Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 22, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE |
2 | 5 | 14 | 8 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | ||||||
| 2 | ROCKIN' ROBIN |
1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | ||||||
| 3 | IN THE RAIN |
4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| Dramatics (Volt 4075) | ||||||
| 4 | I GOTCHA |
5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | ||||||
| 5 | A HORSE WITH NO NAME |
3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7555) | ||||||
| 6 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW |
8 | 13 | 17 | 10 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4591) | ||||||
| 7 | DAY DREAMING |
10 | 11 | 18 | 7 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | ||||||
| 8 | A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE |
9 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163) | ||||||
| 9 | HEART OF GOLD |
6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 1065) | ||||||
| 10 | ROUNDABOUT |
12 | 16 | 20 | 12 | |
| Yes (Atlantic 2854) | ||||||
| 11 | FAMILY OF MAN |
13 | 21 | 35 | 5 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306) | ||||||
| 12 | LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME |
18 | 38 | 53 | 5 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2211) | ||||||
| 13 | TAURUS |
14 | 19 | 22 | 11 | |
| Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | ||||||
| 14 | I'LL TAKE YOU THERE |
44 | 67 | 77 | 4 |  |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | ||||||
| 15 | THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF |
16 | 20 | 23 | 10 | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113) | ||||||
| 16 | BABY BLUE |
28 | 33 | 43 | 6 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1844) | ||||||
| 17 | VINCENT |
21 | 26 | 32 | 6 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists 50887) | ||||||
| 18 | EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE |
19 | 23 | 25 | 13 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822) | ||||||
| 19 | SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS |
20 | 25 | 28 | 18 | |
| War (United Artists 50867) | ||||||
| 20 | SUAVECITO |
30 | 37 | 47 | 9 | |
| Malo (Warner Bros. 7559) | ||||||
| 21 | BACK OFF BOOGALOO |
24 | 36 | 49 | 5 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1849) | ||||||
| 22 | DOCTOR MY EYES |
27 | 31 | 38 | 7 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004) | ||||||
| 23 | JUMP INTO THE FIRE |
25 | 30 | 41 | 6 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0673) | ||||||
| 24 | PUPPY LOVE |
7 | 3 | 3 | 10 |  |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14367) | ||||||
| 25 | MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION |
11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45547) | ||||||
| 26 | DO YOUR THING |
23 | 24 | 29 | 10 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042) | ||||||
| 27 | JUNGLE FEVER |
15 | 9 | 6 | 18 | |
| Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | ||||||
| 28 | THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT |
17 | 10 | 9 | 18 | |
| Robert John (Atlantic 2846) | ||||||
| 29 | ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD |
40 | 52 | 74 | 4 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45585) | ||||||
| 30 | ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY |
22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12344) | ||||||
| 31 | TAXI |
37 | 46 | 60 | 8 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770) | ||||||
| 32 | AM I LOSING YOU |
35 | 44 | 57 | 5 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 45,200) | ||||||
| 33 | HEARTBROKEN BOPPER |
26 | 27 | 34 | 8 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0659) | ||||||
| 34 | OOH GIRL |
70 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | ||||||
| 35 | TAKE A LOOK AROUND |
29 | 28 | 30 | 10 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7115) | ||||||
| 36 | HEARSAY |
49 | 61 | 70 | 5 | |
| Soul Children (Stax 0119) | ||||||
| 37 | HOT ROD LINCOLN |
60 | 70 | 81 | 5 | |
| Commander Cody (Paramount 0146) | ||||||
| 38 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT |
42 | 51 | 62 | 5 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094) | ||||||
| 39 | BE MY LOVER |
46 | 54 | 64 | 6 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7568) | ||||||
| 40 | LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL |
47 | 56 | 67 | 5 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | ||||||
| 41 | YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY |
50 | 59 | 69 | 6 | |
| April Wine (Big Tree 133) | ||||||
| 42 | ROCK AND ROLL |
43 | 47 | 56 | 7 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2865) | ||||||
| 43 | LAY-AWAY |
52 | 62 | 72 | 6 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934) | ||||||
| 44 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU |
53 | 55 | 61 | 8 | |
| Gallery (Sussex 232) | ||||||
| 45 | MORNING HAS BROKEN |
54 | 63 | 75 | 5 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1335) | ||||||
| 46 | THE WAY OF LOVE |
31 | 15 | 10 | 14 | |
| Cher (Kapp 2158) | ||||||
| 47 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1199) | ||||||
| 48 | WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE |
80 | 83 | 88 | 6 | |
| Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | ||||||
| 49 | GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH |
38 | 40 | 51 | 7 | |
| Wings (Apple 1847) | ||||||
| 50 | POOL OF BAD LUCK |
59 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 124) | ||||||
| 51 | RUN RUN RUN |
56 | 64 | 73 | 6 | |
| Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003) | ||||||
| 52 | YOU ARE THE ONE |
62 | 71 | 83 | 7 | |
| Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122) | ||||||
| 53 | MISTER CAN'T YOU SEE |
63 | 72 | 85 | 5 | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151) | ||||||
| 54 | I HAD IT ALL THE TIME |
57 | 66 | 76 | 5 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4501) | ||||||
| 55 | CANDY MAN |
69 | 78 | 87 | 6 | |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320) | ||||||
| 56 | CHANTILLY LACE |
58 | 60 | 66 | 7 | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273) | ||||||
| 57 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER |
45 | 48 | 52 | 6 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045) | ||||||
| 58 | IKO IKO |
67 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| Dr. John (Atco 6882) | ||||||
| 59 | YOU WERE MADE FOR ME |
64 | 73 | 84 | 7 | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110) | ||||||
| 60 | LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) |
88 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia 45579) | ||||||
| 61 | EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD |
65 | 74 | 80 | 4 | |
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202) | ||||||
| 62 | SYLVIA'S MOTHER |
71 | 81 | 92 | 5 | |
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562) | ||||||
| 63 | WALK IN THE NIGHT |
76 | 85 | 98 | 4 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | ||||||
| 64 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT |
74 | 79 | 90 | 5 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | ||||||
| 65 | CRAZY MAMA |
48 | 35 | 36 | 10 | |
| J.J. Cale (Shelter 7314) | ||||||
| 66 | I SAW THE LIGHT |
79 | 90 | 97 | 4 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003) | ||||||
| 67 | LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME |
72 | 75 | 79 | 5 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45774) | ||||||
| 68 | SON OF MY FATHER |
34 | 34 | 37 | 10 | |
| Giorgio (Dunhill 4304) | ||||||
| 69 | SMILIN' |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850) | ||||||
| 70 | ISN'T LIFE STRANGE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67009) | ||||||
| 71 | COULD IT BE FOREVER |
36 | 18 | 15 | 11 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,187) | ||||||
| 72 | KING HEROIN |
41 | 32 | 33 | 9 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14116) | ||||||
| 73 | TUMBLING DICE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103) | ||||||
| 74 | JUBILATION |
78 | 82 | 86 | 5 | |
| Paul Anka (Buddah 294) | ||||||
| 75 | TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST |
75 | 77 | 82 | 4 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40069) | ||||||
| 76 | DIARY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45784) | ||||||
| 77 | SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM |
82 | 84 | 91 | 5 | |
| Buckwheat (London 176) | ||||||
| 78 | WHAT'D I SAY |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5043) | ||||||
| 79 | CHANGES |
89 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605) | ||||||
| 80 | DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | ||||||
| 81 | DOING MY OWN THING (PT. 1) |
86 | 91 | 99 | 4 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122) | ||||||
| 82 | TELEGRAM SAM |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise 1078) | ||||||
| 83 | WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902) | ||||||
| 84 | LOVE'S STREET AND FOOL'S ROAD |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Solomon Burke (MGM 14353) | ||||||
| 85 | WE'RE FREE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348) | ||||||
| 86 | OUTA-SPACE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | ||||||
| 87 | HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS |
90 | 94 | 100 | 4 | |
| Esther Phillips (Kudu 904) | ||||||
| 88 | LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376) | ||||||
| 89 | I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | ||||||
| 90 | TAOS NEW MEXICO |
96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5041) | ||||||
| 91 | JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) |
94 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50890) | ||||||
| 92 | I'M MOVIN' ON |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Kay (Dunhill 4309) | ||||||
| 93 | MENDELSSOHN'S 4TH (SECOND MOVEMENT) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Apollo 100 (Mega 0069) | ||||||
| 94 | AMERIKAN MUSIC |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Steve Alaimo (Entrance 7507) | ||||||
| 95 | UPSETTER |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316) | ||||||
| 96 | I GOT SOME HELP I DON'T NEED |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11321) | ||||||
| 97 | BEG, STEAL OR BORROW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45780) | ||||||
| 98 | IF YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4609) | ||||||
| 99 | TO GET TO YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914) | ||||||
| 100 | VAHEVALA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45550) | ||||||
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:
• "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John (# 32)
• "Without You" by Nilsson (# 33)
• "Glory Bound" by Grass Roots (# 39)
• "Waking Up Alone" by Paul Williams (# 51)
• "Afro-Strut" by Nite-Liters (# 55)
• "Down By The Lazy River" by Osmonds (# 61)
• "We've Got To Get It On Again" by Addrisi Brothers (# 66)
• "Louisiana" by Mike Kennedy (# 68)
• "Everything I Own" by Bread (# 73)
• "Precious And Few" by Climax (# 77)
• "Money Runner" by Quincy Jones (# 84)
• "Sing A Song" by David Clayton-Thomas (# 85)
• "Nutrocker" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 92)
• "Darling Baby" by Jackie Moore (# 97)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: