Top 100 songs for October 28, 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, “You Ought To Be With Me” by Al Green rises from No. 91 to No. 59. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You Ought To Be With Me — Al Greenup 32 places, No. 91 → No. 59
- Convention '72 — The Delegatesup 23 places, No. 80 → No. 57
- Ventura Highway — Americaup 21 places, No. 63 → No. 42
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Dialogue (Part I & II) — ChicagoNo. 72
- Work To Do — The Isley BrothersNo. 83
- Clair — Gilbert O'SullivanNo. 86
- Corner Of The Sky — Jackson 5No. 88
- Dancing In The Moonlight — King HarvestNo. 90
- Special Someone — The HeywoodsNo. 91
- Do Ya — The MoveNo. 98
- Redwood Tree — Van MorrisonNo. 99
- Suite: Man And Woman — Tony ColeNo. 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.