Top 100 songs for November 25, 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, “Superfly” by Curtis Mayfield rises from No. 83 to No. 40. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Superfly — Curtis Mayfieldup 43 places, No. 83 → No. 40
- Sitting — Cat Stevensup 38 places, No. 89 → No. 51
- Pieces Of April — Three Dog Nightup 24 places, No. 90 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Walk On Water — Neil DiamondNo. 34
- Living In The Past — Jethro TullNo. 36
- Sunny Days — LighthouseNo. 38
- Superfly — Curtis MayfieldNo. 40
First-week entries
- I Wanna Be With You — RaspberriesNo. 77
- Rocky Mountain High — John DenverNo. 81
- Everybody Loves A Love Song — Mac DavisNo. 83
- Been To Canaan — Carole KingNo. 88
- What Would The Children Think — Rick SpringfieldNo. 89
- The Jean Genie — David BowieNo. 90
- Why Can't We Live Together — Timmy ThomasNo. 94
- You're A Lady — Peter SkellernNo. 96
- America — Simon & GarfunkelNo. 97
- You're A Lady — Dawn Featuring Tony OrlandoNo. 98
- I'm Sorry — Joey HeathertonNo. 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.