Top 100 songs for May 20, 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, “Troglodyte (Cave Man)” by The Jimmy Castor Bunch rises from No. 71 to No. 46. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Troglodyte (Cave Man) — The Jimmy Castor Bunchup 25 places, No. 71 → No. 46
- Woman's Gotta Have It — (The Preacher) Bobby Womackup 21 places, No. 87 → No. 66
- Lean On Me — Bill Withersup 19 places, No. 61 → No. 42
New to this week’s Top 10
- Tumbling Dice — The Rolling StonesNo. 8
- Morning Has Broken — Cat StevensNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Amazing Grace — The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon GuardsNo. 59
- I Need You — AmericaNo. 62
- How Can I Be Sure — David CassidyNo. 63
- You're The Man (Part 1) — Marvin GayeNo. 64
- Living In A House Divided — CherNo. 75
- Woman Is The Nigger Of The World — John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's MemoryNo. 76
- You Said A Bad Word — Joe TexNo. 78
- Powder Blue Mercedes Queen — The RaidersNo. 81
- Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) — Stevie WonderNo. 84
- Francene — ZZ TopNo. 89
- Day By Day — GodspellNo. 90
- After Midnight — J.J. CaleNo. 93
- I Only Have Eyes For You — Jerry ButlerNo. 97
- Bring It Home (And Give It To Me) — Hot SauceNo. 99
- Guns, Guns, Guns — The Guess WhoNo. 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.
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