Top 20 Song Chart for October 28, 1972 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 2 | 1 | Nights In White Satin | ▲ |
| The Moody Blues |
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| 3 | 2 | Burning Love | ▲ |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 1 | 3 | Ben | 1 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 5 | 4 | Garden Party | 3 |
| Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band |
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| 7 | 5 | I'll Be Around | 2 |
| The Spinners |
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| 9 | 6 | I Can See Clearly Now | 1 |
| Johnny Nash |
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| 4 | 7 | Everybody Plays The Fool | 1 |
| The Main Ingredient |
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| 13 | 8 | My Ding-A-Ling | ▲ |
| Chuck Berry |
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| 12 | 9 | If You Don't Know Me By Now | 2 |
| Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
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| 8 | 10 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly) | 8 |
| Curtis Mayfield |
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| - | 11 | I Am Woman | 1 |
| Helen Reddy |
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| 15 | 12 | Listen To The Music | 7 |
| The Doobie Brothers |
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| 6 | 13 | Go All The Way | 4 |
| Raspberries |
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| 19 | 14 | I'd Love You To Want Me | 3 |
| Lobo |
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| 14 | 15 | The City Of New Orleans | 14 |
| Arlo Guthrie |
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| 16 | 16 | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues | 12 |
| Danny O'Keefe |
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| - | 17 | Summer Breeze | 7 |
| Seals & Crofts |
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| - | 18 | Starting All Over Again | ▲ |
| Mel And Tim |
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| - | 19 | Witchy Woman | 14 |
| Eagles |
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| - | 20 | If I Could Reach You | 10 |
| The 5th Dimension |
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