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1972	Billboard	Cashbox
Rank	Title	Artist	Peak	Date	Rank
1	Shadow Dancin' ▲	Andy Gibb	1(7)	06/17-07/29	3*
2	Night Fever ▲	Bee Gees	1(8)	03/18-05/06	1*
3	You Light Up My Life ▲	Debby Boone	1(10)	77/10/15-12/17	1('77)* 56
4	Stayin' Alive ▲	Bee Gees	1(4)	02/04-02/25	2*
5	Kiss You All Over ●	Exile	1(4)	09/30-10/21	4*
6	How Deep Is Your Love ●	Bee Gees	1(3)	77/12/24-01/07	24*
7	Baby Come Back ●	Player	1(3)	01/04-01/28	14*
8	(Love Is) Thicker Then Water ●	Andy Gibb	1(2)	03/04-03/11	22*
9	Boogie Oogie Oogie ▲	A Taste Of Honey	1(3)	09/09-09/23	7*
10	Three Times A Lady	Commodores	1(2)	08/12-08/19	5*
11	Grease ▲	Frankie Valli	1(2)	08/26-09/02	11*
12	I Go Crazy	Paul Davis	7		44
13	You're The One That I Want ▲	Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta	1	06/10	9
14	Emotion ▲	Samantha Sang	3(2)		8*
15	Lay Down Sally ●	Eric Clapton	3(3)		16
16	Miss You ●	Rolling Stones	1	08/15	10*
17	Just The Way You Are ●	Billy Joel	3(2)		18
18	With A Little Luck	Paul McCartney & Wings	1(2)	05/20-05/27	32*
19	If I Can't Have You ●	Yvonne Elliman	1	05/13	21*
20	Dance Dance Dance ●	Chic	6		42
21	Feels So Good	Chuck Mangione	4		38
22	Hot Child In The City ▲	Nick Guilder	1	10/28	6*
23	Love Is Like Oxygen	Sweet	8		71
24	It's A Heartache ●	Bonnie Tyler	3(2)		17
25	We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You ▲	Queen	4		25
26	Baker Street ●	Gerry Rafferty	2(6)		12*
27	Can't Smile Without You ●	Barry Manilow	3(3)		13
28	Too Much Too Little Too Late	Johnny Mathis & Denice Williams	1	06/03	29
29	Dance With Me	Peter Brown With Betty Wright	8		55
30	Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad	Meatloaf	11		46
31	Jack & Jill ●	Raydio	8		34
32	Take A Chance On Me ●	Abba	3(2)		47
33	Sometimes When We Touch ●	Dan Hill	3(2)		19
34	Last Dance ●	Donna Summer	3(2)		39
35	Hopelessly Devoted To You ●	Olivia Newton-John	3(2)		28
36	Hot Blooded ●	Foreigner	3(2)		26
37	You're In My Heart ●	Rod Stewart	4	01	23
38	The Closer I Get To You ●	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	2(2)		31
39	Dust In The Wind ●	Kansas	6		37
40	Magnet & Steel ●	Walter Eagan	8		59
41	Short People ●	Randy Newman	2(3)		15*
42	Used To Be My Girl ●	O'Jays	4		43
43	Our Love ●	Natalie Cole	10		/
44	Love Will Find A Way	Pablo Cruise	6		36
45	An Everlasting Love ●	Andy Gibb	5		45
46	Love Is In The Air	John Paul Young	7		94
47	Goodbye Girl	David Gates & Bread	15		76
48	Slip Slidin' Away ●	Paul Simon	5		54
49	The Groove Line ▲	Heatwave	7		85
50	Thunder Island	Jay Ferguson	9		53
51	Imaginary Lover	Atlanta Rhythm Section	7		73
52	Still The Same	Bob Seger	4		52
53	My Angel Baby	Toby Beaux	13		80
54	Disco Inferno	Trammps	11	05	79
55	On Broadway	George Benson	7		90
56	Come Sail Away	Styx	8	01	64
57	(Everytime I Turn Around) Back In Love Again	Ltd	4	01	69
58	This Time I'm In It For Love	Player	10		/
59	You Belong To Me	Carly Simon	6		74
60	Here You Come Again ●	Dolly Parton	3(2)	01	40
61	Blue Bayou ▲	Linda Ronstadt	3(4)	77/12	62
62	Peg	Steely Dan	11	03	81
63	You Needed Me ●	Anne Murray	1	11/04	20
64	Shame ●	Evelyn "Champagne" King	9		58
65	Reminising	Little River Band	3(2)	10	30
66	Count On Me	Jefferson Starship	8		84
67	Baby Hold On	Eddie Money	11		49
68	Hey Deanie ●	Shaun Cassidy	7		/
69	Summer Nights ●	John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	5		41
