Issue number
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Date
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Cover
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Top album
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Top single
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1303
|
1 January 1972
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T. Rex
|
Electric Warrior by T. Rex
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'Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In the West)' by Benny Hill
|
1304
|
8 January 1972
|
Family, Curved Air, and Fleetwood Mac
|
Electric Warrior by T. Rex
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'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)' by the New Seekers
|
1305
|
15 January 1972
|
Cat Stevens
|
Electric Warrior by T. Rex
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'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)' by the New Seekers
|
1306
|
22 January 1972
|
T. Rex
|
Electric Warrior by T. Rex
|
'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)' by the New Seekers
|
1307
|
29 January 1972
|
The Rolling Stones
|
Concert for Bangladesh by George Harrison
|
'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)' by the New Seekers
|
1308
|
5 February 1972
|
Marc Bolan
|
Electric Warrior by T. Rex
|
'Telegram Sam' by T. Rex
|
1309
|
12 February 1972
|
Chuck Berry
|
Teaser and the Firecat by Cat Stevens
|
'Telegram Sam' by T. Rex
|
1310
|
19 February 1972
|
Joe Cocker
|
Teaser and the Firecat by Cat Stevens
|
'Son of My Father' by Chicory Tip
|
1311
|
26 February 1972
|
Humble Pie, and Viv Stanshall
|
Neil Reid by Neil Reid
|
'Son of My Father' by Chicory Tip
|
1312
|
4 March 1972
|
Neil Young
|
Paul Simon by Paul Simon
|
'American Pie' by Don McLean
|
1313
|
11 March 1972
|
Marc Bolan
|
Harvest by Neil Young
|
'Without You' by Nilsson
|
1314
|
18 March 1972
|
Steve Marriott
|
Paul Simon by Paul Simon
|
'Without You' by Nilsson
|
1315
|
25 March 1972
|
T. Rex
|
Paul Simon by Paul Simon
|
'Without You' by Nilsson
|
1316
|
1 April 1972
|
Stephen Stills, and Manassas
|
Paul Simon by Paul Simon
|
'Without You' by Nilsson
|
1317
|
8 April 1972
|
Joe Cocker
|
Fog on the Tyne by Lindisfarne
|
'Without You' by Nilsson
|
1318
|
15 April 1972
|
The Beach Boys
|
Harvest by Neil Young
|
'Without You' by Nilsson
|
1319
|
22 April 1972
|
The Rolling Stones
|
Harvest by Neil Young
|
'Amazing Grace' by Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Pipes, Drums & Band
|
1320
|
29 April 1972
|
T.Rex
|
Harvest by Neil Young
|
'Amazing Grace' by Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Pipes, Drums & Band
|
1321
|
6 May 1972
|
T.Rex
|
Machine Head by Deep Purple
|
'Amazing Grace' by Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Pipes, Drums & Band
|
1322
|
13 May 1972
|
Rod Stewart
|
Machine Head by Deep Purple
|
'Amazing Grace' by Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Pipes, Drums & Band
|
1323
|
20 May 1972
|
Mick Jagger, and Wishbone Ash
|
Fog on the Tyne by Lindisfarne
|
'Metal Guru' by T. Rex
|
1324
|
27 May 1972
|
Janis Joplin, and the Beach Boys
|
Bolan Boogie by T. Rex
|
'Metal Guru' by T. Rex
|
1325
|
3 June 1972
|
Joe Cocker
|
Bolan Boogie by T. Rex
|
'Metal Guru' by T. Rex
|
1326
|
10 June 1972
|
Maggie Bell
|
Bolan Boogie by T. Rex
|
'Metal Guru' by T. Rex
|
1327
|
17 June 1972
|
The Rolling Stones
|
Exile on Main St by the Rolling Stones
|
'Vincent' by Don McLean
|
1328
|
24 June 1972
|
T. Rex
|
20 Dynamic Hits by various artists
|
'Vincent' by Don McLean
|
1329
|
1 July 1972
|
Jethro Tull
|
