Top 100 songs for April 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 “A Horse With No Name” by America. Meanwhile, “The Family Of Man” by Three Dog Night rises from No. 79 to No. 36. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Family Of Man — Three Dog Nightup 43 places, No. 79 → No. 36
- Baby Blue — Badfingerup 36 places, No. 78 → No. 42
- Hot Rod Lincoln — Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmenup 33 places, No. 98 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Suavecito — MaloNo. 32
- Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)/Castles In The Air — Don McLeanNo. 35
- The Family Of Man — Three Dog NightNo. 36
- Slippin' Into Darkness — WarNo. 39
- King Heroin — James BrownNo. 40
First-week entries
- Look What You Done For Me — Al GreenNo. 44
- Let's Stay Together — Isaac HayesNo. 67
- Lay-Away — The Isley BrothersNo. 75
- (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All — The 5th DimensionNo. 77
- Morning Has Broken — Cat StevensNo. 78
- Cotton Jenny — Anne MurrayNo. 83
- Walk In The Night — Jr. Walker & The All StarsNo. 86
- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) — Nitty Gritty Dirt BandNo. 87
- Back Off Boogaloo — Ringo StarrNo. 88
- Mister Can't You See — Buffy Sainte-MarieNo. 89
- Am I Losing You — The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David CassidyNo. 90
- All His Children — Charley Pride with Henry ManciniNo. 95
- Everything Good Is Bad — 100 Proof Aged in SoulNo. 96
- Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love — Love UnlimitedNo. 97
- Simple Song Of Freedom — BuckwheatNo. 98
- School Teacher — Kenny Rogers & The First EditionNo. 99
- Sylvia's Mother — Dr. Hook And The Medicine ShowNo. 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.