Month: January 2022

All tracks released in October 1972 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : Will chart on re-release in 1974
[**] : Will chart on re-release in 1975

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Carry me, Carrie	Dr. Hook & Medicine show
2	Happier than the morning sun	B. J. Thomas
3	Friends with you	Jackie Lee
4	Raining in my heart	Raw Holly
5	Destiny (09/72)	Anne Murray	*
6	Explain it to her mama	Temprees
7	The best of strangers now	Fantastics
8	Why can't we be lovers	Holland-Dozier Feat. Lamont Dozier	*
9	People make the world go round	Errol Brown & Chosen Few
10	Leader of the pack [1971 edit] (RR – 1965)	Shangri-Las	*
11	Share the load	Mick Greenwood
12	Alright with me	Jook
13	Song seller	Raiders
14	Badge (RR – 1969)	Cream	*
15	If I were a carpenter	Bob Seger
16	Maureen	Jackson Heights
17	Fancy lady, Hollywood child	Home
18	Mother Earth	Tom Rush
19	Brown girl (in the ring)	Exuma
20	Clair	Gilbert O'Sullivan	*
21	And I love you so	Shirley Bassey
22	How can I be sure (09/72)	David Cassidy	# 1
23	My reason	Demis Roussos
24	When I am a kid	Demis Roussos
25	Lay it down	Everly Brothers
26	Listen, listen	Sandy Denny
27	I'd love you to want me	Lobo	[*]
28	Dad, you saved the world	White Plains
29	Carolina	Creation [New Zealand]
30	I'll make you music	Beverly Bremers
31	Fools gold	Christie
32	Oh Carol (RR – 1959)	Neil Sedaka	*
33	Let's dance (RR – 1962)	Chris Montez	*
34	Burgundy wine	Bonnie Koloc
35	Bank of the dead (Valerie's song)	Roy Harper
36	Gay time night	Spontaneous Combustion
37	For Emily, whenever I may find her (09/72)	Simon & Garfunkel
38	America (09/72)	Simon & Garfunkel	*
39	Yesterday's music	David Clayton-Thomas
40	Lay down	Strawbs	*
41	Bye bye my Rose	Things fall apart
42	Buddy Joe	Golden Earring
43	Hello-A	Mouth & MacNeal
44	Mouldy old dough (02/72)	Lieutenant Pigeon	# 1
45	Bottoms up	Middle of the road
46	Matrimony	Fourth Company
47	Everynight	Drifters
48	Time hangs on my mind	Donnie Elbert
49	There are more questions than answers	Johnny Nash	*
50	Today	Festival [10cc]
51	Smiling faces sometimes	Temptations
52	You're still a young man	Tower of power
53	Sugar	Carla Thomas
54	Old Smokey	Linda Lewis
55	I'm afraid of losing you	Quiet Elegance
56	You ought to be with me	Al Green
57	Fais do	Redbone
58	New Orleans	Harley Quinne	*
59	How does it feel	Medicine Head
60	Do you remember that summertime woman?	Sparky
61	Poor boy	Casey Kelly
62	Free spirit	Birtha
63	Elected	Alice Cooper	*
64	My ding-a-ling	Chuck Berry	*
65	Rockin' pneumonia and the boogiewoogie flu	Johnny Rivers
66	Curiouser and curiouser	Matt Monro
67	Wedding song (There is love)	Petula Clark
68	Rejoice in the sun	Joan Baez
69	I've got to have you	Sammi Smith
70	It might as well rain until september (RR – 1962)	Carole King	*
71	House of the rising sun (RR – 1964)	Animals	*
72	Dinah Flo	Boz Scaggs
73	Afro Disiac	Patchwork
74	Elmo James	Chairmen of the board	*
75	Here I go again	Archie Bell & Drells	*
76	No one's gonna be a fool forever	Thelma Houston
77	The night	Frankie Valli & Four seasons	[**]
78	Garden party	Rick Nelson	*
79	Coathanger	Clifford T. Ward
80	Celebration	Tony Ashton
81	You'll always be a friend	Hot Chocolate	*
82	Then he kissed me	Marvels
83	Hallelujah freedom	Junior Campbell	*
84	Loop di love	Shag	*

