Billboard Hot 100 — September 9, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 9, 1972. "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run (it would total 6 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "If I Could Reach You" by The 5th Dimension at #71, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Listen To The Music" by The Doobie Brothers, up 27 places from #89 to #62.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan — 2 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting June 17, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Black & White" by Three Dog Night (up from #14 to #9); "Saturday In The Park" by Chicago (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "When You Say Love" by Sonny & Cher, down 25 places from #40 to #65.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." by Donna Fargo, 16 weeks and counting (peak #11).
- Gone from the chart: "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" by Wayne Newton after 20 weeks (peak #4); "Where Is The Love" by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway after 13 weeks (peak #5); "How Do You Do?" by Mouth & MacNeal after 19 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 | 13 | Alone Again (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) The Hollies |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | I'm Still In Love With You Al Green |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Mac Davis |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) Looking Glass |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | Back Stabbers The O'Jays |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Rock And Roll Part 2 Gary Glitter |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | You Don't Mess Around With Jim Jim Croce |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | Black & White Three Dog Night |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | Saturday In The Park Chicago |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | The Guitar Man Bread |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Hold Your Head Up Argent |
| 13 | 23 | 13 | 5 | Honky Cat Elton John |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Goodbye To Love Carpenters |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 11 | Go All The Way Raspberries |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | Beautiful Sunday Daniel Boone |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | Join Together The Who |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 10 | Power Of Love Joe Simon |
| 19 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Motorcycle Mama Sailcat |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | 7 | Run To Me Bee Gees |
| 21 | 33 | 21 | 5 | Play Me Neil Diamond |
| 22 | 32 | 22 | 9 | Everybody Plays The Fool The Main Ingredient |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 10 | Popcorn Hot Butter |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | 15 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Luther Ingram |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 11 | Pop That Thang The Isley Brothers |
| 26 | 43 | 26 | 6 | Ben Michael Jackson |
| 27 | 16 | 16 | 9 | Lookin' Through The Windows Jackson 5 |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 6 | Nights In White Satin The Moody Blues |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 6 | Speak To The Sky Rick Springfield |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 9 | You're Still A Young Man Tower Of Power |
| 31 | 42 | 31 | 6 | My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry |
| 32 | 17 | 8 | 14 | Coconut Nilsson |
| 33 | 53 | 33 | 3 | Use Me Bill Withers |
| 34 | 21 | 11 | 16 | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo |
| 35 | 24 | 24 | 16 | Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) Detroit Emeralds |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 7 | The City Of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 6 | Get On The Good Foot-Part 1 James Brown |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 | This World The Staple Singers |
| 39 | 26 | 19 | 14 | Sealed With A Kiss Bobby Vinton |
| 40 | 58 | 40 | 4 | Burning Love Elvis Presley |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 7 | Easy Livin Uriah Heep |
| 42 | 54 | 42 | 7 | Garden Party Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band |
| 43 | 62 | 43 | 3 | Why/Lonely Boy Donny Osmond |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 10 | Starting All Over Again Mel And Tim |
| 45 | 67 | 45 | 3 | You Wear It Well Rod Stewart |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 5 | America Yes |
| 47 | 37 | 37 | 12 | Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead Barbra Streisand |
| 48 | 29 | 29 | 12 | Small Beginnings Flash |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 3 | Tight Rope Leon Russell |
| 50 | 47 | 47 | 9 | The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1) The Chi-lites |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 6 | Rock Me On The Water Jackson Browne |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 6 | My Man, A Sweet Man Millie Jackson |
| 53 | 79 | 53 | 4 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") Curtis Mayfield |
| 54 | 57 | 54 | 5 | I Believe In Music Gallery |
| 55 | 52 | 52 | 9 | Put It Where You Want It The Crusaders |
| 56 | 63 | 56 | 4 | If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry Jerry Wallace |
| 57 | 80 | 57 | 2 | Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 58 | 71 | 58 | 6 | Geronimo's Cadillac Michael Murphey |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 6 | Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love The Supremes |
| 60 | 78 | 60 | 2 | For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her Simon & Garfunkel |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 4 | Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) Van Morrison |
| 62 | 89 | 62 | 2 | Listen To The Music The Doobie Brothers |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 10 | Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart The Trammps |
| 65 | 40 | 32 | 10 | When You Say Love Sonny & Cher |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | From The Beginning Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 67 | 65 | 62 | 16 | That's The Way God Planned It Billy Preston |
| 68 | 86 | 68 | 2 | Thunder And Lightning Chi Coltrane |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 7 | In The Quiet Morning Joan Baez |
| 70 | 87 | 70 | 2 | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues Danny O'Keefe |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | If I Could Reach You The 5th Dimension |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 4 | Love Song Tommy James |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Rock Me Baby David Cassidy |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 6 | In Time Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 75 | 88 | 75 | 2 | Loving You Just Crossed My Mind Sam Neely |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 3 | A Piece Of Paper Gladstone |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 4 | How Could I Let You Get Away The Spinners |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Witchy Woman Eagles |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 3 | I Will Never Pass This Way Again Glen Campbell |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Slaughter Billy Preston |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 2 | Think (About It) Lyn Collins |
| 82 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Wholy Holy Aretha Franklin With James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | (It's The Way) Nature Planned It Four Tops |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash |
| 85 | 92 | 52 | 14 | Life And Breath Climax featuring Sonny Geraci |
| 86 | 94 | 86 | 3 | Toast To The Fool The Dramatics |
| 87 | 95 | 87 | 3 | I've Got To Have You Sammi Smith |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Summer Breeze Seals & Crofts |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Money Back Guarantee Five Man Electrical Band |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 5 | Summer Sun Jamestown Massacre |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 2 | Lady Eleanor Lindisfarne |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Carry Me, Carrie Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Colorado Danny Holien |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Don't Hide Your Love Cher |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 4 | Guess Who/Them Changes B.B. King |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | Whatever Turns You On Travis Wammack |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Fool's Paradise The Sylvers |
| 98 | 96 | 96 | 5 | A Sunday Kind Of Love Lenny Welch |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | (They Long To Be) Close To You Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Evil Ways Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles |
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