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Top 20 Song Chart for January 8, 1972

LW TW       peak  
1 1   American Pie  
  Don McLean
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2 2   Brand New Key 1  
  Melanie
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4 3   Let's Stay Together 1  
  Al Green
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3 4   Family Affair 1  
  Sly & The Family Stone
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6 5   Clean Up Woman 4  
  Betty Wright
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8 6   You Are Everything 5  
  The Stylistics
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11 7   One Monkey Don't Stop No Show  
  The Honey Cone
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5 8   Got To Be There 2  
  Michael Jackson
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13 9   Sunshine 5  
  Jonathan Edwards
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12 10   Sugar Daddy 6  
  The Jackson 5
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10 11   An Old Fashioned Love Song 4  
  Three Dog Night
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16 12   Day After Day 1  
  Badfinger
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14 13   Hey, Girl  
  Donny Osmond
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19 14   I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)  
  The Hillside Singers
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18 15   Drowning In The Sea Of Love 11  
  Joe Simon
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15 16   All I Ever Need Is You 6  
  Sonny & Cher
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7 17   Scorpio 4  
  Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band
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- 18   Anticipation 10  
  Carly Simon
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- 19   Never Been To Spain 6  
  Three Dog Night
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17 20   Theme From Shaft 1  
  Isaac Hayes
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The number one song this week is American Pie by Don McLean. Brand New Key by Melanie finds the runner-up spot. At number three this week is Al Green with Let's Stay Together.


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