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 Orchestra132
2Clube Da Esquina No. 2Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges75
3Cousin MaryFludd61
4Darling Be Home Soon (Live)Slade50
5(Make Me Do) Anything You WantA Foot In Coldwater49
6Leaf & StreamWishbone Ash44
7Crocodile RockElton John42
7DoveCymande42
9Drop Your GunsApril Wine41
10Could It Be I'm Falling In LoveSpinners40
112 H.B.Roxy Music39
11Crazy HorsesThe Osmonds39
11John, I'm Only DancingDavid Bowie39
14All The Young DudesMott The Hoople38
15Celluloid HeroesThe Kinks37
16LadytronRoxy Music36
17Dancing In The MoonlightKing Harvest33
17Hang On To YourselfDavid Bowie33
17Metal GuruT. Rex33
17Moonage DaydreamDavid Bowie33
17R.I.P. (Requiescant In Pace)Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso33
22Aegian SeaAphrodite's Child32
22A Cowboys Work Is Never DoneSonny & Cher32
22Crazy (Over You)Barclay James Harvest32
25Close To The Edge (i) The Solid Time Of Change (ii) Total Mass Retain (iii) I Get Up I Get Down (iv) Seasons Of ManYes31
26AfricaThundermug30
26Easy Livin'Uriah Heep30
26HallogalloNEU!30
26I Saw The LightTodd Rundgren30
26Most People I Know Think That I'm CrazyThe Aztecs30
31SuperstitionStevie Wonder29
32ChangesBlack Sabbath28
32If There Is SomethingRoxy Music28
32The Jean GenieDavid Bowie28
3530 Days In The HoleHumble Pie27
35AndorraColin Blunstone27
35Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)Captain Beyond27
35"T" Plays It CoolMarvin Gaye27
39The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show26
39Dead SkunkLoudon Wainwright III26
39Garden PartyRick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band26
39StarmanDavid Bowie26
39Thick As A BrickJethro Tull26
44Join TogetherThe Who25
44Ziggy StardustDavid Bowie25
4699 Year BluesHot Tuna24
46Ain't That PeculiarFanny24
46Bad Side Of The MoonApril Wine24
46Heart Of GoldNeil Young24
46ParadiseUriah Heep24
51Baby BoomerangT. Rex23
51Cities On Flame With Rock & RollBlue Öyster Cult23
51Easy To SlipLittle Feat23
51Free FourPink Floyd23
51A Good Feelin' To KnowPoco23
51Sister Mary ElephantCheech & Chong23
51Wishing WellFree23
58992 ArgumentsO'Jays22
58Choo Choo MomaTen Years After22
58ElectedAlice Cooper22
58Hi, Hi, HiWings22
58SpacemanNilsson22
63Children Of The RevolutionT. Rex21
63Danny's SongAnne Murray21
63Ground Hog aka GroundhogChilliwack21
63(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be RightLuther Ingram21
63Old ManNeil Young21
63Screaming TargetBig Youth21
63Virginia PlainRoxy Music21
70All Day WatcherGolden Earring20
70And You & I (i) Cord Of Life (ii) Eclipse (iii) The Preacher The Teacher (iv) The ApocalypseYes20
70C MoonWings20
70Fall In PhiladelphiaDaryl Hall & John Oates20
70The Harder They ComeJimmy Cliff20
70I'm Still In Love With YouAl Green20
70ParasiteNick Drake20
70PonyAnnette Peacock20
70ThirteenBig Star20
79Alone Again (Naturally)Gilbert O'Sullivan19
79AmiePure Prairie League19
79Automatically SunshineThe Supremes19
79ClairGilbert O'Sullivan19
79Free RideThe Edgar Winter Group19
79Geronimo's CadillacMichael Murphey19
79Get 'Em Out By FridayGenesis19
79I Can See Clearly NowJohnny Nash19
79I Wanna Be With YouRaspberries19
79LazyDeep Purple19
79Lean On MeBill Withers19
79Listen To The LionVan Morrison19
79Perfect DayLou Reed19
79Reelin' & Rockin' (Live)Chuck Berry19
93The Advent Of PanurgeGentle Giant18
93Ain't Wastin' Time No MoreThe Allman Brothers Band18
93Blue SkyThe Allman Brothers Band18
93Bongo RockThe Incredible Bongo Band18
