Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 14, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | ||||||
| 2 |  MY DING-A-LING | 4 | 6 | 14 | 12 | |
| Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | ||||||
| 3 |  BEN | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | ||||||
| 4 |  GO ALL THE WAY | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | ||||||
| 5 |  BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | ||||||
| 6 |  BURNING LOVE | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | ||||||
| 7 |  USE ME | 9 | 15 | 29 | 9 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | ||||||
| 8 |  NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | |
| Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | ||||||
| 9 |  BLACK AND WHITE | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | ||||||
| 10 |  GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14139) | ||||||
| 11 |  POPCORN | 12 | 14 | 19 | 16 | |
| Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | ||||||
| 12 |  TIGHTROPE | 21 | 32 | 40 | 9 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | ||||||
| 13 |  FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY) | 20 | 24 | 33 | 9 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | ||||||
| 14 |  GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES | 22 | 26 | 36 | 8 | |
| Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006) | ||||||
| 15 |  YOU WEAR IT WELL | 17 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330) | ||||||
| 16 |  WHY | 18 | 21 | 25 | 10 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | ||||||
| 17 |  GARDEN PARTY | 24 | 27 | 38 | 10 | |
| Rick Nelson (Decca 32980) | ||||||
| 18 |  STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN | 19 | 22 | 26 | 17 | |
| Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | ||||||
| 19 |  I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW | 29 | 33 | 54 | 8 | |
| Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | ||||||
| 20 |  BACK STABBERS | 14 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517) | ||||||
| 21 |  I'LL BE AROUND | 33 | 38 | 48 | 7 |  | 
| Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | ||||||
| 22 |  LISTEN TO THE MUSIC | 28 | 31 | 52 | 7 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | ||||||
| 23 |  IF I COULD REACH YOU | 30 | 34 | 45 | 7 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | ||||||
| 24 |  I BELIEVE IN MUSIC | 25 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| Gallery (Sussex 239) | ||||||
| 25 |  CITY OF NEW ORLEANS | 26 | 29 | 31 | 11 | |
| Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | ||||||
| 26 |  DON'T EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 7 | |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | ||||||
| 27 |  THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | 34 | 37 | 49 | 7 | |
| Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | ||||||
| 28 |  PLAY ME | 16 | 17 | 20 | 10 |  | 
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55346) | ||||||
| 29 |  ROCK ME BABY | 31 | 35 | 41 | 6 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,260) | ||||||
| 30 |  SPEAK TO THE SKY | 15 | 19 | 22 | 12 |  | 
| Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | ||||||
| 31 |  WITCHY WOMAN | 36 | 42 | 55 | 8 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 11008) | ||||||
| 32 |  SATURDAY IN THE PARK | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 |  | 
| Chicago (Columbia 45657) | ||||||
| 33 |  MIDNIGHT RIDER | 42 | 47 | 58 | 5 | |
| Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370) | ||||||
| 34 |  I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME | 41 | 48 | 68 | 5 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 147) | ||||||
| 35 |  BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY | 23 | 16 | 17 | 20 |  | 
| Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | ||||||
| 36 |  RUN TO ME | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 |  | 
| Bee Gees (Atco 6896) | ||||||
| 37 |  SPACEMAN | 44 | 50 | 60 | 5 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788) | ||||||
| 38 |  WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY | 40 | 45 | 53 | 7 | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | ||||||
| 39 |  HONKY CAT | 37 | 18 | 18 | 10 | |
| Elton John (Uni 55343) | ||||||
