LSquared Imaging: August 1972 on the Music Charts

Monday, August 15, 2022

August 1972 on the Music Charts

Continuing the series of hits -of-the-month, moving to August1972. Fifty years ago (Yikes!)

There were 4 weeks in August of 1972, and there were 49 songs that spent time in the Top 40. That's a fewer than the past couple of months, for what it's worth. And over those 4 weeks, there were only 2 songs that topped the charts: Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again, Naturally" carried over from the last week of July, and spent another 3 weeks at number 1. Pretty impressive, but still lags Roberta Flack and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" which was #1 for 6 consecutive weeks in April and May. "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass took over the top spot for the last week of August.

Here's the top 10 songs (11 with a tie) of the month, ranked by average chart position over the 4 weeks of the month.

Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan - 1.25
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass - 1.75
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right - Luther Ingram - 4
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies - 5.25
Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton - 7.25
I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green - 7.75
Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack - 9
Coconut - Nilsson - 10
Hold Your Head Up - Argent - 12.75
Goodbye To Love - Carpenters - 12.75
The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A - Donna Fargo - 12.75

kind of typical 1972, lots of brilliant songs, and a few that are forgotten for a reason...

Meanwhile, Eighteen (18) songs 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: