1960s & 1970s USA Hit Parade: 1972 USA Hit Parade

JANUARY 15, 1972

1. American Pie - Don McLean

2. Let's stay together - Al Green
3. You are everything - Stylistics
4. Got to be there - Michael Jackson
5. Day after day - Badfinger

6. Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards
7. Sugar daddy - Jackson Five
8. Never been to Spain - Three Dog Nights
9. So far away - Carole King
10. Levon - Elton John

FEBRUARY 19, 1972

1. Without you - Nilsson

2. Precious and few - Climax

2. The lion sleeps tonight - Robert John
4. Hurting each other - Carpenters
5. Joy - Apollo 100

6. Down by the lazy river - The Osmonds
7. Everything I own - Bread
8. Stay with me - Rod Stewart & Faces
9. Roundabout - Yes
10. Sweet seasons - Carole King

M A R C H 18, 1972

1. Heart of gold - Neil Young

2. A horse with no name - America
3. Puppy love - Donny Osmond
4. Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon
5. Rockin Robin - Michael Jackson

6. Vincent - Don McLean
7. I gotcha - Joe Tex
8. Wah wah - George Harrison
9. A cowboy's work is never done - Sonny & Cher
10. Rock and roll lullaby - B.J. Thomas

A P R I L 15, 1972

1. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack

2. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics
3. Morning has broken - Cat Stevens
4. In the rain - Dramatics
5. Look what you done for me - Al Green

6. I saw the light - Todd Rundgren
7. Tumbling dice - Rolling Stones
8. Suavecito - Malo
9. Day dreaming - Aretha Franklin
10. Jungle fever - The Chakachas

M A Y 13, 1972

1. I'll take you there - Staple Singers

2. Diary - Bread

3. It's gonna take some time - Carpenters
4. Walking in the rain with the one I love - Love Unlimited Orchestra
5. Sylvia's mother - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

6. Doctor my eyes - Jackson Browne
7. Taxi - Harry Chapin
8. How can I be sure? - David Cassidy
9. Baby blue - Badfinger
10. Back off Boogoloo - Ringo Starr
11. Mister, can't you see? - Buffy Sainte-Marie

J U N E 10, 1972

1. Oh girl - Chi Lites

2. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
3. Me and Julio down by the school yard - Paul Simon
4. Nice to be with you - Gallery
5. Outa-space - Billy Preston

6. Last night I didn't get to sleep at all - The 5th Dimension
7. I need you - America
8. Troglodyte (Cave Man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
9. Slippin' into darkness - War
10. Day by day - Godspell

J U L Y 8, 1972

1. Lean on me - Bill Withers

2. Song sung blue - Neil Diamond
3. Too late to turn back now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
4. School's out - Alice Cooper
5. Rocket man - Elton John

6. If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right - Luther Ingram
7. Daddy don't you walk so fast - Wayne Newton
8. Rock and roll Part II - Gary Glitter
9. Layla - Derek & the Dominoes
10. Hold your head up - Argent

AUGUST 5, 1972

1. Alone again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan

2. Brandy (You're a fine girl) - Looking Glass
3. Where is the love? - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
4. Long cool woman in a black dress - The Hollies

5. I'm still in love with you - Al Green

6. Back stabbers - O' Jays
7. How do you do? - Mouth & McNeal
8. Conquistador - Procol Harum
9. Sealed with a kiss - Bobby Vinton
10. Honky cat - Elton John

SEPTEMBER 30, 1972

1. Ben - Michael Jackson

2. Black and white - Three Dog Night
3. Baby don't get hooked on me - Mac Davis
4. Freddie's dead - Curtis Mayfield

5. Burning love - Elvis Presley

6. Saturday in the park - Chicago
7. Popcorn - Hot Butter
8. Go all the way - Raspberries
9. Get on the good foot, Part I - James Brown
10. Power of love - Joe Simon

OCTOBER 21, 1972

1. My ding-a-ling - Chuck Berry

2. Use me - Bill Withers
3. Everybody plays the fool - The Main Ingredient
4. The guitar man - Bread
5. Nights in white satin - The Moody Blues

6. Garden party - Ricky Nelson
7. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
8. Don't ever be lonely (A poor little fool like me) - Cornelius Bros. & Sister Rose
9. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
10. Tight rope - Leon Russell

NOVEMBER 11, 1972

1. I can see clearly now - Johnny Nash

2. Listen to the music - Dobbie Brothers
3. I'd love you to want me - Lobo
4. If you don't know me by now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
5. You wear it well - Rod Stewart

6. I'll be around - Spinners
7. The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
8. Good time Charlie's got the blues - Danny O'Keefe
9. Sweet surrender - Bread
10. Operator (That's not the way it feels) - Jim Croce

DECEMBER 16, 1972

1. Me and Mrs Jones - Billy Paul

2. Papa was a rolling stone - Temptations
3. I am woman - Helen Reddy
4. It never rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond
5. You ought to be with me - Al Green

6. Summer breeze - Seals & Crofts
7. Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan
8. Rocking pneumonia and the boogie-woogie flu - Johnny Rivers
9. I'm stone in love with you - Stylistics
10. Your mama don't dance - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

October 31, 1972

"My Ding-a-Ling" is the title of a novelty song recorded in 1972 by Chuck Berry, his only U.S. number-one single on the pop charts. Later that year, in a longer unedited form, it was included on the album 'The London Chuck Berry Sessions'. Two members of the Average White Band, guitarist Onnie McIntyre and drummer Robbie McIntosh, played on the single.

The song tells of how the singer received a toy consisting of "silver bells hanging on a string" from his grandmother, who calls them his "ding-a-ling." According to the song, he plays with it in school, and holds on to it in dangerous situations like falling after climbing the garden wall, and swimming across a creek infested with snapping turtles.

The lyrics consistently exercise the double entendre with "ding-a-ling" standing in for the penis. During the live version, Berry calls on the audience to join in the chorus, and in the final verse, he admonishes "those of you who will not sing" that they "must be playing with [their] own ding-a-ling."

The lyrics with their sly tone and innuendo (and the enthusiasm of Berry and the audience) caused many radio stations to refuse to play it, like WABC New York's Top 40 even when it reached number one. It was Berry's sole #1 single in his career.

In Icons of Rock, Scott Schinder calls the song "a sophomoric, double-entendre-laden ode to masturbation." Nevertheless, Berry still likes it and on the recording calls it "our Alma Mater".

"My Ding-a-Ling" was originally recorded by Dave Bartholomew in 1952 for King Records. When Bartholomew moved to Imperial Records, he re-recorded the song under the new title, "Little Girl Sing Ding-a-Ling." In 1954, The Bees on Imperial released a version entitled "Toy Bell."

Berry recorded a version called "My Tambourine" in 1968, but the version which topped the charts was recorded live during the Lanchester Arts Festival at the Locarno ballroom in Coventry, England, on 3 February 1972, where Berry – backed by The Roy Young Band – topped a bill that also included Slade and Billy Preston.

Boston radio station WMEX disc jockey Jim Connors was credited with a gold record for discovering the song and pushing it to #1 over the airwaves and amongst his peers in the United States.

This controversy was lampooned in The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Pony", in which a Springfield Elementary School student attempted to sing the song during the school's talent show. He barely finished the first line of the refrain before an irate Principal Skinner rushed him off the stage.

