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