Billboard Hot 100 — December 9, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 9, 1972. "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" by The Temptations. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John at #73, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon, up 39 places from #99 to #60.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy — 1 week at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting June 24, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Me And Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul (up from #13 to #6); "Clair" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (up from #12 to #9); "I'm Stone In Love With You" by The Stylistics (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I'd Love You To Want Me" by Lobo, down 12 places from #4 to #16.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy, 16 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Nights In White Satin" by The Moody Blues after 18 weeks (peak #2); "Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")" by Curtis Mayfield after 16 weeks (peak #4); "Garden Party" by Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band after 19 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 2 | 1 | 16 | I Am Woman Helen Reddy |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Temptations |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | You Ought To Be With Me Al Green |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | Me And Mrs. Jones Billy Paul |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | Ventura Highway America |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | Clair Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | I'm Stone In Love With You The Stylistics |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | Summer Breeze Seals & Crofts |
| 12 | 20 | 12 | 11 | Funny Face Donna Fargo |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | Something's Wrong With Me Austin Roberts |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | Crazy Horses The Osmonds |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 10 | Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 12 | I'd Love You To Want Me Lobo |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 9 | Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) Jim Croce |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | 13 | I'll Be Around The Spinners |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 7 | Corner Of The Sky Jackson 5 |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 5 | Sweet Surrender Bread |
| 21 | 14 | 10 | 14 | If I Could Reach You The 5th Dimension |
| 22 | 31 | 22 | 4 | Superfly Curtis Mayfield |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | Walk On Water Neil Diamond |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | Dialogue (Part I & II) Chicago |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 5 | Keeper Of The Castle Four Tops |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 6 | Living In The Past Jethro Tull |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 4 | Sitting Cat Stevens |
| 28 | 21 | 8 | 8 | Convention '72 The Delegates |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 5 | Your Mama Don't Dance Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 6 | Long Dark Road The Hollies |
| 31 | 29 | 29 | 12 | Rock 'N Roll Soul Grand Funk Railroad |
| 32 | 43 | 32 | 4 | Superstition Stevie Wonder |
| 33 | 47 | 33 | 4 | Pieces Of April Three Dog Night |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 10 | Sunny Days Lighthouse |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 4 | Alive Bee Gees |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 6 | I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) Gary Glitter |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 3 | I Wanna Be With You Raspberries |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 8 | Theme From The Men Isaac Hayes |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 8 | What Am I Crying For? Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 3 | Been To Canaan Carole King |
| 41 | 60 | 41 | 2 | Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight James Taylor |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Lies J.J. Cale |
| 43 | 56 | 43 | 4 | Angel Rod Stewart |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 4 | I Got A Bag Of My Own James Brown |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 5 | And You And I (Part II) Yes |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 9 | Baby Sitter Betty Wright |
| 47 | 44 | 44 | 11 | So Long Dixie Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 12 | Let It Rain Eric Clapton |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 6 | In Heaven There Is No Beer Clean Living |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 9 | No Bulldog |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 7 | Work To Do The Isley Brothers |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 6 | One Night Affair Jerry Butler |
| 53 | 71 | 53 | 2 | Separate Ways Elvis Presley |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 5 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Blue Haze |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 5 | You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio Joni Mitchell |
| 56 | 65 | 56 | 2 | Trouble In My Home/I Found My Dad Joe Simon |
| 57 | 58 | 57 | 5 | 992 Arguments The O'Jays |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 7 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 59 | 74 | 59 | 2 | Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? Hurricane Smith |
| 60 | 99 | 60 | 2 | You're So Vain Carly Simon |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Rocky Mountain High John Denver |
| 62 | 82 | 62 | 3 | Why Can't We Live Together Timmy Thomas |
| 63 | 61 | 61 | 10 | Wedding Song (There Is Love) Petula Clark |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 7 | Special Someone The Heywoods |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 4 | Day And Night The Wackers |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 8 | Down To The Nightclub Tower Of Power |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 6 | Good Time Sally Rare Earth |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 3 | Everybody Loves A Love Song Mac Davis |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 2 | We Need Order The Chi-lites |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 3 | What Would The Children Think Rick Springfield |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 4 | The World Is A Ghetto War |
| 72 | 95 | 72 | 2 | Woman To Woman Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Crocodile Rock Elton John |
| 74 | 79 | 74 | 4 | Do It Again Steely Dan |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 3 | The Jean Genie David Bowie |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 2 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 77 | 90 | 77 | 2 | Reelin' & Rockin' Chuck Berry |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 3 | You're A Lady Peter Skellern |
| 79 | 84 | 79 | 2 | I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) Luther Ingram |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Love Jones Brighter Side Of Darkness |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Let Us Love Bill Withers |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | The Relay The Who |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 6 | Lovin' You, Lovin' Me Candi Staton |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 3 | You're A Lady Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 5 | I Just Want To Make Love To You Foghat |
| 86 | 94 | 86 | 2 | Me And My Baby Got A Good Thing Going Lyn Collins |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 4 | Mama Weer All Crazee Now Slade |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | One Way Out The Allman Brothers Band |
| 89 | 86 | 86 | 5 | Annabelle Daniel Boone |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 2 | I Received A Letter Delbert & Glen |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 4 | You Can Do Magic Limmie & Family Cookin' |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | One Last Time Glen Campbell |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Harry Hippie Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Daddy's Home Jermaine Jackson |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 3 | I'm Sorry Joey Heatherton |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Silly Wasn't I Valerie Simpson |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Knock Knock Who's There Mary Hopkin |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Didn't We Barbra Streisand |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | I Miss You Baby Millie Jackson |
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