The Top 40 Singles of 1972

The Top 40 Singles of 1972:

  1. "American Pie – Parts I & II" – Don McLean (First chart appearance: 12/4/71; Highest position: #1)
  2. "Alone Again (Naturally)" – Gilbert O'Sullivan (7/1/72; #1)
  3. "Without You" – Nilsson (1/15/72; #1)
  4. "Brand New Key" – Melanie (11/27/71; #1)
  5. "I Gotcha" – Joe Tex (2/26/72; #2)
  6. "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" – Wayne Newton (6/10/72; #4)
  7. "Let's Stay Together" – Al Green (12/11/71; #1)
  8. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack (3/25/72; #1)
  9. "Brandy" – Looking Glass (7/1/72; #1)
  10. "Lean On Me" – Bill Withers (5/27/72; #1)
  11. "If Loving You Is Wrong" – Luther Ingram (6/24/72; #3)
  12. "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" – Mac Davis (8/5/72; #1)
  13. "Heart Of Gold" – Neil Young (2/12/72; #1)
  14. "The Candy Man" – Sammy Davis, Jr. (4/15/72; #1)
  15. "Nice To Be With You" – Gallery (4/29/72; #4)
  16. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" – Robert John (1/29/72; #3)
  17. "Slippin' Into Darkness" – War (4/1/72; #16)
  18. "I'll Take You There" – The Staple Singers (4/15/72; #1)
  19. "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" – The Hollies (7/8/72; #2)
  20. "A Horse With No Name" – America (3/4/72; #1)
  21. "Outa Space" – Billy Preston (5/13/72; #2)
  22. "Oh Girl" – Chi-Lites (4/15/72; #1)
  23. "Song Sung Blue" – Neil Diamond (5/13/72; #1)
  24. "Family Affair" – Sly and the Family Stone (11/13/71; #1)
  25. "Rockin' Robin" – Michael Jackson (3/18/72; #2)
  26. "My Ding-A-Ling" – Chuck Berry (9/9/72; #1)
  27. "Back Stabbers" – The O'Jays (8/12/72; #3)
  28. "Everybody Plays The Fool" – The Main Ingredient (9/2/72; #3)
  29. "Last Night (I Didn't Get To Sleep At All)" – The 5th Dimension (4/22/72; #8)
  30. "Betcha By Golly, Wow" – The Stylistics (3/11/72; #3)
  31. "Precious And Few" – Climax (1/22/72; #3)
  32. "Ben" – Michael Jackson (9/9/72; #1)
  33. "Cherish" – David Cassidy (11/13/71; #9)
  34. "How Do You Do?" – Mouth & MacNeal (6/17/72)
  35. "I'm Still In Love With You" – Al Green (7/15/72; #3)
  36. "Down By The Lazy River" – The Osmonds (1/29/72; #4)
  37. "Scorpio" – Dennis Coffey (11/13/71; #6)
  38. "Popcorn" – Hot Butter (8/19/72; #9)
  39. "Go All The Way" – Raspberries (8/19/72; #5)
  40. "Too Late To Turn Back Now" – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (6/17/72; #2)