| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 15, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ROCKIN’ ROBIN Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | |
| 2 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | 5 | 14 | 33 | 7 | |
| 3 | A HORSE WITH NO NAME America (Warner Bros. 7555) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | IN THE RAIN Dramatics (Volt 4075) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | |
| 6 | HEART OF GOLD Neil Young (Reprise 1065) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 7 | PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond (MGM 14367) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW Stylistics (Avco 4591) | 13 | 17 | 22 | 9 | |
| 9 | A COWBOY’S WORK IS NEVER DONE Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163) | 14 | 16 | 21 | 9 | |
| 10 | DAY DREAMING Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | 11 | 18 | 32 | 6 | |
| 11 | MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION Paul Simon (Columbia 45547) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 12 | ROUNDABOUT Yes (Atlantic 2854) | 16 | 20 | 27 | 11 | |
| 13 | THE FAMILY OF MAN Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306) | 21 | 35 | 54 | 4 | |
| 14 | TAURUS Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | 19 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| 15 | JUNGLE FEVER Chakachas (Polydor 15030) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| 16 | THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113) | 20 | 23 | 30 | 9 | |
| 17 | THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT Robert John (Atlantic 2846) | 10 | 9 | 5 | 17 | |
| 18 | LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME Al Green (Hi 2211) | 38 | 53 | 73 | 4 | |
| 19 | EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822) | 23 | 25 | 31 | 12 | |
| 20 | SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS War (United Artists 50867) | 25 | 28 | 35 | 17 | |
| 21 | VINCENT Don McLean (United Artists 50887) | 26 | 32 | 45 | 5 | |
| 22 | ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12344) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
| 23 | DO YOUR THING Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042) | 24 | 29 | 36 | 9 | |
| 24 | BACK OFF BOOGALOO Ringo Starr (Apple 1849) | 36 | 49 | 65 | 4 | |
| 25 | JUMP INTO THE FIRE Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0673) | 30 | 41 | 53 | 5 | |
| 26 | HEARTBROKEN BOPPER Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0659) | 27 | 34 | 41 | 7 | |
| 27 | DOCTOR MY EYES Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004) | 31 | 38 | 49 | 6 | |
| 28 | BABY BLUE Badfinger (Apple 1844) | 33 | 43 | 60 | 5 | |
| 29 | TAKE A LOOK AROUND Temptations (Gordy 7115) | 28 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| 30 | SUAVECITO Malo (Warner Bros. 7559) | 37 | 47 | 59 | 8 | |
| 31 | THE WAY OF LOVE Cher (Kapp 2158) | 15 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| 32 | TINY DANCER Elton John (Uni 55318) | 29 | 31 | 38 | 7 | |
| 33 | WITHOUT YOU Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0604) | 17 | 11 | 6 | 19 | |
| 34 | SON OF MY FATHER Giorgio (Dunhill 4304) | 34 | 37 | 40 | 9 | |
| 35 | AM I LOSING YOU Partridge Family (Bell 45,200) | 44 | 57 | 84 | 4 | |
| 36 | COULD IT BE FOREVER David Cassidy (Bell 45,187) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| 37 | TAXI Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770) | 46 | 60 | 71 | 7 | |
| 38 | GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH Wings (Apple 1847) | 40 | 51 | 57 | 6 | |
| 39 | GLORY BOUND Grass Roots (Dunhill 4302) | 22 | 24 | 25 | 10 | |
| 40 | ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD Paul Simon (Columbia 45585) | 52 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | KING HEROIN James Brown (Polydor 14116) | 32 | 33 | 37 | 8 | |
| 42 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094) | 51 | 62 | 78 | 4 | |
| 43 | ROCK AND ROLL Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2865) | 47 | 56 | 67 | 6 | |
| 44 | I’LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | 67 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045) | 48 | 52 | 56 | 5 | |
| 46 | BE MY LOVER Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7568) | 54 | 64 | 76 | 5 | |
| 47 | (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | 56 | 67 | 77 | 4 | |
| 48 | CRAZY MAMA J.J. Cale (Shelter 7314) | 35 | 36 | 39 | 9 | |
| 49 | HEARSAY Soul Children (Stax 0119) | 61 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| 50 | YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY April Wine (Big Tree 133) | 59 | 69 | 79 | 5 | |
