# List of Oricon number-one singles of 1972

The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Singles Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 1972.

## Oricon Weekly Singles Chart

| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| January 3 | "Ame no Midōsuji [ja]" | Ouyang Fei Fei |
| January 10 | "Akuma ga Nikui [ja]" | Takao Hirata & Sell Stars [ja] |
| January 17 | "Akuma ga Nikui [ja]" | Takao Hirata & Sell Stars [ja] |
| January 24 | "Akuma ga Nikui [ja]" | Takao Hirata & Sell Stars [ja] |
| January 31 | "Akuma ga Nikui [ja]" | Takao Hirata & Sell Stars [ja] |
| February 7 | "Akuma ga Nikui [ja]" | Takao Hirata & Sell Stars [ja] |
| February 14 | "Wakare no Asa [ja]" | Pedro & Capricious [ja] |
| February 21 | "Wakare no Asa [ja]" | Pedro & Capricious [ja] |
| February 28 | "Wakare no Asa [ja]" | Pedro & Capricious [ja] |
| March 6 | "Wakare no Asa [ja]" | Pedro & Capricious [ja] |
| March 13 | "Chiisana Koi [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| March 20 | "Chiisana Koi [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| March 27 | "Chiisana Koi [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| April 3 | "Chiisana Koi [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| April 10 | "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" Japanese title: "Aisuru Harmony" (愛するハーモニー, Aisuru Hāmonī, lit. "Love Harmony") | The New Seekers |
| April 17 | "Yoake no Teishaba" | Shōji Ishibashi [ja] |
| April 24 | "Yoake no Teishaba" | Shōji Ishibashi [ja] |
| May 1 | "Yoake no Teishaba" | Shōji Ishibashi [ja] |
| May 8 | "Taiyō ga Kureta Kisetsu [ja]" | Aoi Sankaku Jōgija [ja] |
| May 15 | "Seto no Hanayome [ja]" | Rumiko Koyanagi |
| May 22 | "Seto no Hanayome [ja]" | Rumiko Koyanagi |
| May 29 | "Seto no Hanayome [ja]" | Rumiko Koyanagi |
| June 5 | "Seto no Hanayome [ja]" | Rumiko Koyanagi |
| June 12 | "Hitori Janai no [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| June 19 | "Hitori Janai no [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| June 26 | "Hitori Janai no [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| July 3 | "Hitori Janai no [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| July 10 | "Hitori Janai no [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| July 17 | "Hitori Janai no [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| July 24 | "Sayonara wo Suru Tame ni [ja]" | Billy Ban Ban [ja] |
| July 31 | "Sayonara wo Suru Tame ni [ja]" | Billy Ban Ban [ja] |
| August 7 | "Tabi no Yado [ja]" | Takuro Yoshida |
| August 14 | "Tabi no Yado [ja]" | Takuro Yoshida |
| August 21 | "Tabi no Yado [ja]" | Takuro Yoshida |
| August 28 | "Tabi no Yado [ja]" | Takuro Yoshida |
| September 4 | "Tabi no Yado [ja]" | Takuro Yoshida |
| September 11 | "Kyō no Niwaka Ame [ja]" | Rumiko Koyanagi |
| September 18 | "Kyō no Niwaka Ame [ja]" | Rumiko Koyanagi |
| September 25 | "Kyō no Niwaka Ame [ja]" | Rumiko Koyanagi |
| October 2 | "Niji o Watatte [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| October 9 | "Niji o Watatte [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| October 16 | "Niji o Watatte [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| October 23 | "Niji o Watatte [ja]" | Mari Amachi |
| October 30 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio |
| November 6 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio |
| November 13 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio |
| November 20 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio |
| November 27 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio |
| December 4 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio |
| December 11 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio |
| December 18 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio |
| December 25 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio |