Top 20 Song Chart for December 16, 1972 |
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone by The Temptations is the number one song this week. Billy Paul finds the number two position this week with Me And Mrs. Jones. Helen Reddy finds the third chart position this week with I Am Woman. |
| 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 |
| Ken 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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