American Pie by Don McLean
|
'Vincent' by Don McLean
|
1330
|
8 July 1972
|
Paul McCartney
|
American Pie by Don McLean
|
'Take Me Bak 'ome' by Slade
|
1331
|
15 July 1972
|
David Bowie
|
20 Dynamic Hits by various artists
|
'Puppy Love' by Donny Osmond
|
1332
|
22 July 1972
|
Donny Osmond
|
American Pie by Don McLean
|
'Puppy Love' by Donny Osmond
|
1333
|
29 July 1972
|
Alvin Lee
|
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits by Simon and Garfunkel
|
'Puppy Love' by Donny Osmond
|
1334
|
5 August 1972
|
Rod Stewart
|
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits by Simon and Garfunkel
|
'Puppy Love' by Donny Osmond
|
1335
|
12 August 1972
|
Stephen Stills
|
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits by Simon and Garfunkel
|
'School's Out' by Alice Cooper
|
1336
|
19 August 1972
|
Alice Cooper
|
Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart
|
'School's Out' by Alice Cooper
|
1337
|
26 August 1972
|
Marc Bolan
|
Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart
|
'School's Out' by Alice Cooper
|
1338
|
2 September 1972
|
Slade
|
Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart
|
'You Wear It Well' by Rod Stewart
|
—
|
9 September 1972
|
no issue due to strike action
|
—
|
—
|
1339
|
16 September 1972
|
Elvis Presley, and Mott the Hoople
|
Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart
|
'You Wear It Well' by Rod Stewart
|
1340
|
23 September 1972
|
Free
|
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits by Simon and Garfunkel
|
'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' by Slade
|
1341
|
30 September 1972
|
John Lennon
|
Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart
|
'Children of the Revolution' by T. Rex
|
1342
|
7 October 1972
|
Ten Years After
|
Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart
|
'How Can I Be Sure' by David Cassidy
|
1343
|
14 October 1972
|
Hawkwind, and Alice Cooper
|
Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart
|
'Mouldy Old Dough' by Lieutenant Pigeon
|
1344
|
21 October 1972
|
Curved Air
|
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits by Simon and Garfunkel
|
'Mouldy Old Dough' by Lieutenant Pigeon
|
1345
|
28 October 1972
|
David Cassidy
|
20 All Time Hits of the 50's by various artists
|
'Mouldy Old Dough' by Lieutenant Pigeon
|
1346
|
4 November 1972
|
T. Rex
|
20 All Time Hits of the 50's by various artists
|
'Mouldy Old Dough' by Lieutenant Pigeon
|
1347
|
11 November 1972
|
Led Zeppelin
|
20 All Time Hits of the 50's by various artists
|
'Clair' by Gilbert O'Sullivan
|
1348
|
18 November 1972
|
The Faces
|
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits by Simon and Garfunkel
|
'Clair' by Gilbert O'Sullivan
|
1349
|
25 November 1972
|
Family
|
Back to Front by Gilbert O'Sullivan
|
'My Ding-a-Ling' by Chuck Berry
|
1350
|
2 December 1972
|
Chuck Berry
|
25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats by various artists
|
'My Ding-a-Ling' by Chuck Berry
|
1351
|
9 December 1972
|
Slade
|
25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats by various artists
|
'My Ding-a-Ling' by Chuck Berry
|
1352
|
16 December 1972
|
The Who
|
25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats by various artists
|
'My Ding-a-Ling' by Chuck Berry
|
1353
|
23 December 1972
|
The Rolling Stones
|
25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats by various artists
|
'Long Haired Lover from Liverpool' by Little Jimmy Osmond
|
1354
|
30 December 1972
|
Jimi Hendrix
|
20 All Time Hits of the 50's by various artists
|
'Long Haired Lover from Liverpool' by Little Jimmy Osmond
|