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