Top 20 Song Chart for October 21, 1972 |
Michael Jackson has the number one hit this week with Ben. Nights In White Satin by The Moody Blues is at number two on the chart. Burning Love by Elvis Presley comes in at number three. |
| 2 | 1 | Ben | ▲ |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 3 | 2 | Nights In White Satin | 1 |
| The Moody Blues |
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| 7 | 3 | Burning Love | 2 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 1 | 4 | Everybody Plays The Fool | 1 |
| The Main Ingredient |
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| 8 | 5 | Garden Party | 3 |
| Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band |
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| 4 | 6 | Go All The Way | 4 |
| The Raspberries |
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| 11 | 7 | I'll Be Around | 2 |
| The Spinners |
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| 10 | 8 | Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly) | ▲ |
| Curtis Mayfield |
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| 17 | 9 | I Can See Clearly Now | 1 |
| Johnny Nash |
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| 14 | 10 | You Wear It Well | ▲ |
| Rod Stewart |
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| - | 11 | Tight Rope | ▲ |
| Leon Russell |
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| 19 | 12 | If You Don't Know Me By Now | 2 |
| Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
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| 12 | 13 | My Ding-A-Ling | 8 |
| Chuck Berry |
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| 20 | 14 | The City Of New Orleans | ▲ |
| Arlo Guthrie |
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| 16 | 15 | Listen To The Music | 7 |
| The Doobie Brothers |
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| 18 | 16 | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues | 12 |
| Danny O'Keefe |
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| 9 | 17 | Use Me | 7 |
| Bill Withers |
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| 5 | 18 | Saturday In The Park | 1 |
| Chicago |
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| - | 19 | I'd Love You To Want Me | 3 |
| Lobo |
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| - | 20 | Why | ▲ |
| Donny Osmond |
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