Billboard Hot 100 — January 29, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 29, 1972. "American Pie (Parts I & II)" by Don McLean held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 18 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Everything I Own" by Bread at #60, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "Down By The Lazy River" by The Osmonds, up 36 places from #68 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "American Pie (Parts I & II)" by Don McLean — 3 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting November 27, 1971.
- New in the top 10: "Never Been To Spain" by Three Dog Night (up from #11 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Got To Be There" by Michael Jackson, down 16 places from #15 to #31.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Brand New Key" by Melanie, 14 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children" by Carpenters after 21 weeks (peak #2); "Have You Seen Her" by The Chi-lites after 14 weeks (peak #3); "An Old Fashioned Love Song" by Three Dog Night after 11 weeks (peak #4).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | American Pie (Parts I & II) Don McLean |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Brand New Key Melanie |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Let's Stay Together Al Green |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Sunshine Jonathan Edwards |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Day After Day Badfinger |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Clean Up Woman Betty Wright |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | Scorpio Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | Never Been To Spain Three Dog Night |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | You Are Everything The Stylistics |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Sugar Daddy Jackson 5 |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Drowning In The Sea Of Love Joe Simon |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) The New Seekers |
| 13 | 38 | 13 | 3 | Hurting Each Other Carpenters |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | Without You Nilsson |
| 15 | 35 | 15 | 5 | Joy Apollo featuring Tom Parker |
| 16 | 34 | 16 | 5 | Precious And Few Climax |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 8 | Anticipation Carly Simon |
| 18 | 14 | 1 | 13 | Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone |
| 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) The Hillside Singers |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 5 | Stay With Me Faces |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' Charley Pride |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 6 | Black Dog Led Zeppelin |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 11 | The Witch Queen Of New Orleans Redbone |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 7 | Levon Elton John |
| 26 | 16 | 9 | 10 | Hey Girl/I Knew You When Donny Osmond |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 6 | Fire And Water Wilson Pickett |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 7 | Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 8 | That's The Way I Feel About Cha Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 30 | 17 | 15 | 11 | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I The Honey Cone |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | 14 | Got To Be There Michael Jackson |
| 32 | 68 | 32 | 2 | Down By The Lazy River The Osmonds |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Don't Say You Don't Remember Beverly Bremers |
| 34 | 19 | 19 | 10 | Hey Big Brother Rare Earth |
| 35 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Once You Understand Think |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 10 | Feeling Alright Joe Cocker |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 5 | Bang A Gong (Get It On) T. Rex |
| 38 | 49 | 38 | 5 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight Robert John |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 5 | Together Let's Find Love The 5th Dimension |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 4 | Floy Joy The Supremes |
| 41 | 53 | 41 | 8 | Ain't Understanding Mellow Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 9 | Daisy Mae Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 8 | Those Were The Days Carroll O'Connor And Jean Stapleton (As The Bunkers) |
| 44 | 40 | 28 | 13 | White Lies, Blue Eyes Bullet |
| 45 | 39 | 39 | 9 | Looking For A Love The J. Geils Band |
| 46 | 41 | 41 | 11 | My Boy Richard Harris |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 6 | Do The Funky Penguin Part I Rufus Thomas |
| 48 | 64 | 48 | 4 | Footstompin' Music Grand Funk Railroad |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 5 | Tupelo Honey Van Morrison |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 4 | You Want It, You Got It Detroit Emeralds |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 8 | The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get) Free Movement |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 8 | Way Back Home Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 53 | 47 | 40 | 10 | Me And Bobby McGee Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 6 | What Am I Living For Ray Charles |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 6 | Son Of Shaft The Bar-Kays |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 10 | Show Me How The Emotions |
| 57 | 73 | 57 | 3 | Jungle Fever The Chakachas |
| 58 | 46 | 46 | 12 | Ain't Nobody Home B.B. King |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 6 | Under My Wheels Alice Cooper |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | Everything I Own Bread |
| 61 | 77 | 61 | 2 | Softly Whispering I Love You The English Congregation |
| 62 | 78 | 62 | 2 | We've Got To Get It On Again Addrisi Brothers |
| 63 | 60 | 60 | 8 | Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Pt. 1 Little Johnny Taylor |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 3 | Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N Roll You Ten Years After |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | My World Bee Gees |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 6 | Pain (Part I) Ohio Players |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 4 | Another Puff Jerry Reed |
| 68 | 81 | 68 | 6 | Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) The Persuaders |
| 69 | 87 | 69 | 2 | The Nickel Song Melanie |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Move 'Em Out Delaney & Bonnie |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Donnie Elbert |
| 72 | 90 | 72 | 2 | I Gotcha Joe Tex |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 3 | Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) Aretha Franklin |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 3 | Ajax Airlines Hudson and Landry |
| 75 | 99 | 75 | 2 | Slippin' Into Darkness War |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Country Wine The Raiders |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Sweet Seasons Carole King |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Iron Man Black Sabbath |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 8 | Five Hundred Miles Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Until It's Time For You To Go Elvis Presley |
| 81 | 92 | 81 | 7 | Keep Playin' That Rock 'N' Roll Edgar Winter's White Trash |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | The Way Of Love Cher |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 2 | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Roberta Flack |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 2 | I Wrote A Simple Song Billy Preston |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Music From Across The Way James Last |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Cry Lynn Anderson |
| 87 | 79 | 79 | 4 | If I Could See The Light The 8th Day |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Love Me, Love Me Love Frank Mills |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Ring The Living Bell Melanie |
| 90 | 91 | 90 | 7 | Open The Door (Song For Judith) Judy Collins |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Crazy Mama J.J. Cale |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Brian's Song Michel Legrand |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 2 | Gimme Some More The JB's |
| 94 | 100 | 94 | 2 | Standing In For Jody Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher) |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 2 | Sweet Baby Donnie Elbert |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | (Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz Goose Creek Symphony |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Bedtime Story Tammy Wynette |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Every Day Of My Life Bobby Vinton |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Runaway/Happy Together Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Diamonds Are Forever Shirley Bassey |
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