Top 100 songs for March 4, 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 “Without You” by Nilsson. Meanwhile, “A Horse With No Name” by America rises from No. 47 to No. 20. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- A Horse With No Name — Americaup 27 places, No. 47 → No. 20
- In The Rain — The Dramaticsup 24 places, No. 64 → No. 40
- Puppy Love — Donny Osmondup 22 places, No. 60 → No. 38
New to this week’s Top 10
- Heart Of Gold — Neil YoungNo. 7
- Bang A Gong (Get It On) — T. RexNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- A Horse With No Name — AmericaNo. 20
- Puppy Love — Donny OsmondNo. 38
- Roundabout — YesNo. 39
- In The Rain — The DramaticsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Take A Look Around — The TemptationsNo. 62
- King Heroin — James BrownNo. 68
- Suavecito — MaloNo. 76
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face — Roberta FlackNo. 77
- Son Of My Father — GiorgioNo. 78
- Heartbroken Bopper — The Guess WhoNo. 79
- Louisianna — Mike KennedyNo. 84
- Tiny Dancer — Elton JohnNo. 85
- Rock Me On The Water — Linda RonstadtNo. 90
- Chantilly Lace — Jerry Lee LewisNo. 91
- Sweet Sixteen — B.B. KingNo. 97
- Since I Fell For You — Laura LeeNo. 99
- Brandy — Scott EnglishNo. 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.