| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 16, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LONG COOL WOMAN (In A Black Dress) Hollies (Epic 10871) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 2 | BACK STABBERS O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3619) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 4 | ROCK AND ROLL (pt. 2) Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 5 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi 2216) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 6 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| 7 | BLACK AND WHITE Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | 10 | 13 | 18 | 8 | |
| 8 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC 11328) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| 9 | SATURDAY IN THE PARK Chicago (Columbia 45657) | 12 | 17 | 27 | 8 | |
| 10 | THE GUITAR MAN Bread (Elektra 45803) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 11 | BRANDY (You’re A Fine Girl) Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 12 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | 14 | 25 | 32 | 11 | |
| 13 | POWER OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 128) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
| 14 | RUN TO ME Bee Gees (Atco 6896) | 17 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
| 15 | HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent (Epic 10852) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| 16 | GO ALL THE WAY Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | 19 | 26 | 33 | 11 | |
| 17 | MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | 24 | 38 | 45 | 8 | |
| 18 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14139) | 21 | 27 | 34 | 8 | |
| 19 | BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 16 | |
| 20 | HONKY CAT Elton John (Uni 55343) | 23 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
| 21 | POPCORN Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | 25 | 31 | 36 | 12 | |
| 22 | YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | 22 | 24 | 28 | 11 | |
| 23 | PLAY ME Neil Diamond (Uni 55346) | 26 | 33 | 39 | 6 | |
| 24 | POP THAT THANG Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 12 | |
| 25 | BEN Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | 30 | 37 | 44 | 7 | |
| 26 | SPEAK TO THE SKY Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | 29 | 35 | 43 | 8 | |
| 27 | BURNING LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | 31 | 44 | 56 | 5 | |
| 28 | WHY Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | 33 | 47 | 60 | 6 | |
| 29 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | 32 | 39 | 41 | 13 | |
| 30 | GOODBYE TO LOVE Carpenters (A&M 1367) | 13 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 31 | YOU WEAR IT WELL Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330) | 37 | 51 | 61 | 5 | |
| 32 | EASY LIVIN’ Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307) | 34 | 43 | 49 | 9 | |
| 33 | THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | 40 | 50 | 58 | 7 | |
| 34 | MY MAN, A SWEET MAN Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | 36 | 41 | 47 | 8 | |
| 35 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC Gallery (Sussex 239) | 39 | 45 | 51 | 7 | |
| 36 | USE ME Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | 49 | 60 | 72 | 5 | |
| 37 | NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | 46 | 56 | 68 | 9 | |
| 38 | JOIN TOGETHER The Who (Decca 32983) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 10 | |
| 39 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | 16 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |
| 40 | GARDEN PARTY Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980) | 54 | 63 | 75 | 6 | |
| 41 | COCONUT Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | 18 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |
| 42 | MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat (Elektra 45782) | 35 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 43 | FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”) Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | 51 | 59 | 69 | 5 | |
| 44 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | 42 | 16 | 5 | 18 | |
| 45 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | 48 | 55 | 59 | 9 | |
| 46 | ROCK ME ON THE WATER Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006) | 45 | 48 | 52 | 7 | |
| 47 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006) | 60 | 69 | 85 | 4 | |
| 48 | AMERICA Yes (Atlantic 2899) | 44 | 49 | 53 | 7 | |
| 49 | TIGHT ROPE Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | 58 | 67 | 78 | 5 | |
| 50 | DON’T EVER BE LONELY (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | 59 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | LOVE SONG Tommy James (Roulette 7130) | 50 | 52 | 55 | 8 | |
| 52 | ROCK ME BABY David Cassidy (Bell 45,260) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | A PIECE OF PAPER Gladstone (ABC 11327) | 62 | 71 | 81 | 6 | |
| 54 | GERONIMO’S CADILLAC Michael Murphey (A&M 1368) | 57 | 61 | 65 | 6 | |
| 55 | SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946) | 63 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 56 | IF I COULD REACH YOU 5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | 69 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | THIS WORLD Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | 43 | 36 | 38 | 9 | |
| 58 | I’LL BE AROUND Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | 72 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | FROM THE BEGINNING Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | 67 | 77 | 88 | 4 | |
| 60 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps (Buddah 306) | 55 | 57 | 57 | 14 | |
| 61 | THINK (About It) Lyn Collins (People 608) | 61 | 65 | 66 | 6 | |
| 62 | WOMAN DON’T GO ASTRAY King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | 71 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | 75 | 88 | 96 | 4 | |
| 64 | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | 74 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | LISTEN TO THE MUSIC Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | 76 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | TOAST TO THE FOOL Dramatics (Volt 4082) | 68 | 70 | 74 | 7 | |
| 67 | WITCHY WOMAN Eagles (Asylum 11008) | 78 | 87 | 99 | 4 | |
| 68 | DON’T HIDE YOUR LOVE Cher (Kapp 2184) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | MIDNIGHT RIDER Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | SPACEMAN Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | SLAUGHTER Billy Preston (A&M 1380) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | 77 | 85 | 90 | 6 | |
| 73 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON Travis Wammack (Fame 91001) | 79 | 81 | 83 | 8 | |
| 74 | EVIL WAYS Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia 45666) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Temprees (We Produce 1808) | 80 | 83 | 100 | 4 | |
| 76 | I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411) | 83 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | (It’s The Way) NATURE PLANNED IT Four Tops (Motown 1210) | 84 | 91 | 91 | 4 | |
| 78 | STOP DOGGIN’ ME Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0142) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | THAT’S HOW LOVE GOES Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | GUESS WHO B.B. King (ABC 11330) | 86 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| 81 | FOR EMILY, WHENEVER I MAY FIND HER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 45663) | 87 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | KEEP ON RUNNING Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54223) | 88 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | DON’T DO IT The Band (Capitol 3433) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | TROUBLE Frederick Knight (Stax 0139) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME Lobo (Big Tree 147) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | BUZZY BROWN Tim Davis (Metromedia 253) | 91 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | LET IT RAIN Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | AMERICAN CITY SUITE Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | MONEY BACK GUARANTEE Five Man Electrical Band (Lion 127) | 93 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | 92 | — | — | 4 | |
| 91 | I’LL MAKE YOU MUSIC Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | HAPPIER THAN THE MORNING SUN B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12364) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | FEEL ALRIGHT Cargoe (Ardent 2901) | 97 | 98 | 97 | 5 | |
| 94 | I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Sammi Smith (Mega 0079) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | GUILTY Al Green (Bell 45,258) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | ROCK ’N ROLL SOUL Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3363) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | LADY ELEANOR Lindisfarne (Elektra 45799) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH ME Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | JACKIE WILSON SAID (I’m In Heaven When You Smile) Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616) | 73 | 76 | 86 | 5 | |
| 100 | COLORADO Danny Holien (Tumbleweed 1004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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