What was the number one song on this day in 1972?

What was the number one song on this day in 1972?

On January 15, 1972, “American Pie,”, an epic poem in musical form that has long been etched in the American popular consciousness, hits #1 on the Billboard charts.

What was number one in the UK in 1972?

Amazing Grace
Best-selling singles

No. Title Artist
1 “Amazing Grace” The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
2 “Mouldy Old Dough” Lieutenant Pigeon
3 “Puppy Love” Donny Osmond
4 “Without You” Nilsson

What was the longest running number one song in 1972?

Neil Diamond’s “Song Sung Blue” was the year’s longest-running number one.

What was number one on the 27th July 1972?

UK Number Ones in 1972

Artist Song Title Date
Alice Cooper Schools Out 08-08-1972
Donny Osmond Puppy Love 04-07-1972
Slade Take Me Bak Ome 27-06-1972
Don McLean Vincent 13-06-1972

What was the number one rock and roll song in 1972?

Top 100 Rock & Roll Songs in 1972

Rank Song Title
1 Crocodile Rock Elton John ► Crocodile Rock
2 Layla Derek And The Dominos ► Layla
3 Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone The Temptations ► Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
4 Heart of Gold Neil Young ► Heart of Gold

What were the number one songs in 1972?

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972

No. Title Artist(s)
1 “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” Roberta Flack
2 “Alone Again (Naturally)” Gilbert O’Sullivan
3 “American Pie” Don McLean
4 “Without You” Harry Nilsson

What was the number one album in 1972?

Top Selling Albums: Early 1972

1 1.Roberta Flack First Take (1969) #1 26 weeks
2 2.Neil Young Harvest (1972) #1 25 weeks
#1 25 weeks
3 3.America America (1971) #1 22 weeks *Top 40 Debut*
#1 22 weeks *Top 40 Debut*

What are the Top 10 hits of 1972?

Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972

  • The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack.
  • Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan.
  • American Pie – Don McLean.
  • Without You – Nilsson.
  • The Candy Man – Sammy Davis Jr.
  • I Gotcha – Joe Tex.
  • Lean On Me – Bill Withers.
  • Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me – Mac Davis.

What was the top selling album of 1972?

The best-selling album relesased in 1972 is SIMON & GARFUNKEL`S GREATEST HITS by SIMON & GARFUNKEL which sold 18,544,092 copies.

Who was best selling artist in 1972?

What happened in the summer of 1972?

June 14–23 – Hurricane Agnes kills 117 on the U.S. east coast. June 15–18 – The first U.S. Libertarian Party National Convention is held in Denver, Colorado. Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee.

What foods were introduced in 1972?

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  • Shoe Goo.
  • Sir Grapefellow.
  • Smoki.
  • Snapple.
  • Stinking Bishop (cheese)
  • Stove Top stuffing.

What was the number 1 album in 1972?

Chart history

Issue date Album Artist(s)
July 1 Exile on Main St. The Rolling Stones
July 8
July 15 Honky Château Elton John
July 22

Who was best-selling artist in 1972?