US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 12th August, 1972
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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 12th August, 1972

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending August 12th, 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 1 ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-9 (3 weeks at #1)
2 2 BRANDY (You’re a Fine Girl) –•– Looking Glass (Epic)-9
3 3 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-11
4 4 DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST –•– Wayne Newton (Chelsea)-17
5 6 WHERE IS THE LOVE –•– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (Atlantic)-12
6 9 LONG COOL WOMAN (In a Black Dress) –•– The Hollies (Epic)-8
7 15 I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Al Green (Hi)-6
8 5 TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-12
9 8 HOW DO YOU DO –•– Mouth and MacNeal (Philips)-16
10 7 SCHOOL’S OUT –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Borthers)-11

11 12 COCONUT –•– Nilsson (RCA)-10
12 22 GOODBYE TO LOVE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-5
13 16 HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. –•– Donna Fargo (Dot)-12
14 14 HOLD HER TIGHT –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-7
15 11 LEAN ON ME –•– Bill Withers (Sussex)-17
16 10 LAYLA –•– Derek and the Dominoes (Atco)-25
17 21 YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-7
18 20 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP –•– Argent (Epic)-9
19 13 DAY BY DAY –•– Godspell (Bell)-13
20 24 MOTORCYCLE MAMA –•– Sailcat (Elektra)-10

21 23 SEALED WITH A KISS –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-10
22 29 LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-5
23 28 HAPPY –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5
24 25 GONE –•– Joey Heatherton (MGM)-12
25 34 ROCK AND ROLL (Part 2) –•– Gary Glitter (Bell)-4
26 39 THE GUITAR MAN –•– Bread (Elektra)-3
27 35 BABY DON’T GET HOOKED ON ME –•– Mac Davis (Columbia)-7
28 38 JOIN TOGETHER –•– The Who (Decca)-4
29 32 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-7
30 31 BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (In My Arms) –•– The Detroit Emeralds (Westbound)-11

31 40 BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY –•– Daniel Boone (Mercury)-11
32 33 SMALL BEGINNINGS –•– Flash (Capitol)-8
33 36 WHEN YOU SAY LOVE –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-6
34 17 CONQUISTADOR –•– Procol Harum (A&M)-12
35 18 ROCKET MAN (I Think It’s Gonna Be A long, Long Time) –•– Elton John (Uni)-15
36 27 OUTA-SPACE / I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-22
37 50 BACK STABBERS –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-4
38 19 TAKE IT EASY –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-11
39 41 SWEET INSPIRATION / WHERE YOU LEAD (Medley) –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-8
40 60 SATURDAY IN THE PARK –•– Chicago (Columbia)-2

OFF THE CHARTS

50 30 PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-11

POWER PLAYS

41 42 POP THAT THANG –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-7
42 51 POWER OF LOVE –•– Joe Simon (Spring)-6
43 43 I’M COMING HOME –•– The Stories (Kama Sutra)-9
44 47 POPCORN –•– Hot Butter (Musicor)-6
45 57 GO ALL THE WAY –•– The Raspberries (Capitol)-7
46 46 WE’VE COME TOO FAR TO END IT NOW –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-8
47 52 YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN –•– The Tower Of Power (Warner Brothers)-5
48 49 IN THE GHETTO –•– Candi Staton (Fame)-8
49 61 RUN TO ME –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-3

DEBUTS THIS WEEK

61 — BLACK & WHITE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1
63 — HONKY CAT –•– Elton John (Uni)-1
86 — AMERICA –•– Yes (Atlantic)-1
87 — PLAY ME –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-1
90 — MELISSA –•– The Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn)-1
96 — SUMMER SUN –•– Jamestown Massacre (Warner Brothers)-1
97 — I BELIEVE IN MUSIC –•– Gallery (Sussex)-1
99 — SOUTHBOUND TRAIN –•– Graham Nash and David Crosby (Atlantic)-1
100 — A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE –•– Lenny Welch (Atco)-1

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