Top 20 Song Chart for October 7, 1972 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 3 | 1 | Saturday In The Park | ▲ |
| Chicago |
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| 1 | 2 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me | 1 |
| Mac Davis |
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| 2 | 3 | Black & White | 1 |
| Three Dog Night |
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| 7 | 4 | Everybody Plays The Fool | 1 |
| The Main Ingredient |
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| 4 | 5 | Go All The Way | 4 |
| Raspberries |
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| 6 | 6 | Ben | 1 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 8 | 7 | Use Me | ▲ |
| Bill Withers |
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| 9 | 8 | Burning Love | 2 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 12 | 9 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly) | 8 |
| Curtis Mayfield |
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| 18 | 10 | Garden Party | 3 |
| Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band |
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| 11 | 11 | Nights In White Satin | 1 |
| The Moody Blues |
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| 13 | 12 | Play Me | 11 |
| Neil Diamond |
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| 5 | 13 | Back Stabbers | 2 |
| The O'Jays |
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| 14 | 14 | You Wear It Well | 10 |
| Rod Stewart |
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| 17 | 15 | Popcorn | ▲ |
| Hot Butter |
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| - | 16 | I'll Be Around | 2 |
| The Spinners |
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| 20 | 17 | Tight Rope | 11 |
| Leon Russell |
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| - | 18 | Speak To The Sky | ▲ |
| Rick Springfield |
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| 10 | 19 | Stairway To Heaven | 10 |
| Led Zeppelin |
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| - | 20 | The City Of New Orleans | 14 |
| Arlo Guthrie |
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