Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 8, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| America (Warner Bros. 7555) | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Neil Young (Reprise 1065) | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14367) | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 6 | ||
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | ||||||
| 5 | 14 | 33 | 49 | 6 | ||
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Dramatics (Volt 4075) | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 11 | ||
| Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45547) | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Robert John (Atlantic 2846) | ||||||
| 11 | 18 | 32 | 52 | 5 | ||
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | ||
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12344) | ||||||
| 13 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 8 | ||
| Stylistics (Avco 4591) | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 8 | ||
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163) | ||||||
| 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
| Cher (Kapp 2158) | ||||||
| 16 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 10 | ||
| Yes (Atlantic 2854) | ||||||
| 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 18 | ||
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604) | ||||||
| 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 9 | ||
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,187) | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 9 | ||
| Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | ||||||
| 20 | 23 | 30 | 41 | 8 | ||
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113) | ||||||
| 21 | 35 | 54 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306) | ||||||
| 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 9 | ||
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4302) | ||||||
| 23 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 11 | ||
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822) | ||||||
| 24 | 29 | 36 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042) | ||||||
| 25 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 16 | ||
| War (United Artists 50867) | ||||||
| 26 | 32 | 45 | 60 | 4 | ||
| Don McLean (United Artists 50887) | ||||||
| 27 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 6 | ||
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0659) | ||||||
| 28 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 8 | ||
| Temptations (Gordy 7115) | ||||||
| 29 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 6 | ||
| Elton John (Uni 55318) | ||||||
| 30 | 41 | 53 | 69 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0673) | ||||||
| 31 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 5 | ||
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004) | ||||||
| 32 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 7 | ||
| James Brown (Polydor 14116) | ||||||
| 33 | 43 | 60 | 75 | 4 | ||
| Badfinger (Apple 1844) | ||||||
| 34 | 37 | 40 | 50 | 8 | ||
| Giorgio (Dunhill 4304) | ||||||
| 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 8 | ||
| J.J. Cale (Shelter 7314) | ||||||
| 36 | 49 | 65 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1849) | ||||||
| 37 | 47 | 59 | 72 | 7 | ||
| Malo (Warner Bros. 7559) | ||||||
| 38 | 53 | 73 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Al Green (Hi 2211) | ||||||
| 39 | 42 | 48 | 53 | 7 | ||
| Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0591) | ||||||
| 40 | 51 | 57 | 67 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Wings (Apple 1847) | ||||||
| 41 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 12 | ![]() | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14324) | ||||||
| 42 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 12 | ![]() | |
| Bread (Elektra 45765) | ||||||
| 43 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45521) | ||||||
| 44 | 57 | 84 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 45,200) | ||||||
| 45 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Climax (Rocky Road 30055) | ||||||
| 46 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 6 | ![]() | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770) | ||||||
| 47 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 5 | ||
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2865) | ||||||
| 48 | 52 | 56 | 66 | 4 | ||
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045) | ||||||
| 49 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Carpenters (A&M 1322) | ||||||
| 50 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 17 | ||
| T. Rex (Reprise 1032) | ||||||
| 51 | 62 | 78 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094) | ||||||
| 52 | 74 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45585) | ||||||
| 53 | 59 | 66 | 77 | 9 | ||
| Paul Williams (A&M 1325) | ||||||
| 54 | 64 | 76 | 86 | 4 | ||
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7568) | ||||||
| 55 | 61 | 72 | 74 | 6 | ||
