List of Canadian number-one albums of 1972

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This article lists the Canadian number-one albums of 1972. [1] The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.

The untitled album that became later known as Led Zeppelin IV was listed as New Led Zeppelin Album. Three acts held the top position in the albums and singles charts simultaneously: Don McLean for four weeks from January 29 – February 19, Neil Young on April 8 and America on May 6. [2]

(Entries with dates marked thus* are not presently on record at Library and Archives Canada and were inferred from the following week's listing. )

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg identifies Canadian musical acts.

Issue DateAlbumArtist
January 8 Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin
January 15Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin
January 22*Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin
January 29 American Pie Don McLean
February 5American PieDon McLean
February 12American PieDon McLean
February 19American PieDon McLean
February 26American PieDon McLean
March 4American PieDon McLean
March 11American PieDon McLean
March 18American PieDon McLean
March 25American PieDon McLean
April 1 Harvest Neil Young Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
April 8HarvestNeil Young
April 15 Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
April 22 America America
April 29AmericaAmerica
May 6AmericaAmerica
May 13*AmericaAmerica
May 20*AmericaAmerica
May 27AmericaAmerica
June 3AmericaAmerica
June 10 Annie Anne Murray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
June 17AnnieAnne Murray
June 24 Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull
July 1 Exile on Main St. The Rolling Stones
July 8Exile on Main St.The Rolling Stones
July 15Exile on Main St.The Rolling Stones
July 22Exile on Main St.The Rolling Stones
July 29Exile on Main St.The Rolling Stones
August 5Exile on Main St.The Rolling Stones
August 12 School's Out Alice Cooper
August 19School's OutAlice Cooper
August 26School's OutAlice Cooper
September 2School's OutAlice Cooper
September 9 Chicago V Chicago
September 16Chicago VChicago
September 23Chicago VChicago
September 30Chicago VChicago
October 7Chicago VChicago
October 14 Never a Dull Moment Rod Stewart
October 21Never a Dull MomentRod Stewart
October 28Never a Dull MomentRod Stewart
November 4Never a Dull MomentRod Stewart
November 11 Catch Bull at Four Cat Stevens
November 18Catch Bull at FourCat Stevens
November 25 Old Dan's Records Gordon Lightfoot Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
December 2Old Dan's RecordsGordon Lightfoot
December 9Old Dan's RecordsGordon Lightfoot
December 16 Living in the Past Jethro Tull
December 23Living in the PastJethro Tull
December 30 Rhymes & Reasons Carole King

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References

  1. "RPM Charts Archive (1972)".
  2. List of RPM number-one singles of 1972