Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972

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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1989
Recorded1972
Genre Pop, Rock
Length41:21
Label Rhino Records
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971
(1989)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972
(1989)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1973
(1989)
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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring ten hit recordings from 1972.

All tracks on the album reached the top 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, with seven of the songs going to number one on the chart. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 19, 1999. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Alone Again (Naturally)" Gilbert O'Sullivan Gilbert O'Sullivan 3:40
2."I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash Johnny Nash 2:49
3."Black and White" David Arkin; Earl Robinson Three Dog Night 3:50
4."Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Elliot Lurie Looking Glass 3:07
5."My Ding-A-Ling" Dave Bartholomew Chuck Berry 4:23
6."A Horse with No Name" Dewey Bunnell America 4:13
7."Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" Allan Clarke; Roger Cook; Roger Greenaway The Hollies 3:19
8."Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong The Temptations 7:01
9."Nights in White Satin" Justin Hayward The Moody Blues 5:52
10."Back Stabbers" Leon Huff; Gene McFadden; John Whitehead The O'Jays 3:07
Total length:41:21

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