70	What's Your Name	Lynyrd Skynard	13	03	51
71	Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue ●	Crystal Gayle	2(3)	77/12	62('77)*
72	Because The Night	Patti Smith Group	13		95
73	Every Kind Of People	Robert Palmer	16		96
74	Copacabana ●	Barry Manilow	8		82
75	Always & Forever ▲	Heatwave	18		99
76	You & I	Rick James	13		/
77	Serpentine Fire	Earth, Wind & Fire	13		/
78	Sentimental Lady	Bob Welch	8	77/12	87
79	Falling	Blanc & Carr	13	03	83
80	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	Santa Esmeralda	15	02	/
81	Bluer Then Blue	Michael Johnson	12		78
82	Runnin' On Empty	Jackson Brown	11		61
83	Whenever I Call You Friend	Kenny Loggins	5	10	33
84	Fool (If You Think It's Over)	Chris Rea	12		86
85	Get Off	Foxy	9		/
86	Sweet Talkin' Woman	E.L.O.	17		/
87	Life's Been Good	Joe Walsh	12		72
88	I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) ●	Alicia Bridges	5	12	70
89	You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)	High Energy	12	01	97
90	It's So Easy	Linda Ronstadt	5	77/12	/
91	Native New Yorker	Odyssey	21	02	/
92	Flashlight ●	Parliament	16		/
93	Don't Look Back	Boston	4	10	48
94	Turn To Stone	E.L.O.	13		91
95	I Can't Stand The Rain	Eruption	18		/
96	Ebony Eyes	Bob Welch	14		92
97	Name Of The Game	Abba	12		/
98	We're All Alone ●	Rita Coolidge	7	77/12	/
99	Hollywood Nights	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	12		/
100	Deacon Blues	Steely Dan	19		/
Cashbox year end chart hits which not appear in Billboard year end chart
Rank	Title	Artist	Peak	Date	Rank
-	Right Down The Line	Gerry Rafferty	12		57
-	Who Are You	The Who	14		63
-	Beast Of Burden	The Rolling Stones	8		67
-	Ready To Take A Chance Again	Barry Manilow	11		68
-	Desiree	Neil Diamond	16		75
-	You Never Done It Like That	The Captain & Tennille	10		77
-	Back In The U.S.A.	Linda Ronstadt	16		88
-	Got To Get You Into My Life ●	Earth, Wind & Fire	9		93
-	Thank You For Being A Friend	Andrew Gold	25		98
-	You Make Loving Fun	Fleetwood Mac	9		100
Other major hits of the year which not appear in both Billboard & Cashbox year end charts
Rank	Title	Artist	Peak	Date	Rank
-	We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again	England Dan & John Ford Coley	9		/
-	Strange Way	Firefall	11		/
-	Runaway	Jefferson Starship	12		/
-	Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"	John Williams	13		/
-	Alive Again	Chicago	14		/
-	I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight	The Atlanta Rhythm Section	14		/
-	Straight On	Heart	15		/
-	Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)	Billy Joel	17		/
-	She's Always A Woman	Billy Joel	17		/
-	Sweet Life	Paul Davis	17		/
-	King Tut ●	Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons	17		/
-	Talking In Your Sleep	Crystal Gayle	18		/
Rank = Position in year-end chart. Date = Peak date(s). Peak = The single's highest position during its chart run (Parenthesis indicates weeks on the highest position). * = A No.1 hit of Cashbox singles chart. Information in Italic Font indicate possibly underrated singles in year end chart due to the fact of their year-crossing chart runs. ●= RIAA certification for sales of 1,000,000 units ▲= RIAA certification for sales of 2,000,000 units, with each additional 2 millions indicated by a numeral following the symbol.

1

Shadow Dancin' ▲

Andy Gibb

1(7)

06/17-07/29

3*

2

Night Fever ▲

Bee Gees

1(8)

03/18-05/06

1*

3

You Light Up My Life ▲

Debby Boone

1(10)

77/10/15-12/17

1('77)*

56

4

Stayin' Alive ▲

Bee Gees

1(4)

02/04-02/25

2*

5

Kiss You All Over ●

Exile

1(4)

09/30-10/21

4*

6

How Deep Is Your Love ●

Bee Gees

1(3)

77/12/24-01/07

24*

7

Baby Come Back ●

Player

1(3)

01/04-01/28

14*

8

(Love Is) Thicker Then Water ●

Andy Gibb

1(2)

03/04-03/11

22*

9

Boogie Oogie Oogie ▲

A Taste Of Honey

1(3)

09/09-09/23

7*

10

Three Times A Lady

Commodores

1(2)

08/12-08/19

5*

11

Grease ▲

Frankie Valli

1(2)

08/26-09/02

11*

12

I Go Crazy

Paul Davis

7

44

13

You're The One That I Want ▲

Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

1

06/10

9

14

Emotion ▲

Samantha Sang

3(2)

8*

15

Lay Down Sally ●

Eric Clapton

3(3)

16

Miss You ●

Rolling Stones

1

08/15

10*

17

Just The Way You Are ●

Billy Joel

3(2)

18

With A Little Luck

Paul McCartney & Wings

1(2)

05/20-05/27

32*

19

If I Can't Have You ●

Yvonne Elliman

1

05/13

21*

20

Dance Dance Dance ●

Chic

6

42

21

Feels So Good

Chuck Mangione

4

38

22

Hot Child In The City ▲

Nick Guilder

1

10/28

6*

23

Love Is Like Oxygen

Sweet

8

71

24

It's A Heartache ●

Bonnie Tyler

3(2)

17

25

We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You ▲

Queen

4

25

26

Baker Street ●

Gerry Rafferty

2(6)

12*

27

Can't Smile Without You ●

Barry Manilow

3(3)

13

28

Too Much Too Little Too Late

Johnny Mathis & Denice Williams

1

06/03

29

Dance With Me

Peter Brown With Betty Wright

8

55

30

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

Meatloaf

11

46

31

Jack & Jill ●

Raydio

8

34

32

Take A Chance On Me ●

Abba

3(2)

47

33

Sometimes When We Touch ●

Dan Hill

3(2)

19

34

Last Dance ●

Donna Summer

3(2)

39

35

Hopelessly Devoted To You ●

Olivia Newton-John

3(2)

28

36

Hot Blooded ●

Foreigner

3(2)

26

37

You're In My Heart ●

Rod Stewart

4

01

23

38

The Closer I Get To You ●

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

2(2)

31

39

Dust In The Wind ●

Kansas

6

37

40

Magnet & Steel ●

Walter Eagan

8

59

41

Short People ●

Randy Newman

2(3)

15*

42

Used To Be My Girl ●

O'Jays

4

43

Our Love ●

Natalie Cole

10

/

44

Love Will Find A Way

Pablo Cruise

6

36

45

An Everlasting Love ●

Andy Gibb

5

45

46

Love Is In The Air

John Paul Young

7

94

47

Goodbye Girl

David Gates & Bread

15

76

48

Slip Slidin' Away ●

Paul Simon

5

54

49

The Groove Line ▲

Heatwave

7

85

50

Thunder Island

Jay Ferguson

9

53

51

Imaginary Lover

Atlanta Rhythm Section

7

73

52

Still The Same

Bob Seger

4

52

53

My Angel Baby

Toby Beaux

13

80

54

Disco Inferno

Trammps

11

05

79

55

On Broadway

George Benson

7

90

56

Come Sail Away

Styx

8

01

64

57

(Everytime I Turn Around) Back In Love Again

Ltd

4

01

69

58

This Time I'm In It For Love

Player

10

/

59

You Belong To Me

Carly Simon

6

74

60

Here You Come Again ●

Dolly Parton

3(2)

