Global Top 100 of 1972

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01

"My Ding-a-Ling"

Chuck Berry

02

"American Pie"

Don McLean

03

"Puppy Love"

Donny Osmond

04

"School's Out"

Alice Cooper

05

"Without You"

Nilsson

06

"Son of My Father"

Chicory Tip

07

"Telegram Sam"

T. Rex

08

"Metal Guru"

T. Rex

09

"Vincent"

Don McLean

10

"Mouldy Old Dough"

Lieutenant Pigeon

11

"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"

Slade

12

"You Wear It Well"

Rod Stewart

13

"How Can I Be Sure"

David Cassidy

14

"Clair"

Gilbert O'Sullivan

15

"Sylvia's Mother"

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

16

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"

Roberta Flack

17

"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing(In Perfect Harmony)"

The New Seekers

18

"Alone Again (Naturally)"

Gilbert O'Sullivan

19

"Without You"

Harry Nilsson

20

"The Candy Man"

Sammy Davis Jr.

21

"Amazing Grace"

The Pipes and the Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

22

"I Gotcha"

Joe Tex

23

"Lean on Me"

Bill Withers

24

"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me"

Mac Davis

25

"Take Me Bak 'Ome"

Slade

26

"Brand New Key"

Melanie

27

"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"

Wayne Newton

28

"Let's Stay Together"

Al Green

29

"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"

Looking Glass

30

"Oh Girl"

The Chi-Lites

31

"Nice to Be with You"

Gallery

32

"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"

The New Seekers

33

"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"

Luther Ingram

34

"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool"

Little Jimmy Osmond

35

"Heart of Gold"

Neil Young

36

"Amazing Grace"

The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

37

"Betcha by Golly, Wow"

The Stylistics

38

"I'll Take You There"

The Staple Singers

39

"Ben"

Michael Jackson

40

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

Robert John

41

"Outa-Space"

Billy Preston

42

"Slippin' into Darkness"

War

43

"Rock and Roll (Parts 1 & 2)"

Gary Glitter

44

"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"

The Hollies

45

"How Do You Do"

Mouth & MacNeal

46

"Song Sung Blue"

Neil Diamond

47

"Mother of Mine"

Neil Reid

48

"A Horse with No Name"

America

49

"Popcorn"

Hot Butter

50

"Everybody Plays the Fool"

The Main Ingredient

51

"Precious and Few"

Climax

52

"(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All"

The 5th Dimension

53

"Nights in White Satin"

The Moody Blues

54

"Beg, Steal or Borrow"

The New Seekers

55

"Go All the Way"

Raspberries

56

"Too Late to Turn Back Now"

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

57

"Back Stabbers"

The O'Jays

58

"Down by the Lazy River"

The Osmonds

59

"Sunshine"

Jonathan Edwards

60

"Starting All Over Again"

Mel and Tim

61
62

"Day After Day"

Badfinger

63

20 All Time Hits of the 50s

Various Artists

64

"Rocket Man"

Elton John

65

Greatest Hits

Simon & Garfunkel

66

"Rockin' Robin"

Michael Jackson

67

Never a Dull Moment

Rod Stewart

68

"Beautiful Sunday"

Daniel Boone

69

20 Fantastic Hits

Various Artists

70

"Scorpio"

Dennis Coffey

71

Bridge over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

72

"Morning Has Broken"

Cat Stevens

73

Slade Alive!

Slade

74

"City of New Orleans"

Arlo Guthrie

75

Fog on the Tyne

Lindisfarne

76

"Garden Party"

Ricky Nelson

77

25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats

Various Artists

78

"I Can See Clearly Now"

Johnny Nash

79

"Burning Love"

Elvis Presley

80

"Clean Up Woman"

Betty Wright

81

"Hold Your Head Up"

Argent

82

"Jungle Fever"

The Chakachas

83

"Everything I Own"

Bread

84

"In the Rain"

The Dramatics

85

"Look What You Done for Me"

Al Green

86

"The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A."

Donna Fargo

87

"Bang a Gong (Get it On)"

T. Rex

88

"Mother and Child Reunion"

Paul Simon

89

"Where Is the Love"

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

90

"I'm Still in Love with You"

Al Green

91

"Layla"

Derek and the Dominos

92

"Day Dreaming"

Aretha Franklin

93

"The Way of Love"

Cher

94

"Black and White"

Three Dog Night

95

"Hurting Each Other"

The Carpenters

96

"Coconut"

Harry Nilsson

97

"You Don't Mess Around with Jim"

Jim Croce

98

"Hot Rod Lincoln"

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

99

"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done"

Sonny & Cher

100

"Joy"

Apollo 100

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