1972 in British music

none 1972 1972 British music April 2026 April 2024 This is a summary of 1972 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. Events 20 January – The premiere of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon at the Dome, Brighton, is halted by technical difficulties. The Dark Side of the Moon would be played in its entirety the following night, but it would be a full year before the album was released. 21 January – Keith Richards jumps on stage to jam with Chuck Berry at the Hollywood Palladium but is ordered off for playing too loud. Berry later claims that he did not recognise Richards and would not have booted him off the stage if he had known who he was. 9 February – Paul McCartney's new band, Wings, make their live debut at the University of Nottingham. It is McCartney's first public concert since the Beatles' 1966 US tour. 13 February – Led Zeppelin's concert in Singapore is cancelled when government officials will not let them off the aeroplane because of their long hair. 19 February – Paul McCartney's single "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (which was inspired by the "Bloody Sunday" massacre in Ireland on 30 January 1972) is banned by the BBC. 25 March – The 17th Eurovision Song Contest is held in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland. The only time (as of 2021) Scotland has hosted the contest. 16 April – Electric Light Orchestra make their live debut at the Fox and Greyhound pub in Park Lane, Croydon, England. 2 May – Stone the Crows lead guitarist Les Harvey is electrocuted on stage during a show in Swansea, Wales, by touching a poorly connected microphone. Harvey died in a hospital a few hours later. The band's lead singer, Maggie Bell, Harvey's longtime girlfriend, was also hospitalised, having collapsed on stage after the incident. 1 June – premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's The Triumph of Time in London.Kendall, Alan. The Chronicle of Classical Music. Thames & Hudson, 2000: p. 248 12 July – first performance of Peter Maxwell Davies's opera Taverner at the Royal Opera House. 7 September – The UK premiere of Carré for four orchestras and four choirs by Karlheinz Stockhausen takes place at the Proms. 8 October – David Hughes is taken ill while singing the role of Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly in London. He completes the performance but dies shortly afterwards of heart failure.http://www.davidhughestenor.co.uk/page4.html Biography David Hughes, pop star to opera star 2 June 2016 9 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309221408/http://www.davidhughestenor.co.uk/page4.html usurped Number Ones Singles DateOfficial Charts Company - Number One album(Link redirected to OCC website)SingleArtist8 January"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing(In Perfect Harmony)"The New Seekers15 January22 January29 January5 February"Telegram Sam"T. Rex12 February 19 February"Son of My Father"Chicory Tip26 February4 March11 March"Without You"Nilsson18 March25 March1 April8 April15 April"Amazing Grace"The Pipes and the Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards22 April29 April6 May13 May20 May"Metal Guru"T. Rex27 May3 June10 June17 June"Vincent"Don McLean24 June1 July"Take Me Bak 'Ome"Slade8 July"Puppy Love"Donny Osmond15 July22 July29 July5 August12 August"School's Out"Alice Cooper19 August26 August2 September"You Wear It Well"Rod Stewart9 September"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"Slade16 September23 September30 September"How Can I Be Sure"David Cassidy7 October14 October"Mouldy Old Dough"Lieutenant Pigeon21 October28 October4 November11 November"Clair"Gilbert O'Sullivan18 November25 November"My Ding-a-Ling"Chuck Berry2 December9 December16 December23 December"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool"Little Jimmy Osmond30 December Albums DateOfficial Charts Company - Number One albums (link redirected to OCC website)AlbumArtist8 JanuaryElectric WarriorT. Rex15 January22 January29 JanuaryConcert for Bangla DeshVarious Artists5 FebruaryElectric WarriorT. Rex12 February19 FebruaryNeil ReidNeil Reid26 February4 March11 MarchHarvestNeil Young18 MarchPaul SimonPaul Simon25 MarchFog on the TyneLindisfarne1 April8 April15 April22 AprilMachine HeadDeep Purple29 April6 MayProphets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages / My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows T. Rex13 MayMachine HeadDeep Purple20 MayBolan BoogieT. Rex27 May3 June10 JuneExile on Main St.The Rolling Stones17 June20 Dynamic HitsVarious Artists24 June1 July8 July15 July22 July29 July5 August12 August20 Fantastic Hits19 August26 August2 September9 September16 SeptemberNever a Dull MomentRod Stewart23 September30 September20 Fantastic HitsVarious Artists7 October20 All-Time Greats of the 50s14 October21 October28 October4 November11 November18 November25 November2 December25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats9 December16 December23 December20 All-Time Greats of the 50s30 December Year-end charts Best-selling singles Top Singles of the Year Record Mirror 17 13 January 1973 No. Number Title Artist Peakposition 1 "Amazing Grace" The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 1 2 "Mouldy Old Dough" Lieutenant Pigeon 1 3 "Puppy Love" Donny Osmond 