December 16, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
Theme From The Men - Isaac Hayes ----- 38 / 2
Rock 'N Roll Soul - Grand Funk Railroad ----- 29 (2) / 6
Convention '72 - The Delegates ----- 8 / 6


 40 --- Angel - Rod Stewart (43)
39 39 --- What Am I Crying For? - Dennis Yost & The Classics IV
 38 --- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor (41)
 37 --- You're So Vain - Carly Simon (60)
34 36 --- Sunny Days - Lighthouse
36 35 --- I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) - Gary Glitter
35 34 --- Alive - Bee Gees
21 33 --- If I Could Reach You - The 5th Dimension
37 32 --- I Wanna Be With You - Raspberries
40 31 --- Been To Canaan - Carole King

18 30 --- I'll Be Around - The Spinners
16 29 --- I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo
33 28 --- Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night
32 27 --- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
30 26 --- Long Dark Road - The Hollies
24 25 --- Dialogue (Part I & II) - Chicago
29 24 --- Your Mama Don't Dance - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
27 23 --- Sitting - Cat Stevens
17 22 --- Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) - Jim Croce
23 21 --- Walk On Water - Neil Diamond

26 20 --- Living In The Past - Jethro Tull
11 19 --- Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
19 18 --- Corner Of The Sky - Jackson 5
25 17 --- Keeper Of The Castle - Four Tops
20 16 --- Sweet Surrender - Bread
22 15 --- Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
14 14 --- Crazy Horses - The Osmonds
13 13 --- Something's Wrong With Me - Austin Roberts
12 12 --- Funny Face - Donna Fargo
15 11 --- Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers

10 10 --- I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics
04 09 --- I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash          
08 08 --- Ventura Highway - America
09 07 --- Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan
02 06 --- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations    
07 05 --- It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond
05 04 --- You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green
03 03 --- If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
01 02 --- I Am Woman - Helen Reddy    
06 01 --- Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 16-22 December 1972

01 01 MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry ****
02 03 GUDBUY T'JANE Slade
03 02 CRAZY HORSES The Osmonds
04 08 SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION T-Rex
05 09 LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond
06 06 WHY? Donny Osmond
07 05 CROCODILE ROCK Elton John
08 07 BEN Michael Jackson
09 04 ANGEL / WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS (HAS MADE A LOSER OUT OF ME) Rod Stewart
10 16 SHOTGUN WEDDING Roy C

11 13 STAY WITH ME Blue Mink
12 10 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS The Jackson Five
13 11 ROCK ME, BABY David Cassidy
14 12 LAY DOWN The Strawbs
15 21 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues
16 23 HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band
17 17 HI-HO SILVER LINING Jeff Beck
18 25 KEEPER OF THE CASTLE The Four Tops
19 18 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight and the Pips
20 28 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band

21 20 LEADER OF THE PACK The Shangri-La's
22 14 CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan **
23 24 MOULDY OLD DOUGH Lieutenant Pigeon ****
24 22 LET'S DANCE Chris Montez
25 26 OH CAROL / BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO / LITTLE DEVIL Neil Sedaka
26 15 I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU The Stylistics
27 40 HI HI HI / C MOON Wings
28 30 GETTING A DRAG Lynsey de Paul
29 19 LOOP DI LOVE Shag
30 29 JUST OUT OF REACH (OF MY TWO EMPTY ARMS) Ken Dodd

31 33 THE JEAN GENIE David Bowie
32 -- BIG SEVEN Judge Dread
33 -- ALWAYS ON MY MIND Elvis Presley
34 -- BALL PARK INCIDENT Wizzard
35 32 DON'T DO THAT Geordie
36 -- CAN'T KEEP IT IN Cat Stevens
37 -- COME SOFTLY TO ME The New Seekers
38 -- I'M ON MY WAY TO A BETTER PLACE Chairmen of the Board
39 -- YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
40 -- DESPERATE DAN Lieutenant Pigeon

-- 27 GOODBYE TO LOVE The Carpenters
-- 31 BIG SIX Judge Dread
-- 34 YOU'LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND Hot Chocolate
-- 35 HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell and the Drells
-- 36 IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson
-- 37 BABY, DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis
-- 38 ELECTED Alice Cooper
-- 39 DONNA 10cc


Two major debuts here, from glam rockers Wizzard, and singer-songwriter Carly Simon