01

40

61

Blue Bayou ▲

Linda Ronstadt

3(4)

77/12

62

Peg

Steely Dan

11

03

81

63

You Needed Me ●

Anne Murray

1

11/04

20

64

Shame ●

Evelyn "Champagne" King

9

58

65

Reminising

Little River Band

3(2)

10

30

66

Count On Me

Jefferson Starship

8

84

67

Baby Hold On

Eddie Money

11

49

68

Hey Deanie ●

Shaun Cassidy

7

/

69

Summer Nights ●

John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

5

41

70

What's Your Name

Lynyrd Skynard

13

03

51

71

Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue ●

Crystal Gayle

2(3)

77/12

62('77)*

72

Because The Night

Patti Smith Group

13

95

73

Every Kind Of People

Robert Palmer

16

96

74

Copacabana ●

Barry Manilow

8

82

75

Always & Forever ▲

Heatwave

18

99

76

You & I

Rick James

13

/

77

Serpentine Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire

13

/

78

Sentimental Lady

Bob Welch

8

77/12

87

79

Falling

Blanc & Carr

13

03

83

80

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Santa Esmeralda

15

02

/

81

Bluer Then Blue

Michael Johnson

12

78

82

Runnin' On Empty

Jackson Brown

11

61

83

Whenever I Call You Friend

Kenny Loggins

5

10

33

84

Fool (If You Think It's Over)

Chris Rea

12

86

85

Get Off

Foxy

9

/

86

Sweet Talkin' Woman

E.L.O.

17

/

87

Life's Been Good

Joe Walsh

12

72

88

I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) ●

Alicia Bridges

5

12

70

89

You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)

High Energy

12

01

97

90

It's So Easy

Linda Ronstadt

5

77/12

/

91

Native New Yorker

Odyssey

21

02

/

92

Flashlight ●

Parliament

16

/

93

Don't Look Back

Boston

4

10

48

94

Turn To Stone

E.L.O.

13

91

95

I Can't Stand The Rain

Eruption

18

/

96

Ebony Eyes

Bob Welch

14

92

97

Name Of The Game

Abba

12

/

98

We're All Alone ●

Rita Coolidge

7

77/12

/

99

Hollywood Nights

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

12

/

100

Deacon Blues

Steely Dan

19

/

Cashbox year end chart hits which not appear in Billboard year end chart

Rank

Title

Artist

Peak

Date

Rank

-

Right Down The Line

Gerry Rafferty

12

57

-

Who Are You

The Who

14

63

-

Beast Of Burden

The Rolling Stones

8

67

-

Ready To Take A Chance Again

Barry Manilow

11

68

-

Desiree

Neil Diamond

16

75

-

You Never Done It Like That

The Captain & Tennille

10

77

-

Back In The U.S.A.

Linda Ronstadt

16

88

-

Got To Get You Into My Life ●

Earth, Wind & Fire

9

93

-

Thank You For Being A Friend

Andrew Gold

25

98

-

You Make Loving Fun

Fleetwood Mac

9

100

Other major hits of the year which not appear in both Billboard & Cashbox year end charts

Rank

Title

Artist

Peak

Date

Rank

-

We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again

England Dan & John Ford Coley

9

/

-

Strange Way

Firefall

11

/

-

Runaway

Jefferson Starship

12

/

-

Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"

John Williams

13

/

-

Alive Again

Chicago

14

/

-

I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight

The Atlanta Rhythm Section

14

/

-

Straight On

Heart

15

/

-

Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

Billy Joel

17

/

-

She's Always A Woman

Billy Joel

17

/

-

Sweet Life

Paul Davis

17

/

-

King Tut ●

Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons

17

/

-

Talking In Your Sleep

Crystal Gayle

18

/

Rank = Position in year-end chart. Date = Peak date(s).
Peak = The single's highest position during its chart run (Parenthesis indicates weeks on the highest position).
* = A No.1 hit of Cashbox singles chart.
Information in Italic Font indicate possibly underrated singles in year end chart due to the fact of their year-crossing chart runs.
●= RIAA certification for sales of 1,000,000 units
▲= RIAA certification for sales of 2,000,000 units, with each additional 2 millions indicated by a numeral following the symbol.