Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 23, 1972
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | ME & MRS. JONES | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3521) | ||||||
2 | YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
Al Green (Hi 2227) | ||||||
3 | IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Albert Hammond (Mums 6011) | ||||||
4 | I AM WOMAN | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | ||||||
5 | CLAIR | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3626) | ||||||
6 | PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
Temptations (Gordy 7121) | ||||||
7 | ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA--BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU | 9 | 11 | 16 | 11 | |
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960) | ||||||
8 | VENTURA HIGHWAY | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
America (Warner Bros. 7641) | ||||||
9 | I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | |
Stylistics (Avco 4603) | ||||||
10 | SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | |
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | ||||||
11 | SWEET SURRENDER | 14 | 20 | 23 | 8 | |
Bread (Elektra 45818) | ||||||
12 | CORNER OF THE SKY | 13 | 16 | 22 | 9 | |
Jackson Five (Motown 1214) | ||||||
13 | YOU'RE SO VAIN | 39 | 48 | 77 | 4 | |
Carly Simon (Elektra 45824) | ||||||
14 | FUNNY FACE | 16 | 18 | 21 | 13 | |
Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | ||||||
15 | SUPERSTITION | 33 | 44 | 55 | 7 | |
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54226) | ||||||
16 | KEEPER OF THE CASTLE | 18 | 22 | 31 | 8 | |
Four Tops (Dunhill 4330) | ||||||
17 | WALK ON WATER | 17 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
Neil Diamond (Uni 55352) | ||||||
18 | I WANNA BE WITH YOU | 19 | 23 | 30 | 7 | |
Raspberries (Capitol 3473) | ||||||
19 | SUPERFLY | 22 | 26 | 37 | 7 | |
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1978) | ||||||
20 | LIVING IN THE PAST | 21 | 25 | 35 | 7 | |
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2006) | ||||||
21 | YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE | 27 | 39 | 48 | 8 | |
Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45719) | ||||||
22 | SITTING | 23 | 27 | 42 | 7 | |
Cat Stevens (A&M 1396) | ||||||
23 | PIECES OF APRIL | 24 | 32 | 41 | 7 | |
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4331) | ||||||
24 | LONG DARK ROAD | 25 | 29 | 33 | 8 | |
Hollies (Epic 10920) | ||||||
25 | IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3520) | ||||||
26 | ALIVE | 28 | 35 | 40 | 8 | |
Bee Gees (Atco 6909) | ||||||
27 | CROCODILE ROCK | 46 | 64 | -- | 3 | |
Elton John (MCA 40000) | ||||||
28 | WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER | 58 | 67 | 84 | 5 | |
Timmy Thomas (Glades 1703) | ||||||
29 | DON'T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT | 38 | 45 | 56 | 5 | |
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7655) | ||||||
30 | BEEN TO CANAAN | 36 | 41 | 49 | 5 | |
Carole King (Ode 66031) | ||||||
31 | SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES | 37 | 42 | 54 | 8 | |
Blue Haze (A&M 1357) | ||||||
32 | I GOT A BAG OF MY OWN | 34 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
James Brown (Polydor 14153) | ||||||
33 | OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? | 49 | 58 | 68 | 6 | |
Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3383) | ||||||
34 | IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER | 35 | 38 | 43 | 9 | |
Clean Living (Vanguard 35162) | ||||||
35 | SEPARATE WAYS | 41 | 47 | 63 | 5 | |
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0815) | ||||||
36 | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO | 42 | 54 | 76 | 5 | |
War (United Artists 50975) | ||||||
37 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW | 15 | 13 | 8 | 18 | |
Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | ||||||
38 | I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME | 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
