User:The Emperah/sandbox/Music/Charts/The Billboard Hot 100 top 10 in 1972

Chart

Key

	Indicates song at peak position
†	Indicates best-performing single of 1972
†	Indicates best-performing single of 1972 and peak position
(#)	Indicates Year-End Top 10 position

Issue date	Songs at position number
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January 1	"Brand New Key" (#9) Melanie	"American Pie" (#3) Don McLean	"Family Affair" Sly & the Family Stone	"An Old Fashioned Love Song" Three Dog Night	"Got to Be There" Michael Jackson	"Have You Seen Her" The Chi-Lites	"Scorpio" Dennis Coffey	"Sunshine" Jonathan Edwards	"Cherish" David Cassidy	"Hey Girl" / "I Knew You When" Donny Osmond
January 8				"Let's Stay Together" Al Green		"Scorpio" Dennis Coffey	"Sunshine" Jonathan Edwards	"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"[A] The New Seekers
January 15	"American Pie" (#3) Don McLean	"Brand New Key" (#9) Melanie	"Let's Stay Together" Al Green	"Sunshine" Jonathan Edwards	"Family Affair" Sly & the Family Stone		"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"[A] The New Seekers	"Got to Be There" Michael Jackson	"Hey Girl" / "I Knew You When" Donny Osmond	"Clean Up Woman" Betty Wright
January 22					"Day After Day" Badfinger			"Clean Up Woman" Betty Wright	"You Are Everything" The Stylistics	"Sugar Daddy" The Jackson 5
January 29						"Clean Up Woman" Betty Wright	"Scorpio" Dennis Coffey	"Never Been to Spain" Three Dog Night
February 5		"Let's Stay Together" Al Green	"Brand New Key" (#9) Melanie	"Day After Day" Badfinger	"Without You" (#5) Nilsson	"Never Been to Spain" Three Dog Night	"Sunshine" Jonathan Edwards	"Precious and Few" Climax	"Hurting Each Other" The Carpenters	"Joy" Apollo 100
February 12	"Let's Stay Together" Al Green	"American Pie" (#3) Don McLean	"Without You" (#5) Nilsson	"Precious and Few" Climax	"Never Been to Spain" Three Dog Night	"Hurting Each Other" The Carpenters	"Down by the Lazy River" The Osmonds	"Joy" Apollo 100	"Brand New Key" (#9) Melanie	"Day After Day" Badfinger
February 19	"Without You" (#5) Nilsson	"Let's Stay Together" Al Green	"Hurting Each Other" The Carpenters			"Down by the Lazy River" The Osmonds	"American Pie" (#3) Don McLean		"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Robert John	"Everything I Own" Bread
February 26		"Hurting Each Other" The Carpenters	"Precious and Few" Climax	"Let's Stay Together" Al Green	"Down by the Lazy River" The Osmonds	"Joy" Apollo 100	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Robert John	"Everything I Own" Bread	"American Pie" (#3) Don McLean	"Sweet Seasons" Carole King
March 4				"Down by the Lazy River" The Osmonds	"Everything I Own" Bread	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Robert John	"Heart of Gold" Neil Young	"Let's Stay Together" Al Green	"Sweet Seasons" Carole King	"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" T. Rex
March 11		"Heart of Gold" Neil Young	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Robert John			"Precious and Few" Climax	"A Horse with No Name" America	"Hurting Each Other" The Carpenters	"The Way of Love" Cher
March 18	"Heart of Gold" Neil Young	"A Horse with No Name" America		"Without You" (#5) Nilsson		"Mother and Child Reunion" Paul Simon	"Precious and Few" Climax	"The Way of Love" Cher	"Puppy Love" Donny Osmond	"Down by the Lazy River" The Osmonds
March 25	"A Horse with No Name" America	"Heart of Gold" Neil Young		"Puppy Love" Donny Osmond	"Mother and Child Reunion" Paul Simon	"Without You" (#5) Nilsson	"The Way of Love" Cher	"Jungle Fever" The Chakachas	"Everything I Own" Bread	"I Gotcha" (#6) Joe Tex
April 1			"Puppy Love" Donny Osmond	"Mother and Child Reunion" Paul Simon	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Robert John	"I Gotcha" (#6) Joe Tex	"Without You" (#5) Harry Nilsson		"Rockin' Robin" Michael Jackosn	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" † Roberta Flack
April 8			"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" † Roberta Flack	"I Gotcha" (#6) Joe Tex	"Rockin' Robin" Michael Jackson	"Puppy Love" Donny Osmond	"Mother and Child Reunion" Paul Simon		"In the Rain" The Dramatics	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Robert John
