POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 5, 1972
1

American Pie (Parts I & II)

Don McLean

—

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 1

2

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

3

Brand New Key

Melanie

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 2

4

Day After Day

Badfinger

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

5

Without You

Nilsson

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 14

6

Never Been To Spain

Three Dog Night

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

7

Sunshine

Jonathan Edwards

↓ 3

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

8

Precious And Few

Climax

↑ 8

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

9

Hurting Each Other

Carpenters

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

10

Joy

Apollo featuring Tom Parker

↑ 5

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 15

11

Clean Up Woman

Betty Wright

↓ 5

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 6

12

Down By The Lazy River

The Osmonds

↑ 20

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 32

13

Scorpio

Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

↓ 6

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 7

14

Anticipation

Carly Simon

↑ 3

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

15

You Are Everything

The Stylistics

↓ 6

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

16

Sugar Daddy

Jackson 5

↓ 6

Peak: 10 • 10 wks • Prev: 10

17

Drowning In The Sea Of Love

Joe Simon

↓ 6

Peak: 11 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

18

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

The New Seekers

↓ 6

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 12

19

Stay With Me

Faces

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 21

20

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Robert John

↑ 18

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 38

21

Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'

Charley Pride

↑ 1

Peak: 21 • 16 wks • Prev: 22

22

The Witch Queen Of New Orleans

Redbone

↑ 2

Peak: 21 • 17 wks • Prev: 24

23

Black Dog

Led Zeppelin

—

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

24

Levon

Elton John

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 25

25

Fire And Water

Wilson Pickett

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 27

26

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

The Hillside Singers

↓ 7

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

27

Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 1

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 28

28

That's The Way I Feel About Cha

Bobby Womack & Peace

↑ 1

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 29

29

Don't Say You Don't Remember

Beverly Bremers

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 33

30

Family Affair

Sly & The Family Stone

↓ 12

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

31

Bang A Gong (Get It On)

T. Rex

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 37

32

It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love)

The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy

↓ 12

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 20

33

Floy Joy

The Supremes

↑ 7

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

34

Feeling Alright

Joe Cocker

↑ 2

Peak: 33 • 15 wks • Prev: 36

35

Sweet Seasons

Carole King

↑ 42

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 77

36

Footstompin' Music

Grand Funk Railroad

↑ 12

Peak: 29 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

37

Together Let's Find Love

The 5th Dimension

↑ 2

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 39

38

Ain't Understanding Mellow

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager

↑ 3

Peak: 21 • 18 wks • Prev: 41

39

My World

Bee Gees

↑ 26

Peak: 16 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

40

Everything I Own

Bread

↑ 20

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 60

41

Daisy Mae

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

↑ 1

Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 42

42

The Way Of Love

Cher

↑ 40

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 82

43

Once You Understand

Think

↓ 8

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

44

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)

Donnie Elbert

↑ 27

Peak: 22 • 9 wks • Prev: 71

45

Jungle Fever

The Chakachas

↑ 12

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 57

46

You Want It, You Got It

Detroit Emeralds

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 50

47

Do The Funky Penguin Part I

Rufus Thomas

—

Peak: 44 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

48

Tupelo Honey

Van Morrison

↑ 1

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

49

Softly Whispering I Love You

The English Congregation

↑ 12

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 61

50

The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)

Free Movement

↑ 1

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

51

The Nickel Song

Melanie

↑ 18

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

52

Looking For A Love

The J. Geils Band

↓ 7

Peak: 39 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

53

We've Got To Get It On Again

Addrisi Brothers

↑ 9

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 62

54

Son Of Shaft

The Bar-Kays

↑ 1

Peak: 53 • 10 wks • Prev: 55

55

Country Wine

The Raiders

↑ 21

Peak: 51 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

56

Show Me How

The Emotions

—

Peak: 52 • 14 wks • Prev: 56

57

Way Back Home

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

↓ 5

Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 52

58

Those Were The Days

Carroll O'Connor And Jean Stapleton (As The Bunkers)

↓ 15

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

59

Under My Wheels

Alice Cooper

—

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

60

Until It's Time For You To Go

Elvis Presley

↑ 20

Peak: 40 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

61

Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N Roll You

Ten Years After

↑ 3

Peak: 61 • 5 wks • Prev: 64

62

Heart Of Gold

Neil Young

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 14 wks

63

Move 'Em Out

Delaney & Bonnie

↑ 7

Peak: 59 • 5 wks • Prev: 70

64

Pain (Part I)

Ohio Players

↑ 2

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 66

65

Another Puff

Jerry Reed

↑ 2

Peak: 65 • 5 wks • Prev: 67

66

Ring The Living Bell

Melanie

↑ 23

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 89

67

Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)

The Persuaders

↑ 1

Peak: 64 • 10 wks • Prev: 68

68

I Gotcha

Joe Tex

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 72

69

Ajax Airlines

Hudson and Landry

↑ 5

Peak: 68 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

70

Slippin' Into Darkness

War

↑ 5

Peak: 16 • 22 wks • Prev: 75

71

What Am I Living For

Ray Charles

↓ 17

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

72

Crazy Mama

J.J. Cale

↑ 19

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 91

73

Iron Man

Black Sabbath

↑ 5

Peak: 52 • 10 wks • Prev: 78

74

Love Me, Love Me Love

Frank Mills

↑ 14

Peak: 46 • 9 wks • Prev: 88

75

Keep Playin' That Rock 'N' Roll

Edgar Winter's White Trash

↑ 6

Peak: 70 • 11 wks • Prev: 81

76

Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)

Aretha Franklin

↓ 3

Peak: 73 • 4 wks • Prev: 73

77

Brian's Song

Michel Legrand

↑ 15

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 92

78

Cry

Lynn Anderson

↑ 8

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

79

I Wrote A Simple Song

Billy Preston

↑ 5

Peak: 77 • 5 wks • Prev: 84

80

Diamonds Are Forever

Shirley Bassey

↑ 20

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 100

81

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

Roberta Flack

↑ 2

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 83

82

Five Hundred Miles

Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti

↓ 3

Peak: 79 • 9 wks • Prev: 79

83

Lonesome Mary

Chilliwack

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 3 wks

84

Music From Across The Way

James Last

↑ 1

Peak: 84 • 4 wks • Prev: 85

85

Mother And Child Reunion

Paul Simon

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 13 wks

86

(Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz

Goose Creek Symphony

↑ 10

Peak: 64 • 9 wks • Prev: 96

87

Runnin' Away

Sly & The Family Stone

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 10 wks

88

Gimme Some More

The JB's

↑ 5

Peak: 67 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

89

Standing In For Jody

Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher)

↑ 5

Peak: 74 • 7 wks • Prev: 94

90

Runaway/Happy Together

Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando

↑ 9

Peak: 79 • 4 wks • Prev: 99

91

Bedtime Story

Tammy Wynette

↑ 6

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

92

White Lies

Grin

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 6 wks

93

Every Day Of My Life

Bobby Vinton

↑ 5

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 98

94

Sweet Baby

Donnie Elbert

↑ 1

Peak: 92 • 4 wks • Prev: 95

95

Now Run And Tell That

Denise LaSalle

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 11 wks

96

Mr. Penguin-Pt. I

Lunar Funk

★ NEW

Peak: 63 • 8 wks

97

A Simple Game

Four Tops

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 3 wks

98

Get Out Of Bed

Livingston Taylor

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 2 wks

99

Cheer

Potliquor

★ NEW

Peak: 65 • 11 wks

100

Shake Off The Demon

Brewer And Shipley

★ NEW

Peak: 98 • 3 wks

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