Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 7, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | ||
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | ||
| Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 14 | ||
| Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | ||
| Chicago (Columbia 45657) | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 10 | ||
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | ||||||
| 8 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 8 | ||
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | ||||||
| 9 | 15 | 29 | 36 | 8 | ||
| Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 11 | ||
| James Brown (Polydor 14139) | ||||||
| 11 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 12 | ||
| Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 15 | ||
| Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | ||||||
| 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | ||
| Bee Gees (Atco 6896) | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517) | ||||||
| 15 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 11 | ||
| Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 9 | ||
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55346) | ||||||
| 17 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 8 | ||
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330) | ||||||
| 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 9 | ||
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 16 | ||
| Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | ||||||
| 20 | 24 | 33 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | ||||||
| 21 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | ||||||
| 22 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006) | ||||||
| 23 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | ||
| Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | ||||||
| 24 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 9 | ||
| Rick Nelson (Decca 32980) | ||||||
| 25 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 10 | ||
| Gallery (Sussex 239) | ||||||
| 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 10 | ||
| Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | ||||||
| 27 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 6 | ||
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | ||||||
| 28 | 31 | 52 | 65 | 6 | ||
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | ||||||
| 29 | 33 | 54 | 63 | 7 | ||
| Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | ||||||
| 30 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 6 | ||
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | ||||||
| 31 | 35 | 41 | 52 | 5 | ||
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,260) | ||||||
| 32 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237) | ||||||
| 33 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 6 | ||
| Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | ||||||
| 34 | 37 | 49 | 64 | 6 | ||
| Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | ||||||
| 35 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 128) | ||||||
| 36 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 7 | ||
| Eagles (Asylum 11008) | ||||||
| 37 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Elton John (Uni 55343) | ||||||
| 38 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 9 | ||
| Gladstone (ABC 11327) | ||||||
| 39 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 12 | ||
| Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | ||||||
| 40 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 6 | ||
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | ||||||
| 41 | 48 | 68 | 85 | 4 | ||
| Lobo (Big Tree 147) | ||||||
| 42 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 4 | ||
| Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370) | ||||||
| 43 | 44 | 46 | 55 | 7 | ||
| Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b) | ||||||
| 44 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 4 | ||
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788) | ||||||
| 45 | 46 | 50 | 59 | 7 | ||
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | ||||||
| 46 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 17 | ![]() | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619) | ||||||
| 47 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 5 | ||
| Billy Preston (A&M 1380) | ||||||
| 48 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 9 | ||
| Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | ||||||
| 49 | 55 | 65 | 79 | 5 | ||
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | ||||||
| 50 | 52 | 56 | 68 | 5 | ||
| Cher (Kapp 2184) | ||||||
| 51 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 11 | ||
| Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | ||||||
| 52 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 10 | ||
| Dramatics (Volt 4082) | ||||||
| 53 | 60 | 71 | 83 | 4 | ||
| The Band (Capitol 3433) | ||||||
| 54 | 64 | 78 | 90 | 7 | ||
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | ||||||
| 55 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 9 | ||
