Top 100 Of 1972 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

*1   THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
      Roberta Flack (#1, April)
*2   ALONE AGAIN (Naturally)
      Gilbert O'Sullivan (#1, July)
*3   AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2)
      Don MacLean (#1, Jan)
*4   WITHOUT YOU
      Nilsson (#1, Feb)
*5   THE CANDY MAN
      Sammy Davis Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation  (#1, June)
 6   I GOTCHA/
      A MOTHER'S PRAYER
      Joe Tex (#2, May)
*7   LEAN ON ME
      Bill Withers (#1, July)
*8   BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME
      Mac Davis (#1, Sept)
*9   BRAND NEW KEY
      Melanie (#1, Dec 1971)
10   DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST
     Wayne Newton (#4, Aug)
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*11  LET'S STAY TOGETHER
      Al Green (#1, Feb)
*12  BRANDY (You're a Fine Girl)
      Looking Glass (#1, Aug)
*13  OH GIRL
      The Chi-Lites (#1, May)
 14  NICE TO BE WITH YOU
      Gallery (#4, June)
*15  MY DING-A-LING
      Chuck Berry (#1, October)
 16  (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT
      Luther Ingram (#3, Aug)
*17  HEART OF GOLD
      Neil Young (#1, March)
 18  BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW
      The Stylistics Fraturing Russell Tompkins Jr. (#3, May)
*19  I'LL TAKE YOU THERE
      The Staple Singers (#1, June)
*20  BEN
      Michael Jackson (#1, Oct)
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 21  THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh)
      Robert John (#3, March)
 22  OUTA-SPACE/
      I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG
      Billy Preston (#2, July)
 23  SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS
      War (#16, May)
 24  LONG COOL WOMAN (In a Black Dress)
      The Hollies (#2, Sept)
 25  HOW DO YOU DO
      Mouth and MacNeal (#8, July)
*26  A HORSE WITH NO NAME
      America (#1, March)
*27  SONG SUNG BLUE
      Neil Diamond (#1, July)
 28  POPCORN
      Hot Butter (#9, Oct)
 29  EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL
      The Main Ingredient (#3, Oct)
 30  PRECIOUS AND FEW
      Climax (#3, Feb)
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 31  (Last Night) I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL
      The 5th Dimension (#8, June)
 32  NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
      The Moody Blues (#2, Nov)
 33  GO ALL THE WAY
      The Raspberries (#5, Oct)
 34  TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW
      Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#2, July)
 35  BACK STABBERS
      The O'Jays (#3, Oct)
 36  STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN
      Mel and Tim (#19, Nov)
 37  DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER
      The Osmonds (#4 March)
 38  SUNSHINE
      Jonathan Edwards (#4, Jan)
 39  DAY AFTER DAY
      Badfinger (#4, Feb)
 40  ROCKET MAN
      Elton John (#6, July)
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 41  ROCKIN' ROBIN
      Michael Jackson (#2, April)
 42  BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY
      Daniel Boone (#15, Sept)
 43  SCORPIO
      Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (#6, Jan)
 44  MORNING HAS BROKEN
      Cat Stevens (#6, May)
 45  CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
      Arlo Guthrie (#18, Oct)
 46  GARDEN PARTY
      Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band (#6, Nov)
*47  I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
      Johnny Nash (#1, Nov)
 48  BURNING LOVE/
      IT'S A MATTER OF TIME
      Elvis Presley (#2, Oct)
 49  CLEAN UP WOMAN
      Betty Wright (#6, Jan)
 50  HOLD YOUR HEAD UP
      Argent (#5, Aug)
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 51  JUNGLE FEVER
      The Chakachas (#8, March)
 52  EVERYTHING I OWN
      Bread (#5, March)
 53  IN THE RAIN
      The Dramatics (#5, April)
 54  LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME
      Al Green (#4, May)
 55  HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.
      Donna Fargo (#11, Aug)
 56  WHERE IS THE LOVE
      Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (#5, Aug)
 57  BANG A GONG (Get It On)
      T. Rex (#10, March)
 58  MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
      Paul Simon (#4, April)
 59  I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
      Al Green (#3, Sept)
 60  LAYLA
      Derek And The Dominos (#10, Aug)
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 61  DAY DREAMING
      Aretha Franklin (#5, May)
 62  THE WAY OF LOVE
      Cher (#7, March)
*63  BLACK AND WHITE
      Three Dog Night (#1, Sept)
 64  SYLVIA'S MOTHER
      Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show (#5, June)
 65  HURTING EACH OTHER
      The Carpenters (#2, Feb)
 66  COCONUT
      Nilsson (#8, Aug)
 67  DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER
      Beverly Bremmers (#15, Feb)
 68  PUPPY LOVE
      Donny Osmond (#3, April)
 69  YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM
      Jim Croce (#8, Sept)
 70  HOT ROD LINCOLN
      Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (#9, June)
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 71  A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE
      Sonny and Cher (#8, April)
 72  JOY
      Apollo 100 (#6 Feb)
 73  ANTICIPATION
      Carly Simon (#13, Feb)
 74  NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN
      Three Dog Night (#5, Feb)
 75  KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN'
      Charley Pride (#21, Feb)
 76  SCHOOL'S OUT
      Alice Cooper (#7, July)
 77  SATURDAY IN THE PARK
      Chicago (#3, Sept)
 78  DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE
      Joe Simon (#11, Jan)
 79  USE ME
      Bill Withers (#2, Oct)
*80  FAMILY AFFAIR
      Sly And The Family Stone (#1, Dec 1971)
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 81  TROGOLDYTE (Cave Man)
      The Jimmy Castor Bunch (#6, June)
 82  THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS
      Redbone (#21, Feb)
 83  FREDDIE'S DEAD (Theme From "Superfly")
      Curtis Mayfield (#4, Nov)
 84  POWER OF LOVE
      Joe Simon (#11, Sept)
 85  AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW
      Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager (#21, March)
 86  TAXI
      Harry Chapin (#24, June)
 87  SEALED WITH A KISS
      Bobby Vinton (#19, Aug)
 88  I SAW THE LIGHT
      Todd Rundgren (#16, June)
 89  MOTORCYCLE MAMA
      Sailcat (#12, Aug)
 90  DAY BY DAY
      Godspell (#13, July)
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 91  ROUNDABOUT
      Yes (#13, April)
 92  DOCTOR MY EYES
      Jackson Browne (#8, May)
 93  I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony)
      The New Seekers (#7, Jan)
 94  VINCENT/
      CASTLES IN THE AIR
      Don McLean (#12, May)
 95  BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms)
      The Detroit Emeralds (#24, Sept)
 96  SPEAK TO THE SKY
      Rick Springfield (#14, Oct)
 97  I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony)
      The Hillside Singers (#13, Jan)
 98  WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE
      Love Unlimited (#14, June)
 99  GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (Part 1)
      James Brown (#18, Oct)
100  POP THAT THANG
      The Isley Brothers (#24, Sept)
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