| Gallery (Sussex 232) | ||||||
| 56 | 67 | 77 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | ||||||
| 57 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Santana (Columbia 45552) | ||||||
| 58 | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10829) | ||||||
| 59 | 69 | 79 | 88 | 4 | ||
| April Wine (Big Tree 133) | ||||||
| 60 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 5 | ||
| Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273) | ||||||
| 61 | 70 | 80 | -- | 3 | ||
| Soul Children (Stax 0119) | ||||||
| 62 | 72 | 81 | 91 | 4 | ||
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934) | ||||||
| 63 | 75 | 86 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1335) | ||||||
| 64 | 73 | 82 | 92 | 4 | ||
| Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003) | ||||||
| 65 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 6 | ||
| Mike Kennedy (ABC 11309) | ||||||
| 66 | 76 | 85 | -- | 3 | ||
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4501) | ||||||
| 67 | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | ||||||
| 68 | 78 | 88 | -- | 3 | ||
| Joe Simon (Spring 124) | ||||||
| 69 | 71 | 74 | 79 | 5 | ||
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8536) | ||||||
| 70 | 81 | 98 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Commander Cody (Paramount 0146) | ||||||
| 71 | 83 | 87 | 89 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122) | ||||||
| 72 | 85 | 97 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151) | ||||||
| 73 | 84 | 94 | -- | 5 | ![]() | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110) | ||||||
| 74 | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202) | ||||||
| 75 | 79 | 90 | -- | 3 | ||
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45774) | ||||||
| 76 | 45 | 29 | 24 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255) | ||||||
| 77 | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40069) | ||||||
| 78 | 87 | 92 | 97 | 4 | ||
| Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320) | ||||||
| 79 | 90 | 95 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | ||||||
| 80 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Dr. John (Atco 6882) | ||||||
| 81 | 92 | -- | 95 | 3 | ![]() | |
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562) | ||||||
| 82 | 86 | 96 | -- | 3 | ||
| Paul Anka (Buddah 294) | ||||||
| 83 | 88 | 93 | 100 | 4 | ||
| Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | ||||||
| 84 | 91 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Buckwheat (London 176) | ||||||
| 85 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | ||||||
| 86 | 94 | -- | 94 | 4 | ||
| Quincy Jones (Reprise 1062) | ||||||
| 87 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 20 | ![]() | |
| Don McLean (United Artists 50856) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | ||||||
| 89 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| David Clayton-Thomas (Columbia 45569) | ||||||
| 90 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003) | ||||||
| 91 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia 45579) | ||||||
| 93 | 48 | 43 | 46 | 7 | ![]() | |
| Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7201) | ||||||
| 94 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Esther Phillips (Kudu 904) | ||||||
| 95 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605) | ||||||
| 96 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50890) | ||||||
| 97 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44151) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | 99 | 2 | ||
| Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2861) | ||||||
| 99 | 95 | 100 | -- | 4 | ||
| Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia 45519) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5041) | ||||||
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:
• "Sweet Seasons" by Carole King (# 46)
• "Floy Joy" by Supremes (# 54)
• "Now Run And Tell That" by Denise LaSalle (# 55)
• "Do What You Set Out To Do" by Bobby Bland (# 58)
• "Joy" by Apollo 100 (# 63)
• "Cheer" by Potliquor (# 68)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Betty Wright | |||||
| 102 | Canned Heat | |||||
| 103 | Anne Murray | |||||
| 104 | Kenny Rogers & First Edition | |||||
| 105 | Sweet | |||||
| 106 | Jerry Wallace | |||||
| 107 | Raspberries | |||||
| 108 | Donny Hathaway | |||||
| 109 | Solomon Burke | |||||
| 110 | Shirley Bassey | |||||
| 111 | Loggins & Messina | |||||
| 112 | Rare Earth | |||||
| 113 | Eddy Senay | |||||
| 114 | Emotions | |||||
| 115 | Roger Williams | |||||
| 116 | Linda Ronstadt | |||||
| 117 | B.B. King | |||||
| 118 | Rainbow | |||||
| 119 | Jim Capaldi | |||||
| 120 | Al Martino | |||||
| 121 | Navajo | |||||
| 122 | Mike Curb Congregation | |||||
| 123 | New Seekers | |||||
| 124 | Steve Alaimo | |||||
| 125 | Peter Yarrow | |||||
| 126 | Ferrante & Teicher | |||||
| 127 | Mamas & Papas | |||||
| 128 | Albert King | |||||
| 129 | Freddie Hart | |||||
| 130 | Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | |||||


