Billboard top10 of 1972

LANK   SONG ARTIST
1   The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face  Roberta Flack
2   Alone Again (Naturally)  Gilbert O'Sullivan
3   American Pie  Don McLean
4   Without You  Harry Nilsson
5   Candy Man  Sammy Davis Jr.
6   I Gotcha  Joe Tex
7   Lean On Me  Bill Withers
8   Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me  Mac Davis
9   Brand New Key  Melanie
10   Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast  Wayne Newton

 

№1 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

    Roberta Flack

 

№2 Alone Again (Naturally)

    Gilbert O'Sullivan

 

№3 American Pie

    Don McLean 

 

№4 Without You

    Harry Nilsson

 

№5 Candy Man

    Sammy Davis Jr.

 

№6 I Gotcha

    Joe Tex

 

№7 Lean On Me

    Bill Withers

 

№8 Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

    Mac Davis

 

№9 Brand New Key

    Melanie

 

№10 Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

     Wayne Newton

 

№11 Let's Stay Together

     Al Green

 

№12 Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

     Looking Glass

 

№13 Oh Girl

     Chi-Lites

 

№14 Nice To Be With You

     Gallery

 

№15 My Ding-A-Ling

     Chuck Berry 

 

№16 If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right

     Luther Ingram

 

№17 Heart Of Gold

     Neil Young

 

№18 Betcha By Golly, Wow

     Stylistics

 

№19 I'll Take You There

     Staple Singers

 

№20 Ben

     Michael Jackson

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