Billboard Hot 100™

Week of June 3, 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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I'll Take You There

The Staple Singers

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of June 3, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- I'll Take You There
  The Staple Singers
- 2
- 1
- 9
- - 2
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- Oh Girl
  The Chi-lites
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

3
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  Roberta Flack
- 3
- 1
- 14
- - 3
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

4
- The Candy Man
  Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation
- 5
- 4
- 13
- - 5
  - 4
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

5
- Sylvia's Mother
  Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show
- 9
- 5
- 10
- - 9
  - 5
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

7
- Tumbling Dice
  The Rolling Stones
- 7
- 7
- 6
- - 7
  - 7
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

8
- Nice To Be With You
  Gallery
- 11
- 8
- 15
- - 11
  - 8
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

9
- Hot Rod Lincoln
  Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
- 10
- 9
- 11
- - 10
  - 9
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paramount

10
- Look What You Done For Me
  Al Green
- 4
- 4
- 10
- - 4
  - 4
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

11
- (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
  The 5th Dimension
- 12
- 11
- 10
- - 12
  - 11
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

12
- Song Sung Blue
  Neil Diamond
- 18
- 12
- 5
- - 18
  - 12
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

13
- Little Bitty Pretty One
  Jackson 5
- 13
- 13
- 7
- - 13
  - 13
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

14
- Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love
  Love Unlimited
- 20
- 14
- 10
- - 20
  - 14
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

15
- It's Going To Take Some Time
  Carpenters
- 17
- 15
- 6
- - 17
  - 15
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

16
- Diary
  Bread
- 19
- 16
- 7
- - 19
  - 16
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

17
- Outa-Space
  Billy Preston
- 28
- 17
- 7
- - 28
  - 17
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

18
- I Saw The Light
  Todd Rundgren
- 21
- 18
- 9
- - 21
  - 18
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville

19
- Troglodyte (Cave Man)
  The Jimmy Castor Bunch
- 29
- 19
- 4
- - 29
  - 19
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

20
- I Gotcha
  Joe Tex
- 8
- 2
- 20
- - 8
  - 2
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dial

21
- Betcha By Golly, Wow
  The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr.
- 14
- 3
- 15
- - 14
  - 3
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

22
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
  Paul Simon
- 22
- 22
- 9
- - 22
  - 22
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

23
- Amazing Grace
  The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
- 31
- 23
- 3
- - 31
  - 23
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

24
- Taxi
  Harry Chapin
- 25
- 24
- 13
- - 25
  - 24
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

25
- Slippin' Into Darkness
  War
- 16
- 16
- 20
- - 16
  - 16
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

26
- Lean On Me
  Bill Withers
- 36
- 26
- 7
- - 36
  - 26
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

27
- I Need You
  America
- 38
- 27
- 3
- - 38
  - 27
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

28
- Someday Never Comes
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 34
- 28
- 5
- - 34
  - 28
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy

29
- Ask Me What You Want
  Millie Jackson
- 30
- 29
- 11
- - 30
  - 29
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

30
- Isn't Life Strange
  The Moody Blues
- 32
- 30
- 7
- - 32
  - 30
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

31
- Old Man
  Neil Young
- 33
- 31
- 6
- - 33
  - 31
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

32
- Rocket Man
  Elton John
- 40
- 32
- 5
- - 40
  - 32
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.J.P.Taupin, E.John

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

33
- I've Been Lonely For So Long
  Frederick Knight
- 39
- 33
- 7
- - 39
  - 33
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

34
- Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love)
  Andy Williams
- 35
- 34
- 9
- - 35
  - 34
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

35
- Day Dreaming
  Aretha Franklin
- 15
- 5
- 12
- - 15
  - 5
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

36
- Doctor My Eyes
  Jackson Browne
- 24
- 8
- 12
- - 24
  - 8
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

37
- Living In A House Divided
  Cher
- 54
- 37
- 3
- - 54
  - 37
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

38
- Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air
  Don McLean
- 27
- 12
- 12
- - 27
  - 12
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

39
- Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
  Little Jimmy Osmond With The Mike Curb Congregation
- 41
- 39
- 7
- - 41
  - 39
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

40
- Automatically Sunshine
  The Supremes
- 43
- 40
- 5
- - 43
  - 40
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

41
- Immigration Man
  Graham Nash & David Crosby
- 46
- 41
- 5
- - 46
  - 41
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

42
- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
  Wayne Newton
- 49
- 42
- 7
- - 49
  - 42
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chelsea

43
- How Can I Be Sure
  David Cassidy
- 50
- 43
- 3
- - 50
  - 43
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

44
- There It Is (Part 1)
  James Brown
- 44
- 44
- 5
- - 44
  - 44
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

45
- Everything Good Is Bad
  100 Proof Aged in Soul
- 45
- 45
- 10
- - 45
  - 45
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

46
- Walk In The Night
  Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- 47
- 46
- 10
- - 47
  - 46
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

47
- Back Off Boogaloo
  Ringo Starr
- 23
- 9
- 10
- - 23
  - 9
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

48
- Rockin' Robin
  Michael Jackson
- 26
- 2
- 13
- - 26
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

49
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
  Michael Jackson
- 59
- 49
- 2
- - 59
  - 49
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

50
- You're The Man (Part 1)
  Marvin Gaye
- 53
- 50
- 3
- - 53
  - 50
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

51
- You Could Have Been A Lady
  April Wine
- 37
- 32
- 11
- - 37
  - 32
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

52
- Smilin'
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 42
- 42
- 7
- - 42
  - 42
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

53
- Too Late To Turn Back Now
  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- 73
- 53
- 2
- - 73
  - 53
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

54
- Day By Day
  Godspell
- 72
- 54
- 3
- - 72
  - 54
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

55
- How Do You Do?
  Mouth & MacNeal
- 58
- 55
- 6
- - 58
  - 55
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philips

56
- Layla
  Derek & The Dominos
- 62
- 51
- 14
- - 62
  - 51
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

57
- Hot 'N' Nasty
  Humble Pie
- 60
- 57
- 5
- - 60
  - 57
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

58
- You Said A Bad Word
  Joe Tex
- 63
- 58
- 3
- - 63
  - 58
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dial

59
- Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
  Stevie Wonder
- 64
- 59
- 3
- - 64
  - 59
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

60
- Woman's Gotta Have It
  (The Preacher) Bobby Womack
- 61
- 60
- 5
- - 61
  - 60
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

61
- Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
  John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory
- 65
- 61
- 3
- - 65
  - 61
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

62
- I'm Movin' On
  John Kay
- 52
- 52
- 7
- - 52
  - 52
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

63
- Conquistador
  Procol Harum
- 84
- 63
- 2
- - 84
  - 63
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

64 NEW
NEW
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
  Luther Ingram
- -
- 64
- 1
- - -
  - 64
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Koko

65
- We're Free
  Beverly Bremers
- 68
- 65
- 6
- - 68
  - 65
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

66
- Love Theme From "The Godfather"
  Carlo Savina
- 67
- 66
- 7
- - 67
  - 66
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paramount

67
- It Doesn't Matter
  Stephen Stills
- 76
- 67
- 2
- - 76
  - 67
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

68
- Life And Breath
  Climax featuring Sonny Geraci
- 70
- 68
- 5
- - 70
  - 68
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Road

69
- Powder Blue Mercedes Queen
  The Raiders
- 71
- 69
- 3
- - 71
  - 69
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

70
- An American Trilogy
  Elvis Presley
- 66
- 66
- 5
- - 66
  - 66
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

71
- To Get To You
  Jerry Wallace
- 48
- 48
- 12
- - 48
  - 48
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

72
- After Midnight
  J.J. Cale
- 83
- 72
- 3
- - 83
  - 72
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shelter

73
- Guns, Guns, Guns
  The Guess Who
- 79
- 73
- 3
- - 79
  - 73
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

