September 9, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
When You Say Love - Sonny & Cher ----- 32 (2) / 5
Sweet Inspiration / Where You Lead - Barbra Streisand ----- 37 / 4
How Do You Do? - Mouth & MacNeal ----- 8 (3) / 12
Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway ----- 5 / 11
Small Beginnings - Flash ----- 29 (2) / 6
Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton ----- 4 (2) / 13


 40 --- Burning Love - Elvis Presley (58 )
26 39 --- Sealed With A Kiss - Bobby Vinton
38 38 --- This World - The Staple Singers
 37 --- Get On The Good Foot-Part 1 - James Brown (46)
 36 --- The City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie (41)
24 35 --- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) - Detroit Emeralds
21 34 --- The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo
 33 --- Use Me - Bill Withers (53)
17 32 --- Coconut - Nilsson
 31 --- My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry (42)

34 30 --- You're Still A Young Man - Tower Of Power
35 29 --- Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield
39 28 --- Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
16 27 --- Lookin' Through The Windows - Jackson 5
 26 --- Ben - Michael Jackson (43)
30 25 --- Pop That Thang - The Isley Brothers
13 24 --- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right - Luther Ingram
28 23 --- Popcorn - Hot Butter
32 22 --- Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient
33 21 --- Play Me - Neil Diamond

27 20 --- Run To Me - Bee Gees
12 19 --- Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat
22 18 --- Power Of Love - Joe Simon
19 17 --- Join Together - The Who
18 16 --- Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
20 15 --- Go All The Way - Raspberries
07 14 --- Goodbye To Love - Carpenters
23 13 --- Honky Cat - Elton John
05 12 --- Hold Your Head Up - Argent
11 11 --- The Guitar Man - Bread

15 10 --- Saturday In The Park - Chicago
14 09 --- Black & White - Three Dog Night
08 08 --- You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
09 07 --- Rock And Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
10 06 --- Back Stabbers - The O'Jays
04 05 --- Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass    
06 04 --- Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis
03 03 --- I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green
02 02 --- Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies
01 01 --- Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan              


This week Arlo Guthrie scores his only Top 40 debut.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 9-15 September 1972

01 02 MAMA, WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW Slade *
02 01 YOU WEAR IT WELL Rod Stewart *
03 05 ALL THE YOUNG DUDES Mott The Hoople
04 09 STANDING IN THE ROAD Blackfoot Sue
05 06 IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young
06 12 SUGAR ME Lynsey de Paul
07 04 SILVER MACHINE Hawkwind
08 18 VIRGINIA PLAIN Roxy Music
09 07 LAYLA Derek and the Dominoes
10 14 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson

11 03 SCHOOL'S OUT Alice Cooper ***
12 11 THE LOCOMOTION Little Eva
13 13 RUN TO ME The Bee Gees
14 08 POPCORN Hot Butter
15 10 SEASIDE SHUFFLE Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
16 20 AIN'T NO SUNSHINE Michael Jackson
17 15 10538 OVERTURE Electric Light Orchestra
18 25 LEAN ON ME Bill Withers
19 17 PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond *****
20 16 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO The Partridge Family

21 30 LIVING IN HARMONY Cliff Richard
22 19 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash
23 24 JOURNEY Duncan Browne
24 21 TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY Mardi Gras
25 38 WALK IN THE NIGHT Junior Walker and the All-Stars
26 28 CIRCLES The New Seekers
27 36 COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE The Drifters
28 22 CONQUISTADOR Procol Harum
29 39 BIG SIX Judge Dread
30 31 HEYKENS SERENADE / THE DAY IS ENDED Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band

31 23 ROCK AND ROLL - PTS. 1&2 Gary Glitter
32 40 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Bobby Hebb
33 -- SUZANNE, BEWARE OF THE DEVIL Dandy Livingstone
34 29 WHERE IS THE LOVE? Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
35 26 SYLVIA'S MOTHER Dr Hook and the Medicine Show
36 35 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green
37 32 MAD ABOUT YOU Bruce Ruffin
38 -- WHO WAS IT? Hurricane Smith
39 -- LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS The Hollies
40 -- HONKY CAT Elton John

-- 27 WORKING ON A BUILDING OF LOVE Chairmen of the Board
-- 33 MY GUY Mary Wells
-- 34 BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW! The Stylistics
-- 37 AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE The Supremes


Making their debut are Dandy Livingstone