The songs below are the number 1 songs for each week of 1972. The dates below each song are the chart dates when the songs peaked at number 1 in 1972. 51 songs reached number 1 this year.
Screaming Target Big Youth |
The Jean Genie David Bowie |
Child In Time (Live Japan 1972) Deep Purple |
Trouble Man Marvin Gaye |
You're So Vain Carly Simon |
Vitamin C CAN |
The Cisco Kid War |
Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed |
Crocodile Rock Elton John |
Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel |
Reelin' & Rockin' (Live) Chuck Berry |
Will It Go Round In Circles Billy Preston |
Love & Happiness Al Green |
It'll Take A Long Time Sandy Denny |
I'm Still In Love With You Al Green |
Do It Again Steely Dan |
Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band |
Superstition Stevie Wonder |
Supernaut Black Sabbath |
Summer Breeze Seals & Crofts |
Celluloid Heroes The Kinks |
Listen To The Music The Doobie Brothers |
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Temptations |
I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash |
The Guitar Man Bread |
Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly") Curtis Mayfield |
Love Train O'Jays |
All The Young Dudes Mott The Hoople |
Me & Mrs. Jones Billy Paul |
Tight Rope Leon Russell |
Virginia Plain Roxy Music |
School's Out Alice Cooper |
If There Is Something Roxy Music |
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) Elton John |
Moonage Daydream David Bowie |
Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones |
Starman David Bowie |
Conquistador (Live) Procol Harum With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra |
Leaf & Stream Wishbone Ash |
Go All The Way Raspberries |
Darling Be Home Soon (Live) Slade |
Rock & Roll Part 2 Gary Glitter |
Thirteen Big Star |
Smoke On The Water Deep Purple |
Pink Moon Nick Drake |
I Saw The Light Todd Rundgren |
Wildflower Skylark |
Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard Paul Simon |
Heart Of Gold Neil Young |
Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll Blue Oyster Cult |
American Pie Don McLean |