UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (12th August 1972)

UK Singles Chart 12th August 1972

01 (02) - Alice Cooper - School's Out 

02 (04) - Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle 

03 (05) - The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do 

04 (01) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love 

05 (03) - Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother 

06 (11) - Hot Butter - Popcorn 

07 (07) - Hawkwind - Silver Machine 

08 (08) - Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 

09 (06) - Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 

10 (09) - The New Seekers - Circles 

11 (12) - David Bowie - Starman 

12 (10) - The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine 

13 (13) - Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You 

14 (16) - The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow 

15 (14) - Mary Wells - My Guy 

16 (24) - Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning 

17 (20) - Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture 

18 (15) - The Who - Join Together 

19 (26) - The Bee Gees - Run to Me 

20 (17) - The Sweet - Little Willy

Donny Osmond had finally given up its stranglehold on the top of the UK charts, yielding to something altogether different in the form of Alice Cooper. The controversial rocker climbes to Number 1 with his first major international hit, "School's Out". 

In addition to that track, just six other records were climbing within the Top 20 - the biggest leap coming from Hot Butter with their electronic instrumental "Popcorn", rising five places to Number 6. 2 records enter the top 20, The Bee Gees with, "Run To Me" and Faron Young with, "It's Four In The Morning", another track I have no recollection of!