January 7, 1972

1	1	Don McLean--American Pie
3	2	Hillside Singers/New Seekers--I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
2	3	Melanie--Brand New Key
5	4	Partridge Family--It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)
6	5	Chi-Lites--Have You Seen Her
4	6	Cher--Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
18	7	Badfinger--Day After Day
17	8	Jonathan Edwards--Sunshine
8	9	Lou Rawls--A Natural Man
16	10	T. Rex--Bang a Gong (Get it On)
21	11	Climax--Precious and Few
7	12	Michael Jackson--Got to Be There
9	13	Donny Osmond--Hey Girl/I Knew You When
11	14	Three Dog Night--An Old Fashioned Love Song
13	15	Freddie Hart--Easy Loving
10	16	Bullet--White Lies, Blue Eyes
20	17	Donnie Elbert--Where Did Our Love Go
30	18	Nilsson--Without You
12	19	Sly & the Family Stone--Family Affair
26	20	Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band--Scorpio
15	21	Sonny & Cher--All I Ever Need is You
14	22	Staple Singers--Respect Yourself
22	23	David Cassidy--Cherish
31	24	Temptations--Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
24	25	Coven--One Tin Soldier
40	26	Three Dog Night--Never Been to Spain
34	27	Al Green--Let's Stay Together
23	28	Grass Roots--Two Divided By Love
33	29	Carly Simon--Anticipation
27	30	Neil Diamond--Stones
---	31	Addrisi Brothers--We've Got to Get it On Again
---	32	Carpenters--Hurting Each Other
39	33	Betty Wright--Clean Up Woman
43	34	Heaven Bound--Five Hundred Miles
46	35	Stylistics--You Are Everything
---	36	Apollo 100--Joy
38	37	Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds--Daisy Mae
47	38	Joe Simon--Drowning in the Sea of Love
28	39	Isaac Hayes--Theme From Shaft
29	40	Osmonds--Yo-Yo
---	41	Robert John--The Lion Sleeps Tonight
---	42	Elton John--Levon
---	43	Faces--Stay With Me
48	44	Charley Pride--Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'
49	45	Rare Earth--Hey Big Brother
37	46	Ten Years After--I'd Love to Change the World
42	47	John Lennon--Imagine
---	48	Redbone--The Witch Queen of New Orleans
44	49	Jerry Lee Lewis--Me and Bobby McGee
---	50	Beverly Bremers--Don't Say You Don't Remember

The top six records stay the same, just shifting slightly.

Eight debuts—all of which were top 25 Billboard hits. Most will perform here very close to how they did nationally; the biggest improvement is the Faces’ “Stay With Me” (17BB/9KJR), while the biggest shortfall will be “Don’t Say You Don’t Remember” by Beverly Bremers (15/30).

1971 Year-End

1	1	1	Three Dog Night--Joy to the World
2	1	1	Raiders--Indian Reservation
3	2	6	Partridge Family--Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted
4	1	1	Dawn--Knock Three Times
5	1	1	Donny Osmond--Go Away Little Girl
6	1	3	Five Man Electrical Band--Signs
7	1	17	Buoys--Timothy
8	1	1	Cher--Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
9	2	9	Daddy Dewdrop--Chick-a-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)
10	3	1	Rod Stewart--Maggie May
11	12/10	---	Partridge Family--Brown Eyes/Echo Valley 2-6809
12	1	45	Poppy Family--Where Evil Grows
13	2	8	Jerry Reed--Amos Moses
14	3	2	Ocean--Put Your Hand in the Hand
15	2	4	Ringo Starr--It Don't Come Easy
16	3	2	Carpenters--Rainy Days and Mondays
17	3	1	Paul & Linda McCartney--Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
18	4	2	Carpenters--Superstar
19	1	3	Osmonds--Yo-Yo
20	1	4	Tommy James--Draggin' the Line
21	7	3	Joan Baez--The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
22	3	15	Grass Roots--Temptation Eyes
23	2	2	Tom Jones--She's a Lady
24	3	5	Lobo--Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
25	3	1	Janis Joplin--Me and Bobby McGee
26	3	31/13/--	Francis Lai/H.Mancini/R.Williams--Theme From Love Story
27	6	1	Bee Gees--How Do You Mend a Broken Heart
28	5	2	John Denver--Take Me Home, Country Roads
29	1	2	Jean Knight--Mr. Big Stuff
30	5	3	Lynn Anderson--Rose Garden
31	3	17	Freddie Hart--Easy Lovin'
32	4	7	Donny Osmond--Sweet and Innocent
33	4	29	Bobby Sherman--The Drum
34	3	6	Lee Michaels--Do You Know What I Mean
35	5	4	Dave Edmunds--I Hear You Knocking
36	8	13/28	H.Reddy/Yvonne Elliman--I Don't Know How to Love Him
37	4	7	Three Dog Night--Liar
38	12	8	Creedence Clearwater Revival--Have You Ever Seen the Rain
39	8	23	Matthews Southern Comfort--Woodstock
40	4	13	Partridge Family--I Woke Up in Love This Morning
41	10	10	Brewer & Shipley--One Toke Over the Line
42	6	16	Grass Roots--Two Divided By Love
43	4	16	Bobby Sherman--Cried Like a Baby
44	6	4	Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds--Don't Pull Your Love
45	6	37	Bread--Mother Freedom
46	6	3	Undisputed Truth--Smiling Faces Sometimes
47	2	3	John Lennon--Imagine
48	4	11	Ray Price--For the Good Times
49	6	4	Neil Diamond--I Am, I Said
50	6	7	Bells--Stay Awhile

First column is position on the year-end chart, second column is peak position on the survey, third column is peak position in Billboard.

There are a number of surprising omissions, including number one hits “One Bad Apple” by the Osmonds, “Brand New Key” by Melanie, and “What the World Needs Now is Love/Abraham, Martin & John” by Tom Clay, though that last one mysteriously was only on the survey for two weeks.