April 8, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
No One To Depend On - Santana ----- 36 / 4
Could It Be Forever - David Cassidy ----- 37 / 2
Glory Bound - The Grass Roots ----- 34 (2) / 3
Hurting Each Other - Carpenters ----- 2 (2) / 11
Runnin' Away - Sly & The Family Stone ----- 23 / 6


40 40 --- King Heroin - James Brown
30 39 --- Take A Look Around - The Temptations
 38 --- Help Me Make It Through The Night - Gladys Knight & The Pips (59)
23 37 --- Ain't Understanding Mellow - Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager
27 36 --- We've Got To Get It On Again - Addrisi Brothers
39 35 --- Slippin' Into Darkness - War
21 34 --- Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex
 33 --- Look What You Done For Me - Al Green (44)
 32 --- Jump Into The Fire - Nilsson (51)
20 31 --- Precious And Few - Climax

31 30 --- Do Your Thing - Isaac Hayes
32 29 --- Suavecito - Malo
29 28 --- Every Day Of My Life - Bobby Vinton
36 27 --- The Family Of Man - Three Dog Night
 26 --- Baby Blue - Badfinger (42)
35 25 --- Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) / Castles In The Air - Don McLean
 24 --- Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne (41)
24 23 --- The Day I Found Myself - The Honey Cone
25 22 --- Crazy Mama - J.J. Cale
22 21 --- Give Ireland Back To The Irish - Wings

18 20 --- Down By The Lazy River - The Osmonds
26 19 --- Taurus - Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
12 18 --- Everything I Own - Bread
07 17 --- Without You - Nilsson          
13 16 --- The Way Of Love - Cher
15 15 --- Rock And Roll Lullaby - B.J. Thomas
17 14 --- Roundabout - Yes
16 13 --- A Cowboys Work Is Never Done - Sonny & Cher
19 12 --- Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin
14 11 --- Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr.

05 10 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Robert John
11 09 --- In The Rain - The Dramatics
08 08 --- Jungle Fever - The Chakachas
04 07 --- Mother And Child Reunion - Paul Simon
03 06 --- Puppy Love - Donny Osmond
09 05 --- Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson
06 04 --- I Gotcha - Joe Tex
10 03 --- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
02 02 --- Heart Of Gold - Neil Young      
01 01 --- A Horse With No Name - America        


Scoring his first Top 40 hit this week is Jackson Browne.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 8-14 April 1972

01 01 WITHOUT YOU Nilsson *****
02 02 BEG, STEAL OR BORROW The New Seekers
03 31 AMAZING GRACE Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band
04 03 ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) Gilbert O'Sullivan
05 05 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent
06 06 MEET ME ON THE CORNER Lindisfarne
07 04 AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
08 15 SWEET TALKING GUY The Chiffons
09 07 DESIDERATA Les Crane
10 09 FLOY JOY The Supremes

11 17 HEART OF GOLD Neil Young
12 11 IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS The Partridge Family
13 19 THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER Tom Jones
14 08 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION Paul Simon
15 18 BACK OFF, BOOGALOO Ringo Starr
16 20 WHAT IS LIFE? Olivia Newton-John
17 14 TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST Engelbert Humperdinck
18 26 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO Elvis Presley
19 12 BLUE IS THE COLOUR Chelsea F.C.
20 23 CRYING, LAUGHING, LOVING, LYING Labi Siffre

21 29 RUN, RUN, RUN Jo Jo Gunne
22 10 GOT TO BE THERE Michael Jackson
23 40 BERNADETTE The Four Tops
24 21 MOTHER OF MINE Neil Reid
25 16 SON OF MY FATHER Chicory Tip ***
26 25 BROTHER C.C.S.
27 -- DEBORA / ONE INCH ROCK T-Rex
28 22 POPPA JOE The Sweet
29 13 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF Donnie Elbert
30 -- RADANCER Marmalade

31 24 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING The New Seekers ****
32 32 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES Blue Haze
33 37 TURN YOUR RADIO ON Ray Stevens
34 34 WE'LL BE WITH YOU The Potters
35 -- COULD IT BE FOREVER? David Cassidy
36 -- SACRAMENTO Middle of the Road
37 33 I AM WHAT I AM Greyhound
38 28 LOOK WOT YOU DUN Slade
39 -- COME WHAT MAY Vicky Leandros
40 -- DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER The Osmonds

-- 27 GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH Wings
-- 30 STORM IN A TEACUP The Fortunes
-- 35 NEVER BEFORE Deep Purple
-- 36 SAY YOU DON'T MIND Colin Blunstone
-- 38 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Sonny & Cher
-- 39 I'M GONNA BE A COUNTRY GIRL AGAIN Buffy Sainte-Marie


Big debuts here from heart-throb David Cassidy, Mormon teethmongering heart-throbs The Osmonds, and Greek songstress Vicky Leandros