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Saturday June 3, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending June 3, 1972



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1   OOH GIRL 2 4 8 9
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
2   CANDY MAN 5 15 28 12
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
3   LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME 3 3 4 11
Al Green (Hi 2211)
4   SYLVIA'S MOTHER 15 23 30 11  
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562)
5   LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE 6 9 16 7
Jackson Five (Motown 1199)
6   I'LL TAKE YOU THERE 1 1 3 10
Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
7   NICE TO BE WITH YOU 19 24 27 14  
Gallery (Sussex 232)
8   WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE 9 16 19 12
Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
9   HOT ROD LINCOLN 7 8 17 11
Commander Cody (Paramount 0146)
10   TUMBLING DICE 11 19 26 7
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
11   MORNING HAS BROKEN 13 18 23 11
Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
12   SONG SUNG BLUE 16 26 34 6
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
13   THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 4 2 1 14
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
14   LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 17 21 24 11
5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
15   I SAW THE LIGHT 22 28 37 10
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
16   SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS 12 13 13 24
War (United Artists 50867)
17   IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME 18 22 25 6
Carpenters (A&M 1351)
18   OUTA-SPACE 33 40 49 7  
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
19   I NEED YOU 32 53 67 4  
America (Warner Bros. 7580)
20   DIARY 29 34 42 7
Bread (Elektra 45784)
21   TAXI 21 20 21 14
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
22   ISN'T LIFE STRANGE 28 32 39 7
Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
23   ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT 31 35 41 11
Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
24   LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) 25 30 33 9
Andy Williams (Columbia 45579)
25   SMILIN' 26 29 35 8
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850)
26   TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) 37 57 69 5  
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
27   SOMEDAY NEVER COMES 30 36 43 6
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676)
28   OLD MAN 34 39 47 6
Neil Young (Reprise 1084)
29   ROCKET MAN 36 42 53 6
Elton John (Uni 55328)
30   ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD 8 7 10 10  
Paul Simon (Columbia 45585)
31   DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 38 43 50 8
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
32   I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG 39 45 54 7
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
33   LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED 43 56 75 4
Cher (Kapp 2171)
34   BACK OFF BOOGALOO 10 10 14 11  
Ringo Starr (Apple 1849)
35   HOW CAN I BE SURE 48 58 74 4  
David Cassidy (Bell 45,220)
36   LEAN ON ME 50 59 76 6  
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
37   I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE 54 71 -- 3  
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
38   IMMIGRATION MAN 44 52 62 5
Crosby & Nash (Atlantic 2873)
39   THERE IT IS (PT. 1) 40 46 55 6
James Brown (Polydor 14125)
40   DOCTOR MY EYES 14 12 15 13  
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004)
41   AMAZING GRACE 56 64 77 4  
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709)
42   WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT 52 55 60 7
Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
43   AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE 45 47 56 6
Supremes (Motown 1200)
44   LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL 46 48 57 7
Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376)
45   I'M MOVIN' ON 47 54 65 8
John Kay (Dunhill 4309)
46   LIFE AND BREATH 49 51 61 6
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
47   ROCKIN' ROBIN 20 5 2 14  
Michael Jackson (Motown 1197)
48   I GOTCHA 24 6 5 19  
Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
49   HOT 'N' NASTY 59 68 79 6
Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
50   SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU) 60 73 -- 3
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
51   YOU'RE THE MAN 58 69 81 4
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221)
52   IT DOESN'T MATTER 57 62 71 4
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2876)
53   HOW DO YOU DO? 62 75 78 6
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
54   YOU SAID A BAD WORD 63 80 -- 3
Joe Tex (Dial 1012)
55   POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN 64 77 88 4
Raiders (Columbia 45601)
56   TAKE IT EASY 78 96 -- 3  
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
57   (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT 67 85 -- 3
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
58   CAT'S EYE IN THE WINDOW 66 70 80 4
Tommy James (Roulette 7126)
59   TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW 69 87 -- 3
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
60   THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER 61 66 70 5
Tom Jones (Parrot 40070)
61   DAY BY DAY 71 89 99 4
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
62   WALK IN THE NIGHT 53 50 52 10
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095)
63   WE'RE FREE 65 65 66 7
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
64   PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND 76 -- -- 2  
Stylistics (Avco 4595)
65   FUNK FACTORY 75 88 -- 3
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878)
66   WE'RE ON OUR WAY 91 -- -- 2  
Chris Hodge (Apple 1850)
67   I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU 72 78 87 4
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73290)
68   I GOT SOME HELP I DON'T NEED 68 72 73 7
B.B. King (ABC 11321)
69   ALL THE KING'S HORSES -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883)
70   GUNS, GUNS, GUNS 74 83 -- 3
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0708)
71   RIDE, SALLY, RIDE 80 -- -- 2
Dennis Coffey (Sussex 237)
72   RIP OFF 82 -- -- 2
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204)
73   AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 73 79 84 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0672)
74   TO GET TO YOU 77 84 89 7
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914)
75   CONQUISTADOR 85 -- -- 2
Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
76   LAYLA 81 -- -- 12
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
77   JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (PT. 1) 79 86 95 5
Independents (Wand 11245)
78   SCHOOL'S OUT 88 -- -- 2
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
79   SOME DAY I'LL BE A FARMER 83 90 -- 3
Melanie (Neighborhood 4204)
80   SEALED WITH A KISS -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
81   WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW -- -- -- 1  
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
82   PASS THE PEAS 86 92 97 4
JB's (People 607)
83   BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) 94 -- -- 2  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
84   COCONUT -- -- -- 1  
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
85   GONE 90 97 -- 3
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
86   THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. -- -- -- 1  
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
87   LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER 84 91 92 5
Nino Rota (Paramount 0152)
88   BEAUTIFUL 92 98 -- 3
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088)
89   KATE 93 -- -- 2
Johnny Cash & Tennessee Three (Columbia 45590)
90   DARLING BE HOME SOON 95 -- -- 2
Association (Columbia 45602)
91   TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM 96 -- -- 2
Delfonics (Philly Groove 172)
92   AFTER MIDNIGHT 100 -- -- 2
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321)
93   WOMAN IS THE NIGGER OF THE WORLD -- -- -- 1  
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1848)
94   FRANCENE 98 -- -- 2
ZZ Top (London 179)
95   HOLD YOUR HEAD UP -- -- -- 1  
Argent (Epic 10852)
96   IT'S THE SAME OLD LOVE 99 -- -- 2
Courtship (Tamla 54217)
97   HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 97 100 -- 3
David T. Walker (Ode 66025)
98   BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY -- -- -- 1  
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
99   GOTTA BE FUNKY -- -- -- 1  
Monk Higgins & Specialties (United Artists 50897)
100   SCHOOL OF LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112)