Don Tandler of New Jersey's 101.5 would like to note that Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling" dropped from the # One position at many New York City Top 40 stations this week like WNBC, WNBC-FM, WXLO, WPIX; and WWDJ (Hackensack, NJ), where it spent five straight weeks as Number One.

This Chuck Berry record plus Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's 1973 "Cover of the Rolling Stone," along with "The Ballad of John and Yoko" and the 1974's very patriotic spoken word recording "Americans" by Byron Mac Gregor are the only other monster hits I'm aware of WABC banned from its play-list and ignored its chart performance in the market.

Folk tale is that the wife of WABC's General Manager heard "My Ding-a-Ling" and "ordered" her husband to take the record off the air, after it was played for two days as a Hot Prospect. "Cover of the Rolling Stone" was allegedly banned because of the reference to cocaine in the lyrics, "The Ballad of John and Yoko" for profanity.

text taken from: http://www.musicradio77.com/Surveys/1972/surveyoct3172.html

Billboard, 15 January 1972

1. American pie - Don McLean (UA)

2. Brand new key - Melanie (Buddah Records) from #1 (3 wks at the top)

3. Let's stay together - Al Green (Hi)

4. Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn) +3

5. Family affair - Sly & the Family Stone (Epic)

6. Scorpio - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)

7. I'd like to teach the world to sing (In perfect harmony) - The New Seekers (Elektra)

8. Got to be there - Michael Jackson (Motown) -3

9. Hey girl / I knew you when - Donny Osmond (MGM)

10. Clean up woman - Betty Wright (Alston)

11. You are everything - Stylistics (Avco)

12. Sugar daddy - Jackson Five (Motown)

13. I'd like to teach the world to sing (In perfect harmony) - Hillside Singers (Metromedia)+1

14. Day after day - Badfinger (Apple) +2

15. One monkey don't stop no show - Honey Cone (Hot Wax)

16. Drowning in a sea of love - Joe Simon (Spring)

17. Cherish - David Cassidy (Bell) -7

18. Never been to Spain - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) +6

19. Old fashioned love song - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) -1

20. Hey big brother - Rare Earth (Motown)

21. It's one of those nights (Yes love) - Partridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell) +4

22. Anticipation - Carly Simon (Elektra) +1

23. Once you understand - Think (Laurie) +3

24. All I ever need is you - Sony & Cher (Kapp)

25. Kiss an angel good morning - Charley Pride (RCA)

26. Have you seen her? - Chi-Lites (Brunswick) -7 (12 wks)

27. The witch queen of New Orleans - Redbone (Epic)

28. White lies, blue eyes - Bullet (Big Tree)

29. Respect yourself - Staple Singers (Stax) -8

30. Levon - Elton John (MCA)

31. That's the way I feel about cha - Bobby Womack (UA)

32. Make me the woman you go home to - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)

33. Black dog - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) debut

34. American trilogy - Mickey Newbury (Elektra) 7 wks

35. Stay with me - Faces (WB) debut

36. Without you - Nilsson (RCA) debut

37. Fire and water - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) debut

38. George Jackson - Bob Dylan (Columbia) -5

39. Looking for a love - J.Geils Band (Atlantic)

40. Me and Bobby McGee - Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)

Billboard, 22nd January 1972

1. American pie - Don McLean (UA) 2nd wk at #1

2. Brand new key - Melanie (Buddah Records)

3. Let's stay together - Al Green (Hi)

4. Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)

5. Day after day - Badfinger (Apple) +9

6. Scorpio - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)

7. I'd like to teach the world to sing (In perfect harmony) - The New Seekers (Elektra)

8. Clean up woman - Betty Wright (Alston) +2

9. You are everything - Stylistics (Avco) +2

10. Sugar daddy - Jackson Five (Motown) +2

11. Never been to Spain - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) +7

12. Drowning in a sea of love - Joe Simon (Spring) +4

13. I'd like to teach the world to sing (In perfect harmony) - The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)

14. Family affair - Sly & the Family Stone (Epic)

15. Got to be there - Michael Jackson (Motown) -7

16. Hey girl / I knew you when - Donny Osmond (MGM) -6

17. One monkey don't stop no show - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) -2

18. Anticipation - Carly Simon (Elektra) +4

19. Hey big brother - Rare Earth (Motown)

20. It's one of those nights (Yes love) - Partridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell) +1

21. Without you - Harry Nilsson (RCA) +15

22. Kiss an angel good morning - Charley Pride (RCA)

23. Once you understand - Think (Laurie) (spoken word)

24. Cherish - David Cassidy (Bell) -7

25. The witch queen of New Orleans - Redbone (Epic) +2

26. Stay with me - Faces (WB) +9

27. Black dog - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) +3

28. Levon - Elton John (Uni)

29. That's the way I feel about cha - Bobby Womack (UA) +2

30. Make me the woman you go home to - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)

31. Have you seen her? - Chi-Lites (Brunswick) 13 wks

32. Fire and water - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) +5

33. All I ever need is you - Sony & Cher (Kapp) -9

34. Precious and few - Climax (Carousel-Bell) debut

35. Joy - Apollo 100 (Mega) debut

36. Just an old fashioned love song - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) down from #19

37. Don' t say you don't remember - Beverly Bremers (Scepter) debut

38. Hurting each other - Carpenters (A&M) debut

39. Looking for a love - J.Geils Band (Atlantic)

40. White lies, blue eyes - Bullett (Big Tree)

best selling albums:

1. American pie - Don McLean (UA)

2. Concert for Bangla-desh - George Harrison & friends (Apple)

3. Music - Carole King (Ode)

4. Chicago at Carnegie Hall (Columbia)

5. Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)

Billboard, 29 January 1972

1. American pie - Don McLean (UA) 3 wks at #1

2. Brand new key - Melanie (Buddah Records)

3. Let's stay together - Al Green (Hi)

4. Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)

5. Day after day - Badfinger prod.: George Harrison (Apple)

6. Clean up woman - Betty Wright (Alston) +2

7. Scorpio - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) -1

8. Never been to Spain - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) +3

9. You are everything - Stylistics (Avco)

10. Sugar daddy - Jackson Five (Motown)

11. Drowning in a sea of love - Joe Simon (Spring) +1

12. I'd like to teach the world to sing (In perfect harmony) - The New Seekers (Elektra) -5

13. Hurting each other - Carpenters (A&M) +25

14. Without you - Nilsson (RCA) +7

15. Joy - Apollo 100 (Mega) +20

16. Precious and few - Climax feat. Sonny Geraci (Carousel-Bell) +18

17. Anticipation - Carly Simon (Elektra) +1

18. Family affair - Sly & the Family Stone (Epic) -4

19. I'd like to teach the world to sing (In perfect harmony) - Hillside Singers (Metromedia) -6

20. It's one of those nights (Yes love) - Partridge Family feat. David Cassidy (Bell)

21. Stay with me - Faces featuring Rod Stewart (WB) +5

22. Kiss an angel good morning - Charley Pride (RCA) 7 wks

23. Black dog - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) +4

24. The witch queen of New Orleans - Redbone (Epic) +1

25. Levon - Elton John (Uni) +3

26. I knew you when / Hey girl - Donny Osmond (MGM) -10

27. Fire and water - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) +5

28. Make me the woman you go home to - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown) +2

29. That's the way I feel about cha - Bobby Womack (UA)

30. One monkey don't stop no show - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) -13

31. Got to be there - Michael Jackson (Motown) -16

32. Down by the lazy river - The Osmonds (MGM) debut

33. Don' t say you don't remember - Beverly Bremers (Scepter) +4

34. Hey big brother - Rare Earth (Motown) -15

35. Once you understand - Think (Laurie) (spoken word)

36. Feeling alright - Joe Cocker (A&M) debut

37. Bang a gong (Get it on) - T. Rex (Reprise) debut

38. The lion sleeps tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) - Robert John (Atlantic) debut

39. Together let's find love - 5th Dimension (Bell) debut

40. Floy joy - The Supremes (Motown) debut

best selling albums:

