Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 20, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	I'LL TAKE YOU THERE	3	8	10	8
Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
2	THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE	1	1	1	12
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
3	LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME	4	7	9	9
Al Green (Hi 2211)
4	OOH GIRL	8	11	13	7
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
5	ROCKIN' ROBIN	2	2	2	12
Michael Jackson (Motown 1197)
6	I GOTCHA	5	3	3	17
Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
7	ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD	10	12	20	8
Paul Simon (Columbia 45585)
8	HOT ROD LINCOLN	17	19	23	9
Commander Cody (Paramount 0146)
9	LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE	16	21	29	5
Jackson Five (Motown 1199)
10	BACK OFF BOOGALOO	14	16	18	9
Ringo Starr (Apple 1849)
11	VINCENT	11	13	15	10
Don McLean (United Artists 50887)
12	DOCTOR MY EYES	15	17	19	11
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004)
13	SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS	13	14	16	22
War (United Artists 50867)
14	SUAVECITO	12	15	17	13
Malo (Warner Bros. 7559)
15	CANDY MAN	28	35	44	10
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
16	WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE	19	26	31	10
Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
17	A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE	7	6	7	14
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163)
18	MORNING HAS BROKEN	23	27	34	9
Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
19	TUMBLING DICE	26	32	46	5
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
20	TAXI	21	25	26	12
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
21	LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL	24	28	33	9
5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
22	IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME	25	41	55	4
Carpenters (A&M 1351)
23	SYLVIA'S MOTHER	30	38	48	9
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562)
24	NICE TO BE WITH YOU	27	33	39	12
Gallery (Sussex 232)
25	BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW	6	4	5	14
Stylistics (Avco 4591)
26	SONG SUNG BLUE	34	49	63	4
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
27	YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY	29	30	35	10
April Wine (Big Tree 133)
28	I SAW THE LIGHT	37	45	52	8
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
29	SMILIN'	35	44	53	6
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850)
30	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE)	33	43	51	7
Andy Williams (Columbia 45579)
31	RUN RUN RUN	32	34	43	10
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003)
32	ISN'T LIFE STRANGE	39	48	60	5
Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
33	HEARSAY	22	23	25	9
Soul Children (Stax 0119)
34	DIARY	42	51	65	5
Bread (Elektra 45784)
35	ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT	41	46	56	9
Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
36	SOMEDAY NEVER COMES	43	53	67	4
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676)
37	BABY BLUE	9	9	14	10
Badfinger (Apple 1844)
38	YOU ARE THE ONE	38	42	50	11
Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122)
39	OLD MAN	47	58	70	4
Neil Young (Reprise 1084)
40	OUTA-SPACE	49	63	77	5
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
41	LAY-AWAY	36	37	38	10
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934)
42	ROCKET MAN	53	66	81	4
Elton John (Uni 55328)
43	DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST	50	60	71	6
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
44	DAY DREAMING	18	5	6	11
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866)
45	I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG	54	65	80	5
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
46	THERE IT IS (PT. 1)	55	74	87	4
James Brown (Polydor 14125)
47	AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE	56	78	89	4
Supremes (Motown 1200)
48	LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL	57	77	82	5
Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376)
49	EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD	51	54	58	8
100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202)
50	WALK IN THE NIGHT	52	55	59	8
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095)
51	LIFE AND BREATH	61	76	88	4
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
52	IMMIGRATION MAN	62	81	--	3
Crosby & Nash (Atlantic 2873)
53	I NEED YOU	67	--	--	2
America (Warner Bros. 7580)
54	I'M MOVIN' ON	65	75	86	6
John Kay (Dunhill 4309)
55	WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT	60	68	73	5
Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
56	LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED	75	--	--	2
Cher (Kapp 2171)
57	TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN)	69	98	--	3
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
58	HOW CAN I BE SURE	74	--	--	2
David Cassidy (Bell 45,220)
59	LEAN ON ME	76	84	90	4
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
60	JUBILATION	58	64	69	9
Paul Anka (Buddah 294)
61	IN THE RAIN	31	18	4	14
Dramatics (Volt 4075)
62	IT DOESN'T MATTER	71	--	--	2
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2876)
63	FAMILY OF MAN	20	10	11	9
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306)
64	AMAZING GRACE	77	--	--	2
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709)
65	WE'RE FREE	66	73	79	5
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
66	THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER	70	83	--	3
Tom Jones (Parrot 40070)
67	AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE)	68	72	84	4
Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049)
68	HOT 'N' NASTY	79	96	99	4
Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
69	YOU'RE THE MAN	81	--	--	2
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221)
70	CAT'S EYE IN THE WINDOW	80	--	--	2
Tommy James (Roulette 7126)
71	I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE	--	--	--	1
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
72	I GOT SOME HELP I DON'T NEED	73	79	85	5
B.B. King (ABC 11321)
73	SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU)	--	--	--	1
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
74	MISTER CAN'T YOU SEE	40	40	41	9
Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151)
75	HOW DO YOU DO?	78	85	100	4
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
76	CHANGES	59	67	74	7
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605)
77	POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN	88	--	--	2
Raiders (Columbia 45601)
78	I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU	87	--	--	2
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73290)
79	AN AMERICAN TRILOGY	84	92	--	3
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0672)
80	YOU SAID A BAD WORD	--	--	--	1
Joe Tex (Dial 1012)
81	SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE	85	91	--	3
Al Martino (Capitol 3313)
82	UPSETTER	82	88	94	6
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316)
83	GUNS, GUNS, GUNS	--	--	--	1
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0708)
84	TO GET TO YOU	89	90	93	5
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914)
85	(IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT	--	--	--	1
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
86	JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (PT. 1)	95	99	--	3
Independents (Wand 11245)
87	TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW	--	--	--	1
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
88	FUNK FACTORY	--	--	--	1
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878)
89	DAY BY DAY	99	--	--	2
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
90	SOME DAY I'LL BE A FARMER	--	--	--	1
Melanie (Neighborhood 4204)
91	LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER	92	97	--	3
Nino Rota (Paramount 0152)
92	PASS THE PEAS	97	--	--	2
JB's (People 607)
93	GIVING UP	--	--	--	1
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6884)
94	AIN'T WASTING TIME NO MORE	72	80	--	3
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0003)
95	I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE	96	--	--	2
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic 10855)
96	TAKE IT EASY	--	--	--	1
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
97	GONE	--	--	--	1
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
98	BEAUTIFUL	--	--	--	1
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088)
99	AIN'T THAT PECULIAR	91	--	--	2
Fanny (Reprise 1080)
100	HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME	--	--	--	1
David T. Walker (Ode 66025)

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:

   • "A Horse With No Name" by America (# 44)
   • "Jump Into The Fire" by Nilsson (# 45)
   • "Every Day Of My Life" by Bobby Vinton (# 46)
   • "Am I Losing You" by Partridge Family (# 48)
   • "Doing My Own Thing (pt. 1)" by Johnnie Taylor (# 63)
   • "Telegram Sam" by T. Rex (# 64)
   • "Vahevala" by Loggins & Messina (# 83)
   • "Home Is Where The Hatred Is" by Esther Phillips (# 86)
   • "Don't Want To Say Goodbye" by Raspberries (# 90)
   • "Put It Where You Want It" by Crusaders (# 93)
   • "Questions" by Bang (# 94)
   • "Amerikan Music" by Steve Alaimo (# 98)
   • "You And I" by Black Ivory (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	FEEL GOOD	Ike & Tina Turner
102	KATE	Johnny Cash & Tennessee Three
103	IF YOU GOT A LOVE YOU BETTER HOLD ONTO IT	Bobby Byrd
104	WE'RE ON OUR WAY	Chris Hodge
105	LITTLE DOG HEAVEN	June Jackson
106	LAYLA	Derek & Dominos
107	TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM	Delfonics
108	RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD	Dionne Warwick
109	I CAN'T QUIT YOUR LOVE	Four Tops
110	GOTTA BE FUNKY	Monk Higgins & Specialties
111	WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY	Delaney & Bonnie
112	FEEL THE NEED	Damon Shawn
113	HOLD ON TO FREEDOM	Lee Michaels
114	LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT (PT. 1)	Buddy Miles
115	HOLD YOUR HEAD UP	Argent
116	THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.	Donna Fargo
117	BEFORE THE HONEYMOON	Little Milton
118	KUM BA YAH	Hillside Singers
119	THUNDERMAMA	Thundermama
120	DO YOU REMEMBER THESE	Statler Brothers
121	VANILLA OLAY	Jackie DeShannon
122	SWEETER THAN SWEETNESS	Freddie North
123	DARLING BE HOME SOON	Association
124	IT'S THE SAME OLD LOVE	Courtship
125	AFTER MIDNIGHT	J.J. Cale
126	BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS)	Detroit Emeralds
127	THE MASTERPIECE	Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
128	BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY	Daniel Boone
129	IN A BROKEN DREAM	Python Lee Jackson
130	BODY AND SOUL	Soul Generation
131	THE LIVIN' I'M DOIN' AIN'T WORTH THE LOVIN' I'M GETTIN'	Mike Kennedy
132	CONQUISTADOR	Procol Harum
133	I THANK YOU	Donny Hathaway & June Conquest
134	SONG FOR PAULA	Bobby Whitlock