CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 2, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME
    Lobo (Big Tree 147)
  2  3  712
  2IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3520)
  4  7  810
  3PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE
    Temptations (Gordy 7121)
  6  912  8
  4I AM WOMAN
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
  5  81015
  5YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME
    Al Green (Hi 2227)
  81618  7
  6SUMMER BREEZE
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606)
  7141711
  7I’LL BE AROUND
    Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
  1  2  414
  8I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
    Johnny Nash (Epic 10902)
  3  1  215
  9CLAIR
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3626)
121930  7
10ME AND MRS. JONES
    Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3521)
143248  7
11IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6011)
132232  8
12IF I COULD REACH YOU
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,261)
10121414
13VENTURA HIGHWAY
    America (Warner Bros. 7641)
162026  8
14WITCHY WOMAN
    Eagles (Asylum 11008)
11131615
15OPERATOR (That’s Not The Way It Feels)
    Jim Croce (ABC 11335)
182125  8
16ROCKIN’ PNEUMONIA—BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU
    Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960)
192637  8
17I’M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU
    Stylistics (Avco 4603)
202736  8
18SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH ME
    Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101)
22314212
19DIALOGUE (pts. 1 & 2)
    Chicago (Columbia 45717)
232841  6
20CRAZY HORSES
    Osmonds (MGM 14450)
212435  7
21FUNNY FACE
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17429)
25293310
22CORNER OF THE SKY
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1214)
263038  6
23SWEET SURRENDER
    Bread (Elektra 45818)
273347  5
24ROCK ’N ROLL SOUL
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3363)
24252912
25WALK ON WATER
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55352)
334455  5
26CONVENTION ’72
    Delegates (Mainstream 5525)
  91021  7
27GARDEN PARTY
    Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980)
15  4  317
28THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
    Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640)
17151514
29FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”)
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
28  6  616
30I WANNA BE WITH YOU
    Raspberries (Capitol 3473)
415979  4
31KEEPER OF THE CASTLE
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4330)
465868  5
32I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)
    Gary Glitter (Bell 45,276)
364351  6
33LONG DARK ROAD
    Hollies (Epic 10920)
425059  5
34AND YOU AND I (pt. 1)
    Yes (Atlantic 2920)
435462  5
35LIVING IN THE PAST
    Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2006)
546777  4
36THEME FROM THE MEN
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058)
373940  9
37SUPERFLY
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1978)
597181  4
38WHAT AM I CRYING FOR?
    Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002)
445160  8
39SUNNY DAYS
    Lighthouse (Evolution 1069)
455563  8
40ALIVE
    Bee Gees (Atco 6909)
476069  5
41PIECES OF APRIL
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4331)
536880  4
42SITTING
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1396)
577082  4
43IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER
    Clean Living (Vanguard 35162)
526171  6
44NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
    Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
3211  520
45WORK TO DO
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 936)
495261  6
46MAN SIZED JOB
    Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206)
40424510
47I GOT A BAG OF MY OWN
    James Brown (Polydor 14153)
566676  4
48YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE
    Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Columbia 45719)
586978  5
49BEEN TO CANAAN
    Carole King (Ode 66031)
73  2
50992 ARGUMENTS
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3522)
637484  4
51NO
    Bulldog (Decca 32996)
556373  7
52SPECIAL SOMEONE
    Heywoods (Family 0911)
515666  9
53WHY CAN’T WE BE LOVERS
    Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125)
48495311
54SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
    Blue Haze (A&M 1357)
667787  5
55SUPERSTITION
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54226)
657686  4
56DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT
    James Taylor (Warner Bros. 7655)
75  2
57ANGEL
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73344)
6878  3
58DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT
    King Harvest (Perception 515)
677383  6
59DON’T DO IT
    The Band (Capitol 3433)
29232412
60EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVE SONG
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45727)
7080  3
61ELECTED
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631)
301819  9
62ONE NIGHT AFFAIR
    Jerry Butler (Mercury 73335)
718194  4
63SEPARATE WAYS
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0815)
78  2
64LIES
    J.J. Cale (Shelter 7326)
697990  5
65YOU TURN ME ON, I’M A RADIO
    Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11010)
748895  4
66REELIN’ & ROCKIN’
    Chuck Berry (Chess 2136)
76  2
67SO LONG DIXIE
    Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661)
62646510
68OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
    Hurricane Smith (Capitol 3383)
8092  3
69BURNING LOVE
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
31  5  116
70I’LL BE YOUR SHELTER (In Time Of Storm)
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2113)
82  2
71IF YOU LET ME
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222)
50535711
72LET US LOVE
    Bill Withers (Sussex 247)
  1
73LOVIN’ YOU, LOVIN’ ME
    Candi Staton (Fame 91005)
798589  4
74ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0829)
  1
75GOLDEN RAINBOW
    Looking Glass (Epic 10900)
8389  3
76THE WORLD IS A GHETTO
    War (United Artists 50975)
86  2
77YOU’RE SO VAIN
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45824)
  1
78YOU’RE A LADY
    Dawn (Bell 45,285)
849196  4
79YOU’RE A LADY
    Peter Skellern (London 20075)
859097  4
80WOMAN TO WOMAN
    Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370)
  1
81TRAGEDY
    Argent (Epic 10919)
879398  4
82I RECEIVED A LETTER
    Delbert & Glen (Clean 60003)
8897  3
83GOOD TIME SALLY
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5048)
89  2
84WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER
    Timmy Thomas (Glades 1703)
98  2
85ANNABELLE
    Daniel Boone (Mercury 73339)
9094  3
86A WHITER SHADE OF PALE
    Procol Harum (A&M 1389)
929815
87WHAT WOULD THE CHILDREN THINK
    Rick Springfield (Capitol 3466)
94  2
88TROUBLE IN MY HOME
    Joe Simon (Spring 130)
  1
89YOU CAN DO MAGIC
    Limmie & Family Cookin’ (Avco 4602)
9196100   4
90DO IT AGAIN
    Steely Dan (ABC 11338)
96  2
91DAY AND NIGHT
    Wackers (Elektra 45816)
95  2
92PEACE IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE
    Persuaders (Win Or Lose 225)
93100   3
93MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2909)
818693  4
94I’M SORRY
    Joey Heatherton (MGM 14434)
  1
95KNOCK KNOCK WHO’S THERE
    Mary Hopkin (Apple 1855)
  1
96THE COVER OF “ROLLING STONE”
    Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45732)
100   2
97I MISS YOU BABY
    Millie Jackson (Spring 131)
  1
98LOVE JONES
    Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century 2002)
99  2
99FEEL THE NEED IN ME
    Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 209)
  1
100 WONDER GIRL
    Sparks (Bearsville 0006)
92  3
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