CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 6, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
    Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
  1  1  210
  2ROCKIN’ ROBIN
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1197)
  2  2  110
  3I GOTCHA
    Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
  3  4  515
  4BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW
    Stylistics (Avco 4591)
  5  6  812
  5DAY DREAMING
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866)
  6  710  9
  6A COWBOY’S WORK IS NEVER DONE
    Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163)
  7  8  912
  7LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME
    Al Green (Hi 2211)
  91218  7
  8I’LL TAKE YOU THERE
    Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
101444  6
  9BABY BLUE
    Badfinger (Apple 1844)
141628  8
10THE FAMILY OF MAN
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306)
111113  7
11OH GIRL
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
133470  5
12ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45585)
202940  6
13VINCENT
    Don McLean (United Artists 50887)
151721  8
14SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS
    War (United Artists 50867)
16192020
15SUAVECITO
    Malo (Warner Bros. 7559)
17203011
16BACK OFF BOOGALOO
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1849)
182124  7
17DOCTOR MY EYES
    Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004)
192227  9
18IN THE RAIN
    Dramatics (Volt 4075)
  4  3  412
19HOT ROD LINCOLN
    Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0146)
233760  7
20A HORSE WITH NO NAME
    America (Warner Bros. 7555)
  8  5  312
21LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1199)
2947  3
22JUMP INTO THE FIRE
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0673)
222325  8
23HEARSAY
    Soul Children (Stax 0119)
253649  7
24EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE
    Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822)
24181915
25TAXI
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
26313710
26WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE
    Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
314880  8
27MORNING HAS BROKEN
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
344554  7
28(Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
334047  7
29HEART OF GOLD
    Neil Young (Reprise 1065)
12  9  615
30YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY
    April Wine (Big Tree 133)
354150  8
31AM I LOSING YOU
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,200)
323235  7
32TUMBLING DICE
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
4673  3
33NICE TO BE WITH YOU
    Gallery (Sussex 232)
39445310
34RUN RUN RUN
    Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003)
435156  8
35THE CANDY MAN
    Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14320)
445569  8
36ROUNDABOUT
    Yes (Atlantic 2854)
21101214
37LAY-AWAY
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934)
384352  8
38SYLVIA’S MOTHER
    Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45562)
486271  7
39BE MY LOVER
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7568)
363946  8
40MISTER CAN’T YOU SEE
    Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151)
415363  7
41IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME
    Carpenters (A&M 1351)
55  2
42YOU ARE THE ONE
    Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122)
505262  9
43LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love)
    Andy Williams (Columbia 45579)
516088  5
44SMILIN’
    Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850)
536981  4
45I SAW THE LIGHT
    Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
526679  6
46ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT
    Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
566474  7
47PUPPY LOVE
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14367)
3024  712
48ISN’T LIFE STRANGE
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
6070  3
49SONG SUNG BLUE
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
63  2
50HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094)
373842  7
51DIARY
    Bread (Elektra 45784)
6576  3
52IKO IKO
    Dr. John (Atco 6882)
545867  6
53SOMEDAY NEVER COMES
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676)
67  2
54EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD
    100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202)
586165  6
55WALK IN THE NIGHT
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095)
596376  6
56TAURUS
    Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233)
27131413
57POOL OF BAD LUCK
    Joe Simon (Spring 124)
495059  7
58OLD MAN
    Neil Young (Reprise 1084)
70  2
59MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45547)
40251114
60DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST
    Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
718093  4
61LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45774)
646772  7
62YOU WERE MADE FOR ME
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110)
575964  9
63OUTA-SPACE
    Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
7786  3
64JUBILATION
    Paul Anka (Buddah 294)
697478  7
65I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG
    Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
8089  3
66ROCKET MAN
    Elton John (Uni 55328)
81  2
67CHANGES
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605)
747989  5
68WOMAN’S GOTTA HAVE IT
    Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
7383  3
69SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM
    Buckwheat (London 176)
727782  7
70DOING MY OWN THING (pt. 1)
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122)
758186  6
71TELEGRAM SAM
    T. Rex (Reprise 1078)
788287  4
72AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One)
    Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049)
84  2
73WE’RE FREE
    Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
7985  3
74THERE IT IS (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14125)
87  2
75I’M MOVIN’ ON
    John Kay (Dunhill 4309)
869298  4
76LIFE AND BREATH
    Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
88  2
77LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL
    Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376)
8288  3
78AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE
    Supremes (Motown 1200)
89  2
79I GOT SOME HELP I DON’T NEED
    B.B. King (ABC 11321)
8596  3
80AIN’T WASTIN’ TIME NO MORE
    Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0003)
  1
81IMMIGRATION MAN
    Graham Nash & David Crosby (Atlantic 2873)
  1
82LOVE’S STREET AND FOOL’S ROAD
    Solomon Burke (MGM 14353)
838491  4
83THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER
    Tom Jones (Parrot 40070)
  1
84LEAN ON ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
90  2
85HOW DO YOU DO?
    Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
100   2
86BEG, STEAL OR BORROW
    New Seekers (Elektra 45780)
9197  3
87HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS
    Esther Phillips (Kudu 904)
928790  6
88UPSETTER
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316)
949595  4
89VAHEVALA
    Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Columbia 45550)
96100   3
90TO GET TO YOU
    Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914)
9399  3
91SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE
    Al Martino (Capitol 3313)
  1
92AN AMERICAN TRILOGY
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0672)
  1
93DON’T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE
    Raspberries (Capitol 3280)
95  2
94SOULSVILLE
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045)
98  2
95YOU AND I
    Black Ivory (Today 1508)
97  2
96HOT ’N’ NASTY
    Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
99  2
97LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER”
    Nino Rota (Paramount 0152)
  1
98TROGLODYTE (Cave Man)
    Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
  1
99JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (pt. 1)
    Independents (Wand 11245)
  1
100 AMERIKAN MUSIC
    Steve Alaimo (Entrance 7507)
94100   3
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