The top 40 from Billboard's Hot 100, this week 1972.

This Week * Previous Week * Song * Performer
01 * 01 * Alone Again (Naturally) * Gilbert O'Sullivan
02 * 02 * Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) * Looking Glass
03 * 03 * If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right * Luther Ingram
04 * 04 * Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast * Wayne Newton
05 * 06 * Where Is the Love? * Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
06 * 09 * Long Cool Woman * Hollies
07 * 15 * I'm Still in Love with You * Al Green
08 * 05 * Too Late to Turn Back Now * Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
09 * 08 * How Do You Do * Mouth & MacNeal
10 * 07 * School's Out * Alice Cooper
11 * 12 * Coconut * Nilsson
12 * 22 * Goodbye to Love * Carpenters
13 * 16 * The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. * Donna Fargo
14 * 14 * Hold Her Tight * Osmonds
15 * 11 * Lean on Me * Bill Withers
16 * 10 * Layla * Derek & The Dominos
17 * 21 * You don't Mess Around with Jim * Jim Croce
18 * 20 * Hold Your Head Up * Argent
19 * 13 * Day by Day * Godspell
20 * 24 * Motorcycle Mama * Sailcat
21 * 23 * Sealed with a Kiss * Bobby Vinton
22 * 29 * Lookin' Through the Windows * Jackson 5
23 * 28 * Happy * Rolling Stones
24 * 25 * Gone * Joey Heatherton
25 * 34 * Rock and Roll Part 2 * Gary Glitter
26 * 39 * The Guitar Man * Bread
27 * 35 * Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me * Mac Davis
28 * 38 * Join Together * Who
29 * 32 * Breaking Up Is Hard to Do * Partridge Family starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy
30 * 31 * Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) * Detroit Emeralds
31 * 40 * Beautiful Sunday * Daniel Boone
32 * 33 * Small Beginnings * Flash
33 * 36 * When You Say Love * Sonny & Cher
34 * 17 * Conquistador * Procol Harum
35 * 18 * Rocket Man * Elton John
36 * 27 * Outa Space * Billy Preston
37 * 50 * Back Stabbers * O'Jay's
38 * 19 * Take It Easy * Eagles
39 * 41 * Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead * Barbra Streisand
40 * 60 * Saturday in the Park * Chicago

Reminds me of the playlist of 77 WABC in NY when I was a kid. Good tunes on that list 72 was a good year for music.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Wow

Now look at the thread of THIS weeks top songs and artists.

>>>25 * 34 * Rock and Roll Part 2 * Gary Glitter <<<<


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newpower99 said:

I'd rather not.

There are a few cheeseball classics on this list but some real gems as well (Al Green, Eric Clapton, Elton John). There's a great balance of genres on this chart, plus even the cheesy one-hit-wonders are memorable for being pretty melodic.

So many memories! Thank you.

Awww...the day of my birth. I'm mad at #1. I think I'm cursed by that song.

Someone has to explain Wayne Newton to me, because I don't get it. How the f-ck did he become a success??

uPtoWnNY said:

Next time you're in Vegas,
check out his show.
Also check out the legalized prostitution.
Then you'll have your answer.

Being able to listen to the J5 to the Stones to Barbra Streisand in the same hour must have been amazing. Radio today is so plain and one dimensional.

These are good.



Hell yeah! That's the baddest jam on the list.

Oh Lord, that one brings back memories. She used to have a TV show. We used to call her Donna Fart-N-Go.

funkyslsistah said:

Awww...that's one of my favorite sad songs.

My favorites on this list...

Alone Again (Naturally) * Gilbert O'Sullivan
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) * Looking Glass (love the music, the lyrics bug)
If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right * Luther Ingram
Where Is the Love? * Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
I'm Still in Love with You * Al Green
Too Late to Turn Back Now * Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
School's Out * Alice Cooper
Goodbye to Love * Carpenters
The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. * Donna Fargo
Lean on Me * Bill Withers
Layla * Derek & The Dominos
Lookin' Through the Windows * Jackson 5
The Guitar Man * Bread
Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me * Mac Davis
Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) * Detroit Emeralds
Rocket Man * Elton John
Outa Space * Billy Preston
Back Stabbers * O'Jay's
Take It Easy * Eagles
Saturday in the Park * Chicago

Pretty nice list overall.

There are only a few that are especially vomitrocious (that's right "GOOGLE IT!")

Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast * Wayne Newton
The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. * Donna Fargo
Gone * Joey Heatherton (a cutie that was better on the screen than on record)

...for example.



A few favorites.



...Hold Your Head Up




...Happy (preceded by Tumblin' Dice)




...Conquistador (Studio)



...Conquistador (Live)



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

theAudience said:

Of course, I like that one. Mostly because my mother would play it a lot when I was younger.

My mother used to play that too in the car when I was in either the first or second grade. Also "Funny Face" and "Country Sunshine". I couldn't stand those songs. Thank God we got her away from some of the country music when the disco era started.....but she still kept coming back to it every now and then....."Elvira....giddy up....ah oom bop a mow mow".....
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vainandy said:

The Oak Ridge Boys. Yep...mama played that one a lot, too. And I mean A LOT!

RipHer2Shreds said:

vainandy said:

Sorry guys, but that tune blows serious chunks.
I'm sure a horrid one I grew up with will show up eventually and you can get me back.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Hey, I don't like Donna Fart-N-Go's music.

theAudience said:

Good tune.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Elvira was the token cross over country hit until Achy Breaky Heart came along. Here in New Zealand we had our own rate singers like Suzanne Prentice and John Hoare Grenell that covered all these hits and Donna Fargos were regularly covered. Prentices's version of funny face is actually quite good.

"Hi ho Silver"