April 15	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" † Roberta Flack	"A Horse with No Name" America	"I Gotcha" (#6) Joe Tex	"Rockin' Robin" Michael Jackson	"Heart of Gold" Neil Young	"In the Rain" The Dramatics	"Puppy Love" Donny Osmond	"Betcha by Golly, Wow" The Stylistics	"Day Dreaming" Aretha Franklin	"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" Sonny & Cher
April 22		"Rockin' Robin" Michael Jackson		"A Horse with No Name" America	"In the Rain" The Dramatics	"Betcha by Golly, Wow" The Stylistics	"Day Dreaming" Aretha Franklin	"Heart of Gold" Neil Young	"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" Sonny & Cher	"Doctor, My Eyes" Jackson Browne
April 29				"Betcha by Golly, Wow" The Stylistics	"A Horse with No Name" America	"Day Dreaming" Aretha Franklin	"In the Rain" The Dramatics	"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" Sonny & Cher	"Doctor, My Eyes" Jackson Browne	"Look What You Done for Me" Al Green
May 6		"I Gotcha" (#6) Joe Tex	"Betcha by Golly, Wow" The Stylistics	"Rockin' Robin" Michael Jackson	"Day Dreaming" Aretha Franklin	"A Horse with No Name" America	"I'll Take You There" The Staple Singers	"Doctor, My Eyes" Jackson Browne	"Look What You Done for Me" Al Green	"Back Off Boogaloo" Ringo Starr
May 13			"Oh Girl" The Chi-Lites	"I'll Take You There" The Staple Singers	"Rockin' Robin" Michael Jackson	"Betcha by Golly, Wow" The Stylistics	"Look What You Done for Me" Al Green	"Day Dreaming" Aretha Franklin	"Back Off Boogaloo" Ringo Starr	"A Horse with No Name" America
May 20		"Oh Girl" The Chi-Lites	"I'll Take You There" The Staple Singers	"I Gotcha" (#6) Joe Tex	"Look What You Done for Me" Al Green	"Rockin' Robin" Michael Jackson	"Betcha by Golly, Wow" The Stylistics	"Tumbling Dice" The Rolling Stones		"Morning Has Broken" Cat Stevens
May 27	"Oh Girl" The Chi-Lites	"I'll Take You There" The Staple Singers	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" † Roberta Flack	"Look What You Done for Me" Al Green	"The Candy Man" (#5) Sammy Davis Jr.	"Morning Has Broken" Cat Stevens	"Tumbling Dice" The Rolling Stones	"I Gotcha" (#6) Joe Tex	"Sylvia's Mother" Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show	"Hot Rod Lincoln" Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
June 3	"I'll Take You There" The Staple Singers	"Oh Girl" The Chi-Lites		"The Candy Man" (#5) Sammy Davis Jr.	"Sylvia's Mother" Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show			"Nice to Be With You" Gallery	"Hot Rod Lincoln" Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen	"Look What You Done for Me" Al Green
June 10	"The Candy Man" (#5) Sammy Davis Jr.	"I'll Take You There" The Staple Singers	"Oh Girl" The Chi-Lites	"Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond		"Nice to Be with You" Gallery	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" † Roberta Flack	"Morning Has Broken" Cat Stevens	"Outa-Space" Billy Preston	"(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All" The 5th Dimension
June 17			"Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond	"Oh Girl" The Chi-Lites	"Nice to Be with You" Gallery	"Outa-Space" Billy Preston	"Troglodyte (Cave Man)" The Jimmy Castor Bunch	"(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All" The 5th Dimension	"Sylvia's Mother" Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show	"Lean on Me" (#7) Bill Withers
June 24		"Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond	"Outa-Space" Billy Preston	"Nice to Be with You" Gallery	"I'll Take You There" The Staple Singers	"Troglodyte (Cave Man)" The Jimmy Castor Bunch	"Lean on Me" (#7) Bill Withers		"Oh Girl" The Chi-Lites	"Too Late to Turn Back Now" Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
July 1	"Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond	"The Candy Man" (#5) Sammy Davis Jr.		"Lean on Me" (#7) Bill Withers	"Too Late to Turn Back Now" Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose		"Nice to Be with You" Gallery	"Rocket Man" Elton John	"I Need You" America	"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" (#10) Wayne Newton
July 8	"Lean on Me" (#7) Bill Withers	"Outa-Space" Billy Preston	"Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond	"Too Late to Turn Back Now" Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose	"The Candy Man" (#5) Sammy Davis Jr.		"Rocket Man" Elton John	"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" (#10) Wayne Newton		"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Luther Ingram
