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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 29th July, 1972

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending July 29th, 1972.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1970s here.

You can also view the entire 1972 chart here.

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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 3 ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-7 (1 week at #1)
2 4 BRANDY (You’re a Fine Girl) –•– Looking Glass (Epic)-7
3 2 TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-10
4 5 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-9
5 6 DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST –•– Wayne Newton (Chelsea)-15
6 7 WHERE IS THE LOVE –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-10
7 10 SCHOOL’S OUT –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Borthers)-9
8 8 HOW DO YOU DO –•– Mouth and MacNeal (Philips)-14
9 1 LEAN ON ME –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-15
10 18 LONG COOL WOMAN (In a Black Dress) –•– The Hollies (Epic)-6

11 11 LAYLA –•– Derek and the Dominoes (Atco)-23
12 12 TAKE IT EASY –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-9
13 19 DAY BY DAY –•– Godspell (Bell)-11
14 9 ROCKET MAN (I Think It’s Gonna Be A long, Long Time) –•– Elton John (Uni)-13
15 24 COCONUT –•– Nilsson (RCA)-8
16 17 CONQUISTADOR –•– Procol Harum (A&M)-10
17 20 HOLD HER TIGHT –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-5
18 21 I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Al Green (Hi)-4
19 22 HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. –•– Donna Fargo (Dot)-10
20 13 TOO YOUNG –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-8

21 15 SONG SUNG BLUE –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-13
22 14 OUTA-SPACE / I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-20
23 29 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP –•– Argent (Epic)-7
24 16 I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-10
25 25 PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-9
26 30 SEALED WITH A KISS –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-8
27 31 YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-5
28 35 MOTORCYCLE MAMA –•– Sailcat (Elektra)-8
29 34 GONE –•– Joey Heatherton (MGM)-10
30 38 GOODBYE TO LOVE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-3

31 43 HAPPY –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3
32 23 THE CANDY MAN –•– Sammy Davis Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation (MGM)-21
33 26 TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) –•– The Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA)-12
34 42 BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-9
35 28 MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB / LITTLE WOMAN LOVE –•– Wings (Apple)-7
36 41 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-5
37 47 SMALL BEGINNINGS –•– Flash (Capitol)-6
38 61 LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-3
39 39 THE RUNWAY –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7
40 40 WE’RE FREE –•– Beverly Bremers (Scepter)-14

OFF THE CHARTS

43 33 SUPERWOMAN (Where Were You When I Needed You) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11

POWER PLAYS

41 44 SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD (Medley) –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-6
42 58 BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME –•– Mac Davis (Columbia)-5
44 45 HONKY TONK (Part 1) –•– The James Brown Soul Train (Polydor)-6
45 50 BEAUITIFUL SUNDAY –•– Daniel Boone (Mercury)-9
46 49 I’M COMING HOME –•– The Stories (Kama Sutra)-7
47 53 WHEN YOU SAY LOVE –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-4
48 51 WE’VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-6
49 70 JOIN TOGETHER –•– The Who (Decca)-2
50 84 ROCK AND ROLL (Part 2) –•– Gary Glitter (Bell)-2

DEBUTS THIS WEEK

62 — THE GUITAR MAN –•– Bread (Elektra)-1
82 — EASY LIVIN –•– Uriah Heep (Mercury)-1
83 — RUN TO ME –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-1
86 — THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Arlo Guthrie (Reprise)-1
90 — IN THE QUIET MORNING –•– Joan Baez (A&M)-1
96 — COULDN’T I JUST TELL YOU –•– Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-1
99 — GARDEN PARTY –•– Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band (Decca)-1
100 — SITTIN’ ON A TIME BOMB (Waitin’ For the Hurt To Come) –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-1

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