POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1972
1

Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

Mac Davis

—

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 1

2

Black & White

Three Dog Night

—

Peak: 1 • 11 wks • Prev: 2

3

Saturday In The Park

Chicago

—

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 3

4

Back Stabbers

The O'Jays

—

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

5

Ben

Michael Jackson

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

6

Everybody Plays The Fool

The Main Ingredient

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 7

7

Go All The Way

Raspberries

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 9

8

Use Me

Bill Withers

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

9

Burning Love

Elvis Presley

↑ 9

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

10

Popcorn

Hot Butter

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 14

11

Power Of Love

Joe Simon

—

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 11

12

Play Me

Neil Diamond

—

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 12

13

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

14

Nights In White Satin

The Moody Blues

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 17

15

Speak To The Sky

Rick Springfield

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 19

16

Run To Me

Bee Gees

—

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 16

17

Honky Cat

Elton John

↓ 9

Peak: 8 • 10 wks • Prev: 8

18

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↓ 13

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 5

19

Garden Party

Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band

↑ 3

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 22

20

Beautiful Sunday

Daniel Boone

↓ 5

Peak: 15 • 20 wks • Prev: 15

21

You Wear It Well

Rod Stewart

↑ 6

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

22

The City Of New Orleans

Arlo Guthrie

↑ 4

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

23

Get On The Good Foot-Part 1

James Brown

↑ 5

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

24

Why/Lonely Boy

Donny Osmond

↑ 6

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

25

Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")

Curtis Mayfield

↑ 11

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 36

26

Tight Rope

Leon Russell

↑ 8

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 34

27

Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues

Danny O'Keefe

↑ 13

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 40

28

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

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

↑ 10

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

29

Starting All Over Again

Mel And Tim

↑ 3

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 32

30

Rock And Roll Part 2

Gary Glitter

↓ 20

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

31

Listen To The Music

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 6

Peak: 11 • 13 wks • Prev: 37

32

Pop That Thang

The Isley Brothers

↓ 8

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 24

33

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

Looking Glass

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

34

Thunder And Lightning

Chi Coltrane

↑ 10

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 44

35

Witchy Woman

Eagles

↑ 8

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 43

36

The Guitar Man

Bread

↓ 11

Peak: 11 • 10 wks • Prev: 25

37

If I Could Reach You

The 5th Dimension

↑ 10

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 47

38

If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry

Jerry Wallace

↑ 3

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 41

39

Easy Livin

Uriah Heep

—

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 39

40

Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)

The Hollies

↓ 19

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

41

I Believe In Music

Gallery

↑ 5

Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 46

42

My Man, A Sweet Man

Millie Jackson

↑ 3

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

43

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 64

44

Midnight Rider

Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band

↑ 7

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

45

From The Beginning

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

↑ 8

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 53

46

Geronimo's Cadillac

Michael Murphey

↑ 3

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 49

47

Loving You Just Crossed My Mind

Sam Neely

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 52

48

Rock Me Baby

David Cassidy

↑ 8

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

49

Spaceman

Nilsson

↑ 19

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 68

50

You're Still A Young Man

Tower Of Power

↓ 21

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

51

I'll Be Around

The Spinners

↑ 8

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

52

Don't Hide Your Love

Cher

↑ 5

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

53

Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)

Bobby Womack & Peace

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 55

54

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

Simon & Garfunkel

—

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

55

(It's The Way) Nature Planned It

Four Tops

↑ 3

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

56

Slaughter

Billy Preston

↑ 7

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 63

57

A Piece Of Paper

Gladstone

↑ 4

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 61

58

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 65

59

Don't Do It

The Band

↑ 7

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 66

60

I'd Love You To Want Me

Lobo

↑ 23

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 83

61

I Will Never Pass This Way Again

Glen Campbell

↑ 8

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

62

Can't You Hear The Song?

Wayne Newton

↑ 25

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 87

63

American City Suite

Cashman & West

↑ 27

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 90

64

That's How Love Goes

Jermaine Jackson

↑ 9

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 73

65

Guess Who/Them Changes

B.B. King

↑ 11

Peak: 62 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

66

Think (About It)

Lyn Collins

↑ 6

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

67

Rock Me On The Water

Jackson Browne

↓ 19

Peak: 48 • 9 wks • Prev: 48

68

Woman Don't Go Astray

King Floyd

↑ 9

Peak: 53 • 12 wks • Prev: 77

69

All The Young Dudes

Mott The Hoople

↑ 13

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 82

70

Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 71

71

Carry Me, Carrie

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 8

Peak: 71 • 6 wks • Prev: 79

72

Money Back Guarantee

Five Man Electrical Band

↑ 3

Peak: 72 • 5 wks • Prev: 75

73

I'll Make You Music

Beverly Bremers

↑ 8

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 81

74

Toast To The Fool

The Dramatics

—

Peak: 67 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

75

Rock 'N Roll Soul

Grand Funk Railroad

↑ 10

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 85

76

Let It Rain

Eric Clapton

↑ 4

Peak: 48 • 13 wks • Prev: 80

77

I've Got To Have You

Sammi Smith

↑ 1

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 78

78

We Can Make It Together

Steve & Eydie Featuring The Osmonds

↑ 11

Peak: 68 • 10 wks • Prev: 89

79

Colorado

Danny Holien

↑ 7

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

80

One More Chance

Ocean

↑ 8

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 88

81

A Lonely Man/The Man & The Woman (The Boy & The Girl)

The Chi-lites

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 5 wks

82

Lady Eleanor

Lindisfarne

↑ 2

Peak: 82 • 5 wks • Prev: 84

83

Guilty

Al Green

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 7 wks

84

Evil Ways

Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles

↑ 7

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

85

Best Thing

Styx

↑ 8

Peak: 82 • 6 wks • Prev: 93

86

If You Don't Know Me By Now

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 17 wks

87

The Mosquito

The Doors

★ NEW

Peak: 85 • 4 wks

88

Poor Boy

Casey Kelly

↑ 12

Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 100

89

Dance, Dance, Dance

The New Seekers featuring Marty Kristian

↑ 10

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 99

90

Keep On Running

Stevie Wonder

↑ 4

Peak: 90 • 3 wks • Prev: 94

91

Buzzy Brown

Tim Davis

↑ 1

Peak: 91 • 3 wks • Prev: 92

92

Mean Little Woman, Rosalie

Tommy Roe

↑ 5

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

93

If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair)

Laura Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 65 • 8 wks

94

Dinah Flo

Boz Scaggs

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 4 wks

95

Funny Face

Donna Fargo

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 20 wks

96

With Pen In Hand

Bobby Goldsboro

↑ 2

Peak: 94 • 5 wks • Prev: 98

97

Take Me Bak 'Ome

Slade

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 2 wks

98

Why Can't We Be Lovers

Holland-Dozier

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 10 wks

99

Sing A Song/Make Your Own Kind Of Music

Barbra Streisand

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 3 wks

100

So Long Dixie

Blood, Sweat & Tears

★ NEW

Peak: 44 • 11 wks

Billboard Hot 100 Historical Chart