CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending AUGUST 19, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ALONE AGAIN (Naturally)
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3619)
  1  2  310
  2BRANDY (You’re A Fine Girl)
    Looking Glass (Epic 10874)
  2  3  511
  3(If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT
    Luther Ingram (KoKo 2111)
  3  4  414
  4I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
    Al Green (Hi 2216)
  91116  8
  5LONG COOL WOMAN (In A Black Dress)
    Hollies (Epic 10871)
  8101210
  6SCHOOL’S OUT
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7596)
  6  6  713
  7DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST
    Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0100)
  4  1  219
  8HOW DO YOU DO?
    Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40715)
  5  8  917
  9THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17409)
11131712
10HOLD YOUR HEAD UP
    Argent (Epic 10852)
14202712
11YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM
    Jim Croce (ABC 11328)
131624  9
12GOODBYE TO LOVE
    Carpenters (A&M 1367)
171923  7
13WHERE IS THE LOVE
    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 2879)
  7  7  811
14SEALED WITH A KISS
    Bobby Vinton (Epic 10861)
16172112
15HAPPY
    Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19104)
182334  7
16LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1205)
192431  7
17ROCK AND ROLL (pt. 2)
    Gary Glitter (Bell 45,237)
223044  6
18COCONUT
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0718)
21253012
19BACK STABBERS
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517)
243238  7
20BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms)
    Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 203)
20212613
21MOTORCYCLE MAMA
    Sailcat (Elektra 45782)
232735  9
22DAY BY DAY
    Godspell (Bell 45,210)
10  91015
23THE GUITAR MAN
    Bread (Elektra 45803)
303956  5
24TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50910)
12  5  114
25BLACK AND WHITE
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317)
486172  4
26BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
    Partridge Family (Bell 45,235)
293136  8
27POWER OF LOVE
    Joe Simon (Spring 128)
324045  8
28LEAN ON ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 235)
2512  617
29BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY
    Daniel Boone (Mercury 73281)
34424812
30WHEN YOU SAY LOVE
    Sonny & Cher (Kapp 2176)
313541  7
31SMALL BEGINNINGS
    Flash (Capitol 3345)
35374311
32RUN TO ME
    Bee Gees (Atco 6896)
425266  5
33YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN
    Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7612)
384551  7
34BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
404855  8
35JOIN TOGETHER
    The Who (Decca 32983)
394652  6
36POP THAT THANG
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 935)
374450  8
37SATURDAY IN THE PARK
    Chicago (Columbia 45657)
455771  4
38GO ALL THE WAY
    Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
435159  7
39GONE
    Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387)
26283314
40I MISS YOU (pt. 1)
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3516)
414347  9
41PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT
    Crusaders (Blue Thumb 208)
445363  7
42POPCORN
    Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
475664  8
43STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN
    Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
465053  9
44GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14139)
496073  4
45THIS WORLD
    Staple Singers (Stax 0137)
516265  5
46HONKY CAT
    Elton John (Uni 55343)
60  2
47IN THE GHETTO
    Candi Staton (Fame 91000)
36384011
48EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
546370  7
49PLAY ME
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55346)
61  2
50HOLD HER TIGHT
    Osmonds (MGM 14405)
151519  9
51MY MAN, A SWEET MAN
    Millie Jackson (Spring 127)
556575  4
52A SIMPLE MAN
    Lobo (Big Tree 141)
535562  9
53MY DING-A-LING
    Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
627184  4
54SPEAK TO THE SKY
    Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340)
707989  4
55BEN
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
6573  3
56ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART
    Trammps (Buddah 306)
59676910
57EASY LIVIN’
    Uriah Heep (Mercury 73307)
646980  5
58WHOLY HOLY
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2901)
66  2
59I BELIEVE IN MUSIC
    Gallery (Sussex 239)
6776  3
60LOVE SONG
    Tommy James (Roulette 7130)
637282  4
61ROCK ME ON THE WATER
    Jackson Browne (Asylum 11006)
6978  3
62AMERICA
    Yes (Atlantic 2899)
7181  3
63IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY
    Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989)
687083  5
64WHY
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
74  2
65LAYLA
    Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809)
28141523
66THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (pt. 1)
    Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55478)
525457  5
67IN THE QUIET MORNING
    Joan Baez (A&M 1362)
728287  5
68THINK (About It)
    Lyn Collins (People 608)
76  2
69(They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU
    Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury 73301)
789095  5
70THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
    Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
7984  3
71BURNING LOVE
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
  1
72YOU WEAR IT WELL
    Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330)
  1
73DOWN BY THE RIVER
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6009)
758086  5
74DON’T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS
    Soul Children (Stax 0132)
778388  5
75TOAST TO THE FOOL
    Dramatics (Volt 4082)
8089  3
76GERONIMO’S CADILLAC
    Michael Murphey (A&M 1368)
86  2
77SWEET INSPIRATION/WHERE YOU LEAD
    Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45626)
584142  9
78NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
    Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
8894  5
79YOUR WONDERFUL, SWEET SWEET LOVE
    Supremes (Motown 1206)
8398  3
80SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS
    Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 45634)
818792  4
81COULD YOU PUT YOUR LIGHT ON PLEASE
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45792)
828591  4
82SUMMER SUN
    Jamestown Massacre (Warner Bros. 7603)
848696  4
83ALABAMA WILD MAN
    Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 74-0738)
858894  4
84FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”)
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
  1
85WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON
    Travis Wammack (Fame 91001)
899699  4
86USE ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
  1
87GARDEN PARTY
    Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980)
98  2
88TIGHT ROPE
    Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
  1
89MY GUY
    Petula Clark (MGM 14392)
919397  6
90A PIECE OF PAPER
    Gladstone (ABC 11327)
100   2
91IN TIME
    Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40071)
92  2
92HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY
    Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
93  2
93BEAT ME DADDY EIGHT TO THE BAR
    Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0169)
95  2
94LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND
    Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
97  2
95I COULD NEVER BE HAPPY
    Emotions (Volt 4083)
96100   3
96THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT
    Billy Preston (Apple 1808)
  8
97A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE
    Lenny Welch (Atco 6894)
  1
98FEEL ALRIGHT
    Cargoe (Ardent 2901)
  1
99JACKIE WILSON SAID (I’m In Heaven When You Smile)
    Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616)
  1
100 IT’S TOO LATE
    Bill Deal & Rhondels (Buddah 318)
  1
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