Top 40 Hits of Mid October 1972
| 1 | Lieutenant Pigeon | Mouldy Old Dough |
| 2 | David Cassidy | How Can I Be Sure |
| 3 | Peter Skellern | You're A Lady |
| 4 | 10cc | Donna |
| 5 | Gary Glitter | I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) |
| 6 | The Sweet | Wig-Wam Bam |
| 7 | T Rex | Children Of The Revolution |
| 8 | Python Lee Jackson | In A Broken Dream |
| 9 | Elvis Presley | Burning Love |
| 10 | Donny Osmond | Too Young |
| 11 | Judge Dread | Big Six |
| 12 | Alice Cooper | Elected |
| 13 | David Bowie | John I'm Only Dancing |
| 14 | Dandy Livingstone | Suzanne Beware Of The Devil |
| 15 | Johnny Nash | There Are More Questions Than Answers |
| 16 | The Drifters | Come On Over To My Place |
| 17 | Faron Young | It's Four In The Morning |
| 18 | The O'Jays | Back Stabbers |
| 19 | The Carpenters | Goodbye To Love |
| 20 | Slade | Mama Weer All Crazee Now |
| 21 | Family | Burlesque |
| 22 | Bread | The Guitar Man |
| 23 | Chairmen Of The Board | Elmo James |
| 24 | Junior Walker & The All Stars | Walk In The Night |
| 25 | Roxy Music | Virginia Plain |
| 26 | The Animals | House Of The Rising Sun |
| 27 | Michael Jackson | Ain't No Sunshine |
| 28 | Simon & Garfunkel | America |
| 29 | Junior Campbell | Hallelujah Freedom |
| 30 | Cliff Richard | Living In Harmony |
| 31 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | Clair |
| 32 | Rod Stewart | You Wear It Well |
| 33 | Shag | Loop Di Love |
| 34 | The Shangri-Las | Leader Of The Pack |
| 35 | Neil Sedaka | Oh! Carol / Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Little Devil |
| 36 | Harley Quinne | New Orleans |
| 37 | Lindisfarne | All Fall Down |
| 38 | Lynsey De Paul | Sugar Me |
| 39 | Jackie Wilson | I Get The Sweetest Feeling |
| 40 | The Pearls | You Came, You Saw, You Conquered |