POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 16, 1972
1

Black & White

Three Dog Night

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 11 wks • Prev: 9

2

Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

Mac Davis

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 4

3

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 1

4

Saturday In The Park

Chicago

↑ 6

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 10

5

Back Stabbers

The O'Jays

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

6

Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)

The Hollies

↓ 4

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

7

Rock And Roll Part 2

Gary Glitter

—

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 7

8

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

Looking Glass

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

9

Honky Cat

Elton John

↑ 4

Peak: 8 • 10 wks • Prev: 13

10

I'm Still In Love With You

Al Green

↓ 7

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 3

11

The Guitar Man

Bread

—

Peak: 11 • 10 wks • Prev: 11

12

Go All The Way

Raspberries

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 15

13

Ben

Michael Jackson

↑ 13

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

14

Power Of Love

Joe Simon

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

15

Beautiful Sunday

Daniel Boone

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 20 wks • Prev: 16

16

Everybody Plays The Fool

The Main Ingredient

↑ 6

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 22

17

Play Me

Neil Diamond

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 21

18

Popcorn

Hot Butter

↑ 5

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 23

19

Run To Me

Bee Gees

↑ 1

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

20

Nights In White Satin

The Moody Blues

↑ 8

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 28

21

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Jim Croce

↓ 13

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

22

Burning Love

Elvis Presley

↑ 18

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 40

23

Speak To The Sky

Rick Springfield

↑ 6

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 29

24

Pop That Thang

The Isley Brothers

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

25

Use Me

Bill Withers

↑ 8

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 33

26

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 31

27

Join Together

The Who

↓ 10

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 17

28

Hold Your Head Up

Argent

↓ 16

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

29

You're Still A Young Man

Tower Of Power

↑ 1

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

30

Goodbye To Love

Carpenters

↓ 16

Peak: 7 • 10 wks • Prev: 14

31

The City Of New Orleans

Arlo Guthrie

↑ 5

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 36

32

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

Luther Ingram

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 24

33

Garden Party

Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band

↑ 9

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 42

34

Motorcycle Mama

Sailcat

↓ 15

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 19

35

Get On The Good Foot-Part 1

James Brown

↑ 2

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

36

Lookin' Through The Windows

Jackson 5

↓ 9

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

37

Starting All Over Again

Mel And Tim

↑ 7

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 44

38

Why/Lonely Boy

Donny Osmond

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 43

39

You Wear It Well

Rod Stewart

↑ 6

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

40

Easy Livin

Uriah Heep

↑ 1

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

41

Tight Rope

Leon Russell

↑ 8

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

42

If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry

Jerry Wallace

↑ 14

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 56

43

This World

The Staple Singers

↓ 5

Peak: 38 • 7 wks • Prev: 38

44

Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")

Curtis Mayfield

↑ 9

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 53

45

Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)

Detroit Emeralds

↓ 10

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 35

46

America

Yes

—

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 46

47

My Man, A Sweet Man

Millie Jackson

↑ 5

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

48

I Believe In Music

Gallery

↑ 6

Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 54

49

Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me)

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

↑ 8

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 57

50

Rock Me On The Water

Jackson Browne

↑ 1

Peak: 48 • 9 wks • Prev: 51

51

Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues

Danny O'Keefe

↑ 19

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 70

52

Listen To The Music

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 10

Peak: 11 • 13 wks • Prev: 62

53

Geronimo's Cadillac

Michael Murphey

↑ 5

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 58

54

Thunder And Lightning

Chi Coltrane

↑ 14

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 68

55

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

Simon & Garfunkel

↑ 5

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 60

56

If I Could Reach You

The 5th Dimension

↑ 15

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 71

57

Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)

Bobby Womack & Peace

↑ 6

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 63

58

From The Beginning

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

↑ 8

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 66

59

Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love

The Supremes

—

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

60

Loving You Just Crossed My Mind

Sam Neely

↑ 15

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 75

61

Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)

Van Morrison

—

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 61

62

Witchy Woman

Eagles

↑ 16

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 78

63

Rock Me Baby

David Cassidy

↑ 10

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 73

64

(It's The Way) Nature Planned It

Four Tops

↑ 19

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 83

65

Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart

The Trammps

↓ 1

Peak: 64 • 11 wks • Prev: 64

66

A Piece Of Paper

Gladstone

↑ 10

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

67

Love Song

Tommy James

↑ 5

Peak: 67 • 6 wks • Prev: 72

68

Don't Hide Your Love

Cher

↑ 26

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 94

69

In Time

Engelbert Humperdinck

↑ 5

Peak: 69 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

70

Midnight Rider

Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 8 wks

71

In The Quiet Morning

Joan Baez

↓ 2

Peak: 69 • 8 wks • Prev: 69

72

Slaughter

Billy Preston

↑ 8

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 80

73

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

↑ 11

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 84

74

I'll Be Around

The Spinners

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 15 wks

75

Think (About It)

Lyn Collins

↑ 6

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

76

I Will Never Pass This Way Again

Glen Campbell

↑ 3

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

77

Toast To The Fool

The Dramatics

↑ 9

Peak: 67 • 9 wks • Prev: 86

78

Guess Who/Them Changes

B.B. King

↑ 17

Peak: 62 • 11 wks • Prev: 95

79

I've Got To Have You

Sammi Smith

↑ 8

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 87

80

Money Back Guarantee

Five Man Electrical Band

↑ 9

Peak: 72 • 5 wks • Prev: 89

81

Woman Don't Go Astray

King Floyd

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 12 wks

82

Carry Me, Carrie

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 10

Peak: 71 • 6 wks • Prev: 92

83

That's How Love Goes

Jermaine Jackson

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 11 wks

84

Lady Eleanor

Lindisfarne

↑ 7

Peak: 82 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

85

Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts

↑ 3

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 88

86

Don't Do It

The Band

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 11 wks

87

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 22 wks

88

Colorado

Danny Holien

↑ 5

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

89

Life And Breath

Climax featuring Sonny Geraci

↓ 4

Peak: 52 • 15 wks • Prev: 85

90

Spaceman

Nilsson

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 10 wks

91

(They Long To Be) Close To You

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager

↑ 8

Peak: 91 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

92

Buzzy Brown

Tim Davis

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 3 wks

93

Best Thing

Styx

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 6 wks

94

Fool's Paradise

The Sylvers

↑ 3

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

95

Evil Ways

Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles

↑ 5

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 100

96

Whatever Turns You On

Travis Wammack

—

Peak: 95 • 4 wks • Prev: 96

97

I'll Make You Music

Beverly Bremers

★ NEW

Peak: 63 • 9 wks

98

Keep On Running

Stevie Wonder

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 3 wks

99

We Can Make It Together

Steve & Eydie Featuring The Osmonds

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 10 wks

100

With Pen In Hand

Bobby Goldsboro

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 5 wks

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