Top 100 songs for January 29, 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 “American Pie (Parts I & II)” by Don McLean. Meanwhile, “Down By The Lazy River” by The Osmonds rises from No. 68 to No. 32. 18 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Down By The Lazy River — The Osmondsup 36 places, No. 68 → No. 32
- Hurting Each Other — Carpentersup 25 places, No. 38 → No. 13
- Slippin' Into Darkness — Warup 24 places, No. 99 → No. 75
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Down By The Lazy River — The OsmondsNo. 32
- Feeling Alright — Joe CockerNo. 36
- Bang A Gong (Get It On) — T. RexNo. 37
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight — Robert JohnNo. 38
- Together Let's Find Love — The 5th DimensionNo. 39
- Floy Joy — The SupremesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Everything I Own — BreadNo. 60
- My World — Bee GeesNo. 65
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) — Donnie ElbertNo. 71
- Country Wine — The RaidersNo. 76
- Sweet Seasons — Carole KingNo. 77
- Iron Man — Black SabbathNo. 78
- Until It's Time For You To Go — Elvis PresleyNo. 80
- The Way Of Love — CherNo. 82
- Cry — Lynn AndersonNo. 86
- Love Me, Love Me Love — Frank MillsNo. 88
- Ring The Living Bell — MelanieNo. 89
- Crazy Mama — J.J. CaleNo. 91
- Brian's Song — Michel LegrandNo. 92
- (Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz — Goose Creek SymphonyNo. 96
- Bedtime Story — Tammy WynetteNo. 97
- Every Day Of My Life — Bobby VintonNo. 98
- Runaway/Happy Together — Dawn Featuring Tony OrlandoNo. 99
- Diamonds Are Forever — Shirley BasseyNo. 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.