Billboard Hot 100™

Week of May 27, 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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Oh Girl

The Chi-lites

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of May 27, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Oh Girl
  The Chi-lites
- 2
- 1
- 8
- - 2
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

2
- I'll Take You There
  The Staple Singers
- 3
- 2
- 8
- - 3
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

RIAA Certification: Gold

3
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  Roberta Flack
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

4
- Look What You Done For Me
  Al Green
- 5
- 4
- 9
- - 5
  - 4
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

5
- The Candy Man
  Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation
- 13
- 5
- 12
- - 13
  - 5
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

6
- Morning Has Broken
  Cat Stevens
- 10
- 6
- 9
- - 10
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

7
- Tumbling Dice
  The Rolling Stones
- 8
- 7
- 5
- - 8
  - 7
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

8
- I Gotcha
  Joe Tex
- 4
- 2
- 19
- - 4
  - 2
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dial

9
- Sylvia's Mother
  Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show
- 14
- 9
- 9
- - 14
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

10
- Hot Rod Lincoln
  Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
- 12
- 10
- 10
- - 12
  - 10
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paramount

11
- Nice To Be With You
  Gallery
- 21
- 11
- 14
- - 21
  - 11
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

12
- (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
  The 5th Dimension
- 19
- 12
- 9
- - 19
  - 12
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

13
- Little Bitty Pretty One
  Jackson 5
- 15
- 13
- 6
- - 15
  - 13
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

14
- Betcha By Golly, Wow
  The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr.
- 7
- 3
- 14
- - 7
  - 3
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

15
- Day Dreaming
  Aretha Franklin
- 11
- 5
- 11
- - 11
  - 5
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

16
- Slippin' Into Darkness
  War
- 17
- 16
- 19
- - 17
  - 16
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

17
- It's Going To Take Some Time
  Carpenters
- 29
- 17
- 5
- - 29
  - 17
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

18
- Song Sung Blue
  Neil Diamond
- 27
- 18
- 4
- - 27
  - 18
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

19
- Diary
  Bread
- 25
- 19
- 6
- - 25
  - 19
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

20
- Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love
  Love Unlimited
- 28
- 20
- 9
- - 28
  - 20
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

21
- I Saw The Light
  Todd Rundgren
- 22
- 21
- 8
- - 22
  - 21
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville

22
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
  Paul Simon
- 24
- 22
- 8
- - 24
  - 22
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

23
- Back Off Boogaloo
  Ringo Starr
- 9
- 9
- 9
- - 9
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

24
- Doctor My Eyes
  Jackson Browne
- 18
- 8
- 11
- - 18
  - 8
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

25
- Taxi
  Harry Chapin
- 26
- 25
- 12
- - 26
  - 25
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

26
- Rockin' Robin
  Michael Jackson
- 6
- 2
- 12
- - 6
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

27
- Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air
  Don McLean
- 16
- 12
- 11
- - 16
  - 12
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

28
- Outa-Space
  Billy Preston
- 34
- 28
- 6
- - 34
  - 28
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

29
- Troglodyte (Cave Man)
  The Jimmy Castor Bunch
- 46
- 29
- 3
- - 46
  - 29
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

30
- Ask Me What You Want
  Millie Jackson
- 35
- 30
- 10
- - 35
  - 30
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

31
- Amazing Grace
  The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
- 59
- 31
- 2
- - 59
  - 31
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

32
- Isn't Life Strange
  The Moody Blues
- 36
- 32
- 6
- - 36
  - 32
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

33
- Old Man
  Neil Young
- 39
- 33
- 5
- - 39
  - 33
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

34
- Someday Never Comes
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 40
- 34
- 4
- - 40
  - 34
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy

35
- Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love)
  Andy Williams
- 38
- 35
- 8
- - 38
  - 35
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

36
- Lean On Me
  Bill Withers
- 42
- 36
- 6
- - 42
  - 36
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

37
- You Could Have Been A Lady
  April Wine
- 32
- 32
- 10
- - 32
  - 32
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

