Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 9, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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:

Rank	Song	Artist
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