Top Songs of 1972 by Vote

The songs in the chart below are the most popular songs of 1972 by vote. Voting for these songs began at the end of the year. There are two end year charts, the one below, and the Top 10 Songs of 1972.

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Top Songs of 1972 by Vote -- Chart 1211
Rank Song Artist Votes
1Conquistador (Live)Procol Harum With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra116
2Clube Da Esquina No. 2Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges74
3Cousin MaryFludd50
4Darling Be Home Soon (Live)Slade49
4(Make Me Do) Anything You WantA Foot In Coldwater49
6Leaf & StreamWishbone Ash43
7DoveCymande41
8Crocodile RockElton John40
92 H.B.Roxy Music39
9John, I'm Only DancingDavid Bowie39
11Drop Your GunsApril Wine37
12All The Young DudesMott The Hoople36
12Celluloid HeroesThe Kinks36
12Crazy HorsesThe Osmonds36
12LadytronRoxy Music36
16Could It Be I'm Falling In LoveSpinners33
16Hang On To YourselfDavid Bowie33
16Metal GuruT. Rex33
16R.I.P. (Requiescant In Pace)Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso33
20Crazy (Over You)Barclay James Harvest31
20Dancing In The MoonlightKing Harvest31
20Moonage DaydreamDavid Bowie31
23Aegian SeaAphrodite's Child30
23I Saw The LightTodd Rundgren30
23Most People I Know Think That I'm CrazyThe Aztecs30
26Close To The Edge (i) The Solid Time Of Change (ii) Total Mass Retain (iii) I Get Up I Get Down (iv) Seasons Of ManYes29
26HallogalloNEU!29
26SuperstitionStevie Wonder29
29AfricaThundermug28
29ChangesBlack Sabbath28
29Easy Livin'Uriah Heep28
29If There Is SomethingRoxy Music28
29The Jean GenieDavid Bowie28
3430 Days In The HoleHumble Pie27
34"T" Plays It CoolMarvin Gaye27
36A Cowboys Work Is Never DoneSonny & Cher26
36Dead SkunkLoudon Wainwright III26
36Garden PartyRick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band26
36StarmanDavid Bowie26
36Thick As A BrickJethro Tull26
41AndorraColin Blunstone25
41Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)Captain Beyond25
41Ziggy StardustDavid Bowie25
4499 Year BluesHot Tuna24
44Heart Of GoldNeil Young24
44Join TogetherThe Who24
44ParadiseUriah Heep24
48Ain't That PeculiarFanny23
48Free FourPink Floyd23
48A Good Feelin' To KnowPoco23
48Sister Mary ElephantCheech & Chong23
48Wishing WellFree23
53992 ArgumentsO'Jays22
53Baby BoomerangT. Rex22
53Cities On Flame With Rock & RollBlue Öyster Cult22
53Hi, Hi, HiWings22
53SpacemanNilsson22
58Children Of The RevolutionT. Rex21
58Easy To SlipLittle Feat21
58ElectedAlice Cooper21
58(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be RightLuther Ingram21
58Old ManNeil Young21
58Screaming TargetBig Youth21
58Virginia PlainRoxy Music21
65And You & I (i) Cord Of Life (ii) Eclipse (iii) The Preacher The Teacher (iv) The ApocalypseYes20
65C MoonWings20
65Choo Choo MomaTen Years After20
65Fall In PhiladelphiaDaryl Hall & John Oates20
65The Harder They ComeJimmy Cliff20
65I'm Still In Love With YouAl Green20
65ParasiteNick Drake20
65PonyAnnette Peacock20
65ThirteenBig Star20
74All Day WatcherGolden Earring19
74AmiePure Prairie League19
74Bad Side Of The MoonApril Wine19
74ClairGilbert O'Sullivan19
74Danny's SongAnne Murray19
74Free RideThe Edgar Winter Group19
74Geronimo's CadillacMichael Murphey19
74I Can See Clearly NowJohnny Nash19
74Lean On MeBill Withers19
74Perfect DayLou Reed19
74Reelin' & Rockin' (Live)Chuck Berry19
85The Advent Of PanurgeGentle Giant18
85Automatically SunshineThe Supremes18
85The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show18
85Day DreamingAretha Franklin18
85Everybody's Gotta LiveArthur Lee18
85FeelBig Star18
85HappyThe Rolling Stones18
