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Friday, October 28, 2022

WLS Top Ten (and Debuts) for Week of Oct. 23, 1972: 'Garden Party'

Oops, forgot to print this last Sunday.

These were the Top Ten and Debut songs in Chicago fifty years ago.

1.  EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL--  Main Ingredient

2.  USE ME--  Bill Withers

3.  BEN--  Michael Jackson

4.  NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN--  Moody Blues

5.  BURNING LOVE--  Elvis Presley

6.  GARDEN PARTY--  Rick Nelson

7.  GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries

8.  FREDDIE'S DEAD--  Curtis Mayfield

9.  TIGHTROPE--  Leon Russell

10.  GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES--  Danny O'Keefe

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DEBUTS

12.  LISTEN TO THE MUSIC--  Doobie Brothers

18.  THUNDER AND LIGHTNING--  Chi Coltrane

20.  WITCHY WOMAN--  Eagles

25.  I AM WOMAN--  Helen Reddy

28.  I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME--  Lobo

I don't know about you, but this is quite a list of debuts.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Just What I'm Going Through They Can't Understand."  Answer below.  --ToadDog


"Nights in White Satin"


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