POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 12, 1972
1

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

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Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 1

2

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

Looking Glass

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Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

3

(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right

Luther Ingram

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Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

4

Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

Wayne Newton

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Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 4

5

Where Is The Love

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

6

Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)

The Hollies

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

7

I'm Still In Love With You

Al Green

↑ 8

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

8

Too Late To Turn Back Now

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

9

How Do You Do?

Mouth & MacNeal

↓ 1

Peak: 8 • 19 wks • Prev: 8

10

School's Out

Alice Cooper

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

11

Coconut

Nilsson

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

12

Goodbye To Love

Carpenters

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 10 wks • Prev: 22

13

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

Donna Fargo

↑ 3

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

14

Hold Her Tight

The Osmonds

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Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 14

15

Lean On Me

Bill Withers

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 11

16

Layla

Derek & The Dominos

↓ 6

Peak: 10 • 25 wks • Prev: 10

17

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Jim Croce

↑ 4

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 21

18

Hold Your Head Up

Argent

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 20

19

Day By Day

Godspell

↓ 6

Peak: 13 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

20

Motorcycle Mama

Sailcat

↑ 4

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 24

21

Sealed With A Kiss

Bobby Vinton

↑ 2

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 23

22

Lookin' Through The Windows

Jackson 5

↑ 7

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

23

Happy

The Rolling Stones

↑ 5

Peak: 22 • 8 wks • Prev: 28

24

Gone

Joey Heatherton

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

25

Rock And Roll Part 2

Gary Glitter

↑ 9

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

26

The Guitar Man

Bread

↑ 13

Peak: 11 • 10 wks • Prev: 39

27

Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

Mac Davis

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 35

28

Join Together

The Who

↑ 10

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 38

29

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy

↑ 3

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 32

30

Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)

Detroit Emeralds

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 31

31

Beautiful Sunday

Daniel Boone

↑ 9

Peak: 15 • 20 wks • Prev: 40

32

Small Beginnings

Flash

↑ 1

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 33

33

When You Say Love

Sonny & Cher

↑ 3

Peak: 32 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

34

Conquistador

Procol Harum

↓ 17

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

35

Rocket Man

Elton John

↓ 17

Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

36

Outa-Space

Billy Preston

↓ 9

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 27

37

Back Stabbers

The O'Jays

↑ 13

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 50

38

Take It Easy

Eagles

↓ 19

Peak: 12 • 11 wks • Prev: 19

39

Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead

Barbra Streisand

↑ 2

Peak: 37 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

40

Saturday In The Park

Chicago

↑ 20

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 60

41

Pop That Thang

The Isley Brothers

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 42

42

Power Of Love

Joe Simon

↑ 9

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 51

43

I'm Coming Home

Stories

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Peak: 42 • 12 wks • Prev: 43

44

Popcorn

Hot Butter

↑ 3

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 47

45

Go All The Way

Raspberries

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 57

46

We've Come Too Far To End It Now

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

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Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 46

47

You're Still A Young Man

Tower Of Power

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 52

48

In The Ghetto

Candi Staton

↑ 1

Peak: 48 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

49

Run To Me

Bee Gees

↑ 12

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 61

50

People Make The World Go Round

The Stylistics

↓ 20

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 30

51

This World

The Staple Singers

↑ 20

Peak: 38 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

52

Duncan

Paul Simon

↑ 1

Peak: 52 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

53

The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1)

The Chi-lites

↑ 1

Peak: 47 • 9 wks • Prev: 54

54

Put It Where You Want It

The Crusaders

↑ 1

Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 55

55

Starting All Over Again

Mel And Tim

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 56

56

Everybody Plays The Fool

The Main Ingredient

↑ 10

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 66

57

A Simple Man

Lobo

↑ 2

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 59

58

I Miss You (Part I)

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

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Peak: 58 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

59

The City Of New Orleans

Arlo Guthrie

↑ 4

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 63

60

The Runway

The Grass Roots

↓ 15

Peak: 39 • 9 wks • Prev: 45

61

Black & White

Three Dog Night

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 11 wks

62

Speak To The Sky

Rick Springfield

↑ 27

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 89

63

Honky Cat

Elton John

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 10 wks

64

Honky Tonk - Part 1

The James Brown Soul Train

↓ 20

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

65

Easy Livin

Uriah Heep

↑ 10

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 75

66

Alabama Wild Man

Jerry Reed

↑ 4

Peak: 62 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

67

Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart

The Trammps

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Peak: 64 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

68

Starman

David Bowie

↑ 1

Peak: 65 • 9 wks • Prev: 69

69

That's The Way God Planned It

Billy Preston

↑ 9

Peak: 62 • 16 wks • Prev: 78

70

Rock Me On The Water

Jackson Browne

↑ 3

Peak: 48 • 9 wks • Prev: 73

71

Rip Off

Laura Lee

↓ 3

Peak: 68 • 11 wks • Prev: 68

72

Get On The Good Foot-Part 1

James Brown

↑ 11

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 83

73

My Guy

Petula Clark

↑ 3

Peak: 70 • 13 wks • Prev: 76

74

That's What Friends Are For

B.J. Thomas

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Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

75

Ben

Michael Jackson

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 85

76

My Man, A Sweet Man

Millie Jackson

↑ 3

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 79

77

If I Were A Carpenter

Bob Seger

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Peak: 76 • 9 wks • Prev: 77

78

Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love

The Supremes

↑ 2

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 80

79

In The Quiet Morning

Joan Baez

↑ 3

Peak: 69 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

80

In Time

Engelbert Humperdinck

↑ 6

Peak: 69 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

81

Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar

Commander Cody

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Peak: 81 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

82

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry

↑ 17

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 99

83

What A Wonderful Thing We Have

The Fabulous Rhinestones

↑ 1

Peak: 78 • 4 wks • Prev: 84

84

Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma

Ray Charles

↓ 19

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 65

85

Geronimo's Cadillac

Michael Murphey

↑ 5

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 90

86

America

Yes

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 7 wks

87

Play Me

Neil Diamond

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 11 wks

88

Garden Party

Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band

↑ 8

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 96

89

Nights In White Satin

The Moody Blues

↑ 11

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 100

90

Melissa

The Allman Brothers Band

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 2 wks

91

Goodbye Again

John Denver

↑ 1

Peak: 88 • 6 wks • Prev: 92

92

Circles

The New Seekers

↓ 5

Peak: 87 • 5 wks • Prev: 87

93

Down By The River

Albert Hammond

↑ 4

Peak: 91 • 7 wks • Prev: 97

94

I Could Never Be Happy

The Emotions

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Peak: 93 • 5 wks • Prev: 94

95

Delta Dawn

Tanya Tucker

↓ 23

Peak: 72 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

96

Summer Sun

Jamestown Massacre

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 5 wks

97

I Believe In Music

Gallery

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 16 wks

98

Sittin' On A Time Bomb (Waitin' For The Hurt To Come)

The Honey Cone

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Peak: 96 • 4 wks • Prev: 98

99

Southbound Train

Graham Nash & David Crosby

★ NEW

Peak: 99 • 2 wks

100

A Sunday Kind Of Love

Lenny Welch

★ NEW

Peak: 96 • 5 wks

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