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.