| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 21, 1972 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry (Chess 2131) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | BEN Michael Jackson (Motown 1207) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3 | EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 4 | BURNING LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |
| 5 | USE ME Bill Withers (Sussex 241) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | |
| 6 | GO ALL THE WAY Raspberries (Capitol 3348) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| 7 | NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN Moody Blues (Deram 85023) | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | |
| 8 | I’LL BE AROUND Spinners (Atlantic 2904) | 21 | 33 | 38 | 8 | |
| 9 | FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”) Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975) | 13 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 10 | GARDEN PARTY Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980) | 17 | 24 | 27 | 11 | |
| 11 | TIGHT ROPE Leon Russell (Shelter 7325) | 12 | 21 | 32 | 10 | |
| 12 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006) | 14 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| 13 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash (Epic 10902) | 19 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| 14 | YOU WEAR IT WELL Rod Stewart (Mercury 73330) | 15 | 17 | 23 | 10 | |
| 15 | POPCORN Hot Butter (Musicor 1458) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | |
| 16 | LISTEN TO THE MUSIC Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619) | 22 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 17 | GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14139) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 18 | BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
| 19 | I BELIEVE IN MUSIC Gallery (Sussex 239) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 12 | |
| 20 | BLACK AND WHITE Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4317) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 21 | IF I COULD REACH YOU 5th Dimension (Bell 45,261) | 23 | 30 | 34 | 8 | |
| 22 | I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME Lobo (Big Tree 147) | 34 | 41 | 48 | 6 | |
| 23 | THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) | 25 | 26 | 29 | 12 | |
| 24 | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | 27 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 25 | DON’T EVER BE LONELY (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| 26 | ROCK ME BABY David Cassidy (Bell 45,260) | 29 | 31 | 35 | 7 | |
| 27 | WITCHY WOMAN Eagles (Asylum 11008) | 31 | 36 | 42 | 9 | |
| 28 | I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350) | 40 | 54 | 64 | 9 | |
| 29 | WHY Donny Osmond (MGM 14424) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| 30 | STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Mel & Tim (Stax 0127) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | |
| 31 | MIDNIGHT RIDER Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370) | 33 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| 32 | BACK STABBERS O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3517) | 20 | 14 | 5 | 16 | |
| 33 | SPACEMAN Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788) | 37 | 44 | 50 | 6 | |
| 34 | DON’T DO IT The Band (Capitol 3433) | 41 | 53 | 60 | 6 | |
| 35 | PLAY ME Neil Diamond (Uni 55346) | 28 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| 36 | SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606) | 48 | 57 | 71 | 5 | |
| 37 | WOMAN DON’T GO ASTRAY King Floyd (Chimneyville 443) | 38 | 40 | 45 | 8 | |
| 38 | SPEAK TO THE SKY Rick Springfield (Capitol 3340) | 30 | 15 | 19 | 13 | |
| 39 | LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND Sam Neely (Capitol 3381) | 45 | 48 | 53 | 11 | |
| 40 | FROM THE BEGINNING Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158) | 44 | 45 | 46 | 9 | |
| 41 | ELECTED Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631) | 53 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | ALL THE YOUNG DUDES Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673) | 54 | 64 | 77 | 5 | |
| 43 | AMERICAN CITY SUITE Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324) | 51 | 59 | 70 | 6 | |
| 44 | THAT’S HOW LOVE GOES Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201) | 47 | 49 | 55 | 7 | |
| 45 | CAN’T YOU HEAR THE SONG? Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105) | 52 | 67 | 85 | 4 | |
| 46 | SLAUGHTER Billy Preston (A&M 1380) | 46 | 47 | 51 | 7 | |
| 47 | ROCK ’N ROLL SOUL Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3363) | 55 | 66 | 79 | 6 | |
| 48 | IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3520) | 60 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| 49 | SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946) | 42 | 43 | 44 | 9 | |
| 50 | GUILTY Al Green (Bell 45,258) | 59 | 63 | 75 | 6 | |
| 51 | A PIECE OF PAPER Gladstone (ABC 11327) | 43 | 38 | 39 | 11 | |
| 52 | DON’T HIDE YOUR LOVE Cher (Kapp 2184) | 50 | 50 | 52 | 7 | |
| 53 | (It’s The Way) NATURE PLANNED IT Four Tops (Motown 1210) | 57 | 58 | 61 | 9 | |
| 54 | PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE Temptations (Gordy 7121) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | I’LL MAKE YOU MUSIC Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363) | 56 | 60 | 73 | 6 | |
| 56 | BABY SITTER Betty Wright (Alston 4614) | 66 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| 57 | LET IT RAIN Eric Clapton (Polydor 15049) | 58 | 61 | 66 | 6 | |
| 58 | MAN SIZED JOB Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206) | 67 | 73 | 87 | 4 | |
| 59 | FUNNY FACE Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) | 68 | 78 | 95 | 4 | |
| 60 | THEME FROM THE MEN Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058) | 69 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | TOAST TO THE FOOL Dramatics (Volt 4082) | 61 | 52 | 54 | 12 | |
| 62 | OPERATOR (That’s Not The Way It Feels) Jim Croce (ABC 11335) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Albert Hammond (Mums 6011) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | I’M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU Stylistics (Avco 4603) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | THINK (About It) Lyn Collins (People 608) | 62 | 55 | 57 | 11 | |
| 66 | TOGETHER ALONE Melanie (Neighborhood 4207) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME Al Green (Hi 2227) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH ME Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | 77 | 93 | — | 6 | |
| 69 | A LONELY MAN Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55483) | 73 | 80 | 93 | 4 | |
| 70 | IF YOU LET ME Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222) | 74 | 81 | 88 | 5 | |
| 71 | CONVENTION ’72 Delegates (Mainstream 5525) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | VENTURA HIGHWAY America (Warner Bros. 7641) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | CRAZY HORSES Osmonds (MGM 14450) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | HEY, YOU LOVE Mouth & MacNeal (Philips 40717) | 79 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383) | 81 | 86 | 96 | 5 | |
| 76 | GUESS WHO B.B. King (ABC 11330) | 65 | 62 | 69 | 9 | |
| 77 | POOR BOY Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804) | 82 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | RUNNIN’ BACK TO SASKATOON Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0803) | 83 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | WHY CAN’T WE BE LOVERS Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125) | 85 | 91 | 97 | 5 | |
| 80 | COLORADO Danny Holien (Tumbleweed 1004) | 84 | 84 | 90 | 6 | |
| 81 | CLAIR Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3626) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7635) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | MISTY BLUE Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508) | 90 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | SO LONG DIXIE Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661) | 91 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| 85 | ENDLESSLY Mavis Staples (Volt 4086) | 89 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | IF YOU CAN BEAT ME ROCKIN’ (You Can Have My Chair) Laura Lee (Hot Wax 7207) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | WEDDING SONG (There Is Love) Petula Clark (MGM 14431) | 94 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | ROCKIN’ PNEUMONIA—BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | SONG SELLER Raiders (Columbia 45688) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | SUNNY DAYS Lighthouse (Evolution 1069) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | SPECIAL SOMEONE Heywoods (Family 0911) | 98 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3521) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | WHAT AM I CRYING FOR? Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | THE MOSQUITO Doors (Elektra 45807) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | CELEBRATION Tommy James (Roulette 7135) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | NO Bulldog (Decca 32996) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | ROBERTA Bones (Signpost 70008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | MEMPHIS AT SUNRISE Bar-Kays (Volt 4081) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | HOLY COW Stefan (Stax 0145) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | DETERIORATA National Lampoon (Banana 218) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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