UK Singles Chart (1972)

W/E	Artist	Song	Weeks at No.1	Comments
8th Jan	New Seekers	I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)	4	First UK No 1 for this band, formed by a member of the Seekers with a song that started as a Coca Cola TV advert.
5th Feb	T Rex	Telegram Sam	2	3rd UK No. 1 and their first hit for the glam rockers' new record company, from their album "Slider".
19th Feb	Chicory Tip	Son Of My Father	3	Written by Giorgio Moroder. This was the first No 1 to feature a Moog Synthesiser.
11th Mar	Nilsson	Without You	5	Suicide inspired song written by two members of Badfinger, who both later committed suicide.
15th Apr	The Pipes & Drums & Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	Amazing Grace	5	The old favourite traditional hymn as played by this Scottish military bagpipe band. It was the best-selling single of the year but remained their only UK No 1.
20th May	T Rex	Metal Guru	4	A 4th and final No 1 for Marc Bolan who continued to chart regularly over the next couple of years.
17th Jun	Don McLean	Vincent	2	First UK No 1 with this song about Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. McLean's best known song, the classic, "American Pie" only ever reached No 2 for him.
1st Jul	Slade	Take Me Back 'ome	1	2nd UK No 1 for the Midlands glam rockers featuring Noddy Holder on vocals.
8th Jul	Donny Osmond	Puppy Love	5	First UK No 1 for a member of the squeaky clean family act from Utah with a song written by Paul Anka.
12th Aug	Alice Cooper	School's Out	3	Only ever UK No 1 for shock rocker Alice Cooper with this School Disco classic.
2nd Sep	Rod Stewart	You Wear It Well	1	2nd UK No 1 for "Rod the Mod" with this old favourite.
9th Sep	Slade	Mama were all crazee now	3	A 3rd UK No 1 for the Wolverhampton boys who were on a roll of chart successes.
30th Sep	David Cassidy	How Can I Be Sure	2	First UK No 1 for this star of US TV series the Partridge Family. His solo career was more successful in the UK than at home.
14th Oct	Lieutenant Pigeon	Mouldy Old Dough	4	Only ever UK No 1 for this Coventry based group which included a mother and son in the line up.
11th Nov	Gilbert O'Sullivan	Clair	2	First UK No 1 for this Irishman who dressed as a 1920s worker in flat cap, braces and baggy trousers.
25th Nov	Chuck Berry	My Ding-A-Ling	4	Respected pioneer of R&B and rock 'n' roll, whose only UK No 1 was this live, innuendo-laden novelty song.
23rd Dec	Little Jimmy Osmond	Long Haired Lover From Liverpool	5	Osmond family member with an Xmas novelty song, and who at the age of 9 became the youngest chart topper ever.