| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 6, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (Atlantic 2864) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | ROCKIN’ ROBIN Michael Jackson (Motown 1197) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial 1010) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4 | BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW Stylistics (Avco 4591) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 5 | DAY DREAMING Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2866) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| 6 | A COWBOY’S WORK IS NEVER DONE Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2163) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 7 | LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME Al Green (Hi 2211) | 9 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| 8 | I’LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers (Stax 0125) | 10 | 14 | 44 | 6 | |
| 9 | BABY BLUE Badfinger (Apple 1844) | 14 | 16 | 28 | 8 | |
| 10 | THE FAMILY OF MAN Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4306) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |
| 11 | OH GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55471) | 13 | 34 | 70 | 5 | |
| 12 | ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD Paul Simon (Columbia 45585) | 20 | 29 | 40 | 6 | |
| 13 | VINCENT Don McLean (United Artists 50887) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 14 | SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS War (United Artists 50867) | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
| 15 | SUAVECITO Malo (Warner Bros. 7559) | 17 | 20 | 30 | 11 | |
| 16 | BACK OFF BOOGALOO Ringo Starr (Apple 1849) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 7 | |
| 17 | DOCTOR MY EYES Jackson Browne (Asylum 11004) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 9 | |
| 18 | IN THE RAIN Dramatics (Volt 4075) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 19 | HOT ROD LINCOLN Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0146) | 23 | 37 | 60 | 7 | |
| 20 | A HORSE WITH NO NAME America (Warner Bros. 7555) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| 21 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE Jackson 5 (Motown 1199) | 29 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | JUMP INTO THE FIRE Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0673) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 8 | |
| 23 | HEARSAY Soul Children (Stax 0119) | 25 | 36 | 49 | 7 | |
| 24 | EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE Bobby Vinton (Epic 10822) | 24 | 18 | 19 | 15 | |
| 25 | TAXI Harry Chapin (Elektra 45770) | 26 | 31 | 37 | 10 | |
| 26 | WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited (Uni 55319) | 31 | 48 | 80 | 8 | |
| 27 | MORNING HAS BROKEN Cat Stevens (A&M 1335) | 34 | 45 | 54 | 7 | |
| 28 | (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | 33 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| 29 | HEART OF GOLD Neil Young (Reprise 1065) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| 30 | YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY April Wine (Big Tree 133) | 35 | 41 | 50 | 8 | |
| 31 | AM I LOSING YOU Partridge Family (Bell 45,200) | 32 | 32 | 35 | 7 | |
| 32 | TUMBLING DICE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19103) | 46 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU Gallery (Sussex 232) | 39 | 44 | 53 | 10 | |
| 34 | RUN RUN RUN Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum 11003) | 43 | 51 | 56 | 8 | |
| 35 | THE CANDY MAN Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14320) | 44 | 55 | 69 | 8 | |
| 36 | ROUNDABOUT Yes (Atlantic 2854) | 21 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
| 37 | LAY-AWAY Isley Brothers (T-Neck 934) | 38 | 43 | 52 | 8 | |
| 38 | SYLVIA’S MOTHER Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia 45562) | 48 | 62 | 71 | 7 | |
| 39 | BE MY LOVER Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7568) | 36 | 39 | 46 | 8 | |
| 40 | MISTER CAN’T YOU SEE Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35151) | 41 | 53 | 63 | 7 | |
| 41 | IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME Carpenters (A&M 1351) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | YOU ARE THE ONE Sugar Bears (Big Tree 122) | 50 | 52 | 62 | 9 | |
| 43 | LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love) Andy Williams (Columbia 45579) | 51 | 60 | 88 | 5 | |
| 44 | SMILIN’ Sly & Family Stone (Epic 10850) | 53 | 69 | 81 | 4 | |
| 45 | I SAW THE LIGHT Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0003) | 52 | 66 | 79 | 6 | |
| 46 | ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT Millie Jackson (Spring 123) | 56 | 64 | 74 | 7 | |
| 47 | PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond (MGM 14367) | 30 | 24 | 7 | 12 | |
| 48 | ISN’T LIFE STRANGE Moody Blues (Threshold 67009) | 60 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond (Uni 55326) | 63 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul 35094) | 37 | 38 | 42 | 7 | |
| 51 | DIARY Bread (Elektra 45784) | 65 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | IKO IKO Dr. John (Atco 6882) | 54 | 58 | 67 | 6 | |
| 53 | SOMEDAY NEVER COMES Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 676) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax 7202) | 58 | 61 | 65 | 6 | |
| 55 | WALK IN THE NIGHT Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35095) | 59 | 63 | 76 | 6 | |
| 56 | TAURUS Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex 233) | 27 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
| 57 | POOL OF BAD LUCK Joe Simon (Spring 124) | 49 | 50 | 59 | 7 | |
| 58 | OLD MAN Neil Young (Reprise 1084) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION Paul Simon (Columbia 45547) | 40 | 25 | 11 | 14 | |
| 60 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | 71 | 80 | 93 | 4 | |
| 61 | LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME Carly Simon (Elektra 45774) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 7 | |
| 62 | YOU WERE MADE FOR ME Luther Ingram (KoKo 2110) | 57 | 59 | 64 | 9 | |
| 63 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 77 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | JUBILATION Paul Anka (Buddah 294) | 69 | 74 | 78 | 7 | |
| 65 | I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | 80 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | ROCKET MAN Elton John (Uni 55328) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | CHANGES David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0605) | 74 | 79 | 89 | 5 | |
| 68 | WOMAN’S GOTTA HAVE IT Bobby Womack (United Artists 50902) | 73 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM Buckwheat (London 176) | 72 | 77 | 82 | 7 | |
| 70 | DOING MY OWN THING (pt. 1) Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0122) | 75 | 81 | 86 | 6 | |
| 71 | TELEGRAM SAM T. Rex (Reprise 1078) | 78 | 82 | 87 | 4 | |
| 72 | AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU (For More Reasons Than One) Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Enterprise 9049) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | WE’RE FREE Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348) | 79 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | THERE IT IS (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14125) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | I’M MOVIN’ ON John Kay (Dunhill 4309) | 86 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| 76 | LIFE AND BREATH Climax (Rocky Road 30061) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM 14376) | 82 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE Supremes (Motown 1200) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | I GOT SOME HELP I DON’T NEED B.B. King (ABC 11321) | 85 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | AIN’T WASTIN’ TIME NO MORE Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | IMMIGRATION MAN Graham Nash & David Crosby (Atlantic 2873) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | LOVE’S STREET AND FOOL’S ROAD Solomon Burke (MGM 14353) | 83 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| 83 | THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER Tom Jones (Parrot 40070) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | HOW DO YOU DO? Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | BEG, STEAL OR BORROW New Seekers (Elektra 45780) | 91 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS Esther Phillips (Kudu 904) | 92 | 87 | 90 | 6 | |
| 88 | UPSETTER Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3316) | 94 | 95 | 95 | 4 | |
| 89 | VAHEVALA Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Columbia 45550) | 96 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | TO GET TO YOU Jerry Wallace (Decca 32914) | 93 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE Al Martino (Capitol 3313) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | AN AMERICAN TRILOGY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0672) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | DON’T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE Raspberries (Capitol 3280) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | SOULSVILLE Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9045) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | YOU AND I Black Ivory (Today 1508) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | HOT ’N’ NASTY Humble Pie (A&M 1349) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” Nino Rota (Paramount 0152) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME (pt. 1) Independents (Wand 11245) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | AMERIKAN MUSIC Steve Alaimo (Entrance 7507) | — | 94 | 100 | 3 | |
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