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