Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending November 4, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||
| Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||
| Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 13 | ||
| Rick Nelson (Decca 32980) | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | ||
| Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 10 | ||
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | ||
| Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006) | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 8 | ||
| Lobo (Big Tree 147) | ||||||
| 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | ||
| Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | ||||||
| 13 | 19 | 28 | 40 | 11 | ||
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 14 | ||
| Gallery (Sussex 239) | ||||||
| 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | ||||||
| 16 | 27 | 48 | 60 | 6 | ![]() | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3520) | ||||||
| 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 10 | ||
| Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | ||||||
| 18 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 11 | ||
| Eagles (Asylum 11008) | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 36 | 48 | 7 | ||
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606) | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | ||||||
| 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 14 | ||
| Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | ||||||
| 22 | 26 | 41 | 53 | 5 | ||
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631) | ||||||
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | ||||||
| 24 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 8 | ||
| Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788) | ||||||
| 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ![]() | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | ||||||
| 26 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 8 | ||
| The Band (Capitol 3433) | ||||||
| 27 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 20 | ||
| Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | ||||||
| 28 | 42 | 67 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Al Green (Hi 2227) | ||||||
| 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 18 | ![]() | |
| Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | ||||||
| 30 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 8 | ||
| Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324) | ||||||
| 31 | 38 | 54 | 71 | 4 | ||
| Temptations (Gordy 7121) | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 13 | ||
| Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | ||||||
| 33 | 45 | 62 | 75 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Jim Croce (ABC 11335) | ||||||
| 34 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 8 | ||
| Grand Funk (Capitol 3363) | ||||||
| 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 10 | ||
| King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | ||||||
| 36 | 37 | 42 | 54 | 7 | ||
| Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673) | ||||||
| 37 | 56 | 72 | 86 | 4 | ![]() | |
| America (Warner Bros. 7641) | ||||||
| 38 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105) | ||||||
| 39 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 19 | ![]() | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | ||||||
| 40 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 6 | ||
| Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | ||||||
| 41 | 52 | 63 | 78 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Albert Hammond (Mums 6011) | ||||||
| 42 | 55 | 71 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Delegates (Mainstream 5525) | ||||||
| 43 | 53 | 64 | 76 | 4 | ||
| Stylistics (Avco 4603) | ||||||
| 44 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 6 | ||
| Betty Wright (Alston 4614) | ||||||
| 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 5 | ||
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058) | ||||||
| 46 | 57 | 73 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Osmonds (MGM 14450) | ||||||
| 47 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 6 | ||
| Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206) | ||||||
| 48 | 60 | 81 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3626) | ||||||
| 49 | 46 | 50 | 59 | 8 | ||
| Al Green (Bell 45,258) | ||||||
| 50 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 8 | ||
| Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | ||||||
| 51 | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Chicago (Columbia 45717) | ||||||
| 52 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370) | ||||||
| 53 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | ||||||
| 54 | 73 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Jackson Five (Motown 1214) | ||||||
| 55 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 19 | ![]() | |
| Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | ||||||
| 56 | 77 | 88 | 95 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960) | ||||||
| 57 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 8 | ||
| Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363) | ||||||
| 58 | 44 | 40 | 44 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | ||||||
| 59 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 9 | ![]() | |
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | ||||||
| 60 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 5 | ||
| Melanie (Neighborhood 4207) | ||||||
| 61 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bread (Elektra 45818) | ||||||
| 62 | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Gary Glitter (Bell 45,276) | ||||||
| 63 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 7 | ||
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222) | ||||||
| 64 | 69 | 75 | 81 | 7 | ||
| Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383) | ||||||
| 65 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 5 | ||
| Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804) | ||||||
| 66 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 7 | ||
| Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125) | ||||||
| 67 | 81 | 92 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3521) | ||||||
| 68 | 75 | 82 | -- | 3 | ||
| Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7635) | ||||||
| 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 5 | ||
| Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508) | ||||||
| 70 | 83 | 93 | 100 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002) | ||||||
| 71 | 78 | 84 | 91 | 6 | ||
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661) | ||||||
| 72 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Yes (Atlantic 2920) | ||||||
| 73 | 86 | 90 | 97 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Lighthouse (Evolution 1069) | ||||||
| 74 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Neil Diamond (Uni 55352) | ||||||
| 75 | 80 | 91 | 98 | 5 | ||
| Heywoods (Family 0911) | ||||||
| 76 | 87 | 96 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Bulldog (Decca 32996) | ||||||
| 77 | 82 | 87 | 94 | 5 | ||
| Petula Clark (MGM 14431) | ||||||
| 78 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck 936) | ||||||
| 79 | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Manhattans (DeLuxe 139) | ||||||
| 80 | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Donny Hathaway (Atco 6903) | ||||||
| 81 | 85 | 95 | -- | 3 | ||
| Tommy James (Roulette 7135) | ||||||
| 82 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Hollies (Epic 10920) | ||||||
| 83 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bee Gees (Atco 6909) | ||||||
| 84 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Clean Living (Vanguard 35162) | ||||||
| 85 | 91 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Bones (Signpost 70008) | ||||||
| 86 | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40072) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45719) | ||||||
| 88 | 94 | 100 | -- | 3 | ||
| National Lampoon (Banana 218) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 130b) | ||||||
| 90 | 95 | 98 | -- | 3 | ||
| Bar-Kays (Volt 4081) | ||||||
| 91 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14426) | ||||||
| 92 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| King Harvest (Perception 515) | ||||||
| 93 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| J.J. Cale (Shelter 7326) | ||||||
| 94 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Four Tops (Dunhill 4330) | ||||||
| 95 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 45811) | ||||||
| 96 | 97 | 99 | -- | 3 | ||
| Stefan (Stax 0145) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Move (United Artists 50928) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Blue Haze (A&M 1357) | ||||||
| 99 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Sparks (Bearsville 0006) | ||||||
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Supremes (Motown 1213) | ||||||
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 Me Baby" by David Cassidy (# 36)
• "You Wear It Well" by Rod Stewart (# 39)
• "Get On The Good Foot (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 47)
• "Black And White" by Three Dog Night (# 58)
• "Toast To The Fool" by Dramatics (# 61)
• "Slaughter" by Billy Preston (# 63)
• "Speak To The Sky" by Rick Springfield (# 64)
• "Back Stabbers" by O'Jays (# 65)
• "Let It Rain" by Eric Clapton (# 67)
• "Hey, You Love" by Mouth & MacNeal (# 68)
• "Runnin' Back To Saskatoon" by Guess Who (# 74)
• "If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair)" by Laura Lee (# 84)
• "Song Seller" by Raiders (# 90)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Argent | |||||
| 102 | Wilson Pickett | |||||
| 103 | Lorelei | |||||
| 104 | Richard Harris | |||||
| 105 | Candi Staton | |||||
| 106 | Jerry Butler | |||||
| 107 | Jethro Tull | |||||
| 108 | We The People | |||||
| 109 | Crusaders | |||||
| 110 | Otis Clay | |||||
| 111 | Tony Cole | |||||
| 112 | Trammps | |||||
| 113 | Limmie & Family Cookin' | |||||
| 114 | Wackers | |||||
| 115 | Bjorn & Benny | |||||
| 116 | Slade | |||||
| 117 | Rare Earth | |||||
| 118 | Daniel Boone | |||||
| 119 | Detroit Emeralds | |||||
| 120 | Terry Williams | |||||
| 121 | Van Morrison | |||||
| 122 | Billy Lee Riley | |||||


