Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending July 22, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	LEAN ON ME	1	2	4	13
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
2	TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW	3	5	8	10
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
3	DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST	5	9	16	15
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
4	TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN)	2	3	5	12
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
5	(IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT	6	7	11	10
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
6	ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY	13	27	45	6
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
7	I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE	8	11	13	10
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
8	TOO YOUNG	9	13	19	7
Donny Osmond (MGM 14407)
9	TAKE IT EASY	10	12	14	10
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
10	BRANDY	17	25	33	7
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
11	SCHOOL'S OUT	15	18	25	9
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
12	DAY BY DAY	14	19	22	11
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
13	WHERE IS THE LOVE	16	20	28	7
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
14	HOW DO YOU DO?	18	24	29	13
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
15	ROCKET MAN	11	14	17	13
Elton John (Uni 55328)
16	OUTA-SPACE	4	1	2	14
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
17	LONG COOL WOMAN	26	43	58	6
Hollies (Epic 10871)
18	PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND	19	23	26	9
Stylistics (Avco 4595)
19	CONQUISTADOR	22	26	30	9
Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
20	LAYLA	23	29	34	19
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
21	HOLD HER TIGHT	25	31	44	5
Osmonds (MGM 14405)
22	THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.	28	34	40	8
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
23	SEALED WITH A KISS	27	33	38	8
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
24	I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU	36	46	70	4
Al Green (Hi 2216)
25	ALL THE KING'S HORSES	20	21	24	8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883)
26	SONG SUNG BLUE	7	4	1	13
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
27	NICE TO BE WITH YOU	12	6	3	21
Gallery (Sussex 232)
28	BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS)	30	37	42	9
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
29	I NEED YOU	21	8	9	11
America (Warner Bros. 7580)
30	THE RUNWAY	33	41	47	7
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316)
31	I'M COMING HOME	35	40	55	7
Stories (Kama Sutra 545)
32	SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU)	34	38	39	10
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
33	GOODBYE TO LOVE	44	62	--	3
Carpenters (A&M 1367)
34	YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM	41	55	65	5
Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
35	CANDY MAN	24	16	7	19
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
36	COCONUT	39	42	52	8
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
37	HOLD YOUR HEAD UP	43	61	74	8
Argent (Epic 10852)
38	HONKY TONK (PT. 1)	40	50	60	6
James Brown (Polydor 14129)
39	GONE	42	45	54	10
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
40	MOTORCYCLE MAMA	47	68	79	5
Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
41	BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO	50	58	68	4
Partridge Family (Bell 45,235)
42	HAPPY	67	77	--	3
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104)
43	IN THE GHETTO	46	54	63	7
Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
44	LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS	57	71	--	3
Jackson Five (Motown 1205)
45	WE'RE FREE	49	53	53	14
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
46	SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD	52	60	69	5
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626)
47	SMALL BEGINNINGS	54	64	77	7
Flash (Capitol 3345)
48	WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW	53	57	61	8
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
49	BROWN EYED GIRL	51	56	62	6
El Chicano (Kapp 2173)
50	POWER OF LOVE	60	70	81	4
Joe Simon (Spring 128)
51	LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA	55	66	76	4
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329)
52	WAR SONG	56	59	64	5
Neil Young & Graham Nash (Reprise 1099)
53	POP THAT THANG	61	72	82	4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
54	BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY	63	75	84	8
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
55	WHEN YOU SAY LOVE	64	76	--	3
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176)
56	MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB	48	52	56	6
Wings (Apple 1851)
57	I MISS YOU (PT. 1)	68	78	93	5
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3516)
58	STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN	59	63	71	5
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
59	YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN	71	84	--	3
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
60	VAYA CON DIOS	62	65	72	6
Dawn (Bell 45,225)
61	ROCK & ROLL (PT. 2)	97	--	--	2
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
62	I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG	32	22	20	14
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
63	BACK STABBERS	79	89	--	3
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517)
64	BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME	82	86	92	4
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
65	JOIN TOGETHER	76	--	--	2
Who (Decca 32983)
66	DUNCAN	70	80	--	3
Paul Simon (Columbia 45638)
67	MEN OF LEARNING	45	47	49	7
Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330)
68	SCHOOL OF LIFE	69	73	83	8
Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112)
69	GUITAR MAN	--	--	--	1
Bread (Elektra 45803)
70	GO ALL THE WAY	80	88	--	3
Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
71	THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PT. 1)	--	--	--	1
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478)
72	A SIMPLE MAN	83	93	96	5
Lobo (Big Tree 141)
73	WHAT A WONDERFUL THING WE HAVE	78	87	97	4
Fabulous Rhinestones (Just Sunshine 500)
74	STARMAN	75	79	85	6
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719)
75	IN A BROKEN DREAM	77	81	86	6
Python Lee Jackson (GNP Crescendo 449)
76	ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART	81	85	95	6
Trammps (Buddah 306)
77	PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT	85	--	--	3
Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
78	POPCORN	86	97	99	4
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
79	THIS WORLD	--	--	--	1
Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
80	RUN TO ME	--	--	--	1
Bee Gees (Atco 6896)
81	JESAHEL	90	92	94	4
English Congregation (Signpost 70004)
82	CIRCUS	87	91	91	4
Mike Quatro Jam Band (Evolution 1062)
83	ALL DOWN THE LINE	--	--	--	1
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104b)
84	DOWN ON ME	88	94	--	3
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45630)
85	EASY LIVIN'	--	--	--	1
Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307)
86	I'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU	--	--	--	1
Albert King (Stax 0135)
87	EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL	92	98	--	3
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
88	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR	89	95	--	3
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12354)
89	I AM WOMAN	93	--	--	2
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
90	COUNTRY WOMAN	94	99	--	3
Magic Lantern (Charisma 100)
91	IF I WERE A CARPENTER	99	--	--	2
Bob Seger (Palladium 1079)
92	IN THE QUIET MORNING	--	--	--	1
Joan Baez (A&M 1362)
93	DON'T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS	--	--	--	1
Soul Children (Stax 0132)
94	IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY	--	--	--	1
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989)
95	LITTLE WOMAN LOVE	--	--	--	1
Wings (Apple 1851b)
96	I WANNA BE YOUR BABY	100	--	--	2
Three Degrees (Roulette 7125)
97	DOWN BY THE RIVER	--	--	--	1
Albert Hammond (Mums 6009)
98	YANKEE LADY	--	--	--	1
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 547)
99	LIFE AND BREATH	--	--	50	11
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
100	(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU	--	--	--	1
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301)

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:

   • "Amazing Grace" by Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (# 29)
   • "How Can I Be Sure" by David Cassidy (# 31)
   • "Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep At All" by 5th Dimension (# 37)
   • "Living In A House Divided" by Cher (# 38)
   • "You Said A Bad Word" by Joe Tex (# 58)
   • "Victim Of A Foolish Heart" by Bettye Swann (# 65)
   • "Bed And Board" by Barbara Mason (# 66)
   • "Rip Off" by Laura Lee (# 72)
   • "Tell Me This Is A Dream" by Delfonics (# 73)
   • "After Midnight" by J.J. Cale (# 74)
   • "We're On Our Way" by Chris Hodge (# 84)
   • "Got Pleasure" by Ohio Players (# 91)
   • "Vanilla Olay" by Jackie DeShannon (# 95)
   • "Butterfly" by Danyel Gerard (# 96)
   • "My Guy" by Petula Clark (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	SITTIN' ON A TIME BOMB (WAITIN' FOR THE HURT TO COME)	Honey Cone
102	GOODBYE AGAIN	John Denver
103	BAD SIDE OF THE MOON	April Wine
104	COULD YOU PUT YOUR LIGHT ON PLEASE	Harry Chapin
105	MY MAN, A SWEET MAN	Millie Jackson
106	BEAT ME DADDY EIGHT TO THE BAR	Commander Cody
107	HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO	Buffy Sainte-Marie
108	LOVE, LOVE, LOVE	J.R. Bailey
109	BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO	Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti
110	STORIES	Chakachas
111	SAY WHAT I FEEL	B.W. Stevenson
112	STEPPIN'	Melanie
113	THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT	Billy Preston
114	MY DING-A-LING	Chuck Berry
115	DELTA DAWN	Tanya Tucker
116	SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME	Austin Roberts
117	SUMMER SUN	Jamestown Massacre
118	IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER	Charley Pride
119	THINK (ABOUT IT)	Lyn Collins
120	MISTY BLUE	Joe Simon
121	MY MIND KEEPS TELLING ME	Eddie Holman
122	BABY, I'M FOR REAL	Esther Phillips
123	GOOD FEELING TO KNOW	Poco
124	WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON	Travis Wammack
125	FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON	Temptations
126	SPEAK TO THE SKY	Rick Springfield
127	I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET	Whispers
128	TOUCHING ME	Ovations
129	WHAT ARE HEAVY?	Cy Coleman
130	WALK ON BY	Dells
131	THERE'S A PARTY GOIN' ON	Jody Miller
132	ALABAMA WILD MAN	Jerry Reed
133	I.O.I.O.	Butch Patrick
134	COULDN'T I JUST TELL YOU	Todd Rundgren
135	I'M LIVING A LIE	Barbara Jean English
136	A PIECE OF PAPER	Gladstone
137	CIRCLES	New Seekers