Billboard Hot 100 — April 22, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 22, 1972. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Jackson 5 at #62, which would go on to peak at #13. The biggest climber was "Sylvia's Mother" by Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show, up 25 places from #78 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting March 4, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Doctor My Eyes" by Jackson Browne (up from #16 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Down By The Lazy River" by The Osmonds, down 26 places from #32 to #58.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Without You" by Nilsson, 19 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Rockin' Robin Michael Jackson |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | I Gotcha Joe Tex |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | A Horse With No Name America |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | In The Rain The Dramatics |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | Betcha By Golly, Wow The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr. |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Day Dreaming Aretha Franklin |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Heart Of Gold Neil Young |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | A Cowboys Work Is Never Done Sonny & Cher |
| 10 | 16 | 10 | 6 | Doctor My Eyes Jackson Browne |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | Puppy Love Donny Osmond |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | Look What You Done For Me Al Green |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Roundabout Yes |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | The Family Of Man Three Dog Night |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 5 | Baby Blue Badfinger |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 6 | Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air Don McLean |
| 17 | 11 | 4 | 12 | Mother And Child Reunion Paul Simon |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | Taurus Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
| 19 | 31 | 19 | 4 | Back Off Boogaloo Ringo Starr |
| 20 | 35 | 20 | 3 | Oh Girl The Chi-lites |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 8 | Suavecito Malo |
| 22 | 14 | 8 | 15 | Jungle Fever The Chakachas |
| 23 | 37 | 23 | 3 | I'll Take You There The Staple Singers |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | 17 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight Robert John |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | Every Day Of My Life Bobby Vinton |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 14 | Slippin' Into Darkness War |
| 27 | 43 | 27 | 4 | Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | Jump Into The Fire Nilsson |
| 29 | 22 | 22 | 13 | Crazy Mama J.J. Cale |
| 30 | 21 | 21 | 7 | Give Ireland Back To The Irish Wings |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 5 | Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
| 32 | 28 | 15 | 11 | Rock And Roll Lullaby B.J. Thomas |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 7 | The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 5 | Help Me Make It Through The Night Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 35 | 23 | 23 | 10 | The Day I Found Myself The Honey Cone |
| 36 | 49 | 36 | 3 | Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard Paul Simon |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 6 | Run Run Run Jo Jo Gunne |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 7 | Taxi Harry Chapin |
| 39 | 34 | 30 | 9 | Do Your Thing Isaac Hayes |
| 40 | 53 | 40 | 4 | (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All The 5th Dimension |
| 41 | 64 | 41 | 4 | Mister Can't You See Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| 42 | 61 | 42 | 9 | Nice To Be With You Gallery |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 5 | Pool Of Bad Luck Joe Simon |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 8 | Chantilly Lace Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 5 | You Could Have Been A Lady April Wine |
| 46 | 24 | 7 | 13 | The Way Of Love Cher |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 6 | Rock And Roll Led Zeppelin |
| 48 | 41 | 30 | 8 | Take A Look Around The Temptations |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 7 | Be My Lover Alice Cooper |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 4 | Let's Stay Together Isaac Hayes |
| 51 | 27 | 1 | 19 | Without You Nilsson |
| 52 | 72 | 52 | 4 | Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love Love Unlimited |
| 53 | 78 | 53 | 4 | Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 54 | 29 | 5 | 13 | Everything I Own Bread |
| 55 | 80 | 55 | 3 | I Saw The Light Todd Rundgren |
| 56 | 71 | 56 | 5 | Ask Me What You Want Millie Jackson |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 5 | Legend In Your Own Time Carly Simon |
| 58 | 32 | 4 | 14 | Down By The Lazy River The Osmonds |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 4 | Lay-Away The Isley Brothers |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 6 | Hearsay The Soul Children |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 4 | Am I Losing You The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Little Bitty Pretty One Jackson 5 |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 7 | Josie Kris Kristofferson |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love) Andy Williams |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 5 | I Had It All The Time Tyrone Davis |
| 66 | 81 | 66 | 3 | What'd I Say Rare Earth |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 7 | You Are The One Sugar Bears |
| 68 | 48 | 46 | 8 | Son Of My Father Giorgio |
| 69 | 69 | 57 | 7 | Money Runner Quincy Jones |
| 70 | 79 | 70 | 4 | Walk In The Night Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 4 | Cotton Jenny Anne Murray |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 6 | To Get To You Jerry Wallace |
| 73 | 82 | 73 | 4 | Everything Good Is Bad 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 5 | Jubilation Paul Anka |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 2 | Iko Iko Dr. John |
| 76 | 76 | 74 | 9 | Your Precious Love Linda Jones |
| 77 | 96 | 77 | 2 | Changes David Bowie |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Telegram Sam T. Rex |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Smilin' Sly & The Family Stone |
| 80 | 70 | 70 | 6 | Nutrocker Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Diary Bread |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | I've Been Lonely For So Long Frederick Knight |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Lean On Me Bill Withers |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 4 | Simple Song Of Freedom Buckwheat |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I'm Movin' On John Kay |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 2 | Taos New Mexico R. Dean Taylor |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Vahevala Kenny Loggins With Jim Messina |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Beg, Steal Or Borrow The New Seekers |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Isn't Life Strange The Moody Blues |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Outa-Space Billy Preston |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 4 | School Teacher Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 3 | Eve Jim Capaldi |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 3 | You Were Made For Me Luther Ingram |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Sugaree Jerry Garcia |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Love Theme From "The Godfather" Carlo Savina |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Love's Street And Fool's Road Solomon Burke |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Mendelssohn's 4th (Second Movement) Apollo 100 |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Long Haired Lover From Liverpool Little Jimmy Osmond with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Questions Bang |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Wayne Newton |
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