US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 1st, 1972

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 1st, 1972.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70s here.

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

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – APRIL 1st, 1972

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 A HORSE WITH NO NAME –•– America (Warner Brothers)-7 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 HEART OF GOLD –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-9
3 4 PUPPY LOVE –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-6
4 5 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-9
5 3 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh) –•– Robert John (Atlantic)-14
6 10 I GOTCHA / A MOTHER’S PRAYER –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-11
7 6 WITHOUT YOU –•– Nilsson (RCA)-16
8 8 JUNGLE FEVER –•– The Chakachas (Polydor)-12
9 14 ROCKIN’ ROBIN –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-4
10 17 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-5

11 13 IN THE RAIN –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-6
12 9 EVERYTHING I OWN –•– Bread (Elektra)-10
13 7 THE WAY OF LOVE –•– Cher (Kapp)-10
14 18 BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW –•– The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins Jr. (Avco)-6
15 16 ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8
16 19 A COWBOYS WORK IS NEVER DONE –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-6
17 20 ROUNDABOUT –•– Yes (Atlantic)-8
18 11 DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-11
19 32 DAY DREAMING –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3
20 12 PRECIOUS AND FEW –•– Climax (Carousel / Rocky Road)-14

21 15 BANG A GONG (Get It On) –•– T. Rex (Reprise)-14
22 37 GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH –•– Wings (Apple)-4
23 21 AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW –•– Jerry Bulter and Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury)-17
24 38 THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-7
25 26 CRAZY MAMA –•– J.J. Cale (Shelter)-10
26 31 TAURUS –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-7
27 25 WE’VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN –•– The Addrisi Brothers (Columbia)-11
28 23 RUNNIN’ AWAY –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-9
29 35 EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-10
30 33 TAKE A LOOK AROUND –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-5

31 40 DO YOUR THING –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-6
32 49 SUAVECITO –•– Malo (Warner Brothers)-5
33 24 HURTING EACH OTHER –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-12
34 34 GLORY BOUND –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8
35 53 VINCENT / CASTLES IN THE AIR –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-3
36 79 THE FAMILY OF MAN –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-2
37 39 COULD IT BE FOREVER –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-7
38 36 NO ONE TO DEPEND ON –•– Santana (Columbia)-8
39 41 SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS –•– War (United Artists)-11
40 44 KING HEROIN –•– James Brown (Polydor)-5

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 1st, 1972

45 29 SWEET SEASONS –•– Carole King (Ode)-10
52 27 JOY –•– Apollo 100 (Mega)-14
56 22 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-19
58 30 DON’T SAY YOU DON’T REMEMBER –•– Beverly Bremers (Scepter)-16

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 1st, 1972

41 61 DOCTOR MY EYES –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-3
42 78 BABY BLUE –•– Badfinger (Apple)-2
43 47 TINY DANCER –•– Elton John (Uni)-5
44 — LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME –•– Al Green (Hi)-1
46 46 NOW RUN AND TELL THAT –•– Denise LaSalle (Westbound)-9
47 50 CHANTILLY LACE / THINK ABOUT IT DARLIN’ –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)-5
48 52 HEARTBROKEN BOPPER –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-5
49 54 AFRO-STRUT –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-6
50 55 SON OF MY FATHER –•– Giorgio (Dunhill)-5

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 1st, 1972

44 — LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME –•– Al Green (Hi)-1
67 — LET’S STAY TOGETHER –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-1
75 — LAY-AWAY –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1
77 — (Last Night) I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1
78 — MORNING HAS BROKEN –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-1
83 — COTTON JENNY –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-1
86 — WALK IN THE NIGHT –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-1
87 — JAMBALAYA (On the Bayou) –•– The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists)-1
88 — BACK OFF BOOGALOO –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-1
89 — MISTER CAN’T YOU SEE –•– Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard)-1
90 — AM I LOSING YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1
95 — ALL HIS CHILDREN –•– Charley Pride with Henry Mancini (RCA)-1
96 — EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD, EVERYTHING BAD IS GOOD –•– 100 Proof Aged In Soul (Hot Wax)-1
97 — WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE –•– Love Unlimited (Uni)-1
98 — SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM –•– Buckwheat (London)-1
99 — SCHOOL TEACHER –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-1
100 — SYLVIA’S MOTHER –•– Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (Columbia)-1