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

UK Singles Chart 22nd July 1972

01 (01) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love 

02 (02) - Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 

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

04 (05) - The New Seekers - Circles 

05 (07) - Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 

06 (06) - The Sweet - Little Willy 

07 (13) - The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do 

08 (03) - Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome 

09 (12) - The Who - Join Together 

10 (09) - Elvis Presley - American Trilogy 

11 (11) - Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day 

12 (29) - Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle 

13 (25) - The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow 

14 (23) - Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You 

15 (10) - Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin 

16 (16) - Love Unlimited - Walkin' in the Rain With The One I Love 

17 (44) - Alice Cooper - School's Out 

18 (20) - David Bowie - Starman 

19 (08) - Don McLean - Vincent 

20 (37) - Hawkwind - Silver Machine

Donny Osmond manages to hold on to the number 1 slot for another week, despite both Gary Glitter and Dr Hook & The Medicine Show pushing hard to claim the top spot. The New Seekers and Johnny Nash continue moving up the chart. 

This week Alice Cooper jumps into the top 20, at number 17 with the anthemic "Schools Out", oh I did like this record back then, his most recognizable and most successful track he recorded. Terry Dactly & The Dinosaurs also enter the top 20 at number 12 with "Seasise Shuffle", a track I am not familiar with. 

One of my favourite Bowie tracks, "Starman", enters at number 20 and also hitting the top 20 this week are The Partridge Family, with, "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do".