1. American pie - Don McLean (UA)

2. Concert for Bangla-Desh - George Harrison & Friends (Apple)

3. Music - Carole King (Ode)

4. Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)

5. Chicago at Carnegie Hall (Columbia)

Billboard, 19 February 1972

1. Without you - Nilsson (RCA) +1

2. Let's stay together - Al Green (Hi) -1

3. Hurting each other - Carpenters (A&M) +3

4. Precious and few - Climax feat. Sonny Geraci (Carousel-Bell) former Outsiders

5. Never been to Spain - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) 2nd wk at #5

6. Down by the lazy river - The Osmonds (MGM) +1

7. American pie - Don McLean (UA)

8. Joy - Apollo 100 (Mega)

9. The lion sleeps tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) - Robert John (Atlantic) +5

10. Everything I own - Bread (Elektra) +18

11. Sweet seasons - Carole King (Ode) 3 wks

12. Day after day - Badfinger (Apple) prod.: George Harrison -2

13. Anticipation - Carly Simon (Elektra)

14. Brand new key - Melanie ((Neighborhood Records)

15. Black dog - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)

16. Don' t say you don't remember - Beverly Bremers (Scepter) +7

17. Stay with me - Faces feat. Rod Stewart (WB)

18. Bang a gong (Get it on) - T. Rex (Reprise) +7

19. Clean up woman - Betty Wright (Alston) -8

20. Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)

21. The witch queen of New Orleans - Redbone (Epic) +1

22. The way of love - Cher (Kapp) +7

23. My world - Bee Gees (Atco)

24. Fire and water - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)

25. Floy joy - The Supremes (Motown) +5

26. Drowning in a sea of love - Joe Simon (Spring) 11 wks

27. Heart of gold - Neil Young (Reprise) 2nd wk +3

28. Scorpio - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) -10 / 15 wks

29. You are everything - Stylistics (Avco) -9 13 wks

30. Kiss an angel good morning - Charley Pride (RCA) -9

31. Footstompin' music - Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol) +3

32. Ain't understanding mellow - Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury) 3 wks

33. Feeling alright - Joe Cocker (A&M) 2nd wk

34. I can't help myself (Sugar pie, honey bunch) - Donnie Elbert (Avco)

35. Jungle fever - The Chakachas (Polydor) debut from Belgium

36. That's the way I feel about cha - Bobby Womack (UA)

37. Softly whispering 'I love you' - The English Congregation (Atco) debut

38. Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon (Columbia) debut

39. Ring the living bell - Melanie (Neighborhood Records) debut

40. You want it, you got it - Detroit Esmeralds (Janus Records) debut

Billboard, 4 March 1972

1. Without you - Nilsson (RCA) 3rd wk at #1

2. Hurting each other - Carpenters (A&M) 2nd wk at #2

3. Precious and few - Climax feat. Sonny Geraci (Carousel-Bell)

4. Down by the lazy river - The Osmonds (MGM) +1

5. Everything I own - Bread (Elektra) +3

6. The lion sleeps tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) - Robert John (Atlantic) +1

7. Heart of gold - Neil Young (Reprise) +6

8. Let's stay together - Al Green (Hi)

9. Sweet seasons - Carole King (Ode) prod.: Lou Adler

10. Bang a gong (Get it on) - T.Rex (Reprise) +4

11. The way of love - Cher (Kapp) +1

12. American pie - Don McLean (UA) -3

13. Joy - Apollo 100 (Mega) -7

14. Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon (Columbia) +13

15. Don't say you don't remember - Beverly Bremers (Scepter)

16. My world - Bee Gees (Atco)

17. Floy joy - The Supremes (Motown) prod.: Smokey Robinson +1

18. Never been to Spain - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) -7

19. Jungle fever - The Chakachas (Polydor) +3

20. A horse with no name - America (WB) debut

21. I gotcha - Joe Tex (Dial-Mercury) +10

22. I can't help myself (Sugar pie, honey bunch) - Donnie Elbert (Avco)

23. Rock and roll lullaby - B.J.Thomas feat. Duane Eddy (Scepter Record) +9

24. Anticipation - Carly Simon (Elektra) -11

25. Ain't understanding mellow - Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury)

26. Day after day - Badfinger (Apple) prod. George Harrison

27. Runnin' away - Sly & the Family Stone (Epic) +8

28. Black dog - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) -7

29. Softly whispering 'I love you' - The English Congregation (Atco) +1

30. Talking loud and saying nothing - James Brown (Polydor) +8

31. We've got to get it on again - The Addrisi Brothers (Columbia) +2

32. Fire and water - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) -4

33. Ring the living bell - Melanie (Neighborhood) +1

34. Stay with me - Faces feat. Rod Stewart (WB) -14

35. Footstompin' music - Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)

36. The nickel song - Melanie (Neighborhood) 2nd wk

37. You want it, you got it - Detroit Esmeralds (Janus Records) +2

38. Puppy love - Donny Osmond (MGM) debut

39. Roundabout - Yes (Atlantic) debut

40. In the rain - Dramatics feat. William Howard (Volts) debut

Billobard, 25 March 1972

Dick Clark sitting in for Casey Kasem

1. A horse with no name - America (WB)

2. Heart of gold - Neil Young (Reprise) -1

3. The lion sleeps tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) - Robert John (Atlantic)

4. Puppy love - Donny Osmond (MGM)

5. Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon (Columbia)

6. Without you - Nilsson (RCA)

7. The way of love - Cher (Kapp) 7 wks

8. Jungle fever - The Chakachas (Polydor)

9. Everything I own - Bread (Elektra)

10. I gotcha - Joe Tex (Dial-Mercury) +4

11. Down by the lazy river - The Osmond (MGM)

12. Precious and few - Climax feat. Sonny Geraci (Carousel-Bell)

13. In the rain - Dramatics feat. William Howard (Volts)

14. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson (Motown) +19

15. Bang a gong (Get it on) - T.Rex (Reprise)

16. Rock and roll lullaby - B.J.Thomas feat. Duane Eddy (Scepter Record)

17. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack (Atlantic) debut

18. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco)

