| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 26, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3619) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | BRANDY (You’re A Fine Girl) Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi 2216) | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
| 4 | LONG COOL WOMAN (In A Black Dress) Hollies (Epic 10871) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 5 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| 6 | HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent (Epic 10852) | 10 | 14 | 20 | 13 | |
| 7 | BACK STABBERS O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517) | 19 | 24 | 32 | 8 | |
| 8 | GOODBYE TO LOVE Carpenters (A&M 1367) | 12 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| 9 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| 10 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC 11328) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | |
| 11 | ROCK AND ROLL (pt. 2) Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237) | 17 | 22 | 30 | 7 | |
| 12 | COCONUT Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 13 | |
| 13 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | 34 | 40 | 48 | 9 | |
| 14 | HAPPY Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104) | 15 | 18 | 23 | 8 | |
| 15 | LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS Jackson 5 (Motown 1205) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 8 | |
| 16 | SEALED WITH A KISS Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
| 17 | THE GUITAR MAN Bread (Elektra 45803) | 23 | 30 | 39 | 6 | |
| 18 | BLACK AND WHITE Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | 25 | 48 | 61 | 5 | |
| 19 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 14 | |
| 20 | MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat (Elektra 45782) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 10 | |
| 21 | POWER OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 128) | 27 | 32 | 40 | 9 | |
| 22 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | |
| 23 | SCHOOL’S OUT Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 24 | BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | 29 | 34 | 42 | 13 | |
| 25 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Partridge Family (Bell 45,235) | 26 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| 26 | RUN TO ME Bee Gees (Atco 6896) | 32 | 42 | 52 | 6 | |
| 27 | SATURDAY IN THE PARK Chicago (Columbia 45657) | 37 | 45 | 57 | 5 | |
| 28 | YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | 33 | 38 | 45 | 8 | |
| 29 | JOIN TOGETHER The Who (Decca 32983) | 35 | 39 | 46 | 7 | |
| 30 | SMALL BEGINNINGS Flash (Capitol 3345) | 31 | 35 | 37 | 12 | |
| 31 | POP THAT THANG Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | 36 | 37 | 44 | 9 | |
| 32 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | 48 | 54 | 63 | 8 | |
| 33 | GO ALL THE WAY Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | 38 | 43 | 51 | 8 | |
| 34 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14139) | 44 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| 35 | HONKY CAT Elton John (Uni 55343) | 46 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | POPCORN Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | 42 | 47 | 56 | 9 | |
| 37 | WHEN YOU SAY LOVE Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176) | 30 | 31 | 35 | 8 | |
| 38 | THIS WORLD Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | 45 | 51 | 62 | 6 | |
| 39 | PLAY ME Neil Diamond (Uni 55346) | 49 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | 41 | 44 | 53 | 8 | |
| 41 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | 43 | 46 | 50 | 10 | |
| 42 | HOW DO YOU DO? Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |
| 43 | SPEAK TO THE SKY Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | 54 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
| 44 | BEN Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | 55 | 65 | 73 | 4 | |
| 45 | MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | 53 | 62 | 71 | 5 | |
| 46 | I MISS YOU (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516) | 40 | 41 | 43 | 10 | |
| 47 | MY MAN, A SWEET MAN Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | 51 | 55 | 65 | 5 | |
| 48 | WHERE IS THE LOVE Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879) | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| 49 | EASY LIVIN’ Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307) | 57 | 64 | 69 | 6 | |
| 50 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 28 | 25 | 12 | 18 | |
| 51 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC Gallery (Sussex 239) | 59 | 67 | 76 | 4 | |
| 52 | ROCK ME ON THE WATER Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006) | 61 | 69 | 78 | 4 | |
| 53 | AMERICA Yes (Atlantic 2899) | 62 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| 54 | WHOLY HOLY Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2901) | 58 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | LOVE SONG Tommy James (Roulette 7130) | 60 | 63 | 72 | 5 | |
| 56 | BURNING LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps (Buddah 306) | 56 | 59 | 67 | 11 | |
| 58 | THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | 70 | 79 | 84 | 4 | |
| 59 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | 63 | 68 | 70 | 6 | |
| 60 | WHY Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | 64 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | YOU WEAR IT WELL Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | A SIMPLE MAN Lobo (Big Tree 141) | 52 | 53 | 55 | 10 | |
| 63 | DAY BY DAY Godspell (Bell 45,210) | 22 | 10 | 9 | 16 | |
| 64 | IN THE QUIET MORNING Joan Baez (A&M 1362) | 67 | 72 | 82 | 6 | |
| 65 | GERONIMO’S CADILLAC Michael Murphey (A&M 1368) | 76 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | THINK (About It) Lyn Collins (People 608) | 68 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301) | 69 | 78 | 90 | 6 | |
| 68 | NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | 78 | 88 | 94 | 6 | |
| 69 | FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”) Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | DOWN BY THE RIVER Albert Hammond (Mums 6009) | 73 | 75 | 80 | 6 | |
| 71 | TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 15 | |
| 72 | USE ME Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | DON’T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS Soul Children (Stax 0132) | 74 | 77 | 83 | 6 | |
| 74 | TOAST TO THE FOOL Dramatics (Volt 4082) | 75 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 75 | GARDEN PARTY Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980) | 87 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | YOUR WONDERFUL, SWEET SWEET LOVE Supremes (Motown 1206) | 79 | 83 | 98 | 4 | |
| 77 | IN THE GHETTO Candi Staton (Fame 91000) | 47 | 36 | 38 | 12 | |
| 78 | TIGHT ROPE Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634) | 80 | 81 | 87 | 5 | |
| 80 | SUMMER SUN Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603) | 82 | 84 | 86 | 5 | |
| 81 | A PIECE OF PAPER Gladstone (ABC 11327) | 90 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | ALABAMA WILD MAN Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738) | 83 | 85 | 88 | 5 | |
| 83 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON Travis Wammack (Fame 91001) | 85 | 89 | 96 | 5 | |
| 84 | SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | JACKIE WILSON SAID (I’m In Heaven When You Smile) Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | IN TIME Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40071) | 91 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | FROM THE BEGINNING Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | 92 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | 94 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | (It’s The Way) NATURE PLANNED IT Four Tops (Motown 1210) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | I COULD NEVER BE HAPPY Emotions (Volt 4083) | 95 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| 93 | BEAT ME DADDY EIGHT TO THE BAR Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0169) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | GUESS WHO B.B. King (ABC 11330) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE Lenny Welch (Atco 6894) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | FEEL ALRIGHT Cargoe (Ardent 2901) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Jackie DeShannon (Atlantic 2871) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | WITCHY WOMAN Eagles (Asylum 11008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Temprees (We Produce 1808) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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