93Captain Bobby StoutManfred Mann's Earth Band18
93Day DreamingAretha Franklin18
93Everybody's Gotta LiveArthur Lee18
93FeelBig Star18
93HappyThe Rolling Stones18
93Jambalaya (On The Bayou)The Blue Ridge Rangers / John Fogerty18
93Last SongEdward Bear18
93Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)Jim Croce18
93Smoke On The Water (Live Japan 1972)Deep Purple18
93Take It EasyEagles18
93Time WasWishbone Ash18
108Am I Black Enough For YouBilly Paul17
108AmericaYes17
108Back Off BoogalooRingo Starr17
108Back StabbersO'Jays17
108The Ballad Of El GoodoBig Star17
108Did You Hear What They Said? (Live)Gil Scott-Heron17
108Funky WormOhio Players17
108The Grand WazooThe Mothers17
108Gudbuy T' JaneSlade17
108The Guitar ManBread17
108I Don't Believe In MiraclesColin Blunstone17
108I Saw The LightNitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Roy Acuff17
108Iko IkoDr. John17
108Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)Van Morrison17
108Late AgainStealers Wheel17
108Lazy (Live Japan 1972)Deep Purple17
108Papa Was A Rollin' StoneThe Temptations17
108Paper PlaneStatus Quo17
108Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)Elton John17
108The SliderT. Rex17
108Soul MakossaManu Dibango17
108SuperflyCurtis Mayfield17
108Willin'Little Feat17
108The WizardUriah Heep17
108Your Mama Don't DanceLoggins & Messina17
133Across 110th StreetBobby Womack & Peace16
133Always Be Thinking Of YouFludd16
133Amazing Grace (Live)Aretha Franklin With James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir16
133Angry EyesLoggins & Messina16
133Beginning aka Beginnings ("War Heroes" Version)Jimi Hendrix16
133Cherry Cherry (Live)Neil Diamond16
133Hard Drivin' Man (Live)The J. Geils Band16
133Harry HippieBobby Womack16
133Highway StarDeep Purple16
133I Just Want To Make Love To YouFoghat16
133Izabella ("War Heroes" Version)Jimi Hendrix16
133(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At AllThe 5th Dimension16
133Listen, ListenSandy Denny16
133London Berry BluesChuck Berry16
133Me & Mrs. JonesBilly Paul16
133MelissaThe Allman Brothers Band16
133The Needle & The Damage Done (Live)Neil Young16
133Runnin' Back To Saskatoon (Live)The Guess Who16
133Space Truckin'Deep Purple16
133Supper’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)Genesis16
133Walk On The Wild SideLou Reed16
133You Don't Mess Around With JimJim Croce16
133You're So VainCarly Simon16
156AubreyBread15
156The Big AppleHugh Masekela15
156Concrete SeaTerry Jacks15
156Different DrumMichael Nesmith15
156Don't Do It (Live)The Band15
156Everybody Plays The FoolThe Main Ingredient15
156Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")Curtis Mayfield15
156Gioco Di BimbaLe Orme15
156Go All The WayRaspberries15
156Helen Butte / Mr. Freedom XMiles Davis15
156Hellbound TrainSavoy Brown15
156I Could've Had Religion (Live)Rory Gallagher15
156I Love You More Than You'll Ever KnowDonny Hathaway15
156It's A Bit Of Pain aka It's A Bit Of A PainFaust15
156It's All Over Now, Baby BlueManfred Mann's Earth Band15
156Jesus Is Just AlrightThe Doobie Brothers15
156John's BluesRoy Buchanan15
156Junkie Chase (Instrumental)Curtis Mayfield15
156Lonely At The TopRandy Newman15
156Me & Julio Down By The SchoolyardPaul Simon15
156The Messiah Will Come AgainRoy Buchanan15
156O Trem AzulMilton Nascimento & Lô Borges15
156Pink MoonNick Drake15
156Rock & Roll Part 2Gary Glitter15
156School's OutAlice Cooper15
156Smoke On The WaterDeep Purple15
156Spare Me A Little Of Your LoveFleetwood Mac15
156Stir It UpJohnny Nash15
