List of number-one hits of 1972 (Mexico)
# 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 |
