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