Tuesday October 24, 1972
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 21, 1972



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1   MY DING-A-LING 2 4 6 13
Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
2   BEN 3 7 9 12
Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
3   EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL 1 3 4 16
Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
4   BURNING LOVE 6 8 13 10
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
5   USE ME 7 9 15 10
Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
6   GO ALL THE WAY 4 5 7 16
Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
7   NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN 8 11 20 14
Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
8   I'LL BE AROUND 21 33 38 8  
Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
9   FREDDIE'S DEAD (THEME FROM SUPERFLY) 13 20 24 10
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
10   GARDEN PARTY 17 24 27 11
Rick Nelson (Decca 32980)
11   TIGHTROPE 12 21 32 10
Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
12   GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES 14 22 26 9
Danny O'Keefe (Signpost 70006)
13   I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW 19 29 33 9
Johnny Nash (Epic 10902)
14   YOU WEAR IT WELL 15 17 23 10
Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330)
15   POPCORN 11 12 14 17
Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
16   LISTEN TO THE MUSIC 22 28 31 8
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619)
17   GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (PT. 1) 10 10 12 13
James Brown (Polydor 14139)
18   BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME 5 1 2 17  
Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
19   I BELIEVE IN MUSIC 24 25 28 12
Gallery (Sussex 239)
20   BLACK AND WHITE 9 2 1 13  
Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
21   IF I COULD REACH YOU 23 30 34 8
5th Dimension (Bell 45,261)
22   I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME 34 41 48 6  
Lobo (Big Tree 147)
23   CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 25 26 29 12
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
24   THUNDER AND LIGHTNING 27 34 37 8
Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640)
25   DON'T EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME) 26 27 30 8
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954)
26   ROCK ME BABY 29 31 35 7
David Cassidy (Bell 45,260)
27   WITCHY WOMAN 31 36 42 9
Eagles (Asylum 11008)
28   I AM WOMAN 40 54 64 9  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
29   WHY 16 18 21 11  
Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
30   STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN 18 19 22 18  
Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
31   MIDNIGHT RIDER 33 42 47 6
Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370)
32   BACK STABBERS 20 14 5 16  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3517)
33   SPACEMAN 37 44 50 6
Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788)
34   DON'T DO IT 41 53 60 6
The Band (Capitol 3433)
35   PLAY ME 28 16 17 11
Neil Diamond (Uni 55346)
36   SUMMER BREEZE 48 57 71 5  
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606)
37   WOMAN DON'T GO ASTRAY 38 40 45 8
King Floyd (Chimneyville 443)
38   SPEAK TO THE SKY 30 15 19 13
Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
39   LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND 45 48 53 11
Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
40   FROM THE BEGINNING 44 45 46 9
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158)
41   ELECTED 53 68 -- 3  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631)
42   ALL THE YOUNG DUDES 54 64 77 5  
Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673)
43   AMERICAN CITY SUITE 51 59 70 6
Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324)
44   THAT'S HOW LOVE GOES 47 49 55 7
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201)
45   CAN'T YOU HEAR THE SONG? 52 67 85 4
Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105)
46   SLAUGHTER 46 47 51 7
Billy Preston (A&M 1380)
47   ROCK & ROLL SOUL 55 66 79 6
Grand Funk (Capitol 3363)
48   IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW 60 70 83 4  
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3520)
49   SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) 42 43 44 9
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946b)
50   GUILTY 59 63 75 6
Al Green (Bell 45,258)
51   A PIECE OF PAPER 43 38 39 11
Gladstone (ABC 11327)
52   DON'T HIDE YOUR LOVE 50 50 52 7
Cher (Kapp 2184)
53   (IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT 57 58 61 9
Four Tops (Motown 1210)
54   PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE 71 -- -- 2  
Temptations (Gordy 7121)
55   I'LL MAKE YOU MUSIC 56 60 73 6
Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363)
56   BABY SITTER 66 72 82 4
Betty Wright (Alston 4614)
57   LET IT RAIN 58 61 66 6
Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049)
58   MAN SIZED JOB 67 73 87 4
Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206)
59   FUNNY FACE 68 78 95 4
Donna Fargo (Dot 17429)
60   THEME FROM THE MEN 69 76 -- 3
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058)
61   TOAST TO THE FOOL 61 52 54 12
Dramatics (Volt 4082)
62   OPERATOR 75 -- -- 2  
Jim Croce (ABC 11335)
63   IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 78 -- -- 2  
Albert Hammond (Mums 6011)
64   I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU 76 -- -- 2  
Stylistics (Avco 4603)
65   THINK (ABOUT IT) 62 55 57 11
Lyn Collins (People 608)
66   TOGETHER ALONE 72 82 -- 3
Melanie (Neighborhood 4207)
67   YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi 2227)
68   SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME 77 93 -- 6
Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101)
69   A LONELY MAN 73 80 93 4
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55483)
70   IF YOU LET ME 74 81 88 5
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222)
71   CONVENTION '72 -- -- -- 1  
Delegates (Mainstream 5525)
72   VENTURA HIGHWAY 86 -- -- 2  
America (Warner Bros. 7641)
73   CRAZY HORSES -- -- -- 1  
Osmonds (MGM 14450)
74   HEY, YOU LOVE 79 85 -- 3
Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40717)
75   WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER 81 86 96 5
Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383)
76   GUESS WHO 65 62 69 9  
B.B. King (ABC 11330)
77   POOR BOY 82 87 -- 3
Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804)
78   RUNNIN' BACK TO SASKATOON 83 89 -- 3
Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0803)
79   WHY CAN'T WE BE LOVERS 85 91 97 5
Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125)
80   COLORADO 84 84 90 6
Danny Holien (Tumbleweed 1004)
81   CLAIR -- -- -- 1  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 3626)
82   DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB -- -- -- 1  
Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7635)
83   MISTY BLUE 90 94 -- 3
Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508)
84   SO LONG DIXIE 91 96 100 4
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661)
85   ENDLESSLY 89 92 -- 3
Mavis Staples (Volt 4086)
86   IF YOU CAN BEAT ME ROCKIN' (YOU CAN HAVE MY CHAIR) 93 95 -- 3
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7207)
87   WEDDING SONG (THERE IS LOVE) 94 97 -- 3
Petula Clark (MGM 14431)
88   ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA--BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU 95 -- -- 2
Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960)
89   SONG SELLER 92 -- -- 2
Raiders (Columbia 45688)
90   SUNNY DAYS 97 -- -- 2
Lighthouse (Evolution 1069)
91   SPECIAL SOMEONE 98 99 -- 3
Heywoods (Family 0911)
92   ME & MRS. JONES -- -- -- 1  
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3521)
93   WHAT AM I CRYING FOR? 100 -- -- 2
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002)
94   THE MOSQUITO -- -- -- 1  
Doors (Elektra 45807)
95   CELEBRATION -- -- -- 1  
Tommy James (Roulette 7135)
96   NO -- -- -- 1  
Bulldog (Decca 32996)
97   ROBERTA -- -- -- 1  
Bones (Signpost 70008)
98   MEMPHIS AT SUNRISE -- -- -- 1  
Bar-Kays (Volt 4081)
99   HOLY COW -- -- -- 1  
Stefan (Stax 0145)
100   DETERIORATA -- -- -- 1  
National Lampoon (Banana 218)

