Billboard Hot 100 — October 28, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 28, 1972. "My Ding-A-Ling" by Chuck Berry held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Dialogue (Part I & II)" by Chicago at #72, which would go on to peak at #24. The biggest climber was "You Ought To Be With Me" by Al Green, up 32 places from #91 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "My Ding-A-Ling" by Chuck Berry — 2 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting August 5, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash (up from #20 to #5); "Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")" by Curtis Mayfield (up from #12 to #6); "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" by Danny O'Keefe (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "A Lonely Man/The Man & The Woman (The Boy & The Girl)" by The Chi-lites, down 24 places from #57 to #81.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" by Mac Davis, 18 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Black & White" by Three Dog Night after 11 weeks (peak #1); "Saturday In The Park" by Chicago after 12 weeks (peak #3).
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 | My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Burning Love Elvis Presley |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Nights In White Satin The Moody Blues |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Use Me Bill Withers |
| 5 | 20 | 5 | 8 | I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") Curtis Mayfield |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | Garden Party Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 | Ben Michael Jackson |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | Everybody Plays The Fool The Main Ingredient |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues Danny O'Keefe |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Tight Rope Leon Russell |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 9 | Listen To The Music The Doobie Brothers |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | Why/Lonely Boy Donny Osmond |
| 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | I'll Be Around The Spinners |
| 15 | 30 | 15 | 6 | I'd Love You To Want Me Lobo |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 8 | Witchy Woman Eagles |
| 17 | 27 | 17 | 10 | I Am Woman Helen Reddy |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | The City Of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 8 | If I Could Reach You The 5th Dimension |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 | Starting All Over Again Mel And Tim |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | 18 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Mac Davis |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 9 | Thunder And Lightning Chi Coltrane |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 9 | Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 24 | 9 | 9 | 17 | Popcorn Hot Butter |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 7 | Spaceman Nilsson |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 12 | I Believe In Music Gallery |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 7 | Midnight Rider Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 8 | Summer Breeze Seals & Crofts |
| 29 | 13 | 13 | 10 | You Wear It Well Rod Stewart |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 9 | Loving You Just Crossed My Mind Sam Neely |
| 31 | 18 | 18 | 13 | Get On The Good Foot-Part 1 James Brown |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 4 | Elected Alice Cooper |
| 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | Go All The Way Raspberries |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 6 | American City Suite Cashman & West |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 7 | Don't Do It The Band |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 5 | If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 37 | 16 | 14 | 13 | Speak To The Sky Rick Springfield |
| 38 | 54 | 38 | 3 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Temptations |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 10 | From The Beginning Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 40 | 35 | 3 | 15 | Back Stabbers The O'Jays |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 6 | All The Young Dudes Mott The Hoople |
| 42 | 63 | 42 | 2 | Ventura Highway America |
| 43 | 38 | 38 | 8 | Rock Me Baby David Cassidy |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 6 | Rock 'N Roll Soul Grand Funk Railroad |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 10 | A Piece Of Paper Gladstone |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 3 | Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) Jim Croce |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 7 | That's How Love Goes Jermaine Jackson |
| 48 | 49 | 48 | 6 | Can't You Hear The Song? Wayne Newton |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 4 | Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers |
| 50 | 65 | 50 | 2 | It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 5 | Funny Face Donna Fargo |
| 52 | 43 | 37 | 13 | Geronimo's Cadillac Michael Murphey |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 6 | Poor Boy Casey Kelly |
| 54 | 46 | 46 | 8 | Don't Hide Your Love Cher |
| 55 | 72 | 55 | 3 | Something's Wrong With Me Austin Roberts |
| 56 | 50 | 50 | 8 | Slaughter Billy Preston |
| 57 | 80 | 57 | 2 | Convention '72 The Delegates |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 6 | Let It Rain Eric Clapton |
| 59 | 91 | 59 | 2 | You Ought To Be With Me Al Green |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | I'm Stone In Love With You The Stylistics |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 7 | Woman Don't Go Astray King Floyd |
| 62 | 78 | 62 | 3 | Baby Sitter Betty Wright |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 7 | I'll Make You Music Beverly Bremers |
| 64 | 53 | 53 | 8 | (It's The Way) Nature Planned It Four Tops |
| 65 | 74 | 65 | 4 | Sunny Days Lighthouse |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 5 | So Long Dixie Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 67 | 69 | 67 | 4 | Man Sized Job Denise LaSalle |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 2 | Theme From The Men Isaac Hayes |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 7 | We Can Make It Together Steve & Eydie Featuring The Osmonds |
| 70 | 90 | 70 | 2 | Crazy Horses The Osmonds |
| 71 | 87 | 71 | 2 | I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know Donny Hathaway |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Dialogue (Part I & II) Chicago |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 5 | If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair) Laura Lee |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 4 | If You Let Me Eddie Kendricks |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 5 | Why Can't We Be Lovers Holland-Dozier |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 5 | Guilty Al Green |
| 77 | 66 | 66 | 8 | Colorado Danny Holien |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 4 | Wedding Song (There Is Love) Petula Clark |
| 79 | 62 | 62 | 11 | Guess Who/Them Changes B.B. King |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 3 | No Bulldog |
| 81 | 57 | 57 | 5 | A Lonely Man/The Man & The Woman (The Boy & The Girl) The Chi-lites |
| 82 | 94 | 82 | 2 | Down To The Nightclub Tower Of Power |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Work To Do The Isley Brothers |
| 84 | 99 | 84 | 2 | What Am I Crying For? Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 2 | Sunday Morning Sunshine Harry Chapin |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Clair Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 2 | Together Alone Melanie |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Corner Of The Sky Jackson 5 |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 2 | Hey, You Love Mouth & MacNeal |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Special Someone The Heywoods |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 2 | Misty Blue Joe Simon |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 3 | Deteriorata National Lampoon |
| 94 | 100 | 94 | 2 | I Guess I'll Miss The Man The Supremes |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 2 | The People Tree Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 3 | Runnin' Back To Saskatoon The Guess Who |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Song Seller The Raiders |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Do Ya The Move |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Redwood Tree Van Morrison |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Suite: Man And Woman Tony Cole |
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