POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 27, 1972
1

Oh Girl

The Chi-lites

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

2

I'll Take You There

The Staple Singers

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 3

3

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 1

4

Look What You Done For Me

Al Green

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 5

5

The Candy Man

Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 13

6

Morning Has Broken

Cat Stevens

↑ 4

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

7

Tumbling Dice

The Rolling Stones

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 10 wks • Prev: 8

8

I Gotcha

Joe Tex

↓ 4

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 4

9

Sylvia's Mother

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 5

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

10

Hot Rod Lincoln

Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen

↑ 2

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

11

Nice To Be With You

Gallery

↑ 10

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 21

12

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

The 5th Dimension

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

13

Little Bitty Pretty One

Jackson 5

↑ 2

Peak: 13 • 9 wks • Prev: 15

14

Betcha By Golly, Wow

The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr.

↓ 7

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 7

15

Day Dreaming

Aretha Franklin

↓ 4

Peak: 5 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

16

Slippin' Into Darkness

War

↑ 1

Peak: 16 • 22 wks • Prev: 17

17

It's Going To Take Some Time

Carpenters

↑ 12

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

18

Song Sung Blue

Neil Diamond

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 27

19

Diary

Bread

↑ 6

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

20

Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love

Love Unlimited

↑ 8

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

21

I Saw The Light

Todd Rundgren

↑ 1

Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 22

22

Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

Paul Simon

↑ 2

Peak: 22 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

23

Back Off Boogaloo

Ringo Starr

↓ 14

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 9

24

Doctor My Eyes

Jackson Browne

↓ 6

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 18

25

Taxi

Harry Chapin

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

26

Rockin' Robin

Michael Jackson

↓ 20

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

27

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

Don McLean

↓ 11

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 16

28

Outa-Space

Billy Preston

↑ 6

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 34

29

Troglodyte (Cave Man)

The Jimmy Castor Bunch

↑ 17

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 46

30

Ask Me What You Want

Millie Jackson

↑ 5

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

31

Amazing Grace

The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

↑ 28

Peak: 11 • 9 wks • Prev: 59

32

Isn't Life Strange

The Moody Blues

↑ 4

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

33

Old Man

Neil Young

↑ 6

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 39

34

Someday Never Comes

Creedence Clearwater Revival

↑ 6

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 40

35

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

Andy Williams

↑ 3

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

36

Lean On Me

Bill Withers

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 42

37

You Could Have Been A Lady

April Wine

↓ 5

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 32

38

I Need You

America

↑ 24

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

39

I've Been Lonely For So Long

Frederick Knight

↑ 4

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 43

40

Rocket Man

Elton John

↑ 10

Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 50

41

Long Haired Lover From Liverpool

Little Jimmy Osmond with The Mike Curb Congregation

↑ 15

Peak: 38 • 10 wks • Prev: 56

42

Smilin'

Sly & The Family Stone

↑ 3

Peak: 42 • 7 wks • Prev: 45

43

Automatically Sunshine

The Supremes

↑ 10

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

44

There It Is (Part 1)

James Brown

↑ 3

Peak: 43 • 7 wks • Prev: 47

45

Everything Good Is Bad

100 Proof Aged in Soul

↑ 9

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 54

46

Immigration Man

Graham Nash & David Crosby

↑ 12

Peak: 36 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

47

Walk In The Night

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

↑ 2

Peak: 46 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

48

To Get To You

Jerry Wallace

—

Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 48

49

Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

Wayne Newton

↑ 6

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 55

50

How Can I Be Sure

David Cassidy

↑ 13

Peak: 25 • 9 wks • Prev: 63

51

Run Run Run

Jo Jo Gunne

↓ 18

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 33

52

I'm Movin' On

John Kay

—

Peak: 52 • 7 wks • Prev: 52

53

You're The Man (Part 1)

Marvin Gaye

↑ 11

Peak: 50 • 5 wks • Prev: 64

54

Living In A House Divided

Cher

↑ 21

Peak: 22 • 8 wks • Prev: 75

55

You Are The One

Sugar Bears

↓ 4

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 51

56

Hearsay

The Soul Children

↓ 12

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

57

Lay-Away

The Isley Brothers

—

Peak: 54 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

58

How Do You Do?