19. A cowboy's work is never done - Sonny & Cher (Kapp)

20. Roundabout - Yes (Atlantic)

21. Ain't understanding mellow - Jimmy Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury)

22. American pie - Don McLean (UA) 17 wks

23. Running away - Sly & the Family Stone (Epic)

24. Hurting each other - Carpenters (A&M) 10 wks

25. We've got to get it on again - The Addrisi Brothers (Columbia)

26. Crazy mama - J.J.Cale (Shelter Records)

27. Joy - Apollo 100 (Mega)

28. Floy joy - The Supremes (Motown)

29. Sweet seasons - Carole King (Ode)

30. Don't say you don't remember - Beverly Bremers (Scepter)

31. Taurus - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)

32. Daydreaming - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)

33. Take a look around - Temptations (Gordy)

34. Glory bound - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)

35. Everyday of my life - Bobby Vinton (Epic) +4

36. No one to depend on - Santana (Columbia)

37. Give Ireland back to the Irish - Paul & Linda McCartney & Wings (Apple) debut

38. The day I found myself - Honey Cone (Hot Wax)

39. Could it be forever? - David Cassidy (Bell) debut

40. Do your thing - Isaac Hayes (Enterprise-Stax) debut

Billboard, 1st April 1972

1. Horse with no name - America (WB) 2 wks at #1

2. Heart of gold - Neil Young (Reprise)

3. Puppy love - Donny Osmond (MGM) +1

4. Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon (Columbia) +1

5. The lion sleeps tonight - Robert John (Atlantic) -2

6. I gotcha - Joe Tex (Dial-Mercury)

7. Without you - Nilsson (RCA) -1

8. Jungle fever - The Chakachas (Polydor)

9. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson (Motown) +5

10. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack (Atlantic) +7

11. In the rain - Dramatics feat. William Howard (Volt) +2

12. Everything I own - Bread (Elektra) -3

13. The way of love - Cher (Kapp) -6

14. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco) +4

15. Rock'n'roll lullaby - B.J.Thomas (Scepter) +1

16. A cowboy's work is never done - Sonny & Cher (Kapp) +3

17. Roundabout - Yes (Atlantic) +3

18. Down by the lazy river - The Osmonds (MGM) -7

19. Daydreaming - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) +13 2nd wk

20. Precious and few - Climax (Bell) -8

21. Bang a gong (Get it on) - T.Rex (Reprise) -6

22. Give Ireland back to the Irish - Paul & Linda McCartney & Wings (Apple)

23. Ain't understanding mellow - Jimmy Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury) -2

24. The day I found myself - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) +14

25. Crazy mama - J.J.Cale (Shelter Records) +1

26. Taurus - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) +4

27. We've got to get it on again - The Addrisi Brothers (Columbia) -2

28. Runnin' away - Sly & the Family Stone (Epic) -5

29. Everyday of my life - Bobby Vinton (Epic) +6

30. Take a look around - Temptations (Gordy) +3

31. Do your thing - Isaac Hayes (Enterprise-Stax)

32. Suavecito - Malo (WB) debut

33. Hurting each other - Carpenters (A&M)

34. Glory bound - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)

35. Vincent - Don McLean (UA) debut

36. Family of man - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) debut

37. Could it be forever - David Cassidy (Bell) +2

38. No one to depend on - Santana (Columbia)

39. Slippin' into darkness - War (UA) debut

40. King heroin - James Brown, Manny Rosen, David Matthew (Polydor) debut

Billboard, 8 April 1972

1. Horse with no name - America (WB) 3 wks at #1

2. Heart of gold - Neil Young (Reprise) 3 wk at #2

3. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack (Atlantic) +7

4. I gotcha - Joe Tex (Dial-Mercury) +2

5. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson (Motown) +4

6. Puppy love - Donny Osmond (MGM) -3

7. Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon (Columbia) -3

8. Jungle fever - The Chakachas (Polydor)

9. In the rain - Dramatics feat. William Howard (Volt) +2

10. The lion sleeps tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) - Robert John (Atlantic) -5

11. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco) +3

12. Daydreaming - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) +7

13. A cowboy's work is never done - Sonny & Cher (Kapp) +3

14. Roundabout - Yes (Atlantic) +3

15. Rock'n'roll lullaby - B.J.Thomas with Duane Eddy (Scepter)

16. Way of love - Cher (Kapp)

17. Without you - Nilsson (RCA) -8

18. Everything I own - Bread (Elektra) -6

19. Taurus - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) +7

20. Down by the lazy river - The Osmonds (MGM) -2

21. Give Ireland back to the Irish - Paul & Linda McCartney & Wings (Apple) +1

22. Crazy mama - J.J.Cale (Shelter Records) +2

23. The day I found myself - Honey Cone (Hot Wax) +1

24. Doctor my eyes - Jackson Browne (Asylum) debut

25. Vincent - Don McLean (UA) +10

26. Baby blue - Badfinger (Apple) debut

27. Family of man - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) +9

28. Everyday of my life - Bobby Vinton (Epic) +1

29. Suavecito - Malo (WB) +3

30. Do your thing - Isaac Hayes (Enterprise-Stax) +10

31. Precious and few - Climax feat. Sonny Geraci (Carousel-Bell) -11 12 wks

32. Jump into the fire - Nilsson (RCA) debut

33. Look what you done for me - Al Green (Hi) debut

34. Bang a gong (Get it on) - T.Rex (Reprise) -13

35. Slippin' into darkness - War (UA) +4

36. We've got to get it on again - The Addrisi Brothers (Columbia) -11

37. Ain't understanding mellow - Jimmy Butler & Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury) -14

38. Help me make it through the night - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown) debut

39. Take a look around - Temptations (Gordy) -8

40. King heroine - James Brown recites Manny Rosen's poem (Polydor) 2nd wk

best selling album: America - America (WB) 3rd wk at #1

Billboard, 15 April 1972

1. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack (Atlantic)

2. A horse with no name - America (WB) -1

3. I gotcha - Joe Tex (Dial-Mercury) +1

4. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson (Motown) +1

5. Heart of gold - Neil Young (Reprise) -3

6. In the rain - Dramatics feat. William Howard (Volt) +3

7. Puppy love - Donny Osmond (MGM) -1

8. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco) +3

9. Daydreaming - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) +3

10. A cowboy's work is never done - Sonny & Cher (Kapp) +3

11. Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon (Columbia) -4

12. The lion sleeps tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) - Robert John (Atlantic) -2

13. Roundabout - Yes (Atlantic) +1

14. Jungle fever - The Chakachas (Polydor)

15. Family of man - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) +12

16. Doctor my eyes - Jackson Browne (Asylum) +8

17. Look what you done for me - Al Green (Hi) +16

18. Taurus - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) +1

19. Baby blue - Badfinger (Apple) +7

20. Vincent - Don McClean (UA)

21. Give Ireland back to the Irish - Paul & Linda McCartney & Wings (Apple)

22. Crazy mama - J.J.Cale (Shelter Records)

23. The day I found myself - Honey Cone (Hot Wax)

24. The way of love - Cher (Kapp) -8

25. Everyday of my life - Bobby Vinton (Epic) +3

26. Suavecito - Malo (WB) +3

27. Without you - Nilsson (RCA) -10

28. Rock'n'roll lullaby - B.J.Thomas (Scepter) -13

29. Everything I own - Bread (Elektra)

30. Jump into the fire - Nilsson (RCA) +2

31. Back off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr (Apple) prod.: George Harrison debut

32. Down by the lazy river - The Osmonds (MGM) -12

33. Slippin' into darkness - War (UA) +2

34. Do your thing - Isaac Hayes (Enterprise-Stax) -3

35. Oh girl - Chi-Lites feat. Eugene Record (Brunswick) debut

36. Help me make it through the night - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)

37. I'll take you there - Staples Singers (Stax) debut

38. The candy man - Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM) debut

39. Hot rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount) debut

40. Run run run - Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum) debut

best-selling album: 'America' - America (WB)

Billboard, 29 April 1972.

1. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack (Atlantic)

2. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson (Motown) 2nd wk at #1

3. I gotcha - Joe Tex (Dial-Mercury) 3rd wk at #3

4. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco) +2

5. A horse with no name - America (WB)

6. Day dreaming - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) +1

7. In the rain - Dramatics feat. William Howard (Volt) -5

8. A cowboy's work is never done - Sonny & Cher (Kapp)

9. Doctor my eyes - Jackson Browne (Asylum) +1

10. Look what you done for me - Al Green (Hi) +2

11. Back off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr prod.: George Harrison (Apple) +8

12. Family of man - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) +2

13. Vincent - Don McLean (UA) based on Van Gough's 'A starry night' +3

14. Baby blue - Badfinger (Apple) +1

15. Puppy love - Donny Osmond (MGM) -

16. Oh girl - Chi-Lites (Brunswick) +4

17. Heart of gold - Neil Young (Reprise) -9

18. I'll talke you there - Staple Singers (Stax) +5

19. Suavecito - Malo (WB) +3

20. Hot rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount) +11

21. Morning has broken - Cat Stevens (Island-A&M) +6

22. Slippin' into darkness - War (UA)

23. Taurus - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)

24. Every day of my life - Bobby Vinton (Epic) +1

25. Roundabout - Yes (Atlantic) -12

26. Mother and child reunion - Paul Simon (Columbia) -9

27. Jump into the fire - Nilsson (RCA) +1

28. Candy man - Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM) +5

29. Run run run - Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum) +8

30. Me and Julio down by the school yard - Paul Simon (Columbia) +6

31. Taxi - Harry Chapin (Elektra) +7

32. Little bitty pretty one - Jackson Five (Motown) debut

33. Help me make it through the night - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown) +1

34. (Last night) I didn't get to sleep at all - 5th Dimension (Bell) +4

35. Give Ireland back to the Irish - Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple) -5

36. You could have been a lady - April Wine (Big Tree) debut

37. Nice to be with you - Gallery (Sussex) prod.: Dennis Coffey - debut

38. The day I found myself - Honey Cone (Hot Wax)

39. Crazy mama - J.J.Cale (Shelter) -10

40. Mister can't you see? - Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard) debut

Billboard, 13 May 1972.

1. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack (Atlantic) 5 wks at #1

2. I gotcha - Joe Tex (Dial-Mercury) 2nd wk at #2

3. Oh girl - Chi-Lites feat. Eugene Records (Brunswick) +8

4. I'll take you there - Staple Singers (Stax)

5. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson (Motown)

6. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco) -3

7. Look what you done for me - Al Green (Hi) +2

8. Daydreaming - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) -3

9. Back off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr prod.: George Harrison (Apple) +1

10. A horse with no name - America (WB) -4

11. Tumbling dice - Rolling Stones (RS) +12

12. Vincent - Don McLean (UA)

13. Hot rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount) +4

14. Doctor my eyes - Jackson Browne (Asylum)

15. Morning has broken - Cat Stevens (A&M) +4

16. Family of man - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) - 4

17. Little bitty pretty one - Jackson Five (Motown) +9

18. Slippin' into darkness - War (UA) +2

19. A cowboy's work is never done - Sonny & Cher (Kapp) -3

20. Sylvia's mother - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (Columbia) +17

21. Candy man - Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM) +3

22. Baby blue - Badfinger (Apple)

23. Suavecito - Malo (WB) -5

24. Me and Julio down by the school yard - Paul Simon (Columbia) +1

25. (Last night) I didn't get to sleep at all - 5th Dimension (Bell) +3

26. I saw the light - Todd Rundgren (Bearsville) +5

27. Run run run - Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum)

28. Taxi - Harry Chapin (Elektra) +1

29. Nice to be with you - Gallery (Sussex)

30. Diary - Bread (Elektra) +10

31. Walking in the rain with the one I love - Love Unlimited (Uni) +5

32. In the rain - Dramatics feat. William Howard (Volt) -17

33. You could have been a lady - April Wine (Big Tree) +2

34. It's gonna to take some time - Carpenters (A&M) debut

35. Song sung blue - Neil Diamond (Uni) debut

36. Ask me what you want - Millie Jackson (Spring) debut

37. Jump into the fire - Nilsson (RCA) -10

38. Help me make it through the night - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul-Motown)

39. Isn't life strange? - Moody Blues (Threshold) debut

40. Out-a-space - Billy Preston (A&M) debut

best selling album: First take - Roberta Flack (Atlantic) 4 wks at #1

Billboard, 27 May 1972.

1. Oh girl - Chi-Lites (Brunswick)

2. I'll talke you there - Staple Singers (Stax)

3. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack (Atlantic) -2 6 wks at #1

4. Look what you done for me - Al Green (Hi)

5. The candy man - Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM) +8

6. Morning has broken - Cat Stevens (A&M) +4

7. Tumbling dice - Rolling Stones (RS) +1

8. I gotcha - Joe Tex (Dial-Mercury)

9. Sylvia's mother - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (Columbia)

10. Hot rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount) +2

11. Nice to be with you - Gallery (Sussex) +10

12. (Last night) I didn't get to sleep at all - 5th Dimension (Bell)

13. Little bitty pretty one - Jackson Five (Motown) +2

14. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco) -7

15. Daydreaming - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) -4

16. Slippin' into darkness - War (UA)

17. It's going to take some time - Carpenters (A&M) +12

18. Song sung blue - Neil Diamond (Uni) +9

19. Diary - Bread (Elektra)

20. Walking in the rain with the one I love - Love Unlimited (Uni) 4 wks

21. I saw the light - Todd Rundgren (Bearsville) +1

22. Me and Julio down by the school yard - Paul Simon (Columbia) +2

23. Back off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr prod.: George Harrison (Apple) -14

24. Doctor my eyes - Jackson Browne (Asylum) -6

25. Taxi - Harry Chapin (Elektra) 5 wks +1

26. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson (Motown) -29

27. Vincent - Don McClean (UA)

28. Out-a-space - Billy Preston (A&M) +6

29. Troglodyte (Cave man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA) debut

30. Ask me what you want - Millie Jackson (Spring) 3 wks +5

31. Amazing grace - Pipes & Drums & Military Band of Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA) debut

32. Isn't life strange? - Moody Blues (Threshold)

33. Old man - Neil Young (Reprise) +6

34. Someday never comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) 2nd wk +6

35. Speak softly (from 'The Godfather) - Andy Williams (Columbia) 2nd wk +3

36. Lean on me - Bill Withers (Sussex) debut

37. You could have been a lady - April Wine (Big Tree) -5

38. I need you - America (WB) debut

39. I've been lonely for so long - Frederick Knight (Stax) debut

40. Rocket man - Elton John (Uni) debut

Billboard, 3rd June 1972

1. I'll talke you there - Staple Singers (Stax) +1

2. Oh girl - Chi-Lites (Brunswick) -1

3. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack (Atlantic)

