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45 R.P.M. Releases

January
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
January 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"Roundabout"

B Side
"Long Distance Runaround"
YES		 Atlantic
45-2854
6 January 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"The Way of Love"

B Side
"Don't Put It On Me"
CHER		 Kapp
KS-2158
7 January 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Day After Day"

B Side
"Sweet Tuesday Morning"
BADFINGER		 Apple
APPLE 40
12 January 1971 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"A Horse With No Name"

B Side
"Everyone I Meet Is From California"
AMERICA		 Warner Bros.
WB 7555
14 January 1972 UK Flag
UK
A Side
"My World"

B Side
"On Time"
THE BEE GEES		   Polydor 2058-185
Polydor
2058 185
14 January 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"I'm a Greedy Man - Part 1"

B Side
"I'm a Greedy Man - Part 2"
JAMES BROWN		   Polydor
2066 153
14 January 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Changes"

B Side
"Andy Warhol"
DAVID BOWIE		 RCA Victor
RCA 2160
14 January 1972 UK Flag
UK
A Side
"Son Of My Father"

B Side
"Pride Comes Before A Fall"
CHICORY TIP		 CBS 7737
CBS
CBS 7737
14 January 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Got to Be There"

B Side
"Maria (You Were The Only One)"
MICHAEL JACKSON		 Tamla Motown
TMG 797
21 January 1972 UK Flag
UK
A Side
"American Pie - Part One"

B Side
"American Pie - Part Two"
DON McLEAN		 United Artists Records
UP 35325
21 January 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Joy"

B Side
"Tamara"
APOLLO 100		 A Side
(J. S. Bach Trad: Tom Parker)

B Side
(Brian Hunter - Tom Parker - Tony Ritchie)		 Young Blood YB 1034
Young Blood
YB 1034
21 January 1972 UK Flag
UK
A Side
"Telegram Sam"

B Side
B1: "Cadilac"
B2: "Baby Strange"
T.REX		 A Side
(Marc Bolan)

B Side
B1: (Marc Bolan)
B2: (Marc Bolan)		 T.REX 101
T.REX 101
21 January 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Together Let's Find Love"

B Side
"Never My Love"
THE 5TH DIMENSION		 Bell
BELL 1207
21 January 1972 UK Flag
UK
A Side
"Without You"

B Side
"Gotta Get Up"
NILSSON		 RCA Victor RCA 2165
RCA Victor
2165
(74-0604)
22 January 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"Heart of Gold"

B Side
"Sugar Mountain"
NEIL YOUNG		 Reprise Records
REP 1065
28 January 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Hurting Each Other"

B Side
"Maybe It's You"
THE CARPENTERS		 A&M
AMS 885
28 January 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Look Wot You Dun"

B Side
"Candidate"
SLADE		   Polydor
2058 195
29 January 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"How Do You Do"

B Side
"Land Of Milk And Honey"
MOUTH & MacNEAL		 Philips
40715

February
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
February 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"Tiny Dancer"

B Side
"Razor Face"
ELTON JOHN		   Uni
55318
February 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done"

B Side
"Somebody"
SONNY & CHER		 A side
(Sonny Bono)

B side
(Sonny Bono)		 Kapp KS-2163
Kapp
KS-2163
February 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"The Day I Found Myself"

B Side
"When Will It End"
HONEY CONE		 Hot Wax
HS 7113
February 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"Doctor My Eyes"

B Side
"Looking Into You"
JACKSON BROWNE		 Asylum
AS-11004
February 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA"

B Side
"The Awareness Of Nothing"
DONNA FARGO		 Dot
DOA-17409
February 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Hold Your Head Up"

B Side
"Keep On Rollin'"
ARGENT		 Epic
S EPC 7786
February 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"Nice To Be With You"

B Side
"Ginger Haired Man"
GALLERY		 Sussex
SUX 232
February 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"Suavecito"

B Side
"Nena"
MALO		 Warner Bros.
WB 7559
February 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"Taxi"

B Side
"Empty"
HARRY CHAPIN		 Elektra
EK-45770
11 February 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Sweet Seasons"

B Side
"Pocket Money"
CAROLE KING		 A&M / Ode
AMS 887
11 February 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Mother and Child Reunion"

B Side
"Paranoia Blues"
PAUL SIMON		 CBS
S 7793
12 February 1972 USA Flag
USA		 A Side
"Hot Rod Lincoln"

B Side
"My Home In My Hand"
COMMANDER CODY AND HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN		 Paramount
PAA-0146
18 February 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Alone Again (Naturally)"

B Side
"Save It"
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN		 MAM
66
18 February 1972 UK Flag
UK
A Side
"Give Ireland Back to the Irish"

B Side
"Give Ireland Back To The Irish
(Version)"
WINGS		 Apple
R 5936
18 February 1972
A Side
"Mouldy Old Dough"

B Side
"The Villain"
LIEUTENANT PIGEON		 Decca F 13278
Decca
F 13278
18 February 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"The Way of Love"

B Side
"Fire and Rain"
CHER		 MCA
MU 1148
18 February 1972 A Side
"Jesus"

B Side
"Mister Cloud"
CLIFF RICHARD		 Columbia
DB 8864
24 February 1972 A Side
"Day Dreaming"

B Side
"I've Been Loving You Too Long"
ARETHA FRANKLIN		 Atlantic
45-2866
25 February 1972 A Side
"Beautiful Sunday"

B Side
"Truly Julie"
DANIEL BOONE		 Penny Farthing
PEN 781
25 February 1972 A Side
"Beg, Steal or Borrow"

B Side
"One By One"
THE NEW SEEKERS		 Polydor
2058 201
25 February 1972 A Side
"Floy Joy"

B Side
"This Is The Story"
SUPREMES		 Tamla Motown
TMG 804

March
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
March 1972 A Side
"Day by Day"

B Side
"Bless The Lord"
GODSPELL		 Bell
45,210
March 1972 A Side
"The Family of Man"

B Side
"Going In Circles"
THREE DOG NIGHT		 Dunhill
D-4306
March 1972 A Side
"Jump into the Fire"

B Side
"The Moonbeam Song"
HARRY NILSSON		 RCA Victor
74-0673
March 1972 A Side
"Lean on Me"

B Side
"Better Off Dead"
BILL WITHERS		 Sussex
SUX 235
3 March 1972 A Side
"Clean Up Woman"

B Side
"I'll Love You Forever"
BETTY WRIGHT		 Atlantic
K 10143
3 March 1972 A Side
"Down by the Lazy River"

B Side
"He's The Light Of The World"
THE OSMONDS		 MGM
2006 096
3 March 1972 A Side
"I Gotcha"

B Side
"A Mother's Prayer"
JOE TEX		 Mercury
6052 129
3 March 1972 A Side
"Rock and Roll Part 1"

B Side
"Rock and Roll Part 2"
GARY GLITTER		 Bell
BELL 1216
6 March 1972 A Side
"Baby Blue"

B Side
"Flying"
BADFINGER		 Apple Records
1844
10 March 1972 A Side
" Footstompin' Music "

B Side
" I Come Tumblin' "
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD		 Capitol
CL 15709
10 March 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Legend In Your Own Time"

B Side
"Julie Through The Glass"
CARLY SIMON		   Elektra
K 12043
17 March 1972 A Side
"Back Off Boogaloo"

B Side
"Blindman"
RINGO STARR		 Apple Records
R 5944
17 March 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"Come What May (Après Toi)"

B Side
"Take A Little Time"
VICKY LEANDROS		 Philips
6000 049
17 March 1972 A Side
"Everything I Own"

B Side
"I Don't Love You"
BREAD		 Elektra
K 12041
17 March 1972 A Side
"Never Been to Spain"

B Side
"Peace Of Mind"
THREE DOG NIGHT		 Prode
PRO 554
17 March 1972 A Side
"Run Run Run"

B Side
"Take It Easy"
JO JO GUNNE		 Asylum
AYM 501
24 March 1972
A Side
"Amazing Grace"
PIPES AND DRUMS AND MILITARY BAND OF THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS

B Side
"Cornet Carillon"
MILITARY BAND OF THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS		 RCA 2191
RCA
2191
24 March 1972 A Side
"Two Divided by Love"

B Side
"Let It Go"
THE GRASS ROOTS		 Probe
PRO 553
24 March 1972
A Side
"Vincent"

B Side
"Castles In The Air"
DON McLEAN		 United Artists UP 35359
United Artists
UP 35359
30 March 1972 A Side
"Cotton Jenny"

B Side
"Please Smile"
ANNE MURRAY		 Capitol
CL 15716
30 March 1972 A Side
"I Saw The Light"

B Side
"Marlene"
TODD RUNDGREN		 Bearsville
K 15502
30 March 1972 A Side
"No One to Depend On"

B Side
"Taboo"
SANTANA		 CBS
S 7842

April
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
April 1972 A Side
"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"

B Side
"Echo Valley 2-6809"
WAYNE NEWTON		 Chelsea
78-0100
April 1972 A Side
"Diary"

B Side
"Down On My Knees"
BREAD		 Elektra
EK-45784
April 1972 A Side
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right"

B Side
"Puttin' Game Down"
LUTHER INGRAM		 KoKo
KOA-2111
April 1972 A Side
"Immigration Man"

B Side
"Whole Cloth"
GRAHAM NASH & DAVID CROSBY		 Atlantic
45-2873
April 1972 A Side
"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"

B Side
"Congratulations"
PAUL SIMON		 CBS
S 7964
April 1972 A Side
"Motorcycle Mama"

B Side
"Rainbow Road"
SAILCAT		 Elektra
EK-45782
April 1972 A Side
"Old Man"

B Side
"The Needle And The Damage Done"
NEIL YOUNG		 Reprise
REP 1084
April 1972 A Side
"Someday Never Comes"

B Side
"Tearin' Up The Country"
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL		 Fantasy
676
April 1972 A Side
"Too Late to Turn Back Now"

B Side
"Lift Your Love Higher"
CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE		 United Artists
50910
7 April 1972 A Side
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"

B Side
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
ROBERTA FLACK		 Atlantic
K 10161
7 April 1972 A Side
"Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)"

B Side
1 "Holiday Inn"
2 "Goodbye"
ELTON JOHN		 DJM
DJM 501
14 April 1972 A Side
"California Man"

B Side
1 "Do Ya"
2 "Etta James"
THE MOVE		 Harvest
HAR 5050
14 April 1972 A Side
"Look What You Done for Me"

B Side
"I've Never Found A Girl"
AL GREEN		 London
HLU 10369
14 April 1972 A Side
"Tumbling Dice"

B Side
"Sweet Black Angel"
THE ROLLING STONES		 Rolling Stones
RS 19103
21 April 1972 A Side
"In the Rain"

B Side
"Get Up And Get Down"
DRAMATICS		 Stax
2025 101
21 April 1972 A Side
"Isn't Life Strange"

B Side
"After You Came"
THE MOODY BLUES		 Threshold
TH 9
21 April 1972 A Side
"Oh Girl"

B Side
"Being In Love"
THE CHI-LITES		 MCA
MU 1156
21 April 1972 A Side
"Sylvia's Mother"

B Side
"Makin' It Natural"
DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW		 CBS
S 7929
24 April 1972 A Side
"Woman Is the Nigger of the World"
JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND with ELEPHANTS MEMORY and THE INVISIBLE STRINGS

B Side
"Sisters O Sisters"
YOKO ONO / PLASTIC ONO BAND with ELEPHANTS MEMORY and THE INVISIBLE STRINGS		 Apple
1848
26 April 1972 A Side
"I Need You"

B Side
"Riverside"
AMERICA		 Warner Bros.
WB 7580
28 April 1972
A Side
"Starman"

B Side
"Suffragette City"
DAVID BOWIE		 RCA Victor
RCA 2199
28 April 1972 A Side
"K-Jee"

B Side
"Tanga Boo Gonk"
THE NITE-LITERS		 RCA Victor
RCA 2203 / 74-0461
28 April 1972 A Side
"Betcha by Golly, Wow"

B Side
"Ebony Eyes"
THE STYLISTICS Featuring RUSSELL THOMPKINS Jr.		 Avco
6105 011
28 April 1972 A Side
"I've Been Lonely for So Long"

B Side
"Lean On Me"
FREDERICK KNIGHT		 Stax
2025 098
28 April 1972 A Side
"Song Sung Blue"

B Side
"Gitchy Goomy"
NEIL DIAMOND		 Uni
UN 538

May
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
May 1972 A Side
"Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)"

B Side
""
THE DETROIT EMERALDS		 Westbound
W 203
May 1972 A Side
"Coconut"

B Side
""
HARRY NILSSON		 RCA Victor
74-0718
May 1972 A Side
"I Am Woman"

B Side
""
HELEN REDDY		 Capitol
3350
May 1972 A Side
""Starting All Over Again"

