| | Artist | Points
  | Songs |
|---|
| 1. | Gilbert O'Sullivan | 955 | 03/1972 • Alone Again (Naturally) • 415 pts • from Gilbert O'Sullivan…Himself
06/1972 • Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day • 99 pts
10/1972 • Clair • 441 pts • from Back to Front |
| 2. | Michael Jackson | 944 | 03/1972 • Rockin' Robin • 377 pts • from Got to Be There
08/1972 • Ben • 375 pts • from Ben
08/1972 • Ain't No Sunshine • 99 pts • from Got to Be There |
| 3. | T. Rex | 923 | 01/1972 • Telegram Sam • 227 pts • from The Slider
04/1972 • Debora / One Inch Rock • 109 pts
05/1972 • Metal Guru • 216 pts • from The Slider
09/1972 • Children of the Revolution • 185 pts
12/1972 • Solid Gold Easy Action • 185 pts |
| 4. | Elton John | 862 | 04/1972 • Rocket Man • 316 pts • from Honky Château
08/1972 • Honky Cat • 151 pts • from Honky Château
11/1972 • Crocodile Rock • 371 pts • from Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player |
| 5. | Donny Osmond | 835 | 02/1972 • Puppy Love • 380 pts • from Portrait of Donny
06/1972 • Too Young • 215 pts • from Too Young
08/1972 • Why • 240 pts • from Too Young |
| 6. | Slade | 789 | 02/1972 • Look Wot You Dun • 146 pts
06/1972 • Take Me Bak 'Ome • 220 pts
09/1972 • Mama Weer All Crazee Now • 226 pts • from Slayed?
11/1972 • Gudbuy t'Jane • 197 pts • from Slayed? |
| 7. | Elvis Presley | 786 | 01/1972 • Until It's Time for You to Go • 169 pts • from Elvis Now
05/1972 • An American Trilogy • 115 pts • from Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
08/1972 • Burning Love • 304 pts • from Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2
12/1972 • Always on My Mind • 99 pts • from Separate Ways |
| 8. | The Carpenters | 673 | 01/1972 • Hurting Each Other • 225 pts • from A Song for You
04/1972 • It's Going to Take Some Time • 106 pts • from A Song for You
07/1972 • Goodbye to Love • 233 pts • from A Song for You |
| 9. | Johnny Nash | 655 | 04/1972 • Stir It Up • 170 pts • from I Can See Clearly Now
06/1972 • I Can See Clearly Now • 393 pts • from I Can See Clearly Now |
| 10. | Al Green | 654 | 04/1972 • Look What You Done for Me • 199 pts • from I'm Still in Love with You
07/1972 • I'm Still in Love with You • 224 pts • from I'm Still in Love with You
10/1972 • You Ought to Be with Me • 216 pts • from Call Me |
| 11. | David Cassidy | 605 | 02/1972 • Could It Be Forever • 220 pts • from Cherish
05/1972 • How Can I Be Sure • 281 pts • from Rock Me Baby
09/1972 • Rock Me Baby • 104 pts • from Rock Me Baby |
| 12. | Bill Withers | 594 | 04/1972 • Lean on Me • 334 pts • from Still Bill
08/1972 • Use Me • 230 pts • from Still Bill |
| 13. | Bread | 575 | 01/1972 • Everything I Own • 191 pts • from Baby I'm-a Want You
07/1972 • The Guitar Man • 177 pts • from Guitar Man
11/1972 • Sweet Surrender • 116 pts • from Guitar Man |
| 14. | The Stylistics | 552 | 02/1972 • Betcha by Golly Wow • 279 pts • from The Stylistics
10/1972 • I'm Stone in Love with You • 206 pts • from Round 2 |
| 15. | Chuck Berry | 540 | 08/1972 • My Ding-a-Ling • 444 pts • from The London Chuck Berry Sessions
12/1972 • Reelin' and Rockin' • 96 pts • from The London Chuck Berry Sessions |
| 16. | The Sweet | 538 | 06/1972 • Little Willy • 312 pts • from The Sweet
09/1972 • Wig Wam Bam • 146 pts • from The Sweet |
| 17. | Alice Cooper | 536 | 06/1972 • School's Out • 331 pts • from School's Out
10/1972 • Elected • 188 pts • from Billion Dollar Babies |
| 18. | Neil Diamond | 533 | 05/1972 • Song Sung Blue • 323 pts • from Moods
08/1972 • Play Me • 121 pts • from Moods |
| 19. | Lobo | 516 | 09/1972 • I'd Love You to Want Me • 357 pts • from Of a Simple Man
12/1972 • Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend • 136 pts • from Of a Simple Man |
| 20. | The Osmonds | 504 | 01/1972 • Down by the Lazy River • 175 pts • from Phase-III
10/1972 • Crazy Horses • 257 pts • from Crazy Horses |
| 21. | The Spinners [US band] | 492 | 09/1972 • I'll Be Around • 199 pts • from Spinners
12/1972 • Could It Be I'm Falling in Love • 275 pts • from Spinners |
| 22. | Rod Stewart | 479 | 08/1972 • You Wear It Well • 291 pts • from Never a Dull Moment
11/1972 • Angel / What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) • 146 pts |
| 23. | Gary Glitter | 474 | 06/1972 • Rock and Roll (Part 2) • 300 pts • from Glitter
09/1972 • I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll) • 173 pts • from Glitter |
