The 50 Best Selling UK Singles of 1972

It's 1972 this time with our countdown of the 50 best selling UK singles of the year.

More of Slade, T. Rex and The Sweet, with The New Seekers having a good year, along with Alice Cooper, Don McLean, Donny Osmond, Elton John, Gilbert O'Sullivan and David Cassidy... including an appearance by The Partridge Family!

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ALSO PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS:

UK TOP 30 / TOP 40 CHART SHOW, 1960

ANNUAL UK BEST SELLING SINGLES

THE ALBUMS OF EACH YEAR AND HOW MANY THEY HAVE SOLD GLOBALLY

[mykola_iegorov]

no autotune, no drum programming, no heavy sampling and rap! good times!

[maasaigeordie]

This is more like a history lesson than a music channel. Love it!

[lindaaitken]

This takes me back to my teenage years... bittersweet as i still had my parents and brother in 1972 ❤

[barsixful]

A friend down the street said come to his place to listen to his dads record player. We listened to DEEP PURPLE. I was like 10. It was awesome! And I’m still listening to it all today!

[stevenedwards]

Takes me back to my yesteryear, 70 now crikey moses, all the best songs have already been written compared to todays rubbish.

[paulhoughton]

What a great reminder of the very start of my journey with music firmly in the driving seat. I was 14 in 72 and just becoming aware of music as a powerful force in my life and still is to this day at 67. My tastes may have developed but this reminds me of every Thursday night glued to top of the pops and the chart rundown on radio one. Good times. Innocent times.

[ulrichmarquart]

Absolutely great... it brings back to many great memories and moments! And it assured me: The early 70s was the best time to be alive

[HWR]

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
(1968, Mary Hopkin)
Wenn die alten Leute sagten, früher war alles besser, haben wir gelacht. Und jetzt sind wir selbst alt und sagen das gleiche. 😊
Thanks a lot for the medley which was also a time journey.

[morris]

All these singles were the backdrop to my youth. All of these singles are from the best period in popular music. In 1973 I discovered Pink Floyd, but that is a different chapter.

[rebeccah.]

Still very much miss Marc Bolan's voice, guitar and songs -- so ahead of his time.

[Celticcross]

Great Music listening to the top 20 on a Thursday lunch time, then Top of the Pops on a Thursdays night at 7pm..MUSIC all around🎉

[McMackieMc]

I would go back to 1972 in a heartbeat and stay there forever. My favourite ever year for music and time with the love of my (young) life ❤

[magirusdeutzjupiter]

Gosh I was 11 years old, good old days. Thanks.

[moxfulder]

I was 12 and recorded these from the radio/totp, (especially David Cassidy) with the new cassette recorder I had got for Christmas, it was the best present Id ever had 🙂

[bluediamond]

This is a great compilation of hits from a truly wonderful period in time. I'm so glad I lived it.

[SallyEbsworth-gv]

Love that you play the music with no annoying narrative, nice walk down memory lane thank you !

[PaulineEdwards-ogim]

So many lovely memories...16 then what a different world we live in now😢

[darbyogill]

Love the 70's and always do the songs in Karaoke at home, I need that nostalgic connection, I want that time back so much....all 70s posters will understand what I mean❤

[ewaf]

Great times, great music. I was just 14 back then.

Thanks for upload

[atzengruber]

1972- the year I discovered music and T. Rex at the age of 12. Hit me like a truck 🛻