The UK Top 50 of 1972 Poll

As long as "Alone Again (Naturally)" is present, no reason to complain though. My vote for that one even though "Popcorn" and "Son Of My Father" were great too. And maybe I should add "Rocket Man" too, just to mention three examples of very early appearances of synths in the UK singles list. :)

I forgot "Crazy Horses" on my fave singles of the 1970s list so I'm voting for it here. But "Alone Again (Naturally)" is the true winner.

Damn, there's some good stuff on this list!

My pick has the same intro as "Rainy Day Women no 12 and 23", alright?

My pick also, and yes there is a certain resemblance.

Not a bad fifty; Silver Machine to Big Six is quite a span.

My first year as a conscious pop consumer - Radio Luxembourg on the big old valve radio in the Kitchen - Tony Prince, Peter Powell, Kid Jensen; I can remember everyone of those songs. Voted for Telegram Sam because it was the first song I obsessed about

I found a copy of "Mouldy old Music" (I nearly typed "Women" for music there, c'mon wkae up!) a couple months ago. A mix of weird, Neulike weirdness, and cabaret style MOM style covers (Yellow Submarine, for instance)

MOD style covers I meant. But you knew that.

"School's Out" crushes the competition! And Geir's crazy, as per usual--there's lot's of good stuff on this list.

Oh christ, this is a great list! How to choose between Son Of My Father, Mould Old Dough, Take Me Back 'Ome, Rocket Man, You Wear It Well, Without You, Crazy Horses, Silver Machine???

But, after a few minutes of agonised deliberation I voted for 'Sweet Talkin' Guy' narrowly over 'Popcorn'.

1972 definitely the best year of the decade until 77/8/9.

It was a great year, to be sure, again proving that the charts are always better when big changes are happening and The Man hasn't quite worked it out yet.

Neil "MA-THURRRRR OF MOOOOOOINE" Reid and "American Pie" though...

We should do a 'best act to chart after Opportunity Knocks' poll. I'm voting for Mary Hopkin....maybe.

Hang on, was Neil Reid from Op Knocks, or New Faces?

OKx

Thought so.

I know he's now totally beyond the pale but I voted for GG's 'Rock and Roll (Parts 1 and 2)', which still sounds like somthing beamed in from another planet.

I loved the concept of a record entitled "Rock & Roll Part 2" as if to say: that story's over (cf. "American Pie") and here's the beginning of the next chapter. Still a great single despite its co-creator.

Re: GG What I know is Jonathan King may be creepy, but I will always like him for discovering two of my all-time favourite bands

I'm kind of surprised "Starman" didn't make the Top 50 btw.

Another great list.

No doubt what is no 1 for me here. Schools Out is my personal 'year zero', where i realised just how good music could be. Butterfly in the stomach ball tightening adrenaline rush of a song - and I was 10. It still affects me the same way.

Yeah, I think "School's Out" was when I got back into music, properly.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Geir OTM about "Popcorn"!

But my vote was for "Alone Again (Naturally)" :)

My fave alltime song is on this list....so I voted for it!

Gary Glitter just above Gilbert O'Sullivan (for "Claire," Not "Alone Again").

Gary Glitter and "Clair"..... Hmmmmmmmm.... :)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

"Amazing Grace" at #2? WTF?????

Melody, Geir, melody.

All this talk about "School's Out" and only one person ended up voting for it.

The unlikely success of "Amazing Grace" I attribute to "Red Red Wine"-style external poll-spiking.

Mass influx of redirections from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards official website...

Python Lee Jackson In A Broken Dream

Actually, this is pretty great, and so is the tale of how it was recorded.

(The original session was produced by John Peel)

Quite surprised to see "Crazy Horses" such a big winner, but then it undeniably ROCKS!

I'm not. (Surprised, that is)

One of the all time "did you see them on TOTP last night?" playground reactions. Up til then, it'd been all 'nice' oldies cover versions from Donny.