POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 12, 1972
1

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

2

American Pie (Parts I & II)

Don McLean

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 1

3

Without You

Nilsson

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 5

4

Precious And Few

Climax

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

5

Never Been To Spain

Three Dog Night

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 12 wks • Prev: 6

6

Hurting Each Other

Carpenters

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 9

7

Down By The Lazy River

The Osmonds

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

8

Joy

Apollo featuring Tom Parker

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

9

Brand New Key

Melanie

↓ 6

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

10

Day After Day

Badfinger

↓ 6

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

11

Clean Up Woman

Betty Wright

—

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

12

Sunshine

Jonathan Edwards

↓ 5

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 7

13

Anticipation

Carly Simon

↑ 1

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

14

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Robert John

↑ 6

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

15

Black Dog

Led Zeppelin

↑ 8

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

16

Sweet Seasons

Carole King

↑ 19

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

17

Stay With Me

Faces

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 19

18

Scorpio

Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

↓ 5

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 13

19

Drowning In The Sea Of Love

Joe Simon

↓ 2

Peak: 11 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

20

You Are Everything

The Stylistics

↓ 5

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

21

Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'

Charley Pride

—

Peak: 21 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

22

The Witch Queen Of New Orleans

Redbone

—

Peak: 21 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

23

Don't Say You Don't Remember

Beverly Bremers

↑ 6

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 29

24

Fire And Water

Wilson Pickett

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

25

Bang A Gong (Get It On)

T. Rex

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 31

26

My World

Bee Gees

↑ 13

Peak: 16 • 8 wks • Prev: 39

27

That's The Way I Feel About Cha

Bobby Womack & Peace

↑ 1

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

28

Everything I Own

Bread

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 40

29

The Way Of Love

Cher

↑ 13

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 42

30

Floy Joy

The Supremes

↑ 3

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 33

31

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

The New Seekers

↓ 13

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

32

Sugar Daddy

Jackson 5

↓ 16

Peak: 10 • 10 wks • Prev: 16

33

Feeling Alright

Joe Cocker

↑ 1

Peak: 33 • 15 wks • Prev: 34

34

Footstompin' Music

Grand Funk Railroad

↑ 2

Peak: 29 • 11 wks • Prev: 36

35

Ain't Understanding Mellow

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager

↑ 3

Peak: 21 • 18 wks • Prev: 38

36

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

The Hillside Singers

↓ 10

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 26

37

Together Let's Find Love

The 5th Dimension

—

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

38

Levon

Elton John

↓ 14

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 24

39

Heart Of Gold

Neil Young

↑ 23

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 62

40

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

Donnie Elbert

↑ 4

Peak: 22 • 9 wks • Prev: 44

41

Softly Whispering I Love You

The English Congregation

↑ 8

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 49

42

Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↓ 15

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

43

You Want It, You Got It

Detroit Emeralds

↑ 3

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 46

44

Jungle Fever

The Chakachas

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 45

45

Do The Funky Penguin Part I

Rufus Thomas

↑ 2

Peak: 44 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

46

The Nickel Song

Melanie

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

47

Tupelo Honey

Van Morrison

↑ 1

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

48

We've Got To Get It On Again

Addrisi Brothers

↑ 5

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 53

49

I Gotcha

Joe Tex

↑ 19

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 68

50

Ring The Living Bell

Melanie

↑ 16

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

51

Mother And Child Reunion

Paul Simon

↑ 34

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 85

52

Runnin' Away

Sly & The Family Stone

↑ 35

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 87

53

Country Wine

The Raiders

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 6 wks • Prev: 55

54

Son Of Shaft

The Bar-Kays

—

Peak: 53 • 10 wks • Prev: 54

55

Show Me How

The Emotions

↑ 1

Peak: 52 • 14 wks • Prev: 56

56

Until It's Time For You To Go

Elvis Presley

↑ 4

Peak: 40 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

57

Daisy Mae

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

↓ 16

Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

58

The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)

Free Movement

↓ 8

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

59

Move 'Em Out

Delaney & Bonnie

↑ 4

Peak: 59 • 5 wks • Prev: 63

60

Under My Wheels

Alice Cooper

↓ 1

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

61

Talking Loud And Saying Nothing - Part I

James Brown

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 7 wks

62

Crazy Mama

J.J. Cale

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 72

63

Love Me, Love Me Love

Frank Mills

↑ 11

Peak: 46 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

64

Iron Man

Black Sabbath

↑ 9

Peak: 52 • 10 wks • Prev: 73

65

Brian's Song

Michel Legrand

↑ 12

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 77

66

No One To Depend On

Santana

★ NEW

Peak: 36 • 9 wks

67

Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)

The Persuaders

—

Peak: 64 • 10 wks • Prev: 67

68

Slippin' Into Darkness

War

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 22 wks • Prev: 70

69

Ajax Airlines

Hudson and Landry

—

Peak: 68 • 6 wks • Prev: 69

70

Pain (Part I)

Ohio Players

↓ 6

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

71

Rock And Roll Lullaby

B.J. Thomas

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 11 wks

72

Diamonds Are Forever

Shirley Bassey

↑ 8

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

73

Keep Playin' That Rock 'N' Roll

Edgar Winter's White Trash

↑ 2

Peak: 70 • 11 wks • Prev: 75

74

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

Ten Years After

↓ 13

Peak: 61 • 5 wks • Prev: 61

75

Lonesome Mary

Chilliwack

↑ 8

Peak: 75 • 3 wks • Prev: 83

76

Cry

Lynn Anderson

↑ 2

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 78

77

I Wrote A Simple Song

Billy Preston

↑ 2

Peak: 77 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

78

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

Roberta Flack

↑ 3

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 81

79

Now Run And Tell That

Denise LaSalle

↑ 16

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 95

80

Handbags And Gladrags

Rod Stewart

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 6 wks

81

Gimme Some More

The JB's

↑ 7

Peak: 67 • 8 wks • Prev: 88

82

Runaway/Happy Together

Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando

↑ 8

Peak: 79 • 4 wks • Prev: 90

83

Standing In For Jody

Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher)

↑ 6

Peak: 74 • 7 wks • Prev: 89

84

Every Day Of My Life

Bobby Vinton

↑ 9

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 93

85

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

Goose Creek Symphony

↑ 1

Peak: 64 • 9 wks • Prev: 86

86

Bedtime Story

Tammy Wynette

↑ 5

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 91

87

Mr. Penguin-Pt. I

Lunar Funk

↑ 9

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 96

88

Roundabout

Yes

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 13 wks

89

Glory Bound

The Grass Roots

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 10 wks

90

Step Out

The Mamas & The Papas

★ NEW

Peak: 81 • 3 wks

91

White Lies

Grin

↑ 1

Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 92

92

Sweet Baby

Donnie Elbert

↑ 2

Peak: 92 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

93

A Simple Game

Four Tops

↑ 4

Peak: 90 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

94

Goin' Down (On The Road To L.A.)

Terry Black & Laurel Ward

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 8 wks

95

Number Wonderful

Rock Flowers

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 2 wks

96

That's What Love Will Make You Do

Little Milton

★ NEW

Peak: 59 • 6 wks

97

Get Out Of Bed

Livingston Taylor

↑ 1

Peak: 97 • 2 wks • Prev: 98

98

Cheer

Potliquor

↑ 1

Peak: 65 • 11 wks • Prev: 99

99

It's Four In The Morning

Faron Young

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 4 wks

100

Shake Off The Demon

Brewer And Shipley

—

Peak: 98 • 3 wks • Prev: 100

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