| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending DECEMBER 9, 1972 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 101 | DAYTIME NIGHT-TIME Keith Hampshire (A&M 1403) | 125 | 2 |
| 102 | MELANIE MAKES ME SMILE Terry Williams (MGM/Verve 10686) | 106 | 6 |
| 103 | ONE WAY OUT Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0014) | 107 | 4 |
| 104 | OH NO, NOT MY BABY Merry Clayton (Ode 66030) | 117 | 2 |
| 105 | HEY MISTER Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11337) | 101 | 4 |
| 106 | AFRICA Thundermug (Big Tree 154) | 114 | 2 |
| 107 | I’VE NEVER FOUND A MAN (To Love Me Like You Do) Esther Phillips (Kudu 910) | 120 | 2 |
| 108 | I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU Foghat (Bearsville 0008) | 113 | 3 |
| 109 | (I Got) SO MUCH TROUBLE IN MY MIND (pt. 1)
Joe Quarterman & Free Soul (GSF 6879) | 110 | 3 |
| 110 | I NEVER SAID GOODBYE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40072) | — | 1 |
| 111 | DO YA Move (United Artists 50928) | 115 | 7 |
| 112 | WHAT MY BABY NEEDS NOW IS A LITTLE MORE LOVIN’
James Brown & Lyn Collins (Polydor 14157) | — | 1 |
| 113 | TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU Otis Clay (Hi 2226) | — | 6 |
| 114 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Chip Taylor (Buddah 325) | 102 | 3 |
| 115 | AMERICA (The Lady Of The Harbor) Dillards (Anthem 51014) | 112 | 3 |
| 116 | WILD HONEY (pt. 1) State Dept. (Abbott 37004) | 104 | 3 |
| 117 | SLOW MOTION (pt. 1) Johnny Williams (Philadelphia Int’l 3518) | — | 2 |
| 118 | LADY, PLAY YOUR SYMPHONY Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Jolly Rogers 1001) | 122 | 2 |
| 119 | SO FAR AWAY Crusaders (Blue Thumb 217) | 126 | 10 |
| 120 | BECAUSE OF YOU (The Sun Don’t Set) Kracker (Dunhill 4329) | 124 | 2 |
| 121 | THAT SAME OLD OBSESSION Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1128) | — | 1 |
| 122 | FOOL ME Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45692) | 119 | 5 |
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