- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1972 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard adult contemporary chart number-one hits of 1972. The chart was known as Easy Listening during this year.
Issue Date Song Artist January 1 "An Old Fashioned Love Song" Three Dog Night January 8 "Cherish" David Cassidy January 15 "American Pie" Don McLean January 22 January 29 February 5 "Hurting Each Other" The Carpenters February 12 February 19 "Without You" Nilsson February 26 March 4 March 11 March 18 March 25 "Rock and Roll Lullaby" B. J. Thomas April 1 "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Roberta Flack April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 13 "Morning Has Broken" Cat Stevens May 20 "The Candy Man" Sammy Davis, Jr. May 27 June 3 "Song Sung Blue" Neil Diamond June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 "Where Is the Love" Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway July 29 "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gilbert O'Sullivan August 5 August 12 August 19 August 26 September 2 September 9 "The Guitar Man" Bread September 16 "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" Mac Davis September 23 September 30 October 7 "Black and White" Three Dog Night October 14 "Garden Party" Rick Nelson October 21 October 28 "If I Could Reach You" The 5th Dimension November 4 "I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash November 11 November 18 November 25 December 2 "I'd Love You to Want Me" Lobo December 9 "Clair" Gilbert O'Sullivan December 16 December 23 December 30 "Sweet Surrender" Bread References
- Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications) ISBN 0823076938
See also
1961–1980 1981–2000 2001–present Categories:- Lists of number-one adult contemporary songs in the United States
- 1972 record charts
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