List of number-one singles of 1972 (Canada)

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This is a list of the weekly Canadian RPM magazine [n 1] number one Top Singles chart of 1972. [n 2] [n 3]

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Volume:IssueIssue Date(s)SongArtist
16:201 January"Family Affair" Sly and the Family Stone
16:218 January"Brand New Key" Melanie
16:2215 January
16:2322 January"American Pie" Don McLean
16:2429 January
16:255 February
16:2612 February
17:119 February
17:226 February"Love Me, Love Me Love" Frank Mills Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
17:34 March
17:411 March"Without You" Nilsson
17:518 March"Down by the Lazy River" The Osmonds
17:625 March
17:71 April"Cotton Jenny" Anne Murray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
17:88 April"Heart of Gold" Neil Young Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
17:915 April"Puppy Love" Donny Osmond
17:1022 April
17:1129 April
17:126 May"A Horse with No Name" America
17:1313 May"Heart of Gold"Neil Young Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
17:1420 May"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Roberta Flack
17:1527 May
17:163 June
17:1710 June"Amazing Grace" Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
17:1817 June
17:1924 June
17:201 July"Nice to Be with You" Gallery
17:218 July
17:2215 July"Troglodyte" Jimmy Castor
17:2322 July
17:2429 July"Too Late to Turn Back Now" Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
17:255 August
17:2612 August"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" Wayne Newton
18:119 August"Alone Again (Naturally)" Gilbert O'Sullivan
18:226 August
18:32 September
18:49 September"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Looking Glass
18:516 September"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" The Hollies
18:623 September
18:730 September"Black and White" Three Dog Night
18:87 October
18:914 October
18:1021 October"My Ding-a-Ling" Chuck Berry
18:1128 October
18:124 November
18:1311 November"Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues
18:1418 November"Garden Party" Rick Nelson
18:1525 November"I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash
18:162 December
18:179 December"I'd Love You to Want Me" Lobo
18:1816 December"I Am Woman" Helen Reddy
18:1923 December
18:2030 December

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Notes
  1. ↑ The magazine's weekly record charts were digitized by the AV Trust. The collection is archived by Library and Archives Canada here.
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  2. ↑ A collection of all the .pdf files cited is available here.
  3. ↑ On 21 March 1966, the chart became the RPM 100, as expanded to the top 100 singles.
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