Voici la liste les titres musicaux ayant eu le plus de succès au cours de l'année 1972 aux États-Unis d'après le magazine Billboard.
Historique {| class="wikitable" ! Date ! Artiste(s) ! Titre !Référence |- | janvier |rowspan="2"|Melanie Safka |rowspan="2"|<center>Brand New Key
|rowspan="4"|Don McLean |rowspan="4"|<center>American Pie
|rowspan="1"|Al Green |rowspan="1"|<center>Let's Stay Together
|rowspan="4"|Harry Nilsson |rowspan="4"|<center>Without You
|rowspan="1"|Neil Young |rowspan="1"|<center>Heart of Gold
|rowspan="3"|America |rowspan="3"|<center>a Horse with No Name
| avril
|rowspan="6"|Roberta Flack |rowspan="6"|<center>The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
|rowspan="1"|The Chi-Lites |rowspan="1"|<center>Oh Girl
|rowspan="1"|The Staple Singers |rowspan="1"|<center>I'll Take You There
|rowspan="3"|Sammy Davis Jr. |rowspan="3"|<center>The Candy Man
| juillet |rowspan="1"|Neil Diamond |rowspan="1"|<center>Song Sung Blue
|rowspan="3"|Bill Withers |rowspan="3"|<center>Lean on Me
|rowspan="4"|Gilbert O'Sullivan |rowspan="4"|<center>Alone Again (Naturally)
|rowspan="1"|Looking Glass |rowspan="1"|<center>Brand (You're a Fine Girl)
|rowspan="2"|Gilbert O'Sullivan |rowspan="2"|<center>Alone Again (Naturally)
|rowspan="1"|Three Dog Night |rowspan="1"|<center>Black and White
|rowspan="3"|Mac Davis |rowspan="3"|<center>Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me
|rowspan="1"|Michael Jackson |rowspan="1"|<center>Ben
|rowspan="2"|Chuck Berry |rowspan="2"|<center>My Ding-a-Ling
|rowspan="4"|Johnny Nash |rowspan="4"|<center>I Can See Clearly Now
|rowspan="1"|The Temptations |rowspan="1"|<center>Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
|rowspan="1"|Helen Reddy |rowspan="1"|<center>I Am Woman
|rowspan="3"|Billy Paul |rowspan="3"|<center>Me and Mrs. Jones
Liens externes Classement des singles sur Billboard.com
Catégorie:Liste des titres musicaux numéro un aux États-Unis Etats-Unis Catégorie:1972 aux États-Unis