CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending AUGUST 5, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST
    Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
  2  3  517
  2ALONE AGAIN (Naturally)
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3619)
  3  613  8
  3BRANDY (You’re A Fine Girl)
    Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
  51017  9
  4(If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
  4  5  612
  5TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
  1  2  312
  6SCHOOL’S OUT
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
  7111511
  7WHERE IS THE LOVE
    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
  81316  9
  8HOW DO YOU DO?
    Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
  9141815
  9DAY BY DAY
    Godspell (Bell 45,210)
10121413
10LONG COOL WOMAN (In A Black Dress)
    Hollies (Epic 10871)
121726  8
11I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
    Al Green (Hi 2216)
162436  6
12LEAN ON ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
  6  1  115
13THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
17222810
14LAYLA
    Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
15202321
15HOLD HER TIGHT
    Osmonds (MGM 14405)
192125  7
16YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM
    Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
243441  7
17SEALED WITH A KISS
    Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
21232710
18TAKE IT EASY
    Eagles (Asylum 11005)
11  91012
19GOODBYE TO LOVE
    Carpenters (A&M 1367)
233344  5
20HOLD YOUR HEAD UP
    Argent (Epic 10852)
27374310
21BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms)
    Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
26283011
22TOO YOUNG
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14407)
13  8  9  9
23HAPPY
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104)
344267  5
24LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1205)
314457  5
25COCONUT
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
30363910
26I’M COMING HOME
    Stories (Kama Sutra 545)
283135  9
27MOTORCYCLE MAMA
    Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
354047  7
28GONE
    Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
33394212
29THE RUNWAY
    Grass Roots (Dunhill 4316)
293033  9
30ROCK AND ROLL (pt. 2)
    Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
446197  4
31BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,235)
364150  6
32BACK STABBERS
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517)
386379  5
33I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1202)
14  7  812
34CONQUISTADOR
    Procol Harum (A&M 1347)
18192211
35WHEN YOU SAY LOVE
    Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176)
415564  5
36PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
    Stylistics (Avco 4595)
20181911
37SMALL BEGINNINGS
    Flash (Capitol 3345)
434754  9
38IN THE GHETTO
    Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
404346  9
39THE GUITAR MAN
    Bread (Elektra 45803)
5669  3
40POWER OF LOVE
    Joe Simon (Spring 128)
455060  6
41SWEET INSPIRATION/WHERE YOU LEAD
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626)
424652  7
42BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY
    Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
48546310
43I MISS YOU (pt. 1)
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516)
475768  7
44POP THAT THANG
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
505361  6
45YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN
    Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
515971  5
46JOIN TOGETHER
    The Who (Decca 32983)
526576  4
47TROGLODYTE (Cave Man)
    Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 48-1029)
22  4  214
48BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
556482  6
49OUTA-SPACE
    Billy Preston (A&M 1320)
2516  416
50STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN
    Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
535859  7
51GO ALL THE WAY
    Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
597080  5
52RUN TO ME
    Bee Gees (Atco 6896)
6680  3
53PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT
    Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
637785  5
54THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (pt. 1)
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478)
5771  3
55A SIMPLE MAN
    Lobo (Big Tree 141)
627283  7
56POPCORN
    Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
647886  6
57SATURDAY IN THE PARK
    Chicago (Columbia 45657)
71  2
58DUNCAN
    Paul Simon (Columbia 45638)
616670  5
59WE’VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW
    Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54220)
46485310
60GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14139)
73  2
61BLACK AND WHITE
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
72  2
62THIS WORLD
    Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
6579  3
63EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
708792  5
64STARMAN
    David Bowie (RCA Victor 74-0719)
687475  8
65MY MAN, A SWEET MAN
    Millie Jackson (Spring 127)
75  2
66HONKY TONK (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14129)
393840  8
67ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART
    Trammps (Buddah 306)
697681  8
68LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA
    Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11329)
495155  6
69EASY LIVIN’
    Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307)
8085  3
70IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY
    Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989)
8394  3
71MY DING-A-LING
    Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
84  2
72LOVE SONG
    Tommy James (Roulette 7130)
82  2
73BEN
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
  1
74CIRCUS
    Mike Quatro Jam Band (Evolution 1062)
768287  6
75SITTIN’ ON A TIME BOMB (Waitin’ For The Hurt To Come)
    Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7205)
78  2
76I BELIEVE IN MUSIC
    Gallery (Sussex 239)
  1
77I’LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU
    Albert King (Stax 0135)
8186  3
78ROCK ME ON THE WATER
    Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006)
  1
79SPEAK TO THE SKY
    Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
89  2
80DOWN BY THE RIVER
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6009)
8697  3
81AMERICA
    Yes (Atlantic 2899)
  1
82IN THE QUIET MORNING
    Joan Baez (A&M 1362)
8792  3
83DON’T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS
    Soul Children (Stax 0132)
8893  3
84THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
    Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
  1
85COULD YOU PUT YOUR LIGHT ON PLEASE
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45792)
91  2
86SUMMER SUN
    Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603)
96  2
87SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS
    Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634)
92  2
88ALABAMA WILD MAN
    Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738)
94  2
89TOAST TO THE FOOL
    Dramatics (Volt 4082)
  1
90(They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU
    Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301)
95100   3
91LIFE AND BREATH
    Climax (Rocky Road 30061)
939913
92GOODBYE AGAIN
    John Denver (RCA Victor 74-0737)
  1
93MY GUY
    Petula Clark (MGM 14392)
9798  4
94NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
    Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
  3
95BAD SIDE OF THE MOON
    April Wine (Big Tree 142)
98  2
96WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON
    Travis Wammack (Fame 91001)
99  2
97CIRCLES
    New Seekers (Elektra 45787)
  1
98YOUR WONDERFUL, SWEET SWEET LOVE
    Supremes (Motown 1206)
  1
99STORIES??
    Chakachas (Avco 4596)
  1
100 I COULD NEVER BE HAPPY
    Emotions (Volt 4083)
  1
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