YEAR-END USA TOP 150 of 1972 (Singles)
Based on point-system Billboard Hot 100 (nr. 1 100 points, nr. 2 99 etc), january - december 1972
| NR | TITLE | ARTIST | PNTS | WKS | HP |
| 1 | I gotcha | Joe Tex | 1621 | 21 | 2 |
| 2 | The first time ever I saw your face | Roberta Flack | 1530 | 18 | 1 |
| 3 | Alone again (naturally) | Gilbert O'Sullivan | 1502 | 18 | 1 |
| 4 | The candy man | Sammy Davis jr | 1492 | 21 | 1 |
| 5 | Without you | Nilsson | 1400 | 17 | 1 |
| 6 | Lean on me | Bill Withers | 1390 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | Daddy don't you walk so fast | Wayne Newton | 1382 | 20 | 4 |
| 8 | Brandy (you're a fine girl) | Looking Glass | 1373 | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | Baby don't get hooked on me | Mac Davis | 1368 | 18 | 1 |
| 10 | Nights in white satin | Moody Blues | 1332 | 18 | 2 |
| 11 | Nice to be with you | Gallery | 1327 | 22 | 4 |
| 12 | If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right | Luther Ingram | 1317 | 16 | 3 |
| 13 | I can see clearly now | Johnny Nash | 1316 | 17 | 1 |
| 14 | I'll take you there | Staple Singers | 1273 | 15 | 1 |
| 15 | Betcha by golly wow | Stylistics | 1273 | 16 | 3 |
| 16 | The lion sleeps tonight | Robert John | 1268 | 17 | 3 |
| 17 | Outa space | Billy Preston | 1261 | 17 | 2 |
| 18 | American pie | Don McLean | 1259 | 14 | 1 |
| 19 | Oh girl | Chi-Lites | 1254 | 15 | 1 |
| 20 | I am woman | Helen Reddy | 1247 | 19 | 1 |
| 21 | Slippin' into darkness | War | 1227 | 22 | 16 |
| 22 | Long cool woman | Hollies | 1215 | 15 | 2 |
| 23 | Garden party | Rick Nelson | 1209 | 19 | 6 |
| 24 | How do you do | Mouth & MacNeal | 1208 | 19 | 8 |
| 25 | Heart of gold | Neil Young | 1205 | 14 | 1 |
| 26 | A horse with no name | America | 1204 | 14 | 1 |
| 27 | My ding-a-ling | Chuck Berry | 1196 | 17 | 1 |
| 28 | Everybody plays the fool | Main Ingredient | 1196 | 18 | 3 |
| 29 | Popcorn | Hot Butter | 1196 | 18 | 9 |
| 30 | Precious and few | Climax | 1176 | 15 | 3 |
| 31 | Ben | Michael Jackson | 1172 | 16 | 1 |
| 32 | I didn't get to sleep at all | Fifth Dimension | 1158 | 16 | 8 |
| 33 | Go all the way | Raspberries | 1151 | 18 | 5 |
| 34 | I'll be around | Spinners | 1149 | 19 | 3 |
| 35 | Too late to turn back now | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | 1141 | 14 | 2 |
| 36 | Back stabbers | O'Jays | 1140 | 15 | 3 |
| 37 | Burning love | Elvis Presley | 1134 | 15 | 2 |
| 38 | Starting all over again | Mel & Tim | 1131 | 20 | 19 |
| 39 | Down by the riverside | Osmonds | 1127 | 14 | 4 |
| 40 | Let's stay together | Al Green | 1126 | 12 | 1 |
| 41 | Song sung blue | Neil Diamond | 1101 | 13 | 1 |
| 42 | Rocket man | Elton John | 1095 | 15 | 6 |
| 43 | Summer breeze | Seals & Crofts | 1090 | 17 | 6 |
| 44 | If I could reach you | Fifth Dimension | 1090 | 15 | 10 |
| 45 | Rockin' Robin | Michael Jackson | 1087 | 13 | 2 |
| 46 | Freddie's dead | Curtis Mayfield | 1085 | 16 | 4 |
| 47 | Beautiful sunday | Daniel Boone | 1070 | 20 | 15 |