156Sylvia's MotherDr. Hook & The Medicine Show15
156TragedyArgent15
156Vitamin CCAN15
156Whisky In The Jar aka Whiskey In The JarThin Lizzy15
156WildflowerSkylark15
156Witchy WomanEagles15
156You Are The Sunshine Of My LifeStevie Wonder15
156You Turn Me On I'm A RadioJoni Mitchell15
192AliveBee Gees14
192Almost Independence DayVan Morrison14
192Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)Detroit Emeralds14
192Balada Do LoucoMutantes14
192BongoliaThe Incredible Bongo Band14
192BurlesqueFamily14
192Burning LoveElvis Presley14
192Child In Time (Live Japan 1972)Deep Purple14
192Dirty WorkSteely Dan14
192Down By The Lazy RiverThe Osmonds14
192DuncanPaul Simon14
192Falling In & Out Of LovePure Prairie League14
192FrankensteinThe Edgar Winter Group14
192Get On The Good Foot (Parts 1 & 2)James Brown14
192I Ain't Got Nothin'The Temptations14
192I Want Some MoreColin Blunstone14
192I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)The Moody Blues14
192I'm Stone In Love With YouThe Stylistics14
192It'll Take A Long TimeSandy Denny14
192Jamaica Say You WillJackson Browne14
192Know Who You Are (Live)Slade14
192Lay DownStrawbs14
192New WorldStrawbs14
192O CarolineMatching Mole14
192Peaceful Easy FeelingEagles14
192Rock & Roll SongValdy14
192Sail OnFree14
192Serves You Right To Suffer (Live)The J. Geils Band14
192Stand By MeAtomic Rooster14
192SugareeJerry Garcia14
192Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) (Live)Neil Diamond14
192Telegram SamT. Rex14
192Tumbling DiceThe Rolling Stones14
192WeissenseeNEU!14
192Which WillNick Drake14
192Woman To WomanJoe Cocker & The Chris Stainton Band14
192You Wear It WellRod Stewart14
192You're Breakin' My HeartNilsson14
230All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side)Peter Frampton13
230BeautifulGordon Lightfoot13
230Birdcall MorningJoe Walsh13
230Black-Throated WindBob Weir13
230Blonde In The BleachersJoni Mitchell13
230Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)Looking Glass13
230The City Of New OrleansArlo Guthrie13
230Do YaThe Move13
230First SongRalph McTell13
230For My LadyThe Moody Blues13
230For The Good TimesAl Green13
230From The BeginningEmerson, Lake & Palmer13
230Get Up, Jake (Live)The Band13
230Give Ireland Back To The IrishWings13
230Give It Up Or Let Me GoBonnie Raitt13
230Golden CountryR.E.O. Speedwagon13
230Goodbye To LoveCarpenters13
230He Is Your BrotherBjörn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid13
230Hot As A Docker's ArmpitBudgie13
230How Can You Mend A Broken HeartAl Green13
230I Miss YouHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes13
230I'd Love You To Want MeLobo13
230I'll Be AroundSpinners13
230I'll Take You ThereThe Staple Singers13
230I'm Gonna Booglarize You BabyCaptain Beefheart13
230I've Been Lonely For So LongFrederick Knight13
230Immigration ManGraham Nash & David Crosby13
230Isn't Life StrangeThe Moody Blues13
230It Doesn't MatterManassas / Stephen Stills13
230It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine GirlFaust13
230Listen To The MusicThe Doobie Brothers13
230Little MarthaThe Allman Brothers Band13
230Looking At The RainGordon Lightfoot13
230Love & HappinessAl Green13
230Love Woke Me Up This MorningThe Temptations13
230Mama Weer All Crazee NowSlade13
230MamaloiThe Doobie Brothers13
230Motorcycle MamaSailcat13
230Nada Será Como AntesMilton Nascimento & Lô Borges13
230Oh GirlThe Chi-Lites13
230Oh, California!David Ackles13
230Outside Looking InStealers Wheel13
230Place To BeNick Drake13
