11 Unforgettable Hits That Made 1972 Truly Special

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00:0011 unforgettable hits that made 1972 truly special

00:04Number 11. Burning Love, Elvis Presley

00:09Presley's biggest 1970s hit, March 1972

00:13Release peaked at number 2, horns and driving beat proving the king's continued relevance

00:19Number 10. Take It Easy, Eagles

00:22Brown and Frey's country rock road anthem, May 1972 release peaked at number 12,

00:28launching the Eagles, Frey completed Brown's abandoned draft

00:32Number 9. Rocket Man, Elton John

00:36Science fiction meets loneliness, Topin' Lyrics and Elton's Piano Soar

00:41Released during Apollo 16, Shatner's 1978 spoken word cover became cult

00:46Number 8. I'll Take You There, The Staple Singers

00:51Gospel-rooted call and response uplift during unrest, Mavis Staples Shines

00:56May 1972 release hit R&B number 1, Hot 100 number 2, heavily sampled

01:02Number 7. Me and Mrs. Jones, Billy Paul

01:07Silky Philadelphia soul exploring Forbidden Love

01:11Grammy-winning hit topped Hot 100, spotlighting Fender Rhodes and Lush Orchestration's influence on R&B

01:18Number 6. You're So Vain, Carly Simon

01:22Late 1972 smash-fueled by mystery subject

01:26Assertive female perspective, uncredited Mick Jagger vocals, speculation spanning generations, including a Taylor Swift tease

01:34Number 5. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack

01:39McColl's 1957 folk song was transformed by Flack's minimalist piano

01:44Hot 100 number 1, 1973 record of year, boosted by Play Misty

01:50Number 4. Superstition, Stevie Wonder

01:53A clavinet-driven fusion of funk, rock, and soul

01:57Challenge superstition

01:59Number 1, R&B

02:01Number 3, Hot 100

02:03Intended for Jeff Beck

02:05Number 3, Heart of Gold, Neil Young

02:08Gentle, acoustic longing born from Young's back injury

02:12His only Hot 100 number 1, resonating with post-Woodstock introspection

02:17Number 2, Lean on Me, Bill Withers

02:21Withers' gospel-rooted soul and simple piano affirm community support

02:26Memorable bassline, self-taught pianist, and former factory worker

02:30Number 1, American Pie, Don McLean

02:34An eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock epic dominating 1972

02:38mourning the day the music died

02:40The manuscript later fetched $1.2 million

02:43Oh my goodness, if we know how to do, market me