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