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 | ||||