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:

   • "Saturday In The Park" by Chicago (# 32)
   • "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone (# 35)
   • "Run To Me" by Bee Gees (# 36)
   • "Honky Cat" by Elton John (# 39)
   • "Alone Again Naturally" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (# 49)
   • "Geronimo's Cadillac" by Michael Murphey (# 63)
   • "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" by Jerry Wallace (# 64)
   • "Stop Doggin' Me" by Johnnie Taylor (# 70)
   • "Take Me Bak 'ome" by Slade (# 80)
   • "With Pen In Hand" by Bobby Goldsboro (# 87)
   • "One More Chance" by Ocean (# 88)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I GUESS I'LL MISS THE MAN Supremes
102   SO FAR AWAY Crusaders
103   ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS Grass Roots
104   SHE'S A WINNER Intruders
105   HARD LIFE, HARD TIMES (PRISONERS) John Denver
106   S.T.O.P. Lorelei
107   DANCE, DANCE, DANCE New Seekers
108   DINAH FLO Boz Scaggs
109   ONE LIFE TO LIVE Manhattans
110   HEY LITTLE GIRL Buckwheat
111   THERE ARE TOO MANY SAVIOURS ON MY CROSS Richard Harris
112   SIXTY MINUTE MAN Trammps
113   I GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY Billy Lee Riley
114   I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A WHITE MAN Wolfman Jack
115   REACH THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON Mancini & Fox
116   IT'S A TALL ORDER FOR A SHORT GUY Jonathan King
117   HONEY I STILL LOVE YOU Mark IV
118   SEA SIDE SHUFFLE Terry Dactyl & Dinosaurs
119   I KNOW Wright's Wonderwheel
120   SING A SONG / MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC Barbra Streisand
121   BROWN GIRL Exuma
122   TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU Otis Clay
123   HAD ENOUGH James Gang
124   THE PEOPLE TREE Sammy Davis, Jr.
125   YOU MADE ME (A BRAND NEW WORLD) We The People
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