Welcome to Billboard Top 100 of1972



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