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1972 Singles - Month By Month

JANUARY

"Bang A Gong (Get It On)" - T. Rex (#10)
"Cry" - Lynn Anderson (#71)
"Everything I Own" - Bread (G) (#5)
"Hurting Each Other" - Carpenters (G) (#2)
"I Gotcha" - Joe Tex (G) (#2)
"Joy" - Apollo 100 (#6)
"Jungle Fever" - The Chakachas (G) (#8)
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - Robert John (G) (#3)
"My World" - The Bee Gees (#16)
"Precious And Few" - Climax (G) (#3)
"Slippin' Into Darkness" - War (G) (#16)
"Stay With Me" - The Faces (#17)
"Sweet Seasons" - Carole King (#9)
"Until It's Time For You To Go" - Elvis Presley (#40)
"The Way Of Love" - Cher (#7)

FEBRUARY

"Betcha By Golly, Wow" - The Stylistics (G) (#3)
"Brian's Song" - Michel Legrand (#56)
"Could It Be Forever" - David Cassidy (#37)
"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" - Sonny & Cher (#8)
"Do Your Thing" - Isaac Hayes (#30)
"Down By The Lazy River" - The Osmonds (G) (#4)
"Glory Bound" - The Grass Roots (#34)
"Heart Of Gold" - Neil Young (G) (#1)
"A Horse With No Name" - America (G) (#1)
"In The Rain" - The Dramatics (G) (#5)
"Mother And Child Reunion" - Paul Simon (#4)
"Nice To Be With You" - The Gallery (G) (#4)
"Puppy Love" - Donny Osmond (G) (#3)
"Rock And Roll Lullaby" - B.J. Thomas (#15)
"Taurus" - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band (#18)

MARCH

"Baby Blue" - Badfinger (#14)
"Candy Man" - Sammy Davis, Jr. (G) (#1)
"Day Dreaming" - Aretha Franklin (G) (#5)
"Doctor My Eyes" - Jackson Browne (#8)
"Everyday" - John Denver (#81)
"The Family Of Man" - Three Dog Night (#12)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack (G) (#1)
"Give Ireland Back To The Irish" - Wings (#21)
"Hod Rod Lincoln" - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (#9)
"Rock And Roll" - Led Zeppelin (#47)
"Rockin' Robin" - Michael Jackson (G) (#2)
"Sauvecito" - Malo (#18)
"Take A Look Around" - The Temptations (#30)
"Taxi" - Harry Chapin (#24)
"Vincent" - Don McLean (#12)

APRIL

"Back Off Boogaloo" - Ringo Starr (#9)
"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton (G) (#4)
"Diary" - Bread (#15)
"I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers (G) (#1)
"Last Night (I Didn't Get To Sleep At All)" - The 5th Dimension (G) (#8)
"Lean On Me" - Bill Withers (G) (#1)
"Let's Stay Together" - Isaac Hayes (G) (#1)
"Little Bitty Pretty One" - The Jackson 5 (#13)
"Look What You've Done For Me" - Al Green (G) (#4)
"Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard" - Paul Simon (#22)
"Morning Has Broken" - Cat Stevens (#6)
"Oh Girl" - The Chi-Lites (G) (#1)
"Outa-Space" - Billy Preston (G) (#2)
"Sylvia's Mother" - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (G) (#5)
"Walking In The Rain With The One I Love" - Love Unlimited (G) (#14)

MAY

"An American Trilogy" - Elvis Presley (#66)
"Conquistador" - Procol Harum (#16)
"Day By Day" - Godspell (#13)
"The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." - Donna Fargo (G) (#11)
"How Do You Do?" - Mouth & MacNeal (G) (#8)
"I Need You" - America (#9)
"I Wanna Be Where You Are" - Michael Jackson (#16)
"It's Going To Take Some Time" - The Carpenters (#12)
"Layla" (re-entry) - Derek & the Dominos (#10)
"Rocket Man" - Elton John (G) (#6)
"Someday Never Comes" - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#25)
"Song Sung Blue" - Neil Diamond (G) (#1)
"Too Late To Turn Back Now" - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (G) (#2)
"Troglodyte (Cave Man)" - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (G) (#6)
"Tumbling Dice" - The Rolling Stones (#7)

JUNE

"Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan (G) (#1)
"Beautiful Sunday" - Daniel Boone (G) (#15)
"Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass (G) (#1)
"Coconut" - Nilsson (#8)
"Hold Your Head Up" - Argent (G) (#5)
"Honky Tonk (Part 1)" - James Brown
"I Am Woman" - Helen Reddy (G) (#1)
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right" - Luther Ingram (G) (#3)
"Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" - The Hollies (G) (#2)
"Motorcycle Mama" - Sailcat (#12)
"People Make The World Go Round" - The Stylistics (#25)
"School's Out" - Alice Cooper (#7)
"Sealed With A Kiss" - Bobby Vinton (#19)
"Take It Easy" - The Eagles (#12)
"Where Is The Love" - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (G) (#5)

