Wednesday July 5, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 1, 1972



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1   SONG SUNG BLUE 2 4 8 10
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
2   OUTA-SPACE 5 8 14 11
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
3   NICE TO BE WITH YOU 1 2 4 18
Gallery (Sussex 232)
4   LEAN ON ME 8 12 23 10
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
5   TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) 7 9 19 9
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
6   LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 6 6 9 15
5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
7   CANDY MAN 3 3 1 16
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
8   TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW 10 15 36 7
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
9   I NEED YOU 11 13 16 8
America (Warner Bros. 7580)
10   AMAZING GRACE 12 17 34 8
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709)
11   (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT 13 30 48 7
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
12   SYLVIA'S MOTHER 4 1 3 15
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562)
13   I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE 16 27 31 7
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
14   TAKE IT EASY 19 23 37 7
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
15   HOW CAN I BE SURE 17 26 30 8
David Cassidy (Bell 45,220)
16   DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 18 22 27 12
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
17   ROCKET MAN 20 21 24 10
Elton John (Uni 55328)
18   OOH GIRL 9 5 2 13
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
19   TOO YOUNG 25 36 59 4
Donny Osmond (MGM 14407)
20   I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG 21 24 28 11
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
21   LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED 22 25 29 8
Cher (Kapp 2171)
22   DAY BY DAY 28 39 49 8
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
23   I SAW THE LIGHT 14 11 12 14
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
24   ALL THE KING'S HORSES 29 42 56 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883)
25   SCHOOL'S OUT 34 52 69 6
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
26   PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND 31 43 52 6
Stylistics (Avco 4595)
27   DIARY 15 16 17 11  
Bread (Elektra 45784)
28   WHERE IS THE LOVE 38 55 74 4
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
29   HOW DO YOU DO? 33 38 44 10
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
30   CONQUISTADOR 36 47 57 6
Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
31   I'LL TAKE YOU THERE 24 10 6 14
Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
32   WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE 23 7 7 16
Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
33   BRANDY 40 65 80 4
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
34   LAYLA 47 60 65 16  
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
35   YOU SAID A BAD WORD 37 40 47 7
Joe Tex (Dial 1012)
36   WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT 32 33 40 11
Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
37   WE'RE ON OUR WAY 39 46 53 6
Chris Hodge (Apple 1850)
38   SEALED WITH A KISS 46 54 70 5
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
39   SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU) 41 44 46 7
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
40   THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 48 62 73 5
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
41   TUMBLING DICE 26 14 10 11  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
42   BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) 52 61 72 6
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
43   POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN 45 48 51 8
Raiders (Columbia 45601)
44   HOLD HER TIGHT 70 -- -- 2  
Osmonds (MGM 14405)
45   ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY 74 84 -- 3  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
46   HOT 'N' NASTY 44 45 45 10
Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
47   THE RUNWAY 59 70 83 4  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316)
48   CAT'S EYE IN THE WINDOW 49 51 54 8
Tommy James (Roulette 7126)
49   MEN OF LEARNING 68 77 93 4  
Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330)
50   LIFE AND BREATH 51 50 42 10
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
51   AFTER MIDNIGHT 62 67 78 6  
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321)
52   COCONUT 63 72 77 5  
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
53   WE'RE FREE 57 58 61 11
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
54   GONE 64 73 79 7
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
55   I'M COMING HOME 65 75 96 4
Stories (Kama Sutra 545)
56   MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB 67 76 -- 3  
Wings (Apple 1851)
57   RIP OFF 60 64 68 6
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204)
58   LONG COOL WOMAN 76 89 -- 3  
Hollies (Epic 10871)
59   FUNK FACTORY 53 57 60 7
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878)
60   HONKY TONK (PT. 1) 71 80 -- 3  
James Brown (Polydor 14129)
61   WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW 66 69 75 5
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
62   BROWN EYED GIRL 75 85 -- 3  
El Chicano (Kapp 2173)
63   IN THE GHETTO 69 71 84 4
Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
64   WAR SONG 85 -- -- 2  
Neil Young & Graham Nash (Reprise 1099)
65   YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 86 -- -- 2  
Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
66   HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 73 79 86 7
David T. Walker (Ode 66025)
67   BEAUTIFUL 72 74 81 7
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088)
68   BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO -- -- -- 1  
Partridge Family (Bell 45,235)
69   SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD 83 -- -- 2  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626)
70   I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi 2216)
71   STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN 88 -- -- 2  
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
72   VAYA CON DIOS 78 87 -- 3
Dawn (Bell 45,225)
73   VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART 79 82 94 4
Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869)
74   HOLD YOUR HEAD UP 80 83 89 5
Argent (Epic 10852)
75   BED AND BOARD 82 -- -- 2
Barbara Mason (Buddah 296)
76   LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA -- -- -- 1  
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329)
77   SMALL BEGINNINGS 89 92 99 4  
Flash (Capitol 3345)
78   TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM 84 88 90 6
Delfonics (Philly Groove 172)
79   MOTORCYCLE MAMA 92 -- -- 2  
Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
80   LITTLE BIT O' SOUL 87 91 98 4
Bullet (Big Tree 140)
81   POWER OF LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Joe Simon (Spring 128)
82   POP THAT THANG -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
83   SCHOOL OF LIFE 90 95 97 5
Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112)
84   BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY 91 94 95 5
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
85   STARMAN 93 96 -- 3
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719)
86   IN A BROKEN DREAM 100 99 -- 3  
Python Lee Jackson (GNP Crescendo 449)
87   MOTHER NATURE -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy 7119)
88   NOBODY BUT YOU 95 97 -- 3
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45617)
89   EDDIE'S LOVE 96 98 -- 3
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54218)
90   GOT PLEASURE 97 -- -- 2
Ohio Players (Westbound 204)
91   CIRCUS -- -- -- 1  
Mike Quatro Jam Band (Evolution 1062)
92   BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME -- -- -- 1  
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
93   I MISS YOU (PT. 1) 94 -- -- 2
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3516)
94   JESAHEL -- -- -- 1  
English Congregation (Signpost 70004)
95   ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART 98 100 -- 3
Trammps (Buddah 306)
96   A SIMPLE MAN 99 -- -- 2
Lobo (Big Tree 141)
97   WHAT A WONDERFUL THING WE HAVE -- -- -- 1  
Fabulous Rhinestones (Just Sunshine 500)
98   BUTTERFLY -- -- -- 1  
Danyel Gerard (MGM/Verve 10670)
99   POPCORN -- -- -- 1  
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
100   I REFUSE TO SMILE -- -- -- 1  
Mandrill (Polydor 14127)

