POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 4, 1972
1

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 5

2

Nights In White Satin

The Moody Blues

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

3

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 1

4

Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")

Curtis Mayfield

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

5

Burning Love

Elvis Presley

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

6

Garden Party

Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 7

7

I'll Be Around

The Spinners

↑ 7

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

8

I'd Love You To Want Me

Lobo

↑ 7

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 15

9

Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues

Danny O'Keefe

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

10

Ben

Michael Jackson

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 8

11

Listen To The Music

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

12

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 17

13

Use Me

Bill Withers

↓ 9

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 4

14

If I Could Reach You

The 5th Dimension

↑ 5

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 19

15

Witchy Woman

Eagles

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

16

Everybody Plays The Fool

The Main Ingredient

↓ 7

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 9

17

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

The Temptations

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 38

18

Thunder And Lightning

Chi Coltrane

↑ 4

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 22

19

Starting All Over Again

Mel And Tim

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 20

20

Tight Rope

Leon Russell

↓ 9

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

21

Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts

↑ 7

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 28

22

I Believe In Music

Gallery

↑ 4

Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

23

The City Of New Orleans

Arlo Guthrie

↓ 5

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

24

Spaceman

Nilsson

↑ 1

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 25

25

Why/Lonely Boy

Donny Osmond

↓ 12

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

26

Convention '72

The Delegates

↑ 31

Peak: 8 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

27

If You Don't Know Me By Now

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

↑ 9

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 36

28

Elected

Alice Cooper

↑ 4

Peak: 26 • 8 wks • Prev: 32

29

Loving You Just Crossed My Mind

Sam Neely

↑ 1

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

30

American City Suite

Cashman & West

↑ 4

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

31

You Ought To Be With Me

Al Green

↑ 28

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

32

Popcorn

Hot Butter

↓ 8

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 24

33

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

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

↓ 10

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

34

Don't Do It

The Band

↑ 1

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 35

35

Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels)

Jim Croce

↑ 11

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 46

36

Rock 'N Roll Soul

Grand Funk Railroad

↑ 8

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 44

37

Ventura Highway

America

↑ 5

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 42

38

Midnight Rider

Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band

↓ 11

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 27

39

It Never Rains In Southern California

Albert Hammond

↑ 11

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 50

40

All The Young Dudes

Mott The Hoople

↑ 1

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

41

I'm Stone In Love With You

The Stylistics

↑ 19

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 60

42

From The Beginning

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

↓ 3

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

43

Get On The Good Foot-Part 1

James Brown

↓ 12

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 31

44

Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu

Johnny Rivers

↑ 5

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 49

45

Funny Face

Donna Fargo

↑ 6

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 51

46

Something's Wrong With Me

Austin Roberts

↑ 9

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 55

47

That's How Love Goes

Jermaine Jackson

—

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 47

48

Can't You Hear The Song?

Wayne Newton

—

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

49

A Piece Of Paper

Gladstone

↓ 4

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

50

Crazy Horses

The Osmonds

↑ 20

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 70

51

Dialogue (Part I & II)

Chicago

↑ 21

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 72

52

Poor Boy

Casey Kelly

↑ 1

Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

53

Clair

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↑ 33

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 86

54

Let It Rain

Eric Clapton

↑ 4

Peak: 48 • 13 wks • Prev: 58

55

Sunny Days

Lighthouse

↑ 10

Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 65

56

Woman Don't Go Astray

King Floyd

↑ 5

Peak: 53 • 12 wks • Prev: 61

57

Corner Of The Sky

Jackson 5

↑ 31

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 88

58

Baby Sitter

Betty Wright

↑ 4

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

59

So Long Dixie

Blood, Sweat & Tears

↑ 7

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 66

60

Theme From The Men

Isaac Hayes

↑ 8

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

61

Man Sized Job

Denise LaSalle

↑ 6

Peak: 55 • 9 wks • Prev: 67

62

Why Can't We Be Lovers

Holland-Dozier

↑ 13

Peak: 57 • 10 wks • Prev: 75

63

I'll Make You Music

Beverly Bremers

—

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 63

64

I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know

Donny Hathaway

↑ 7

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 71

65

(It's The Way) Nature Planned It

Four Tops

↓ 1

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 64

66

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

Laura Lee

↑ 7

Peak: 65 • 8 wks • Prev: 73

67

If You Let Me

Eddie Kendricks

↑ 7

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

68

We Can Make It Together

Steve & Eydie Featuring The Osmonds

↑ 1

Peak: 68 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

69

Guilty

Al Green

↑ 7

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

70

Work To Do

The Isley Brothers

↑ 13

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 83

71

I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)

Gary Glitter

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 9 wks

72

What Am I Crying For?

Dennis Yost And The Classics IV

↑ 12

Peak: 39 • 13 wks • Prev: 84

73

No

Bulldog

↑ 7

Peak: 44 • 15 wks • Prev: 80

74

Me And Mrs. Jones

Billy Paul

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 16 wks

75

Wedding Song (There Is Love)

Petula Clark

↑ 3

Peak: 61 • 10 wks • Prev: 78

76

Living In The Past

Jethro Tull

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 14 wks

77

In Heaven There Is No Beer

Clean Living

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 12 wks

78

Down To The Nightclub

Tower Of Power

↑ 4

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

79

Lies

J.J. Cale

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 8 wks

80

Sunday Morning Sunshine

Harry Chapin

↑ 5

Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

81

Dancing In The Moonlight

King Harvest

↑ 9

Peak: 13 • 22 wks • Prev: 90

82

I Found My Dad

Joe Simon

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 4 wks

83

Special Someone

The Heywoods

↑ 8

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 91

84

One Night Affair

Jerry Butler

★ NEW

Peak: 52 • 7 wks

85

Good Time Sally

Rare Earth

★ NEW

Peak: 67 • 8 wks

86

Together Alone

Melanie

↑ 1

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 87

87

Hey, You Love

Mouth & MacNeal

↑ 2

Peak: 87 • 3 wks • Prev: 89

88

I Guess I'll Miss The Man

The Supremes

↑ 6

Peak: 85 • 7 wks • Prev: 94

89

Long Dark Road

The Hollies

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 11 wks

90

Lovin' You, Lovin' Me

Candi Staton

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 6 wks

91

Deteriorata

National Lampoon

↑ 2

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 93

92

Misty Blue

Joe Simon

—

Peak: 91 • 5 wks • Prev: 92

93

I Got A Thing About You Baby

Billy Lee Riley

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 2 wks

94

Roberta

Bones

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 2 wks

95

The People Tree

Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation

—

Peak: 92 • 5 wks • Prev: 95

96

Song Seller

The Raiders

↑ 1

Peak: 96 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

97

Do Ya

The Move

↑ 1

Peak: 93 • 5 wks • Prev: 98

98

Redwood Tree

Van Morrison

↑ 1

Peak: 98 • 2 wks • Prev: 99

99

Suite: Man And Woman

Tony Cole

↑ 1

Peak: 97 • 4 wks • Prev: 100

100

Celebration

Tommy James

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 3 wks

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