Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 28, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	MY DING-A-LING	1	2	4	14
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
2	NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN	7	8	11	15
Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
3	BURNING LOVE	4	6	8	11
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
4	BEN	2	3	7	13
Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
5	GARDEN PARTY	10	17	24	12
Rick Nelson (Decca 32980)
6	I'LL BE AROUND	8	21	33	9
Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
7	I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW	13	19	29	10
Johnny Nash (Epic 10902)
8	FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY)	9	13	20	11
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
9	EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL	3	1	3	17
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
10	TIGHTROPE	11	12	21	11
Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
11	GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES	12	14	22	10
Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006)
12	LISTEN TO THE MUSIC	16	22	28	9
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619)
13	USE ME	5	7	9	11
Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
14	I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME	22	34	41	7
Lobo (Big Tree 147)
15	GO ALL THE WAY	6	4	5	17
Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
16	I BELIEVE IN MUSIC	19	24	25	13
Gallery (Sussex 239)
17	POPCORN	15	11	12	18
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
18	IF I COULD REACH YOU	21	23	30	9
5th Dimension (Bell 45,261)
19	I AM WOMAN	28	40	54	10
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
20	THUNDER AND LIGHTNING	24	27	34	9
Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640)
21	WITCHY WOMAN	27	31	36	10
Eagles (Asylum 11008)
22	SUMMER BREEZE	36	48	57	6
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606)
23	CITY OF NEW ORLEANS	23	25	26	13
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
24	DON'T EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME)	25	26	27	9
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954)
25	BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME	18	5	1	18
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
26	ELECTED	41	53	68	4
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631)
27	IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW	48	60	70	5
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3520)
28	SPACEMAN	33	37	44	7
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788)
29	STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN	30	18	19	19
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
30	DON'T DO IT	34	41	53	7
The Band (Capitol 3433)
31	MIDNIGHT RIDER	31	33	42	7
Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370)
32	LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND	39	45	48	12
Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
33	WHY	29	16	18	12
Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
34	AMERICAN CITY SUITE	43	51	59	7
Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324)
35	WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY	37	38	40	9
King Floyd (Chimneyville 443)
36	ROCK ME BABY	26	29	31	8
David Cassidy (Bell 45,260)
37	ALL THE YOUNG DUDES	42	54	64	6
Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673)
38	PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE	54	71	--	3
Temptations (Gordy 7121)
39	YOU WEAR IT WELL	14	15	17	11
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330)
40	CAN'T YOU HEAR THE SONG?	45	52	67	5
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105)
41	ROCK & ROLL SOUL	47	55	66	7
Grand Funk (Capitol 3363)
42	YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME	67	--	--	2
Al Green (Hi 2227)
43	THAT'S HOW LOVE GOES	44	47	49	8
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201)
44	FROM THE BEGINNING	40	44	45	10
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158)
45	OPERATOR	62	75	--	3
Jim Croce (ABC 11335)
46	GUILTY	50	59	63	7
Al Green (Bell 45,258)
47	GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1)	17	10	10	14
James Brown (Polydor 14139)
48	BABY SITTER	56	66	72	5
Betty Wright (Alston 4614)
49	FUNNY FACE	59	68	78	5
Donna Fargo (Dot 17429)
50	MAN SIZED JOB	58	67	73	5
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206)
51	THEME FROM THE MEN	60	69	76	4
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058)
52	IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	63	78	--	3
Albert Hammond (Mums 6011)
53	I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU	64	76	--	3
Stylistics (Avco 4603)
54	I'LL MAKE YOU MUSIC	55	56	60	7
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363)
55	CONVENTION '72	71	--	--	2
Delegates (Mainstream 5525)
56	VENTURA HIGHWAY	72	86	--	3
America (Warner Bros. 7641)
57	CRAZY HORSES	73	--	--	2
Osmonds (MGM 14450)
58	BLACK AND WHITE	20	9	2	14
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
59	SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME	68	77	93	7
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101)
60	CLAIR	81	--	--	2
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3626)
