| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 15, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2 | TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | 9 | 16 | 18 | 14 | |
| 6 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 7 | SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond (Uni 55326) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 8 | I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE Michael Jackson (Motown 1202) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |
| 9 | TOO YOUNG Donny Osmond (MGM 14407) | 13 | 19 | 25 | 6 | |
| 10 | TAKE IT EASY Eagles (Asylum 11005) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 9 | |
| 11 | ROCKET MAN Elton John (Uni 55328) | 14 | 17 | 20 | 12 | |
| 12 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU Gallery (Sussex 232) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
| 13 | ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3619) | 27 | 45 | 74 | 5 | |
| 14 | DAY BY DAY Godspell (Bell 45,210) | 19 | 22 | 28 | 10 | |
| 15 | SCHOOL’S OUT Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596) | 18 | 25 | 34 | 8 | |
| 16 | WHERE IS THE LOVE Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879) | 20 | 28 | 38 | 6 | |
| 17 | BRANDY (You’re A Fine Girl) Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | 25 | 33 | 40 | 6 | |
| 18 | HOW DO YOU DO? Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | 24 | 29 | 33 | 12 | |
| 19 | PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND Stylistics (Avco 4595) | 23 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| 20 | ALL THE KING’S HORSES Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883) | 21 | 24 | 29 | 7 | |
| 21 | I NEED YOU America (Warner Bros. 7580) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| 22 | CONQUISTADOR Procol Harum (A&M 1347) | 26 | 30 | 36 | 8 | |
| 23 | LAYLA Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | 29 | 34 | 47 | 18 | |
| 24 | THE CANDY MAN Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14320) | 16 | 7 | 3 | 18 | |
| 25 | HOLD HER TIGHT Osmonds (MGM 14405) | 31 | 44 | 70 | 4 | |
| 26 | LONG COOL WOMAN (In A Black Dress) Hollies (Epic 10871) | 43 | 58 | 76 | 5 | |
| 27 | SEALED WITH A KISS Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861) | 33 | 38 | 46 | 7 | |
| 28 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | 34 | 40 | 48 | 7 | |
| 29 | AMAZING GRACE Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor 74-0709) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| 30 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 8 | |
| 31 | HOW CAN I BE SURE David Cassidy (Bell 45,220) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 | |
| 32 | I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 13 | |
| 33 | THE RUNWAY Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316) | 41 | 47 | 59 | 6 | |
| 34 | SUPERWOMAN (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216) | 38 | 39 | 41 | 9 | |
| 35 | I’M COMING HOME Stories (Kama Sutra 545) | 40 | 55 | 65 | 6 | |
| 36 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi 2216) | 46 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 5th Dimension (Bell 45,195) | 17 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |
| 38 | LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED Cher (Kapp 2171) | 28 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| 39 | COCONUT Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | 42 | 52 | 63 | 7 | |
| 40 | HONKY TONK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14129) | 50 | 60 | 71 | 5 | |
| 41 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC 11328) | 55 | 65 | 86 | 4 | |
| 42 | GONE Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387) | 45 | 54 | 64 | 9 | |
| 43 | HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent (Epic 10852) | 61 | 74 | 80 | 7 | |
| 44 | GOODBYE TO LOVE Carpenters (A&M 1367) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | MEN OF LEARNING Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330) | 47 | 49 | 68 | 6 | |
| 46 | IN THE GHETTO Candi Staton (Fame 91000) | 54 | 63 | 69 | 6 | |
| 47 | MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat (Elektra 45782) | 68 | 79 | 92 | 4 | |
| 48 | MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Wings (Apple 1851) | 52 | 56 | 67 | 5 | |
| 49 | WE’RE FREE Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348) | 53 | 53 | 57 | 13 | |
| 50 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Partridge Family (Bell 45,235) | 58 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | BROWN EYED GIRL El Chicano (Kapp 2173) | 56 | 62 | 75 | 5 | |
| 52 | SWEET INSPIRATION/WHERE YOU LEAD Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626) | 60 | 69 | 83 | 4 | |
| 53 | WE’VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220) | 57 | 61 | 66 | 7 | |
| 54 | SMALL BEGINNINGS Flash (Capitol 3345) | 64 | 77 | 89 | 6 | |
| 55 | LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329) | 66 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | WAR SONG Neil Young & Graham Nash (Reprise 1099) | 59 | 64 | 85 | 4 | |
| 57 | LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS Jackson 5 (Motown 1205) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | YOU SAID A BAD WORD Joe Tex (Dial 1012) | 35 | 35 | 37 | 9 | |
| 59 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | 63 | 71 | 88 | 4 | |
| 60 | POWER OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 128) | 70 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | POP THAT THANG Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | VAYA CON DIOS Dawn (Bell 45,225) | 65 | 72 | 78 | 5 | |
| 63 | BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | 75 | 84 | 91 | 7 | |
| 64 | WHEN YOU SAY LOVE Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART Bettye Swann (Atlantic 2869) | 67 | 73 | 79 | 6 | |
| 66 | BED AND BOARD Barbara Mason (Buddah 296) | 69 | 75 | 82 | 4 | |
| 67 | HAPPY Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | I MISS YOU (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516) | 78 | 93 | 94 | 4 | |
| 69 | SCHOOL OF LIFE Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112) | 73 | 83 | 90 | 7 | |
| 70 | DUNCAN Paul Simon (Columbia 45638) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | RIP OFF Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7204) | 51 | 57 | 60 | 8 | |
| 73 | TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM Delfonics (Philly Groove 172) | 74 | 78 | 84 | 8 | |
| 74 | AFTER MIDNIGHT J.J. Cale (Shelter 7321) | 49 | 51 | 62 | 8 | |
| 75 | STARMAN David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719) | 79 | 85 | 93 | 5 | |
| 76 | JOIN TOGETHER The Who (Decca 32983) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson (GNP Crescendo 449) | 81 | 86 | 100 | 5 | |
| 78 | WHAT A WONDERFUL THING WE HAVE Fabulous Rhinestones (Just Sunshine 500) | 87 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | BACK STABBERS O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | GO ALL THE WAY Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps (Buddah 306) | 85 | 95 | 98 | 5 | |
| 82 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | 86 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | A SIMPLE MAN Lobo (Big Tree 141) | 93 | 96 | 99 | 4 | |
| 84 | WE’RE ON OUR WAY Chris Hodge (Apple 1850) | 36 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 85 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | POPCORN Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | 97 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | CIRCUS Mike Quatro Jam Band (Evolution 1062) | 91 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | DOWN ON ME Janis Joplin (Columbia 45630) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12354) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | JESAHEL English Congregation (Signpost 70004) | 92 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | GOT PLEASURE Ohio Players (Westbound 204) | 90 | 90 | 97 | 4 | |
| 92 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | COUNTRY WOMAN Magic Lantern (Charisma 100) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | VANILLA OLAY Jackie DeShannon (Atlantic 2871) | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | BUTTERFLY Danyel Gerard (MGM/Verve 10670) | 96 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | ROCK AND ROLL (pt. 2) Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | MY GUY Petula Clark (MGM 14392) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | IF I WERE A CARPENTER Bob Seger (Palladium 1079) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | I WANNA BE YOUR BABY Three Degrees (Roulette 7125) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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