US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 21st, 1972

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending October 21st, 1972.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70s here.

Make sure to also check the 1972’s Top 40 Singles 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 – OCTOBER 21ST, 1972

#1
MY DING-A-LING
Chuck Berry

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 7 MY DING-A-LING –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-10 (1 week at #1)
2 2 USE ME –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-9
3 4 BURNING LOVE / IT’S A MATTER OF TIME –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-10
4 3 EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-15
5 8 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN –•– The Moody Blues (Deram)-12
6 1 BEN –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-12
7 6 BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME –•– Mac Davis (Columbia)-17
8 12 GARDEN PARTY –•– Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band (Decca)-13
9 10 POPCORN –•– Hot Butter (Musicor)-16
10 5 GO ALL THE WAY –•– The Raspberries (Capitol)-17

11 15 TIGHT ROPE –•– Leon Russell (Shelter)-9
12 17 FREDDIE’S DEAD (Theme From “Superfly”) –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-10
13 13 YOU WEAR IT WELL –•– Rod Stewart (Mercury)-9
14 18 GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES –•– Danny O’Keefe (Signpost)-8
15 16 WHY / LONELY BOY –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-9
16 14 SPEAK TO THE SKY –•– Rick Springfield (Capitol)-12
17 22 LISTEN TO THE MUSIC –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-8
18 19 GET ON THE GOOD FOOT (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-12
19 20 THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Arlo Guthrie (Reprise)-13
20 26 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW –•– Johnny Nash (Epic)-7

21 28 IF I COULD REACH YOU –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7
22 27 WITCHY WOMAN –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-7
23 25 STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN –•– Mel and Tim (Stax)-14
24 24 DON’T EVER BE LONELY (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-8
25 29 THUNDER AND LIGHTNING –•– Chi Coltrane (Columbia)-8
26 30 I BELIEVE IN MUSIC –•– Gallery (Sussex)-11
27 36 I AM WOMAN –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-9
28 32 I’LL BE AROUND / HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-10
29 31 MIDNIGHT RIDER / WOMAN TO WOMAN –•– Joe Cocker and the Chris Stainton Band (A&M)-6
30 35 I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-5

31 33 LOVING YOU JUST CROSSED MY MIND –•– Sam Neely (Capitol)-8
32 39 SPACE MAN –•– Nilsson (RCA)-6
33 21 BLACK & WHITE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11
34 50 SUMMER BREEZE –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-7
35 9 BACK STABBERS –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-14
36 40 DON’T DO IT –•– The Band (Capitol)-6
37 48 ELECTED –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-3
38 38 ROCK ME BABY –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-7
39 44 AMERICAN CITY SUITE (Sweet City Song / All Around the Town / A Friend Is Dying) –•– Cashman and West (Dunhill)-5
40 41 FROM THE BEGINNING –•– Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Cotillion)-9

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 21ST, 1972

41 11 PLAY ME –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-11
42 23 SATURDAY IN THE PARK –•– Chicago (Columbia)-12
43 37 GERONIMO’S CADILLAC –•– Michael Murphy (A&M)-12

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 21ST, 1972

44 56 IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW –•– Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Phila. Intl.)-4
45 46 A PIECE OF PAPER –•– Gladstone (ABC)-9
46 47 DON’T HIDE YOUR LOVE –•– Cher (Kapp)-7
47 49 ALL THE YOUNG DUDES –•– Mott the Hoople (Columbia)-5
48 53 THAT’S HOW LOVE GOES –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-6
49 52 CAN’T YOU HEAR THE SONG –•– Wayne Newton (Chelsea)-5
50 51 SLAUGHTER –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 21ST, 1972

63 — VENTURA HIGHWAY –•– America (Warner Brothers)-1
65 — IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA –•– Albert Hammond (Mums)-1
73 — THEME FROM “THE MEN” –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1
80 — CONVENTION ’72 –•– The Delegates (Mainstream)-1
87 — I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW –•– Donny Hathaway (Atco)-1
88 — TOGETHER ALONE –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-1
89 — SUNDAY MORNING SUNSHINE –•– Harry Chapin (Elektra)-1
90 — CRAZY HORSES –•– The Osmonds (MGM / Kolob)-1
91 — YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME –•– Al Green (Hi)-1
92 — HEY, YOU LOVE –•– Mouth and MacNeil (Philips)-1
94 — DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB –•– The Tower Of Power (Warner Brothers)-1
95 — MISTY BLUE –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage)-1
96 — THE PEOPLE TREE –•– Sammy Davis Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-1
98 — SONG SELLER –•– The Raiders (Columbia)-1
99 — WHAT AM I CRYING FOR –•– Dennis Yost and the Classics IV (MGM South)-1
100 — I GUESS I’LL MISS THE MAN –•– The Supremes (Motown)-1