Top 100 Songs of 1972

As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)

  1. Alone Again (Naturally)-Gilbert O'Sullivan
  2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face-Roberta Flack
  3. American Pie-Don McLean
  4. Without You-Nilsson
  5. I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash
  6. A Horse with No Name-America
  7. Let's Stay Together-Al Green
  8. Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)-Looking Glass
  9. Me and Mrs. Jones-Billy Paul
  10. The Candy Man-Sammy Davis, Jr.
  11. Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me-Mac Davis
  12. I Gotcha-Joe Tex
  13. I'll Take You There-The Staple Singers
  14. Heart of Gold-Neil Young
  15. I Am Woman-Helen Reddy
  16. Oh Girl-The Chi-Lites
  17. Lean On Me-Bill Withers
  18. Song Sung Blue-Neil Diamond
  19. Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)-The Hollies
  20. My Ding-a-Ling-Chuck Berry
  21. Nights in White Satin-The Moody Blues
  22. Clair-Gilbert O'Sullivan
  23. Too Late to Turn Back Now-Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
  24. Outa-Space-Billy Preston
  25. Black and White-Three Dog Night
  26. Rockin' Robin-Michael Jackson
  27. I'd Love You to Want Me-Lobo
  28. The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Robert John
  29. Ben-Michael Jackson
  30. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone-Temptations
  31. Hurting Each Other-Carpenters
  32. Burning Love-Elvis Presley
  33. Precious and Few-Climax
  34. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right-Luther Ingram
  35. Betcha By Golly, Wow-The Stylistics
  36. Use Me-Bill Withers
  37. You Ought to Be with Me-Al Green
  38. I'm Still in Love with You-Al Green
  39. Sunshine-Jonathan Edwards
  40. Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast-Wayne Newton
  41. Back Stabbers-The O'Jays
  42. Everybody Plays the Fool-Main Ingredient
  43. Saturday in the Park-Chicago
  44. If You Don't Know Me By Now-Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
  45. I'll Be Around-Spinners
  46. Scorpio-Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band
  47. Puppy Love-Donny Osmond
  48. Down by the Lazy River-The Osmonds
  49. Freddie's Dead-Curtis Mayfield
  50. Day After Day-Badfinger
  51. You Are Everything-The Stylistics
  52. Look What You Done for Me-Al Green
  53. Nice to Be with You-Gallery
  54. It Never Rains in Southern California-Albert Hammond
  55. Mother and Child Reunion-Paul Simon
  56. Garden Party-Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band
  57. Morning Has Broken-Cat Stevens
  58. Clean Up Woman-Betty Wright
  59. Everything I Own-Bread
  60. Never Been to Spain-Three Dog Night
  61. The Way of Love-Cher
  62. (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep At All-5th Dimension
  63. Summer Breeze-Seals and Crofts
  64. Day Dreaming-Aretha Franklin
  65. How Do You Do?-Mouth and MacNeal
  66. Where Is the Love?-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
  67. Go All the Way-Raspberries
  68. In the Rain-The Dramatics
  69. Sylvia's Mother-Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
  70. Joy-Apollo 100
  71. Rocket Man-Elton John
  72. School's Out-Alice Cooper
  73. Jungle Fever-Chakachas
  74. Troglodyte (Cave Man)-Jimmy Castor Bunch
  75. A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done-Sonny and Cher
  76. Hold Your Head Up-Argent
  77. Popcorn-Hot Butter
  78. If I Could Reach You-5th Dimension
  79. Anticipation-Carly Simon
  80. Drowning in the Sea of Love-Joe Simon
  81. Witchy Woman-Eagles
  82. Tumbling Dice-The Rolling Stones
  83. I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing-New Seekers
  84. Hey Girl/I Knew You When-Donny Osmond
  85. Layla-Derek & the Dominoes
  86. Hot Rod Lincoln-Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
  87. You Don't Mess Around with Jim-Jim Croce
  88. Doctor My Eyes-Jackson Browne
  89. Coconut-Nilsson
  90. Rock and Roll Part 2-Gary Glitter
  91. Bang a Gong (Get It On)-T. Rex
  92. Something's Wrong with Me-Austin Roberts
  93. Goodbye to Love-Carpenters
  94. The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.-Donna Fargo
  95. Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues-Danny O'Keefe
  96. Vincent-Don McLean
  97. I Need You-America
  98. I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing-Hillside Singers
  99. Beautiful Sunday-Daniel Boone
  100. Don't Say You Don't Remember-Beverly Bremers
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