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Wednesday August 30, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 26, 1972



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1   ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY 1 1 2 11
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
2   BRANDY 2 2 3 12
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
3   I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU 4 9 11 9
Al Green (Hi 2216)
4   LONG COOL WOMAN 5 8 10 11
Hollies (Epic 10871)
5   (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT 3 3 4 15
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
6   HOLD YOUR HEAD UP 10 14 20 13
Argent (Epic 10852)
7   BACK STABBERS 19 24 32 8  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517)
8   GOODBYE TO LOVE 12 17 19 8
Carpenters (A&M 1367)
9   THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 9 11 13 13
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
10   YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 11 13 16 10
Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
11   ROCK & ROLL (PT. 2) 17 22 30 7
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
12   COCONUT 18 21 25 13
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
13   BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME 34 40 48 9  
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
14   HAPPY 15 18 23 8
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104)
15   LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 16 19 24 8
Jackson Five (Motown 1205)
16   SEALED WITH A KISS 14 16 17 13
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
17   GUITAR MAN 23 30 39 6
Bread (Elektra 45803)
18   BLACK AND WHITE 25 48 61 5
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
19   BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) 20 20 21 14
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
20   MOTORCYCLE MAMA 21 23 27 10
Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
21   POWER OF LOVE 27 32 40 9
Joe Simon (Spring 128)
22   DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 7 4 1 20  
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
23   SCHOOL'S OUT 6 6 6 14  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
24   BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY 29 34 42 13
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
25   BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO 26 29 31 9
Partridge Family (Bell 45,235)
26   RUN TO ME 32 42 52 6
Bee Gees (Atco 6896)
27   SATURDAY IN THE PARK 37 45 57 5
Chicago (Columbia 45657)
28   YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN 33 38 45 8
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
29   JOIN TOGETHER 35 39 46 7
Who (Decca 32983)
30   SMALL BEGINNINGS 31 35 37 12
Flash (Capitol 3345)
31   POP THAT THANG 36 37 44 9
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
32   EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL 48 54 63 8  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
33   GO ALL THE WAY 38 43 51 8
Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
34   GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1) 44 49 60 5
James Brown (Polydor 14139)
35   HONKY CAT 46 60 -- 3  
Elton John (Uni 55343)
36   POPCORN 42 47 56 9
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
37   WHEN YOU SAY LOVE 30 31 35 8
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176)
38   THIS WORLD 45 51 62 6
Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
39   PLAY ME 49 61 -- 3
Neil Diamond (Uni 55346)
40   PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT 41 44 53 8
Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
41   STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN 43 46 50 10
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
42   HOW DO YOU DO? 8 5 8 18  
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
43   SPEAK TO THE SKY 54 70 79 5  
Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
44   BEN 55 65 73 4  
Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
45   MY DING-A-LING 53 62 71 5
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
46   I MISS YOU (PT. 1) 40 41 43 10
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3516)
47   MY MAN, A SWEET MAN 51 55 65 5
Millie Jackson (Spring 127)
48   WHERE IS THE LOVE 13 7 7 12  
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
49   EASY LIVIN' 57 64 69 6
Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307)
50   LEAN ON ME 28 25 12 18  
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
51   I BELIEVE IN MUSIC 59 67 76 4
Gallery (Sussex 239)
52   ROCK ME ON THE WATER 61 69 78 4
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006)
53   AMERICA 62 71 81 4
Yes (Atlantic 2899)
54   WHOLY HOLY 58 66 -- 3
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2901)
55   LOVE SONG 60 63 72 5
Tommy James (Roulette 7130)
56   BURNING LOVE 71 -- -- 2  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
57   ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART 56 59 67 11
Trammps (Buddah 306)
58   CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 70 79 84 4  
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
59   IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY 63 68 70 6
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989)
60   WHY 64 74 -- 3
Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
61   YOU WEAR IT WELL 72 -- -- 2  
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330)
62   A SIMPLE MAN 52 53 55 10
Lobo (Big Tree 141)
63   DAY BY DAY 22 10 9 16  
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
64   IN THE QUIET MORNING 67 72 82 6
Joan Baez (A&M 1362)
65   GERONIMO'S CADILLAC 76 86 -- 3  
Michael Murphey (A&M 1368)
66   THINK (ABOUT IT) 68 76 -- 3
Lyn Collins (People 608)
67   (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU 69 78 90 6
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301)
68   NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN 78 88 94 6
Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
69   FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY) 84 -- -- 2  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
70   DOWN BY THE RIVER 73 75 80 6
Albert Hammond (Mums 6009)
71   TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW 24 12 5 15  
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
72   USE ME 86 -- -- 2  
Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
73   DON'T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS 74 77 83 6
Soul Children (Stax 0132)
74   TOAST TO THE FOOL 75 80 89 4
Dramatics (Volt 4082)
75   GARDEN PARTY 87 98 -- 3  
Rick Nelson (Decca 32980)
76   YOUR WONDERFUL, SWEET SWEET LOVE 79 83 98 4
Supremes (Motown 1206)
77   IN THE GHETTO 47 36 38 12  
Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
78   TIGHTROPE 88 -- -- 2
Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
79   SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS 80 81 87 5
Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634)
80   SUMMER SUN 82 84 86 5
Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603)
81   A PIECE OF PAPER 90 100 -- 3
Gladstone (ABC 11327)
82   ALABAMA WILD MAN 83 85 88 5
Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738)
83   WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON 85 89 96 5
Travis Wammack (Fame 91001)
84   SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b)
85   GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES -- -- -- 1  
Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006)
86   JACKIE WILSON SAID (I'M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE) 99 -- -- 2  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616)
87   IN TIME 91 92 -- 3
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40071)
88   FROM THE BEGINNING -- -- -- 1  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158)
89   HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY 92 93 -- 3
Spinners (Atlantic 2904b)
90   LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND 94 97 -- 3
Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
91   (IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT -- -- -- 1  
Four Tops (Motown 1210)
92   I COULD NEVER BE SO HAPPY 95 96 100 4
Emotions (Volt 4083)
93   BEAT ME DADDY EIGHT TO THE BAR 93 95 -- 3
Commander Cody (Paramount 0169)
94   GUESS WHO -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC 11330)
95   A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE 97 -- -- 2
Lenny Welch (Atco 6894)
96   I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Nash (Epic 10902)
97   FEEL ALRIGHT 98 -- -- 2
Cargoe (Ardent 2901)
98   ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART -- -- -- 1  
Jackie DeShannon (Atlantic 2871b)
99   WITCHY WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Eagles (Asylum 11008)
100   DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Temprees (We Produce 1808)

