Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending July 8, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | ||
| Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55326) | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 8 | ||
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910) | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | ||
| Gallery (Sussex 232) | ||||||
| 7 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 8 | ||
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | ||
| America (Warner Bros. 7580) | ||||||
| 9 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 13 | ||
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709) | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 8 | ||
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1202) | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Eagles (Asylum 11005) | ||||||
| 13 | 19 | 25 | 36 | 5 | ||
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14407) | ||||||
| 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 11 | ||
| Elton John (Uni 55328) | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 9 | ||
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,220) | ||||||
| 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320) | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | ![]() | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | ||||||
| 18 | 25 | 34 | 52 | 7 | ||
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596) | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 28 | 39 | 9 | ||
| Godspell (Bell 45,210) | ||||||
| 20 | 28 | 38 | 55 | 5 | ||
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879) | ||||||
| 21 | 24 | 29 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883) | ||||||
| 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 12 | ||
| Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | ||||||
| 23 | 26 | 31 | 43 | 7 | ||
| Stylistics (Avco 4595) | ||||||
| 24 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 11 | ||
| Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | ||||||
| 25 | 33 | 40 | 65 | 5 | ||
| Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | ||||||
| 26 | 30 | 36 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Procol Harum (A&M 1347) | ||||||
| 27 | 45 | 74 | 84 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619) | ||||||
| 28 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 9 | ||
| Cher (Kapp 2171) | ||||||
| 29 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 17 | ||
| Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | ||||||
| 30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562) | ||||||
| 31 | 44 | 70 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14405) | ||||||
| 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | ||||||
| 33 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861) | ||||||
| 34 | 40 | 48 | 62 | 6 | ||
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | ||||||
| 35 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Joe Tex (Dial 1012) | ||||||
| 36 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 7 | ||
| Chris Hodge (Apple 1850) | ||||||
| 37 | 42 | 52 | 61 | 7 | ||
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | ||||||
| 38 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 8 | ||
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216) | ||||||
| 39 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 12 | ||
| Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902) | ||||||
| 40 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Stories (Kama Sutra 545) | ||||||
| 41 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316) | ||||||
| 42 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 6 | ||
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | ||||||
| 43 | 58 | 76 | 89 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Hollies (Epic 10871) | ||||||
| 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 9 | ||
| Raiders (Columbia 45601) | ||||||
| 45 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 8 | ||
| Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387) | ||||||
| 46 | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Al Green (Hi 2216) | ||||||
| 47 | 49 | 68 | 77 | 5 | ||
| Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330) | ||||||
| 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 9 | ||
| Tommy James (Roulette 7126) | ||||||
| 49 | 51 | 62 | 67 | 7 | ||
| J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321) | ||||||
| 50 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 4 | ||
| James Brown (Polydor 14129) | ||||||
| 51 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 7 | ||
| Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204) | ||||||
| 52 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 4 | ||
| Wings (Apple 1851) | ||||||
| 53 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 12 | ||
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348) | ||||||
| 54 | 63 | 69 | 71 | 5 | ||
| Candi Staton (Fame 91000) | ||||||
| 55 | 65 | 86 | -- | 3 | ||
| Jim Croce (ABC 11328) | ||||||
| 56 | 62 | 75 | 85 | 4 | ||
