Tuesday March 14, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 11, 1972



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1   WITHOUT YOU 1 2 3 14
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604)
2   HURTING EACH OTHER 2 3 4 9
Carpenters (A&M 1322)
3   DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER 3 5 7 8
Osmonds (MGM 14324)
4   THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT 4 6 15 12
Robert John (Atlantic 2846)
5   HEART OF GOLD 9 11 18 7
Neil Young (Reprise 1065)
6   EVERYTHING I OWN 7 8 13 8
Bread (Elektra 45765)
7   PRECIOUS AND FEW 5 1 2 12
Climax (Rocky Road 30055)
8   MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION 11 13 33 6
Paul Simon (Columbia 45547)
9   A HORSE WITH NO NAME 20 39 73 4  
America (Warner Bros. 7555)
10   PUPPY LOVE 33 41 63 4  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14367)
11   RUNNIN' AWAY 12 14 32 6
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10829)
12   SWEET SEASONS 8 9 12 8
Carole King (Ode 66022)
13   BANG A GONG 19 21 26 13
T. Rex (Reprise 1032)
14   THE WAY OF LOVE 18 22 27 8
Cher (Kapp 2158)
15   MY WORLD 15 18 21 8
Bee Gees (Atco 6871)
16   FLOY JOY 17 19 22 10
Supremes (Motown 1195)
17   JUNGLE FEVER 21 26 34 12
Chakachas (Polydor 15030)
18   DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER 16 17 20 18
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315)
19   ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY 23 36 45 6
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12344)
20   I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) 24 29 39 8
Donnie Elbert (Avco 4587)
21   RING THE LIVING BELL 22 24 29 8
Melanie (Neighborhood 4202)
22   NO ONE TO DEPEND ON 26 33 40 6
Santana (Columbia 45552)
23   WE'VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN 27 31 38 9
Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45521)
24   JOY 6 7 8 11  
Apollo 100 (Mega 0050)
25   COULD IT BE FOREVER 32 40 53 5
David Cassidy (Bell 45,187)
26   AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW 28 34 37 12
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255)
27   I GOTCHA 35 43 50 7
Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
28   SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU 30 35 42 9
English Congregation (Atco 6865)
29   THE NICKEL SONG 25 27 31 8
Melanie (Buddah 268)
30   IN THE RAIN 51 74 87 4  
Dramatics (Volt 4075)
31   LET'S STAY TOGETHER 10 4 1 16  
Al Green (Hi 2202)
32   GLORY BOUND 38 45 54 5
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4302)
33   AMERICAN PIE 13 12 6 16  
Don McLean (United Artists 50856)
34   NOW RUN AND TELL THAT 37 44 51 8
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 201)
35   YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT 36 38 43 9
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 192)
36   ROCKIN' ROBIN 63 -- -- 2  
Michael Jackson (Motown 1197)
37   TAURUS 44 54 66 5
Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233)
38   HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS 41 47 56 6
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73031)
39   A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE 46 63 79 4
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163)
40   SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS 43 46 49 12
War (United Artists 50867)
41   ROUNDABOUT 45 49 59 6
Yes (Atlantic 2854)
42   DO YOUR THING 49 58 69 4
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042)
43   FOOTSTOMPIN' MUSIC 40 42 44 9
Grand Funk (Capitol 3255)
44   EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE 52 61 71 7
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822)
45   LOVE ME, LOVE ME LOVE 48 57 67 8
Frank Mills (Sunflower 118)
46   TAKE A LOOK AROUND 55 66 82 4
Temptations (Gordy 7115)
47   BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW 57 68 78 4
Stylistics (Avco 4591)
48   KING HEROIN 60 70 -- 3  
James Brown (Polydor 14116)
49   UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 31 32 35 8  
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0619)
50   THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF 61 72 85 4  
Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113)
51   CRAZY MAMA 62 73 83 4  
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7314)
52   STAY WITH ME 14 10 10 11  
Faces (Warner Bros. 7545)
53   TOGETHER AGAIN 53 56 60 5
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 240)
54   SINCE I FELL FOR YOU 66 77 -- 3  
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7201)
55   GIMME SOME MORE 56 62 62 7
JB's (People 602)
56   TINY DANCER 68 -- -- 2  
Elton John (Uni 55318)
57   AFRO-STRUT 72 88 -- 3  
Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0591)
58   BRIAN'S SONG 59 64 74 8
Michel LeGrand (Bell 45,171)
59   SON OF MY FATHER 69 79 89 4
Giorgio (Dunhill 4304)
60   MR. PENGUIN (PT. 1) 65 71 76 7
Lunar Funk (Bell 45,172)
61   HEARTBROKEN BOPPER 71 -- -- 2
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0659)
62   THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 100 -- -- 2  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
63   GOIN' DOWN (ON THE ROAD TO L.A.) 70 76 88 6
Terry Black & Laurel Ward (Kama Sutra 540)
64   DAY DREAMING -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866)
65   DO WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO 76 85 97 4  
Bobby Bland (Duke 472)
66   SWEET SIXTEEN 80 -- -- 2  
B.B. King (ABC 11319)
67   CHEER 75 82 98 5
Potliquor (Janus 179)
68   JULIANNA 85 -- -- 2  
Five Man Electrical Band (Lionel 3224)
69   WHITE LIES 77 84 92 5
Grin (Spindizzy 4005)
70   UP IN HEAH 78 97 100 4
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists 50881)
71   THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO 79 86 91 5
Little Milton (Stax 0111)
72   DOCTOR MY EYES -- -- -- 1  
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004)
73   GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH -- -- -- 1  
Wings (Apple 1847)
74   WILLPOWER WEAK, TEMPTATION STRONG 81 87 93 4
Bullet (Big Tree 131)
75   IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE 83 90 94 6
Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7113)
76   IT'S ALL UP TO YOU 82 89 -- 3
Dells (Cadet 5689)
77   IF WE ONLY HAVE LOVE 84 -- -- 2
Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 7560)
78   NICE TO BE WITH YOU 86 -- -- 2
Gallery (Sussex 232)
79   WAKING UP ALONE 87 92 95 5
Paul Williams (A&M 1325)
80   ROCK AND ROLL -- -- -- 1  
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2865)
81   WE GOT TO HAVE PEACE 88 -- -- 2
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1968)
82   JOSIE -- -- -- 1  
Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8536)
83   YOU WERE MADE FOR ME 89 -- -- 2
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110)
84   SUAVECITO 90 91 -- 3
Malo (Warner Bros. 7559)
85   LOUISIANA 92 -- -- 2
Mike Kennedy (ABC 11309)
86   SON OF MY FATHER 91 94 -- 3
Chicory (Epic 10837)
87   KEEP ON DOIN' WHAT YOU'RE DOIN' 99 -- -- 2  
Bobby Byrd (BrownStone 4205)
88   (LOVE ME) LOVE THE LIFE I LEAD 96 96 -- 3
Fantastics (Bell 45,157)
89   (OH LORD WON'T YOU BUY ME A) MERCEDES BENZ 94 100 -- 3
Goose Creek Symphony (Capitol 3246)
90   YOU AND ME TOGETHER FOREVER 93 95 99 4
Freddie North (Mankind 12009)
91   MY HONEY AND ME -- -- -- 1  
Emotions (Volt 4077)
92   YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Linda Jones (Turbo 021)
93   CHANTILLY LACE -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273)
94   ONE WAY SUNDAY 98 99 -- 3
Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb 206)
95   TAXI 97 -- -- 2
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
96   YOU ARE THE ONE -- -- -- 1  
Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122)
97   MONEY RUNNER -- -- -- 1  
Quincy Jones (Reprise 1062)
98   EVERYDAY -- -- -- 1  
John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0647)
99   WHY NOT START ALL OVER AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Counts (Westbound 191)
100   LIVING WITHOUT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Polydor 14113)

