POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 2, 1972
1

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

The Temptations

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

2

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 4

3

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 1

4

I'd Love You To Want Me

Lobo

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

5

If You Don't Know Me By Now

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 7

6

Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts

—

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 6

7

You Ought To Be With Me

Al Green

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

8

It Never Rains In Southern California

Albert Hammond

↑ 6

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

9

I'll Be Around

The Spinners

↓ 6

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 3

10

Ventura Highway

America

↑ 3

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

11

I'm Stone In Love With You

The Stylistics

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

12

Clair

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 17

13

Me And Mrs. Jones

Billy Paul

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

14

If I Could Reach You

The 5th Dimension

↓ 4

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

15

Crazy Horses

The Osmonds

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

16

Something's Wrong With Me

Austin Roberts

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

17

Nights In White Satin

The Moody Blues

↓ 8

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 9

18

Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels)

Jim Croce

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

19

Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu

Johnny Rivers

↑ 7

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 26

20

Funny Face

Donna Fargo

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 21

21

Convention '72

The Delegates

↓ 10

Peak: 8 • 8 wks • Prev: 11

22

Corner Of The Sky

Jackson 5

↑ 5

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

23

Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")

Curtis Mayfield

↓ 11

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 12

24

Sweet Surrender

Bread

↑ 6

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 30

25

Witchy Woman

Eagles

↓ 9

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

26

Dialogue (Part I & II)

Chicago

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 28

27

Walk On Water

Neil Diamond

↑ 7

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 34

28

Garden Party

Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band

↓ 4

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 24

29

Rock 'N Roll Soul

Grand Funk Railroad

—

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 29

30

Living In The Past

Jethro Tull

↑ 6

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 36

31

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

↑ 9

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 40

32

Keeper Of The Castle

Four Tops

↑ 9

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

33

Long Dark Road

The Hollies

↑ 12

Peak: 26 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

34

Your Mama Don't Dance

Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

↑ 21

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 55

35

Sitting

Cat Stevens

↑ 16

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 51

36

Sunny Days

Lighthouse

↑ 2

Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 38

37

Alive

Bee Gees

↑ 17

Peak: 34 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

38

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

Gary Glitter

↑ 9

Peak: 35 • 9 wks • Prev: 47

39

Theme From The Men

Isaac Hayes

↑ 4

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

40

American City Suite

Cashman & West

↓ 1

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

41

What Am I Crying For?

Dennis Yost And The Classics IV

↑ 11

Peak: 39 • 13 wks • Prev: 52

42

Lies

J.J. Cale

↑ 4

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

43

Superstition

Stevie Wonder

↑ 28

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 71

44

So Long Dixie

Blood, Sweat & Tears

—

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

45

I Wanna Be With You

Raspberries

↑ 32

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 77

46

Baby Sitter

Betty Wright

↑ 4

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

47

Pieces Of April

Three Dog Night

↑ 19

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 66

48

Let It Rain

Eric Clapton

↑ 1

Peak: 48 • 13 wks • Prev: 49

49

I Got A Bag Of My Own

James Brown

↑ 19

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

50

Been To Canaan

Carole King

↑ 38

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 88

51

In Heaven There Is No Beer

Clean Living

↑ 11

Peak: 49 • 12 wks • Prev: 62

52

All The Young Dudes

Mott The Hoople

↓ 10

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 42

53

One Night Affair

Jerry Butler

↑ 7

Peak: 52 • 7 wks • Prev: 60

54

And You And I (Part II)

Yes

↑ 4

Peak: 42 • 7 wks • Prev: 58

55

Work To Do

The Isley Brothers

↑ 4

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

56

Angel

Rod Stewart

↑ 19

Peak: 40 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

57

No

Bulldog

↑ 4

Peak: 44 • 15 wks • Prev: 61

58

992 Arguments

The O'Jays

↑ 6

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

59

You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio

Joni Mitchell

↑ 11

Peak: 25 • 16 wks • Prev: 70

60

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

James Taylor

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 11 wks

61

Wedding Song (There Is Love)

Petula Clark

↑ 4

Peak: 61 • 10 wks • Prev: 65

62

Man Sized Job

Denise LaSalle

↓ 6

Peak: 55 • 9 wks • Prev: 56

63

Dancing In The Moonlight

King Harvest

↑ 4

Peak: 13 • 22 wks • Prev: 67

64

Special Someone

The Heywoods

↑ 5

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 69

65

Trouble In My Home/I Found My Dad

Joe Simon

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 7 wks

66

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Blue Haze

↑ 16

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 82

67

Down To The Nightclub

Tower Of Power

↑ 6

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 73

68

Good Time Sally

Rare Earth

↑ 4

Peak: 67 • 8 wks • Prev: 72

69

Day And Night

The Wackers

↑ 7

Peak: 65 • 5 wks • Prev: 76

70

Woman Don't Go Astray

King Floyd

↓ 7

Peak: 53 • 12 wks • Prev: 63

71

Separate Ways

Elvis Presley

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 12 wks

72

Rocky Mountain High

John Denver

↑ 9

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 81

73

Everybody Loves A Love Song

Mac Davis

↑ 10

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 83

74

Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?

Hurricane Smith

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 15 wks

75

Why Can't We Be Lovers

Holland-Dozier

↓ 18

Peak: 57 • 10 wks • Prev: 57

76

We Need Order

The Chi-lites

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 6 wks

77

What Would The Children Think

Rick Springfield

↑ 12

Peak: 70 • 4 wks • Prev: 89

78

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

The Blue Ridge Rangers

★ NEW

Peak: 16 • 16 wks

79

Do It Again

Steely Dan

↑ 8

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 87

80

The Jean Genie

David Bowie

↑ 10

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

81

The World Is A Ghetto

War

↑ 11

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 92

82

Why Can't We Live Together

Timmy Thomas

↑ 12

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 94

83

Lovin' You, Lovin' Me

Candi Staton

↑ 1

Peak: 83 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

84

I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm)

Luther Ingram

★ NEW

Peak: 40 • 11 wks

85

I Guess I'll Miss The Man

The Supremes

—

Peak: 85 • 7 wks • Prev: 85

86

Annabelle

Daniel Boone

—

Peak: 86 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

87

Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Slade

↑ 8

Peak: 76 • 10 wks • Prev: 95

88

You're A Lady

Peter Skellern

↑ 8

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 96

89

You're A Lady

Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando

↑ 9

Peak: 70 • 8 wks • Prev: 98

90

Reelin' & Rockin'

Chuck Berry

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 13 wks

91

I Just Want To Make Love To You

Foghat

—

Peak: 33 • 17 wks • Prev: 91

92

One Way Out

The Allman Brothers Band

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 4 wks

93

I Received A Letter

Delbert & Glen

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 3 wks

94

Me And My Baby Got A Good Thing Going

Lyn Collins

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 4 wks

95

Woman To Woman

Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 9 wks

96

You Can Do Magic

Limmie & Family Cookin'

↑ 3

Peak: 84 • 10 wks • Prev: 99

97

America

Simon & Garfunkel

—

Peak: 97 • 2 wks • Prev: 97

98

I'm Sorry

Joey Heatherton

↑ 2

Peak: 87 • 9 wks • Prev: 100

99

You're So Vain

Carly Simon

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 17 wks

100

The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 20 wks

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