A month in a life – Jan 1972

All tracks released in January 1972 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Bottles Belle Gonzalez
2 Mother of mine (12/71) Neil Reid *
3 The last run Steve Lawrence
4 I am what I am (Battersea Tramp) Bill & Buster
5 Nursery Lane Christyan
6 Turned 21 Fludd
7 Colour all the world Design
8 Face on the wind Keith Mansfield orchestra and chorus
9 I'd like to teach the world to sing (12/71) New Seekers # 1
10 When I meet them Seals & Crofts
11 Changes David Bowie
12 Take off Kentucky freeway
13 Telegram Sam T. Rex *
14 Dear John Nazareth
15 American pie (part 1) Don McLean *
16 California Kid and Reemo Lobo
17 White line fever Flying Burrito brothers
18 Puckwudgie (10/71) Charlie Drake *
19 Brief encounter Steve 'n' Bonnie
20 Mr. Sunlight Edward & Harding
21 I'm a song (sing me) Neil Sedaka
22 I don't know how to love him (11/71) Petula Clark *
23 In the morning (morning of my life) Paper lace
24 Nowhere to go Graham Gouldman
25 No sad song Helen Reddy
26 Girl, I've got news for you Cherokee
27 Son of my father Giorgio
28 Storm in a teacup Fortunes *
29 Daisy Mae Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
30 All I ever need is you (11/71) Sonny & Cher *
31 Merry Xmas darling (12/71) Carpenters *
32 Morning has broken Cat Stevens *
33 What the world needs now is love Tom Clay
34 Some people Living force
35 Devil you Stampeders
36 America's Great National Pastime Byrds
37 The loner Bloomfields (Maurice Gibb)
38 Bend me shape me Henry Shed
39 I feel a song in my heart Sandra Richardson
40 Drowning in the sea of love Joe Simon
41 Let's stay together (12/71) Al Green *
42 Love me love the life I lead Fantastics
43 Family affair (12/71) Sly & Family stone *
44 If you really love me Stevie Wonder *
45 Monkey Tamarind Beginning of the end
46 Need your loving Flirtations
47 Superstar (RR – 1969) (11/71) Murray Head & Trinidad singers *
48 The joker Garden odyssey
49 People in motion Saft
50 Hey big brother Rare earth
51 Tightrope ride Doors
52 Brand new key (12/71) Melanie *
53 Can't let you go (11/71) Barry Ryan *
54 Day after day Badfinger *
55 The pie Sutherland brothers band
56 Loves minus zero / No limit Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon band
57 One tin soldier Coven
58 Joy Apollo 100
59 Have you seen her (12/71) Chi-lites *
60 You are everything Stylistics
61 Baby I'm a want you (11/71) Bread *
62 Diamonds are forever (11/71) Shirley Bassey *
63 If we're free Sol Raye
64 For my love Stuart Gillies
65 I don't know how to love him (11/71) Yvonne Elliman *
66 Maggie May Simtec & Wylie
67 Can I get a witness Lee Michaels
68 I want to go back there again Thelma Houston
69 Bless you (11/71) Martha Reeves & Vandellas *
70 Can we get to that Peter Vee
71 Scorpio Dennis Coffey & Detroit Guitar band
72 Moon river (12/71) Greyhound *
73 Suzanne Montanas
74 My world Bee Gees *
75 Count me in (UK single edit) Blue mink
76 She is the female to my soul Honeybus
77 I can't stop White plains
78 Oklahoma Sunday morning Glen Campbell
79 English rose Jimmy Justice
80 Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) (10/71) Benny Hill # 1
81 Used to be Just us
82 White lies, blue eyes Bullet
83 I'm coming home Tommy James
84 Son of my father Chicory tip *
85 Give and take (12/71) Pioneers *
86 Calling for your love Enticers
87 Where did our love go (12/71) Donnie Elbert *
88 Music for gong gong Osibisa

