CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending AUGUST 12, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ALONE AGAIN (Naturally)
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3619)
  2  3  6  9
  2BRANDY (You’re A Fine Girl)
    Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
  3  51010
  3(If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
  4  4  513
  4DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST
    Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
  1  2  318
  5HOW DO YOU DO?
    Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
  8  91416
  6SCHOOL’S OUT
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
  6  71112
  7WHERE IS THE LOVE
    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
  7  81310
  8LONG COOL WOMAN (In A Black Dress)
    Hollies (Epic 10871)
101217  9
  9I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
    Al Green (Hi 2216)
111624  7
10DAY BY DAY
    Godspell (Bell 45,210)
  9101214
11THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
13172211
12TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
  5  1  213
13YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM
    Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
162434  8
14HOLD YOUR HEAD UP
    Argent (Epic 10852)
20273711
15HOLD HER TIGHT
    Osmonds (MGM 14405)
151921  8
16SEALED WITH A KISS
    Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
17212311
17GOODBYE TO LOVE
    Carpenters (A&M 1367)
192333  6
18HAPPY
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104)
233442  6
19LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1205)
243144  6
20BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms)
    Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
21262812
21COCONUT
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
25303611
22ROCK AND ROLL (pt. 2)
    Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
304461  5
23MOTORCYCLE MAMA
    Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
273540  8
24BACK STABBERS
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517)
323863  6
25LEAN ON ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
12  6  116
26GONE
    Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
28333913
27I’M COMING HOME
    Stories (Kama Sutra 545)
26283110
28LAYLA
    Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
14152022
29BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,235)
313641  7
30THE GUITAR MAN
    Bread (Elektra 45803)
395669  4
31WHEN YOU SAY LOVE
    Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176)
354155  6
32POWER OF LOVE
    Joe Simon (Spring 128)
404550  7
33TAKE IT EASY
    Eagles (Asylum 11005)
1811  9 13
34BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY
    Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
42485411
35SMALL BEGINNINGS
    Flash (Capitol 3345)
37434710
36IN THE GHETTO
    Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
38404310
37POP THAT THANG
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
445053  7
38YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN
    Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
455159  6
39JOIN TOGETHER
    The Who (Decca 32983)
465265  5
40BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
485564  7
41I MISS YOU (pt. 1)
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516)
434757  8
42RUN TO ME
    Bee Gees (Atco 6896)
526680  4
43GO ALL THE WAY
    Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
515970  6
44PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT
    Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
536377  6
45SATURDAY IN THE PARK
    Chicago (Columbia 45657)
5771  3
46STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN
    Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
505358  8
47POPCORN
    Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
566478  7
48BLACK AND WHITE
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
6172  3
49GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14139)
6073  3
50TOO YOUNG
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14407)
2213  810
51THIS WORLD
    Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
626579  4
52THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (pt. 1)
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478)
545771  4
53A SIMPLE MAN
    Lobo (Big Tree 141)
556272  8
54EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
637087  6
55MY MAN, A SWEET MAN
    Millie Jackson (Spring 127)
6575  3
56THE RUNWAY
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316)
29293010
57CONQUISTADOR
    Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
34181912
58SWEET INSPIRATION/WHERE YOU LEAD
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626)
414246  8
59ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART
    Trammps (Buddah 306)
676976  9
60HONKY CAT
    Elton John (Uni 55343)
  1
61PLAY ME
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55346)
  1
62MY DING-A-LING
    Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
7184  3
63LOVE SONG
    Tommy James (Roulette 7130)
7282  3
64EASY LIVIN’
    Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307)
698085  4
65BEN
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
73  2
66WHOLY HOLY
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2901)
  1
67I BELIEVE IN MUSIC
    Gallery (Sussex 239)
76  2
68IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY
    Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989)
708394  4
69ROCK ME ON THE WATER
    Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006)
78  2
70SPEAK TO THE SKY
    Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
7989  3
71AMERICA
    Yes (Atlantic 2899)
81  2
72IN THE QUIET MORNING
    Joan Baez (A&M 1362)
828792  4
73I’LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU
    Albert King (Stax 0135)
778186  4
74WHY
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
  1
75DOWN BY THE RIVER
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6009)
808697  4
76THINK (About It)
    Lyn Collins (People 608)
  1
77DON’T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS
    Soul Children (Stax 0132)
838893  4
78(They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU
    Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301)
9095100   4
79THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
    Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
84  2
80TOAST TO THE FOOL
    Dramatics (Volt 4082)
89  2
81SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS
    Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634)
8792  3
82COULD YOU PUT YOUR LIGHT ON PLEASE
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45792)
8591  3
83YOUR WONDERFUL, SWEET SWEET LOVE
    Supremes (Motown 1206)
98  2
84SUMMER SUN
    Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603)
8696  3
85ALABAMA WILD MAN
    Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738)
8894  3
86GERONIMO’S CADILLAC
    Michael Murphey (A&M 1368)
  1
87GOODBYE AGAIN
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0737)
92  2
88NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
    Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
94  4
89WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON
    Travis Wammack (Fame 91001)
9699  3
90BAD SIDE OF THE MOON
    April Wine (Big Tree 142)
9598  3
91MY GUY
    Petula Clark (MGM 14392)
9397  5
92IN TIME
    Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40071)
  1
93HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY
    Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
  1
94CIRCLES
    New Seekers (Elektra 45787)
97  2
95BEAT ME DADDY EIGHT TO THE BAR
    Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0169)
  1
96I COULD NEVER BE HAPPY
    Emotions (Volt 4083)
100   2
97LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND
    Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
  1
98GARDEN PARTY
    Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980)
  1
99STORIES??
    Chakachas (Avco 4596)
99  2
100 A PIECE OF PAPER
    Gladstone (ABC 11327)
  1
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