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Wednesday February 23, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending February 19, 1972



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1   LET'S STAY TOGETHER 1 2 2 13
Al Green (Hi 2202)
2   PRECIOUS AND FEW 4 7 14 9
Climax (Rocky Road 30055)
3   WITHOUT YOU 6 11 18 11
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604)
4   HURTING EACH OTHER 7 9 28 6
Carpenters (A&M 1322)
5   NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 5 8 12 9
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4299)
6   AMERICAN PIE 2 1 1 13
Don McLean (United Artists 50856)
7   DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER 9 16 30 5
Osmonds (MGM 14324)
8   JOY 14 20 54 8
Apollo 100 (Mega 0050)
9   BLACK DOG 13 18 23 10
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2849)
10   STAY WITH ME 11 13 17 8
Faces (Warner Bros. 7545)
11   ANTICIPATION 10 14 15 12
Carly Simon (Elektra 45759)
12   SWEET SEASONS 15 30 36 5
Carole King (Ode 66022)
13   EVERYTHING I OWN 19 25 32 5
Bread (Elektra 45765)
14   DAY AFTER DAY 3 3 3 12  
Badfinger (Apple 1841)
15   THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT 23 31 35 9
Robert John (Atlantic 2846)
16   SUGAR DADDY 8 6 6 11
Jackson Five (Motown 1194)
17   FIRE AND WATER 18 23 27 9
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852)
18   HEART OF GOLD 39 63 77 4  
Neil Young (Reprise 1065)
19   THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS 21 21 24 13
Redbone (Epic 10749)
20   DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER 24 28 33 15
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315)
21   MY WORLD 27 34 41 5
Bee Gees (Atco 6871)
22   FLOY JOY 35 40 49 7  
Supremes (Motown 1195)
23   KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN' 20 19 20 13
Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550)
24   TOGETHER LET'S FIND LOVE 26 29 34 9
5th Dimension (Bell 45,170)
25   THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA 22 24 26 12
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847)
26   BANG A GONG 31 39 42 10
T. Rex (Reprise 1032)
27   THE WAY OF LOVE 32 37 46 5
Cher (Kapp 2158)
28   COUNTRY WINE 30 35 40 5
Raiders (Columbia 45535)
29   RING THE LIVING BELL 33 38 45 5
Melanie (Neighborhood 4202)
30   TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING (PT. 1) 43 53 65 4  
James Brown (Polydor 14109)
31   THE NICKEL SONG 36 41 50 5
Melanie (Buddah 268)
32   RUNNIN' AWAY 45 64 -- 3  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10829)
33   MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION 48 70 -- 3  
Paul Simon (Columbia 45547)
34   JUNGLE FEVER 42 50 57 9
Chakachas (Polydor 15030)
35   UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 37 42 48 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0619)
36   FEELING ALRIGHT 38 47 51 14
Joe Cocker (A&M 1063)
37   AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW 40 46 52 9
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255)
38   WE'VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN 47 56 66 6
Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45521)
39   I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) 49 68 80 5
Donnie Elbert (Avco 4587)
40   NO ONE TO DEPEND ON 53 73 -- 3  
Santana (Columbia 45552)
41   RUNAWAY / HAPPY TOGETHER 44 48 53 5
Dawn (Bell 45,175)
42   SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU 51 60 69 6
English Congregation (Atco 6865)
43   YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT 52 62 72 6
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 192)
44   FOOTSTOMPIN' MUSIC 46 51 64 6
Grand Funk (Capitol 3255)
45   ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY 56 75 -- 3  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12344)
46   CLEAN UP WOMAN 12 4 4 14  
Betty Wright (Alston 4601)
47   BRAND NEW KEY 17 12 10 18  
Melanie (Neighborhood 4201)
48   SUNSHINE 16 5 5 15  
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021)
49   SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS 50 54 63 9
War (United Artists 50867)
50   I GOTCHA 60 71 84 4
Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
51   NOW RUN AND TELL THAT 63 67 76 5  
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 201)
52   YOU ARE EVERYTHING 28 10 9 17  
Stylistics (Avco 4581)
53   COULD IT BE FOREVER 67 -- -- 2  
David Cassidy (Bell 45,187)
54   GLORY BOUND 65 -- -- 2  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4302)
55   DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE 29 15 8 15  
Joe Simon (Spring 120)
56   HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS 66 78 -- 3
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73031)
57   SON OF SHAFT 55 57 59 9
Bar-Kays (Volt 4073)
58   KEEP PLAYIN' THAT ROCK 'N' ROLL 58 65 68 9
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic 10788)
59   ROUNDABOUT 71 81 -- 3  
Yes (Atlantic 2854)
60   TOGETHER AGAIN 72 -- -- 2  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 240)
61   DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (PT. 1) 64 69 75 10
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0112)
62   GIMME SOME MORE 68 74 93 4
JB's (People 602)
63   PUPPY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14367)
64   TELL 'EM WILLIE BOY'S A'COMIN' 74 -- -- 2
Tommy James (Roulette 7119)
65   DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 70 77 85 6
Shirley Bassey (United Artists 50845)
66   TAURUS 85 -- -- 2  
Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233)
67   LOVE ME, LOVE ME LOVE 81 85 94 5  
Frank Mills (Sunflower 118)
68   MOVE 'EM OUT 75 79 86 6
Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6866)
69   DO YOUR THING -- -- -- 1  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042)
70   STANDING IN FOR JODY 76 83 89 4
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0114)
71   EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE 82 88 99 4  
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822)
72   MISSING YOU 77 84 -- 3
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110b)
73   A HORSE WITH NO NAME -- -- -- 1  
America (Warner Bros. 7555)
74   BRIAN'S SONG 80 91 92 5
Michel LeGrand (Bell 45,171)
75   IRON MAN 97 100 -- 3  
Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 7530)
76   MR. PENGUIN (PT. 1) 83 87 97 4
Lunar Funk (Bell 45,172)
77   LONESOME MARY 84 90 91 5
Chilliwack (A&M 1310)
78   BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco 4591)
79   A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE -- -- -- 1  
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163)
80   A SIMPLE GAME 86 89 -- 3
Four Tops (Motown 1196)
81   CRY 87 92 96 4
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45529)
82   TAKE A LOOK AROUND -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy 7115)
83   CRAZY MAMA -- -- -- 1  
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7314)
84   WE'RE TOGETHER 88 -- -- 2
Hillside Singers (Metromedia 241)
85   THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF -- -- -- 1  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113)
86   GOOD FRIENDS? 89 -- -- 2
Poppy Family (London 172)
87   IN THE RAIN -- -- -- 1  
Dramatics (Volt 4075)
88   GOIN' DOWN (ON THE ROAD TO L.A.) 90 93 -- 3
Terry Black & Laurel Ward (Kama Sutra 540)
89   SON OF MY FATHER -- -- -- 1  
Giorgio (Dunhill 4304)
90   BREAKING UP SOMEBODY'S HOME 91 -- -- 2
Ann Peebles (Hi 2205)
91   THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO 93 -- -- 2
Little Milton (Stax 0111)
92   WHITE LIES 94 -- -- 2
Grin (Spindizzy 4005)
93   WILLPOWER WEAK, TEMPTATION STRONG -- -- -- 1  
Bullet (Big Tree 131)
94   IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE 95 99 -- 3
Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7113)
95   WAKING UP ALONE 99 -- -- 2
Paul Williams (A&M 1325)
96   HIS SONG SHALL BE SUNG -- -- -- 1  
Lou Rawls (MGM 14349)
97   DO WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Bland (Duke 472)
98   CHEER 100 -- -- 2
Potliquor (Janus 179)
99   YOU AND ME TOGETHER FOREVER -- -- -- 1  
Freddie North (Mankind 12009)
100   UP IN HEAH -- -- -- 1  
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50881)

