UK POP CHART HISTORY - DECEMBER 1972

Yet another sixties re-issue gets into the top 20 this week. The Moody Blues achieve the highest new entry at number 15 with a re-release of their 1967 hit, 'Nights In White Satin'.
Just one place below them, John and Yoko's 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)', makes its first of many appearances in the UK's Christmas charts. The Four Tops make yet another visit to the UK top 20 at number 18, with one of their more forgettable hits.
Finally, at number 20, that awful marching band are back to destroy the seasonal standard, 'Little Drummer Boy'. Thankfully, this will be their last visit (hopefully) to the UK top 20.

TOP 20 SINGLES W/E December 16th 1972

TW

LW

SONG TITLE

ARTIST

1

1

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry

2

3

Gudbuy T' Jane

Slade

3

2

Crazy Horses

The Osmonds

4

8

Solid Gold Easy Action

T.Rex

5

9

Long Haired Lover From Liverpool

Little Jimmy Osmond

6

6

Why

Donny Osmond

7

5

Crocodile Rock

Elton John

8

7

Ben

Michael Jackson

9

4

Angel / What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)

Rod Stewart

10

16

Shotgun Wedding

Roy C

11

13

Stay With Me

Blue Mink

12

10

Lookin' Through The Windows

The Jackson 5

13

11

Rock Me Baby

David Cassidy

14

12

Lay Down

Strawbs

15

-

Nights In White Satin

The Moody Blues

16

-

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band

17

17

Hi-Ho Silver Lining

Jeff Beck

18

-

Keeper Of The Castle

The Four Tops

19

18

Help Me Make It Through The Night

Gladys Knight And The Pips

20

-

Little Drummer Boy

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

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