US Number 1′s – 1972
January 1 & 8 – “Brand New Key”; Melanie
January 15, 22, 29 & February 5 – “American Pie”; Don McLean
February 12 – “Let’s Stay Together”; Al Green
February 19 & 26, March 4, 11 – “Without You”; Nilsson
March 18 – “Heart of Gold”; Neil Young
March 25, April 1 & 8 – “A Horse With No Name”; America
April 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 13, 20 – “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”; Roberta Flack
May 27 – “Oh Girl”; The Chi-Lites
June 3 – “I’ll Take You There”; The Staple Singers
June 10, 17, 24 – “The Candy Man”; Sammy Davis Jr.
July 1 – “Song Sung Blue”; Neil Diamond
July 8, 15, & 22 – “Lean on Me”; Bill Withers
July 29, August 5, 12, & 19 – “Alone Again (Naturally)”;Gilbert O’Sullivan
August 26 – “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)”; Looking Glass
September 2 & 9 – “Alone Again (Naturally)”; Gilbert O’Sullivan
September 16 – “Black and White”; Three Dog Night
September 23, 30 & October 7 – “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me”; Mac Davis
October 14 – “Ben”; Michael Jackson
October 21 & 2 – “My Ding-a-Ling”; Chuck Berry
November 4, 11, 18, & 25 – “I Can See Clearly Now”; Johnny Nash
December 2 – “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”; The Temptations
December 9 – “I Am Woman”; Helen Reddy
December 16, 23 & 30 – “Me and Mrs. Jones”; Billy Paul