The #1 song on May 1, 1972

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face By Roberta Flack

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1972

UK #1 Song

Amazing Grace
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

#1 R&B Song

I'll Take You There
The Staple Singers

#1 Country Song

Chantilly Lace
Jerry Lee Lewis

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1970s

James Badge Dale

Born May 01, 1978

James Murray

Born May 01, 1976

Curtis Martin

Born May 01, 1973

Ethan Albright

Born May 01, 1971