July 15		"Too Late to Turn Back Now" Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose	"Outa-Space" Billy Preston	"Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond	"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass	"Rocket Man" Elton John	"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" (#10) Wayne Newton	"Alone Again (Naturally)" (#2) Gilbert O'Sullivan	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Luther Ingram	"Where Is the Love" Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
July 22			"Alone Again (Naturally)" (#2) Gilbert O'Sullivan	"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Luther Ingram	"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" (#10) Wayne Newton	"Where Is the Love" Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	"How Do You Do" Mouth & MacNeal	"Rocket Man" Elton John	"School's Out" Alice Cooper
July 29	"Alone Again (Naturally)" (#2) Gilbert O'Sullivan	"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass	"Too Late to Turn Back Now" Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Luther Ingram	"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" (#10) Wayne Newton	"Where Is the Love" Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	"School's Out" Alice Cooper		"Lean on Me" (#7) Bill Withers	"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" The Hollies
August 5			"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Luther Ingram	"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" (#10) Wayne Newton	"Too Late to Turn Back Now" Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose				"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" The Hollies	"Layla" Derek and the Dominos
August 12					"Where Is the Love" Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" The Hollies	"I'm Still in Love with You" Al Green	"Too Late to Turn Back Now" Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose	"How Do You Do" Mouth & MacNeal	"School's Out" Alice Cooper
August 19			"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" The Hollies	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Luther Ingram	"I'm Still in Love with You" Al Green	"Where Is the Love" Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" (#10) Wayne Newton	"Hold Your Head Up" Argent	"Coconut" Nilsson	"Goodbye to Love" The Carpenters
August 26	"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass	"Alone Again (Naturally)" (#2) Gilbert O'Sullivan		"I'm Still in Love with You" Al Green	"Hold Your Head Up" Argent	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Luther Ingram	"Goodbye to Love" The Carpenters	"Coconut" Nilsson	"You Don't Mess Around with Jim" Jim Croce	"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (#8) Mac Davis
September 2	"Alone Again (Naturally)" (#2) Gilbert O'Sullivan	"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" The Hollies	"I'm Still in Love with You" Al Green	"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass		"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (#8) Mac Davis		"You Don't Mess Around with Jim" Jim Croce	"Rock and Roll (Part 2)" Gary Glitter	"Back Stabbers" The O'Jays
September 9				"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (#8) Mac Davis	"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass	"Back Stabbers" The O'Jays	"Rock and Roll (Part 2)" Gary Glitter		"Black and White" Three Dog Night	"Saturday in the Park" Chicago
September 16	"Black and White" Three Dog Night	"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (#8) Mac Davis	"Alone Again (Naturally)" (#2) Gilbert O'Sullivan	"Saturday in the Park" Chicago	"Back Stabbers" The O'Jays	"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" The Hollies		"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass	"Honky Cat" Elton John	"I'm Still in Love with You" Al Green
September 23	"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (#8) Mac Davis	"Black and White" Three Dog Night	"Saturday in the Park" Chicago	"Back Stabbers" The O'Jays	"Alone Again (Naturally)" (#2) Gilbert O'Sullivan	"Ben" Michael Jackson	"Everybody Plays the Fool" The Main Ingredient	"Honky Cat" Elton John	"Go All the Way" Raspberries	"Rock and Roll (Part 2)" Gary Glitter
September 30					"Ben" Michael Jackson	"Everybody Plays the Fool" The Main Ingredient	"Go All the Way" Raspberries	"Use Me" Bill Withers	"Burning Love" Elvis Presley	"Popcorn" Hot Butter
October 7		"Ben" Michael Jackson	"Back Stabbers" The O'Jays	"Everybody Plays the Fool" The Main Ingredient	"Go All the Way" Raspberries	"Use Me" Bill Withers	"Burning Love" Elvis Presley	"Black and White" Three Dog Night	"My Ding-a-Ling" Chuck Berry
October 14	"Ben" Michael Jackson	"Use Me" Bill Withers	"Everybody Plays the Fool" The Main Ingredient	"Burning Love" Elvis Presley		"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (#8) Mac Davis	"My Ding-a-Ling" Chuck Berry	"Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues	"Back Stabbers" The O'Jays
October 21	"My Ding-a-Ling" Chuck Berry		"Burning Love" Elvis Presley	"Everybody Plays the Fool" The Main Ingredient	"Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues	"Ben" Michael Jackson	"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (#8) Mac Davis	"Garden Party" Rick Nelson	"Popcorn" Hot Butter	"Go All the Way" Raspberries
October 28		"Burning Love" Elvis Presley	"Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues	"Use Me" Bill Withers	"I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash	"Freddie's Dead" Curtis Mayfield	"Garden Party" Rick Nelson	"Ben" Michael Jackson	"Everybody Plays the Fool" The Main Ingredient	"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" Danny O'Keefe
November 4	"I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash	"Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues	"My Ding-a-Ling" Chuck Berry	"Freddie's Dead" Curtis Mayfield	"Burning Love" Elvis Presley	"Garden Party" Rick Nelson	"I'll Be Around" The Spinners	"I'd Love You to Want Me" Lobo	"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" Danny O'Keefe	"Ben" Michael Jackson
November 11			"I'd Love You to Want Me" Lobo		"I'll Be Around" The Spinners		"My Ding-a-Ling" Chuck Berry	"I Am Woman" Helen Reddy	"Convention '72" The Delegates	"Witchy Woman" Eagles
November 18		"I'd Love You to Want Me" Lobo	"I'll Be Around" The Spinners	"I Am Woman" Helen Reddy	"Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues	"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" The Temptations	"Freddie's Dead" Curtis Mayfield	"Convention '72" The Delegates	"Witchy Woman" Eagles	"Summer Breeze" Seals and Crofts
November 25					"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" The Temptations	"Summer Breeze" Seals and Crofts	"If You Don't Know Me by Now" Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	"You Ought to Be with Me" Al Green	"Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues	"If I Could Reach You" The 5th Dimension
December 2	"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" The Temptations	"I Am Woman" Helen Reddy	"I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash	"I'd Love You to Want Me" Lobo	"If You Don't Know Me by Now" Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes		"You Ought to Be with Me" Al Green	"It Never Rains in Southern California" Albert Hammond	"I'll Be Around" The Spinners	"Ventura Highway" America
December 9	"I Am Woman" Helen Reddy	"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" The Temptations	"If You Don't Know Me by Now" Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	"I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash	"You Ought to Be with Me" Al Green	"Me and Mrs. Jones" Billy Paul	"It Never Rains in Southern California" Albert Hammond	"Ventura Highway" America	"Clair" Gilbert O'Sullivan	"I'm Stone in Love with You" The Stylistics
December 16	"Me and Mrs. Jones" Billy Paul	"I Am Woman" Helen Reddy		"You Ought to Be with Me" Al Green	"It Never Rains in Southern California" Albert Hammond	"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" The Temptations	"Clair" Gilbert O'Sullivan		"I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash
December 23			"You Ought to Be with Me" Al Green	"Clair" Gilbert O'Sullivan		"If You Don't Know Me by Now" Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	"Funny Face" Donna Fargo	"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" The Temptations	"You're So Vain" Carly Simon	"Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu" Johnny Rivers
December 30		"Clair" Gilbert O'Sullivan		"You're So Vain" Carly Simon		"Funny Face" Donna Fargo	"I Am Woman" Helen Reddy	"Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu" Johnny Rivers	"Superfly" Curtis Mayfield	"Your Mama Don't Dance" Loggins and Messina

Notes

^A Full title: "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)."