| 48 | Morning has broken | Cat Stevens | 1066 | 14 | 6 |
| 49 | Hold your head up | Argent | 1047 | 15 | 5 |
| 50 | Jungle fever | Chakachas | 1043 | 15 | 8 |
| 51 | Everything I own | Bread | 1030 | 13 | 5 |
| 52 | If you don't know me by now | Harold Melvin & Blue Notes | 1028 | 14 | 3 |
| 53 | In the rain | Dramatics | 1026 | 13 | 5 |
| 54 | Look what you done for me | Al Green | 1022 | 12 | 4 |
| 55 | The happiest girl in the whole USA | Donna Fargo | 1022 | 16 | 11 |
| 56 | Where is the love | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 1021 | 13 | 5 |
| 57 | I'd love you to want me | Lobo | 1019 | 14 | 2 |
| 58 | Bang a gong (Get it on) | T. Rex | 1014 | 15 | 10 |
| 59 | The city of New Orleans | Arlo Guthrie | 1014 | 16 | 18 |
| 60 | Mother and child reunion | Paul Simon | 1010 | 13 | 4 |
| 61 | I'm still in love with you | Al Green | 1008 | 12 | 3 |
| 62 | Layla | Derek & the Domino's | 1001 | 15 | 10 |
| 63 | Daydreaming | Aretha Franklin | 995 | 12 | 5 |
| 64 | The way of love | Cher | 992 | 13 | 7 |
| 65 | Sylvia's mother | Dr. Hook & Medicine Show | 987 | 15 | 5 |
| 66 | Hurting eachother | Carpenters | 986 | 12 | 2 |
| 67 | Coconut | Nilsson | 984 | 14 | 8 |
| 68 | Puppy love | Donny Osmond | 977 | 12 | 3 |
| 69 | You don't mess around with Jim | Jim Croce | 975 | 13 | 8 |
| 70 | Hot rod Lincoln | Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen | 975 | 14 | 9 |
| 71 | A cowboy's work is never done | Sonny & Cher | 973 | 13 | 8 |
| 72 | Joy | Apollo 100 | 972 | 14 | 6 |
| 73 | Papa was a rolling stone | Temptations | 965 | 12 | 1 |
| 74 | Don't say you don't remember | Beverly Bremers | 953 | 14 | 15 |
| 75 | School's out | Alice Cooper | 949 | 13 | 7 |
| 76 | Saturday in the park | Chicago | 946 | 12 | 3 |
| 77 | Never been to Spain | Three Dog Night | 936 | 11 | 5 |
| 78 | Uise me | Bill Withers | 933 | 12 | 2 |
| 79 | Troglodyte | Jimmy Castor Bunch | 932 | 12 | 6 |
| 80 | Witchy woman | Eagles | 925 | 13 | 9 |
| 81 | Listen to the music | Doobie Brothers | 904 | 13 | 11 |
| 82 | Power of love | Joe Simon | 900 | 15 | 11 |
| 83 | Taxi | Harry Chapin | 897 | 16 | 24 |
| 84 | Sealed with a kiss | Bobby Vinton | 896 | 14 | 19 |
| 85 | Good time Charlie's got the blues | Danny O'Keefe | 895 | 13 | 9 |
| 86 | I believe in music | Gallery | 894 | 16 | 22 |
| 87 | I saw the light | Todd Rundgren | 893 | 14 | 16 |
| 88 | Black and white | Three Dog Night | 890 | 11 | 1 |
| 89 | Motorcycle man | Sailcat | 887 | 15 | 12 |
| 90 | Day after day | Badfinger | 884 | 10 | 4 |
| 91 | Day by day | Godspell | 884 | 14 | 13 |
| 92 | Roundabout | Yes | 882 | 13 | 13 |
| 93 | Ain't understanding mellow | Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager | 881 | 15 | 21 |
| 94 | Funny face | Donna Fargo | 876 | 14 | 6 |
| 95 | Doctor my eyes | Jackson Browne | 871 | 12 | 8 |
| 96 | Vincent / Castles in the air | Don McLean | 866 | 12 | 12 |
| 97 | It never rains in southern California | Albert Hammond | 865 | 11 | 5 |
| 98 | Baby let me take you | Detroit Emeralds | 865 | 17 | 24 |
