July 22, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
Amazing Grace - The Pipes & Drums & The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ----- 11 / 8
I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers ----- 1 (1) / 14    
Oh Girl - The Chi-lites ----- 1 (1) / 14    
(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All - The 5th Dimension ----- 8 (2) / 13


 40 --- We're Free - Beverly Bremers (43)
 39 --- The Runway - The Grass Roots (44)
 38 --- Goodbye To Love - Carpenters (68 )
31 37 --- I've Been Lonely For So Long - Frederick Knight
21 36 --- Nice To Be With You - Gallery
39 35 --- Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat
37 34 --- Gone - Joey Heatherton
35 33 --- Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) - Stevie Wonder
26 32 --- All The Kings Horses - Aretha Franklin
 31 --- You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce (41)

32 30 --- Sealed With A Kiss - Bobby Vinton
34 29 --- Hold Your Head Up - Argent
29 28 --- Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman Love - Wings
20 27 --- I Need You - America
18 26 --- Troglodyte (Cave Man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
27 25 --- People Make The World Go Round - The Stylistics
28 24 --- Coconut - Nilsson
17 23 --- The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr. w/ The Mike Curb Congregation        
25 22 --- The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo
30 21 --- I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green

24 20 --- Hold Her Tight - The Osmonds
23 19 --- Day By Day - Godspell
22 18 --- Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies
19 17 --- Conquistador - Procol Harum
16 16 --- I Wanna Be Where You Are - Michael Jackson
04 15 --- Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond      
03 14 --- Outa-Space - Billy Preston
13 13 --- Too Young - Donny Osmond
14 12 --- Take It Easy - Eagles
15 11 --- Layla - Derek & The Dominos

12 10 --- School's Out - Alice Cooper
06 09 --- Rocket Man - Elton John
11 08 --- How Do You Do? - Mouth & MacNeal
10 07 --- Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
07 06 --- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
09 05 --- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right - Luther Ingram
05 04 --- Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
08 03 --- Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
02 02 --- Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
01 01 --- Lean On Me - Bill Withers        


This week sees the first debut for the legendary Jim Croce.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 22-28 July 1972

01 01 PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond ***
02 02 ROCK AND ROLL - PTS. 1&2 Gary Glitter
03 04 SYLVIA'S MOTHER Dr Hook and the Medicine Show
04 05 CIRCLES The New Seekers
05 07 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash
06 06 LITTLE WILLY The Sweet
07 13 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO The Partridge Family
08 03 TAKE ME BACK 'OME Slade *
09 12 JOIN TOGETHER The Who
10 09 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY Elvis Presley

11 11 OOH-WAKKA-DOO-WAKKA-DAY Gilbert O'Sullivan
12 29 SEASIDE SHUFFLE Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
13 25 BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW! The Stylistics
14 23 MAD ABOUT YOU Bruce Ruffin
15 10 ROCKIN' ROBIN Michael Jackson
16 16 WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited
17 -- SCHOOL'S OUT Alice Cooper
18 20 STARMAN David Bowie
19 08 VINCENT Don McLean **
20 37 SILVER MACHINE Hawkwind

21 17 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack
22 19 NUT ROCKER B. Bumble and the Stingers
23 22 I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight
24 14 CALIFORNIA MAN The Move
25 35 AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE The Supremes
26 38 MY GUY Mary Wells
27 15 MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Wings
28 32 AMAZING GRACE Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band *****
29 24 SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond
30 18 LITTLE BIT OF LOVE Free

31 21 AT THE CLUB / SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES The Drifters
32 33 I'LL TAKE YOU THERE The Staple Singers
33 27 OH BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Hurricane Smith
34 28 METAL GURU T-Rex ****
35 30 OH, GIRL The Chi-Lites
36 26 SISTER JANE New World
37 -- WORKING ON A BUILDING OF LOVE Chairmen of the Board
38 31 AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins
39 -- IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young
40 34 TRAGEDY Argent

-- 36 JUST WALK IN MY SHOES Gladys Knight and the Pips
-- 39 SUPERSONIC ROCKET SHIP The Kinks
-- 40 COME WHAT MAY Vicky Leandros


There's a one-hit wonder from Faron Young, and the arrival of shock-rock legend Alice Cooper