All tracks released in September 1972 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : Will chart on re-release in 1974

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Morning of my life	Marian Montgomery
2	Nice	Bridget St. John
3	Amoureuse	Veronique Sanson
4	City streets	Phillip Goodhand-Tait
5	You're a lady (08/72)	Peter Skellern	*
6	Baking	Aztec Two-Step
7	Witchy woman	Eagles
8	Brand new band	Toe Fat
9	All fall down	Lindisfarne	*
10	Coast to coast	Trapeze
11	Simone	England Dan & John Ford Coley
12	Makin' the same mistakes	Tony Kelly
13	In a broken dream (RR – 1970)	Python Lee Jackson	*
14	Children of the revolution	T. Rex	*
15	Spaceman	Nilsson
16	Summer breeze	Seals & Crofts
17	How can I be sure	David Cassidy	# 1
18	Good for you	Tennent & Morrison
19	I'm in love with the world	Vanity Fare
20	I believe in music	Gallery
21	Bounce in your buggy	Sha Na Na
22	Donna (08/72)	10 c.c.	*
23	After midnight ('72 version)	J. J. Cale
24	Everybody plays the fool	Main Ingredient
25	Starting all over again	Mel & Tim
26	It's love that really counts	Decisions
27	What can I tell her	J. P. Robinson
28	Back stabbers (07/72)	O'Jays	*
29	I'll be around	Detroit Spinners
30	I shall not be moved	Barrino Brothers
31	Jackie Wilson said	Van Morrison
32	Dreams are ten a penny	Kincade
33	Mañana	Bay city rollers
34	Wig wam bam	Sweet	*
35	Rain 2000	Titanic
36	Honky cat (08/72)	Elton John	*
37	Mama weer all crazee now (08/72)	Slade	# 1
38	I didn't know I loved you	Gary Glitter	*
39	Breathless	Bombadil
40	Tomorrow's dream	Black Sabbath
41	Thunder and lightning	Chi Coltrane
42	Are you ready	Bruce Ruffin
43	To be a man	Camilo Sesto
44	Closer to the truth	Alan James Eastwood
45	Un canto a Galicia	Julio Iglesias
46	Mouldy old dough (02/72)	Lieutenant Pigeon	*
47	Sunday Monday Tuesday	Jessica Jones
48	Maybe I know (07/72)	Seashells	*
49	You came, you saw, you conquered (08/72)	Pearls	*
50	Mama said	American Spring
51	Who was it (08/72)	Hurricane Smith	*
52	I'm sorry Susan	Barry Ryan
53	Everything is out of season	Fortunes
54	Suzanne, beware of the devil (08/72)	Dandy Livingstone	*
55	I'm your puppet	Dionne Warwick
56	One day	Lucas Sideras
57	Girl with guitar	Gothic Horizon
58	City of New Orleans	Arlo Guthrie
59	Stone fox chase	Area code 615
60	Speak to the sky	Rick Springfield
61	John, I'm only dancing	David Bowie	*
62	Burlesque (08/72)	Family	*
63	Memories	Earth and fire
64	Grandmother says	Yellowstone & Voice
65	I won't last a day without you	Carpenters	*
66	Sweet America	Family Dogg
67	You wear it well (08/72)	Rod Stewart	# 1
68	Little bitty pretty one	Jackson 5
69	Mr Fix-it man	Sisters Love
70	Shake me, wake me	Albino Gorilla
71	Freddie's dead	Curtis Mayfield
72	Superwoman	Stevie Wonder
73	Is it really true boy, is it really me	Love Unlimited
74	Just because he wants to make love	Moments
75	Burning love	Elvis Presley	*
76	Listen to the music	Doobie brothers	[*]
77	Long cool woman in a black dress (02/72)	Hollies	*
78	Light up the fire	Parchment	*
79	Too young	Donny Osmond	*
80	Guitar man	Bread	*
81	The empty crowded room	Flaming Ember
82	One night affair	Jerry Butler
83	Power of love	Joe Simon
84	Zing went the strings of my heart	Trammps	[*]
85	To win your heart [USA 1966]	Laura Lee
86	Outa space (05/72)	Billy Preston	*

All tracks released in August 1972 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Saturday in the park	Chicago