4. The candy man - Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM) +1

5. Sylvia's mother - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (Columbia) +5

6. Morning has broken - Cat Stevens (A&M)

7. Tumbling dice - Rolling Stones (RS)

8. Nice to be with you - Gallery (Sussex) +3

9. Hot rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount) +1

10. Look what you done for me - Al Green (Hi) -6

11. (Last night) I didn't get to sleep at all - 5th Dimension (Bell) +1

12. Song sung blue - Neil Diamond (Uni) +6

13. Little bitty pretty one - Jackson Five (Motown)

14. Walking in the rain with the one I love - Love Unlimited (Uni) +6

15. It's going to take some time - Carpenters (A&M) +2

16. Diary - Bread (Elektra) +3

17. Out-a-space - Billy Preston (A&M) +11

18. I saw the light - Todd Rundgren (Bearsville) +3

19. Troglodyte (Cave man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA) +10

20. I gotcha - Joe Tex (Dial-Mercury) (15 wks) -12

21. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco) -7

22. Me and Julio down by the school yard - Paul Simon (Columbia)

23. Amazing grace - Pipes & Drums & Military Band of Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA) +8

24. Taxi - Harry Chapin (Elektra) +1

25. Slippin' into darkness - War (UA) -9

26. Lean on me - Bill Withers (Sussex) +10

27. I need you - America (WB) +11

28. Someday never comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) +6

29. Ask me what you want - Millie Jackson (Spring) +1

30. Isn't life strange? - Moody Blues (Threshold) +2

31. Old man - Neil Young (Reprise) +2

32. Rocket man - Elton John (Uni) +8

33. I've been lonely for so long - Frederick Knight (Stax) +6

34. Speak softly (Love theme from 'The Godfather') - Andy Williams (Columbia) +1

35. Daydreaming - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) -10

36. Doctor my eyes - Jackson Browne (Asylum) -12

37. Living in a house devided - Cher (Kapp) debut

38. Vincent - Don McLean (UA) -11

39. Long haired lover from Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM) debut

40. Automatically sunshine - Supremes (Motown) debut

Billboard, 10 June 1972.

1. The candy man - Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM) +3

2. I'll talke you there - Staple Singers (Stax) -1

3. Oh girl - Chi-Lites (Brunswick) -1

4. Song sung blue - Neil Diamond (MCA) +8

5. Sylvia's mother - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (Columbia)

6. Nice to be with you - Gallery (Sussex) +2

7. The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack (Atlantic) -4

8. Morning has broken - Cat Stevens (A&M) -1

9. Out-a-space - Billy Preston (A&M) +8

10. (Last night) I didn't get to sleep at all - 5th Dimension (Bell) +1

11. Tumbling dice - Rolling Stone (RS) -4

12. It's going to take some time - Carpenters (A&M) +3

13. Troglodyte (Cave man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA) +6

14. Walking in the rain with the one I love - Love Unlimited (Uni)

15. Diary - Bread (Elektra)

16. I saw the light - Todd Rundgren (Bearsville) +2

17. Look what you done for me - Al Green (Hi) -7

18. Hot rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount)

19. Amazing grace - Pipes & Drums & Military Band of Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA) +4

20. Lean on me - Bill Withers (Sussex) +6

21. Little bitty pretty one - Jackson Five (Motown)

22. I need you - America (WB) +5

23. Rocket man - Elton John (MCA) +9

24. Taxi - Harry Chapin (Elektra) (8 wks)

25. Someday never comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)

26. I gotcha - Joe Tex (16 wks)

27. Ask me what you want - Millie Jackson (Spring)

28. Betcha by Golly wow - Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco) (14 wks) -7

29. Isn't life strange? - Moody Blues (Threshold) +1

30. Me and Julio down by the school-yard - Paul Simon (Columbia) -8

31. Old man - Neil Young (Reprise)

32. I've been lonely for so long - Frederick Knight (Stax) +1

33. Living in a house devided - Cher (Kapp) +4

34. Speak softly love (Love theme from 'The Godfather') - Andy Williams (Columbia)

35. How can I be sure? - David Cassidy (Bell) debut

36. Daddy don't you walk so fast - Wayne Newton (RCA) debut

37. Immigration man - David Crosby & Graham Nash (Atlantic) debut

38. I wanna be where you are - Michael Jackson (Motown) debut

39. Long-haired lover from Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond (MGM) 2nd wk

40. Automatically sunshine - The Supremes (Motown) 2nd wk

Billboard, 8 July 1972

1. Lean on me - Bill Withers (Sussex) +3

2. Out-a-space - Billy Preston (A&M) +1

3. Song sung blue - Neil Diamond (Uni) -2

4. Too late to turn back now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (UA)

5. Candy man - Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM) -3

6. Troglodyte (Cave man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA) 4th wk at #6

7. Rocket man - Elton John (Uni)

8. Daddy don't you walk too fast - Wayne Newton (Chelsea)

9. I need you - America (WB)

10. (If loving you is wrong) I don't want to be right - Luther Ingram (Koko-Stax) +4

11. Nice to be with you - Gallery (Succex) (11 wks) -4

12. Brandy (You're a fine girl) - Looking glass (Epic) +15

13. How do you do? - Mouth & MacNeal (Philips-Mercury)

14. Too young - Donny Osmond (MGM) +4

15. Layla - Derek & the Dominos (Atco) +1

16. School's out - Alice Cooper (WB) +7

17. Take it easy - Eagles (Asylum) (3r wk) +3

18. I wanna be where you are - Michael Jackson (Motown) +3

19. Where is the love? - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic) +7

20. Alone again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM) (2nd wk) +14

21. Amazing grace - Pipes & Drums & Military Band of Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA) -10

22. Conquistador - Procol Harum (A&M)

23. (Last night) I didn't get to sleep at all - 5th Dimension (Bell)

24. Oh girl - Chi-Lites (Brunswick)

25. I'll take you there - Staple Singers (Stax)

26. All the king's horses - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) 3rd wk

27. I've been lonely for so long - Frederick Knight (Stax) +1 7wks

28. Day by day - Godspell (Bell) +4

29. Sylvia's mother - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (Columbia) -12

30. Living in a house devided - Cher (Kapp) -8

31. People make the world go round - Stylistics (Avco) +8

32. How can I be sure? - David Cassidy (Bell)

33. Long cool woman (In a black dress) - The Hollies (Epic) debut

34. Coconut - Harry Nilsson (RCA) debut

35. The happiest girl in the whole USA - Donna Fargo (Dot)

36. Sealed with a kiss - Bobby Vinton (Epic) debut

37. Superwoman (Where were you when I needed you?) - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

38. Mary had a little lamb / Little woman love - Paul & Linda McCartney & Wings (Apple)

39. Hold her tight - The Osmonds (MGM)

40. Hold your head up - Argent (Epic) debut

Billboard, 22nd July 1972.

1. Lean on me - Bill Withers (Sussex) 3rd wk at #1

2. Too late to turn back now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (UA) 2nd wk at #2

3. Alone again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM) +5

4. Brandy (You're a fine girl) - Looking Glass (Epic) +1

5. (If loving you is wrong) I don't want to be right - Luther Ingram (Koko-Stax) +4

6. Daddy don't you walk so fast - Wayne Newton (Chelsea)

7. Where is the love? - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)

8. How do you do? - Mouth & MacNeal (Philips-Mercury) +3

9. Rocket man - Elton John (Uni) -3

10. School's out - Alice Cooper (WB)

11. Layla - Derek & the Dominos (Atco) +4

12. Take it easy - Eagles (Asylum) +2

13. Too young - Donny Osmond (MGM)

14. Out-a-space - Billy Preston (A&M) -11

15. Song sung blue - Neil Diamond (Uni) -11

16. I want to be where you are - Michael Jackson (Motown)

17. Conquistador - Procol Harum (A&M) +2

18. Long cool woman in a black dress - Hollies (Epic) +4

19. Day by day - Godspell (Bell) +4

20. Hold her tight - The Osmonds (MGM) +4

21. I'm still in love with you - Al Green (Hi) +9

22. The happiest girl in the whole USA - Donna Fargo (Dot)

23. Candy man - Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM) +6

24. Coconut - Nilsson (RCA) +4

25. People make the world go round - Stylistics (Avco) +2

26. Troglodyte - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA)

27. I need you - America (WB) 10 wks

28. Mary had a little lamb - Paul & Linda McCartney & Wings (Apple)

29. Hold your head up - Argent (Epic) +5

30. Sealed with a kiss - Bobby Vinton (Epic) +2

31. You don't mess around with Jim - Jim Croce (ABC) debut

32. All the king's horses - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)

33. Superwoman - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

34. Gone - Joey Heatherton (MGM) +3

35. Motorcycle mama - Sailcat (Elektra) +4

36. Nice to be with you - Gallery (Sussex) 13 wks

37. I've been lonely for so long - Frederick Knight (Stax) -6

38. Goodbye to love - Carpenters (A&M) debut

39. The runway - Grass Roots (Dunhill) debut

40. We're free - Beverly Bremers (Scepter) debut

best selling album: 1. Honky Chateau - Elton John (Uni)

Billboard, 5 August 1972.

