October 21, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
Geronimo's Cadillac - Michael Murphey ----- 37 (2) / 2
Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone ----- 15 (2) / 11
Saturday In The Park - Chicago ----- 3 (2) / 10
Play Me - Neil Diamond ----- 11 (2) / 7


 40 --- From The Beginning - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (41)
 39 --- American City Suite - Cashman & West (44)
38 38 --- Rock Me Baby - David Cassidy
 37 --- Elected - Alice Cooper (48 )
40 36 --- Don't Do It - The Band
09 35 --- Back Stabbers - The O'Jays
 34 --- Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts (50)
21 33 --- Black & White - Three Dog Night    
39 32 --- Spaceman - Nilsson
33 31 --- Loving You Just Crossed My Mind - Sam Neely

35 30 --- I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo
31 29 --- Midnight Rider - Joe Cocker & The Chris Stainton Band
32 28 --- I'll Be Around - The Spinners
36 27 --- I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
30 26 --- I Believe In Music - Gallery
29 25 --- Thunder And Lightning - Chi Coltrane
24 24 --- Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
25 23 --- Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim
27 22 --- Witchy Woman - The Eagles
28 21 --- If I Could Reach You - The 5th Dimension

26 20 --- I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
20 19 --- The City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
19 18 --- Get On The Good Foot-Part 1 - James Brown
22 17 --- Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers
14 16 --- Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield
16 15 --- Why / Lonely Boy - Donny Osmond
18 14 --- Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Danny O'Keefe
13 13 --- You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart
17 12 --- Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") - Curtis Mayfield
15 11 --- Tight Rope - Leon Russell

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


New entries this week from Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Seals & Crofts.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 21-27 October 1972

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

11 11 BIG SIX Judge Dread
12 19 THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS Johnny Nash
13 12 JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING David Bowie
14 07 TOO YOUNG Donny Osmond
15 -- CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan
16 14 SUZANNE, BEWARE OF THE DEVIL Dandy Livingstone
17 15 COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE The Drifters
18 22 GOODBYE TO LOVE The Carpenters
19 23 BURLESQUE Family
20 18 BACK STABBERS The O'Jays

21 26 ELMO JAMES Chairmen of the Board
22 21 GUITAR MAN Bread
23 13 IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young
24 39 HALLELUJAH FREEDOM Junior Campbell
25 30 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN The Animals
26 -- LOOP DI LOVE Shag
27 16 MAMA, WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW Slade ***
28 24 VIRGINIA PLAIN Roxy Music
29 29 AMERICA Simon & Garfunkel
30 37 LEADER OF THE PACK The Shangri-La's

31 20 WALK IN THE NIGHT Junior Walker and the All-Stars
32 40 NEW ORLEANS Harley Quinne
33 38 OH CAROL / BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO / LITTLE DEVIL Neil Sedaka
34 25 AIN'T NO SUNSHINE Michael Jackson
35 27 LIVING IN HARMONY Cliff Richard
36 -- HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell and the Drells
37 34 ALL FALL DOWN Lindisfarne
38 28 YOU WEAR IT WELL Rod Stewart *
39 36 POPCORN Hot Butter
40 RI LET'S DANCE Chris Montez

-- 31 SUGAR ME Lynsey de Paul
-- 32 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson
-- 33 YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CONQUERED The Pearls
-- 35 STANDING IN THE ROAD Blackfoot Sue


Making their debut are Archie Bell and the Drells, and a one-hit wonder from Shag (aka Jonathan King yet again)