B Side
""
MEL AND TIM		 Stax
STA-0127
1 May 1972 A Side
"Take It Easy"

B Side
""
EAGLES		 Asylum
AS-11005
5 May 1972
A Side
"Metal Guru"

B Side
""
T.REX		 T.Rex MARC 1
T. Rex
MARC 1
12 May 1972 A Side
"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me"

B Side
""
MAC DAVIS		 Columbia
4-45618
12 May 1972 A Side
"Happy the Man"

B Side
""
GENESIS		 Charisma
CB 181
12 May 1972 A Side
"I'll Take You There"

B Side
""
THE STAPLE SINGERS		 Stax
2025 110
12 May 1972 A Side
"(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All"

B Side
"The River Witch"
THE 5TH DIMENSION		 Bell
BELL 1223
12 May 1972 A Side
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"

B Side
"Little Woman Love"
WINGS		 A side
(McCartney, McCartney)

B side
(McCartney, McCartney)		 Apple
R 5945
12 May 1972 A Side
"Rockin' Robin"

B Side
""
MICHAEL JACKSON		 Tamla Motown
TMG 816
12 May 1972 A Side
"Troglodyte (Cave Man)"

B Side
""
JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH		 RCA Victor
RCA 2226
12 May 1972 A Side
"Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love"

B Side
""
LOVE UNLIMITED		 Uni
UN 539
19 May 1972
A Side
"Take Me Bak 'Ome"

B Side
""
SLADE		 Polydor 2058 231
Polydor
2058 231
19 May 1972 A Side
"We're Free"

B Side
""
BEVERLY BREMERS		 Wand
WN 28
22 May 1972 A Side
"Go All the Way"

B Side
""
RASPBERRIES		 Capitol
3348
26 May 1972 A Side
"Small Beginnings"

B Side
""
FLASH		 Sovereign
SOV 105
31 May 1972 A Side
"Back Stabbers"

B Side
""
THE O'JAYS		 Philadelphia International Records
ZS7 3517

June
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
June 1972 A Side
"The City of New Orleans"

B Side
""
ARLO GUTHRIE		 Reprise
REP 1103
June 1972 A Side
"I'm Still in Love with You"

B Side
""
AL GREEN		 Hi
45-2216
1 June 1972 A Side
"People Need Love"

B Side
""
ABBA		 Polar
POS 1156
2 June 1972 A Side
"Circles"

B Side
""
THE NEW SEEKERS		 Polydor
2058 242
2 June 1972 A Side
"I Can See Clearly Now"

B Side
""
JOHNNY NASH		 CBS
S 8113
2 June 1972 A Side
"It's Going to Take Some Time"

B Side
""
THE CARPENTERS		 A&M
AMS 7005
9 June 1972
A Side
"Puppy Love"

B Side
""
DONNY OSMOND		 MGM 2006-104
MGM
2006 104
9 June 1972 A Side
"Silver Machine"

B Side
""
HAWKWIND		 United Artists
UP 35381
16 June 1972 A Side
"Join Together"

B Side
""
THE WHO		 Track
2094 102
23 June 1972 A Side
"10538 Overture"

B Side
""
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA		 Harvest
HAR 5053
23 June 1972 A Side
"Popcorn"

B Side
"At The Movies"
HOT BUTTER		 Pye International
7N 25583
23 June 1972 A Side
"School's Out"

B Side
""
ALICE COOPER		 Warner Bros. Records
K 16188
23 June 1972 A Side
"Thunder and Lightning"

B Side
""
CHI COLTRANE		 Columbia
4-45640
28 June 1972 A Side
"Happy"

B Side
""
THE ROLLING STONES		 Rolling Stones
RS-19104
30 June 1972 A Side
"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"

B Side
""
LOOKING GLASS		 Epic
EPC S 8213
30 June 1972
A Side
"Samson And Delilah"

B Side
"Try A Little Understanding"
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD		 RCA_Victor_RCA_2237
RCA Victor
RCA 2237

July
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
July 1972 A Side
"Geronimo's Cadillac"

B Side
""
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY		 A&M
AM-1368
July 1972 A Side
"I Believe in Music"

B Side
""
GALLERY		 Sussex
SUX-239
July 1972 A Side
"Nights in White Satin"

B Side
""
THE MOODY BLUES		 Deram
45-85023
(re-issue)
July 1972 A Side
"Something's Wrong With Me"

