CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 13, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
    Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
  1  1  111
  2ROCKIN’ ROBIN
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1197)
  2  2  211
  3I’LL TAKE YOU THERE
    Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
  81014  7
  4LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME
    Al Green (Hi 2211)
  7  912  8
  5I GOTCHA
    Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
  3  3  416
  6BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW
    Stylistics (Avco 4591)
  4  5  613
  7A COWBOY’S WORK IS NEVER DONE
    Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163)
  6  7  813
  8OH GIRL
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
111334  6
  9BABY BLUE
    Badfinger (Apple 1844)
  91416  9
10ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45585)
122029  7
11VINCENT
    Don McLean (United Artists 50887)
131517  9
12SUAVECITO
    Malo (Warner Bros. 7559)
15172012
13SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS
    War (United Artists 50867)
14161921
14BACK OFF BOOGALOO
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1849)
161821  8
15DOCTOR MY EYES
    Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004)
17192210
16LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1199)
212947  4
17HOT ROD LINCOLN
    Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0146)
192337  8
18DAY DREAMING
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866)
  5  6  710
19WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE
    Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
263148  9
20THE FAMILY OF MAN
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306)
101111  8
21TAXI
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
25263111
22HEARSAY
    Soul Children (Stax 0119)
232536  8
23MORNING HAS BROKEN
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
273445  8
24(Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
283340  8
25IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME
    Carpenters (A&M 1351)
4155  3
26TUMBLING DICE
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
324673  4
27NICE TO BE WITH YOU
    Gallery (Sussex 232)
33394411
28THE CANDY MAN
    Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14320)
354455  9
29YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY
    April Wine (Big Tree 133)
303541  9
30SYLVIA’S MOTHER
    Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45562)
384862  8
31IN THE RAIN
    Dramatics (Volt 4075)
18  4  313
32RUN RUN RUN
    Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003)
344351  9
33LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love)
    Andy Williams (Columbia 45579)
435160  6
34SONG SUNG BLUE
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55326)
4963  3
35SMILIN’
    Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850)
445369  5
36LAY-AWAY
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934)
373843  9
37I SAW THE LIGHT
    Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
455266  7
38YOU ARE THE ONE
    Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122)
42505210
39ISN’T LIFE STRANGE
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
486070  4
40MISTER CAN’T YOU SEE
    Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151)
404153  8
41ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT
    Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
465664  8
42DIARY
    Bread (Elektra 45784)
516576  4
43SOMEDAY NEVER COMES
    Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676)
5367  3
44A HORSE WITH NO NAME
    America (Warner Bros. 7555)
20  8  513
45JUMP INTO THE FIRE
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0673)
222223  9
46EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE
    Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822)
24241816
47OLD MAN
    Neil Young (Reprise 1084)
5870  3
48AM I LOSING YOU
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,200)
313232  8
49OUTA-SPACE
    Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
637786  4
50DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST
    Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
607180  5
51EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD
    100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202)
545861  7
52WALK IN THE NIGHT
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095)
555963  7
53ROCKET MAN
    Elton John (Uni 55328)
6681  3
54I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG
    Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
658089  4
55THERE IT IS (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14125)
7487  3
56AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE
    Supremes (Motown 1200)
7889  3
57LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL
    Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376)
778288  4
58JUBILATION
    Paul Anka (Buddah 294)
646974  8
59CHANGES
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605)
677479  6
60WOMAN’S GOTTA HAVE IT
    Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
687383  4
61LIFE AND BREATH
    Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
7688  3
62IMMIGRATION MAN
    Graham Nash & David Crosby (Atlantic 2873)
81  2
63DOING MY OWN THING (pt. 1)
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122)
707581  7
64TELEGRAM SAM
    T. Rex (Reprise 1078)
717882  5
65I’M MOVIN’ ON
    John Kay (Dunhill 4309)
758692  5
66WE’RE FREE
    Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
737985  4
67I NEED YOU
    America (Warner Bros. 7580)
  1
68AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One)
    Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049)
7284  3
69TROGLODYTE (Cave Man)
    Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
98  2
70THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER
    Tom Jones (Parrot 40070)
83  2
71IT DOESN’T MATTER
    Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2876)
  1
72AIN’T WASTIN’ TIME NO MORE
    Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0003)
80  2
73I GOT SOME HELP I DON’T NEED
    B.B. King (ABC 11321)
798596  4
74HOW CAN I BE SURE
    David Cassidy (Bell 45,220)
  1
75LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED
    Cher (Kapp 2171)
  1
76LEAN ON ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
8490  3
77AMAZING GRACE
    Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709)
  1
78HOW DO YOU DO?
    Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
85100   3
79HOT ’N’ NASTY
    Humble Pie (A&M 1349)
9699  3
80CAT’S EYE IN THE WINDOW
    Tommy James (Roulette 7126)
  1
81YOU’RE THE MAN (pt. 1)
    Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221)
  1
82UPSETTER
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316)
889495  5
83VAHEVALA
    Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Columbia 45550)
8996100   4
84AN AMERICAN TRILOGY
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0672)
92  2
85SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE
    Al Martino (Capitol 3313)
91  2
86HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS
    Esther Phillips (Kudu 904)
879287  7
87I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU
    Jerry Butler (Mercury 73290)
  1
88POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN
    Raiders (Columbia 45601)
  1
89TO GET TO YOU
    Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914)
909399  4
90DON’T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE
    Raspberries (Capitol 3280)
9395  3
91AIN’T THAT PECULIAR
    Fanny (Reprise 1080)
  1
92LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER”
    Nino Rota (Paramount 0152)
97  2
93PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT
    Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
  1
94QUESTIONS
    Bang (Capitol 3304)
  1
95JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (pt. 1)
    Independents (Wand 11245)
99  2
96I CAN’T TURN YOU LOOSE
    Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic 10855)
  1
97PASS THE PEAS
    JB’s (People 607)
  1
98AMERIKAN MUSIC
    Steve Alaimo (Entrance 7507)
100 94  4
99DAY BY DAY
    Godspell (Bell 45,210)
  1
100 YOU AND I
    Black Ivory (Today 1508)
9597  3
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