AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (AMR) TOP SINGLES FOR 1972
No.Song-Artist-Peak Month 1-PUPPY LOVE-DONNY OSMOND-AUGUST 2-WITHOUT YOU/GOTTA GET UP-NILSSON-April 3-POPCORN-HOT BUTTER-November 4-AMERICAN PIE-DON McLEAN-March 5-THE RANGER'S WALTZ-MOM & DADS-March 6-BOPPIN' THE BLUES-BLACKFEATHER-October 7-DADDY DON'T WALK SO FAST-WAYNE NEWTON-September 8-THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE-Roberta Flack-June 9-CCHERISH-David Cassidy-January 10-AMAZING GRACE-Pipes & Drums & The Military Band Of The Royal Scots-June 11-Brand New Key-Melanie-February 12-Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy-The Aztecs-April 13-Alone Again(Naturally)-Gilbert O'Sullivan-July 14-Long Haired Lover From Liverpool-Little Jimmy Osmond-August 15-Sylvia's Mother-Dr.Hook-July 16-Long Cool Woman In a Black Dress-Hollies-September 17-Ernie(The Fastest Milkman In The West)-Benny Hill-February 18-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Partridge Family-October 19-Imagine-John Lennon-January 20-Rock And Roll Part II/Part I-Gary Glitter-September 21-Day By Day-Colleen Hewett & Judy Stone-January 22-A Horse With No Name-America-May 23-Hurting Each Other-Carpenters-June 24-The Candy Man-Sammy Davis,Jr.-August 25-Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me-Mac Davis-November 26-Ben-Michael Jackson-December 27-Run To Me/Road To Alaska-Bee Gees-October 28-Morning Has Broken/I Want To Live In A Wigwam-Cat Stevens-May 29-My World/On Time-Bee Gees-March 30-Desiderata(Child Of The Universe)-Les Crane-January 31-Vincent/Castles In The Air-Don McLean-June 32-Redback On The Toilet Seat-Slim Newton-August 33-Joy-Apollo 100-April 34-Burning Love-Elvis Presley-November 35-Song Sung Blue-Neil Diamond-July 36-Marshall's Portable Music Machine-Robin Jolley-July 37-The Happiest Girl In The U.S.A.-Donna Fargo-December 38-The Promised Land-Dave Edmunds-October 39-How Do You Do-Jigsaw-June 40-Nice To Be With You-Gallery-July 41-Captain Zero-The Mixtures-February 42-(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All-Fifth Dimension-August 43-Rock Me Baby-David Cassidy & John Farnham-November 44-Garden Party-Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band-November 45-Conquistador-Procol Harum-September 46-Sugar Me-Lynsey De Paul-November 47-Kings Of The World-Mississippi-November 48-Maggie May/Reason to Believe-Rod Stewart-January 49-Coz I Luv You-Slade-March 50-Beautiful Sunday-Daniel Boone-August 51-It's Four In The Morning-Faron Young-July 52-Mother And Child Reunion-Paul Simon-May 53-So Tough-Johnny O'Keefe-October 54-Day After Day-Badfinger-April 55-Peace Train/Tuesday's Dead-Cat Stevens-January 56-Theme From "Shaft"-Isaac Hayes-February 57-Baby I'm A Want You-Bread-February 58-Gypsys,Tramps And Thieves-Cher-January 59-You're A Lady-Peter Skellern-December 60-Take Me Back 'Ome-Slade-September 61-Sealed With A Kiss-Bobby Vinton-December 62-Black Dog-Led Zeppelin-March 63-Everything I Own-Bread-June 64-Superman/Take Me Back-Alison McCallum-April 65-Banks of the Ohio-Olivia Newton-John-January 66-I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing-New Seekers-March 67-Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey-Paul & Linda McCartney-January 68-(Is This The Way To)Amarillo-Tony Christie-March 69-Rainbow On The River/We'll Meet Again-Jamie Redfern-December 70-Crazy Mama-J.J. Cale-May 71-Brandy-Scott English-May 72-Rocket Man/Tiny Dancer-Elton John-August 73-Shame And Scandal-Johnny Chester & Jigsaw-April 74-Oh,Babe What Would You Say-Hurricane Smith-October 75-Brandy (You?re A Fine Girl)-Looking Glass-October 76-You Wear It Well-Rod Stewart-November 77-Too Young-Donny Osmond-November 78-Gypsy Queen-Country Radio-August 79-Softly Whispering I Love You-The Congregation-May 80-Metal Guru-T.Rex-August 81-A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done-Sonny & Cher-May 82-Live With Friends-Russell Morris-May 83-Love Is A Beautiful Song-Dave Mills-November 84-Follow Your Drum-Don Fardon-March 85-Gonna See My Baby Tonight-The La De Da's-January 86-I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash-December 87-You Are Everything-The Stylistics-April 88-Rockin' Robin-Michael Jackson-May 89-Pasadena-John Paul Young-February 90-Hooky Jo-Rick Springfield-July 91-Show Me The Way-Brian Cadd & Don Mudie 92-Could It Be Forever-David Cassidy-June 93-Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day-Gilbert O?Sullivan-September 94-Military Madness-Graham Nash-January 95-The Witch Queen of New Orleans-Redbone-January 96-Heart Of Gold-Neil Young-May 97-Go All The Way-Raspberries-November 98-Heyken's Second Serenade-The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards-October 99-Troglodyte (Cave Man)-Jimmy Castor Bunch-August 100-Baby Blue-Badfinger-June 101-Empty Chairs-Don McLean-March 102-Freedom Come,Freedom Go-Fortunes-January 103-Here Come The Aussies-The Australian Cricket Team 1972-September 104-There Are Too Many Saviours On My Cross (Ulster 1972)-Richard Harris-December 105-Children Of The Revolution-T Rex-December 106-Back Off Boogaloo-Ringo Starr-June