2	Summer sun	Jamestown Massacre
3	Getting together	Silverbird
4	It's alright I don't mind	Falk & Bod Robey
5	Down by the river	Albert Hammond
6	Didn't I tell you	Colin Hare
7	Living in harmony	Cliff Richard	*
8	Delta Dawn	Tanya Tucker
9	Someone to give my love to	Johnny Paycheck
10	Ain't it all worth living for	Tompall & Glaser brothers
11	Can I find a way	M. J. Parker
12	Carrie	Clifford T. Ward
13	Come on over to my place (RR – 1965)	Drifters	*
14	Walk in the night (07/72)	Jr. Walker & All stars	*
15	Inner city blues	Grover Washington, Jr.
16	Hang on to yourself	Arnold Corns (David Bowie)
17	You don't mess around with Jim	Jim Croce
18	Massai Part 1	Goom
19	Standing in the road (06/72)	Blackfoot Sue	*
20	School's out	Alice Cooper	# 1
21	Natural man	Marcus Hook Roll Band
22	You wear it well	Rod Stewart	*
23	All the young dudes (07/72)	Mott The Hoople	*
24	Waste of time	Alun Davies
25	Old fashioned girl	John Keen
26	Living in America	Patches [Leo Sayer]
27	Changing times	Roman Stewart & Dave
28	Popcorn	Popcorn makers
29	Concrete sea	Terry Jacks
30	Just a little too much	Olivia Newton-John
31	Sugar me (07/72)	Lynsey De Paul	*
32	Oh, Julie (Oh, Oh, July)	Kindness
33	Love me love my dog	Driftwood
34	Annabelle	Daniel Boone
35	Miss Belinda	Boulevard
36	Midnight flight	Angelo and Eighteen
37	Where is the love (07/72)	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	*
38	Rock steady	Aretha Franklin
39	Sittin' on a time bomb	Honey Cone
40	Ain't no sunshine (07/72)	Michael Jackson	*
41	Soul sister	Allen Toussaint
42	Somebody's on your case	Ann Peebles
43	Walk with me, talk with me, darling (07/72)	Four Tops	*
44	Love love love (07/72)	Bobby Hebb	*
45	Stop her on sight (SOS)	Winfield Parker
46	The same old thing	Olympics
47	He was me (He was you)	Scott English
48	Say a prayer	Brotherhood of man
49	That's what friends are for	B.J. Thomas
50	Conquistador	Procol Harum	*
51	Virginia Plain	Roxy Music	*
52	Free ride	Edgar Winter Group
53	No easy road	Wishbone Ash
54	Journey (07/72)	Duncan Browne	*
55	Bad side of the moon	April Wine
56	Get up and dance	Doors
57	Rock me on the water	Jackson Browne
58	Puppy love	Donny Osmond	# 1
59	Godfather theme (Speak softly love) (07/72)	Andy Williams	*
60	Play me	Neil Diamond
61	Can't find my way home	Ellen McIlwaine
62	I need you	America
63	My love song	Tony Christie
64	Wedding song (There is love)	Southern Comfort
65	Hey, my love	Mark Radice
66	Pick up the pieces	Wooden Horse
67	Brown eyed girl	El Chicano
68	Easy times	Formula Two
69	Joshua	Dolly Parton
70	Bye bye love	Jimmy Stevens
71	Layla (07/72)	Derek & the Dominos	*
72	Go all the way	Raspberries
73	People come, people go	Axe
74	Make hay while the sun shines	Squeek
75	Bed and board	Barbara Mason
76	Lean on me (06/72)	Bill Withers	*
77	I'm still in love with you (07/72)	Al Green	*
78	I thank you	Donny Hathaway & June Conquest
79	The runway	Grass Roots
80	Too busy thinking about my baby (03/72)	Mardi Grass	*
81	Popsicles and icicles	Angelettes
82	When you say love	Sonny & Cher
83	Big six (07/72)	Judge Dread	*
84	Lonely for your love	Uniques
85	Heyken's serenade (Standchen)	Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	*

All tracks released in July 1972 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	When I need you most of all	David Buskin
