Wednesday, September 25, 2019

November 24, 1972

1
1
Albert Hammond--It Never Rains in Southern California
2
2
Gilbert O'Sullivan--Clair
3
3
Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes--If You Don't Know Me By Now
21
4
Billy Paul--Me and Mrs. Jones
8
5
Tower of Power--Down to the Nightclub
6
6
Michael Jackson--Ben
11
7
America--Ventura Highway
5
8
Lobo--I'd Love You to Want Me
9
9
5th Dimension--If I Could Reach You
7
10
Eagles--Witchy Woman
16
11
Steely Dan--Do it Again
12
12
Austin Roberts--Something's Wrong With Me
15
13
Foghat--I Just Want to Make Love to You
14
14
Bread--Sweet Surrender
10
15
Osmonds--Crazy Horses
19
16
Joni Mitchell--You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
18
17
Grand Funk Railroad--Rock 'n Roll Soul
4
18
Seals & Crofts--Summer Breeze
13
19
Jim Croce--Operator
27
20
Four Tops--Keeper of the Castle
28
21
Jackson Five--Corner of the Sky
23
22
Chicago--Dialogue
24
23
Eric Clapton--Let it Rain
25
24
Wackers--Day and Night
29
25
Three Dog Night--Pieces of April
17
26
Johnny Nash--I Can See Clearly Now
32
27
Donna Fargo--Funny Face
30
28
Limmie & Family Cookin'--You Can Do Magic
40
29
Johnny Rivers--Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu
33
30
Neil Diamond--Walk on Water
22
31
Spinners--I'll Be Around
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32
Carly Simon--You're So Vain
34
33
J.J. Cale--Lies
36
34
Raspberries--I Wanna Be With You
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35
Hollies--Long Dark Road
37
36
Blue Haze--Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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37
O'Jays--992 Arguments
39
38
Donny Hathaway--I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
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39
James Taylor--Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
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40
Stylistics--I'm Stone in Love With You


“Me and Mrs. Jones” makes a big leap; “Summer Breeze” takes an almost-equal tumble.

“992 Arguments” by the O’Jays, a number 57 Billboard hit, will get to number 32 here; the other four debuts will all perform about as well in Seattle as nationally—though “You’re So Vain” will spend six weeks at number one rather than just three.

Sunday, September 15, 2019

November 17, 1972

1
1
Albert Hammond--It Never Rains in Southern California
2
2
Gilbert O'Sullivan--Clair
14
3
Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes--If You Don't Know Me By Now
3
4
Seals & Crofts--Summer Breeze
4
5
Lobo--I'd Love You to Want Me
6
6
Michael Jackson--Ben
7
7
Eagles--Witchy Woman
9
8
Tower of Power--Down to the Nightclub
8
9
5th Dimension--If I Could Reach You
13
10
Osmonds--Crazy Horses
12
11
America--Ventura Highway
5
12
Austin Roberts--Something's Wrong With Me
11
13
Jim Croce--Operator
16
14
Bread--Sweet Surrender
21
15
Foghat--I Just Want to Make Love to You
26
16
Steely Dan--Do it Again
10
17
Johnny Nash--I Can See Clearly Now
19
18
Grand Funk Railroad--Rock 'n Roll Soul
20
19
Joni Mitchell--You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
22
20
Al Green--You Ought to Be With Me
33
21
Billy Paul--Me and Mrs. Jones
17
22
Spinners--I'll Be Around
31
23
Chicago--Dialogue
40
24
Eric Clapton--Let it Rain
28
25
Wackers--Day and Night
24
26
Heywoods--Special Someone
36
27
Four Tops--Keeper of the Castle
32
28
Jackson Five--Corner of the Sky
35
29
Three Dog Night--Pieces of April
34
30
Limmie & Family Cookin'--You Can Do Magic
15
31
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose--Don't Ever Be Lonely
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32
Donna Fargo--Funny Face
38
33
Neil Diamond--Walk on Water
39
34
J.J. Cale--Lies
18
35
Emerson, Lake & Palmer--From the Beginning
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36
Raspberries--I Wanna Be With You
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37
Blue Haze--Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
27
38
Temptations--Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
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39
Donny Hathaway--I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
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40
Johnny Rivers--Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu


Five debuts this week: Donna Fargo’s “Funny Face” (5BB/4KJR), “I Wanna Be With You” by the Raspberries (16/7), a reggae version of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” by Blue Haze (27/9), Donny Hathaway’s “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” (60/38), and Johnny Rivers’ first big hit since 1967, “Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu” (6/2).