Editing 1972 in music (section)

==Biggest hit singles==
The following songs achieved the highest [http://tsort.info/music/yr1972.htm chart positions]
in the charts of 1972.

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! <big>#</big>
! Artist
! Title
! Year
! Country
! Chart Entries
|-
| 1  || [[Don McLean]] || "[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]" || 1972 || {{flagicon|US}} || US ''Billboard'' 1 for 19 weeks, Canada ''RPM'' 1 for 5 weeks, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks, Australia 1 for 5 weeks, UK 2 for 16 weeks
|-
| 2  || [[Harry Nilsson]] || "[[Without You (Badfinger song)#Harry Nilsson version|Without You]]" || 1972 || {{flagicon|US}} || UK  1 for 20 weeks, Australia  1 for 5 weeks, US ''Billboard'' 1 for 19 weeks, New Zealand  1 for 2 weeks
|-'
| 3  || [[Hot Butter]] || "[[Popcorn (instrumental)#Hot Butter version|Popcorn]]" || 1972 || {{flagicon|US}} || Holland 1 for 15 weeks, France 1 for 5 weeks, Switzerland 1 for 17 weeks, Norway 1 for 20 weeks, Germany 1 for 5 months, UK 5 for 19 weeks, US ''Billboard'' 9 for 18 weeks
|-
| 4  || [[Neil Young]] || "[[Heart of Gold (Neil Young song)|Heart of Gold]]" || 1972 || {{flagicon|Canada}} || US ''Billboard'' 1 for 14 weeks, Canada 1 for 12 weeks, France 2 for 8 weeks, Norway 4 for 11 weeks, Germany 4 for 4 months, 
|-
| 5  || [[The Moody Blues]] || "[[Nights in White Satin]]" || 1972 || {{flagicon|US}} || US ''Billboard'' 2 for 18 weeks, Canada 2 for 12 weeks, France 1 for 9 weeks, Holland 2 for 14 weeks, 
|}