Tuesday, 3 March 2026

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.

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