Billboard Hot 100 — July 1, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 1, 1972. "Song Sung Blue" by Neil Diamond climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation, which had held it for 3 weeks. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce at #60, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan, up 25 places from #59 to #34.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Song Sung Blue" by Neil Diamond — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting May 6, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Rocket Man" by Elton John (up from #14 to #8); "I Need You" by America (up from #13 to #9); "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" by Wayne Newton (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I Saw The Light" by Todd Rundgren, down 21 places from #16 to #37.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Nice To Be With You" by Gallery, 19 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen after 14 weeks (peak #9).
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 | Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Outa-Space Billy Preston |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | Lean On Me Bill Withers |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | Too Late To Turn Back Now Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Troglodyte (Cave Man) The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Nice To Be With You Gallery |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | Rocket Man Elton John |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | I Need You America |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Wayne Newton |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | Amazing Grace The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 13 | I'll Take You There The Staple Singers |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All The 5th Dimension |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 5 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Luther Ingram |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | 13 | Oh Girl The Chi-lites |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 18 | Layla Derek & The Dominos |
| 17 | 11 | 5 | 14 | Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | 4 | Too Young Donny Osmond |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 10 | How Do You Do? Mouth & MacNeal |
| 20 | 35 | 20 | 5 | Take It Easy Eagles |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 6 | I Wanna Be Where You Are Michael Jackson |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | Living In A House Divided Cher |
| 23 | 40 | 23 | 5 | School's Out Alice Cooper |
| 24 | 17 | 6 | 14 | Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 7 | How Can I Be Sure David Cassidy |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 4 | Where Is The Love Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 27 | 45 | 27 | 3 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) Looking Glass |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 11 | I've Been Lonely For So Long Frederick Knight |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 5 | All The Kings Horses Aretha Franklin |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 6 | Conquistador Procol Harum |
| 31 | 21 | 14 | 14 | Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love Love Unlimited |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 7 | Day By Day Godspell |
| 33 | 24 | 7 | 10 | Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones |
| 34 | 59 | 34 | 3 | Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 35 | 25 | 12 | 10 | It's Going To Take Some Time Carpenters |
| 36 | 18 | 1 | 18 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack |
| 37 | 16 | 16 | 13 | I Saw The Light Todd Rundgren |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 7 | Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 5 | People Make The World Go Round The Stylistics |
| 40 | 36 | 36 | 9 | Immigration Man Graham Nash & David Crosby |
| 41 | 20 | 15 | 11 | Diary Bread |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 7 | You Said A Bad Word Joe Tex |
| 43 | 58 | 43 | 3 | Mary Had A Little Lamb/Little Woman Love Wings |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 4 | Coconut Nilsson |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 7 | After Midnight J.J. Cale |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 6 | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 5 | We're On Our Way Chris Hodge |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 10 | We're Free Beverly Bremers |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 4 | Sealed With A Kiss Bobby Vinton |
| 50 | 75 | 50 | 2 | Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) The Hollies |
| 51 | 64 | 51 | 6 | Gone Joey Heatherton |
| 52 | 48 | 37 | 9 | Automatically Sunshine The Supremes |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 3 | The Runway The Grass Roots |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 7 | Powder Blue Mercedes Queen The Raiders |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 9 | Life And Breath Climax featuring Sonny Geraci |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 3 | Hold Your Head Up Argent |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 6 | Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds |
| 58 | 74 | 58 | 2 | Honky Tonk - Part 1 The James Brown Soul Train |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 6 | Funk Factory Wilson Pickett |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | You Don't Mess Around With Jim Jim Croce |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 3 | Brown Eyed Girl El Chicano |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | I'm Coming Home Stories |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 4 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Undisputed Truth |
| 64 | 61 | 61 | 6 | It Doesn't Matter Stephen Stills |
| 65 | 65 | 60 | 9 | Woman's Gotta Have It (The Preacher) Bobby Womack |
| 66 | 69 | 66 | 6 | In A Broken Dream Python Lee Jackson |
| 67 | 80 | 67 | 4 | Motorcycle Mama Sailcat |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 6 | Beautiful Gordon Lightfoot |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 6 | Victim Of A Foolish Heart Bettye Swann |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 7 | Francene ZZ Top |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 2 | We've Come Too Far To End It Now Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 3 | Men Of Learning Vigrass & Osborne |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 2 | In The Ghetto Candi Staton |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 4 | Bed And Board Barbara Mason |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 2 | Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead Barbra Streisand |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Hold Her Tight The Osmonds |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Mac Davis |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 4 | Rip Off Laura Lee |
| 79 | 95 | 79 | 2 | Small Beginnings Flash |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | I Miss You (Part I) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | War Song Neil Young & Graham Nash |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 4 | Butterfly Danyel Gerard |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 5 | Beautiful Sunday Daniel Boone |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 4 | Eddie's Love Eddie Kendricks |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 5 | Vanilla Ólay Jackie DeShannon |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 4 | I Don't Need No Doctor New Riders Of The Purple Sage |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Pop That Thang The Isley Brothers |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Go All The Way Raspberries |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 4 | My Guy Petula Clark |
| 90 | 91 | 90 | 3 | Cat's Eye In The Window Tommy James |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 2 | Tell Me This Is A Dream The Delfonics |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Delta Dawn Tanya Tucker |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Mother Nature The Temptations |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | If I Were A Carpenter Bob Seger |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Vaya Con Dios Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 97 | 93 | 93 | 2 | It's The Same Old Love The Courtship |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | I Am Woman Helen Reddy |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | Hushabye Robert John |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Starman David Bowie |
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