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| 1971 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/05/1972 | 03/18/1971 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | Heart Of Gold | Neil Young |
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| 1971 | 50 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/25/1972 | 05/06/1972 | 10 | | | 1 | Legend In Your Own Time | Carly Simon |
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| 1971 | 92 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/12/1972 | 02/19/1972 | 4 | | | 3 | It's Four In The Morning | Faron Young |
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1 | 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/19/1972 | 03/25/1972 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | A Horse With No Name | America |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/04/1972 | 04/15/1972 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/08/1972 | 05/27/1972 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | Oh Girl | The Chi-Lites |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/08/1972 | 06/03/1972 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | I'll Take You There | The Staple Singers |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/11/1972 | 06/10/1972 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | The Candy Man | Sammy Davis, Jr. w/ The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/06/1972 | 07/01/1972 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | Song Sung Blue | Neil Diamond |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/22/1972 | 07/08/1972 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | Lean On Me | Bill Withers |
1 | 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/01/1972 | 07/29/1972 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | Alone Again (Naturally) | Gilbert O'Sullivan |
1 | 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/17/1972 | 08/26/1972 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 1 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) | Looking Glass |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/12/1972 | 09/16/1972 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Black And White | Three Dog Night |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/01/1972 | 09/23/1972 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me | Mac Davis |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/05/1972 | 10/14/1972 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | Ben | Michael Jackson |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/05/1972 | 10/21/1972 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | My Ding-A-Ling | Chuck Berry |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/09/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/14/1972 | 12/02/1972 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | Papa Was A Rolling Stone | The Temptations(2) |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/24/1972 | 12/09/1972 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | I Am Woman | Helen Reddy |
1 | 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/04/1972 | 12/16/1972 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | Me And Mrs. Jones | Billy Paul |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/02/1972 | 01/06/1973 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 3 | You're So Vain | Carly Simon |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/18/1972 | 01/27/1973 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/09/1972 | 02/03/1973 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | Crocodile Rock | Elton John |
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| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/15/1972 | 02/26/1972 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | Hurting Each Other | Carpenters |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/11/1972 | 04/22/1972 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | Rockin' Robin | Michael Jackson |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/22/1972 | 05/06/1972 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 2 | I Gotcha | Joe Tex |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/22/1972 | 07/08/1972 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | Outa-Space | Billy Preston |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/27/1972 | 07/15/1972 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | Too Late To Turn Back Now | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/24/1972 | 09/02/1972 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) | The Hollies |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/26/1972 | 10/14/1972 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | Use Me | Bill Withers |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/19/1972 | 10/28/1972 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | Burning Love | Elvis Presley |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/05/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | Nights In White Satin | The Moody Blues |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/23/1972 | 11/18/1972 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | I'd Love You To Want Me | Lobo |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/11/1972 | 12/30/1972 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | Clair | Gilbert O'Sullivan |
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1 | 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/01/1972 | 02/26/1972 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | Precious And Few | Climax |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/01/1972 | 03/11/1972 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Robert John |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/26/1972 | 04/01/1972 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | Puppy Love | Donny Osmond |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/26/1972 | 05/06/1972 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | Betcha By Golly, Wow | The Stylistics f/ Russell Thompkins, Jr. |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/03/1972 | 08/05/1972 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right | Luther Ingram |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/08/1972 | 09/02/1972 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | I'm Still In Love With You | Al Green |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/05/1972 | 09/23/1972 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | Saturday In The Park | Chicago |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/22/1972 | 10/07/1972 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | Back Stabbers | The O'Jays |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/15/1972 | 10/14/1972 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | Everybody Plays The Fool | The Main Ingredient |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/16/1972 | 11/18/1972 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | I'll Be Around | Spinners |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/30/1972 | 12/09/1972 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | If You Don't Know Me By Now | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes |
