Top 100 songs for January 1, 1972
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1972 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Brand New Key” by Melanie. Meanwhile, “Never Been To Spain” by Three Dog Night rises from No. 81 to No. 43. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Never Been To Spain — Three Dog Nightup 38 places, No. 81 → No. 43
- Levon — Elton Johnup 17 places, No. 57 → No. 40
- Once You Understand — Thinkup 13 places, No. 45 → No. 32
New to this week’s Top 10
- Sunshine — Jonathan EdwardsNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Stay With Me — FacesNo. 56
- Precious And Few — ClimaxNo. 81
- Bang A Gong (Get It On) — T. RexNo. 87
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight — Robert JohnNo. 89
- Together Let's Find Love — The 5th DimensionNo. 90
- Tupelo Honey — Van MorrisonNo. 99
- Joy — Apollo featuring Tom ParkerNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.