Billboard Hot 100 — November 18, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 18, 1972. "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Alive" by Bee Gees at #63, which would go on to peak at #34. The biggest climber was "Walk On Water" by Neil Diamond, up 34 places from #85 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash — 3 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting September 9, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" by The Temptations (up from #13 to #6); "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts (up from #16 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Starting All Over Again" by Mel And Tim, down 22 places from #19 to #41.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Starting All Over Again" by Mel And Tim, 20 weeks and counting (peak #19).
- Gone from the chart: "Use Me" by Bill Withers after 12 weeks (peak #2); "Everybody Plays The Fool" by The Main Ingredient after 18 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 | 11 | I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | I'd Love You To Want Me Lobo |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | I'll Be Around The Spinners |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | I Am Woman Helen Reddy |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Nights In White Satin The Moody Blues |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Temptations |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") Curtis Mayfield |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | Convention '72 The Delegates |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | Witchy Woman Eagles |
| 10 | 16 | 10 | 11 | Summer Breeze Seals & Crofts |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | If I Could Reach You The 5th Dimension |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Garden Party Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 8 | If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 16 | My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 5 | You Ought To Be With Me Al Green |
| 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Listen To The Music The Doobie Brothers |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 12 | Thunder And Lightning Chi Coltrane |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 5 | Ventura Highway America |
| 19 | 14 | 2 | 14 | Burning Love Elvis Presley |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 6 | I'm Stone In Love With You The Stylistics |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 5 | It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 6 | Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) Jim Croce |
| 23 | 15 | 9 | 12 | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues Danny O'Keefe |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 5 | Crazy Horses The Osmonds |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 8 | Funny Face Donna Fargo |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 7 | Elected Alice Cooper |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 9 | American City Suite Cashman & West |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 4 | Clair Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 6 | Something's Wrong With Me Austin Roberts |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 9 | Rock 'N Roll Soul Grand Funk Railroad |
| 31 | 23 | 23 | 10 | Spaceman Nilsson |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 7 | Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers |
| 33 | 22 | 22 | 15 | I Believe In Music Gallery |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 10 | Don't Do It The Band |
| 35 | 17 | 1 | 16 | Ben Michael Jackson |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 4 | Corner Of The Sky Jackson 5 |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 9 | All The Young Dudes Mott The Hoople |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 4 | Dialogue (Part I & II) Chicago |
| 39 | 48 | 39 | 3 | Me And Mrs. Jones Billy Paul |
| 40 | 55 | 40 | 2 | Sweet Surrender Bread |
| 41 | 19 | 19 | 20 | Starting All Over Again Mel And Tim |
| 42 | 29 | 29 | 12 | Loving You Just Crossed My Mind Sam Neely |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 7 | Sunny Days Lighthouse |
| 44 | 56 | 44 | 5 | Theme From The Men Isaac Hayes |
| 45 | 59 | 45 | 8 | So Long Dixie Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 10 | That's How Love Goes Jermaine Jackson |
| 47 | 62 | 47 | 3 | Living In The Past Jethro Tull |
| 48 | 70 | 48 | 3 | Lies J.J. Cale |
| 49 | 64 | 49 | 3 | I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) Gary Glitter |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 9 | Let It Rain Eric Clapton |
| 51 | 85 | 51 | 2 | Walk On Water Neil Diamond |
| 52 | 73 | 52 | 3 | Long Dark Road The Hollies |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 10 | Woman Don't Go Astray King Floyd |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 6 | Baby Sitter Betty Wright |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 7 | Man Sized Job Denise LaSalle |
| 56 | 52 | 52 | 9 | Poor Boy Casey Kelly |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 5 | What Am I Crying For? Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 8 | Why Can't We Be Lovers Holland-Dozier |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 4 | Work To Do The Isley Brothers |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 2 | Keeper Of The Castle Four Tops |
| 61 | 60 | 60 | 5 | I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know Donny Hathaway |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 6 | No Bulldog |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Alive Bee Gees |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 3 | One Night Affair Jerry Butler |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 7 | Wedding Song (There Is Love) Petula Clark |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 7 | If You Let Me Eddie Kendricks |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 3 | In Heaven There Is No Beer Clean Living |
| 68 | 89 | 68 | 2 | Your Mama Don't Dance Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina |
| 69 | 65 | 65 | 8 | If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair) Laura Lee |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 4 | Special Someone The Heywoods |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 4 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 72 | 68 | 68 | 10 | We Can Make It Together Steve & Eydie Featuring The Osmonds |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | And You And I (Part II) Yes |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 5 | Down To The Nightclub Tower Of Power |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 5 | Sunday Morning Sunshine Harry Chapin |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 2 | 992 Arguments The O'Jays |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 3 | Good Time Sally Rare Earth |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 3 | I Found My Dad Joe Simon |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | I Got A Bag Of My Own James Brown |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Angel Rod Stewart |
| 81 | 99 | 81 | 2 | You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio Joni Mitchell |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Superstition Stevie Wonder |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Superfly Curtis Mayfield |
| 84 | 98 | 84 | 2 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Blue Haze |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Day And Night The Wackers |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 3 | Lovin' You, Lovin' Me Candi Staton |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 5 | I Guess I'll Miss The Man The Supremes |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Annabelle Daniel Boone |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Sitting Cat Stevens |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Pieces Of April Three Dog Night |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 5 | Misty Blue Joe Simon |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 5 | The People Tree Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | The World Is A Ghetto War |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 4 | Do Ya The Move |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 3 | Celebration Tommy James |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Mama Weer All Crazee Now Slade |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 4 | Suite: Man And Woman Tony Cole |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Do It Again Steely Dan |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | Mama Told Me Not To Come Wilson Pickett |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | You Can Do Magic Limmie & Family Cookin' |
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