1 | 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/25/1972 | 02/10/1973 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | Why Can't We Live Together | Timmy Thomas |
1 | 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/02/1972 | 02/17/1973 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? | Hurricane Smith |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/16/1972 | 03/03/1973 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | Last Song | Edward Bear |
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| 1972 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/22/1972 | 03/04/1972 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | Down By The Lazy River | The Osmonds |
| 1972 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/05/1972 | 04/01/1972 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | Mother And Child Reunion | Paul Simon |
1 | 1972 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/26/1972 | 06/24/1972 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | Nice To Be With You | Gallery |
| 1972 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/22/1972 | 08/05/1972 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast | Wayne Newton |
| 1972 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/19/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly) | Curtis Mayfield |
| 1972 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/11/1972 | 01/27/1973 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | Your Mama Don't Dance | Loggins & Messina |
| 1972 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/30/1972 | 03/03/1973 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love | Spinners |
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| 1972 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/29/1972 | 03/04/1972 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | Everything I Own | Bread |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/26/1972 | 04/22/1972 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | In The Rain | The Dramatics |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/18/1972 | 05/06/1972 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | Day Dreaming | Aretha Franklin |
1 | 1972 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/01/1972 | 06/03/1972 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | Sylvia's Mother | Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/10/1972 | 08/12/1972 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | Where Is The Love | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
▲ | 1972 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/17/1972 | 08/26/1972 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | Hold Your Head Up | Argent |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/01/1972 | 10/07/1972 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | Go All The Way | Raspberries |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/21/1972 | 12/16/1972 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | It Never Rains In Southern California | Albert Hammond |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/30/1972 | 01/06/1973 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | Funny Face | Donna Fargo |
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1 | 1972 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/01/1972 | 02/26/1972 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | Joy | Apollo 100 f/ Tom Parker |
| 1972 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/01/1972 | 05/27/1972 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | Morning Has Broken | Cat Stevens |
| 1972 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/13/1972 | 06/24/1972 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | Troglodyte (Cave Man) | The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 1972 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/06/1972 | 07/15/1972 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | Rocket Man | Elton John |
| 1972 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/29/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | Garden Party | Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band |
1 | 1972 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/09/1972 | 11/25/1972 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | Summer Breeze | Seals & Crofts |
| 1972 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/07/1972 | 01/20/1973 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 1 | Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu | Johnny Rivers |
1 | 1972 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/18/1972 | 02/10/1973 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | Do It Again | Steely Dan |
| 1972 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/02/1972 | 03/17/1973 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" | Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show |
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| 1972 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/29/1972 | 03/25/1972 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | The Way Of Love | Cher |
| 1972 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/29/1972 | 05/27/1972 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Tumbling Dice | The Rolling Stones |
| 1972 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/03/1972 | 07/29/1972 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | School's Out | Alice Cooper |
| 1972 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/15/1972 | 08/26/1972 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Goodbye To Love | Carpenters |
1 | 1972 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/22/1972 | 09/09/1972 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | Rock And Roll | Gary Glitter |