B Side
""
AUSTIN ROBERTS		 Chelsea
78-0101
7 July 1972 A Side
"I Get the Sweetest Feeling"

B Side
""
JACKIE WILSON		 MCA
MU 1160
7 July 1972 A Side
"Rolling Stone"

B Side
""
SUZI QUATRO		 RAK
134
7 July 1972
A Side
"Run to Me"

B Side
"Road To Alaska"
BEE GEES		 Polydor 2058-255
Polydor
2058 255
7 July 1972 A Side
"Seaside Shuffle"

B Side
"Ball And Chain"
TERRY DACTYL & THE DINOSAURS		 UK
R 5
13 July 1972 A Side
"Saturday in the Park"

B Side
""
CHICAGO		 Columbia
4-45657
14 July 1972 A Side
"Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)"

B Side
""
THE HOLLIES		 Parlophone
R 5939
14 July 1972 A Side
"Love Theme From 'The Godfather' (Speak Softly Love)"

B Side
""
ANDY WILLIAMS		 CBS
S 8166
14 July 1972 A Side
"Where Is the Love?"

B Side
""
ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY		 Atlantic
K 10202
21 July 1972 A Side
"Men of Learning"

B Side
"Forever Autumn"
VIGRASS & OSBORNE		 Uni
UNS 544
22 July 1972 A Side
"I'll Be Around"

B Side
""
THE SPINNERS		 Atlantic
45-2904
28 July 1972 A Side
"All the Young Dudes"

B Side
""
MOTT THE HOOPLE		 CBS
S 8271
28 July 1972 A Side
"Easy Livin'"

B Side
""
URIAH HEEP		 Bronze
WIP 6140
28 July 1972 A Side
"Get on the Good Foot part 1"

B Side
""
JAMES BROWN		 Polydor
2066 231
28 July 1972 A Side
"Ain't No Sunshine"

B Side
"I Wanna Be Where You Are"
MICHAEL JACKSON		 Tamla Motown
TMG 826
28 July 1972 A Side
"Hold Her Tight"

B Side
""
THE OSMONDS		 MGM
2006 115
28 July 1972 A Side
"Layla"

B Side
"Bell Bottom Blues"
DEREK AND THE DOMINOS		 Polydor
2058 130
28 July 1972 A Side
"Living in Harmony"

B Side
""
CLIFF RICHARD		 Columbia
DB 8917

August
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
August 1972 A Side
"Black and White"

B Side
""
THREE DOG NIGHT		 Dunhill
D-4317
August 1972 A Side
"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues"

B Side
""
DANNY O'KEEFE		 Signpost
SP-70006
August 1972 A Side
"Use Me"

B Side
""
BILL WITHERS		 Sussex
SUX-241
1 August 1972 A Side
"Witchy Woman"

B Side
""
EAGLES		 Asylum
AS-11008
4 August 1972 A Side
"Conquistador"

B Side
""
PROCOL HARUM		 Chrysalis
CHS 2003
4 August 1972 A Side
"Loop Di Love"

B Side
"Lay It Down"
SHAG
{Jonathan King under a pseudonym}		 UK
7
4 August 1972 A Side
"Virginia Plain"

B Side
""
ROXY MUSIC		 Island
WIP 6144
4 August 1972 A Side
"You Don't Mess Around with Jim"

B Side
""
JIM CROCE		 Philips
6000 069
4 August 1972 A Side
"You Wear It Well"

B Side
""
ROD STEWART		 Mercury
6052 171
11 August 1972
A Side
"You're A Lady"

B Side
"Manifesto"
PETER SKELLERN		 Decca
F 13333
25 August 1972 A Side
"Garden Party"

B Side
""
RICK NELSON		 MCA
MU 1165
25 August 1972 A Side
"Honky Cat"

B Side
""
ELTON JOHN		 DJM
DJS 269
25 August 1972 A Side
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"

B Side
""
SLADE		 Polydor
2058 274

September
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
September 1972 A Side
"Best Thing"

B Side
""
STYX		 Wooden Nickel
73-0106
September 1972 A Side
"Can't You Hear the Song?"

