Billboard AC Chart Flashback September 30, 1972

[johnm1120]

(Boss is out today, so let's do a catch up chart!)

50 years of AC charts continues with 1972!


01 01 01 15 Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me
02 02 10 07 Three Dog Night - Black & White
03 03 05 08 Neil Diamond - Play Me
04 04 04 14 Hot Butter - Popcorn
05 05 06 08 Rick Nelson - Garden Party
06 18 21 06 Elton John - Honky Cat
07 07 08 08 Arlo Guthrie - Cit of New Orleans
08 15 19 05 Michael Jackson - Ben
09 10 11 08 Jerry Wallace - If You Leave Me Tonight, I'll Cry
10 16 22 05 The Fifth Dimension - If I Could Reach You

11 12 13 07 Chicago - Saturday in the Park
12 13 16 06 Eddie Pryce - We Can make it Together
13 14 17 07 Gallery - I Believe in Music
14 17 18 06 Glen Campbell - I'll Never Pass This Way Again
15 19 24 06 Elvis Presley - It's a Matter of Time
16 24 26 05 Danny O'Keefe - Goodtime Charlie's Got The Blues
17 22 25 04 Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
18 20 23 05 Rick Springfield - Speak to the Sky
19 06 07 10 Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday
20 25 27 03 Cher - Don't Hide Your Love

21 08 08 09 The Bee Gees - Run to Me
22 09 02 10 Bread - Guitar Man
23 28 33 04 Bill Withers - Use Me
24 29 30 Beverly Bremers - I'll Make You Music
25 34 ** 02 Wayne Newton - Can't You Hear The Song
26 32 34 03 Paul Mauriat - Apres Toi (Come What May)
27 27 28 03 Simon & Garfunkel - For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
28 30 31 03 Bobby Goldsboro - With Pen in Hand
29 33 36 03 Man Ingredient - Everybody Plays the Fool
30 39 ** 02 Donny Osmond - Why

31 31 32 04 Ocean - One More Chance
32 11 03 11 The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love
33 36 ** 02 The Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me)
34 38 ** 02 Helen Reddy - I Am Woman
35 40 ** 02 Sam Neely - Loving You Has Just Crossed My Mind
36 DEBUT 01 Lobo - I'd Love You to Want Me
37 DEBUT 01 B.J. Thomas - Happier Than The Morning Sun
38 DEBUT 01 The New Seekers - Dance, Dance, Dance
39 DEBUT 01 Jackie DeShannon - Paradise
40 DEBUT 01 Petula Clark - Wedding Song (There is Love)


Tops of the Other Charts:

Hot 100: Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me
R&B: James Brown - Good Foot part 1
Country: Mel Tillis & The Statesiders - I Ain't Never
Album: Chicago - V


Mac Davis was spending his 3rd and final week at #1 with Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me. Mac is a country-crossover who had all of his AC success in the 70s. This was the first of 2 #1 hits for him. He topped the chart again in 1974 with "Stop and Smell the Roses." He only scored one other top 10 hit, which was with "Rock'N Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" peaking at #4 in 1975. Between 1970 and 1978 Mac had 17 AC hits, his last one being "Music in My Life" which peaked at #22. Since his AC success, he scored 15 more country hits, including 7 top 10s. "Somewhere in America" was his last country charter, peaking at #65 in 1986.

5 other songs on this week's chart eventually hit #1. "Black and White," "Garden Party," "If I Could Reach You," "I Can See Clearly Now" and "I'd Love You to Want Me" were the next #1s in that order.

"Garden Party" was a comeback smash for former teen idol Rick Nelson. Nelson had crossed over to country, a genre he had experimented with and had success with when he was younger, and his comeback hit was inspired by the negative reaction he received when he made his initial return at Madison Square Garden the year before. The unpleasant experience gave Nelson a final taste of glory as the song became his final top 40 hit on the Hot 100, peaking at #6. On EL it was his 2nd and final #1 hit. He also topped the chart in 1965 with "For You."

A decade before Rick Springfield wanted Jessie's Girl, he was speaking to the sky on his only AC chart appearance. The song eventually only reached a #16 peak and went top 20 on the Hot 100. The Hot 100 did not see him again in the top 40 until his breakthrough hit topped the chart. It was an Australian invasion on the chart with Rick as well as The Bee Gees and Helen Reddy.

Helen's chart entry this week is her signature song "I Am Woman." Thanks to this song, Helen Reddy became the first Australian artist t hit #1 on the Hot 100 and win a Grammy. The song however just missed the top spot on AC reaching #2. That didn't stop her from scoring 8 #1 hits on the chart within a 3-year period though. It was also the first of 14 straight top 10 hits for the singer, she had 15 total and 25 AC hits total. She charted from 1971 until 1981 when "I Can't Say Goodbye to You" peaked at #42.




Events of 1972:


The Watergate Scandal takes place, but it wasn't enough to shake Richard Nixon's re-election. He wins in a landslide against George McGovern.

Bobby Fischer becomes the first American world chess champion.

The Miami Dolphins get the only perfect full season in the NFL.

"The New Price is Right" hosted by Bob Barker premieres on CBS.

"Bewitched" airs its final episode, officially ending the "fantasy" era on television.

Atari releases "Pong."

Former President Harry S Truman dies at the age of 88.

Baseball star Roberto Clemente is killed in a plane crash.



Births in music:

Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
Eminem
Geri Halliwell
Darren Hayes
Joey McIntyre
Notorious B.I.G.
Brad Paisley
Rob Thomas
Wyclef Jean

[Libra]

Nov 1, 2011 11:11:28 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

A decade before Rick Springfield wanted Jessie's Girl, he was speaking to the sky on his only AC chart appearance. The song eventually only reached a #16 peak and went top 20 on the Hot 100. The Hot 100 did not see him again in the top 40 until his breakthrough hit topped the chart. It was an Australian invasion on the chart with Rick as well as The Bee Gees and Helen Reddy.

1984's "Taxi Dancing", a duet with Randy Crawford, matched his #16 mark. Depending what week it is by the time you get to 1984, I wonder if we'll see the song on the chart.

He also hit #28 in 2004 with "Beautiful You". Obviously, though, this (Sky) was his only Top 40 hit to chart here.

[mrlee]

Please post the 1973 flashback soon