No year end top 40 for 1972 was published in Go-Set.



Number One singles 1972

1.1.1972 - 5.2.1972 6 weeks IMAGINE John Lennon
12.2.1972 1 week DAY BY DAY Colleen Hewitt
19.2.1972 1 week ERNIE Benny Hill
26.2.1972 - 4.3.1972 2 weeks BRAND NEW KEY Melanie
11.3.1972 - 22.4.1972 7 weeks AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
29.4.1972 - 20.5.1972 4 weeks WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
27.5.1972 1 week A HORSE WITH NO NAME America
3.6.1972 - 24.6.1972 4 weeks AMAZING GRACE The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
1.7.1972 - 15.7.1972 3 weeks THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack
22.7.1972 - 29.7.1972 2 weeks SYLVIA'S MOTHER Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
5.8.1972 - 19.8.1972 (4 weeks) PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond
26.8.1972 - 2.9.1972 (4 weeks) DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton
9.9.1972 (4 weeks) PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond
16.9.1972 - 23.9.1972 (4 weeks) DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton
30.9.1972 -7.10.1972 2 weeks LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS The Hollies
14.10.1972 - 4.11.1972 4 weeks BOPPIN' THE BLUES Blackfeather
11.11.1972 - 30.12.1972 8 weeks POPCORN Hot Butter


THE NUMBER ONE HITS OF 1972 - THE VIDEOS



IMAGINE - John Lennon, No. 1 for 6 weeks
(1 Jan 1972 - 5 Feb 1972)




DAY BY DAY - Colleen Hewitt
, No. 1 for 1 week
(12 Feb 1972)




ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill
, No. 1 for 1 week
(19 Feb 1972)



BRAND NEW KEY - Melanie, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(26 Feb 1972 - 4 Mar 1972)




AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean, No. 1 for 7 weeks
(11 Mar 1972 - 22 Apr 1972)




WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(29 Apr 1972 - 20 May 1972)




A HORSE WITH NO NAME - America, No. 1 for 1 week
(27 May 1972)




AMAZING GRACE - The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(3 Jun 1972 - 24 Jun 1972)




THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - Roberta Flack, No. 1 for 3 weeks
(1 Jul 1972 - 15 Jul 1972)




SYLVIA'S MOTHER - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(22 Jul 1972 - 29 Jul 1972)




PUPPY LOVE - Donny Osmond, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(5 Aug 1972 - 19 Aug 1972 & 9 Sep 1972)




DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST - Wayne Newton
, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(26 Aug 1972 - 2 Sep 1972 & 16 Sep 1972 - 23 Sep 1972)




LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS - The Hollies
, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(30 Sep 1972 - 7 Oct 1972)




BOPPIN' THE BLUES - Blackfeather, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(14 Oct 1972 - 4 Nov 1972)




POPCORN - Hot Butter, No. 1 for 8 weeks
(11 Nov 1972 - 30 Dec 1972)



1971 charts index 1973 charts index