Overall, fourteen different albums peaked at number one in 1972, with Various artists (4) having the most albums hit that position. I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony), Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, Eye Level (Theme From The Thames TV Series "Van Der Valk"), You're the First, the Last, My Everything, I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance), Excerpts From "The Roussos Phenomenon" (EP), Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs (Lowry's Song), When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman, "Key Dates in the History of the Official UK Charts", "God Save the Queen: The Sex Pistols take on charity track", "God Save the Queen at 40: how the Sex Pistols made the most controversial song in history", "International Certification Award levels", International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_UK_Singles_Chart_number_ones_of_the_1970s&oldid=974692506, Lists of UK Singles Chart number-one songs, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 August 2020, at 13:00. 1972 (9th April…

Swedish group, ABBA, were the most successful artist of the decade in terms of number-one singles. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). (which also featured McCartney). [1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. UK No 1 Singles 1972. The following record labels had five or more number ones on the UK Singles Chart during the 1970s. The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.
If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The 1971 postal strike meant that data had to be collected by telephone but this was deemed inadequate for a national chart, and by 1973 the BMRB was using motorcycle couriers to collect sales figures. This page was last edited on 24 December 2019, at 02:10. Last accessed September 30th, 2020, I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing – New Seekers, Amazing Grace – Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Long Haired Lover From Liverpool – Jimmy Osmond. In doing so it became the best-ever selling single beating the benchmark set by The Beatles' song "She Loves You" in 1963. The event cost £25,000, honoured music from the last 25 years and is considered to be the first BRIT Awards ceremony.[6][7].
They had seven number-ones: "Waterloo" (1974); "Mamma Mia", "Fernando" and "Dancing Queen" (all 1976); "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "The Name of the Game" (both 1977); and "Take a Chance on Me" (1978). The data was compiled on Monday and given to the BBC on Tuesday to be announced on Johnnie Walker's afternoon show and later published in Record Retailer (rebranded Music Week in 1972).