Top 100 songs for December 9, 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 Am Woman” by Helen Reddy. Meanwhile, “You're So Vain” by Carly Simon rises from No. 99 to No. 60. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You're So Vain — Carly Simonup 39 places, No. 99 → No. 60
- Woman To Woman — Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Bandup 23 places, No. 95 → No. 72
- Why Can't We Live Together — Timmy Thomasup 20 places, No. 82 → No. 62
New to this week’s Top 10
- Me And Mrs. Jones — Billy PaulNo. 6
- Clair — Gilbert O'SullivanNo. 9
- I'm Stone In Love With You — The StylisticsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Superstition — Stevie WonderNo. 32
- Pieces Of April — Three Dog NightNo. 33
- I Wanna Be With You — RaspberriesNo. 37
- What Am I Crying For? — Dennis Yost And The Classics IVNo. 39
- Been To Canaan — Carole KingNo. 40
First-week entries
- Crocodile Rock — Elton JohnNo. 73
- Love Jones — Brighter Side Of DarknessNo. 80
- Let Us Love — Bill WithersNo. 81
- The Relay — The WhoNo. 82
- One Last Time — Glen CampbellNo. 92
- Harry Hippie — Bobby Womack & PeaceNo. 93
- Daddy's Home — Jermaine JacksonNo. 94
- Silly Wasn't I — Valerie SimpsonNo. 96
- Knock Knock Who's There — Mary HopkinNo. 97
- Didn't We — Barbra StreisandNo. 98
- I Miss You Baby — Millie JacksonNo. 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.