POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 15, 1972
1

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

2

A Horse With No Name

America

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

3

I Gotcha

Joe Tex

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 4

4

Rockin' Robin

Michael Jackson

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 5

5

Heart Of Gold

Neil Young

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

6

In The Rain

The Dramatics

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

7

Puppy Love

Donny Osmond

↓ 1

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 6

8

Betcha By Golly, Wow

The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr.

↑ 3

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

9

Day Dreaming

Aretha Franklin

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 12 wks • Prev: 12

10

A Cowboys Work Is Never Done

Sonny & Cher

↑ 3

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

11

Mother And Child Reunion

Paul Simon

↓ 4

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

12

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Robert John

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 10

13

Roundabout

Yes

↑ 1

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

14

Jungle Fever

The Chakachas

↓ 6

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

15

The Family Of Man

Three Dog Night

↑ 12

Peak: 12 • 9 wks • Prev: 27

16

Doctor My Eyes

Jackson Browne

↑ 8

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

17

Look What You Done For Me

Al Green

↑ 16

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 33

18

Taurus

Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

↑ 1

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

19

Baby Blue

Badfinger

↑ 7

Peak: 14 • 10 wks • Prev: 26

20

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

Don McLean

↑ 5

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

21

Give Ireland Back To The Irish

Wings

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Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 21

22

Crazy Mama

J.J. Cale

—

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 22

23

The Day I Found Myself

The Honey Cone

—

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

24

The Way Of Love

Cher

↓ 8

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

25

Every Day Of My Life

Bobby Vinton

↑ 3

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 28

26

Suavecito

Malo

↑ 3

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

27

Without You

Nilsson

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 17

28

Rock And Roll Lullaby

B.J. Thomas

↓ 13

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 15

29

Everything I Own

Bread

↓ 11

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 18

30

Jump Into The Fire

Nilsson

↑ 2

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

31

Back Off Boogaloo

Ringo Starr

↑ 11

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

32

Down By The Lazy River

The Osmonds

↓ 12

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 20

33

Slippin' Into Darkness

War

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 22 wks • Prev: 35

34

Do Your Thing

Isaac Hayes

↓ 4

Peak: 30 • 11 wks • Prev: 30

35

Oh Girl

The Chi-lites

↑ 45

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 80

36

Help Me Make It Through The Night

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 2

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 38

37

I'll Take You There

The Staple Singers

↑ 26

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 63

38

The Candy Man

Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation

↑ 15

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 53

39

Hot Rod Lincoln

Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen

↑ 16

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 55

40

Run Run Run

Jo Jo Gunne

↑ 8

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

41

Take A Look Around

The Temptations

↓ 2

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 39

42

King Heroin

James Brown

↓ 2

Peak: 40 • 7 wks • Prev: 40

43

Morning Has Broken

Cat Stevens

↑ 18

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 61

44

Chantilly Lace

Jerry Lee Lewis

↑ 1

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

45

Glory Bound

The Grass Roots

↓ 1

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 44

46

Tiny Dancer

Elton John

↓ 5

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 41

47

Rock And Roll

Led Zeppelin

↑ 4

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 51

48

Son Of My Father

Giorgio

↓ 2

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

49

Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

Paul Simon

↑ 41

Peak: 22 • 11 wks • Prev: 90

50

Taxi

Harry Chapin

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 52

51

Pool Of Bad Luck

Joe Simon

↑ 14

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

52

Heartbroken Bopper

The Guess Who

↓ 5

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 47

53

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

The 5th Dimension

↑ 11

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 64

54

Afro-Strut

The Nite-Liters

↓ 5

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

55

Be My Lover

Alice Cooper

↑ 4

Peak: 49 • 10 wks • Prev: 59

56

You Could Have Been A Lady

April Wine

↑ 19

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 75

57

Let's Stay Together

Isaac Hayes

↑ 1

Peak: 48 • 7 wks • Prev: 58

58

Could It Be Forever

David Cassidy

↓ 15

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

59

Now Run And Tell That

Denise LaSalle

↓ 3

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 56

60

Legend In Your Own Time

Carly Simon

↑ 17

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 77

61

Nice To Be With You

Gallery

↑ 7

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 68

62

Lay-Away

The Isley Brothers

↑ 5

Peak: 54 • 9 wks • Prev: 67

63

Hearsay

The Soul Children

↑ 15

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 78

64

Mister Can't You See

Buffy Sainte-Marie

↑ 8

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 72

65

Am I Losing You

The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy

↑ 8

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 73

66

Josie

Kris Kristofferson

↑ 4

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

67

Louisianna

Mike Kennedy

↓ 5

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 62

68

Waking Up Alone

Paul Williams

↓ 8

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

69

Money Runner

Quincy Jones

↓ 12

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

70

Nutrocker

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

↑ 1

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 71

71

Ask Me What You Want

Millie Jackson

↑ 11

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 82

72

Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love

Love Unlimited

↑ 23

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 95

73

I Had It All The Time

Tyrone Davis

↑ 3

Peak: 61 • 9 wks • Prev: 76

74

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

Andy Williams

↑ 15

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 89

75

You Are The One

Sugar Bears

↑ 18

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 93

76

Your Precious Love

Linda Jones

↓ 2

Peak: 74 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

77

Cotton Jenny

Anne Murray

↑ 2

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

78

Sylvia's Mother

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 19

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 97

79

Walk In The Night

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

↑ 2

Peak: 46 • 12 wks • Prev: 81

80

I Saw The Light

Todd Rundgren

↑ 4

Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 84

81

What'd I Say

Rare Earth

↑ 2

Peak: 61 • 5 wks • Prev: 83

82

Everything Good Is Bad

100 Proof Aged in Soul

↑ 6

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 88

83

To Get To You

Jerry Wallace

↑ 3

Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 86

84

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

↑ 1

Peak: 84 • 3 wks • Prev: 85

85

Jubilation

Paul Anka

↑ 2

Peak: 65 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

86

Iko Iko

Dr. John

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 5 wks

87

Cheer

Potliquor

↓ 21

Peak: 65 • 11 wks • Prev: 66

88

Rockin' With The King

Canned Heat

↑ 3

Peak: 88 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

89

Taos New Mexico

R. Dean Taylor

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 3 wks

90

Vahevala

Kenny Loggins With Jim Messina

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 5 wks

91

Simple Song Of Freedom

Buckwheat

↑ 7

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 98

92

Eve

Jim Capaldi

↑ 2

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

93

You Were Made For Me

Luther Ingram

↑ 3

Peak: 93 • 3 wks • Prev: 96

94

School Teacher

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

↑ 5

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 99

95

Sugaree

Jerry Garcia

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 2 wks

96

Changes

David Bowie

★ NEW

Peak: 41 • 18 wks

97

All His Children

Charley Pride with Henry Mancini

↓ 5

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 92

98

Love's Street And Fool's Road

Solomon Burke

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 5 wks

99

Mendelssohn's 4th (Second Movement)

Apollo 100

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 3 wks

100

Don't Ever Take Away My Freedom

Peter Yarrow

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Peak: 100 • 2 wks • Prev: 100

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