| 40 |  I AM WOMAN | 54 | 64 | 78 | 8 |  | 
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | ||||||
| 41 |  DON'T DO IT | 53 | 60 | 71 | 5 |  | 
| The Band (Capitol 3433) | ||||||
| 42 |  SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) | 43 | 44 | 46 | 8 | |
| Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b) | ||||||
| 43 |  A PIECE OF PAPER | 38 | 39 | 43 | 10 | |
| Gladstone (ABC 11327) | ||||||
| 44 |  FROM THE BEGINNING | 45 | 46 | 50 | 8 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | ||||||
| 45 |  LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND | 48 | 53 | 62 | 10 | |
| Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | ||||||
| 46 |  SLAUGHTER | 47 | 51 | 61 | 6 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1380) | ||||||
| 47 |  THAT'S HOW LOVE GOES | 49 | 55 | 65 | 6 | |
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | ||||||
| 48 |  SUMMER BREEZE | 57 | 71 | 92 | 4 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606) | ||||||
| 49 |  ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY | 46 | 25 | 6 | 18 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619) | ||||||
| 50 |  DON'T HIDE YOUR LOVE | 50 | 52 | 56 | 6 | |
| Cher (Kapp 2184) | ||||||
| 51 |  AMERICAN CITY SUITE | 59 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
| Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324) | ||||||
| 52 |  CAN'T YOU HEAR THE SONG? | 67 | 85 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105) | ||||||
| 53 |  ELECTED | 68 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631) | ||||||
| 54 |  ALL THE YOUNG DUDES | 64 | 77 | 88 | 4 | |
| Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673) | ||||||
| 55 |  ROCK & ROLL SOUL | 66 | 79 | 89 | 5 |  | 
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3363) | ||||||
| 56 |  I'LL MAKE YOU MUSIC | 60 | 73 | 85 | 5 | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363) | ||||||
| 57 |  (IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT | 58 | 61 | 66 | 8 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1210) | ||||||
| 58 |  LET IT RAIN | 61 | 66 | 76 | 5 | |
| Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049) | ||||||
| 59 |  GUILTY | 63 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| Al Green (Bell 45,258) | ||||||
| 60 |  IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW | 70 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3520) | ||||||
| 61 |  TOAST TO THE FOOL | 52 | 54 | 57 | 11 | |
| Dramatics (Volt 4082) | ||||||
| 62 |  THINK (ABOUT IT) | 55 | 57 | 59 | 10 | |
| Lyn Collins (People 608) | ||||||
| 63 |  GERONIMO'S CADILLAC | 56 | 49 | 51 | 10 | |
| Michael Murphey (A&M 1368) | ||||||
| 64 |  IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY | 39 | 40 | 42 | 13 |  | 
| Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | ||||||
| 65 |  GUESS WHO | 62 | 69 | 74 | 8 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11330) | ||||||
| 66 |  BABY SITTER | 72 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4614) | ||||||
| 67 |  MAN SIZED JOB | 73 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206) | ||||||
| 68 |  FUNNY FACE | 78 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | ||||||
| 69 |  THEME FROM THE MEN | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058) | ||||||
| 70 |  STOP DOGGIN' ME | 75 | 81 | 73 | 6 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0142) | ||||||
| 71 |  PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Temptations (Gordy 7121) | ||||||
| 72 |  TOGETHER ALONE | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4207) | ||||||
| 73 |  A LONELY MAN | 80 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55483) | ||||||
| 74 |  IF YOU LET ME | 81 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222) | ||||||
| 75 |  OPERATOR | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Jim Croce (ABC 11335) | ||||||
| 76 |  I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Stylistics (Avco 4603) | ||||||
| 77 |  SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME | 93 | -- | 93 | 5 |  | 
| Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | ||||||
| 78 |  IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6011) | ||||||
| 79 |  HEY, YOU LOVE | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40717) | ||||||
| 80 |  TAKE ME BAK 'OME | 83 | 89 | 96 | 4 | |