2	Bring me back	Tony Kelly
3	Why do you pretend	David & Goliath
4	Come on home	Gerry Morris
5	Robbie's song	Anne Murray
6	It's four in the morning (06/72)	Faron Young	*
7	Made in Japan	Steve Montgomery
8	Grin and bare it	Barbara Windsor
9	Taos New Mexico	R. Dean Taylor
10	King and Queen	Temple Row
11	Give to you, girl	Norman Haines
12	Julie my woman	Ratchell
13	Too late to turn back now	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
14	Brandy (you're a fine girl)	Looking Glass
15	My guy (RR – 1964)	Mary Wells	*
16	Watch me	Labi Siffre	*
17	Automatically sunshine (06/72)	Supremes	*
18	I'm satisfied with you	Furys
19	Rita	Arthur Conley
20	Lady Willow	Mick Softly
21	Belinda	Mike D'Abo
22	Always	Barlaston Down
23	Cast the first stone	Tom Fogerty
24	Friends (where are your friends)	Asgard
25	Morning dew	Nazareth
26	Silver machine (06/72)	Hawkwind	*
27	The harder they come	Jimmy Cliff
28	Blue morning	C.O.B.
29	Rolling Stone	Suzi Quatro
30	Travellin' lady	Rainbow Family
31	The coldest days of my life	Chi-Lites
32	Sail away	Randy Newman
33	You're losing me	Allan Clarke
34	In the morning	Valerie Savage
35	Dream on	Dennis Lambert
36	Run to me	Bee Gees	*
37	Tame the lion	Emitt Rhodes
38	Oh Lord	Erasmus Chorum
39	So long Dixie	Blood, sweat & tears
40	I'm coming home	Stories
41	Soul line	Don Gregory & Soul trainers
42	Get on the good foot (Part 1)	James Brown
43	Music is the message (Part 1)	Kool & The gang
44	I wanna make up (before we break up)	Major Lance
45	Macarthur Park (RR – 1968)	Richard Harris	*
46	Speak softly love	Al Martino
47	An American trilogy (03/72)	Mickey Newbury	*
48	Puppy love (06/72)	Donny Osmond	# 1
49	Candy man	Sammy Davis Jr.
50	Should I (have loved you)	Peter Noone
51	Masquerade	Edward Bear
52	Let's dance	Cats
53	Down on me	Janis Joplin
54	Hey Man	Jericho
55	School's out (06/72)	Alice Cooper	*
56	10538 Overture (06/72)	Electric Light Orchestra	*
57	Easy livin'	Uriah Heep
58	Take me bak 'ome (05/72)	Slade	# 1
59	She's just a friend of mine	Hobnail
60	Today's a tomorrow (you worried 'bout yesterday)	Giorgio Moroder
61	Hold her tight	Osmonds
62	The locomotion (RR – 1962)	Little Eva	*
63	Samson and Delilah (06/12)	Middle of the road	*
64	Even if I could change	Lulu
65	I'm going home	Edward Jenkins
66	Breakthrough	Art Gentry
67	In the ghetto	Candi Staton
68	Woman's got to have it	Bobby Womack
69	Need your love	Notations
70	I need to be loved	Fontella Bass
71	When you've gotta go	Solomon King
72	The big hurt	Vikki Carr
73	Breaking up is hard to do (EP) (06/72)	Partridge Family	*
74	Give a boy a break	Gallagher & Lyle
75	Doggie	Candlewick Green
76	Mayday	Design [UK]
77	If you can't be my woman	Boones Farm
78	Nobody but you	Loggins & Messina
79	Men of learning	Vigrass & Osborne
80	Seaside shuffle	Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs	*
81	Do you really have a heart	Kathy Kirby
82	Poor soul	Heritage
83	I get the sweetest feeling	Jackie Wilson	*
84	Trouble over the weekend	Betty Everett
85	Working on a building of love (06/72)	Chairmen Of The Board	*
86	Popcorn	Hot Butter	*
87	Midnight rider	Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Band
88	Spreadin' honey	Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band

