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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd June, 1972

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending June 3rd, 1972.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s here.

You can also check the complete 1972 Top Singles here.

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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 2 I’LL TAKE YOU THERE –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-9 (1 week at #1)
2 1 OH GIRL –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-9
3 3 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-14
4 5 THE CANDY MAN –•– Sammy Davis Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-13
5 9 SYLVIA’S MOTHER –•– Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (Columbia)-10
6 6 MORNING HAS BROKEN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-10
7 7 TUMBLING DICE –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-6
8 11 NICE TO BE WITH YOU –•– Gallery (Sussex)-15
9 10 HOT ROD LINCOLN –•– Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount)-11
10 4 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME –•– Al Green (Hi)-10

11 12 (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-10
12 18 SONG SUNG BLUE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-5
13 13 LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-7
14 20 WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE –•– Love Unlimited (Uni)-10
15 17 IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-6
16 19 DIARY –•– Bread (Elektra)-7
17 28 OUTA-SPACE / I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-12
18 21 I SAW THE LIGHT –•– Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-9
19 29 TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) –•– The Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA)-4
20 8 I GOTCHA / A MOTHER’S PRAYER –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-20

21 14 BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW –•– The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins Jr. (Avco)-15
22 22 ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-9
23 31 AMAZING GRACE –•– The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA)-3
24 25 TAXI –•– Harry Chapin (Elektra)-13
25 16 SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS –•– War (United Artists)-20
26 36 LEAN ON ME –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-7
27 38 I NEED YOU –•– America (Warner Brothers)-3
28 34 SOMEDAY NEVER COMES –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-5
29 30 ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT –•– Millie Jackson (Spring)-11
30 32 ISN’T LIFE STRANGE –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-7

31 33 OLD MAN –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-6
32 40 ROCKET MAN (I Think It’s Gonna Be A long, Long Time) –•– Elton John (Uni)-5
33 39 I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG –•– Frederick Knight (Stax)-7
34 35 LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love) –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-9
35 15 DAY DREAMING –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12
36 24 DOCTOR MY EYES –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-12
37 54 LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED –•– Cher (Kapp)-3
38 27 VINCENT / CASTLES IN THE AIR –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-12
39 41 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL / MOTHER OF MINE –•– Little Jimmy Osmond with the Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-7
40 43 AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-5

OFF THE CHARTS

47 23 BACK OFF BOOGALOO –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-10
48 26 ROCKIN’ ROBIN –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-13
51 37 YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY –•– April Wine (Big Tree)-11

POWER PLAYS

41 46 IMMIGRATION MAN –•– Graham Nash and David Crosby (Atlantic)-5
42 49 DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST –•– Wayne Newton (Chelsea)-7
43 50 HOW CAN I BE SURE –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-3
44 44 THERE IT IS (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-5
45 45 EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD, EVERYTHING BAD IS GOOD –•– 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax)-10
46 47 WALK IN THE NIGHT –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-10
49 59 I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-2
50 53 YOU’RE THE MAN (Part 1) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3

DEBUTS THIS WEEK

64 — (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-1
74 — PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-1
75 — ALL THE KING’S HORSES –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1
79 — TAKE IT EASY –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-1
88 — SCHOOL’S OUT –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-1
90 — WE’RE ON OUR WAY –•– Chris Hodge (Apple)-1
97 — GETTING IT ON / RIDE, SALLY, RIDE –•– Dennis Coffey (Sussex)-1
99 — VANILLA OLAY / ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART –•– Jackie DeShannon (Atlantic)-1
100 — BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY –•– Daniel Boone (Mercury)-1

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