Top 20 Song Chart for September 16, 1972 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Black & White | ▲ |
| Three Dog Night |
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| 3 | 2 | Back Stabbers | ▲ |
| The O'Jays |
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| 4 | 3 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me | 1 |
| Mac Davis |
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| 6 | 4 | Saturday In The Park | 1 |
| Chicago |
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| 2 | 5 | Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) | 1 |
| Looking Glass |
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| 5 | 6 | Alone Again (Naturally) | 1 |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan |
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| 13 | 7 | Go All The Way | 4 |
| Raspberries |
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| 12 | 8 | Rock And Roll Part 2 | ▲ |
| Gary Glitter |
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| - | 9 | Ben | 1 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 15 | 10 | Everybody Plays The Fool | 1 |
| The Main Ingredient |
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| 14 | 11 | Honky Cat | ▲ |
| Elton John |
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| 8 | 12 | You Don't Mess Around With Jim | 4 |
| Jim Croce |
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| 16 | 13 | Use Me | 7 |
| Bill Withers |
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| 10 | 14 | The Guitar Man | 9 |
| Bread |
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| 18 | 15 | Nights In White Satin | 1 |
| The Moody Blues |
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| - | 16 | Play Me | 11 |
| Neil Diamond |
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| 17 | 17 | Run To Me | 14 |
| Bee Gees |
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| - | 18 | Get On The Good Foot | ▲ |
| James Brown |
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| - | 19 | Speak To The Sky | 18 |
| Rick Springfield |
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| 19 | 20 | Stairway To Heaven | 10 |
| Led Zeppelin |
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