Billboard & Cashbox Year End Charts | |||||||
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1972 | Billboard | Cashbox | |||
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Rank | Title | Artist | Peak | Date | Rank |
1 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ● | Roberta Flack | 1(6) | 04/15-05/20 | 19* |
2 | Alone Again (Naturally) ● | Gilbert O'sullivan | 1(6) | 07/29-08/19 | 2* |
3 | American Pie ● | Don Mclean | 1(4) | 01/15-02/05 | 1* |
4 | Without You ● | Nilsson | 1(4) | 02/19-03/11 | 5* |
5 | The Candy Man ● | Sammy Davis Jnr. | 1(3) | 06/10-06/24 | 23* |
6 | I Gotcha ● | Joe Tex | 2(2) | 6 | |
7 | Lean On Me ● | Bill Withers | 1(3) | 07/08-07/22 | 14* |
8 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me ● | Mac Davis | 1(3) | 09/23-10/07 | 17* |
9 | Brand New Key ● | Melanie | 1(3) | 71/12/25-01/08 | 3* |
10 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast ● | Wayne Newton | 4 | 4* | |
11 | Let's Stay Together ● | Al Green | 1 | 02/12 | 7* |
12 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) ● | Looking Glass | 1 | 08/26 | 9* |
13 | Oh Girl | Chi-Lites | 1 | 05/27 | 33* |
14 | Nice To Be With You ● | Gallery | 4 | 15* | |
15 | My Ding-A-Ling ● | Chuck Berry | 1(2) | 10/21-10/28 | 40* |
16 | If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right | Luther Ingram | 3(2) | 8 | |
17 | Heart Of Gold ● | Neil Young | 1 | 03/18 | 12* |
18 | Betcha By Golly, Wow ● | Stylistics | 3 | 49 | |
19 | I'll Take You There | Staple Singers | 1 | 06/03 | 22* |
20 | Ben | Michael Jackson | 1 | 10/14 | 45 |
21 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight ● | Robert John | 3(3) | 10 | |
22 | Outa-Space ● | Billy Preston | 2 | 32* | |
23 | Slippin' Into Darkness ● | War | 16 | 16 | |
24 | Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) ▲ | Hollies | 2(2) | 20* | |
25 | How Do You Do? ● | Mouth & Macneal | 8 | 54 | |
26 | Song Sung Blue ● | Neil Diamond | 1 | 07/01 | 24* |
27 | A Horse With No Name ● | America | 1(3) | 03/25-04/08 | 18* |
28 | Popcorn | Hot Butter | 9 | 70 | |
29 | Everybody Plays The Fool ● | Main Ingredient | 3 | 29* | |
30 | Precious And Few ● | Climax | 3(2) | 31* | |
31 | (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All ▲ | 5th Dimension | 8 | 28 | |
32 | Nights In White Satin ● | Moody Blues | 2(2) | 82* | |
33 | Go All The Way ● | Raspberries | 5 | 39 | |
34 | Too Late To Turn Back Now ● | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | 2(2) | 38* | |
35 | Back Stabbers ● | O'Jays | 3 | 21* | |
36 | Down By The Lazy River ● | Osmonds | 4 | 30 | |
37 | Sunshine ● | Jonathan Edwards | 4 | 34 | |
38 | Starting All Over Again | Mel & Tim | 19 | 61 | |
39 | Day After Day ● | Badfinger | 4 | 48 | |
40 | Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) | Elton John | 6 | 83 | |
41 | Rockin' Robin | Michael Jackson | 2(2) | 13* | |
42 | Beautiful Sunday | Daniel Boone | 15 | 77 | |
43 | Scorpio | Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band | 6 | 27 | |
44 | Morning Has Broken | Cat Stevens | 6 | / | |
45 | The City Of New Orleans | Arlo Guthrie | 18 | / | |
46 | Garden Party ● | Ricky Nelson | 6 | / | |
47 | I Can See Clearly Now ● | Johnny Nash | 1(4) | 11/04-11/28 | 74('73)* |
48 | Burning Love ▲ | Elvis Presley | 2 | 63* | |
49 | Clean Up Woman ● | Betty Wright | 6 | 01 | 57 |
50 | Hold Your Head Up | Argent | 5 | 60 | |
51 | Jungle Fever ● | Chakachas | 8 | 44 | |
52 | Everything I Own | Bread | 5 | 68 | |
53 | In The Rain | Dramatics | 5 | 55 | |
54 | Look What You Done For Me ● | Al Green | 4 | 35 | |
55 | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. ● | Donna Fargo | 11 | 43 | |
56 | Bang A Gong (Get It On) | T. Rex | 10 | 58 | |
57 | Mother And Child Reunion | Paul Simon | 4 | 41 | |
58 | Where Is The Love ● | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 5 | 78 | |
59 | I'm Still In Love With You ● | Al Green | 3(2) | 26* | |
60 | Layla | Derek & The Dominos | 10 | / | |
61 | Day Dreaming ● | Aretha Franklin | 5 | / | |
62 | The Way Of Love | Cher | 7 | 46 | |
63 | Black And White ● | Three Dog Night | 1 | 09/16 | 42* |
64 | Sylvia's Mother ● | Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show | 5 | /* | |
65 | Hurting Each Other ● | Carpenters | 2(2) | 36 | |
66 | Coconut | Nilsson | 8 | 87 | |
67 | Puppy Love ● | Donny Osmond | 3 | 47 | |
68 | You Don't Mess Around With Jim | Jim Croce | 8 | 56 | |
