| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 22, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| 3 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | 5 | 9 | 16 | 15 | |
| 4 | TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
| 6 | ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3619) | 13 | 27 | 45 | 6 | |
| 7 | I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE Michael Jackson (Motown 1202) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 8 | TOO YOUNG Donny Osmond (MGM 14407) | 9 | 13 | 19 | 7 | |
| 9 | TAKE IT EASY Eagles (Asylum 11005) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| 10 | BRANDY (You’re A Fine Girl) Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | 17 | 25 | 33 | 7 | |
| 11 | SCHOOL’S OUT Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596) | 15 | 18 | 25 | 9 | |
| 12 | DAY BY DAY Godspell (Bell 45,210) | 14 | 19 | 22 | 11 | |
| 13 | WHERE IS THE LOVE Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879) | 16 | 20 | 28 | 7 | |
| 14 | HOW DO YOU DO? Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | 18 | 24 | 29 | 13 | |
| 15 | ROCKET MAN Elton John (Uni 55328) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | |
| 16 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 17 | LONG COOL WOMAN (In A Black Dress) Hollies (Epic 10871) | 26 | 43 | 58 | 6 | |
| 18 | PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND Stylistics (Avco 4595) | 19 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
| 19 | CONQUISTADOR Procol Harum (A&M 1347) | 22 | 26 | 30 | 9 | |
| 20 | LAYLA Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | 23 | 29 | 34 | 19 | |
| 21 | HOLD HER TIGHT Osmonds (MGM 14405) | 25 | 31 | 44 | 5 | |
| 22 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | 28 | 34 | 40 | 8 | |
| 23 | SEALED WITH A KISS Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861) | 27 | 33 | 38 | 8 | |
| 24 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi 2216) | 36 | 46 | 70 | 4 | |
| 25 | ALL THE KING’S HORSES Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2883) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 8 | |
| 26 | SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond (Uni 55326) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| 27 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU Gallery (Sussex 232) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |
| 28 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | 30 | 37 | 42 | 9 | |
| 29 | I NEED YOU America (Warner Bros. 7580) | 21 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
| 30 | THE RUNWAY Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316) | 33 | 41 | 47 | 7 | |
| 31 | I’M COMING HOME Stories (Kama Sutra 545) | 35 | 40 | 55 | 7 | |
| 32 | SUPERWOMAN (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54216) | 34 | 38 | 39 | 10 | |
| 33 | GOODBYE TO LOVE Carpenters (A&M 1367) | 44 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC 11328) | 41 | 55 | 65 | 5 | |
| 35 | THE CANDY MAN Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14320) | 24 | 16 | 7 | 19 | |
| 36 | COCONUT Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | 39 | 42 | 52 | 8 | |
| 37 | HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent (Epic 10852) | 43 | 61 | 74 | 8 | |
| 38 | HONKY TONK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14129) | 40 | 50 | 60 | 6 | |
| 39 | GONE Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387) | 42 | 45 | 54 | 10 | |
| 40 | MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat (Elektra 45782) | 47 | 68 | 79 | 5 | |
| 41 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Partridge Family (Bell 45,235) | 50 | 58 | 68 | 4 | |
| 42 | HAPPY Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104) | 67 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | IN THE GHETTO Candi Staton (Fame 91000) | 46 | 54 | 63 | 7 | |
| 44 | LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS Jackson 5 (Motown 1205) | 57 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | WE’RE FREE Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12348) | 49 | 53 | 53 | 14 | |
| 46 | SWEET INSPIRATION/WHERE YOU LEAD Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626) | 52 | 60 | 69 | 5 | |
| 47 | SMALL BEGINNINGS Flash (Capitol 3345) | 54 | 64 | 77 | 7 | |
| 48 | WE’VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220) | 53 | 57 | 61 | 8 | |
| 49 | BROWN EYED GIRL El Chicano (Kapp 2173) | 51 | 56 | 62 | 6 | |
| 50 | POWER OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 128) | 60 | 70 | 81 | 4 | |
| 51 | LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329) | 55 | 66 | 76 | 4 | |
| 52 | WAR SONG Neil Young & Graham Nash (Reprise 1099) | 56 | 59 | 64 | 5 | |
| 53 | POP THAT THANG Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | 61 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| 54 | BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | 63 | 75 | 84 | 8 | |
| 55 | WHEN YOU SAY LOVE Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176) | 64 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Wings (Apple 1851) | 48 | 52 | 56 | 6 | |
| 57 | I MISS YOU (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516) | 68 | 78 | 93 | 5 | |
| 58 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | 59 | 63 | 71 | 5 | |
| 59 | YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | 71 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | VAYA CON DIOS Dawn (Bell 45,225) | 62 | 65 | 72 | 6 | |
| 61 | ROCK AND ROLL (pt. 2) Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight (Stax 0117) | 32 | 22 | 20 | 14 | |
| 63 | BACK STABBERS O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517) | 79 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | 82 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| 65 | JOIN TOGETHER The Who (Decca 32983) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | DUNCAN Paul Simon (Columbia 45638) | 70 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | MEN OF LEARNING Vigrass & Osborne (Uni 55330) | 45 | 47 | 49 | 7 | |
| 68 | SCHOOL OF LIFE Tommy Tate (KoKo 2112) | 69 | 73 | 83 | 8 | |
| 69 | THE GUITAR MAN Bread (Elektra 45803) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | GO ALL THE WAY Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (pt. 1) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | A SIMPLE MAN Lobo (Big Tree 141) | 83 | 93 | 96 | 5 | |
| 73 | WHAT A WONDERFUL THING WE HAVE Fabulous Rhinestones (Just Sunshine 500) | 78 | 87 | 97 | 4 | |
| 74 | STARMAN David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719) | 75 | 79 | 85 | 6 | |
| 75 | IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson (GNP Crescendo 449) | 77 | 81 | 86 | 6 | |
| 76 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps (Buddah 306) | 81 | 85 | 95 | 6 | |
| 77 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | 85 | — | — | 3 | |
| 78 | POPCORN Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | 86 | 97 | 99 | 4 | |
| 79 | THIS WORLD Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | RUN TO ME Bee Gees (Atco 6896) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | JESAHEL English Congregation (Signpost 70004) | 90 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| 82 | CIRCUS Mike Quatro Jam Band (Evolution 1062) | 87 | 91 | 91 | 4 | |
| 83 | ALL DOWN THE LINE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | DOWN ON ME Janis Joplin (Columbia 45630) | 88 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | EASY LIVIN’ Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | I’LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU Albert King (Stax 0135) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | 92 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12354) | 89 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | COUNTRY WOMAN Magic Lantern (Charisma 100) | 94 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | IF I WERE A CARPENTER Bob Seger (Palladium 1079) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | IN THE QUIET MORNING Joan Baez (A&M 1362) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | DON’T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS Soul Children (Stax 0132) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | LITTLE WOMAN LOVE Wings (Apple 1851) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | I WANNA BE YOUR BABY Three Degrees (Roulette 7125) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | DOWN BY THE RIVER Albert Hammond (Mums 6009) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | YANKEE LADY Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 547) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | LIFE AND BREATH Climax (Rocky Road 30061) | — | — | 50 | 11 | |
| 100 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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