top 100 songs of1972

Howdy,

According to the following websites, the list below is Billboard's Top
100 for 1972:

http://patriot.net/~jhanley/mvhs72/top_hits/billbrd.htm

http://www.dennismansker.com/top100/top100-1971.htm
It's actually 1972 - the site has juxtaposed the lists for 1971 and
1972 accidentally.
"A cultural event at the peak of its popularity in 1972, it reached
the top of the Billboard 100 charts in a matter of weeks"
http://www.understandingamericanpie.com/


 1. AMERICAN PIE -- Don McLean
 2. THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE -- Roberta Flack
 3. ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) -- Gilbert 0'Sullivan
 4. WITHOUT YOU -- Nilsson
 5. I GOTCHA -- Joe Tex
 6. LET'S STAY TOGETHER -- Al Green
 7. THE CANDY MAN -- Sammy Davis, Jr.
 8. I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW -- Johnny Nash
 9. A HORSE WITH NO NAME -- America
10. ME AND MRS. JONES -- Billy Paul
11. BRANDY (YOU'RE A FINE GIRL) -- Looking Glass
12. BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME -- Mac Davis
13. LEAN ON ME -- Bill Withers
14. NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN -- The Moody Blues
15. I AM WOMAN -- Helen Reddy
16. I'LL TAKE YOU THERE -- The Staple Singers
17. CLAIR -- Gilbert 0'Sullivan
18. HEART OF GOLD -- Neil Young
19. OH GIRL -- The Chi-Lites
20. SCORPIO -- Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
21. BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW -- The Stylistics
22. (IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT -- Luther Ingram
23. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT -- Robert John
24. TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW -- Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
25. DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST -- Wayne Newton
26. SONG SUNG BLUE -- Neil Diamond
27. YOU ARE EVERYTHING -- The Stylistics
28. MY DING-A-LING -- Chuck Berry
29. LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) -- The Hollies
30. BURNING LOVE -- Elvis Presley           
31. SUNSHINE -- Jonathan Edwards
32. OUTA-SPACE -- Billy Preston
33. IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -- Albert Hammond
34. BEN -- Michael Jackson
35. PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE -- The Temptations
36. DAY AFTER DAY -- Badfinger
37. GARDEN PARTY -- Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band
38. MORNING HAS BROKEN -- Cat Stevens
39. CLEAN UP WOMAN -- Betty Wright
40. ROCKIN' ROBIN -- Michael Jackson
41. PRECIOUS AND FEW -- Climax
42. DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER -- The Osmonds
43. YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME -- Al Green
44. I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU -- Al Green
45. NICE TO BE WITH YOU -- Gallery
46. MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION -- Paul Simon
47. EVERYTHING I OWN -- Bread
48. FREDDIE'S DEAD -- Curtis Mayfield
49. NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN -- Three Dog Night
50. THE WAY OF LOVE -- Cher
51. (LAST NIGHT) I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL -- 5th Dimension
52. SUMMER BREEZE -- Seals and Crofts
53. HURTING EACH OTHER -- Carpenters
54. BACK STABBERS -- The O'Jays
55. EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL -- The Main Ingredient
56. PUPPY LOVE -- Donny Osmond
57. HOW DO YOU DO? -- Mouth & MacNeal
58. DAY DREAMING -- Aretha Franklin
59. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW -- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
60. WHERE IS THE LOVE -- Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
61. I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME -- Lobo
62. IN THE RAIN -- The Dramatics
63. GO ALL THE WAY -- Raspberries
64. JOY -- Apollo l00
65. I'LL BE AROUND -- Spinners
66. SYLVIA'S MOTHER -- Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
67. ROCKET MAN -- Elton John
68. SCHOOL'S OUT -- Alice Cooper
69. JUNGLE FEVER -- Chakachas
70. TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN] -- Jimmy Castor Bunch
71. BLACK AND WHITE -- Three Dog Night
72. A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE -- Sonny and Cher
73. POPCORN -- Hot Butter
74. HOLD YOUR HEAD UP -- Argent
75. IF I COULD REACH YOU -- 5th Dimension
76. ANTICIPATION -- Carly Simon
77. DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE -- Joe Simon
78. WITCHY WOMAN -- Eagles
79. USE ME -- Bill Withers
80. SATURDAY IN THE PARK -- Chicago
81. TUMBLING DICE -- The Rolling Stones
82. I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING -- New Seekers
83. HEY GIRL/I KNEW YOU WHEN -- Donny Osmond
84. LAYLA -- Derek & the Dominos
85. HOT ROD LINCOLN -- Commander Cody & His Lost Planet -- Airmen
86. YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM -- Jim Croce
87. DOCTOR MY EYES -- Jackson Browne
88. COCONUT -- Nilsson
89. ROCK AND ROLL PART 2 -- Gary Glitter
90. BANG A GONG (GET IT ON) -- T Rex
91. SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME -- Austin Roberts
92. GOODBYE TO LOVE -- Carpenters
93. THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. -- Donna Fargo
94. GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES -- Danny O'Keefe
95. VINCENT -- Don McLean
96. I NEED YOU -- America
97. I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING -- Hillside Singers
98. BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY -- Daniel Boone
99. DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER -- Beverly Bremers
100. ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW (PART l) -- The Honey Cone


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"The Candy Man" "I Am Woman" 57

Best wishes,
robertskelton-ga

This is a duplicate question:

http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=323768

I found a top 100 list, but it's not billboards:

1. Alone Again
2. Amrican Pie
3. Candy Man
4. Lean on Me
5. Without You
6. Let's Stay Together
7. First Time I Saw Your Face
8. Horse with No Name
9. Brandy
10. I'll Take You There

WABC's top 100 of 1972...this good enough, I'll send the link.

Found another list including:

Music Lab Top 40
About.com Top 100
Pop Culture Madness 1972 Greatest Hits
CKLW Top 40
WABC Top 100
KMVI AM 55 Top 100
WLS Top 89
Acclaimed Music Top 30

Can't find billboard ;-)

OK OK, I think I have found BIllboards top 100 for 1972:

Does this sound right, if so, I'll post the link:

1. Maggie May/Reason to Believe Rod Stewart 
2. It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move Carole King 
3. Joy to the World Three Dog Night 
4. Knock Three Times Dawn 
5. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Bee Gees 
6. Brand New Key Melanie 
7. Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond 
8. Family Affair Sly &the Family Stone 
9. Indian Reservation The Raiders 
10. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) The Temptations