| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 20, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME Al Green (Hi 2211) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | OH GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |
| 5 | ROCKIN’ ROBIN Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| 7 | ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD Paul Simon (Columbia 45585) | 10 | 12 | 20 | 8 | |
| 8 | HOT ROD LINCOLN Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0146) | 17 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| 9 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE Jackson 5 (Motown 1199) | 16 | 21 | 29 | 5 | |
| 10 | BACK OFF BOOGALOO Ringo Starr (Apple 1849) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 11 | VINCENT Don McLean (United Artists 50887) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| 12 | DOCTOR MY EYES Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004) | 15 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 13 | SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS War (United Artists 50867) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 22 | |
| 14 | SUAVECITO Malo (Warner Bros. 7559) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | |
| 15 | THE CANDY MAN Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14320) | 28 | 35 | 44 | 10 | |
| 16 | WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | 19 | 26 | 31 | 10 | |
| 17 | A COWBOY’S WORK IS NEVER DONE Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 18 | MORNING HAS BROKEN Cat Stevens (A&M 1335) | 23 | 27 | 34 | 9 | |
| 19 | TUMBLING DICE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103) | 26 | 32 | 46 | 5 | |
| 20 | TAXI Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770) | 21 | 25 | 26 | 12 | |
| 21 | (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | 24 | 28 | 33 | 9 | |
| 22 | IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME Carpenters (A&M 1351) | 25 | 41 | 55 | 4 | |
| 23 | SYLVIA’S MOTHER Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45562) | 30 | 38 | 48 | 9 | |
| 24 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU Gallery (Sussex 232) | 27 | 33 | 39 | 12 | |
| 25 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW Stylistics (Avco 4591) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 26 | SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond (Uni 55326) | 34 | 49 | 63 | 4 | |
| 27 | YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY April Wine (Big Tree 133) | 29 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| 28 | I SAW THE LIGHT Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003) | 37 | 45 | 52 | 8 | |
| 29 | SMILIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850) | 35 | 44 | 53 | 6 | |
| 30 | LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love) Andy Williams (Columbia 45579) | 33 | 43 | 51 | 7 | |
| 31 | RUN RUN RUN Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 10 | |
| 32 | ISN’T LIFE STRANGE Moody Blues (Threshold 67009) | 39 | 48 | 60 | 5 | |
| 33 | HEARSAY Soul Children (Stax 0119) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 9 | |
| 34 | DIARY Bread (Elektra 45784) | 42 | 51 | 65 | 5 | |
| 35 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 9 | |
| 36 | SOMEDAY NEVER COMES Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676) | 43 | 53 | 67 | 4 | |
| 37 | BABY BLUE Badfinger (Apple 1844) | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | |
| 38 | YOU ARE THE ONE Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122) | 38 | 42 | 50 | 11 | |
| 39 | OLD MAN Neil Young (Reprise 1084) | 47 | 58 | 70 | 4 | |
| 40 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 49 | 63 | 77 | 5 | |
| 41 | LAY-AWAY Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934) | 36 | 37 | 38 | 10 | |
| 42 | ROCKET MAN Elton John (Uni 55328) | 53 | 66 | 81 | 4 | |
| 43 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | 50 | 60 | 71 | 6 | |
| 44 | DAY DREAMING Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 45 | I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | 54 | 65 | 80 | 5 | |
| 46 | THERE IT IS (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14125) | 55 | 74 | 87 | 4 | |
| 47 | AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE Supremes (Motown 1200) | 56 | 78 | 89 | 4 | |
| 48 | LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376) | 57 | 77 | 82 | 5 | |
| 49 | EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202) | 51 | 54 | 58 | 8 | |
| 50 | WALK IN THE NIGHT Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | 52 | 55 | 59 | 8 | |
| 51 | LIFE AND BREATH Climax (Rocky Road 30061) | 61 | 76 | 88 | 4 | |
| 52 | IMMIGRATION MAN Graham Nash & David Crosby (Atlantic 2873) | 62 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | I NEED YOU America (Warner Bros. 7580) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | I’M MOVIN’ ON John Kay (Dunhill 4309) | 65 | 75 | 86 | 6 | |
| 55 | WOMAN’S GOTTA HAVE IT Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902) | 60 | 68 | 73 | 5 | |
| 56 | LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED Cher (Kapp 2171) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | 69 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | HOW CAN I BE SURE David Cassidy (Bell 45,220) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 76 | 84 | 90 | 4 | |
| 60 | JUBILATION Paul Anka (Buddah 294) | 58 | 64 | 69 | 9 | |
| 61 | IN THE RAIN Dramatics (Volt 4075) | 31 | 18 | 4 | 14 | |
| 62 | IT DOESN’T MATTER Stephen Stills (Atlantic 2876) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | THE FAMILY OF MAN Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306) | 20 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 64 | AMAZING GRACE Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | WE’RE FREE Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348) | 66 | 73 | 79 | 5 | |
| 66 | THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER Tom Jones (Parrot 40070) | 70 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049) | 68 | 72 | 84 | 4 | |
| 68 | HOT ’N’ NASTY Humble Pie (A&M 1349) | 79 | 96 | 99 | 4 | |
| 69 | YOU’RE THE MAN (pt. 1) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54221) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | CAT’S EYE IN THE WINDOW Tommy James (Roulette 7126) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE Michael Jackson (Motown 1202) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | I GOT SOME HELP I DON’T NEED B.B. King (ABC 11321) | 73 | 79 | 85 | 5 | |
| 73 | SUPERWOMAN (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | MISTER CAN’T YOU SEE Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151) | 40 | 40 | 41 | 9 | |
| 75 | HOW DO YOU DO? Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | 78 | 85 | 100 | 4 | |
| 76 | CHANGES David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605) | 59 | 67 | 74 | 7 | |
| 77 | POWDER BLUE MERCEDES QUEEN Raiders (Columbia 45601) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Jerry Butler (Mercury 73290) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | AN AMERICAN TRILOGY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0672) | 84 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | YOU SAID A BAD WORD Joe Tex (Dial 1012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE Al Martino (Capitol 3313) | 85 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | UPSETTER Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316) | 82 | 88 | 94 | 6 | |
| 83 | GUNS, GUNS, GUNS Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0708) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | TO GET TO YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914) | 89 | 90 | 93 | 5 | |
| 85 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (pt. 1) Independents (Wand 11245) | 95 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | FUNK FACTORY Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2878) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | DAY BY DAY Godspell (Bell 45,210) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | SOME DAY I’LL BE A FARMER Melanie (Neighborhood 4204) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” Nino Rota (Paramount 0152) | 92 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | PASS THE PEAS JB’s (People 607) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | GIVING UP Donny Hathaway (Atco 6884) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | AIN’T WASTIN’ TIME NO MORE Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0003) | 72 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | I CAN’T TURN YOU LOOSE Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic 10855) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | TAKE IT EASY Eagles (Asylum 11005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | GONE Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | BEAUTIFUL Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1088) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | AIN’T THAT PECULIAR Fanny (Reprise 1080) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME David T. Walker (Ode 66025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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