38
- I Need You
  America
- 62
- 38
- 2
- - 62
  - 38
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

39
- I've Been Lonely For So Long
  Frederick Knight
- 43
- 39
- 6
- - 43
  - 39
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

40
- Rocket Man
  Elton John
- 50
- 40
- 4
- - 50
  - 40
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.J.P.Taupin, E.John

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

41
- Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
  Little Jimmy Osmond With The Mike Curb Congregation
- 56
- 41
- 6
- - 56
  - 41
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

42
- Smilin'
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 45
- 42
- 6
- - 45
  - 42
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

43
- Automatically Sunshine
  The Supremes
- 53
- 43
- 4
- - 53
  - 43
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

44
- There It Is (Part 1)
  James Brown
- 47
- 44
- 4
- - 47
  - 44
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

45
- Everything Good Is Bad
  100 Proof Aged in Soul
- 54
- 45
- 9
- - 54
  - 45
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

46
- Immigration Man
  Graham Nash & David Crosby
- 58
- 46
- 4
- - 58
  - 46
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

47
- Walk In The Night
  Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- 49
- 47
- 9
- - 49
  - 47
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

48
- To Get To You
  Jerry Wallace
- 48
- 48
- 11
- - 48
  - 48
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

49
- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
  Wayne Newton
- 55
- 49
- 6
- - 55
  - 49
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chelsea

50
- How Can I Be Sure
  David Cassidy
- 63
- 50
- 2
- - 63
  - 50
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

51
- Run Run Run
  Jo Jo Gunne
- 33
- 27
- 11
- - 33
  - 27
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

52
- I'm Movin' On
  John Kay
- 52
- 52
- 6
- - 52
  - 52
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

53
- You're The Man (Part 1)
  Marvin Gaye
- 64
- 53
- 2
- - 64
  - 53
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

54
- Living In A House Divided
  Cher
- 75
- 54
- 2
- - 75
  - 54
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

55
- You Are The One
  Sugar Bears
- 51
- 51
- 12
- - 51
  - 51
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

56
- Hearsay
  The Soul Children
- 44
- 44
- 11
- - 44
  - 44
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

57
- Lay-Away
  The Isley Brothers
- 57
- 54
- 9
- - 57
  - 54
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

58
- How Do You Do?
  Mouth & MacNeal
- 65
- 58
- 5
- - 65
  - 58
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philips

59 NEW
NEW
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
  Michael Jackson
- -
- 59
- 1
- - -
  - 59
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

60
- Hot 'N' Nasty
  Humble Pie
- 67
- 60
- 4
- - 67
  - 60
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

61
- Woman's Gotta Have It
  (The Preacher) Bobby Womack
- 66
- 61
- 4
- - 66
  - 61
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

62
- Layla
  Derek & The Dominos
- 77
- 51
- 13
- - 77
  - 51
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

63
- You Said A Bad Word
  Joe Tex
- 78
- 63
- 2
- - 78
  - 63
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dial

64
- Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
  Stevie Wonder
- 84
- 64
- 2
- - 84
  - 64
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

65
- Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory
- 76
- 65
- 2
- - 76
  - 65
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

66
- An American Trilogy
  Elvis Presley
- 71
- 66
- 4
- - 71
  - 66
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

67
- Love Theme From "The Godfather"
  Carlo Savina
- 69
- 67
- 6
- - 69
  - 67
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paramount

68
- We're Free
  Beverly Bremers
- 88
- 68
- 5
- - 88
  - 68
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

69
- Baby Blue
  Badfinger
- 31
- 14
- 10
- - 31
  - 14
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

P.Ham

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

70
- Life And Breath
  Climax featuring Sonny Geraci
- 74
- 70
- 4
- - 74
  - 70
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Road

71
- Powder Blue Mercedes Queen
  The Raiders
- 81
- 71
- 2
- - 81
  - 71
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

72
- Day By Day
  Godspell
- 90
- 72
- 2
- - 90
  - 72
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

