HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack was the biggest hit of 1972: No. 1 on the year-end Top 100, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 11972
Year-end charts11972
ArtistRoberta Flack5 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
Roberta Flack had 5 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1972 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1972 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Alone Again (Naturally) | Gilbert O'Sullivan | ▶♪ |
| 3 | American Pie | Don McLean | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Without You | Nilsson | ▶♪ |
More hits by Roberta Flack
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killing Me Softly With His Song | Roberta Flack | 1973 #3 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Feel Like Makin' Love | Roberta Flack | 1974 #35 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Making Love | Roberta Flack | 1982 #46 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Tonight I Celebrate My Love | Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack | 1983 #96 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.