Monday September 11, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 9, 1972



TWLW2WK3WKWKS
1   I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU 3 3 4 11
Al Green (Hi 2216)
2   LONG COOL WOMAN 4 4 5 13
Hollies (Epic 10871)
3   ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY 2 1 1 13
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
4   BACK STABBERS 6 7 19 10
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517)
5   BRANDY 1 2 2 14
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
6   HOLD YOUR HEAD UP 5 6 10 15
Argent (Epic 10852)
7   YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 9 10 11 12
Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
8   ROCK & ROLL (PT. 2) 10 11 17 9
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
9   BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME 11 13 34 11
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
10   BLACK AND WHITE 13 18 25 7
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
11   GUITAR MAN 14 17 23 8
Bread (Elektra 45803)
12   SATURDAY IN THE PARK 17 27 37 7
Chicago (Columbia 45657)
13   GOODBYE TO LOVE 7 8 12 10
Carpenters (A&M 1367)
14   EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL 25 32 48 10  
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
15   POWER OF LOVE 18 21 27 11
Joe Simon (Spring 128)
16   THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 8 9 9 15
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
17   RUN TO ME 23 26 32 8
Bee Gees (Atco 6896)
18   COCONUT 12 12 18 15
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
19   GO ALL THE WAY 26 33 38 10
Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
20   BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY 22 24 29 15
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
21   GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1) 27 34 44 7
James Brown (Polydor 14139)
22   YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN 24 28 33 10
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
23   HONKY CAT 30 35 46 5
Elton John (Uni 55343)
24   MY DING-A-LING 38 45 53 7  
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
25   POPCORN 31 36 42 11
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
26   PLAY ME 33 39 49 5
Neil Diamond (Uni 55346)
27   POP THAT THANG 29 31 36 11
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
28   JOIN TOGETHER 28 29 35 9
Who (Decca 32983)
29   SPEAK TO THE SKY 35 43 54 7
Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
30   BEN 37 44 55 6
Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
31   BURNING LOVE 44 56 71 4  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
32   STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN 39 41 43 12
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
33   WHY 47 60 64 5  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
34   EASY LIVIN' 43 49 57 8
Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307)
35   MOTORCYCLE MAMA 19 20 21 12  
Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
36   MY MAN, A SWEET MAN 41 47 51 7
Millie Jackson (Spring 127)
37   YOU WEAR IT WELL 51 61 72 4  
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330)
38   LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 15 15 16 10  
Jackson Five (Motown 1205)
39   I BELIEVE IN MUSIC 45 51 59 6
Gallery (Sussex 239)
40   CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 50 58 70 6
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
41   BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) 21 19 20 16  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
42   (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT 16 5 3 17  
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
43   THIS WORLD 36 38 45 8
Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
44   AMERICA 49 53 62 6
Yes (Atlantic 2899)
45   ROCK ME ON THE WATER 48 52 61 6
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006)
46   NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN 56 68 78 8
Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
47   SEALED WITH A KISS 20 16 14 15  
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
48   IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY 55 59 63 8
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989)
49   USE ME 60 72 86 4  
Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
50   LOVE SONG 52 55 60 7
Tommy James (Roulette 7130)
51   FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY) 59 69 84 4
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
52   HAPPY 32 14 15 10  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104)
53   DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 34 22 7 22  
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
54   GARDEN PARTY 63 75 87 5
Rick Nelson (Decca 32980)
55   ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART 57 57 56 13
Trammps (Buddah 306)
56   PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT 40 40 41 10  
Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
