| Top 40 Hits of August 1972 |
| 1 |
Alice Cooper |
School's Out |
| 2 |
Rod Stewart |
You Wear It Well |
| 3 |
Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs |
Seaside Shuffle |
| 4 |
Hawkwind |
Silver Machine |
| 5 |
Hot Butter |
Popcorn |
| 6 |
Partridge Family |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do |
| 7 |
Donny Osmond |
Puppy Love |
| 8 |
Mott The Hoople |
All The Young Dudes |
| 9 |
Faron Young |
It's Four In The Morning |
| 10 |
Derek & The Dominoes |
Layla |
| 11 |
Dr Hook & The Medicine Show |
Sylvia's Mother |
| 12 |
Bee Gees |
Run To Me |
| 13 |
Electric Light Orchestra |
10538 Overture |
| 14 |
Johnny Nash |
I Can See Clearly Now |
| 15 |
Slade |
Mama Weer All Crazee Now |
| 16 |
Gary Glitter |
Rock And Roll Parts 1 & 2 |
| 17 |
Little Eva |
The Loco-motion |
| 18 |
New Seekers |
Circles |
| 19 |
Blackfoot Sue |
Standing In The Road |
| 20 |
Bruce Ruffin |
Mad About You |
| 21 |
Jackie Wilson |
I Get The Sweetest Feeling |
| 22 |
Supremes |
Automatically Sunshine |
| 23 |
Stylistics |
Betcha By Golly Wow |
| 24 |
David Bowie |
Starman |
| 25 |
Mary Wells |
My Guy |
| 26 |
Chairmen Of The Board |
Working On A Building Of Love |
| 27 |
Mardi Gras |
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby |
| 28 |
Lynsey De Paul |
Sugar Me |
| 29 |
Procol Harum |
Conquistador |
| 30 |
Sweet |
Little Willy |
| 31 |
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
Where Is The Love |
| 32 |
Roxy Music |
Virginia Plain |
| 33 |
Bill Withers |
Lean On Me |
| 34 |
Duncan Browne |
Journey |
| 35 |
Middle Of The Road |
Samson And Delilah |
| 36 |
Michael Jackson |
Ain't No Sunshine |
| 37 |
Who |
Join Together |
| 38 |
Labi Siffre |
Watch Me |
| 39 |
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band |
Heykens Serenade / The Day Is Ended |
| 40 |
Four Tops |
Walk With Me Talk With Me Darling |
