POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 7, 1972
1

Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

Mac Davis

—

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 1

2

Ben

Michael Jackson

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

3

Back Stabbers

The O'Jays

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

4

Everybody Plays The Fool

The Main Ingredient

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 6

5

Go All The Way

Raspberries

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 7

6

Use Me

Bill Withers

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

7

Burning Love

Elvis Presley

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

8

Black & White

Three Dog Night

↓ 6

Peak: 1 • 11 wks • Prev: 2

9

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 13

10

Popcorn

Hot Butter

—

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 10

11

Play Me

Neil Diamond

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 12

12

Nights In White Satin

The Moody Blues

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 14

13

Saturday In The Park

Chicago

↓ 10

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 3

14

Speak To The Sky

Rick Springfield

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

15

Garden Party

Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band

↑ 4

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 19

16

Tight Rope

Leon Russell

↑ 10

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 26

17

You Wear It Well

Rod Stewart

↑ 4

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 21

18

Why/Lonely Boy

Donny Osmond

↑ 6

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

19

Get On The Good Foot-Part 1

James Brown

↑ 4

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 23

20

The City Of New Orleans

Arlo Guthrie

↑ 2

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 22

21

Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")

Curtis Mayfield

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 25

22

Beautiful Sunday

Daniel Boone

↓ 2

Peak: 15 • 20 wks • Prev: 20

23

Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues

Danny O'Keefe

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 27

24

Listen To The Music

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 7

Peak: 11 • 13 wks • Prev: 31

25

Starting All Over Again

Mel And Tim

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 29

26

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

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

↑ 2

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

27

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 18

28

Honky Cat

Elton John

↓ 11

Peak: 8 • 10 wks • Prev: 17

29

Thunder And Lightning

Chi Coltrane

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

30

Witchy Woman

Eagles

↑ 5

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 35

31

If I Could Reach You

The 5th Dimension

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 37

32

Power Of Love

Joe Simon

↓ 21

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 11

33

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 43

34

Run To Me

Bee Gees

↓ 18

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 16

35

I Believe In Music

Gallery

↑ 6

Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 41

36

Midnight Rider

Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band

↑ 8

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

37

Geronimo's Cadillac

Michael Murphey

↑ 9

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 46

38

If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry

Jerry Wallace

—

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 38

39

Loving You Just Crossed My Mind

Sam Neely

↑ 8

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

40

I'll Be Around

The Spinners

↑ 11

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 51

41

Rock Me Baby

David Cassidy

↑ 7

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

42

My Man, A Sweet Man

Millie Jackson

—

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

43

Spaceman

Nilsson

↑ 6

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 49

44

I'd Love You To Want Me

Lobo

↑ 16

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 60

45

From The Beginning

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

—

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

46

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

↑ 12

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 58

47

A Piece Of Paper

Gladstone

↑ 10

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 57

48

Don't Hide Your Love

Cher

↑ 4

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 52

49

Easy Livin

Uriah Heep

↓ 10

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 39

50

Don't Do It

The Band

↑ 9

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 59

51

Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)

Bobby Womack & Peace

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

52

Slaughter

Billy Preston

↑ 4

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

53

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

Simon & Garfunkel

↑ 1

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

54

(It's The Way) Nature Planned It

Four Tops

↑ 1

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 55

55

Pop That Thang

The Isley Brothers

↓ 23

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 32

56

That's How Love Goes

Jermaine Jackson

↑ 8

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 64

57

Can't You Hear The Song?

Wayne Newton

↑ 5

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 62

58

American City Suite

Cashman & West

↑ 5

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 63

59

Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts

↑ 11

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 70

60

All The Young Dudes

Mott The Hoople

↑ 9

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 69

61

If You Don't Know Me By Now

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

↑ 25

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 86

62

Let It Rain

Eric Clapton

↑ 14

Peak: 48 • 13 wks • Prev: 76

63

Guess Who/Them Changes

B.B. King

↑ 2

Peak: 62 • 11 wks • Prev: 65

64

Woman Don't Go Astray

King Floyd

↑ 4

Peak: 53 • 12 wks • Prev: 68

65

Rock 'N Roll Soul

Grand Funk Railroad

↑ 10

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 75

66

Think (About It)

Lyn Collins

—

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 66

67

Elected

Alice Cooper

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 8 wks

68

I'll Make You Music

Beverly Bremers

↑ 5

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 73

69

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

The Chi-lites

↑ 12

Peak: 57 • 5 wks • Prev: 81

70

Toast To The Fool

The Dramatics

↑ 4

Peak: 67 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

71

Carry Me, Carrie

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

—

Peak: 71 • 6 wks • Prev: 71

72

Money Back Guarantee

Five Man Electrical Band

—

Peak: 72 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

73

I Will Never Pass This Way Again

Glen Campbell

↓ 12

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

74

We Can Make It Together

Steve & Eydie Featuring The Osmonds

↑ 4

Peak: 68 • 10 wks • Prev: 78

75

Colorado

Danny Holien

↑ 4

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 79

76

One More Chance

Ocean

↑ 4

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 80

77

I've Got To Have You

Sammi Smith

—

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 77

78

Poor Boy

Casey Kelly

↑ 10

Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 88

79

Guilty

Al Green

↑ 4

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 83

80

Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu

Johnny Rivers

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 19 wks

81

So Long Dixie

Blood, Sweat & Tears

↑ 19

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 100

82

If You Let Me

Eddie Kendricks

★ NEW

Peak: 66 • 8 wks

83

Funny Face

Donna Fargo

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 95

84

Best Thing

Styx

↑ 1

Peak: 82 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

85

Dance, Dance, Dance

The New Seekers featuring Marty Kristian

↑ 4

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 89

86

The Mosquito

The Doors

↑ 1

Peak: 85 • 4 wks • Prev: 87

87

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

Laura Lee

↑ 6

Peak: 65 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

88

Dinah Flo

Boz Scaggs

↑ 6

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

89

Wedding Song (There Is Love)

Petula Clark

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 10 wks

90

Sunny Days

Lighthouse

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 12 wks

91

Evil Ways

Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles

↓ 7

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 84

92

Mean Little Woman, Rosalie

Tommy Roe

—

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 92

93

Dedicated To The One I Love

The Temprees

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 2 wks

94

With Pen In Hand

Bobby Goldsboro

↑ 2

Peak: 94 • 5 wks • Prev: 96

95

Sing A Song/Make Your Own Kind Of Music

Barbra Streisand

↑ 4

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

96

Why Can't We Be Lovers

Holland-Dozier

↑ 2

Peak: 57 • 10 wks • Prev: 98

97

Take Me Bak 'Ome

Slade

—

Peak: 97 • 2 wks • Prev: 97

98

Man Sized Job

Denise LaSalle

★ NEW

Peak: 55 • 9 wks

99

I Just Want To Make Love To You

Foghat

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 17 wks

100

Happier Than The Morning Sun

B.J. Thomas

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 2 wks

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