Other #1 songs on May 16, 1972
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Grandma Harp

Merle Haggard

#1 R&B song

I'll Take You There

The Staple Singers

#1 song

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

Notable May 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Tori Spelling

Actress

Born May 16, 1973

Sonny Sandoval

Rapper and Singer

Born May 16, 1974

Simon Whitfield

Triathlete

Born May 16, 1975