Popular Songs for 1972

Go back in time and discover what songs were popular in 1972. Our music charts are updated daily and you can find other useful information below, such as the music key and BPM of the song.
Last updated on April 20, 2024

	Track	Artist	Key	Camelot	BPM
1	Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)	Elton John	B♭ Major	6B	137
2	Stuck In The Middle With You	Stealers Wheel	G Major	9B	124
3	Listen to the Music	The Doobie Brothers	D♭ Minor	12A	106
4	Let's Stay Together	Al Green	G Minor	6A	102
5	Take It Easy - 2013 Remaster	Eagles	G Major	9B	139
6	Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard	Paul Simon	A Major	11B	105
7	A Horse with No Name	America, George Martin	B Minor	10A	123
8	Starman - 2012 Remaster	David Bowie	F Major	7B	100
9	Walk On the Wild Side	Lou Reed	C Major	8B	105
10	You're so Vain	Carly Simon	C Major	8B	106
11	Reelin' In The Years	Steely Dan	D Minor	7A	125
12	Reelin' In The Years	Steely Dan	D Major	10B	135
13	Lean on Me	Bill Withers	C Major	8B	75
14	Do It Again	Steely Dan	D Minor	7A	125
15	Doctor My Eyes	Jackson Browne	F Major	7B	76
16	Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)	Looking Glass	D♭ Minor	12A	125
17	Do It Again	Steely Dan	D Minor	7A	125
18	Smoke On The Water - Remastered 2012	Deep Purple	C Major	8B	114
19	Perfect Day	Lou Reed	B♭ Major	6B	145
20	Pink Moon	Nick Drake	E♭ Major	5B	82
21	Volver, Volver	Vicente Fernández	A Major	11B	165
22	Summer Breeze	Seals and Crofts	F Major	7B	89
23	Top Of The World	Carpenters	B♭ Major	6B	184
24	Everything I Own	Bread	D Major	10B	79
25	Superstition	Stevie Wonder	D♭ Major	3B	101
26	Ventura Highway	America, George Martin	D Major	10B	131
27	Highway Star - Remastered 2012	Deep Purple	A Minor	8A	174
28	Baby I'm-a Want You	Bread	A♭ Major	4B	144
29	It Never Rains in Southern California	Albert Hammond	A Major	11B	117
30	Me and Mrs. Jones	Billy Paul	A♭ Major	4B	201
31	Moonage Daydream - 2012 Remaster	David Bowie	B Minor	10A	144
32	Use Me	Bill Withers	B Minor	10A	155
33	Love Train	The O'Jays	C Major	8B	123
34	Heart of Gold	Neil Young	E Minor	9A	171
35	Rocky Mountain High	John Denver	E Major	12B	81
36	Ziggy Stardust - 2012 Remaster	David Bowie	G Major	9B	161
37	You Are The Sunshine Of My Life	Stevie Wonder	B Major	1B	132
38	I Can See Clearly Now - Edit	Johnny Nash	D Major	10B	123
39	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Al Green	E Major	12B	147
40	Smoke on the Water	Deep Purple	C Major	8B	114
41	Then Came the Last Days of May	Blue Öyster Cult	A Minor	8A	149
42	School's Out	Alice Cooper	F Major	7B	134
43	Free Ride	The Edgar Winter Group	D Major	10B	124
44	Peaceful Easy Feeling - 2013 Remaster	Eagles	E Major	12B	143
45	Love and Happiness	Al Green	F♯ Major	2B	99
46	Don't Go To Strangers	J.J. Cale	D Minor	7A	118
47	Evil Woman	Electric Light Orchestra	A Minor	8A	120
48	Melissa	Allman Brothers Band	E Major	12B	83
49	Old Man - 2009 Remaster	Neil Young	E Minor	9A	141
50	I'd Love You to Want Me	Lobo	B♭ Major	6B	78
51	Your Song	Billy Paul	C Minor	5A	131
52	Las Llaves de Mi Alma	Vicente Fernández	D Major	10B	81
53	Good Hearted Woman	Waylon Jennings	D Major	10B	107
54	Suffragette City - 2012 Remaster	David Bowie	D Major	10B	143
55	You Can Get It If You Really Want	Jimmy Cliff	D♭ Major	3B	128
56	Pusherman	Curtis Mayfield	B♭ Major	6B	127
57	El Rey	Vicente Fernández	D Major	10B	81
58	Si Acaso Vuelves	Vicente Fernández	E Major	12B	86
59	Place To Be	Nick Drake	F Major	7B	84
60	Ben - Single Version	Michael Jackson	F Major	7B	68
61	Te Juro Que Te Amo	Los Terricolas	A Major	11B	173
62	Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)	Jim Croce	G Major	9B	130
63	Llorarás	Los Terricolas	E Minor	9A	80
64	After Midnight	J.J. Cale	D Major	10B	96
65	I Can See Clearly Now	Johnny Nash	D Major	10B	124
66	I Saw the Light	Todd Rundgren	C Major	8B	120
67	Only A Fool Would Say That	Steely Dan	C Major	8B	130
68	You Don't Mess Around with Jim	Jim Croce	B Minor	10A	163
69	Call Me The Breeze	J.J. Cale	B Major	1B	92
70	Que Te Vaya Bonito	Vicente Fernández	F Major	7B	111
71	Highway Star	Deep Purple	A Minor	8A	174
72	I Need You	America, George Martin	G Major	9B	134
73	Lake Shore Drive	Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah	E Major	12B	94
74	Witchy Woman - 2013 Remaster	Eagles	D Minor	7A	99
75	I Won't Last A Day Without You	Carpenters	D Major	10B	82
76	Il mio canto libero	Lucio Battisti	A Major	11B	134
77	Rock 'n' Roll Suicide - 2012 Remaster	David Bowie	C Major	8B	103
78	Guitar Man	Bread	E Minor	9A	143
79	Summer Breeze	Seals and Crofts	F Major	7B	89
80	Day Dreaming	Aretha Franklin	C Minor	5A	146
81	Out on the Weekend - 2009 Remaster	Neil Young	A Major	11B	137
82	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	Elton John	C Major	8B	129
83	Satellite of Love	Lou Reed	F Major	7B	122
84	The Needle and the Damage Done - 2009 Remaster	Neil Young	G Major	9B	105
85	Tumbling Dice	The Rolling Stones	B Major	1B	111
86	Magnolia	J.J. Cale	C Major	8B	74
87	All the Young Dudes	Mott The Hoople	E Minor	9A	78
88	Canción para Mi Muerte	Sui Generis	C Major	8B	131
89	Back Stabbers	The O'Jays	B♭ Major	6B	124
90	When A Blind Man Cries - Remastered	Deep Purple	B Minor	10A	64
91	Superfly	Curtis Mayfield	D Major	10B	120
92	Mais Que Nada	Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66	C Minor	5A	89
93	Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)	Four Tops	D Minor	7A	99
94	Someday Never Comes	Creedence Clearwater Revival	B Major	1B	137
95	Mother and Child Reunion	Paul Simon	A Major	11B	120
96	Call The Doctor	J.J. Cale	D♭ Minor	12A	243
97	The Most Beautiful Girl	Charlie Rich	G Major	9B	103
98	Walkin' Back to Georgia	Jim Croce	F♯ Minor	11A	127
99	Ché Ché Colé	Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe	C Major	8B	101
100	I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself	Elton John	C Major	8B	138

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