Lobo (Big Tree 147) | ||||||
39 | ANGEL | 44 | 50 | 57 | 6 | |
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73344) | ||||||
40 | LOVE JONES | 66 | 85 | 98 | 5 | |
Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2002) | ||||||
41 | EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVE SONG | 45 | 51 | 60 | 6 | |
Mac Davis (Columbia 45727) | ||||||
42 | YOU TURN ME ON I'M A RADIO | 50 | 57 | 65 | 7 | |
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11010) | ||||||
43 | 992 ARGUMENTS | 43 | 46 | 50 | 7 | |
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3522) | ||||||
44 | DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT | 52 | 55 | 58 | 9 | |
King Harvest (Perception 515) | ||||||
45 | REELIN' & ROCKIN' | 48 | 56 | 66 | 5 | |
Chuck Berry (Chess 2136) | ||||||
46 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH | 56 | 63 | 74 | 4 | |
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829) | ||||||
47 | LET US LOVE | 55 | 61 | 72 | 4 | |
Bill Withers (Sussex 247) | ||||||
48 | HI, HI, HI | 67 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1857) | ||||||
49 | RELAY | 59 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
Who (Decca 33041) | ||||||
50 | I'LL BE YOUR SHELTER (IN TIME OF STORM) | 54 | 60 | 70 | 5 | |
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2113) | ||||||
51 | TROUBLE MAN | 73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54228) | ||||||
52 | SUMMER BREEZE | 20 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606) | ||||||
53 | DIALOGUE (PTS. 1 & 2) | 29 | 17 | 19 | 9 | |
Chicago (Columbia 45717) | ||||||
54 | LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE | 63 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
Partridge Family (Bell 45,301) | ||||||
55 | WHAT AM I CRYING FOR? | 31 | 34 | 38 | 11 | |
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002) | ||||||
56 | REMEMBER (CHRISTMAS) | 64 | 74 | -- | 3 | |
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0855) | ||||||
57 | THEME FROM THE MEN | 51 | 36 | 36 | 12 | |
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058) | ||||||
58 | DO IT AGAIN | 68 | 77 | 90 | 5 | |
Steely Dan (ABC 11338) | ||||||
59 | NO | 62 | 65 | 51 | 10 | |
Bulldog (Decca 32996) | ||||||
60 | JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) | 69 | 72 | -- | 3 | |
Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689) | ||||||
61 | CRAZY HORSES | 40 | 19 | 20 | 10 | |
Osmonds (MGM 14450) | ||||||
62 | WOMAN TO WOMAN | 65 | 69 | 80 | 4 | |
Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370b) | ||||||
63 | OPERATOR | 26 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
Jim Croce (ABC 11335) | ||||||
64 | AND YOU AND I | 32 | 33 | 34 | 8 | |
Yes (Atlantic 2920) | ||||||
65 | DADDY'S HOME | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1216) | ||||||
66 | SUNNY DAYS | 47 | 37 | 39 | 11 | |
Lighthouse (Evolution 1069) | ||||||
67 | YOU'RE A LADY | 71 | 76 | 79 | 7 | |
Peter Skellern (London 20075) | ||||||
68 | HARRY HIPPIE | 84 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946) | ||||||
69 | TROUBLE IN MY HOME | 74 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
Joe Simon (Spring 130) | ||||||
70 | ANTHEM | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0109) | ||||||
71 | YOU'RE A LADY | 72 | 75 | 78 | 7 | |
Dawn (Bell 45,285) | ||||||
72 | MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW | 75 | 86 | -- | 4 | |
Slade (Polydor 15053) | ||||||
73 | I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TILL I SAW YOU ROCK AND ROLL) | 30 | 30 | 32 | 9 | |
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,276) | ||||||
74 | COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE | 77 | 82 | 96 | 5 | |
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45732) | ||||||
75 | YOU CAN DO MAGIC | 78 | 83 | 89 | 7 | |
Limmie & Family Cookin' (Avco 4602) | ||||||
76 | WE NEED ORDER | 82 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55489) | ||||||
77 | I'M SORRY | 83 | 87 | 94 | 4 | |
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14434) | ||||||
