August 5, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
We're Free - Beverly Bremers ----- 40 (2) / 2
The Runway - The Grass Roots ----- 39 (2) / 2
Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman Love - Wings ----- 28 / 4
Troglodyte (Cave Man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch ----- 6 (3) / 10
The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr. w/ The Mike Curb Congregation ----- 1 (3) / 16        
Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond ----- 1 (1) / 12


 40 --- Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone (45)
 39 --- The Guitar Man - Bread (62)
 38 --- Join Together - The Who (49)
24 37 --- I Wanna Be Where You Are - Michael Jackson
 36 --- When You Say Love - Sonny & Cher (47)
 35 --- Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis (42)
 34 --- Rock And Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter (50)
37 33 --- Small Beginnings - Flash
36 32 --- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy
34 31 --- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) - Detroit Emeralds

25 30 --- People Make The World Go Round - The Stylistics
38 29 --- Lookin' Through The Windows - Jackson 5
31 28 --- Happy - The Rolling Stones
22 27 --- Outa-Space - Billy Preston
20 26 --- Too Young - Donny Osmond
29 25 --- Gone - Joey Heatherton
28 24 --- Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat
26 23 --- Sealed With A Kiss - Bobby Vinton
30 22 --- Goodbye To Love - Carpenters
27 21 --- You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce

23 20 --- Hold Your Head Up - Argent
12 19 --- Take It Easy - Eagles
14 18 --- Rocket Man - Elton John
16 17 --- Conquistador - Procol Harum
19 16 --- The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo
18 15 --- I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green
17 14 --- Hold Her Tight - The Osmonds
13 13 --- Day By Day - Godspell
15 12 --- Coconut - Nilsson
09 11 --- Lean On Me - Bill Withers        

11 10 --- Layla - Derek & The Dominos
10 09 --- Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies
08 08 --- How Do You Do? - Mouth & MacNeal
07 07 --- School's Out - Alice Cooper
06 06 --- Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
03 05 --- Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
05 04 --- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
04 03 --- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right - Luther Ingram
02 02 --- Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
01 01 --- Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan      


This week sees the debuts of Gary Glitter, Mac Davis and Daniel Boone.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 5-11 August 1972

01 01 PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond *****
02 06 SCHOOL'S OUT Alice Cooper
03 02 SYLVIA'S MOTHER Dr Hook and the Medicine Show
04 05 SEASIDE SHUFFLE Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
05 04 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO The Partridge Family
06 03 ROCK AND ROLL - PTS. 1&2 Gary Glitter
07 12 SILVER MACHINE Hawkwind
08 07 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash
09 08 CIRCLES The New Seekers
10 17 AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE The Supremes

11 19 POPCORN Hot Butter
12 10 STARMAN David Bowie
13 09 MAD ABOUT YOU Bruce Ruffin
14 20 MY GUY Mary Wells
15 13 JOIN TOGETHER The Who
16 15 BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW! The Stylistics
17 11 LITTLE WILLY The Sweet
18 16 TAKE ME BACK 'OME Slade *
19 21 OOH-WAKKA-DOO-WAKKA-DAY Gilbert O'Sullivan
20 -- 10538 OVERTURE Electric Light Orchestra

21 14 WALKIN' IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited
22 18 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY Elvis Presley
23 28 WORKING ON A BUILDING OF LOVE Chairmen of the Board
24 29 IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young
25 22 ROCKIN' ROBIN Michael Jackson
26 36 RUN TO ME The Bee Gees
27 RI THE LOCOMOTION Little Eva
28 24 NUT ROCKER B. Bumble and the Stingers
29 26 VINCENT Don McLean **
30 27 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack

31 30 AMAZING GRACE Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band *****
32 25 CALIFORNIA MAN The Move
33 -- WATCH ME Labi Siffre
34 23 I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG Frederick Knight
35 32 AT THE CLUB / SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES The Drifters
36 RI I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson
37 40 AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins
38 -- SAMSON AND DELILAH Middle of the Road
39 31 MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Wings
40 38 MacARTHUR PARK Richard Harris

-- 33 LITTLE BIT OF LOVE Free
-- 34 SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond
-- 35 JUST WALK IN MY SHOES Gladys Knight and the Pips
-- 37 OH BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Hurricane Smith
-- 39 SISTER JANE New World


Making a big impact on their debut are the Electric Light Orchestra (aka E.L.O.)