No. |
Song |
Artist
|
1 |
Superstition
| Stevie Wonder
|
2 |
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
| Temptations
|
3 |
Smoke On The Water
| Deep Purple
|
4 |
Lean On Me
| Bill Withers
|
5 |
Heart Of Gold
| Neil Young
|
6 |
Walk On The Wild Side
| Lou Reed
|
7 |
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
| Stevie Wonder
|
8 |
If You Don't Know Me By Now
| Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
|
9 |
I'll Take You There
| Staple Singers
|
10 |
Tumbling Dice
| Rolling Stones
|
11 |
Love Train
| O'Jays
|
12 |
You're So Vain
| Carly Simon
|
13 |
Oh Girl
| Chi-Lites
|
14 |
Take It Easy
| Eagles
|
15 |
I'll Be Around
| Spinners
|
16 |
Reeling In The Years
| Steely Dan
|
17 |
Rocket Man
| Elton John
|
18 |
School's Out
| Alice Cooper
|
19 |
All The Young Dudes
| Mott the Hoople
|
20 |
The Harder They Come
| Jimmy Cliff
|
21 |
Back Stabbers
| O'Jays
|
22 |
I Can See Clearly Now
| Johnny Nash
|
23 |
Burning Love
| Elvis Presley
|
24 |
I'm Still In Love With You
| Al Green
|
25 |
Listen to the Music
| Doobie Brothers
|
26 |
Alone Again (Naturally)
| Gilbert O'Sullivan
|
27 |
Crocodile Rock
| Elton John
|
28 |
Stuck In The Middle With You
| Stealers Wheel
|
29 |
I Saw The Light
| Todd Rundgren
|
30 |
Rock And Roll, Part 2
| Gary Glitter
|
31 |
Me and Mrs. Jones
| Billy Paul
|
32 |
Go All The Way
| Raspberries
|
33 |
Do It Again
| Steely Dan
|
34 |
Love And Happiness
| Al Green
|
35 |
Ziggy Stardust
| David Bowie
|
36 |
Superfly
| Curtis Mayfield
|
37 |
Hello It's Me
| Todd Rundgren
|
38 |
Time In A Bottle
| Jim Croce
|
39 |
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
| Spinners
|
40 |
Starman
| David Bowie
|
41 |
Use Me
| Bill Withers
|
42 |
Summer Breeze
| Seals and Crofts
|
43 |
Saturday In The Park
| Chicago
|
44 |
Freddie's Dead
| Curtis Mayfield
|
45 |
Old Man
| Neil Young
|
46 |
Everything I Own
| Bread
|
47 |
Ben
| Michael Jackson
|
48 |
Frankenstein
| Edgar Winter Group
|
49 |
Brandy
| Looking Glass
|
50 |
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Wanna Be Right
| Luther Ingram
|
51 |
Why Can't We Live Together
| Timmy Thomas
|
52 |
Rocky Mountain High
| John Denver
|
53 |
Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
| Paul Simon
|
54 |
Highway Star
| Deep Purple
|
55 |
Across 110th Street
| Bobby Womack
|
56 |
Virginia Plain
| Roxy Music
|
57 |
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
| Al Green
|
58 |
It Never Rains in Southern California
| Albert Hammond
|
59 |
Suffragette City
| David Bowie
|
60 |
Doctor My Eyes
| Jackson Browne
|
61 |
You Wear It Well
| Rod Stewart
|
62 |
Ventura Highway
| America
|
63 |
Pusherman
| Curtis Mayfield
|
64 |
Dancing In The Moonlight
| King Harvest
|
65 |
The Cisco Kid
| War
|
66 |
Neither One of Us
| Gladys Knight and the Pips
|
67 |
Whiskey In the Jar
| Thin Lizzy
|
68 |
Ain't No Woman
| Four Tops
|
69 |
The Guitar Man
| Bread
|
70 |
Garden Party
| Rick Nelson
|
71 |
Break Up To Make Up
| Stylistics
|
72 |
Peaceful Easy Feeling
| Eagles
|
73 |
Mother and Child Reunion
| Paul Simon
|
74 |
The Jean Genie
| David Bowie
|
75 |
Too Late To Turn Back Now
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
|
76 |
Suavecito
| Malo
|
77 |
Free Ride
| Edgar Winter Group
|
78 |
I Am Woman
| Helen Reddy
|
79 |
Children Of the Revolution
| T. Rex
|
80 |
Amie
| Pure Prairie League
|
81 |
Get On The Good Foot
| James Brown
|
82 |
Easy Livin'
| Uriah Heep
|
83 |
Look What You Done For Me
| Al Green
|
84 |
Day Dreaming
| Aretha Franklin
|
85 |
Everybody Plays The Fool
| Main Ingredient
|
86 |
Always on My Mind
| Elvis Presley
|
87 |
Happy
| Rolling Stones
|
88 |
I'm Stone In Love With You
| Stylistics
|
89 |
I'd Love You To Want Me
| Lobo
|
90 |
Top Of The World
| Carpenters
|
91 |
The Needle and the Damage Done
| Neil Young
|
92 |
Soul Makossa
| Manu Dibango
|
93 |
Your Mama Don't Dance
| Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina
|
94 |
Witchy Woman
| Eagles
|
95 |
Song Sung Blue
| Neil Diamond
|
96 |
The Cover of Rolling Stone
| Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
|
97 |
Sail Away
| Randy Newman
|
98 |
The World Is A Ghetto
| War
|
99 |
Operator
| Jim Croce
|
100 |
You Ought To Be With Me
| Al Green
|
20 more worth mentioning. |
101 |
City of New Orleans
| Arlo Guthrie
|
102 |
Melissa
| Allman Brothers Band
|
103 |
Metal Guru
| T. Rex
|
104 |
Will It Go Round In Circles
| Billy Preston
|
105 |
Rock And Roll Lullaby
| B.J. Thomas
|
106 |
Conquistador (live)
| Procol Harum
|
107 |
America The Beautiful
| Ray Charles
|
108 |
Hi, Hi, Hi
| Wings
|
109 |
Trouble Man
| Marvin Gaye
|
110 |
Starting All Over Again
| Mel and Tim
|
111 |
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
| Jim Croce
|
112 |
Thick As A Brick
| Jethro Tull
|
113 |
Honky Cat
| Elton John
|
114 |
Taxi
| Harry Chapin
|
115 |
Walking In The Rain With The One I Love
| Love Unlimited
|
116 |
Little Willy
| The Sweet
|
117 |
I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)
| Moody Blues
|
118 |
Wildflower
| Skylark
|
119 |
Nice To Be With You
| Gallery
|
120 |
Troglodyte
| Jimmy Castor Bunch
|
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1972 |
Brian's Choice: An unheralded great record from 1972 |
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Gypsy
| Van Morrison
|
Lew's Choice: |
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Southbound Train
| Crosby & Nash
|
Bruce's Choice: |
* |
Eddie's Love
| Eddie Kendricks
|
Adam's Choice: |
* |
I Don't Know
| Bill Withers
|
Brett's Choice: |
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Watch The Sunrise
| Big Star
|