CKLW - THE BIG 8 -  Detroit/Windsor, 
Survey previewed Monday October 2, 1972

TW  TITLE                          ARTIST                  LW
 1. Freddie's Dead                 Curtis Mayfield          2
 2. Nights in White Satin          Moody Blues              5
 3. I'll Be Around/Let You Get 
    Away                           Spinners                 3
 4. Baby Dont Get Hooked on Me     Mac Davis                1
 5. Misty Blue                     Joe Simon               11
 6. If You Dont Know Me By Now     Harold Melvin & The 
                                   Blue Notes               7
 7. Garden Party                   Rick Nelson              8
 8. Burning Love                   Elvis Presley           14
 9. Ben                            Michael Jackson         20
10. Why Can't We Be Lovers         Holland-Dozier          10
11. Saturday in the Park           Chicago                  9
12. My Ding-a-ling                 Chuck Berry              4
13. If You Let Me                  Eddie Kendricks         16
14. Black & White                  Three Dog Night          6
15. Popcorn                        Hot Butter              17
16. Starting All Over Again        Mel & Tim               21
17. Use Me                         Bill Withers            12
18. Baby Sitter                    Betty Wright            18
19. I Believe in Music             Gallery                 19
20. Lonely Boy                     Donnie Osmond           22
21. Man Sized Job                  Denise LaSalle          26
22. Elected                        Alice Cooper            24
23. Witchy Women                   Eagles                  30
24. Tightrope                      Leon Russell            27
25. I Can See Clearly Now          Johnny Nash             25
26. I'm Stone in Love With You     Stylistics              28
27. Listen to the Music            Doobie Brothers         --
28. I'd Love You to Want Me        Lobo                    --
29. Goodtime Charlie's Got the 
    Blues                          Danny O'Keefe           29
30. Papa Was a Rolling Stone       Temptations             --


TOP LPs: 
 1. Superfly                       Curtis Mayfield          2
 2. Chicago V                      Chicago                  1
 3. Carney                         Leon Russell             5
 4. All Directions                 Temptations              6
 5. Big Bambu                      Cheech & Chong           4
 6. London Sessions                Chuck Berry              3
 7. Days of Future Passed          Moody Blues              8
 8. I Miss You                     Harold Melvin & The 
                                   Blue Notes               7




BIG HITBOUNDS:

Something's Wrong with Me - Austin Roberts
Ventura Highway - America
Women to Women - Joe Cocker
Sunny Days - Lighthouse




The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey
 of record sales, listener requests and CKLW's judgement of the record's
 appeal.