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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 2, 1972

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/26 09/09 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	1	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Alone Again (Naturally)GILBERT O'SULLIVAN	1
2	3	3	11	Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)THE HOLLIES	2
3	4	5	9	I'm Still In Love With YouAL GREEN	3
4	1	2	12	Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)LOOKING GLASS	1
5	5	8	12	Hold Your Head UpARGENT	5
6	10	18	10	Baby Don't Get Hooked On MeMAC DAVIS	6
7	7	10	8	Goodbye To LoveCARPENTERS	7
8	9	12	10	You Don't Mess Around With JimJIM CROCE	8
9	17	21	7	Rock And Roll Part 2GARY GLITTER	9
10	14	26	7	Back StabbersO'JAYS	10
11	13	17	6	The Guitar ManBREAD	11
12	12	16	13	Motorcycle MamaSAILCAT	12
13	6	4	14	(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be RightLUTHER INGRAM	3
14	23	47	4	Black & WhiteTHREE DOG NIGHT	14
15	20	33	5	Saturday In The ParkCHICAGO	15
16	16	20	8	Lookin' Through The WindowsJACKSON 5	16
17	8	9	13	CoconutNILSSON	8
18	24	29	14	Beautiful SundayDANIEL BOONE	18
19	22	23	7	Join TogetherTHE WHO	19
20	28	40	10	Go All The WayRASPBERRIES	20
21	11	11	15	The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.DONNA FARGO	11
22	27	37	9	Power Of LoveJOE SIMON	22
23	40	44	4	Honky CatELTON JOHN	23
24	25	27	15	Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)DETROIT EMERALDS	24
25	15	7	20	Daddy Don't You Walk So FastWAYNE NEWTON	4
26	19	19	13	Sealed With A KissBOBBY VINTON	19
27	37	43	6	Run To MeBEE GEES	27
28	33	39	9	PopcornHOT BUTTER	28
29	29	31	11	Small BeginningsFLASH	29
30	34	36	10	Pop That ThangTHE ISLEY BROTHERS	30
31	18	6	13	Where Is The LoveROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY	5
32	42	51	8	Everybody Plays The FoolTHE MAIN INGREDIENT	32
33	44	55	4	Play MeNEIL DIAMOND	33
34	36	41	8	You're Still A Young ManTOWER OF POWER	34
35	49	57	5	Speak To The SkyRICK SPRINGFIELD	35
36	26	15	19	How Do You Do?MOUTH & MACNEAL	8
37	38	38	11	Sweet Inspiration/Where You LeadBARBRA STREISAND	37
38	39	45	5	This WorldTHE STAPLE SINGERS	38
39	47	69	5	Nights In White SatinTHE MOODY BLUES	39
40	32	32	9	When You Say LoveSONNY & CHER	32
41	46	49	6	The City Of New OrleansARLO GUTHRIE	41
42	63	71	5	My Ding-A-LingCHUCK BERRY	42
43	51	61	5	BenMICHAEL JACKSON	43
44	35	24	15	GoneJOEY HEATHERTON	24
45	54	58	6	Easy LivinURIAH HEEP	45
46	55	67	5	Get On The Good Foot-Part 1JAMES BROWN	46
47	48	50	8	The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1)THE CHI-LITES	47
48	59	70	4	AmericaYES	48
49	50	52	9	Starting All Over AgainMEL & TIM	49
50	41	22	8	HappyTHE ROLLING STONES	22

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	45	28	10	Breaking Up Is Hard To DoTHE PARTRIDGE FAMILY starring SHIRLEY JONES featuring DAVID CASSIDY	28
52	53	53	8	Put It Where You Want ItTHE CRUSADERS	52
53	80	—	2	Use MeBILL WITHERS	53
54	67	72	6	Garden PartyRICK NELSON & THE STONE CANYON BAND	54
55	58	64	5	My Man, A Sweet ManMILLIE JACKSON	55
56	60	63	5	Rock Me On The WaterJACKSON BROWNE	56
57	72	78	4	I Believe In MusicGALLERY	57
58	68	90	3	Burning LoveELVIS PRESLEY	58
59	56	56	9	A Simple ManLOBO	56
60	82	—	2	Tight RopeLEON RUSSELL	60
61	52	48	11	In The GhettoCANDI STATON	48
62	85	—	2	Why/Lonely BoyDONNY OSMOND	62
63	71	83	3	If You Leave Me Tonight I'll CryJERRY WALLACE	63
64	66	66	9	Zing Went The Strings Of My HeartTRAMMPS	64
65	65	68	15	That's The Way God Planned ItBILLY PRESTON	62
66	69	75	5	Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet LoveTHE SUPREMES	66
67	87	—	2	You Wear It WellROD STEWART	67
68	74	87	3	Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)VAN MORRISON	68
69	73	74	6	In The Quiet MorningJOAN BAEZ	69
70	62	62	8	Alabama Wild ManJERRY REED	62
71	79	82	5	Geronimo's CadillacMICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY	71
72	70	73	13	My GuyPETULA CLARK	70
73	84	—	2	Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)BOBBY WOMACK & PEACE	73
74	61	42	12	I'm Coming HomeSTORIES	42
75	75	77	5	In TimeENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK	75
76	86	89	3	Love SongTOMMY JAMES	76
77	89	—	2	From The BeginningEMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	77
78	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ For Emily, Whenever I May Find HerSIMON AND GARFUNKEL	78
79	93	95	3	Freddie's Dead (THEME FROM "SUPERFLY")CURTIS MAYFIELD	79
80	NEW▶		1	Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me)CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE	80
81	81	84	3	Wholy HolyARETHA FRANKLIN with JAMES CLEVELAND & THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOIR	81
82	99	—	2	A Piece Of PaperGLADSTONE	82
83	83	81	7	Beat Me Daddy Eight To The BarCOMMANDER CODY	81
84	91	91	3	How Could I Let You Get AwaySPINNERS	84
85	90	—	2	I Will Never Pass This Way AgainGLEN CAMPBELL	85
86	NEW▶		1	Thunder And LightningCHI COLTRANE	86
87	NEW▶		1	Good Time Charlie's Got The BluesDANNY O'KEEFE	87
88	NEW▶		1	Loving You Just Crossed My MindSAM NEELY	88
89	NEW▶		1	Listen To The MusicTHE DOOBIE BROTHERS	89
90	NEW▶		1	Think (About It)LYN COLLINS	90
91	92	92	7	Down By The RiverALBERT HAMMOND	91
92	RE-ENTRY		13	Life And BreathCLIMAX featuring SONNY GERACI	52
93	94	94	4	Summer SunJAMESTOWN MASSACRE	93
94	95	—	2	Toast To The FoolTHE DRAMATICS	94
95	100	—	2	I've Got To Have YouSAMMI SMITH	95
96	96	97	4	A Sunday Kind Of LoveLENNY WELCH	96
97	97	100	3	Guess WhoB.B. KING	97
98	NEW▶		1	Lady EleanorLINDISFARNE	98
99	NEW▶		1	Fool's ParadiseSYLVERS	99
100	NEW▶		1	Whatever Turns You OnTRAVIS WAMMACK	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.