TORONTO CANADA'S RADIO STATION CHUM'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1972

  1-AMERICAN PIE-DON McLEAN-JANUARY                                               640
  2-BEN-MICHAEL JACKSON-November                                                          626
  3-I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW-JOHNNY NASH-November                                            594
  4-PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE-TEMPTATIONS-December                                         562
  5-CLAIR-GILBERT O'SULLIVAN-December                                                     538
  6-LEAN ON ME-BILL WITHERS-July                                                          536
  7-PUPPY LOVE-DONNY OSMOND-April                                                         532
  8-I AM WOMAN-Helen Reddy-December                                                       516
  9-ALONE AGAIN(NATURALLY)-Gilbert O'Sullivan-August                                      494
 10-FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE-Roberta Flack-April                                   490
 11-Black And White-Three Dog Night-October                                               466
 12-Daddy Don't Walk So Fast-Wayne Newton-July                                            460
 13-A Horse With No Name-America-March                                                    436
 14-Heart Of Gold-Neil Young-March                                                        430
 15-Nights In White Satin-Moody Blues-October                                             414
 16-Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts-December                                                 410
 17-I'd Love You To Want Me-Lobo-November                                                 408
 18-Sealed With A Kiss-Bobby Vinton-August                                                390
 19-Long Cool Woman(In A Black Dress)-Hollies-August                                      390
 20-Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me-Mac Davis-October                                         380
 21-Nice To Be With You-Gallery-May                                                       366
 22-Runnin' Back To Saskatoon-Guess Who-November                                          366
 23-Brandy-Looking Glass-July                                                             364
 24-Roundabout-Yes-April                                                                  364
 25-It Never Rains In Southern California-Albert Hammond-December                         362
 26-Saturday In The Park-Chicago-September                                                360
 27-Precious & Few-Climax-March                                                           358
 28-Taxi-Harry Chapin-May                                                                 344
 29-Morning Has Broken-Cat Stevens-May                                                    342
 30-Without You-Nilsson-March                                                             340
 31-School's Out-Alice Cooper-August                                                      334
 32-Sylvia's Mother-Dr.Hook & The Medicine Show-June                                      334
 33-Candy Man-Sammy Davis,Jr.-June                                                        332
 34-Song Sung Blue-Neil Diamond-June                                                      328
 35-Oh,Girl-Chi-Lites-June                                                                324
 36-Beautiful Sunday-Daniel Boone-August                                                  322
 37-Mother And Child Reunion-Paul Simon-March                                             316
 38-I'll Be Around-Spinners-December                                                      316
 39-Burning Love-Elvis Presley-October                                                    308
 40-Outa Space-Billy Preston-June                                                         304
 41-How Do You Do?-Mouth & McNeal-July                                                    304
 42-A Cowboys Work Is Never Done-Sonny & Cher-April                                       304
 43-Thunder & Lightning-Chi Coltrane-October                                              300
 44-Amazing Grace-Royal Scots Dragon Guards-June                                          296
 45-We've Got To Get It On Again-Addrisi Brothers-March                                   296
 46-Rock & Roll Part II-Gary Glitter-September                                            292
 47-The Way Of Love-Cher-April                                                            290
 48-Popcorn-Hot Butter-September                                                          288
 49-Bang A Gong-T.Rex-March                                                               286
 50-The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Robert John-February                                          284
 51-You Are Everything-Stylistics-January                                                 284
 52-Use Me-Bill Withers-November                                                          284
 53-Sunshine-Jonathon Edwards-February                                                    282
 54-If You Don't Know Me By Now-Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes-December                   282
 55-Lonely Boy-Donny Osmond-August                                                        282
 56-Layla-Derek & Dominoes-July                                                           272
 57-Brand New Key-Melanie-January                                                       270
 58-I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing-New Seekers-January                               270
 59-Betcha By Golly,Wow-Stylistics-April                                                  270
 60-Rock And Roll Lullaby-B.J. Thomas-March                                               270
 61-Day After Day-Badfinger-January                                                       260
 62-Troglodyte-Jimmy Castor Bunch-June                                                    258
 63-Stay With Me-Faces-January                                                            256
 64-Let's Stay Together-Al Green-January                                                  254
 65-One Monkey Don't Stop No Show-Honey Cone-January                                      252
 66-Back Stabbers-O'Jays-September                                                        242
 67-Scorpio-Dennis Coffey-January                                                         238
 68-Never Been To Spain-Three Dog Night-February                                          238
 69-The Guitar Man-Bread-September                                                        238
 70-Vincent-Don McLean-May                                                                238
 71-The Family Of Man-Three Dog Night-April                                               234
 72-Too Late To Turn Back Now-Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose-July                       234
 73-Clean Up Woman-Betty Wright-February                                                  230
