Top 100 songs for September 16, 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 “Black & White” by Three Dog Night. Meanwhile, “Don't Hide Your Love” by Cher rises from No. 94 to No. 68. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
See debuts and biggest movers
This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Don't Hide Your Love — Cherup 26 places, No. 94 → No. 68
- Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues — Danny O'Keefeup 19 places, No. 70 → No. 51
- (It's The Way) Nature Planned It — Four Topsup 19 places, No. 83 → No. 64
New to this week’s Top 10
- Honky Cat — Elton JohnNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Garden Party — Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon BandNo. 33
- Starting All Over Again — Mel And TimNo. 37
- Why/Lonely Boy — Donny OsmondNo. 38
- You Wear It Well — Rod StewartNo. 39
- Easy Livin — Uriah HeepNo. 40
First-week entries
- Midnight Rider — Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton BandNo. 70
- I'll Be Around — The SpinnersNo. 74
- Woman Don't Go Astray — King FloydNo. 81
- That's How Love Goes — Jermaine JacksonNo. 83
- Don't Do It — The BandNo. 86
- Spaceman — NilssonNo. 90
- Buzzy Brown — Tim DavisNo. 92
- Best Thing — StyxNo. 93
- I'll Make You Music — Beverly BremersNo. 97
- Keep On Running — Stevie WonderNo. 98
- We Can Make It Together — Steve & Eydie Featuring The OsmondsNo. 99
- With Pen In Hand — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 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.