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