Billboard Hot 100

Week of May 13, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE 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

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Weeks at no. 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Aretha Franklin’s Granddaughter Performs ‘Ain’t No Way’ on ‘American Idol’ Auditions: Watch

Billboard Hot 100

Week of May 13, 1972

This Week

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Last Week

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Wks on Chart

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dial

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

RIAA Certification: Gold

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

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

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paramount

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

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

Songwriter(s):

P.Ham

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volt

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Billboard Hot 100

Week of May 13, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

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Aretha Franklin’s Granddaughter Performs ‘Ain’t No Way’ on ‘American Idol’ Auditions: Watch

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Gotcha

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Oh Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'll Take You There

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Rockin' Robin

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Betcha By Golly, Wow

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Look What You Done For Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Day Dreaming

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Back Off Boogaloo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Horse With No Name

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tumbling Dice

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Rod Lincoln

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Doctor My Eyes

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Morning Has Broken

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Family Of Man

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Little Bitty Pretty One

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Slippin' Into Darkness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Cowboys Work Is Never Done

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Sylvia's Mother

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The Candy Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby Blue

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Suavecito

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Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

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(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Saw The Light

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Run Run Run

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Taxi

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nice To Be With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Diary

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In The Rain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Could Have Been A Lady

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Going To Take Some Time

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Song Sung Blue