CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending APRIL 22, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
    Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864)
  2  514  8
  2ROCKIN’ ROBIN
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1197)
  1  4  5  8
  3IN THE RAIN
    Dramatics (Volt 4075)
  4  6  710
  4I GOTCHA
    Joe Tex (Dial 1010)
  5  7  813
  5A HORSE WITH NO NAME
    America (Warner Bros. 7555)
  3  1  110
  6BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW
    Stylistics (Avco 4591)
  8131710
  7DAY DREAMING
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866)
101118  7
  8A COWBOY’S WORK IS NEVER DONE
    Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163)
  9141610
  9HEART OF GOLD
    Neil Young (Reprise 1065)
  6  2  213
10ROUNDABOUT
    Yes (Atlantic 2854)
12162012
11THE FAMILY OF MAN
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306)
132135  5
12LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME
    Al Green (Hi 2211)
183853  5
13TAURUS
    Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233)
14192211
14I’LL TAKE YOU THERE
    Staple Singers (Stax 0125)
446777  4
15THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF
    Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7113)
16202310
16BABY BLUE
    Badfinger (Apple 1844)
283343  6
17VINCENT
    Don McLean (United Artists 50887)
212632  6
18EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE
    Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822)
19232513
19SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS
    War (United Artists 50867)
20252818
20SUAVECITO
    Malo (Warner Bros. 7559)
303747  9
21BACK OFF BOOGALOO
    Ringo Starr (Apple 1849)
243649  5
22DOCTOR MY EYES
    Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004)
273138  7
23JUMP INTO THE FIRE
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0673)
253041  6
24PUPPY LOVE
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14367)
  7  3  310
25MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45547)
11  8  412
26DO YOUR THING
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9042)
23242910
27JUNGLE FEVER
    Chakachas (Polydor 15030)
15  9  618
28THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
    Robert John (Atlantic 2846)
1710  918
29ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45585)
405274  4
30ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY
    B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12344)
22121212
31TAXI
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770)
374660  8
32AM I LOSING YOU
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,200)
354457  5
33HEARTBROKEN BOPPER
    Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0659)
262734  8
34OH GIRL
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471)
7088  3
35TAKE A LOOK AROUND
    Temptations (Gordy 7115)
29283010
36HEARSAY
    Soul Children (Stax 0119)
496170  5
37HOT ROD LINCOLN
    Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0146)
607081  5
38HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094)
425162  5
39BE MY LOVER
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7568)
465464  6
40(Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,195)
475667  5
41YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY
    April Wine (Big Tree 133)
505969  6
42ROCK AND ROLL
    Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2865)
434756  7
43LAY-AWAY
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934)
526272  6
44NICE TO BE WITH YOU
    Gallery (Sussex 232)
535561  8
45MORNING HAS BROKEN
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1335)
546375  5
46THE WAY OF LOVE
    Cher (Kapp 2158)
31151014
47LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1199)
  1
48WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE
    Love Unlimited (Uni 55319)
808388  6
49GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH
    Wings (Apple 1847)
384051  7
50POOL OF BAD LUCK
    Joe Simon (Spring 124)
596878  5
51RUN RUN RUN
    Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003)
566473  6
52YOU ARE THE ONE
    Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122)
627183  7
53MISTER CAN’T YOU SEE
    Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151)
637285  5
54I HAD IT ALL THE TIME
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4501)
576676  5
55THE CANDY MAN
    Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14320)
697887  6
56CHANTILLY LACE
    Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273)
586066  7
57LET’S STAY TOGETHER
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045)
454852  6
58IKO IKO
    Dr. John (Atco 6882)
678089  4
59YOU WERE MADE FOR ME
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110)
647384  7
60LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love)
    Andy Williams (Columbia 45579)
8892  3
61EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD
    100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202)
657480  4
62SYLVIA’S MOTHER
    Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45562)
718192  5
63WALK IN THE NIGHT
    Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095)
768598  4
64ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT
    Millie Jackson (Spring 123)
747990  5
65CRAZY MAMA
    J.J. Cale (Shelter 7314)
48353610
66I SAW THE LIGHT
    Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003)
799097  4
67LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME
    Carly Simon (Elektra 45774)
727579  5
68SON OF MY FATHER
    Giorgio (Dunhill 4304)
34343710
69SMILIN’
    Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850)
81  2
70ISN’T LIFE STRANGE
    Moody Blues (Threshold 67009)
  1
71COULD IT BE FOREVER
    David Cassidy (Bell 45,187)
36181511
72KING HEROIN
    James Brown (Polydor 14116)
413233  9
73TUMBLING DICE
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103)
  1
74JUBILATION
    Paul Anka (Buddah 294)
788286  5
75TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST
    Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40069)
757782  4
76DIARY
    Bread (Elektra 45784)
  1
77SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM
    Buckwheat (London 176)
828491  5
78WHAT’D I SAY
    Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5043)
83  2
79CHANGES
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605)
8995  3
80DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST
    Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
93  2
81DOING MY OWN THING (pt. 1)
    Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122)
869199  4
82TELEGRAM SAM
    T. Rex (Reprise 1078)
87  2
83WOMAN’S GOTTA HAVE IT
    Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902)
  1
84LOVE’S STREET AND FOOL’S ROAD
    Solomon Burke (MGM 14353)
91  2
85WE’RE FREE
    Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348)
  1
86OUTA-SPACE
    Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
  1
87HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS
    Esther Phillips (Kudu 904)
9094100   4
88LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL
    Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376)
  1
89I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG
    Frederick Knight (Stax 0117)
  1
90TAOS NEW MEXICO
    R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5041)
96100   3
91JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou)
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 50890)
9496  3
92I’M MOVIN’ ON
    John Kay (Dunhill 4309)
98  2
93MENDELSSOHN’S 4TH (Second Movement)
    Apollo 100 (Mega 0069)
  1
94AMERIKAN MUSIC
    Steve Alaimo (Entrance 7507)
100   2
95UPSETTER
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316)
95  2
96I GOT SOME HELP I DON’T NEED
    B.B. King (ABC 11321)
  1
97BEG, STEAL OR BORROW
    New Seekers (Elektra 45780)
  1
98IF YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME
    Betty Wright (Alston 4609)
99  2
99TO GET TO YOU
    Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914)
  1
100 VAHEVALA
    Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Columbia 45550)
  1
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