Billboard Hot 100 — May 20, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 20, 1972. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack held #1 for a 6th straight week, the last week of its run. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Amazing Grace" by The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards at #59, which would go on to peak at #11. The biggest climber was "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch, up 25 places from #71 to #46.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack — 6 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting March 4, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Tumbling Dice" by The Rolling Stones (up from #11 to #8); "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "A Cowboys Work Is Never Done" by Sonny & Cher, down 18 places from #19 to #37.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex, 18 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Puppy Love" by Donny Osmond after 12 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 12 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Oh Girl The Chi-lites |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | I'll Take You There The Staple Singers |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | I Gotcha Joe Tex |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | Look What You Done For Me Al Green |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | Rockin' Robin Michael Jackson |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | Betcha By Golly, Wow The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr. |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Back Off Boogaloo Ringo Starr |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | Day Dreaming Aretha Franklin |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
| 13 | 21 | 13 | 11 | The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 8 | Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | Little Bitty Pretty One Jackson 5 |
| 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air Don McLean |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | Slippin' Into Darkness War |
| 18 | 14 | 8 | 10 | Doctor My Eyes Jackson Browne |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 8 | (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All The 5th Dimension |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | 14 | A Horse With No Name America |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 13 | Nice To Be With You Gallery |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 7 | I Saw The Light Todd Rundgren |
| 23 | 16 | 12 | 9 | The Family Of Man Three Dog Night |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard Paul Simon |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 5 | Diary Bread |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 11 | Taxi Harry Chapin |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 3 | Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 8 | Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love Love Unlimited |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 4 | It's Going To Take Some Time Carpenters |
| 30 | 23 | 18 | 12 | Suavecito Malo |
| 31 | 22 | 14 | 9 | Baby Blue Badfinger |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 9 | You Could Have Been A Lady April Wine |
| 33 | 27 | 27 | 10 | Run Run Run Jo Jo Gunne |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 5 | Outa-Space Billy Preston |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 9 | Ask Me What You Want Millie Jackson |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 5 | Isn't Life Strange The Moody Blues |
| 37 | 19 | 8 | 13 | A Cowboys Work Is Never Done Sonny & Cher |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 7 | Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love) Andy Williams |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 4 | Old Man Neil Young |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 3 | Someday Never Comes Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 41 | 32 | 5 | 13 | In The Rain The Dramatics |
| 42 | 61 | 42 | 5 | Lean On Me Bill Withers |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 5 | I've Been Lonely For So Long Frederick Knight |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 10 | Hearsay The Soul Children |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 5 | Smilin' Sly & The Family Stone |
| 46 | 71 | 46 | 2 | Troglodyte (Cave Man) The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 47 | 62 | 47 | 3 | There It Is (Part 1) James Brown |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 10 | To Get To You Jerry Wallace |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 8 | Walk In The Night Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 3 | Rocket Man Elton John |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 11 | You Are The One Sugar Bears |
| 52 | 60 | 52 | 5 | I'm Movin' On John Kay |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 3 | Automatically Sunshine The Supremes |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 8 | Everything Good Is Bad 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 5 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Wayne Newton |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 5 | Long Haired Lover From Liverpool Little Jimmy Osmond with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 57 | 55 | 54 | 8 | Lay-Away The Isley Brothers |
| 58 | 73 | 58 | 3 | Immigration Man Graham Nash & David Crosby |
| 59 | NEW | 59 | 1 | Amazing Grace The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
| 60 | 57 | 38 | 8 | Mister Can't You See Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| 61 | 58 | 50 | 9 | Legend In Your Own Time Carly Simon |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | I Need You America |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | How Can I Be Sure David Cassidy |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | You're The Man (Part 1) Marvin Gaye |
| 65 | 78 | 65 | 4 | How Do You Do? Mouth & MacNeal |
| 66 | 87 | 66 | 3 | Woman's Gotta Have It (The Preacher) Bobby Womack |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 3 | Hot 'N' Nasty Humble Pie |
| 68 | 68 | 61 | 9 | I Had It All The Time Tyrone Davis |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 5 | Love Theme From "The Godfather" Carlo Savina |
| 70 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Telegram Sam T. Rex |
| 71 | 76 | 71 | 3 | An American Trilogy Elvis Presley |
| 72 | 66 | 66 | 6 | Changes David Bowie |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 4 | Upsetter Grand Funk Railroad |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 3 | Life And Breath Climax featuring Sonny Geraci |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Living In A House Divided Cher |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Woman Is The Nigger Of The World John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory |
| 77 | 92 | 51 | 12 | Layla Derek & The Dominos |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | You Said A Bad Word Joe Tex |
| 79 | 74 | 65 | 9 | Jubilation Paul Anka |
| 80 | 77 | 77 | 4 | Ain't Wastin' Time No More The Allman Brothers Band |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Powder Blue Mercedes Queen The Raiders |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 3 | I Can't Turn You Loose Edgar Winter's White Trash |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 4 | The Young New Mexican Puppeteer Tom Jones |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder |
| 85 | 80 | 80 | 4 | Speak Softly Love Al Martino |
| 86 | 93 | 86 | 2 | Don't Want To Say Goodbye Raspberries |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Giving Up Donny Hathaway |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 4 | We're Free Beverly Bremers |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Francene ZZ Top |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Day By Day Godspell |
| 91 | 100 | 91 | 2 | Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) Isaac Hayes & David Porter |
| 92 | 98 | 92 | 5 | Questions Bang |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | After Midnight J.J. Cale |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 2 | Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I Independents |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Kate Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 3 | I Got Some Help I Don't Need B.B. King |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | I Only Have Eyes For You Jerry Butler |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Me And Jesus Tom T. Hall |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Bring It Home (And Give It To Me) Hot Sauce |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Guns, Guns, Guns The Guess Who |
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