Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 21, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MY DING-A-LING |
2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | ||||||
| 2 | BEN |
3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | ||||||
| 3 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL |
1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | ||||||
| 4 | BURNING LOVE |
6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | ||||||
| 5 | USE ME |
7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | ||||||
| 6 | GO ALL THE WAY |
4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | ||||||
| 7 | NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN |
8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | |
| Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | ||||||
| 8 | I'LL BE AROUND |
21 | 33 | 38 | 8 |  |
| Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | ||||||
| 9 | FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY) |
13 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | ||||||
| 10 | GARDEN PARTY |
17 | 24 | 27 | 11 | |
| Rick Nelson (Decca 32980) | ||||||
| 11 | TIGHTROPE |
12 | 21 | 32 | 10 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | ||||||
| 12 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES |
14 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006) | ||||||
| 13 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW |
19 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | ||||||
| 14 | YOU WEAR IT WELL |
15 | 17 | 23 | 10 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330) | ||||||
| 15 | POPCORN |
11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | |
| Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | ||||||
| 16 | LISTEN TO THE MUSIC |
22 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | ||||||
| 17 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1) |
10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| James Brown (Polydor 14139) | ||||||
| 18 | BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME |
5 | 1 | 2 | 17 |  |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | ||||||
| 19 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC |
24 | 25 | 28 | 12 | |
| Gallery (Sussex 239) | ||||||
| 20 | BLACK AND WHITE |
9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | ||||||
| 21 | IF I COULD REACH YOU |
23 | 30 | 34 | 8 | |
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | ||||||
| 22 | I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME |
34 | 41 | 48 | 6 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree 147) | ||||||
| 23 | CITY OF NEW ORLEANS |
25 | 26 | 29 | 12 | |
| Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | ||||||
| 24 | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING |
27 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | ||||||
| 25 | DON'T EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME) |
26 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | ||||||
| 26 | ROCK ME BABY |
29 | 31 | 35 | 7 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 45,260) | ||||||
| 27 | WITCHY WOMAN |
31 | 36 | 42 | 9 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 11008) | ||||||
| 28 | I AM WOMAN |
40 | 54 | 64 | 9 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | ||||||
| 29 | WHY |
16 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | ||||||
| 30 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN |
18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | |
| Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | ||||||
| 31 | MIDNIGHT RIDER |
33 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370) | ||||||
| 32 | BACK STABBERS |
20 | 14 | 5 | 16 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517) | ||||||
| 33 | SPACEMAN |
37 | 44 | 50 | 6 | |
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788) | ||||||
| 34 | DON'T DO IT |
41 | 53 | 60 | 6 | |
| The Band (Capitol 3433) | ||||||
| 35 | PLAY ME |
28 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55346) | ||||||
| 36 | SUMMER BREEZE |
48 | 57 | 71 | 5 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606) | ||||||
| 37 | WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY |
38 | 40 | 45 | 8 | |
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | ||||||
| 38 | SPEAK TO THE SKY |
30 | 15 | 19 | 13 | |
| Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | ||||||
| 39 | LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND |
45 | 48 | 53 | 11 | |
| Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | ||||||
| 40 | FROM THE BEGINNING |
44 | 45 | 46 | 9 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | ||||||
| 41 | ELECTED |
53 | 68 | -- | 3 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631) | ||||||
| 42 | ALL THE YOUNG DUDES |
54 | 64 | 77 | 5 | |
| Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673) | ||||||
| 43 | AMERICAN CITY SUITE |
51 | 59 | 70 | 6 | |
| Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324) | ||||||
| 44 | THAT'S HOW LOVE GOES |
47 | 49 | 55 | 7 | |
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | ||||||
| 45 | CAN'T YOU HEAR THE SONG? |
52 | 67 | 85 | 4 | |
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105) | ||||||
| 46 | SLAUGHTER |
46 | 47 | 51 | 7 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M 1380) | ||||||
| 47 | ROCK & ROLL SOUL |
55 | 66 | 79 | 6 | |
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3363) | ||||||
| 48 | IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW |
60 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3520) | ||||||
| 49 | SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) |
42 | 43 | 44 | 9 | |
| Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b) | ||||||
| 50 | GUILTY |
59 | 63 | 75 | 6 | |
| Al Green (Bell 45,258) | ||||||
| 51 | A PIECE OF PAPER |
43 | 38 | 39 | 11 | |
| Gladstone (ABC 11327) | ||||||
| 52 | DON'T HIDE YOUR LOVE |
50 | 50 | 52 | 7 | |
| Cher (Kapp 2184) | ||||||
| 53 | (IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT |
57 | 58 | 61 | 9 | |
| Four Tops (Motown 1210) | ||||||
| 54 | PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE |
71 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7121) | ||||||
| 55 | I'LL MAKE YOU MUSIC |
56 | 60 | 73 | 6 | |
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363) | ||||||
| 56 | BABY SITTER |
66 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| Betty Wright (Alston 4614) | ||||||
| 57 | LET IT RAIN |
58 | 61 | 66 | 6 | |
| Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049) | ||||||
| 58 | MAN SIZED JOB |
67 | 73 | 87 | 4 | |
| Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206) | ||||||
| 59 | FUNNY FACE |
68 | 78 | 95 | 4 | |
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | ||||||
| 60 | THEME FROM THE MEN |
69 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058) | ||||||
| 61 | TOAST TO THE FOOL |
61 | 52 | 54 | 12 | |
| Dramatics (Volt 4082) | ||||||
| 62 | OPERATOR |
75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11335) | ||||||
| 63 | IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6011) | ||||||
| 64 | I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU |
76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stylistics (Avco 4603) | ||||||
| 65 | THINK (ABOUT IT) |
62 | 55 | 57 | 11 | |
| Lyn Collins (People 608) | ||||||
| 66 | TOGETHER ALONE |
72 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4207) | ||||||
| 67 | YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Al Green (Hi 2227) | ||||||
| 68 | SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME |
77 | 93 | -- | 6 | |
| Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | ||||||
| 69 | A LONELY MAN |
73 | 80 | 93 | 4 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55483) | ||||||
| 70 | IF YOU LET ME |
74 | 81 | 88 | 5 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222) | ||||||
| 71 | CONVENTION '72 |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Delegates (Mainstream 5525) | ||||||
| 72 | VENTURA HIGHWAY |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7641) | ||||||
| 73 | CRAZY HORSES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14450) | ||||||
| 74 | HEY, YOU LOVE |
79 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40717) | ||||||
| 75 | WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER |
81 | 86 | 96 | 5 | |
| Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383) | ||||||
| 76 | GUESS WHO |
65 | 62 | 69 | 9 | |
| B.B. King (ABC 11330) | ||||||
| 77 | POOR BOY |
82 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804) | ||||||
| 78 | RUNNIN' BACK TO SASKATOON |
83 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0803) | ||||||
| 79 | WHY CAN'T WE BE LOVERS |
85 | 91 | 97 | 5 | |
| Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125) | ||||||
| 80 | COLORADO |
84 | 84 | 90 | 6 | |
| Danny Holien (Tumbleweed 1004) | ||||||
| 81 | CLAIR |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3626) | ||||||
| 82 | DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7635) | ||||||
| 83 | MISTY BLUE |
90 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508) | ||||||
| 84 | SO LONG DIXIE |
91 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661) | ||||||
| 85 | ENDLESSLY |
89 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Mavis Staples (Volt 4086) | ||||||
| 86 | IF YOU CAN BEAT ME ROCKIN' (YOU CAN HAVE MY CHAIR) |
93 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7207) | ||||||
| 87 | WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) |
94 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Petula Clark (MGM 14431) | ||||||
| 88 | ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA--BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960) | ||||||
| 89 | SONG SELLER |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Raiders (Columbia 45688) | ||||||
| 90 | SUNNY DAYS |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lighthouse (Evolution 1069) | ||||||
| 91 | SPECIAL SOMEONE |
98 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Heywoods (Family 0911) | ||||||
| 92 | ME & MRS. JONES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3521) | ||||||
| 93 | WHAT AM I CRYING FOR? |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002) | ||||||
| 94 | THE MOSQUITO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Doors (Elektra 45807) | ||||||
| 95 | CELEBRATION |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tommy James (Roulette 7135) | ||||||
| 96 | NO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bulldog (Decca 32996) | ||||||
| 97 | ROBERTA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bones (Signpost 70008) | ||||||
| 98 | MEMPHIS AT SUNRISE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bar-Kays (Volt 4081) | ||||||
| 99 | HOLY COW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Stefan (Stax 0145) | ||||||
| 100 | DETERIORATA |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| National Lampoon (Banana 218) | ||||||
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:
• "Saturday In The Park" by Chicago (# 32)
• "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone (# 35)
• "Run To Me" by Bee Gees (# 36)
• "Honky Cat" by Elton John (# 39)
• "Alone Again Naturally" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (# 49)
• "Geronimo's Cadillac" by Michael Murphey (# 63)
• "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" by Jerry Wallace (# 64)
• "Stop Doggin' Me" by Johnnie Taylor (# 70)
• "Take Me Bak 'ome" by Slade (# 80)
• "With Pen In Hand" by Bobby Goldsboro (# 87)
• "One More Chance" by Ocean (# 88)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | I GUESS I'LL MISS THE MAN |
Supremes | ||||
| 102 | SO FAR AWAY |
Crusaders | ||||
| 103 | ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS |
Grass Roots | ||||
| 104 | SHE'S A WINNER |
Intruders | ||||
| 105 | HARD LIFE, HARD TIMES (PRISONERS) |
John Denver | ||||
| 106 | S.T.O.P. |
Lorelei | ||||
| 107 | DANCE, DANCE, DANCE |
New Seekers | ||||
| 108 | DINAH FLO |
Boz Scaggs | ||||
| 109 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE |
Manhattans | ||||
| 110 | HEY LITTLE GIRL |
Buckwheat | ||||
| 111 | THERE ARE TOO MANY SAVIOURS ON MY CROSS |
Richard Harris | ||||
| 112 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN |
Trammps | ||||
| 113 | I GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY |
Billy Lee Riley | ||||
| 114 | I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A WHITE MAN |
Wolfman Jack | ||||
| 115 | REACH THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON |
Mancini & Fox | ||||
| 116 | IT'S A TALL ORDER FOR A SHORT GUY |
Jonathan King | ||||
| 117 | HONEY I STILL LOVE YOU |
Mark IV | ||||
| 118 | SEA SIDE SHUFFLE |
Terry Dactyl & Dinosaurs | ||||
| 119 | I KNOW |
Wright's Wonderwheel | ||||
| 120 | SING A SONG / MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC |
Barbra Streisand | ||||
| 121 | BROWN GIRL |
Exuma | ||||
| 122 | TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU |
Otis Clay | ||||
| 123 | HAD ENOUGH |
James Gang | ||||
| 124 | THE PEOPLE TREE |
Sammy Davis, Jr. | ||||
| 125 | YOU MADE ME (A BRAND NEW WORLD) |
We The People | ||||