All tracks released in June 1972 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Good time	American Spring
2	Someday never comes	Creedence Clearwater Revival
3	Who has the answers	Andy Kim
4	Jesahel	Congregation
5	Hobo	Beggars Opera
6	From my head to my toe	Barry Ryan
7	Ooh-wakka-doo-wakka-day	Gilbert O'Sullivan	*
8	Circles	New Seekers	*
9	In the quiet morning (For Janis Joplin)	Joan Baez
10	Pictures	Ray Brooks
11	A piece of paper	Gladstone
12	Most people I know think that I'm crazy	Aztecs
13	157 Riverside Avenue	R.E.O. Speedwagon
14	After the storm	Andromeda
15	Tragedy	Argent	*
16	Questions	Bang
17	Take me bak 'ome (05/72)	Slade	*
18	Nut rocker (RR – 1962)	B. Bumble & Stingers	*
19	Everything's funny	Troggs
20	Eeny meeny miny mo (Three's a crowd)	8th Day
21	Reggae on Broadway	Bob Marley
22	See what you get out of me	Black Rod
23	Feel the need in me	Damon Shawn
24	You brought the joy	Freda Payne
25	Love machine	Politicians
26	It's going to take some time	Carpenters
27	Vincent	Don McLean	# 1
28	Sealed with a kiss	Bobby Vinton
29	You're a song (that I can't sing)	Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
30	Take it easy	Eagles
31	Ridin' high	Everly brothers
32	Old man	Neil Young
33	Sylvia's mother (04/72)	Dr. Hook & Medicine show	*
34	Morning glory	Mary Travers
35	Mister can't you see	Buffy Sainte-Marie
36	Vanilla Olay	Jackie DeShannon
37	Hail the man	Ken Lazarus
38	Wrapped up in your love	Joe Perkins
39	Betcha by golly wow (04/72)	Stylistics	*
40	I can see clearly now	Johnny Nash	*
41	I got a thing about you baby	Billy Lee Riley
42	I'll take you there (05/72)	Staple singers	*
43	I've been lonely for so long (04/72)	Frederick Knight	*
44	Just as long as you need me	Independents
45	I've never found a girl (to love me like you do)	Clem Curtis
46	Thank you, honey chile	Oscar Toney Jr.
47	Superstar	Undisputed Truth
48	Black water gold (pearl)	African Music Machine
49	We're on our way	Chris Hodge
50	Glory bound	Grass roots
51	Metal guru	T. Rex	# 1
52	Rock and roll (part 1) (03/72)	Gary Glitter	*
53	Living in a house divided	Cher
54	One way ticket	Curtiss Maldoon
55	Coconut (05/72)	Nilsson	*
56	Beautiful	Gordon Lightfoot
57	Southbound Train	David Crosby & Graham Nash
58	An American trilogy	Elvis Presley	*
59	Yesterday when I was young	Dusty Springfield
60	Simple Man	Paul Williams
61	Stand by the door	Audience
62	Whisper in the night	Graham Bonnet
63	Magnificent sanctuary band	David Clayton-Thomas
64	Dallas	Steely Dan
65	On fire for you baby	Mick Grabham
66	Starman (04/72)	David Bowie	*
67	Just walk in my shoes (RR – 1966)	Gladys Knight & The Pips	*
68	Everything I need	Jo Ann Love
69	Love a little longer	Flirtations
70	Where there's a will	Jimmy Thomas
71	I can feel it	Chase
72	Great white lady	John Kongos
73	Join together	Who	*
74	I really want it	Pluto
75	Sir Percy (Wimbledon Theme)	Tony King Orchestra
76	Summertime, Summertime	Hobbyhorse & Mary Hopkin
77	Little Willy	Sweet	*
78	David McKenzie	Philip John Filby
79	Summer feeling	Paul Gabriel
80	Vaya con Dios	Dawn ft Tony Orlando
81	Give me one more chance	Donald Peers	*
82	In time	Engelbert Humperdinck
83	Puppy Love	Donny Osmond	*
84	Sailing	Sutherland Brothers Band
85	Walkin' in the rain with the one I love	Love Unlimited	*
86	Mad about you	Bruce Ruffin	*
87	Scotch on the rocks	Force Ten