Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 2, 1972
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | BRANDY | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | ||||||
2 | ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619) | ||||||
3 | I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
Al Green (Hi 2216) | ||||||
4 | LONG COOL WOMAN | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
Hollies (Epic 10871) | ||||||
5 | HOLD YOUR HEAD UP | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | |
Argent (Epic 10852) | ||||||
6 | BACK STABBERS | 7 | 19 | 24 | 9 | |
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517) | ||||||
7 | GOODBYE TO LOVE | 8 | 12 | 17 | 9 | |
Carpenters (A&M 1367) | ||||||
8 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | ||||||
9 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
Jim Croce (ABC 11328) | ||||||
10 | ROCK & ROLL (PT. 2) | 11 | 17 | 22 | 8 | |
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237) | ||||||
11 | BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME | 13 | 34 | 40 | 10 | |
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | ||||||
12 | COCONUT | 12 | 18 | 21 | 14 | |
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | ||||||
13 | BLACK AND WHITE | 18 | 25 | 48 | 6 | |
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | ||||||
14 | GUITAR MAN | 17 | 23 | 30 | 7 | |
Bread (Elektra 45803) | ||||||
15 | LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS | 15 | 16 | 19 | 9 | |
Jackson Five (Motown 1205) | ||||||
16 | (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | ||||||
17 | SATURDAY IN THE PARK | 27 | 37 | 45 | 6 | |
Chicago (Columbia 45657) | ||||||
18 | POWER OF LOVE | 21 | 27 | 32 | 10 | |
Joe Simon (Spring 128) | ||||||
19 | MOTORCYCLE MAMA | 20 | 21 | 23 | 11 | |
Sailcat (Elektra 45782) | ||||||
20 | SEALED WITH A KISS | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | |
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861) | ||||||
21 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | ||||||
22 | BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY | 24 | 29 | 34 | 14 | |
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | ||||||
23 | RUN TO ME | 26 | 32 | 42 | 7 | |
Bee Gees (Atco 6896) | ||||||
24 | YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN | 28 | 33 | 38 | 9 | |
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | ||||||
25 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL | 32 | 48 | 54 | 9 | |
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | ||||||
26 | GO ALL THE WAY | 33 | 38 | 43 | 9 | |
Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | ||||||
27 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1) | 34 | 44 | 49 | 6 | |
James Brown (Polydor 14139) | ||||||
28 | JOIN TOGETHER | 29 | 35 | 39 | 8 | |
Who (Decca 32983) | ||||||
29 | POP THAT THANG | 31 | 36 | 37 | 10 | |
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | ||||||
30 | HONKY CAT | 35 | 46 | 60 | 4 | |
Elton John (Uni 55343) | ||||||
31 | POPCORN | 36 | 42 | 47 | 10 | |
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | ||||||
32 | HAPPY | 14 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104) | ||||||
33 | PLAY ME | 39 | 49 | 61 | 4 | |
Neil Diamond (Uni 55346) | ||||||
34 | DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST | 22 | 7 | 4 | 21 | |
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | ||||||
35 | SPEAK TO THE SKY | 43 | 54 | 70 | 6 | |
Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | ||||||
36 | THIS WORLD | 38 | 45 | 51 | 7 | |
Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | ||||||
37 | BEN | 44 | 55 | 65 | 5 | |
Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | ||||||
38 | MY DING-A-LING | 45 | 53 | 62 | 6 | |
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | ||||||
39 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN | 41 | 43 | 46 | 11 | |
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | ||||||
40 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT | 40 | 41 | 44 | 9 | |
Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | ||||||
41 | MY MAN, A SWEET MAN | 47 | 51 | 55 | 6 | |
Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | ||||||
42 | SCHOOL'S OUT | 23 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596) | ||||||
43 | EASY LIVIN' | 49 | 57 | 64 | 7 | |
Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307) | ||||||
44 | BURNING LOVE | 56 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | ||||||
45 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC | 51 | 59 | 67 | 5 | |
Gallery (Sussex 239) | ||||||
46 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO | 25 | 26 | 29 | 10 | |
Partridge Family (Bell 45,235) | ||||||
47 | WHY | 60 | 64 | 74 | 4 | |
Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | ||||||
48 | ROCK ME ON THE WATER | 52 | 61 | 69 | 5 | |
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006) | ||||||
49 | AMERICA | 53 | 62 | 71 | 5 | |
Yes (Atlantic 2899) | ||||||
50 | CITY OF NEW ORLEANS | 58 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | ||||||
51 | YOU WEAR IT WELL | 61 | 72 | -- | 3 | |
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330) | ||||||
52 | LOVE SONG | 55 | 60 | 63 | 6 | |
Tommy James (Roulette 7130) | ||||||
53 | SMALL BEGINNINGS | 30 | 31 | 35 | 13 | |
Flash (Capitol 3345) | ||||||
54 | WHEN YOU SAY LOVE | 37 | 30 | 31 | 9 | |
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176) | ||||||
55 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY | 59 | 63 | 68 | 7 | |
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | ||||||
56 | NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN | 68 | 78 | 88 | 7 | |
Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | ||||||
57 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART | 57 | 56 | 59 | 12 | |
Trammps (Buddah 306) | ||||||
58 | HOW DO YOU DO? | 42 | 8 | 5 | 19 | |
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | ||||||
59 | FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY) | 69 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | ||||||
