US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 6th May, 1972

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending May 6th, 1972.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s here.

Make sure to also check the 1972’s Top 40 Singles here.

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-10 (4 weeks at #1)
2 3 I GOTCHA / A MOTHER’S PRAYER –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-16
3 4 BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW –•– The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins Jr. (Avco)-11
4 2 ROCKIN’ ROBIN –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-9
5 6 DAY DREAMING –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8
6 5 A HORSE WITH NO NAME –•– America (Warner Brothers)-12
7 18 I’LL TAKE YOU THERE –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-5
8 9 DOCTOR MY EYES –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-8
9 10 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME –•– Al Green (Hi)-6
10 11 BACK OFF BOOGALOO –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-6

11 16 OH GIRL –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-5
12 12 THE FAMILY OF MAN –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-7
13 13 VINCENT / CASTLES IN THE AIR –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-8
14 14 BABY BLUE –•– Badfinger (Apple)-7
15 7 IN THE RAIN –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-11
16 8 A COWBOYS WORK IS NEVER DONE –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-11
17 20 HOT ROD LINCOLN –•– Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount)-7
18 19 SUAVECITO –•– Malo (Warner Brothers)-10
19 21 MORNING HAS BROKEN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-6
20 22 SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS –•– War (United Artists)-16

21 15 PUPPY LOVE –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-11
22 17 HEART OF GOLD –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-14
23 50 TUMBLING DICE –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-2
24 28 THE CANDY MAN –•– Sammy Davis Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-9
25 30 ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-5
26 32 LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-3
27 29 RUN RUN RUN –•– Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum)-8
28 34 (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-6
29 31 TAXI –•– Harry Chapin (Elektra)-9
30 27 JUMP INTO THE FIRE –•– Nilsson (RCA)-8

31 46 I SAW THE LIGHT –•– Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-5
32 25 ROUNDABOUT –•– Yes (Atlantic)-13
33 33 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-7
34 37 NICE TO BE WITH YOU –•– Gallery (Sussex)-11
35 36 YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY –•– April Wine (Big Tree)-7
36 41 WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE –•– Love Unlimited (Uni)-6
37 44 SYLVIA’S MOTHER –•– Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (Columbia)-6
38 40 MISTER CAN’T YOU SEE –•– Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard)-6
39 24 EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-15
40 51 DIARY –•– Bread (Elektra)-3

OFF THE CHARTS

41 23 TAURUS –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-12

POWER PLAYS

42 42 POOL OF BAD LUCK –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-7
43 79 IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-2
44 47 ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT –•– Millie Jackson (Spring)-7
45 56 LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love) –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-5
46 58 HEARSAY –•– The Soul Children (Stax)-8
47 60 ISN’T LIFE STRANGE –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-3
48 48 LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-6
50 52 LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-6

DEBUTS THIS WEEK

67 — SONG SUNG BLUE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-1
72 — SOMEDAY NEVER COMES –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1
77 — AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-1
80 — ROCKET MAN (I Think It’s Gonna Be A long, Long Time) –•– Elton John (Uni)-1
82 — HOT ‘N’ NASTY –•– Humble Pie (A&M)-1
83 — LIFE AND BREATH –•– Climax Featuring Sonny Geraci (Rocky Road)-1
87 — I CAN’T TURN YOU LOOSE –•– Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic)-1
90 — IMMIGRATION MAN –•– Graham Nash and David Crosby (Atlantic)-1
94 — WOMAN’S GOTTA HAVE IT –•– Bobby Womack (United Artists)-1
97 — AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (Dixie / Battle Hymn Of the Republic / All My Trials) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-1
98 — I GOT SOME HELP I DON’T NEED –•– B.B. King (ABC)-1
100 — THERE IT IS (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-1