Sunday August 20, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 19, 1972



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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:

RankSongArtist
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
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