US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 8th, 1972

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 8th, 1972.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70s here.

You can also view the entire 1972 chart here.

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – APRIL 8th, 1972

#1
A HORSE WITH NO NAME
America

A HORSE WITH NO NAME America record cover

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 A HORSE WITH NO NAME ЉۢРAmerica (Warner Brothers)-8 (3 weeks at #1)
2 2 HEART OF GOLD ЉۢРNeil Young (Reprise)-10
3 10 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE ЉۢРRoberta Flack (Atlantic)-6
4 6 I GOTCHA / A MOTHER’S PRAYER –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-12
5 9 ROCKIN’ ROBIN –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-5
6 3 PUPPY LOVE ЉۢРDonny Osmond (MGM)-7
7 4 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION ЉۢРPaul Simon (Columbia)-10
8 8 JUNGLE FEVER ЉۢРThe Chakachas (Polydor)-13
9 11 IN THE RAIN ЉۢРThe Dramatics (Volt)-7
10 5 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh) ЉۢРRobert John (Atlantic)-15

11 14 BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW ЉۢРThe Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins Jr. (Avco)-7
12 19 DAY DREAMING –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4
13 16 A COWBOYS WORK IS NEVER DONE ЉۢРSonny and Cher (Kapp)-7
14 17 ROUNDABOUT ЉۢРYes (Atlantic)-9
15 15 ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY ЉۢРB.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9
16 13 THE WAY OF LOVE ЉۢРCher (Kapp)-11
17 7 WITHOUT YOU ЉۢРNilsson (RCA)-17
18 12 EVERYTHING I OWN ЉۢРBread (Elektra)-11
19 26 TAURUS ЉۢРDennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-8
20 18 DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER ЉۢРThe Osmonds (MGM)-12

21 22 GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH ЉۢРWings (Apple)-5
22 25 CRAZY MAMA ЉۢРJ.J. Cale (Shelter)-11
23 24 THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF ЉۢРThe Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-8
24 41 DOCTOR MY EYES ЉۢРJackson Browne (Asylum)-4
25 35 VINCENT / CASTLES IN THE AIR ЉۢРDon McLean (United Artists)-4
26 42 BABY BLUE ЉۢРBadfinger (Apple)-3
27 36 THE FAMILY OF MAN ЉۢРThree Dog Night (Dunhill)-3
28 29 EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE ЉۢРBobby Vinton (Epic)-11
29 32 SUAVECITO ЉۢРMalo (Warner Brothers)-6
30 31 DO YOUR THING ЉۢРIsaac Hayes (Enterprise)-7

31 20 PRECIOUS AND FEW ЉۢРClimax (Carousel / Rocky Road)-15
32 51 JUMP INTO THE FIRE ЉۢРNilsson (RCA)-4
33 44 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME –•– Al Green (Hi)-2
34 21 BANG A GONG (Get It On) ЉۢРT. Rex (Reprise)-15
35 39 SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS –•– War (United Artists)-12
36 27 WE’VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN –•– The Addrisi Brothers (Columbia)-12
37 23 AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW –•– Jerry Bulter and Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury)-18
38 59 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ЉۢРGladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-3
39 30 TAKE A LOOK AROUND ЉۢРThe Temptations (Gordy)-6
40 40 KING HEROIN ЉۢРJames Brown (Polydor)-6

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 8th, 1972

43 37 COULD IT BE FOREVER ЉۢРDavid Cassidy (Bell)-8
44 34 GLORY BOUND ЉۢРThe Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9
50 28 RUNNIN’ AWAY –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-10
54 38 NO ONE TO DEPEND ON ЉۢРSantana (Columbia)-9

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 8th, 1972

41 43 TINY DANCER ЉۢРElton John (Uni)-6
42 88 BACK OFF BOOGALOO ЉۢРRingo Starr (Apple)-2
45 47 CHANTILLY LACE / THINK ABOUT IT DARLIN’ –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)-6
46 50 SON OF MY FATHER ЉۢРGiorgio (Dunhill)-6
47 48 HEARTBROKEN BOPPER ЉۢРThe Guess Who (RCA)-6
48 61 RUN RUN RUN ЉۢРJo Jo Gunne (Asylum)-4
49 49 AFRO-STRUT ЉۢРThe Nite-Liters (RCA)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 8th, 1972

63 — I’LL TAKE YOU THERE –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-1
80 — OH GIRL –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1
83 — WHAT’D I SAY –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-1
84 — I SAW THE LIGHT –•– Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-1
89 — LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love) –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-1
90 — ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-1
94 — EVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Island)-1
96 — YOU WERE MADE FOR ME –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-1
100 — DON’T EVER TAKE AWAY MY FREEDOM –•– Peter Yarrow (Warner Brothers)-1