73 NEW
NEW
- Too Late To Turn Back Now
  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- -
- 73
- 1
- - -
  - 73
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

74
- Changes
  David Bowie
- 72
- 66
- 7
- - 72
  - 66
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

David Bowie

Producer(s):

K.Scott

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

75
- Upsetter
  Grand Funk Railroad
- 73
- 73
- 5
- - 73
  - 73
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

76 NEW
NEW
- It Doesn't Matter
  Stephen Stills
- -
- 76
- 1
- - -
  - 76
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

77
- Legend In Your Own Time
  Carly Simon
- 61
- 50
- 10
- - 61
  - 50
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

78
- Kate
  Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three
- 95
- 78
- 3
- - 95
  - 78
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

79
- Guns, Guns, Guns
  The Guess Who
- 100
- 79
- 2
- - 100
  - 79
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

80
- The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
  Tom Jones
- 83
- 80
- 5
- - 83
  - 80
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

81
- I Can't Turn You Loose
  Edgar Winter's White Trash
- 82
- 81
- 4
- - 82
  - 81
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

82 NEW
NEW
- The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.
  Donna Fargo
- -
- 82
- 1
- - -
  - 82
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

83
- After Midnight
  J.J. Cale
- 93
- 83
- 2
- - 93
  - 83
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shelter

84 NEW
NEW
- Conquistador
  Procol Harum
- -
- 84
- 1
- - -
  - 84
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

85
- Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I
  Independents
- 94
- 85
- 3
- - 94
  - 85
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wand

86
- Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
  Isaac Hayes & David Porter
- 91
- 86
- 3
- - 91
  - 86
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

87
- Giving Up
  Donny Hathaway
- 87
- 87
- 3
- - 87
  - 87
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

88
- Francene
  ZZ Top
- 89
- 88
- 2
- - 89
  - 88
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London

89
- I Only Have Eyes For You
  Jerry Butler
- 97
- 89
- 2
- - 97
  - 89
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

90
- Questions
  Bang
- 92
- 90
- 6
- - 92
  - 90
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

91 NEW
NEW
- Victim Of A Foolish Heart
  Bettye Swann
- -
- 91
- 1
- - -
  - 91
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

92 NEW
NEW
- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
  Detroit Emeralds
- -
- 92
- 1
- - -
  - 92
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

93 NEW
NEW
- Funk Factory
  Wilson Pickett
- -
- 93
- 1
- - -
  - 93
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

94 NEW
NEW
- In A Broken Dream
  Python Lee Jackson
- -
- 94
- 1
- - -
  - 94
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

GNP Crescendo

95
- I Got Some Help I Don't Need
  B.B. King
- 96
- 95
- 4
- - 96
  - 95
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

96 NEW
NEW
- Beautiful
  Gordon Lightfoot
- -
- 96
- 1
- - -
  - 96
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

97 NEW
NEW
- Gone
  Joey Heatherton
- -
- 97
- 1
- - -
  - 97
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

98
- Bring It Home (And Give It To Me)
  Hot Sauce
- 99
- 98
- 2
- - 99
  - 98
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volt

99 NEW
NEW
- Pass The Peas
  The JB's
- -
- 99
- 1
- - -
  - 99
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

People

100 NEW
NEW
- I Thank You
  Donny Hathaway And June Conquest
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of May 27, 1972

Billboard Hot 100™

Oh Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Oh Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'll Take You There

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Look What You Done For Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Candy Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Morning Has Broken

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tumbling Dice

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Gotcha

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sylvia's Mother

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Rod Lincoln

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nice To Be With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Little Bitty Pretty One

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Betcha By Golly, Wow

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Day Dreaming

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slippin' Into Darkness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Going To Take Some Time

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Song Sung Blue

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Diary

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Saw The Light

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Back Off Boogaloo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Doctor My Eyes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Taxi

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rockin' Robin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Outa-Space

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Troglodyte (Cave Man)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ask Me What You Want

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amazing Grace

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Isn't Life Strange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Old Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Someday Never Comes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lean On Me

Songwriter(s):