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