WABC’S (New York City) TOP 100 OF 1972 (The station’s Survey)
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1-ALONE AGAIN(NATURALLY)-GILBERT O’SULLIVAN-MAM-AUGUST
2-AMERICAN PIE-DON McLEAN-UNITED ARTIST-January
3-CANDY MAN-SAMMY DAVIS,JR.-REPRISE-June
4-LEAN ON ME-BILL WITHERS-Sussex-July
5-WITHOUT YOU-NILSSON-RCA-March
6-LET’S STAY TOGETHER-AL GREEN-Hi-February
7-FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE-ROBERTA FLACK-Atlantic-May
8-A HORSE WITH NO NAME-America-Warner Brothers-April
9-BRANDY-Looking Glass-Epic-August
10-I’LL TAKE YOU THERE-Staple Singers-Stax-May
11-Rockin’ Robin-Michael Jackson-Motown-April
12-Nights In White Satin-Moody Blues-Deram-November
13-I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash-Epic-November
14-Nice To Be With You-Gallery-Sussex-June
15-Oh,Girl-Chi-Lites-Brunswick-May
16-Black And White-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-October
17-Daddy Don’t Walk So Fast-Wayne Newton-Chelsea-July
18-Outa Space-Billy Preston-A&M-June
19-The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Robert John-Atlantic-March
20-(If Loving You Is Wrong)I Don’t Want To Be Right-Luther Ingram-July
21-Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me-Mac Davis-Columbia-October
22-Precious & Few-Climax-Carousel-February
23-Ben-Michael Jackson-Motown-October
24-Everybody Plays The Fool-Main Ingredient-RCA-October
25-I’ll Be Around-Spinners-Atlantic-November
26-A Brand New Key-Melanie-Neighborhood-January
27-Back Stabbers-O’Jays-Philadelphia International-October
28-Too Late To Turn Back Now-Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose-UA-July
29-If You Don’t Know Me By Now-Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes-December
30-Heart Of Gold-Neil Young-Reprise-March
31-Betcha By Golly,Wow-Stylistics-Avco-May
32-I Gotcha-Joe Tex-Dial-May
33-Saturday In The Park-Chicago-Columbia-September
34-Hurting Each Other-Carpenters-A&M-February
35-Puppy Love-Donny Osmond-MGM-March
36-Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone-Temptations-Gordy-December
37-I Am Woman-Helen Reddy-Capitol-December
38-Long Cool Woman(In A Black Dress)-Hollies-Epic-August
39-Down By The Lazy River-Osmonds-MGM-March
40-Go All The Way-Raspberries-Capitol-October
41-Day After Day-Badfinger-Apple-February
42-Clean Up Woman-Betty Wright-Alston-January
43-I’m Still In Love With You-Al Green-Hi-August
44-Burning Love-Elvis Presley-RCA-November
45-Garden Party-Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band-Decca-November
46-Song Sung Blue-Neil Diamond-Uni-July
47-Me & Julio Down By The School Yard-Paul Simon-Columbia-May
48-I’d Love You To Want Me-Lobo-Bell-November
49-Sylvia’s Mother-Dr.Hook & The Medicine Show-Columbia-June
50-You Are Everything-Stylistics-Avco-January
51-Sunshine-Jonathon Edwards-Capricorn-February
52-Rock & Roll Part II-Gary Glitter-Bell-September
53-In The Rain-Dramatics-Volt-April
54-Look What You Done For Me-Al Green-Hi-May
55-School’s Out-Alice Cooper-Warner Brothers-July
56-Mother And Child Reunion-Paul Simon-Columbia-March
57-Walkin’ In The Rain With The One I Love-Love Unlimited-Uni-June
58-Never Been To Spain-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-February
59-(Last Night)I Didn’t Get To Sleep At All-Fifth Dimension-Bell-July
60-Vincent-Don Mc Lean-United Artist-May
61-Me & Mrs.Jones-Billy Paul-Philadelphia International-December
62-The Way Of Love-Cher-Kapp-April
63-Freddie’s Dead-Curtis Mayfield-Curtom-October
64-Day Dreaming-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-April
65-Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts-Warner Brothers-December
66-Everything I Own-Bread-Elektra-March
67-Sugar Daddy-Jackson Five-Motown-January
68-Joy-Apollo 100-Mega-March
69-You Don’t Mess Around With Jim-Jim Croce-ABC-August
70-The Guitar Man-Bread-Elektra-September
71-Rocket Man-Elton John-Uni-July
72-How Do You Do?-Mouth & McNeal-Phillips-July
73-Listen To The Music-Doobie Brothers-November
74-Clair-Gilbert O’Sullivan-MAM-December
75-A Cowboys Work Is Never Done-Sonny & Cher-Kapp-April
76-I Wanna Be Where You Are-Michael Jackson-Motown-July
77-Got To Be There-Michael Jackson-Motown-December
78-Beautiful Sunday-Daniel Boone-Mercury-October
79-Use Me-Bill Withers-Sussex-October
80-I Need You-America-Warner Brothers-June
81-Family Affair-Sly & Family Stone-Epic-January
82-Scorpio-Dennis Coffey-Sussex-January
83-Hold Your Head Up-Argent-Epic-July
84-Cherish-David Cassidy-Bell-January
85-Day By Day-Godspell-Bell-August
86-Sealed With A Kiss-Bobby Vinton-Epic-August
87-Layla-Derek & The Dominos-Atco-July
88-It Never Rains In Southern California-Albert Hammond-Mums-December
89-I’m Stoned In Love With You-Stylistics-Avco-December
90-I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing-New Seekers-Elektra-January
91-Where Is The Love-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-Atlantic-June
92-Conquistador-Procol Harum-A&M-August
93-You Ought To Be With Me-Al Green-Hi-December
94-One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show-Honeycone-Hot Wax-January
95-Motorcycle Mama-Sailcat-Elektra-August
96-Morning Has Broken-Cat Stevens-A&M-May
97-Taxi-Harry Chapin-Elektra-May
98-Sweet Seasons-Carole King-Ode-March
99-Hot Rod Lincoln-Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen-Paramount-May
100-Suavicito-Malo-Warner Brothers-May