UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (April 29th 1972)

UK Singles Chart 29th April 1972

01 (01) The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard - Amazing Grace 

02 (03) Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo 

03 (02) Nilsson - Without You 

04 (04) The Chiffons - Sweet Talking Guy 

05 (14) Vicky Leandros - Come What May 

06 (07) Tom Jones - The Young New Mexican Puppeteer 

07 (15) Tyrannosaurus Rex - Debora / One Inch Rock 

08 (09) Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run 

09 (18) Marmalade - Radancer 

10 (05) Elvis Presley - Until It's Time For You to Go 

11 (20) David Cassidy - Could It Be Forever 

12 (06) The New Seekers - Beg, Steal or Borrow 

13 (19) Johnny Nash - Stir It Up 

14 (28) Johnny Cash and the Evangel Temple Choir - A Thing Called Love 

15 (13) Labi Siffre - Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying 

16 (08) Argent - Hold Your Head Up 

17 (11) Neil Young - Heart of Gold 

18 (ne) The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice 

19 (12) Les Crane - Desiderata 

20 (27) Greyhound - I Am What I Am

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard remain number 1 for a third week, The Rolling Stones have a new entry at 18 with "Tumbling Dice", another track I don't recall, I did remember the single before this one "Brown Sugar", it was played at the school disco at Primary/Junior school, it was popular too, tracks by Greyhound and Neil Young are another 2 tracks I don't remember.
 

Nilsson remains in the top 3 and Ringo Starr moves up to number 2, David Cassidy was very popular in the 1970s and I liked quite a few of his singles, but didn't buy any, I would buy my first singles in 1973, at this point I was always glued to my radio listening to the charts and also the chart show on Radio Luxembourg on a Monday night....they were the days!

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (22nd April 1972)

 UK Singles Chart 22nd April 1972

01 (01) The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard - Amazing Grace 

02 (02) Nilsson - Without You 

03 (04) Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo 

04 (05) The Chiffons - Sweet Talking Guy 

05 (19) Elvis Presley - Until It's Time For You to Go 

06 (03) The New Seekers - Beg, Steal or Borrow 

07 (07) Tom Jones - The Young New Mexican Puppeteer 

08 (06) Argent - Hold Your Head Up 

09 (17) Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run 

10 (08) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 

11 (10) Neil Young - Heart of Gold 

12 (09) Les Crane - Desiderata 

13 (11) Labi Siffre - Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying 

14 (26) Vicky Leandros - Come What May 

15 (12) Tyrannosaurus Rex - Debora / One Inch Rock 

16 (14) The Supremes - Floy Joy 

17 (18) Olivia Newton-John - What Is Life? 

18 (21) Marmalade - Radancer 

19 (24) Johnny Nash - Stir It Up 

20 (34) David Cassidy - Could It Be Forever

Just as Beg, Steal or borrow by The New Seekers - the UK Eurovision entry for 1972 - was beginning to drop down the chart, Vicky Leandros arrived in the Top 20 with the English version of the winning song that year, "Come What May".

She had performed it at the final held on March 25 at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh and history shows that it was the favourite song with the two UK jurors who awarded the entry the maximum ten points.

As it turned out, 1972's Contest was quite a close run thing between the UK's New Seekers and Ms Leandros' entry for Luxembourg. Once the final votes had been announced, Come What May had amassed a winning margin of just fourteen points.

One thing that stands out about the charts in the 1970s was how long records hung around in the Top 20.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (15th April 1972)

UK Singles Chart 15th April 1972

01 (03) The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace 

02 (01) Nilsson - Without You 

03 (02) The New Seekers - Beg, Steal or Borrow 

04 (15) Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo 

05 (08) The Chiffons - Sweet Talking Guy 

06 (05) Argent - Hold Your Head Up 

07 (13) Tom Jones - The Young New Mexican Puppeteer 

08 (04) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 

09 (09) Les Crane - Desiderata 

10 (11) Neil Young - Heart of Gold 

11 (20) Labi Siffre - Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying 

12 (27) T-Rex - Debora / One Inch Rock 

13 (06) Lindisfarne - Meet Me on the Corner 

14 (10) The Supremes - Floy Joy 

15 (12) The Partridge Family - It's One of Those Nights 

16 (07) Don McLean - American Pie 

17 (21) Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run 

18 (16) Olivia Newton-John - What Is Life? 

19 (18) Elvis Presley - Until It's Time For You to Go 

20 (17) Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful to Last

Nilssons run at number 1 comes to an end and no surprise The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards take over at number 1, I remember I quite liked the record too! Glad my musical changed so drastically from 1979 onwards!

T-Rex back in the charts with "Deborah", not sure I remember that track. Don't recall the Tom Jones track either.

A surprise that Don McLean's "American Pie" didn't make number 1 in 1972, I always thought it did!

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (8th April 1972)

UK Singles Chart 8th April 1972

01 (01) Nilsson - Without You 

02 (02) The New Seekers - Beg, Steal or Borrow 

03 (31) The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace 

04 (03) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 

05 (05) Argent - Hold Your Head Up 

06 (06) Lindisfarne - Meet Me on the Corner 

07 (04) Don McLean - American Pie 

08 (15) The Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy 

09 (07) Les Crane - Desiderata 

10 (09) The Supremes - Floy Joy 

11 (17) Neil Young - Heart of Gold 

12 (11) The Partridge Family - It's One of Those Nights 

13 (19) Tom Jones - The Young New Mexican Puppeteer 

14 (08) Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion 

15 (18) Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo 

16 (20) Olivia Newton-John - What Is Life? 