| 1972 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/16/1972 | 02/03/1973 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | Trouble Man | Marvin Gaye |
| 1972 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/18/1972 | 02/10/1973 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | The World Is A Ghetto | War |
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▲ | 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/15/1972 | 03/25/1972 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | Jungle Fever | The Chakachas |
1 | 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/18/1972 | 05/06/1972 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne |
| 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/01/1972 | 06/17/1972 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All | The 5th Dimension |
1 | 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/29/1972 | 07/22/1972 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | How Do You Do? | Mouth & MacNeal |
| 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/10/1972 | 08/26/1972 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | Coconut | Nilsson |
1 | 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/01/1972 | 09/02/1972 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | You Don't Mess Around With Jim | Jim Croce |
| 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/12/1972 | 09/23/1972 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Honky Cat | Elton John |
▲ | 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/21/1972 | 11/18/1972 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Convention '72 | The Delegates |
| 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/21/1972 | 12/09/1972 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Ventura Highway | America |
| 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/18/1972 | 01/13/1973 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | Superfly | Curtis Mayfield |
| 1972 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/30/1972 | 02/17/1973 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend | Lobo |
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| 1972 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/01/1972 | 05/13/1972 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Back Off Boogaloo | Ringo Starr |
1 | 1972 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/25/1972 | 06/03/1972 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | Hot Rod Lincoln | Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
| 1972 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/20/1972 | 07/01/1972 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | I Need You | America |
▲ | 1972 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/08/1972 | 10/21/1972 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | Popcorn | Hot Butter |
▲ | 1972 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/02/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues | Danny O'Keefe |
| 1972 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/09/1972 | 11/18/1972 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | Witchy Woman | Eagles |
| 1972 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/25/1972 | 03/03/1973 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | Rocky Mountain High | John Denver |
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| 1972 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/01/1972 | 03/04/1972 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | Bang A Gong (Get It On) | T. Rex |
| 1972 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/13/1972 | 08/05/1972 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Layla | Derek & The Dominos |
| 1972 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/09/1972 | 11/25/1972 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | If I Could Reach You | The 5th Dimension |
| 1972 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/14/1972 | 12/09/1972 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | I'm Stone In Love With You | The Stylistics |
| 1972 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/16/1972 | 02/03/1973 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Hi, Hi, Hi | Wings |
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1 | 1972 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/27/1972 | 08/19/1972 | 16 | 10 | | 2 | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. | Donna Fargo |
| 1972 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/29/1972 | 09/02/1972 | 10 | 9 | | 3 | The Guitar Man | Bread |
| 1972 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/08/1972 | 09/23/1972 | 15 | 8 | | 2 | Power Of Love | Joe Simon |
| 1972 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/12/1972 | 10/07/1972 | 11 | 7 | | 2 | Play Me | Neil Diamond |
1 | 1972 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/26/1972 | 10/21/1972 | 12 | 7 | | 2 | Tight Rope | Leon Russell |
1 | 1972 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/02/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 13 | 10 | | 2 | Listen To The Music | The Doobie Brothers |
| 1972 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/04/1972 | 01/13/1973 | 14 | 10 | | 1 | Living In The Past | Jethro Tull |
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| 1972 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/25/1972 | 04/29/1972 | 9 | 8 | | 2 | The Family Of Man | Three Dog Night |
| 1972 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/22/1972 | 05/13/1972 | 12 | 10 | | 1 | Castles In The Air | Don McLean |
| 1972 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/18/1972 | 05/13/1972 | 12 | 10 | | 1 | Vincent | Don McLean |
| 1972 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/29/1972 | 06/10/1972 | 10 | 8 | | 2 | It's Going To Take Some Time | Carpenters |
1 | 1972 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/03/1972 | 07/22/1972 | 11 | 8 | | 2 | Take It Easy | Eagles |
▲ | 1972 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/10/1972 | 08/26/1972 | 15 | 10 | | 2 | Motorcycle Mama | Sailcat |
1 | 1972 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/14/1972 | 12/30/1972 | 15 | 10 | | 1 | Something's Wrong With Me | Austin Roberts |
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| 1972 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/12/1972 | 04/15/1972 | 13 | 10 | | 2 | Roundabout | Yes |
| 1972 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/10/1972 | 07/15/1972 | 9 | 8 | | 2 | Too Young | Donny Osmond |
