Top 100 songs for October 21, 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 “My Ding-A-Ling” by Chuck Berry. Meanwhile, “Papa Was A Rollin' Stone” by The Temptations rises from No. 83 to No. 54. 16 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone — The Temptationsup 29 places, No. 83 → No. 54
- Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) — Jim Croceup 27 places, No. 78 → No. 51
- Something's Wrong With Me — Austin Robertsup 26 places, No. 98 → No. 72
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Summer Breeze — Seals & CroftsNo. 34
- Elected — Alice CooperNo. 37
- American City Suite — Cashman & WestNo. 39
- From The Beginning — Emerson, Lake & PalmerNo. 40
First-week entries
- Ventura Highway — AmericaNo. 63
- It Never Rains In Southern California — Albert HammondNo. 65
- Theme From The Men — Isaac HayesNo. 73
- Convention '72 — The DelegatesNo. 80
- I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know — Donny HathawayNo. 87
- Together Alone — MelanieNo. 88
- Sunday Morning Sunshine — Harry ChapinNo. 89
- Crazy Horses — The OsmondsNo. 90
- You Ought To Be With Me — Al GreenNo. 91
- Hey, You Love — Mouth & MacNealNo. 92
- Down To The Nightclub — Tower Of PowerNo. 94
- Misty Blue — Joe SimonNo. 95
- The People Tree — Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb CongregationNo. 96
- Song Seller — The RaidersNo. 98
- What Am I Crying For? — Dennis Yost And The Classics IVNo. 99
- I Guess I'll Miss The Man — The SupremesNo. 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.