The #1 R&B song on May 5, 1972

I'll Take You There By The Staple Singers

Other #1 songs on May 5, 1972

#1 Hit Song

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack

UK #1 Song

Amazing Grace
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

#1 Country Song

Chantilly Lace
Jerry Lee Lewis

Notable May 5 birthdays in the 1970s

Vincent Kartheiser
TV Actor
Born May 05, 1979

Ricky Siahaan
Guitarist
Born May 05, 1976

Raheem Devaughn
R&B Singer
Born May 05, 1975

Andrew Peters
Hockey Player
Born May 05, 1980