| Lyn Collins (People 608) | ||||||
| 56 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 9 | ||
| Michael Murphey (A&M 1368) | ||||||
| 57 | 71 | 92 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606) | ||||||
| 58 | 61 | 66 | 77 | 7 | ||
| Four Tops (Motown 1210) | ||||||
| 59 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324) | ||||||
| 60 | 73 | 85 | 91 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363) | ||||||
| 61 | 66 | 76 | 87 | 4 | ||
| Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049) | ||||||
| 62 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 7 | ||
| B.B. King (ABC 11330) | ||||||
| 63 | 75 | 81 | 95 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Al Green (Bell 45,258) | ||||||
| 64 | 77 | 88 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673) | ||||||
| 65 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 6 | ||
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411) | ||||||
| 66 | 79 | 89 | 96 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3363) | ||||||
| 67 | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105) | ||||||
| 68 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631) | ||||||
| 69 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 5 | ||
| Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia 45666) | ||||||
| 70 | 83 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3520) | ||||||
| 71 | 74 | 84 | 89 | 6 | ||
| Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 127) | ||||||
| 72 | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Betty Wright (Alston 4614) | ||||||
| 73 | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206) | ||||||
| 74 | 78 | 83 | -- | 3 | ||
| Dr. Hook (Columbia 45667) | ||||||
| 75 | 81 | 73 | 78 | 5 | ||
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0142) | ||||||
| 76 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058) | ||||||
| 77 | 84 | 87 | 94 | 4 | ||
| Sammi Smith (Mega 0079) | ||||||
| 78 | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | ||||||
| 79 | 86 | 90 | 97 | 5 | ||
| Lindisfarne (Elektra 45799) | ||||||
| 80 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55483) | ||||||
| 81 | 88 | 94 | -- | 3 | ||
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222) | ||||||
| 82 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4207) | ||||||
| 83 | 89 | 96 | -- | 3 | ||
| Slade (Polydor 15046) | ||||||
| 84 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 4 | ||
| Danny Holien (Tumbleweed 1004) | ||||||
| 85 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40717) | ||||||
| 86 | 96 | 100 | -- | 3 | ||
| Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804) | ||||||
| 88 | 91 | 97 | -- | 4 | ||
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50938) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0803) | ||||||
| 90 | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Ocean (Kama Sutra 556) | ||||||
| 91 | 97 | 98 | -- | 3 | ||
| Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Mavis Staples (Volt 4086) | ||||||
| 93 | -- | 93 | 98 | 4 | ||
| Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508) | ||||||
| 95 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7207) | ||||||
| 96 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Petula Clark (MGM 14431) | ||||||
| 98 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Mark IV (Mercury 73319) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Heywoods (Family 0911) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Billy Lee Riley (Entrance 7508) | ||||||
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:
• "Easy Livin'" by Uriah Heep (# 36)
• "You're Still A Young Man" by Tower Of Power (# 41)
• "Long Cool Woman" by Hollies (# 56)
• "I'm Still In Love With You" by Al Green (# 58)
• "Guitar Man" by Bread (# 59)
• "Pop That Thang" by Isley Brothers (# 62)
• "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce (# 63)
• "Whatever Turns You On" by Travis Wammack (# 65)
• "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" by Simon & Garfunkel (# 72)
• "Keep On Running" by Stevie Wonder (# 76)
• "Buzzy Brown" by Tim Davis (# 80)
• "Feel Alright" by Cargoe (# 94)
• "My Mind Keeps Telling Me" by Eddie Holman (# 98)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Grass Roots | |||||
| 102 | Tommy Roe | |||||
| 103 | Doors | |||||
| 104 | Intruders | |||||
| 105 | Jim Croce | |||||
| 106 | Wolfman Jack | |||||
| 107 | Moonglows | |||||
| 108 | New Seekers | |||||
| 109 | Buckwheat | |||||
| 110 | Raiders | |||||
| 111 | Dennis Yost & Classics IV | |||||
| 112 | T. Rex | |||||
| 113 | Lighthouse | |||||
| 114 | Lorelei | |||||
| 115 | Terry Dactyl & Dinosaurs | |||||
| 116 | Kool & Gang | |||||
| 117 | Rance Allen Group | |||||
| 118 | Crusaders | |||||
| 119 | Independents | |||||
| 120 | Boz Scaggs | |||||
| 121 | Frederick Knight | |||||
| 122 | Johnny Rivers | |||||
| 123 | Sweet | |||||
| 124 | Mancini & Fox | |||||
| 125 | National Lampoon | |||||
| 126 | Sonny James | |||||
| 127 | Mandrill | |||||
| 128 | Wright's Wonderwheel | |||||
| 129 | John Denver | |||||
| 130 | Exuma | |||||


