| class="wikitable"
!Issue date
!Song
!Artist(s)
!Label
!Ref. |
| January 8
|align="center"|"Porque yo te amo"
|align="center"|Sandro de América
|align="center" rowspan="2"|CBS
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 8 January 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8CcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT27]
|page=39|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| January 22
|align="center"|"Rosas rojas"
|align="center"|Massimo Ranieri
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 22 January 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61]
|page=61|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| February 5
|align="center" rowspan="3"|"No tengo dinero"
|align="center" rowspan="3"|Juan Gabriel
|align="center" rowspan="3"|RCA
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 5 February 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA53]
|page=53|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| February 12
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 19 February 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42-IA14]
|page=40|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| February 19 |
| March 4
|align="center"|"Them Changes"
|align="center"|Buddy Miles
|align="center"|Mercury
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 4 March 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45]
|page=45|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| March 11
|align="center" rowspan="7"|"Desiderata"
|align="center" rowspan="7"|Arturo Benavides
|align="center" rowspan="7"|Warner Bros.
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 11 March 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uSgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75]
|page=75|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| March 18
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 18 March 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56]
|page=56|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| March 25
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 25 March 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bSgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54]
|page=54|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| April 1
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 1 April 1972|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1972/BB-1972-04-01.pdf]
|page=46|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| April 8
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 15 April 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT17]
|page=53|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| April 15 |
| April 22
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 29 April 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mEUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61]
|page=61|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| April 29
|align="center" rowspan="3"|"Corazón de roca"
|align="center" rowspan="3"|Los Fresno
|align="center" rowspan="3"|Capitol |
| May 13
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 13 May 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60]
|page=60|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| June 3
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 3 June 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50]
|page=50|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| June 10
|align="center"|"No se ha dado cuenta"
|align="center"|Roberto Jordán
|align="center"|RCA
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 10 June 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA2-PA55]
|page=55|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| June 17
|align="center" rowspan="5"|"Puppy Love"
|align="center" rowspan="5"|Donny Osmond
|align="center" rowspan="5"|MGM
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 17 June 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mkUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62]
|page=62|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| June 24
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 1 July 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CSgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49]
|page=49|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| July 1 |
| July 8
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 8 July 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51]
|page=51|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| July 15
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 22 July 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79]
|page=79|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| July 22
|align="center" rowspan="5"|"Verónica"
|align="center" rowspan="5"|Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí"
|align="center" rowspan="5"|Philips |
| July 29
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 29 July 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48]
|page=48|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| August 5
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 5 August 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YkUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72]
|page=72|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| August 12
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 12 August 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56]
|page=56|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| August 19
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 19 August 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA46]
|page=46|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| August 26
|align="center" rowspan="6"|"¿Por qué?"
|align="center" rowspan="6"|Los Baby's
|align="center" rowspan="6"|Peerless
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 26 August 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72]
|page=72|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| September 2
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 2 September 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56]
|page=56|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| September 9
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 16 September 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52]
|page=52|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| September 16 |
| September 23
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 23 September 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48]
|page=48|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| September 30
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 30 September 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YUUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA56]
|page=56|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| October 14
|align="center" rowspan="2"|"Miénteme"
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí"
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Philips
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 14 October 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73]
|page=73|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| October 28
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 28 October 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7A4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA62]
|page=62|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| November 18
|align="center"|"Beautiful Sunday"
|align="center"|Daniel Boone
|align="center"|Musart
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 18 November 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86]
|page=86|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| November 25
|align="center"|"Miénteme"
|align="center"|Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí"
|align="center"|Philips
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 25 November 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hw8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56]
|page=56|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| December 9
|align="center"|"Volverá el amor"
|align="center"|Virginia López
|align="center"|GAS
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 9 December 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41]
|page=41|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| December 16
|align="center" rowspan="2"|"Río rebelde"
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Julio Iglesias
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Polydor
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 16 December 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50]
|page=50|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
| December 23
|align="center" rowspan="1"|[{{cite web |title=Billboard "Hits of the World" |date = 23 December 1972|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rw8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45]
|page=45|access-date=20 September 2022}} |
