Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 19, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR ARTISTS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY ALBUM AND TRACK SALES AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE, STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA FROM ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED 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

Neil Diamond, "Dreams"

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 19, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Alone Again (Naturally)
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam

2
- Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
  Looking Glass
- 2
- 2
- 10
- - 2
  - 2
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

3
- Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
  The Hollies
- 6
- 3
- 9
- - 6
  - 3
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

4
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
  Luther Ingram
- 3
- 3
- 12
- - 3
  - 3
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Koko

5
- I'm Still In Love With You
  Al Green
- 7
- 5
- 7
- - 7
  - 5
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

6
- Where Is The Love
  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- 5
- 5
- 11
- - 5
  - 5
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

7
- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
  Wayne Newton
- 4
- 4
- 18
- - 4
  - 4
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chelsea

8
- Hold Your Head Up
  Argent
- 18
- 8
- 10
- - 18
  - 8
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

9
- Coconut
  Nilsson
- 11
- 9
- 11
- - 11
  - 9
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

10
- Goodbye To Love
  Carpenters
- 12
- 10
- 6
- - 12
  - 10
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

11
- The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.
  Donna Fargo
- 13
- 11
- 13
- - 13
  - 11
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

12
- You Don't Mess Around With Jim
  Jim Croce
- 17
- 12
- 8
- - 17
  - 12
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

13
- Too Late To Turn Back Now
  Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- 8
- 2
- 13
- - 8
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

14
- School's Out
  Alice Cooper
- 10
- 7
- 12
- - 10
  - 7
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

15
- How Do You Do?
  Mouth & MacNeal
- 9
- 8
- 17
- - 9
  - 8
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philips

16
- Motorcycle Mama
  Sailcat
- 20
- 16
- 11
- - 20
  - 16
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

17
- The Guitar Man
  Bread
- 26
- 17
- 4
- - 26
  - 17
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

18
- Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
  Mac Davis
- 27
- 18
- 8
- - 27
  - 18
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

19
- Sealed With A Kiss
  Bobby Vinton
- 21
- 19
- 11
- - 21
  - 19
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

20
- Lookin' Through The Windows
  Jackson 5
- 22
- 20
- 6
- - 22
  - 20
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

21
- Rock And Roll Part 2
  Gary Glitter
- 25
- 21
- 5
- - 25
  - 21
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

22
- Happy
  The Rolling Stones
- 23
- 22
- 6
- - 23
  - 22
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

23
- Join Together
  The Who
- 28
- 23
- 5
- - 28
  - 23
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

24
- Gone
  Joey Heatherton
- 24
- 24
- 13
- - 24
  - 24
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

25
- Lean On Me
  Bill Withers
- 15
- 1
- 18
- - 15
  - 1
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.Jackson

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex

26
- Back Stabbers
  The O'Jays
- 37
- 26
- 5
- - 37
  - 26
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

27
- Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
  Detroit Emeralds
- 30
- 27
- 13
- - 30
  - 27
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

28
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
  The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy
- 29
- 28
- 8
- - 29
  - 28
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

29
- Beautiful Sunday
  Daniel Boone
- 31
- 29
- 12
- - 31
  - 29
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

30
- Hold Her Tight
  The Osmonds
- 14
- 14
- 8
- - 14
  - 14
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

31
- Small Beginnings
  Flash
- 32
- 31
- 9
- - 32
  - 31
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

32
- When You Say Love
  Sonny & Cher
- 33
- 32
- 7
- - 33
  - 32
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

33
- Saturday In The Park
  Chicago
- 40
- 33
- 3
- - 40
  - 33
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

34
- Layla
  Derek & The Dominos
- 16
- 10
- 25
- - 16
  - 10
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

35
- Day By Day
  Godspell
- 19
- 13
- 14
- - 19
  - 13
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

36
- Pop That Thang
  The Isley Brothers
- 41
- 36
- 8
- - 41
  - 36
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

37
- Power Of Love
  Joe Simon
- 42
- 37
- 7
- - 42
  - 37
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

38
- Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead
  Barbra Streisand
- 39
- 38
- 9
- - 39
  - 38
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

39
- Popcorn
  Hot Butter
- 44
- 39
- 7
- - 44
  - 39
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Musicor

40
- Go All The Way
  Raspberries
- 45
- 40
- 8
- - 45
  - 40
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

41
- You're Still A Young Man
  Tower Of Power
- 47
- 41
- 6
- - 47
  - 41
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

42
- I'm Coming Home
  Stories
- 43
- 42
- 10
- - 43
  - 42
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kama Sutra

43
- Run To Me
  Bee Gees
- 49
- 43
- 4
- - 49
  - 43
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

44
- Honky Cat
  Elton John

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 19, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

Alone Again (Naturally)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neil Diamond, "Dreams"

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Alone Again (Naturally)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'm Still In Love With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Where Is The Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hold Your Head Up

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coconut

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Goodbye To Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Too Late To Turn Back Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

School's Out

Imprint/Promotion Label:

How Do You Do?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motorcycle Mama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Guitar Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sealed With A Kiss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lookin' Through The Windows

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rock And Roll Part 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Happy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Join Together

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lean On Me

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Back Stabbers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beautiful Sunday

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hold Her Tight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Small Beginnings

Imprint/Promotion Label:

When You Say Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Saturday In The Park

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Layla

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Day By Day