Saturday June 10, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending June 10, 1972



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1   CANDY MAN 2 5 15 13
Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14320)
2   OOH GIRL 1 2 4 10
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
3   SYLVIA'S MOTHER 4 15 23 12
Dr. Hook (Columbia 45562)
4   NICE TO BE WITH YOU 7 19 24 15
Gallery (Sussex 232)
5   LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE 5 6 9 8
Jackson Five (Motown 1199)
6   I'LL TAKE YOU THERE 6 1 1 11
Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
7   WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE 8 9 16 13
Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
8   SONG SUNG BLUE 12 16 26 7
Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
9   LAST NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 14 17 21 12
5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
10   TUMBLING DICE 10 11 19 8
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
11   MORNING HAS BROKEN 11 13 18 12
Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
12   I SAW THE LIGHT 15 22 28 11
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
13   LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME 3 3 3 12
Al Green (Hi 2211)
14   OUTA-SPACE 18 33 40 8
Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
15   HOT ROD LINCOLN 9 7 8 12
Commander Cody (Paramount 0146)
16   I NEED YOU 19 32 53 5
America (Warner Bros. 7580)
17   DIARY 20 29 34 8
Bread (Elektra 45784)
18   IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME 17 18 22 7
Carpenters (A&M 1351)
19   TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) 26 37 57 6
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
20   ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT 23 31 35 12
Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
21   ISN'T LIFE STRANGE 22 28 32 8
Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
22   THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 13 4 2 15
Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
23   LEAN ON ME 36 50 59 7  
Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
24   ROCKET MAN 29 36 42 7
Elton John (Uni 55328)
25   SOMEDAY NEVER COMES 27 30 36 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676)
26   OLD MAN 28 34 39 7
Neil Young (Reprise 1084)
27   DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 31 38 43 9
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
28   I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG 32 39 45 8
Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
29   LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED 33 43 56 5
Cher (Kapp 2171)
30   HOW CAN I BE SURE 35 48 58 5
David Cassidy (Bell 45,220)
31   I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE 37 54 71 4
Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
32   TAXI 21 21 20 15  
Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
33   IMMIGRATION MAN 38 44 52 6
Crosby & Nash (Atlantic 2873)
34   AMAZING GRACE 41 56 64 5
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709)
35   SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS 16 12 13 25  
War (United Artists 50867)
36   TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW 59 69 87 4  
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
37   TAKE IT EASY 56 78 96 4  
Eagles (Asylum 11005)
38   THERE IT IS (PT. 1) 39 40 46 7
James Brown (Polydor 14125)
39   AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE 43 45 47 7
Supremes (Motown 1200)
40   WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT 42 52 55 8
Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
41   LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL 44 46 48 8
Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376)
42   LIFE AND BREATH 46 49 51 7
Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
43   YOU'RE THE MAN 51 58 69 5
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221)
44   HOW DO YOU DO? 53 62 75 7
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
45   HOT 'N' NASTY 49 59 68 7
Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
46   SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU) 50 60 73 4
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216)
47   YOU SAID A BAD WORD 54 63 80 4
Joe Tex (Dial 1012)
48   (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT 57 67 85 4
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
49   DAY BY DAY 61 71 89 5  
Godspell (Bell 45,210)
50   IT DOESN'T MATTER 52 57 62 5
Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2876)
51   POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN 55 64 77 5
Raiders (Columbia 45601)
52   PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND 64 76 -- 3  
Stylistics (Avco 4595)
53   WE'RE ON OUR WAY 66 91 -- 3  
Chris Hodge (Apple 1850)
54   CAT'S EYE IN THE WINDOW 58 66 70 5
Tommy James (Roulette 7126)
55   ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD 30 8 7 11  
Paul Simon (Columbia 45585)
56   ALL THE KING'S HORSES 69 -- -- 2  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883)
57   CONQUISTADOR 75 85 -- 3  
Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
58   LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER (SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE) 24 25 30 10  
Andy Williams (Columbia 45579)
59   TOO YOUNG -- -- -- 1  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14407)
60   FUNK FACTORY 65 75 88 4
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878)
61   WE'RE FREE 63 65 65 8
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
62   RIDE, SALLY, RIDE 71 80 -- 3
Dennis Coffey (Sussex 237)
63   SMILIN' 25 26 29 9  
Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850)
64   I'M MOVIN' ON 45 47 54 9  
John Kay (Dunhill 4309)
65   LAYLA 76 81 -- 13  
Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
66   GUNS, GUNS, GUNS 70 74 83 4
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0708)
67   THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER 60 61 66 6
Tom Jones (Parrot 40070)
68   RIP OFF 72 82 -- 3
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204)
69   SCHOOL'S OUT 78 88 -- 3
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
70   SEALED WITH A KISS 80 -- -- 2
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
71   I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU 67 72 78 5
Jerry Butler (Mercury 73290)
72   BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) 83 94 -- 3  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
73   THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 86 -- -- 2  
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
74   WHERE IS THE LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
75   WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW 81 -- -- 2
Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
76   PASS THE PEAS 82 86 92 5
JB's (People 607)
77   COCONUT 84 -- -- 2
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
78   AFTER MIDNIGHT 92 100 -- 3  
J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321)
79   GONE 85 90 97 4
Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
80   BRANDY -- -- -- 1  
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
81   BEAUTIFUL 88 92 98 4
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088)
82   SOME DAY I'LL BE A FARMER 79 83 90 4
Melanie (Neighborhood 4204)
83   THE RUNWAY -- -- -- 1  
Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316)
84   IN THE GHETTO -- -- -- 1  
Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
85   KATE 89 93 -- 3
Johnny Cash & Tennessee Three (Columbia 45590)
86   HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 97 97 100 4  
David T. Walker (Ode 66025)
87   HUSHABYE -- -- -- 1  
Robert John (Atlantic 2884)
88   FRANCENE 94 98 -- 3
ZZ Top (London 179)
89   HOLD YOUR HEAD UP 95 -- -- 2
Argent (Epic 10852)
90   TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM 91 96 -- 3
Delfonics (Philly Groove 172)
91   GOTTA BE FUNKY 99 -- -- 2
Monk Higgins & Specialties (United Artists 50897)
92   I CAN FEEL YOU -- -- -- 1  
Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45610)
93   MEN OF LEARNING -- -- -- 1  
Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330)
94   VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART -- -- -- 1  
Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869)
95   BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY 98 -- -- 2
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
96   I'M COMING HOME -- -- -- 1  
Stories (Kama Sutra 545)
97   SCHOOL OF LIFE 100 -- -- 2
Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112)
98   LITTLE BIT O' SOUL -- -- -- 1  
Bullet (Big Tree 140)
99   SMALL BEGINNINGS -- -- -- 1  
Flash (Capitol 3345)
100   VANILLA OLAY -- -- -- 1  
Jackie DeShannon (Atlantic 2871)

