Billboard Hot 100™

Week of July 15, 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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Lean On Me

Bill Withers

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

Clarence Avant, Former Motown Chairman and 'Godfather of Black Music,' Dies at 92

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of July 15, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Lean On Me
  Bill Withers
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

2
- Too Late To Turn Back Now
  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- 4
- 2
- 8
- - 4
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

3
- Outa-Space
  Billy Preston
- 2
- 2
- 13
- - 2
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

4
- Song Sung Blue
  Neil Diamond
- 3
- 1
- 11
- - 3
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

5
- Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
  Looking Glass
- 12
- 5
- 5
- - 12
  - 5
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

6
- Rocket Man
  Elton John
- 7
- 6
- 11
- - 7
  - 6
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

B.J.P.Taupin, E.John

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

7
- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
  Wayne Newton
- 8
- 7
- 13
- - 8
  - 7
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chelsea

8
- Alone Again (Naturally)
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
- 20
- 8
- 5
- - 20
  - 8
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam

9
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
  Luther Ingram
- 10
- 9
- 7
- - 10
  - 9
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Koko

10
- Where Is The Love
  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- 19
- 10
- 6
- - 19
  - 10
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

11
- How Do You Do?
  Mouth & MacNeal
- 13
- 11
- 12
- - 13
  - 11
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philips

12
- School's Out
  Alice Cooper
- 16
- 12
- 7
- - 16
  - 12
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

13
- Too Young
  Donny Osmond
- 14
- 13
- 6
- - 14
  - 13
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

14
- Take It Easy
  Eagles
- 17
- 14
- 7
- - 17
  - 14
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Browne, G.L.Frey

Producer(s):

G.Johns

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

15
- Layla
  Derek & The Dominos
- 15
- 15
- 20
- - 15
  - 15
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

16
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
  Michael Jackson
- 18
- 16
- 8
- - 18
  - 16
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

17
- The Candy Man
  Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation
- 5
- 1
- 19
- - 5
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

18
- Troglodyte (Cave Man)
  The Jimmy Castor Bunch
- 6
- 6
- 10
- - 6
  - 6
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

19
- Conquistador
  Procol Harum
- 22
- 19
- 8
- - 22
  - 19
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

20
- I Need You
  America
- 9
- 9
- 9
- - 9
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

21
- Nice To Be With You
  Gallery
- 11
- 4
- 21
- - 11
  - 4
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

22
- Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
  The Hollies
- 33
- 22
- 4
- - 33
  - 22
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

23
- Day By Day
  Godspell
- 28
- 23
- 9
- - 28
  - 23
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

24
- Hold Her Tight
  The Osmonds
- 39
- 24
- 3
- - 39
  - 24
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

25
- The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.
  Donna Fargo
- 35
- 25
- 8
- - 35
  - 25
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

26
- All The Kings Horses
  Aretha Franklin
- 26
- 26
- 7
- - 26
  - 26
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

27
- People Make The World Go Round
  The Stylistics
- 31
- 27
- 7
- - 31
  - 27
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

28
- Coconut
  Nilsson
- 34
- 28
- 6
- - 34
  - 28
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

29
- Mary Had A Little Lamb/Little Woman Love
  Wings
- 38
- 29
- 5
- - 38
  - 29
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

30
- I'm Still In Love With You
  Al Green
- 57
- 30
- 2
- - 57
  - 30
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

31
- I've Been Lonely For So Long
  Frederick Knight
- 27
- 27
- 13
- - 27
  - 27
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

32
- Sealed With A Kiss
  Bobby Vinton
- 36
- 32
- 6
- - 36
  - 32
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

33
- (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All
  The 5th Dimension
- 23
- 8
- 16
- - 23
  - 8
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

34
- Hold Your Head Up
  Argent
- 40
- 34
- 5
- - 40
  - 34
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

35
- Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
  Stevie Wonder
- 37
- 35
- 9
- - 37
  - 35
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

36
- Oh Girl
  The Chi-lites
- 24
- 1
- 15
- - 24
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

