Monday September 18, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 16, 1972



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1   LONG COOL WOMAN 2 4 4 14
Hollies (Epic 10871)
2   BACK STABBERS 4 6 7 11
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517)
3   ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY 3 2 1 14
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3619)
4   ROCK & ROLL (PT. 2) 8 10 11 10
Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
5   I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU 1 3 3 12
Al Green (Hi 2216)
6   BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME 9 11 13 12
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
7   BLACK AND WHITE 10 13 18 8
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
8   YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 7 9 10 13
Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
9   SATURDAY IN THE PARK 12 17 27 8
Chicago (Columbia 45657)
10   GUITAR MAN 11 14 17 9
Bread (Elektra 45803)
11   BRANDY 5 1 2 15
Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
12   EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL 14 25 32 11
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
13   POWER OF LOVE 15 18 21 12
Joe Simon (Spring 128)
14   RUN TO ME 17 23 26 9
Bee Gees (Atco 6896)
15   HOLD YOUR HEAD UP 6 5 6 16
Argent (Epic 10852)
16   GO ALL THE WAY 19 26 33 11
Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
17   MY DING-A-LING 24 38 45 8
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
18   GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1) 21 27 34 8
James Brown (Polydor 14139)
19   BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY 20 22 24 16
Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
20   HONKY CAT 23 30 35 6
Elton John (Uni 55343)
21   POPCORN 25 31 36 12
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
22   YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN 22 24 28 11
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
23   PLAY ME 26 33 39 6
Neil Diamond (Uni 55346)
24   POP THAT THANG 27 29 31 12
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
25   BEN 30 37 44 7
Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
26   SPEAK TO THE SKY 29 35 43 8
Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
27   BURNING LOVE 31 44 56 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
28   WHY 33 47 60 6
Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
29   STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN 32 39 41 13
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
30   GOODBYE TO LOVE 13 7 8 11  
Carpenters (A&M 1367)
31   YOU WEAR IT WELL 37 51 61 5
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330)
32   EASY LIVIN' 34 43 49 9
Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307)
33   CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 40 50 58 7
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
34   MY MAN, A SWEET MAN 36 41 47 8
Millie Jackson (Spring 127)
35   I BELIEVE IN MUSIC 39 45 51 7
Gallery (Sussex 239)
36   USE ME 49 60 72 5  
Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
37   NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN 46 56 68 9
Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
38   JOIN TOGETHER 28 28 29 10
Who (Decca 32983)
39   THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 16 8 9 16  
Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
40   GARDEN PARTY 54 63 75 6  
Rick Nelson (Decca 32980)
41   COCONUT 18 12 12 16  
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
42   MOTORCYCLE MAMA 35 19 20 13
Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
43   FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY) 51 59 69 5
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
44   (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT 42 16 5 18
Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
45   IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY 48 55 59 9
Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989)
46   ROCK ME ON THE WATER 45 48 52 7
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006)
47   GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES 60 69 85 4  
Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006)
48   AMERICA 44 49 53 7
Yes (Atlantic 2899)
49   TIGHTROPE 58 67 78 5
Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
50   DON'T EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME) 59 75 -- 3
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954)
51   LOVE SONG 50 52 55 8
Tommy James (Roulette 7130)
52   ROCK ME BABY 65 -- -- 2  
David Cassidy (Bell 45,260)
53   A PIECE OF PAPER 62 71 81 6
Gladstone (ABC 11327)
54   GERONIMO'S CADILLAC 57 61 65 6
Michael Murphey (A&M 1368)
55   SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) 63 74 84 4
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b)
56   IF I COULD REACH YOU 69 80 -- 3  
5th Dimension (Bell 45,261)
57   THIS WORLD 43 36 38 9  
Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
58   I'LL BE AROUND 72 79 -- 3  
Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
59   FROM THE BEGINNING 67 77 88 4
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158)
60   ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART 55 57 57 14
Trammps (Buddah 306)
61   THINK (ABOUT IT) 61 65 66 6
Lyn Collins (People 608)
62   WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY 71 82 -- 3
King Floyd (Chimneyville 443)
63   I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW 75 88 96 4  
Johnny Nash (Epic 10902)
64   THUNDER AND LIGHTNING 74 84 -- 3
Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640)
65   LISTEN TO THE MUSIC 76 90 -- 3  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619)
66   TOAST TO THE FOOL 68 70 74 7
Dramatics (Volt 4082)
67   WITCHY WOMAN 78 87 99 4  
Eagles (Asylum 11008)
68   DON'T HIDE YOUR LOVE 81 -- -- 2  
Cher (Kapp 2184)
69   MIDNIGHT RIDER -- -- -- 1  
Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370)
70   SPACEMAN -- -- -- 1  
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788)
71   SLAUGHTER 96 -- -- 2  
Billy Preston (A&M 1380)
72   LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND 77 85 90 6
Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
73   WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON 79 81 83 8
Travis Wammack (Fame 91001)
74   EVIL WAYS 85 -- -- 2  
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia 45666)
75   DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE 80 83 100 4
Temprees (We Produce 1808)
76   I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN 83 89 -- 3
Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411)
77   (IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT 84 91 91 4
Four Tops (Motown 1210)
78   STOP DOGGIN' ME 89 -- -- 2  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0142)
79   THAT'S HOW LOVE GOES 94 -- -- 2  
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201)
80   GUESS WHO 86 92 94 4
B.B. King (ABC 11330)
81   FOR EMILY, WHENEVER I MAY FIND HER 87 94 -- 3
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45663)
82   KEEP ON RUNNING 88 93 -- 3
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54223)
83   DON'T DO IT -- -- -- 1  
The Band (Capitol 3433)
84   TROUBLE -- -- -- 1  
Frederick Knight (Stax 0139)
85   I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME -- -- -- 1  
Lobo (Big Tree 147)
86   BUZZY BROWN 91 97 -- 3
Tim Davis (Metromedia 253)
87   LET IT RAIN -- -- -- 1  
Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049)
88   AMERICAN CITY SUITE -- -- -- 1  
Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324)
89   MONEY BACK GUARANTEE 93 99 -- 3
Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 127)
90   I AM WOMAN 92 -- -- 4
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
91   I'LL MAKE YOU MUSIC -- -- -- 1  
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363)
92   HAPPIER THAN THE MORNING SUN -- -- -- 1  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12364)
93   FEEL ALRIGHT 97 98 97 5
Cargoe (Ardent 2901)
94   I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Sammi Smith (Mega 0079)
95   GUILTY -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Bell 45,258)
96   ROCK & ROLL SOUL -- -- -- 1  
Grand Funk (Capitol 3363)
97   LADY ELEANOR 99 -- -- 2
Lindisfarne (Elektra 45799)
98   SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME 100 -- -- 2
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101)
99   JACKIE WILSON SAID (I'M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE) 73 76 86 5  
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616)
100   COLORADO -- -- -- 1  
Danny Holien (Tumbleweed 1004)