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:

   • "Vincent" by Don McLean (# 23)
   • "You Could Have Been A Lady" by April Wine (# 27)
   • "Suavecito" by Malo (# 35)
   • "Run Run Run" by Jo Jo Gunne (# 41)
   • "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" by Sonny & Cher (# 42)
   • "Betcha By Golly, Wow" by Stylistics (# 51)
   • "Hearsay" by Soul Children (# 55)
   • "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)" by Isaac Hayes & David Porter (# 70)
   • "Giving Up" by Donny Hathaway (# 87)
   • "I Can't Turn You Loose" by Edgar Winter's White Trash (# 89)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BUTTERFLY Danyel Gerard
102   PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE Undisputed Truth
103   WILD EYES Stampeders
104   NOBODY BUT YOU Loggins & Messina
105   VANILLA OLAY Jackie DeShannon
106   I THANK YOU Donny Hathaway & June Conquest
107   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR New Riders Of The Purple Sage
108   DOWN TO THE BONE Cold Blood
109   FEEL GOOD Ike & Tina Turner
110   MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat
111   FEEL THE NEED Damon Shawn
112   KUM BA YAH Hillside Singers
113   GOT PLEASURE Ohio Players
114   IN THE GHETTO Candi Staton
115   THE LIVIN' I'M DOIN' AIN'T WORTH THE LOVIN' I'M GETTIN' Mike Kennedy
116   MY GUY Petula Clark
117   THUNDERMAMA Thundermama
118   SWEETER THAN SWEETNESS Freddie North
119   IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson
120   BODY AND SOUL Soul Generation
121   SONG FOR PAULA Bobby Whitlock
122   I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET Whispers
123   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J.R. Bailey
124   THE MASTERPIECE Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
125   ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps
126   MIGHTY MIGHTY AND ROLY POLY Mal
127   I CAN FEEL YOU Addrisi Brothers
128   SMALL BEGINNINGS Flash
129   I CAN FEEL IT Chase
130   LITTLE BIT O' SOUL Bullet
131   VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART Bettye Swann
132   BEYOND THE RIVER JORDAN Potliquor
133   MEN OF LEARNING Vigrass & Osborne
134   BROWN EYED GIRL El Chicano


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