Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 16, 1972
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | LONG COOL WOMAN | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
Hollies (Epic 10871) | ||||||
2 | BACK STABBERS | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517) | ||||||
3 | ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619) | ||||||
4 | ROCK & ROLL (PT. 2) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237) | ||||||
5 | I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Al Green (Hi 2216) | ||||||
6 | BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | ||||||
7 | BLACK AND WHITE | 10 | 13 | 18 | 8 | |
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | ||||||
8 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
Jim Croce (ABC 11328) | ||||||
9 | SATURDAY IN THE PARK | 12 | 17 | 27 | 8 | |
Chicago (Columbia 45657) | ||||||
10 | GUITAR MAN | 11 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
Bread (Elektra 45803) | ||||||
11 | BRANDY | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | ||||||
12 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL | 14 | 25 | 32 | 11 | |
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | ||||||
13 | POWER OF LOVE | 15 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
Joe Simon (Spring 128) | ||||||
14 | RUN TO ME | 17 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
Bee Gees (Atco 6896) | ||||||
15 | HOLD YOUR HEAD UP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
Argent (Epic 10852) | ||||||
16 | GO ALL THE WAY | 19 | 26 | 33 | 11 | |
Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | ||||||
17 | MY DING-A-LING | 24 | 38 | 45 | 8 | |
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | ||||||
18 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1) | 21 | 27 | 34 | 8 | |
James Brown (Polydor 14139) | ||||||
19 | BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY | 20 | 22 | 24 | 16 | |
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | ||||||
20 | HONKY CAT | 23 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
Elton John (Uni 55343) | ||||||
21 | POPCORN | 25 | 31 | 36 | 12 | |
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | ||||||
22 | YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN | 22 | 24 | 28 | 11 | |
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | ||||||
23 | PLAY ME | 26 | 33 | 39 | 6 | |
Neil Diamond (Uni 55346) | ||||||
24 | POP THAT THANG | 27 | 29 | 31 | 12 | |
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | ||||||
25 | BEN | 30 | 37 | 44 | 7 | |
Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | ||||||
26 | SPEAK TO THE SKY | 29 | 35 | 43 | 8 | |
Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | ||||||
27 | BURNING LOVE | 31 | 44 | 56 | 5 | |
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | ||||||
28 | WHY | 33 | 47 | 60 | 6 | |
Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | ||||||
29 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN | 32 | 39 | 41 | 13 | |
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | ||||||
30 | GOODBYE TO LOVE | 13 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
Carpenters (A&M 1367) | ||||||
31 | YOU WEAR IT WELL | 37 | 51 | 61 | 5 | |
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330) | ||||||
32 | EASY LIVIN' | 34 | 43 | 49 | 9 | |
Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307) | ||||||
33 | CITY OF NEW ORLEANS | 40 | 50 | 58 | 7 | |
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | ||||||
34 | MY MAN, A SWEET MAN | 36 | 41 | 47 | 8 | |
Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | ||||||
35 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC | 39 | 45 | 51 | 7 | |
Gallery (Sussex 239) | ||||||
36 | USE ME | 49 | 60 | 72 | 5 | |
Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | ||||||
37 | NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN | 46 | 56 | 68 | 9 | |
Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | ||||||
38 | JOIN TOGETHER | 28 | 28 | 29 | 10 | |
Who (Decca 32983) | ||||||
39 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. | 16 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | ||||||
40 | GARDEN PARTY | 54 | 63 | 75 | 6 | |
Rick Nelson (Decca 32980) | ||||||
41 | COCONUT | 18 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | ||||||
42 | MOTORCYCLE MAMA | 35 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
Sailcat (Elektra 45782) | ||||||
43 | FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY) | 51 | 59 | 69 | 5 | |
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | ||||||
44 | (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT | 42 | 16 | 5 | 18 | |
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | ||||||
45 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY | 48 | 55 | 59 | 9 | |
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | ||||||
46 | ROCK ME ON THE WATER | 45 | 48 | 52 | 7 | |
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006) | ||||||
47 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES | 60 | 69 | 85 | 4 | |
Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006) | ||||||
48 | AMERICA | 44 | 49 | 53 | 7 | |
Yes (Atlantic 2899) | ||||||
49 | TIGHTROPE | 58 | 67 | 78 | 5 | |
Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | ||||||
50 | DON'T EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME) | 59 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | ||||||
51 | LOVE SONG | 50 | 52 | 55 | 8 | |
Tommy James (Roulette 7130) | ||||||
52 | ROCK ME BABY | 65 | -- | -- | 2 | |
David Cassidy (Bell 45,260) | ||||||
53 | A PIECE OF PAPER | 62 | 71 | 81 | 6 | |
Gladstone (ABC 11327) | ||||||
54 | GERONIMO'S CADILLAC | 57 | 61 | 65 | 6 | |
Michael Murphey (A&M 1368) | ||||||
55 | SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) | 63 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b) | ||||||
56 | IF I COULD REACH YOU | 69 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | ||||||
57 | THIS WORLD | 43 | 36 | 38 | 9 | |
Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | ||||||
58 | I'LL BE AROUND | 72 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | ||||||
59 | FROM THE BEGINNING | 67 | 77 | 88 | 4 | |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | ||||||
60 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART | 55 | 57 | 57 | 14 | |