85Jambalaya (On The Bayou)The Blue Ridge Rangers / John Fogerty18
85Last SongEdward Bear18
85LazyDeep Purple18
85Listen To The LionVan Morrison18
85Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)Jim Croce18
85Smoke On The Water (Live Japan 1972)Deep Purple18
85Take It EasyEagles18
85Time WasWishbone Ash18
100Alone Again (Naturally)Gilbert O'Sullivan17
100AmericaYes17
100Blue SkyThe Allman Brothers Band17
100Bongo RockThe Incredible Bongo Band17
100Did You Hear What They Said? (Live)Gil Scott-Heron17
100Funky WormOhio Players17
100Get 'Em Out By FridayGenesis17
100Ground Hog aka GroundhogChilliwack17
100Gudbuy T' JaneSlade17
100I Don't Believe In MiraclesColin Blunstone17
100I Saw The LightNitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Roy Acuff17
100Iko IkoDr. John17
100Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)Van Morrison17
100Late AgainStealers Wheel17
100Papa Was A Rollin' StoneThe Temptations17
100Paper PlaneStatus Quo17
100Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)Elton John17
100The SliderT. Rex17
100Soul MakossaManu Dibango17
100Willin'Little Feat17
100The WizardUriah Heep17
100Your Mama Don't DanceLoggins & Messina17
122Across 110th StreetBobby Womack & Peace16
122Ain't Wastin' Time No MoreThe Allman Brothers Band16
122Am I Black Enough For YouBilly Paul16
122Amazing Grace (Live)Aretha Franklin With James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir16
122Captain Bobby StoutManfred Mann's Earth Band16
122The Guitar ManBread16
122Hard Drivin' Man (Live)The J. Geils Band16
122Harry HippieBobby Womack16
122Highway StarDeep Purple16
122I Just Want To Make Love To YouFoghat16
122I Wanna Be With YouRaspberries16
122Izabella ("War Heroes" Version)Jimi Hendrix16
122(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At AllThe 5th Dimension16
122Lazy (Live Japan 1972)Deep Purple16
122London Berry BluesChuck Berry16
122Me & Mrs. JonesBilly Paul16
122MelissaThe Allman Brothers Band16
122The Needle & The Damage Done (Live)Neil Young16
122Space Truckin'Deep Purple16
122SuperflyCurtis Mayfield16
122Walk On The Wild SideLou Reed16
122You Don't Mess Around With JimJim Croce16
122You're So VainCarly Simon16
145Always Be Thinking Of YouFludd15
145Angry EyesLoggins & Messina15
145Cherry Cherry (Live)Neil Diamond15
145Different DrumMichael Nesmith15
145Everybody Plays The FoolThe Main Ingredient15
145Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")Curtis Mayfield15
145The Grand WazooThe Mothers15
145Helen Butte / Mr. Freedom XMiles Davis15
145Hellbound TrainSavoy Brown15
145I Could've Had Religion (Live)Rory Gallagher15
145I Love You More Than You'll Ever KnowDonny Hathaway15
145It's A Bit Of Pain aka It's A Bit Of A PainFaust15
145It's All Over Now, Baby BlueManfred Mann's Earth Band15
145Jesus Is Just AlrightThe Doobie Brothers15
145John's BluesRoy Buchanan15
145Junkie Chase (Instrumental)Curtis Mayfield15
145Listen, ListenSandy Denny15
145Lonely At The TopRandy Newman15
145Me & Julio Down By The SchoolyardPaul Simon15
145The Messiah Will Come AgainRoy Buchanan15
145Pink MoonNick Drake15
145Rock & Roll Part 2Gary Glitter15
145Runnin' Back To Saskatoon (Live)The Guess Who15
145School's OutAlice Cooper15
145Smoke On The WaterDeep Purple15
145Stir It UpJohnny Nash15
145TragedyArgent15
145Vitamin CCAN15
145Whisky In The Jar aka Whiskey In The JarThin Lizzy15
145WildflowerSkylark15
145Witchy WomanEagles15
145You Are The Sunshine Of My LifeStevie Wonder15
145You Turn Me On I'm A RadioJoni Mitchell15
178AubreyBread14
178Back Off BoogalooRingo Starr14
178Back StabbersO'Jays14
178The Ballad Of El GoodoBig Star14
