October 14, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry - Jerry Wallace ----- 38 (2) / 2
Run To Me - Bee Gees ----- 16 (2) / 7
Power Of Love - Joe Simon ----- 11 (2) / 8
Honky Cat - Elton John ----- 8 / 7
Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan ----- 1 (6) / 15              


 40 --- Don't Do It - The Band (50)
 39 --- Spaceman - Nilsson (43)
 38 --- Rock Me Baby - David Cassidy (41)
37 37 --- Geronimo's Cadillac - Michael Murphey
 36 --- I Am Woman - Helen Reddy (46)
 35 --- I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo (44)
22 34 --- Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
39 33 --- Loving You Just Crossed My Mind - Sam Neely
40 32 --- I'll Be Around - The Spinners
36 31 --- Midnight Rider - Joe Cocker & The Chris Stainton Band

35 30 --- I Believe In Music - Gallery
29 29 --- Thunder And Lightning - Chi Coltrane
31 28 --- If I Could Reach You - The 5th Dimension
30 27 --- Witchy Woman - Eagles
33 26 --- I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
25 25 --- Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim
26 24 --- Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
13 23 --- Saturday In The Park - Chicago
24 22 --- Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers
08 21 --- Black & White - Three Dog Night    

20 20 --- The City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
19 19 --- Get On The Good Foot - Part 1 - James Brown
23 18 --- Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Danny O'Keefe
21 17 --- Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") - Curtis Mayfield
18 16 --- Why / Lonely Boy - Donny Osmond
16 15 --- Tight Rope - Leon Russell
14 14 --- Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield
17 13 --- You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart
15 12 --- Garden Party - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band
11 11 --- Play Me - Neil Diamond

10 10 --- Popcorn - Hot Butter
03 09 --- Back Stabbers - The O'Jays
12 08 --- Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
09 07 --- My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry
01 06 --- Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis        
05 05 --- Go All The Way - Raspberries
07 04 --- Burning Love - Elvis Presley
04 03 --- Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient
06 02 --- Use Me - Bill Withers
02 01 --- Ben - Michael Jackson    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 14-20 October 1972

01 03 MOULDY OLD DOUGH Lieutenant Pigeon *
02 01 HOW CAN I BE SURE? David Cassidy **
03 06 YOU'RE A LADY Peter Skellern
04 08 I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU ('TIL I SAW YOU ROCK N ROLL) Gary Glitter
05 02 CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION T-Rex
06 04 WIG-WAM BAM The Sweet
07 05 TOO YOUNG Donny Osmond
08 11 BURNING LOVE Elvis Presley
09 18 IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson
10 17 DONNA 10cc

11 12 BIG SIX Judge Dread
12 20 JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING David Bowie
13 09 IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young
14 14 SUZANNE, BEWARE OF THE DEVIL Dandy Livingstone
15 10 COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE The Drifters
16 07 MAMA, WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW Slade ***
17 34 ELECTED Alice Cooper
18 22 BACK STABBERS The O'Jays
19 26 THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS Johnny Nash
20 19 WALK IN THE NIGHT Junior Walker and the All-Stars

21 28 GUITAR MAN Bread
22 27 GOODBYE TO LOVE The Carpenters
23 30 BURLESQUE Family
24 15 VIRGINIA PLAIN Roxy Music
25 13 AIN'T NO SUNSHINE Michael Jackson
26 -- ELMO JAMES Chairmen of the Board
27 16 LIVING IN HARMONY Cliff Richard
28 23 YOU WEAR IT WELL Rod Stewart *
29 35 AMERICA Simon & Garfunkel
30 RI HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN The Animals

31 21 SUGAR ME Lynsey de Paul
32 24 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson
33 32 YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CONQUERED The Pearls
34 40 ALL FALL DOWN Lindisfarne
35 25 STANDING IN THE ROAD Blackfoot Sue
36 31 POPCORN Hot Butter
37 RI LEADER OF THE PACK The Shangri-La's
38 RI OH CAROL / BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO / LITTLE DEVIL Neil Sedaka
39 -- HALLELUJAH FREEDOM Junior Campbell
40 -- NEW ORLEANS Harley Quinne

-- 29 WHO WAS IT? Hurricane Smith
-- 33 ALL THE YOUNG DUDES Mott The Hoople
-- 36 HONKY CAT Elton John
-- 37 LEAN ON ME Bill Withers
-- 38 PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond *****
-- 39 LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS The Hollies


Debuts here for Junior Campbell, and a one-hit wonder from Harley Quinne