POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 9, 1972
1

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 2

2

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

The Temptations

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

3

If You Don't Know Me By Now

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 5

4

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 3

5

You Ought To Be With Me

Al Green

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

6

Me And Mrs. Jones

Billy Paul

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 13

7

It Never Rains In Southern California

Albert Hammond

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 8

8

Ventura Highway

America

↑ 2

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 10

9

Clair

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 12

10

I'm Stone In Love With You

The Stylistics

↑ 1

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

11

Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts

↓ 5

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 6

12

Funny Face

Donna Fargo

↑ 8

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 20

13

Something's Wrong With Me

Austin Roberts

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

14

Crazy Horses

The Osmonds

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

15

Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu

Johnny Rivers

↑ 4

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 19

16

I'd Love You To Want Me

Lobo

↓ 12

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

17

Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels)

Jim Croce

↑ 1

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 18

18

I'll Be Around

The Spinners

↓ 9

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

19

Corner Of The Sky

Jackson 5

↑ 3

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

20

Sweet Surrender

Bread

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

21

If I Could Reach You

The 5th Dimension

↓ 7

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

22

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

↑ 9

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 31

23

Walk On Water

Neil Diamond

↑ 4

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

24

Dialogue (Part I & II)

Chicago

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 26

25

Keeper Of The Castle

Four Tops

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 32

26

Living In The Past

Jethro Tull

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 30

27

Sitting

Cat Stevens

↑ 8

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 35

28

Convention '72

The Delegates

↓ 7

Peak: 8 • 8 wks • Prev: 21

29

Your Mama Don't Dance

Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 34

30

Long Dark Road

The Hollies

↑ 3

Peak: 26 • 11 wks • Prev: 33

31

Rock 'N Roll Soul

Grand Funk Railroad

↓ 2

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 29

32

Superstition

Stevie Wonder

↑ 11

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 43

33

Pieces Of April

Three Dog Night

↑ 14

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 47

34

Sunny Days

Lighthouse

↑ 2

Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 36

35

Alive

Bee Gees

↑ 2

Peak: 34 • 7 wks • Prev: 37

36

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

Gary Glitter

↑ 2

Peak: 35 • 9 wks • Prev: 38

37

I Wanna Be With You

Raspberries

↑ 8

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

38

Theme From The Men

Isaac Hayes

↑ 1

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 39

39

What Am I Crying For?

Dennis Yost And The Classics IV

↑ 2

Peak: 39 • 13 wks • Prev: 41

40

Been To Canaan

Carole King

↑ 10

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

41

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

James Taylor

↑ 19

Peak: 14 • 11 wks • Prev: 60

42

Lies

J.J. Cale

—

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 42

43

Angel

Rod Stewart

↑ 13

Peak: 40 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

44

I Got A Bag Of My Own

James Brown

↑ 5

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 49

45

And You And I (Part II)

Yes

↑ 9

Peak: 42 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

46

Baby Sitter

Betty Wright

—

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 46

47

So Long Dixie

Blood, Sweat & Tears

↓ 3

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

48

Let It Rain

Eric Clapton

—

Peak: 48 • 13 wks • Prev: 48

49

In Heaven There Is No Beer

Clean Living

↑ 2

Peak: 49 • 12 wks • Prev: 51

50

No

Bulldog

↑ 7

Peak: 44 • 15 wks • Prev: 57

51

Work To Do

The Isley Brothers

↑ 4

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 55

52

One Night Affair

Jerry Butler

↑ 1

Peak: 52 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

53

Separate Ways

Elvis Presley

↑ 18

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 71

54

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Blue Haze

↑ 12

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 66

55

You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio

Joni Mitchell

↑ 4

Peak: 25 • 16 wks • Prev: 59

56

Trouble In My Home/I Found My Dad

Joe Simon

↑ 9

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 65

57

992 Arguments

The O'Jays

↑ 1

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 58

58

Dancing In The Moonlight

King Harvest

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 22 wks • Prev: 63

59

Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?

Hurricane Smith

↑ 15

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 74

60

You're So Vain

Carly Simon

↑ 39

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 99

61

Rocky Mountain High

John Denver

↑ 11

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 72

62

Why Can't We Live Together

Timmy Thomas

↑ 20

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 82

63

Wedding Song (There Is Love)

Petula Clark

↓ 2

Peak: 61 • 10 wks • Prev: 61

64

Special Someone

The Heywoods

—

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

65

Day And Night

The Wackers

↑ 4

Peak: 65 • 5 wks • Prev: 69

66

Down To The Nightclub

Tower Of Power

↑ 1

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 67

67

Good Time Sally

Rare Earth

↑ 1

Peak: 67 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

68

Everybody Loves A Love Song

Mac Davis

↑ 5

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 73

69

We Need Order

The Chi-lites

↑ 7

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

70

What Would The Children Think

Rick Springfield

↑ 7

Peak: 70 • 4 wks • Prev: 77

71

The World Is A Ghetto

War

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 81

72

Woman To Woman

Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band

↑ 23

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 95

73

Crocodile Rock

Elton John

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 17 wks

74

Do It Again

Steely Dan

↑ 5

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 79

75

The Jean Genie

David Bowie

↑ 5

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

76

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

The Blue Ridge Rangers

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 16 wks • Prev: 78

77

Reelin' & Rockin'

Chuck Berry

↑ 13

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 90

78

You're A Lady

Peter Skellern

↑ 10

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 88

79

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

Luther Ingram

↑ 5

Peak: 40 • 11 wks • Prev: 84

80

Love Jones

Brighter Side Of Darkness

★ NEW

Peak: 16 • 13 wks

81

Let Us Love

Bill Withers

★ NEW

Peak: 47 • 6 wks

82

The Relay

The Who

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 8 wks

83

Lovin' You, Lovin' Me

Candi Staton

—

Peak: 83 • 6 wks • Prev: 83

84

You're A Lady

Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando

↑ 5

Peak: 70 • 8 wks • Prev: 89

85

I Just Want To Make Love To You

Foghat

↑ 6

Peak: 33 • 17 wks • Prev: 91

86

Me And My Baby Got A Good Thing Going

Lyn Collins

↑ 8

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

87

Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Slade

—

Peak: 76 • 10 wks • Prev: 87

88

One Way Out

The Allman Brothers Band

↑ 4

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 92

89

Annabelle

Daniel Boone

↓ 3

Peak: 86 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

90

I Received A Letter

Delbert & Glen

↑ 3

Peak: 90 • 3 wks • Prev: 93

91

You Can Do Magic

Limmie & Family Cookin'

↑ 5

Peak: 84 • 10 wks • Prev: 96

92

One Last Time

Glen Campbell

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 7 wks

93

Harry Hippie

Bobby Womack & Peace

★ NEW

Peak: 31 • 12 wks

94

Daddy's Home

Jermaine Jackson

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 18 wks

95

I'm Sorry

Joey Heatherton

↑ 3

Peak: 87 • 9 wks • Prev: 98

96

Silly Wasn't I

Valerie Simpson

★ NEW

Peak: 63 • 9 wks

97

Knock Knock Who's There

Mary Hopkin

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 4 wks

98

Didn't We

Barbra Streisand

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 8 wks

99

The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 20 wks • Prev: 100

100

I Miss You Baby

Millie Jackson

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 4 wks

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