Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending April 29, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE	1	2	5	9
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
2	ROCKIN' ROBIN	2	1	4	9
Michael Jackson (Motown 1197)
3	I GOTCHA	4	5	7	14
Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
4	IN THE RAIN	3	4	6	11
Dramatics (Volt 4075)
5	BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW	6	8	13	11
Stylistics (Avco 4591)
6	DAY DREAMING	7	10	11	8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866)
7	A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE	8	9	14	11
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163)
8	A HORSE WITH NO NAME	5	3	1	11
America (Warner Bros. 7555)
9	LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME	12	18	38	6
Al Green (Hi 2211)
10	I'LL TAKE YOU THERE	14	44	67	5
Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
11	FAMILY OF MAN	11	13	21	6
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306)
12	HEART OF GOLD	9	6	2	14
Neil Young (Reprise 1065)
13	OOH GIRL	34	70	88	4
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
14	BABY BLUE	16	28	33	7
Badfinger (Apple 1844)
15	VINCENT	17	21	26	7
Don McLean (United Artists 50887)
16	SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS	19	20	25	19
War (United Artists 50867)
17	SUAVECITO	20	30	37	10
Malo (Warner Bros. 7559)
18	BACK OFF BOOGALOO	21	24	36	6
Ringo Starr (Apple 1849)
19	DOCTOR MY EYES	22	27	31	8
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004)
20	ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD	29	40	52	5
Paul Simon (Columbia 45585)
21	ROUNDABOUT	10	12	16	13
Yes (Atlantic 2854)
22	JUMP INTO THE FIRE	23	25	30	7
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0673)
23	HOT ROD LINCOLN	37	60	70	6
Commander Cody (Paramount 0146)
24	EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE	18	19	23	14
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822)
25	HEARSAY	36	49	61	6
Soul Children (Stax 0119)
26	TAXI	31	37	46	9
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
27	TAURUS	13	14	19	12
Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233)
28	THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF	15	16	20	11
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113)
29	LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE	47	--	--	2
Jackson Five (Motown 1199)
30	PUPPY LOVE	24	7	3	11
Donny Osmond (MGM 14367)
31	WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE	48	80	83	7
Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
32	AM I LOSING YOU	32	35	44	6
Partridge Family (Bell 45,200)
33	LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL	40	47	56	6
5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
34	MORNING HAS BROKEN	45	54	63	6
Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
35	YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY	41	50	59	7
April Wine (Big Tree 133)
36	BE MY LOVER	39	46	54	7
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7568)
37	HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT	38	42	51	6
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094)
38	LAY-AWAY	43	52	62	7
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934)
39	NICE TO BE WITH YOU	44	53	55	9
Gallery (Sussex 232)
40	MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION	25	11	8	13
Paul Simon (Columbia 45547)
41	MISTER CAN'T YOU SEE	53	63	72	6
Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151)
42	DO YOUR THING	26	23	24	11
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042)
43	RUN RUN RUN	51	56	64	7
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003)
44	CANDY MAN	55	69	78	7
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
45	JUNGLE FEVER	27	15	9	19
Chakachas (Polydor 15030)
46	TUMBLING DICE	73	--	--	2
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
47	THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT	28	17	10	19
Robert John (Atlantic 2846)
48	SYLVIA'S MOTHER	62	71	81	6
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562)
49	POOL OF BAD LUCK	50	59	68	6
Joe Simon (Spring 124)
50	YOU ARE THE ONE	52	62	71	8
Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122)
51	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE)	60	88	92	4
Andy Williams (Columbia 45579)
52	I SAW THE LIGHT	66	79	90	5
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
53	SMILIN'	69	81	--	3
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850)
54	IKO IKO	58	67	80	5
Dr. John (Atco 6882)
55	IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME	--	--	--	1
Carpenters (A&M 1351)
56	ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT	64	74	79	6
Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
57	YOU WERE MADE FOR ME	59	64	73	8
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110)
58	EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD	61	65	74	5
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202)
59	WALK IN THE NIGHT	63	76	85	5
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095)
60	ISN'T LIFE STRANGE	70	--	--	2
Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
61	I HAD IT ALL THE TIME	54	57	66	6
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4501)
62	CHANTILLY LACE	56	58	60	8
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273)