178BongoliaThe Incredible Bongo Band14
178Burning LoveElvis Presley14
178Child In Time (Live Japan 1972)Deep Purple14
178Dirty WorkSteely Dan14
178Don't Do It (Live)The Band14
178Down By The Lazy RiverThe Osmonds14
178DuncanPaul Simon14
178Falling In & Out Of LovePure Prairie League14
178FrankensteinThe Edgar Winter Group14
178Get On The Good Foot (Parts 1 & 2)James Brown14
178I Ain't Got Nothin'The Temptations14
178I Want Some MoreColin Blunstone14
178I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)The Moody Blues14
178It'll Take A Long TimeSandy Denny14
178Jamaica Say You WillJackson Browne14
178O Trem AzulMilton Nascimento & Lô Borges14
178Peaceful Easy FeelingEagles14
178Rock & Roll SongValdy14
178Sail OnFree14
178Serves You Right To Suffer (Live)The J. Geils Band14
178Stand By MeAtomic Rooster14
178SugareeJerry Garcia14
178Supper’s Ready (I) Lover’s Leap (II) The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man (III) Ikhnaton & Itsacon & Their Band Of Merry Men (IV) How Dare I Be So Beautiful? (V) Willow Farm (VI) Apocalypse In 9/8 (Co-Starring The Delicious Talents Of Gabble Ratchet) (VII) As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men’s Feet)Genesis14
178Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) (Live)Neil Diamond14
178Telegram SamT. Rex14
178Tumbling DiceThe Rolling Stones14
178WeissenseeNEU!14
178Which WillNick Drake14
178Woman To WomanJoe Cocker & The Chris Stainton Band14
178You Wear It WellRod Stewart14
178You're Breakin' My HeartNilsson14
213Almost Independence DayVan Morrison13
213Beginning aka Beginnings ("War Heroes" Version)Jimi Hendrix13
213Blonde In The BleachersJoni Mitchell13
213Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)Looking Glass13
213BurlesqueFamily13
213Do YaThe Move13
213First SongRalph McTell13
213For My LadyThe Moody Blues13
213For The Good TimesAl Green13
213From The BeginningEmerson, Lake & Palmer13
213Get Up, Jake (Live)The Band13
213Give Ireland Back To The IrishWings13
213Goodbye To LoveCarpenters13
213He Is Your BrotherBjörn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid13
213Hot As A Docker's ArmpitBudgie13
213How Can You Mend A Broken HeartAl Green13
213I Miss YouHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes13
213I'd Love You To Want MeLobo13
213I'll Be AroundSpinners13
213I'll Take You ThereThe Staple Singers13
213I'm Gonna Booglarize You BabyCaptain Beefheart13
213Immigration ManGraham Nash & David Crosby13
213Isn't Life StrangeThe Moody Blues13
213It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine GirlFaust13
213Know Who You Are (Live)Slade13
213Listen To The MusicThe Doobie Brothers13
213Little MarthaThe Allman Brothers Band13
213Looking At The RainGordon Lightfoot13
213Love & HappinessAl Green13
213Love Woke Me Up This MorningThe Temptations13
213Mama Weer All Crazee NowSlade13
213MamaloiThe Doobie Brothers13
213Motorcycle MamaSailcat13
213Nada Será Como AntesMilton Nascimento & Lô Borges13
213O CarolineMatching Mole13
213Oh GirlThe Chi-Lites13
213Oh, California!David Ackles13
213Outside Looking InStealers Wheel13
213Place To BeNick Drake13
213PrisencolinensinainciusolAdriano Celentano13
213Reelin' In The YearsSteely Dan13
213Rock OnT. Rex13
213Sail AwayRandy Newman13
213Simply BeautifulAl Green13
213Sing Swan SongCAN13
213SnowblindBlack Sabbath13
213Song Sung BlueNeil Diamond13
213Spare Me A Little Of Your LoveFleetwood Mac13
213Strange Kind Of Woman (Live Japan 1972)Deep Purple13
213Sunny DaysLighthouse13
213SupernautBlack Sabbath13
213Sweet DreamsRoy Buchanan13
213TaxiHarry Chapin13
213Tennessee StudNitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Doc Watson13