61	TOAST TO THE FOOL	61	61	52	13
Dramatics (Volt 4082)
62	TOGETHER ALONE	66	72	82	4
Melanie (Neighborhood 4207)
63	SLAUGHTER	46	46	47	8
Billy Preston (A&M 1380)
64	SPEAK TO THE SKY	38	30	15	14
Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
65	BACK STABBERS	32	20	14	17
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517)
66	IF YOU LET ME	70	74	81	6
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222)
67	LET IT RAIN	57	58	61	7
Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049)
68	HEY, YOU LOVE	74	79	85	4
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40717)
69	WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER	75	81	86	6
Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383)
70	DIALOGUE (PTS. 1 & 2)	--	--	--	1
Chicago (Columbia 45717)
71	POOR BOY	77	82	87	4
Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804)
72	WHY CAN'T WE BE LOVERS	79	85	91	6
Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125)
73	CORNER OF THE SKY	--	--	--	1
Jackson Five (Motown 1214)
74	RUNNIN' BACK TO SASKATOON	78	83	89	4
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0803)
75	DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB	82	--	--	2
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7635)
76	MISTY BLUE	83	90	94	4
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508)
77	ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA--BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU	88	95	--	3
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960)
78	SO LONG DIXIE	84	91	96	5
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661)
79	I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TILL I SAW YOU ROCK AND ROLL)	--	--	--	1
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,276)
80	SPECIAL SOMEONE	91	98	99	4
Heywoods (Family 0911)
81	ME & MRS. JONES	92	--	--	2
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3521)
82	WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE)	87	94	97	4
Petula Clark (MGM 14431)
83	WHAT AM I CRYING FOR?	93	100	--	3
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002)
84	IF YOU CAN BEAT ME ROCKIN' (YOU CAN HAVE MY CHAIR)	86	93	95	4
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7207)
85	CELEBRATION	95	--	--	2
Tommy James (Roulette 7135)
86	SUNNY DAYS	90	97	--	3
Lighthouse (Evolution 1069)
87	NO	96	--	--	2
Bulldog (Decca 32996)
88	WORK TO DO	--	--	--	1
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 936)
89	ONE LIFE TO LIVE	--	--	--	1
Manhattans (DeLuxe 139)
90	SONG SELLER	89	92	--	3
Raiders (Columbia 45688)
91	ROBERTA	97	--	--	2
Bones (Signpost 70008)
92	I NEVER SAID GOODBYE	--	--	--	1
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40072)
93	I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW	--	--	--	1
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6903)
94	DETERIORATA	100	--	--	2
National Lampoon (Banana 218)
95	MEMPHIS AT SUNRISE	98	--	--	2
Bar-Kays (Volt 4081)
96	IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER	--	--	--	1
Clean Living (Vanguard 35162)
97	HOLY COW	99	--	--	2
Stefan (Stax 0145)
98	THE PEOPLE TREE	--	--	--	1
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14426)
99	SUNDAY MORNING SUNSHINE	--	--	--	1
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45811)
100	DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT	--	--	--	1
King Harvest (Perception 515)

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:

   • "Play Me" by Neil Diamond (# 35)
   • "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" by Bobby Womack & Peace (# 49)
   • "A Piece Of Paper" by Gladstone (# 51)
   • "Don't Hide Your Love" by Cher (# 52)
   • "(It's The Way) Nature Planned It" by Four Tops (# 53)
   • "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins (# 65)
   • "A Lonely Man" by Chi-Lites (# 69)
   • "Guess Who" by B.B. King (# 76)
   • "Colorado" by Danny Holien (# 80)
   • "The Mosquito" by Doors (# 94)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	I FOUND MY DAD	Joe Simon
102	WONDER GIRL	Sparks
103	SO FAR AWAY	Crusaders
104	S.T.O.P.	Lorelei
105	THERE ARE TOO MANY SAVIOURS ON MY CROSS	Richard Harris
106	I GUESS I'LL MISS THE MAN	Supremes
107	SIXTY MINUTE MAN	Trammps
108	ANNABELLE	Daniel Boone
109	DANCE, DANCE, DANCE	New Seekers
110	HEY LITTLE GIRL	Buckwheat
111	ENDLESSLY	Mavis Staples
112	I GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY	Billy Lee Riley
113	I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A WHITE MAN	Wolfman Jack
114	ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS	Grass Roots
115	DO YA	Move
116	REACH THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON	Mancini & Fox
117	TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU	Otis Clay
118	ONE NIGHT AFFAIR	Jerry Butler
119	BROWN GIRL	Exuma
120	IF YOU'RE GONNA BREAK ANOTHER HEART	Cass Elliot
121	DINAH FLO	Boz Scaggs
122	LOVIN' YOU, LOVIN' ME	Candi Staton
123	HAD ENOUGH	James Gang
124	LIES	J.J. Cale
125	YOU CAN DO MAGIC	Limmie & Family Cookin'
126	HARD LIFE, HARD TIMES (PRISONERS)	John Denver
127	GOOD TIME SALLY	Rare Earth
128	FEEL THE NEED IN ME	Detroit Emeralds
129	SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES	Blue Haze
130	YOU MADE ME (A BRAND NEW WORLD)	We The People