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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack
Last week
1Weeks at no. 1
6Weeks on chart
12Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
Billboard Hot 100™
Week of May 20, 1972
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack - 1
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- 12
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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Oh Girl
The Chi-lites - 3
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- 7
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Brunswick
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3
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I'll Take You There
The Staple Singers - 4
- 3
- 7
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- 7
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Stax
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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4
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I Gotcha
Joe Tex - 2
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- 18
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Dial
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5
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Look What You Done For Me
Al Green - 7
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Hi
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Rockin' Robin
Michael Jackson - 5
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Motown
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7
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Betcha By Golly, Wow
The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr. - 6
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Avco
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Tumbling Dice
The Rolling Stones - 11
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The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones
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Back Off Boogaloo
Ringo Starr - 9
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Apple
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10
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Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens - 15
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A&M
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11
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Day Dreaming
Aretha Franklin - 8
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Atlantic
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Hot Rod Lincoln
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - 13
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- 9
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Paramount
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The Candy Man
Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation - 21
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MGM
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Sylvia's Mother
Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show - 20
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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Little Bitty Pretty One
Jackson 5 - 17
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Motown
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Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air
Don McLean - 12
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United Artists
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Slippin' Into Darkness
War - 18
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United Artists
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18
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Doctor My Eyes
Jackson Browne - 14
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Asylum
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(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
The 5th Dimension - 25
- 19
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
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20
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A Horse With No Name
America - 10
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
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21
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Nice To Be With You
Gallery - 29
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sussex
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22
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I Saw The Light
Todd Rundgren - 26
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Bearsville
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23
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The Family Of Man
Three Dog Night - 16
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Dunhill/ABC
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Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Paul Simon - 24
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Columbia
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Diary
Bread - 30
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra
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Taxi
Harry Chapin - 28
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Elektra
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Song Sung Blue
Neil Diamond - 35
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Uni
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28
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Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love
Love Unlimited - 31
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Uni
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29
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It's Going To Take Some Time
Carpenters - 34
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A&M
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30
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Suavecito
Malo - 23
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
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31
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Baby Blue
Badfinger - 22
- 14
- 9
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- 9
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Songwriter(s):
P.Ham
Producer(s):
T.Rundgren
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Apple
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32
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You Could Have Been A Lady
April Wine - 33
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Big Tree
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33
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Run Run Run
Jo Jo Gunne - 27
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Asylum
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Outa-Space
Billy Preston - 40
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A&M
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Ask Me What You Want
Millie Jackson - 36
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Spring
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Isn't Life Strange
The Moody Blues - 39
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Threshold
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A Cowboys Work Is Never Done
Sonny & Cher - 19
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kapp
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Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love)
Andy Williams - 41
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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Old Man
Neil Young - 47
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Reprise
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Someday Never Comes
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 43
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Fantasy
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41
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In The Rain
The Dramatics - 32
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Volt
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Lean On Me
Bill Withers - 61
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Songwriter(s):
W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson
Producer(s):
W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson, J.Gadson, M.Dunlap, B.Blackman
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sussex
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I've Been Lonely For So Long
Frederick Knight - 46
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Stax
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Hearsay
The Soul Children - 44
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Stax
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Smilin'
Sly & The Family Stone - 48
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
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46
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Troglodyte (Cave Man)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch - 71
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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47
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There It Is (Part 1)
James Brown - 62
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Polydor
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48
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To Get To You
Jerry Wallace - 52
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- 10
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
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49
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Walk In The Night
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - 49
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Soul
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50
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Rocket Man
Elton John - 64
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Songwriter(s):
B.J.P.Taupin, E.John
Producer(s):
G.Dudgeon
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Uni
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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You Are The One
Sugar Bears - 51
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- 11
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Big Tree
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I'm Movin' On
John Kay - 60
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dunhill/ABC
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Automatically Sunshine
The Supremes - 65
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Motown
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Everything Good Is Bad
100 Proof Aged in Soul - 56
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Hot Wax
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Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
Wayne Newton - 63
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Chelsea
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56
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Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
Little Jimmy Osmond With The Mike Curb Congregation - 59
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
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57
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Lay-Away
The Isley Brothers - 55
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
T-Neck
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58
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Immigration Man
Graham Nash & David Crosby - 73
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
- 59 NEW
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Amazing Grace
The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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Mister Can't You See
Buffy Sainte-Marie - 57
- 38
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- 38
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Vanguard
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61
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Legend In Your Own Time
Carly Simon - 58
- 50
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- 9
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra
- 62 NEW
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I Need You
America - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
- 63 NEW
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How Can I Be Sure
David Cassidy - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
- 64 NEW
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You're The Man (Part 1)
Marvin Gaye - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tamla
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65
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How Do You Do?