60 | USE ME | 72 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | ||||||
61 | GERONIMO'S CADILLAC | 65 | 76 | 86 | 4 | |
Michael Murphey (A&M 1368) | ||||||
62 | I MISS YOU (PT. 1) | 46 | 40 | 41 | 11 | |
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3516) | ||||||
63 | GARDEN PARTY | 75 | 87 | 98 | 4 | |
Rick Nelson (Decca 32980) | ||||||
64 | IN THE QUIET MORNING | 64 | 67 | 72 | 7 | |
Joan Baez (A&M 1362) | ||||||
65 | THINK (ABOUT IT) | 66 | 68 | 76 | 4 | |
Lyn Collins (People 608) | ||||||
66 | (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU | 67 | 69 | 78 | 7 | |
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301) | ||||||
67 | TIGHTROPE | 78 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | ||||||
68 | DOWN BY THE RIVER | 70 | 73 | 75 | 7 | |
Albert Hammond (Mums 6009) | ||||||
69 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006) | ||||||
70 | TOAST TO THE FOOL | 74 | 75 | 80 | 5 | |
Dramatics (Volt 4082) | ||||||
71 | A PIECE OF PAPER | 81 | 90 | 100 | 4 | |
Gladstone (ABC 11327) | ||||||
72 | WHERE IS THE LOVE | 48 | 13 | 7 | 13 | |
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879) | ||||||
73 | YOUR WONDERFUL, SWEET SWEET LOVE | 76 | 79 | 83 | 5 | |
Supremes (Motown 1206) | ||||||
74 | SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b) | ||||||
75 | DON'T EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | ||||||
76 | JACKIE WILSON SAID (I'M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE) | 86 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616) | ||||||
77 | FROM THE BEGINNING | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | ||||||
78 | SUMMER SUN | 80 | 82 | 84 | 6 | |
Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603) | ||||||
79 | I'LL BE AROUND | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | ||||||
80 | IF I COULD REACH YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | ||||||
81 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON | 83 | 85 | 89 | 6 | |
Travis Wammack (Fame 91001) | ||||||
82 | WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | ||||||
83 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Temprees (We Produce 1808) | ||||||
84 | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | ||||||
85 | LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND | 90 | 94 | 97 | 4 | |
Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | ||||||
86 | IN TIME | 87 | 91 | 92 | 4 | |
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40071) | ||||||
87 | WITCHY WOMAN | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Eagles (Asylum 11008) | ||||||
88 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | ||||||
89 | I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411) | ||||||
90 | LISTEN TO THE MUSIC | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | ||||||
91 | (IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Four Tops (Motown 1210) | ||||||
92 | GUESS WHO | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
B.B. King (ABC 11330) | ||||||
93 | KEEP ON RUNNING | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54223) | ||||||
94 | FOR EMILY, WHENEVER I MAY FIND HER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45663) | ||||||
95 | BEAT ME DADDY EIGHT TO THE BAR | 93 | 93 | 95 | 4 | |
Commander Cody (Paramount 0169) | ||||||
96 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Jackie DeShannon (Atlantic 2871b) | ||||||
97 | BUZZY BROWN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Tim Davis (Metromedia 253) | ||||||
98 | FEEL ALRIGHT | 97 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
Cargoe (Ardent 2901) | ||||||
99 | MONEY BACK GUARANTEE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 127) | ||||||
100 | A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE | 95 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
Lenny Welch (Atco 6894) |
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:
• "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers (# 50)
• "Wholy Holy" by Aretha Franklin (# 54)
• "A Simple Man" by Lobo (# 62)
• "Day By Day" by Godspell (# 63)
• "Too Late To Turn Back Now" by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (# 71)
• "Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness" by Soul Children (# 73)
• "In The Ghetto" by Candi Staton (# 77)
• "Slipping Into Darkness" by Ramsey Lewis (# 79)
• "Alabama Wild Man" by Jerry Reed (# 82)
• "I Could Never Be So Happy" by Emotions (# 92)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
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101 | SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME | Austin Roberts | ||||
102 | HAPPINESS TRAIN | Sugar Bears | ||||
103 | MELISSA | Allman Brothers Band | ||||
104 | IT'S TOO LATE | Bill Deal & Rhondels | ||||
105 | BEST THING | Styx | ||||
106 | ONE MORE CHANCE | Ocean | ||||
107 | GET IT ALL | Mandrill | ||||
108 | I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU | Sammi Smith | ||||
109 | TAKE ME BAK 'OME | Slade | ||||
110 | THEN AGAIN MAYBE | Gary Lewis | ||||
111 | THE BIG PARADE | Michael Allen | ||||
112 | RITA | Arthur Conley | ||||
113 | HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO | Buffy Sainte-Marie | ||||
114 | I.O.I.O. | Butch Patrick | ||||
115 | SPECIAL SOMEONE | Heywoods | ||||
116 | LADY ELEANOR | Lindisfarne | ||||
117 | MACARTHUR PARK | Andy Williams | ||||
118 | SOUTHBOUND TRAIN | Graham Nash & David Crosby | ||||
119 | HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY | Spinners | ||||
120 | I AM WOMAN | Helen Reddy | ||||
121 | LUTHER THE ANTHROPOID (APE MAN) | Jimmy Castor Bunch | ||||
122 | DON'T ASK ME WHY | Alzo | ||||
123 | WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER | Steve & Eydie & Osmonds | ||||
124 | SHE'S A WINNER | Intruders | ||||
125 | IS IT REALLY TRUE BOY -- IS IT REALLY ME | Love Unlimited | ||||
126 | IF YOU'RE GONNA BREAK ANOTHER HEART | Cass Elliot | ||||
127 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE | Manhattans |