March 17, 1972

1	1	America--A Horse With No Name
2	2	Donny Osmond--Puppy Love
3	3	Neil Young--Heart of Gold
4	4	B.J. Thomas--Rock and Roll Lullaby
5	5	Frank Mills--Love Me, Love Me Love
11	6	Joe Tex--I Gotcha
8	7	Paul Simon--Mother and Child Reunion
10	8	Cher--The Way of Love
9	9	Chakachas--Jungle Fever
7	10	Osmonds--Down By the Lazy River
26	11	Dramatics--In the Rain
6	12	Black Sabbath--Iron Man
18	13	Bobby Vinton--Every Day of My Life
23	14	Mike Kennedy--Louisianna
22	15	Grass Roots--Glory Bound
20	16	Sammy Davis, Jr.--The Candy Man
25	17	Sonny & Cher--A Cowboy's Work is Never Done
35	18	Michael Jackson--Rockin' Robin
39	19	Sly & the Family Stone--Runnin' Away
21	20	Supremes--Floy Joy
47	21	Giorgio--Son of My Father
36	22	Scott English--Brandy
13	23	English Congregation--Softly Whispering I Love You
15	24	David Cassidy--Could it Be Forever
24	25	Charley Pride--Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'
17	26	Bread--Everything I Own
29	27	Temptations--Take a Look Around
12	28	Nilsson--Without You
28	29	Terry Black & Laurel Ward--Goin' Down (On the Road to L.A.)
38	30	Stylistics--Betcha By Golly, Wow
42	31	Roberta Flack--The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
19	32	Robert John--The Lion Sleeps Tonight
16	33	Carole King--Sweet Seasons
31	34	Carpenters--Hurting Each Other
14	35	Nilsson--Jump Into the Fire
34	36	Yes--Roundabout
27	37	Three Dog Night--Never Been to Spain
50	38	Harry Chapin--Taxi
37	39	Shirley Bassey--Diamonds Are Forever
---	40	Three Dog Night--The Family of Man
41	41	Lunar Funk--Mr. Penguin - Pt. 1
---	42	Love Unlimited--Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love
44	43	Buckwheat--Simple Song of Freedom
---	44	Badfinger--Baby Blue
40	45	Climax--Precious and Few
---	46	Aretha Franklin--Day Dreaming
49	47	Richard Landis--Natural Causes (LP)
43	48	Apollo 100--Joy
---	49	Wings--Give Ireland Back to the Irish
---	50	Gallery--Nice to Be With You

David Bowie’s “Changes” drops off, but it’ll be back next week.

Six debuts, all of which made the top 25 in Billboard, and all of which will make the top 25 here. Nothing too dramatic as far as differences—the biggest is “Give Ireland Back to the Irish,” Paul McCartney’s first record credited to Wings, a number 21 national hit that will reach number eleven. The others: “Family of Man” by Three Dog Night (12BB/19KJR), Love Unlimited’s “Walkin’ in the Rain With the One I Love” (14/24), “Baby Blue” by Badfinger (14/25), Aretha Franklin’s “Day Dreaming” (5/5), and “Nice to Be With You” by Gallery (4/1).

March 10, 1972

2	1	America--A Horse With No Name
9	2	Donny Osmond--Puppy Love
1	3	Neil Young--Heart of Gold
8	4	B.J. Thomas--Rock and Roll Lullaby
7	5	Frank Mills--Love Me, Love Me Love
6	6	Black Sabbath--Iron Man
3	7	Osmonds--Down By the Lazy River
13	8	Paul Simon--Mother and Child Reunion
18	9	Chakachas--Jungle Fever
19	10	Cher--The Way of Love
15	11	Joe Tex--I Gotcha
12	12	Nilsson--Without You
14	13	English Congregation--Softly Whispering I Love You
4	14	Nilsson--Jump Into the Fire
10	15	David Cassidy--Could it Be Forever
11	16	Carole King--Sweet Seasons
5	17	Bread--Everything I Own
20	18	Bobby Vinton--Every Day of My Life
16	19	Robert John--The Lion Sleeps Tonight
30	20	Sammy Davis, Jr.--The Candy Man
21	21	Supremes--Floy Joy
26	22	Grass Roots--Glory Bound
27	23	Mike Kennedy--Louisianna
17	24	Charley Pride--Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'
38	25	Sonny & Cher--A Cowboy's Work is Never Done
49	26	Dramatics--In the Rain
24	27	Three Dog Night--Never Been to Spain
29	28	Terry Black & Laurel Ward--Goin' Down (On the Road to L.A.)
33	29	Temptations--Take a Look Around
28	30	Raiders--Country Wine
22	31	Carpenters--Hurting Each Other
23	32	Led Zeppelin--Black Dog
32	33	Jonathan Edwards--Sunshine
25	34	Yes--Roundabout
40	35	Michael Jackson--Rockin' Robin
39	36	Scott English--Brandy
50	37	Shirley Bassey--Diamonds Are Forever
43	38	Stylistics--Betcha By Golly, Wow
---	39	Sly & the Family Stone--Runnin' Away
34	40	Climax--Precious and Few
35	41	Lunar Funk--Mr. Penguin - Pt. 1
---	42	Roberta Flack--The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
36	43	Apollo 100--Joy
41	44	Buckwheat--Simple Song of Freedom
31	45	Faces--Stay With Me
37	46	Stylistics--You Are Everything
---	47	Giorgio--Son of My Father
42	48	David Bowie--Changes
---	49	Richard Landis--Natural Causes (LP)
---	50	Harry Chapin--Taxi

“Natural Causes” by singer-songwriter Richard Landis did not make the Billboard pop charts, though it did hit number 40 on the Easy Listening chart. It’s identified as an album track, but it was released as a single—maybe it hadn’t been yet though. It’ll reach number 44 in five weeks on the survey. Landis became a successful record producer and music executive.

Also a successful record producer is Giorgio Moroder, whose Europop hit “Son of My Father” will reach number 16 here versus 46 in Billboard. The big international hit version was by the group Chicory Tip, though theirs only got to number 91 in the US.

Harry Chapin’s “Taxi,” a number 24 BB hit, will go to number twelve, while Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” will spend three weeks at number one (six weeks nationally). That leaves “Runnin’ Away” by Sly & the Family Stone (23BB/19KJR).