March 11, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
Footstompin' Music - Grand Funk Railroad ----- 29 / 5
Stay With Me - Faces ----- 17 (2) / 8
Fire And Water - Wilson Pickett ----- 24 (2) / 8
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin ----- 15 (2) / 8
Day After Day - Badfinger ----- 4 / 12
Anticipation - Carly Simon ----- 13 (2) / 10


 40 --- Until It's Time For You To Go - Elvis Presley (43)
 39 --- Taurus - Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band (52)
 38 --- Crazy Mama - J.J. Cale (42)
 37 --- No One To Depend On - Santana (41)
37 36 --- You Want It, You Got It - Detroit Emeralds
36 35 --- The Nickel Song - Melanie
 34 --- Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics feat. Russell Thompkins, Jr. (60)
 33 --- A Cowboys Work Is Never Done - Sonny & Cher (59)
39 32 --- Roundabout - Yes
33 31 --- Ring The Living Bell - Melanie

30 30 --- Talking Loud And Saying Nothing - Part I - James Brown
29 29 --- Softly Whispering I Love You - The English Congregation
31 28 --- We've Got To Get It On Again - Addrisi Brothers
40 27 --- In The Rain - The Dramatics
18 26 --- Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night
27 25 --- Runnin' Away - Sly & The Family Stone
25 24 --- Ain't Understanding Mellow - Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager
16 23 --- My World - Bee Gees
22 22 --- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Donnie Elbert
23 21 --- Rock And Roll Lullaby - B.J. Thomas

08 20 --- Let's Stay Together - Al Green    
12 19 --- American Pie (Parts I & II) - Don McLean          
21 18 --- I Gotcha - Joe Tex
15 17 --- Don't Say You Don't Remember - Beverly Bremers
17 16 --- Floy Joy - The Supremes
19 15 --- Jungle Fever - The Chakachas
13 14 --- Joy - Apollo 100 feat. Tom Parker
09 13 --- Sweet Seasons - Carole King
14 12 --- Mother And Child Reunion - Paul Simon
38 11 --- Puppy Love - Donny Osmond

10 10 --- Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex
11 09 --- The Way Of Love - Cher
02 08 --- Hurting Each Other - Carpenters
20 07 --- A Horse With No Name - America
03 06 --- Precious And Few - Climax
05 05 --- Everything I Own - Bread
04 04 --- Down By The Lazy River - The Osmonds
06 03 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Robert John
07 02 --- Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
01 01 --- Without You - Nilsson          


New this week is one-hit wonder J.J. Cale.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 11-17 March 1972

01 03 WITHOUT YOU Nilsson *
02 02 AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
03 01 SON OF MY FATHER Chicory Tip ***
04 12 BEG, STEAL OR BORROW The New Seekers
05 09 BLUE IS THE COLOUR Chelsea F.C.
06 05 GOT TO BE THERE Michael Jackson
07 07 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION Paul Simon
08 04 LOOK WOT YOU DUN Slade
09 23 ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) Gilbert O'Sullivan
10 22 MEET ME ON THE CORNER Lindisfarne

11 08 STORM IN A TEACUP The Fortunes
12 11 POPPA JOE The Sweet
13 10 DAY AFTER DAY Badfinger
14 06 HAVE YOU SEEN HER? The Chi-Lites
15 13 MOTHER OF MINE Neil Reid
16 19 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF Donnie Elbert
17 17 SAY YOU DON'T MIND Colin Blunstone
18 14 TELEGRAM SAM T-Rex **
19 21 GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH Wings
20 16 MY WORLD The Bee Gees

21 15 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING The New Seekers ****
22 26 FLIRT Jonathan King
23 37 DESIDERATA Les Crane
24 18 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Sonny & Cher
25 33 IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS The Partridge Family
26 20 LET'S STAY TOGETHER Al Green
27 -- FLOY JOY The Supremes
28 35 SLEEPY SHORES Johnny Pearson Orchestra
29 32 THE BABY The Hollies
30 -- HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent

31 36 LOVING YOU AIN'T EASY Pagliaro
32 25 'THE PERSUADERS' John Barry Orchestra
33 24 BRAND NEW KEY Melanie
34 30 DAY BY DAY Holly Sherwood
35 -- JESUS Cliff Richard
36 28 HORSE WITH NO NAME America
37 -- TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST Engelbert Humperdinck
38 -- BROTHER C.C.S.
39 29 BABY, I'M A WANT YOU Bread
40 27 MOON RIVER Greyhound

-- 31 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO? Donnie Elbert
-- 34 I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING Elvis Presley
-- 38 STAY WITH ME The Faces
-- 39 THEME from 'THE ONEDIN LINE' Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
-- 40 THE SPIRIT IS WILLING Peter Straker and the Hands of Dr Teleny


Making their debut are Argent