American TOP 40 singles of 1972

1. American Pie - Parts I & II" - Don McLean - play
2. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan - play
3. Without You - Nilsson - play
4. Brand New Key - Melanie - play
5. I Gotcha - Joe Tex - play
6. Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton - play
7. Let's Stay Together - Al Green - play
8. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack - play
9. Brandy - Looking Glass - play
10. Lean On Me - Bill Withers - play
11. If Loving You Is Wrong - Luther Ingram - play
12. Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis - play
13. Heart Of Gold - Neil Young - play
14. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr. - play
15. Nice To Be With You - Gallery - play
16. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Robert John - play
17. Slippin' Into Darkness - War - play
18. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers - play
19. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies - play
20. A Horse With No Name - America - play
21. Outa Space - Billy Preston - play
22. Oh Girl - Chi-Lites - play
23. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond - play
24. Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone - play
25. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson - play
26. My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry - play
27. Back Stabbers - The O'Jays - play
28. Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient - play
29. Last Night (I Didn't Get To Sleep At All) - The 5th Dimension - play
30. Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics - play
31. Precious And Few - Climax - play
32. Ben - Michael Jackson - play
33. Cherish - David Cassidy - play
34. How Do You Do? - Mouth & MacNeal - play
35. I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green - play
36. Down By The Lazy River - The Osmonds - play
37. Scorpio - Dennis Coffey - play
38. Popcorn - Hot Butter - play
39. Go All The Way - Raspberries - play
40. Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - play

Canadian TOP 100 singles of 1972

1. American Pie - Don McLean
2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
3. A Horse With No Name - America
4. Puppy Love - Donny Osmond
5. Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
6. Alone Again - Gilbert O'Sulivan
7. School's Out - Alice Cooper
8. Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
9. Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis
10. Amazing Grace - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
11. Oh Girl - Chi-lites
12. Without You - Nilsson
13. Black & White - Three Dog Night
14. Lean On Me - Bill Withers
15. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
16. Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
17. Sealed With A Kiss - Bobby Vinton
18. Ben - Michael Jackson
19. Long Cool Woman With A Black Dress - Hollies
20. Sunshine - Johnathan Edwards
21. Saturday In The Park - Chicago
22. Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
23. Sylvia's Mother - Dr. Hook
24. Outaspace - Billy Preston
25. Ding-A Ling - Chuck Berry
26. I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo
27. Brand New Key - Melanie
28. Precious & Few - Climax
29. I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - New Seekers
30. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
31. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
32. How Do You Do? - Mouth & McNeil
33. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
34. Hot Rod Lincon - Commander Cody& His Lost Planet Airmen
35. Popcorn - Hot Butter
36. Nice To Be With You - Gallery
37. Taxi - Harry Chapin
38. Family Of Man - Three Dog Night
39. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
40. Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues
41. Troglodyte - Jimmy Castor Bunch
42. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
43. Rock & Roll (Pt.2) - Gary Glitter
44. Garden Party - Rick Nelson
45. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Robert John
46. Rock & Roll Lulaby - B.J. Thomas
47. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Honey Cone
48. Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
49. Burning Love - Elvis Presley
50. Down By The Lazy River - Osmonds
51. Mother & Child Reunion - Paul Simon
52. Day After Day - Badfinger
53. The Way Of Love - Cher
54. Back Of Boogaloo - Ringo Starr
55. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
56. Roundabout - Yes
57. Layla - Derek & The Dominoes
58. Coconut - Nilsson
59. Slippin' Into Darkness - War
60. The Guitar Man - Bread
61. It's Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
62. Scorpio - Dennis Coffey
63. Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright
64. Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night
65. We've Got To Get It On Again - Addrisi Brothers
66. Everybody Plays The Fool - Main Ingredient
67. Vincent - Don McLean
68. Bang A Gong - T Rex
69. Love Me Love Me Love - Frank Mills
70. You Are Everything - Stylistics
71. Backstabbers - O'Jays
72. Don't Say You Don't Remember - Beverly Bremers
73. Stay With Me - Faces
74. Hurting Each Other - Carpenters
75. Lonely Boy - Donny Osmond
76. Hold Your Head Up - Argent
77. (Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All - Fifth Dimension
78. My World - Bee Gees
79. Suavecito - Malo
80. Go All The Way - Raspberries
81. Conquistador - Procol Harum
82. Joy - Apollo 100
83. Day By Day - Godspell
84. Cherish - David Cassidy
85. You Could Have Been A Lady - April Wine
86. Everything I Own - Bread
87. Honky Cat - Elton John
88. Poor Little Fool - Frank Mills
89. Runnin' Back To Saskatoon - Guess Who
90. I'll Take You There - Staple Singers
91. Run To Me - Bee Gees
92. Goodbye To Love - Carpenters
93. Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love - Love Unlimited
94. Brandy - Scott English
95. In The Rain - Dramatics
96. You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
97. Beautiful - Gordon Lightfoot
98. Too Young - Donny Osmond
99. Old Man - Neil Young
100. Hey Big Brother - Rare Earth

Best albums of 1972

America American Pie - Don McLean Chicago V - Chicago The Concert for Bangladesh - George Harrison & Friends Exile on Main St. - The Rolling Stones First Take - Roberta Flack Harvest - Neil Young Honky Chateau - Elton John Hot Rocks, 1964-71 - Rolling Stones Killer - Alice Cooper Music - Carole King Superfly - Soundtrack Teaser and the Firecat - Cat Stevens