Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 15, 1972
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | BRAND NEW KEY | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
Melanie (Neighborhood 4201) | ||||||
2 | AMERICAN PIE | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
Don McLean (United Artists 50856) | ||||||
3 | CHERISH | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
David Cassidy (Bell 45,150) | ||||||
4 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | |
Al Green (Hi 2202) | ||||||
5 | SCORPIO | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226) | ||||||
6 | SUNSHINE | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021) | ||||||
7 | FAMILY AFFAIR | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805) | ||||||
8 | SUGAR DADDY | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 | |
Jackson Five (Motown 1194) | ||||||
9 | DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE | 13 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
Joe Simon (Spring 120) | ||||||
10 | CLEAN UP WOMAN | 12 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
Betty Wright (Alston 4601) | ||||||
11 | YOU ARE EVERYTHING | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | |
Stylistics (Avco 4581) | ||||||
12 | DAY AFTER DAY | 19 | 29 | 33 | 7 | |
Badfinger (Apple 1841) | ||||||
13 | I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING | 16 | 21 | 32 | 8 | |
New Seekers (Elektra 45762) | ||||||
14 | IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) | 17 | 20 | 27 | 6 | |
Partridge Family (Bell 45,160) | ||||||
15 | ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW (PT. 1) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 9 | |
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110) | ||||||
16 | GOT TO BE THERE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
Michael Jackson (Motown 1191) | ||||||
17 | I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) | 22 | 26 | 29 | 8 | |
Hillside Singers (Metromedia 231) | ||||||
18 | NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN | 24 | 40 | 60 | 4 | |
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4299) | ||||||
19 | HEY GIRL | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
Donny Osmond (MGM 14322) | ||||||
20 | ANTICIPATION | 25 | 31 | 40 | 7 | |
Carly Simon (Elektra 45759) | ||||||
21 | AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG | 15 | 10 | 4 | 11 | |
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294) | ||||||
22 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU | 11 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151) | ||||||
23 | KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN' | 28 | 32 | 34 | 8 | |
Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550) | ||||||
24 | HEY BIG BROTHER | 26 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038) | ||||||
25 | THEME FROM 'SUMMER OF '42' | 21 | 23 | 25 | 13 | |
Peter Nero (Columbia 45399) | ||||||
26 | LEVON | 33 | 43 | 55 | 5 | |
Elton John (Uni 55314) | ||||||
27 | WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES | 31 | 34 | 37 | 13 | |
Bullet (Big Tree 123) | ||||||
28 | HALLELUJAH | 29 | 30 | 30 | 10 | |
Sweathog (Columbia 45492) | ||||||
29 | MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO | 36 | 42 | 53 | 6 | |
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091) | ||||||
30 | ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND | 32 | 45 | 58 | 6 | |
Think (Laurie 3583) | ||||||
31 | WITHOUT YOU | 39 | 47 | 62 | 6 | |
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604) | ||||||
32 | RESPECT YOURSELF | 23 | 13 | 10 | 16 | |
Staple Singers (Stax 0104) | ||||||
33 | THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS | 40 | 48 | 50 | 8 | |
Redbone (Epic 10749) | ||||||
34 | BLACK DOG | 46 | 55 | 67 | 5 | |
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2849) | ||||||
35 | GEORGE JACKSON | 30 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45516) | ||||||
36 | THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA | 47 | 58 | 74 | 7 | |
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847) | ||||||
37 | NOTHING TO HIDE | 27 | 25 | 26 | 9 | |
Tommy James (Roulette 7114) | ||||||
38 | HAVE YOU SEEN HER | 20 | 14 | 9 | 13 | |
