List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1972

This is a list of number-one hits on the Billboard charts as determined by the U.S. ( Hot 100 ) in 1972. This year there were 22 number-one singles and twelve number-one albums.

  • Melanie: Brand New Key 3 weeks ( December 25, 1971 - January 14, 1972 )
  • 4 weeks ( 15 January to 11 February )
  • 4 weeks ( February 19-March 17 )
  • 3 weeks ( March 25-April 14 )
  • 6 weeks ( April 15 to May 26 )
  • 3 weeks ( June 10 to June 30 )
  • 3 weeks ( July 8 to July 28 )
  • 4 weeks ( 29 July to 25 August, a total of 6 weeks)
  • 2 weeks ( September 2 to September 15, a total of 6 weeks)
  • 3 weeks ( September 23 to October 13 )
  • 2 weeks ( 21 October to 3 November )
  • 4 weeks ( 4 November to 1 December )
  • Three weeks (December 16, 1972 - January 5, 1973 )
  • Carole King - Music 3 weeks ( January 1 to January 21 )
  • 7 weeks ( January 22-March 10 )
  • 2 weeks ( 11 March to 24 March )
  • Five weeks ( March 25-April 28 )
  • 5 weeks ( April 29 to June 2 )
  • 2 weeks ( June 3 to June 16 )
  • 5 weeks ( June 17 to July 14 )
  • 5 weeks ( July 15 to August 18 )
  • 9 weeks ( August 19 to October 20 )
  • 4 weeks ( 21 October to 17 November )
  • 3 weeks ( November 18 to December 8 )
  • 5 weeks (December 9, 1972 - January 12, 1973 )

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  • Number - one hits on the country
  • Music 1972
Melanie Safka Don McLean American Pie (song) Without You (Badfinger song) America (Band) Roberta Flack The Staple Singers Neil Diamond Bill Withers Lean on Me (song) Looking Glass (Band) Three Dog Night Mac Davis Ben (song) Chuck Berry Johnny Nash Helen Reddy Billy Paul Harvest (Neil Young album) America (America album) Chicago (Band) Cat Stevens List of Billboard number-one singles List of Billboard number-one singles of 1940 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1941 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1942 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1943 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1944 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1945 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1946 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1947 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1948 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1949 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1950 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1951 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1952 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1953 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1954 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1955 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1956 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1957 List of Billboard number-one singles of 1958 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1959 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1960 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1961 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1962 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1963 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1964 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1965 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1966 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1967 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1968 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1969 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1970 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1971 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1973 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1974 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1975 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1976 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1977 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1978 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1979 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1980 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1982 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1985 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1986 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1987 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1988 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1990 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1991 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1992 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1993 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1994 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1995 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1996 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1997 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1998 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1999 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2000 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2001 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2002 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2003 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2004 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2005 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2006 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2008 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2010 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2013 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2014
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