The Top 40 Singles of 1972

1. "American Pie - Parts I & II" - Don McLean
2. "Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
3. "Without You" - Nilsson
4. "Brand New Key" - Melanie
5. "I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
6. "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton
7. "Let's Stay Together" - Al Green 
8. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" -Roberta Flack
9. "Brandy" - Looking Glass
10. "Lean On Me" - Bill Withers
11. "If Loving You Is Wrong" - Luther Ingram
12. "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" - Mac Davis
13. "Heart Of Gold" - Neil Young
14. "The Candy Man" - Sammy Davis, Jr.
15. "Nice To Be With You" - Gallery
16. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - Robert John
17. "Slippin' Into Darkness" - War
18. "I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers
19. "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" - The Hollies
20. "A Horse With No Name" - America
21. "Outa Space" - Billy Preston
22. "Oh Girl" - Chi-Lites
23. "Song Sung Blue" - Neil Diamond
24. "Family Affair" - Sly and the Family Stone
25. "Rockin' Robin" - Michael Jackson
26. "My Ding-A-Ling" - Chuck Berry
27. "Back Stabbers"
28. "Everybody Plays The Fool" - The Main Ingredient
29. "Last Night (I Didn't Get To Sleep At All)" - The 5th Dimension
30. "Betcha By Golly, Wow" - The Stylistics
31. "Precious And Few" - Climax
32. "Ben" - Michael Jackson
33. "Cherish" - David Cassidy
34. "How Do You Do?" - Mouth & MacNeal
35. "I'm Still In Love With You" - Al Green
36. "Down By The Lazy River" - The Osmonds
37. "Scorpio" - Dennis Coffey
38. "Popcorn" - Hot Butter
39. "Go All The Way" - Raspberries
40. "Too Late To Turn Back Now" - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose