Friday June 23, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending June 17, 1972



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1   SYLVIA'S MOTHER 3 4 15 13
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562)
2   NICE TO BE WITH YOU 4 7 19 16
Gallery (Sussex 232)
3   CANDY MAN 1 2 5 14
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
4   SONG SUNG BLUE 8 12 16 8
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
5   OOH GIRL 2 1 2 11
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
6   LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 9 14 17 13
5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
7   WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE 7 8 9 14
Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
8   OUTA-SPACE 14 18 33 9
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
9   TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) 19 26 37 7
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
10   I'LL TAKE YOU THERE 6 6 1 12
Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
11   I SAW THE LIGHT 12 15 22 12
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
12   LEAN ON ME 23 36 50 8  
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
13   I NEED YOU 16 19 32 6
America (Warner Bros. 7580)
14   TUMBLING DICE 10 10 11 9
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
15   TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW 36 59 69 5  
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
16   DIARY 17 20 29 9
Bread (Elektra 45784)
17   AMAZING GRACE 34 41 56 6  
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709)
18   LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE 5 5 6 9  
Jackson Five (Motown 1199)
19   ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT 20 23 31 13
Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
20   ISN'T LIFE STRANGE 21 22 28 9
Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
21   ROCKET MAN 24 29 36 8
Elton John (Uni 55328)
22   DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 27 31 38 10
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
23   TAKE IT EASY 37 56 78 5  
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
24   I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG 28 32 39 9
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
25   LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED 29 33 43 6
Cher (Kapp 2171)
26   HOW CAN I BE SURE 30 35 48 6
David Cassidy (Bell 45,220)
27   I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE 31 37 54 5
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
28   OLD MAN 26 28 34 8
Neil Young (Reprise 1084)
29   SOMEDAY NEVER COMES 25 27 30 8
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676)
30   (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT 48 57 67 5  
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
31   IMMIGRATION MAN 33 38 44 7
Crosby & Nash (Atlantic 2873)
32   MORNING HAS BROKEN 11 11 13 13  
Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
33   WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT 40 42 52 9
Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
34   LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME 13 3 3 13  
Al Green (Hi 2211)
35   IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME 18 17 18 8  
Carpenters (A&M 1351)
36   TOO YOUNG 59 -- -- 2  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14407)
37   AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE 39 43 45 8
Supremes (Motown 1200)
38   HOW DO YOU DO? 44 53 62 8
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
39   DAY BY DAY 49 61 71 6
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
40   YOU SAID A BAD WORD 47 54 63 5
Joe Tex (Dial 1012)
41   YOU'RE THE MAN 43 51 58 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221)
42   ALL THE KING'S HORSES 56 69 -- 3  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883)
43   PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND 52 64 76 4
Stylistics (Avco 4595)
44   SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU) 46 50 60 5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
45   HOT 'N' NASTY 45 49 59 8
Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
46   WE'RE ON OUR WAY 53 66 91 4
Chris Hodge (Apple 1850)
47   CONQUISTADOR 57 75 85 4
Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
48   POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN 51 55 64 6
Raiders (Columbia 45601)
49   IT DOESN'T MATTER 50 52 57 6
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2876)
50   LIFE AND BREATH 42 46 49 8
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
51   CAT'S EYE IN THE WINDOW 54 58 66 6
Tommy James (Roulette 7126)
52   SCHOOL'S OUT 69 78 88 4  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
53   THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 22 13 4 16  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
54   SEALED WITH A KISS 70 80 -- 3  
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
55   WHERE IS THE LOVE 74 -- -- 2  
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
56   HOT ROD LINCOLN 15 9 7 13  
Commander Cody (Paramount 0146)
57   FUNK FACTORY 60 65 75 5
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878)
58   WE'RE FREE 61 63 65 9
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
59   RIDE, SALLY, RIDE 62 71 80 4
Dennis Coffey (Sussex 237)
60   LAYLA 65 76 81 14
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
61   BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) 72 83 94 4  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
62   THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 73 86 -- 3  
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
63   LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL 41 44 46 9  
Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376)
64   RIP OFF 68 72 82 4
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204)
65   BRANDY 80 -- -- 2  
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
66   TAXI 32 21 21 16  
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
67   AFTER MIDNIGHT 78 92 100 4  
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321)
68   THERE IT IS (PT. 1) 38 39 40 8  
James Brown (Polydor 14125)
69   WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW 75 81 -- 3
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
70   THE RUNWAY 83 -- -- 2  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316)
71   IN THE GHETTO 84 -- -- 2  
Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
72   COCONUT 77 84 -- 3
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
73   GONE 79 85 90 5
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
74   BEAUTIFUL 81 88 92 5
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088)
75   I'M COMING HOME 96 -- -- 2  
Stories (Kama Sutra 545)
76   MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB -- -- -- 1  
Wings (Apple 1851)
77   MEN OF LEARNING 93 -- -- 2  
Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330)
78   HUSHABYE 87 -- -- 2
Robert John (Atlantic 2884)
79   HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 86 97 97 5
David T. Walker (Ode 66025)
80   HONKY TONK (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (Polydor 14129)
81   FRANCENE 88 94 98 4
ZZ Top (London 179)
82   VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART 94 -- -- 2  
Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869)
83   HOLD YOUR HEAD UP 89 95 -- 3
Argent (Epic 10852)
84   ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY -- -- -- 1  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
85   BROWN EYED GIRL -- -- -- 1  
El Chicano (Kapp 2173)
86   GOTTA BE FUNKY 91 99 -- 3
Monk Higgins & Specialties (United Artists 50897)
87   VAYA CON DIOS -- -- -- 1  
Dawn (Bell 45,225)
88   TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM 90 91 96 4
Delfonics (Philly Groove 172)
89   LONG COOL WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Hollies (Epic 10871)
90   I CAN FEEL YOU 92 -- -- 2
Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45610)
91   LITTLE BIT O' SOUL 98 -- -- 2
Bullet (Big Tree 140)
92   SMALL BEGINNINGS 99 -- -- 2
Flash (Capitol 3345)
93   PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE -- -- -- 1  
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7117)
94   BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY 95 98 -- 3
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
95   SCHOOL OF LIFE 97 100 -- 3
Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112)
96   STARMAN -- -- -- 1  
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719)
97   NOBODY BUT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45617)
98   EDDIE'S LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54218)
99   IN A BROKEN DREAM -- -- -- 1  
Python Lee Jackson (GNP Crescendo 449)
100   ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART -- -- -- 1  
Trammps (Buddah 306)