17 (14) Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful to Last 

18 (26) Elvis Presley - Until It's Time For You to Go 

19 (12) The Chelsea Football Team - Blue is the Colour 

20 (23) Labi Siffre - Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying

Judy Collins' vocal version of "Amazing Grace" had already spent the best part of a year on the UK Singles Chart when a bagpipe rendition suddenly took the Top 20 by storm and became one of the most unexpected hit records of recent times.

The Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - to give them their full name - not only managed to invade the British charts, but also saw success worldwide with the recording.

It topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa and would begin a run of five weeks at the peak of the British charts in mid-April.

By the end of the year the recording had become the biggest selling disc of 1972 in the UK and would go on to sell around seven million copies around the world by 1977.

Nilsson enjoys a 5th week at number 1 and The New Seekers stay in the number 2 position.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (1st April 1972)

UK Singles Chart 1st April 1972

01 (01) Nilsson - Without You 

02 (02) The New Seekers - Beg, Steal or Borrow 

03 (04) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 

04 (03) Don McLean - American Pie 

05 (07) Argent - Hold Your Head Up 

06 (05) Lindisfarne - Meet Me on the Corner 

07 (09) Les Crane - Desiderata 

08 (06) Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion 

09 (10) The Supremes - Floy Joy 

10 (08) Michael Jackson - Got to Be There 

11 (14) The Partridge Family - It's One of Those Nights 

12 (11) The Chelsea Football Team - Blue is the Colour 

13 (13) Donnie Elbert - I Can't Help Myself 

14 (19) Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful to Last 

15 (24) The Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy 

16 (12) Chicory Tip - Son of My Father 

17 (25) Neil Young - Heart of Gold 

18 (ne) Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo 

19 (ne) Tom Jones - The Young New Mexican Puppeteer 

20 (21) Olivia Newton-John - What is Life?

Nilsson's "Without You" entered its fourth week as the UK's best selling song on this date in 1972, but below him several new songs were about to make their own impression on the Top 20.

Surprisingly, The Chiffons led the pack of five new entries with a re-release of their 1966 American hit, Sweet Talkin' Guy. 1972 was fast becoming a year for recycling old singles and this was to become one of the most successful.

Elsewhere, there was no messing around from both Ringo Starr and Tom Jones as their latest releases landed directly in the Top 20.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (25th March 1972)

UK Singles Chart 25th March 1972

01 (01) Nilsson - Without You 

02 (03) The New Seekers - Beg, Steal or Borrow 

03 (02) Don McLean - American Pie 

04 (06) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 

05 (09) Lindisfarne - Meet Me on the Corner 

06 (05) Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion 

07 (21) Argent - Hold Your Head Up 

08 (07) Michael Jackson - Got to Be There 

09 (20) Les Crane - Desiderata 

10 (18) The Supremes - Floy Joy 

11 (08) The Chelsea Football Team - Blue is the Colour 

12 (04) Chicory Tip - Son of My Father 

13 (11) Donnie Elbert - I Can't Help Myself 

14 (19) The Partridge Family - It's One of Those Nights 

15 (10) Neil Reid - Mother of Mine 

16 (17) Wings - Give Ireland Back to the Irish 

17 (12) The Sweet - Poppa Joe 

18 (13) Slade - Look Wot You Dun 

19 (26) Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful to Last 

20 (22) The New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (RE)

Nilsson hangs on to number 1 spot for a 3rd week in a row as The New Seekers go above Don McLean, their previous Number 1 hit "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" is back in the top 20!! Gilbert O'Sullivan continues to rise up the chart with "Alone Again (Naturally" and is number 4. I remember the Argent track, even though I wasn't into rock music.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (March 18th 1972)

 UK Singles Chart 18th March 1972

01 (01) Nilsson - Without You 

02 (02) Don McLean - American Pie 

03 (04) The New Seekers - Beg, Steal or Borrow 

04 (03) Chicory Tip - Son of My Father 

05 (07) Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion 

06 (09) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 

07 (06) Michael Jackson - Got to Be There 

08 (05) The Chelsea Football Team - Blue is the Colour 

09 (10) Lindisfarne - Meet Me on the Corner 

10 (15) Neil Reid - Mother of Mine 

11 (16) Donnie Elbert - I Can't Help Myself 

12 (12) The Sweet - Poppa Joe 

13 (08) Slade - Look Wot You Dun 

14 (11) The Fortunes - Storm in a Teacup 

15 (17) Colin Blunstone - Say You Don't Mind 

16 (13) Badfinger - Day After Day 

17 (19) Wings - Give Ireland Back to the Irish 

18 (27) The Supremes - Floy Joy 

19 (25) The Partridge Family - It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)

20 (23) Les Crane - Desiderata

Nilsson hangs on to number 1 spot and Don McLean is at number 2 for the second week running. The New Seekers continue their rise up the charts and move into the top 3. Overall not much in this weeks chart to get excited about and there are quite a few songs I don't remember at all, Colin Blunstone with "Say You Don't Mind", Wings with "Give Ireland Back To The Irish", mind you I was never a Beatles fan and the track "Desiderata" by Les Crane. After dropping down the cahrts over the last few weeks, Neil Reid is back in the top 10!