POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 8, 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

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 10

4

I Gotcha

Joe Tex

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 6

5

Rockin' Robin

Michael Jackson

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

6

Puppy Love

Donny Osmond

↓ 3

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 3

7

Mother And Child Reunion

Paul Simon

↓ 3

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 4

8

Jungle Fever

The Chakachas

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Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

9

In The Rain

The Dramatics

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

10

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Robert John

↓ 5

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 5

11

Betcha By Golly, Wow

The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr.

↑ 3

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

12

Day Dreaming

Aretha Franklin

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

13

A Cowboys Work Is Never Done

Sonny & Cher

↑ 3

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

14

Roundabout

Yes

↑ 3

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

15

Rock And Roll Lullaby

B.J. Thomas

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Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 15

16

The Way Of Love

Cher

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

17

Without You

Nilsson

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 7

18

Everything I Own

Bread

↓ 6

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

19

Taurus

Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

↑ 7

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 26

20

Down By The Lazy River

The Osmonds

↓ 2

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

21

Give Ireland Back To The Irish

Wings

↑ 1

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 22

22

Crazy Mama

J.J. Cale

↑ 3

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 25

23

The Day I Found Myself

The Honey Cone

↑ 1

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

24

Doctor My Eyes

Jackson Browne

↑ 17

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

25

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

Don McLean

↑ 10

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 35

26

Baby Blue

Badfinger

↑ 16

Peak: 14 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

27

The Family Of Man

Three Dog Night

↑ 9

Peak: 12 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

28

Every Day Of My Life

Bobby Vinton

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 29

29

Suavecito

Malo

↑ 3

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 32

30

Do Your Thing

Isaac Hayes

↑ 1

Peak: 30 • 11 wks • Prev: 31

31

Precious And Few

Climax

↓ 11

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 20

32

Jump Into The Fire

Nilsson

↑ 19

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 51

33

Look What You Done For Me

Al Green

↑ 11

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 44

34

Bang A Gong (Get It On)

T. Rex

↓ 13

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

35

Slippin' Into Darkness

War

↑ 4

Peak: 16 • 22 wks • Prev: 39

36

We've Got To Get It On Again

Addrisi Brothers

↓ 9

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

37

Ain't Understanding Mellow

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager

↓ 14

Peak: 21 • 18 wks • Prev: 23

38

Help Me Make It Through The Night

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 21

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

39

Take A Look Around

The Temptations

↓ 9

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 30

40

King Heroin

James Brown

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Peak: 40 • 7 wks • Prev: 40

41

Tiny Dancer

Elton John

↑ 2

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 43

42

Back Off Boogaloo

Ringo Starr

↑ 46

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 88

43

Could It Be Forever

David Cassidy

↓ 6

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 37

44

Glory Bound

The Grass Roots

↓ 10

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 34

45

Chantilly Lace

Jerry Lee Lewis

↑ 2

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

46

Son Of My Father

Giorgio

↑ 4

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 50

47

Heartbroken Bopper

The Guess Who

↑ 1

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 48

48

Run Run Run

Jo Jo Gunne

↑ 13

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 61

49

Afro-Strut

The Nite-Liters

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Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

50

Runnin' Away

Sly & The Family Stone

↓ 22

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 28

51

Rock And Roll

Led Zeppelin

↑ 2

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

52

Taxi

Harry Chapin

↑ 3

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 55

53

The Candy Man

Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 57

54

No One To Depend On

Santana

↓ 16

Peak: 36 • 9 wks • Prev: 38

55

Hot Rod Lincoln

Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen

↑ 10

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 65

56

Now Run And Tell That

Denise LaSalle

↓ 10

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

57

Money Runner

Quincy Jones

↑ 3

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

58

Let's Stay Together

Isaac Hayes

↑ 9

Peak: 48 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

59

Be My Lover

Alice Cooper

↑ 3

Peak: 49 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

60

Waking Up Alone

Paul Williams

↑ 3

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 63

61

Morning Has Broken

Cat Stevens

↑ 17

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 78

62

Louisianna

Mike Kennedy

↑ 2

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 64

63

I'll Take You There

The Staple Singers

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 15 wks

64

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

The 5th Dimension

↑ 13

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 77

65

Pool Of Bad Luck

Joe Simon

↑ 7

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 72

66

Cheer

Potliquor

—

Peak: 65 • 11 wks • Prev: 66

67

Lay-Away

The Isley Brothers

↑ 8

Peak: 54 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

68

Nice To Be With You

Gallery

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 73

69

Living Without You

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

↑ 1

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 70

70

Josie

Kris Kristofferson

↑ 1

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 71

71

Nutrocker

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

↑ 13

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

72

Mister Can't You See

Buffy Sainte-Marie

↑ 17

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 89

73

Am I Losing You

The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy

↑ 17

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 90

74

Your Precious Love

Linda Jones

—

Peak: 74 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

75

You Could Have Been A Lady

April Wine

↑ 5

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 80

76

I Had It All The Time

Tyrone Davis

↑ 5

Peak: 61 • 9 wks • Prev: 81

77

Legend In Your Own Time

Carly Simon

↑ 5

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 82

78

Hearsay

The Soul Children

↑ 1

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 79

79

Cotton Jenny

Anne Murray

↑ 4

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 83

80

Oh Girl

The Chi-lites

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 15 wks

81

Walk In The Night

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

↑ 5

Peak: 46 • 12 wks • Prev: 86

82

Ask Me What You Want

Millie Jackson

↑ 3

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 85

83

What'd I Say

Rare Earth

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 5 wks

84

I Saw The Light

Todd Rundgren

★ NEW

Peak: 16 • 14 wks

85

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

↑ 2

Peak: 84 • 3 wks • Prev: 87

86

To Get To You

Jerry Wallace

↑ 6

Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 92

87

Jubilation

Paul Anka

↑ 7

Peak: 65 • 9 wks • Prev: 94

88

Everything Good Is Bad

100 Proof Aged in Soul

↑ 8

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 96

89

Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love)

Andy Williams

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 11 wks

90

Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

Paul Simon

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 11 wks

91

Rockin' With The King

Canned Heat

—

Peak: 88 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

92

All His Children

Charley Pride with Henry Mancini

↑ 3

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 95

93

You Are The One

Sugar Bears

—

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 93

94

Eve

Jim Capaldi

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 4 wks

95

Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love

Love Unlimited

↑ 2

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 97

96

You Were Made For Me

Luther Ingram

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 3 wks

97

Sylvia's Mother

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 100

98

Simple Song Of Freedom

Buckwheat

—

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 98

99

School Teacher

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

—

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 99

100

Don't Ever Take Away My Freedom

Peter Yarrow

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 2 wks

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