No.-Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month
1 FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE-ROBERTA FLACK-ATLANTIC-MAY
2 ALONE AGAIN(NATURALLY)-GILBERT O'SULLIVAN-MAM-August
3 AMERICAN PIE DON McLEAN-UNITED ARTISTS-January
4 WITHOUT YOU-NILSSON-RCA-March
5 CANDY MAN-SAMMY DAVIS,JR.-Reprise-June
6 I GOTCHA-JOE TEX-Dial-May
7 LEAN ON ME-BILL WITHERS-Sussex-July
8 BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME-Mac Davis-Columbia-October
9 BRAND NEW KEY-Melanie-Neighborhood-January
10 DADDY DON'T WALK SO FAST-Wayne Newton-Chelsea-July
11 Let's Stay Together-Al Green-Hi-February
12 Brandy-Looking Glass-Epic-August
13 Oh,Girl-Chi Lites-Brunswick-May
14 Nice To Be With You-Gallery-Sussex-June
15 My Ding-A-Ling-Chuck Berry-Chess-November
16 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right-Luther Ingram-July
17 Heart Of Gold-Neil Young-Reprise-March
18 Betcha By Golly,Wow-Stylistics-Avco-May
19 I'll Take You There-Staple Singers-Stax-May
20 Ben-Michael Jackson-Motown-October
21 The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Robert John-Atlantic-March
22 Outa Space-Billy Preston-A&M-June
23 Slippin' Into The Darkness-War-United Artists-May
24 Long Cool Woman(In A Black Dress)-Hollies-Epic-August
25 How Do You Do?-Mouth & McNeal-Phillips-July
26 A Horse With No Name-America-Warner Brothers-April
27 Song Sung Blue-Neil Diamond-Uni-July
28 Popcorn-Hot Butter-Musicor-October
29 Everybody Plays The Fool-Main Ingredient-RCA-October
30 Precious & Few-Climax-Carousel-February
31 (Last Night)I Didn't Get To Sleep At All-Fifth Dimension-Bell-July
32 Nights In White Satin-Moody Blues-Deram-November
33 Go All The Way-Raspberries-Capitol-October
34 Too Late To Turn Back Now-Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose-United Artists-July
35 Back Stabbers-O'Jays-Philadelphia International-October
36 Starting All Over Again-Mel & Tim-Stax-November
37 Down By The Lazy River-Osmonds-MGM-March
38 Sunshine-Jonathan Edwards-Capricorn-February
39 Day After Day-Badfinger-Apple-February
40 Rocket Man-Elton John-Uni-July
41 Rockin' Robin-Michael Jackson-Motown-April
42 Beautiful Sunday-Daniel Boone-Mercury-October
43 Scorpio-Dennis Coffey-Sussex-January
44 Morning Has Broken-Cat Stevens-A&M-May
45 The City Of New Orleans-Arlo Guthrie-Reprise-October
46 Garden Party-Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band-Decca-November
47 I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash-Epic-November
48 Burning Love-Elvis Presley-RCA-November
49 Clean Up Woman-Betty Wright-Alston-January
50 Hold Your Head Up-Argent-Epic-July
51 Jungle Fever-Chakachas-Polydor-April
52 Everything I Own-Bread-Elektra-March
53 In The Rain-Dramatics-Volt-April
54 Look What You Done For Me-Al Green-Hi-May
55 The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA-Donna Fargo-Dot-August
56 Where Is The Love-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-Atlantic-August
57 Bang A Gong (Get It On)-T Rex-Reprise-March
58 Mother And Child Reunion-Paul Simon-Columbia-March
59 I'm Still In Love With You-Al Green-Hi-August
60 Layla-Derek & The Dominos-Atco-July
61 Day Dreaming-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-April
62 The Way Of love-Cher-Kapp-April
63 Black And White-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-October
64 Sylvia's Mother-Dr.Hook & The Medicine Show-Columbia-June
65 Hurting Each Other-Carpenters-A&M-February
66 Coconut-Nilsson-RCA-August
67 Don't Say You Don't Remember-Beverly Bremers-Scepter-March
68 Puppy Love-Donny Osmond-MGM-March
69 You Don't Mess Around With Jim-Jim Croce-ABC-August
70 Hot Rod Lincoln-Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen-Paramount-May
71 A Cowboys Work Is Never Done-Sonny & Cher-Kapp-April
72 Joy-Apollo 100-Mega-March
73 Anticipation-Carly Simon-Elektra-February
74 Never Been To Spain-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-February
75 Kiss An Angel Good Morning-Charley Pride-RCA-February
76 School's Out-Alice Cooper-Warner Brothers-July
77 Saturday In The Park-Chicago-Columbia-September
78 Drowning In The Sea Of Love-Joe Simon-Spring-February
79 Use Me-Bill Withers-Sussex-October
80 Family Affair-Sly & Family Stone-Epic-January
81 Troglodyte-Jimmy Castor Bunch-RCA-June
82 The Witch Queen Of New Orleans-Redbone-Epic-February
83 Freddie's Dead Curtis Mayfield Curtom October
84 Power Of Love-Joe Simon-Spring-September
85 Ain't Understanding Mellow-Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager-Mercury-March
86 Taxi-Harry Chapin-Elektra-May
87 Sealed With A Kiss-Bobby Vinton-Epic-August
88 I Saw The Light-Todd Rundgren-Bearsville-June
89 Motorcycle Mama-Sailcat-Elektra-August
90 Day By Day-Godspell-Bell-August
91 Roundabout-Yes-Atlantic-April
92 Doctor My Eyes-Jackson Browne-Assylum-May
93 I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing-New Seekers-Elektra-January
94 Vincent/Castles In The Air-Don McLean-United Artists-May
95 Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)-Detroit Emeralds-Westbound-September
96 Speak To The Sky-Rick Springfield-Capitol-October
97 I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing-Hillside Singers-Metromedia-January
98 Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love-Love Unlimited-Uni-June
99 Get On The Good Foot:Part I-James Brown-Polydor-October
100 Pop That Thang-Isley Brothers-T-Neck-September
* As published in the December 30,1972 issue of Billboard Magazine
