HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Freddie's Dead” by Curtis Mayfield
“Freddie's Dead” by Curtis Mayfield finished No. 82 on the year-end Top 100 of 1972, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 821972
Year-end charts11972
ArtistCurtis Mayfield2 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1972 was “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack. Curtis Mayfield had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “Freddie's Dead”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Family Affair | Sly and The Family Stone | ▶♪ |
| 80 | Troglodyte | Jimmy Castor Bunch | ▶♪ |
| 81 | The Witch Queen Of New Orleans | Redbone | ▶♪ |
| 82 | Freddie's Dead | Curtis Mayfield | ▶♪ |
| 83 | Power Of Love | Joe Simon | ▶♪ |
| 84 | Ain't Understanding Mellow | Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager | ▶♪ |
| 85 | Taxi | Harry Chapin | ▶♪ |
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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.