Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 27, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  I'LL TAKE YOU THERE |
1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | ||||||
| 2 | OOH GIRL |
4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | ||||||
| 3 | LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME |
3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2211) | ||||||
| 4 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE |
2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | ||||||
| 5 | CANDY MAN |
15 | 28 | 35 | 11 | |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320) | ||||||
| 6 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE |
9 | 16 | 21 | 6 | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1199) | ||||||
| 7 | HOT ROD LINCOLN |
8 | 17 | 19 | 10 | |
| Commander Cody (Paramount 0146) | ||||||
| 8 | ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD |
7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45585) | ||||||
| 9 | WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE |
16 | 19 | 26 | 11 | |
| Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | ||||||
| 10 | BACK OFF BOOGALOO |
10 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple 1849) | ||||||
| 11 | TUMBLING DICE |
19 | 26 | 32 | 6 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103) | ||||||
| 12 | SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS |
13 | 13 | 14 | 23 | |
| War (United Artists 50867) | ||||||
| 13 | MORNING HAS BROKEN |
18 | 23 | 27 | 10 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1335) | ||||||
| 14 | DOCTOR MY EYES |
12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004) | ||||||
| 15 | SYLVIA'S MOTHER |
23 | 30 | 38 | 10 | |
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562) | ||||||
| 16 | SONG SUNG BLUE |
26 | 34 | 49 | 5 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55326) | ||||||
| 17 | LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL |
21 | 24 | 28 | 10 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | ||||||
| 18 | IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME |
22 | 25 | 41 | 5 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1351) | ||||||
| 19 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU |
24 | 27 | 33 | 13 | |
| Gallery (Sussex 232) | ||||||
| 20 | ROCKIN' ROBIN |
5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |  |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | ||||||
| 21 | TAXI |
20 | 21 | 25 | 13 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770) | ||||||
| 22 | I SAW THE LIGHT |
28 | 37 | 45 | 9 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003) | ||||||
| 23 | VINCENT |
11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists 50887) | ||||||
| 24 | I GOTCHA |
6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | ||||||
| 25 | LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) |
30 | 33 | 43 | 8 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia 45579) | ||||||
| 26 | SMILIN' |
29 | 35 | 44 | 7 | |
| Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850) | ||||||
| 27 | YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY |
27 | 29 | 30 | 11 | |
| April Wine (Big Tree 133) | ||||||
| 28 | ISN'T LIFE STRANGE |
32 | 39 | 48 | 6 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 67009) | ||||||
| 29 | DIARY |
34 | 42 | 51 | 6 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45784) | ||||||
| 30 | SOMEDAY NEVER COMES |
36 | 43 | 53 | 5 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676) | ||||||
| 31 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT |
35 | 41 | 46 | 10 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | ||||||
| 32 | I NEED YOU |
53 | 67 | -- | 3 |  |
| America (Warner Bros. 7580) | ||||||
| 33 | OUTA-SPACE |
40 | 49 | 63 | 6 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | ||||||
| 34 | OLD MAN |
39 | 47 | 58 | 5 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 1084) | ||||||
| 35 | SUAVECITO |
14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
| Malo (Warner Bros. 7559) | ||||||
| 36 | ROCKET MAN |
42 | 53 | 66 | 5 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55328) | ||||||
| 37 | TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) |
57 | 69 | 98 | 4 | |
| Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | ||||||
| 38 | DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST |
43 | 50 | 60 | 7 | |
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | ||||||
| 39 | I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG |
45 | 54 | 65 | 6 | |
| Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | ||||||
