Top 20 Song Chart for October 21, 1972 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 2 | 1 | Ben | ▲ |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 3 | 2 | Nights In White Satin | 1 |
| The Moody Blues |
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| 7 | 3 | Burning Love | 2 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 1 | 4 | Everybody Plays The Fool | 1 |
| The Main Ingredient |
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| 8 | 5 | Garden Party | 3 |
| Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band |
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| 4 | 6 | Go All The Way | 4 |
| Raspberries |
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| 11 | 7 | I'll Be Around | 2 |
| The Spinners |
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| 10 | 8 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly) | ▲ |
| Curtis Mayfield |
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| 17 | 9 | I Can See Clearly Now | 1 |
| Johnny Nash |
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| 14 | 10 | You Wear It Well | ▲ |
| Rod Stewart |
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| - | 11 | Tight Rope | ▲ |
| Leon Russell |
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| 19 | 12 | If You Don't Know Me By Now | 2 |
| Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
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| 12 | 13 | My Ding-A-Ling | 8 |
| Chuck Berry |
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| 20 | 14 | The City Of New Orleans | ▲ |
| Arlo Guthrie |
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| 16 | 15 | Listen To The Music | 7 |
| The Doobie Brothers |
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| 18 | 16 | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues | 12 |
| Danny O'Keefe |
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| 9 | 17 | Use Me | 7 |
| Bill Withers |
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| 5 | 18 | Saturday In The Park | 1 |
| Chicago |
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| - | 19 | I'd Love You To Want Me | 3 |
| Lobo |
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| - | 20 | Why | ▲ |
| Donny Osmond |
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