74 NEW
NEW
- People Make The World Go Round
  The Stylistics
- -
- 74
- 1
- - -
  - 74
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

75 NEW
NEW
- All The Kings Horses
  Aretha Franklin
- -
- 75
- 1
- - -
  - 75
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

76
- You Are The One
  Sugar Bears
- 55
- 51
- 13
- - 55
  - 51
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

77
- Kate
  Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three
- 78
- 77
- 4
- - 78
  - 77
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

78
- The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.
  Donna Fargo
- 82
- 78
- 2
- - 82
  - 78
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

79 NEW
NEW
- Take It Easy
  Eagles
- -
- 79
- 1
- - -
  - 79
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

J.Browne, G.L.Frey

Producer(s):

G.Johns

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

80
- The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
  Tom Jones
- 80
- 80
- 6
- - 80
  - 80
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

81
- Victim Of A Foolish Heart
  Bettye Swann
- 91
- 81
- 2
- - 91
  - 81
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

82
- Beautiful
  Gordon Lightfoot
- 96
- 82
- 2
- - 96
  - 82
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

83
- Francene
  ZZ Top
- 88
- 83
- 3
- - 88
  - 83
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London

84
- Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I
  Independents
- 85
- 84
- 4
- - 85
  - 84
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wand

85
- Giving Up
  Donny Hathaway
- 87
- 85
- 4
- - 87
  - 85
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

86
- Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
  Isaac Hayes & David Porter
- 86
- 86
- 4
- - 86
  - 86
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

87
- I Only Have Eyes For You
  Jerry Butler
- 89
- 87
- 3
- - 89
  - 87
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

88 NEW
NEW
- School's Out
  Alice Cooper
- -
- 88
- 1
- - -
  - 88
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

89
- Funk Factory
  Wilson Pickett
- 93
- 89
- 2
- - 93
  - 89
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

90 NEW
NEW
- We're On Our Way
  Chris Hodge
- -
- 90
- 1
- - -
  - 90
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

91
- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
  Detroit Emeralds
- 92
- 91
- 2
- - 92
  - 91
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

92
- I Got Some Help I Don't Need
  B.B. King
- 95
- 92
- 5
- - 95
  - 92
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

93
- In A Broken Dream
  Python Lee Jackson
- 94
- 93
- 2
- - 94
  - 93
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

GNP Crescendo

94
- Gone
  Joey Heatherton
- 97
- 94
- 2
- - 97
  - 94
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

95
- Pass The Peas
  The JB's
- 99
- 95
- 2
- - 99
  - 95
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

People

96
- Bring It Home (And Give It To Me)
  Hot Sauce
- 98
- 96
- 3
- - 98
  - 96
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volt

97 NEW
NEW
- Getting It On/Ride, Sally, Ride
  Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
- -
- 97
- 1
- - -
  - 97
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

98
- I Thank You
  Donny Hathaway And June Conquest
- 100
- 98
- 2
- - 100
  - 98
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

99 NEW
NEW
- Vanilla Ólay
  Jackie DeShannon
- -
- 99
- 1
- - -
  - 99
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

100 NEW
NEW
- Beautiful Sunday
  Daniel Boone
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of June 3, 1972

Billboard Hot 100™

I'll Take You There

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Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

I'll Take You There

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Oh Girl

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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

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The Candy Man

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Sylvia's Mother

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Morning Has Broken

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Tumbling Dice

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Nice To Be With You

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Hot Rod Lincoln

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Look What You Done For Me

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

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Song Sung Blue

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Little Bitty Pretty One

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Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love

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It's Going To Take Some Time

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Diary

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Outa-Space

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I Saw The Light

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Troglodyte (Cave Man)

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I Gotcha

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Betcha By Golly, Wow

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Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

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Amazing Grace

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Taxi

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Slippin' Into Darkness

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Lean On Me

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

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I Need You

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Someday Never Comes

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Ask Me What You Want

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Isn't Life Strange

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Old Man

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Rocket Man

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

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I've Been Lonely For So Long

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

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