1972 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1972 Popular Music Chart

1. Rock and Roll part II – Gary Glitter
2. American Pie – Don McLean
3. Lean On Me – Bill Withers
4. Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin
5. I’ll Take You There – Staple Singers
6. Precious and Few – Climax
7. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
8. Coconut – Nilsson
9. School’s Out – Alice Cooper
10. Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
11. Layla – Derek and the Dominoes
12. Goodbye To Love – Carpenters
13. Burning Love – Elvis Presley
14. The Candy Man – Sammy Davis, Jr.
15. Operator – Jim Croce
16. Horse With No Name – America
17. Nights In White Satin – Moody Blues
18. Anticipation – Carly Simon
19. Saturday In The Park – Chicago
20. Get On The Good Foot – James Brown
21. Summer Breeze – Seals and Crofts
22. Rockin’ Robin – Michael Jackson
23. Listen To The Music – Doobie Brothers
24. Take It Easy – Eagles
25. Brandy – Looking Glass
26. Diamonds Are Forever – Shirley Bassey
27. My Ding-A-Ling – Chuck Berry
28. I’ll Be Around – Spinners
29. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
30. Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens
31. Everybody Plays The Fool – The Main Ingredient
32. Iron Man – Black Sabbath
33. Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan
34. Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me – Mac Davis
35. Jackie Wilson Said – Van Morrison
36. Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison
37. If You Don’t Know Me By Now – Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
38. You Wear It Well – Rod Stewart
39. I Am Woman – Helen Reddy
40. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
41. Papa Was A Rolling Stone – Temptations
42. Changes – David Bowie
43. From The Beginning – Emerson, Lake and Palmer
44. Immigration Man – Graham Nash & David Crosby
45. Tiny Dancer – Elton John
46. Melissa – Allman Brothers Band
47. Honky Cat – Elton John
48. Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
49. Heart Of Gold – Neil Young
50. Taxi – Harry Chapin
51. Feeling Alright – Joe Cocker
52. Down On Me – Janis Joplin
53. Popcorn – Hot Butter
54. City Of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie
55. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) – Hollies
56. Roundabout – Yes
57. Bang A Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex
58. Hold Your Head Up – Argent
59. America – Yes
60. Black and White – Three Dog Night
61. Rock Me On The Water – Jackson Browne
62. Looking For A Love – J. Geils Band
63. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim – Jim Croce
64. The Jean Genie – David Bowie
65. Starman – David Bowie
66. Easy Livin – Uriah Heap
67. Rocket Man – Elton John
68. Little Bitty Pretty One – Jackson Five
69. I Just Want To Make Love To You – Foghat
70. Hot ‘N’ Nasty – Humble Pie
71. It Never Rains In Southern California – Albert Hammond
72. I Saw The Light – Todd Rundgren
73. Handbags and Gladrags – Rod Stewart
74. Witchy Woman – Eagles
75. Freddie’s Dead (Theme from Superfly) – Curtis Mayfield
76. Rock and Roll Stew – Traffic
77. Delta Dawn – Tanya Tucker
78. America – Simon and Garfunkle
79. I Don’t Need No Doctor – New Riders Of The Purple Sage
80. Ben – Michael Jackson
81. All The Young Dudes – Mott The Hoople
82. I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) – The
New Seekers
83. I’m Stone In Love With You – Stylistics
84. Join Together – The Who
85. The Guitar man – Bread
86. Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard – Paul Simon
87. Honky Tonk part 1 – James Brown
88. Without You – Nilsson
89. Footstompin’ Music – Grand Funk Railroad
90. Go All The Way – Raspberries
91. Let It Rain – Eric Clapton
92. Tumbling Dice – Rolling Stones
93. Diary – Bread
94. Girl – Davy Jones
95. Crazy Mama – J.J. Cale
96. Old Man – Neil Young
97. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her – Simon and Garfunkle
98. Levon – Elton John
99. Francene – ZZ Top
100. Jesus Was A Capricorn – Kris Kristofferson