230PrisencolinensinainciusolAdriano Celentano13
230Reelin' In The YearsSteely Dan13
230Rock OnT. Rex13
230Sail AwayRandy Newman13
230Simply BeautifulAl Green13
230Sing Swan SongCAN13
230SnowblindBlack Sabbath13
230Song Sung BlueNeil Diamond13
230Strange Kind Of Woman (Live Japan 1972)Deep Purple13
230Sunny DaysLighthouse13
230SupernautBlack Sabbath13
230Sweet DreamsRoy Buchanan13
230TaxiHarry Chapin13
230Tennessee StudNitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Doc Watson13
230Three FriendsGentle Giant13
230To Know You Is To Love YouSyreeta13
230Too Long At The FairBonnie Raitt13
230Travellin' ManFree13
230Troglodyte (Cave Man)The Jimmy Castor Bunch13
230Visionary MountainsJoan Armatrading13
230Woman Is The Nigger Of The WorldJohn & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory & Invisible Strings13
230Wot's... Uh The DealPink Floyd13
230Young Is A WorldBudgie13
230Young, Gifted & BlackAretha Franklin13
297All The Love Of The UniverseSantana12
297Been To CanaanCarole King12
297BenMichael Jackson12
297Break Up To Make UpThe Stylistics12
297Bright PhoebusLal & Mike Waterson12
297Carry Me, CarrieDr. Hook & The Medicine Show12
297Doctor My EyesJackson Browne12
297Don't Mess With Mister "T"Marvin Gaye12
297First Movement: Birth Of Liquid PlejadesTangerine Dream12
297For The RosesJoni Mitchell12
297The Four HorsemenAphrodite's Child12
297Girl From GermanySparks12
297Girl You Need A Change Of MindEddie Kendricks12
297Good Morning HeartacheDiana Ross12
297Hello It's MeTodd Rundgren12
297Her Eyes Are A Blue Million MilesCaptain Beefheart & The Magic Band12
297Here We GoJoe Walsh12
297Holly Holy (Live)Neil Diamond12
297I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)Stevie Wonder12
297I Wanna Be Where You AreMichael Jackson12
297I'm So GreenCAN12
297It Could Have Been BetterJoan Armatrading12
297It Wouldn't Have Made Any DifferenceTodd Rundgren12
297Just In Time To See The SunSantana12
297LadyFela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '7012
297Little Bitty Pretty OneThe Jackson 512
297Love Having You AroundStevie Wonder12
297Love Me Like A ManBonnie Raitt12
297Love TrainO'Jays12
297Love's EnoughDavid Ackles12
297Make It RightTim Buckley12
297Mama You Been On My MindRod Stewart12
297Mona Lisas & Mad HattersElton John12
297Moon Over KentuckySparks12
297Nice To Be With YouGallery12
297Night OwlCarly Simon12
297No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song)Curtis Mayfield12
297Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A ManCaptain Beefheart & The Magic Band12
297On The Corner / New York Girl / Thinkin' One Thing & Doin' Another / Vote For MilesMiles Davis12
297One Of The BoysMott The Hoople12
297One Way GlassManfred Mann's Earth Band12
297Play MeNeil Diamond12
297Public Animal #9Alice Cooper12
297PushermanCurtis Mayfield12
297The Right Thing To DoCarly Simon12
297Rocks OffThe Rolling Stones12
297Satellite Of LoveLou Reed12
297Satz: EbeneKlaus Schulze12
297Shine A LightThe Rolling Stones12
297Siberian KhatruYes12
297Silver Machine (Live)Hawkwind12
297So Begins The TaskManassas / Stephen Stills12
297So FarFaust12
297Stepping Stone ("War Heroes" Version)Jimi Hendrix12
297Stuck In The Middle With YouStealers Wheel12
297SuavecitoMalo12
297Sunny Side Of HeavenFleetwood Mac12
297Supersonic Rocket ShipThe Kinks12
297Surucucu (Live)Weather Report12
297Suspicious Minds (Live)Elvis Presley12
297Sweet SurrenderBread12
297Tennessee Jed (Live)Grateful Dead12
297Think Of Me With KindnessGentle Giant12
297Time In A BottleJim Croce12
