Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 14, 1972
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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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) |
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:
• "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 | ||||
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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. |