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