Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 8, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | ||
| Don McLean (United Artists 50856) | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4201) | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,150) | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1191) | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805) | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 7 | ||
| Al Green (Hi 2202) | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226) | ||||||
| 8 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021) | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 8 | ||
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14322) | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Jackson Five (Motown 1194) | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151) | ||||||
| 12 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 8 | ||
| Betty Wright (Alston 4601) | ||||||
| 13 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Joe Simon (Spring 120) | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 11 | ||
| Stylistics (Avco 4581) | ||||||
| 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294) | ||||||
| 16 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 7 | ||
| New Seekers (Elektra 45762) | ||||||
| 17 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 5 | ||
| Partridge Family (Bell 45,160) | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 8 | ||
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110) | ||||||
| 19 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Badfinger (Apple 1841) | ||||||
| 20 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | ||
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462) | ||||||
| 21 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 12 | ||
| Peter Nero (Columbia 45399) | ||||||
| 22 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Hillside Singers (Metromedia 231) | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | ||||||
| 24 | 40 | 60 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4299) | ||||||
| 25 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 6 | ||
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45759) | ||||||
| 26 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 8 | ||
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038) | ||||||
| 27 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 8 | ||
| Tommy James (Roulette 7114) | ||||||
| 28 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 7 | ||
| Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550) | ||||||
| 29 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Sweathog (Columbia 45492) | ||||||
| 30 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 6 | ||
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 45516) | ||||||
| 31 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 12 | ||
| Bullet (Big Tree 123) | ||||||
| 32 | 45 | 58 | 88 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Think (Laurie 3583) | ||||||
| 33 | 43 | 55 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Elton John (Uni 55314) | ||||||
| 34 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55310) | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73244) | ||||||
| 36 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 5 | ||
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091) | ||||||
| 37 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 10 | ||
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567) | ||||||
| 38 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Who (Decca 32888) | ||||||
| 39 | 47 | 62 | 78 | 5 | ||
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604) | ||||||
| 40 | 48 | 50 | 64 | 7 | ||
| Redbone (Epic 10749) | ||||||
| 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 7 | ||
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0578) | ||||||
| 42 | 44 | 48 | 56 | 7 | ||
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2844) | ||||||
| 43 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 9 | ||
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500) | ||||||
| 44 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038) | ||||||
| 45 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Lee Michaels (A&M 1303) | ||||||
| 46 | 55 | 67 | 83 | 4 | ||
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2849) | ||||||
| 47 | 58 | 74 | 91 | 6 | ![]() | |
| Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847) | ||||||
| 48 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 7 | ||
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4296) | ||||||
| 49 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 9 | ||
| Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293) | ||||||
| 50 | 61 | 75 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,170) | ||||||
| 51 | 62 | 88 | 98 | 4 | ![]() | |
| T. Rex (Reprise 1032) | ||||||
| 52 | 52 | 46 | 49 | 10 | ||
| Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) | ||||||
| 53 | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Faces (Warner Bros. 7545) | ||||||
| 54 | 49 | 36 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Bread (Elektra 45751) | ||||||