▲ | 1972 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/20/1972 | 07/29/1972 | 14 | 9 | | 2 | Day By Day | Godspell |
| 1972 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/26/1972 | 10/14/1972 | 10 | 7 | | 2 | You Wear It Well | Rod Stewart |
| 1972 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/16/1972 | 10/28/1972 | 12 | 9 | | 1 | Lonely Boy | Donny Osmond |
| 1972 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/26/1972 | 10/28/1972 | 12 | 9 | | 1 | Why | Donny Osmond |
1 | 1972 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/28/1972 | 02/24/1973 | 22 | 11 | | 2 | Dancing In The Moonlight | King Harvest |
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| 1972 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/25/1972 | 04/29/1972 | 10 | 7 | | 2 | Baby Blue | Badfinger |
| 1972 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/01/1972 | 08/05/1972 | 9 | 7 | | 2 | Hold Her Tight | The Osmonds |
1 | 1972 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/05/1972 | 10/07/1972 | 13 | 9 | | 2 | Speak To The Sky | Rick Springfield |
| 1972 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/21/1972 | 12/09/1972 | 12 | 8 | | 2 | Crazy Horses | The Osmonds |
| 1972 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/02/1972 | 01/13/1973 | 11 | 9 | | 2 | Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight | James Taylor |
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| 1972 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/12/1972 | 04/01/1972 | 11 | 9 | | 2 | Rock And Roll Lullaby | B. J. Thomas |
| 1972 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/22/1972 | 06/10/1972 | 11 | 8 | | 2 | Diary | Bread |
1 | 1972 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/03/1972 | 09/16/1972 | 20 | 11 | | 2 | Beautiful Sunday | Daniel Boone |
| 1972 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/11/1972 | 12/30/1972 | 11 | 8 | | 1 | Sweet Surrender | Bread |
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| 1972 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/22/1972 | 05/27/1972 | 22 | 10 | | 1 | Slippin' Into Darkness | War |
| 1972 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/08/1972 | 06/10/1972 | 14 | 9 | | 3 | I Saw The Light | Todd Rundgren |
| 1972 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/27/1972 | 07/15/1972 | 11 | 9 | | 2 | I Wanna Be Where You Are | Michael Jackson |
| 1972 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/25/1972 | 01/27/1973 | 11 | 9 | | 1 | I Wanna Be With You | Raspberries |
▲ | 1972 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/09/1972 | 02/03/1973 | 13 | 8 | | 2 | Love Jones | The Brighter Side Of Darkness |
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| 1972 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/01/1972 | 02/12/1972 | 10 | 8 | | 2 | Stay With Me | Faces |
| 1972 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/22/1972 | 09/09/1972 | 10 | 8 | | 1 | Join Together | The Who |
▲ | 1972 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/02/1972 | 11/18/1972 | 13 | 9 | | 1 | Thunder And Lightning | Chi Coltrane |
| 1972 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/14/1972 | 12/09/1972 | 12 | 8 | | 1 | Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) | Jim Croce |
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| 1972 | 18 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/19/1972 | 04/15/1972 | 12 | 8 | | 2 | Taurus | Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
▲ | 1972 | 18 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/04/1972 | 05/06/1972 | 12 | 8 | | 1 | Suavecito | Malo |
| 1972 | 18 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/05/1972 | 10/21/1972 | 14 | 8 | | 1 | Get On The Good Foot | James Brown |
| 1972 | 18 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/29/1972 | 10/28/1972 | 16 | 9 | | 1 | The City Of New Orleans | Arlo Guthrie |
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| 1972 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/08/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 20 | 9 | | 2 | Starting All Over Again | Mel & Tim |
| 1972 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/18/1972 | 01/13/1973 | 14 | 9 | | 1 | Pieces Of April | Three Dog Night |
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| 1972 | 21 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/23/1972 | 02/24/1973 | 12 | 8 | | 2 | Driedel | Don McLean |
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1 | 1972 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/29/1972 | 04/08/1972 | 14 | 8 | | 2 | Crazy Mama | J. J. Cale |
| 1972 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/08/1972 | 05/27/1972 | 11 | 8 | | 2 | Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard | Paul Simon |
| 1972 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/20/1972 | 06/24/1972 | 8 | 6 | | 2 | Living In A House Divided | Cher |
| 1972 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/12/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 16 | 8 | | 2 | I Believe In Music | Gallery |
| 1972 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/30/1972 | 03/10/1973 | 12 | 6 | | 1 | Peaceful, Easy Feeling | Eagles |
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| 1972 | 23 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/16/1972 | 11/11/1972 | 10 | 6 | | 1 | Spaceman | Nilsson |
| 1972 | 23 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/30/1972 | 03/17/1973 | 15 | 8 | | 2 | Big City Miss Ruth Ann | Gallery |
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1 | 1972 | 24 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/11/1972 | 06/03/1972 | 16 | 9 | | 2 | Taxi | Harry Chapin |
| 1972 | 24 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/28/1972 | 12/09/1972 | 10 | 6 | | 1 | Dialogue | Chicago |
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| 1972 | 25 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/22/1972 | 03/25/1972 | 12 | 7 | | 1 | We've Got To Get It On Again | The Addrisi Brothers |
| 1972 | 25 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/06/1972 | 06/10/1972 | 8 | 5 | | 2 | Someday Never Comes | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 1972 | 25 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/03/1972 | 07/22/1972 | 11 | 6 | | 2 | People Make The World Go Round | The Stylistics |
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| 1972 | 26 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/07/1972 | 11/11/1972 | 8 | 6 | | 2 | Elected | Alice Cooper |
