Top 100 songs for January 8, 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. 43 to No. 24. 6 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 19 places, No. 43 → No. 24
- The Witch Queen Of New Orleans — Redboneup 16 places, No. 45 → No. 29
- Fire And Water — Wilson Pickettup 15 places, No. 66 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Another Puff — Jerry ReedNo. 83
- You Want It, You Got It — Detroit EmeraldsNo. 92
- If I Could See The Light — The 8th DayNo. 96
- Floy Joy — The SupremesNo. 98
- Footstompin' Music — Grand Funk RailroadNo. 99
- The Road We Didn't Take — Freda PayneNo. 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.