Billboard Hot 100

Week of May 13, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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1

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

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Last week

1

Weeks at no. 1

5

Weeks on chart

11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

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Billboard Hot 100

Week of May 13, 1972

This Week

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- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  Roberta Flack
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

2
- I Gotcha
  Joe Tex
- 2
- 2
- 17
- - 2
  - 2
  - 17

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dial

3
- Oh Girl
  The Chi-lites
- 11
- 3
- 6
- - 11
  - 3
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

4
- I'll Take You There
  The Staple Singers
- 7
- 4
- 6
- - 7
  - 4
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

RIAA Certification: Gold

5
- Rockin' Robin
  Michael Jackson
- 4
- 2
- 10
- - 4
  - 2
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

6
- Betcha By Golly, Wow
  The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr.
- 3
- 3
- 12
- - 3
  - 3
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

7
- Look What You Done For Me
  Al Green
- 9
- 7
- 7
- - 9
  - 7
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi

8
- Day Dreaming
  Aretha Franklin
- 5
- 5
- 9
- - 5
  - 5
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

9
- Back Off Boogaloo
  Ringo Starr
- 10
- 9
- 7
- - 10
  - 9
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

10
- A Horse With No Name
  America
- 6
- 1
- 13
- - 6
  - 1
  - 13

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

11
- Tumbling Dice
  The Rolling Stones
- 23
- 11
- 3
- - 23
  - 11
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

12
- Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air
  Don McLean
- 13
- 12
- 9
- - 13
  - 12
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

13
- Hot Rod Lincoln
  Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
- 17
- 13
- 8
- - 17
  - 13
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paramount

14
- Doctor My Eyes
  Jackson Browne
- 8
- 8
- 9
- - 8
  - 8
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

15
- Morning Has Broken
  Cat Stevens
- 19
- 15
- 7
- - 19
  - 15
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

16
- The Family Of Man
  Three Dog Night
- 12
- 12
- 8
- - 12
  - 12
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

17
- Little Bitty Pretty One
  Jackson 5
- 26
- 17
- 4
- - 26
  - 17
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

18
- Slippin' Into Darkness
  War
- 20
- 18
- 17
- - 20
  - 18
  - 17

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

19
- A Cowboys Work Is Never Done
  Sonny & Cher
- 16
- 8
- 12
- - 16
  - 8
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

20
- Sylvia's Mother
  Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show
- 37
- 20
- 7
- - 37
  - 20
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

21
- The Candy Man
  Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation
- 24
- 21
- 10
- - 24
  - 21
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

22
- Baby Blue
  Badfinger
- 14
- 14
- 8
- - 14
  - 14
  - 8

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Songwriter(s):

P.Ham

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

23
- Suavecito
  Malo
- 18
- 18
- 11
- - 18
  - 18
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

24
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
  Paul Simon
- 25
- 24
- 6
- - 25
  - 24
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

25
- (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
  The 5th Dimension
- 28
- 25
- 7
- - 28
  - 25
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

26
- I Saw The Light
  Todd Rundgren
- 31
- 26
- 6
- - 31
  - 26
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville

27
- Run Run Run
  Jo Jo Gunne
- 27
- 27
- 9
- - 27
  - 27
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

28
- Taxi
  Harry Chapin
- 29
- 28
- 10
- - 29
  - 28
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

29
- Nice To Be With You
  Gallery
- 34
- 29
- 12
- - 34
  - 29
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

30
- Diary
  Bread
- 40
- 30
- 4
- - 40
  - 30
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

31
- Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love
  Love Unlimited
- 36
- 31
- 7
- - 36
  - 31
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

32
- In The Rain
  The Dramatics
- 15
- 5
- 12
- - 15
  - 5
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volt

33
- You Could Have Been A Lady
  April Wine
- 35
- 33
- 8
- - 35
  - 33
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

34
- It's Going To Take Some Time
  Carpenters
- 43
- 34
- 3
- - 43
  - 34
  - 3

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

35
- Song Sung Blue
  Neil Diamond
- 67
- 35
- 2
- - 67
  - 35
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

36
- Ask Me What You Want
  Millie Jackson
- 44
- 36
- 8
- - 44
  - 36
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

37
- Jump Into The Fire
  Nilsson
- 30
- 27
- 9
- - 30
  - 27
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

38
- Help Me Make It Through The Night
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 33
- 33
- 8
- - 33
  - 33
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

39
- Isn't Life Strange
  The Moody Blues
- 47
- 39
- 4
- - 47
  - 39
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

40
- Outa-Space
  Billy Preston
- 57
- 40
- 4
- - 57
  - 40
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

41
- Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love)
  Andy Williams
- 45
- 41
- 6
- - 45
  - 41
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

42
- Every Day Of My Life
  Bobby Vinton
- 39
- 24
- 16
- - 39
  - 24
  - 16

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

43
- Someday Never Comes
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 72
- 43
- 2
- - 72
  - 43
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy

44