| 1972 | 26 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/04/1972 | 12/16/1972 | 11 | 5 | | 1 | Long Dark Road | The Hollies |
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| 1972 | 27 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/12/1972 | 03/18/1972 | 7 | 4 | | 1 | Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing | James Brown |
| 1972 | 27 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/18/1972 | 04/29/1972 | 9 | 6 | | 1 | Jump Into The Fire | Nilsson |
▲ | 1972 | 27 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/18/1972 | 05/06/1972 | 11 | 6 | | 2 | Run Run Run | Jo Jo Gunne |
▲ | 1972 | 27 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/22/1972 | 07/08/1972 | 14 | 9 | | 1 | I've Been Lonely For So Long | Frederick Knight |
| 1972 | 27 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/23/1972 | 11/18/1972 | 11 | 7 | | 1 | American City Suite | Cashman & West |
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| 1972 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/08/1972 | 02/26/1972 | 11 | 5 | | 1 | Footstompin' Music | Grand Funk Railroad |
▲ | 1972 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/22/1972 | 03/04/1972 | 10 | 5 | | 2 | Softly Whispering I Love You | The English Congregation |
| 1972 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/22/1972 | 06/10/1972 | 10 | 7 | | 2 | Isn't Life Strange | The Moody Blues |
▲ | 1972 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/24/1972 | 08/26/1972 | 12 | 6 | | 2 | Small Beginnings | Flash |
1 | 1972 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/15/1972 | 09/16/1972 | 12 | 5 | | 2 | You're Still A Young Man | Tower Of Power |
1 | 1972 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/02/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 12 | 6 | | 2 | Loving You Just Crossed My Mind | Sam Neely |
| 1972 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/23/1972 | 11/25/1972 | 13 | 6 | | 2 | Rock 'N' Roll Soul | Grand Funk Railroad |
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| 1972 | 30 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/26/1972 | 04/08/1972 | 11 | 5 | | 1 | Do Your Thing | Isaac Hayes |
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| 1972 | 31 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/29/1972 | 03/11/1972 | 9 | 5 | | 2 | Ring The Living Bell | Melanie |
| 1972 | 31 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/29/1972 | 06/03/1972 | 9 | 4 | | 2 | Old Man | Neil Young |
| 1972 | 31 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/09/1972 | 02/10/1973 | 12 | 6 | | 1 | Harry Hippie | Bobby Womack & Peace |
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1 | 1972 | 32 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/25/1972 | 05/20/1972 | 11 | 5 | | 1 | You Could Have Been A Lady | April Wine |
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| 1972 | 33 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/08/1972 | 02/12/1972 | 9 | 5 | | 2 | Feelin' Alright | Joe Cocker |
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| 1972 | 35 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/22/1972 | 03/11/1972 | 10 | 3 | | 1 | The Nickel Song | Melanie |
| 1972 | 35 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/04/1972 | 12/16/1972 | 9 | 3 | | 1 | I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) | Gary Glitter |
| 1972 | 35 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/16/1972 | 02/24/1973 | 11 | 2 | | 1 | Jesus Is Just Alright | The Doobie Brothers |
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1 | 1972 | 37 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/23/1972 | 11/11/1972 | 11 | 3 | | 2 | All The Young Dudes | Mott The Hoople |
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| 1972 | 38 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/01/1972 | 05/06/1972 | 8 | 2 | | 1 | Mister Can't You See | Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| 1972 | 38 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/19/1972 | 09/30/1972 | 9 | 2 | | 2 | If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry | Jerry Wallace |
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1 | 1972 | 39 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/29/1972 | 09/23/1972 | 12 | 3 | | 2 | Easy Livin' | Uriah Heep |
| 1972 | 39 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/26/1972 | 10/28/1972 | 11 | 2 | | 1 | From The Beginning | Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 1972 | 39 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/09/1972 | 01/13/1973 | 8 | 2 | | 2 | The Relay | The Who |
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| 1972 | 40 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/18/1972 | 12/16/1972 | 7 | 1 | | 1 | Angel | Rod Stewart |
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| 1972 | 41 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/04/1972 | 04/08/1972 | 7 | | | 1 | Tiny Dancer | Elton John |
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| 1972 | 42 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/12/1972 | 03/11/1972 | 6 | | | 1 | Handbags & Gladrags | Rod Stewart |
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| 1972 | 43 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/06/1972 | 06/10/1972 | 7 | | | 1 | There It Is | James Brown |
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| 1972 | 44 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/18/1972 | 05/13/1972 | 11 | | | 2 | Hearsay | The Soul Children |
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1 | 1972 | 46 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/04/1972 | 04/08/1972 | 8 | | | 1 | Son Of My Father | Giorgio |
| 1972 | 46 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/09/1972 | 10/21/1972 | 8 | | | 1 | Don't Hide Your Love | Cher |
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| 1972 | 47 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/18/1972 | 04/15/1972 | 7 | | | 2 | Rock And Roll | Led Zeppelin |
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| 1972 | 48 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/23/1972 | 12/02/1972 | 13 | | | 2 | Let It Rain | Eric Clapton |
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| 1972 | 49 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/11/1972 | 04/22/1972 | 10 | | | 2 | Be My Lover | Alice Cooper |
▲ | 1972 | 49 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/04/1972 | 12/09/1972 | 12 | | | 1 | In Heaven There Is No Beer | Clean Living |