| 24. | Paul McCartney | 468 | 02/1972 • Give Ireland Back to the Irish • 114 pts
05/1972 • Mary Had a Little Lamb • 134 pts
12/1972 • Hi Hi Hi / C Moon • 221 pts |
| 25. | Dr. Hook | 463 | 04/1972 • Sylvia's Mother • 325 pts • from Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
12/1972 • The Cover of Rolling Stone • 128 pts • from Sloppy Seconds |
| 26. | Paul Simon | 461 | 02/1972 • Mother and Child Reunion • 307 pts • from Paul Simon
04/1972 • Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard • 133 pts • from Paul Simon |
| 27. | Carly Simon | 442 | 12/1972 • You're So Vain • 414 pts • from No Secrets |
| 28. | The Temptations | 441 | 03/1972 • Take a Look Around • 117 pts • from Solid Rock
10/1972 • Papa Was a Rollin' Stone • 312 pts • from All Directions |
| 29. | The New Seekers | 440 | 03/1972 • Beg, Steal or Borrow • 203 pts • from Circles
06/1972 • Circles • 159 pts • from Circles |
| 30. | The Chi-Lites | 418 | 04/1972 • Oh Girl • 328 pts • from A Lonely Man |
| 31. | The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards | 416 | 04/1972 • Amazing Grace • 313 pts |
| 32. | Three Dog Night | 415 | 08/1972 • Black and White • 254 pts • from Seven Separate Fools |
| 33. | Hurricane Smith | 410 | 04/1972 • Oh Babe, What Would You Say? • 337 pts • from Hurricane Smith |
| 34. | Don McLean | 404 | 03/1972 • Vincent • 322 pts • from American Pie |
| 35. | The Moody Blues | 398 | 04/1972 • Isn't Life Strange • 108 pts • from Seventh Sojourn
08/1972 • Nights in White Satin • 290 pts |
| 36. | Cat Stevens | 396 | 01/1972 • Morning Has Broken • 250 pts • from Teaser and the Firecat |
| 37. | Stevie Wonder | 389 | 11/1972 • Superstition • 339 pts • from Talking Book |
| 38. | David Bowie | 380 | 06/1972 • Starman • 96 pts • from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
11/1972 • The Jean Genie • 196 pts • from Aladdin Sane |
| 39. | Roberta Flack | 370 | 03/1972 • The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face • 348 pts • from First Take |
| 40. | Jackson 5 | 358 | 07/1972 • Lookin' Through the Windows • 177 pts • from Lookin' Through the Windows |
| 41. | Neil Young | 354 | 02/1972 • Heart of Gold • 323 pts • from Harvest |
| 42. | Bee Gees | 346 | 01/1972 • My World • 136 pts
07/1972 • Run to Me • 175 pts • from To Whom It May Concern |
| 43. | Billy Paul | 345 | 10/1972 • Me and Mrs. Jones • 345 pts • from 360 Degrees of Billy Paul |
| 44. | The Detroit Emeralds | 345 | 01/1972 • You Want It, You Got It • 121 pts • from You Want It, You Got It
11/1972 • Feel the Need in Me • 157 pts • from You Want It, You Got It |
| 45. | The Partridge Family | 343 | 07/1972 • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do • 198 pts • from At Home with Their Greatest Hits
12/1972 • Looking Through the Eyes of Love • 128 pts • from The Partridge Family Notebook |
| 46. | The Supremes | 342 | 01/1972 • Floy Joy • 181 pts • from Floy Joy
05/1972 • Automatically Sunshine • 124 pts • from Floy Joy |
| 47. | Curtis Mayfield | 330 | 08/1972 • Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly) • 180 pts • from Superfly
11/1972 • Superfly • 140 pts • from Superfly |
| 48. | The Staple Singers | 328 | 04/1972 • I'll Take You There • 287 pts • from Be Altitude: Respect Yourself |
| 49. | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | 328 | 05/1972 • Too Late to Turn Back Now • 231 pts • from Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 50. | Lindisfarne | 323 | 02/1972 • Meet Me on the Corner • 133 pts • from Fog on the Tyne
05/1972 • Lady Eleanor • 165 pts • from Nicely Out of Tune |
| 51. | Mac Davis | 318 | 06/1972 • Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me • 295 pts • from Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me |
| 52. | The Rolling Stones | 317 | 04/1972 • Tumbling Dice • 247 pts • from Exile on Main St. |
| 53. | James Brown | 317 | |
| 54. | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | 316 | 09/1972 • If You Don't Know Me by Now • 286 pts • from I Miss You |
| 55. | Chicago | 312 | 08/1972 • Saturday in the Park • 177 pts • from Chicago V |
| 56. | The Hollies | 308 | 06/1972 • Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress • 223 pts • from Distant Light |
| 57. | Donna Fargo | 307 | 03/1972 • The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. • 124 pts • from The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA
09/1972 • Funny Face • 183 pts • from The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA |
| 58. | The 5th Dimension | 302 | 04/1972 • (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All • 137 pts • from Individually and Collectively
09/1972 • If I Could Reach You • 119 pts • from Individually and Collectively |
| 59. | Argent | 302 | 03/1972 • Hold Your Head Up • 272 pts • from All Together Now |
| 60. | Billy Preston | 300 | 04/1972 • Outa-Space • 250 pts • from I Wrote a Simple Song |
| 61. | Chicory Tip | 294 | 01/1972 • Son of My Father • 222 pts • from Son of My Father |
| 62. | Gallery | 294 | 02/1972 • (It's So) Nice to Be with You • 173 pts • from Nice to Be with You |
| 63. | Ringo Starr | 282 | 04/1972 • Back Off Boogaloo • 282 pts |
| 64. | Lieutenant Pigeon | 275 | 09/1972 • Mouldy Old Dough • 216 pts |
| 65. | Sammy Davis Jr. | 273 | 03/1972 • The Candy Man • 257 pts • from Sammy Davis Jr. Now |
| 66. | Aretha Franklin | 273 | 03/1972 • Day Dreaming • 182 pts • from Young, Gifted and Black |
| 67. | Timmy Thomas | 270 | 11/1972 • Why Can't We Live Together • 270 pts • from Why Can't We Live Together |
| 68. | Four Tops | 267 | 11/1972 • Keeper of the Castle • 160 pts • from Keeper of the Castle |
| 69. | Hot Butter | 267 | 07/1972 • Popcorn • 251 pts • from Hot Butter |
| 70. | Joe Tex | 262 | 01/1972 • I Gotcha • 227 pts • from I Gotcha |
| 71. | Looking Glass | 260 | 06/1972 • Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) • 257 pts • from Looking Glass |
| 72. | Helen Reddy | 259 | 06/1972 • I Am Woman • 254 pts • from I Am Woman |
| 73. | America | 258 | 05/1972 • I Need You • 112 pts • from America
10/1972 • Ventura Highway • 146 pts • from Homecoming |
| 74. | Luther Ingram | 254 | 06/1972 • (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right • 195 pts • from (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right |
| 75. | The Drifters | 248 | 03/1972 • At the Club / Saturday Night at the Movies • 156 pts |
| 76. | Johnny Cash | 247 | 01/1972 • A Thing Called Love • 174 pts • from A Thing Called Love |
| 77. | Eagles | 244 | 09/1972 • Witchy Woman • 97 pts • from Eagles |
| 78. | Little Jimmy Osmond | 244 | 04/1972 • Long-Haired Lover from Liverpool • 240 pts • from Killer Joe |
| 79. | Cher | 243 | 01/1972 • The Way of Love • 141 pts • from Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves |
| 80. | The Main Ingredient | 238 | 07/1972 • Everybody Plays the Fool • 211 pts • from Bitter Sweet |
| 81. | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 234 | 06/1972 • Where Is the Love • 234 pts • from Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| 82. | Nilsson | 234 | 06/1972 • Coconut • 124 pts • from Nilsson Schmilsson |
| 83. | Wayne Newton | 231 | 04/1972 • Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast • 179 pts • from Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast |
| 84. | The Who | 225 | 06/1972 • Join Together • 154 pts |
| 85. | Donnie Elbert | 222 | 01/1972 • I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) • 139 pts |
| 86. | The O'Jays | 220 | 07/1972 • Back Stabbers • 195 pts • from Back Stabbers |
| 87. | Carole King | 218 | 01/1972 • Sweet Seasons • 123 pts • from Music |
| 88. | Joe Simon | 217 | 07/1972 • Power of Love • 115 pts • from The Power of Joe Simon |
| 89. | War | 215 | 11/1972 • The World Is a Ghetto • 137 pts • from The World Is a Ghetto |
| 90. | The Raspberries | 213 | 07/1972 • Go All the Way • 140 pts • from Raspberries |
| 91. | Climax [US band] | 208 | 01/1972 • Precious and Few • 182 pts • from Climax |
| 92. | Vicky Leandros | 206 | 04/1972 • Come What May • 185 pts |
| 93. | Neil Reid | 205 | 01/1972 • Mother of Mine • 185 pts |
| 94. | Anne Murray | 200 | 12/1972 • Danny's Song • 156 pts • from Danny's Song |
| 95. | Edward Bear | 195 | 12/1972 • Last Song • 195 pts • from Edward Bear |
| 96. | Albert Hammond | 192 | 10/1972 • It Never Rains in Southern California • 182 pts • from It Never Rains in Southern California |
| 97. | Jim Croce | 191 | 07/1972 • You Don't Mess Around with Jim • 118 pts • from You Don't Mess Around with Jim |
| 98. | The Dramatics [1°] | 190 | 02/1972 • In the Rain • 170 pts • from Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get |
| 99. | Lynsey de Paul | 189 | 08/1972 • Sugar Me • 133 pts • from Sugar Me |
| 100. | Robert John | 188 | 01/1972 • The Lion Sleeps Tonight • 182 pts |