1. Alone again (naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM)

2. Brandy (You're a fine girl) - Looking Glass (Epic)

3. (If loving you is wrong) I don't want to be right - Luther Ingram (Koko-Stax)

4. Daddy don't you walk so fast - Wayne Newton (Chelsea)

5. Too late to turn back now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (UA)

6. Where is the love? - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)

7. School's out - Alice Cooper (WB)

8. How do you do? - Mouth & MacNeal (Philips-Mercury)

9. Long cool woman in a black dress - Hollies

10. Layla - Derek & the Dominos (Atco)

11. Lean on me - Bill Withers (Sussex)

12. Coconut - Nilsson (RCA)

13. Day by day - Godspell (Arista)

14. Hold her tight - The Osmonds (MGM)

15. The happiest girl in the whole USA - Donna Fargo (Dot)

16. I'm still in love with you - Al Green (Hi)

17. Conquistador - Procol Harum (A&M)

18. Rocket man - Elton John (Uni)

19. Take it easy - Eagles (Asylum)

20. Hold your head up - Argent (Epic)

21. You don't mess around with Jim - Jim Croce (ABC)

22. Goodbye to love - Carpenters (A&M)

23. Sealed with a kiss - Bobby Vinton (Epic)

24. Motorcycle mama - Sailcat (Elektra)

25. Gone - Joey Heatherton (MGM)

26. Too young - Donny Osmond (MGM)

27. Out-a-space - Billy Preston (A&M)

28. Happy - Rolling Stones (RS)

29. Lookin' through the windows - Jackson Five (Motown)

30. People make the world go round - Stylistics (Avco)

31. Baby let me take you (In my arms) - Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)

32. Breaking up is hard to do - Partridge Family (Bell)

33. Flash - Small Beginnings (Capitol)

34. Rock and roll (Part 2) - Gary Glitter (Bell) debut

35. Baby don't get hooked on me - Mac Davis (Epic) debut

36. When you say 'love' - Sonny & Cher (Kapp) debut; Budwiser commercial

37. I want to be where you are - Michael Jackson (Motown)

38. Join together - Who (Decca) debut

39. The guitar man - Bread (Elektra) debut

40. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone (Mercury)

Billboard, 5 August 1972 - Best selling albums:

1. Honky Chateau - Elton John (Uni)

2. School's out - Alice Cooper (WB)

3. Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones (RS)

4. Still Bill - Bill Withers (Sussex)

5. Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits (Columbia)

6. A song for you - Carpenters (A&M)

7. Looking through the windows - Jackson Five (Motown)

8. Big Bambú - Cheech & Chong (Ode)

9. Chicago V (Columbia) (Saturday in the park)

10. Moods - Neil Diamond (Uni)

11. Thick as a brick - Jethro Tull (Chrysalis)

12. Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)

13. The Osmonds live (MGM)

14. Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles live (Columbia)

15. Procol Harum live in concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (A&M)

16. Elvis live in Madison Square Garden - Elvis Presley (RCA)

17. Layla & other assorted love songs - Derek & the Dominos (Atco)

18. Amazing grace - Aretha Franklin & James Cleaveland (Atlantic)

19. Joplin in concert - Janis Joplin (Columbia)

20. Trilogy - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Island)

21. Carney - Leon Russell (Shelter)

22. Eagles (Asylum) 7 wks

23. First take - Roberta Flack (Atlantic)

24. History of Eric Clapton (Atco)

25. A lonely man - Chi-Lites (Brunswick)

26. Eat a peach - The Allman Brothers (Capricorn) 21 wks

27. Son of Schmilsson - Nilsson (RCA)

28. Too young - Donny Osmond (MGM)

29. Harvest - Neil Young (Reprise)

30. Donny Hathaway live (Atlantic)

31. Portrait of Donny - (MGM)

32. London sessions - Chuck Berry

33. Tapestry - Carole King (Ode)

34. I wrote a simple song - Billy Preston (A&M)

35. Candy man - Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM)

36. Amazing grace - Pipes & Drums & Military Band of Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA)

37. Godspell original cast (Arista) 43 wks

38. Music of the mind - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 28 wks

39. Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - Rolling Stones (London)

40. Manassas - Stephen Stills (Atlantic) Rock'n'roll crazies

Billboard, 26 August 1972.

1. Brandy (You're a fine girl) - Looking Glass (Epic)

2. Alone again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM) -1 drop from #1 (4 wks)

3. Long cool woman (In a black dress) - The Hollies (Epic)

4. I'm still in love with you - Al Green (Hi) +1 prod.: Willie Mitchell

5. Hold your head up - Argent (Epic) +3

6. (If loving you is wrong) I don't want to be right - Luther Ingram (Koko-Stax) -2