63	SONG SUNG BLUE	--	--	--	1
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
64	LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME	67	72	75	6
Carly Simon (Elektra 45774)
65	DIARY	76	--	--	2
Bread (Elektra 45784)
66	ROCK AND ROLL	42	43	47	8
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2865)
67	SOMEDAY NEVER COMES	--	--	--	1
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676)
68	GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH	49	38	40	8
Wings (Apple 1847)
69	JUBILATION	74	78	82	6
Paul Anka (Buddah 294)
70	OLD MAN	--	--	--	1
Neil Young (Reprise 1084)
71	DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST	80	93	--	3
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
72	SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM	77	82	84	6
Buckwheat (London 176)
73	WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT	83	--	--	2
Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
74	CHANGES	79	89	95	4
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605)
75	DOING MY OWN THING (PT. 1)	81	86	91	5
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122)
76	WHAT'D I SAY	78	83	--	3
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5043)
77	OUTA-SPACE	86	--	--	2
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
78	TELEGRAM SAM	82	87	--	3
T. Rex (Reprise 1078)
79	WE'RE FREE	85	--	--	2
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
80	I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG	89	--	--	2
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
81	ROCKET MAN	--	--	--	1
Elton John (Uni 55328)
82	LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL	88	--	--	2
Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376)
83	LOVE'S STREET AND FOOL'S ROAD	84	91	--	3
Solomon Burke (MGM 14353)
84	AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE)	--	--	--	1
Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049)
85	I GOT SOME HELP I DON'T NEED	96	--	--	2
B.B. King (ABC 11321)
86	I'M MOVIN' ON	92	98	--	3
John Kay (Dunhill 4309)
87	THERE IT IS (PT. 1)	--	--	--	1
James Brown (Polydor 14125)
88	LIFE AND BREATH	--	--	--	1
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
89	AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE	--	--	--	1
Supremes (Motown 1200)
90	LEAN ON ME	--	--	--	1
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
91	BEG, STEAL OR BORROW	97	--	--	2
New Seekers (Elektra 45780)
92	HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS	87	90	94	5
Esther Phillips (Kudu 904)
93	TO GET TO YOU	99	--	--	2
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914)
94	UPSETTER	95	95	--	3
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316)
95	DON'T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE	--	--	--	1
Raspberries (Capitol 3280)
96	VAHEVALA	100	--	--	2
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45550)
97	YOU AND I	--	--	--	1
Black Ivory (Today 1508)
98	SOULSVILLE	--	--	--	1
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045b)
99	HOT 'N' NASTY	--	--	--	1
Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
100	HOW DO YOU DO?	--	--	--	1
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)

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:

   • "Rock And Roll Lullaby" by B.J. Thomas (# 30)
   • "Heartbroken Bopper" by Guess Who (# 33)
   • "Take A Look Around" by Temptations (# 35)
   • "The Way Of Love" by Cher (# 46)
   • "Let's Stay Together" by Isaac Hayes (# 57)
   • "Crazy Mama" by J.J. Cale (# 65)
   • "Son Of My Father" by Giorgio (# 68)
   • "Could It Be Forever" by David Cassidy (# 71)
   • "King Heroin" by James Brown (# 72)
   • "Too Beautiful To Last" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 75)
   • "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 91)
   • "If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me" by Betty Wright (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	Nino Rota
102	AMERIKAN MUSIC	Steve Alaimo
103	AIN'T WASTIN' TIME NO MORE	Allman Brothers Band
104	HOLD ON TO FREEDOM	Lee Michaels
105	HOT THANG	Eddy Senay
106	SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE	Al Martino
107	OPEN UP YOUR HEART	Rainbow
108	JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (PT. 1)	Independents
109	COTTON JENNY	Anne Murray
110	LITTLE DOG HEAVEN	June Jackson
111	KEEP ON TRUCKIN'	Hot Tuna
112	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	Hugo Montenegro
113	PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT	Crusaders
114	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	Ferrante & Teicher
115	SCHOOL TEACHER	Kenny Rogers & First Edition
116	LET ME RUN INTO YOUR LONELY HEART	Eddie Kendricks
117	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	Roger Williams
118	HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME	David T. Walker
119	CALIFORNIA WINE	Bobby Goldsboro
120	WE'LL MAKE IT -- I KNOW WE WILL	Lobo
121	THIS I FIND IS BEAUTIFUL	Storm
122	FRISCO BAY	Navajo
123	I THINK SOMEBODY LOVES ME	James Darren
124	THIS LOVE'S FOR REAL	Impressions
125	EVE	Jim Capaldi
126	FEEL THE NEED	Damon Shawn
127	MY HANG-UP IS YOU	Freddie Hart
128	BEFORE THE HONEYMOON	Little Milton
129	MENDELSSOHN'S 4TH (SECOND MOVEMENT)	Apollo 100
130	TAOS NEW MEXICO	R. Dean Taylor