Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending November 4, 1972
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |
Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | ||||||
2 | BURNING LOVE | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | ||||||
3 | MY DING-A-LING | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | ||||||
4 | GARDEN PARTY | 5 | 10 | 17 | 13 | |
Rick Nelson (Decca 32980) | ||||||
5 | I'LL BE AROUND | 6 | 8 | 21 | 10 | |
Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | ||||||
6 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | |
Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | ||||||
7 | FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | |
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | ||||||
8 | BEN | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | ||||||
9 | LISTEN TO THE MUSIC | 12 | 16 | 22 | 10 | |
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | ||||||
10 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006) | ||||||
11 | I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME | 14 | 22 | 34 | 8 | |
Lobo (Big Tree 147) | ||||||
12 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | ||||||
13 | I AM WOMAN | 19 | 28 | 40 | 11 | |
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | ||||||
14 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC | 16 | 19 | 24 | 14 | |
Gallery (Sussex 239) | ||||||
15 | IF I COULD REACH YOU | 18 | 21 | 23 | 10 | |
5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | ||||||
16 | IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW | 27 | 48 | 60 | 6 | |
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3520) | ||||||
17 | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING | 20 | 24 | 27 | 10 | |
Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | ||||||
18 | WITCHY WOMAN | 21 | 27 | 31 | 11 | |
Eagles (Asylum 11008) | ||||||
19 | SUMMER BREEZE | 22 | 36 | 48 | 7 | |
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606) | ||||||
20 | TIGHTROPE | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | ||||||
21 | CITY OF NEW ORLEANS | 23 | 23 | 25 | 14 | |
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | ||||||
22 | ELECTED | 26 | 41 | 53 | 5 | |
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631) | ||||||
23 | DON'T EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 10 | |
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | ||||||
24 | SPACEMAN | 28 | 33 | 37 | 8 | |
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788) | ||||||
25 | USE ME | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | ||||||
26 | DON'T DO IT | 30 | 34 | 41 | 8 | |
The Band (Capitol 3433) | ||||||
27 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN | 29 | 30 | 18 | 20 | |
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | ||||||
28 | YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME | 42 | 67 | -- | 3 | |
Al Green (Hi 2227) | ||||||
29 | GO ALL THE WAY | 15 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | ||||||
30 | AMERICAN CITY SUITE | 34 | 43 | 51 | 8 | |
Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324) | ||||||
31 | PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE | 38 | 54 | 71 | 4 | |
Temptations (Gordy 7121) | ||||||
32 | LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND | 32 | 39 | 45 | 13 | |
Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | ||||||
33 | OPERATOR | 45 | 62 | 75 | 4 | |
Jim Croce (ABC 11335) | ||||||
34 | ROCK & ROLL SOUL | 41 | 47 | 55 | 8 | |
Grand Funk (Capitol 3363) | ||||||
35 | WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY | 35 | 37 | 38 | 10 | |
King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | ||||||
36 | ALL THE YOUNG DUDES | 37 | 42 | 54 | 7 | |
Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673) | ||||||
37 | VENTURA HIGHWAY | 56 | 72 | 86 | 4 | |
America (Warner Bros. 7641) | ||||||
38 | CAN'T YOU HEAR THE SONG? | 40 | 45 | 52 | 6 | |
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105) | ||||||
39 | BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME | 25 | 18 | 5 | 19 | |
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | ||||||
40 | FUNNY FACE | 49 | 59 | 68 | 6 | |
Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | ||||||
41 | IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 52 | 63 | 78 | 4 | |
Albert Hammond (Mums 6011) | ||||||
42 | CONVENTION '72 | 55 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
Delegates (Mainstream 5525) | ||||||
43 | I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU | 53 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
Stylistics (Avco 4603) | ||||||
44 | BABY SITTER | 48 | 56 | 66 | 6 | |
Betty Wright (Alston 4614) | ||||||
45 | THEME FROM THE MEN | 51 | 60 | 69 | 5 | |
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058) | ||||||
46 | CRAZY HORSES | 57 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
Osmonds (MGM 14450) | ||||||
47 | MAN SIZED JOB | 50 | 58 | 67 | 6 | |
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206) | ||||||
48 | CLAIR | 60 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3626) | ||||||
49 | GUILTY | 46 | 50 | 59 | 8 | |
Al Green (Bell 45,258) | ||||||
50 | SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME | 59 | 68 | 77 | 8 | |
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | ||||||
51 | DIALOGUE (PTS. 1 & 2) | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Chicago (Columbia 45717) | ||||||
52 | MIDNIGHT RIDER | 31 | 31 | 33 | 8 | |
Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370) | ||||||
53 | WHY | 33 | 29 | 16 | 13 | |
Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | ||||||
54 | CORNER OF THE SKY | 73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Jackson Five (Motown 1214) | ||||||
55 | POPCORN | 17 | 15 | 11 | 19 | |
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | ||||||