| 40 | THERE IT IS (PT. 1) |
46 | 55 | 74 | 5 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14125) | ||||||
| 41 | RUN RUN RUN |
31 | 32 | 34 | 11 | |
| Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003) | ||||||
| 42 | A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE |
17 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163) | ||||||
| 43 | LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED |
56 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Cher (Kapp 2171) | ||||||
| 44 | IMMIGRATION MAN |
52 | 62 | 81 | 4 | |
| Crosby & Nash (Atlantic 2873) | ||||||
| 45 | AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE |
47 | 56 | 78 | 5 | |
| Supremes (Motown 1200) | ||||||
| 46 | LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL |
48 | 57 | 77 | 6 | |
| Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376) | ||||||
| 47 | I'M MOVIN' ON |
54 | 65 | 75 | 7 | |
| John Kay (Dunhill 4309) | ||||||
| 48 | HOW CAN I BE SURE |
58 | 74 | -- | 3 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,220) | ||||||
| 49 | LIFE AND BREATH |
51 | 61 | 76 | 5 | |
| Climax (Rocky Road 30061) | ||||||
| 50 | LEAN ON ME |
59 | 76 | 84 | 5 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | ||||||
| 51 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW |
25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4591) | ||||||
| 52 | WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT |
55 | 60 | 68 | 6 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902) | ||||||
| 53 | WALK IN THE NIGHT |
50 | 52 | 55 | 9 | |
| Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | ||||||
| 54 | I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE |
71 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1202) | ||||||
| 55 | HEARSAY |
33 | 22 | 23 | 10 | |
| Soul Children (Stax 0119) | ||||||
| 56 | AMAZING GRACE |
64 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709) | ||||||
| 57 | IT DOESN'T MATTER |
62 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2876) | ||||||
| 58 | YOU'RE THE MAN |
69 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221) | ||||||
| 59 | HOT 'N' NASTY |
68 | 79 | 96 | 5 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M 1349) | ||||||
| 60 | SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU) |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216) | ||||||
| 61 | THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER |
66 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot 40070) | ||||||
| 62 | HOW DO YOU DO? |
75 | 78 | 85 | 5 | |
| Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | ||||||
| 63 | YOU SAID A BAD WORD |
80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe Tex (Dial 1012) | ||||||
| 64 | POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN |
77 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Raiders (Columbia 45601) | ||||||
| 65 | WE'RE FREE |
65 | 66 | 73 | 6 | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348) | ||||||
| 66 | CAT'S EYE IN THE WINDOW |
70 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7126) | ||||||
| 67 | (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | ||||||
| 68 | I GOT SOME HELP I DON'T NEED |
72 | 73 | 79 | 6 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11321) | ||||||
| 69 | TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910) | ||||||
| 70 | AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) |
67 | 68 | 72 | 5 | |
| Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049) | ||||||
| 71 | DAY BY DAY |
89 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Godspell (Bell 45,210) | ||||||
| 72 | I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU |
78 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Jerry Butler (Mercury 73290) | ||||||
| 73 | AN AMERICAN TRILOGY |
79 | 84 | 92 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0672) | ||||||
| 74 | GUNS, GUNS, GUNS |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0708) | ||||||
| 75 | FUNK FACTORY |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878) | ||||||
| 76 | PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Stylistics (Avco 4595) | ||||||
| 77 | TO GET TO YOU |
84 | 89 | 90 | 6 | |
| Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914) | ||||||
| 78 | TAKE IT EASY |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 11005) | ||||||
| 79 | JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (PT. 1) |
86 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| Independents (Wand 11245) | ||||||
| 80 | RIDE, SALLY, RIDE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dennis Coffey (Sussex 237) | ||||||
