January 15, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
Theme From "Summer Of '42" - Peter Nero ----- 21 (2) / 8
Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - The Temptations ----- 18 (2) / 8
Stones / Crunchy Granola Suite - Neil Diamond ----- 14 / 7
Baby I'm-A Want You - Bread ----- 3 (2) / 10
Where Did Our Love Go - Donnie Elbert ----- 15 / 8
Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes ----- 1 (2) / 12      


 40 --- Me And Bobby McGee - Jerry Lee Lewis (43)
 39 --- Looking For A Love - The J. Geils Band (48 )
33 38 --- George Jackson - Bob Dylan
 37 --- Fire And Water - Wilson Pickett (51)
 36 --- Without You - Nilsson (54)
 35 --- Stay With Me - Faces (46)
28 34 --- An American Trilogy - Mickey Newbury
 33 --- Black Dog - Led Zeppelin (42)
38 32 --- Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To - Gladys Knight & The Pips
37 31 --- That's The Way I Feel About Cha - Bobby Womack & Peace

35 30 --- Levon - Elton John
21 29 --- Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
30 28 --- White Lies, Blue Eyes - Bullet
29 27 --- The Witch Queen Of New Orleans - Redbone
19 26 --- Have You Seen Her - The Chi-lites
27 25 --- Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride
20 24 --- All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny & Cher
26 23 --- Once You Understand - Think
23 22 --- Anticipation - Carly Simon
25 21 --- It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy

22 20 --- Hey Big Brother - Rare Earth
18 19 --- An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
24 18 --- Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night
09 17 --- Cherish - David Cassidy
17 16 --- Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Joe Simon
15 15 --- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I - The Honey Cone
16 14 --- Day After Day - Badfinger
14 13 --- I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - The Hillside Singers
12 12 --- Sugar Daddy - Jackson 5
11 11 --- You Are Everything - The Stylistics

13 10 --- Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright
10 09 --- Hey Girl / I Knew You When - Donny Osmond
05 08 --- Got To Be There - Michael Jackson
08 07 --- I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - The New Seekers
06 06 --- Scorpio - Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
03 05 --- Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone        
07 04 --- Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards
04 03 --- Let's Stay Together - Al Green
01 02 --- Brand New Key - Melanie        
02 01 --- American Pie (Parts I & II) - Don McLean    


New to the Top 40 this week are The J. Geils Band.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 15-21 January 1972

01 01 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING The New Seekers **
02 12 MOTHER OF MINE Neil Reid
03 02 ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) Benny Hill ****
04 04 SOFTLY WHISPERING 'I LOVE YOU' Congregation
05 05 SOLEY SOLEY Middle of the Road
06 07 SOMETHING TELLS ME (SOMETHING IS GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT) Cilla Black
07 10 I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING Elvis Presley
08 24 BRAND NEW KEY Melanie
09 08 SLEEPY SHORES Johnny Pearson Orchestra
10 03 JEEPSTER T-Rex

11 21 HORSE WITH NO NAME America
12 09 NO MATTER HOW I TRY Gilbert O'Sullivan
13 30 MORNING HAS BROKEN Cat Stevens
14 06 THEME from 'SHAFT' Isaac Hayes
15 13 MORNING Val Doonican
16 23 STAY WITH ME The Faces
17 25 THEME from 'THE ONEDIN LINE' Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
18 15 FIREBALL Deep Purple
19 14 IT MUST BE LOVE Labi Siffre
20 27 'THE PERSUADERS' John Barry Orchestra

21 18 IS THIS THE WAY TO AMARILLO? Tony Christie
22 17 KARA KARA New World
23 22 BANKS OF THE OHIO Olivia Newton-John
24 11 TOKOLOSHE MAN John Kongos
25 16 COZ I LUV YOU Slade ****
26 20 SING A SONG OF FREEDOM Cliff Richard
27 19 GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES Cher
28 -- WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO? Donnie Elbert
29 -- LET'S STAY TOGETHER Al Green
30 39 FAMILY AFFAIR Sly and the Family Stone

31 31 HOOKED ON A FEELING Jonathan King
32 37 TILL Tom Jones
33 -- MOON RIVER Greyhound
34 -- CAN'T LET YOU GO Barry Ryan
35 32 BURUNDI BLACK Burundi Stephenson Black
36 26 YOU GOTTA HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART The Supremes + The Four Tops
37 28 JOHNNY REGGAE The Piglets
38 -- BABY, I'M A WANT YOU Bread
39 -- BLESS YOU Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
40 -- HAVE YOU SEEN HER? The Chi-Lites

-- 29 RUN, BABY, RUN The Newbeats
-- 33 SURRENDER Diana Ross
-- 34 WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT Ronnie Dyson
-- 35 BACK ON THE ROAD Marmalade
-- 36 I WILL RETURN Springwater
-- 38 MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart *****
-- 40 FOR ALL WE KNOW Shirley Bassey


Making his debut is Donnie Elbert