Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending July 29, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW	2	3	5	11
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
2	DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST	3	5	9	16
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
3	ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY	6	13	27	7
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
4	(IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT	5	6	7	11
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
5	BRANDY	10	17	25	8
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
6	LEAN ON ME	1	1	2	14
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
7	SCHOOL'S OUT	11	15	18	10
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
8	WHERE IS THE LOVE	13	16	20	8
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
9	HOW DO YOU DO?	14	18	24	14
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
10	DAY BY DAY	12	14	19	12
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
11	TAKE IT EASY	9	10	12	11
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
12	LONG COOL WOMAN	17	26	43	7
Hollies (Epic 10871)
13	TOO YOUNG	8	9	13	8
Donny Osmond (MGM 14407)
14	I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE	7	8	11	11
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
15	LAYLA	20	23	29	20
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
16	I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU	24	36	46	5
Al Green (Hi 2216)
17	THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.	22	28	34	9
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
18	CONQUISTADOR	19	22	26	10
Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
19	HOLD HER TIGHT	21	25	31	6
Osmonds (MGM 14405)
20	PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND	18	19	23	10
Stylistics (Avco 4595)
21	SEALED WITH A KISS	23	27	33	9
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
22	TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN)	4	2	3	13
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
23	GOODBYE TO LOVE	33	44	62	4
Carpenters (A&M 1367)
24	YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM	34	41	55	6
Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
25	OUTA-SPACE	16	4	1	15
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
26	BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS)	28	30	37	10
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
27	HOLD YOUR HEAD UP	37	43	61	9
Argent (Epic 10852)
28	I'M COMING HOME	31	35	40	8
Stories (Kama Sutra 545)
29	THE RUNWAY	30	33	41	8
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316)
30	COCONUT	36	39	42	9
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
31	LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS	44	57	71	4
Jackson Five (Motown 1205)
32	ROCKET MAN	15	11	14	14
Elton John (Uni 55328)
33	GONE	39	42	45	11
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
34	HAPPY	42	67	77	4
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104)
35	MOTORCYCLE MAMA	40	47	68	6
Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
36	BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO	41	50	58	5
Partridge Family (Bell 45,235)
37	SONG SUNG BLUE	26	7	4	14
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
38	BACK STABBERS	63	79	89	4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517)
39	HONKY TONK (PT. 1)	38	40	50	7
James Brown (Polydor 14129)
40	IN THE GHETTO	43	46	54	8
Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
41	WHEN YOU SAY LOVE	55	64	76	4
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176)
42	SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD	46	52	60	6
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626)
43	SMALL BEGINNINGS	47	54	64	8
Flash (Capitol 3345)
44	ROCK & ROLL (PT. 2)	61	97	--	3
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
45	POWER OF LOVE	50	60	70	5
Joe Simon (Spring 128)
46	WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW	48	53	57	9
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
47	I MISS YOU (PT. 1)	57	68	78	6
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3516)
48	BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY	54	63	75	9
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
49	LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA	51	55	66	5
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329)
50	POP THAT THANG	53	61	72	5
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
51	YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN	59	71	84	4
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
52	JOIN TOGETHER	65	76	--	3
Who (Decca 32983)
53	STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN	58	59	63	6
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
54	WE'RE FREE	45	49	53	15
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
55	BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME	64	82	86	5
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
56	GUITAR MAN	69	--	--	2
Bread (Elektra 45803)
57	THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PT. 1)	71	--	--	2
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478)
58	SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU)	32	34	38	11
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
59	GO ALL THE WAY	70	80	88	4
Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
60	CANDY MAN	35	24	16	20
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
61	DUNCAN	66	70	80	4
Paul Simon (Columbia 45638)
62	A SIMPLE MAN	72	83	93	6
Lobo (Big Tree 141)
