Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Sunday, October 2, 2022

WLS Top Ten for Week of September 25, 1972: 'Saturday in the Park'

These were the Top Ten songs and Debuts on Chicago's WLS, 890 AM, fifty years ago.

I was enjoying being back at NIU for my senior year.

1.  BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME--  Mac Davis

2.  BACK STABBERS--  O'Jays

3.  SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

4.  BLACK AND WHITE--  Three Dog Night

5.  BEN--  Michael Jackson

6.  GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries

7.  ROCK AND ROLL PART 2--  Gary Glitter

8.  EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL--  Main Ingredeient

9.  HONKY CAT--  Elton John

10.  BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY--  Daniel Boone

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DEBUTS

24.  BRANDY--  Looking Glass   (This had been #1 the month before, so either a mistake or it had dropped off the charts and reappeared.)

25.  WHY--  Donny Osmond

27.  GARDEN PARTY--  Rick Nelson

28.  THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS--  Arlo Guthrie

29.  IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA--  Albert Hammond

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "All The Time They Want To Take Your Place."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Backstabbers"


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