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: