | 40 | 49 | 7 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M 1303) | ||||||
| 40 | NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN |
60 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4299) | ||||||
| 41 | SOUR SUITE |
43 | 46 | 54 | 6 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0578) | ||||||
| 42 | MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO |
53 | 62 | 71 | 4 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091) | ||||||
| 43 | LEVON |
55 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55314) | ||||||
| 44 | LOOKING FOR A LOVE |
48 | 56 | 66 | 6 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2844) | ||||||
| 45 | ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND |
58 | 88 | 95 | 4 | |
| Think (Laurie 3583) | ||||||
| 46 | ROCK STEADY |
21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838) | ||||||
| 47 | WITHOUT YOU |
62 | 78 | 87 | 4 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604) | ||||||
| 48 | THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS |
50 | 64 | 74 | 6 | |
| Redbone (Epic 10749) | ||||||
| 49 | BABY I'M A WANT YOU |
36 | 12 | 3 | 12 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45751) | ||||||
| 50 | DAISY MAE |
59 | 65 | 70 | 6 | |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4296) | ||||||
| 51 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO |
51 | 55 | 30 | 13 | |
| Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330) | ||||||
| 52 | AN AMERICAN TRILOGY |
46 | 49 | 52 | 9 | |
| Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) | ||||||
| 53 | LET IT BE |
47 | 47 | 48 | 8 | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145) | ||||||
| 54 | MY BOY |
61 | 66 | 73 | 8 | |
| Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293) | ||||||
| 55 | BLACK DOG |
67 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2849) | ||||||
| 56 | GET DOWN |
52 | 52 | 56 | 8 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966) | ||||||
| 57 | SHOW ME HOW |
65 | 68 | 75 | 8 | |
| Emotions (Volt 4066) | ||||||
| 58 | THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA |
74 | 91 | -- | 5 | |
| Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847) | ||||||
| 59 | LOVE GONNA PACK UP (AND WALK OUT) |
66 | 69 | 86 | 4 | |
| Persuaders (Win Or Lose 220) | ||||||
| 60 | DEVIL YOU |
63 | 67 | 76 | 5 | |
| Stampeders (Bell 45,154) | ||||||
| 61 | TOGETHER LET'S FIND LOVE |
75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,170) | ||||||
| 62 | BANG A GONG |
88 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise 1032) | ||||||
| 63 | NO SAD SONG |
64 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3231) | ||||||
| 64 | TIGHTROPE RIDE |
68 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45757) | ||||||
| 65 | FIRE AND WATER |
76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852) | ||||||
| 66 | TRUCKIN' |
69 | 74 | 82 | 5 | |
| Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7464) | ||||||
| 67 | TAKE IT SLOW (OUT IN THE COUNTRY) |
70 | 79 | 88 | 4 | |
| Lighthouse (Evolution 1052) | ||||||
| 68 | EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY GOOD THING (PT. 1) |
71 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 55) | ||||||
| 69 | ME AND BOBBY MCGEE |
72 | 76 | 81 | 5 | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248) | ||||||
| 70 | STAY WITH ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Faces (Warner Bros. 7545) | ||||||
| 71 | YOU MAKE YOUR OWN HEAVEN AND HELL RIGHT HERE ON EARTH |
73 | 77 | 84 | 4 | |
| Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7112) | ||||||
| 72 | JINGLE BELLS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Singing Dogs (RCA Victor 48-1020) | ||||||
| 73 | DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER |
82 | 94 | 99 | 8 | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315) | ||||||
| 74 | THE HARDER I TRY (THE BLUER I GET) |
77 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| Free Movement (Columbia 45512) | ||||||
| 75 | PAIN (PT. 1) |
78 | 85 | 90 | 5 | |
| Ohio Players (Westbound 188) | ||||||
| 76 | THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Robert John (Atlantic 2846) | ||||||
