THE YEARS TOP SONGS
Top 100 Song Hits of 1972
1972
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart for 1970. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved.
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1972 TOP 100
| Number | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Pop That Thang | The Isley Brothers |
| 99 | Get On the Good Foot, Pt. 1 | James Brown |
| 98 | Walkin' In the Rain With the One I Love | Love Unlimited |
| 97 | I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | The Hillside Singers |
| 96 | Speak to the Sky | Rick Springfield |
| 95 | Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) | The Detroit Emeralds |
| 94 | Vincent / Castles In the Air | Don Mclean |
| 93 | I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | The New Seekers |
| 92 | Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne |
| 91 | Roundabout | Yes |
| 90 | Day By Day | Godspell Soundtrack |
| 89 | Motorcycle Mama | Sailcat |
| 88 | I Saw the Light | Todd Rundgren |
| 87 | Sealed With a Kiss | Bobby Vinton |
| 86 | Don't Say You Don't Remember | Beverly Bremers |
| 85 | Taxi | Harry Chapin |
| 84 | Ain't Understanding Mellow | Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager |
| 83 | Power of Love | Joe Simon |
| 82 | Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') | Curtis Mayfield |
| 81 | The Witch Queen of New Orleans | Redbone |
| 80 | Troglodyte (Cave Man) | Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 79 | Family Affair | Sly and The Family Stone |
| 78 | Use Me | Bill Withers |
| 77 | Drowning In the Sea of Love | Joe Simon |
| 76 | Saturday In the Park | Chicago |
| 75 | School's Out | Alice Cooper |
| 74 | Kiss an Angel Good Morning | Charlie Pride |
| 73 | Never Been to Spain | Three Dog Night |
| 72 | Anticipation | Carly Simon |
| 71 | Joy | Apollo 100 |
| 70 | A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done | Sonny and Cher |
| 69 | Hot Rod Lincoln | Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen |
| 68 | You Don't Mess Around With Jim | Jim Croce |
| 67 | Puppy Love | Donny Osmond |
| 66 | Coconut | Nilsson |
| 65 | Hurting Each Other | The Carpenters |
| 64 | Sylvia's Mother | Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show |
| 63 | Black & White | Three Dog Night |
| 62 | The Way of Love | Cher |
| 61 | Day Dreaming | Aretha Franklin |
| 60 | Layla | Derek and The Dominos |
| 59 | I'm Still In Love With You | Al Green |
| 58 | Where Is the Love | Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway |
| 57 | Mother and Child Reunion | Paul Simon |
| 56 | Bang a Gong (Get It On) | T. Rex |
| 55 | The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. | Donna Fargo |
| 54 | Look What You Done for Me | Al Green |
| 53 | In the Rain | The Dramatics |
| 52 | Everything I Own | Bread |
| 51 | Jungle Fever | The Chakachas |
| 50 | Hold Your Head Up | Argent |
| 49 | Clean Up Woman | Betty Wright |
| 48 | Burning Love | Elvis Presley |
| 47 | I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash |
| 46 | Garden Party | Rick Nelson |
| 45 | The City of New Orleans | Arlo Guthrie |
| 44 | Morning Has Broken | Cat Stevens |
| 43 | Scorpio | Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band |
| 42 | Beautiful Sunday | Daniel Boone |
| 41 | Rockin' Robin | Michael Jackson |
| 40 | Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time) | Elton John |
| 39 | Day After Day | Badfinger |
| 38 | Starting All Over Again | Mel and Tim |
| 37 | Sunshine (Go Away Today) | Jonathan Edwards |
| 36 | Down by the Lazy River | The Osmonds |
| 35 | Back Stabbers | The O'Jays |
| 34 | Too Late to Turn Back Now | Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose |
| 33 | Go All the Way | The Raspberries |
| 32 | Nights In White Satin | The Moody Blues |
| 31 | Last Night I Didn't Get to Sleep At All | The 5th Dimension |
| 30 | Precious and Few | Climax |
| 29 | Everybody Plays the Fool | The Main Ingredient |
| 28 | Popcorn | Hot Butter |
| 27 | A Horse With No Name | America |
| 26 | Song Sung Blue | Neil Diamond |
| 25 | How Do You Do | Mouth and MacNeal |
| 24 | Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) | The Hollies |
| 23 | Slippin' Into Darkness | War |
| 22 | Outa-Space | Billy Preston |
| 21 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Robert John |
| 20 | Ben | Michael Jackson |
| 19 | I'll Take You There | The Staple Singers |
| 18 | Betcha By Golly, Wow | The Stylistics |
| 17 | Heart of Gold | Neil Young |
| 16 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right | Luther Ingram |
| 15 | My Ding-A-Ling | Chuck Berry |
| 14 | Nice to Be With You | Gallery |
| 13 | Oh Girl | The Chi-Lites |
| 12 | Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) | Looking Glass |
| 11 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| 10 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast | Wayne Newton |
| 9 | Brand New Key | Melanie |
| 8 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me | Mac Davis |
| 7 | Lean On Me | Bill Withers |
| 6 | I Gotcha | Joe Tex |
| 5 | The Candy Man | Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 4 | Without You | Nilsson |
| 3 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| 2 | Alone Again (Naturally) | Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 1 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack |
