UK POP CHART HISTORY - MAY 1972

This week's highest new entry comes in at number 11. It's Don McLeans second top twenty hit of the year. Even though it doesn't outsell 'American Pie' (his previous number 2 hit single), it will go on to give Don McLean his first and only UK chart topper.

TOP 20 SINGLES W/E May 27th 1972

TW

LW

SONG TITLE

ARTIST

1

1

Metal Guru

T.Rex

2

3

Could It Be Forever

David Cassidy

3

2

Amazing Grace

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

4

4

Come What May

Vicky Leandros

5

5

Rocket Man

Elton John

6

15

Oh Babe What Would You Say

Hurricane Smith

7

6

A Thing Called Love

Johnny Cash

8

8

At The Club / Saturday Night At The Movies

The Drifters

9

7

Tumbling Dice

The Rolling Stones

10

14

Leeds United

Leeds United FC

11

-

Vincent

Don McLean

12

19

Lady Eleanor

Lindisfarne

13

9

Radancer

Marmalade

14

-

A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Procol Harum

15

-

Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

Paul Simon

16

-

Sister Jane

New World

17

10

Run Run Run

Jo Jo Gunne

18

13

Take A Look Around

The Temptations

19

-

Isn't Life Strange

The Moody Blues

20

-

California Man

The Move

Last Week's Chart                 Next Week's Chart

Back to the 1972 Home Page