JULY

"Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" - Mac Davis (G) (#1)
"Back Stabbers" - The O'Jays (G) (#3)
"The City Of New Orleans" - Arlo Guthrie (#18)
"Everybody Plays The Fool" - The Main Ingredient (G) (#3)
"Go All The Way" - The Raspberries (G) (#5)
"Goodbye To Love" - Carpenters (#7)
"The Guitar Man" - Bread (#11)
"Happy" - The Rolling Stones (#22)
"I Miss You" - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (#58)
"I'm Still In Love With You" - Al Green (G) (#3)
"Popcorn" - Hot Butter (G) (#9)
"Power Of Love" - Joe Simon (G) (#11)
"Rock And Roll Part 2" - Gary Glitter (G) (#7)
"Run To Me" - The Bee Gees (#16)
"You Don't Mess Around With Jim" - Jim Croce (#8)

AUGUST

"Ben" - Michael Jackson (G) (#1)
"Black & White" - Three Dog Night (G) (#1)
"Burning Love" - Elvis Presley (G) (#2)
"Freddie's Dead" - Curtis Mayfield (G) (#4)
"Garden Party" - Rick Nelson (G) (#6)
"Get On The Good Foot (Part 1)" - James Brown (G) (#18)
"Honky Cat" - Elton John (G) (#8)
"I'll Be Around" - The Spinners (G) (#3)
"My Ding-A-Ling" - Chuck Berry (G) (#1)
"Nights In White Satin" - The Moody Blues (G) (#2)
"Rock Me On The Water" - Jackson Browne (#48)
"Saturday In The Park" - Chicago (G) (#3)
"Use Me" - Bill Withers (G) (#2)
"Why/Lonely Boy" - Donny Osmond (#13)
"You Wear It Well" - Rod Stewart (#13)

SEPTEMBER

"All The Young Dudes" - Mott the Hoople (#37)
"Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me)" - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#23)
"Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" - Danny O'Keefe (G) (#9)
"I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nash (G) (#1)
"I'd Love You To Want Me" - Lobo (G) (#2)
"If I Could Reach You" - The 5th Dimension (#10)
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (G) (#3)
"Let It Rain" - Eric Clapton (#48)
"Listen To The Music" - The Doobie Brothers (#11)
"Midnight Rider" - Joe Cocker (#27)
"Money Back Guarantee" - The Five Man Electrical Band (#72)
"Rock Me Baby" - David Cassidy (#38)
"Summer Breeze" - Seals & Crofts (G) (#6)
"Witchy Woman" - The Eagles (#9)
"With Pen In Hand" - Bobby Goldsboro (#94)

OCTOBER

"Clair" - Gilbert O'Sullivan (G) (#2)
"Convention '72" - The Delegates (#8)
"Dancing In The Moonlight" - King Harvest (#13)
"Dialogue" - Chicago (#24)
"Elected" - Alice Cooper (#26)
"Funny Face" - Donna Fargo (G) (#5)
"I'm Stone In Love With You" - The Stylistics (G) (#10)
"It Never Rains In Southern California" - Albert Hammond (G) (#5)
"Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)" - Jim Croce (#17)
"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" - The Temptations (G) (#1)
"Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu" - Johnny Rivers (G) (#6)
"Something's Wrong With Me" - Austin Roberts (#12)
"Theme From The Men" - Isaac Hayes (#38)
"Ventura Highway" - America (#8)
"You Ought To Be With Me" - Al Green (G) (#3)

NOVEMBER

"Been To Canaan" - Carole King (#24)
"Do It Again" - Steely Dan (#6)
"I Wanna Be With You" - The Raspberries (#16)
"Keeper Of The Castle" - The Four Tops (G) (#10)
"Living In The Past" - Jethro Tull (#11)
"Me And Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul (G) (#1)
"Rocky Mountain High" - John Denver (G) (#9)
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - Blue Haze (#27)
"Superfly" - Curtis Mayfield (G) (#8)
"Superstition" - Stevie Wonder (G) (#1)
"Sweet Surrender" - Bread (#15)
"Walk On Water" - Neil Diamond (#17)
"Why Can't We Live Together" - Timmy Thomas (G) (#3)
"The World Is A Ghetto" - War (G) (#7)
"Your Mama Don't Dance" - Loggins & Messina (G) (#4)

DECEMBER

"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" - The Spinners (G) (#4)
"Crocodile Rock" - Elton John (G) (#1)
"Daddy's Home" - Jermaine Jackson (G) (#9)
"Do You Want To Dance?" - Bette Midler (#17)
"Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend" - Lobo (#8)
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - James Taylor (#14)
"Harry Hippie" - Bobby Womack & Peace (G) (#31)
"I Am Woman" - Helen Reddy (G) (#1)
"Last Song" - Edward Bear (G) (#3)
"Love Jones" - The Brighter Side of Darkness (G) (#16)
"Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?" - Hurricane Smith (#3)
"Peaceful Easy Feeling" - The Eagles (#22)
"Separate Ways/You Were Always On My Mind" - Elvis Presley (#20)
"You're So Vain" - Carly Simon (G) (#1)

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