B Side
""
WAYNE NEWTON		 Chelsea
78-0105
September 1972 A Side
"Elected"

B Side
""
ALICE COOPER		 Warner Bros. Records
K 16214
September 1972 A Side
"Highway Star"

B Side
""
DEEP PURPLE		 Warner Bros.
WB 7634
September 1972 A Side
"I'd Love You to Want Me"

B Side
""
LOBO		 Big Tree
147
September 1972 A Side
"Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)"

B Side
""
JIM CROCE		 ABC
ABC-11335
September 1972 A Side
"Rock & Roll Soul"

B Side
""
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD		 Capitol
3363
September 1972 A Side
"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu"

B Side
""
JOHNNY RIVERS		 United Artists
50960
1 September 1972 A Side
"Goodbye to Love"

B Side
""
THE CARPENTERS		 A&M
AMS 7023
1 September 1972 A Side
"John, I'm Only Dancing"

B Side
""
DAVID BOWIE		 RCA Victor
RCA 2263
8 September 1972 A Side
"America"

B Side
""
SIMON & GARFUNKEL		 CBS
S 8336
8 September 1972 A Side
"Children of the Revolution"

B Side
""
T.REX		 T. Rex
MARC 2
8 September 1972 A Side
"Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly)"

B Side
""
CURTIS MAYFIELD		 Buddah
2011 141
8 September 1972 A Side
"Guitar Man"

B Side
""
BREAD		 Elektra
K 12066
11 September 1972 A Side
"If You Don't Know Me by Now"

B Side
""
HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES		 Philadelphia International
ZS7 3520
13 September 1972 A Side
"Me and Mrs. Jones"

B Side
"Your Song"
BILLY PAUL		 Philadelphia International
ZS7 3521
15 September 1972 A Side
"Burning Love"

B Side
"It's A Matter Of Time"
ELVIS PRESLEY		 RCA Victor
RCA 2267
15 September 1972
A Side
"Summer Breeze"

B Side
"East Of Ginger Trees"
SEALS AND CROFTS		 Warner Bros K 16197
Warner Bros. Records
K 16197
15 September 1972 A Side
"Listen to the Music"

B Side
"Toulouse Street"
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS		 Warner Bros.
K 16208
15 September 1972 A Side
"Spaceman"

B Side
""
HARRY NILSSON		 RCA Victor
RCA 2266
22 September 1972 A Side
"Everybody Plays the Fool"

B Side
""
THE MAIN INGREDIENT		 RCA Victor
RCA 2270
22 September 1972 A Side
"It Never Rains in Southern California"

B Side
""
ALBERT HAMMOND		 Mums
ZS7 6011
22 September 1972 A Side
"My Ding-a-Ling"

B Side
""
CHUCK BERRY		 Chess
6145 019
22 September 1972 A Side
"Simone"

B Side
""
ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY		 A&M
AMS 7029
22 September 1972 A Side
"Speak to the Sky"

B Side
""
RICK SPRINGFIELD		 Capitol
CL 8001
22 September 1972 A Side
"Tight Rope"

B Side
""
LEON RUSSELL		 A&M
AMS 7026
28 September 1972 A Side
"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"

B Side
"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Instrumental)"
THE TEMPTATIONS		 Gordy
G 7121F
29 September 1972
A Side
"Stay With Me"

B Side
"We'll Be There"
BLUE MINK		 RZ 3064
Regal Zonophone
RZ 3064
29 September 1972 A Side
"Hallelujah Freedom"

B Side
"Alright With Me"
JUNIOR CAMPBELL		 Deram
DM 364 / DM.364

October
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
October 1972 A Side
"Do It Again"

B Side
""
STEELY DAN		 ABC
ABC-11338
October 1972 A Side
"Sweet Surrender"

B Side
""
BREAD		 Elektra
EK-45818
October 1972 A Side
"Your Mama Don't Dance"

B Side
"Golden Ribbons"
LOGGINS AND MESSINA		 Columbia
4-45719
6 October 1972 A Side
"Clair"

B Side
""
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN		 MAM
45-3626
6 October 1972 A Side
"I'll Make You Music"

B Side
""
BEVERLY BREMERS		 Wand
WN 34
20 October 1972 A Side
"I'm Stone in Love with You"

B Side
""
THE STYLISTICS		 Avco
6105 015
20 October 1972 A Side
"Everynight"

B Side
""
THE DRIFTERS		 Bell
BELL 1269
24 October 1972 A Side
"Superstition"

B Side
"You've Got It Bad Girl"
STEVIE WONDER		 Tamla
T 54226F
26 October 1972 A Side
"The Cover of the Rolling Stone"

