Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending July 15, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	LEAN ON ME	2	4	8	12
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
2	TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN)	3	5	7	11
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
3	TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW	5	8	10	9
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
4	OUTA-SPACE	1	2	5	13
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
5	DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST	9	16	18	14
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
6	(IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT	7	11	13	9
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
7	SONG SUNG BLUE	4	1	2	12
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
8	I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE	11	13	16	9
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
9	TOO YOUNG	13	19	25	6
Donny Osmond (MGM 14407)
10	TAKE IT EASY	12	14	19	9
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
11	ROCKET MAN	14	17	20	12
Elton John (Uni 55328)
12	NICE TO BE WITH YOU	6	3	1	20
Gallery (Sussex 232)
13	ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY	27	45	74	5
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
14	DAY BY DAY	19	22	28	10
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
15	SCHOOL'S OUT	18	25	34	8
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
16	WHERE IS THE LOVE	20	28	38	6
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
17	BRANDY	25	33	40	6
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
18	HOW DO YOU DO?	24	29	33	12
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
19	PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND	23	26	31	8
Stylistics (Avco 4595)
20	ALL THE KING'S HORSES	21	24	29	7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883)
21	I NEED YOU	8	9	11	10
America (Warner Bros. 7580)
22	CONQUISTADOR	26	30	36	8
Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
23	LAYLA	29	34	47	18
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
24	CANDY MAN	16	7	3	18
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
25	HOLD HER TIGHT	31	44	70	4
Osmonds (MGM 14405)
26	LONG COOL WOMAN	43	58	76	5
Hollies (Epic 10871)
27	SEALED WITH A KISS	33	38	46	7
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
28	THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.	34	40	48	7
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
29	AMAZING GRACE	10	10	12	10
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709)
30	BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS)	37	42	52	8
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
31	HOW CAN I BE SURE	15	15	17	10
David Cassidy (Bell 45,220)
32	I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG	22	20	21	13
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
33	THE RUNWAY	41	47	59	6
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316)
34	SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU)	38	39	41	9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
35	I'M COMING HOME	40	55	65	6
Stories (Kama Sutra 545)
36	I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU	46	70	--	3
Al Green (Hi 2216)
37	LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL	17	6	6	17
5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
38	LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED	28	21	22	10
Cher (Kapp 2171)
39	COCONUT	42	52	63	7
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
40	HONKY TONK (PT. 1)	50	60	71	5
James Brown (Polydor 14129)
41	YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM	55	65	86	4
Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
42	GONE	45	54	64	9
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
43	HOLD YOUR HEAD UP	61	74	80	7
Argent (Epic 10852)
44	GOODBYE TO LOVE	62	--	--	2
Carpenters (A&M 1367)
45	MEN OF LEARNING	47	49	68	6
Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330)
46	IN THE GHETTO	54	63	69	6
Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
47	MOTORCYCLE MAMA	68	79	92	4
Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
48	MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB	52	56	67	5
Wings (Apple 1851)
49	WE'RE FREE	53	53	57	13
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
50	BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO	58	68	--	3
Partridge Family (Bell 45,235)
51	BROWN EYED GIRL	56	62	75	5
El Chicano (Kapp 2173)
52	SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD	60	69	83	4
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626)
53	WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW	57	61	66	7
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
54	SMALL BEGINNINGS	64	77	89	6
Flash (Capitol 3345)
55	LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA	66	76	--	3
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329)
56	WAR SONG	59	64	85	4
Neil Young & Graham Nash (Reprise 1099)