7. Goodbye to love - Carpenters (A&M)

8. Coconut - Nilsson (RCA)

9. You don't mess around with Jim - Jim Croce (ABC)

10. Baby, don't get hooked on me - Mac Davis (Columbia) +8

11. The happiest girl in the whole USA - Donna Fargo (Dot)

12. Motorcycle mama - Sailcat (Elektra) +4

13. Guitar man - Bread (Elektra) +14

14. Back stabbers - O'Jays (Philadelphia International) +12

15. Daddy don't you walk so fast - Wayne Newton (RCA)

16. Lookin' through the windows - Jackson Five (Motown) +4

17. Rock and roll (Part 2) - Gary Glitter (Bell) +4

18. Where is the love? - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

19. Sealed with a kiss - Bobby Vinton (Epic)

20. Saturday in the park - Chicago (Columbia) +13

21. School's out - Alice Cooper (WB) - 6

22. Join together - Who (Decca) +1

23. Black and white - Three Dog Night (Dunhill) debut

24. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone (Mercury) +5

25. Baby let me take you (In my arms) - Detroit Emeralds (Westbound) +2

26. How do you do? - Mouth & MacNeal (Philips-Mercury) -11

27. Power of love - Joe Simon (Spring) +10

28. Go all the way - Raspberries (Capitol) 2nd wk

29. Small beginnings - Flash (Capitol) +2

30. Too late to turn back now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (UA)

31. Lean on me - Bill Withers (Sussex) -6

32. When you say 'love' - Sonny & Cher (Kapp)

33. Pop corn - Hot Butter (Musicor) +6

34. Pop that thang - Isley Brothers (TNeck) +2

35. Gone - Joey Heathertorn (MGM) -9

36. You're still a young man - Tower of Power (WB)

37. Run to me - Bee Gees (Atco) debut

38. Sweet inspiration / Where you lead - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)

39. This world - Staples Singers (Stax) debut

40. Honk cat - Elton John (Uni) debut

I GOTCHA

I gotcha, uh huh, huh

you thought I didn't see ya now, didn't ya, uh huh, huh

you tried to sneak by me now, didn't ya, uh huh, huh

now gimme what you promised me, give it here

Come on

Hey, good God, hey, hey

You promised me the day that you quit your boyfriend

I'd be the next one to ease on in

you promised me it would be just us two, yeah

and I'd be the only man kissin' on you, yeah

Now, kiss me, hold it a long time, hold it

don't turn it a-loose, now hold it

a little bit longer, now hold it

come on, hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it

now ease up on me now, good God

Hey, good God, hey

the girl's alright, y'all

Ha ha, good God

You made me a promise and you're gonna stick to it

you shouldn't have promised if you weren't gonna do it

you saw me and ran in another direction

I'll teach you to play with my affection

Now, give it here, you never should've promised to me, give it here

don't hold back, now give it here

don't say nothin', just give it here, come on, give it here

give it here, give it here, give it here, give it to me, now

good God, hey, I gotcha

Shouldn't made a promise to me, I gotcha

You never should've promised to me, gotcha

give it on, here I gotcha

You thought you got away from me, didn't ya?

I gotcha

Ha ha ha, oh, I gotcha

give it on up, I gotcha

give it on here, I gotcha

you tried to sneak by me, now didn't ya?

ha ha, I gotcha, oh, I gotcha

Curtis Mayfield, “Freddie’s Dead” (Super Fly, 1972)

The first single from Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly soundtrack was a hit that helped define the sound of the early 1970s. Its distinctive bass line and wah-wah-infused guitar lament the death of a key character and exemplify the spirit of machismo that echoed through many Blaxploitation films. It’s one of the greatest examples of Mayfield’s gift for writing songs for the big screen.

Billboard, 7 October 1972.

1. Baby don't get hooked on me - Mac Davis - (Capitol)

2. Ben - Michael Jackson (Motown)

3. Back stabbers - The O'Jays (Philadelphia International)

4. Everybody plays the fool - The Main Ingredient (RCA)

5. Go all the way - Raspberries (Capitol)

6. Use me - Bill Withers (Sussex)

7. Burning love - Elvis Presley (RCA)

8. Black & white - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)

9. My ding-a-ling - Chuck Berry (Chess)

10. Popcorn - Hot Butter (Musicor)

11. Play me -Neil Diamond (Uni)

12. Nights in white satin - The Moody Blues (Deram)

13. Saturday in the Park - Chicago (Columbia)

14. Speak to the sky - Rick Springfield (Columbia)

15. Garden party - Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band (Decca)

16. Tight rope - Leon Russell (Shelter)

17. You wear it well - Rod Stewart (Mercury)

18. Why / Lonely boy - Donny Osmond (MGM)

19. Get on the good foot-Part 1 - James Brown (Polydor)

20. The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie (Reprise)

21. Freddie's dead (Theme from "Superfly") - Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)

22. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone (Mercury)

23. Good time Charlie's got the blues - Danny O'Keefe (Signpost)

24. Listen to the music - The Doobie Brothers (WB)

25. Starting all over again - Mel & Tim (Stax)

26. Don't ever be Lonely (A poor little fool like me) - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

27. Alone again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM)

28. Honky cat - Elton John (Uni)

29. Thunder and lightning -Chi Coltrane

30. Witchy woman - Eagles (Elektra)

31. If I could reach you - The 5th Dimension (Bell)

32. Power of love - Joe Simon (Spring)

33. I can see clearly now - Johnny Nash (Epic)

34. Run to me - Bee Gees (Atco)

35. I believe in music - Gallery (Sussex)

36. Midnight rider - Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band (A&M)

37. Geronimo's Cadillac - Michael Murphey (A&M)

38. If you leave me tonight I'll cry - Jerry Wallace (Decca)

39. Loving you just crossed my mind - Sam Neely (Capitol)

40. I'll be around - Spinners (Atlantic)

41. Rock me baby - David Cassidy (Bell)

42. My man, a sweet man - Millie Jackson (Spring)

43. Spaceman - Nilsson (RCA)

44. I'd love you to want me - Lobo (Big Tree Records)

45. From the beginning - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion)

46. I am Woman - Helen Reddy (Capitol)

47. A piece of paper - Gladstone (ABC)

48. Don't Hide Your Love - Cher (Kapp)

49. Easy Livin - Uriah Heep (Bronze Mercury)

Don McLean's flollow-up album to his breakthrough 'American pie' released in November 1972 showed a picture of wintry Cold Spring, NY by the Hudson River. It only peaked at #23 at the Billboard album charts but it had better songs than its predecessor, excluding 'American pie' and "Vincent' of course. 'Pride parade' is my favourite but I also like 'If we try', 'Oh what a shame', 'Bronco Bills's lament' and 'Dreidel'.

'Leon Live' is a live-album by Leon Russell recorded on 28 August 1972, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. It was Russell's first live album and was originally released as a three-LP set in a tri-fold cover on Russell's Shelter Records label. It was mixed at Ardent Studios and distributed by Capitol Records. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. In November 1972, Billboard cited Russell as a top concert draw and reported the 1972 tour gross at almost $3 million.

War's 'Slippin' into darkness', 11 March 1972.

Todd Rundgren's masterpiece 'Something/Anything' double-album, 11 March 1972.

TUMBLING DICE

Women think I'm tasty, but they're always tryin' to waste me

make me burn the candle right down

but, baby, baby, don't need no jewels in my crown

'Cause all you women is low down gamblers

cheatin' like I don't know how

baby, got no flavor, fever in the funk house now

This low down bitchin' got my poor feet a itchin'

don't you know you know the duece is still wild

baby, I can't stay, you got to roll me and call me the tumblin' dice

Always in a hurry, I never stop to worry

don't you see the time flashin' by

honey, got no money I'm all sixes and sevens and nines

Say now baby, I'm the rank outsider

you can be my partner in crime

baby, I can't stay you got to roll me and call me the tumblin'

roll me and call me the tumblin' dice, now baby

Oh my, my, my, I'm the lone crap shooter

playin' the field ev'ry night

Baby, I can't stay

You got to roll me and call me the tumblin' dice (Call me the tumblin')

Got to roll me (ya yes), got to roll me, got to roll me (Oh yeah)

Got to roll me (Keep on rolling)

Baby sweet as sugar (Got to roll me)

'Tumbling dice', 1st April 1972; the 'Candy man', 15 April 1972.

Janis Joplin, ; Procol Harum's Live in concert, 13 May 1972.

Raspberries, 13 May 1972; Donny Osmond's Puppy love', 27 May 1972.

13 May 1972 - a raspberry perfumed sticker adhered to the cover. They're a Canadian based group that has a sound which will probably draw parallels to that of the Bee Gees. They are buoyantly engaging and appealing romping through their repertoire. 'Don't want to say goodbye'.

Bill Withers' 'Lean on me', 27 May 1972.

Wings' Mary had a little lamb, 27 May 1972.

Archie Bunker, 27 May 1972.

Raspberries' 1st album, 1st July 1972. On the 13 May 1972 issue, Billboard wrote; the first Raspberryes album had a perfumed-sticker adhered to the cover that exuded a strong raspberry-smell that usually took over record-bars environment. They're a Canadian based group that has a sound which will probably draw parallels to that of the Bee Gees. They are buoyantly engaging and appealing romping through their repertoire. 'Don't want to say goodbye'.