Monday, 9 March 2026

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (26th August 1972)

 UK Singles Chart 26th August 1972


  • 01 (01) - Alice Cooper - School's Out 
  • 02 (07) - Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well 
  • 03 (03) - Hawkwind - Silver Machine 
  • 04 (11) - Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes 
  • 05 (02) - Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle 
  • 06 (05) - Hot Butter - Popcorn 
  • 07 (13) - Derek and the Dominos - Layla 
  • 08 (06) - The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do 
  • 09 (14) - The Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture 
  • 10 (04) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love 
  • 11 (09) - The Bee Gees - Run to Me 
  • 12 (10) - Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning 
  • 13 (15) - Little Eva - The Loco-Motion 
  • 14 (25) - Blackfoot Sue - Standing in the Road 
  • 15 (16) - Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 
  • 16 (08) - Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother 
  • 17 (24) - Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling 
  • 18 (12) - Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 
  • 19 (21) - The New Seekers - Circles (RE-ENTRY)
  • 20 (47) - Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me
  • Alice Cooper holds off the challenge of Rod Stewart, and stays at number 1 for another week, Rod's "You Wear It Well" is at number 2 this week.

    Mott The Hoople climb 7 places to number 4, with ELO and Derek & The Domino's also continuing to rise in the chart.

    3 artists enter the top 20 this week, Blackfoot Sue at number 14, Jackie Wilson at number 17, and Lyndsey De Paul at number 20, The New Seekers re-enter the top 20 at number 19.

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