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Number One Hits by Week | Top 100 Hits of the Year

Billboard's lists have been the music industry's leading indicator of a song's popularity in the U.S. for nearly 50 years. Use the links above to change betweeen the Number One Hits by Week or the Top 100 Hits of the Year as reported by Billboard Magazine for our Senior Year -- 1972-1973.

Top 100 Hits of 1972

Rank	Song	Artist
1	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Roberta Flack
2	Alone Again (Naturally)	Gilbert O'Sullivan
3	American Pie	Don McLean
4	Without You	Nilsson
5	Candy Man	Sammy Davis Jr.
6	I Gotcha	Joe Tex
7	Lean On Me	Bill Withers
8	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	Mac Davis
9	Brand New Key	Melanie
10	Daddy Dont You Walk So Fast	Wayne Newton
11	Let's Stay Together	Al Green
12	Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)	Looking Glass
13	Oh Girl	Chi-Lites
14	Nice To Be With You	Gallery
15	My Ding-A-Ling	Chuck Berry
16	If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right	Luther Ingram
17	Heart Of Gold	Neil Young
18	Betcha By Golly, Wow	Stylistics
19	I'll Take You There	Staple Singers
20	Ben	Michael Jackson
21	The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Robert John
22	Outa-space	Billy Preston
23	Slippin' Into Darkness	War
24	Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)	Hollies
25	How Do You Do	Mouth and MacNeal
27	Song Sung Blue	Neil Diamond
28	A Horse With No Name	America
28	Popcorn	Hot Butter
29	Everybody Plays The Fool	Main Ingredient
30	Precious And Few	Climax
31	Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep At All	5th Dimension
32	Nights In White Satin	Moody Blues
33	Go All The Way	Raspberries
34	Too Late To Turn Back Now	Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
35	Back Stabbers	O'Jays
36	Down By The Lazy River	Osmonds
37	Sunshine	Jonathan Edwards
38	Starting All Over Again	Mel and Tim
39	Day Atter Day	Badfinger
40	Rocket Man	Elton John
41	Rockin' Robin	Michael Jackson
42	Beautiful Sunday	Daniel Boone
43	Scorpio	Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band
44	Morning Has Broken	Cat Stevens
45	The City Of New Orleans	Arlo Guthrie
46	Garden Party	Rick Nelson
47	I Can See Clearly Now	Johnny Nash
48	Burning Love	Elvis Presley
49	Clean Up Woman	Betty Wright
50	Hold Your Head Up	Argent
51	Jungle Fever	Chakachas
52	Everything I Own	Bread
53	In The Rain	Dramatics
54	Look What You Done For Me	Al Green
55	The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.	Donna Fargo
56	Bang A Gong (Get It On)	T. Rex
57	Mother And Child Reunion	Paul Simon
58	Where Is The Love	Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
59	I'm Still In Love With You	Al Green
60	Layla	Derek and The Dominos
61	Day Dreaming	Aretha Franklin
62	The Way Of Love	Cher
63	Black And White	Three Dog Night
64	Sylvia's Mother	Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show
65	Hurting Each Other	Carpenters
66	Coconut	Nilsson
68	Puppy Love	Donny Osmond
69	You Don't Mess Around With Jim	Jim Croce
70	Hot Rod Lincoln	Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
71	A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done	Sonny and Cher
72	Joy	Apollo 100
73	Anticipation	Carly Simon
74	Never Been To Spain	Three Dog Night
75	Kiss An Angel Good Morning	Charlie Pride
76	School's Out	Alice Cooper
77	Saturday In The Park	Chicago
78	Drowning In The Sea Of Love	Joe Simon
79	Use Me	Bill Withers
80	Family Affair	Sly and The Family Stone
81	Troglodyte	Jimmy Castor Bunch
82	The Witch Queen Of New Orleans	Redbone
83	Freddie's Dead	Curtis Mayfield
84	Power Of Love	Joe Simon
85	Ain't Understanding Mellow	Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager
86	Taxi	Harry Chapin
87	Don't Say You Don't Rememeer	Beverly Bremers
87	Sealed With A Kiss	Bobby Vinton
88	I Saw The Light	Todd Rundgren
89	Motorcycle Mama	Sailcat
90	Day By Day	Godspell Soundtrack
91	Roundabout	Yes
92	Doctor My Eyes	Jackson Browne
93	I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing	New Seekers
94	Vincent / Castles In The Air	Don Mclean
95	Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)	Detroit Emeralds
96	Speak To The Sky	Rick Springfield
97	I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing	Hillside Singers
98	Walking In The Rain With The One I Love	Love Unlimited
99	Good Foot, Pt. 1	James Brown
100	Pop That Thang	Isley Bros.