213Three FriendsGentle Giant13
213To Know You Is To Love YouSyreeta13
213Travellin' ManFree13
213Troglodyte (Cave Man)The Jimmy Castor Bunch13
213Woman Is The Nigger Of The WorldJohn & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory & Invisible Strings13
213Wot's... Uh The DealPink Floyd13
213Young Is A WorldBudgie13
213Young, Gifted & BlackAretha Franklin13
275AliveBee Gees12
275All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side)Peter Frampton12
275Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)Detroit Emeralds12
275The Big AppleHugh Masekela12
275Birdcall MorningJoe Walsh12
275Black-Throated WindBob Weir12
275Doctor My EyesJackson Browne12
275Don't Mess With Mister "T"Marvin Gaye12
275First Movement: Birth Of Liquid PlejadesTangerine Dream12
275For The RosesJoni Mitchell12
275Gioco Di BimbaLe Orme12
275Girl You Need A Change Of MindEddie Kendricks12
275Go All The WayRaspberries12
275Golden CountryR.E.O. Speedwagon12
275Good Morning HeartacheDiana Ross12
275Hello It's MeTodd Rundgren12
275Her Eyes Are A Blue Million MilesCaptain Beefheart & The Magic Band12
275Here We GoJoe Walsh12
275Holly Holy (Live)Neil Diamond12
275I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)Stevie Wonder12
275I Wanna Be Where You AreMichael Jackson12
275I'm So GreenCAN12
275It Doesn't MatterManassas / Stephen Stills12
275It Wouldn't Have Made Any DifferenceTodd Rundgren12
275Just In Time To See The SunSantana12
275LadyFela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '7012
275Little Bitty Pretty OneThe Jackson 512
275Love Having You AroundStevie Wonder12
275Love TrainO'Jays12
275Love's EnoughDavid Ackles12
275Make It RightTim Buckley12
275Mama You Been On My MindRod Stewart12
275The Mexican (Interpolating "Per Qualche Dollaro In Piu" aka "For A Few Dollars More")Babe Ruth12
275On The Corner / New York Girl / Thinkin' One Thing & Doin' Another / Vote For MilesMiles Davis12
275One Of The BoysMott The Hoople12
275One Way GlassManfred Mann's Earth Band12
275Play MeNeil Diamond12
275Public Animal #9Alice Cooper12
275PushermanCurtis Mayfield12
275The Right Thing To DoCarly Simon12
275Rocks OffThe Rolling Stones12
275Satellite Of LoveLou Reed12
275Satz: EbeneKlaus Schulze12
275Shine A LightThe Rolling Stones12
275Siberian KhatruYes12
275Silver Machine (Live)Hawkwind12
275So Begins The TaskManassas / Stephen Stills12
275Stepping Stone ("War Heroes" Version)Jimi Hendrix12
275Stuck In The Middle With YouStealers Wheel12
275SuavecitoMalo12
275Supersonic Rocket ShipThe Kinks12
275Surucucu (Live)Weather Report12
275Suspicious Minds (Live)Elvis Presley12
275Sweet SurrenderBread12
275Sylvia's MotherDr. Hook & The Medicine Show12
275Tennessee Jed (Live)Grateful Dead12
275Think Of Me With KindnessGentle Giant12
275Time In A BottleJim Croce12
275Too Much TimeCaptain Beefheart & The Magic Band12
275Visionary MountainsJoan Armatrading12
275Where Do I Go From HerePaul Williams12
275Yours For LifeBread12
337All The Love Of The UniverseSantana11
337Balada Do LoucoMutantes11
337BeautifulGordon Lightfoot11
337Black CoffeeIke & Tina Turner11
337Black MariaTodd Rundgren11
337Black SatinMiles Davis11
337Boogie Woogie Bugle BoyBette Midler11
337Bright PhoebusLal & Mike Waterson11
337The City Of New OrleansArlo Guthrie11
337Do It AgainSteely Dan11
337ExpectationsKeith Jarrett11
337Feel GoodIke & Tina Turner11
337The Four HorsemenAphrodite's Child11
337Give It Up Or Let Me GoBonnie Raitt11
337Good Time Charlie's Got The BluesDanny O'Keefe11
337HarvestNeil Young11
337Honky CatElton John11
337I Won't Last A Day Without YouCarpenters11
337I'm Stone In Love With YouThe Stylistics11