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:

   • "Back Off Boogaloo" by Ringo Starr (# 34)
   • "Doctor My Eyes" by Jackson Browne (# 40)
   • "Rockin' Robin" by Michael Jackson (# 47)
   • "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex (# 48)
   • "Walk In The Night" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (# 62)
   • "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" by B.B. King (# 68)
   • "An American Trilogy" by Elvis Presley (# 73)
   • "To Get To You" by Jerry Wallace (# 74)
   • "Just As Long As You Need Me (pt. 1)" by Independents (# 77)
   • "Love Theme From The Godfather" by Nino Rota (# 87)
   • "Darling Be Home Soon" by Association (# 90)
   • "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World" by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (# 93)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   BUTTERFLY Danyel Gerard
102   PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE Undisputed Truth
103   WILD EYES Stampeders
104   NOBODY BUT YOU Loggins & Messina
105   I THANK YOU Donny Hathaway & June Conquest
106   MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Wings
107   I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR New Riders Of The Purple Sage
108   BROWN EYED GIRL El Chicano
109   ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY Gilbert O'Sullivan
110   MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat
111   IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson
112   ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps
113   LONG COOL WOMAN Hollies
114   DOWN TO THE BONE Cold Blood
115   BODY AND SOUL Soul Generation
116   KUM BA YAH Hillside Singers
117   IS THERE ANYONE HOME Jimmy Druiett
118   I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET Whispers
119   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J.R. Bailey
120   IT'S THE SAME OLD LOVE Courtship
121   GOT PLEASURE Ohio Players
122   MY GUY Petula Clark
123   THUNDERMAMA Thundermama
124   MIGHTY MIGHTY AND ROLY POLY Mal
125   CIRCUS Mike Quatro Jam Band
126   SONG FOR PAULA Bobby Whitlock
127   LOOKING FOR MY LADY James Gang
128   WE'LL ALWAYS BE FRIENDS Brady Bunch
129   SWEETER THAN SWEETNESS Freddie North
130   EARTH OMEN Frijid Pink
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