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:

   • "Lookin' Through The Windows" by Jackson Five (# 38)
   • "Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)" by Detroit Emeralds (# 41)
   • "Sealed With A Kiss" by Bobby Vinton (# 47)
   • "Happy" by Rolling Stones (# 52)
   • "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" by Wayne Newton (# 53)
   • "Put It Where You Want It" by Crusaders (# 56)
   • "Down By The River" by Albert Hammond (# 64)
   • "In The Quiet Morning" by Joan Baez (# 66)
   • "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" by Supremes (# 70)
   • "Summer Sun" by Jamestown Massacre (# 82)
   • "Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar" by Commander Cody (# 90)
   • "A Sunday Kind Of Love" by Lenny Welch (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   CARRY ME, CARRIE Dr. Hook
102   HAPPINESS TRAIN Sugar Bears
103   ONE MORE CHANCE Ocean
104   GET IT ALL Mandrill
105   TAKE ME BAK 'OME Slade
106   DINAH FLO Boz Scaggs
107   BEST THING Styx
108   SHE'S A WINNER Intruders
109   FOOL'S PARADISE Sylvers
110   WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER Steve & Eydie & Osmonds
111   DON'T ASK ME WHY Alzo
112   SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts
113   I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A WHITE MAN Wolfman Jack
114   ONE LIFE TO LIVE Manhattans
115   MEAN LITTLE WOMAN, ROSALIE Tommy Roe
116   I'LL ALWAYS HAVE YOU THERE Doug Gibbs
117   LITTLE WILLY Sweet
118   RITA Arthur Conley
119   SO LONG DIXIE Blood, Sweat & Tears
120   WHO IS THE LEADER OF THE PEOPLE Edwin Starr
121   I GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY Billy Lee Riley
122   ? ?
123   RIVER Universal Jones
124   IF YOU LET ME Eddie Kendricks
125   WITH PEN IN HAND Bobby Goldsboro
126   MISTY BLUE Joe Simon
127   SPECIAL SOMEONE Heywoods
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