Wednesday June 28, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending June 24, 1972



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1   NICE TO BE WITH YOU 2 4 7 17
Gallery (Sussex 232)
2   SONG SUNG BLUE 4 8 12 9
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
3   CANDY MAN 3 1 2 15
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
4   SYLVIA'S MOTHER 1 3 4 14
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562)
5   OUTA-SPACE 8 14 18 10
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
6   LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 6 9 14 14
5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
7   TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) 9 19 26 8
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
8   LEAN ON ME 12 23 36 9
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
9   OOH GIRL 5 2 1 12
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
10   TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW 15 36 59 6
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
11   I NEED YOU 13 16 19 7
America (Warner Bros. 7580)
12   AMAZING GRACE 17 34 41 7
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709)
13   (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT 30 48 57 6  
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
14   I SAW THE LIGHT 11 12 15 13
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
15   DIARY 16 17 20 10
Bread (Elektra 45784)
16   I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE 27 31 37 6  
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
17   HOW CAN I BE SURE 26 30 35 7
David Cassidy (Bell 45,220)
18   DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 22 27 31 11
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
19   TAKE IT EASY 23 37 56 6
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
20   ROCKET MAN 21 24 29 9
Elton John (Uni 55328)
21   I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG 24 28 32 10
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
22   LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED 25 29 33 7
Cher (Kapp 2171)
23   WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE 7 7 8 15  
Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
24   I'LL TAKE YOU THERE 10 6 6 13  
Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
25   TOO YOUNG 36 59 -- 3  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14407)
26   TUMBLING DICE 14 10 10 10  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
27   ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT 19 20 23 14
Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
28   DAY BY DAY 39 49 61 7  
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
29   ALL THE KING'S HORSES 42 56 69 4  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883)
30   ISN'T LIFE STRANGE 20 21 22 10
Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
31   PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND 43 52 64 5  
Stylistics (Avco 4595)
32   WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT 33 40 42 10
Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
33   HOW DO YOU DO? 38 44 53 9
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
34   SCHOOL'S OUT 52 69 78 5  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
35   MORNING HAS BROKEN 32 11 11 14
Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
36   CONQUISTADOR 47 57 75 5  
Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
37   YOU SAID A BAD WORD 40 47 54 6
Joe Tex (Dial 1012)
38   WHERE IS THE LOVE 55 74 -- 3  
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
39   WE'RE ON OUR WAY 46 53 66 5
Chris Hodge (Apple 1850)
40   BRANDY 65 80 -- 3  
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
41   SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU) 44 46 50 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
42   IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME 35 18 17 9
Carpenters (A&M 1351)
43   LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME 34 13 3 14
Al Green (Hi 2211)
44   HOT 'N' NASTY 45 45 49 9
Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
45   POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN 48 51 55 7
Raiders (Columbia 45601)
46   SEALED WITH A KISS 54 70 80 4
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
47   LAYLA 60 65 76 15  
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
48   THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 62 73 86 4  
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
49   CAT'S EYE IN THE WINDOW 51 54 58 7
Tommy James (Roulette 7126)
50   SOMEDAY NEVER COMES 29 25 27 9  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676)
51   LIFE AND BREATH 50 42 46 9
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
52   BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) 61 72 83 5
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
53   FUNK FACTORY 57 60 65 6
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878)
54   IMMIGRATION MAN 31 33 38 8  
Crosby & Nash (Atlantic 2873)
55   RIDE, SALLY, RIDE 59 62 71 5
Dennis Coffey (Sussex 237)
56   YOU'RE THE MAN 41 43 51 7  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221)
57   WE'RE FREE 58 61 63 10
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
58   LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE 18 5 5 10  
Jackson Five (Motown 1199)
59   THE RUNWAY 70 83 -- 3  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316)
60   RIP OFF 64 68 72 5
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204)
61   AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE 37 39 43 9  
Supremes (Motown 1200)
62   AFTER MIDNIGHT 67 78 92 5
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321)
63   COCONUT 72 77 84 4
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
64   GONE 73 79 85 6
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
65   I'M COMING HOME 75 96 -- 3
Stories (Kama Sutra 545)
66   WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW 69 75 81 4
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
67   MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB 76 -- -- 2
Wings (Apple 1851)
68   MEN OF LEARNING 77 93 -- 3
Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330)
69   IN THE GHETTO 71 84 -- 3
Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
70   HOLD HER TIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Osmonds (MGM 14405)
71   HONKY TONK (PT. 1) 80 -- -- 2
James Brown (Polydor 14129)
72   BEAUTIFUL 74 81 88 6
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088)
73   HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 79 86 97 6
David T. Walker (Ode 66025)
74   ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY 84 -- -- 2
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
75   BROWN EYED GIRL 85 -- -- 2
El Chicano (Kapp 2173)
76   LONG COOL WOMAN 89 -- -- 2  
Hollies (Epic 10871)
77   HUSHABYE 78 87 -- 3
Robert John (Atlantic 2884)
78   VAYA CON DIOS 87 -- -- 2
Dawn (Bell 45,225)
79   VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART 82 94 -- 3
Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869)
80   HOLD YOUR HEAD UP 83 89 95 4
Argent (Epic 10852)
81   FRANCENE 81 88 94 5
ZZ Top (London 179)
82   BED AND BOARD -- -- -- 1  
Barbara Mason (Buddah 296)
83   SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD -- -- -- 1  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626)
84   TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM 88 90 91 5
Delfonics (Philly Groove 172)
85   WAR SONG -- -- -- 1  
Neil Young & Graham Nash (Reprise 1099)
86   YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM -- -- -- 1  
Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
87   LITTLE BIT O' SOUL 91 98 -- 3
Bullet (Big Tree 140)
88   STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
89   SMALL BEGINNINGS 92 99 -- 3
Flash (Capitol 3345)
90   SCHOOL OF LIFE 95 97 100 4
Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112)
91   BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY 94 95 98 4
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
92   MOTORCYCLE MAMA -- -- -- 1  
Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
93   STARMAN 96 -- -- 2
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719)
94   I MISS YOU (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3516)
95   NOBODY BUT YOU 97 -- -- 2
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45617)
96   EDDIE'S LOVE 98 -- -- 2
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54218)
97   GOT PLEASURE -- -- -- 1  
Ohio Players (Westbound 204)
98   ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART 100 -- -- 2
Trammps (Buddah 306)
99   A SIMPLE MAN -- -- -- 1  
Lobo (Big Tree 141)
100   IN A BROKEN DREAM 99 -- -- 2
Python Lee Jackson (GNP Crescendo 449)

