UK POP CHART HISTORY - APRIL 1972

Canadian singer songwriter Neil Young makes his UK top twenty debut at number 17 this week with 'Heart Of Gold'. Amazingly, this is the only Neil Young record that ever manages to make it into the UK top twenty.
The record will peak two weeks later at number 10.

TOP 20 SINGLES W/E April 1st 1972

TW

LW

SONG TITLE

ARTIST

1

1

Without You

Nilsson

2

2

Beg Steal Or Borrow

The New Seekers

3

4

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O' Sullivan

4

3

American Pie

Don McLean

5

7

Hold Your Head Up

Argent

6

5

Meet Me On The Corner

Lindisfarne

7

9

Desiderata

Les Crane

8

6

Mother And Child Reunion

Paul Simon

9

10

Floy Joy

The Supremes

10

8

Got To Be There

Michael Jackson

11

14

It's One Of Those Nights

The Partridge Family

12

11

Blue Is The Colour

The Chelsea Football Team

13

13

I Can't Help Myself

Donnie Elbert

14

19

Too Beautiful To Last

Engelbert Humperdinck

15

-

Sweet Talking Guy

The Chiffons

16

12

Son Of My Father

Chicory Tip

17

-

Heart Of Gold

Neil Young

18

-

Back Off Boogaloo

Ringo Starr

19

-

The Young New Mexican Puppeteer

Tom Jones

20

-

What Is Life

Olivia Newton-John

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