WLS Top 30 for Week of April 17, 1972-- Part 5: 'A Horse With No Name'

These were the Top Ten songs in Chicago fifty years ago according to WLS, 890 AM.  *  Means the song was climbing the charts.  The number behind the artist is how high the song got on Billboard's Hot 100 national chart.

10.  *IN THE RAIN--  Dramatics   #5    One of only two Top 40 hits.  The other one was "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get"  (#9-1971)

9.  *DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne       #8     His first big hit.

8.  MOTHER & CHILD REUNION--  Paul Simon     #1   His first solo hit.

7.  DAYDREAMING--  Aretha Franklin    #5

6.  *BABY BLUE--  Badfinger     #14

5.  ROCKIN' ROBIN--  Michael Jackson    #2

4.  A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE--  Sonny & Cher     #8

3.  *I GOTCHA--  Joe Tex

2.  A HORSE WITH NO NAME--  America    #1

1.  THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE--  Aretha Franklin      #1   Six weeks at #1.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "No, I Would Not Give You False Hope."   Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Mother & Child Reunion"