1972 Number One Song Calendar |
| blue # = weekly pop chart |
| 1 | American Pie | 1 | 1-01-72 |
| Don McLean |
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| 2 | Let's Stay Together | 1 | 1-29-72 |
| Al Green |
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| 3 | Day After Day | 1 | 2-05-72 |
| Badfinger |
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| 4 | Without You | 1 | 2-12-72 |
| Nilsson |
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| 5 | Heart Of Gold | 1 | 3-11-72 |
| Neil Young |
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| 6 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) | 1 | 3-18-72 |
| Robert John |
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| 7 | A Horse With No Name | 1 | 3-25-72 |
| America |
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| 8 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | 1 | 4-15-72 |
| Roberta Flack |
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| 9 | I'll Take You There | 1 | 5-13-72 |
| The Staple Singers |
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| 10 | The Candy Man | 1 | 5-27-72 |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. |
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| 11 | Nice To Be With You | 1 | 6-17-72 |
| Gallery |
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| 12 | Song Sung Blue | 1 | 6-24-72 |
| Neil Diamond |
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| 13 | Lean On Me | 1 | 7-01-72 |
| Bill Withers |
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| 14 | Alone Again (Naturally) | 1 | 7-22-72 |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan |
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| 15 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) | 1 | 8-19-72 |
| Looking Glass |
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| 16 | Black & White | 1 | 9-09-72 |
| Three Dog Night |
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| 17 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me | 1 | 9-30-72 |
| Mac Davis |
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| 18 | Saturday In The Park | 1 | 10-07-72 |
| Chicago |
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| 19 | Everybody Plays The Fool | 1 | 10-14-72 |
| The Main Ingredient |
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| 20 | Ben | 1 | 10-21-72 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 21 | Nights In White Satin | 1 | 10-28-72 |
| The Moody Blues |
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| 22 | I Can See Clearly Now | 1 | 11-11-72 |
| Johnny Nash |
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| 23 | I Am Woman | 1 | 12-02-72 |
| Helen Reddy |
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| 24 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone | 1 | 12-09-72 |
| The Temptations |
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| 25 | Me And Mrs. Jones | 1 | 12-23-72 |
| Billy Paul |
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