Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 6, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE |
1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | ||||||
| 2 | ROCKIN' ROBIN |
2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | ||||||
| 3 | I GOTCHA |
3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | ||||||
| 4 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW |
5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4591) | ||||||
| 5 | DAY DREAMING |
6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | ||||||
| 6 | A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE |
7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163) | ||||||
| 7 | LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME |
9 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2211) | ||||||
| 8 | I'LL TAKE YOU THERE |
10 | 14 | 44 | 6 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | ||||||
| 9 | BABY BLUE |
14 | 16 | 28 | 8 | |
| Badfinger (Apple 1844) | ||||||
| 10 | FAMILY OF MAN |
11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306) | ||||||
| 11 | OOH GIRL |
13 | 34 | 70 | 5 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | ||||||
| 12 | ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD |
20 | 29 | 40 | 6 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45585) | ||||||
| 13 | VINCENT |
15 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists 50887) | ||||||
| 14 | SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS |
16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
| War (United Artists 50867) | ||||||
| 15 | SUAVECITO |
17 | 20 | 30 | 11 | |
| Malo (Warner Bros. 7559) | ||||||
| 16 | BACK OFF BOOGALOO |
18 | 21 | 24 | 7 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1849) | ||||||
| 17 | DOCTOR MY EYES |
19 | 22 | 27 | 9 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004) | ||||||
| 18 | IN THE RAIN |
4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |  |
| Dramatics (Volt 4075) | ||||||
| 19 | HOT ROD LINCOLN |
23 | 37 | 60 | 7 | |
| Commander Cody (Paramount 0146) | ||||||
| 20 | A HORSE WITH NO NAME |
8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7555) | ||||||
| 21 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE |
29 | 47 | -- | 3 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1199) | ||||||
| 22 | JUMP INTO THE FIRE |
22 | 23 | 25 | 8 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0673) | ||||||
| 23 | HEARSAY |
25 | 36 | 49 | 7 | |
| Soul Children (Stax 0119) | ||||||
| 24 | EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE |
24 | 18 | 19 | 15 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822) | ||||||
| 25 | TAXI |
26 | 31 | 37 | 10 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770) | ||||||
| 26 | WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE |
31 | 48 | 80 | 8 | |
| Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | ||||||
| 27 | MORNING HAS BROKEN |
34 | 45 | 54 | 7 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1335) | ||||||
| 28 | LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL |
33 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | ||||||
| 29 | HEART OF GOLD |
12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 1065) | ||||||
| 30 | YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY |
35 | 41 | 50 | 8 | |
| April Wine (Big Tree 133) | ||||||
| 31 | AM I LOSING YOU |
32 | 32 | 35 | 7 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 45,200) | ||||||
| 32 | TUMBLING DICE |
46 | 73 | -- | 3 |  |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103) | ||||||
| 33 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU |
39 | 44 | 53 | 10 | |
| Gallery (Sussex 232) | ||||||
| 34 | RUN RUN RUN |
43 | 51 | 56 | 8 | |
| Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003) | ||||||
| 35 | CANDY MAN |
44 | 55 | 69 | 8 | |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320) | ||||||
| 36 | ROUNDABOUT |
21 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
| Yes (Atlantic 2854) | ||||||
| 37 | LAY-AWAY |
38 | 43 | 52 | 8 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934) | ||||||
| 38 | SYLVIA'S MOTHER |
48 | 62 | 71 | 7 | |
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562) | ||||||
| 39 | BE MY LOVER |
36 | 39 | 46 | 8 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7568) | ||||||
| 40 | MISTER CAN'T YOU SEE |
41 | 53 | 63 | 7 | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151) | ||||||
| 41 | IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME |
55 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1351) | ||||||
| 42 | YOU ARE THE ONE |
50 | 52 | 62 | 9 | |
| Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122) | ||||||
| 43 | LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) |
51 | 60 | 88 | 5 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia 45579) | ||||||
| 44 | SMILIN' |
53 | 69 | 81 | 4 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850) | ||||||
| 45 | I SAW THE LIGHT |
52 | 66 | 79 | 6 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003) | ||||||
| 46 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT |
56 | 64 | 74 | 7 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | ||||||
| 47 | PUPPY LOVE |
30 | 24 | 7 | 12 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14367) | ||||||
| 48 | ISN'T LIFE STRANGE |
60 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67009) | ||||||
| 49 | SONG SUNG BLUE |
63 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55326) | ||||||
| 50 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT |
37 | 38 | 42 | 7 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094) | ||||||
| 51 | DIARY |
65 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45784) | ||||||
