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HIGHLIGHTS
1972
President: Richard NixonVice President: Spiro Agnew
Population of USA: 205,052,000 approx (gain of 6,339,944 people in from 1970).
Life expectancy: 70.5 years
Unemployment 3.8%
| Average Income | $ 11,800.00 |
| Minimum Wage | $ 1.40 per hour |
| Cost of New house | $ 27,550.00 |
| Cost of New car | $ 4,785.00 (Dodge Colt) |
| Rent on 2 Bedroom Apt. | $ 165.00 per mo. |
| Cost of 1st Class Stamp | $ .05 Cents |
| Cost of gallon of Gas | $ .55 Cents |
| Cost of Gallon of gas | $ .49 Cents |
| Price of Gallon of Milk | $ 1.03 |
| Price of Wranger Jeans | $ 12.00 |
| Price of Timex watch | $ 30.00 & Up (LadiesDress Watch) |
1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack
2. Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan
3. American Pie Don McLean
4. Without You Nilsson
5. Candy Man Sammy Davis Jr.
6. I Gotcha, Joe Tex
7. Lean on Me Bill Withers
8. Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Mac Davis
9. Brand New Key Melanie
10. Daddy Dont You Walk So Fast Wayne Newton
11. Lets Stay Together Al Green
12. Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) Looking Glass
13. Oh Girl Chi-Lites, The
14. Nice To Be With You Gallery
15. My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry
16. If Loving You Is Wrong (Don't Want) Luther Ingram
17. Heart of Gold Neil Young
18. Betcha by Golly, Wow Stylistics, The
19. I'll Take You There Staple Singers, The
20. Ben Michael Jackson
21. The Lion Sleeps Tonight Robert John
22. Outa Space Billy Preston
23. Slippin' Into Darkness War
24. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) Hollies, The
25. How Do You Do Mouth & MacNeal
26. Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond
27. A Horse with No Name America
28. Popcorn Hot Butter
29. Everybody Plays the Fool Main Ingredient, The
30. Precious And Few Climax
31. Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep at All 5th Dimension
32. Nights in White Satin Moody Blues, The
33. Go All The Way Raspberries, The
34. Too Late To Turn Back Now Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
35. Back Stabbers O'Jays, The
36. Down by the Lazy River Osmonds, The
37. Sunshine Jonathan Edwards
38. Starting All Over Again Mel & Tim
39. Day After Day Badfinger
40. Rocket Man Elton John
41. Rockin' Robin Michael Jackson
42. Beautiful Sunday Daniel Boone
43. Scorpio Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar Band
44. Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens
45. The City Of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie
46. Garden Party Rick Nelson
47. I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash
48. Burning Love Elvis Presley
49. Clean Up Woman Betty Wright
50. Hold Your Head Up Argent
51. Jungle Fever Chakachas
52. Everything I Own Bread
53. In the Rain Dramatics, The
54. Look What You Done For Me Al Green
55. The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo
56. Bang A Gong (Get It On) T. Rex
57. Mother and Child Reunion Paul Simon
58. Where Is the Love Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
59. I'm Still in Love with You Al Green
60. Layla Derek & the Dominos
61. Day Dreaming, Aretha Franklin
62. The Way of Love Cher
63. Black And White Three Dog Night
64. Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
65. Hurting Each Other Carpenters, The
66. Coconut Nilsson
67. Sealed With a Kiss Bobby Vinton
68. Puppy Love Donny Osmond
69. You Don't Mess Around With Jim Jim Croce
70. Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody/Lost Planet Airmen
71. A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done Sonny & Cher
72. Joy Apollo 100
73. Anticipation Carly Simon
74. Never Been To Spain Three Dog Night
75. Kiss an Angel Good Morning Charlie Pride
76. School's Out Alice Cooper
77. Saturday in the Park Chicago
78. Drowning In the Sea Of Love Joe Simon
79. Use Me Bill Withers
80. Family Affair Sly & the Family Stone
81. Troglodyte Jimmy Castor Bunch, The
82. The Witch Queen of New Orleans Redbone
83. Freddie's Dead Curtis Mayfield
84. Power of Love Joe Simon
85. Ain't Understanding Mellow Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager
86. Taxi Harry Chapin
87. Don't Say You Don't Remember Beverly Bremers
88. I Saw the Light Todd Rundgren
89. Motorcycle Mama Sailcat
90. Day By Day Godspell (Soundtrack)
91. Roundabout Yes
92. Doctor My Eyes Jackson Browne
93. I'd Like To Teach the World to Sing New Seekers, The
94. Vincent / Castles in the Air Don Mclean
95. Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds, The
96. Speak To the Sky Rick Springfield
97. I'd Like To Teach the World to Sing Hillside Singers, The
98. Walking In the Rain with the One I Love Love Unlimited
99. Good Foot, Pt. 1 James Brown
100. Pop That Thang Isley Brothers, The
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