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:

   • "Ask Me What You Want" by Millie Jackson (# 27)
   • "Isn't Life Strange" by Moody Blues (# 30)
   • "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens (# 35)
   • "It's Going To Take Some Time" by Carpenters (# 42)
   • "Look What You Done For Me" by Al Green (# 43)
   • "Someday Never Comes" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 50)
   • "Immigration Man" by Crosby & Nash (# 54)
   • "Ride, Sally, Ride" by Dennis Coffey (# 55)
   • "You're The Man" by Marvin Gaye (# 56)
   • "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Jackson Five (# 58)
   • "Automatically Sunshine" by Supremes (# 61)
   • "Hushabye" by Robert John (# 77)
   • "Francene" by ZZ Top (# 81)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   WILD EYES Stampeders
102   CAFE Malo
103   IN THE QUIET MORNING Joan Baez
104   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR New Riders Of The Purple Sage
105   SUMMER SUN Jamestown Massacre
106   METAL GURU T. Rex
107   IS THERE ANYONE HOME Jimmy Druiett
108   LOOKING FOR MY LADY James Gang
109   MY GUY Petula Clark
110   WE'RE ALMOST HOME Solomon Burke
111   VANILLA OLAY Jackie Deshannon
112   GO ALL THE WAY Raspberries
113   I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy
114   PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders
115   GET UP AND DANCE Doors
116   LITTLE BIT OF LOVE Free
117   WE'LL ALWAYS BE FRIENDS Brady Bunch
118   BABY, I'M FOR REAL Esther Phillips
119   SECOND CHANCE Z.Z. Hill
120   MOTHER EARTH Tom Rush
121   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J.R. Bailey
122   I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET Whispers
123   EARTH OMEN Frijid Pink
124   YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN Tower Of Power
125   BAD SIDE OF THE MOON April Wine
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