November 3, 1972

3	1	Eagles--Witchy Woman
2	2	Michael Jackson--Ben
1	3	Lobo--I'd Love You to Want Me
5	4	Seals & Crofts--Summer Breeze
8	5	Austin Roberts--Something's Wrong With Me
21	6	Albert Hammond--It Never Rains in Southern California
7	7	Johnny Nash--I Can See Clearly Now
6	8	5th Dimension--If I Could Reach You
13	9	Tower of Power--Down to the Nightclub
16	10	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose--Don't Ever Be Lonely
9	11	Spinners--I'll Be Around
19	12	America--Ventura Highway
22	13	Osmonds--Crazy Horses
28	14	Gilbert O'Sullivan--Clair
10	15	Curtis Mayfield--Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")
27	16	Jim Croce--Operator
11	17	Emerson, Lake & Palmer--From the Beginning
18	18	Move--Do Ya
17	19	Temptations--Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
20	20	Chi Coltrane--Thunder and Lightning
24	21	Mouth & MacNeal--Hey, You Love
36	22	Bread--Sweet Surrender
38	23	Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes--If You Don't Know Me By Now
12	24	Helen Reddy--I Am Woman
26	25	Al Green--You Ought to Be With Me
32	26	Grand Funk Railroad--Rock 'n Roll Soul
15	27	Mel & Tim--Starting All Over Again
40	28	Joni Mitchell--You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
34	29	Heywoods--Special Someone
30	30	Isley Brothers--Work to Do
39	31	Wackers--Day and Night
37	32	Foghat--I Just Want to Make Love to You
33	33	Sammy Davis Jr.--The People Tree
31	34	Alice Cooper--Elected
35	35	Limmie & Family Cookin'--You Can Do Magic
---	36	Steely Dan--Do it Again
---	37	Jackson Five--Corner of the Sky
14	38	Elvis Presley--Burning Love
---	39	Four Tops--Keeper of the Castle
---	40	Neil Diamond--Walk on Water

“Convention ‘72” drops off from number four.

Just four debuts this week; all were top 20 national hits, and all will be top 20 here: “Do it Again” by Steely Dan (6BB/8KJR), the Jackson Five’s “Corner of the Sky” (18/20), “Keeper of the Castle” by the Four Tops (10/13), and Neil Diamond’s “Walk on Water” (17/14). Neil’s will stay on the survey several weeks longer than the others.

October 27, 1972

3	1	Lobo--I'd Love You to Want Me
2	2	Michael Jackson--Ben
4	3	Eagles--Witchy Woman
1	4	Delegates--Convention '72
11	5	Seals & Crofts--Summer Breeze
9	6	5th Dimension--If I Could Reach You
7	7	Johnny Nash--I Can See Clearly Now
13	8	Austin Roberts--Something's Wrong With Me
10	9	Spinners--I'll Be Around
8	10	Curtis Mayfield--Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")
5	11	Emerson, Lake & Palmer--From the Beginning
6	12	Helen Reddy--I Am Woman
27	13	Tower of Power--Down to the Nightclub
14	14	Elvis Presley--Burning Love
15	15	Mel & Tim--Starting All Over Again
12	16	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose--Don't Ever Be Lonely
18	17	Temptations--Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
22	18	Move--Do Ya
20	19	America--Ventura Highway
26	20	Chi Coltrane--Thunder and Lightning
34	21	Albert Hammond--It Never Rains in Southern California
23	22	Osmonds--Crazy Horses
16	23	King Harvest--Dancing in the Moonlight
25	24	Mouth & MacNeal--Hey, You Love
19	25	Chicago--Saturday in the Park
28	26	Al Green--You Ought to Be With Me
37	27	Jim Croce--Operator
36	28	Gilbert O'Sullivan--Clair
21	29	Main Ingredient--Everybody Plays the Fool
33	30	Isley Brothers--Work to Do
31	31	Alice Cooper--Elected
32	32	Grand Funk Railroad--Rock 'n Roll Soul
---	33	Sammy Davis Jr.--The People Tree
39	34	Heywoods--Special Someone
---	35	Limmie & Family Cookin'--You Can Do Magic
---	36	Bread--Sweet Surrender
---	37	Foghat--I Just Want to Make Love to You
---	38	Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes--If You Don't Know Me By Now
---	39	Wackers--Day and Night
---	40	Joni Mitchell--You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio

Seven debuts this week, all Billboard Hot 100 hits, though some just barely. Sammy Davis Jr’s “The People Tree” only got to number 92 there, while it’ll stay at number 33 here one more week and then drop off. “You Can Do Magic” by Ohio siblings Limmie & Family Cookin’ stopped at number 84 nationally and we’ll see it get to number 28. Foghat’s “I Just Want to Make Love to You,” an FM rock staple, only got to number 83 in the Hot 100 but will make it to number 12 here. And “Day and Night” by Montreal band the Wackers will get to number 24 but only made it to number 65 in Billboard.