1972 On The Charts - Last Look

 Over the past 12 months, I've posted lists of the songs that topped the US Top 40 Charts month by month.  If you missed it, you can see them here.

But what about the songs that didn't quite make the Top 40?  Or didn't come close?  There were 370 songs that cracked the Hot 100 in 1972, but did NOT make the Top 40.  Many were wonderful and notable songs.  And a lot I don't remember, or never even heard.

Here's a list of some of my favorites that didn't make the top 40, with their peak position:

• Tiny Dancer - Elton John - 41
• Lies - J.J. Cale - 42
• And You And I - Yes - 42
• After Midnight - J.J. Cale - 42
• Handbags And Gladrags - Rod Stewart - 42
• Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin - 47
• Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison - 47
• Let It Rain - Eric Clapton - 48
• Rock Me On The Water - Jackson Browne - 48
• Be My Lover - Alice Cooper - 49
• Legend In Your Own Time - Carly Simon - 50
• Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake and Palmer - 51
• Duncan - Paul Simon - 52
• Iron Man - Black Sabbath - 52
• For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her - Simon and Garfunkel - 53
• Under My Wheels - Alice Cooper - 59
• It Doesn't Matter - Stephen Stills - 61
• Starman - David Bowie - 65
• Changes - David Bowie - 66
• Francene - ZZ Top - 69
• Truckin' - Grateful Dead - 69
• Nutrocker - Emerson Lake & Palmer - 70
• The Jean Genie - David Bowie - 71
• Iko Iko - Dr. John - 71
• Ain't Wastin' Time No More - Allman Brothers - 77
• I Just Want To Make Love To You - Foghat - 83
• Evil Ways - Carlos Santana  - 84
• Jamalaya (On The Bayou) - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 84
• Vahevala - Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina - 84
• Ain't That Peculiar - Fanny - 85
• One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band - 86
• Melissa - The Allman Brothers Band - 86
• Nobody But You - Kenny Loggins With Jim Messina - 86
• Goodbye Again - John Denver - 88
• Down On Me - Janis Joplin - 91
• Rock And Roll Crazies - Stephen Stills-Manassas - 92
• Couldn't I Just Tell You - Todd Rundgren - 93
• Rock & Roll Stew...Part 1 - Traffic - 93
• Celebration - Tommy James - 95
• America - Simon and Garfunkel - 97