| Slade (Polydor 15046) | ||||||
| 81 |  WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER | 86 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383) | ||||||
| 82 |  POOR BOY | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804) | ||||||
| 83 |  RUNNIN' BACK TO SASKATOON | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0803) | ||||||
| 84 |  COLORADO | 84 | 90 | 95 | 5 | |
| Danny Holien (Tumbleweed 1004) | ||||||
| 85 |  WHY CAN'T WE BE LOVERS | 91 | 97 | 98 | 4 | |
| Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125) | ||||||
| 86 |  VENTURA HIGHWAY | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| America (Warner Bros. 7641) | ||||||
| 87 |  WITH PEN IN HAND | 88 | 91 | 97 | 5 | |
| Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50938) | ||||||
| 88 |  ONE MORE CHANCE | 90 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Ocean (Kama Sutra 556) | ||||||
| 89 |  ENDLESSLY | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mavis Staples (Volt 4086) | ||||||
| 90 |  MISTY BLUE | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508) | ||||||
| 91 |  SO LONG DIXIE | 96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661) | ||||||
| 92 |  SONG SELLER | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Raiders (Columbia 45688) | ||||||
| 93 |  IF YOU CAN BEAT ME ROCKIN' (YOU CAN HAVE MY CHAIR) | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7207) | ||||||
| 94 |  WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Petula Clark (MGM 14431) | ||||||
| 95 |  ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA--BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960) | ||||||
| 96 |  HONEY I STILL LOVE YOU | 98 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Mark IV (Mercury 73319) | ||||||
| 97 |  SUNNY DAYS | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Lighthouse (Evolution 1069) | ||||||
| 98 |  SPECIAL SOMEONE | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Heywoods (Family 0911) | ||||||
| 99 |  I GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Lee Riley (Entrance 7508) | ||||||
| 100 |  WHAT AM I CRYING FOR? | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002) | ||||||
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Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
    • "Rock & Roll (Pt. 2)" by Gary Glitter (# 32)
    • "Power Of Love" by Joe Simon (# 35)
    • "My Man, A Sweet Man" by Millie Jackson (# 51)
    • "I Will Never Pass This Way Again" by Glen Campbell (# 65)
    • "Evil Ways" by Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (# 69)
    • "Money Back Guarantee" by Five Man Electrical Band (# 71)
    • "Carry Me, Carrie" by Dr. Hook (# 74)
    • "I've Got To Have You" by Sammi Smith (# 77)
    • "Lady Eleanor" by Lindisfarne (# 79)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |  ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS | Grass Roots | ||||
| 102 |  I GUESS I'LL MISS THE MAN | Supremes | ||||
| 103 |  SO FAR AWAY | Crusaders | ||||
| 104 |  THE MOSQUITO | Doors | ||||
| 105 |  SHE'S A WINNER | Intruders | ||||
| 106 |  DANCE, DANCE, DANCE | New Seekers | ||||
| 107 |  DINAH FLO | Boz Scaggs | ||||
| 108 |  HEY LITTLE GIRL | Buckwheat | ||||
| 109 |  HARD LIFE, HARD TIMES (PRISONERS) | John Denver | ||||
| 110 |  S.T.O.P. | Lorelei | ||||
| 111 |  I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A WHITE MAN | Wolfman Jack | ||||
| 112 |  DETERIORATA | National Lampoon | ||||
| 113 |  SEA SIDE SHUFFLE | Terry Dactyl & Dinosaurs | ||||
| 114 |  I JUST WANT TO BE THERE | Independents | ||||
| 115 |  MEAN LITTLE WOMAN, ROSALIE | Tommy Roe | ||||
| 116 |  IT'S A TALL ORDER FOR A SHORT GUY | Jonathan King | ||||
| 117 |  SINCERELY | Moonglows | ||||
| 118 |  REACH THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON | Mancini & Fox | ||||
| 119 |  THERE'S GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN | Rance Allen Group | ||||
| 120 |  SIXTY MINUTE MAN | Trammps | ||||
| 121 |  I KNOW | Wright's Wonderwheel | ||||
| 122 |  TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU | Otis Clay | ||||
| 123 |  YOU MADE ME (A BRAND NEW WORLD) | We The People | ||||
| 124 |  HAD ENOUGH | James Gang | ||||
| 125 |  BROWN GIRL | Exuma | ||||
| 126 |  DO YA | Move | ||||
| 127 |  THE PEOPLE TREE | Sammy Davis, Jr. | ||||


 
 