A month in a life – Dec 1971

All tracks released in December 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Medicine weasel John Dummer band
2 Car song Fresh maggots
3 Magpie Murgatroyd band
4 People, let's stop the war Grand Funk railroad
5 Hallelujah Sweathog
6 Something big Mark Lindsay
7 Horse with no name (11/71) America *
8 Country girl Brinsley Schwarz
9 George Jackson Bob Dylan
10 I'd like to teach the world to sing New Seekers *
11 Sleepy shores (11/71) Johnny Pearson orchestra *
12 Morning (11/71) Val Doonican *
13 What's the matter girl Andy Williams
14 The summer knows (Theme "Summer of 42") Tony Bennett
15 Jailhouse rock (EP) (RR – 1958) Elvis Presley *
16 Love potion # 9 Coasters
17 Hey Jean, hey Dean Pegasus
18 Hand me down man Tony Burrows
19 You send me Ponderosa twins + one
20 Darling take me back I'm sorry Cissy Houston
21 Faithful and true Z.Z. Hill
22 Determination Ebonys
23 When you get right down to it (09/71) Ronnie Dyson *
24 Ain't it nice Steve Ryder
25 I am Angela Farrell
26 Theme from "The Persuaders" (09/71) John Barry *
27 An old fashioned love song Three dog night
28 Keeping my head above water Jigsaw
29 Carry that weight Dobby Dobson
30 Coz I luv you (10/71) Slade # 1
31 Moonlight serenade Syd Lawrence orchestra
32 How small we are, how little we know Les Reed & Julie Sullivan
33 Let it be Joan Baez
34 Kara kara(10/71) New world *
35 Friends with you John Denver
36 Mississippi lady Sequoia
37 Just for me and you Poco
38 Lazy butterfly Express delivery
39 No good to cry Poppy family
40 How do you do? Mouth & McNeal
41 Swingy Dave Dee
42 Theme from "The Onedin Line" Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra *
43 I just can't help believin' Elvis Presley *
44 Lucky day Rascals
45 Save the children (11/71) Marvin Gaye *
46 Love the life you live Kool & the gang
47 Theme from "Shaft" (11/71) Isaac Hayes *
48 Can you get to that Funkadelic
49 Lost son Frijid Pink
50 Stay with me Faces *
51 Roll over Beethoven Mountain
52 Cat's eyes Zior
53 My chinny chin chin Chambers brothers
54 Soley soley Middle of the road *
55 I'd like to teach the world to sing Hillside singers
56 Peter Pan Jackie Lee
57 Flowers in the rain Nancy Sinatra
58 Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) (10/71) Benny Hill # 1
59 Festival time [USA 1966] (11/71) San Remo strings *

A month in a life – Nov 1971

All tracks released in November 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Ain't nobody home B.B. King
2 After loving you (USA 1967) Jean Wells
3 Do it Billy Sha-rae
4 Got to have your lovin' King Floyd
5 Hey America James Brown *
6 It's the real thing (part 1) Electric express
7 Linda Wake
8 Sweet dream woman Gorgoni, Martin & Taylor
9 Family tree Arrival
10 Thank you Tranquility
11 You must be one of us Stoneground
12 Wild night Van Morrison
13 Red moon (Part 1) Fugi
14 Big brass band Fuzzy duck
15 Sing a song of freedom (10/71) Cliff Richard *
16 Everything is alright (EP Jesus Christ Superstar) Yvonne Elliman
17 Sunday Blue mink
18 Driving Eddie Hardin
19 Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) (10/71) Benny Hill *
20 Warming up the band Heads, hands and feet
21 Lisa, listen to me Blood, Sweat & Tears
22 Handbags and gladrags Chase
23 One fine morning Lighthouse
24 Devil's on the loose Rattles
25 Fireball (10/71) Deep purple *
26 Ella James Nashville teens
27 For ladies only Steppenwolf
28 Under my wheels Alice Cooper
29 Anticipation Carly Simon
30 Sweet Jesus Quintessence
31 Open the door (Song for Judith) Judy Collins
32 May you never John Martyn
33 We got to go Exuma
34 Everybody's everything Santana
35 You gotta have love in your heart Supremes & Four Tops *
36 Rock steady Aretha Franklin
37 African velvet Black velvet
38 We got to have peace Curtis Mayfield
39 Tokoloshe man John Kongos *
40 Burundi Black (Part 1) (06/71) Burundi Steiphenson Black *
41 Love of the common people Eric Donaldson
42 Maggie May (07/71) Rod Stewart # 1
43 Wish you would Black widow
44 Heaven on their minds Murray Head & Trinidad singers
45 Back on the road Marmalade *
46 Follow me Georgie Fame & Alan Price
47 Thin line between love and hate Persuaders
48 Trapped by a thing called love Denise LaSalle
49 I believe in you Arnold, Martin & Morrow
50 Water, paper and clay Mary Hopkin
51 Stones Neil Diamond
52 You, me and a friend of mine Tony Ashton
53 Something tells me (something is gonna happen tonight) Cilla Black *
54 Long ago tomorrow B.J. Thomas
55 Theme from "Summer of 42" Peter Nero
56 New Jersey England Dan & John Ford Coley
57 It's a crying shame Gayle McCormick
58 Freedom Mac & Katie Kissoon
59 Amarillo (10/71) Tony Christie *
60 Stoney ground Foundations
61 Olena Don Nix
62 Only the children know Jeanie Greene
63 No matter how I try Gilbert O'Sullivan *
64 My mum Indiana
65 It must be love Labi Siffre *
66 Thank you John Willie Tee
67 She's all I got Freddie North
68 There's nothing better Otis Leavill
69 Love theme from "Spartacus" Norman Newell Orchestra
70 Somewhere my love Lena Martell
71 Softly whispering I love you (10/71) Congregation *
72 Coz I luv you (10/71) Slade # 1
73 Eagle rock Daddy cool
74 Are you old enough Mark Lindsay
75 Really wanted you Emitt Rhodes
76 Hooked on a feeling (10/71) Jonathan King *
77 Sunday girl Dunno
78 Come on home girl Bill & Pete Campbell
79 Licking stick Desmond Dekker
80 Gypsies, tramps and thieves (09/71) Cher *
81 Theme from "Shaft" Ventures
82 Jeepster T. Rex *
83 Johnny reggae (10/71) Piglets *
84 I'm yours (use me anyway you wanna) Ike & Tina Turner
85 Sally put your red shoes on Johnny Johnson & Bandwagon
86 Whole lotta love King Curtis
86 United Miguel Rios
87 Jason King theme Laurie Johnson orchestra