63	PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT	77	85	--	4
Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
64	POPCORN	78	86	97	5
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
65	THIS WORLD	79	--	--	2
Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
66	RUN TO ME	80	--	--	2
Bee Gees (Atco 6896)
67	WHAT A WONDERFUL THING WE HAVE	73	78	87	5
Fabulous Rhinestones (Just Sunshine 500)
68	STARMAN	74	75	79	7
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719)
69	ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART	76	81	85	7
Trammps (Buddah 306)
70	EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL	87	92	98	4
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
71	SATURDAY IN THE PARK	--	--	--	1
Chicago (Columbia 45657)
72	BLACK AND WHITE	--	--	--	1
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
73	GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1)	--	--	--	1
James Brown (Polydor 14139)
74	JESAHEL	81	90	92	5
English Congregation (Signpost 70004)
75	MY MAN, A SWEET MAN	--	--	--	1
Millie Jackson (Spring 127)
76	CIRCUS	82	87	91	5
Mike Quatro Jam Band (Evolution 1062)
77	ALL DOWN THE LINE	83	--	--	2
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104b)
78	SITTIN' ON A TIME BOMB (WAITIN' FOR THE HURT TO COME)	--	--	--	1
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7205)
79	DOWN ON ME	84	88	94	4
Janis Joplin (Columbia 45630)
80	EASY LIVIN'	85	--	--	2
Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307)
81	I'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU	86	--	--	2
Albert King (Stax 0135)
82	LOVE SONG	--	--	--	1
Tommy James (Roulette 7130)
83	IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY	94	--	--	2
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989)
84	MY DING-A-LING	--	--	--	1
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
85	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR	88	89	95	4
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12354)
86	DOWN BY THE RIVER	97	--	--	2
Albert Hammond (Mums 6009)
87	IN THE QUIET MORNING	92	--	--	2
Joan Baez (A&M 1362)
88	DON'T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS	93	--	--	2
Soul Children (Stax 0132)
89	SPEAK TO THE SKY	--	--	--	1
Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
90	YANKEE LADY	98	--	--	2
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 547)
91	COULD YOU PUT YOUR LIGHT ON PLEASE	--	--	--	1
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45792)
92	SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS	--	--	--	1
Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634)
93	LIFE AND BREATH	99	--	--	12
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
94	ALABAMA WILD MAN	--	--	--	1
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738)
95	(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU	100	--	--	2
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301)
96	SUMMER SUN	--	--	--	1
Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603)
97	MY GUY	--	98	100	3
Petula Clark (MGM 14392)
98	BAD SIDE OF THE MOON	--	--	--	1
April Wine (Big Tree 142)
99	WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON	--	--	--	1
Travis Wammack (Fame 91001)
100	MY MIND KEEPS TELLING ME	--	--	--	1
Eddie Holman (GSF 6873)

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:

   • "All The King's Horses" by Aretha Franklin (# 25)
   • "Nice To Be With You" by Gallery (# 27)
   • "I Need You" by America (# 29)
   • "Brown Eyed Girl" by El Chicano (# 49)
   • "War Song" by Neil Young & Graham Nash (# 52)
   • "Mary Had A Little Lamb" by Wings (# 56)
   • "Vaya Con Dios" by Dawn (# 60)
   • "I've Been Lonely For So Long" by Frederick Knight (# 62)
   • "Men Of Learning" by Vigrass & Osborne (# 67)
   • "School Of Life" by Tommy Tate (# 68)
   • "In A Broken Dream" by Python Lee Jackson (# 75)
   • "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy (# 89)
   • "Country Woman" by Magic Lantern (# 90)
   • "If I Were A Carpenter" by Bob Seger (# 91)
   • "Little Woman Love" by Wings (# 95)
   • "I Wanna Be Your Baby" by Three Degrees (# 96)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	ROCK ME ON THE WATER	Jackson Browne
102	GOODBYE AGAIN	John Denver
103	BEAT ME DADDY EIGHT TO THE BAR	Commander Cody
104	COULDN'T I JUST TELL YOU	Todd Rundgren
105	HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO	Buffy Sainte-Marie
106	STORIES	Chakachas
107	SOUTHBOUND TRAIN	Graham Nash & David Crosby
108	LOVE, LOVE, LOVE	J.R. Bailey
109	STEPPIN'	Melanie
110	DELTA DAWN	Tanya Tucker
111	ROCK AND ROLL CRAZIES	Stephen Stills
112	IN TIME	Engelbert Humperdinck
113	IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER	Charley Pride
114	THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT	Billy Preston
115	THINK (ABOUT IT)	Lyn Collins
116	CIRCLES	New Seekers
117	TOUCHING ME	Ovations
118	SAY WHAT I FEEL	B.W. Stevenson
119	GOOD FEELING TO KNOW	Poco
120	THERE'S A PARTY GOIN' ON	Jody Miller
121	SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME	Austin Roberts
122	SOMEBODY'S ON YOUR CASE	Ann Peebles
123	BABY, I'M FOR REAL	Esther Phillips
124	IF YOU CAN'T BE MY WOMAN	Boones Farm
125	WHAT ARE HEAVY?	Cy Coleman
126	MISTY BLUE	Joe Simon
127	I.O.I.O.	Butch Patrick
128	GARDEN PARTY	Rick Nelson
129	LONELY WEEKNDS	Jerry Lee Lewis
130	A PIECE OF PAPER	Gladstone
131	GET UP AND DANCE	Doors
132	I'M LIVING A LIE	Barbara Jean English
133	FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURNS ME ON	Temptations
134	WALK ON BY	Dells
135	I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET	Whispers