Billboard Hot 100 — June 3, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 3, 1972. "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Oh Girl" by The Chi-lites. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right" by Luther Ingram at #64, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Conquistador" by Procol Harum, up 21 places from #84 to #63.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting April 8, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Nice To Be With You" by Gallery (up from #11 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Back Off Boogaloo" by Ringo Starr, down 24 places from #23 to #47.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex, 20 weeks and counting (peak #2).
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 | 9 | I'll Take You There The Staple Singers |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Oh Girl The Chi-lites |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 15 | Nice To Be With You Gallery |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Look What You Done For Me Al Green |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All The 5th Dimension |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | Little Bitty Pretty One Jackson 5 |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 10 | Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love Love Unlimited |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 6 | It's Going To Take Some Time Carpenters |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 7 | Diary Bread |
| 17 | 28 | 17 | 7 | Outa-Space Billy Preston |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 9 | I Saw The Light Todd Rundgren |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 4 | Troglodyte (Cave Man) The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | 20 | I Gotcha Joe Tex |
| 21 | 14 | 3 | 15 | Betcha By Golly, Wow The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins,Jr. |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard Paul Simon |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 3 | Amazing Grace The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 13 | Taxi Harry Chapin |
| 25 | 16 | 16 | 20 | Slippin' Into Darkness War |
| 26 | 36 | 26 | 7 | Lean On Me Bill Withers |
| 27 | 38 | 27 | 3 | I Need You America |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 5 | Someday Never Comes Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 11 | Ask Me What You Want Millie Jackson |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 7 | Isn't Life Strange The Moody Blues |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 6 | Old Man Neil Young |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 5 | Rocket Man Elton John |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 7 | I've Been Lonely For So Long Frederick Knight |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 9 | Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love) Andy Williams |
| 35 | 15 | 5 | 12 | Day Dreaming Aretha Franklin |
| 36 | 24 | 8 | 12 | Doctor My Eyes Jackson Browne |
| 37 | 54 | 37 | 3 | Living In A House Divided Cher |
| 38 | 27 | 12 | 12 | Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air Don McLean |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 7 | Long Haired Lover From Liverpool Little Jimmy Osmond with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 5 | Automatically Sunshine The Supremes |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 5 | Immigration Man Graham Nash & David Crosby |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 7 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Wayne Newton |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 3 | How Can I Be Sure David Cassidy |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 5 | There It Is (Part 1) James Brown |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 10 | Everything Good Is Bad 100 Proof Aged in Soul |
| 46 | 47 | 46 | 10 | Walk In The Night Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 47 | 23 | 9 | 10 | Back Off Boogaloo Ringo Starr |
| 48 | 26 | 2 | 13 | Rockin' Robin Michael Jackson |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 2 | I Wanna Be Where You Are Michael Jackson |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 3 | You're The Man (Part 1) Marvin Gaye |
| 51 | 37 | 32 | 11 | You Could Have Been A Lady April Wine |
| 52 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Smilin' Sly & The Family Stone |
| 53 | 73 | 53 | 2 | Too Late To Turn Back Now Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 54 | 72 | 54 | 3 | Day By Day Godspell |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 6 | How Do You Do? Mouth & MacNeal |
| 56 | 62 | 51 | 14 | Layla Derek & The Dominos |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 5 | Hot 'N' Nasty Humble Pie |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 3 | You Said A Bad Word Joe Tex |
| 59 | 64 | 59 | 3 | Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 5 | Woman's Gotta Have It (The Preacher) Bobby Womack |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 3 | Woman Is The Nigger Of The World John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory |
| 62 | 52 | 52 | 7 | I'm Movin' On John Kay |
| 63 | 84 | 63 | 2 | Conquistador Procol Harum |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Luther Ingram |
| 65 | 68 | 65 | 6 | We're Free Beverly Bremers |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 7 | Love Theme From "The Godfather" Carlo Savina |
| 67 | 76 | 67 | 2 | It Doesn't Matter Stephen Stills |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 5 | Life And Breath Climax featuring Sonny Geraci |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 3 | Powder Blue Mercedes Queen The Raiders |
| 70 | 66 | 66 | 5 | An American Trilogy Elvis Presley |
| 71 | 48 | 48 | 12 | To Get To You Jerry Wallace |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 3 | After Midnight J.J. Cale |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 3 | Guns, Guns, Guns The Guess Who |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | People Make The World Go Round The Stylistics |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | All The Kings Horses Aretha Franklin |
| 76 | 55 | 51 | 13 | You Are The One Sugar Bears |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 4 | Kate Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 2 | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Take It Easy Eagles |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 6 | The Young New Mexican Puppeteer Tom Jones |
| 81 | 91 | 81 | 2 | Victim Of A Foolish Heart Bettye Swann |
| 82 | 96 | 82 | 2 | Beautiful Gordon Lightfoot |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 3 | Francene ZZ Top |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 4 | Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I Independents |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 4 | Giving Up Donny Hathaway |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 4 | Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) Isaac Hayes & David Porter |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 3 | I Only Have Eyes For You Jerry Butler |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | School's Out Alice Cooper |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 2 | Funk Factory Wilson Pickett |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | We're On Our Way Chris Hodge |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 5 | I Got Some Help I Don't Need B.B. King |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | In A Broken Dream Python Lee Jackson |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 2 | Gone Joey Heatherton |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | Pass The Peas The JB's |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 3 | Bring It Home (And Give It To Me) Hot Sauce |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Getting It On/Ride, Sally, Ride Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | I Thank You Donny Hathaway And June Conquest |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Vanilla Ólay Jackie DeShannon |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Beautiful Sunday Daniel Boone |
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