337I've Been Lonely For So LongFrederick Knight11
337If You Don't Know Me By NowHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes11
337In The StreetBig Star11
337It Could Have Been BetterJoan Armatrading11
337It Never Rains In Southern CaliforniaAlbert Hammond11
337Just Got PaidZZ Top11
337Little Child Runnin' WildCurtis Mayfield11
337Love Is Worth The BluesWest, Bruce & Laing11
337Mona Lisas & Mad HattersElton John11
337Mother & Child ReunionPaul Simon11
337Move With MeTim Buckley11
337Mutants Of The MonsterBlack Oak Arkansas11
337My Friend The SunFamily11
337Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)Gladys Knight & The Pips11
337No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song)Curtis Mayfield11
337Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A ManCaptain Beefheart & The Magic Band11
337Only In Your HeartAmerica11
337Political ScienceRandy Newman11
337Poncho & Lefty aka Pancho & LeftyTownes Van Zandt11
337Re-make/Re-modelRoxy Music11
337Ready For Love / After LightsMott The Hoople11
337Rockin' RobinMichael Jackson11
337Saint Dominic's PreviewVan Morrison11
337Saturday In The ParkChicago11
337Sheraton GibsonPete Townshend11
337So FarFaust11
337Someday Never ComesCreedence Clearwater Revival11
337Song Of The WindSantana11
337Standing At The StationTen Years After11
337Surrender To The RhythmBrinsley Schwarz11
337Sweet SurrenderTim Buckley11
337Then Came The Last Days Of MayBlue Öyster Cult11
337This MasqueradeLeon Russell11
337Tight RopeLeon Russell11
337Tomorrow's DreamBlack Sabbath11
337Too Long At The FairBonnie Raitt11
337Trouble ManMarvin Gaye11
337Turn To StoneJoe Walsh11
337Unknown SoldierWeather Report11
337ViciousLou Reed11
337Where Is The LoveRoberta Flack & Donny Hathaway11
337Where There's A Will There's A WayBobby Whitlock11
337Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?Bill Withers11
337Will It Go Round In CirclesBilly Preston11
337Will The Circle Be UnbrokenNitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin & Roy Acuff11
337Woman's Gotta Have ItBobby Womack11
402Been To CanaanCarole King10
402BenMichael Jackson10
402Black & WhiteThree Dog Night10
402Bullfrog Blues (Live)Rory Gallagher10
402California ManThe Move10
402The Cisco KidWar10
402Don't Let Me Be Lonely TonightJames Taylor10
402God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)Randy Newman10
402Love Me Like A ManBonnie Raitt10
402My Head Is My Only House Unless It RainsCaptain Beefheart & The Magic Band10
402Nice To Be With YouGallery10
402Night OwlCarly Simon10
402Old Dan's RecordsGordon Lightfoot10
402One & OneMiles Davis10
402One More NightCAN10
402Only A Fool Would Say ThatSteely Dan10
402Piece Of My Heart (Live)Big Brother & The Holding Company10
402Pop That ThangThe Isley Brothers10
402Raging River Of FearCaptain Beyond10
402Relay aka The RelayThe Who10
402Rocky Mountain HighJohn Denver10
402Run To MeBee Gees10
402SittingCat Stevens10
402Solitary Man (Live)Neil Diamond10
402Spend A Little TimeJoan Armatrading10
402Suffragette CityDavid Bowie10
402Summer BreezeSeals & Crofts10
402Sunny Side Of HeavenFleetwood Mac10
402Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)Stevie Wonder10
402True BlueRod Stewart10
402Under The Falling SkyBonnie Raitt10
402Use MeBill Withers10
402Ventura HighwayAmerica10
402Watcher Of The SkiesGenesis10
402Water SongHot Tuna10
402We've Come Too Far To End It NowSmokey Robinson & The Miracles10
402The World Is A GhettoWar10
439Break Up To Make UpThe Stylistics9
439Carry Me, CarrieDr. Hook & The Medicine Show9
441Don't Want To Say GoodbyeRaspberries8
442Let's PretendRaspberries7