January 21, 1972

8	1	Nilsson--Without You
11	2	Three Dog Night--Never Been to Spain
12	3	Al Green--Let's Stay Together
5	4	Climax--Precious and Few
14	5	Carpenters--Hurting Each Other
2	6	Jonathan Edwards--Sunshine
6	7	Badfinger--Day After Day
3	8	Chi-Lites--Have You Seen Her
25	9	Stylistics--You Are Everything
1	10	Don McLean--American Pie
26	11	Apollo 100--Joy
29	12	Robert John--The Lion Sleeps Tonight
7	13	Melanie--Brand New Key
28	14	Joe Simon--Drowning in the Sea of Love
9	15	T. Rex--Bang a Gong (Get it On)
4	16	Hillside Singers/New Seekers--I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
35	17	Charley Pride--Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'
10	18	Partridge Family--It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)
38	19	Black Sabbath--Iron Man
46	20	Redbone--The Witch Queen of New Orleans
21	21	Addrisi Brothers--We've Got to Get it On Again
33	22	Elton John--Levon
16	23	Donnie Elbert--Where Did Our Love Go
31	24	Betty Wright--Clean Up Woman
23	25	Carly Simon--Anticipation
34	26	Faces--Stay With Me
48	27	Raiders--Country Wine
18	28	Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band--Scorpio
17	29	Three Dog Night--An Old Fashioned Love Song
13	30	Cher--Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
44	31	Beverly Bremers--Don't Say You Don't Remember
43	32	Led Zeppelin--Black Dog
---	33	Osmonds--Down By the Lazy River
---	34	Rock Flowers--Number Wonderful
---	35	Melanie--Ring the Living Bell
27	36	Bullet--White Lies, Blue Eyes
42	37	Rare Earth--Hey Big Brother
---	38	Carole King--Sweet Seasons
---	39	Bread--Everything I Own
20	40	Freddie Hart--Easy Loving
45	41	Michel LeGrand--Brian's Song
39	42	Joe Cocker--Feeling Alright
47	43	Asylum Choir--Tryin' to Stay 'Live
49	44	J.J. Cale--Crazy Mama
---	45	Bee Gees--My World
---	46	Cher--The Way of Love
---	47	Donny Elbert--I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
30	48	David Cassidy--Cherish
50	49	Edgar Winter's White Trash--Keep Playin' That Rock'n'Roll
---	50	Nilsson--Jump Into the Fire

A very unusual amount of shuffling around this week. Nine debuts. The top three songs were at 8, 11, and 12 last week. Songs jumping 14 to 5, 25 to 9, 26 to 11, 29 to 12, 28 to 14, 35 to 17, 38 to 19, and 46 to 20. Songs falling from 1 to 10, 4 to 16, 13 to 30, and 20 to 40. Songs dropping off the survey from 15, 19, 22, and 24.

Of the nine debuts, two will significantly top their national performance. The sunshiny “Number Wonderful” by female pop vocal group Rock Flowers, a number 95 Billboard hit, will get to number 27, and Nilsson’s “Jump Into the Fire,” number 27 in BB, will go to number four. And two will significantly fall short: the Bee Gee’s “My World” (16BB/35KJR) and Donny Elbert’s version of “I Can’t Help Myself” (22/39).

Nilsson has the top and bottom slots.