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

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

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s here.

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

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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 LEAN ON ME –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-13 (2 weeks at #1)
2 4 TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-8
3 2 OUTA-SPACE / I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-18
4 3 SONG SUNG BLUE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-11
5 12 BRANDY (You’re a Fine Girl) –•– Looking Glass (Epic)-5
6 7 ROCKET MAN (I Think It’s Gonna Be A long, Long Time) –•– Elton John (Uni)-11
7 8 DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST –•– Wayne Newton (Chelsea)-13
8 20 ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-5
9 10 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-7
10 19 WHERE IS THE LOVE –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-8

11 13 HOW DO YOU DO –•– Mouth and MacNeal (Philips)-12
12 16 SCHOOL’S OUT –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Borthers)-7
13 14 TOO YOUNG –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-6
14 17 TAKE IT EASY –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-7
15 15 LAYLA –•– Derek and the Dominoes (Atco)-20
16 18 I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-8
17 5 CANDY MAN –•– Sammy Davis Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-19
18 6 TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) –•– The Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA)-10
19 22 CONQUISTADOR –•– Procol Harum (A&M)-8
20 9 I NEED YOU –•– America (Warner Brothers)-9

21 11 NICE TO BE WITH YOU –•– Gallery (Sussex)-21
22 33 LONG COOL WOMAN (In a Black Dress) –•– The Hollies (Epic)-4
23 28 DAY BY DAY –•– Godspell (Bell)-9
24 39 HOLD HER TIGHT –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-3
25 35 HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. –•– Donna Fargo (Dot)-8
26 26 ALL THE KING’S HORSES –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7
27 31 PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-9
28 34 COCONUT –•– Nilsson (RCA)-6
29 38 MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB / LITTLE WOMAN LOVE –•– Wings (Apple)-5
30 57 I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Al Green (Hi)-2

31 27 I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG –•– Frederick Knight (Stax)-13
32 36 SEALED WITH A KISS –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-6
33 23 (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-16
34 40 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP –•– Argent (Epic)-5
35 37 SUPERWOMAN (Where Were You When I Needed You) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9
36 24 OH GIRL –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-15
37 46 GONE –•– Joey Heatherton (MGM)-8
38 25 I’LL TAKE YOU THERE –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-15
39 47 MOTORCYCLE MAMA –•– Sailcat (Elektra)-5
40 21 AMAZING GRACE –•– The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scot Dragoon Guards (RCA)-9

OFF THE CHARTS

51 32 HOW CAN I BE SURE –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-9

POWER PLAYS

41 50 YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-3
42 42 AFTER MIDNIGHT –•– J.J. Cale (Shelter)-9
43 43 WE’RE FREE –•– Beverly Bremers (Scepter)-12
44 45 THE RUNWAY –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5
45 48 BROWN EYED GIRL –•– El Chicano (Kapp)-5
46 44 WE’RE ON OUR WAY –•– Chris Hodge (Apple)-7
47 49 BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-7
48 51 HONKY TONK (Part 1) –•– The James Brown Soul Train (Polydor)-4
49 56 SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD (Medley) –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-4
50 55 I’M COMING HOME –•– The Stories (Kama Sutra)-5

DEBUTS THIS WEEK

68 — GOODBYE TO LOVE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-1
69 — HAPPY –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1
81 — YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN –•– The Tower Of Power (Warner Brothers)-1
83 — LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-1
88 — THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (Part 1) –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1
89 — ALABAMA WILD MAN –•– Jerry Reed (RCA)-1
91 — PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT –•– The Crusaders (Blue Thumb)-1
93 — ROCK AND ROLL CRAZIES –•– Stephen Stills and Manassas (Atlantic)-1
94 — EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-1
97 — CIRCLES –•– The New Seekers (Elektra)-1
98 — THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1
100 — DOWN ON ME –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-1

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