Chart Date: October 7, 1972

#40 “I’LL BE AROUND” – The Spinners

#39 “LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND” – Sam Neely

#38 “IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I’LL CRY” – Jerry Wallace

#37 “GERONIMO’S CADILLAC” – Michael Murphey

#36 “MIDNIGHT RIDER” – Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band

#35 “I BELIEVE IN MUSIC” – Gallery

#34 “RUN TO ME” – The Bee Gees

#33 “I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW” – Johnny Nash

#32 “POWER OF LOVE” – Joe Simon

#31 “IF I COULD REACH YOU” – The Fifth Dimension

#30 “WITCHY WOMAN” – The Eagles

#29 “THUNDER AND LIGHTNING” – Chi Coltrane

#28 “HONKY CAT” – Elton John

#27 “ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY)” – Gilbert O’Sullivan

#26 “DONT EVER BE LONELY (A POOR LITTLE FOOL LIKE ME)” –
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

#25 “STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN” – Mel & Tim

#24 “LISTEN TO THE MUSIC” – The Doobie Brothers

#23 “GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES” – Danny O’Keefe

#22 “BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY” – Daniel Boone

#21 “FREDDIE’S DEAD (‘THEME FROM SUPERFLY’)” – Curtis
Mayfield

#20 “THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS” – Arlo Guthrie

#19 “GET ON THE GOOD FOOT, PART 1” – James Brown

#18 “WHY” – Donny Osmond

#17 “YOU WEAR IT WELL” – Rod Stewart

#16 “TIGHT ROPE” – Leon Russell

#15 “GARDEN PARTY” – Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band

#14 “SPEAK TO THE SKY” – Rick Springfield

#13 “SATURDAY IN THE PARK” – Chicago

#12 “NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN” – The Moody Blues

#11 “PLAY ME” – Neil Diamond

#10 “POPCORN” – Hot Butter

#9 “MY DING-A-LING” – Chuck Berry

#8 “BLACK & WHITE” – Three Dog Night

#7 “BURNING LOVE” – Elvis Presley

#6 “USE ME” – Bill Withers

#5 “GO ALL THE WAY” – The Raspberries

#4 “EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL” – The Main Ingredient

#3 “BACK STABBERS” – The O’Jays

#2 “BEN” – Michael Jackson

#1 “BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME” – Mac Davis