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:

   • "Gone" by Joey Heatherton (# 39)
   • "Hold Her Tight" by Osmonds (# 50)
   • "Layla" by Derek & Dominos (# 65)
   • "The Coldest Days Of My Life (pt. 1)" by Chi-Lites (# 66)
   • "Sweet Inspiration / Where You Lead" by Barbra Streisand (# 77)
   • "Could You Put Your Light On Please" by Harry Chapin (# 81)
   • "My Guy" by Petula Clark (# 89)
   • "That's The Way God Planned It" by Billy Preston (# 96)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN Glen Campbell
102   THUNDER AND LIGHTNING Chi Coltrane
103   MELISSA Allman Brothers Band
104   HAPPINESS TRAIN Sugar Bears
105   SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME Austin Roberts
106   IT'S TOO LATE Bill Deal & Rhondels
107   HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO Buffy Sainte-Marie
108   RITA Arthur Conley
109   SOUTHBOUND TRAIN Graham Nash & David Crosby
110   GET IT ALL Mandrill
111   TAKE ME BAK 'OME Slade
112   BEST THING Styx
113   LUTHER THE ANTHROPOID (APE MAN) Jimmy Castor Bunch
114   THE BIG PARADE Michael Allen
115   I.O.I.O. Butch Patrick
116   WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY King Floyd
117   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J.R. Bailey
118   THEN AGAIN MAYBE Gary Lewis
119   BUZZY BROWN Tim Davis
120   LISTEN TO THE MUSIC Doobie Brothers
121   MACARTHUR PARK Andy Williams
122   MONEY BACK GUARANTEE Five Man Electrical Band
123   LADY ELEANOR Lindisfarne
124   IS IT REALLY TRUE BOY -- IS IT REALLY ME Love Unlimited
125   SPECIAL SOMEONE Heywoods
126   I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Sammi Smith
127   DON'T ASK ME WHY Alzo


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