CANADA’S (RPM:Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES OF 1972
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 COTTON JENNY-ANNE MURRAY-MARCH 786 2 ALONE AGAIN(NATURALLY)-GILBERT O'SULLIVAN-August 628 3 AMERICAN PIE-DON McLEAN-January 622 4 HEART OF GOLD-NEIL YOUNG-April 612 5 I AM WOMAN-HELEN REDDY-December 604 6 SUNNY DAYS-LIGHTHOUSE-December 516 7 WITHOUT YOU-NILSSON-March 504 8 LONG COOL WOMAN(IN A BLACK DRESS)-Hollies-September 480 9 DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER-Osmonds-March 472 10 A HORSE WITH NO NAME-America-May 466 11 Cherish-David Cassidy-January 464 12 Puppy Love-Donny Osmond-April 462 13 Black And White-Three Dog Night-October 458 14 You Could Have Been A Lady-April Wine-May 458 15 Nights In White Satin-Moody Blues-November 450 16 Brand New Key-Melanie-January 446 17 Wild Eyes-Stampeders-July 444 18 Song Sung Blue-Neil Diamond-July 440 19 Daddy Don't Walk So Fast-Wayne Newton-August 436 20 Amazing Grace-Royal Scots Dragon Guards-June 432 21 Brandy-Looking Glass-September 430 22 Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me-Mac Davis-October 420 23 Day After Day-Badfinger-February 416 24 A Cowboys Work Is Never Done-Sonny & Cher-May 414 25 Hurting Each Other-Carpenters-February 414 26 Mother And Child Reunion-Paul Simon-March 410 27 Burning Love-Elvis Presley-November 386 28 I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash-November 382 29 Troglodyte-Jimmy Castor Bunch-July 368 30 Candy Man-Sammy Davis,Jr.-June 364 31 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face-Roberta Flack-May 360 32 Stay With Me-Faces-February 354 33 Never Been To Spain-Three Dog Night-February 352 34 Morning Has Broken-Cat Stevens-June 338 35 School's Out-Alice Cooper-August 332 36 Nice To Be With You-Gallery-July 332 37 Love Me Love Me Love-Frank Mills-February 332 38 Vincent-Don McLean-May 326 39 Something's Wrong With Me-Austin Roberts-December 324 40 I'd Love You To Want Me-Lobo-November 324 41 Listen To The Music-Doobie Brothers-November 322 42 You Don't Mess Around With Jim-Jim Croce-September 318 43 Sunshine-Jonathon Edwards-February 316 44 My Ding-A-Ling-Chuck Berry-November 306 45 Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts-December 300 46 I Believe In Music-Gallery-November 300 47 How Do You Do?-Mouth & McNeal-August 300 48 Back Off Boogaloo-Ringo Starr-May 294 49 Rock & Roll Part II-Gary Glitter-September 290 50 Saturday In The Park-Chicago-September 288 51 Everything I Own-Bread-March 288 52 Ventura Highway-America-December 284 53 Sweet Surrender-Bread-December 276 54 Beautiful Sunday-Daniel Boone-October 276 55 Go All The Way-Raspberries-October 272 56 I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing-New Seekers-February 266 57 Sylvia's Mother-Dr.Hook & The Medicine Show-June 264 58 Me & Julio Down By The School Yard-Paul Simon-May 258 59 Hey Girl-Donny Osmond-January 258 60 You Wear It Well-Rod Stewart-October 250 61 Rock And Roll Lullabye-B.J. Thomas-April 250 62 Too Late To Turn Back Now-Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose-August 242 63 Running Back To Saskatoon-Guess Who-December 240 64 The Family Of Man-Three Dog Night-May 240 65 Garden Party-Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band-November 232 66 Coconut-Nilsson-September 232 67 The Way Of Love-Cher-April 230 68 Goodbye To