October 7, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies ----- 2 (2) / 13
Easy Livin - Uriah Heep ----- 39 (2) / 3
The Guitar Man - Bread ----- 11 (3) / 9
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass ----- 1 (1) / 14    
Pop That Thang - The Isley Brothers ----- 24 (2) / 7
Rock And Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter ----- 7 (2) / 9


 40 --- I'll Be Around - The Spinners (51)
 39 --- Loving You Just Crossed My Mind - Sam Neely (47)
38 38 --- If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry - Jerry Wallace
 37 --- Geronimo's Cadillac - Michael Murphey (46)
 36 --- Midnight Rider - Joe Cocker & The Chris Stainton Band (44)
 35 --- I Believe In Music - Gallery (41)
16 34 --- Run To Me - Bee Gees
 33 --- I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash (43)
11 32 --- Power Of Love - Joe Simon
37 31 --- If I Could Reach You - The 5th Dimension

35 30 --- Witchy Woman - Eagles
34 29 --- Thunder And Lightning - Chi Coltrane
17 28 --- Honky Cat - Elton John
18 27 --- Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan              
28 26 --- Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
29 25 --- Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim
31 24 --- Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers
27 23 --- Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Danny O'Keefe
20 22 --- Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
25 21 --- Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") - Curtis Mayfield

22 20 --- The City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
23 19 --- Get On The Good Foot - Part 1 - James Brown
24 18 --- Why / Lonely Boy - Donny Osmond
21 17 --- You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart
26 16 --- Tight Rope - Leon Russell
19 15 --- Garden Party - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band
15 14 --- Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield
03 13 --- Saturday In The Park - Chicago
14 12 --- Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
12 11 --- Play Me - Neil Diamond

10 10 --- Popcorn - Hot Butter
13 09 --- My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry
02 08 --- Black & White - Three Dog Night    
09 07 --- Burning Love - Elvis Presley
08 06 --- Use Me - Bill Withers
07 05 --- Go All The Way - Raspberries
06 04 --- Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient
04 03 --- Back Stabbers - The O'Jays
05 02 --- Ben - Michael Jackson
01 01 --- Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis        


New this week are Michael Murphey and Sam Neely.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 7-13 October 1972

01 01 HOW CAN I BE SURE? David Cassidy **
02 02 CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION T-Rex
03 04 MOULDY OLD DOUGH Lieutenant Pigeon
04 06 WIG-WAM BAM The Sweet
05 05 TOO YOUNG Donny Osmond
06 18 YOU'RE A LADY Peter Skellern
07 03 MAMA, WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW Slade ***
08 14 I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU ('TIL I SAW YOU ROCK N ROLL) Gary Glitter
09 07 IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young
10 09 COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE The Drifters

11 21 BURNING LOVE Elvis Presley
12 17 BIG SIX Judge Dread
13 08 AIN'T NO SUNSHINE Michael Jackson
14 16 SUZANNE, BEWARE OF THE DEVIL Dandy Livingstone
15 10 VIRGINIA PLAIN Roxy Music
16 12 LIVING IN HARMONY Cliff Richard
17 25 DONNA 10cc
18 -- IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson
19 20 WALK IN THE NIGHT Junior Walker and the All-Stars
20 23 JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING David Bowie

21 15 SUGAR ME Lynsey de Paul
22 30 BACK STABBERS The O'Jays
23 11 YOU WEAR IT WELL Rod Stewart *
24 13 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson
25 19 STANDING IN THE ROAD Blackfoot Sue
26 -- THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS Johnny Nash
27 35 GOODBYE TO LOVE The Carpenters
28 40 GUITAR MAN Bread
29 24 WHO WAS IT? Hurricane Smith
30 37 BURLESQUE Family

31 26 POPCORN Hot Butter
32 36 YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CONQUERED The Pearls
33 22 ALL THE YOUNG DUDES Mott The Hoople
34 -- ELECTED Alice Cooper
35 -- AMERICA Simon & Garfunkel
36 32 HONKY CAT Elton John
37 28 LEAN ON ME Bill Withers
38 33 PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond *****
39 RE LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS The Hollies
40 39 ALL FALL DOWN Lindisfarne

-- 27 THE LOCOMOTION Little Eva
-- 29 LAYLA Derek and the Dominoes
-- 31 LIGHT UP THE FIRE Parchment
-- 34 MAYBE I KNOW The Seashells
-- 38 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO The Partridge Family


Here is a one-hit wonder from Python Lee Jackson, which famously features a vocal from Rod Stewart