List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1972
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1972.
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Indicates number-one single of 1972 |
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "Brand New Key" | Melanie | |
| January 8 | |||
| January 15 | "American Pie" | Don McLean | |
| January 22 | |||
| January 29 | |||
| February 5 | |||
| February 12 | "Let's Stay Together" | Al Green | |
| February 19 | "Without You" | Nilsson | |
| February 26 | |||
| March 4 | |||
| March 11 | |||
| March 18 | "Heart of Gold" | Neil Young | |
| March 25 | "A Horse with No Name" | America | |
| April 1 | |||
| April 8 | |||
| April 15 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" |
Roberta Flack | |
| April 22 | |||
| April 29 | |||
| May 6 | |||
| May 13 | |||
| May 20 | |||
| May 27 | "Oh Girl" | The Chi-Lites | |
| June 3 | "I'll Take You There" | The Staple Singers | |
| June 10 | "The Candy Man" | Sammy Davis Jr. | |
| June 17 | |||
| June 24 | |||
| July 1 | "Song Sung Blue" | Neil Diamond | |
| July 8 | "Lean on Me" | Bill Withers | |
| July 15 | |||
| July 22 | |||
| July 29 | "Alone Again (Naturally)" | Gilbert O'Sullivan | |
| August 5 | |||
| August 12 | |||
| August 19 | |||
| August 26 | "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" | Looking Glass | |
| September 2 | "Alone Again (Naturally)" | Gilbert O'Sullivan | |
| September 9 | |||
| September 16 | "Black and White" | Three Dog Night | |
| September 23 | "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" | Mac Davis | |
| September 30 | |||
| October 7 | |||
| October 14 | "Ben" | Michael Jackson | |
| October 21 | "My Ding-a-Ling" | Chuck Berry | |
| October 28 | |||
| November 4 | "I Can See Clearly Now" | Johnny Nash | |
| November 11 | |||
| November 18 | |||
| November 25 | |||
| December 2 | "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | The Temptations | |
| December 9 | "I Am Woman" | Helen Reddy | |
| December 16 | "Me and Mrs. Jones" | Billy Paul | |
| December 23 | |||
| December 30 | |||
See also
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
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