Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending March 11, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WITHOUT YOU |
1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604) | ||||||
| 2 | HURTING EACH OTHER |
2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1322) | ||||||
| 3 | DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER |
3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14324) | ||||||
| 4 | THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT |
4 | 6 | 15 | 12 | |
| Robert John (Atlantic 2846) | ||||||
| 5 | HEART OF GOLD |
9 | 11 | 18 | 7 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 1065) | ||||||
| 6 | EVERYTHING I OWN |
7 | 8 | 13 | 8 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45765) | ||||||
| 7 | PRECIOUS AND FEW |
5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Climax (Rocky Road 30055) | ||||||
| 8 | MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION |
11 | 13 | 33 | 6 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45547) | ||||||
| 9 | A HORSE WITH NO NAME |
20 | 39 | 73 | 4 |  |
| America (Warner Bros. 7555) | ||||||
| 10 | PUPPY LOVE |
33 | 41 | 63 | 4 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14367) | ||||||
| 11 | RUNNIN' AWAY |
12 | 14 | 32 | 6 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10829) | ||||||
| 12 | SWEET SEASONS |
8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |
| Carole King (Ode 66022) | ||||||
| 13 | BANG A GONG |
19 | 21 | 26 | 13 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise 1032) | ||||||
| 14 | THE WAY OF LOVE |
18 | 22 | 27 | 8 | |
| Cher (Kapp 2158) | ||||||
| 15 | MY WORLD |
15 | 18 | 21 | 8 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco 6871) | ||||||
| 16 | FLOY JOY |
17 | 19 | 22 | 10 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1195) | ||||||
| 17 | JUNGLE FEVER |
21 | 26 | 34 | 12 | |
| Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | ||||||
| 18 | DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER |
16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315) | ||||||
| 19 | ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY |
23 | 36 | 45 | 6 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12344) | ||||||
| 20 | I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) |
24 | 29 | 39 | 8 | |
| Donnie Elbert (Avco 4587) | ||||||
| 21 | RING THE LIVING BELL |
22 | 24 | 29 | 8 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4202) | ||||||
| 22 | NO ONE TO DEPEND ON |
26 | 33 | 40 | 6 | |
| Santana (Columbia 45552) | ||||||
| 23 | WE'VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN |
27 | 31 | 38 | 9 | |
| Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45521) | ||||||
| 24 | JOY |
6 | 7 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Apollo 100 (Mega 0050) | ||||||
| 25 | COULD IT BE FOREVER |
32 | 40 | 53 | 5 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,187) | ||||||
| 26 | AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW |
28 | 34 | 37 | 12 | |
| Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255) | ||||||
| 27 | I GOTCHA |
35 | 43 | 50 | 7 | |
| Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | ||||||
| 28 | SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU |
30 | 35 | 42 | 9 | |
| English Congregation (Atco 6865) | ||||||
| 29 | THE NICKEL SONG |
25 | 27 | 31 | 8 | |
| Melanie (Buddah 268) | ||||||
| 30 | IN THE RAIN |
51 | 74 | 87 | 4 | |
| Dramatics (Volt 4075) | ||||||
| 31 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER |
10 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2202) | ||||||
| 32 | GLORY BOUND |
38 | 45 | 54 | 5 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4302) | ||||||
| 33 | AMERICAN PIE |
13 | 12 | 6 | 16 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists 50856) | ||||||
| 34 | NOW RUN AND TELL THAT |
37 | 44 | 51 | 8 | |
| Denise LaSalle (Westbound 201) | ||||||
| 35 | YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT |
36 | 38 | 43 | 9 | |
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 192) | ||||||
| 36 | ROCKIN' ROBIN |
63 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | ||||||
| 37 | TAURUS |
44 | 54 | 66 | 5 | |
| Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | ||||||
| 38 | HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS |
41 | 47 | 56 | 6 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73031) | ||||||
| 39 | A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE |
46 | 63 | 79 | 4 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163) | ||||||
| 40 | SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS |
43 | 46 | 49 | 12 | |
| War (United Artists 50867) | ||||||
| 41 | ROUNDABOUT |
45 | 49 | 59 | 6 | |
| Yes (Atlantic 2854) | ||||||
| 42 | DO YOUR THING |
49 | 58 | 69 | 4 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042) | ||||||
| 43 | FOOTSTOMPIN' MUSIC |
40 | 42 | 44 | 9 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3255) | ||||||
| 44 | EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE |
52 | 61 | 71 | 7 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822) | ||||||
| 45 | LOVE ME, LOVE ME LOVE |
48 | 57 | 67 | 8 | |
| Frank Mills (Sunflower 118) | ||||||
| 46 | TAKE A LOOK AROUND |
55 | 66 | 82 | 4 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7115) | ||||||
| 47 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW |
57 | 68 | 78 | 4 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4591) | ||||||
| 48 | KING HEROIN |
60 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14116) | ||||||
| 49 | UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO |
31 | 32 | 35 | 8 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0619) | ||||||
| 50 | THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF |
61 | 72 | 85 | 4 | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113) | ||||||
| 51 | CRAZY MAMA |
62 | 73 | 83 | 4 | |
| J.J. Cale (Shelter 7314) | ||||||
| 52 | STAY WITH ME |
14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
| Faces (Warner Bros. 7545) | ||||||
| 53 | TOGETHER AGAIN |
53 | 56 | 60 | 5 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 240) | ||||||
| 54 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU |
66 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7201) | ||||||
| 55 | GIMME SOME MORE |
56 | 62 | 62 | 7 | |
| JB's (People 602) | ||||||
| 56 | TINY DANCER |
68 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55318) | ||||||
| 57 | AFRO-STRUT |
72 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0591) | ||||||
| 58 | BRIAN'S SONG |
59 | 64 | 74 | 8 | |
| Michel LeGrand (Bell 45,171) | ||||||
| 59 | SON OF MY FATHER |
69 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| Giorgio (Dunhill 4304) | ||||||
| 60 | MR. PENGUIN (PT. 1) |
65 | 71 | 76 | 7 | |
| Lunar Funk (Bell 45,172) | ||||||
| 61 | HEARTBROKEN BOPPER |
71 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0659) | ||||||
| 62 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | ||||||
| 63 | GOIN' DOWN (ON THE ROAD TO L.A.) |
70 | 76 | 88 | 6 | |
| Terry Black & Laurel Ward (Kama Sutra 540) | ||||||
| 64 | DAY DREAMING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | ||||||
| 65 | DO WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO |
76 | 85 | 97 | 4 | |
| Bobby Bland (Duke 472) | ||||||
| 66 | SWEET SIXTEEN |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11319) | ||||||
| 67 | CHEER |
75 | 82 | 98 | 5 | |
| Potliquor (Janus 179) | ||||||
| 68 | JULIANNA |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3224) | ||||||
| 69 | WHITE LIES |
77 | 84 | 92 | 5 | |
| Grin (Spindizzy 4005) | ||||||
| 70 | UP IN HEAH |
78 | 97 | 100 | 4 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50881) | ||||||
| 71 | THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO |
79 | 86 | 91 | 5 | |
| Little Milton (Stax 0111) | ||||||
| 72 | DOCTOR MY EYES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004) | ||||||
| 73 | GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Wings (Apple 1847) | ||||||
| 74 | WILLPOWER WEAK, TEMPTATION STRONG |
81 | 87 | 93 | 4 | |
| Bullet (Big Tree 131) | ||||||
| 75 | IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE |
83 | 90 | 94 | 6 | |
| Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7113) | ||||||
| 76 | IT'S ALL UP TO YOU |
82 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Dells (Cadet 5689) | ||||||
| 77 | IF WE ONLY HAVE LOVE |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 7560) | ||||||
| 78 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gallery (Sussex 232) | ||||||
| 79 | WAKING UP ALONE |
87 | 92 | 95 | 5 | |
| Paul Williams (A&M 1325) | ||||||
| 80 | ROCK AND ROLL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2865) | ||||||
| 81 | WE GOT TO HAVE PEACE |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1968) | ||||||
| 82 | JOSIE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8536) | ||||||
