Top 20 Song Chart for December 9, 1972 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 2 | 1 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone | ▲ |
| The Temptations |
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| 1 | 2 | I Am Woman | 1 |
| Helen Reddy |
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| 4 | 3 | I Can See Clearly Now | 1 |
| Johnny Nash |
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| 6 | 4 | You Ought To Be With Me | ▲ |
| Al Green |
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| 10 | 5 | Me And Mrs. Jones | 1 |
| Billy Paul |
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| 8 | 6 | Clair | 3 |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan |
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| 3 | 7 | I'd Love You To Want Me | 3 |
| Lobo |
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| 9 | 8 | It Never Rains In Southern California | 5 |
| Albert Hammond |
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| 12 | 9 | I'm Stone In Love With You | ▲ |
| The Stylistics |
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| 11 | 10 | Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu | 5 |
| Johnny Rivers |
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| 7 | 11 | Ventura Highway | 7 |
| America |
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| 17 | 12 | Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) | ▲ |
| Jim Croce |
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| 14 | 13 | Superfly | 8 |
| Curtis Mayfield |
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| 12 | 14 | Crazy Horses | 12 |
| The Osmonds |
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| 5 | 15 | If You Don't Know Me By Now | 2 |
| Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
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| 19 | 16 | Walk On Water | 14 |
| Neil Diamond |
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| 20 | 17 | Something's Wrong With Me | 15 |
| Austin Roberts |
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| - | 18 | Corner Of The Sky | ▲ |
| The Jackson 5 |
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| 16 | 19 | Sweet Surrender | 13 |
| Bread |
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| - | 20 | Separate Ways | 17 |
| Elvis Presley |
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