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FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 29, 1972

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 01/22 02/05 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★ American Pie (Parts I & II)DON McLEAN	1
2	2	2	14	Brand New KeyMELANIE	1
3	3	3	9	Let's Stay TogetherAL GREEN	3
4	4	4	12	SunshineJONATHAN EDWARDS	4
5	5	14	9	Day After DayBADFINGER	5
6	8	10	10	Clean Up WomanBETTY WRIGHT	6
7	6	6	14	ScorpioDENNIS COFFEY & THE DETROIT GUITAR BAND	6
8	11	18	6	Never Been To SpainTHREE DOG NIGHT	8
9	9	11	13	You Are EverythingTHE STYLISTICS	9
10	10	12	8	Sugar DaddyJACKSON 5	10
11	12	16	10	Drowning In The Sea Of LoveJOE SIMON	11
12	7	7	9	I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)THE NEW SEEKERS	7
13	38	76	3	Hurting Each OtherCARPENTERS	13
14	21	36	7	Without YouNILSSON	14
15	35	49	5	JoyAPOLLO featuring TOM PARKER	15
16	34	43	5	Precious And FewCLIMAX	16
17	18	22	8	AnticipationCARLY SIMON	17
18	14	5	13	Family AffairSLY & THE FAMILY STONE	1
19	13	13	10	I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)THE HILLSIDE SINGERS	13
20	20	21	7	It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love)THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY starring SHIRLEY JONES featuring DAVID CASSIDY	20
21	26	35	5	Stay With MeFACES	21
22	22	25	11	Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'CHARLEY PRIDE	22
23	27	33	6	Black DogLED ZEPPELIN	23
24	25	27	11	The Witch Queen Of New OrleansREDBONE	24
25	28	30	7	LevonELTON JOHN	25
26	16	9	10	Hey Girl/I Knew You WhenDONNY OSMOND	9
27	32	37	6	Fire And WaterWILSON PICKETT	27
28	30	32	7	Make Me The Woman That You Go Home ToGLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS	28
29	29	31	8	That's The Way I Feel About ChaBOBBY WOMACK & PEACE	29
30	17	15	11	One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part ITHE HONEY CONE	15
31	15	8	14	Got To Be ThereMICHAEL JACKSON	4
32	68	—	2	Down By The Lazy RiverTHE OSMONDS	32
33	37	46	7	Don't Say You Don't RememberBEVERLY BREMERS	33
34	19	20	10	Hey Big BrotherRARE EARTH	19
35	23	23	9	Once You UnderstandTHINK	23
36	43	55	10	Feeling AlrightJOE COCKER	36
37	50	54	5	Bang A Gong (Get It On)T. REX	37
38	49	73	5	The Lion Sleeps TonightROBERT JOHN	38
39	45	57	5	Together Let's Find LoveTHE 5TH DIMENSION	39
40	48	75	4	Floy JoyTHE SUPREMES	40
41	53	81	8	Ain't Understanding MellowJERRY BUTLER & BRENDA LEE EAGER	41
42	42	51	9	Daisy MaeHAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS	42
43	44	44	8	Those Were The DaysCARROLL O'CONNOR & JEAN STAPLETON (AS THE BUNKERS)	43
44	40	28	13	White Lies, Blue EyesBULLET	28
45	39	39	9	Looking For A LoveTHE J. GEILS BAND	39
46	41	41	11	My BoyRICHARD HARRIS	41
47	51	82	6	Do The Funky Penguin Part IRUFUS THOMAS	47
48	64	90	4	Footstompin' MusicGRAND FUNK RAILROAD	48
49	62	70	5	Tupelo HoneyVAN MORRISON	49
50	55	84	4	You Want It, You Got ItDETROIT EMERALDS	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	56	61	8	The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)FREE MOVEMENT	51
52	52	68	8	Way Back HomeJR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS	52
53	47	40	10	Me And Bobby McGeeJERRY LEE LEWIS	40
54	61	66	6	What Am I Living ForRAY CHARLES	54
55	57	85	6	Son Of ShaftTHE BAR-KAYS	55
56	59	59	10	Show Me HowEMOTIONS	56
57	73	91	3	Jungle FeverTHE CHAKACHAS	57
58	46	48	12	Ain't Nobody HomeB.B. KING	46
59	63	71	6	Under My WheelsALICE COOPER	59
60	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Everything I OwnBREAD	60
61	77	—	2	Softly Whispering I Love YouTHE ENGLISH CONGREGATION	61
62	78	—	2	We've Got To Get It On AgainADDRISI BROTHERS	62
63	60	60	8	Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (Part 1)LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR	60
64	69	74	3	Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N Roll YouTEN YEARS AFTER	64
65	NEW▶		1	My WorldBEE GEES	65
66	67	88	6	Pain (Part I)OHIO PLAYERS	66
67	70	80	4	Another PuffJERRY REED	67
68	81	86	6	Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)THE PERSUADERS	68
69	87	—	2	The Nickel SongMELANIE	69
70	80	—	2	Move 'Em OutDELANEY & BONNIE	70
71	NEW▶		1	I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)DONNIE ELBERT	71
72	90	—	2	I GotchaJOE TEX	72
73	75	83	3	Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)ARETHA FRANKLIN	73
74	83	99	3	Ajax AirlinesHUDSON & LANDRY	74
75	99	—	2	Slippin' Into DarknessWAR	75
76	NEW▶		1	Country WineTHE RAIDERS	76
77	NEW▶		1	Sweet SeasonsCAROLE KING	77
78	NEW▶		1	Iron ManBLACK SABBATH	78
79	82	87	8	Five Hundred MilesHEAVEN BOUND with TONY SCOTTI	79
80	NEW▶		1	Until It's Time For You To GoELVIS PRESLEY	80
81	92	94	7	Keep Playin' That Rock 'N' RollEDGAR WINTER'S WHITE TRASH	81
82	NEW▶		1	The Way Of LoveCHER	82
83	84	—	2	Will You Still Love Me TomorrowROBERTA FLACK	83
84	86	—	2	I Wrote A Simple SongBILLY PRESTON	84
85	85	95	3	Music From Across The WayJAMES LAST	85
86	NEW▶		1	CryLYNN ANDERSON	86
87	79	89	4	If I Could See The LightTHE 8TH DAY	79
88	NEW▶		1	Love Me, Love Me LoveFRANK MILLS	88
89	NEW▶		1	Ring The Living BellMELANIE	89
90	91	93	7	Open The Door (Song For Judith)JUDY COLLINS	90
91	NEW▶		1	Crazy MamaJ.J. CALE	91
92	NEW▶		1	Brian's SongMICHEL LEGRAND	92
93	95	—	2	Gimme Some MoreTHE JB'S	93
94	100	—	2	Standing In For JodyJOHNNIE TAYLOR (THE SOUL PHILOSOPHER)	94
95	96	—	2	Sweet BabyDONNIE ELBERT	95
96	NEW▶		1	(Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes BenzGOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY	96
97	NEW▶		1	Bedtime StoryTAMMY WYNETTE	97
98	NEW▶		1	Every Day Of My LifeBOBBY VINTON	98
99	NEW▶		1	Runaway/Happy TogetherDAWN featuring TONY ORLANDO	99
100	NEW▶		1	Diamonds Are ForeverSHIRLEY BASSEY	100

Bullets and Hot Shot Debuts before 1980 are inferred from the chart's movement, not read off the page: a bullet for a record that is new, back, up on last week, or at last week's rank for the second week running; the Hot Shot Debut is the week's highest new entry. The first Hot 100, 8/4/1958, has none.