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