Top 100 songs for May 13, 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 “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack. Meanwhile, “There It Is (Part 1)” by James Brown rises from No. 100 to No. 62. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- There It Is (Part 1) — James Brownup 38 places, No. 100 → No. 62
- Song Sung Blue — Neil Diamondup 32 places, No. 67 → No. 35
- Someday Never Comes — Creedence Clearwater Revivalup 29 places, No. 72 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
- Oh Girl — The Chi-litesNo. 3
New to this week’s Top 40
- It's Going To Take Some Time — CarpentersNo. 34
- Song Sung Blue — Neil DiamondNo. 35
- Ask Me What You Want — Millie JacksonNo. 36
- Isn't Life Strange — The Moody BluesNo. 39
- Outa-Space — Billy PrestonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Troglodyte (Cave Man) — The Jimmy Castor BunchNo. 71
- Giving Up — Donny HathawayNo. 90
- Don't Want To Say Goodbye — RaspberriesNo. 93
- Kate — Johnny Cash And The Tennessee ThreeNo. 95
- Just As Long As You Need Me, Part I — IndependentsNo. 97
- Me And Jesus — Tom T. HallNo. 99
- Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) — Isaac Hayes & David PorterNo. 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.