Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 19, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY	1	2	3	10
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
2	BRANDY	2	3	5	11
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
3	(IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT	3	4	4	14
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
4	I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU	9	11	16	8
Al Green (Hi 2216)
5	LONG COOL WOMAN	8	10	12	10
Hollies (Epic 10871)
6	SCHOOL'S OUT	6	6	7	13
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
7	DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST	4	1	2	19
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
8	HOW DO YOU DO?	5	8	9	17
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
9	THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.	11	13	17	12
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
10	HOLD YOUR HEAD UP	14	20	27	12
Argent (Epic 10852)
11	YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM	13	16	24	9
Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
12	GOODBYE TO LOVE	17	19	23	7
Carpenters (A&M 1367)
13	WHERE IS THE LOVE	7	7	8	11
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
14	SEALED WITH A KISS	16	17	21	12
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
15	HAPPY	18	23	34	7
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104)
16	LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS	19	24	31	7
Jackson Five (Motown 1205)
17	ROCK & ROLL (PT. 2)	22	30	44	6
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
18	COCONUT	21	25	30	12
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
19	BACK STABBERS	24	32	38	7
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517)
20	BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS)	20	21	26	13
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
21	MOTORCYCLE MAMA	23	27	35	9
Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
22	DAY BY DAY	10	9	10	15
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
23	GUITAR MAN	30	39	56	5
Bread (Elektra 45803)
24	TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW	12	5	1	14
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
25	BLACK AND WHITE	48	61	72	4
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
26	BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO	29	31	36	8
Partridge Family (Bell 45,235)
27	POWER OF LOVE	32	40	45	8
Joe Simon (Spring 128)
28	LEAN ON ME	25	12	6	17
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
29	BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY	34	42	48	12
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
30	WHEN YOU SAY LOVE	31	35	41	7
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176)
31	SMALL BEGINNINGS	35	37	43	11
Flash (Capitol 3345)
32	RUN TO ME	42	52	66	5
Bee Gees (Atco 6896)
33	YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN	38	45	51	7
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
34	BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME	40	48	55	8
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
35	JOIN TOGETHER	39	46	52	6
Who (Decca 32983)
36	POP THAT THANG	37	44	50	8
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
37	SATURDAY IN THE PARK	45	57	71	4
Chicago (Columbia 45657)
38	GO ALL THE WAY	43	51	59	7
Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
39	GONE	26	28	33	14
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
40	I MISS YOU (PT. 1)	41	43	47	9
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3516)
41	PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT	44	53	63	7
Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
42	POPCORN	47	56	64	8
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
43	STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN	46	50	53	9
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
44	GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1)	49	60	73	4
James Brown (Polydor 14139)
45	THIS WORLD	51	62	65	5
Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
46	HONKY CAT	60	--	--	2
Elton John (Uni 55343)
47	IN THE GHETTO	36	38	40	11
Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
48	EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL	54	63	70	7
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
49	PLAY ME	61	--	--	2
Neil Diamond (Uni 55346)
50	HOLD HER TIGHT	15	15	19	9
Osmonds (MGM 14405)
51	MY MAN, A SWEET MAN	55	65	75	4
Millie Jackson (Spring 127)
52	A SIMPLE MAN	53	55	62	9
Lobo (Big Tree 141)
53	MY DING-A-LING	62	71	84	4
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
54	SPEAK TO THE SKY	70	79	89	4
Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
55	BEN	65	73	--	3
Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
56	ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART	59	67	69	10
Trammps (Buddah 306)
57	EASY LIVIN'	64	69	80	5
Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307)
58	WHOLY HOLY	66	--	--	2
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2901)
59	I BELIEVE IN MUSIC	67	76	--	3
Gallery (Sussex 239)
60	LOVE SONG	63	72	82	4
Tommy James (Roulette 7130)
61	ROCK ME ON THE WATER	69	78	--	3
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006)
