Billboard Hot 100 — June 24, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 24, 1972. "The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Honky Tonk - Part 1" by The James Brown Soul Train at #74, which would go on to peak at #44. The biggest climber was "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan, up 29 places from #88 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation — 3 weeks at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting March 11, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Too Late To Turn Back Now" by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (up from #23 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Taxi" by Harry Chapin, down 18 places from #28 to #46.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Nice To Be With You" by Gallery, 18 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Look What You Done For Me" by Al Green after 12 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 16 | The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Outa-Space Billy Preston |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | Nice To Be With You Gallery |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | I'll Take You There The Staple Singers |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Troglodyte (Cave Man) The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | Lean On Me Bill Withers |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All The 5th Dimension |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Oh Girl The Chi-lites |
| 10 | 23 | 10 | 5 | Too Late To Turn Back Now Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 11 | 9 | 5 | 13 | Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 6 | Amazing Grace The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
| 13 | 19 | 13 | 6 | I Need You America |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 8 | Rocket Man Elton John |
| 15 | 26 | 15 | 10 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Wayne Newton |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | I Saw The Light Todd Rundgren |
| 17 | 13 | 6 | 13 | Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens |
| 18 | 11 | 1 | 17 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack |
| 19 | 41 | 19 | 4 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Luther Ingram |
| 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | Diary Bread |
| 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love Love Unlimited |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 6 | Living In A House Divided Cher |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | 17 | Layla Derek & The Dominos |
| 24 | 14 | 7 | 9 | Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones |
| 25 | 12 | 12 | 9 | It's Going To Take Some Time Carpenters |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 6 | How Can I Be Sure David Cassidy |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 5 | I Wanna Be Where You Are Michael Jackson |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 3 | Too Young Donny Osmond |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 9 | How Do You Do? Mouth & MacNeal |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 10 | I've Been Lonely For So Long Frederick Knight |
| 31 | 21 | 9 | 14 | Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 4 | All The Kings Horses Aretha Franklin |
| 33 | 57 | 33 | 3 | Where Is The Love Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 5 | Conquistador Procol Harum |
| 35 | 46 | 35 | 4 | Take It Easy Eagles |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Immigration Man Graham Nash & David Crosby |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 6 | Day By Day Godspell |
| 38 | 45 | 38 | 6 | Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder |
| 39 | 29 | 29 | 10 | Isn't Life Strange The Moody Blues |
| 40 | 53 | 40 | 4 | School's Out Alice Cooper |
| 41 | 25 | 25 | 8 | Someday Never Comes Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 6 | You Said A Bad Word Joe Tex |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 4 | People Make The World Go Round The Stylistics |
| 44 | 30 | 27 | 14 | Ask Me What You Want Millie Jackson |
| 45 | 68 | 45 | 2 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) Looking Glass |
| 46 | 28 | 24 | 16 | Taxi Harry Chapin |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 6 | After Midnight J.J. Cale |
| 48 | 37 | 37 | 8 | Automatically Sunshine The Supremes |
| 49 | 67 | 49 | 3 | Coconut Nilsson |
| 50 | 38 | 38 | 10 | Long Haired Lover From Liverpool Little Jimmy Osmond with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 4 | We're On Our Way Chris Hodge |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 5 | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 9 | We're Free Beverly Bremers |
| 54 | 52 | 52 | 8 | Hot 'N' Nasty Humble Pie |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 6 | Powder Blue Mercedes Queen The Raiders |
| 56 | 69 | 56 | 3 | Sealed With A Kiss Bobby Vinton |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 8 | Life And Breath Climax featuring Sonny Geraci |
| 58 | 85 | 58 | 2 | Mary Had A Little Lamb/Little Woman Love Wings |
| 59 | 88 | 59 | 2 | Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 60 | 81 | 60 | 2 | The Runway The Grass Roots |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 5 | It Doesn't Matter Stephen Stills |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 5 | Funk Factory Wilson Pickett |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 5 | Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 5 | Gone Joey Heatherton |
| 65 | 64 | 60 | 8 | Woman's Gotta Have It (The Preacher) Bobby Womack |
| 66 | 82 | 66 | 2 | Hold Your Head Up Argent |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 3 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Undisputed Truth |
| 68 | 50 | 31 | 9 | Old Man Neil Young |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 5 | In A Broken Dream Python Lee Jackson |
| 70 | 90 | 70 | 2 | Brown Eyed Girl El Chicano |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 5 | Beautiful Gordon Lightfoot |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 6 | Francene ZZ Top |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | I'm Coming Home Stories |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Honky Tonk - Part 1 The James Brown Soul Train |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) The Hollies |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 5 | Victim Of A Foolish Heart Bettye Swann |
| 77 | 75 | 75 | 7 | Kate Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 3 | Bed And Board Barbara Mason |
| 79 | 70 | 70 | 6 | Guns, Guns, Guns The Guess Who |
| 80 | 97 | 80 | 3 | Motorcycle Mama Sailcat |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead Barbra Streisand |
| 82 | 87 | 82 | 3 | Rip Off Laura Lee |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 2 | Men Of Learning Vigrass & Osborne |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 3 | Eddie's Love Eddie Kendricks |
| 85 | 95 | 85 | 3 | Butterfly Danyel Gerard |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | In The Ghetto Candi Staton |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 3 | I Don't Need No Doctor New Riders Of The Purple Sage |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | We've Come Too Far To End It Now Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 89 | 98 | 89 | 4 | Vanilla Ólay Jackie DeShannon |
| 90 | 96 | 90 | 4 | Beautiful Sunday Daniel Boone |
| 91 | 100 | 91 | 2 | Cat's Eye In The Window Tommy James |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 3 | My Guy Petula Clark |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | It's The Same Old Love The Courtship |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 5 | I Thank You Donny Hathaway And June Conquest |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Small Beginnings Flash |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Tell Me This Is A Dream The Delfonics |
| 97 | 93 | 93 | 4 | Getting It On/Ride, Sally, Ride Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Vaya Con Dios Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I Am Woman Helen Reddy |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Hushabye Robert John |
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