List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number_ones_of_1972

List of <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 number ones of 1972

List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1972

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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1972.

That year, 18 acts earned their first number one song, such as Don McLean, Al Green, Nilsson, Neil Young, America, Roberta Flack, The Chi-Lites, The Staple Singers, Sammy Davis Jr., Bill Withers, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Looking Glass, Mac Davis, Chuck Berry, Johnny Nash, Helen Reddy, and Billy Paul. Michael Jackson, having previously hit number one with The Jackson 5, also earns his first number one song as a solo act.

Chart history

Don McLean scored a #1 hit with "American Pie" in 1972.
Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" reached the top spot for six weeks and became the #1 song at year's end.
Key
† The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1972 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
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Number-one artists

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See also

Sources

  • Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
  • Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
  • Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
  • Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.

References

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    "January 1, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "January 8, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "January 15, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "January 22, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "January 29, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "February 5, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "February 12, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "February 19, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "February 26, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "March 4, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "March 11, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "March 18, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "March 25, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "April 1, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "April 8, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "April 15, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "April 22, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "April 29, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "May 6, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "May 13, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "May 20, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "May 27, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "June 3, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "June 10, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "June 17, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "June 24, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "July 1, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "July 8, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "July 15, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "July 22, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "July 29, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "August 5, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "August 12, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "August 19, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "August 26, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "September 2, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "September 9, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "September 16, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "September 23, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "September 30, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "October 7, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "October 14, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "October 21, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "October 28, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "November 4, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "November 11, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "November 18, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "November 25, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "December 2, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "December 9, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "December 16, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "December 23, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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    "December 30, 1972". Billboard Hot 100.
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