Top 20 Song Chart for December 16, 1972 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone | ▲ |
| The Temptations |
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| 5 | 2 | Me And Mrs. Jones | 1 |
| Billy Paul |
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| 2 | 3 | I Am Woman | 1 |
| Helen Reddy |
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| 6 | 4 | Clair | 3 |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan |
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| 8 | 5 | It Never Rains In Southern California | ▲ |
| Albert Hammond |
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| 4 | 6 | You Ought To Be With Me | 4 |
| Al Green |
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| 10 | 7 | Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu | 5 |
| Johnny Rivers |
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| 3 | 8 | I Can See Clearly Now | 1 |
| Johnny Nash |
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| 11 | 9 | Ventura Highway | 7 |
| America |
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| 13 | 10 | Superfly | 8 |
| Curtis Mayfield |
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| - | 11 | You're So Vain | 1 |
| Carly Simon |
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| 9 | 12 | I'm Stone In Love With You | 9 |
| The Stylistics |
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| 19 | 13 | Sweet Surrender | ▲ |
| Bread |
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| 16 | 14 | Walk On Water | ▲ |
| Neil Diamond |
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| 17 | 15 | Something's Wrong With Me | ▲ |
| Austin Roberts |
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| - | 16 | Your Mama Don't Dance | 5 |
| Kenny Loggins With Jim Messina |
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| - | 17 | Superstition | 1 |
| Stevie Wonder |
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| 20 | 18 | Separate Ways | 17 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| - | 19 | Funny Face | 5 |
| Donna Fargo |
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| - | 20 | Keeper Of The Castle | 14 |
| The Four Tops |
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