THE MBG TOP FORTY
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OCTOBER 30, 1971 THRU OCTOBER 28, 1972
THE 3RD CHART YEAR
A Brief Explanation: I have chosen to incorporate what I call 'Chart Years' into The MBG Top 40. Each year, the new chart year will begin, generally, on Sunday of the first week of November and run through Saturday of the last week of October. All singles which made their debut within those dates will become eligible for the Top Hits for that chart year; 178 singles qualified during the 1972 chart year.
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 100. | Sylvia's Mother - Dr. Hook | #10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 99. | Run To Me - Bee Gees | #10 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 98. | If I Could Reach You - 5th Dimension | #10 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 97. | Living In A House Divided - Cher | #10 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 96. | I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren | #10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 95. | Coconut - Nilsson | #9 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 94. | Conquistador - Procol Harum | #9 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 93. | Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens | #9 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 92. | Slippin' Into Darkness - War | #9 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 91. | I Need You - America | #9 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 90. | Hey Girl - Donny Osmond | #9 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 89. | Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones | #9 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 88. | Scorpio - Dennis Coffey | #9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 87. | Rock & Roll, Part 2 - Gary Glitter | #9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 86. | Witchy Woman - Eagles | #9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 85. | Honkey Cat - Elton John | #9 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 84. | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Danny O'Keefe |
#9 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 83. | Sweet Seasons - Carole King | #9 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 82. | Bang A Gong, Get It On - T-Rex | #9 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 81. | Hold Your Head Up - Argent | #8 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 80. | The Family Of Man - Three Dog Night | #8 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 79. | A Cowboys Work Is Never Done - Sonny & Cher | #8 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 78. | Cherish - David Cassidy | #8 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 77. | School's Out - Alice Cooper | #7 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 76. | Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson | #7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 75. | All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny & Cher | #7 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 74. | Anticipation - Carly Simon | #7 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 73. | I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green | #6 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 72. | Joy - Apollo 100 | #6 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 71. | Back Stabbers - O'Jays | #6 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 70. | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - New Seekers |
#6 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 69. | Use Me - Bill Withers | #6 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 68. | Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright | #6 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 67. | The Way Of Love - Cher | #6 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 66. | Everything I Own - Bread | #5 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 65. | Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night | #5 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 64. | Life And Breath - Climax | #5 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 63. | Taxi - Harry Chapin | #5 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 62. | Vincent - Don McLean | #5 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 61. | The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA - Donna Fargo |
#4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 60. | Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne | #4 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 59. | Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers | #4 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 58. | I'll Be Around - Spinners | #4 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 57. | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton | #4 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 56. | Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards | #4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 55. | Day After Day - Badfinger | #4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 54. | Long Cool Woman - Hollies | #4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 53. | Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep - 5th Dimension | #4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 52. | The Mother And Child Reunion - Paul Simon | #4 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 51. | Rocket Man - Elton John | #4 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 50. | Saturday In The Park - Chicago | #4 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 49. | Isn't Life Strange - Moody Blues | #4 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 48. | The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Robert John | #4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 47. | Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin | #3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 46. | In The Rain - Dramatics | #3 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 45. | Precious & Few - Climax | #3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 44. | Someday Never Comes - Credence Clearwater Revival |
#3 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 43. | I Gotcha - Joe Tex | #3 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 42. | The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr. | #3 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 41. | Say Goodbye To Love - Carpenters | #2 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 40. | You Are Everything - Stylistics | #2 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 39. | Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim | #2 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 38. | I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo | #2 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 37. | Day By Day - Godspell | #2 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 36. | An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night | #2 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 35. | Everybody Plays The Fool - Main Ingredient | #2 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 34. | The Guitar Man - Bread | #2 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 33. | Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts | #2 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 32. | Let's Stay Together - Al Green | #1 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 31. | Ben - Michael Jackson | #1 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 30. | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis | #1 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 29. | Brandy - Looking Glass | #1 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 28. | If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right - Luther Ingram | #1 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 27. | Go All The Way - Raspberries | #1 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 26. | I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash | #1 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 25. | Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
#1 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 24. | It's Going To Take Some Time This Time - Carpenters | #1 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 23. | Hurting Each Other - Carpenters | #1 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 22. | Horse With No Name - America | #1 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 21. | Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond | #1 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 20. | Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan | #1 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 19. | Don't Say You Don't Remember - Beverly Bremers |
#1 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 18. | Oh Girl - Chi·Lites | #1 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 17. | How Do You Do - Mouth & McNeal | #1 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 16. | Nice To Be With You - Gallery | #1 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 15. | Garden Party - Rick Nelson | #1 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 14. | I'll Take You There - Staple Singers | #1 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 13. | Layla - Derek & The Dominoes | #1 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 12. | Black & White - Three Dog Night | #1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 11. | Heart Of Gold - Neil Young | #1 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 10. | Burning Love - Elvis Presley | #1 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 9. | I Am Woman - Helen Reddy | #1 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 8. | Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
#1 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7. | Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues | #1 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 6. | Lean On Me - Bill Withers | #1 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 5. | Walkin' In The Rain - Love Unlimited | #1 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 4. | Betcha By Golly, WOW - Stylistics | #1 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 3. | Without You - Nilsson | #1 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2. | American Pie - Don McLean | #1 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 1. | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack |
#1 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
