Billboard Hot 100 — December 30, 1972
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 30, 1972. "Me And Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Peaceful Easy Feeling" by Eagles at #73, which would go on to peak at #22. The biggest climber was "What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin'" by James Brown-Lyn Collins, up 20 places from #98 to #78.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Me And Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul — 3 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting November 4, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield (up from #12 to #9); "Your Mama Don't Dance" by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)" by Gary Glitter, down 23 places from #48 to #71.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy, 19 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "I'd Love You To Want Me" by Lobo after 14 weeks (peak #2); "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners after 15 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 | 9 | Me And Mrs. Jones Billy Paul |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Clair Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | You Ought To Be With Me Al Green |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | You're So Vain Carly Simon |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | Funny Face Donna Fargo |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | I Am Woman Helen Reddy |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | Superfly Curtis Mayfield |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | Your Mama Don't Dance Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 8 | Keeper Of The Castle Four Tops |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | Something's Wrong With Me Austin Roberts |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | Living In The Past Jethro Tull |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 12 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Temptations |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | Sweet Surrender Bread |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 7 | Superstition Stevie Wonder |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | Walk On Water Neil Diamond |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 7 | Sitting Cat Stevens |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | 14 | If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 4 | Crocodile Rock Elton John |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 5 | Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight James Taylor |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | 17 | I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 7 | Pieces Of April Three Dog Night |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 6 | Why Can't We Live Together Timmy Thomas |
| 25 | 18 | 18 | 10 | Corner Of The Sky Jackson 5 |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 6 | Been To Canaan Carole King |
| 27 | 42 | 27 | 3 | Hi, Hi, Hi Wings |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 6 | I Wanna Be With You Raspberries |
| 29 | 24 | 6 | 17 | Summer Breeze Seals & Crofts |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 5 | Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? Hurricane Smith |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 8 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Blue Haze |
| 32 | 28 | 26 | 9 | Long Dark Road The Hollies |
| 33 | 50 | 33 | 3 | Trouble Man Marvin Gaye |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 5 | Separate Ways Elvis Presley |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 7 | The World Is A Ghetto War |
| 36 | 20 | 8 | 11 | Ventura Highway America |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 7 | Do It Again Steely Dan |
| 38 | 26 | 10 | 12 | I'm Stone In Love With You The Stylistics |
| 39 | 23 | 14 | 11 | Crazy Horses The Osmonds |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 8 | You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio Joni Mitchell |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 6 | Rocky Mountain High John Denver |
| 42 | 36 | 34 | 7 | Alive Bee Gees |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 10 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 12 | No Bulldog |
| 45 | 57 | 45 | 4 | Harry Hippie Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 4 | Love Jones Brighter Side Of Darkness |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 4 | The Relay The Who |
| 48 | 33 | 24 | 10 | Dialogue (Part I & II) Chicago |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 5 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 5 | Trouble In My Home/I Found My Dad Joe Simon |
| 51 | 55 | 49 | 9 | In Heaven There Is No Beer Clean Living |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 4 | Let Us Love Bill Withers |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 6 | You're A Lady Peter Skellern |
| 54 | 67 | 54 | 4 | Daddy's Home Jermaine Jackson |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 5 | Reelin' & Rockin' Chuck Berry |
| 56 | 34 | 17 | 12 | Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) Jim Croce |
| 57 | 40 | 39 | 11 | What Am I Crying For? Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 5 | Woman To Woman Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band |
| 59 | 51 | 44 | 7 | I Got A Bag Of My Own James Brown |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 5 | I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) Luther Ingram |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 5 | We Need Order The Chi-lites |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 3 | I Can't Stand To See You Cry Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 6 | Everybody Loves A Love Song Mac Davis |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 3 | Looking Through The Eyes Of Love The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 65 | 43 | 40 | 7 | Angel Rod Stewart |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 2 | Dreidel Don McLean |
| 67 | 79 | 67 | 2 | You've Got To Take It (If You Want It) The Main Ingredient |
| 68 | 66 | 57 | 8 | 992 Arguments The O'Jays |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 2 | I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 70 | 76 | 70 | 2 | Remember (Christmas) Nilsson |
| 71 | 48 | 35 | 9 | I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) Gary Glitter |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 2 | Do You Want To Dance? Bette Midler |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 6 | You're A Lady Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 2 | Anthem Wayne Newton |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 2 | Daytime Night-Time Keith Hampshire |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 5 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 78 | 98 | 78 | 2 | What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin' James Brown-Lyn Collins |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love The Spinners |
| 80 | 96 | 80 | 3 | Last Song Edward Bear |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend Lobo |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Songman Cashman & West |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 7 | Mama Weer All Crazee Now Slade |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 4 | Silly Wasn't I Valerie Simpson |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 4 | One Last Time Glen Campbell |
| 86 | NEW | 48 | 13 | Lucky Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 2 | Oh No, Not My Baby Merry Clayton |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Big City Miss Ruth Ann Gallery |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 7 | You Can Do Magic Limmie & Family Cookin' |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 3 | Jesus Is Just Alright The Doobie Brothers |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Jesus Was A Capricorn Kris Kristofferson |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 4 | Knock Knock Who's There Mary Hopkin |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 6 | I'm Sorry Joey Heatherton |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 2 | Boogie Woogie Man Paul Davis |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 4 | Didn't We Barbra Streisand |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Fever/My Crew Rita Coolidge |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 3 | Choo Choo Mama Ten Years After |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | But I Do Bobby Vinton |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | The Red Back Spider Brownsville Station |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | I Never Said Goodbye Engelbert Humperdinck |
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