Top 40 Hits of Early October 1972
| 1 | David Cassidy | How Can I Be Sure |
| 2 | Lieutenant Pigeon | Mouldy Old Dough |
| 3 | T Rex | Children Of The Revolution |
| 4 | Peter Skellern | You're A Lady |
| 5 | The Sweet | Wig-Wam Bam |
| 6 | Gary Glitter | I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) |
| 7 | Donny Osmond | Too Young |
| 8 | Elvis Presley | Burning Love |
| 9 | Slade | Mama Weer All Crazee Now |
| 10 | Faron Young | It's Four In The Morning |
| 11 | Judge Dread | Big Six |
| 12 | The Drifters | Come On Over To My Place |
| 13 | Python Lee Jackson | In A Broken Dream |
| 14 | 10cc | Donna |
| 15 | Dandy Livingstone | Suzanne Beware Of The Devil |
| 16 | David Bowie | John I'm Only Dancing |
| 17 | Michael Jackson | Ain't No Sunshine |
| 18 | Roxy Music | Virginia Plain |
| 19 | Junior Walker & The All Stars | Walk In The Night |
| 20 | The O'Jays | Back Stabbers |
| 21 | Cliff Richard | Living In Harmony |
| 22 | Johnny Nash | There Are More Questions Than Answers |
| 23 | Alice Cooper | Elected |
| 24 | The Carpenters | Goodbye To Love |
| 25 | Bread | The Guitar Man |
| 26 | Rod Stewart | You Wear It Well |
| 27 | Lynsey De Paul | Sugar Me |
| 28 | Family | Burlesque |
| 29 | Jackie Wilson | I Get The Sweetest Feeling |
| 30 | Blackfoot Sue | Standing In The Road |
| 31 | Simon & Garfunkel | America |
| 32 | The Pearls | You Came, You Saw, You Conquered |
| 33 | Chairmen Of The Board | Elmo James |
| 34 | Hot Butter | Popcorn |
| 35 | Hurricane Smith | Who Was It |
| 36 | Lindisfarne | All Fall Down |
| 37 | The Animals | House Of The Rising Sun |
| 38 | Mott The Hoople | All The Young Dudes |
| 39 | The Hollies | Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress |
| 40 | Elton John | Honky Cat |