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:

   • "Slippin' Into Darkness" by War (# 35)
   • "Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard" by Paul Simon (# 55)
   • "Love Theme From The Godfather (Speak Softly Love)" by Andy Williams (# 58)
   • "Smilin'" by Sly & Family Stone (# 63)
   • "I'm Movin' On" by John Kay (# 64)
   • "Guns, Guns, Guns" by Guess Who (# 66)
   • "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer" by Tom Jones (# 67)
   • "I Only Have Eyes For You" by Jerry Butler (# 71)
   • "Pass The Peas" by JB's (# 76)
   • "Some Day I'll Be A Farmer" by Melanie (# 82)
   • "Kate" by Johnny Cash & Tennessee Three (# 85)
   • "Vanilla Olay" by Jackie DeShannon (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BED AND BOARD Barbara Mason
102   IS THERE ANYONE HOME Jimmy Druiett
103   BUTTERFLY Danyel Gerard
104   MY GUY Petula Clark
105   MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat
106   WILD EYES Stampeders
107   GOT PLEASURE Ohio Players
108   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR New Riders Of The Purple Sage
109   LOOKING FOR MY LADY James Gang
110   I THANK YOU Donny Hathaway & June Conquest
111   LISTEN TO A COUNTRY SONG Lynn Anderson
112   POPCORN Hot Butter
113   KUM BA YAH Hillside Singers
114   BODY AND SOUL Soul Generation
115   I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET Whispers
116   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J.R. Bailey
117   SECOND CHANCE Z.Z. Hill
118   YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce
119   METAL GURU T. Rex
120   CIRCUS Mike Quatro Jam Band
121   SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD Barbra Streisand
122   ? ?
123   IT'S THE SAME OLD LOVE Courtship
124   EARTH OMEN Frijid Pink
125   WE'RE ALMOST HOME Solomon Burke
126   WE'LL ALWAYS BE FRIENDS Brady Bunch
127   PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders
128   THUNDERMAMA Thundermama
129   A SIMPLE MAN Lobo
130   I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy
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