Top 100 songs for December 30, 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 “Me And Mrs. Jones” by Billy Paul. Meanwhile, “What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin'” by James Brown-Lyn Collins rises from No. 98 to No. 78. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin' — James Brown-Lyn Collinsup 20 places, No. 98 → No. 78
- Trouble Man — Marvin Gayeup 17 places, No. 50 → No. 33
- Last Song — Edward Bearup 16 places, No. 96 → No. 80
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hi, Hi, Hi — WingsNo. 27
- Trouble Man — Marvin GayeNo. 33
- The World Is A Ghetto — WarNo. 35
- Do It Again — Steely DanNo. 37
- You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio — Joni MitchellNo. 40
First-week entries
- Peaceful Easy Feeling — EaglesNo. 73
- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love — The SpinnersNo. 79
- Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend — LoboNo. 81
- Songman — Cashman & WestNo. 82
- Big City Miss Ruth Ann — GalleryNo. 88
- Jesus Was A Capricorn — Kris KristoffersonNo. 91
- Fever/My Crew — Rita CoolidgeNo. 96
- But I Do — Bobby VintonNo. 98
- I Never Said Goodbye — Engelbert HumperdinckNo. 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.
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