| 83 | YOU WERE MADE FOR ME |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110) | ||||||
| 84 | SUAVECITO |
90 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Malo (Warner Bros. 7559) | ||||||
| 85 | LOUISIANA |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mike Kennedy (ABC 11309) | ||||||
| 86 | SON OF MY FATHER |
91 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Chicory (Epic 10837) | ||||||
| 87 | KEEP ON DOIN' WHAT YOU'RE DOIN' |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4205) | ||||||
| 88 | (LOVE ME) LOVE THE LIFE I LEAD |
96 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Fantastics (Bell 45,157) | ||||||
| 89 | (OH LORD WON'T YOU BUY ME A) MERCEDES BENZ |
94 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Goose Creek Symphony (Capitol 3246) | ||||||
| 90 | YOU AND ME TOGETHER FOREVER |
93 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| Freddie North (Mankind 12009) | ||||||
| 91 | MY HONEY AND ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Emotions (Volt 4077) | ||||||
| 92 | YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Linda Jones (Turbo 021) | ||||||
| 93 | CHANTILLY LACE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273) | ||||||
| 94 | ONE WAY SUNDAY |
98 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb 206) | ||||||
| 95 | TAXI |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770) | ||||||
| 96 | YOU ARE THE ONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122) | ||||||
| 97 | MONEY RUNNER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Quincy Jones (Reprise 1062) | ||||||
| 98 | EVERYDAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0647) | ||||||
| 99 | WHY NOT START ALL OVER AGAIN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Counts (Westbound 191) | ||||||
| 100 | LIVING WITHOUT YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Polydor 14113) | ||||||
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:
• "Never Been To Spain" by Three Dog Night (# 29)
• "Country Wine" by Raiders (# 34)
• "Talking Loud And Saying Nothing (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 39)
• "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin (# 42)
• "Anticipation" by Carly Simon (# 47)
• "Fire And Water" by Wilson Pickett (# 50)
• "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey (# 54)
• "Tell 'em Willie Boy's A'comin'" by Tommy James (# 58)
• "Together Let's Find Love" by 5th Dimension (# 64)
• "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath (# 67)
• "We're Together" by Hillside Singers (# 73)
• "Good Friends?" by Poppy Family (# 74)
• "All His Children" by Charley Pride with Henry Mancini (# 95)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | BRANDY |
Scott English | ||||
| 102 | I HAD IT ALL THE TIME |
Tyrone Davis | ||||
| 103 | HEARSAY |
Soul Children | ||||
| 104 | MONDAY MORNING CHOO-CHOO |
Stampeders | ||||
| 105 | DA DOO RON RON |
Ian Matthews | ||||
| 106 | A MAN WHO SINGS |
Richard Landis | ||||
| 107 | BRIAN'S SONG |
Peter Nero | ||||
| 108 | ROCK ME ON THE WATER |
Linda Ronstadt | ||||
| 109 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER |
Isaac Hayes | ||||
| 110 | DARLING BABY |
Jackie Moore | ||||
| 111 | NUTROCKER |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | ||||
| 112 | THANK GOD FOR YOU BABY |
Pacific Gas & Electric | ||||
| 113 | CANDY MAN |
Sammy Davis, Jr. | ||||
| 114 | EVERYBODY'S REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE |
Pat Daisy | ||||
| 115 | LAY-AWAY |
Isley Brothers | ||||
| 116 | TIME TO CHANGE |
Brady Bunch | ||||
| 117 | I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG |
Frederick Knight | ||||
| 118 | WHAT IT IS |
Undisputed Truth | ||||
| 119 | STEP OUT |
Mamas & Papas | ||||
| 120 | A THING CALLED LOVE |
Johnny Cash & Evangel Temple Choir | ||||
| 121 | LOVE BROUGHT YOU HERE |
Pat Johnson | ||||
| 122 | MISTER CAN'T YOU SEE |
Buffy Sainte-Marie | ||||
| 123 | SALLY SUNSHINE |
Mills Brothers | ||||
| 124 | SEA TRIP |
Homar Jackson | ||||
| 125 | TO GET TO YOU |
Jerry Wallace | ||||
| 126 | YOU AND I |
Black Ivory | ||||
| 127 | SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM |
Buckwheat | ||||
| 128 | IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING |
Faron Young | ||||
| 129 | THEME FROM IRONSIDE |
Quincy Jones | ||||
| 130 | FRISCO BAY |
Navajo | ||||
| 131 | LOVE THE LIFE YOU LIVE (PT. 1) |
Kool & Gang | ||||
| 132 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT |
Millie Jackson | ||||