Top 100 songs for April 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 “A Horse With No Name” by America. Meanwhile, “Back Off Boogaloo” by Ringo Starr rises from No. 88 to No. 42. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Back Off Boogaloo — Ringo Starrup 46 places, No. 88 → No. 42
- Help Me Make It Through The Night — Gladys Knight And The Pipsup 21 places, No. 59 → No. 38
- Jump Into The Fire — Nilssonup 19 places, No. 51 → No. 32
New to this week’s Top 10
- In The Rain — The DramaticsNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Doctor My Eyes — Jackson BrowneNo. 24
- Baby Blue — BadfingerNo. 26
- Jump Into The Fire — NilssonNo. 32
- Look What You Done For Me — Al GreenNo. 33
- Help Me Make It Through The Night — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 38
First-week entries
- I'll Take You There — The Staple SingersNo. 63
- Oh Girl — The Chi-litesNo. 80
- What'd I Say — Rare EarthNo. 83
- I Saw The Light — Todd RundgrenNo. 84
- Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love) — Andy WilliamsNo. 89
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard — Paul SimonNo. 90
- Eve — Jim CapaldiNo. 94
- You Were Made For Me — Luther IngramNo. 96
- Don't Ever Take Away My Freedom — Peter YarrowNo. 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.