CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending NOVEMBER 4, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
    Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
  2  7  816
  2BURNING LOVE
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
  3  4  612
  3MY DING-A-LING
    Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
  1  1  215
  4GARDEN PARTY
    Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980)
  5101713
  5I’LL BE AROUND
    Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
  6  82110
  6I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
    Johnny Nash (Epic 10902)
  7131911
  7FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”)
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
  8  91312
  8BEN
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
  4  2  314
  9LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619)
12162210
10GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES
    Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006)
11121411
11I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME
    Lobo (Big Tree 147)
142234  8
12EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
  9  3  118
13I AM WOMAN
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
19284011
14I BELIEVE IN MUSIC
    Gallery (Sussex 239)
16192414
15IF I COULD REACH YOU
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,261)
18212310
16IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3520)
274860  6
17THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
    Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640)
20242710
18WITCHY WOMAN
    Eagles (Asylum 11008)
21273111
19SUMMER BREEZE
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606)
223648  7
20TIGHT ROPE
    Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
10111212
21THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
    Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
23232514
22ELECTED
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631)
264153  5
23DON’T EVER BE LONELY (A Poor Little Fool Like Me)
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954)
24252610
24SPACEMAN
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788)
283337  8
25USE ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
13  5  712
26DON’T DO IT
    The Band (Capitol 3433)
303441  8
27STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN
    Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
29301820
28YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME
    Al Green (Hi 2227)
4267  3
29GO ALL THE WAY
    Raspberries (Capitol 3348)
15  6  418
30AMERICAN CITY SUITE
    Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324)
344351  8
31PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE
    Temptations (Gordy 7121)
385471  4
32LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND
    Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
32394513
33OPERATOR (That’s Not The Way It Feels)
    Jim Croce (ABC 11335)
456275  4
34ROCK ’N ROLL SOUL
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3363)
414755  8
35WOMAN DON’T GO ASTRAY
    King Floyd (Chimneyville 443)
35373810
36ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
    Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673)
374254  7
37VENTURA HIGHWAY
    America (Warner Bros. 7641)
567286  4
38CAN’T YOU HEAR THE SONG?
    Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105)
404552  6
39BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME
    Mac Davis (Columbia 45618)
2518  519
40FUNNY FACE
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17429)
495968  6
41IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6011)
526378  4
42CONVENTION ’72
    Delegates (Mainstream 5525)
5571  3
43I’M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU
    Stylistics (Avco 4603)
536476  4
44BABY SITTER
    Betty Wright (Alston 4614)
485666  6
45THEME FROM THE MEN
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058)
516069  5
46CRAZY HORSES
    Osmonds (MGM 14450)
5773  3
47MAN SIZED JOB
    Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206)
505867  6
48CLAIR
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3626)
6081  3
49GUILTY
    Al Green (Bell 45,258)
465059  8
50SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH ME
    Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101)
596877  8
51DIALOGUE (pts. 1 & 2)
    Chicago (Columbia 45717)
70  2
52MIDNIGHT RIDER
    Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M 1370)
313133  8
53WHY
    Donny Osmond (MGM 14424)
33291613
54CORNER OF THE SKY
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1214)
73  2
55POPCORN
    Hot Butter (Musicor 1458)
17151119
56ROCKIN’ PNEUMONIA—BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU
    Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960)
778895  4
57I’LL MAKE YOU MUSIC
    Beverly Bremers (Scepter 12363)
545556  8
58FROM THE BEGINNING
    Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44158)
44404411
59THAT’S HOW LOVE GOES
    Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1201)
434447  9
60TOGETHER ALONE
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4207)
626672  5
61SWEET SURRENDER
    Bread (Elektra 45818)
  1
62I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)
    Gary Glitter (Bell 45,276)
79  2
63IF YOU LET ME
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222)
667074  7
64WE CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER
    Steve & Eydie & Osmonds (MGM 14383)
697581  7
65POOR BOY
    Casey Kelly (Elektra 45804)
717782  5
66WHY CAN’T WE BE LOVERS
    Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125)
727985  7
67ME AND MRS. JONES
    Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3521)
8192  3
68DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB
    Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7635)
7582  3
69MISTY BLUE
    Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508)
768390  5
70WHAT AM I CRYING FOR?
    Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002)
8393100   4
71SO LONG DIXIE
    Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661)
788491  6
72AND YOU AND I (pt. 1)
    Yes (Atlantic 2920)
  1
73SUNNY DAYS
    Lighthouse (Evolution 1069)
869097  4
74WALK ON WATER
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55352)
  1
75SPECIAL SOMEONE
    Heywoods (Family 0911)
809198  5
76NO
    Bulldog (Decca 32996)
8796  3
77WEDDING SONG (There Is Love)
    Petula Clark (MGM 14431)
828794  5
78WORK TO DO
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 936)
88  2
79ONE LIFE TO LIVE
    Manhattans (DeLuxe 139)
89  2
80I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW
    Donny Hathaway (Atco 6903)
93  2
81CELEBRATION
    Tommy James (Roulette 7135)
8595  3
82LONG DARK ROAD
    Hollies (Epic 10920)
  1
83ALIVE
    Bee Gees (Atco 6909)
  1
84IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER
    Clean Living (Vanguard 35162)
96  2
85ROBERTA
    Bones (Signpost 70008)
9197  3
86I NEVER SAID GOODBYE
    Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40072)
92  2
87YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE
    Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Columbia 45719)
  1
88DETERIORATA
    National Lampoon (Banana 218)
94100   3
89I FOUND MY DAD
    Joe Simon (Spring 130)
  1
90MEMPHIS AT SUNRISE
    Bar-Kays (Volt 4081)
9598  3
91THE PEOPLE TREE
    Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14426)
98  2
92DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT
    King Harvest (Perception 515)
100   2
93LIES
    J.J. Cale (Shelter 7326)
  1
94KEEPER OF THE CASTLE
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4330)
  1
95SUNDAY MORNING SUNSHINE
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45811)
99  2
96HOLY COW
    Stefan (Stax 0145)
9799  3
97DO YA
    Move (United Artists 50928)
  1
98SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
    Blue Haze (A&M 1357)
  1
99WONDER GIRL
    Sparks (Bearsville 0006)
  1
100 I GUESS I’LL MISS THE MAN
    Supremes (Motown 1213)
  1
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