| 77 | CAROLYN |
81 | 87 | 97 | 4 | |
| Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222) | ||||||
| 78 | SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| War (United Artists 50867) | ||||||
| 79 | AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255) | ||||||
| 80 | AFTER ALL THIS TIME |
84 | 89 | 100 | 4 | |
| Merry Clayton (Ode 66018) | ||||||
| 81 | WHAT AM I LIVING FOR |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11317) | ||||||
| 82 | THEME FROM ALL IN THE FAMILY |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton (Atlantic 2847) | ||||||
| 83 | FEELING ALRIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 7 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1063) | ||||||
| 84 | SON OF SHAFT |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bar-Kays (Volt 4073) | ||||||
| 85 | PRECIOUS AND FEW |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Climax (Rocky Road 30055) | ||||||
| 86 | AIN'T NOBODY HOME |
56 | 59 | 63 | 10 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11316) | ||||||
| 87 | SATISFACTION |
92 | -- | 55 | 7 | |
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211) | ||||||
| 88 | AJAX AIRLINES |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Hudson & Landry (Dore 868) | ||||||
| 89 | TUPELO HONEY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7543) | ||||||
| 90 | DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (PT. 1) |
94 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0112) | ||||||
| 91 | IF I COULD SEE THE LIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| 8th Day (Invictus 9107) | ||||||
| 92 | KEEP PLAYIN' THAT ROCK 'N' ROLL |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic 10788) | ||||||
| 93 | UNDER MY WHEELS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7529) | ||||||
| 94 | OPEN THE DOOR (SONG FOR JUDITH) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra 45755) | ||||||
| 95 | COME ON OVER TO MY HOUSE |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Layng Martine (Barnaby 2053) | ||||||
| 96 | LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Coasters (King 6385) | ||||||
| 97 | SO MANY PEOPLE |
98 | 99 | 98 | 4 | |
| Chase (Epic 10806) | ||||||
| 98 | JUNGLE FEVER |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | ||||||
| 99 | GET UP AND GET DOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dramatics (Volt 4071) | ||||||
| 100 | JOY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Apollo 100 (Mega 0050) | ||||||
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:
• "I'm A Greedy Man (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 41)
• "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" by Cher (# 44)
• "Imagine" by John Lennon (# 45)
• "Desiderata" by Les Crane (# 49)
• "A Natural Man" by Lou Rawls (# 54)
• "Lay Lady Lay" by Isley Brothers (# 57)
• "No Good To Cry" by Poppy Family (# 80)
• "Way Back Home" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (# 91)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) |
Aretha Franklin | ||||
| 102 | LOVE AND LIBERTY |
Laura Lee | ||||
| 103 | FIVE HUNDRED MILES |
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti | ||||
| 104 | THE PILGRIM: CHAPTER 33 |
Kris Kristofferson | ||||
| 105 | HOW CAN I PRETEND |
Continental 4 | ||||
| 106 | WHAT'S GOING ON |
Quincy Jones | ||||
| 107 | SPACE CAPTAIN |
Barbra Streisand with Fanny | ||||
| 108 | I'M LEAVING THIS TIME |
Main Ingredient | ||||
| 109 | CAN'T HELP BUT LOVE YOU |
Whispers | ||||
| 110 | WE'VE GOT TO PULL TOGETHER |
Nite-Liters | ||||
| 111 | ANOTHER PUFF |
Jerry Reed | ||||
| 112 | WHEN I MEET THEM |
Seals & Crofts | ||||
| 113 | YOU ARE THE ONE |
Sugar Bears | ||||
| 114 | HOPE |
Mason Proffit | ||||
| 115 | ROCK 'N ROLL |
Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder | ||||
| 116 | BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN |
Carpenters | ||||
| 117 | HEY RUBY (SHUT YOUR MOUTH) |
Ruby & Party Gang | ||||
| 118 | MOVIN' ON (PT. 2) |
Buckwheat | ||||
| 119 | THE LOVE YOU LEFT BEHIND |
Syl Johnson | ||||
| 120 | I'D DO IT ALL AGAIN |
Vikki Carr | ||||