Official Singles Chart Top 50

27 February 1972 - 04 March 1972

The Official UK Top 40 chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on official sales of sales of downloads, CD, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. The Top 40 is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, the full Top 100 is published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com.

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1	1	SON OF MY FATHER CHICORY TIP CBS	1	6	Buy Listen
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2	3	AMERICAN PIE DON MCLEAN UNITED ARTISTS	2	7	Buy Listen
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3	5	WITHOUT YOU NILSSON RCA	3	5	Buy Listen
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4	4	LOOK WOT YOU DUN SLADE POLYDOR	4	5	Buy
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5	8	GOT TO BE THERE MICHAEL JACKSON TAMLA MOTOWN	5	4	Buy Listen
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6	6	HAVE YOU SEEN HER THE CHI-LITES MCA	3	8	Buy Listen
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7	17	MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION PAUL SIMON CBS	7	3	Buy Listen
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8	7	STORM IN A TEACUP FORTUNES CAPITOL	7	6	Buy Listen
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9	15	BLUE IS THE COLOUR CHELSEA FOOTBALL TEAM PENNY FARTHING	9	2	Buy
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10	10	DAY AFTER DAY BADFINGER APPLE	10	6	Buy Listen
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11	14	POPPA JOE THE SWEET RCA	11	5	Buy Listen
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12	New	BEG, STEAL OR BORROW THE NEW SEEKERS POLYDOR	12	1	Buy Listen
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13	9	MOTHER OF MINE NEIL REID DECCA	2	10	Buy
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14	2	TELEGRAM SAM T. REX T.	1	6	Buy Listen
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15	13	I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) THE NEW SEEKERS POLYDOR	1	12	Buy Listen
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16	16	MY WORLD THE BEE GEES POLYDOR	16	6	Buy Listen
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17	28	SAY YOU DON'T MIND COLIN BLUNSTONE EPIC	17	4	Buy Listen
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18	11	ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU SONNY AND CHER MCA	8	8	Buy Listen
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19	39	I CAN'T HELP MYSELF DONNIE ELBERT AVCO	19	2	Buy
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20	12	LET'S STAY TOGETHER AL GREEN LONDON	7	9	Buy Listen
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21	49	GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH WINGS APPLE	21	2	Buy
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22	36	MEET ME ON THE CORNER LINDISFARNE CHARISMA	22	2	Buy Listen
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23	New	ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) GILBERT O'SULLIVAN MAM	23	1	Buy Listen
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24	18	BRAND NEW KEY MELANIE BUDDAH	4	10	Buy Listen
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25	26	THE PERSUADERS JOHN BARRY ORCHESTRA CBS	13	13	Buy Listen
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26	30	FLIRT JONATHAN KING DECCA	26	5	Buy Listen
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27	23	MOON RIVER GREYHOUND TROJAN	12	9	Buy Listen
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28	19	HORSE WITH NO NAME AMERICA WARNER BROTHERS	3	11	Buy Listen
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29	25	BABY I'M-A WANT YOU BREAD ELEKTRA	14	8	Buy Listen
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30	29	DAY BY DAY HOLLY SHERWOOD BELL	29	5	Buy
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31	22	WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO DONNIE ELBERT LONDON	8	9	Buy Listen
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32	40	THE BABY THE HOLLIES POLYDOR	32	2	Buy Listen
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33	47	IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY BELL	33	2	Buy Listen
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34	24	I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	6	14	Buy Listen
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35	27	SLEEPY SHORES JOHNNY PEARSON ORCHESTRA PENNY FARTHING	8	12	Buy
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36	42	LOVING YOU AIN'T EASY PAGLIARO PYE	36	3	Buy
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37	50	DESIDERATA LES CRANE WARNER BROTHERS	37	3	Buy Listen
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38	21	STAY WITH ME THE FACES WARNER BROTHERS	6	12	Buy Listen
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39	33	THEME FROM 'THE ONEDIN LINE' VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA DECCA	15	12




40	43	THE SPIRIT IS WILLING PETER STRAKER AND THE HANDS OF DR TELENY RCA	40	3	Buy
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41	32	MORNING HAS BROKEN CAT STEVENS ISLAND	9	10	Buy Listen
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42	35	JOHNNY B. GOODE JIMI HENDRIX TRACK	35	4	Buy Listen
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43	20	IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME STEVIE WONDER TAMLA MOTOWN	20	7	Buy Listen
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44	New	HOLD YOUR HEAD UP ARGENT EPIC	44	1	Buy Listen
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45	44	ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) BENNY HILL COLUMBIA	1	17	Buy Listen
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46	38	SUPERSTAR THE TEMPTATIONS TAMLA MOTOWN	32	5	Buy Listen
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47	New	TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK DECCA	47	1	Buy Listen
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48	34	NO MATTER HOW I TRY GILBERT O'SULLIVAN MAM	5	15	Buy Listen
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49	New	BROTHER C.C.S. RAK	49	1	Buy Listen
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50	New	FLOY JOY THE SUPREMES TAMLA MOTOWN	50	1	Buy Listen
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27 February 1972 - 04 March 1972

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