Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 1, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR ARTISTS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY ALBUM AND TRACK SALES AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE, STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA FROM ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE.

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Brand New Key

Melanie

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neighborhood

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 1, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Brand New Key
  Melanie
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neighborhood

2
- American Pie (Parts I & II)
  Don McLean
- 3
- 2
- 6
- - 3
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

3
- Family Affair
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 2
- 1
- 9
- - 2
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

4
- An Old Fashioned Love Song
  Three Dog Night
- 4
- 4
- 8
- - 4
  - 4
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

5
- Got To Be There
  Michael Jackson
- 5
- 4
- 10
- - 5
  - 4
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

6
- Have You Seen Her
  The Chi-lites
- 6
- 3
- 11
- - 6
  - 3
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

7
- Scorpio
  Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
- 8
- 7
- 10
- - 8
  - 7
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

8
- Sunshine
  Jonathan Edwards
- 13
- 8
- 8
- - 13
  - 8
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn

9
- Cherish
  David Cassidy
- 9
- 9
- 9
- - 9
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

10
- Hey Girl/I Knew You When
  Donny Osmond
- 10
- 10
- 6
- - 10
  - 10
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

11
- All I Ever Need Is You
  Sonny & Cher
- 7
- 7
- 12
- - 7
  - 7
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

12
- I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
  The New Seekers
- 17
- 12
- 5
- - 17
  - 12
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

13
- You Are Everything
  The Stylistics
- 14
- 13
- 9
- - 14
  - 13
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

14
- Let's Stay Together
  Al Green
- 20
- 14
- 5
- - 20
  - 14
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RIAA Certification: Platinum

15
- Respect Yourself
  The Staple Singers
- 12
- 12
- 12
- - 12
  - 12
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

16
- I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
  The Hillside Singers
- 21
- 16
- 6
- - 21
  - 16
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Metromedia

17
- Day After Day
  Badfinger
- 26
- 17
- 5
- - 26
  - 17
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

18
- Drowning In The Sea Of Love
  Joe Simon
- 28
- 18
- 6
- - 28
  - 18
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

19
- Clean Up Woman
  Betty Wright
- 23
- 19
- 6
- - 23
  - 19
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alston

20
- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I
  The Honey Cone
- 22
- 20
- 7
- - 22
  - 20
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

21
- Sugar Daddy
  Jackson 5
- 31
- 21
- 4
- - 31
  - 21
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

22
- Where Did Our Love Go
  Donnie Elbert
- 15
- 15
- 12
- - 15
  - 15
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All Platinum

23
- Theme From Shaft
  Isaac Hayes
- 16
- 1
- 12
- - 16
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

24
- Baby I'm - A Want You
  Bread
- 11
- 3
- 11
- - 11
  - 3
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

25
- Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
  Cher
- 19
- 1
- 16
- - 19
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

26
- An American Trilogy
  Mickey Newbury
- 30
- 26
- 9
- - 30
  - 26
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

M.Newbury

Producer(s):

G.Humphrey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

27
- Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite
  Neil Diamond
- 25
- 14
- 8
- - 25
  - 14
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

28
- Hey Big Brother
  Rare Earth
- 32
- 28
- 6
- - 32
  - 28
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rare Earth

29
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
  Rod Stewart With Faces
- 24
- 24
- 7
- - 24
  - 24
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

30
- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
  The Temptations
- 18
- 18
- 9
- - 18
  - 18
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

31
- Theme From "Summer Of '42"
  Peter Nero
- 29
- 21
- 12
- - 29
  - 21
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

32
- Once You Understand
  Think
- 45
- 32
- 5
- - 45
  - 32
  - 5

Producer(s):

Stallman & Susser, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree/Unknown

33
- Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'
  Charley Pride
- 37
- 33
- 7
- - 37
  - 33
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

34
- Hallelujah
  Sweathog
- 33
- 33
- 8
- - 33
  - 33
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

35
- George Jackson
  Bob Dylan
- 38
- 35
- 5
- - 38
  - 35
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

36
- Anticipation
  Carly Simon
- 43
- 36
- 4
- - 43
  - 36
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

37
- It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love)
  The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy
- 44
- 37
- 3
- - 44
  - 37
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

38
- White Lies, Blue Eyes
  Bullet
- 40
- 38
- 9
- - 40
  - 38
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

39
- Behind Blue Eyes
  The Who
- 34
- 34
- 9
- - 34
  - 34
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

40
- Levon
  Elton John
- 57
- 40
- 3
- - 57
  - 40
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

RIAA Certification: Gold

41
- Nothing To Hide
  Tommy James
- 41
- 41
- 6
- - 41
  - 41
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roulette

42
- Can I Get A Witness
  Lee Michaels
- 39
- 39
- 7
- - 39
  - 39
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

43
- Never Been To Spain
  Three Dog Night
- 81
- 43
- 2
- - 81
  - 43
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

44
- Me And Bobby McGee
  Jerry Lee Lewis

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 1, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

Brand New Key

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Brand New Key

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American Pie (Parts I & II)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Family Affair

Imprint/Promotion Label:

An Old Fashioned Love Song

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Got To Be There

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Have You Seen Her

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scorpio

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sunshine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cherish

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hey Girl/I Knew You When

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All I Ever Need Is You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Are Everything

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Stay Together

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Respect Yourself

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Day After Day

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Drowning In The Sea Of Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Clean Up Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sugar Daddy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Where Did Our Love Go

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Theme From Shaft

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby I'm - A Want You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves

Imprint/Promotion Label:

An American Trilogy

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hey Big Brother

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(I Know) I'm Losing You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Theme From "Summer Of '42"

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Once You Understand

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hallelujah

Imprint/Promotion Label:

George Jackson