Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack was the number one song of 1972.

Al Green had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1972.

This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of (/wiki/1972inmusic). The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 30, 1972, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of December 4, 1971 through November 18, 1972.

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Artist(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"</td><td>Roberta Flack</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>"Alone Again (Naturally)"</td><td>Gilbert O'Sullivan</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>"American Pie"</td><td>Don McLean</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>"Without You"</td><td>Harry Nilsson</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>"The Candy Man"</td><td>Sammy Davis Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>"I Gotcha"</td><td>Joe Tex</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>"Lean on Me"</td><td>Bill Withers</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me"</td><td>Mac Davis</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>"Brand New Key"</td><td>Melanie</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"</td><td>Wayne Newton</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>"Let's Stay Together"</td><td>Al Green</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"</td><td>Looking Glass</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>"Oh Girl"</td><td>The Chi-Lites</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>"Nice to Be with You"</td><td>Gallery</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>"My Ding-a-Ling"</td><td>Chuck Berry</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"</td><td>Luther Ingram</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>"Heart of Gold"</td><td>Neil Young</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>"Betcha by Golly, Wow"</td><td>The Stylistics</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>"I'll Take You There"</td><td>The Staple Singers</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>"Ben"</td><td>Michael Jackson</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"</td><td>Robert John</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>"Outa-Space"</td><td>Billy Preston</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>"Slippin' into Darkness"</td><td>War</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"</td><td>The Hollies</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>"How Do You Do"</td><td>Mouth & MacNeal</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>"Song Sung Blue"</td><td>Neil Diamond</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>"A Horse with No Name"</td><td>America</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>"Popcorn"</td><td>Hot Butter</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>"Everybody Plays the Fool"</td><td>The Main Ingredient</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>"Precious and Few"</td><td>Climax</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>"(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All"</td><td>The 5th Dimension</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>"Nights in White Satin"</td><td>The Moody Blues</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>"Go All the Way"</td><td>Raspberries</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>"Too Late to Turn Back Now"</td><td>Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>"Back Stabbers"</td><td>The O'Jays</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>"Down by the Lazy River"</td><td>The Osmonds</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>"Sunshine"</td><td>Jonathan Edwards</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>"Starting All Over Again"</td><td>Mel and Tim</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>"Day After Day"</td><td>Badfinger</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>"Rocket Man"</td><td>Elton John</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>"Rockin' Robin"</td><td>Michael Jackson</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>"Beautiful Sunday"</td><td>Daniel Boone</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>"Scorpio"</td><td>Dennis Coffey</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>"Morning Has Broken"</td><td>Cat Stevens</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>"City of New Orleans"</td><td>Arlo Guthrie</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>"Garden Party"</td><td>Ricky Nelson</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>"I Can See Clearly Now"</td><td>Johnny Nash</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>"Burning Love"</td><td>Elvis Presley</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>"Clean Up Woman"</td><td>Betty Wright</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>"Hold Your Head Up"</td><td>Argent</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>"Jungle Fever"</td><td>The Chakachas</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>"Everything I Own"</td><td>Bread</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>"In the Rain"</td><td>The Dramatics</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>"Look What You Done for Me"</td><td>Al Green</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>"The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A."</td><td>Donna Fargo</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>"Bang a Gong (Get it On)"</td><td>T. Rex</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>"Mother and Child Reunion"</td><td>Paul Simon</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>"Where Is the Love"</td><td>Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>"I'm Still in Love with You"</td><td>Al Green</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>"Layla"</td><td>Derek and the Dominos</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>"Day Dreaming"</td><td>Aretha Franklin</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>"The Way of Love"</td><td>Cher</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>"Black and White"</td><td>Three Dog Night</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>"Sylvia's Mother"</td><td>Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>"Hurting Each Other"</td><td>The Carpenters</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>"Coconut"</td><td>Harry Nilsson</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>"Puppy Love"</td><td>Donny Osmond</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>"You Don't Mess Around with Jim"</td><td>Jim Croce</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td>"Hot Rod Lincoln"</td><td>Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td>"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done"</td><td>Sonny & Cher</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td>"Joy"</td><td>Apollo 100</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td>"Anticipation"</td><td>Carly Simon</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td>"Never Been to Spain"</td><td>Three Dog Night</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'"</td><td>Charley Pride</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td>"School's Out"</td><td>Alice Cooper</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>"Saturday in the Park"</td><td>Chicago</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>"Drowning in the Sea of Love"</td><td>Joe Simon</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td>"Use Me"</td><td>Bill Withers</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td>"Family Affair"</td><td>Sly & the Family Stone</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td>"Troglodyte (Cave Man)"</td><td>The Jimmy Castor Bunch</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td>"The Witch Queen of New Orleans"</td><td>Redbone</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td>"Freddie's Dead"</td><td>Curtis Mayfield</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td>"Power of Love"</td><td>Joe Simon</td></tr><tr><td>84</td><td>"Ain't Understanding Mellow"</td><td>Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>"Taxi"</td><td>Harry Chapin</td></tr><tr><td>86</td><td>"Don't Say You Don't Remember"</td><td>Beverly Bremers</td></tr><tr><td>87</td><td>"Sealed with a Kiss"</td><td>Bobby Vinton</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td>"I Saw the Light"</td><td>Todd Rundgren</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>"Motorcycle Mama"</td><td>Sailcat</td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td>"Day by Day"</td><td>Original Cast of Godspell</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td>"Roundabout"</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td>"Doctor My Eyes"</td><td>Jackson Browne</td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td>"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"</td><td>The New Seekers</td></tr><tr><td>94</td><td>"Vincent"</td><td>Don McLean</td></tr><tr><td>95</td><td>"Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)"</td><td>The Detroit Emeralds</td></tr><tr><td>96</td><td>"Speak to the Sky"</td><td>Rick Springfield</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"</td><td>The Hillside Singers</td></tr><tr><td>98</td><td>"Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love"</td><td>Love Unlimited</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>"Get on the Good Foot"</td><td>James Brown</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td>"Pop That Thang"</td><td>The Isley Brothers</td></tr></tbody></table>