| 51 | WAKING UP ALONE Paul Williams (A&M 1325) | 53 | 59 | 66 | 10 | |
| 52 | LAY-AWAY Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934) | 62 | 72 | 81 | 5 | |
| 53 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU Gallery (Sussex 232) | 55 | 61 | 72 | 7 | |
| 54 | MORNING HAS BROKEN Cat Stevens (A&M 1335) | 63 | 75 | 86 | 4 | |
| 55 | AFRO-STRUT Nite-Liters (RCA Victor 74-0591) | 39 | 42 | 48 | 8 | |
| 56 | RUN RUN RUN Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003) | 64 | 73 | 82 | 5 | |
| 57 | I HAD IT ALL THE TIME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4501) | 66 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 58 | CHANTILLY LACE Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273) | 60 | 66 | 75 | 6 | |
| 59 | POOL OF BAD LUCK Joe Simon (Spring 124) | 68 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 60 | HOT ROD LINCOLN Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0146) | 70 | 81 | 98 | 4 | |
| 61 | DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER Osmonds (MGM 14324) | 41 | 13 | 8 | 13 | |
| 62 | YOU ARE THE ONE Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122) | 71 | 83 | 87 | 6 | |
| 63 | MISTER CAN’T YOU SEE Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151) | 72 | 85 | 97 | 4 | |
| 64 | YOU WERE MADE FOR ME Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110) | 73 | 84 | 94 | 6 | |
| 65 | EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202) | 74 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | WE’VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN Addrisi Brothers (Columbia 45521) | 43 | 21 | 15 | 14 | |
| 67 | IKO IKO Dr. John (Atco 6882) | 80 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | LOUISIANA Mike Kennedy (ABC 11309) | 65 | 65 | 68 | 7 | |
| 69 | THE CANDY MAN Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14320) | 78 | 87 | 92 | 5 | |
| 70 | OH GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | SYLVIA’S MOTHER Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45562) | 81 | 92 | — | 4 | |
| 72 | LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME Carly Simon (Elektra 45774) | 75 | 79 | 90 | 4 | |
| 73 | EVERYTHING I OWN Bread (Elektra 45765) | 42 | 19 | 12 | 13 | |
| 74 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | 79 | 90 | 95 | 4 | |
| 75 | TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40069) | 77 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | WALK IN THE NIGHT Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | 85 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | PRECIOUS AND FEW Climax (Rocky Road 30055) | 45 | 27 | 19 | 17 | |
| 78 | JUBILATION Paul Anka (Buddah 294) | 82 | 86 | 96 | 4 | |
| 79 | I SAW THE LIGHT Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003) | 90 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | 83 | 88 | 93 | 5 | |
| 81 | SMILIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM Buckwheat (London 176) | 84 | 91 | 99 | 4 | |
| 83 | WHAT’D I SAY Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5043) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | MONEY RUNNER Quincy Jones (Reprise 1062) | 86 | 94 | — | 5 | |
| 85 | SING A SONG David Clayton-Thomas (Columbia 45569) | 89 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | DOING MY OWN THING (pt. 1) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122) | 91 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | TELEGRAM SAM T. Rex (Reprise 1078) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love) Andy Williams (Columbia 45579) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | CHANGES David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS Esther Phillips (Kudu 904) | 94 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | LOVE’S STREET AND FOOL’S ROAD Solomon Burke (MGM 14353) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | NUTROCKER Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44151) | 97 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50890) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | UPSETTER Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | TAOS NEW MEXICO R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5041) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | DARLING BABY Jackie Moore (Atlantic 2861) | 98 | — | — | 3 | |
| 98 | I’M MOVIN’ ON John Kay (Dunhill 4309) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | IF YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME Betty Wright (Alston 4609) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | AMERIKAN MUSIC Steve Alaimo (Entrance 7507) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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