297Tomorrow's DreamBlack Sabbath12
297Too Much TimeCaptain Beefheart & The Magic Band12
297Under The Falling SkyBonnie Raitt12
297Watcher Of The SkiesGenesis12
297Where Do I Go From HerePaul Williams12
297Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?Bill Withers12
297Yours For LifeBread12
368Black CoffeeIke & Tina Turner11
368Black MariaTodd Rundgren11
368Black SatinMiles Davis11
368Boogie Woogie Bugle BoyBette Midler11
368The Cisco KidWar11
368Do It AgainSteely Dan11
368Don't Let Me Be Lonely TonightJames Taylor11
368Don't Want To Say GoodbyeRaspberries11
368ExpectationsKeith Jarrett11
368Feel GoodIke & Tina Turner11
368Good Time Charlie's Got The BluesDanny O'Keefe11
368HarvestNeil Young11
368Honky CatElton John11
368I Won't Last A Day Without YouCarpenters11
368If You Don't Know Me By NowHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes11
368In The StreetBig Star11
368It Never Rains In Southern CaliforniaAlbert Hammond11
368Just Got PaidZZ Top11
368Let's PretendRaspberries11
368Little Child Runnin' WildCurtis Mayfield11
368Love Is Worth The BluesWest, Bruce & Laing11
368Mother & Child ReunionPaul Simon11
368Move With MeTim Buckley11
368Mutants Of The MonsterBlack Oak Arkansas11
368My Friend The SunFamily11
368Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)Gladys Knight & The Pips11
368Only In Your HeartAmerica11
368Political ScienceRandy Newman11
368Poncho & Lefty aka Pancho & LeftyTownes Van Zandt11
368Re-make/Re-modelRoxy Music11
368Ready For Love / After LightsMott The Hoople11
368Relay aka The RelayThe Who11
368Rockin' RobinMichael Jackson11
368Rocky Mountain HighJohn Denver11
368Saint Dominic's PreviewVan Morrison11
368Saturday In The ParkChicago11
368Sheraton GibsonPete Townshend11
368Someday Never ComesCreedence Clearwater Revival11
368Song Of The WindSantana11
368Spend A Little TimeJoan Armatrading11
368Standing At The StationTen Years After11
368Surrender To The RhythmBrinsley Schwarz11
368Sweet SurrenderTim Buckley11
368Then Came The Last Days Of MayBlue Öyster Cult11
368This MasqueradeLeon Russell11
368Tight RopeLeon Russell11
368Trouble ManMarvin Gaye11
368Turn To StoneJoe Walsh11
368Unknown SoldierWeather Report11
368ViciousLou Reed11
368Where Is The LoveRoberta Flack & Donny Hathaway11
368Where There's A Will There's A WayBobby Whitlock11
368Will It Go Round In CirclesBilly Preston11
368Will The Circle Be UnbrokenNitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin & Roy Acuff11
368Woman's Gotta Have ItBobby Womack11
423BacksideCiggy Barlust & The Whales From Venus10
423Black & WhiteThree Dog Night10
423Bullfrog Blues (Live)Rory Gallagher10
423California ManThe Move10
423God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)Randy Newman10
423My Head Is My Only House Unless It RainsCaptain Beefheart & The Magic Band10
423Old Dan's RecordsGordon Lightfoot10
423One & OneMiles Davis10
423One More NightCAN10
423Only A Fool Would Say ThatSteely Dan10
423Piece Of My Heart (Live)Big Brother & The Holding Company10
423Pop That ThangThe Isley Brothers10
423Raging River Of FearCaptain Beyond10
423Run To MeBee Gees10
423SittingCat Stevens10
423Solitary Man (Live)Neil Diamond10
423Suffragette CityDavid Bowie10
423Summer BreezeSeals & Crofts10
423Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)Stevie Wonder10
423True BlueRod Stewart10
423Use MeBill Withers10
423Ventura HighwayAmerica10
423Water SongHot Tuna10
423We've Come Too Far To End It NowSmokey Robinson & The Miracles10
423The World Is A GhettoWar10