1972-03-15 — WMAK 1300 AM ( Nashville, Tennessee )


1300/WMAK
SUPERHIT SURVEY

WEEK BEGINNING
March 15, 1972

TWLW ARTISTTITLEWKSNOTES
11 AmericaA Horse With No Name5
32 BreadEverything I Own
63 The OsmondsDown By The Lazy River8
84 Robert JohnThe Lion Sleeps Tonight11Solomon Linda’s family FINALLY received some of the royalties due him 38 years AFTER he died. And then only because of a (cont i
125 CherThe Way Of Love9
156 The Addrisi BrothersWe've Got To Get It On Again11They wrote a few songs for the Association.
27 Neil YoungHeart Of Gold6
138 B.J. ThomasRock And Roll Lullaby
49 Paul SimonMother And Child Reunion
510 Donny OsmondPuppy Love5
1611 Donnie ElbertI Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
1912 Scott EnglishBrandy11English co-wrote this song, renamed “Mandy” when popularized by Barry Manilow, so as not to confuse it with the Looking Glass so
2013 Frank MillsLove Me, Love Me Love9
714 GiorgioSon Of My Father4
2415 CarpentersHurting Each Other10
1716 Sly & The Family StoneRunnin' Away
2217 Carole KingSweet Seasons10
1118 Joe TexI Gotcha4
2819 NilssonWithout You12
1020 Jerry Lee LewisChantilly Lace3The Killer does the definitive version of the song. He died 36 days ago as I’m typing this
1422 Sonny & CherA Cowboys Work Is Never Done4
923 Michael JacksonRockin' Robin3
2124 MelanieRing The Living Bell5
1826 J.J. CaleCrazy Mama4
2330 The ChakachasJungle Fever4
2531 The StylisticsBetcha By Golly, Wow3
3232 Dionne WarwickIf We Only Have Love4
2733 The TemptationsTake A Look Around3
2934 Quincy JonesMoney Runner3
3335 Jackson BrowneDoctor My Eyes2Background vocals by Graham Nash & David Crosby. According to Crosby: “We’re musical junkies. We’ll sing with anyone.”
3436 June JacksonLittle Dog Heaven2Twb June (J.J.) Jackson, not J.J. Jackson
2637 YesRoundabout2
3038 The DramaticsIn The Rain2
3739 Bobby GoldsboroCalifornia Wine2
HB R. Dean TaylorTaos New Mexico
HB MaloSuavecito
31HB Roberta FlackThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face1
36HB Jerry WallaceTo Get To You1
35HB Three Dog NightThe Family Of Man1
39-- Commander Cody & His Lost Planet AirmenHot Rod Lincoln1
40-- Aretha FranklinDay Dreaming1
38-- BadfingerBaby Blue1

Survey note:
No Feature Album

Donny has a song in Nashville’s top ten again this week!

Cover:
Lyrics of “A Horse with No Name”

Song note cont:
8. 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/