Well, it is still November, so I'm not TOO late! Close, though. Here's the continuing series of Top music hits of the month. November 1972, almost done with one of the greatest years in popular music!. Fifty years ago (Yikes!)
There were 4 weeks in November 1972, and there were 54 songs that spent time in the the Top 40. Over those 4 weeks, there was only one song that topped the charts: Johnny Nash's I Can See Clearly Now. A true classic.
Here's the top 10 songs of the month, ranked by average chart position over the 4 weeks of the month.
- I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash - 1
- I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo - 3.75
- I'll Be Around - The Spinners - 4.5
- Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues - 4.5
- Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") - Curtis Mayfield - 6.75
- I Am Woman - Helen Reddy - 7
- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations - 10.25
- If I Could Reach You - The 5th Dimension - 11.75
- Garden Party - Rick Nelson - 12
- Witchy Woman - Eagles - 12.5
Meanwhile, Twenty-One (21) songs made their Top 40 debut. Here they are, ranked by debut chart position:
- I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics - 25
- Convention '72 - The Delegates - 26
- You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green - 31
- Funny Face - Donna Fargo - 31
- Crazy Horses - The Osmonds - 32
- Something's Wrong With Me - Austin Roberts - 33
- Walk On Water - Neil Diamond - 34
- Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) - Jim Croce - 35
- Rock 'N Roll Soul - Grand Funk Railroad - 36
- Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan - 36
- Corner Of The Sky - Jackson 5 - 36
- Living In The Past - Jethro Tull - 36
- Ventura Highway - America - 37
- Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers - 38
- Dialogue (Part I and II) - Chicago - 38
- Sunny Days - Lighthouse - 38
- It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond - 39
- Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul - 39
- All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople - 40
- Sweet Surrender - Bread - 40
- Superfly - Curtis Mayfield - 40
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