| 55 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 9 | ||
| Emotions (Volt 4066) | ||||||
| 56 | 65 | 76 | -- | 3 | ||
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852) | ||||||
| 57 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7111) | ||||||
| 58 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 5 | ||
| Persuaders (Win Or Lose 220) | ||||||
| 59 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 14 | ||
| Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330) | ||||||
| 60 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 6 | ||
| Stampeders (Bell 45,154) | ||||||
| 61 | 63 | 64 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3231) | ||||||
| 62 | 73 | 82 | 94 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315) | ||||||
| 63 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 9 | ||
| Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145) | ||||||
| 64 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 6 | ||
| Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7464) | ||||||
| 65 | 76 | 93 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Robert John (Atlantic 2846) | ||||||
| 66 | 67 | 70 | 79 | 5 | ||
| Lighthouse (Evolution 1052) | ||||||
| 67 | 68 | 71 | 81 | 4 | ||
| Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 55) | ||||||
| 68 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248) | ||||||
| 69 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7543) | ||||||
| 70 | 74 | 77 | 84 | 5 | ||
| Free Movement (Columbia 45512) | ||||||
| 71 | 85 | 100 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Climax (Rocky Road 30055) | ||||||
| 72 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 5 | ||
| Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7112) | ||||||
| 73 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 6 | ||
| Ohio Players (Westbound 188) | ||||||
| 74 | 79 | 85 | -- | 3 | ||
| Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255) | ||||||
| 75 | 81 | 86 | -- | 3 | ||
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11317) | ||||||
| 76 | 78 | 83 | -- | 3 | ||
| War (United Artists 50867) | ||||||
| 77 | 77 | 81 | 87 | 5 | ||
| Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222) | ||||||
| 78 | 80 | 84 | 89 | 5 | ||
| Merry Clayton (Ode 66018) | ||||||
| 79 | 82 | 89 | -- | 3 | ||
| Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton (Atlantic 2847) | ||||||
| 80 | 84 | 87 | -- | 3 | ||
| Bar-Kays (Volt 4073) | ||||||
| 81 | 83 | -- | -- | 8 | ||
| Joe Cocker (A&M 1063) | ||||||
| 82 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 6 | ![]() | |
| Doors (Elektra 45757) | ||||||
| 83 | 87 | 92 | -- | 8 | ||
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211) | ||||||
| 84 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Supremes (Motown 1195) | ||||||
| 85 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966) | ||||||
| 86 | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| 8th Day (Invictus 9107) | ||||||
| 87 | 88 | 90 | -- | 3 | ||
| Hudson & Landry (Dore 868) | ||||||
| 88 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7529) | ||||||
| 89 | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Judy Collins (Elektra 45755) | ||||||
| 90 | 92 | 95 | -- | 3 | ||
| Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic 10788) | ||||||
| 91 | 98 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838b) | ||||||
| 93 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 5 | ||
| Chase (Epic 10806) | ||||||
| 94 | 90 | 94 | 100 | 4 | ||
| Rufus Thomas (Stax 0112) | ||||||
| 95 | 95 | 96 | -- | 3 | ||
| Layng Martine (Barnaby 2053) | ||||||
| 96 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0613) | ||||||
| 97 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Dramatics (Volt 4071) | ||||||
| 98 | 86 | 56 | 59 | 11 | ![]() | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11316) | ||||||
| 99 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Apollo 100 (Mega 0050) | ||||||
| 100 | 96 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Coasters (King 6385) | ||||||
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:
• "Happy Christmas-War Is Over" by John Lennon (# 36)
• "Rock Steady" by Aretha Franklin (# 46)
• "Jingle Bells" by Singing Dogs (# 72)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Kris Kristofferson | |||||
| 102 | Laura Lee | |||||
| 103 | Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti | |||||
| 104 | Roberta Flack | |||||
| 105 | Whispers | |||||
| 106 | Glen Campbell | |||||
| 107 | Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder | |||||
| 108 | Addrisi Brothers | |||||
| 109 | Barbra Streisand with Fanny | |||||
| 110 | Eddie Kendricks | |||||
| 111 | Sugar Bears | |||||
| 112 | Mountain | |||||
| 113 | Carpenters | |||||
| 114 | Traffic | |||||
| 115 | Seals & Crofts | |||||
| 116 | Tammy Wynette | |||||
| 117 | Continental 4 | |||||
| 118 | James Last | |||||
| 119 | Quincy Jones | |||||
| 120 | Rock Flowers | |||||
| 121 | Main Ingredient | |||||
| 122 | Michel LeGrand | |||||
| 123 | Ruby & Party Gang | |||||
| 124 | Nite-Liters | |||||
| 125 | Vikki Carr | |||||
| 126 | Frank Mills | |||||


