1972-02-16 — WMAK 1300 AM ( Nashville, Tennessee )
1300/WMAK
SUPERHIT SURVEY
WEEK BEGINNING
February 16, 1972
| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
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| 1 | 2 | | Carpenters | Hurting Each Other | 6 | | | 2 | 1 | | Nilsson | Without You | 8 | | | 3 | 8 | | Robert John | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | 7 | . Solomon Linda’s family FINALLY received some of the royalties due him 38 years AFTER he died. And then only because of a (cont | | 4 | 3 | | Apollo 100 | Joy | 8 | | | 5 | 14 | | The Osmonds | Down By The Lazy River | 4 | | | 6 | 9 | | Scott English | Brandy | 7 | English co-wrote this song, renamed “Mandy” when popularized by Barry Manilow, so as not to confuse it with the Looking Glass so | | 7 | 4 | | Three Dog Night | Never Been To Spain | 7 | Another Hoyt Axton song from 3DN | | 8 | 5 | | The Partridge Family | It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) | | | | 9 | 13 | | The Addrisi Brothers | We've Got To Get It On Again | 7 | They wrote a few songs for the Association. | | 10 | 10 | | Redbone | The Witch Queen Of New Orleans | 10 | | | 11 | 24 | | Bread | Everything I Own | | | | 12 | 6 | | Climax | Precious And Few | 12 | Lead singer: Sonny Geraci, formerly of The Outsiders | | 13 | 18 | | The Congregation | Softly Whispering I Love You | 6 | In the US, billed as English Congregation. (Now) local boy Mike Curb Congregation recorded & released this later in the year. | | 14 | 21 | | The Bee Gees | My World | 4 | | | 15 | 23 | | Frank Mills | Love Me, Love Me Love | 5 | | | 16 | 19 | | Cher | The Way Of Love | 5 | | | 17 | 20 | | Carole King | Sweet Seasons | 6 | | | 18 | 7 | | Badfinger | Day After Day | 11 | | | 19 | 17 | | Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | Daisy Mae | 7 | | | 20 | 31 | | B.J. Thomas | Rock And Roll Lullaby | | | | 21 | 30 | | Melanie | The Nickel Song | 4 | | | 22 | 22 | | T. Rex | Bang A Gong (Get It On) | 5 | | | 23 | 29 | | Rock Flowers | Number Wonderful | 4 | Band created to advertise Mattel dolls, also called “Rock Flowers”; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmVzMiJ5dc0 | | 24 | 12 | | Carly Simon | Anticipation | 8 | Aka “The Ketchup Song” | | 25 | 15 | | Charley Pride | Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' | 9 | | | 26 | 11 | | Betty Wright | Clean Up Woman | 11 | | | 27 | 32 | | Grand Funk Railroad | Footstompin' Music | 4 | | | 28 | 36 | | Donnie Elbert | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) | | | | 29 | 35 | | Paul Simon | Mother And Child Reunion | | | | 30 | 37 | | Michel LeGrand | Brian's Song | 2 | | | 31 | 34 | | Rod Stewart | Handbags And Gladrags | | | | 32 | 16 | | Al Green | Let's Stay Together | 10 | | | 33 | 33 | | Sly & The Family Stone | Runnin' Away | | | | 34 | 39 | | Shirley Bassey | Diamonds Are Forever | 2 | | | 35 | 40 | | Neil Young | Heart Of Gold | 2 | | | 36 | -- | | David Cassidy | Could It Be Forever | 1 | LW: HB? | | 37 | -- | | America | A Horse With No Name | 1 | LW: HB? | | 38 | -- | | Melanie | Ring The Living Bell | 1 | LW: HB? | | 39 | -- | | Terry Black And Laurel Ward | Goin' Down (On The Road To L.A.) | 1 | LW: HB? Met in the Toronto cast of “Hair”, later married. | | 40 | -- | | Donny Osmond | Puppy Love | 1 | LW: HB? | | HB | | | Sonny & Cher | A Cowboys Work Is Never Done | | | | HB | | | Giorgio | Son Of My Father | | | | HB | | | Dionne Warwick | If We Only Have Love | | |
The Bee Gees are pictured receiving 2 gold records mark-
ing one million sales of their last two singles, “Lonely
Days” and “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,”
both of which were No. 1 at WMAK.
Cover:
If your afternoons are bright and smooth, you and
John Young will get along great, John Young,
noon – 3, weekday afternoons on WMAK.
Song note cont:
3. Rolling Stone article by Rian Malan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_Sleeps_Tonight
https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/in-the-jungle-inside
-the-long-hidden-genealogy-of-the-lion-sleeps-tonight-108274/
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