1 4 "Without You" Nilsson 1 5 "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" The New Seekers 1 6 "Son of My Father" Chicory Tip 1 7 "Rock and Roll (Parts 1 & 2)" Gary Glitter 2 8 "Metal Guru" T. Rex 1 9 "Mother of Mine" Neil Reid 2 10 "Telegram Sam" T. Rex 1 11 "American Pie" Don McLean 2 12 "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" Slade 1 13 "School's Out" Alice Cooper 1 14 "You Wear It Well" Rod Stewart 1 15 "Beg, Steal or Borrow" The New Seekers 2 16 "Vincent" Don McLean 1 17 "Clair" Gilbert O'Sullivan 1 18 "My Ding-a-Ling" Chuck Berry 1 19 "How Can I Be Sure" David Cassidy 1 20 "Sylvia's Mother" Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show 2 Best-selling albums A list of the top twenty best-selling albums of 1972 was published in the issue of Record Mirror dated 13 January 1973, and a top fifty was later reproduced in the first edition of the BPI Year Book in 1976. However, in 2007, the Official Charts Company published album chart histories for each year from 1956 to 1977, researched by historian Sharon Mawer, and included an updated list of the top ten best-selling albums for each year based on the new research. The updated top ten for 1972 is shown in the table below.Sharon Mawer Album Chart History: 1972 http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1972.php Official UK Charts Company dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071217020432/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1972.php 17 December 2007 No. Number Title Artist Peakposition 1 20 Dynamic Hits Various Artists 1 2 20 All Time Hits of the 50s Various Artists 1 3 Greatest Hits Simon & Garfunkel 2 4 Never a Dull Moment Rod Stewart 1 5 20 Fantastic Hits Various Artists 1 6 Bridge over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 2Reached number 1 in 1970 and 1971 7 Slade Alive! Slade 2 8 Fog on the Tyne Lindisfarne 1 9 25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats Various Artists 1 10 American Pie Don McLean 2 Notes: Classical works Hugh Wood – Violin concerto no 1 Venn Edward The music of Hugh Wood Routledge Abingdon, Oxon New York 2016 9781351542326 127 Film and incidental music Film John Addison – Sleuth directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. Karlin Fred On the Track : a Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring Taylor & Francis Milton 2013 9781135948030 8 Ron Goodwin – Frenzy directed by Alfred Hitchcock. David Munrow – Henry VIII and His Six Wives. Eric Rogers – Carry On Matron. Television Herbert Chappell Clouds of Witness The Shadow of the Tower Musical Films John Barry – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Births 17 January – Aqualung, singer-songwriter 27 January – Mark Owen, singer (Take That) 20 February – Neil Primrose, drummer (Travis) 29 February – Steve Hart, singer (Worlds Apart) 4 March – Alison Wheeler, singer (The Beautiful South) 16 March – Andy Dunlop, lead guitarist, banjoist (Travis) 20 March Alex Kapranos, singer and guitarist (Franz Ferdinand) Shelly Poole, singer (Alisha's Attic) 29 March – Monty Adkins, composer, performer and lecturer in electroacoustic music. March – Natasha Barrett, composer of electroacoustic music 27 April – Rob Coombes, keyboardist (Supergrass) 15 May – Conrad Keely, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead) 26 May – Alan White, drummer (Oasis) 14 June – Dominic Brown, English guitarist and songwriter 17 June – Rikrok, British-Jamaican singer 6 July – Mark Gasser, English pianist and educator 11 July – Cormac Battle, English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Kerbdog and Wilt) 6 August – Geri Halliwell, singer (Spice Girls) 8 August – Bitty McLean, reggae singer 15 August – Mikey Graham, Irish singer (Boyzone) 6 September – Tony Dowding, singer (Bad Boys Inc) 13 September – Matt Everitt, drummer (Menswear) 20 September – Aaron Poole, singer (Worlds Apart) 21 September – Liam Gallagher, singer (Oasis) 14 November – Dougie Payne, bassist (Travis) 23 November – Rick Witter, singer (Shed Seven) 3 December – Dan Bowyer, singer (Worlds Apart) 10 December – Brian Molko, singer (Placebo) 11 December – Easther Bennett, singer (Eternal) 13 December – Niki Evans, actress and singer Deaths 20 February – Herbert Menges, conductor and composer, 69Apollo: Museum Collections Online 21 March – David McCallum Sr., violinist and the father of David McCallum, 74 28 September – Rory Storm, singer, 33 (post-operative complications).Spencer Leigh http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990820/ai_n14242710/pg_2 https://web.archive.org/web/20080611073145/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990820/ai_n14242710/pg_2 usurped 11 June 2008 Obituary: Johnny Guitar (page 2) The Independent 20 August 1999 4 June 2011 19 October – David Hughes, opera singer, 47 (heart failure) David Roberts 2006 British Hit Singles & Albums 19th Guinness World Records Limited London 1-904994-10-5 262 28 November – Havergal Brian, composer, 96Eastaugh, Kenneth. Havergal Brian, the making of a composer. London: Harrap. c 1976. 0-245-52748-6 date unknown Jimmy MacBeath, folk singer, 77/78 Ivor McMahon, violinist, 47/48 See also 1972 in British radio 1972 in British television 1972 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1972 References British Category:British music by year