Top 100 songs for November 18, 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 “I Can See Clearly Now” by Johnny Nash. Meanwhile, “Walk On Water” by Neil Diamond rises from No. 85 to No. 51. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Walk On Water — Neil Diamondup 34 places, No. 85 → No. 51
- Lies — J.J. Caleup 22 places, No. 70 → No. 48
- Long Dark Road — The Holliesup 21 places, No. 73 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone — The TemptationsNo. 6
- Summer Breeze — Seals & CroftsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Corner Of The Sky — Jackson 5No. 36
- Dialogue (Part I & II) — ChicagoNo. 38
- Me And Mrs. Jones — Billy PaulNo. 39
- Sweet Surrender — BreadNo. 40
First-week entries
- Alive — Bee GeesNo. 63
- I Got A Bag Of My Own — James BrownNo. 79
- Angel — Rod StewartNo. 80
- Superstition — Stevie WonderNo. 82
- Superfly — Curtis MayfieldNo. 83
- Day And Night — The WackersNo. 85
- Sitting — Cat StevensNo. 89
- Pieces Of April — Three Dog NightNo. 90
- The World Is A Ghetto — WarNo. 93
- Mama Weer All Crazee Now — SladeNo. 96
- Do It Again — Steely DanNo. 98
- You Can Do Magic — Limmie & Family Cookin'No. 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.