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462) | ||||||
39 | STONES | 34 | 18 | 13 | 11 | |
Neil Diamond (Uni 55310) | ||||||
40 | LOOKING FOR A LOVE | 42 | 44 | 48 | 8 | |
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2844) | ||||||
41 | TOGETHER LET'S FIND LOVE | 50 | 61 | 75 | 4 | |
5th Dimension (Bell 45,170) | ||||||
42 | I'M LOSING YOU | 35 | 22 | 23 | 9 | |
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73244) | ||||||
43 | STAY WITH ME | 53 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
Faces (Warner Bros. 7545) | ||||||
44 | FRIENDS WITH YOU | 37 | 27 | 28 | 11 | |
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567) | ||||||
45 | FIRE AND WATER | 56 | 65 | 76 | 4 | |
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852) | ||||||
46 | DAISY MAE | 48 | 50 | 59 | 8 | |
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4296) | ||||||
47 | BEHIND BLUE EYES | 38 | 24 | 24 | 12 | |
Who (Decca 32888) | ||||||
48 | BANG A GONG | 51 | 62 | 88 | 5 | |
T. Rex (Reprise 1032) | ||||||
49 | MY BOY | 49 | 54 | 61 | 10 | |
Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293) | ||||||
50 | SHOW ME HOW | 55 | 57 | 65 | 10 | |
Emotions (Volt 4066) | ||||||
51 | DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER | 62 | 73 | 82 | 10 | |
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315) | ||||||
52 | THEME FROM SHAFT | 44 | 37 | 17 | 14 | |
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038) | ||||||
53 | SOUR SUITE | 41 | 41 | 43 | 8 | |
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0578) | ||||||
54 | PRETTY AS YOU FEEL | 43 | 35 | 35 | 10 | |
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500) | ||||||
55 | THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT | 65 | 76 | 93 | 4 | |
Robert John (Atlantic 2846) | ||||||
56 | CAN I GET A WITNESS | 45 | 39 | 39 | 9 | |
Lee Michaels (A&M 1303) | ||||||
57 | AN AMERICAN TRILOGY | 52 | 52 | 46 | 11 | |
Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) | ||||||
58 | NO SAD SONG | 61 | 63 | 64 | 6 | |
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3231) | ||||||
59 | PRECIOUS AND FEW | 71 | 85 | 100 | 4 | |
Climax (Rocky Road 30055) | ||||||
60 | TUPELO HONEY | 69 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7543) | ||||||
61 | HURTING EACH OTHER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Carpenters (A&M 1322) | ||||||
62 | THE HARDER I TRY (THE BLUER I GET) | 70 | 74 | 77 | 6 | |
Free Movement (Columbia 45512) | ||||||
63 | ME AND BOBBY MCGEE | 68 | 69 | 72 | 7 | |
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248) | ||||||
64 | TAKE IT SLOW (OUT IN THE COUNTRY) | 66 | 67 | 70 | 6 | |
Lighthouse (Evolution 1052) | ||||||
65 | AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW | 74 | 79 | 85 | 4 | |
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255) | ||||||
66 | TRUCKIN' | 64 | 66 | 69 | 7 | |
Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7464) | ||||||
67 | EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY GOOD THING (PT. 1) | 67 | 68 | 71 | 5 | |
Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 55) | ||||||
68 | LOVE GONNA PACK UP (AND WALK OUT) | 58 | 59 | 66 | 6 | |
Persuaders (Win Or Lose 220) | ||||||
69 | WHAT AM I LIVING FOR | 75 | 81 | 86 | 4 | |
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11317) | ||||||
70 | SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS | 76 | 78 | 83 | 4 | |
War (United Artists 50867) | ||||||
71 | AFTER ALL THIS TIME | 78 | 80 | 84 | 6 | |
Merry Clayton (Ode 66018) | ||||||
72 | FEELING ALRIGHT | 81 | 83 | -- | 9 | |
Joe Cocker (A&M 1063) | ||||||
73 | SON OF SHAFT | 80 | 84 | 87 | 4 | |
Bar-Kays (Volt 4073) | ||||||
74 | FLOY JOY | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Supremes (Motown 1195) | ||||||
75 | BABY I'M A WANT YOU | 54 | 49 | 36 | 14 | |
Bread (Elektra 45751) | ||||||
76 | PAIN (PT. 1) | 73 | 75 | 78 | 7 | |
Ohio Players (Westbound 188) | ||||||
77 | YOU MAKE YOUR OWN HEAVEN AND HELL RIGHT HERE ON EARTH | 72 | 71 | 73 | 6 | |
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7112) | ||||||
78 | JUNGLE FEVER | 91 | 98 | 99 | 4 | |
Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | ||||||
79 | SATISFACTION | 83 | 87 | 92 | 9 | |
