Billboard Hot 100™

Week of April 22, 1972

Billboard Hot 100™

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Roberta Flack Can No Longer Sing Due to ALS

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of April 22, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  Roberta Flack
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

2
- Rockin' Robin
  Michael Jackson
- 4
- 2
- 7
- - 4
  - 2
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

3
- I Gotcha
  Joe Tex
- 3
- 3
- 14
- - 3
  - 3
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dial

4
- A Horse With No Name
  America
- 2
- 1
- 10
- - 2
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

5
- In The Rain
  The Dramatics
- 6
- 5
- 9
- - 6
  - 5
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volt

6
- Betcha By Golly, Wow
  The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr.
- 8
- 6
- 9
- - 8
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

7
- Day Dreaming
  Aretha Franklin
- 9
- 7
- 6
- - 9
  - 7
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

8
- Heart Of Gold
  Neil Young
- 5
- 1
- 12
- - 5
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

9
- A Cowboys Work Is Never Done
  Sonny & Cher
- 10
- 9
- 9
- - 10
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

10
- Doctor My Eyes
  Jackson Browne
- 16
- 10
- 6
- - 16
  - 10
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

11
- Puppy Love
  Donny Osmond
- 7
- 3
- 9
- - 7
  - 3
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

12
- Look What You Done For Me
  Al Green
- 17
- 12
- 4
- - 17
  - 12
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

13
- Roundabout
  Yes
- 13
- 13
- 11
- - 13
  - 13
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

14
- The Family Of Man
  Three Dog Night
- 15
- 14
- 5
- - 15
  - 14
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

15
- Baby Blue
  Badfinger
- 19
- 15
- 5
- - 19
  - 15
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

P.Ham

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

16
- Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air
  Don McLean
- 20
- 16
- 6
- - 20
  - 16
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

17
- Mother And Child Reunion
  Paul Simon
- 11
- 4
- 12
- - 11
  - 4
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

18
- Taurus
  Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
- 18
- 18
- 10
- - 18
  - 18
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

19
- Back Off Boogaloo
  Ringo Starr
- 31
- 19
- 4
- - 31
  - 19
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

20
- Oh Girl
  The Chi-lites
- 35
- 20
- 3
- - 35
  - 20
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

21
- Suavecito
  Malo
- 26
- 21
- 8
- - 26
  - 21
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

22
- Jungle Fever
  The Chakachas
- 14
- 8
- 15
- - 14
  - 8
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

23
- I'll Take You There
  The Staple Singers
- 37
- 23
- 3
- - 37
  - 23
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
  Robert John
- 12
- 3
- 17
- - 12
  - 3
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

25
- Every Day Of My Life
  Bobby Vinton
- 25
- 25
- 13
- - 25
  - 25
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

26
- Slippin' Into Darkness
  War
- 33
- 26
- 14
- - 33
  - 26
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

27
- Morning Has Broken
  Cat Stevens
- 43
- 27
- 4
- - 43
  - 27
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

28
- Jump Into The Fire
  Nilsson
- 30
- 28
- 6
- - 30
  - 28
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

29
- Crazy Mama
  J.J. Cale
- 22
- 22
- 13
- - 22
  - 22
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shelter

30
- Give Ireland Back To The Irish
  Wings
- 21
- 21
- 7
- - 21
  - 21
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

31
- Hot Rod Lincoln
  Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
- 39
- 31
- 5
- - 39
  - 31
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paramount

32
- Rock And Roll Lullaby
  B.J. Thomas
- 28
- 15
- 11
- - 28
  - 15
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

33
- The Candy Man
  Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation
- 38
- 33
- 7
- - 38
  - 33
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

34
- Help Me Make It Through The Night
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 36
- 34
- 5
- - 36
  - 34
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

35
- The Day I Found Myself
  The Honey Cone
- 23
- 23
- 10
- - 23
  - 23
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

36
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
  Paul Simon
- 49
- 36
- 3
- - 49
  - 36
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

37
- Run Run Run
  Jo Jo Gunne
- 40
- 37
- 6
- - 40
  - 37
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