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:

   • "Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 25)
   • "Levon" by Elton John (# 34)
   • "Show Me How" by Emotions (# 41)
   • "Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)" by Persuaders (# 54)
   • "Tupelo Honey" by Van Morrison (# 57)
   • "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (# 59)
   • "The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)" by Free Movement (# 61)
   • "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" by New Seekers (# 62)
   • "Get Up And Get Down" by Dramatics (# 69)
   • "Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'n Roll You" by Ten Years After (# 73)
   • "Number Wonderful" by Rock Flowers (# 78)
   • "Sweet Baby" by Donnie Elbert (# 79)
   • "Kentucky" by Sammi Smith (# 92)
   • "I Wrote A Simple Song" by Billy Preston (# 96)
   • "Tryin' To Stay 'live" by Asylum Choir (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   (LOVE ME) LOVE THE LIFE I LEAD Fantastics
102   KEEP ON DOIN' WHAT YOU'RE DOIN' Bobby Byrd
103   STEP OUT Mamas & Papas
104   IT'S ALL UP TO YOU Dells
105   (OH LORD WON'T YOU BUY ME A) MERCEDES BENZ Goose Creek Symphony
106   TOKOLOSHE MAN John Kongos
107   ONE WAY SUNDAY Mark-Almond
108   AFRO-STRUT Nite-Liters
109   WE GOT TO HAVE PEACE Curtis Mayfield
110   GET OUT OF BED Livingston Taylor
111   WHAT IT IS Undisputed Truth
112   YOU GOT ME WALKING Jackie Wilson
113   THANK GOD FOR YOU BABY Pacific Gas & Electric
114   SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Laura Lee
115   I THINK ABOUT LOVIN' YOU Earth, Wind & Fire
116   YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Linda Jones
117   WHY NOT START ALL OVER AGAIN Counts
118   A BREATH TAKING GUY Marvelettes
119   NICE TO BE WITH YOU Gallery
120   SOPHISTICATED LADY R.E.O. Speedwagon
121   LOUISIANA Mike Kennedy
122   YOUR LOVE Persians
123   A MAN WHO SINGS Richard Landis
124   YOU WERE MADE FOR ME Luther Ingram
125   LIVING WITHOUT YOU Manfred Mann's Earth Band
126   ALL HIS CHILDREN Charley Pride with Henry Mancini
127   A THING CALLED LOVE Johnny Cash & Evangel Temple Choir
128   HEARSAY Soul Children
129   WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN Joan Baez
130   CANDY MAN Sammy Davis, Jr.


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