| 99 | You ought to be with me | Al Green | 864 | 11 | 3 |
| 100 | Speak to the sky | Rick Springfield | 854 | 13 | 14 |
| 101 | Brand new key | Melanie | 851 | 1 | 9 |
| 102 | Rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu | Johnny Rivers | 851 | 13 | 8 |
| 103 | Walking in the rain with the one I love | Love Unlimited | 844 | 14 | 14 |
| 104 | Good foot | James Brown | 838 | 14 | 18 |
| 105 | Pop that thang | Isley Brothers | 837 | 15 | 24 |
| 106 | Conquistador | Procol Harum | 834 | 13 | 16 |
| 107 | Ventura highway | America | 832 | 11 | 8 |
| 108 | Thunder and lightning | Chi Coltrane | 832 | 13 | 17 |
| 109 | I've been lonely for so long | Frederick Knight | 828 | 14 | 27 |
| 110 | Tumbling dice | Rolling Stones | 822 | 10 | 7 |
| 111 | Rock and roll | Gary Glitter | 817 | 11 | 7 |
| 112 | Every day of my life | Bobby Vinton | 815 | 16 | 24 |
| 113 | Anticipation | Carly Simon | 811 | 10 | 13 |
| 114 | Crazy mama | JJ Cale | 811 | 14 | 22 |
| 115 | Why / Lonely boy | Donny Osmond | 804 | 12 | 13 |
| 116 | Sunshine | Jonathan Edwards | 802 | 9 | 4 |
| 117 | Tight rope | Leon Russell | 802 | 12 | 11 |
| 118 | Something's wrong with me | Austin Roberts | 794 | 12 | 12 |
| 119 | I'm stone in love with you | Stylistics | 793 | 12 | 10 |
| 120 | You are everything | Stylistics | 792 | 8 | 9 |
| 121 | Rock and roll lullaby | BJ Thomas | 791 | 11 | 15 |
| 122 | Clean up woman | Betty Wright | 786 | 9 | 6 |
| 123 | Operator | Jim Croce | 783 | 12 | 17 |
| 124 | Black dog | Led Zeppelin | 776 | 11 | 15 |
| 125 | I wanna be where you are | Michael Jackson | 773 | 11 | 16 |
| 126 | Goodbye to love | Carpenters | 772 | 10 | 7 |
| 127 | Play me | Neil Diamond | 767 | 11 | 11 |
| 128 | Take it easy | Eagles | 765 | 11 | 12 |
| 129 | I need you | America | 764 | 10 | 9 |
| 130 | Suavecito | Malo | 764 | 12 | 18 |
| 131 | Floy joy | Supremes | 760 | 12 | 16 |
| 132 | The guitar man | Bread | 759 | 10 | 11 |
| 133 | Diary | Bread | 758 | 11 | 15 |
| 134 | Taurus | Dennis Coffey | 757 | 12 | 18 |
| 135 | Clair | Gilbert O'Sullivan | 756 | 10 | 2 |
| 136 | Gone | Joey Heatherton | 752 | 15 | 24 |
| 137 | Run to me | Bee Gees | 750 | 12 | 16 |
| 138 | Sweet seasons | Carole King | 749 | 10 | 9 |
| 139 | The witch queen of New Orleans | Redbone | 749 | 11 | 21 |
| 140 | We've got to get it on again | Addrisi Brothers | 724 | 12 | 25 |
| 141 | Honky cat | Elton John | 723 | 10 | 8 |
| 142 | Back off Boogaloo | Ringo Starr | 721 | 10 | 9 |
| 143 | Crazy horses | Osmonds | 721 | 11 | 14 |
| 144 | Kiss an angel good morning | Charley Pride | 720 | 10 | 21 |
| 145 | Stay with me | Faces | 719 | 10 | 17 |
| 146 | Scorpio | Dennis Coffey | 717 | 8 | 6 |
| 147 | Me and Julio down by the schoolyard | Paul Simon | 711 | 11 | 22 |
| 148 | It's going to take some time | Carpenters | 709 | 10 | 12 |
| 149 | Me and Mrs Jones | Billy Paul | 703 | 9 | 1 |
| 150 | Rock n roll soul | Grand Funk Railroad | 700 | 13 | 29 |
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