A month in a life – Oct 1971

All tracks released in October 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Mammy Blue Roger Whittaker *
2 Goodbye forever Soundation
3 Banks of the Ohio Olivia Newton John *
4 Go away little girl Donny Osmond
5 Do I love you Paul Anka
6 You and the looking glass Joe Dolan
7 Love is Design
8 Our own way of living Vanity fare
9 I'm leavin' (09/71) Elvis Presley *
10 You're a lady Peter Sarstedt
11 Can I have my money back Gerry Rafferty
12 Life is a carnival the Band
13 The sun was in your eyes Peacock
14 A friend of mine Fields
15 Let it ride Hard horse ft Paul Thomas
16 Gypsy eyes Jimi Hendrikx Experience *
17 Going to a party Jeff Smith
18 You're a very lovely woman (USA – 1967) Emitt Rhodes & Merry Go Round
19 Brandy (09/71) Scott English *
20 Come on girl Jackie Edwards
21 Tired of being alone (08/71) Al Green *
22 Ready or not, here I come (RR – 1969) Delfonics *
23 Take me with you Honey Cone
24 Smiling faces sometimes Undisputed truth
25 A natural man Lou Rawls
26 Spanish Harlem (09/71) Aretha Franklin *
27 I likes to do it People's choice
28 Do wah nanny Exuma
29 My boy Richard Harris
30 California on my mind Mornin' mist
31 The city Mark Almond
32 Riders on the storm (08/71) Doors *
33 Jealous guy Susan Shirley
34 Caroline goodbye Colin Blunstone
35 Black sheep of the family Vaughan Thomas
36 She knows me better Bert Sommer
37 Mammy Blue Joel Dayde
38 I will return (09/71) Springwater *
39 She's a lady Hermits
40 Life's too short Rescue Co. No. 1
41 Never before Grumbleweeds
42 Love is everywhere Searchers
43 Lady love bug (09/71) Clodagh Rodgers *
44 Goodbye baby Jane Junior Campbell
45 29 years to doomsday Bruce Spelman
46 Draggin' the line Dave Clark and friends
47 Run baby run (RR – 1965) Newbeats *
48 China town Move *
49 Let's see action Who *
50 Tropicana Black velvet
51 Maggie May (07/71) Rod Stewart # 1
52 Coz I luv you Slade *
53 Alexander Graham Bell Sweet *
54 Act like a man Roger Holman
55 Gimme gimme some lovin Biggles
56 Hocus pocus Focus
57 Baby don't ya get crazy Salena Jones
58 I'm so lucky he loves me Fascinations
59 Put yourself in my place (RR – 1966) Elgins *
60 Slipped, tripped and fell in love Ann Peebles
61 Inner city blues Impressions
62 Get down people Fabulous Counts
63 Surrender Diana Ross *
64 What you see is what you get Stoney & Meatloaf
65 I'm your lover man Redwing
66 Only you know and I know Delaney and Bonnie & friends
67 Love the one you're with Isley brothers
68 Glory glory Byrds
69 The night they drove old Dixie down (09/71) Joan Baez *
70 Living game Mick Greenwood
71 Que sera Jose Feliciano
72 I still see you Scott Walker
73 Smiley Craig Scott
74 Let's get the band together Glenn Shorrock
75 Get ready for love Paintbox
76 Yo-Yo Osmonds
77 Too late (to be saved) Tremeloes
78 My little girl (08/71) Autumn *
79 Till Tom Jones *
80 The love we had stays on my mind Dells
81 Frightened girl Silent majority
82 Respect yourself Staple singers
83 Mammy Blue Pop tops *
84 Hey girl don't bother me (RR – 1964) Tams # 1
85 Lightning tree Settlers *
86 United Miguel Rios
87 Jason King theme Laurie Johnson orchestra