December 23, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
Angel - Rod Stewart ----- 40 / 1
I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) - Gary Glitter ----- 35 / 3
If I Could Reach You - The 5th Dimension ----- 10 / 12
I'll Be Around - The Spinners ----- 3 (2) / 11
I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo ----- 2 (2) / 10


39 40 --- What Am I Crying For? - Dennis Yost & The Classics IV
 39 --- Separate Ways - Elvis Presley (47)
36 38 --- Sunny Days - Lighthouse
 37 --- Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith (48 )
34 36 --- Alive - Bee Gees
 35 --- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Blue Haze (49)
22 34 --- Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) - Jim Croce
25 33 --- Dialogue (Part I & II) - Chicago
 32 --- Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas (45)
32 31 --- I Wanna Be With You - Raspberries

 30 --- Crocodile Rock - Elton John (46)
31 29 --- Been To Canaan - Carole King
26 28 --- Long Dark Road - The Hollies
38 27 --- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor
10 26 --- I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics
28 25 --- Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night
19 24 --- Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
14 23 --- Crazy Horses - The Osmonds
27 22 --- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
23 21 --- Sitting - Cat Stevens

08 20 --- Ventura Highway - America
21 19 --- Walk On Water - Neil Diamond
18 18 --- Corner Of The Sky - Jackson 5
20 17 --- Living In The Past - Jethro Tull
16 16 --- Sweet Surrender - Bread
17 15 --- Keeper Of The Castle - Four Tops
24 14 --- Your Mama Don't Dance - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
13 13 --- Something's Wrong With Me - Austin Roberts
15 12 --- Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
09 11 --- I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash          

11 10 --- Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers
37 09 --- You're So Vain - Carly Simon
06 08 --- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations    
12 07 --- Funny Face - Donna Fargo
03 06 --- If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
05 05 --- It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond
07 04 --- Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan
04 03 --- You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green
02 02 --- I Am Woman - Helen Reddy      
01 01 --- Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul      


New acts this week includeTimmy Thomas, Hurricane Smith and Blue Haze.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 23-29 December 1972

01 05 LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond *
02 01 MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry ****
03 04 SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION T-Rex
04 16 HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band
05 03 CRAZY HORSES The Osmonds
06 02 GUDBUY T'JANE Slade
07 07 CROCODILE ROCK Elton John
08 08 BEN Michael Jackson
09 06 WHY? Donny Osmond
10 15 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues

11 10 SHOTGUN WEDDING Roy C
12 09 ANGEL / WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS (HAS MADE A LOSER OUT OF ME) Rod Stewart
13 20 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band
14 19 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight and the Pips
15 11 STAY WITH ME Blue Mink
16 31 THE JEAN GENIE David Bowie
17 13 ROCK ME, BABY David Cassidy
18 32 BIG SEVEN Judge Dread
19 28 GETTING A DRAG Lynsey de Paul
20 12 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS The Jackson Five

21 14 LAY DOWN The Strawbs
22 27 HI HI HI / C MOON Wings
23 18 KEEPER OF THE CASTLE The Four Tops
24 33 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Elvis Presley
25 22 CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan **
26 17 HI-HO SILVER LINING Jeff Beck
27 39 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
28 21 LEADER OF THE PACK The Shangri-La's
29 34 BALL PARK INCIDENT Wizzard
30 24 LET'S DANCE Chris Montez

31 23 MOULDY OLD DOUGH Lieutenant Pigeon ****
32 25 OH CAROL / BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO / LITTLE DEVIL Neil Sedaka
33 30 JUST OUT OF REACH (OF MY TWO EMPTY ARMS) Ken Dodd
34 40 DESPERATE DAN Lieutenant Pigeon
35 29 LOOP DI LOVE Shag
36 35 DON'T DO THAT Geordie
37 36 CAN'T KEEP IT IN Cat Stevens
38 26 I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU The Stylistics
39 37 COME SOFTLY TO ME The New Seekers
40 RE GOODBYE TO LOVE The Carpenters

-- 38 I'M ON MY WAY TO A BETTER PLACE Chairmen of the Board