Top 100 songs for August 12, 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, “Speak To The Sky” by Rick Springfield rises from No. 89 to No. 62. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Speak To The Sky — Rick Springfieldup 27 places, No. 89 → No. 62
- Saturday In The Park — Chicagoup 20 places, No. 60 → No. 40
- This World — The Staple Singersup 20 places, No. 71 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Back Stabbers — The O'JaysNo. 37
- Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead — Barbra StreisandNo. 39
- Saturday In The Park — ChicagoNo. 40
First-week entries
- Black & White — Three Dog NightNo. 61
- Honky Cat — Elton JohnNo. 63
- America — YesNo. 86
- Play Me — Neil DiamondNo. 87
- Melissa — The Allman Brothers BandNo. 90
- Summer Sun — Jamestown MassacreNo. 96
- I Believe In Music — GalleryNo. 97
- Southbound Train — Graham Nash & David CrosbyNo. 99
- A Sunday Kind Of Love — Lenny WelchNo. 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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