Saturday May 27, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending May 27, 1972



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1   I'LL TAKE YOU THERE 1 3 8 9
Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
2   OOH GIRL 4 8 11 8
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
3   LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME 3 4 7 10
Al Green (Hi 2211)
4   THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 2 1 1 13
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
5   CANDY MAN 15 28 35 11
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
6   LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE 9 16 21 6
Jackson Five (Motown 1199)
7   HOT ROD LINCOLN 8 17 19 10
Commander Cody (Paramount 0146)
8   ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD 7 10 12 9
Paul Simon (Columbia 45585)
9   WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE 16 19 26 11
Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
10   BACK OFF BOOGALOO 10 14 16 10
Ringo Starr (Apple 1849)
11   TUMBLING DICE 19 26 32 6
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
12   SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS 13 13 14 23
War (United Artists 50867)
13   MORNING HAS BROKEN 18 23 27 10
Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
14   DOCTOR MY EYES 12 15 17 12
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004)
15   SYLVIA'S MOTHER 23 30 38 10
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562)
16   SONG SUNG BLUE 26 34 49 5
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
17   LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 21 24 28 10
5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
18   IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME 22 25 41 5
Carpenters (A&M 1351)
19   NICE TO BE WITH YOU 24 27 33 13
Gallery (Sussex 232)
20   ROCKIN' ROBIN 5 2 2 13  
Michael Jackson (Motown 1197)
21   TAXI 20 21 25 13
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
22   I SAW THE LIGHT 28 37 45 9
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
23   VINCENT 11 11 13 11  
Don McLean (United Artists 50887)
24   I GOTCHA 6 5 3 18  
Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
25   LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) 30 33 43 8
Andy Williams (Columbia 45579)
26   SMILIN' 29 35 44 7
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850)
27   YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY 27 29 30 11
April Wine (Big Tree 133)
28   ISN'T LIFE STRANGE 32 39 48 6
Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
29   DIARY 34 42 51 6
Bread (Elektra 45784)
30   SOMEDAY NEVER COMES 36 43 53 5
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676)
31   ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT 35 41 46 10
Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
32   I NEED YOU 53 67 -- 3  
America (Warner Bros. 7580)
33   OUTA-SPACE 40 49 63 6
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
34   OLD MAN 39 47 58 5
Neil Young (Reprise 1084)
35   SUAVECITO 14 12 15 14  
Malo (Warner Bros. 7559)
36   ROCKET MAN 42 53 66 5
Elton John (Uni 55328)
37   TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) 57 69 98 4  
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
38   DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 43 50 60 7
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
39   I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG 45 54 65 6
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
40   THERE IT IS (PT. 1) 46 55 74 5
James Brown (Polydor 14125)
41   RUN RUN RUN 31 32 34 11
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003)
42   A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE 17 7 6 15  
Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163)
43   LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED 56 75 -- 3  
Cher (Kapp 2171)
44   IMMIGRATION MAN 52 62 81 4
Crosby & Nash (Atlantic 2873)
45   AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE 47 56 78 5
Supremes (Motown 1200)
46   LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL 48 57 77 6
Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376)
47   I'M MOVIN' ON 54 65 75 7
John Kay (Dunhill 4309)
48   HOW CAN I BE SURE 58 74 -- 3
David Cassidy (Bell 45,220)
49   LIFE AND BREATH 51 61 76 5
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
50   LEAN ON ME 59 76 84 5
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
51   BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW 25 6 4 15  
Stylistics (Avco 4591)
52   WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT 55 60 68 6
Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
53   WALK IN THE NIGHT 50 52 55 9
Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095)
54   I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE 71 -- -- 2  
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
55   HEARSAY 33 22 23 10  
Soul Children (Stax 0119)
56   AMAZING GRACE 64 77 -- 3
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709)
57   IT DOESN'T MATTER 62 71 -- 3
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2876)
58   YOU'RE THE MAN 69 81 -- 3  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221)
59   HOT 'N' NASTY 68 79 96 5
Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
60   SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU) 73 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
61   THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER 66 70 83 4
Tom Jones (Parrot 40070)
62   HOW DO YOU DO? 75 78 85 5  
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
63   YOU SAID A BAD WORD 80 -- -- 2  
Joe Tex (Dial 1012)
64   POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN 77 88 -- 3  
Raiders (Columbia 45601)
65   WE'RE FREE 65 66 73 6
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
66   CAT'S EYE IN THE WINDOW 70 80 -- 3
Tommy James (Roulette 7126)
67   (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT 85 -- -- 2  
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
68   I GOT SOME HELP I DON'T NEED 72 73 79 6
B.B. King (ABC 11321)
69   TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW 87 -- -- 2  
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
70   AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU (FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE) 67 68 72 5
Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049)
71   DAY BY DAY 89 99 -- 3  
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
72   I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU 78 87 -- 3
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73290)
73   AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 79 84 92 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0672)
74   GUNS, GUNS, GUNS 83 -- -- 2
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0708)
75   FUNK FACTORY 88 -- -- 2  
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878)
76   PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco 4595)
77   TO GET TO YOU 84 89 90 6
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914)
78   TAKE IT EASY 96 -- -- 2  
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
79   JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (PT. 1) 86 95 99 4
Independents (Wand 11245)
80   RIDE, SALLY, RIDE -- -- -- 1  
Dennis Coffey (Sussex 237)
81   LAYLA -- -- -- 11
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
82   RIP OFF -- -- -- 1  
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204)
83   SOME DAY I'LL BE A FARMER 90 -- -- 2
Melanie (Neighborhood 4204)
84   LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER 91 92 97 4
Nino Rota (Paramount 0152)
85   CONQUISTADOR -- -- -- 1  
Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
86   PASS THE PEAS 92 97 -- 3
JB's (People 607)
87   GIVING UP 93 -- -- 2
Donny Hathaway (Atco 6884)
88   SCHOOL'S OUT -- -- -- 1  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
89   I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE 95 96 -- 3
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic 10855)
90   GONE 97 -- -- 2
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
91   WE'RE ON OUR WAY -- -- -- 1  
Chris Hodge (Apple 1850)
92   BEAUTIFUL 98 -- -- 2
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088)
93   KATE -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Cash & Tennessee Three (Columbia 45590)
94   BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) -- -- -- 1  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
95   DARLING BE HOME SOON -- -- -- 1  
Association (Columbia 45602)
96   TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM -- -- -- 1  
Delfonics (Philly Groove 172)
97   HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 100 -- -- 2
David T. Walker (Ode 66025)
98   FRANCENE -- -- -- 1  
ZZ Top (London 179)
99   IT'S THE SAME OLD LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Courtship (Tamla 54217)
100   AFTER MIDNIGHT -- -- -- 1  
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321)

