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:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	HOT THANG	Eddy Senay
102	COTTON JENNY	Anne Murray
103	LET ME RUN INTO YOUR LONELY HEART	Eddie Kendricks
104	DON'T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE	Raspberries
105	OPEN UP YOUR HEART	Rainbow
106	SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE	Al Martino
107	JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (PT. 1)	Independents
108	KEEP ON TRUCKIN'	Hot Tuna
109	ROCKIN' WITH THE KING	Canned Heat
110	LITTLE DOG HEAVEN	June Jackson
111	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	Hugo Montenegro
112	SCHOOL TEACHER	Kenny Rogers & First Edition
113	PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT	Crusaders
114	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	Ferrante & Teicher
115	YOU AND I	Black Ivory
116	FRISCO BAY	Navajo
117	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	Roger Williams
118	HOW DO YOU DO?	Mouth & MacNeal
119	THIS LOVE'S FOR REAL	Impressions
120	HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME	David T. Walker
121	CALIFORNIA WINE	Bobby Goldsboro
122	THIS I FIND IS BEAUTIFUL	Storm
123	I THINK SOMEBODY LOVES ME	James Darren
124	TAKE UP THE HAMMER OF HOPE	Mike Curb Congregation
125	WE'LL MAKE IT -- I KNOW WE WILL	Lobo
126	DON'T EVER TAKE AWAY MY FREEDOM	Peter Yarrow
127	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	Nino Rota
128	EVE	Jim Capaldi
129	MY HANG-UP IS YOU	Freddie Hart
130	LITTLE GHETTO BOY	Donny Hathaway