PLAYBACK.FM (Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1972*
https://playback.fm/year/1972 No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 AMERICAN PIE-DON McLEAN-JANUARY 2 POPCORN-HOT BUTTER-November 3 WITHOUT YOU-NILSSON-March 4 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN-THE MOODY BLUES-November 5 HEART OF GOLD-NEIL YOUNG-March 6 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE-ROBERTA FLACK-April 7 BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY-DANIEL BOONE-October 8 LET'S STAY TOGETHER-Al Green-February 9 ALONE AGAIN(NATURALLY)-Gilbert O'Sullivan-August 10 CLAIR-Gilbert O'Sullivan-December 11 Sylvia's Mother-Dr.Hook & The Medicine Show-June 12 Brand New Key-Melanie-January 13 Song Sung Blue-Neil Diamond-July 14 Layla-Derek And The Dominoes-Atco-July 15 A Horse With No Name-America-April 16 Papa Was A Rollin' Stone-The Temptations-December 17 How Do You Do?-Mouth & McNeal-Phillips-July 18 I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash-November 19 Puppy Love-Donny Osmond-March 20 Little Willy-The Sweet-September 21 I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing-The New Seekers-January 22 Long Cool Woman(In A Black Dress)-The Hollies-August 23 Amazing Grace-The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards-June 24 Ben-Michael Jackson-October 25 Lean On Me-Bill Withers-July 26 School's Out-Alice Cooper-July 27 Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)-Middle Of The Road-January 28 Rock & Roll Part II-Gary Glitter-September 29 Crazy Horses-The Osmonds-December 30 Rocket Man-Elton John-July 31 My Ding-A-Ling-Chuck Berry-November 32 It Never Rains In Southern California-Albert Hammond-December 33 Come What May(Apres Toi)-Vicky Leandros-May 34 Burning Love-Elvis Presley-November 35 Vincent-Don McLean-May 36 Happy Xmas(War Is Over)-John & Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band-December 37 I'll Take You There-The Staple Singers-May 38 Tumbling Dice-The Rolling Stones-May 39 Hello-A-Mouth & MacNeal-September 40 Day After Day-Badfinger-February 41 Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)-Looking Glass-August 42 Son Of My Father-Chicory Tip-May 43 Wig Wam Bam-The Sweet-December 44 Mother & Child Reunion-Paul Simon-March 45 Candy Man-Sammy Davis,Jr.-June 46 Black & White-Three Dog Night-October 47 Down By The Lazy River-The Osmonds-March 48 Mouldy Old Dough-Lieutenant Pigeon-October 49 Morning Has Broken-Cat Stevens-May 50 I Am Woman-Helen Reddy-December 51 Telegram Sam-T. Rex-February 52 Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast-Wayne Newton-July 53 If You Don't Know Me By Now-Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes-December 54 Hurting Each Other-The Carpenters-February 55 Listen To The Music-The Doobie Brothers-November 56 Metal Guru-T.Rex-August 57 Betcha By Golly Wow-The Stylistics-August 58 Black Dog-Led Zeppelin-February 59 Precious & Few-Climax-February 60 Back Stabbers-The O'Jays-October 61 Oh,Girl-The Chi-Lites-May 62 Troglodyte (Cave Man)-Jimmy Castor Bunch-June 63 Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me-Mac Davis-October 64 Samson & Delilah-Middle of The Road-February 65 Mama Weer All Crazee Now-Slade-September 66 Saturday In The Park-Chicago-September 67 Poppa Joe-The Sweet-May 68 Garden Party-Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band-November 69 Mexico-Les Humphries Singers=July 70 I'm Still In Love With You-Al Green-August 71 Run To Me-Bee Gees-September 72 I Gotcha-Joe Tex-April 73 Nice To Be With You-Gallery-June 74 Hold Your Head Up-Argent-July 75 Everything I Own-Bread-March 76 I'll Be Around-The Spinners-November 77 Beg,steal Or Borrow-The New Seekers-June 78 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool-Little Jimmy Osmond-August 79 Cherish-David Cassidy-December 80 Child In Time-Deep Purple-January 81 I Saw The Light-Todd Rundgren-June 82 Children Of The Revolution-T Rex-December 83 Take It Easy-Eagles-July 84 Too Late To Turn Back Now-Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose-July 85 Look What You Done For Me-Al Green-May 86 Roundabout-Yes-April 87 Guitar Man-Bread-September 88 Back Off Boogaloo-Ringo Starr-May 89 Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly')-Curtis Mayfield-October 90 Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts-December 91 In The Rain-Dramatics-April 92 The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Robert John-March 93 Ich hab' die Liebe geseh'n-Vicky Leandros-May 94 You Wear It Well-Rod Stewart-October 95 Everybody Plays The Fool-Main Ingredient-October 96 Where is the Love?-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-August 97 Sunshine-Jonathan Edwards-January 98 Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby-B.J. Thomas-April 99 Elected-Alice Cooper-November 100 Sealed With A Kiss-Bobby Vinton-August *This list was compiled with charts from various western industrialized nations (primarily the USA,UK and Australia).