Top 1972 Singles Ranked
|
Rank |
Artist |
Title |
|
1 |
Stevie Wonder |
Superstition |
|
2 |
The O'Jays |
Back Stabbers |
|
3 |
The Temptations |
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone |
|
4 |
The O'Jays |
Love Train |
|
5 |
Steely Dan |
Do It Again |
|
6 |
Carly Simon |
You're So Vain |
|
7 |
The Staple Singers |
I'll Take You There |
|
8 |
The Eagles |
Witchy Woman |
|
9 |
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes |
If You Don't Know Me by Now |
|
10 |
Gary Glitter |
Rock And Roll, Part 2 |
|
11 |
Curtis Mayfield |
Freddie's Dead |
|
12 |
Al Green |
Let's Stay Together |
|
13 |
Stevie Wonder |
You Are the Sunshine of My Life |
|
14 |
Seals & Crofts |
Summer Breeze |
|
15 |
Buck Owens |
Made in Japan |
|
16 |
Aretha Franklin |
Rock Steady |
|
17 |
Curtis Mayfield |
Superfly |
|
18 |
Bread |
The Guitar Man |
|
19 |
Olivia Newton-John |
What Is Life |
|
20 |
The Hollies |
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) |
|
21 |
Billy Paul |
Me and Mrs. Jones |
|
22 |
Donna Fargo |
The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. |
|
23 |
Billy Preston |
Will It Go Round in Circles |
|
24 |
Helen Reddy |
I Am Woman |
|
25 |
Bread |
Baby I'm-A Want You |
|
26 |
Curtis Mayfield |
Pusherman |
|
27 |
Chicago |
Saturday in the Park |
|
28 |
Johnny Nash |
I Can See Clearly Now |
|
29 |
Ringo Starr |
Back Off Boogaloo |
|
30 |
The Bee Gees |
Run to Me |
|
31 |
Looking Glass |
Brandy |
|
32 |
King Harvest |
Dancing in the Moonlight |
|
33 |
Al Green |
I'm Still in Love With You |
|
34 |
Bread |
Everything I Own |
|
35 |
Jim Croce |
Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) |
|
36 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Alone Again (Naturally) |
|
37 |
The Chi-Lites |
Oh Girl |
|
38 |
Albert Hammond |
It Never Rains in Southern California |
|
39 |
Loretta Lynn |
Rated "X" |
|
40 |
Mac Davis |
Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me |
|
41 |
The Eagles |
Take It Easy |
|
42 |
The Moody Blues |
You and Me |
|
43 |
Chi Coltrane |
Thunder & Lightning |
|
44 |
Todd Rundgren |
I Saw the Light (Falling in Love) |
|
45 |
Aretha Franklin |
Day Dreaming |
|
46 |
Jim Croce |
You Don't Mess Around With Jim |
|
47 |
The Supremes |
Floy Joy |
|
48 |
James Taylor |
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight |
|
49 |
Cher |
Living in a House Divided |
|
50 |
Gallery |
It's So Nice to Be With You |
|
51 |
Jim Croce |
Time in a Bottle |
|
52 |
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
Where Is the Love |
|
53 |
Rick Nelson; Stone Canyon Band |
Garden Party |
|
54 |
Jackson Browne |
Doctor My Eyes |
|
55 |
Bill Withers |
Lean on Me |
|
56 |
George Jones |
A Picture of Me (Without You) |
|
57 |
Al Green |
Love and Happiness |
|
58 |
Donna Fargo |
Funny Face |
|
59 |
Roberta Flack |
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
|
60 |
Marvin Gaye |
"T" Plays It Cool |
|
61 |
T. Rex |
Get It On (Bang a Gong) |
|
62 |
The Doobie Brothers |
Listen to the Music |
|
63 |
Lobo |
I'd Love You to Want Me |
|
64 |
Deep Purple |
Smoke on the Water |
|
65 |
Neil Young |
Heart of Gold |
|
66 |
Chuck Berry |
My Ding-A-Ling |
|
67 |
Elton John |
Rocket Man |
|
68 |
Johnny Rivers |
Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu |
|
69 |
The Eagles |
Peaceful Easy Feeling |
|
70 |
Cher |
Don't Hide Your Love |
|
71 |
America |
Ventura Highway |
|
72 |
Linda Ronstadt |
Rescue Me |
|
73 |
Loggins & Messina |
Your Mama Don't Dance |
|
74 |
Daniel Boone |
Beautiful Sunday |
|
75 |
Three Dog Night |
Black and White |
|
76 |
Elton John |
Honky Cat |
|
77 |
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner |
Poor Folks Town |
|
78 |
Harry Nilsson |
Without You |
|
79 |
Dolly Parton |
Just the Way I Am |
|
80 |
Dolly Parton |
In the Ghetto |
|
81 |
John Denver |
Rocky Mountain High |
|
82 |
Carpenters |
Top of the World |
|
83 |
Cher |
Never Been to Spain |
|
84 |
Dolly Parton |
Touch Your Woman |
|
85 |
Climax |
Precious and Few |
|
86 |
Argent |
Hold Your Head Up |
|
87 |
Dolly Parton |
Daddy Come and Get Me |
|
88 |
Linda Ronstadt |
I Fall to Pieces |
|
89 |
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner |
Ten Four Over & Out |
|
90 |
Michael Jackson |
Ben |
|
91 |
Marvin Gaye |
Trouble Man |
|
92 |
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner |
The Right Combination |
|
93 |
Sammy Davis Jr. |
The Candy Man |
|
94 |
The Stylistics |
Break Up to Make Up |
|
95 |
Dolly Parton |
My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy |
|
96 |
Ray Charles |
America the Beautiful |
|
97 |
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner |
Anyplace You Want to Go |
|
98 |
Arlo Guthrie |
City of New Orleans |
|
99 |
Hot Butter |
Popcorn |
|
100 |
Bread |
Diary |
|
101 |
Donny Osmond |
Puppy Love |
|
102 |
Joe Tex |
I Gotcha |
|
103 |
Dolly Parton |
When I Sing for Him |
|
104 |
Bread |
Sweet Surrender |
|
105 |
Paul Simon |
Me and Julio Down by the School Yard |
|
106 |
Elvis Presley |
Burning Love |
|
107 |
The Stampeders |
Sweet City Woman |
|
108 |
Neil Diamond |
Song Sung Blue |
|
109 |
Stealers Wheel |
Stuck in the Middle With You |
|
110 |
Steely Dan |
Reelin' in the Years |
|
111 |
Rod Stewart |
You Wear It Well |
|
112 |
Apollo 100 |
Joy |
|
113 |
Cher |
Song for You |
|
114 |
Diana Ross |
Good Morning Heartache |
|
115 |
Edgar Winter Group |
Frankenstein |
|
116 |
Bread |
Aubrey |
|
117 |
Luther Ingram |
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right |
|
118 |
Paul Simon |
Mother and Child Reunion |
|
119 |
Coven |
One Tin Soldier |
|
120 |
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner |
You & Me, Her & Him |
|
121 |
Cymande |
Bra |
|
122 |
Van Morrison |
Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) |
|
123 |
The Doobie Brothers |
Jesus Is Just Alright |
|
124 |
Cher |
Down, Down, Down |
|
125 |
Carly Simon |
The Right Thing to Do |
|
126 |
Carpenters |
It's Going to Take Some Time |
|
127 |
Linda Ronstadt |
Crazy Arms |
|
128 |
The Supremes |
Your Wonderful, Sweet, Sweet Love |
|
129 |
The 5th Dimension |
(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All |
|
130 |
Ray Stevens |
Turn Your Radio On |
|
131 |
The Stylistics |
I'm Stone in Love With You |
|
132 |
The Moody Blues |
I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band) |
|
133 |
Bread |
Fancy Dancer |
|
134 |
The Doors |
The Mosquito |
|
135 |
James Brown |
Get on the Good Foot |
