POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 16, 1972
1

Me And Mrs. Jones

Billy Paul

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

2

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 1

3

If You Don't Know Me By Now

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

—

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

4

You Ought To Be With Me

Al Green

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

5

It Never Rains In Southern California

Albert Hammond

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 7

6

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

The Temptations

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

7

Clair

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

8

Ventura Highway

America

—

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

9

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 4

10

I'm Stone In Love With You

The Stylistics

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Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

11

Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu

Johnny Rivers

↑ 4

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 15

12

Funny Face

Donna Fargo

—

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 12

13

Something's Wrong With Me

Austin Roberts

—

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

14

Crazy Horses

The Osmonds

—

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

15

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 22

16

Sweet Surrender

Bread

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 20

17

Keeper Of The Castle

Four Tops

↑ 8

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

18

Corner Of The Sky

Jackson 5

↑ 1

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

19

Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts

↓ 8

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 11

20

Living In The Past

Jethro Tull

↑ 6

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

21

Walk On Water

Neil Diamond

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

22

Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels)

Jim Croce

↓ 5

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

23

Sitting

Cat Stevens

↑ 4

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 27

24

Your Mama Don't Dance

Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 29

25

Dialogue (Part I & II)

Chicago

↓ 1

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 24

26

Long Dark Road

The Hollies

↑ 4

Peak: 26 • 11 wks • Prev: 30

27

Superstition

Stevie Wonder

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 32

28

Pieces Of April

Three Dog Night

↑ 5

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

29

I'd Love You To Want Me

Lobo

↓ 13

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

30

I'll Be Around

The Spinners

↓ 12

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

31

Been To Canaan

Carole King

↑ 9

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 40

32

I Wanna Be With You

Raspberries

↑ 5

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 37

33

If I Could Reach You

The 5th Dimension

↓ 12

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

34

Alive

Bee Gees

↑ 1

Peak: 34 • 7 wks • Prev: 35

35

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

Gary Glitter

↑ 1

Peak: 35 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

36

Sunny Days

Lighthouse

↓ 2

Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 34

37

You're So Vain

Carly Simon

↑ 23

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 60

38

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

James Taylor

↑ 3

Peak: 14 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

39

What Am I Crying For?

Dennis Yost And The Classics IV

—

Peak: 39 • 13 wks • Prev: 39

40

Angel

Rod Stewart

↑ 3

Peak: 40 • 7 wks • Prev: 43

41

Theme From The Men

Isaac Hayes

↓ 3

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 38

42

And You And I (Part II)

Yes

↑ 3

Peak: 42 • 7 wks • Prev: 45

43

Rock 'N Roll Soul

Grand Funk Railroad

↓ 12

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 31

44

I Got A Bag Of My Own

James Brown

—

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 44

45

Why Can't We Live Together

Timmy Thomas

↑ 17

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 62

46

Crocodile Rock

Elton John

↑ 27

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 73

47

Separate Ways

Elvis Presley

↑ 6

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 53

48

Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?

Hurricane Smith

↑ 11

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

49

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Blue Haze

↑ 5

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 54

50

No

Bulldog

—

Peak: 44 • 15 wks • Prev: 50

51

You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio

Joni Mitchell

↑ 4

Peak: 25 • 16 wks • Prev: 55

52

In Heaven There Is No Beer

Clean Living

↓ 3

Peak: 49 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

53

Rocky Mountain High

John Denver

↑ 8

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 61

54

Dancing In The Moonlight

King Harvest

↑ 4

Peak: 13 • 22 wks • Prev: 58

55

Lies

J.J. Cale

↓ 13

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 42

56

Trouble In My Home/I Found My Dad

Joe Simon

—

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

57

992 Arguments

The O'Jays

—

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

58

Let It Rain

Eric Clapton

↓ 10

Peak: 48 • 13 wks • Prev: 48

59

Work To Do

The Isley Brothers

↓ 8

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

60

One Night Affair

Jerry Butler

↓ 8

Peak: 52 • 7 wks • Prev: 52

61

Baby Sitter

Betty Wright

↓ 15

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 46

62

The World Is A Ghetto

War

↑ 9

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 71

63

You're A Lady

Peter Skellern

↑ 15

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

64

Do It Again

Steely Dan

↑ 10

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 74

65

Day And Night

The Wackers

—

Peak: 65 • 5 wks • Prev: 65

66

Everybody Loves A Love Song

Mac Davis

↑ 2

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

67

Good Time Sally

Rare Earth

—

Peak: 67 • 8 wks • Prev: 67

68

We Need Order

The Chi-lites

↑ 1

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 69

69

Special Someone

The Heywoods

↓ 5

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

70

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

The Blue Ridge Rangers

↑ 6

Peak: 16 • 16 wks • Prev: 76

71

Woman To Woman

Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band

↑ 1

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 72

72

Reelin' & Rockin'

Chuck Berry

↑ 5

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 77

73

What Would The Children Think

Rick Springfield

↓ 3

Peak: 70 • 4 wks • Prev: 70

74

The Jean Genie

David Bowie

↑ 1

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 75

75

The Relay

The Who

↑ 7

Peak: 39 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

76

Let Us Love

Bill Withers

↑ 5

Peak: 47 • 6 wks • Prev: 81

77

Love Jones

Brighter Side Of Darkness

↑ 3

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 80

78

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

Luther Ingram

↑ 1

Peak: 40 • 11 wks • Prev: 79

79

You're A Lady

Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando

↑ 5

Peak: 70 • 8 wks • Prev: 84

80

Harry Hippie

Bobby Womack & Peace

↑ 13

Peak: 31 • 12 wks • Prev: 93

81

Trouble Man

Marvin Gaye

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 12 wks

82

Looking Through The Eyes Of Love

The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 8 wks

83

I Just Want To Make Love To You

Foghat

↑ 2

Peak: 33 • 17 wks • Prev: 85

84

Daddy's Home

Jermaine Jackson

↑ 10

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 94

85

The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 14

Peak: 6 • 20 wks • Prev: 99

86

Me And My Baby Got A Good Thing Going

Lyn Collins

—

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 86

87

Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Slade

—

Peak: 76 • 10 wks • Prev: 87

88

One Way Out

The Allman Brothers Band

—

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 88

89

I Can't Stand To See You Cry

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 8 wks

90

I Received A Letter

Delbert & Glen

—

Peak: 90 • 3 wks • Prev: 90

91

You Can Do Magic

Limmie & Family Cookin'

—

Peak: 84 • 10 wks • Prev: 91

92

One Last Time

Glen Campbell

—

Peak: 78 • 7 wks • Prev: 92

93

Silly Wasn't I

Valerie Simpson

↑ 3

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 96

94

Knock Knock Who's There

Mary Hopkin

↑ 3

Peak: 92 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

95

I'm Sorry

Joey Heatherton

—

Peak: 87 • 9 wks • Prev: 95

96

Didn't We

Barbra Streisand

↑ 2

Peak: 82 • 8 wks • Prev: 98

97

Jesus Is Just Alright

The Doobie Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 11 wks

98

Last Song

Edward Bear

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 18 wks

99

Choo Choo Mama

Ten Years After

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 6 wks

100

Hi, Hi, Hi

Wings

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 11 wks

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