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:

   • "Baby Blue" by Badfinger (# 37)
   • "You Are The One" by Sugar Bears (# 38)
   • "Lay-Away" by Isley Brothers (# 41)
   • "Day Dreaming" by Aretha Franklin (# 44)
   • "Everything Good Is Bad" by 100 Proof Aged In Soul (# 49)
   • "Jubilation" by Paul Anka (# 60)
   • "In The Rain" by Dramatics (# 61)
   • "Family Of Man" by Three Dog Night (# 63)
   • "Mister Can't You See" by Buffy Sainte-Marie (# 74)
   • "Changes" by David Bowie (# 76)
   • "Speak Softly Love" by Al Martino (# 81)
   • "Upsetter" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 82)
   • "Ain't Wasting Time No More" by Allman Brothers Band (# 94)
   • "Ain't That Peculiar" by Fanny (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW Smokey Robinson & Miracles
102   GOTTA BE FUNKY Monk Higgins & Specialties
103   FEEL GOOD Ike & Tina Turner
104   GOT PLEASURE Ohio Players
105   THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo
106   IF YOU GOT A LOVE YOU BETTER HOLD ONTO IT Bobby Byrd
107   LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT (PT. 1) Buddy Miles
108   I CAN'T QUIT YOUR LOVE Four Tops
109   FEEL THE NEED Damon Shawn
110   WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY Delaney & Bonnie
111   VANILLA OLAY Jackie DeShannon
112   HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent
113   WILD EYES Stampeders
114   KUM BA YAH Hillside Singers
115   HOLD ON TO FREEDOM Lee Michaels
116   LITTLE DOG HEAVEN June Jackson
117   THUNDERMAMA Thundermama
118   BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone
119   SWEETER THAN SWEETNESS Freddie North
120   THE LIVIN' I'M DOIN' AIN'T WORTH THE LOVIN' I'M GETTIN' Mike Kennedy
121   BUTTERFLY Danyel Gerard
122   BODY AND SOUL Soul Generation
123   NOBODY BUT YOU Loggins & Messina
124   SONG FOR PAULA Bobby Whitlock
125   THE MASTERPIECE Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
126   IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson
127   I THANK YOU Donny Hathaway & June Conquest
128   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J.R. Bailey
129   IN THE GHETTO Candi Staton
130   MIGHTY MIGHTY AND ROLY POLY Mal
131   I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET Whispers
132   I CAN FEEL YOU Addrisi Brothers
133   I CAN FEEL IT Chase
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