June 10, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) / - Don McLean ----- 12 / 10
Castles In The Air - Don McLean ----- 12 / 7 [B-Side]
Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne ----- 8 / 9
Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin ----- 5 / 11
Slippin' Into Darkness - War ----- 16 / 10


40 40 --- Automatically Sunshine - The Supremes
39 39 --- Long Haired Lover From Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond w/ The Mike Curb Congregation
 38 --- I Wanna Be Where You Are - Michael Jackson (49)
 37 --- Immigration Man - Graham Nash & David Crosby (41)
 36 --- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton (42)
 35 --- How Can I Be Sure - David Cassidy (43)
34 34 --- Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love) - Andy Williams
37 33 --- Living In A House Divided - Cher
33 32 --- I've Been Lonely For So Long - Frederick Knight
31 31 --- Old Man - Neil Young

22 30 --- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon
30 29 --- Isn't Life Strange - The Moody Blues
21 28 --- Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics
29 27 --- Ask Me What You Want - Millie Jackson
20 26 --- I Gotcha - Joe Tex
28 25 --- Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival
24 24 --- Taxi - Harry Chapin
32 23 --- Rocket Man - Elton John
27 22 --- I Need You - America
13 21 --- Little Bitty Pretty One - The Jackson 5

26 20 --- Lean On Me - Bill Withers
23 19 --- Amazing Grace - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
09 18 --- Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen
10 17 --- Look What You've Done For Me - Al Green
18 16 --- I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren
16 15 --- Diary - Bread
14 14 --- Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love - Love Unlimited
19 13 --- Troglodyte (Cave Man) - Jimmy Castor Bunch
15 12 --- It's Going To Take Some Time - The Carpenters
07 11 --- Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones

11 10 --- (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All - The 5th Dimension
17 09 --- Outa-Space - Billy Preston
06 08 --- Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
03 07 --- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack              
08 06 --- Nice To Be With You - Gallery
05 05 --- Sylvia's Mother - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
12 04 --- Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
02 03 --- Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites    
01 02 --- I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers    
04 01 --- The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 10-16 June 1972

01 01 METAL GURU T-Rex ****
02 05 VINCENT Don McLean
03 06 LADY ELEANOR Lindisfarne
04 04 OH BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Hurricane Smith
05 02 ROCKET MAN Elton John
06 03 AT THE CLUB / SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES The Drifters
07 07 COULD IT BE FOREVER? David Cassidy
08 11 CALIFORNIA MAN The Move
09 16 SISTER JANE New World
10 22 ROCKIN' ROBIN Michael Jackson

11 08 AMAZING GRACE Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band *****
12 20 MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Wings
13 15 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE Procol Harum
14 25 TAKE ME BACK 'OME Slade
15 13 ISN'T LIFE STRANGE? The Moody Blues
16 12 LEEDS UNITED Leeds United F.C.
17 10 COME WHAT MAY Vicky Leandros
18 18 DOOBEDOOD'NDOOBE DOOBEDOOD'NDOOBE Diana Ross
19 09 A THING CALLED LOVE Johnny Cash and the Evangel Temple Choir
20 19 ME AND JULIO, DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD Paul Simon

21 23 WHAT'S YOUR NAME? Chicory Tip
22 21 AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins
23 31 SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond
24 32 SUPERSONIC ROCKET SHIP The Kinks
25 37 OH, GIRL The Chi-Lites
26 34 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack
27 14 TUMBLING DICE The Rolling Stones
28 35 LITTLE BIT OF LOVE Free
29 -- JUNGLE FEVER The Chakachas
30 27 LITTLE PIECE OF LEATHER Donnie Elbert

31 26 RADANCER Marmalade
32 -- I'LL TAKE YOU THERE The Staple Singers
33 29 STIR IT UP Johnny Nash
34 17 TAKE A LOOK AROUND The Temptations
35 33 RUN, RUN, RUN Jo Jo Gunne
36 -- THIRD FINGER, LEFT HAND The Pearls
37 -- ROCK AND ROLL - PT. 2 Gary Glitter
38 RE THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER Tom Jones
39 28 SWEET TALKING GUY The Chiffons
40 40 BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone

-- 24 RUNNIN' AWAY Sly and the Family Stone
-- 30 OPEN UP Mungo Jerry
-- 36 WITHOUT YOU Nilsson *****
-- 38 DON'T LET HIM TOUCH YOU The Angelettes
-- 39 CHANTILLY LACE Jerry Lee Lewis


Debuts here from the Staple Singers, the Pearls, and the ultimately notorious Gary Glitter