POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 23, 1972
1

Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

Mac Davis

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 2

2

Black & White

Three Dog Night

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 11 wks • Prev: 1

3

Saturday In The Park

Chicago

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 4

4

Back Stabbers

The O'Jays

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

5

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

6

Ben

Michael Jackson

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 13

7

Everybody Plays The Fool

The Main Ingredient

↑ 9

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 16

8

Honky Cat

Elton John

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 10 wks • Prev: 9

9

Go All The Way

Raspberries

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

10

Rock And Roll Part 2

Gary Glitter

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 7

11

Power Of Love

Joe Simon

↑ 3

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

12

Play Me

Neil Diamond

↑ 5

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

13

Use Me

Bill Withers

↑ 12

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

14

Popcorn

Hot Butter

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 18

15

Beautiful Sunday

Daniel Boone

—

Peak: 15 • 20 wks • Prev: 15

16

Run To Me

Bee Gees

↑ 3

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

17

Nights In White Satin

The Moody Blues

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 20

18

Burning Love

Elvis Presley

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 22

19

Speak To The Sky

Rick Springfield

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 23

20

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 26

21

Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)

The Hollies

↓ 15

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

22

Garden Party

Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band

↑ 11

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 33

23

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

Looking Glass

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 8

24

Pop That Thang

The Isley Brothers

—

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 24

25

The Guitar Man

Bread

↓ 14

Peak: 11 • 10 wks • Prev: 11

26

The City Of New Orleans

Arlo Guthrie

↑ 5

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 31

27

You Wear It Well

Rod Stewart

↑ 12

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 39

28

Get On The Good Foot-Part 1

James Brown

↑ 7

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

29

You're Still A Young Man

Tower Of Power

—

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

30

Why/Lonely Boy

Donny Osmond

↑ 8

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 38

31

I'm Still In Love With You

Al Green

↓ 21

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 10

32

Starting All Over Again

Mel And Tim

↑ 5

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 37

33

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Jim Croce

↓ 12

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 21

34

Tight Rope

Leon Russell

↑ 7

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

35

Join Together

The Who

↓ 8

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

36

Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")

Curtis Mayfield

↑ 8

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 44

37

Listen To The Music

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 15

Peak: 11 • 13 wks • Prev: 52

38

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

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

↑ 11

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

39

Easy Livin

Uriah Heep

↑ 1

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

40

Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues

Danny O'Keefe

↑ 11

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 51

41

If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry

Jerry Wallace

↑ 1

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 42

42

Hold Your Head Up

Argent

↓ 14

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

43

Witchy Woman

Eagles

↑ 19

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 62

44

Thunder And Lightning

Chi Coltrane

↑ 10

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 54

45

My Man, A Sweet Man

Millie Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

46

I Believe In Music

Gallery

↑ 2

Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 48

47

If I Could Reach You

The 5th Dimension

↑ 9

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 56

48

Rock Me On The Water

Jackson Browne

↑ 2

Peak: 48 • 9 wks • Prev: 50

49

Geronimo's Cadillac

Michael Murphey

↑ 4

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 53

50

America

Yes

↓ 4

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 46

51

Midnight Rider

Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band

↑ 19

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

52

Loving You Just Crossed My Mind

Sam Neely

↑ 8

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 60

53

From The Beginning

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

↑ 5

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 58

54

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

Simon & Garfunkel

↑ 1

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 55

55

Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)

Bobby Womack & Peace

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

56

Rock Me Baby

David Cassidy

↑ 7

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 63

57

Don't Hide Your Love

Cher

↑ 11

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

58

(It's The Way) Nature Planned It

Four Tops

↑ 6

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 64

59

I'll Be Around

The Spinners

↑ 15

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 74

60

Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love

The Supremes

↓ 1

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

61

A Piece Of Paper

Gladstone

↑ 5

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 66

62

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

Van Morrison

↓ 1

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 61

63

Slaughter

Billy Preston

↑ 9

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 72

64

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 73

65

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

↑ 22

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 87

66

Don't Do It

The Band

↑ 20

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 86

67

Love Song

Tommy James

—

Peak: 67 • 6 wks • Prev: 67

68

Spaceman

Nilsson

↑ 22

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 90

69

I Will Never Pass This Way Again

Glen Campbell

↑ 7

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

70

In Time

Engelbert Humperdinck

↓ 1

Peak: 69 • 8 wks • Prev: 69

71

Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts

↑ 14

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 85

72

Think (About It)

Lyn Collins

↑ 3

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

73

That's How Love Goes

Jermaine Jackson

↑ 10

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 83

74

Toast To The Fool

The Dramatics

↑ 3

Peak: 67 • 9 wks • Prev: 77

75

Money Back Guarantee

Five Man Electrical Band

↑ 5

Peak: 72 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

76

Guess Who/Them Changes

B.B. King

↑ 2

Peak: 62 • 11 wks • Prev: 78

77

Woman Don't Go Astray

King Floyd

↑ 4

Peak: 53 • 12 wks • Prev: 81

78

I've Got To Have You

Sammi Smith

↑ 1

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

79

Carry Me, Carrie

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 3

Peak: 71 • 6 wks • Prev: 82

80

Let It Rain

Eric Clapton

★ NEW

Peak: 48 • 13 wks

81

I'll Make You Music

Beverly Bremers

↑ 16

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 97

82

All The Young Dudes

Mott The Hoople

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 11 wks

83

I'd Love You To Want Me

Lobo

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 14 wks

84

Lady Eleanor

Lindisfarne

—

Peak: 82 • 5 wks • Prev: 84

85

Rock 'N Roll Soul

Grand Funk Railroad

★ NEW

Peak: 29 • 13 wks

86

Colorado

Danny Holien

↑ 2

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 88

87

Can't You Hear The Song?

Wayne Newton

★ NEW

Peak: 48 • 8 wks

88

One More Chance

Ocean

★ NEW

Peak: 76 • 4 wks

89

We Can Make It Together

Steve & Eydie Featuring The Osmonds

↑ 10

Peak: 68 • 10 wks • Prev: 99

90

American City Suite

Cashman & West

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 11 wks

91

Evil Ways

Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles

↑ 4

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 95

92

Buzzy Brown

Tim Davis

—

Peak: 91 • 3 wks • Prev: 92

93

Best Thing

Styx

—

Peak: 82 • 6 wks • Prev: 93

94

Keep On Running

Stevie Wonder

↑ 4

Peak: 90 • 3 wks • Prev: 98

95

Whatever Turns You On

Travis Wammack

↑ 1

Peak: 95 • 4 wks • Prev: 96

96

(They Long To Be) Close To You

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager

↓ 5

Peak: 91 • 3 wks • Prev: 91

97

Mean Little Woman, Rosalie

Tommy Roe

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 3 wks

98

With Pen In Hand

Bobby Goldsboro

↑ 2

Peak: 94 • 5 wks • Prev: 100

99

Dance, Dance, Dance

The New Seekers featuring Marty Kristian

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 5 wks

100

Poor Boy

Casey Kelly

★ NEW

Peak: 52 • 9 wks

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