Billboard Hot 100 — July 22, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 22, 1972. "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Join Together" by The Who at #70, which would go on to peak at #17. The biggest climber was "Goodbye To Love" by Carpenters, up 30 places from #68 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers — 3 weeks at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting April 22, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "How Do You Do?" by Mouth & MacNeal (up from #11 to #8); "School's Out" by Alice Cooper (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Nice To Be With You" by Gallery, down 15 places from #21 to #36.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Nice To Be With You" by Gallery, 22 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Oh Girl" by The Chi-lites after 15 weeks (peak #1); "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers after 15 weeks (peak #1); "(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All" by The 5th Dimension after 16 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 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Lean On Me Bill Withers |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Too Late To Turn Back Now Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) Looking Glass |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Luther Ingram |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Wayne Newton |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Where Is The Love Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 13 | How Do You Do? Mouth & MacNeal |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Rocket Man Elton John |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | School's Out Alice Cooper |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 21 | Layla Derek & The Dominos |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | Take It Easy Eagles |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | Too Young Donny Osmond |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 14 | Outa-Space Billy Preston |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | I Wanna Be Where You Are Michael Jackson |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 9 | Conquistador Procol Harum |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 5 | Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) The Hollies |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 10 | Day By Day Godspell |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 4 | Hold Her Tight The Osmonds |
| 21 | 30 | 21 | 3 | I'm Still In Love With You Al Green |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 9 | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo |
| 23 | 17 | 1 | 20 | The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 7 | Coconut Nilsson |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 8 | People Make The World Go Round The Stylistics |
| 26 | 18 | 6 | 11 | Troglodyte (Cave Man) The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| 27 | 20 | 9 | 10 | I Need You America |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 6 | Mary Had A Little Lamb/Little Woman Love Wings |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 6 | Hold Your Head Up Argent |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 7 | Sealed With A Kiss Bobby Vinton |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 4 | You Don't Mess Around With Jim Jim Croce |
| 32 | 26 | 26 | 8 | All The Kings Horses Aretha Franklin |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 10 | Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 9 | Gone Joey Heatherton |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Motorcycle Mama Sailcat |
| 36 | 21 | 4 | 22 | Nice To Be With You Gallery |
| 37 | 31 | 27 | 14 | I've Been Lonely For So Long Frederick Knight |
| 38 | 68 | 38 | 2 | Goodbye To Love Carpenters |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 6 | The Runway The Grass Roots |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 13 | We're Free Beverly Bremers |
| 41 | 55 | 41 | 4 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 9 | Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds |
| 43 | 69 | 43 | 2 | Happy The Rolling Stones |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 5 | Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead Barbra Streisand |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 5 | Honky Tonk - Part 1 The James Brown Soul Train |
| 46 | 45 | 45 | 6 | Brown Eyed Girl El Chicano |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 5 | Small Beginnings Flash |
| 48 | 46 | 44 | 8 | We're On Our Way Chris Hodge |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 6 | I'm Coming Home Stories |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 8 | Beautiful Sunday Daniel Boone |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 5 | We've Come Too Far To End It Now Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 52 | 42 | 42 | 10 | After Midnight J.J. Cale |
| 53 | 70 | 53 | 3 | When You Say Love Sonny & Cher |
| 54 | 53 | 52 | 12 | Life And Breath Climax featuring Sonny Geraci |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 5 | In The Ghetto Candi Staton |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 9 | In A Broken Dream Python Lee Jackson |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 4 | Pop That Thang The Isley Brothers |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 4 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Mac Davis |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 9 | Beautiful Gordon Lightfoot |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 3 | Duncan Paul Simon |
| 61 | 83 | 61 | 2 | Lookin' Through The Windows Jackson 5 |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 4 | War Song Neil Young & Graham Nash |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 4 | I Miss You (Part I) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 3 | Power Of Love Joe Simon |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 6 | Men Of Learning Vigrass & Osborne |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 3 | Popcorn Hot Butter |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 3 | A Simple Man Lobo |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 4 | Go All The Way Raspberries |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 3 | Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma Ray Charles |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Join Together The Who |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 7 | Rip Off Laura Lee |
| 72 | 88 | 72 | 2 | The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1) The Chi-lites |
| 73 | 63 | 63 | 9 | Victim Of A Foolish Heart Bettye Swann |
| 74 | 81 | 74 | 2 | You're Still A Young Man Tower Of Power |
| 75 | 82 | 75 | 3 | Starting All Over Again Mel And Tim |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 8 | Vanilla Ólay Jackie DeShannon |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Back Stabbers The O'Jays |
| 78 | 77 | 77 | 7 | Eddie's Love Eddie Kendricks |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 3 | Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart The Trammps |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 7 | My Guy Petula Clark |
| 81 | 94 | 81 | 2 | Everybody Plays The Fool The Main Ingredient |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 4 | If I Were A Carpenter Bob Seger |
| 83 | 91 | 83 | 2 | Put It Where You Want It The Crusaders |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Rock And Roll Part 2 Gary Glitter |
| 85 | 85 | 78 | 7 | Butterfly Danyel Gerard |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 4 | Delta Dawn Tanya Tucker |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 2 | Alabama Wild Man Jerry Reed |
| 88 | 98 | 88 | 2 | That's What Friends Are For B.J. Thomas |
| 89 | 99 | 89 | 3 | Country Woman The Magic Lantern |
| 90 | 95 | 90 | 4 | Starman David Bowie |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar Commander Cody |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 2 | Rock And Roll Crazies Stephen Stills-Manassas |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | Circles The New Seekers |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Goodbye Again John Denver |
| 95 | 100 | 95 | 2 | Down On Me Janis Joplin |
| 96 | 96 | 62 | 9 | That's The Way God Planned It Billy Preston |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | I Could Never Be Happy The Emotions |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Turn On Your Love Light Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 99 | 92 | 92 | 4 | Mother Nature The Temptations |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Down By The River Albert Hammond |
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