62	AMERICA	71	81	--	3
Yes (Atlantic 2899)
63	IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY	68	70	83	5
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989)
64	WHY	74	--	--	2
Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
65	LAYLA	28	14	15	23
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
66	THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PT. 1)	52	54	57	5
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478)
67	IN THE QUIET MORNING	72	82	87	5
Joan Baez (A&M 1362)
68	THINK (ABOUT IT)	76	--	--	2
Lyn Collins (People 608)
69	(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU	78	90	95	5
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301)
70	CITY OF NEW ORLEANS	79	84	--	3
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
71	BURNING LOVE	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
72	YOU WEAR IT WELL	--	--	--	1
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330)
73	DOWN BY THE RIVER	75	80	86	5
Albert Hammond (Mums 6009)
74	DON'T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS	77	83	88	5
Soul Children (Stax 0132)
75	TOAST TO THE FOOL	80	89	--	3
Dramatics (Volt 4082)
76	GERONIMO'S CADILLAC	86	--	--	2
Michael Murphey (A&M 1368)
77	SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD	58	41	42	9
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626)
78	NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN	88	94	--	5
Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
79	YOUR WONDERFUL, SWEET SWEET LOVE	83	98	--	3
Supremes (Motown 1206)
80	SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS	81	87	92	4
Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634)
81	COULD YOU PUT YOUR LIGHT ON PLEASE	82	85	91	4
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45792)
82	SUMMER SUN	84	86	96	4
Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603)
83	ALABAMA WILD MAN	85	88	94	4
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738)
84	FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY)	--	--	--	1
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
85	WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON	89	96	99	4
Travis Wammack (Fame 91001)
86	USE ME	--	--	--	1
Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
87	GARDEN PARTY	98	--	--	2
Rick Nelson (Decca 32980)
88	TIGHTROPE	--	--	--	1
Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
89	MY GUY	91	93	97	6
Petula Clark (MGM 14392)
90	A PIECE OF PAPER	100	--	--	2
Gladstone (ABC 11327)
91	IN TIME	92	--	--	2
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40071)
92	HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY	93	--	--	2
Spinners (Atlantic 2904b)
93	BEAT ME DADDY EIGHT TO THE BAR	95	--	--	2
Commander Cody (Paramount 0169)
94	LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND	97	--	--	2
Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
95	I COULD NEVER BE SO HAPPY	96	100	--	3
Emotions (Volt 4083)
96	THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT	--	--	--	8
Billy Preston (Apple 1808)
97	A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE	--	--	--	1
Lenny Welch (Atco 6894)
98	FEEL ALRIGHT	--	--	--	1
Cargoe (Ardent 2901)
99	JACKIE WILSON SAID (I'M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE)	--	--	--	1
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616)
100	IT'S TOO LATE	--	--	--	1
Bill Deal & Rhondels (Buddah 318)

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'm Coming Home" by Stories (# 27)
   • "Take It Easy" by Eagles (# 33)
   • "Too Young" by Donny Osmond (# 50)
   • "The Runway" by Grass Roots (# 56)
   • "Conquistador" by Procol Harum (# 57)
   • "I'll Play The Blues For You" by Albert King (# 73)
   • "Goodbye Again" by John Denver (# 87)
   • "Bad Side Of The Moon" by April Wine (# 90)
   • "Circles" by New Seekers (# 94)
   • "Stories" by Chakachas (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART	Jackie DeShannon
102	THUNDER AND LIGHTNING	Chi Coltrane
103	GUESS WHO	B.B. King
104	HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO	Buffy Sainte-Marie
105	SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD)	Bobby Womack & Peace
106	SOUTHBOUND TRAIN	Graham Nash & David Crosby
107	MELISSA	Allman Brothers Band
108	SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME	Austin Roberts
109	I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN	Glen Campbell
110	DELTA DAWN	Tanya Tucker
111	RITA	Arthur Conley
112	FROM THE BEGINNING	Emerson, Lake & Palmer
113	LUTHER THE ANTHROPOID (APE MAN)	Jimmy Castor Bunch
114	(IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT	Four Tops
115	THE BIG PARADE	Michael Allen
116	LOVE, LOVE, LOVE	J.R. Bailey
117	I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET	Whispers
118	TOUCHING ME	Ovations
119	GET IT ALL	Mandrill
120	I.O.I.O.	Butch Patrick
121	BEST THING	Styx
122	IS IT REALLY TRUE BOY -- IS IT REALLY ME	Love Unlimited
123	BUZZY BROWN	Tim Davis
124	WHAT ARE HEAVY?	Cy Coleman
125	I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW	Johnny Nash
126	TAKE ME BAK 'OME	Slade
127	THEN AGAIN MAYBE	Gary Lewis
128	LISTEN TO THE MUSIC	Doobie Brothers
129	SPECIAL SOMEONE	Heywoods
130	MACARTHUR PARK	Andy Williams