Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 16, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Me And Mrs. Jones

Billy Paul

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

Soul Singer Billy Paul Dies at 81

Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 16, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Me And Mrs. Jones
  Billy Paul
- 6
- 1
- 7
- - 6
  - 1
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

2
- I Am Woman
  Helen Reddy
- 1
- 1
- 17
- - 1
  - 1
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

3
- If You Don't Know Me By Now
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 3
- 3
- 12
- - 3
  - 3
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International

4
- You Ought To Be With Me
  Al Green
- 5
- 4
- 9
- - 5
  - 4
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

5
- It Never Rains In Southern California
  Albert Hammond
- 7
- 5
- 9
- - 7
  - 5
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mums

6
- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
  The Temptations
- 2
- 1
- 10
- - 2
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

7
- Clair
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
- 9
- 7
- 8
- - 9
  - 7
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam

8
- Ventura Highway
  America
- 8
- 8
- 9
- - 8
  - 8
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

9
- I Can See Clearly Now
  Johnny Nash
- 4
- 1
- 15
- - 4
  - 1
  - 15

10
- I'm Stone In Love With You
  The Stylistics
- 10
- 10
- 10
- - 10
  - 10
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

11
- Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu
  Johnny Rivers
- 15
- 11
- 11
- - 15
  - 11
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

12
- Funny Face
  Donna Fargo
- 12
- 12
- 12
- - 12
  - 12
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

13
- Something's Wrong With Me
  Austin Roberts
- 13
- 13
- 10
- - 13
  - 13
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chelsea

14
- Crazy Horses
  The Osmonds
- 14
- 14
- 9
- - 14
  - 14
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Kolob

15
- Superfly
  Curtis Mayfield
- 22
- 15
- 5
- - 22
  - 15
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

16
- Sweet Surrender
  Bread
- 20
- 16
- 6
- - 20
  - 16
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

17
- Keeper Of The Castle
  Four Tops
- 25
- 17
- 6
- - 25
  - 17
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

18
- Corner Of The Sky
  Jackson 5
- 19
- 18
- 8
- - 19
  - 18
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

19
- Summer Breeze
  Seals & Crofts
- 11
- 6
- 15
- - 11
  - 6
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

20
- Living In The Past
  Jethro Tull
- 26
- 20
- 7
- - 26
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis

21
- Walk On Water
  Neil Diamond
- 23
- 21
- 6
- - 23
  - 21
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

22
- Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels)
  Jim Croce
- 17
- 17
- 10
- - 17
  - 17
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

23
- Sitting
  Cat Stevens
- 27
- 23
- 5
- - 27
  - 23
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

24
- Your Mama Don't Dance
  Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
- 29
- 24
- 6
- - 29
  - 24
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

25
- Dialogue (Part I & II)
  Chicago
- 24
- 24
- 8
- - 24
  - 24
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

26
- Long Dark Road
  The Hollies
- 30
- 26
- 7
- - 30
  - 26
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

27
- Superstition
  Stevie Wonder
- 32
- 27
- 5
- - 32
  - 27
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

28
- Pieces Of April
  Three Dog Night
- 33
- 28
- 5
- - 33
  - 28
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

29
- I'd Love You To Want Me
  Lobo
- 16
- 2
- 13
- - 16
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

30
- I'll Be Around
  The Spinners
- 18
- 3
- 14
- - 18
  - 3
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

31
- Been To Canaan
  Carole King
- 40
- 31
- 4
- - 40
  - 31
  - 4

32
- I Wanna Be With You
  Raspberries
- 37
- 32
- 4
- - 37
  - 32
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

33
- If I Could Reach You
  The 5th Dimension
- 21
- 10
- 15
- - 21
  - 10
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

34
- Alive
  Bee Gees
- 35
- 34
- 5
- - 35
  - 34
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

35
- I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)
  Gary Glitter
- 36
- 35
- 7
- - 36
  - 35
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

36
- Sunny Days
  Lighthouse
- 34
- 34
- 11
- - 34
  - 34
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Evolution

37
- You're So Vain
  Carly Simon
- 60
- 37
- 3
- - 60
  - 37
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

38
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  James Taylor
- 41
- 38
- 3
- - 41
  - 38
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

39
- What Am I Crying For?
  Dennis Yost And The Classics IV
- 39
- 39
- 9
- - 39
  - 39
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM South

40
- Angel
  Rod Stewart
- 43
- 40
- 5
- - 43
  - 40
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

41
- Theme From The Men
  Isaac Hayes
- 38
- 38
- 9
- - 38
  - 38
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

42
- And You And I (Part II)
  Yes
- 45
- 42
- 6
- - 45
  - 42
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 16, 1972

Billboard Hot 100

Me And Mrs. Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul Singer Billy Paul Dies at 81

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Me And Mrs. Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Am Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If You Don't Know Me By Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Ought To Be With Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It Never Rains In Southern California

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Clair

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ventura Highway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Can See Clearly Now

I'm Stone In Love With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Funny Face

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Something's Wrong With Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crazy Horses

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Superfly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sweet Surrender

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keeper Of The Castle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Corner Of The Sky

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Summer Breeze

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Living In The Past

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Walk On Water

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sitting

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Your Mama Don't Dance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dialogue (Part I & II)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Long Dark Road

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Superstition

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pieces Of April

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'd Love You To Want Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'll Be Around

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Been To Canaan

I Wanna Be With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If I Could Reach You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alive

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sunny Days