Top 20 Song Chart for May 6, 1972 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | ▲ |
| Roberta Flack |
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| 4 | 2 | I'll Take You There | 1 |
| The Staple Singers |
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| 2 | 3 | A Horse With No Name | 1 |
| America |
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| 7 | 4 | Oh Girl | 2 |
| The Chi-Lites |
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| 3 | 5 | I Gotcha | 3 |
| Joe Tex |
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| 6 | 6 | Look What You Done For Me | 4 |
| Al Green |
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| 5 | 7 | Betcha By Golly, Wow | 3 |
| The Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins, Jr. |
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| 8 | 8 | Vincent | 6 |
| Don McLean |
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| 9 | 9 | A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done | ▲ |
| Sonny & Cher |
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| 13 | 10 | Back Off Boogaloo | ▲ |
| Ringo Starr |
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| 12 | 11 | Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard | 7 |
| Paul Simon |
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| 16 | 12 | Taxi | 9 |
| Harry Chapin |
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| 11 | 13 | Doctor My Eyes | 11 |
| Jackson Browne |
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| 15 | 14 | Baby Blue | ▲ |
| Badfinger |
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| 17 | 15 | Morning Has Broken | 11 |
| Cat Stevens |
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| 10 | 16 | Rockin' Robin | 2 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 18 | 17 | Little Bitty Pretty One | ▲ |
| The Jackson 5 |
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| - | 18 | The Candy Man | 1 |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. |
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| 14 | 19 | Suavecito | 14 |
| Malo |
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| - | 20 | Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love | 6 |
| Love Unlimited |
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