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| 1972 | 51 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/30/1972 | 02/03/1973 | 7 | | | 1 | Lucky Man | Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
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| 1972 | 52 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/29/1972 | 03/11/1972 | 10 | | | 2 | Iron Man | Black Sabbath |
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| 1972 | 53 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/02/1972 | 10/07/1972 | 7 | | | 1 | For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 1972 | 53 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/23/1972 | 01/13/1973 | 6 | | | 2 | Remember (Christmas) | Nilsson |
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▲ | 1972 | 56 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/27/1972 | 07/15/1972 | 10 | | | 2 | In A Broken Dream | Python Lee Jackson |
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| 1972 | 57 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/29/1972 | 03/11/1972 | 9 | | | 2 | Diamonds Are Forever | Shirley Bassey |
| 1972 | 57 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/11/1972 | 12/09/1972 | 8 | | | 2 | 992 Arguments | The O'Jays |
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| 1972 | 58 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/27/1972 | 07/29/1972 | 11 | | | 1 | Beautiful | Gordon Lightfoot |
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| 1972 | 60 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/06/1972 | 06/03/1972 | 9 | | | 2 | Woman's Gotta Have It | Bobby Womack |
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| 1972 | 65 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/08/1972 | 02/05/1972 | 5 | | | 1 | Another Puff | Jerry Reed |
| 1972 | 65 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/01/1972 | 08/19/1972 | 9 | | | 1 | Starman | David Bowie |
| 1972 | 65 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/08/1972 | 08/26/1972 | 10 | | | 2 | That's The Way God Planned It | Billy Preston |
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1 | 1972 | 66 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/15/1972 | 05/13/1972 | 7 | | | 1 | Changes | David Bowie |
1 | 1972 | 66 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/02/1972 | 09/30/1972 | 7 | | | 2 | Think (About It) | Lyn Collins |
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| 1972 | 71 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/25/1972 | 12/23/1972 | 5 | | | 1 | The Jean Genie | David Bowie |
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1 | 1972 | 72 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/01/1972 | 08/05/1972 | 7 | | | 1 | Delta Dawn | Tanya Tucker |
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1 | 1972 | 75 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/05/1972 | 02/12/1972 | 3 | | | 1 | Lonesome Mary | Chilliwack |
▲ | 1972 | 75 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/05/1972 | 03/11/1972 | 6 | | | 1 | White Lies | Grin |
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| 1972 | 76 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/30/1972 | 02/03/1973 | 7 | | | 1 | Fever | Rita Coolidge |
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| 1972 | 77 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/22/1972 | 02/12/1972 | 5 | | | 2 | I Wrote A Simple Song | Billy Preston |
| 1972 | 77 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/29/1972 | 05/13/1972 | 4 | | | 1 | Ain't Wastin' Time No More | The Allman Brothers Band |
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1 | 1972 | 82 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/02/1972 | 09/30/1972 | 5 | | | 1 | Lady Eleanor | Lindisfarne |
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1 | 1972 | 83 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/07/1972 | 12/16/1972 | 7 | | | 2 | I Just Want To Make Love To You | Foghat |
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1 | 1972 | 84 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/15/1972 | 05/06/1972 | 5 | | | 2 | Vahevala | Loggins & Messina |
| 1972 | 84 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/16/1972 | 09/16/1972 | 1 | | | 1 | Them Changes | Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles |
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| 1972 | 86 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/12/1972 | 08/19/1972 | 2 | | | 1 | Melissa | The Allman Brothers Band |
| 1972 | 86 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/30/1972 | 10/21/1972 | 4 | | | 1 | Dinah Flo | Boz Scaggs |
| 1972 | 86 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/02/1972 | 12/23/1972 | 4 | | | 1 | One Way Out | The Allman Brothers Band |
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| 1972 | 88 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/22/1972 | 08/19/1972 | 6 | | | 2 | Goodbye Again | John Denver |
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▲ | 1972 | 91 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/11/1972 | 03/18/1972 | 3 | | | 2 | Son Of My Father | Chicory |
▲ | 1972 | 91 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/14/1972 | 11/04/1972 | 4 | | | 1 | Deteriorata | National Lampoon |
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| 1972 | 93 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/15/1972 | 01/22/1972 | 2 | | | 1 | Rock & Roll Stew | Traffic |
1 | 1972 | 93 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/28/1972 | 11/25/1972 | 5 | | | 1 | Do Ya | The Move |
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| 1972 | 97 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/25/1972 | 11/25/1972 | 2 | | | 2 | America | Simon & Garfunkel |
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| 1972 | 98 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/13/1972 | 05/20/1972 | 2 | | | 1 | Me And Jesus | Tom T. Hall |
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| 1972 | 102 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/05/1972 | 08/05/1972 | 1 | | | 1 | It's Gonna Take A Little Bit Longer | Charley Pride |
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| 1972 | 105 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/22/1972 | 05/13/1972 | 5 | | | 2 | Do You Remember These | The Statler Brothers |
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| 1972 | 107 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/26/1972 | 03/11/1972 | 3 | | | 1 | Love The Life You Live | Kool & The Gang |
