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