| 52 | IKO IKO |
54 | 58 | 67 | 6 | |
| Dr. John (Atco 6882) | ||||||
| 53 | SOMEDAY NEVER COMES |
67 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676) | ||||||
| 54 | EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD |
58 | 61 | 65 | 6 | |
| 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202) | ||||||
| 55 | WALK IN THE NIGHT |
59 | 63 | 76 | 6 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | ||||||
| 56 | TAURUS |
27 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
| Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | ||||||
| 57 | POOL OF BAD LUCK |
49 | 50 | 59 | 7 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 124) | ||||||
| 58 | OLD MAN |
70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 1084) | ||||||
| 59 | MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION |
40 | 25 | 11 | 14 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45547) | ||||||
| 60 | DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST |
71 | 80 | 93 | 4 | |
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | ||||||
| 61 | LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME |
64 | 67 | 72 | 7 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 45774) | ||||||
| 62 | YOU WERE MADE FOR ME |
57 | 59 | 64 | 9 | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110) | ||||||
| 63 | OUTA-SPACE |
77 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | ||||||
| 64 | JUBILATION |
69 | 74 | 78 | 7 | |
| Paul Anka (Buddah 294) | ||||||
| 65 | I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG |
80 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | ||||||
| 66 | ROCKET MAN |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55328) | ||||||
| 67 | CHANGES |
74 | 79 | 89 | 5 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605) | ||||||
| 68 | WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT |
73 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902) | ||||||
| 69 | SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM |
72 | 77 | 82 | 7 | |
| Buckwheat (London 176) | ||||||
| 70 | DOING MY OWN THING (PT. 1) |
75 | 81 | 86 | 6 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122) | ||||||
| 71 | TELEGRAM SAM |
78 | 82 | 87 | 4 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise 1078) | ||||||
| 72 | AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049) | ||||||
| 73 | WE'RE FREE |
79 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348) | ||||||
| 74 | THERE IT IS (PT. 1) |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14125) | ||||||
| 75 | I'M MOVIN' ON |
86 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| John Kay (Dunhill 4309) | ||||||
| 76 | LIFE AND BREATH |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Climax (Rocky Road 30061) | ||||||
| 77 | LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL |
82 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376) | ||||||
| 78 | AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1200) | ||||||
| 79 | I GOT SOME HELP I DON'T NEED |
85 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11321) | ||||||
| 80 | AIN'T WASTING TIME NO MORE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0003) | ||||||
| 81 | IMMIGRATION MAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Crosby & Nash (Atlantic 2873) | ||||||
| 82 | LOVE'S STREET AND FOOL'S ROAD |
83 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| Solomon Burke (MGM 14353) | ||||||
| 83 | THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40070) | ||||||
| 84 | LEAN ON ME |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | ||||||
| 85 | HOW DO YOU DO? |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | ||||||
| 86 | BEG, STEAL OR BORROW |
91 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| New Seekers (Elektra 45780) | ||||||
| 87 | HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS |
92 | 87 | 90 | 6 | |
| Esther Phillips (Kudu 904) | ||||||
| 88 | UPSETTER |
94 | 95 | 95 | 4 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316) | ||||||
| 89 | VAHEVALA |
96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45550) | ||||||
| 90 | TO GET TO YOU |
93 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914) | ||||||
| 91 | SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Al Martino (Capitol 3313) | ||||||
| 92 | AN AMERICAN TRILOGY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0672) | ||||||
| 93 | DON'T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3280) | ||||||
| 94 | SOULSVILLE |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045b) | ||||||
| 95 | YOU AND I |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Black Ivory (Today 1508) | ||||||
| 96 | HOT 'N' NASTY |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M 1349) | ||||||
| 97 | LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Nino Rota (Paramount 0152) | ||||||
| 98 | TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | ||||||
| 99 | JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (PT. 1) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Independents (Wand 11245) | ||||||
| 100 | AMERIKAN MUSIC |
-- | 94 | 100 | 3 | |
| Steve Alaimo (Entrance 7507) | ||||||
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:
• "The Day I Found Myself" by Honey Cone (# 28)
• "Do Your Thing" by Isaac Hayes (# 42)
• "Jungle Fever" by Chakachas (# 45)
• "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by Robert John (# 47)
• "I Had It All The Time" by Tyrone Davis (# 61)
• "Chantilly Lace" by Jerry Lee Lewis (# 62)
• "Rock And Roll" by Led Zeppelin (# 66)
• "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" by Wings (# 68)
• "What'd I Say" by Rare Earth (# 76)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week: