CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending OCTOBER 21, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1MY DING-A-LING
    Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
  2  4  613
  2BEN
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
  3  7  912
  3EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
  1  3  416
  4BURNING LOVE
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
  6  81310
  5USE ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
  7  91510
  6GO ALL THE WAY
    Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
  4  5  716
  7NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
    Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
  8112014
  8I’LL BE AROUND
    Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
213338  8
  9FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”)
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
13202410
10GARDEN PARTY
    Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980)
17242711
11TIGHT ROPE
    Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
12213210
12GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES
    Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006)
142226  9
13I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
    Johnny Nash (Epic 10902)
192933  9
14YOU WEAR IT WELL
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330)
15172310
15POPCORN
    Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
11121417
16LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619)
222831  8
17GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14139)
10101213
18BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
  5  1  217
19I BELIEVE IN MUSIC
    Gallery (Sussex 239)
24252812
20BLACK AND WHITE
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
  9  2  113
21IF I COULD REACH YOU
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,261)
233034  8
22I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME
    Lobo (Big Tree 147)
344148  6
23THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
    Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
25262912
24THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
    Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640)
273437  8
25DON’T EVER BE LONELY (A Poor Little Fool Like Me)
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954)
262730  8
26ROCK ME BABY
    David Cassidy (Bell 45,260)
293135  7
27WITCHY WOMAN
    Eagles (Asylum 11008)
313642  9
28I AM WOMAN
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
405464  9
29WHY
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
16182111
30STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN
    Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
18192218
31MIDNIGHT RIDER
    Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370)
334247  6
32BACK STABBERS
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517)
2014  516
33SPACEMAN
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788)
374450  6
34DON’T DO IT
    The Band (Capitol 3433)
415360  6
35PLAY ME
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55346)
28161711
36SUMMER BREEZE
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606)
485771  5
37WOMAN DON’T GO ASTRAY
    King Floyd (Chimneyville 443)
384045  8
38SPEAK TO THE SKY
    Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
30151913
39LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND
    Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
45485311
40FROM THE BEGINNING
    Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158)
444546  9
41ELECTED
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631)
5368  3
42ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
    Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673)
546477  5
43AMERICAN CITY SUITE
    Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324)
515970  6
44THAT’S HOW LOVE GOES
    Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201)
474955  7
45CAN’T YOU HEAR THE SONG?
    Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105)
526785  4
46SLAUGHTER
    Billy Preston (A&M 1380)
464751  7
47ROCK ’N ROLL SOUL
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3363)
556679  6
48IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3520)
607083  4
49SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
    Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946)
424344  9
50GUILTY
    Al Green (Bell 45,258)
596375  6
51A PIECE OF PAPER
    Gladstone (ABC 11327)
43383911
52DON’T HIDE YOUR LOVE
    Cher (Kapp 2184)
505052  7
53(It’s The Way) NATURE PLANNED IT
    Four Tops (Motown 1210)
575861  9
54PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE
    Temptations (Gordy 7121)
71  2
55I’LL MAKE YOU MUSIC
    Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363)
566073  6
56BABY SITTER
    Betty Wright (Alston 4614)
667282  4
57LET IT RAIN
    Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049)
586166  6
58MAN SIZED JOB
    Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206)
677387  4
59FUNNY FACE
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17429)
687895  4
60THEME FROM THE MEN
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058)
6976  3
61TOAST TO THE FOOL
    Dramatics (Volt 4082)
61525412
62OPERATOR (That’s Not The Way It Feels)
    Jim Croce (ABC 11335)
75  2
63IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6011)
78  2
64I’M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU
    Stylistics (Avco 4603)
76  2
65THINK (About It)
    Lyn Collins (People 608)
62555711
66TOGETHER ALONE
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4207)
7282  3
67YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME
    Al Green (Hi 2227)
  1
68SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH ME
    Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101)
7793  6
69A LONELY MAN
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55483)
738093  4
70IF YOU LET ME
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222)
748188  5
71CONVENTION ’72
    Delegates (Mainstream 5525)
  1
72VENTURA HIGHWAY
    America (Warner Bros. 7641)
86  2
73CRAZY HORSES
    Osmonds (MGM 14450)
  1
74HEY, YOU LOVE
    Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40717)
7985  3
75WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER
    Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383)
818696  5
76GUESS WHO
    B.B. King (ABC 11330)
656269  9
77POOR BOY
    Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804)
8287  3
78RUNNIN’ BACK TO SASKATOON
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0803)
8389  3
79WHY CAN’T WE BE LOVERS
    Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125)
859197  5
80COLORADO
    Danny Holien (Tumbleweed 1004)
848490  6
81CLAIR
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3626)
  1
82DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB
    Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7635)
  1
83MISTY BLUE
    Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508)
9094  3
84SO LONG DIXIE
    Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661)
9196100   4
85ENDLESSLY
    Mavis Staples (Volt 4086)
8992  3
86IF YOU CAN BEAT ME ROCKIN’ (You Can Have My Chair)
    Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7207)
9395  3
87WEDDING SONG (There Is Love)
    Petula Clark (MGM 14431)
9497  3
88ROCKIN’ PNEUMONIA—BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU
    Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960)
95  2
89SONG SELLER
    Raiders (Columbia 45688)
92  2
90SUNNY DAYS
    Lighthouse (Evolution 1069)
97  2
91SPECIAL SOMEONE
    Heywoods (Family 0911)
9899  3
92ME AND MRS. JONES
    Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3521)
  1
93WHAT AM I CRYING FOR?
    Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002)
100   2
94THE MOSQUITO
    Doors (Elektra 45807)
  1
95CELEBRATION
    Tommy James (Roulette 7135)
  1
96NO
    Bulldog (Decca 32996)
  1
97ROBERTA
    Bones (Signpost 70008)
  1
98MEMPHIS AT SUNRISE
    Bar-Kays (Volt 4081)
  1
99HOLY COW
    Stefan (Stax 0145)
  1
100 DETERIORATA
    National Lampoon (Banana 218)
  1
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