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