List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1972

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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1972.

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That year, 18 acts earned their first number one song, such as Don McLean, Al Green, Nilsson, Neil Young, America, Roberta Flack, The Chi-Lites, The Staple Singers, Sammy Davis Jr., Bill Withers, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Looking Glass, Mac Davis, Chuck Berry, Johnny Nash, Helen Reddy, and Billy Paul. Michael Jackson, having previously hit number one with The Jackson 5, also earns his first number one song as a solo act.

Chart history

Don McLean (pictured in 2012) scored a #1 hit with "American Pie" in 1972. Don McLean in 2012.jpg
Don McLean (pictured in 2012) scored a #1 hit with "American Pie" in 1972.
Roberta Flack's (pictured in 1995) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" reached the top spot for six weeks and became the #1 song at year's end. Roberta Flack.jpg
Roberta Flack's (pictured in 1995) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" reached the top spot for six weeks and became the #1 song at year's end.
Key
†The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1972 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)Reference
265January 1"Brand New Key" Melanie [1]
January 8 [2]
266January 15"American Pie" Don McLean [3]
January 22 [4]
January 29 [5]
February 5 [6]
267February 12"Let's Stay Together" Al Green [7]
268February 19"Without You" Nilsson [8]
February 26 [9]
March 4 [10]
March 11 [11]
269March 18"Heart of Gold" Neil Young [12]
270March 25"A Horse with No Name" America [13]
April 1 [14]
April 8 [15]
271April 15"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"† Roberta Flack [16]
April 22 [17]
April 29 [18]
May 6 [19]
May 13 [20]
May 20 [21]
272May 27"Oh Girl" The Chi-Lites [22]
273June 3"I'll Take You There" The Staple Singers [23]
274June 10"The Candy Man" Sammy Davis Jr. [24]
June 17 [25]
June 24 [26]
275July 1"Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond [27]
276July 8"Lean on Me" Bill Withers [28]
July 15 [29]
July 22 [30]
277July 29"Alone Again (Naturally)" Gilbert O'Sullivan [31]
August 5 [32]
August 12 [33]
August 19 [34]
278August 26"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass [35]
reSeptember 2"Alone Again (Naturally)"Gilbert O'Sullivan [36]
September 9 [37]
279September 16"Black and White" Three Dog Night [38]
280September 23"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" Mac Davis [39]
September 30 [40]
October 7 [41]
281October 14"Ben" Michael Jackson [42]
282October 21"My Ding-a-Ling" Chuck Berry [43]
October 28 [44]
283November 4"I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash [45]
November 11 [46]
November 18 [47]
November 25 [48]
284December 2"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" The Temptations [49]
285December 9"I Am Woman" Helen Reddy [50]
286December 16"Me and Mrs. Jones" Billy Paul [51]
December 23 [52]
December 30 [53]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Roberta Flack6
Gilbert O'Sullivan
3Don McLean4
Nilsson
Johnny Nash
6America3
Sammy Davis Jr.
Bill Withers
Mac Davis
Billy Paul
11Melanie2
Chuck Berry
13Al Green1
Neil Young
The Chi-Lites
The Staple Singers
Neil Diamond
Looking Glass
Three Dog Night
Michael Jackson
The Temptations
Helen Reddy

See also

Sources

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