July 1972 on the Music Charts

   Continuing the series of hits -of-the-month, moving to July 1972.  Fifty years ago (Yikes!)

There were 5 weeks in July of 1972, and there were 59 songs that spent time in the Top 40.  That's a fewer than June, despite the extra week.  And over those 5 weeks, there were 3 songs topped the charts: Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue", followed by Bll Withers' "Lean On Me", which held #1 for 3 weeks.  The month was closed out with Gilbert O'Sullivan's  "Alone Again, Naturally" at number one.

Here's the top 10 songs of the month, ranked by average chart position over the 4 weeks of the month. 

• The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr. - 1.75
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers - 2.5
• Oh Girl - The Chi-lites - 4.5
• Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond - 5.25
• Nice To Be With You - Gallery - 5.75
• Sylvia's Mother - Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show - 7.5
• Outa-Space - Billy Preston - 8.75
• (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All - The 5th Dimension - 9.25
• The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack - 9.75
• Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens - 11

Another so-so week at the top, but lots of good stuff bubbling up.

Meanwhile, Twenty-Two (22) made their Top 40 debut. And time there's some great stuff headed up the charts that will be making an impact in next month:

• Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass - 27
• I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green - 30
• You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce - 31
• Happy - The Rolling Stones - 31
• Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies - 33
• Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan - 34
• Coconut - Nilsson - 34
• Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) - Detroit Emeralds - 34
• The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo - 35
• Sealed With A Kiss - Bobby Vinton - 36
• Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - The Partridge Family - 36
• Gone - Joey Heatherton - 37
• Small Beginnings - Flash - 37
• Mary Had A Little Lamb - Wings - 38
• Goodbye To Love - Carpenters - 38
• Lookin' Through The Windows - Jackson 5 - 38
• People Make The World Go Round - The Stylistics - 39
• The Runway - The Grass Roots - 39
• Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat - 39
• Hold Her Tight - The Osmonds - 39
• We're Free - Beverly Bremers - 40
• Hold Your Head Up - Argent - 40