Every Number One Song in 1972 in Pop Music in Tunetimeline® Chronological Order

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artist

Dec 1971

Jan 1972

1

1

1

American Pie

Don McLean

Dec 1971

Feb 1972

4

1

2

Day After Day

Badfinger

Dec 1971

Feb 1972

1

1

3

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

Dec 1971

Feb 1972

1

1

4

Without You

Nilsson

Feb 1972

Mar 1972

1

1

5

A Horse With No Name

America

Jan 1972

Mar 1972

3

1

6

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube)

Robert John

Feb 1972

Mar 1972

1

1

7

Heart Of Gold

Neil Young

Mar 1972

Apr 1972

1

1

8

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

Apr 1972

Jun 1972

1

3

9

Oh Girl

The Chi-Lites

Apr 1972

Jun 1972

1

1

10

I'll Take You There

The Staple Singers

Mar 1972

Jun 1972

1

1

11

The Candy Man

Sammy Davis, Jr.

May 1972

Jul 1972

1

1

12

Song Sung Blue

Neil Diamond

Jun 1972

Jul 1972

1

1

13

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Apr 1972

Jul 1972

1

1

14

Lean On Me

Bill Withers

Jun 1972

Sep 1972

1

1

15

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)

Looking Glass

Aug 1972

Sep 1972

2

1

16

Nights In White Satin

The Moody Blues

Aug 1972

Sep 1972

1

1

17

Black & White

Three Dog Night

Jul 1972

Sep 1972

1

1

18

Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

Mac Davis

Jul 1972

Oct 1972

3

1

19

Everybody Plays The Fool

The Main Ingredient

Aug 1972

Oct 1972

1

1

20

Ben

Michael Jackson

Aug 1972

Nov 1972

1

8

21

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry

Sep 1972

Nov 1972

1

1

22

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

Oct 1972

Dec 1972

1

1

23

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

The Temptations

Jul 1972

Dec 1972

1

1

24

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

Nov 1972

Dec 1972

1

1

25

Me And Mrs. Jones

Billy Paul

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