POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 26, 1972
1

Without You

Nilsson

—

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 1

2

Hurting Each Other

Carpenters

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 3

3

Precious And Few

Climax

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

4

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

5

Down By The Lazy River

The Osmonds

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 6

6

Joy

Apollo featuring Tom Parker

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

7

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Robert John

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 9

8

Everything I Own

Bread

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

9

American Pie (Parts I & II)

Don McLean

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 7

10

Sweet Seasons

Carole King

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 11

11

Never Been To Spain

Three Dog Night

↓ 6

Peak: 5 • 12 wks • Prev: 5

12

The Way Of Love

Cher

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 22

13

Heart Of Gold

Neil Young

↑ 14

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 27

14

Bang A Gong (Get It On)

T. Rex

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

15

Don't Say You Don't Remember

Beverly Bremers

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

16

My World

Bee Gees

↑ 7

Peak: 16 • 8 wks • Prev: 23

17

Day After Day

Badfinger

↓ 5

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

18

Floy Joy

The Supremes

↑ 7

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

19

Anticipation

Carly Simon

↓ 6

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

20

Stay With Me

Faces

↓ 3

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 17

21

Black Dog

Led Zeppelin

↓ 6

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

22

Jungle Fever

The Chakachas

↑ 13

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 35

23

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

Donnie Elbert

↑ 11

Peak: 22 • 9 wks • Prev: 34

24

Brand New Key

Melanie

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 14

25

Ain't Understanding Mellow

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager

↑ 7

Peak: 21 • 18 wks • Prev: 32

26

Clean Up Woman

Betty Wright

↓ 7

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

27

Mother And Child Reunion

Paul Simon

↑ 11

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 38

28

Fire And Water

Wilson Pickett

↓ 4

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

29

Footstompin' Music

Grand Funk Railroad

↑ 2

Peak: 29 • 11 wks • Prev: 31

30

Softly Whispering I Love You

The English Congregation

↑ 7

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

31

I Gotcha

Joe Tex

↑ 15

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 46

32

Rock And Roll Lullaby

B.J. Thomas

↑ 17

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

33

We've Got To Get It On Again

Addrisi Brothers

↑ 8

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

34

Ring The Living Bell

Melanie

↑ 5

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 39

35

Runnin' Away

Sly & The Family Stone

↑ 10

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

36

The Nickel Song

Melanie

↑ 7

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 43

37

Feeling Alright

Joe Cocker

↓ 4

Peak: 33 • 15 wks • Prev: 33

38

Talking Loud And Saying Nothing - Part I

James Brown

↑ 9

Peak: 27 • 7 wks • Prev: 47

39

You Want It, You Got It

Detroit Emeralds

↑ 1

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 40

40

Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'

Charley Pride

↓ 10

Peak: 21 • 16 wks • Prev: 30

41

Sunshine

Jonathan Edwards

↓ 21

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 20

42

That's The Way I Feel About Cha

Bobby Womack & Peace

↓ 6

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

43

The Witch Queen Of New Orleans

Redbone

↓ 22

Peak: 21 • 17 wks • Prev: 21

44

Until It's Time For You To Go

Elvis Presley

↑ 6

Peak: 40 • 9 wks • Prev: 50

45

No One To Depend On

Santana

↑ 10

Peak: 36 • 9 wks • Prev: 55

46

Handbags And Gladrags

Rod Stewart

↑ 10

Peak: 42 • 6 wks • Prev: 56

47

A Horse With No Name

America

↑ 37

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 84

48

Roundabout

Yes

↑ 14

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 62

49

Crazy Mama

J.J. Cale

↑ 8

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 57

50

Love Me, Love Me Love

Frank Mills

↑ 9

Peak: 46 • 9 wks • Prev: 59

51

Now Run And Tell That

Denise LaSalle

↑ 10

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 61

52

Could It Be Forever

David Cassidy

↑ 14

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

53

Show Me How

The Emotions

↓ 1

Peak: 52 • 14 wks • Prev: 52

54

Country Wine

The Raiders

↓ 3

Peak: 51 • 6 wks • Prev: 51

55

Together Let's Find Love

The 5th Dimension

↓ 1

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 54

56

Brian's Song

Michel Legrand

↑ 4

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

57

Son Of Shaft

The Bar-Kays

↓ 4

Peak: 53 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

58

Do The Funky Penguin Part I

Rufus Thomas

↓ 14

Peak: 44 • 10 wks • Prev: 44

59

Glory Bound

The Grass Roots

↑ 13

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 72

60

Puppy Love

Donny Osmond

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 12 wks

61

Iron Man

Black Sabbath

↑ 2

Peak: 52 • 10 wks • Prev: 63

62

Every Day Of My Life

Bobby Vinton

↑ 16

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 78

63

Taurus

Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

↑ 26

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 89

64

In The Rain

The Dramatics

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 13 wks

65

Slippin' Into Darkness

War

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 22 wks • Prev: 67

66

Diamonds Are Forever

Shirley Bassey

↑ 3

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 69

67

Gimme Some More

The JB's

↑ 6

Peak: 67 • 8 wks • Prev: 73

68

That's What Love Will Make You Do

Little Milton

↑ 6

Peak: 59 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

69

Do Your Thing

Isaac Hayes

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 11 wks

70

Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)

The Persuaders

↓ 6

Peak: 64 • 10 wks • Prev: 64

71

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

Goose Creek Symphony

↑ 9

Peak: 64 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

72

Keep Playin' That Rock 'N' Roll

Edgar Winter's White Trash

↓ 2

Peak: 70 • 11 wks • Prev: 70

73

The Day I Found Myself

The Honey Cone

↑ 15

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 88

74

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

Terry Black & Laurel Ward

↑ 13

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 87

75

Standing In For Jody

Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher)

—

Peak: 74 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

76

Mr. Penguin-Pt. I

Lunar Funk

↑ 6

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

77

Cheer

Potliquor

↑ 6

Peak: 65 • 11 wks • Prev: 83

78

A Cowboys Work Is Never Done

Sonny & Cher

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 13 wks

79

Betcha By Golly, Wow

The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr.

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 16 wks

80

Cry

Lynn Anderson

↓ 9

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 71

81

Step Out

The Mamas & The Papas

↑ 4

Peak: 81 • 3 wks • Prev: 85

83

White Lies

Grin

↑ 8

Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 91

84

What It Is

The Undisputed Truth

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 5 wks

85

Afro-Strut

The Nite-Liters

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 8 wks

86

Waking Up Alone

Paul Williams

↑ 10

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 96

87

(Love Me) Love The Life I Lead

The Fantastics

↑ 6

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 93

88

Nice To Be With You

Gallery

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 22 wks

89

Living Without You

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 7 wks

90

Up In Heah

Ike & Tina Turner

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 4 wks

91

Together Again

Bobby Sherman

↑ 8

Peak: 91 • 2 wks • Prev: 99

92

It's Four In The Morning

Faron Young

—

Peak: 92 • 4 wks • Prev: 92

93

Tell 'Em Willie Boy 's A'Comin'

Tommy James

↑ 7

Peak: 89 • 4 wks • Prev: 100

94

One Way Sunday

Mark-Almond

—

Peak: 94 • 2 wks • Prev: 94

95

Keep On Doin' What You're Doin'

Bobby Byrd

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 3 wks

96

Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)

Ian Matthews

↑ 1

Peak: 96 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

97

It's All Up To You

The Dells

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 3 wks

98

You Got Me Walking

Jackie Wilson

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 3 wks

99

Your Precious Love

Linda Jones

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 9 wks

100

We're Together

The Hillside Singers

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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