This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 30, 1972, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack was the number one song of 1972.
Al Green had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1972.
Alone Again (Naturally)
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"Alone Again " is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan. Recorded in 1971, it became a worldwide hit. The song did not originally appear on his 1972 studio album Back to Front, but has
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972
…charts from the issue dates of December 4, 1971 through November 18, 1972. No. Title Artist(s) 1 "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Roberta Flack 2 "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gilbert O'Sullivan 3 "American Pie" Don McLean 4 "Without You" Harry Nilsson 5 "The Candy Man" Sammy Davis Jr. 6 "I Gotcha" Joe Tex 7 "Lean on Me…
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