38
- Taxi
  Harry Chapin
- 50
- 38
- 7
- - 50
  - 38
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

39
- Do Your Thing
  Isaac Hayes
- 34
- 30
- 9
- - 34
  - 30
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

40
- (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
  The 5th Dimension
- 53
- 40
- 4
- - 53
  - 40
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

41
- Mister Can't You See
  Buffy Sainte-Marie
- 64
- 41
- 4
- - 64
  - 41
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vanguard

42
- Nice To Be With You
  Gallery
- 61
- 42
- 9
- - 61
  - 42
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

43
- Pool Of Bad Luck
  Joe Simon
- 51
- 43
- 5
- - 51
  - 43
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

44
- Chantilly Lace
  Jerry Lee Lewis
- 44
- 44
- 8
- - 44
  - 44
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

45
- You Could Have Been A Lady
  April Wine
- 56
- 45
- 5
- - 56
  - 45
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

46
- The Way Of Love
  Cher
- 24
- 7
- 13
- - 24
  - 7
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

47
- Rock And Roll
  Led Zeppelin
- 47
- 47
- 6
- - 47
  - 47
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Atlantic

48
- Take A Look Around
  The Temptations
- 41
- 30
- 8
- - 41
  - 30
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

49
- Be My Lover
  Alice Cooper
- 55
- 49
- 7
- - 55
  - 49
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

50
- Let's Stay Together
  Isaac Hayes
- 57
- 50
- 4
- - 57
  - 50
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

51
- Without You
  Nilsson
- 27
- 1
- 19
- - 27
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

52
- Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love
  Love Unlimited
- 72
- 52
- 4
- - 72
  - 52
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

53
- Sylvia's Mother
  Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show
- 78
- 53
- 4
- - 78
  - 53
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

54
- Everything I Own
  Bread
- 29
- 5
- 13
- - 29
  - 5
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

55
- I Saw The Light
  Todd Rundgren
- 80
- 55
- 3
- - 80
  - 55
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville

56
- Ask Me What You Want
  Millie Jackson
- 71
- 56
- 5
- - 71
  - 56
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

57
- Legend In Your Own Time
  Carly Simon
- 60
- 57
- 5
- - 60
  - 57
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

58
- Down By The Lazy River
  The Osmonds
- 32
- 4
- 14
- - 32
  - 4
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

59
- Lay-Away
  The Isley Brothers
- 62
- 59
- 4
- - 62
  - 59
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

60
- Hearsay
  The Soul Children
- 63
- 60
- 6
- - 63
  - 60
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

61
- Am I Losing You
  The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy
- 65
- 61
- 4
- - 65
  - 61
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

62 NEW
NEW
- Little Bitty Pretty One
  Jackson 5
- -
- 62
- 1
- - -
  - 62
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

63
- Josie
  Kris Kristofferson
- 66
- 63
- 7
- - 66
  - 63
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

64
- Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love)
  Andy Williams
- 74
- 64
- 3
- - 74
  - 64
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

65
- I Had It All The Time
  Tyrone Davis
- 73
- 65
- 5
- - 73
  - 65
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dakar

66
- What'd I Say
  Rare Earth
- 81
- 66
- 3
- - 81
  - 66
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rare Earth

67
- You Are The One
  Sugar Bears
- 75
- 67
- 7
- - 75
  - 67
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

68
- Son Of My Father
  Giorgio
- 48
- 46
- 8
- - 48
  - 46
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

69
- Money Runner
  Quincy Jones
- 69
- 57
- 7
- - 69
  - 57
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

70
- Walk In The Night
  Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- 79
- 70
- 4
- - 79
  - 70
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

71
- Cotton Jenny
  Anne Murray
- 77
- 71
- 4
- - 77
  - 71
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

72
- To Get To You
  Jerry Wallace
- 83
- 72
- 6
- - 83
  - 72
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

73
- Everything Good Is Bad
  100 Proof Aged in Soul
- 82
- 73
- 4
- - 82
  - 73
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