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| 1972 | 112 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/27/1972 | 06/03/1972 | 2 | | | 1 | (Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date | Conway Twitty |
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1 | 1973 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/23/1972 | 03/10/1973 | 16 | 11 | | 1 | Do You Want To Dance? | Bette Midler |
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| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 04/01/1972 | | 15 | | | 1 | (Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date | Conway Twitty |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 12/02/1972 | | 15 | | | 1 | (Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine | Tom T. Hall |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 04/29/1972 | | 16 | | | 2 | Eleven Roses | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 09/02/1972 | | 16 | | | 3 | Funny Face | Donna Fargo |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 10/14/1972 | | 17 | | | 3 | Got The All Overs For You (All Over Me) | Freddie Hart |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 08/12/1972 | | 15 | | | 2 | I Ain't Never | Mel Tillis & The Statesiders |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 07/29/1972 | | 15 | | | 1 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Conway Twitty |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 12/09/1972 | | 14 | | | 1 | I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me | Merle Haggard |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 07/22/1972 | | 17 | | | 2 | If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry | Jerry Wallace |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 06/03/1972 | | 16 | | | 3 | It's Gonna Take A Little Bit Longer | Charley Pride |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 09/02/1972 | | 14 | | | 1 | It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) | Merle Haggard |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 04/29/1972 | | 15 | | | 1 | Made In Japan | Buck Owens & The Buckaroos |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 01/29/1972 | | 19 | | | 6 | My Hang-Up Is You | Freddie Hart |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 12/09/1972 | | 16 | | | 1 | Rated "X" | Loretta Lynn |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 11/11/1972 | | 15 | | | 1 | Soul Song | Joe Stampley |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 12/30/1972 | | 19 | | | 2 | Teddy Bear Song | Barbara Fairchild |
1 | 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 03/25/1972 | | 23 | | | 3 | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. | Donna Fargo |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 12/16/1972 | | 17 | | | 1 | The Lord Knows I'm Drinking | Cal Smith |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 03/11/1972 | | 15 | | | 3 | Think About It Darlin' | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 12/30/1972 | | 15 | | | 1 | 'Til I Get It Right | Tammy Wynette |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 06/10/1972 | | 18 | | | 1 | Woman (Sensuous Woman) | Don Gibson |
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| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Country
| 03/11/1972 | | 15 | | | 4 | Do You Remember These | The Statler Brothers |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard Country
| 05/20/1972 | | 14 | | | 1 | Loving You Could Never Be Better | George Jones |
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| 1972 | 3 | Billboard Country
| 01/08/1972 | | 18 | | | 1 | Good Hearted Woman | Waylon Jennings |
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| 1972 | 5 | Billboard Country
| 10/28/1972 | | 16 | | | | A Picture Of Me (Without You) | George Jones |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard Country
| 11/04/1972 | | 16 | | | | Lovin' On Back Streets | Mel Street |
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1 | 1972 | 6 | Billboard Country
| 05/13/1972 | | 17 | | | | Delta Dawn | Tanya Tucker |
| 1972 | 6 | Billboard Country
| 07/08/1972 | | 15 | | | | The Ceremony | Tammy Wynette & George Jones |
| 1972 | 6 | Billboard Country
| 03/11/1972 | | 14 | | | | Touch Your Woman | Dolly Parton |
| 1972 | 6 | Billboard Country
| 02/12/1972 | | 14 | | | | We Can Make It | George Jones |
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1 | 1972 | 7 | Billboard Country
| 05/27/1972 | | 17 | | | | Borrowed Angel | Mel Street |
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| 1972 | 8 | Billboard Country
| 03/18/1972 | | 15 | | | | Me And Jesus | Tom T. Hall |
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| 1972 | 10 | Billboard Country
| 12/23/1972 | | 17 | | | | Danny's Song | Anne Murray |
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| 1972 | 14 | Billboard Country
| 07/22/1972 | | 15 | | | | Whiskey River | Johnny Bush |
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| 1972 | 26 | Billboard Country
| 08/26/1972 | | 11 | | | | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me | Mac Davis |
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| 1972 | 27 | Billboard Country
| 01/01/1972 | | 11 | | | | Another Puff | Jerry Reed |
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| 1972 | 44 | Billboard Country
| 09/16/1972 | | 9 | | | | Garden Party | Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band |
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1 | 1972 | 51 | Billboard Country
| 05/06/1972 | | 9 | | | | Hot Rod Lincoln | Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
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▲ | 1972 | 55 | Billboard Country
| 07/15/1972 | | 8 | | | | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast | Wayne Newton |
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▲ | 1972 | 63 | Billboard Country
| 10/28/1972 | | 6 | | | | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues | Danny O'Keefe |
