TORONTO CANADA’S RADIO STATION CHUM’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1972
1-AMERICAN PIE-DON McLEAN-JANUARY 640
2-BEN-MICHAEL JACKSON-November 626
3-I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW-JOHNNY NASH-November 594
4-PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE-TEMPTATIONS-December 562
5-CLAIR-GILBERT O’SULLIVAN-December 538
6-LEAN ON ME-BILL WITHERS-July 536
7-PUPPY LOVE-DONNY OSMOND-April 532
8-I AM WOMAN-Helen Reddy-December 516
9-ALONE AGAIN(NATURALLY)-Gilbert O’Sullivan-August 494
10-FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE-Roberta Flack-April 490
11-Black And White-Three Dog Night-October 466
12-Daddy Don’t Walk So Fast-Wayne Newton-July 460
13-A Horse With No Name-America-March 436
14-Heart Of Gold-Neil Young-March 430
15-Nights In White Satin-Moody Blues-October 414
16-Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts-December 410
17-I’d Love You To Want Me-Lobo-November 408
18-Sealed With A Kiss-Bobby Vinton-August 390
19-Long Cool Woman(In A Black Dress)-Hollies-August 390
20-Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me-Mac Davis-October 380
21-Nice To Be With You-Gallery-May 366
22-Runnin’ Back To Saskatoon-Guess Who-November 366
23-Brandy-Looking Glass-July 364
24-Roundabout-Yes-April 364
25-It Never Rains In Southern California-Albert Hammond-December 362
26-Saturday In The Park-Chicago-September 360
27-Precious & Few-Climax-March 358
28-Taxi-Harry Chapin-May 344
29-Morning Has Broken-Cat Stevens-May 342
30-Without You-Nilsson-March 340
31-School’s Out-Alice Cooper-August 334
32-Sylvia’s Mother-Dr.Hook & The Medicine Show-June 334
33-Candy Man-Sammy Davis,Jr.-June 332
34-Song Sung Blue-Neil Diamond-June 328
35-Oh,Girl-Chi-Lites-June 324
36-Beautiful Sunday-Daniel Boone-August 322
37-Mother And Child Reunion-Paul Simon-March 316
38-I’ll Be Around-Spinners-December 316
39-Burning Love-Elvis Presley-October 308
40-Outa Space-Billy Preston-June 304
41-How Do You Do?-Mouth & McNeal-July 304
42-A Cowboys Work Is Never Done-Sonny & Cher-April 304
43-Thunder & Lightning-Chi Coltrane-October 300
44-Amazing Grace-Royal Scots Dragon Guards-June 296
45-We’ve Got To Get It On Again-Addrisi Brothers-March 296
46-Rock & Roll Part II-Gary Glitter-September 292
47-The Way Of Love-Cher-April 290
48-Popcorn-Hot Butter-September 288
49-Bang A Gong-T.Rex-March 286
50-The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Robert John-February 284
51-You Are Everything-Stylistics-January 284
52-Use Me-Bill Withers-November 284
53-Sunshine-Jonathon Edwards-February 282
54-If You Don’t Know Me By Now-Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes-December 282
55-Lonely Boy-Donny Osmond-August 282
56-Layla-Derek & Dominoes-July 272
57-Brand New Key-Melanie-January 270
58-I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing-New Seekers-January 270
59-Betcha By Golly,Wow-Stylistics-April 270
60-Rock And Roll Lullaby-B.J. Thomas-March 270
61-Day After Day-Badfinger-January 260
62-Troglodyte-Jimmy Castor Bunch-June 258
63-Stay With Me-Faces-January 256
64-Let’s Stay Together-Al Green-January 254
65-One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show-Honey Cone-January 252
66-Back Stabbers-O’Jays-September 242
67-Scorpio-Dennis Coffey-January 238
68-Never Been To Spain-Three Dog Night-February 238
69-The Guitar Man-Bread-September 238
70-Vincent-Don McLean-May 238
71-The Family Of Man-Three Dog Night-April 234
72-Too Late To Turn Back Now-Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose-July 234
