Thursday January 6, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 1, 1972



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1   GOT TO BE THERE 2 3 5 10
Michael Jackson (Motown 1191)
2   AMERICAN PIE 6 11 23 6
Don McLean (United Artists 50856)
3   BRAND NEW KEY 1 2 4 11
Melanie (Neighborhood 4201)
4   CHERISH 5 6 8 10
David Cassidy (Bell 45,150)
5   FAMILY AFFAIR 3 1 1 10
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10805)
6   ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU 7 8 12 12
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2151)
7   SCORPIO 8 10 14 10
Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226)
8   LET'S STAY TOGETHER 15 22 51 6
Al Green (Hi 2202)
9   HEY GIRL 11 15 19 7
Donny Osmond (MGM 14322)
10   AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG 4 4 9 9
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4294)
11   SUNSHINE 12 17 24 8
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021)
12   SUGAR DADDY 14 20 60 4
Jackson Five (Motown 1194)
13   RESPECT YOURSELF 10 14 17 14
Staple Singers (Stax 0104)
14   HAVE YOU SEEN HER 9 9 6 11
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55462)
15   YOU ARE EVERYTHING 16 19 28 10
Stylistics (Avco 4581)
16   DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE 19 24 46 8
Joe Simon (Spring 120)
17   CLEAN UP WOMAN 20 26 47 7
Betty Wright (Alston 4601)
18   STONES 13 13 16 9
Neil Diamond (Uni 55310)
19   ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW (PT. 1) 22 28 34 7
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7110)
20   IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) 27 37 65 4
Partridge Family (Bell 45,160)
21   I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING 32 38 61 6  
New Seekers (Elektra 45762)
22   I'M LOSING YOU 23 27 32 7
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73244)
23   THEME FROM 'SUMMER OF '42' 25 31 36 11
Peter Nero (Columbia 45399)
24   BEHIND BLUE EYES 24 25 26 10
Who (Decca 32888)
25   NOTHING TO HIDE 26 32 38 7
Tommy James (Roulette 7114)
26   I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) 29 33 44 6
Hillside Singers (Metromedia 231)
27   FRIENDS WITH YOU 28 30 33 9
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0567)
28   HEY BIG BROTHER 31 35 43 7
Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5038)
29   DAY AFTER DAY 33 42 58 5
Badfinger (Apple 1841)
30   HALLELUJAH 30 34 41 8
Sweathog (Columbia 45492)
31   ANTICIPATION 40 51 67 5
Carly Simon (Elektra 45759)
32   KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN' 34 45 64 6
Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550)
33   GEORGE JACKSON 38 44 57 5
Bob Dylan (Columbia 45516)
34   WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES 37 41 50 11
Bullet (Big Tree 123)
35   PRETTY AS YOU FEEL 35 36 39 8
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt 0500)
36   HAPPY CHRISTMAS-WAR IS OVER 42 63 -- 3
John Lennon (Apple 1842)
37   THEME FROM SHAFT 17 5 2 12  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9038)
38   SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE) 18 16 13 9  
Temptations (Gordy 7111)
39   CAN I GET A WITNESS 39 40 49 7
Lee Michaels (A&M 1303)
40   NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 60 -- -- 2  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4299)
41   SOUR SUITE 43 46 54 6
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0578)
42   MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO 53 62 71 4  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091)
43   LEVON 55 73 -- 3  
Elton John (Uni 55314)
44   LOOKING FOR A LOVE 48 56 66 6
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 2844)
45   ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND 58 88 95 4  
Think (Laurie 3583)
46   ROCK STEADY 21 7 7 10  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2838)
47   WITHOUT YOU 62 78 87 4  
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604)
48   THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS 50 64 74 6
Redbone (Epic 10749)
49   BABY I'M A WANT YOU 36 12 3 12  
Bread (Elektra 45751)
50   DAISY MAE 59 65 70 6
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill 4296)
51   WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO 51 55 30 13
Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2330)
52   AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 46 49 52 9
Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750)
53   LET IT BE 47 47 48 8
Joan Baez (Vanguard 35145)
54   MY BOY 61 66 73 8
Richard Harris (Dunhill 4293)
55   BLACK DOG 67 83 -- 3  
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2849)
56   GET DOWN 52 52 56 8
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1966)
57   SHOW ME HOW 65 68 75 8
Emotions (Volt 4066)
58   THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA 74 91 -- 5  
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847)
59   LOVE GONNA PACK UP (AND WALK OUT) 66 69 86 4
Persuaders (Win Or Lose 220)
60   DEVIL YOU 63 67 76 5
Stampeders (Bell 45,154)
61   TOGETHER LET'S FIND LOVE 75 -- -- 2  
5th Dimension (Bell 45,170)
62   BANG A GONG 88 98 -- 3  
T. Rex (Reprise 1032)
63   NO SAD SONG 64 70 80 4
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3231)
64   TIGHTROPE RIDE 68 72 79 5
Doors (Elektra 45757)
65   FIRE AND WATER 76 -- -- 2  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852)
66   TRUCKIN' 69 74 82 5
Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 7464)
67   TAKE IT SLOW (OUT IN THE COUNTRY) 70 79 88 4
Lighthouse (Evolution 1052)
68   EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY GOOD THING (PT. 1) 71 81 -- 3
Little Johnny Taylor (Ronn 55)
69   ME AND BOBBY MCGEE 72 76 81 5
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248)
70   STAY WITH ME -- -- -- 1  
Faces (Warner Bros. 7545)
71   YOU MAKE YOUR OWN HEAVEN AND HELL RIGHT HERE ON EARTH 73 77 84 4
Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7112)
72   JINGLE BELLS -- -- -- 1  
Singing Dogs (RCA Victor 48-1020)
73   DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER 82 94 99 8
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315)
74   THE HARDER I TRY (THE BLUER I GET) 77 84 91 4
Free Movement (Columbia 45512)
75   PAIN (PT. 1) 78 85 90 5
Ohio Players (Westbound 188)
76   THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT 93 -- -- 2  
Robert John (Atlantic 2846)
77   CAROLYN 81 87 97 4
Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222)
78   SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS 83 -- -- 2
War (United Artists 50867)
79   AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW 85 -- -- 2
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255)
80   AFTER ALL THIS TIME 84 89 100 4
Merry Clayton (Ode 66018)
81   WHAT AM I LIVING FOR 86 -- -- 2
Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11317)
82   THEME FROM ALL IN THE FAMILY 89 -- -- 2
Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton (Atlantic 2847)
83   FEELING ALRIGHT -- -- -- 7
Joe Cocker (A&M 1063)
84   SON OF SHAFT 87 -- -- 2
Bar-Kays (Volt 4073)
85   PRECIOUS AND FEW 100 -- -- 2  
Climax (Rocky Road 30055)
86   AIN'T NOBODY HOME 56 59 63 10  
B.B. King (ABC 11316)
87   SATISFACTION 92 -- 55 7
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54211)
88   AJAX AIRLINES 90 -- -- 2
Hudson & Landry (Dore 868)
89   TUPELO HONEY -- -- -- 1  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7543)
90   DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (PT. 1) 94 100 -- 3
Rufus Thomas (Stax 0112)
91   IF I COULD SEE THE LIGHT -- -- -- 1  
8th Day (Invictus 9107)
92   KEEP PLAYIN' THAT ROCK 'N' ROLL 95 -- -- 2
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic 10788)
93   UNDER MY WHEELS -- -- -- 1  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7529)
94   OPEN THE DOOR (SONG FOR JUDITH) -- -- -- 1  
Judy Collins (Elektra 45755)
95   COME ON OVER TO MY HOUSE 96 -- -- 2
Layng Martine (Barnaby 2053)
96   LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE 97 -- -- 2
Coasters (King 6385)
97   SO MANY PEOPLE 98 99 98 4
Chase (Epic 10806)
98   JUNGLE FEVER 99 -- -- 2
Chakachas (Polydor 15030)
99   GET UP AND GET DOWN -- -- -- 1  
Dramatics (Volt 4071)
100   JOY -- -- -- 1  
Apollo 100 (Mega 0050)

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'm A Greedy Man (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 41)
   • "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" by Cher (# 44)
   • "Imagine" by John Lennon (# 45)
   • "Desiderata" by Les Crane (# 49)
   • "A Natural Man" by Lou Rawls (# 54)
   • "Lay Lady Lay" by Isley Brothers (# 57)
   • "No Good To Cry" by Poppy Family (# 80)
   • "Way Back Home" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (# 91)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) Aretha Franklin
102   LOVE AND LIBERTY Laura Lee
103   FIVE HUNDRED MILES Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti
104   THE PILGRIM: CHAPTER 33 Kris Kristofferson
105   HOW CAN I PRETEND Continental 4
106   WHAT'S GOING ON Quincy Jones
107   SPACE CAPTAIN Barbra Streisand with Fanny
108   I'M LEAVING THIS TIME Main Ingredient
109   CAN'T HELP BUT LOVE YOU Whispers
110   WE'VE GOT TO PULL TOGETHER Nite-Liters
111   ANOTHER PUFF Jerry Reed
112   WHEN I MEET THEM Seals & Crofts
113   YOU ARE THE ONE Sugar Bears
114   HOPE Mason Proffit
115   ROCK 'N ROLL Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder
116   BLESS THE BEASTS AND CHILDREN Carpenters
117   HEY RUBY (SHUT YOUR MOUTH) Ruby & Party Gang
118   MOVIN' ON (PT. 2) Buckwheat
119   THE LOVE YOU LEFT BEHIND Syl Johnson
120   I'D DO IT ALL AGAIN Vikki Carr
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