US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 8th, 1972

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 8th, 1972.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70s here.

You can also view the entire 1972 chart 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 8th, 1972

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 A HORSE WITH NO NAME –•– America (Warner Brothers)-8 (3 weeks at #1)
2 2 HEART OF GOLD –•– Neil Young (Reprise)-10
3 10 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-6
4 6 I GOTCHA / A MOTHER’S PRAYER –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-12
5 9 ROCKIN’ ROBIN –•– Michael Jackson (Motown)-5
6 3 PUPPY LOVE –•– Donny Osmond (MGM)-7
7 4 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-10
8 8 JUNGLE FEVER –•– The Chakachas (Polydor)-13
9 11 IN THE RAIN –•– The Dramatics (Volt)-7
10 5 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh) –•– Robert John (Atlantic)-15

11 14 BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW –•– The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins Jr. (Avco)-7
12 19 DAY DREAMING –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4
13 16 A COWBOYS WORK IS NEVER DONE –•– Sonny and Cher (Kapp)-7
14 17 ROUNDABOUT –•– Yes (Atlantic)-9
15 15 ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9
16 13 THE WAY OF LOVE –•– Cher (Kapp)-11
17 7 WITHOUT YOU –•– Nilsson (RCA)-17
18 12 EVERYTHING I OWN –•– Bread (Elektra)-11
19 26 TAURUS –•– Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)-8
20 18 DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-12

21 22 GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH –•– Wings (Apple)-5
22 25 CRAZY MAMA –•– J.J. Cale (Shelter)-11
23 24 THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF –•– The Honey Cone (Hot Wax)-8
24 41 DOCTOR MY EYES –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-4
25 35 VINCENT / CASTLES IN THE AIR –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-4
26 42 BABY BLUE –•– Badfinger (Apple)-3
27 36 THE FAMILY OF MAN –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-3
28 29 EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-11
29 32 SUAVECITO –•– Malo (Warner Brothers)-6
30 31 DO YOUR THING –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-7

31 20 PRECIOUS AND FEW –•– Climax (Carousel / Rocky Road)-15
32 51 JUMP INTO THE FIRE –•– Nilsson (RCA)-4
33 44 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME –•– Al Green (Hi)-2
34 21 BANG A GONG (Get It On) –•– T. Rex (Reprise)-15
35 39 SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS –•– War (United Artists)-12
36 27 WE’VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN –•– The Addrisi Brothers (Columbia)-12
37 23 AIN’T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW –•– Jerry Bulter and Brenda Lee Eager (Mercury)-18
38 59 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-3
39 30 TAKE A LOOK AROUND –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6
40 40 KING HEROIN –•– James Brown (Polydor)-6

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 8th, 1972

43 37 COULD IT BE FOREVER –•– David Cassidy (Bell)-8
44 34 GLORY BOUND –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9
50 28 RUNNIN’ AWAY –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-10
54 38 NO ONE TO DEPEND ON –•– Santana (Columbia)-9

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 8th, 1972

41 43 TINY DANCER –•– Elton John (Uni)-6
42 88 BACK OFF BOOGALOO –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-2
45 47 CHANTILLY LACE / THINK ABOUT IT DARLIN’ –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)-6
46 50 SON OF MY FATHER –•– Giorgio (Dunhill)-6
47 48 HEARTBROKEN BOPPER –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-6
48 61 RUN RUN RUN –•– Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum)-4
49 49 AFRO-STRUT –•– The Nite-Liters (RCA)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 8th, 1972

63 — I’LL TAKE YOU THERE –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-1
80 — OH GIRL –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1
83 — WHAT’D I SAY –•– Rare Earth (Rare Earth)-1
84 — I SAW THE LIGHT –•– Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)-1
89 — LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love) –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-1
90 — ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-1
94 — EVE –•– Jim Capaldi (Island)-1
96 — YOU WERE MADE FOR ME –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-1
100 — DON’T EVER TAKE AWAY MY FREEDOM –•– Peter Yarrow (Warner Brothers)-1