This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 during 1972.
Al Green
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...
scored four top ten hits during the year with "
Let's Stay Together", "
Look What You Done for Me
"Look What You Done for Me" is a 1972 song by Al Green, the first single released from his album '' I'm Still in Love with You''. The song reached #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was certified as a gold ...
", "
I'm Still in Love with You", and "
You Ought to Be with Me
"You Ought to Be with Me" is a song by Al Green. Released from his album, '' Call Me'', the single spent a week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was also successful on the pop chart, peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' Ho ...
", the most among all other artists.
Top-ten singles
1971 peaks
1973 peaks
See also
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1972 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1972.
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Specific locations
* 1972 in British music
* 1972 in Norwegian music
Specific genres
*1972 in country music
*1972 in heavy metal music
*1972 in jazz
Events
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List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1972 (U.S.)
These are the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1972.
That year, 18 acts earned their first number one song, such as Don McLean, Al Green, Nilsson, Neil Young, America, Roberta Flack, The Chi-Lites, The Staple Singers, Sammy Davis Jr ...
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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972
References
General sources
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*''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies'' ()
*Additional information obtained can be verified within ''Billboard's'
online archive servicesand print editions of the magazine.
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1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
United States Hot 100 Top 10