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:

   • "Never Been To Spain" by Three Dog Night (# 29)
   • "Country Wine" by Raiders (# 34)
   • "Talking Loud And Saying Nothing (pt. 1)" by James Brown (# 39)
   • "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin (# 42)
   • "Anticipation" by Carly Simon (# 47)
   • "Fire And Water" by Wilson Pickett (# 50)
   • "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey (# 54)
   • "Tell 'em Willie Boy's A'comin'" by Tommy James (# 58)
   • "Together Let's Find Love" by 5th Dimension (# 64)
   • "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath (# 67)
   • "We're Together" by Hillside Singers (# 73)
   • "Good Friends?" by Poppy Family (# 74)
   • "All His Children" by Charley Pride with Henry Mancini (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BRANDY Scott English
102   I HAD IT ALL THE TIME Tyrone Davis
103   HEARSAY Soul Children
104   MONDAY MORNING CHOO-CHOO Stampeders
105   DA DOO RON RON Ian Matthews
106   A MAN WHO SINGS Richard Landis
107   BRIAN'S SONG Peter Nero
108   ROCK ME ON THE WATER Linda Ronstadt
109   LET'S STAY TOGETHER Isaac Hayes
110   DARLING BABY Jackie Moore
111   NUTROCKER Emerson, Lake & Palmer
112   THANK GOD FOR YOU BABY Pacific Gas & Electric
113   CANDY MAN Sammy Davis, Jr.
114   EVERYBODY'S REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE Pat Daisy
115   LAY-AWAY Isley Brothers
116   TIME TO CHANGE Brady Bunch
117   I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight
118   WHAT IT IS Undisputed Truth
119   STEP OUT Mamas & Papas
120   A THING CALLED LOVE Johnny Cash & Evangel Temple Choir
121   LOVE BROUGHT YOU HERE Pat Johnson
122   MISTER CAN'T YOU SEE Buffy Sainte-Marie
123   SALLY SUNSHINE Mills Brothers
124   SEA TRIP Homar Jackson
125   TO GET TO YOU Jerry Wallace
126   YOU AND I Black Ivory
127   SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM Buckwheat
128   IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young
129   THEME FROM IRONSIDE Quincy Jones
130   FRISCO BAY Navajo
131   LOVE THE LIFE YOU LIVE (PT. 1) Kool & Gang
132   ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson
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