Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 5, 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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Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam

Jamie T on Track For First U.K. No. 1 With ‘The Theory of Whatever’

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 5, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Alone Again (Naturally)
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam

2
- Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
  Looking Glass
- 2
- 2
- 8
- - 2
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

3
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
  Luther Ingram
- 4
- 3
- 10
- - 4
  - 3
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Koko

4
- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
  Wayne Newton
- 5
- 4
- 16
- - 5
  - 4
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chelsea

5
- Too Late To Turn Back Now
  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- 3
- 2
- 11
- - 3
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

6
- Where Is The Love
  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- 6
- 6
- 9
- - 6
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

7
- School's Out
  Alice Cooper
- 7
- 7
- 10
- - 7
  - 7
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

8
- How Do You Do?
  Mouth & MacNeal
- 8
- 8
- 15
- - 8
  - 8
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philips

9
- Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
  The Hollies
- 10
- 9
- 7
- - 10
  - 9
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

10
- Layla
  Derek & The Dominos
- 11
- 10
- 23
- - 11
  - 10
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

11
- Lean On Me
  Bill Withers
- 9
- 1
- 16
- - 9
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

12
- Coconut
  Nilsson
- 15
- 12
- 9
- - 15
  - 12
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

13
- Day By Day
  Godspell
- 13
- 13
- 12
- - 13
  - 13
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

14
- Hold Her Tight
  The Osmonds
- 17
- 14
- 6
- - 17
  - 14
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

15
- I'm Still In Love With You
  Al Green
- 18
- 15
- 5
- - 18
  - 15
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

16
- The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.
  Donna Fargo
- 19
- 16
- 11
- - 19
  - 16
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

17
- Conquistador
  Procol Harum
- 16
- 16
- 11
- - 16
  - 16
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

18
- Rocket Man
  Elton John
- 14
- 6
- 14
- - 14
  - 6
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

B.J.P.Taupin, E.John

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

19
- Take It Easy
  Eagles
- 12
- 12
- 10
- - 12
  - 12
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.Browne, G.L.Frey

Producer(s):

G.Johns

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

20
- Hold Your Head Up
  Argent
- 23
- 20
- 8
- - 23
  - 20
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

21
- You Don't Mess Around With Jim
  Jim Croce
- 27
- 21
- 6
- - 27
  - 21
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

22
- Goodbye To Love
  Carpenters
- 30
- 22
- 4
- - 30
  - 22
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

23
- Sealed With A Kiss
  Bobby Vinton
- 26
- 23
- 9
- - 26
  - 23
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

24
- Motorcycle Mama
  Sailcat
- 28
- 24
- 9
- - 28
  - 24
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

25
- Gone
  Joey Heatherton
- 29
- 25
- 11
- - 29
  - 25
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

26
- Too Young
  Donny Osmond
- 20
- 13
- 9
- - 20
  - 13
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

27
- Outa-Space
  Billy Preston
- 22
- 2
- 16
- - 22
  - 2
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

28
- Happy
  The Rolling Stones
- 31
- 28
- 4
- - 31
  - 28
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

29
- Lookin' Through The Windows
  Jackson 5
- 38
- 29
- 4
- - 38
  - 29
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

30
- People Make The World Go Round
  The Stylistics
- 25
- 25
- 10
- - 25
  - 25
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

31
- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
  Detroit Emeralds
- 34
- 31
- 11
- - 34
  - 31
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

32
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
  The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy
- 36
- 32
- 6
- - 36
  - 32
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

33
- Small Beginnings
  Flash
- 37
- 33
- 7
- - 37
  - 33
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

34
- Rock And Roll Part 2
  Gary Glitter
- 50
- 34
- 3
- - 50
  - 34
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

35
- Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
  Mac Davis
- 42
- 35
- 6
- - 42
  - 35
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

36
- When You Say Love
  Sonny & Cher
- 47
- 36
- 5
- - 47
  - 36
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

37
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
  Michael Jackson
- 24
- 16
- 11
- - 24
  - 16
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

38
- Join Together
  The Who
- 49
- 38
- 3
- - 49
  - 38
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

39
- The Guitar Man
  Bread
- 62
- 39
- 2
- - 62
  - 39
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

40
- Beautiful Sunday
  Daniel Boone
- 45
- 40
- 10
- - 45
  - 40
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

41
- Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead
  Barbra Streisand
- 41
- 41
- 7
- - 41
  - 41
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

42
- Pop That Thang
  The Isley Brothers
- 53
- 42
- 6
- - 53
  - 42
  - 6

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 5, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

Alone Again (Naturally)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jamie T on Track For First U.K. No. 1 With ‘The Theory of Whatever’

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Alone Again (Naturally)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

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Too Late To Turn Back Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Where Is The Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

School's Out

Imprint/Promotion Label:

How Do You Do?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Layla

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lean On Me

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coconut

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Day By Day

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hold Her Tight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'm Still In Love With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Conquistador

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocket Man

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Take It Easy

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hold Your Head Up

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Goodbye To Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sealed With A Kiss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motorcycle Mama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Too Young

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Outa-Space

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Happy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lookin' Through The Windows

Imprint/Promotion Label:

People Make The World Go Round

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Small Beginnings