CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending NOVEMBER 11, 1972
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1BURNING LOVE
    Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 74-0769)
  2  3  413
  2I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
    Johnny Nash (Epic 10902)
  6  71312
  3GARDEN PARTY
    Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca 32980)
  4  51014
  4I’LL BE AROUND
    Spinners (Atlantic 2904)
  5  6  811
  5NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
    Moody Blues (Deram 85023)
  1  2  717
  6FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”)
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1975)
  7  8  913
  7I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME
    Lobo (Big Tree 147)
111422  9
  8IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3520)
162748  7
  9LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7619)
  9121611
10I AM WOMAN
    Helen Reddy (Capitol 3350)
13192812
11GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES
    Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006)
10111212
12PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE
    Temptations (Gordy 7121)
313854  5
13I BELIEVE IN MUSIC
    Gallery (Sussex 239)
14161915
14IF I COULD REACH YOU
    5th Dimension (Bell 45,261)
15182111
15THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
    Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640)
17202411
16WITCHY WOMAN
    Eagles (Asylum 11008)
18212712
17SUMMER BREEZE
    Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7606)
192236  8
18YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME
    Al Green (Hi 2227)
284267  4
19ELECTED
    Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7631)
222641  6
20MY DING-A-LING
    Chuck Berry (Chess 2131)
  3  1  116
21CONVENTION ’72
    Delegates (Mainstream 5525)
425571  4
22BEN
    Michael Jackson (Motown 1207)
  8  4  215
23SPACEMAN
    Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0788)
242833  9
24DON’T DO IT
    The Band (Capitol 3433)
263034  9
25OPERATOR (That’s Not The Way It Feels)
    Jim Croce (ABC 11335)
334562  5
26VENTURA HIGHWAY
    America (Warner Bros. 7641)
375672  5
27STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN
    Mel & Tim (Stax 0127)
27293021
28AMERICAN CITY SUITE
    Cashman & West (Dunhill 4324)
303443  9
29ROCK ’N ROLL SOUL
    Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 3363)
344147  9
30CLAIR
    Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3626)
486081  4
31LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND
    Sam Neely (Capitol 3381)
32323914
32IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Albert Hammond (Mums 6011)
415263  5
33FUNNY FACE
    Donna Fargo (Dot 17429)
404959  7
34ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
    Mott The Hoople (Columbia 45673)
363742  8
35CRAZY HORSES
    Osmonds (MGM 14450)
465773  4
36I’M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU
    Stylistics (Avco 4603)
435364  5
37ROCKIN’ PNEUMONIA—BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU
    Johnny Rivers (United Artists 50960)
567788  5
38CORNER OF THE SKY
    Jackson 5 (Motown 1214)
5473  3
39USE ME
    Bill Withers (Sussex 241)
2513  513
40THEME FROM THE MEN
    Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9058)
455160  6
41DIALOGUE (pts. 1 & 2)
    Chicago (Columbia 45717)
5170  3
42SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH ME
    Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101)
505968  9
43BABY SITTER
    Betty Wright (Alston 4614)
444856  7
44EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL
    Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 74-0731)
12  9  319
45MAN SIZED JOB
    Denise LaSalle (Westbound 206)
475058  7
46DON’T EVER BE LONELY (A Poor Little Fool Like Me)
    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50954)
23242511
47SWEET SURRENDER
    Bread (Elektra 45818)
61  2
48ME AND MRS. JONES
    Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3521)
678192  4
49CAN’T YOU HEAR THE SONG?
    Wayne Newton (Chelsea 0105)
384045  7
50GUILTY
    Al Green (Bell 45,258)
494650  9
51I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)
    Gary Glitter (Bell 45,276)
6279  3
52TIGHT ROPE
    Leon Russell (Shelter 7325)
20101113
53WHY CAN’T WE BE LOVERS
    Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9125)
667279  8
54THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
    Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103)
21232315
55WALK ON WATER
    Neil Diamond (Uni 55352)
74  2
56WOMAN DON’T GO ASTRAY
    King Floyd (Chimneyville 443)
35353711
57IF YOU LET ME
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54222)
636670  8
58TOGETHER ALONE
    Melanie (Neighborhood 4207)
606266  6
59LONG DARK ROAD
    Hollies (Epic 10920)
82  2
60WHAT AM I CRYING FOR?
    Dennis Yost & Classics IV (MGM South 7002)
708393  5
61WORK TO DO
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 936)
7888  3
62AND YOU AND I (pt. 1)
    Yes (Atlantic 2920)
72  2
63SUNNY DAYS
    Lighthouse (Evolution 1069)
738690  5
64MISTY BLUE
    Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 1508)
697683  6
65SO LONG DIXIE
    Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 45661)
717884  7
66SPECIAL SOMEONE
    Heywoods (Family 0911)
758091  6
67DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB
    Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7635)
687582  4
68KEEPER OF THE CASTLE
    Four Tops (Dunhill 4330)
94  2
69ALIVE
    Bee Gees (Atco 6909)
83  2
70I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW
    Donny Hathaway (Atco 6903)
8093  3
71IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER
    Clean Living (Vanguard 35162)
8496  3
72ONE LIFE TO LIVE
    Manhattans (DeLuxe 139)
7989  3
73NO
    Bulldog (Decca 32996)
768796  4
74I FOUND MY DAD
    Joe Simon (Spring 130)
89  2
75CELEBRATION
    Tommy James (Roulette 7135)
818595  4
76I GOT A BAG OF MY OWN
    James Brown (Polydor 14153)
  1
77LIVING IN THE PAST
    Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2006)
  1
78YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE
    Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (Columbia 45719)
87  2
79I WANNA BE WITH YOU
    Raspberries (Capitol 3473)
  1
80PIECES OF APRIL
    Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4331)
  1
81SUPERFLY
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1978)
  1
82SITTING
    Cat Stevens (A&M 1396)
  1
83DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT
    King Harvest (Perception 515)
92100   3
84992 ARGUMENTS
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3522)
  1
85I NEVER SAID GOODBYE
    Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40072)
8692  3
86SUPERSTITION
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54226)
  1
87SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
    Blue Haze (A&M 1357)
98  2
88THE PEOPLE TREE
    Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM 14426)
9198  3
89LOVIN’ YOU, LOVIN’ ME
    Candi Staton (Fame 91005)
  1
90LIES
    J.J. Cale (Shelter 7326)
93  2
91SUNDAY MORNING SUNSHINE
    Harry Chapin (Elektra 45811)
9599  3
92WONDER GIRL
    Sparks (Bearsville 0006)
99  2
93MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME
    Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2909)
  1
94ONE NIGHT AFFAIR
    Jerry Butler (Mercury 73335)
  1
95YOU TURN ME ON, I’M A RADIO
    Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11010)
  1
96YOU’RE A LADY
    Dawn (Bell 45,285)
  1
97YOU’RE A LADY
    Peter Skellern (London 20075)
  1
98TRAGEDY
    Argent (Epic 10919)
  1
99SUITE: MAN AND WOMAN
    Tony Cole (20th Century 2001)
  1
100 YOU CAN DO MAGIC
    Limmie & Family Cookin’ (Avco 4602)
  1
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