Love-Carpenters-September 228 69 Doctor My Eyes-Jackson Browne-May 224 70 Precious & Few-Climax-March 224 71 The Guitar Man-Bread-September 222 72 (Last Night)I Didn't Get To Sleep At All-Fifth Dimension-June 220 73 Baby Blue-Badfinger-May 216 74 All I Ever Need Is You-Sonny & Cher-January 216 75 Play Me-Neil Diamond-October 214 76 If I Could Reach You-Fifth Dimension-November 212 77 Tumbling Dice-Rolling Stones-June 212 78 Conquistador-Procol Harum-August 206 79 Take It Easy-Eagles-July 194 80 Monday Morning Choo-Stampeders-April 192 81 Then Came White Man-Stampeders-April 192 82 Hold Your Head Up-Argent-September 190 83 Good Friends-Poppy Family-March 190 84 Tight Rope-Leon Russell-November 188 85 I Need You-America-July 188 86 Masquerade-Edward Bear-July 178 87 Too Young-Donny Osmond-July 176 88 Ben-Michael Jackson-November 174 89 Taxi-Harry Chapin-May 174 90 Run To Me-Bee Gees-October 174 91 Hot Rod Lincoln-Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen-May 172 92 Everybody Plays The Fool-Main Ingredient-October 170 93 Sealed With A Kiss-Bobby Vinton-August 164 94 Rocket Man-Elton John-July 164 95 Anticipation-Carly Simon-February 164 96 Isn't Life Strange-Moody Blues-June 162 97 Old Man-Neil Young-June 156 98 Don't Do It-The Band-November 154 99 City Of New Orleans-Arlo Guthrie-November 152 100 Could It Be Forever-David Cassidy-April 150 101 Sweet Seasons-Carole King-March 150 102 Papa Was A Rollin' Stone-Temptations-December 144 103 It's One Of Those Nights-Partridge Family-January 140 104 Day By Day-Godspell-August 132 105 Roundabout-Yes-April 124 106 Speak To The Sky-Rick Springfield-October 122 107 Witchy Woman-Eagles-November 120 108 Honky Cat-Elton John-October 120 109 Operator-Jim Croce-December 120 110 Happy-Rolling Stones-August 118 111 Spaceman-Nilsson-November 110 112 Who Has The Answers-Andy Kim-August 110 113 Sour Suite-Guess Who-January 110 114 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes-Blue Haze-September 108 115 Motorcycle Mama-Sailcat-September 102 116 Levon-Elton John-February 98 117 I'll Be Around-Spinners-Atlantic-November 94 118 Hold Her Tight-Osmonds-August 90 119 No Good To Cry-Poppy Family-January 88 120 Layla-Derek & Dominos-August 86 121 Oh,Girl-Chi-Lites-June 82 122 Bang A Gong-T.Rex-March 76 123 Sugar Daddy-Jackson Five-February 76 124 One More Chance-Ocean-October 74 125 Diary-Bread-March 74 126 My World-Bee Gees-March 74 127 Black Dog-Led Zeppelin-March 74 128 Beautiful-Gordon Lightfoot-July 72 129 Outa Space-Billy Preston-A&M-July 72 130 Heratbroken Bopper-Guess Who-April 72 131 Mexican Lady-Steel River-February 72 132 Take It Slow-Lighthouse-January 72 133 Slippin' In The Darkness-War-May 70 134 Take The Blindness-Joey Gregrash-December 68 135 Why-Donny Osmond-October 68 136 Crazy Horses-Osmonds-December 38 137 Elected-Alice Cooper-November 36 138 Rockin' Robin-Michael Jackson-May 36 139 Day Dreaming-Aretha Franklin-May 36 140 Glory Bound-Grass Roots-April 36 141 Runnin' Away-Sly & Family Stone-March 36 142 Scorpio-Dennis Coffey-January 36 143 I Know (I'm Losing You)-Rod Stewart-January 36 144 Freddie's Dead-Curtis Mayfield-November 34 145 It's Going To Take Some Time-Carpenters-June 34 146 Suavecito-Malo-May 34 147 Every Day Of My Life-Bobby Vinton-May 34 148 Let's Stay Together-Al Green-February 34 149 One Monkey Don't Stop No Show-Honey Cone-January 34