74
- Jubilation
  Paul Anka
- 85
- 74
- 5
- - 85
  - 74
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

75
- Iko Iko
  Dr. John
- 86
- 75
- 2
- - 86
  - 75
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

76
- Your Precious Love
  Linda Jones
- 76
- 74
- 9
- - 76
  - 74
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Turbo

77
- Changes
  David Bowie
- 96
- 77
- 2
- - 96
  - 77
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

David Bowie

Producer(s):

K.Scott

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

78 NEW
NEW
- Telegram Sam
  T. Rex
- -
- 78
- 1
- - -
  - 78
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

79 NEW
NEW
- Smilin'
  Sly & The Family Stone
- -
- 79
- 1
- - -
  - 79
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

80
- Nutrocker
  Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 70
- 70
- 6
- - 70
  - 70
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion

81 NEW
NEW
- Diary
  Bread
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

82 NEW
NEW
- I've Been Lonely For So Long
  Frederick Knight
- -
- 82
- 1
- - -
  - 82
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

83 NEW
NEW
- Lean On Me
  Bill Withers
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson

Producer(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson, J.Gadson, M.Dunlap, B.Blackman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

84
- Simple Song Of Freedom
  Buckwheat
- 91
- 84
- 4
- - 91
  - 84
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London

85 NEW
NEW
- I'm Movin' On
  John Kay
- -
- 85
- 1
- - -
  - 85
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

86
- Taos New Mexico
  R. Dean Taylor
- 89
- 86
- 2
- - 89
  - 86
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rare Earth

87
- Vahevala
  Kenny Loggins With Jim Messina
- 90
- 87
- 2
- - 90
  - 87
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

88 NEW
NEW
- Beg, Steal Or Borrow
  The New Seekers
- -
- 88
- 1
- - -
  - 88
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

89 NEW
NEW
- Isn't Life Strange
  The Moody Blues
- -
- 89
- 1
- - -
  - 89
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

90 NEW
NEW
- Outa-Space
  Billy Preston
- -
- 90
- 1
- - -
  - 90
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

91
- School Teacher
  Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
- 94
- 91
- 4
- - 94
  - 91
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

92
- Eve
  Jim Capaldi
- 92
- 92
- 3
- - 92
  - 92
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

93
- You Were Made For Me
  Luther Ingram
- 93
- 93
- 3
- - 93
  - 93
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Koko

94
- Sugaree
  Jerry Garcia
- 95
- 94
- 2
- - 95
  - 94
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

95 NEW
NEW
- Love Theme From "The Godfather"
  Carlo Savina
- -
- 95
- 1
- - -
  - 95
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paramount

96
- Love's Street And Fool's Road
  Solomon Burke
- 98
- 96
- 2
- - 98
  - 96
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

97
- Mendelssohn's 4th (Second Movement)
  Apollo 100
- 99
- 97
- 2
- - 99
  - 97
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mega

98 NEW
NEW
- Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
  Little Jimmy Osmond With The Mike Curb Congregation
- -
- 98
- 1
- - -
  - 98
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

99 NEW
NEW
- Questions
  Bang
- -
- 99
- 1
- - -
  - 99
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

100 NEW
NEW
- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
  Wayne Newton
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chelsea

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of April 22, 1972

Billboard Hot 100™

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roberta Flack Can No Longer Sing Due to ALS

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rockin' Robin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Gotcha

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Horse With No Name

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In The Rain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Betcha By Golly, Wow

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Day Dreaming

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heart Of Gold

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Cowboys Work Is Never Done

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Doctor My Eyes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Puppy Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Look What You Done For Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roundabout

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Family Of Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby Blue

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mother And Child Reunion

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Taurus

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Back Off Boogaloo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Oh Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Suavecito

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jungle Fever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'll Take You There

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Every Day Of My Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slippin' Into Darkness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Morning Has Broken

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jump Into The Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crazy Mama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Give Ireland Back To The Irish

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Rod Lincoln

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rock And Roll Lullaby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Candy Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Help Me Make It Through The Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Day I Found Myself