Billboard Hot 100 — August 26, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 26, 1972. "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan, which had held it for 4 weeks. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Use Me" by Bill Withers at #80, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Black & White" by Three Dog Night, up 24 places from #47 to #23.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting June 17, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce (up from #12 to #9); "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" by Mac Davis (up from #18 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Happy" by The Rolling Stones, down 19 places from #22 to #41.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" by Wayne Newton, 19 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Layla" by Derek & The Dominos after 25 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 11 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) Looking Glass |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) The Hollies |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | I'm Still In Love With You Al Green |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | Hold Your Head Up Argent |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Luther Ingram |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Goodbye To Love Carpenters |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | Coconut Nilsson |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | You Don't Mess Around With Jim Jim Croce |
| 10 | 18 | 10 | 9 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Mac Davis |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | Motorcycle Mama Sailcat |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | The Guitar Man Bread |
| 14 | 26 | 14 | 6 | Back Stabbers The O'Jays |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | 19 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Wayne Newton |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | Lookin' Through The Windows Jackson 5 |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 6 | Rock And Roll Part 2 Gary Glitter |
| 18 | 6 | 5 | 12 | Where Is The Love Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | Sealed With A Kiss Bobby Vinton |
| 20 | 33 | 20 | 4 | Saturday In The Park Chicago |
| 21 | 14 | 7 | 13 | School's Out Alice Cooper |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 6 | Join Together The Who |
| 23 | 47 | 23 | 3 | Black & White Three Dog Night |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 13 | Beautiful Sunday Daniel Boone |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 14 | Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds |
| 26 | 15 | 8 | 18 | How Do You Do? Mouth & MacNeal |
| 27 | 37 | 27 | 8 | Power Of Love Joe Simon |
| 28 | 40 | 28 | 9 | Go All The Way Raspberries |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 10 | Small Beginnings Flash |
| 30 | 13 | 2 | 14 | Too Late To Turn Back Now Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 31 | 25 | 1 | 19 | Lean On Me Bill Withers |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 8 | When You Say Love Sonny & Cher |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 8 | Popcorn Hot Butter |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 9 | Pop That Thang The Isley Brothers |
| 35 | 24 | 24 | 14 | Gone Joey Heatherton |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 7 | You're Still A Young Man Tower Of Power |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 5 | Run To Me Bee Gees |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 10 | Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead Barbra Streisand |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 4 | This World The Staple Singers |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 3 | Honky Cat Elton John |
| 41 | 22 | 22 | 7 | Happy The Rolling Stones |
| 42 | 51 | 42 | 7 | Everybody Plays The Fool The Main Ingredient |
| 43 | 30 | 14 | 9 | Hold Her Tight The Osmonds |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 3 | Play Me Neil Diamond |
| 45 | 28 | 28 | 9 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 5 | The City Of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie |
| 47 | 69 | 47 | 4 | Nights In White Satin The Moody Blues |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 7 | The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1) The Chi-lites |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 4 | Speak To The Sky Rick Springfield |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 8 | Starting All Over Again Mel And Tim |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 4 | Ben Michael Jackson |
| 52 | 48 | 48 | 10 | In The Ghetto Candi Staton |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 7 | Put It Where You Want It The Crusaders |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 5 | Easy Livin Uriah Heep |
| 55 | 67 | 55 | 4 | Get On The Good Foot-Part 1 James Brown |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 8 | A Simple Man Lobo |
| 57 | 54 | 46 | 10 | We've Come Too Far To End It Now Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 4 | My Man, A Sweet Man Millie Jackson |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 3 | America Yes |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 4 | Rock Me On The Water Jackson Browne |
| 61 | 42 | 42 | 11 | I'm Coming Home Stories |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Alabama Wild Man Jerry Reed |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 4 | My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry |
| 64 | 59 | 58 | 9 | I Miss You (Part I) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 65 | 68 | 62 | 14 | That's The Way God Planned It Billy Preston |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 8 | Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart The Trammps |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 5 | Garden Party Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band |
| 68 | 90 | 68 | 2 | Burning Love Elvis Presley |
| 69 | 75 | 69 | 4 | Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love The Supremes |
| 70 | 73 | 70 | 12 | My Guy Petula Clark |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 2 | If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry Jerry Wallace |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 3 | I Believe In Music Gallery |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 5 | In The Quiet Morning Joan Baez |
| 74 | 87 | 74 | 2 | Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) Van Morrison |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 4 | In Time Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 9 | If I Were A Carpenter Bob Seger |
| 77 | 65 | 65 | 9 | Starman David Bowie |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 4 | What A Wonderful Thing We Have The Fabulous Rhinestones |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 4 | Geronimo's Cadillac Michael Murphey |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Use Me Bill Withers |
| 81 | 84 | 81 | 2 | Wholy Holy Aretha Franklin With James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Tight Rope Leon Russell |
| 83 | 81 | 81 | 6 | Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar Commander Cody |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Why/Lonely Boy Donny Osmond |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 2 | Love Song Tommy James |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | You Wear It Well Rod Stewart |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 6 | Goodbye Again John Denver |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | From The Beginning Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Will Never Pass This Way Again Glen Campbell |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | How Could I Let You Get Away The Spinners |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 6 | Down By The River Albert Hammond |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 2 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") Curtis Mayfield |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 3 | Summer Sun Jamestown Massacre |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Toast To The Fool The Dramatics |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 3 | A Sunday Kind Of Love Lenny Welch |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | Guess Who/Them Changes B.B. King |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | He's An Indian Cowboy In The Rodeo Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | A Piece Of Paper Gladstone |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | I've Got To Have You Sammi Smith |
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