57	LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS	71	--	--	2
Jackson Five (Motown 1205)
58	YOU SAID A BAD WORD	35	35	37	9
Joe Tex (Dial 1012)
59	STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN	63	71	88	4
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
60	POWER OF LOVE	70	81	--	3
Joe Simon (Spring 128)
61	POP THAT THANG	72	82	--	3
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
62	VAYA CON DIOS	65	72	78	5
Dawn (Bell 45,225)
63	BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY	75	84	91	7
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
64	WHEN YOU SAY LOVE	76	--	--	2
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176)
65	VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART	67	73	79	6
Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869)
66	BED AND BOARD	69	75	82	4
Barbara Mason (Buddah 296)
67	HAPPY	77	--	--	2
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104)
68	I MISS YOU (PT. 1)	78	93	94	4
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3516)
69	SCHOOL OF LIFE	73	83	90	7
Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112)
70	DUNCAN	80	--	--	2
Paul Simon (Columbia 45638)
71	YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN	84	--	--	2
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
72	RIP OFF	51	57	60	8
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204)
73	TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM	74	78	84	8
Delfonics (Philly Groove 172)
74	AFTER MIDNIGHT	49	51	62	8
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321)
75	STARMAN	79	85	93	5
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719)
76	JOIN TOGETHER	--	--	--	1
Who (Decca 32983)
77	IN A BROKEN DREAM	81	86	100	5
Python Lee Jackson (GNP Crescendo 449)
78	WHAT A WONDERFUL THING WE HAVE	87	97	--	3
Fabulous Rhinestones (Just Sunshine 500)
79	BACK STABBERS	89	--	--	2
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517)
80	GO ALL THE WAY	88	--	--	2
Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
81	ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART	85	95	98	5
Trammps (Buddah 306)
82	BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME	86	92	--	3
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
83	A SIMPLE MAN	93	96	99	4
Lobo (Big Tree 141)
84	WE'RE ON OUR WAY	36	37	39	8
Chris Hodge (Apple 1850)
85	PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT	--	--	--	2
Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
86	POPCORN	97	99	--	3
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
87	CIRCUS	91	91	--	3
Mike Quatro Jam Band (Evolution 1062)
88	DOWN ON ME	94	--	--	2
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45630)
89	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR	95	--	--	2
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12354)
90	JESAHEL	92	94	--	3
English Congregation (Signpost 70004)
91	GOT PLEASURE	90	90	97	4
Ohio Players (Westbound 204)
92	EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL	98	--	--	2
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
93	I AM WOMAN	--	--	--	1
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
94	COUNTRY WOMAN	99	--	--	2
Magic Lantern (Charisma 100)
95	VANILLA OLAY	--	--	--	2
Jackie DeShannon (Atlantic 2871)
96	BUTTERFLY	96	98	--	3
Danyel Gerard (MGM/Verve 10670)
97	ROCK & ROLL (PT. 2)	--	--	--	1
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
98	MY GUY	100	--	--	2
Petula Clark (MGM 14392)
99	IF I WERE A CARPENTER	--	--	--	1
Bob Seger (Palladium 1079)
100	I WANNA BE YOUR BABY	--	--	--	1
Three Degrees (Roulette 7125)

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:

   • "Sylvia's Mother" by Dr. Hook (# 30)
   • "Ooh Girl" by Chi-Lites (# 32)
   • "Woman's Gotta Have It" by Bobby Womack (# 39)
   • "Powder Blue Mercedes Queen" by Raiders (# 44)
   • "Cat's Eye In The Window" by Tommy James (# 48)
   • "Mother Nature" by Temptations (# 82)
   • "Eddie's Love" by Eddie Kendricks (# 83)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT	Billy Preston
102	WALK ON BY	Dells
103	BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO	Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti
104	EASY LIVIN'	Uriah Heep
105	FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON	Temptations
106	BAD SIDE OF THE MOON	April Wine
107	CAFE	Malo
108	IS IT YOU GIRL	Betty Wright
109	SAY WHAT I FEEL	B.W. Stevenson
110	IN THE QUIET MORNING	Joan Baez
111	HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO	Buffy Sainte-Marie
112	LOVE, LOVE, LOVE	J.R. Bailey
113	MY DING-A-LING	Chuck Berry
114	SUMMER SUN	Jamestown Massacre
115	ALL DOWN THE LINE	Rolling Stones
116	MARCELLA	Beach Boys
117	GET UP AND DANCE	Doors
118	WHO HAS THE ANSWERS?	Andy Kim
119	CITY OF NEW ORLEANS	Arlo Guthrie
120	THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PT. 1)	Chi-Lites
121	METAL GURU	T. Rex
122	THINK (ABOUT IT)	Lyn Collins
123	MISTY BLUE	Joe Simon
124	IS THERE ANYONE HOME	Jimmy Druiett
125	BABY, I'M FOR REAL	Esther Phillips