B Side
"Queen Of The Silver Dollar"
DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW		 Columbia
4-45732
27 October 1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
"I'd Love You To Want Me"

B Side
"Am I True To Myself"
LOBO		   Philips
6073 814
27 October 1972 A Side
"Crocodile Rock"

B Side
""
ELTON JOHN		 DJM
DJS 271
27 October 1972 A Side
"You Ought to be With Me"

B Side
""
AL GREEN		 London
HLU 10393
30 October 1972 A Side
"I Wanna Be With You"

B Side
""
RASPBERRIES		 Capitol
3473

November
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
November 1972 A Side
"Danny's Song"

B Side
""
ANNE MURRAY		 Capitol
P-3481
November 1972 A Side
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"

B Side
""
JAMES TAYLOR		 Warner Bros.
WB 7655
November 1972 A Side
"He Is Your Brother"

B Side
"Santa Rosa"
BJÖRN and BENNY, AGNETHA and ANNI-FRID		 Polar
POS 1168
November 1972
A Side
"Looking Through the Eyes of Love"

B Side
"Storybook Love"
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY		 Bell
45,301
November 1972 A Side
"Pieces of April"

B Side
""
THREE DOG NIGHT		 Dunhill
D-4331
3 November 1972 A Side
"Crazy Horses"

B Side
""
THE OSMONDS		 MGM
2006 142
3 November 1972 A Side
"Eye Level"

B Side
""
SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA		 Columbia
DB 8946
3 November 1972 A Side
"Ventura Highway"

B Side
""
AMERICA		 Warner Bros.
K 16219
10 November 1972 A Side
"Ben"

B Side
""
MICHAEL JACKSON		 Tamla Motown
TMG 834
10 November 1972 A Side
"Feel the Need in Me"

B Side
""
DETROIT EMERALDS		 Janus
6146 020
10 November 1972 A Side
"Paper Plane"

B Side
"Softer Ride"
STATUS QUO		 Vertigo
6059 071
10 November 1972 A Side
"You Turn Me On I'm a Radio"

B Side
""
JONI MITCHELL		 Asylum
AYM 511
15 November 1972 A Side
"Jesus Is Just Alright"

B Side
""
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS		 Warner Bros.
WB 7661
17 November 1972 A Side
"Gudbuy T'Jane"

B Side
""
SLADE		 Polydor
2058 312
17 November 1972 A Side
"Rock Me Baby"

B Side
""
DAVID CASSIDY		 Bell
BELL 1268
21 November 1972 A Side
"Trouble Man"

B Side
""
MARVIN GAYE		 Tamla
T 54228F
24 November 1972 A Side
"A Brand New Song"

B Side
""
CLIFF RICHARD		 Columbia
DB 8957
24 November 1972 A Side
"Apache"

B Side
""
THE SHADOWS		 Columbia
DB 8958
(re-issue)
24 November 1972 A Side
"Been to Canaan"

B Side
""
CAROLE KING		 Ode
ODS 66031
24 November 1972 A Side
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO, the PLASTIC ONO BAND with the HARLEM COMMUNITY CHOIR

B Side
"Listen, The Snow Is Falling"
YOKO ONO and the PLASTIC ONO BAND		 Apple
R 5970
24 November 1972 A Side
"The Jean Genie"

B Side
""
DAVID BOWIE		 RCA Victor
RCA 2302

December
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
1 December 1972 A Side
"Hi, Hi, Hi"

A Side
"C Moon"
WINGS		 Apple
R 5973
1 December 1972 A Side
"Solid Gold Easy Action"

B Side
""
T.REX		 T. Rex
MARC 3
1 December 1972 UK Flag
UK
A Side
"You're So Vain"

B Side
"His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin"
CARLY SIMON		 A side
(Simon)

B side
(Simon)		 Elektra K 12077
Elektra
K 12077
3 December 1972 UK Flag
UK
A Side
"Sylvia"

B Side
"House Of The King"
FOCUS		 Polydor 2001-422
Polydor
2001 422

1972
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
1972 Australian Flag
Australia		 A Side
"Black Dog"

B Side
"Misty Mountain Hop"
LED ZEPPELIN		 Atlantic
45-2849
1972 Japanese Flag
Japan		 A Side
"Travelin' in the Dark"

B Side
"Long Red [live Version]"
MOUNTAIN		 Bell
BLPA 17
1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
""
1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
""
  
1972 UK Flag
UK		 A Side
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