CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 12, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1LET’S STAY TOGETHER
    Al Green (Hi 2202)
  2  2  312
  2AMERICAN PIE
    Don McLean (United Artists 50856)
  1  1  112
  3DAY AFTER DAY
    Badfinger (Apple 1841)
  3  3  611
  4PRECIOUS AND FEW
    Climax (Rocky Road 30055)
  71434  8
  5NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4299)
  81215  8
  6WITHOUT YOU
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604)
11182710
  7HURTING EACH OTHER
    Carpenters (A&M 1322)
  92842  5
  8SUGAR DADDY
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1194)
  6  6  810
  9DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER
    Osmonds (MGM 14324)
163048  4
10ANTICIPATION
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45759)
14151811
11STAY WITH ME
    Faces (Warner Bros. 7545)
131733  7
12CLEAN UP WOMAN
    Betty Wright (Alston 4601)
  4  4  713
13BLACK DOG
    Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2849)
182330  9
14JOY
    Apollo 100 (Mega 0050)
205475  7
15SWEET SEASONS
    Carole King (Ode 66022)
303652  4
16SUNSHINE
    Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn 8021)
  5  5  514
17BRAND NEW KEY
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4201)
1210  217
18FIRE AND WATER
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2852)
232736  8
19EVERYTHING I OWN
    Bread (Elektra 45765)
253254  4
20KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’
    Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0550)
19202312
21THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS
    Redbone (Epic 10749)
21242812
22THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA
    Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50847)
24263111
23THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
    Robert John (Atlantic 2846)
313545  8
24DON’T SAY YOU DON’T REMEMBER
    Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12315)
28334014
25MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35091)
22222610
26TOGETHER LET’S FIND LOVE
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,170)
293438  8
27MY WORLD
    Bee Gees (Atco 6871)
344150  4
28YOU ARE EVERYTHING
    Stylistics (Avco 4581)
10  91016
29DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE
    Joe Simon (Spring 120)
15  8  914
30COUNTRY WINE
    Raiders (Columbia 45535)
354053  4
31BANG A GONG (Get It On)
    T. Rex (Reprise 1032)
394244  9
32THE WAY OF LOVE
    Cher (Kapp 2158)
374657  4
33RING THE LIVING BELL
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4202)
384555  4
34LEVON
    Elton John (Uni 55314)
171921  9
35FLOY JOY
    Supremes (Motown 1195)
404964  6
36THE NICKEL SONG
    Melanie (Buddah 268)
415059  4
37UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0619)
424858  4
38FEELING ALRIGHT
    Joe Cocker (A&M 1063)
47516113
39HEART OF GOLD
    Neil Young (Reprise 1065)
6377  3
40AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW
    Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73255)
465260  8
41SHOW ME HOW
    Emotions (Volt 4066)
33384714
42JUNGLE FEVER
    Chakachas (Polydor 15030)
505768  8
43TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14109)
5365  3
44RUNAWAY/HAPPY TOGETHER
    Dawn (Bell 45,175)
485362  4
45RUNNIN’ AWAY
    Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10829)
64  2
46FOOTSTOMPIN’ MUSIC
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3255)
516474  5
47WE’VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN
    Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45521)
566676  5
48MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45547)
70  2
49I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
    Donnie Elbert (Avco 4587)
688098  4
50SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS
    War (United Artists 50867)
546369  8
51SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU
    English Congregation (Atco 6865)
606979  5
52YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT
    Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 192)
627281  5
53NO ONE TO DEPEND ON
    Santana (Columbia 45552)
73  2
54LOVE GONNA PACK UP (And Walk Out)
    Persuaders (Win Or Lose 220)
58606510
55SON OF SHAFT
    Bar-Kays (Volt 4073)
575970  8
56ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12344)
75  2
57TUPELO HONEY
    Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7543)
434449  7
58KEEP PLAYIN’ THAT ROCK ’N’ ROLL
    Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic 10788)
656872  8
59SCORPIO
    Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 226)
26  7  416
60I GOTCHA
    Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
7184  3
61THE HARDER I TRY (The Bluer I Get)
    Free Movement (Columbia 45512)
44435110
62I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony)
    New Seekers (Elektra 45762)
27111112
63NOW RUN AND TELL THAT
    Denise LaSalle (Westbound 201)
677686  4
64DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (pt. 1)
    Rufus Thomas (Stax 0112)
697580  9
65GLORY BOUND
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4302)
  1
66HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73031)
78  2
67COULD IT BE FOREVER
    David Cassidy (Bell 45,187)
  1
68GIMME SOME MORE
    JB’s (People 602)
7493  3
69GET UP AND GET DOWN
    Dramatics (Volt 4071)
768391  7
70DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    Shirley Bassey (United Artists 50845)
778588  5
71ROUNDABOUT
    Yes (Atlantic 2854)
81  2
72TOGETHER AGAIN
    Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 240)
  1
73BABY WON’T YOU LET ME ROCK ’N ROLL YOU
    Ten Years After (Columbia 45530)
808790  5
74TELL ’EM WILLIE BOY ’S A’COMIN’
    Tommy James (Roulette 7119)
  1
75MOVE ’EM OUT
    Delaney & Bonnie (Atco 6866)
798696  5
76STANDING IN FOR JODY
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0114)
8389  3
77MISSING YOU
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110)
84  2
78NUMBER WONDERFUL
    Rock Flowers (Wheel 0032)
828899  6
79SWEET BABY
    Donnie Elbert (All Platinum 2333)
869093  4
80BRIAN’S SONG
    Michel LeGrand (Bell 45,171)
919294  4
81LOVE ME, LOVE ME LOVE
    Frank Mills (Sunflower 118)
859495  4
82EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE
    Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822)
8899  3
83MR. PENGUIN (pt. 1)
    Lunar Funk (Bell 45,172)
8797  3
84LONESOME MARY
    Chilliwack (A&M 1310)
909192  4
85TAURUS
    Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233)
  1
86A SIMPLE GAME
    Four Tops (Motown 1196)
89  2
87CRY
    Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45529)
9296  3
88WE’RE TOGETHER
    Hillside Singers (Metromedia 241)
  1
89GOOD FRIENDS?
    Poppy Family (London 172)
  1
90GOIN’ DOWN (On The Road To L.A.)
    Terry Black & Laurel Ward (Kama Sutra 540)
93  2
91BREAKING UP SOMEBODY’S HOME
    Ann Peebles (Hi 2205)
  1
92KENTUCKY
    Sammi Smith (Mega 0056)
94  2
93THAT’S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO
    Little Milton (Stax 0111)
  1
94WHITE LIES
    Grin (Spindizzy 4005)
  1
95IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE
    Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy 7113)
99  2
96I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG
    Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
97  2
97IRON MAN
    Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 7530)
100   2
98TRYIN’ TO STAY ’LIVE
    Asylum Choir (Shelter 7313)
98  2
99WAKING UP ALONE
    Paul Williams (A&M 1325)
  1
100 CHEER
    Potliquor (Janus 179)
  1
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