Billboard Hot 100 — April 8, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 8, 1972. "A Horse With No Name" by America held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers at #63, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Back Off Boogaloo" by Ringo Starr, up 46 places from #88 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "A Horse With No Name" by America — 3 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting February 19, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "In The Rain" by The Dramatics (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Runnin' Away" by Sly & The Family Stone, down 22 places from #28 to #50.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Ain't Understanding Mellow" by Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager, 18 weeks and counting (peak #21).
- Gone from the chart: "American Pie (Parts I & II)" by Don McLean after 19 weeks (peak #1); "Hurting Each Other" by Carpenters after 12 weeks (peak #2); "Joy" by Apollo featuring Tom Parker after 14 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 8 | A Horse With No Name America |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Heart Of Gold Neil Young |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | I Gotcha Joe Tex |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Rockin' Robin Michael Jackson |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Puppy Love Donny Osmond |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Mother And Child Reunion Paul Simon |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | Jungle Fever The Chakachas |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | In The Rain The Dramatics |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 15 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight Robert John |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | Betcha By Golly, Wow The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr. |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 4 | Day Dreaming Aretha Franklin |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 | A Cowboys Work Is Never Done Sonny & Cher |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 | Roundabout Yes |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Rock And Roll Lullaby B.J. Thomas |
| 16 | 13 | 7 | 11 | The Way Of Love Cher |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | 17 | Without You Nilsson |
| 18 | 12 | 5 | 11 | Everything I Own Bread |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 8 | Taurus Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
| 20 | 18 | 4 | 12 | Down By The Lazy River The Osmonds |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 5 | Give Ireland Back To The Irish Wings |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 11 | Crazy Mama J.J. Cale |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 8 | The Day I Found Myself The Honey Cone |
| 24 | 41 | 24 | 4 | Doctor My Eyes Jackson Browne |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 4 | Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air Don McLean |
| 26 | 42 | 26 | 3 | Baby Blue Badfinger |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 3 | The Family Of Man Three Dog Night |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 11 | Every Day Of My Life Bobby Vinton |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 6 | Suavecito Malo |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 7 | Do Your Thing Isaac Hayes |
| 31 | 20 | 3 | 15 | Precious And Few Climax |
| 32 | 51 | 32 | 4 | Jump Into The Fire Nilsson |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 2 | Look What You Done For Me Al Green |
| 34 | 21 | 10 | 15 | Bang A Gong (Get It On) T. Rex |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 12 | Slippin' Into Darkness War |
| 36 | 27 | 25 | 12 | We've Got To Get It On Again Addrisi Brothers |
| 37 | 23 | 21 | 18 | Ain't Understanding Mellow Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager |
| 38 | 59 | 38 | 3 | Help Me Make It Through The Night Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 39 | 30 | 30 | 6 | Take A Look Around The Temptations |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 6 | King Heroin James Brown |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 6 | Tiny Dancer Elton John |
| 42 | 88 | 42 | 2 | Back Off Boogaloo Ringo Starr |
| 43 | 37 | 37 | 8 | Could It Be Forever David Cassidy |
| 44 | 34 | 34 | 9 | Glory Bound The Grass Roots |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 6 | Chantilly Lace Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 6 | Son Of My Father Giorgio |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 6 | Heartbroken Bopper The Guess Who |
| 48 | 61 | 48 | 4 | Run Run Run Jo Jo Gunne |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 7 | Afro-Strut The Nite-Liters |
| 50 | 28 | 23 | 10 | Runnin' Away Sly & The Family Stone |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 4 | Rock And Roll Led Zeppelin |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 5 | Taxi Harry Chapin |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 5 | The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 54 | 38 | 36 | 9 | No One To Depend On Santana |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
| 56 | 46 | 46 | 10 | Now Run And Tell That Denise LaSalle |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 5 | Money Runner Quincy Jones |
| 58 | 67 | 58 | 2 | Let's Stay Together Isaac Hayes |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 5 | Be My Lover Alice Cooper |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 8 | Waking Up Alone Paul Williams |
| 61 | 78 | 61 | 2 | Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 6 | Louisianna Mike Kennedy |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | I'll Take You There The Staple Singers |
| 64 | 77 | 64 | 2 | (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All The 5th Dimension |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 3 | Pool Of Bad Luck Joe Simon |
| 66 | 66 | 65 | 10 | Cheer Potliquor |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 2 | Lay-Away The Isley Brothers |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 7 | Nice To Be With You Gallery |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 7 | Living Without You Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 5 | Josie Kris Kristofferson |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 4 | Nutrocker Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 72 | 89 | 72 | 2 | Mister Can't You See Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| 73 | 90 | 73 | 2 | Am I Losing You The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 7 | Your Precious Love Linda Jones |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 3 | You Could Have Been A Lady April Wine |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 3 | I Had It All The Time Tyrone Davis |
| 77 | 82 | 77 | 3 | Legend In Your Own Time Carly Simon |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 4 | Hearsay The Soul Children |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 2 | Cotton Jenny Anne Murray |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Oh Girl The Chi-lites |
| 81 | 86 | 81 | 2 | Walk In The Night Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 3 | Ask Me What You Want Millie Jackson |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | What'd I Say Rare Earth |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I Saw The Light Todd Rundgren |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 2 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 86 | 92 | 86 | 4 | To Get To You Jerry Wallace |
| 87 | 94 | 87 | 3 | Jubilation Paul Anka |
| 88 | 96 | 88 | 2 | Everything Good Is Bad 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love) Andy Williams |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard Paul Simon |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 4 | Rockin' With The King Canned Heat |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 2 | All His Children Charley Pride with Henry Mancini |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 5 | You Are The One Sugar Bears |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Eve Jim Capaldi |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love Love Unlimited |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | You Were Made For Me Luther Ingram |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Simple Song Of Freedom Buckwheat |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | School Teacher Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Don't Ever Take Away My Freedom Peter Yarrow |
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