Top 100 songs for June 24, 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 Candy Man” by Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation. Meanwhile, “Alone Again (Naturally)” by Gilbert O'Sullivan rises from No. 88 to No. 59. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Alone Again (Naturally) — Gilbert O'Sullivanup 29 places, No. 88 → No. 59
- Mary Had A Little Lamb/Little Woman Love — Wingsup 27 places, No. 85 → No. 58
- Where Is The Love — Roberta Flack & Donny Hathawayup 24 places, No. 57 → No. 33
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right — Luther IngramNo. 19
- Where Is The Love — Roberta Flack & Donny HathawayNo. 33
- Conquistador — Procol HarumNo. 34
- Take It Easy — EaglesNo. 35
- Day By Day — GodspellNo. 37
- Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) — Stevie WonderNo. 38
- School's Out — Alice CooperNo. 40
First-week entries
- Honky Tonk - Part 1 — The James Brown Soul TrainNo. 74
- Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) — The HolliesNo. 75
- Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead — Barbra StreisandNo. 81
- In The Ghetto — Candi StatonNo. 86
- We've Come Too Far To End It Now — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 88
- It's The Same Old Love — The CourtshipNo. 93
- Small Beginnings — FlashNo. 95
- Tell Me This Is A Dream — The DelfonicsNo. 96
- Vaya Con Dios — Dawn Featuring Tony OrlandoNo. 98
- I Am Woman — Helen ReddyNo. 99
- Hushabye — Robert JohnNo. 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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