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:

   • "Old Man" by Neil Young (# 28)
   • "It Doesn't Matter" by Stephen Stills (# 49)
   • "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack (# 53)
   • "Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody (# 56)
   • "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond (# 63)
   • "Taxi" by Harry Chapin (# 66)
   • "There It Is (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 68)
   • "Gotta Be Funky" by Monk Higgins & Specialties (# 86)
   • "I Can Feel You" by Addrisi Brothers (# 90)
   • "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" by Undisputed Truth (# 93)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   WILD EYES Stampeders
102   MOTHER NATURE Temptations
103   IS THERE ANYONE HOME Jimmy Druiett
104   BUTTERFLY Danyel Gerard
105   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR New Riders Of The Purple Sage
106   CAFE Malo
107   SWEETER THAN SWEETNESS Freddie North
108   LOOKING FOR MY LADY James Gang
109   MY GUY Petula Clark
110   POPCORN Hot Butter
111   LISTEN TO A COUNTRY SONG Lynn Anderson
112   I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET Whispers
113   METAL GURU T. Rex
114   CIRCUS Mike Quatro Jam Band
115   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J.R. Bailey
116   WE'RE ALMOST HOME Solomon Burke
117   PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders
118   GO ALL THE WAY Raspberries
119   JESAHEL English Congregation
120   POP THAT THANG Isley Brothers
121   LITTLE BIT OF LOVE Free
122   SECOND CHANCE Z.Z. Hill
123   WE'LL ALWAYS BE FRIENDS Brady Bunch
124   I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy
125   I THANK YOU Donny Hathaway & June Conquest
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