| 81 | LAYLA |
-- | -- | -- | 11 | |
| Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | ||||||
| 82 | RIP OFF |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204) | ||||||
| 83 | SOME DAY I'LL BE A FARMER |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4204) | ||||||
| 84 | LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER |
91 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
| Nino Rota (Paramount 0152) | ||||||
| 85 | CONQUISTADOR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Procol Harum (A&M 1347) | ||||||
| 86 | PASS THE PEAS |
92 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| JB's (People 607) | ||||||
| 87 | GIVING UP |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Donny Hathaway (Atco 6884) | ||||||
| 88 | SCHOOL'S OUT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596) | ||||||
| 89 | I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE |
95 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic 10855) | ||||||
| 90 | GONE |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387) | ||||||
| 91 | WE'RE ON OUR WAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chris Hodge (Apple 1850) | ||||||
| 92 | BEAUTIFUL |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088) | ||||||
| 93 | KATE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Johnny Cash & Tennessee Three (Columbia 45590) | ||||||
| 94 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | ||||||
| 95 | DARLING BE HOME SOON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Association (Columbia 45602) | ||||||
| 96 | TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 172) | ||||||
| 97 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| David T. Walker (Ode 66025) | ||||||
| 98 | FRANCENE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| ZZ Top (London 179) | ||||||
| 99 | IT'S THE SAME OLD LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Courtship (Tamla 54217) | ||||||
| 100 | AFTER MIDNIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321) | ||||||
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:
• "Baby Blue" by Badfinger (# 37)
• "You Are The One" by Sugar Bears (# 38)
• "Lay-Away" by Isley Brothers (# 41)
• "Day Dreaming" by Aretha Franklin (# 44)
• "Everything Good Is Bad" by 100 Proof Aged In Soul (# 49)
• "Jubilation" by Paul Anka (# 60)
• "In The Rain" by Dramatics (# 61)
• "Family Of Man" by Three Dog Night (# 63)
• "Mister Can't You See" by Buffy Sainte-Marie (# 74)
• "Changes" by David Bowie (# 76)
• "Speak Softly Love" by Al Martino (# 81)
• "Upsetter" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 82)
• "Ain't Wasting Time No More" by Allman Brothers Band (# 94)
• "Ain't That Peculiar" by Fanny (# 99)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW |
Smokey Robinson & Miracles | ||||
| 102 | GOTTA BE FUNKY |
Monk Higgins & Specialties | ||||
| 103 | FEEL GOOD |
Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
| 104 | GOT PLEASURE |
Ohio Players | ||||
| 105 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. |
Donna Fargo | ||||
| 106 | IF YOU GOT A LOVE YOU BETTER HOLD ONTO IT |
Bobby Byrd | ||||
| 107 | LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT (PT. 1) |
Buddy Miles | ||||
| 108 | I CAN'T QUIT YOUR LOVE |
Four Tops | ||||
| 109 | FEEL THE NEED |
Damon Shawn | ||||
| 110 | WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY |
Delaney & Bonnie | ||||
| 111 | VANILLA OLAY |
Jackie DeShannon | ||||
| 112 | HOLD YOUR HEAD UP |
Argent | ||||
| 113 | WILD EYES |
Stampeders | ||||
| 114 | KUM BA YAH |
Hillside Singers | ||||
| 115 | HOLD ON TO FREEDOM |
Lee Michaels | ||||
| 116 | LITTLE DOG HEAVEN |
June Jackson | ||||
| 117 | THUNDERMAMA |
Thundermama | ||||
| 118 | BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY |
Daniel Boone | ||||
| 119 | SWEETER THAN SWEETNESS |
Freddie North | ||||
| 120 | THE LIVIN' I'M DOIN' AIN'T WORTH THE LOVIN' I'M GETTIN' |
Mike Kennedy | ||||
| 121 | BUTTERFLY |
Danyel Gerard | ||||
| 122 | BODY AND SOUL |
Soul Generation | ||||
| 123 | NOBODY BUT YOU |
Loggins & Messina | ||||
| 124 | SONG FOR PAULA |
Bobby Whitlock | ||||
| 125 | THE MASTERPIECE |
Charles Randolph Grean Sounde | ||||
| 126 | IN A BROKEN DREAM |
Python Lee Jackson | ||||
| 127 | I THANK YOU |
Donny Hathaway & June Conquest | ||||
| 128 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE |
J.R. Bailey | ||||
| 129 | IN THE GHETTO |
Candi Staton | ||||
| 130 | MIGHTY MIGHTY AND ROLY POLY |
Mal | ||||
| 131 | I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET |
Whispers | ||||
| 132 | I CAN FEEL YOU |
Addrisi Brothers | ||||
| 133 | I CAN FEEL IT |
Chase | ||||