| El Chicano (Kapp 2173) | ||||||
| 57 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 6 | ||
| Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220) | ||||||
| 58 | 68 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Partridge Family (Bell 45,235) | ||||||
| 59 | 64 | 85 | -- | 3 | ||
| Neil Young & Graham Nash (Reprise 1099) | ||||||
| 60 | 69 | 83 | -- | 3 | ||
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626) | ||||||
| 61 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 6 | ![]() | |
| Argent (Epic 10852) | ||||||
| 62 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Carpenters (A&M 1367) | ||||||
| 63 | 71 | 88 | -- | 3 | ||
| Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | ||||||
| 64 | 77 | 89 | 92 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Flash (Capitol 3345) | ||||||
| 65 | 72 | 78 | 87 | 4 | ||
| Dawn (Bell 45,225) | ||||||
| 66 | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329) | ||||||
| 67 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 5 | ||
| Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869) | ||||||
| 68 | 79 | 92 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Sailcat (Elektra 45782) | ||||||
| 69 | 75 | 82 | -- | 3 | ||
| Barbara Mason (Buddah 296) | ||||||
| 70 | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 128) | ||||||
| 71 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1205) | ||||||
| 72 | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | ||||||
| 73 | 83 | 90 | 95 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112) | ||||||
| 74 | 78 | 84 | 88 | 7 | ||
| Delfonics (Philly Groove 172) | ||||||
| 75 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 6 | ||
| Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | ||||||
| 76 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176) | ||||||
| 77 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104) | ||||||
| 78 | 93 | 94 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3516) | ||||||
| 79 | 85 | 93 | 96 | 4 | ||
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719) | ||||||
| 80 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 45638) | ||||||
| 81 | 86 | 100 | 99 | 4 | ||
| Python Lee Jackson (GNP Crescendo 449) | ||||||
| 82 | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Temptations (Gordy 7119) | ||||||
| 83 | 89 | 96 | 98 | 4 | ||
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54218) | ||||||
| 84 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | ||||||
| 85 | 95 | 98 | 100 | 4 | ||
| Trammps (Buddah 306) | ||||||
| 86 | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | ||||||
| 87 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Fabulous Rhinestones (Just Sunshine 500) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517) | ||||||
| 90 | 90 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Ohio Players (Westbound 204) | ||||||
| 91 | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Mike Quatro Jam Band (Evolution 1062) | ||||||
| 92 | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| English Congregation (Signpost 70004) | ||||||
| 93 | 96 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Lobo (Big Tree 141) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia 45630) | ||||||
| 95 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12354) | ||||||
| 96 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Danyel Gerard (MGM/Verve 10670) | ||||||
| 97 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Magic Lantern (Charisma 100) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Petula Clark (MGM 14392) | ||||||
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:
• "I Saw The Light" by Todd Rundgren (# 23)
• "Diary" by Bread (# 27)
• "I'll Take You There" by Staple Singers (# 31)
• "Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love" by Love Unlimited (# 32)
• "Tumbling Dice" by Rolling Stones (# 41)
• "Hot 'n' Nasty" by Humble Pie (# 46)
• "Life And Breath" by Climax (# 50)
• "Funk Factory" by Wilson Pickett (# 59)
• "Hot Fun In The Summertime" by David T. Walker (# 66)
• "Beautiful" by Gordon Lightfoot (# 67)
• "Little Bit O' Soul" by Bullet (# 80)
• "Nobody But You" by Loggins & Messina (# 88)
• "I Refuse To Smile" by Mandrill (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti | |||||
| 102 | Malo | |||||
| 103 | Helen Reddy | |||||
| 104 | Betty Wright | |||||
| 105 | Bob Seger | |||||
| 106 | Billy Preston | |||||
| 107 | Jamestown Massacre | |||||
| 108 | Jackie DeShannon | |||||
| 109 | Wings | |||||
| 110 | Joan Baez | |||||
| 111 | T. Rex | |||||
| 112 | Crusaders | |||||
| 113 | Whispers | |||||
| 114 | New Riders Of The Purple Sage | |||||
| 115 | Arlo Guthrie | |||||
| 116 | J.R. Bailey | |||||
| 117 | Aretha Franklin | |||||
| 118 | Beach Boys | |||||
| 119 | Jimmy Druiett | |||||
| 120 | Stampeders | |||||
| 121 | Joe Simon | |||||
| 122 | Solomon Burke | |||||
| 123 | Esther Phillips | |||||
| 124 | Andy Kim | |||||
| 125 | April Wine | |||||
| 126 | Rolling Stones | |||||
| 127 | Gary Glitter | |||||
| 128 | Buffy Sainte-Marie | |||||
| 129 | Uriah Heep | |||||
| 130 | Lyn Collins | |||||


