An edited version of “My Ding-a-Ling” from the London sessions album became an unlikely hit single for Berry, reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100 dated Oct. 21, 1972, and spending two weeks at the ...

First Timer The Dec. 30, 1972, Billboard declared Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” to be the year’s top Hot 100 song. The Dec. 29, 1973, issue said soul music was ...

20, “Starman,” No. 65, Aug. 19, 1972. David Bowie’s top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100, through the Jan. 16, 2016, ranking.

While legal battles over pre-1972 recordings wind their way through the courts, one of the artists taking the lead on whether copyright owners have performance rights over those older tracks is ...

Roberta Flack's top Billboard Hot 100 chart hits ... The track became Flack’s fourth career hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1972, and by mid-April, became the singer’s first No. 1.

loretta-lynn-1972-billboard-PRO-1260. Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait wearing a blue denim suit with cows in the background leaning up against a fence in circa 1972.

4, “Sweet Seasons” (No. 9, 1972) 5, “One Fine Day” (No. 12, 1980) Carole King’s top five Billboard Hot 100 hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 ...

Michael Jackson's cover of "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and Billboard's R&B songs chart in 1972. 13-year-old Michael brings playfulness to the classic, with more ...