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| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 06/03/1972 | | 15 | | | 4 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right | Luther Ingram |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 07/08/1972 | | 17 | | | 1 | Back Stabbers | The O'Jays |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 12/30/1972 | | 15 | | | 1 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love | Spinners |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 03/18/1972 | | 12 | | | 2 | Day Dreaming | Aretha Franklin |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 08/12/1972 | | 15 | | | 4 | Get On The Good Foot | James Brown |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 01/22/1972 | | 17 | | | 1 | I Gotcha | Joe Tex |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 10/14/1972 | | 16 | | | 2 | If You Don't Know Me By Now | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 09/16/1972 | | 14 | | | 5 | I'll Be Around | Spinners |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 04/01/1972 | | 16 | | | 4 | I'll Take You There | The Staple Singers |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 07/15/1972 | | 12 | | | 2 | I'm Still In Love With You | Al Green |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 02/26/1972 | | 13 | | | 4 | In The Rain | The Dramatics |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 04/29/1972 | | 17 | | | 1 | Lean On Me | Bill Withers |
1 | 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 10/28/1972 | | 18 | | | 4 | Me And Mrs. Jones | Billy Paul |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 04/08/1972 | | 15 | | | 2 | Oh Girl | The Chi-Lites |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 05/06/1972 | | 15 | | | 1 | Outa-Space | Billy Preston |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 07/15/1972 | | 13 | | | 2 | Power Of Love | Joe Simon |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 11/25/1972 | | 17 | | | 3 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 02/12/1972 | | 10 | | | 1 | Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing | James Brown |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 06/17/1972 | | 13 | | | 1 | Where Is The Love | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
1 | 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 11/11/1972 | | 18 | | | 2 | Why Can't We Live Together | Timmy Thomas |
| 1972 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 04/29/1972 | | 14 | | | 1 | Woman's Gotta Have It | Bobby Womack |
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| 1972 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 03/04/1972 | | 13 | | | 2 | Betcha By Golly, Wow | The Stylistics f/ Russell Thompkins, Jr. |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 07/15/1972 | | 19 | | | 3 | Everybody Plays The Fool | The Main Ingredient |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 08/12/1972 | | 17 | | | 4 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly) | Curtis Mayfield |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 06/03/1972 | | 12 | | | 2 | I Wanna Be Where You Are | Michael Jackson |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 03/18/1972 | | 9 | | | 1 | Rockin' Robin | Michael Jackson |
| 1972 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 09/02/1972 | | 13 | | | 2 | Use Me | Bill Withers |
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| 1972 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 02/26/1972 | | 9 | | | 1 | Do Your Thing | Isaac Hayes |
1 | 1972 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 10/28/1972 | | 21 | | | 3 | Love Jones | The Brighter Side Of Darkness |
| 1972 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 12/02/1972 | | 15 | | | 2 | The World Is A Ghetto | War |
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| 1972 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 10/14/1972 | | 15 | | | | I'm Stone In Love With You | The Stylistics |
| 1972 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 07/08/1972 | | 14 | | | | Starting All Over Again | Mel & Tim |
| 1972 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 04/01/1972 | | 12 | | | | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack |
| 1972 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 05/20/1972 | | 11 | | | | Troglodyte (Cave Man) | The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 1972 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 12/23/1972 | | 14 | | | | Trouble Man | Marvin Gaye |
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| 1972 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 08/19/1972 | | 14 | | | | Ben | Michael Jackson |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 03/04/1972 | | 13 | | | | Hearsay | The Soul Children |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 10/14/1972 | | 18 | | | | Papa Was A Rolling Stone | The Temptations(2) |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 11/25/1972 | | 15 | | | | Superfly | Curtis Mayfield |
| 1972 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 06/10/1972 | | 13 | | | | Too Late To Turn Back Now | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
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| 1972 | 6 | Billboard R&B
| 06/10/1972 | | 10 | | | | People Make The World Go Round | The Stylistics |
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| 1972 | 8 | Billboard R&B
| 12/16/1972 | | 13 | | | | Harry Hippie | Bobby Womack & Peace |
1 | 1972 | 8 | Billboard R&B
| 04/15/1972 | | 14 | | | | I've Been Lonely For So Long | Frederick Knight |
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1 | 1972 | 9 | Billboard R&B
| 07/15/1972 | | 17 | | | | Think (About It) | Lyn Collins |
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▲ | 1972 | 11 | Billboard R&B
| 01/08/1972 | | 14 | | | | Jungle Fever | The Chakachas |
| 1972 | 11 | Billboard R&B
| 02/26/1972 | | 9 | | | | Taurus | Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
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| 1972 | 12 | Billboard R&B
| 01/15/1972 | | 12 | | | | Slippin' Into Darkness | War |
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| 1972 | 13 | Billboard R&B
| 11/18/1972 | | 9 | | | | 992 Arguments | The O'Jays |
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1 | 1972 | 24 | Billboard R&B
| 08/26/1972 | | 8 | | | | You're Still A Young Man | Tower Of Power |
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| 1972 | 28 | Billboard R&B
| 04/29/1972 | | 6 | | | | (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All | The 5th Dimension |
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| 1972 | 31 | Billboard R&B
| 02/19/1972 | | 8 | | | | Love The Life You Live | Kool & The Gang |
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| 1972 | 38 | Billboard R&B
| 10/21/1972 | | 6 | | | | I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash |
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| 1972 | 42 | Billboard R&B
| 09/30/1972 | | 7 | | | | My Ding-A-Ling | Chuck Berry |
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| 1972 | 44 | Billboard R&B
| 05/13/1972 | | 9 | | | | There It Is | James Brown |