POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 1, 1972
1

A Horse With No Name

America

—

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

2

Heart Of Gold

Neil Young

—

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

3

Puppy Love

Donny Osmond

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 4

4

Mother And Child Reunion

Paul Simon

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 5

5

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Robert John

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

6

I Gotcha

Joe Tex

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 10

7

Without You

Nilsson

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 6

8

Jungle Fever

The Chakachas

—

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

9

Rockin' Robin

Michael Jackson

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

10

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 17

11

In The Rain

The Dramatics

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

12

Everything I Own

Bread

↓ 3

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

13

The Way Of Love

Cher

↓ 6

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

14

Betcha By Golly, Wow

The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr.

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

15

Rock And Roll Lullaby

B.J. Thomas

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 16

16

A Cowboys Work Is Never Done

Sonny & Cher

↑ 3

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 19

17

Roundabout

Yes

↑ 3

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

18

Down By The Lazy River

The Osmonds

↓ 7

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

19

Day Dreaming

Aretha Franklin

↑ 13

Peak: 5 • 12 wks • Prev: 32

20

Precious And Few

Climax

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

21

Bang A Gong (Get It On)

T. Rex

↓ 6

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 15

22

Give Ireland Back To The Irish

Wings

↑ 15

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 37

23

Ain't Understanding Mellow

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager

↓ 2

Peak: 21 • 18 wks • Prev: 21

24

The Day I Found Myself

The Honey Cone

↑ 14

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

25

Crazy Mama

J.J. Cale

↑ 1

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

26

Taurus

Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

↑ 5

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

27

We've Got To Get It On Again

Addrisi Brothers

↓ 2

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

28

Runnin' Away

Sly & The Family Stone

↓ 5

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 23

29

Every Day Of My Life

Bobby Vinton

↑ 6

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 35

30

Take A Look Around

The Temptations

↑ 3

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 33

31

Do Your Thing

Isaac Hayes

↑ 9

Peak: 30 • 11 wks • Prev: 40

32

Suavecito

Malo

↑ 17

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

33

Hurting Each Other

Carpenters

↓ 9

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

34

Glory Bound

The Grass Roots

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Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 34

35

Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air

Don McLean

↑ 18

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 53

36

The Family Of Man

Three Dog Night

↑ 43

Peak: 12 • 9 wks • Prev: 79

37

Could It Be Forever

David Cassidy

↑ 2

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 39

38

No One To Depend On

Santana

↓ 2

Peak: 36 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

39

Slippin' Into Darkness

War

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 22 wks • Prev: 41

40

King Heroin

James Brown

↑ 4

Peak: 40 • 7 wks • Prev: 44

41

Doctor My Eyes

Jackson Browne

↑ 20

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 61

42

Baby Blue

Badfinger

↑ 36

Peak: 14 • 10 wks • Prev: 78

43

Tiny Dancer

Elton John

↑ 4

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 47

44

Look What You Done For Me

Al Green

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 12 wks

45

Sweet Seasons

Carole King

↓ 16

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

46

Now Run And Tell That

Denise LaSalle

—

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

47

Chantilly Lace

Jerry Lee Lewis

↑ 3

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

48

Heartbroken Bopper

The Guess Who

↑ 4

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 52

49

Afro-Strut

The Nite-Liters

↑ 5

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

50

Son Of My Father

Giorgio

↑ 5

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 55

51

Jump Into The Fire

Nilsson

↑ 13

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 64

52

Joy

Apollo featuring Tom Parker

↓ 25

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 27

53

Rock And Roll

Led Zeppelin

↑ 10

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 63

54

You Want It, You Got It

Detroit Emeralds

↓ 3

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 51

55

Taxi

Harry Chapin

↑ 20

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 75

56

American Pie (Parts I & II)

Don McLean

↓ 34

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 22

57

The Candy Man

Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation

↑ 28

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 85

58

Don't Say You Don't Remember

Beverly Bremers

↓ 28

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 30

59

Help Me Make It Through The Night

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 15

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

60

Money Runner

Quincy Jones

↑ 2

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 62

61

Run Run Run

Jo Jo Gunne

↑ 19

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 80

62

Be My Lover

Alice Cooper

↑ 10

Peak: 49 • 10 wks • Prev: 72

63

Waking Up Alone

Paul Williams

↑ 3

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

64

Louisianna

Mike Kennedy

↑ 3

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

65

Hot Rod Lincoln

Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen

↑ 33

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 98

66

Cheer

Potliquor

↓ 1

Peak: 65 • 11 wks • Prev: 65

67

Let's Stay Together

Isaac Hayes

★ NEW

Peak: 48 • 7 wks

68

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

Terry Black & Laurel Ward

↓ 11

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

69

Iron Man

Black Sabbath

↓ 11

Peak: 52 • 10 wks • Prev: 58

70

Living Without You

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

—

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 70

71

Josie

Kris Kristofferson

↑ 21

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 92

72

Pool Of Bad Luck

Joe Simon

↑ 17

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 89

73

Nice To Be With You

Gallery

↑ 9

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 82

74

Your Precious Love

Linda Jones

↑ 9

Peak: 74 • 9 wks • Prev: 83

75

Lay-Away

The Isley Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 9 wks

76

Since I Fell For You

Laura Lee

↑ 1

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 77

77

(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All

The 5th Dimension

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 16 wks

78

Morning Has Broken

Cat Stevens

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 14 wks

79

Hearsay

The Soul Children

↑ 8

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 87

80

You Could Have Been A Lady

April Wine

↑ 14

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 94

81

I Had It All The Time

Tyrone Davis

↑ 5

Peak: 61 • 9 wks • Prev: 86

82

Legend In Your Own Time

Carly Simon

↑ 8

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 90

83

Cotton Jenny

Anne Murray

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 5 wks

84

Nutrocker

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

↑ 4

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

85

Ask Me What You Want

Millie Jackson

↑ 14

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 99

86

Walk In The Night

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 12 wks

87

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 3 wks

88

Back Off Boogaloo

Ringo Starr

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 10 wks

89

Mister Can't You See

Buffy Sainte-Marie

★ NEW

Peak: 38 • 8 wks

90

Am I Losing You

The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy

★ NEW

Peak: 59 • 7 wks

91

Rockin' With The King

Canned Heat

↑ 2

Peak: 88 • 5 wks • Prev: 93

92

To Get To You

Jerry Wallace

↑ 4

Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 96

93

You Are The One

Sugar Bears

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 95

94

Jubilation

Paul Anka

↑ 6

Peak: 65 • 9 wks • Prev: 100

95

All His Children

Charley Pride with Henry Mancini

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 3 wks

96

Everything Good Is Bad

100 Proof Aged in Soul

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 11 wks

97

Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love

Love Unlimited

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 14 wks

98

Simple Song Of Freedom

Buckwheat

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 5 wks

99

School Teacher

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 4 wks

100

Sylvia's Mother

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 15 wks

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