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211) | ||||||
80 | IF I COULD SEE THE LIGHT | 86 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
8th Day (Invictus 9107) | ||||||
81 | OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838b) | ||||||
82 | UNDER MY WHEELS | 88 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7529) | ||||||
83 | THEME FROM ALL IN THE FAMILY | 79 | 82 | 89 | 4 | |
Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton (Atlantic 2847) | ||||||
84 | DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (PT. 1) | 94 | 90 | 94 | 5 | |
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0112) | ||||||
85 | KEEP PLAYIN' THAT ROCK 'N' ROLL | 90 | 92 | 95 | 4 | |
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic 10788) | ||||||
86 | ANOTHER PUFF | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0613) | ||||||
87 | OPEN THE DOOR (SONG FOR JUDITH) | 89 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
Judy Collins (Elektra 45755) | ||||||
88 | WE'VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45521) | ||||||
89 | SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
English Congregation (Atco 6865) | ||||||
90 | AJAX AIRLINES | 87 | 88 | 90 | 4 | |
Hudson & Landry (Dore 868) | ||||||
91 | JOY | 99 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
Apollo 100 (Mega 0050) | ||||||
92 | YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 192) | ||||||
93 | COME ON OVER TO MY HOUSE | 95 | 95 | 96 | 4 | |
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2053) | ||||||
94 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2851) | ||||||
95 | DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 50845) | ||||||
96 | GET UP AND GET DOWN | 97 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
Dramatics (Volt 4071) | ||||||
97 | BABY WON'T YOU LET ME ROCK 'N ROLL YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Ten Years After (Columbia 45530) | ||||||
98 | MOVE 'EM OUT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6866) | ||||||
99 | WAY BACK HOME | -- | -- | 91 | 5 | |
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35090) | ||||||
100 | FOOTSTOMPIN' MUSIC | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Grand Funk (Capitol 3255) |
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:
• "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" by Temptations (# 57)
• "Where Did Our Love Go" by Donnie Elbert (# 59)
• "Devil You" by Stampeders (# 60)
• "Let It Be" by Joan Baez (# 63)
• "Carolyn" by Merle Haggard (# 77)
• "Tightrope Ride" by Doors (# 82)
• "Get Down" by Curtis Mayfield (# 85)
• "So Many People" by Chase (# 93)
• "Ain't Nobody Home" by B.B. King (# 98)
• "Love Potion Number Nine" by Coasters (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
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101 | LOVE AND LIBERTY | Laura Lee | ||||
102 | FIVE HUNDRED MILES | Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti | ||||
103 | OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MORNING | Glen Campbell | ||||
104 | THE PILGRIM: CHAPTER 33 | Kris Kristofferson | ||||
105 | ROCK 'N ROLL | Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder | ||||
106 | LOVE ME, LOVE ME LOVE | Frank Mills | ||||
107 | NUMBER WONDERFUL | Rock Flowers | ||||
108 | BRIAN'S SONG | Michel LeGrand | ||||
109 | ROCK & ROLL STEW | Traffic | ||||
110 | CAN I | Eddie Kendricks | ||||
111 | ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN | Mountain | ||||
112 | CAN'T HELP BUT LOVE YOU | Whispers | ||||
113 | A MOTHER'S PRAYER | Joe Tex | ||||
114 | BEDTIME STORY | Tammy Wynette | ||||
115 | I'D DO IT ALL AGAIN | Vikki Carr | ||||
116 | WHEN I MEET THEM | Seals & Crofts | ||||
117 | YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME | Gayle McCormick | ||||
118 | IRON MAN | Black Sabbath | ||||
119 | WE'VE GOT TO PULL TOGETHER | Nite-Liters | ||||
120 | HOPE | Mason Proffit | ||||
121 | YOU ARE THE ONE | Sugar Bears | ||||
122 | WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT | Barry Mann | ||||
123 | SWEET BABY | Donnie Elbert | ||||
124 | SEE WHAT YOU DONE, DONE | Delia Gartrell | ||||
125 | THE ROAD WE DIDN'T TAKE | Freda Payne | ||||
126 | MUSIC FROM ACROSS THE WAY | James Last |