37
- Gone
  Joey Heatherton
- 46
- 37
- 8
- - 46
  - 37
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

38
- I'll Take You There
  The Staple Singers
- 25
- 1
- 15
- - 25
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

RIAA Certification: Gold

39
- Motorcycle Mama
  Sailcat
- 47
- 39
- 6
- - 47
  - 39
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

40
- Amazing Grace
  The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
- 21
- 11
- 9
- - 21
  - 11
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

41
- You Don't Mess Around With Jim
  Jim Croce
- 50
- 41
- 3
- - 50
  - 41
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

42
- After Midnight
  J.J. Cale
- 42
- 42
- 9
- - 42
  - 42
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shelter

43
- We're Free
  Beverly Bremers
- 43
- 43
- 12
- - 43
  - 43
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

44
- The Runway
  The Grass Roots
- 45
- 44
- 5
- - 45
  - 44
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

45
- Brown Eyed Girl
  El Chicano
- 48
- 45
- 5
- - 48
  - 45
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

46
- We're On Our Way
  Chris Hodge
- 44
- 44
- 7
- - 44
  - 44
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

47
- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
  Detroit Emeralds
- 49
- 47
- 8
- - 49
  - 47
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

48
- Honky Tonk - Part 1
  The James Brown Soul Train
- 51
- 48
- 4
- - 51
  - 48
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

49
- Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead
  Barbra Streisand
- 56
- 49
- 4
- - 56
  - 49
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

50
- I'm Coming Home
  Stories
- 55
- 50
- 5
- - 55
  - 50
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kama Sutra

51
- How Can I Be Sure
  David Cassidy
- 32
- 25
- 9
- - 32
  - 25
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

52
- Small Beginnings
  Flash
- 64
- 52
- 4
- - 64
  - 52
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

53
- Life And Breath
  Climax featuring Sonny Geraci
- 52
- 52
- 11
- - 52
  - 52
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Road

54
- We've Come Too Far To End It Now
  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 59
- 54
- 4
- - 59
  - 54
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

55
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
  The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy
- 82
- 55
- 3
- - 82
  - 55
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

56
- In A Broken Dream
  Python Lee Jackson
- 60
- 56
- 8
- - 60
  - 56
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

GNP Crescendo

57
- In The Ghetto
  Candi Staton
- 61
- 57
- 4
- - 61
  - 57
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fame

58
- Beautiful Sunday
  Daniel Boone
- 67
- 58
- 7
- - 67
  - 58
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

59
- Funk Factory
  Wilson Pickett
- 58
- 58
- 8
- - 58
  - 58
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

60
- Beautiful
  Gordon Lightfoot
- 62
- 60
- 8
- - 62
  - 60
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

61
- Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
  Mac Davis
- 73
- 61
- 3
- - 73
  - 61
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

62
- Pop That Thang
  The Isley Brothers
- 76
- 62
- 3
- - 76
  - 62
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

63
- Victim Of A Foolish Heart
  Bettye Swann
- 63
- 63
- 8
- - 63
  - 63
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

64
- War Song
  Neil Young & Graham Nash
- 72
- 64
- 3
- - 72
  - 64
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

65
- Men Of Learning
  Vigrass & Osborne
- 66
- 65
- 5
- - 66
  - 65
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

66
- Duncan
  Paul Simon
- 74
- 66
- 2
- - 74
  - 66
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

67
- I Miss You (Part I)
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 71
- 67
- 3
- - 71
  - 67
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

68 NEW
NEW
- Goodbye To Love
  Carpenters
- -
- 68
- 1
- - -
  - 68
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

69 NEW
NEW
- Happy
  The Rolling Stones
- -
- 69
- 1
- - -
  - 69
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

70
- When You Say Love
  Sonny & Cher
- 99
- 70
- 2
- - 99
  - 70
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

71
- Power Of Love
  Joe Simon
- 94
- 71
- 2
- - 94
  - 71
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

72
- A Simple Man
  Lobo
- 90
- 72
- 2
- - 90
  - 72
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

73
- Rip Off
  Laura Lee
- 75
- 73
- 6
- - 75
  - 73
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Wax

74
- Popcorn
  Hot Butter
- 89
- 74
- 2
- - 89
  - 74
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Musicor

75
- Go All The Way
  Raspberries
- 84
- 75
- 3
- - 84
  - 75
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

76
- Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma
  Ray Charles
- 79
- 76
- 2
- - 79
  - 76
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/TRC

77
- Eddie's Love
  Eddie Kendricks
- 77
- 77
- 6
- - 77
  - 77
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

78
- Bed And Board
  Barbara Mason
- 70
- 70
- 6
- - 70
  - 70
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

79
- Francene
  ZZ Top
- 69
- 69
- 9
- - 69
  - 69
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London

80
- Vanilla Ólay
  Jackie DeShannon
- 80
- 80
- 7
- - 80
  - 80
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

81 NEW
NEW
- You're Still A Young Man
  Tower Of Power
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

82
- Starting All Over Again
  Mel And Tim
- 83
- 82
- 2
- - 83
  - 82
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

83 NEW
NEW
- Lookin' Through The Windows
  Jackson 5
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

84
- My Guy
  Petula Clark
- 85
- 84
- 6
- - 85
  - 84
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

85
- Butterfly
  Danyel Gerard
- 78
- 78
- 6
- - 78
  - 78
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Verve

86
- If I Were A Carpenter
  Bob Seger
- 87
- 86
- 3
- - 87
  - 86
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Palladium

87
- Delta Dawn
  Tanya Tucker
- 88
- 87
- 3
- - 88
  - 87
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

88 NEW
NEW
- The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1)
  The Chi-lites
- -
- 88
- 1
- - -
  - 88
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

89 NEW
NEW
- Alabama Wild Man
  Jerry Reed
- -
- 89
- 1
- - -
  - 89
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

90
- Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
  The Trammps
- 92
- 90
- 2
- - 92
  - 90
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

91 NEW
NEW
- Put It Where You Want It
  The Crusaders
- -
- 91
- 1
- - -
  - 91
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Thumb

92
- Mother Nature
  The Temptations
- 93
- 92
- 3
- - 93
  - 92
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

93 NEW
NEW
- Rock And Roll Crazies
  Stephen Stills-Manassas
- -
- 93
- 1
- - -
  - 93
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

94 NEW
NEW
- Everybody Plays The Fool
  The Main Ingredient
- -
- 94
- 1
- - -
  - 94
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

95
- Starman
  David Bowie
- 96
- 95
- 3
- - 96
  - 95
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

David Bowie

Producer(s):

K.Scott, David Bowie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

96
- That's The Way God Planned It
  Billy Preston
- 98
- 62
- 8
- - 98
  - 62
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

97 NEW
NEW
- Circles
  The New Seekers
- -
- 97
- 1
- - -
  - 97
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

98 NEW
NEW
- That's What Friends Are For
  B.J. Thomas
- -
- 98
- 1
- - -
  - 98
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

99
- Country Woman
  The Magic Lantern
- 100
- 99
- 2
- - 100
  - 99
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Charisma

100 NEW
NEW
- Down On Me
  Janis Joplin
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of July 15, 1972

Billboard Hot 100™

Lean On Me

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Clarence Avant, Former Motown Chairman and 'Godfather of Black Music,' Dies at 92

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Lean On Me

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Too Late To Turn Back Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Outa-Space

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Song Sung Blue

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocket Man

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alone Again (Naturally)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Where Is The Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

How Do You Do?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

School's Out

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Too Young

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Take It Easy

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Layla

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Wanna Be Where You Are

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Candy Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Troglodyte (Cave Man)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Conquistador

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Need You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nice To Be With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Day By Day

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hold Her Tight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All The Kings Horses

Imprint/Promotion Label:

People Make The World Go Round

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coconut

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mary Had A Little Lamb/Little Woman Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'm Still In Love With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I've Been Lonely For So Long

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sealed With A Kiss