78 | SONGMAN | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Cashman & West (Dunhill 4333) | ||||||
79 | I'M NEVER GONNA BE ALONE ANYMORE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50996) | ||||||
80 | I MISS YOU BABY | 87 | 89 | 97 | 4 | |
Millie Jackson (Spring 131) | ||||||
81 | JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7661) | ||||||
82 | DREIDEL | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Don McLean (United Artists 51100) | ||||||
83 | DANNY'S SONG | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Anne Murray (Capitol 3481) | ||||||
84 | WHAT MY BABY NEEDS NOW IS A LITTLE MORE LOVIN' | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
James Brown & Lyn Collins (Polydor 14157) | ||||||
85 | LAST SONG | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Edward Bear (Capitol 3452) | ||||||
86 | DIDN'T WE | 90 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45739) | ||||||
87 | YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE IT (IF YOU WANT IT) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0856) | ||||||
88 | JEAN GENIE | 91 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0838) | ||||||
89 | DO YOU WANT TO DANCE? | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Bette Midler (Atlantic 2928) | ||||||
90 | I CAN'T STAND TO SEE YOU CRY | 92 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54225) | ||||||
91 | DAYTIME NIGHT-TIME | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Keith Hampshire (A&M 1403) | ||||||
92 | BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Gallery (Sussex 248) | ||||||
93 | MORE POWER TO YOU | 94 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
Tommy Tate (KoKo 2114) | ||||||
94 | ON AND OFF (PT. 1) | 96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
Anacostia (Columbia 45685) | ||||||
95 | SILLY WASN'T I | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Valerie Simpson (Tamla 54224) | ||||||
96 | TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Otis Clay (Hi 2226) | ||||||
97 | LOVING YOU IS JUST AN OLD HABIT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Jim Weatherly (RCA Victor 74-0822) | ||||||
98 | MELANIE MAKES ME SMILE | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Terry Williams (Verve 10686) | ||||||
99 | I'VE NEVER FOUND A MAN (TO LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Esther Phillips (Kudu 910) | ||||||
100 | HAPPY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Bobby Darin (Motown 1217) |
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:
• "I'll Be Around" by Spinners (# 53)
• "One Night Affair" by Jerry Butler (# 57)
• "If I Could Reach You" by 5th Dimension (# 60)
• "Work To Do" by Isley Brothers (# 61)
• "Lovin' You, Lovin' Me" by Candi Staton (# 70)
• "What Would The Children Think" by Rick Springfield (# 76)
• "Day And Night" by Wackers (# 79)
• "The Red Back Spider" by Brownsville Station (# 85)
• "Knock Knock Who's There" by Mary Hopkin (# 86)
• "Feel The Need In Me" by Detroit Emeralds (# 88)
• "One Last Time" by Glen Campbell (# 99)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
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101 | I NEVER SAID GOODBYE | Engelbert Humperdinck | ||||
102 | OH NO, NOT MY BABY | Merry Clayton | ||||
103 | AFRICA | Thundermug | ||||
104 | BECAUSE OF YOU THE SUN DON'T SET | Kracker | ||||
105 | TEQUILA | Hot Butter | ||||
106 | SLOW MOTION (PT. 1) | Johnny Williams | ||||
107 | CONTROL OF ME | Les Emmerson | ||||
108 | THAT SAME OLD OBSESSION | Gordon Lightfoot | ||||
109 | SOUL SONG | Joe Stampley | ||||
110 | DUELING BANJOS | Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell | ||||
111 | SOMEBODY LOVES YOU | Whispers | ||||
112 | PEACE IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE | Persuaders | ||||
113 | BOOGIE WOOGIE MAN | Paul Davis | ||||
114 | DEAD SKUNK | Loudon Wainwright III | ||||
115 | I GOT SO MUCH TROUBLE IN MY MIND (PT. 1) | Joe Quarterman & Free Soul | ||||
116 | IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU | Dottie West | ||||
117 | DO YA | Move |