May 1972 -- who would you guess would last?

I wrote about this period a year ago, but what jumped out at me this time was the big debut of "Amazing Grace," still inexplicable, but it bounded over the classic "Rocket Man" and "Lean on Me."

Also, the original Harry hit was near it's peak...a not very high one given that it spawned a Sequel in 1980.

Favorite -- #1 for once... "Oh Girl"

1 2 OH GIRL –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 I’LL TAKE YOU THERE –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-8 (2)
3 1 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-13 (1)
4 5 LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME –•– Al Green (Hi)-9 (4)
5 13 THE CANDY MAN –•– Sammy Davis, Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-12 (5)
6 10 MORNING HAS BROKEN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-9 (6)
7 8 TUMBLING DICE –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5 (7)
8 4 I GOTCHA –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-19 (2)
9 14 SYLVIA’S MOTHER –•– Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (Columbia)-9 (9)
10 12 HOT ROD LINCOLN –•– Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount)-10 (10)

11 21 NICE TO BE WITH YOU –•– Gallery (Sussex)-14 (11)
12 19 (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-9 (12)
13 15 LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (13)
14 7 BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW –•– The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins, Jr. (Avco)-14 (3)
15 11 DAY DREAMING –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11 (5)
16 17 SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS –•– War (United Artists)-19 (16)
17 29 IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-5 (17)
18 27 SONG SUNG BLUE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-4 (18)
19 25 DIARY –•– Bread (Elektra)-6 (19)
20 28 WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE –•– Love Unlimited (Uni)-9 (20)

21 22 I SAW THE LIGHT –•– Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-8 (21)
22 24 ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-8 (22)
23 9 BACK OFF BOOGALOO –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-9 (9)
24 18 DOCTOR MY EYES –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-11 (8)
25 26 TAXI –•– Harry Chapin (Elektra)-12 (25)
26 6 ROCKIN’ ROBIN –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-12 (2)
27 16 VINCENT / CASTLES IN THE AIR –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-11 (12)
28 34 OUTA-SPACE / I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-11 (28)
29 46 TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) –•– The Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA)-3 (29)
30 35 ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT –•– Millie Jackson (Spring)-10 (30)

31 59 AMAZING GRACE –•– The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA)-2 (31)
32 36 ISN’T LIFE STRANGE –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-6 (32)
33 39 OLD MAN –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-5 (33)
34 40 SOMEDAY NEVER COMES –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-4 (34)
35 38 LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love) –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-8 (35)
36 42 LEAN ON ME –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-6 (36)
37 32 YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY –•– April Wine (Big Tree)-10 (32)
38 62 I NEED YOU –•– America (Warner Brothers)-2 (38)
39 43 I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG –•– Frederick Knight (Stax)-6 (39)
40 50 ROCKET MAN (I Think It’s Gonna Be A long, Long Time) –•– Elton John (Uni)-4 (40)