Mouth & MacNeal

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 19 wks • Prev: 65

59

I Wanna Be Where You Are

Michael Jackson

★ NEW

Peak: 16 • 11 wks

60

Hot 'N' Nasty

Humble Pie

↑ 7

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 67

61

Woman's Gotta Have It

Bobby Womack

↑ 5

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

62

Layla

Derek & The Dominos

↑ 15

Peak: 10 • 25 wks • Prev: 77

63

You Said A Bad Word

Joe Tex

↑ 15

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

64

Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)

Stevie Wonder

↑ 20

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 84

65

Woman Is The Nigger Of The World

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory

↑ 11

Peak: 57 • 5 wks • Prev: 76

66

An American Trilogy

Elvis Presley

↑ 5

Peak: 66 • 6 wks • Prev: 71

67

Love Theme From "The Godfather"

Carlo Savina

↑ 2

Peak: 66 • 9 wks • Prev: 69

68

We're Free

Beverly Bremers

↑ 20

Peak: 40 • 15 wks • Prev: 88

69

Baby Blue

Badfinger

↓ 38

Peak: 14 • 10 wks • Prev: 31

70

Life And Breath

Climax featuring Sonny Geraci

↑ 4

Peak: 52 • 15 wks • Prev: 74

71

Powder Blue Mercedes Queen

The Raiders

↑ 10

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

72

Day By Day

Godspell

↑ 18

Peak: 13 • 14 wks • Prev: 90

73

Too Late To Turn Back Now

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 14 wks

74

Changes

David Bowie

↓ 2

Peak: 41 • 18 wks • Prev: 72

75

Upsetter

Grand Funk Railroad

↓ 2

Peak: 73 • 5 wks • Prev: 73

76

It Doesn't Matter

Stephen Stills

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 7 wks

77

Legend In Your Own Time

Carly Simon

↓ 16

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 61

78

Kate

Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three

↑ 17

Peak: 75 • 7 wks • Prev: 95

79

Guns, Guns, Guns

The Guess Who

↑ 21

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 100

80

The Young New Mexican Puppeteer

Tom Jones

↑ 3

Peak: 80 • 7 wks • Prev: 83

81

I Can't Turn You Loose

Edgar Winter's White Trash

↑ 1

Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 82

82

The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.

Donna Fargo

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 16 wks

83

After Midnight

J.J. Cale

↑ 10

Peak: 42 • 11 wks • Prev: 93

84

Conquistador

Procol Harum

★ NEW

Peak: 16 • 13 wks

85

Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I

Independents

↑ 9

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 94

86

Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)

Isaac Hayes & David Porter

↑ 5

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 91

87

Giving Up

Donny Hathaway

—

Peak: 81 • 5 wks • Prev: 87

88

Francene

ZZ Top

↑ 1

Peak: 69 • 9 wks • Prev: 89

89

I Only Have Eyes For You

Jerry Butler

↑ 8

Peak: 85 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

90

Questions

Bang

↑ 2

Peak: 90 • 6 wks • Prev: 92

91

Victim Of A Foolish Heart

Bettye Swann

★ NEW

Peak: 63 • 9 wks

92

Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)

Detroit Emeralds

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 17 wks

93

Funk Factory

Wilson Pickett

★ NEW

Peak: 58 • 8 wks

94

In A Broken Dream

Python Lee Jackson

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 10 wks

95

I Got Some Help I Don't Need

B.B. King

↑ 1

Peak: 92 • 6 wks • Prev: 96

96

Beautiful

Gordon Lightfoot

★ NEW

Peak: 58 • 11 wks

97

Gone

Joey Heatherton

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 15 wks

98

Bring It Home (And Give It To Me)

Hot Sauce

↑ 1

Peak: 96 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

99

Pass The Peas

The JB's

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 2 wks

100

I Thank You

Donny Hathaway And June Conquest

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 5 wks

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