Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 9, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Al Green (Hi 2216) | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Hollies (Epic 10871) | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619) | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 10 | ||
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517) | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | ||
| Argent (Epic 10852) | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Jim Croce (ABC 11328) | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237) | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 11 | ||
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | ||||||
| 10 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Bread (Elektra 45803) | ||||||
| 12 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 7 | ||
| Chicago (Columbia 45657) | ||||||
| 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Carpenters (A&M 1367) | ||||||
| 14 | 25 | 32 | 48 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | ||||||
| 15 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 11 | ||
| Joe Simon (Spring 128) | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | ||||||
| 17 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 8 | ||
| Bee Gees (Atco 6896) | ||||||
| 18 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 15 | ||
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | ||||||
| 19 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 10 | ||
| Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | ||||||
| 20 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 15 | ||
| Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | ||||||
| 21 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 7 | ||
| James Brown (Polydor 14139) | ||||||
| 22 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 10 | ||
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | ||||||
| 23 | 30 | 35 | 46 | 5 | ||
| Elton John (Uni 55343) | ||||||
| 24 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 7 | ![]() | |
| Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | ||||||
| 25 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 11 | ||
| Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | ||||||
| 26 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 5 | ||
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55346) | ||||||
| 27 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 9 | ||
| Who (Decca 32983) | ||||||
| 29 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 7 | ||
| Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | ||||||
| 30 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 6 | ||
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | ||||||
| 31 | 44 | 56 | 71 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | ||||||
| 32 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 12 | ||
| Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | ||||||
| 33 | 47 | 60 | 64 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | ||||||
| 34 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 8 | ||
| Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307) | ||||||
| 35 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 12 | ![]() | |
| Sailcat (Elektra 45782) | ||||||
| 36 | 41 | 47 | 51 | 7 | ||
| Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | ||||||
| 37 | 51 | 61 | 72 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330) | ||||||
| 38 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1205) | ||||||
| 39 | 45 | 51 | 59 | 6 | ||
| Gallery (Sussex 239) | ||||||
| 40 | 50 | 58 | 70 | 6 | ||
| Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | ||||||
| 41 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | ||||||
| 42 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 17 | ![]() | |
| Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | ||||||
| 43 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 8 | ||
| Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | ||||||
| 44 | 49 | 53 | 62 | 6 | ||
| Yes (Atlantic 2899) | ||||||
| 45 | 48 | 52 | 61 | 6 | ||
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006) | ||||||
| 46 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 8 | ||
| Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | ||||||
| 47 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861) | ||||||
| 48 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 8 | ||
| Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | ||||||
| 49 | 60 | 72 | 86 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | ||||||
| 50 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Tommy James (Roulette 7130) | ||||||
| 51 | 59 | 69 | 84 | 4 | ||
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | ||||||
| 52 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104) | ||||||
| 53 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 22 | ![]() | |
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | ||||||
| 54 | 63 | 75 | 87 | 5 | ||
| Rick Nelson (Decca 32980) | ||||||
| 55 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 13 | ||
| Trammps (Buddah 306) | ||||||
| 56 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | ||||||
| 57 | 61 | 65 | 76 | 5 | ||
| Michael Murphey (A&M 1368) | ||||||
| 58 | 67 | 78 | 88 | 4 | ||
| Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | ||||||
| 59 | 75 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | ||||||
| 60 | 69 | 85 | -- | 3 | ||
| Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006) | ||||||
| 61 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 5 | ||
| Lyn Collins (People 608) | ||||||
| 62 | 71 | 81 | 90 | 5 | ||
| Gladstone (ABC 11327) | ||||||
| 63 | 74 | 84 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b) | ||||||
| 64 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 8 | ||
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6009) | ||||||
| 65 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,260) | ||||||
| 66 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 8 | ||
| Joan Baez (A&M 1362) | ||||||
| 67 | 77 | 88 | -- | 3 | ||
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | ||||||
| 68 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 6 | ||
| Dramatics (Volt 4082) | ||||||
| 69 | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | ||||||
| 70 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 6 | ||
| Supremes (Motown 1206) | ||||||
| 71 | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | ||||||
| 72 | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | ||||||
| 73 | 76 | 86 | 99 | 4 | ||
| Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616) | ||||||
| 74 | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | ||||||
| 75 | 88 | 96 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | ||||||
| 76 | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | ||||||
| 77 | 85 | 90 | 94 | 5 | ||
| Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | ||||||
| 78 | 87 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Eagles (Asylum 11008) | ||||||
| 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 7 | ||
| Travis Wammack (Fame 91001) | ||||||
| 80 | 83 | 100 | -- | 3 | ||
| Temprees (We Produce 1808) | ||||||
| 81 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Cher (Kapp 2184) | ||||||
| 82 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 7 | ||
| Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603) | ||||||
| 83 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411) | ||||||
| 84 | 91 | 91 | -- | 3 | ||
| Four Tops (Motown 1210) | ||||||
| 85 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia 45666) | ||||||
| 86 | 92 | 94 | -- | 3 | ||
| B.B. King (ABC 11330) | ||||||
| 87 | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45663) | ||||||
| 88 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54223) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0142) | ||||||
| 90 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 5 | ||
| Commander Cody (Paramount 0169) | ||||||
| 91 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Tim Davis (Metromedia 253) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | ||
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | ||||||
| 93 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 127) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | ||||||
| 95 | 100 | 95 | 97 | 4 | ||
| Lenny Welch (Atco 6894) | ||||||
| 96 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1380) | ||||||
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 4 | ||
| Cargoe (Ardent 2901) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50938) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Lindisfarne (Elektra 45799) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | ||||||
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:
• "School's Out" by Alice Cooper (# 42)
• "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Partridge Family (# 46)
• "Small Beginnings" by Flash (# 53)
• "When You Say Love" by Sonny & Cher (# 54)
• "How Do You Do?" by Mouth & MacNeal (# 58)
• "I Miss You (pt. 1)" by Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (# 62)
• "(They Long To Be) Close To You" by Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (# 66)
• "Where Is The Love" by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (# 72)
• "In Time" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 86)
• "Only Love Can Break A Heart" by Jackie DeShannon (# 96)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band | |||||
| 102 | Sugar Bears | |||||
| 103 | Styx | |||||
| 104 | Ocean | |||||
| 105 | Mandrill | |||||
| 106 | Sammi Smith | |||||
| 107 | Cashman & West | |||||
| 108 | Al Green | |||||
| 109 | Intruders | |||||
| 110 | Slade | |||||
| 111 | Danny Holien | |||||
| 112 | Arthur Conley | |||||
| 113 | Heywoods | |||||
| 114 | Allman Brothers Band | |||||
| 115 | Manhattans | |||||
| 116 | Alzo | |||||
| 117 | Eric Clapton | |||||
| 118 | Wolfman Jack | |||||
| 119 | Sweet | |||||
| 120 | Johnny Williams | |||||
| 121 | Steve & Eydie & Osmonds | |||||
| 122 | Spinners | |||||
| 123 | Edwin Starr | |||||
| 124 | Sha Na Na | |||||
| 125 | Gary Lewis | |||||
| 126 | Billy Lee Riley | |||||


