Top 100 songs for March 18, 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 “Heart Of Gold” by Neil Young. Meanwhile, “Rockin' Robin” by Michael Jackson rises from No. 68 to No. 33. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Rockin' Robin — Michael Jacksonup 35 places, No. 68 → No. 33
- Give Ireland Back To The Irish — Wingsup 15 places, No. 78 → No. 63
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face — Roberta Flackup 13 places, No. 55 → No. 42
New to this week’s Top 10
- Mother And Child Reunion — Paul SimonNo. 6
- Puppy Love — Donny OsmondNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Rockin' Robin — Michael JacksonNo. 33
- Glory Bound — The Grass RootsNo. 35
- Every Day Of My Life — Bobby VintonNo. 39
- Take A Look Around — The TemptationsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Day Dreaming — Aretha FranklinNo. 58
- Rock And Roll — Led ZeppelinNo. 77
- Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air — Don McLeanNo. 78
- Doctor My Eyes — Jackson BrowneNo. 80
- Jump Into The Fire — NilssonNo. 87
- Run Run Run — Jo Jo GunneNo. 90
- Hearsay — The Soul ChildrenNo. 94
- To Get To You — Jerry WallaceNo. 97
- Thank God For You Baby — PG&ENo. 98
- Rockin' With The King — Canned HeatNo. 99
- Nutrocker — Emerson, Lake & PalmerNo. 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.