| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 5, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| 2 | ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3619) | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | |
| 3 | BRANDY (You’re A Fine Girl) Looking Glass (Epic 10874) | 5 | 10 | 17 | 9 | |
| 4 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 5 | TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 6 | SCHOOL’S OUT Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596) | 7 | 11 | 15 | 11 | |
| 7 | WHERE IS THE LOVE Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879) | 8 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |
| 8 | HOW DO YOU DO? Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715) | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | |
| 9 | DAY BY DAY Godspell (Bell 45,210) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
| 10 | LONG COOL WOMAN (In A Black Dress) Hollies (Epic 10871) | 12 | 17 | 26 | 8 | |
| 11 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi 2216) | 16 | 24 | 36 | 6 | |
| 12 | LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (Sussex 235) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 13 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) | 17 | 22 | 28 | 10 | |
| 14 | LAYLA Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | |
| 15 | HOLD HER TIGHT Osmonds (MGM 14405) | 19 | 21 | 25 | 7 | |
| 16 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC 11328) | 24 | 34 | 41 | 7 | |
| 17 | SEALED WITH A KISS Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 10 | |
| 18 | TAKE IT EASY Eagles (Asylum 11005) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 19 | GOODBYE TO LOVE Carpenters (A&M 1367) | 23 | 33 | 44 | 5 | |
| 20 | HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent (Epic 10852) | 27 | 37 | 43 | 10 | |
| 21 | BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 11 | |
| 22 | TOO YOUNG Donny Osmond (MGM 14407) | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 23 | HAPPY Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104) | 34 | 42 | 67 | 5 | |
| 24 | LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS Jackson 5 (Motown 1205) | 31 | 44 | 57 | 5 | |
| 25 | COCONUT Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718) | 30 | 36 | 39 | 10 | |
| 26 | I’M COMING HOME Stories (Kama Sutra 545) | 28 | 31 | 35 | 9 | |
| 27 | MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat (Elektra 45782) | 35 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| 28 | GONE Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387) | 33 | 39 | 42 | 12 | |
| 29 | THE RUNWAY Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316) | 29 | 30 | 33 | 9 | |
| 30 | ROCK AND ROLL (pt. 2) Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237) | 44 | 61 | 97 | 4 | |
| 31 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Partridge Family (Bell 45,235) | 36 | 41 | 50 | 6 | |
| 32 | BACK STABBERS O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517) | 38 | 63 | 79 | 5 | |
| 33 | I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE Michael Jackson (Motown 1202) | 14 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| 34 | CONQUISTADOR Procol Harum (A&M 1347) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 11 | |
| 35 | WHEN YOU SAY LOVE Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176) | 41 | 55 | 64 | 5 | |
| 36 | PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND Stylistics (Avco 4595) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 11 | |
| 37 | SMALL BEGINNINGS Flash (Capitol 3345) | 43 | 47 | 54 | 9 | |
| 38 | IN THE GHETTO Candi Staton (Fame 91000) | 40 | 43 | 46 | 9 | |
| 39 | THE GUITAR MAN Bread (Elektra 45803) | 56 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | POWER OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 128) | 45 | 50 | 60 | 6 | |
| 41 | SWEET INSPIRATION/WHERE YOU LEAD Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626) | 42 | 46 | 52 | 7 | |
| 42 | BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281) | 48 | 54 | 63 | 10 | |
| 43 | I MISS YOU (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516) | 47 | 57 | 68 | 7 | |
| 44 | POP THAT THANG Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935) | 50 | 53 | 61 | 6 | |
| 45 | YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612) | 51 | 59 | 71 | 5 | |
| 46 | JOIN TOGETHER The Who (Decca 32983) | 52 | 65 | 76 | 4 | |
| 47 | TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 48 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | 55 | 64 | 82 | 6 | |
| 49 | OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (A&M 1320) | 25 | 16 | 4 | 16 | |
| 50 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | 53 | 58 | 59 | 7 | |
| 51 | GO ALL THE WAY Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | 59 | 70 | 80 | 5 | |
| 52 | RUN TO ME Bee Gees (Atco 6896) | 66 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208) | 63 | 77 | 85 | 5 | |
| 54 | THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (pt. 1) Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478) | 57 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | A SIMPLE MAN Lobo (Big Tree 141) | 62 | 72 | 83 | 7 | |
| 56 | POPCORN Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | 64 | 78 | 86 | 6 | |
| 57 | SATURDAY IN THE PARK Chicago (Columbia 45657) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | DUNCAN Paul Simon (Columbia 45638) | 61 | 66 | 70 | 5 | |
| 59 | WE’VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220) | 46 | 48 | 53 | 10 | |
| 60 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14139) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | BLACK AND WHITE Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | THIS WORLD Staple Singers (Stax 0137) | 65 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | 70 | 87 | 92 | 5 | |
| 64 | STARMAN David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719) | 68 | 74 | 75 | 8 | |
| 65 | MY MAN, A SWEET MAN Millie Jackson (Spring 127) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | HONKY TONK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14129) | 39 | 38 | 40 | 8 | |
| 67 | ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART Trammps (Buddah 306) | 69 | 76 | 81 | 8 | |
| 68 | LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 6 | |
| 69 | EASY LIVIN’ Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307) | 80 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) | 83 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LOVE SONG Tommy James (Roulette 7130) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | BEN Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | CIRCUS Mike Quatro Jam Band (Evolution 1062) | 76 | 82 | 87 | 6 | |
| 75 | SITTIN’ ON A TIME BOMB (Waitin’ For The Hurt To Come) Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7205) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC Gallery (Sussex 239) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | I’LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU Albert King (Stax 0135) | 81 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | ROCK ME ON THE WATER Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | SPEAK TO THE SKY Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | DOWN BY THE RIVER Albert Hammond (Mums 6009) | 86 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | AMERICA Yes (Atlantic 2899) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | IN THE QUIET MORNING Joan Baez (A&M 1362) | 87 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | DON’T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS Soul Children (Stax 0132) | 88 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | COULD YOU PUT YOUR LIGHT ON PLEASE Harry Chapin (Elektra 45792) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | SUMMER SUN Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | ALABAMA WILD MAN Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | TOAST TO THE FOOL Dramatics (Volt 4082) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301) | 95 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | LIFE AND BREATH Climax (Rocky Road 30061) | 93 | 99 | — | 13 | |
| 92 | GOODBYE AGAIN John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0737) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | MY GUY Petula Clark (MGM 14392) | 97 | — | 98 | 4 | |
| 94 | NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 95 | BAD SIDE OF THE MOON April Wine (Big Tree 142) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON Travis Wammack (Fame 91001) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | CIRCLES New Seekers (Elektra 45787) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | YOUR WONDERFUL, SWEET SWEET LOVE Supremes (Motown 1206) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | STORIES?? Chakachas (Avco 4596) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | I COULD NEVER BE HAPPY Emotions (Volt 4083) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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