56 | ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA--BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU | 77 | 88 | 95 | 4 | |
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960) | ||||||
57 | I'LL MAKE YOU MUSIC | 54 | 55 | 56 | 8 | |
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363) | ||||||
58 | FROM THE BEGINNING | 44 | 40 | 44 | 11 | |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | ||||||
59 | THAT'S HOW LOVE GOES | 43 | 44 | 47 | 9 | |
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | ||||||
60 | TOGETHER ALONE | 62 | 66 | 72 | 5 | |
Melanie (Neighborhood 4207) | ||||||
61 | SWEET SURRENDER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Bread (Elektra 45818) | ||||||
62 | I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TILL I SAW YOU ROCK AND ROLL) | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,276) | ||||||
63 | IF YOU LET ME | 66 | 70 | 74 | 7 | |
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222) | ||||||
64 | WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER | 69 | 75 | 81 | 7 | |
Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383) | ||||||
65 | POOR BOY | 71 | 77 | 82 | 5 | |
Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804) | ||||||
66 | WHY CAN'T WE BE LOVERS | 72 | 79 | 85 | 7 | |
Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125) | ||||||
67 | ME & MRS. JONES | 81 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3521) | ||||||
68 | DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB | 75 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7635) | ||||||
69 | MISTY BLUE | 76 | 83 | 90 | 5 | |
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508) | ||||||
70 | WHAT AM I CRYING FOR? | 83 | 93 | 100 | 4 | |
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002) | ||||||
71 | SO LONG DIXIE | 78 | 84 | 91 | 6 | |
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661) | ||||||
72 | AND YOU AND I | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Yes (Atlantic 2920) | ||||||
73 | SUNNY DAYS | 86 | 90 | 97 | 4 | |
Lighthouse (Evolution 1069) | ||||||
74 | WALK ON WATER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Neil Diamond (Uni 55352) | ||||||
75 | SPECIAL SOMEONE | 80 | 91 | 98 | 5 | |
Heywoods (Family 0911) | ||||||
76 | NO | 87 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
Bulldog (Decca 32996) | ||||||
77 | WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) | 82 | 87 | 94 | 5 | |
Petula Clark (MGM 14431) | ||||||
78 | WORK TO DO | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 936) | ||||||
79 | ONE LIFE TO LIVE | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Manhattans (DeLuxe 139) | ||||||
80 | I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6903) | ||||||
81 | CELEBRATION | 85 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
Tommy James (Roulette 7135) | ||||||
82 | LONG DARK ROAD | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Hollies (Epic 10920) | ||||||
83 | ALIVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Bee Gees (Atco 6909) | ||||||
84 | IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Clean Living (Vanguard 35162) | ||||||
85 | ROBERTA | 91 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
Bones (Signpost 70008) | ||||||
86 | I NEVER SAID GOODBYE | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40072) | ||||||
87 | YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45719) | ||||||
88 | DETERIORATA | 94 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
National Lampoon (Banana 218) | ||||||
89 | I FOUND MY DAD | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Joe Simon (Spring 130b) | ||||||
90 | MEMPHIS AT SUNRISE | 95 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
Bar-Kays (Volt 4081) | ||||||
91 | THE PEOPLE TREE | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14426) | ||||||
92 | DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
King Harvest (Perception 515) | ||||||
93 | LIES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7326) | ||||||
94 | KEEPER OF THE CASTLE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Four Tops (Dunhill 4330) | ||||||
95 | SUNDAY MORNING SUNSHINE | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45811) | ||||||
96 | HOLY COW | 97 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
Stefan (Stax 0145) | ||||||
97 | DO YA | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Move (United Artists 50928) | ||||||
98 | SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Blue Haze (A&M 1357) | ||||||
99 | WONDER GIRL | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Sparks (Bearsville 0006) | ||||||
100 | I GUESS I'LL MISS THE MAN | -- | -- | -- | 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 | ||||
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101 | TRAGEDY | Argent | ||||
102 | MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME | Wilson Pickett | ||||
103 | S.T.O.P. | Lorelei | ||||
104 | THERE ARE TOO MANY SAVIOURS ON MY CROSS | Richard Harris | ||||
105 | LOVIN' YOU, LOVIN' ME | Candi Staton | ||||
106 | ONE NIGHT AFFAIR | Jerry Butler | ||||
107 | LIVING IN THE PAST | Jethro Tull | ||||
108 | YOU MADE ME (A BRAND NEW WORLD) | We The People | ||||
109 | SO FAR AWAY | Crusaders | ||||
110 | TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU | Otis Clay | ||||
111 | SUITE: MAN AND WOMAN | Tony Cole | ||||
112 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN | Trammps | ||||
113 | YOU CAN DO MAGIC | Limmie & Family Cookin' | ||||
114 | DAY AND NIGHT | Wackers | ||||
115 | PEOPLE NEED LOVE | Bjorn & Benny | ||||
116 | MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW | Slade | ||||
117 | GOOD TIME SALLY | Rare Earth | ||||
118 | ANNABELLE | Daniel Boone | ||||
119 | FEEL THE NEED IN ME | Detroit Emeralds | ||||
120 | MELANIE MAKES ME SMILE | Terry Williams | ||||
121 | REDWOOD TREE | Van Morrison | ||||
122 | I GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY | Billy Lee Riley |