List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1972

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These are the singles that reached number one on the Top 100 Singles chart in 1972 as published in Cash Box magazine.

Issue Date Song Artist
January 1 "Got to Be There" Michael Jackson
January 8 "American Pie" Don McLean
January 15 "Brand New Key"
Melanie
January 22 "American Pie" Don McLean
January 29
February 5
February 12 "Let's Stay Together"
Al Green
February 19
February 26 "Precious and Few" Climax
March 4 "Without You" Nilsson
March 11
March 18 "Heart of Gold" Neil Young
March 25 "A Horse with No Name" America
April 1
April 8
April 15 "
Rockin Robin
"
Michael Jackson
April 22 "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Roberta Flack
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20 "I'll Take You There" The Staple Singers
May 27
June 3 "Oh Girl" The Chi-Lites
June 10 "The Candy Man"
Sammy Davis, Jr.
June 17 "Sylvia's Mother"
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
June 24 "Nice to Be with You" Gallery
July 1 "Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond
July 8 "Outa-Space" Billy Preston
July 15 "Lean on Me" Bill Withers
July 22
July 29 "Too Late to Turn Back Now" Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
August 5 "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" Wayne Newton
August 12 "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gilbert O'Sullivan
August 19
August 26
September 2 "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass
September 9 "I'm Still in Love with You" Al Green
September 16 "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" The Hollies
September 23 "Back Stabbers" The O'Jays
September 30 "
Black and White
"
Three Dog Night
October 7 "
Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me
"
Mac Davis
October 14 "Everybody Plays the Fool"
Main Ingredient
October 21 "My Ding-a-Ling" Chuck Berry
October 28
November 4 "Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues
November 11 "Burning Love" Elvis Presley
November 18 "I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash
November 25 "I'll Be Around"
The Spinners
December 2 "I'd Love You to Want Me" Lobo
December 9 "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" The Temptations
December 16 "I Am Woman" Helen Reddy
December 23 "Me and Mrs. Jones" Billy Paul
December 30

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