| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending DECEMBER 30, 1972 |
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 101 | CHO CHOO MAMA
Ten Years After (Columbia 45736) | — | 1 |
| 102 | AFRICA
Thundermug (Big Tree 154) | 103 | 5 |
| 103 | TEQUILA
Hot Butter (Musicor 1468) | 105 | 3 |
| 104 | COME GO WITH ME
Del Vikings (Scepter 12367) | — | 1 |
| 105 | BUT I DO
Bobby Vinton (Epic 10936) | — | 1 |
| 106 | DON’T LEAVE ME STARVIN’ FOR YOUR LOVE (pt. 1)
Holland-Dozier (Invictus 9133) | — | 1 |
| 107 | SOUL SONG
Joe Stampley (Dot 17442) | 109 | 2 |
| 108 | SLOW MOTION (pt. 1)
Johnny Williams (Philadelphia Int’l 3518) | 106 | 5 |
| 109 | BOOGIE WOOGIE MAN
Paul Davis (Bang 599) | 113 | 2 |
| 110 | PEACE IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE
Persuaders (Win Or Lose 225) | 112 | 2 |
| 111 | (I Got) SO MUCH TROUBLE IN MY MIND (pt. 1)
Joe Quarterman & Free Soul
(GSF 6879) | 115 | 6 |
| 112 | DON’T MISUNDERSTAND
O.C. Smith (Columbia 45655) | — | 1 |
| 113 | DUELING BANJOS
“Deliverance” Soundtrack (Warner Bros. 7659) | 110 | 2 |
| 114 | THAT SAME OLD OBSESSION
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1128) | 108 | 4 |
| 115 | DEAD SKUNK
Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia 45726) | 114 | 2 |
| 116 | IF IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU
Dottie West (RCA Victor 74-0828) | 116 | 2 |
| 117 | DO YOU BELIEVE
Melanie (Neighborhood 4210) | — | 1 |
| 118 | SOMEBODY LOVES YOU
Whispers (Janus 200) | 111 | 3 |
| 119 | KNOCK KNOCK WHO’S THERE
Mary Hopkin (Apple 1855) | — | 2 |
| 120 | FROM TOYS TO BOYS
Emotions (Volt 4088) | — | 1 |
| 121 | COME SOFTLY TO ME
New Seekers (MGM/Verve 10698) | — | 1 |
| 122 | THE MESSAGE
Cymande (Janus 203) | — | 1 |
| 123 | GRAND CENTRAL SHUTTLE
Johnny Griffith, Inc. (RCA Victor 74-0805) | — | 1 |
| 124 | WE DID IT
Syl Johnson (Hi 2229) | — | 1 |
| 125 | WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU
Sylvers (Pride 1019) | — | 1 |