US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 15th January, 1972
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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 15th January, 1972

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending January 15th, 1972.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s here.

Curious to see the entire chart for this year? View the 1972 US Top Singles here.

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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 2 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-8 (1 week at #1)
2 1 BRAND NEW KEY –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-12
3 4 LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Al Green (Hi)-7
4 7 SUNSHINE –•– Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn)-10
5 3 FAMILY AFFAIR –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-11
6 6 SCORPIO –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-12
7 8 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-7
8 5 GOT TO BE THERE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-12
9 10 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-8
10 13 CLEAN UP WOMAN –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-8

11 11 YOU ARE EVERYTHING –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-11
12 12 SUGAR DADDY –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6
13 14 I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) –•– The Hillside Singers (Metromedia)-8
14 16 DAY AFTER DAY –•– Badfinger (Apple)-7
15 15 ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-9
16 17 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-8
17 9 CHERISH –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-11
18 24 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4
19 18 AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-10
20 22 HEY BIG BROTHER –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-8

21 25 IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (Yes Love) –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-5
22 23 ANTICIPATION –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-6
23 26 ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND –•– Think (Featuring Lou Stallman) (Laurie)-7
24 20 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-15
25 27 KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ –•– Charley Pride (RCA)-9
26 19 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-13
27 29 THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Redbone (Epic)-9
28 30 WHITE LIES, BLUE EYES –•– Bullet (Big Tree)-11
29 21 RESPECT YOURSELF –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-14
30 35 LEVON –•– Elton John (Uni)-5

31 37 THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT ‘CHA –•– Bobby Womack and Peace (United Artists)-6
32 38 MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-5
33 42 BLACK DOG –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-4
34 28 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) (Medley) –•– Mickey Newbury (Elektra)-11
35 46 STAY WITH ME –•– The Faces (Warner Brothers)-3
36 54 WITHOUT YOU –•– Nilsson (RCA)-5
37 51 FIRE AND WATER –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4
38 33 GEORGE JACKSON –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-7
39 48 LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE –•– The J. Geils Band (Atlantic)-7
40 43 ME AND BOBBY MCGEE / WOULD YOU TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE ON ME –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)-8

OFF THE CHARTS
POWER PLAYS

41 47 MY BOY –•– Richard Harris (Dunhill)-9
43 67 PRECIOUS AND FEW –•– Climax (Carousel / Rocky Road)-3
44 57 THOSE WERE THE DAYS –•– Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton (As the Bunkers) (Atlantic)-6
46 56 DON’T SAY YOU DON’T REMEMBER –•– Beverly Bremers (Scepter)-5
48 53 AIN’T NOBODY HOME –•– B.B. King (ABC)-10
49 90 JOY –•– Apollo 100 (Mega)-3
50 52 SOUR SUITE –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-8

DEBUTS THIS WEEK

74 — BABY WON’T YOU LET ME ROCK ‘N ROLL YOU –•– Ten Years After (Columbia)-1
76 — HURTING EACH OTHER –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-1
83 — OH ME OH MY (I’m a Fool For You Baby) / ROCK STEADY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10
91 — JUNGLE FEVER –•– The Chakachas (Polydor)-1
95 — MUSIC FROM ACROSS THE WAY –•– James Last (Polydor)-1
96 — ROCK & ROLL STEW (Part 1) –•– Traffic (Island)-1
99 — AJAX AIRLINES –•– Hudson and Landry (Dore)-1

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