Top 100 songs for December 2, 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 “Papa Was A Rollin' Stone” by The Temptations. Meanwhile, “Been To Canaan” by Carole King rises from No. 88 to No. 50. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Been To Canaan — Carole Kingup 38 places, No. 88 → No. 50
- I Wanna Be With You — Raspberriesup 32 places, No. 77 → No. 45
- Superstition — Stevie Wonderup 28 places, No. 71 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Keeper Of The Castle — Four TopsNo. 32
- Long Dark Road — The HolliesNo. 33
- Your Mama Don't Dance — Kenny Loggins & Jim MessinaNo. 34
- Sitting — Cat StevensNo. 35
- Alive — Bee GeesNo. 37
- I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) — Gary GlitterNo. 38
- Theme From The Men — Isaac HayesNo. 39
First-week entries
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight — James TaylorNo. 60
- Trouble In My Home/I Found My Dad — Joe SimonNo. 65
- Separate Ways — Elvis PresleyNo. 71
- Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? — Hurricane SmithNo. 74
- We Need Order — The Chi-litesNo. 76
- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) — The Blue Ridge RangersNo. 78
- I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) — Luther IngramNo. 84
- Reelin' & Rockin' — Chuck BerryNo. 90
- One Way Out — The Allman Brothers BandNo. 92
- I Received A Letter — Delbert & GlenNo. 93
- Me And My Baby Got A Good Thing Going — Lyn CollinsNo. 94
- Woman To Woman — Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton BandNo. 95
- You're So Vain — Carly SimonNo. 99
- The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" — Dr. Hook And The Medicine ShowNo. 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.