 74-Back Off Boogaloo-Ringo Starr-April                                                   228
 75-Hurting Each Other-Carpenters-February                                                228
 76-Ventura Highway-America-December                                                      226
 77-City Of New Orleans-Arlo Guthrie-November                                             220
 78-Conquistador-Procol Harum-July                                                        220
 79-Hot Rod Lincoln-Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen-June                          218
 80-Cherish-David Cassidy-January                                                         218
 81-Rocket Man-Elton John-July                                                            218
 82-Down By The Lazy River-Osmonds-February                                               212
 83-My Ding-A-Ling-Chuck Berry-November                                                   210
 84-Something's Wrong With Me-Austin Roberts-December                                     210
 85-Don't Say You Don't Remember-Beverly Bremers-January                                  208
 86-Poor Little Fool-Frank Mills-May                                                      208
 87-Slippin' In The Darkness-War-May                                                      202
 88-Day Dreaming-Aretha Franklin-April                                                    202
 89-Coconut-Nilsson-September                                                             192
 90-Everybody Plays The Fool-Main Ingredient-September                                    192
 91-Garden Party-Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band-November                                 190
 92-Doctor My Eyes-Jackson Browne-May                                                     190
 93-Everything I Own-Bread-March                                                          186
 94-You Could Have Been A Lady-April Wine-April                                           186
 95-Witchy Woman-Eagles-November                                                          186
 96-(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep-Fifth Dimension-June                       182
 97-Joy-Apollo 100-February                                                               180
 98-My World-Bee Gees-March                                                               178
 99-Listen To The Music-Doobie Brothers-November                                          178
100-Honky Cat-Elton John-October                                                          174
101-Suavecito-Malo-April                                                                  170
102-Hey Big Brother-Rare Earth-January                                                    170
103-I'm Stoned In Love With You-Stylistics-December                                       168
104-Day By Day-Godspell-August                                                            168
105-Go All The Way-Raspberries-September                                                  164
106-Run To Me-Bee Gees-August                                                             164
107-Sunny Days-Lighthouse-December                                                        158
108-It's One Of Those Nights-Partridge Family-February                                    156
109-You Don't Mess Around With Jim-Jim Croce-September                                    154
110-You Wear It Well-Rod Stewart-October                                                  154
111-Old Man-Neil Young-June                                                               148
112-Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love-Love Unlimited-June                           144
113-It's Going To Take Some Time-Carpenters-June                                          144
114-Hold Your Head Up-Argent-August                                                       142
115-Love Me Love Me Love-Frank Mills-February                                             136
116-I Gotcha-Joe Tex-May                                                                  134
117-Goodbye To Love-Carpenters-September                                                  128
118-Where Is The Love-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-July                                 128
119-Too Young-Donny Osmond-July                                                           126
120-In The Rain-Dramatics-Volt-April                                                      124
121-Brandy-Scott English-March                                                            124
122-I'll Take You There-Staple Singers-May                                                118
123-Sugar Daddy-Jackson Five-February                                                     116
124-I Believe In Music-Gallery-November                                                   110
125-Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues-Danny O'Keefe-November                              110
126-Starting All Over Again-Mel & Tim-December                                            108
127-If I Could Reach You-Fifth Dimension-November                                         106
128-We're Free-Beverly Bremers-July                                                       106
129-The Witch Queen Of New Orleans-Redbone-January                                         84
130-Tumbling Dice-Rolling Stones-May                                                       80
131-Hold Her Tight-Osmonds-August                                                          80
132-I'm Still In Love With You-Al Green-September                                          76
133-Sweet Seasons-Carole King-February                                                     76
134-Don't Ever Be Lonely-Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose-September                        76
135-Little Bitty Pretty One-Jackson Five-May                                               76
136-Concrete Sea-Terry Jacks-August                                                        76
137-Baby Blue-Badfinger-April                                                              74
138-Until It's Time For You To Go-Elvis Presley-March                                      72
139-I Can't Help Myself-Donnie Elbert-March                                                72
140-Daisy Mae-Hamilton,Joe,Frank & Reynolds-January                                        72
141-He's An Indian Cowboy In The Rodeo-Buffy Sainte-Marie-August                           68
142-Black Dog-Led Zeppelin-February                                                        68
143-Masquerade-Edward Bear-July                                                            68
144-Rockin' Robin-Michael Jackson-April                                                    68
145-Motorcycle Mama-Sailcat-August                                                         40
146-Take It Easy-Eagles-August                                                             38
147-The Day I Found Myself-Honey Cone-March                                                34
148-Tight Rope-Leon Russell-November                                                       34