69 | Hot Rod Lincoln | Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen | 9 | / | |
70 | A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done | Sonny & Cher | 8 | 37 | |
71 | Joy | Apollo 100 | 6 | / | |
72 | Anticipation | Carly Simon | 13 | 02 | 86 |
73 | Never Been To Spain | Three Dog Night | 5 | 02 | 62 |
74 | Kiss An Angel Good Morning | Charlie Pride | 21 | 02 | / |
75 | School's Out | Alice Cooper | 7 | 51 | |
76 | Saturday In The Park ● | Chicago | 3(2) | 71 | |
77 | Drowning In The Sea Of Love ● | Joe Simon | 11 | 01 | 75 |
78 | Use Me ● | Bill Withers | 2(2) | 100 | |
79 | Family Affair ● | Sly & The Family Stone | 1(3) | 71/12/04-12/18 | 11* |
80 | Troglodyte (Cave Man) ● | Jimmy Castor Bunch | 6 | 94 | |
81 | The Witch Queen Of New Orleans | Redbone | 21 | 02 | / |
82 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") ● | Curtis Mayfield | 4 | / | |
83 | Power Of Love ● | Joe Simon | 11 | 69 | |
84 | Ain't Understanding Mellow | Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager | 21 | / | |
85 | Taxi | Harry Chapin | 24 | / | |
86 | Don't Say You Don't Remember | Beverly Bremers | 15 | / | |
87 | Sealed With A Kiss | Bobby Vinton | 19 | 73 | |
88 | I Saw The Light | Todd Rundgren | 16 | / | |
89 | Motorcycle Mama | Sailcat | 12 | / | |
90 | Day By Day | Godspell | 13 | 66 | |
91 | Roundabout | Yes | 13 | 90 | |
92 | Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne | 8 | 96 | |
93 | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing ● | New Seekers | 7 | / | |
94 | Vincent / Castles In The Air | Don Mclean | 12 | 93 | |
95 | Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) | Detroit Emeralds | 24 | 91 | |
96 | Speak To The Sky | Rick Springfield | 14 | / | |
97 | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing | Hillside Singers | 13 | / | |
98 | Walking In The Rain With The One I Love ● | Love Unlimited | 14 | 74 | |
99 | Get On The Good Foot (Pt. 1) ● | James Brown | 18 | 67 | |
100 | Pop That Thang | Isley Bros. | 24 | / | |
Cashbox year end chart hits which not appear in Billboard year end chart |
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Rank | Title | Artist | Peak | Date | Rank |
- | Cherish ● | David Cassidy | 9 | 01 | 25 |
- | Rock And Roll (pt. 2) | Gary Glitter | 7 | 09 | 50 |
- | Sugar Daddy | The Jackson 5 | 10 | 52 | |
- | You Are Everything ● | The Stylistics | 9 | 53 | |
- | All I Ever Need Is You | Sonny & Cher | 7 | 59 | |
- | An Old Fashioned Love Song ● | Three Dog Night | 4 | 64 | |
- | Goodbye To Love | Carpenters | 7 | 72 | |
- | I Miss You (Pt. 1) | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes | 58 | 76 | |
- | Respect Yourself ▲ | The Staple Singers | 12 | 79 | |
- | I Wanna Be Where You Are | Michael Jackson | 16 | 80 | |
- | I've Been Lonely For So Long | Frederick Knight | 27 | 81 | |
- | Sweet Seasons | Carole King | 9 | 84 | |
- | Little Bitty Pretty One | The Jackson 5 | 13 | 85 | |
- | Back Off Boogaloo | Ringo Starr | 9 | 88 | |
- | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Pt. 1) | The Honey Cone | 15 | 89 | |
- | Tumbling Dice | The Rolling Stones | 7 | 92 | |
- | I Need You | America | 9 | 95 | |
- | Run To Me | The Bee Gees | 16 | 97 | |
- | Take It Easy | The Eagles | 12 | 98 | |
- | Rock And Roll Lullaby | B.J. Thomas | 15 | 99 | |
Other major hits of the year which not appear in both Billboard & Cashbox year end charts | |||||
Rank | Title | Artist | Peak | Date | Rank |
- | I'd Love You To Want Me ● | Lobo | 2(2) | 12 | /* |
- | I'll Be Around ● | Spinners | 3(2) | 11 | /* |
- | Got To Be There | Michael Jackson | 4 | 01 | /* |
- | Black Magic Woman | Santana | 4 | 01 | / |
- | Summer Breeze | Seals & Crofts | 6 | / | |
- | Stoned Love | The Supremes | 7 | 01 | / |
- | Honky Cat | Elton John | 8 | / | |
- | Convention '72 | Delegates | 8 | / | |
- | Ventura Highway | America | 8 | / | |
- | Witchy Woman | The Eagles | 9 | / | |
- | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues | Danny O'keefe | 9 | / | |
- | Hey Girl ● | Donny Osmond | 9 | / | |
- | If I Could Reach You | The 5th Dimension | 10 | / | |
- | Keeper Of The Castle | The Four Tops | 10 | / | |
- | I'm Stone In Love With You ● | The Stylistics | 10 | / | |
- | Listen To The Music | The Doobie Brothers | 11 | / | |
- | The Guitar Man | Bread | 11 | / | |
- | Something's Wrong With Me | Austin Roberts | 12 | / | |
Rank = Position in year-end chart. Date = Peak date(s). |