List of number-one singles of 1972 (Canada)
This is a list of the weekly Canadian RPM magazine[n 1] number one Top Singles chart of 1972.[n 2][n 3]
| Volume:Issue | Issue Date(s) | Song | Artist |
| 16:20 | 1 January | "Family Affair" | Sly and the Family Stone |
| 16:21 | 8 January | "Brand New Key" | Melanie |
| 16:22 | 15 January | ||
| 16:23 | 22 January | "American Pie" | Don McLean |
| 16:24 | 29 January | ||
| 16:25 | 5 February | ||
| 16:26 | 12 February | ||
| 17:1 | 19 February | ||
| 17:2 | 26 February | "Love Me, Love Me Love" | Frank Mills |
| 17:3 | 4 March | ||
| 17:4 | 11 March | "Without You" | Nilsson |
| 17:5 | 18 March | "Down by the Lazy River" | The Osmonds |
| 17:6 | 25 March | ||
| 17:7 | 1 April | "Cotton Jenny" | Anne Murray |
| 17:8 | 8 April | "Heart of Gold" | Neil Young |
| 17:9 | 15 April | "Puppy Love" | Donny Osmond |
| 17:10 | 22 April | ||
| 17:11 | 29 April | ||
| 17:12 | 6 May | "A Horse with No Name" | America |
| 17:13 | 13 May | "Heart of Gold" | Neil Young |
| 17:14 | 20 May | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Roberta Flack |
| 17:15 | 27 May | ||
| 17:16 | 3 June | ||
| 17:17 | 10 June | "Amazing Grace" | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
| 17:18 | 17 June | ||
| 17:19 | 24 June | ||
| 17:20 | 1 July | "Nice to Be with You" | Gallery |
| 17:21 | 8 July | ||
| 17:22 | 15 July | "Troglodyte" | Jimmy Castor |
| 17:23 | 22 July | ||
| 17:24 | 29 July | "Too Late to Turn Back Now" | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 17:25 | 5 August | ||
| 17:26 | 12 August | "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" | Wayne Newton |
| 18:1 | 19 August | "Alone Again (Naturally)" | Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 18:2 | 26 August | ||
| 18:3 | 2 September | ||
| 18:4 | 9 September | "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" | Looking Glass |
| 18:5 | 16 September | "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" | The Hollies |
| 18:6 | 23 September | ||
| 18:7 | 30 September | "Black and White" | Three Dog Night |
| 18:8 | 7 October | ||
| 18:9 | 14 October | ||
| 18:10 | 21 October | "My Ding-a-Ling" | Chuck Berry |
| 18:11 | 28 October | ||
| 18:12 | 4 November | ||
| 18:13 | 11 November | "Nights in White Satin" | The Moody Blues |
| 18:14 | 18 November | "Garden Party" | Rick Nelson |
| 18:15 | 25 November | "I Can See Clearly Now" | Johnny Nash |
| 18:16 | 2 December | ||
| 18:17 | 9 December | "I'd Love You to Want Me" | Lobo |
| 18:18 | 16 December | "I Am Woman" | Helen Reddy |
| 18:19 | 23 December | ||
| 18:20 | 30 December |
See also
[edit]- 1972 in music
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1972
- List of Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1972
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^
The magazine's weekly record charts were digitized by the AV Trust. The collection is archived by Library and Archives Canada here.
The PDF text search does not work unless you have additional software installed. You must view each entry on the chart for a match. - ^ A collection of all the .pdf files cited is available here.
- ^ On 21 March 1966, the chart became the RPM 100, as expanded to the top 100 singles.
External links
[edit]- Read about RPM Magazine at the AV Trust
- Search RPM charts here at Library and Archives Canada