| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JUNE 17, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SYLVIA’S MOTHER Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45562) | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | |
| 2 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU Gallery (Sussex 232) | 4 | 7 | 19 | 16 | |
| 3 | THE CANDY MAN Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14320) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 4 | SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond (Uni 55326) | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
| 5 | OH GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | 9 | 14 | 17 | 13 | |
| 7 | WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |
| 8 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 14 | 18 | 33 | 9 | |
| 9 | TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | 19 | 26 | 37 | 7 | |
| 10 | I’LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
| 11 | I SAW THE LIGHT Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003) | 12 | 15 | 22 | 12 | |
| 12 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 23 | 36 | 50 | 8 | |
| 13 | I NEED YOU America (Warner Bros. 7580) | 16 | 19 | 32 | 6 | |
| 14 | TUMBLING DICE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 15 | TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910) | 36 | 59 | 69 | 5 | |
| 16 | DIARY Bread (Elektra 45784) | 17 | 20 | 29 | 9 | |
| 17 | AMAZING GRACE Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709) | 34 | 41 | 56 | 6 | |
| 18 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE Jackson 5 (Motown 1199) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 19 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | 20 | 23 | 31 | 13 | |
| 20 | ISN’T LIFE STRANGE Moody Blues (Threshold 67009) | 21 | 22 | 28 | 9 | |
| 21 | ROCKET MAN Elton John (Uni 55328) | 24 | 29 | 36 | 8 | |
| 22 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | 27 | 31 | 38 | 10 | |
| 23 | TAKE IT EASY Eagles (Asylum 11005) | 37 | 56 | 78 | 5 | |
| 24 | I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | 28 | 32 | 39 | 9 | |
| 25 | LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED Cher (Kapp 2171) | 29 | 33 | 43 | 6 | |
| 26 | HOW CAN I BE SURE David Cassidy (Bell 45,220) | 30 | 35 | 48 | 6 | |
| 27 | I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE Michael Jackson (Motown 1202) | 31 | 37 | 54 | 5 | |
| 28 | OLD MAN Neil Young (Reprise 1084) | 26 | 28 | 34 | 8 | |
| 29 | SOMEDAY NEVER COMES Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676) | 25 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| 30 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | 48 | 57 | 67 | 5 | |
| 31 | IMMIGRATION MAN Graham Nash & David Crosby (Atlantic 2873) | 33 | 38 | 44 | 7 | |
| 32 | MORNING HAS BROKEN Cat Stevens (A&M 1335) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| 33 | WOMAN’S GOTTA HAVE IT Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902) | 40 | 42 | 52 | 9 | |
| 34 | LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME Al Green (Hi 2211) | 13 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 35 | IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME Carpenters (A&M 1351) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 8 | |
| 36 | TOO YOUNG Donny Osmond (MGM 14407) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE Supremes (Motown 1200) | 39 | 43 | 45 | 8 | |
| 38 | HOW DO YOU DO? Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | 44 | 53 | 62 | 8 | |
| 39 | DAY BY DAY Godspell (Bell 45,210) | 49 | 61 | 71 | 6 | |
| 40 | YOU SAID A BAD WORD Joe Tex (Dial 1012) | 47 | 54 | 63 | 5 | |
| 41 | YOU’RE THE MAN (pt. 1) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221) | 43 | 51 | 58 | 6 | |
| 42 | ALL THE KING’S HORSES Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883) | 56 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND Stylistics (Avco 4595) | 52 | 64 | 76 | 4 | |
| 44 | SUPERWOMAN (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216) | 46 | 50 | 60 | 5 | |
| 45 | HOT ’N’ NASTY Humble Pie (A&M 1349) | 45 | 49 | 59 | 8 | |
| 46 | WE’RE ON OUR WAY Chris Hodge (Apple 1850) | 53 | 66 | 91 | 4 | |
| 47 | CONQUISTADOR Procol Harum (A&M 1347) | 57 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 48 | POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN Raiders (Columbia 45601) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 6 | |
| 49 | IT DOESN’T MATTER Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2876) | 50 | 52 | 57 | 6 | |
| 50 | LIFE AND BREATH Climax (Rocky Road 30061) | 42 | 46 | 49 | 8 | |
| 51 | CAT’S EYE IN THE WINDOW Tommy James (Roulette 7126) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 6 | |
| 52 | SCHOOL’S OUT Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596) | 69 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 53 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 16 | |
| 54 | SEALED WITH A KISS Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861) | 70 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | WHERE IS THE LOVE Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | HOT ROD LINCOLN Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0146) | 15 | 9 | 7 | 13 | |
| 57 | FUNK FACTORY Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878) | 60 | 65 | 75 | 5 | |
| 58 | WE’RE FREE Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348) | 61 | 63 | 65 | 9 | |
| 59 | RIDE, SALLY, RIDE Dennis Coffey (Sussex 237) | 62 | 71 | 80 | 4 | |
| 60 | LAYLA Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | 65 | 76 | 81 | 14 | |
| 61 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | 72 | 83 | 94 | 4 | |
| 62 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | 73 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376) | 41 | 44 | 46 | 9 | |
| 64 | RIP OFF Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204) | 68 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| 65 | BRANDY (You’re A Fine Girl) Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | TAXI Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770) | 32 | 21 | 21 | 16 | |
| 67 | AFTER MIDNIGHT J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321) | 78 | 92 | 100 | 4 | |
| 68 | THERE IT IS (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14125) | 38 | 39 | 40 | 8 | |
| 69 | WE’VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220) | 75 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | THE RUNWAY Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | IN THE GHETTO Candi Staton (Fame 91000) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | COCONUT Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | 77 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | GONE Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387) | 79 | 85 | 90 | 5 | |
| 74 | BEAUTIFUL Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088) | 81 | 88 | 92 | 5 | |
| 75 | I’M COMING HOME Stories (Kama Sutra 545) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Wings (Apple 1851) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | MEN OF LEARNING Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | HUSHABYE Robert John (Atlantic 2884) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME David T. Walker (Ode 66025) | 86 | 97 | 97 | 5 | |
| 80 | HONKY TONK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14129) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | FRANCENE ZZ Top (London 179) | 88 | 94 | 98 | 4 | |
| 82 | VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent (Epic 10852) | 89 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3619) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | BROWN EYED GIRL El Chicano (Kapp 2173) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | GOTTA BE FUNKY Monk Higgins & Specialties (United Artists 50897) | 91 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | VAYA CON DIOS Dawn (Bell 45,225) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM Delfonics (Philly Groove 172) | 90 | 91 | 96 | 4 | |
| 89 | LONG COOL WOMAN (In A Black Dress) Hollies (Epic 10871) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I CAN FEEL YOU Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45610) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | LITTLE BIT O’ SOUL Bullet (Big Tree 140) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | SMALL BEGINNINGS Flash (Capitol 3345) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7117) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | 95 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | SCHOOL OF LIFE Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112) | 97 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | STARMAN David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | NOBODY BUT YOU Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Columbia 45617) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | EDDIE’S LOVE Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54218) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson (GNP Crescendo 449) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps (Buddah 306) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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