Trammps (Buddah 306) | ||||||
61 | THINK (ABOUT IT) | 61 | 65 | 66 | 6 | |
Lyn Collins (People 608) | ||||||
62 | WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY | 71 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | ||||||
63 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW | 75 | 88 | 96 | 4 | |
Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | ||||||
64 | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | 74 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | ||||||
65 | LISTEN TO THE MUSIC | 76 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | ||||||
66 | TOAST TO THE FOOL | 68 | 70 | 74 | 7 | |
Dramatics (Volt 4082) | ||||||
67 | WITCHY WOMAN | 78 | 87 | 99 | 4 | |
Eagles (Asylum 11008) | ||||||
68 | DON'T HIDE YOUR LOVE | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Cher (Kapp 2184) | ||||||
69 | MIDNIGHT RIDER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370) | ||||||
70 | SPACEMAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788) | ||||||
71 | SLAUGHTER | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Billy Preston (A&M 1380) | ||||||
72 | LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND | 77 | 85 | 90 | 6 | |
Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | ||||||
73 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON | 79 | 81 | 83 | 8 | |
Travis Wammack (Fame 91001) | ||||||
74 | EVIL WAYS | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia 45666) | ||||||
75 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE | 80 | 83 | 100 | 4 | |
Temprees (We Produce 1808) | ||||||
76 | I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN | 83 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411) | ||||||
77 | (IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT | 84 | 91 | 91 | 4 | |
Four Tops (Motown 1210) | ||||||
78 | STOP DOGGIN' ME | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0142) | ||||||
79 | THAT'S HOW LOVE GOES | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | ||||||
80 | GUESS WHO | 86 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
B.B. King (ABC 11330) | ||||||
81 | FOR EMILY, WHENEVER I MAY FIND HER | 87 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45663) | ||||||
82 | KEEP ON RUNNING | 88 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54223) | ||||||
83 | DON'T DO IT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
The Band (Capitol 3433) | ||||||
84 | TROUBLE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Frederick Knight (Stax 0139) | ||||||
85 | I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Lobo (Big Tree 147) | ||||||
86 | BUZZY BROWN | 91 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
Tim Davis (Metromedia 253) | ||||||
87 | LET IT RAIN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049) | ||||||
88 | AMERICAN CITY SUITE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324) | ||||||
89 | MONEY BACK GUARANTEE | 93 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 127) | ||||||
90 | I AM WOMAN | 92 | -- | -- | 4 | |
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | ||||||
91 | I'LL MAKE YOU MUSIC | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363) | ||||||
92 | HAPPIER THAN THE MORNING SUN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12364) | ||||||
93 | FEEL ALRIGHT | 97 | 98 | 97 | 5 | |
Cargoe (Ardent 2901) | ||||||
94 | I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Sammi Smith (Mega 0079) | ||||||
95 | GUILTY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Al Green (Bell 45,258) | ||||||
96 | ROCK & ROLL SOUL | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Grand Funk (Capitol 3363) | ||||||
97 | LADY ELEANOR | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Lindisfarne (Elektra 45799) | ||||||
98 | SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | ||||||
99 | JACKIE WILSON SAID (I'M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE) | 73 | 76 | 86 | 5 | |
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616) | ||||||
100 | COLORADO | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Danny Holien (Tumbleweed 1004) |
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:
• "Lookin' Through The Windows" by Jackson Five (# 38)
• "Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)" by Detroit Emeralds (# 41)
• "Sealed With A Kiss" by Bobby Vinton (# 47)
• "Happy" by Rolling Stones (# 52)
• "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" by Wayne Newton (# 53)
• "Put It Where You Want It" by Crusaders (# 56)
• "Down By The River" by Albert Hammond (# 64)
• "In The Quiet Morning" by Joan Baez (# 66)
• "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" by Supremes (# 70)
• "Summer Sun" by Jamestown Massacre (# 82)
• "Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar" by Commander Cody (# 90)
• "A Sunday Kind Of Love" by Lenny Welch (# 95)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
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101 | CARRY ME, CARRIE | Dr. Hook | ||||
102 | HAPPINESS TRAIN | Sugar Bears | ||||
103 | ONE MORE CHANCE | Ocean | ||||
104 | GET IT ALL | Mandrill | ||||
105 | TAKE ME BAK 'OME | Slade | ||||
106 | DINAH FLO | Boz Scaggs | ||||
107 | BEST THING | Styx | ||||
108 | SHE'S A WINNER | Intruders | ||||
109 | FOOL'S PARADISE | Sylvers | ||||
110 | WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER | Steve & Eydie & Osmonds | ||||
111 | DON'T ASK ME WHY | Alzo | ||||
112 | SUMMER BREEZE | Seals & Crofts | ||||
113 | I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A WHITE MAN | Wolfman Jack | ||||
114 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE | Manhattans | ||||
115 | MEAN LITTLE WOMAN, ROSALIE | Tommy Roe | ||||
116 | I'LL ALWAYS HAVE YOU THERE | Doug Gibbs | ||||
117 | LITTLE WILLY | Sweet | ||||
118 | RITA | Arthur Conley | ||||
119 | SO LONG DIXIE | Blood, Sweat & Tears | ||||
120 | WHO IS THE LEADER OF THE PEOPLE | Edwin Starr | ||||
121 | I GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY | Billy Lee Riley | ||||
122 | ? | ? | ||||
123 | RIVER | Universal Jones | ||||
124 | IF YOU LET ME | Eddie Kendricks | ||||
125 | WITH PEN IN HAND | Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
126 | MISTY BLUE | Joe Simon | ||||
127 | SPECIAL SOMEONE | Heywoods |