Top 20 Song Chart for January 29, 1972 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 2 | 1 | Let's Stay Together | ▲ |
| Al Green |
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| 1 | 2 | American Pie | 1 |
| Don McLean |
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| 4 | 3 | Day After Day | 1 |
| Badfinger |
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| 3 | 4 | Brand New Key | 1 |
| Melanie |
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| 9 | 5 | Sunshine | ▲ |
| Jonathan Edwards |
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| 7 | 6 | Sugar Daddy | ▲ |
| The Jackson 5 |
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| 10 | 7 | Never Been To Spain | 6 |
| Three Dog Night |
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| 6 | 8 | Clean Up Woman | 4 |
| Betty Wright |
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| 13 | 9 | Down By The Lazy River | 3 |
| The Osmonds |
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| 5 | 10 | You Are Everything | 5 |
| The Stylistics |
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| 12 | 11 | Without You | 1 |
| Nilsson |
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| - | 12 | Joy | 10 |
| Apollo 100 |
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| 14 | 13 | Hurting Each Other | 2 |
| Carpenters |
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| 15 | 14 | Anticipation | 10 |
| Carly Simon |
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| 8 | 15 | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | 8 |
| The New Seekers |
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| 17 | 16 | Precious And Few | 2 |
| Climax |
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| - | 17 | Stay With Me | 14 |
| Faces |
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| - | 18 | Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' | ▲ |
| Charley Pride |
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| 16 | 19 | Levon | 16 |
| Elton John |
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| 11 | 20 | Drowning In The Sea Of Love | 11 |
| Joe Simon |
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