| Top 40 Hits of December 1972 |
| 1 |
Chuck Berry | My Ding-A-Ling |
| 2 |
Little Jimmy Osmond | Long Haired Lover From Liverpool |
| 3 |
Osmonds | Crazy Horses |
| 4 |
T Rex | Solid Gold Easy Action |
| 5 |
Slade | GudBuy T'Jane |
| 6 |
Elton John | Crocodile Rock |
| 7 |
John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir | Happy Xmas (War Is Over) |
| 8 |
Donny Osmond | Why |
| 9 |
Michael Jackson | Ben |
| 10 |
Rod Stewart | Angel / What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) |
| 11 |
Roy C | Shotgun Wedding |
| 12 |
Moody Blues | Nights In White Satin |
| 13 |
David Bowie | The Jean Genie |
| 14 |
Blue Mink | Stay With Me |
| 15 |
David Cassidy | Rock Me Baby |
| 16 |
Gladys Knight & The Pips | Help Me Make It Through The Night |
| 17 |
Jackson Five | Lookin' Through the Windows |
| 18 |
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band | Little Drummer Boy |
| 19 |
Strawbs | Lay Down |
| 20 |
Wings | Hi Hi Hi / C Moon |
| 21 |
Judge Dread | Big Seven |
| 22 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan | Clair |
| 23 |
Lynsey De Paul | Getting A Drag |
| 24 |
Four Tops | Keeper Of The Castle |
| 25 |
Jeff Beck | Hi-Ho Silver Lining |
| 26 |
Elvis Presley | Always On My Mind |
| 27 |
Shangri-Las | Leader Of The Pack |
| 28 |
Wizzard | Ball Park Incident |
| 29 |
Stylistics | I'm Stone In Love With You |
| 30 |
Chris Montez | Let's Dance |
| 31 |
Carly Simon | You're So Vain |
| 32 |
Lieutenant Pigeon | Mouldy Old Dough |
| 33 |
Shag | Loop Di Love |
| 34 |
Neil Sedaka | Oh Carol / Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Little Devil |
| 35 |
Lieutenant Pigeon | Desperate Dan |
| 36 |
Ken Dodd | Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms) |
| 37 |
New Seekers | Come Softly To Me |
| 38 |
Cat Stevens | Can't Keep It In |
| 39 |
Judge Dread | Big Six |
| 40 |
Geordie | Don't Do That |
