Top 100 songs for August 5, 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 “Alone Again (Naturally)” by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Meanwhile, “The Guitar Man” by Bread rises from No. 62 to No. 39. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Guitar Man — Breadup 23 places, No. 62 → No. 39
- The City Of New Orleans — Arlo Guthrieup 23 places, No. 86 → No. 63
- Run To Me — Bee Geesup 22 places, No. 83 → No. 61
New to this week’s Top 10
- Layla — Derek & The DominosNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Rock And Roll Part 2 — Gary GlitterNo. 34
- Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me — Mac DavisNo. 35
- When You Say Love — Sonny & CherNo. 36
- Join Together — The WhoNo. 38
- The Guitar Man — BreadNo. 39
- Beautiful Sunday — Daniel BooneNo. 40
First-week entries
- Saturday In The Park — ChicagoNo. 60
- This World — The Staple SingersNo. 71
- Rock Me On The Water — Jackson BrowneNo. 73
- My Man, A Sweet Man — Millie JacksonNo. 79
- Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love — The SupremesNo. 80
- Get On The Good Foot-Part 1 — James BrownNo. 83
- What A Wonderful Thing We Have — The Fabulous RhinestonesNo. 84
- Ben — Michael JacksonNo. 85
- In Time — Engelbert HumperdinckNo. 86
- Speak To The Sky — Rick SpringfieldNo. 89
- Geronimo's Cadillac — Michael MurpheyNo. 90
- My Ding-A-Ling — Chuck BerryNo. 99
- Nights In White Satin — The Moody BluesNo. 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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