November 18, 1972

----- DROPOUTS -----
Use Me - Bill Withers ----- 2 (2) / 10
Why / Lonely Boy - Donny Osmond ----- 13 / 9
Loving You Just Crossed My Mind - Sam Neely ----- 29 (2) / 6
Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim ----- 19 (2) / 9


 40 --- Sweet Surrender - Bread (55)
 39 --- Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul (48 )
 38 --- Dialogue (Part I & II) - Chicago (44)
37 37 --- All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
 36 --- Corner Of The Sky - The Jackson 5 (42)
17 35 --- Ben - Michael Jackson    
34 34 --- Don't Do It - The Band
22 33 --- I Believe In Music - Gallery
38 32 --- Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers
23 31 --- Spaceman - Nilsson

35 30 --- Rock 'N Roll Soul - Grand Funk Railroad
33 29 --- Something's Wrong With Me - Austin Roberts
36 28 --- Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan
28 27 --- American City Suite - Cashman & West
26 26 --- Elected - Alice Cooper
31 25 --- Funny Face - Donna Fargo
32 24 --- Crazy Horses - The Osmonds
15 23 --- Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Danny O'Keefe
30 22 --- Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) - Jim Croce
27 21 --- It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond

25 20 --- I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics
14 19 --- Burning Love - Elvis Presley
24 18 --- Ventura Highway - America
18 17 --- Thunder And Lightning - Chi Coltrane
11 16 --- Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers
21 15 --- You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green
07 14 --- My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry       
20 13 --- If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
06 12 --- Garden Party - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band
12 11 --- If I Could Reach You - The 5th Dimension

16 10 --- Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
10 09 --- Witchy Woman - The Eagles
09 08 --- Convention '72 - The Delegates
04 07 --- Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") - Curtis Mayfield
13 06 --- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
02 05 --- Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
08 04 --- I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
05 03 --- I'll Be Around - The Spinners
03 02 --- I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo
01 01 --- I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash        


New to the Top 40 this week is Billy Paul.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 18-24 November 1972

01 01 CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan **
02 06 MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry
03 08 LEADER OF THE PACK The Shangri-La's
04 05 LOOP DI LOVE Shag
05 02 MOULDY OLD DOUGH Lieutenant Pigeon ****
06 21 WHY? Donny Osmond
07 27 CRAZY HORSES The Osmonds
08 20 CROCODILE ROCK Elton John
09 15 LET'S DANCE Chris Montez
10 19 I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU The Stylistics

11 04 ELECTED Alice Cooper
12 07 IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson
13 03 DONNA 10cc
14 11 HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell and the Drells
15 09 GOODBYE TO LOVE The Carpenters
16 13 BURLESQUE Family
17 10 HALLELUJAH FREEDOM Junior Campbell
18 12 THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS Johnny Nash
19 23 NEW ORLEANS Harley Quinne
20 22 HI-HO SILVER LINING Jeff Beck

21 40 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS The Jackson Five
22 18 BIG SIX Judge Dread
23 -- ANGEL / WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS (HAS MADE A LOSER OUT OF ME) Rod Stewart
24 26 OH CAROL / BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO / LITTLE DEVIL Neil Sedaka
25 14 BURNING LOVE Elvis Presley
26 31 LAY DOWN The Strawbs
27 -- STAY WITH ME Blue Mink
28 30 TOO YOUNG Donny Osmond
29 33 YOU'LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND Hot Chocolate
30 38 BABY, DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis

31 24 GUITAR MAN Bread
32 17 I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU ('TIL I SAW YOU ROCK N ROLL) Gary Glitter
33 29 WHY CAN'T WE BE LOVERS? Holland-Dozier
34 37 IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING Faron Young
35 16 YOU'RE A LADY Peter Skellern
36 25 WIG-WAM BAM The Sweet
37 -- I DON'T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES Colin Blunstone
38 32 ELMO JAMES Chairmen of the Board
39 28 JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING David Bowie
40 RE BORSALINO Bobby Crush

-- 34 AMERICA Simon & Garfunkel
-- 35 HOW CAN I BE SURE? David Cassidy **
-- 36 BACK STABBERS The O'Jays
-- 39 CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION T-Rex