57   GERONIMO'S CADILLAC 61 65 76 5
Michael Murphey (A&M 1368)
58   TIGHTROPE 67 78 88 4
Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
59   DON'T EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME) 75 -- -- 2  
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954)
60   GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES 69 85 -- 3
Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006)
61   THINK (ABOUT IT) 65 66 68 5
Lyn Collins (People 608)
62   A PIECE OF PAPER 71 81 90 5
Gladstone (ABC 11327)
63   SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) 74 84 -- 3  
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b)
64   DOWN BY THE RIVER 68 70 73 8
Albert Hammond (Mums 6009)
65   ROCK ME BABY -- -- -- 1  
David Cassidy (Bell 45,260)
66   IN THE QUIET MORNING 64 64 67 8
Joan Baez (A&M 1362)
67   FROM THE BEGINNING 77 88 -- 3
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158)
68   TOAST TO THE FOOL 70 74 75 6
Dramatics (Volt 4082)
69   IF I COULD REACH YOU 80 -- -- 2  
5th Dimension (Bell 45,261)
70   YOUR WONDERFUL, SWEET SWEET LOVE 73 76 79 6
Supremes (Motown 1206)
71   WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY 82 -- -- 2  
King Floyd (Chimneyville 443)
72   I'LL BE AROUND 79 -- -- 2
Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
73   JACKIE WILSON SAID (I'M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE) 76 86 99 4
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616)
74   THUNDER AND LIGHTNING 84 -- -- 2
Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640)
75   I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW 88 96 -- 3  
Johnny Nash (Epic 10902)
76   LISTEN TO THE MUSIC 90 -- -- 2  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619)
77   LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND 85 90 94 5
Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
78   WITCHY WOMAN 87 99 -- 3
Eagles (Asylum 11008)
79   WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON 81 83 85 7
Travis Wammack (Fame 91001)
80   DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE 83 100 -- 3
Temprees (We Produce 1808)
81   DON'T HIDE YOUR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Cher (Kapp 2184)
82   SUMMER SUN 78 80 82 7
Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603)
83   I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN 89 -- -- 2
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411)
84   (IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT 91 91 -- 3
Four Tops (Motown 1210)
85   EVIL WAYS -- -- -- 1  
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia 45666)
86   GUESS WHO 92 94 -- 3
B.B. King (ABC 11330)
87   FOR EMILY, WHENEVER I MAY FIND HER 94 -- -- 2
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45663)
88   KEEP ON RUNNING 93 -- -- 2
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54223)
89   STOP DOGGIN' ME -- -- -- 1  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0142)
90   BEAT ME DADDY EIGHT TO THE BAR 95 93 93 5
Commander Cody (Paramount 0169)
91   BUZZY BROWN 97 -- -- 2
Tim Davis (Metromedia 253)
92   I AM WOMAN -- -- -- 3
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
93   MONEY BACK GUARANTEE 99 -- -- 2
Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 127)
94   THAT'S HOW LOVE GOES -- -- -- 1  
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201)
95   A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE 100 95 97 4
Lenny Welch (Atco 6894)
96   SLAUGHTER -- -- -- 1  
Billy Preston (A&M 1380)
97   FEEL ALRIGHT 98 97 98 4
Cargoe (Ardent 2901)
98   WITH PEN IN HAND -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50938)
99   LADY ELEANOR -- -- -- 1  
Lindisfarne (Elektra 45799)
100   SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME -- -- -- 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:

RankSongArtist
101   MIDNIGHT RIDER Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band
102   HAPPINESS TRAIN Sugar Bears
103   BEST THING Styx
104   ONE MORE CHANCE Ocean
105   GET IT ALL Mandrill
106   I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Sammi Smith
107   AMERICAN CITY SUITE Cashman & West
108   GUILTY Al Green
109   SHE'S A WINNER Intruders
110   TAKE ME BAK 'OME Slade
111   COLORADO Danny Holien
112   RITA Arthur Conley
113   SPECIAL SOMEONE Heywoods
114   MELISSA Allman Brothers Band
115   ONE LIFE TO LIVE Manhattans
116   DON'T ASK ME WHY Alzo
117   LET IT RAIN Eric Clapton
118   I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A WHITE MAN Wolfman Jack
119   LITTLE WILLY Sweet
120   SLOW MOTION (PT. 1) Johnny Williams
121   WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER Steve & Eydie & Osmonds
122   HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY Spinners
123   WHO IS THE LEADER OF THE PEOPLE Edwin Starr
124   BOUNCE IN YOUR BUGGY Sha Na Na
125   THEN AGAIN MAYBE Gary Lewis
126   I GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY Billy Lee Riley
  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us