| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending AUGUST 12, 1972 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 101 | SOUTHBOUND TRAIN Graham Nash & David Crosby (Atlantic 2892) | 101 | 3 |
| 102 | IT’S TOO LATE Bill Deal & Rhondels (Buddah 318) | 102 | 2 |
| 103 | JACKIE WILSON SAID (I’m In Heaven When You Smile)
Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7616) | — | 1 |
| 104 | GROOVE THANG Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul 35097) | 105 | 2 |
| 105 | HE’S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard 35156) | 104 | 6 |
| 106 | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING Chi Coltrane (Columbia 45640) | — | 1 |
| 107 | DELTA DAWN Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45588) | 109 | 4 |
| 108 | A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE Lenny Welch (Atco 6894) | — | 1 |
| 109 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE J.R. Bailey (Toy 3801) | 107 | 12 |
| 110 | GUESS WHO B.B. King (ABC 11330) | — | 1 |
| 111 | SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH ME Austin Roberts (Chelsea 0101) | 118 | 4 |
| 112 | THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston (Apple 1808) | — | 5 |
| 113 | I ONLY MEANT TO WET MY FEET Whispers (Janus 184) | 115 | 11 |
| 114 | MacARTHUR PARK Andy Williams (Columbia 45647) | 117 | 2 |
| 115 | I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN Glen Campbell (Capitol 3411) | 130 | 2 |
| 116 | TOUCHING ME Ovations (MGM/Sounds Of Memphis 708) | 111 | 4 |
| 117 | SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists 50946) | — | 1 |
| 118 | GET UP AND DANCE Doors (Elektra 45793) | 116 | 5 |
| 119 | I.O.I.O. Butch Patrick (Metromedia 251) | 121 | 4 |
| 120 | STEPPIN’ Melanie (Neighborhood 4204) | 108 | 4 |
| 121 | THE BIG PARADE Michael Allen (Lion 120) | — | 1 |
| 122 | WHAT ARE HEAVY? Cy Coleman Co-Op (London 173) | 123 | 4 |
| 123 | ROCK AND ROLL CRAZIES Stephen Stills & Manassas (Atlantic 2888) | 112 | 3 |
| 124 | THERE’S A PARTY GOIN’ ON Jody Miller (Epic 10878) | 122 | 4 |
| 125 | I’M LIVING A LIE Barbara Jean English (Alithia 6040) | 126 | 4 |
| 126 | IT’S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER Charley Pride (RCA Victor 74-0707) | 113 | 4 |
| 127 | BUZZY BROWN Tim Davis (Metromedia 253) | 128 | 2 |
| 128 | COULDN’T I JUST TELL YOU Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0007) | 120 | 4 |
| 129 | IS IT REALLY TRUE BOY—IS IT REALLY ME Love Unlimited (Uni 55342) | — | 1 |
| 130 | LUTHER THE ANTHROPOID (Ape Man) Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor 74-0763) | — | 1 |
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