Mouth & MacNeal - 78
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Philips
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66
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Woman's Gotta Have It
(The Preacher) Bobby Womack - 87
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
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67
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Hot 'N' Nasty
Humble Pie - 72
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- 67
- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
A&M
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68
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I Had It All The Time
Tyrone Davis - 68
- 61
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dakar
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69
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Love Theme From "The Godfather"
Carlo Savina - 69
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- 5
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- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Paramount
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70
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Telegram Sam
T. Rex - 67
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- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Reprise
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71
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An American Trilogy
Elvis Presley - 76
- 71
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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72
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Changes
David Bowie - 66
- 66
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- 6
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Songwriter(s):
David Bowie
Producer(s):
K.Scott
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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73
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Upsetter
Grand Funk Railroad - 75
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- 4
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- 4
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
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74
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Life And Breath
Climax featuring Sonny Geraci - 82
- 74
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- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Rocky Road
- 75 NEW
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Living In A House Divided
Cher - -
- 75
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- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kapp
- 76 NEW
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Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory - -
- 76
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Apple
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77
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Layla
Derek & The Dominos - 92
- 51
- 12
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- 51
- 12
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
- 78 NEW
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You Said A Bad Word
Joe Tex - -
- 78
- 1
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- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dial
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79
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Jubilation
Paul Anka - 74
- 65
- 9
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- 65
- 9
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Buddah
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80
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Ain't Wastin' Time No More
The Allman Brothers Band - 77
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- 4
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capricorn
- 81 NEW
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Powder Blue Mercedes Queen
The Raiders - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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82
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I Can't Turn You Loose
Edgar Winter's White Trash - 83
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- 3
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- 82
- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
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83
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The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
Tom Jones - 88
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- 4
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Parrot
- 84 NEW
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Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
Stevie Wonder - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tamla
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85
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Speak Softly Love
Al Martino - 80
- 80
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- 80
- 4
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
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86
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Don't Want To Say Goodbye
Raspberries - 93
- 86
- 2
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- 93
- 86
- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
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87
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Giving Up
Donny Hathaway - 90
- 87
- 2
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- 90
- 87
- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
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88
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We're Free
Beverly Bremers - 89
- 88
- 4
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- 4
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Scepter
- 89 NEW
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Francene
ZZ Top - -
- 89
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- 89
- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
London
- 90 NEW
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Day By Day
Godspell - -
- 90
- 1
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- -
- 90
- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
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91
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Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
Isaac Hayes & David Porter - 100
- 91
- 2
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- 100
- 91
- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Enterprise
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92
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Questions
Bang - 98
- 92
- 5
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- 98
- 92
- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
- 93 NEW
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After Midnight
J.J. Cale - -
- 93
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Shelter
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94
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Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I
Independents - 97
- 94
- 2
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- 97
- 94
- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Wand
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95
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Kate
Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three - 95
- 95
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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96
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I Got Some Help I Don't Need
B.B. King - 96
- 96
- 3
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- 96
- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC
- 97 NEW
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I Only Have Eyes For You
Jerry Butler - -
- 97
- 1
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- -
- 97
- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
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98
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Me And Jesus
Tom T. Hall - 99
- 98
- 2
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- 99
- 98
- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
- 99 NEW
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Bring It Home (And Give It To Me)
Hot Sauce - -
- 99
- 1
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- -
- 99
- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Volt
- 100 NEW
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Guns, Guns, Guns
The Guess Who - -
- 100
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