73-Clean Up Woman-Betty Wright-February 230
74-Back Off Boogaloo-Ringo Starr-April 228
75-Hurting Each Other-Carpenters-February 228
76-Ventura Highway-America-December 226
77-City Of New Orleans-Arlo Guthrie-November 220
78-Conquistador-Procol Harum-July 220
79-Hot Rod Lincoln-Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen-June 218
80-Cherish-David Cassidy-January 218
81-Rocket Man-Elton John-July 218
82-Down By The Lazy River-Osmonds-February 212
83-My Ding-A-Ling-Chuck Berry-November 210
84-Something’s Wrong With Me-Austin Roberts-December 210
85-Don’t Say You Don’t Remember-Beverly Bremers-January 208
86-Poor Little Fool-Frank Mills-May 208
87-Slippin’ In The Darkness-War-May 202
88-Day Dreaming-Aretha Franklin-April 202
89-Coconut-Nilsson-September 192
90-Everybody Plays The Fool-Main Ingredient-September 192
91-Garden Party-Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band-November 190
92-Doctor My Eyes-Jackson Browne-May 190
93-Everything I Own-Bread-March 186
94-You Could Have Been A Lady-April Wine-April 186
95-Witchy Woman-Eagles-November 186
96-(Last Night) I Didn’t Get To Sleep-Fifth Dimension-June 182
97-Joy-Apollo 100-February 180
98-My World-Bee Gees-March 178
99-Listen To The Music-Doobie Brothers-November 178
100-Honky Cat-Elton John-October 174
101-Suavecito-Malo-April 170
102-Hey Big Brother-Rare Earth-January 170
103-I’m Stoned In Love With You-Stylistics-December 168
104-Day By Day-Godspell-August 168
105-Go All The Way-Raspberries-September 164
106-Run To Me-Bee Gees-August 164
107-Sunny Days-Lighthouse-December 158
108-It’s One Of Those Nights-Partridge Family-February 156
109-You Don’t Mess Around With Jim-Jim Croce-September 154
110-You Wear It Well-Rod Stewart-October 154
111-Old Man-Neil Young-June 148
112-Walkin’ In The Rain With The One I Love-Love Unlimited-June 144
113-It’s Going To Take Some Time-Carpenters-June 144
114-Hold Your Head Up-Argent-August 142
115-Love Me Love Me Love-Frank Mills-February 136
116-I Gotcha-Joe Tex-May 134
117-Goodbye To Love-Carpenters-September 128
118-Where Is The Love-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-July 128
119-Too Young-Donny Osmond-July 126
120-In The Rain-Dramatics-Volt-April 124
121-Brandy-Scott English-March 124
122-I’ll Take You There-Staple Singers-May 118
123-Sugar Daddy-Jackson Five-February 116
124-I Believe In Music-Gallery-November 110
125-Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues-Danny O’Keefe-November 110
126-Starting All Over Again-Mel & Tim-December 108
127-If I Could Reach You-Fifth Dimension-November 106
128-We’re Free-Beverly Bremers-July 106
129-The Witch Queen Of New Orleans-Redbone-January 84
130-Tumbling Dice-Rolling Stones-May 80
131-Hold Her Tight-Osmonds-August 80
132-I’m Still In Love With You-Al Green-September 76
133-Sweet Seasons-Carole King-February 76
134-Don’t Ever Be Lonely-Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose-September 76
135-Little Bitty Pretty One-Jackson Five-May 76
136-Concrete Sea-Terry Jacks-August 76
137-Baby Blue-Badfinger-April 74
138-Until It’s Time For You To Go-Elvis Presley-March 72
139-I Can’t Help Myself-Donnie Elbert-March 72
140-Daisy Mae-Hamilton,Joe,Frank & Reynolds-January 72
141-He’s An Indian Cowboy In The Rodeo-Buffy Sainte-Marie-August 68
142-Black Dog-Led Zeppelin-February 68
143-Masquerade-Edward Bear-July 68
144-Rockin’ Robin-Michael Jackson-April 68
145-Motorcycle Mama-Sailcat-August 40
146-Take It Easy-Eagles-August 38
147-The Day I Found Myself-Honey Cone-March 34
148-Tight Rope-Leon Russell-November 34