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Lean On Me
Bill Withers
Last week
4Weeks at no. 1
1Weeks on chart
12Songwriter(s):
W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson
Producer(s):
W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson, J.Gadson, M.Dunlap, B.Blackman
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sussex
Billboard Hot 100™
Week of July 8, 1972
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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Lean On Me
Bill Withers - 4
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- 12
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- 12
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Songwriter(s):
W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson
Producer(s):
W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson, J.Gadson, M.Dunlap, B.Blackman
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sussex
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Outa-Space
Billy Preston - 3
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- 12
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- 12
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
A&M
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3
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Song Sung Blue
Neil Diamond - 1
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- 10
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- 10
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Uni
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4
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Too Late To Turn Back Now
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - 5
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- 7
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United Artists
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5
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The Candy Man
Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation - 2
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- 18
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
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6
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Troglodyte (Cave Man)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch - 6
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- 9
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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7
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Rocket Man
Elton John - 8
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- 10
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Songwriter(s):
B.J.P.Taupin, E.John
Producer(s):
G.Dudgeon
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Uni
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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8
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Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
Wayne Newton - 10
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- 12
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- 12
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Chelsea
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9
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I Need You
America - 9
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
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10
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(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
Luther Ingram - 14
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Koko
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11
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Nice To Be With You
Gallery - 7
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- 20
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sussex
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12
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Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
Looking Glass - 27
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Epic
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13
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How Do You Do?
Mouth & MacNeal - 19
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Philips
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14
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Too Young
Donny Osmond - 18
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
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15
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Layla
Derek & The Dominos - 16
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Atco
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16
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School's Out
Alice Cooper - 23
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
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17
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Take It Easy
Eagles - 20
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Songwriter(s):
J.Browne, G.L.Frey
Producer(s):
G.Johns
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Asylum
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18
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I Wanna Be Where You Are
Michael Jackson - 21
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- 7
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Motown
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19
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Where Is The Love
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - 26
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- 5
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Atlantic
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20
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Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan - 34
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mam
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21
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Amazing Grace
The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - 11
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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Conquistador
Procol Harum - 30
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A&M
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(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
The 5th Dimension - 13
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- 15
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
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24
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Oh Girl
The Chi-lites - 15
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Brunswick
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25
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I'll Take You There
The Staple Singers - 12
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- 14
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Stax
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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All The Kings Horses
Aretha Franklin - 29
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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27
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I've Been Lonely For So Long
Frederick Knight - 28
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Stax
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28
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Day By Day
Godspell - 32
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
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Sylvia's Mother
Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show - 17
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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30
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Living In A House Divided
Cher - 22
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kapp
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People Make The World Go Round
The Stylistics - 39
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Avco
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How Can I Be Sure
David Cassidy - 25
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
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Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
The Hollies - 50
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Epic
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Coconut
Nilsson - 44
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.
Donna Fargo - 46
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dot
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Sealed With A Kiss
Bobby Vinton - 49
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
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Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
Stevie Wonder - 38
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tamla
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Mary Had A Little Lamb/Little Woman Love
Wings - 43
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Apple
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Hold Her Tight
The Osmonds - 76
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
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Hold Your Head Up
Argent - 56
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
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You Said A Bad Word
Joe Tex - 42
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dial
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After Midnight
J.J. Cale - 45
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Shelter
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We're Free
Beverly Bremers - 48
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Scepter
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We're On Our Way
Chris Hodge - 47
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Apple
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The Runway
The Grass Roots - 53
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dunhill/ABC
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Gone
Joey Heatherton - 51
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
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Motorcycle Mama
Sailcat - 67
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra
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Brown Eyed Girl
El Chicano - 61
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kapp
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Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
Detroit Emeralds - 57
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Westbound
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You Don't Mess Around With Jim
Jim Croce - 60
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC
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Honky Tonk - Part 1
The James Brown Soul Train - 58
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Polydor
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Life And Breath
Climax featuring Sonny Geraci - 55
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Rocky Road
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I Saw The Light
Todd Rundgren - 37
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Bearsville
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Powder Blue Mercedes Queen
The Raiders - 54
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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I'm Coming Home
Stories - 62
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kama Sutra
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Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead
Barbra Streisand - 75
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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I'm Still In Love With You
Al Green - -
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Hi
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Funk Factory
Wilson Pickett - 59
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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We've Come Too Far To End It Now
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - 71
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tamla
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In A Broken Dream
Python Lee Jackson - 66
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
GNP Crescendo
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In The Ghetto
Candi Staton - 73
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Fame
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Beautiful
Gordon Lightfoot - 68
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Reprise
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Victim Of A Foolish Heart
Bettye Swann - 69
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Atlantic
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Small Beginnings
Flash - 79
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
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It Doesn't Matter
Stephen Stills - 64
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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Men Of Learning
Vigrass & Osborne - 72
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Uni
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Beautiful Sunday
Daniel Boone - 83
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
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Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
The Undisputed Truth - 63
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Gordy
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Francene
ZZ Top - 70
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London
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Bed And Board
Barbara Mason - 74
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Buddah
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I Miss You (Part I)
Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes - 80
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Philadelphia I.
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War Song
Neil Young & Graham Nash - 81
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Reprise
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Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
Mac Davis - 77
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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Duncan
Paul Simon - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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Rip Off
Laura Lee - 78
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Hot Wax
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Pop That Thang
The Isley Brothers - 87
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
T-Neck
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Eddie's Love
Eddie Kendricks - 84
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tamla
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Butterfly
Danyel Gerard - 82
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MGM/Verve
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Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma
Ray Charles - -
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ABC/TRC
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Vanilla Ólay
Jackie DeShannon - 85
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Atlantic
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I Don't Need No Doctor
New Riders Of The Purple Sage - 86
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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82
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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy - 95
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
- 83 NEW
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Starting All Over Again
Mel And Tim - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Stax
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Go All The Way
Raspberries - 88
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Capitol
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My Guy
Petula Clark - 89
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
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Tell Me This Is A Dream
The Delfonics - 91
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Philly Groove
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87
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If I Were A Carpenter
Bob Seger - 94
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Palladium
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Delta Dawn
Tanya Tucker - 92
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
- 89 NEW
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Popcorn
Hot Butter - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Musicor
- 90 NEW
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A Simple Man
Lobo - -
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Big Tree
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91
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Cat's Eye In The Window
Tommy James - 90
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Roulette
- 92 NEW
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Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
The Trammps - -
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Buddah
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Mother Nature
The Temptations - 93
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Gordy
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Power Of Love
Joe Simon - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Spring
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95
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Vaya Con Dios
Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando - 96
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
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96
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Starman
David Bowie - 100
- 96
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- 96
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Songwriter(s):
David Bowie
Producer(s):
K.Scott, David Bowie
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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97
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I Am Woman
Helen Reddy - 98
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
- 98 RE- ENTRY
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That's The Way God Planned It
Billy Preston - -
- 62
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Apple
- 99 NEW
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When You Say Love
Sonny & Cher - -
- 99
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kapp
- 100 NEW
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Country Woman
The Magic Lantern - -
- 100
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Charisma