Top 100 Hits of 1973

Rank	Song	Artist
1	Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree	Tony Orlando and Dawn
2	Bad Bad Leroy Brown	Jim Croce
3	Killing Me Softly With His Song	Roberta Flack
4	Let's Get It On	Marvin Gaye
5	My Love	Paul McCartney and Wings
6	Why Me	Kris Kristofferson
7	Crocodile Rock	Elton John
8	Will It Go Round In Circles	Billy Preston
9	You're So Vain	Carly Simon
10	Touch Me In The Morning	Diana Ross
11	The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia	Vicki Lawrence
12	Playground In My Mind	Clint Holmes
13	Brother Louie	Stories
14	Delta Dawn	Helen Reddy
15	Me And Mrs. Jones	Billy Paul
16	Frankenstein	Edgar Winter Group
17	Drift Away	Dobie Gray
18	Little Willy	Sweet
19	You Are The Sunshine Of My Life	Stevie Wonder
20	Half Breed	Cher
21	That Lady	Isley Bros.
22	Pillow Talk	Sylvia
23	We're An American Band	Grand Funk Railroad
24	Right Place, Wrong Time	Dr. John
25	Wildflower	Skylark
26	Superstition	Stevie Wonder
27	Loves Me Like A Rock	Paul Simon
28	The Morning After	Maureen McGovern
29	Rocky Mountain High	John Denver
30	Stuck In The Middle With You	Stealers Wheel
31	Shambala	Three Dog Night
32	Love Train	O'Jays
33	I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More	Barry White
34	Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose	Tony Orlando and Dawn
35	Keep On Truckin' (Pt. 1)	Eddie Kendricks
36	Dancing In The Moonlight	King Harvest
37	Danny's Song	Anne Murray
38	Monster Mash	Bobby "Boris" Pickett and The Crypt Kickers
39	Natural High	Bloodstone
40	Diamond Girl	Seals and Crofts
41	Long Train Running	Doobie Brothers
42	Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)	George Harrison
43	If You Want Me To Stay	Sly and The Family Stone
44	Daddy's Home	Jermaine Jackson
45	Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)	Gladys Knight and The Pips
46	I'm Doing Fine Now	New York City
47	Could It Be I'm Falling In Love	Spinners
48	Daniel	Elton John
49	Midnight Train To Georgia	Gladys Knight and The Pips
50	Smoke On The Water	Deep Purple
51	The Cover Of Rolling Stone	Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show
52	Behind Closed Doors	Charlie Rich
53	Your Mama Don't Dance	Loggins and Messina
54	Feelin' Stronger Every Day	Chicago
55	The Cisco Kid	War
56	Live And Let Die	Wings
57	Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?	Hurricane Smith
58	I Believe In You	Johnnie Taylor
59	Sing	Carpenters
60	Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got)	Four Tops
61	Dueling Banjos	Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel
62	Higher Ground	Stevie Wonder
63	Here I Am (Come And Take Me)	Al Green
64	My Maria	B.W. Stevenson
65	Superfly	Curtis Mayfield
66	Get Down	Gilbert O'Sullivan
67	Last Song	Edward Bear
68	Reelin' In The Years	Steely Dan
69	Hocus Pocus	Focus
70	Yesterday Once More	Carpenters
71	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy	Bette Midler
72	Clair	Gilbert O'Sullivan
73	Do It Again	Steely Dan
74	Kodachrome	Paul Simon
75	Why Can't We Live Together	Timmy Thomas
76	So Very Hard To Go	Tower Of Power
77	Do You Want To Dance?	Bette Midler
78	Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu	Johnny Rivers
79	Ramblin' Man	Allman Brothers
80	Masterpiece	Temptations
81	Peaceful	Helen Reddy
82	One Of A Kind (Love Affair)	Spinners
83	Funny Face	Donna Fargo
84	Funky Worm	Ohio Players
85	Angie	Rolling Stones
86	Jambalaya (On The Bayou)	Blue Ridge Rangers
87	Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend	Lobo
88	Break Up To Make Up	Stylistics
89	Daisy A Day	Jud Strunk
90	Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)	Deodato
91	Stir It Up	Johnny Nash
92	Money	Pink Floyd
93	Gypsy Man	War
94	The World Is A Ghetto	War
95	Yes We Can Can	Pointer Sisters
96	Free Ride	Edgar Winter Group
97	Space Oddity	David Bowie
98	It Never Rains In Southern California	Albert Hammond
99	The Twelfth Of Never	Donny Osmond
100	Papa Was A Rolling Stone	Temptations