title: List of number-one hits of 1972 (Mexico)
text: # List of number-one hits of 1972 (Mexico)
  
  This is a list of the songs that reached number one in Mexico in 1972, according to Billboard magazine with data provided by Radio Mil. Also included are the number-one songs according to the Record World magazine.
  
  ## Chart history (Billboard)
  
  | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Label |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | January 8 | "Porque yo te amo" | Sandro de América | CBS |
  | January 22 | "Rosas rojas" | Massimo Ranieri | CBS |
  | February 5 | "No tengo dinero" | Juan Gabriel | RCA |
  | February 12 | "No tengo dinero" | Juan Gabriel | RCA |
  | February 19 | "No tengo dinero" | Juan Gabriel | RCA |
  | March 4 | "Them Changes" | Buddy Miles | Mercury |
  | March 11 | "Desiderata" | Arturo Benavides | Warner Bros. |
  | March 18 | "Desiderata" | Arturo Benavides | Warner Bros. |
  | March 25 | "Desiderata" | Arturo Benavides | Warner Bros. |
  | April 1 | "Desiderata" | Arturo Benavides | Warner Bros. |
  | April 8 | "Desiderata" | Arturo Benavides | Warner Bros. |
  | April 15 | "Desiderata" | Arturo Benavides | Warner Bros. |
  | April 22 | "Desiderata" | Arturo Benavides | Warner Bros. |
  | April 29 | "Corazón de roca" | Los Fresno | Capitol |
  | May 13 | "Corazón de roca" | Los Fresno | Capitol |
  | June 3 | "Corazón de roca" | Los Fresno | Capitol |
  | June 10 | "No se ha dado cuenta" | Roberto Jordán | RCA |
  | June 17 | "Puppy Love" | Donny Osmond | MGM |
  | June 24 | "Puppy Love" | Donny Osmond | MGM |
  | July 1 | "Puppy Love" | Donny Osmond | MGM |
  | July 8 | "Puppy Love" | Donny Osmond | MGM |
  | July 15 | "Puppy Love" | Donny Osmond | MGM |
  | July 22 | "Verónica" | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" | Philips |
  | July 29 | "Verónica" | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" | Philips |
  | August 5 | "Verónica" | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" | Philips |
  | August 12 | "Verónica" | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" | Philips |
  | August 19 | "Verónica" | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" | Philips |
  | August 26 | "¿Por qué?" | Los Baby's | Peerless |
  | September 2 | "¿Por qué?" | Los Baby's | Peerless |
  | September 9 | "¿Por qué?" | Los Baby's | Peerless |
  | September 16 | "¿Por qué?" | Los Baby's | Peerless |
  | September 23 | "¿Por qué?" | Los Baby's | Peerless |
  | September 30 | "¿Por qué?" | Los Baby's | Peerless |
  | October 14 | "Miénteme" | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" | Philips |
  | October 28 | "Miénteme" | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" | Philips |
  | November 18 | "Beautiful Sunday" | Daniel Boone | Musart |
  | November 25 | "Miénteme" | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" | Philips |
  | December 9 | "Volverá el amor" | Virginia López | GAS |
  | December 16 | "Río rebelde" | Julio Iglesias | Polydor |
  | December 23 | "Río rebelde" | Julio Iglesias | Polydor |
  
  ### By country of origin
  
  Number-one artists:
  
  | Country of origin | Number of artists | Artists |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mexico | 6 | Arturo Benavides |
  | Mexico | 6 | Juan Gabriel |
  | Mexico | 6 | Los Baby's |
  | Mexico | 6 | Los Fresno |
  | Mexico | 6 | Roberto Jordán |
  | Mexico | 6 | Víctor Yturbe "El Pirulí" |
  | United States | 2 | Buddy Miles |
  | United States | 2 | Donny Osmond |
  | Argentina | 1 | Sandro de América |
  | Italy | 1 | Massimo Ranieri |
  | Puerto Rico | 1 | Virginia López |
  | Spain | 1 | Julio Iglesias |
  | United Kingdom | 1 | Daniel Boone |
  
  Number-one compositions (it denotes the country of origin of the song's composer[s]; in case the song is a cover of another one, the name of the original composition is provided in parentheses):
  
  | Country of origin | Number of compositions | Compositions |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mexico | 6 | "¿Por qué?" |
  | Mexico | 6 | "Corazón de roca" |
  | Mexico | 6 | "Miénteme" |
  | Mexico | 6 | "No se ha dado cuenta" |
  | Mexico | 6 | "No tengo dinero" |
  | Mexico | 6 | "Verónica" |
  | Argentina | 2 | "Porque yo te amo" |
  | Argentina | 2 | "Río rebelde" |
  | United States | 2 | "Desiderata" |
  | United States | 2 | "Them Changes" |
  | Canada | 1 | "Puppy Love" |
  | Italy | 1 | "Rosas rojas" ("Rose rosse") |
  | Venezuela | 1 | "Volverá el amor" |
  | United Kingdom | 1 | "Beautiful Sunday" |
  
  ## Chart history (Record World)
  
  | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
  | - | - | - |
  | January 1 | "Rosa marchita" | Roberto Jordán |
  | March 4 | "Rosa marchita" | Roberto Jordán |
  | March 18 | "No tengo dinero" | Juan Gabriel |
  | April 29 | "No tengo dinero" | Juan Gabriel |
  | June 3 | "No se ha dado cuenta" | Roberto Jordán |
  | July 8 | "No se ha dado cuenta" | Roberto Jordán |
  | July 22 | "No se ha dado cuenta" | Roberto Jordán |
  | August 19 | "No se ha dado cuenta" | Roberto Jordán |
  | September 30 | "Popcorn" | Hot Butter |
  | November 11 | "¿Por qué?" | Los Baby's |
  | December 2 | "¿Por qué?" | Los Baby's |
  | December 23 | "¿Por qué?" | Los Baby's |
  