The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (November 2009) List of years in music (Table) … 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 •    1969 • 1970 • 1971 – 1972 – 1973 • 1974 • 1975 •    1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 … Related time period or subjects … 1969 • 1970 • 1971 – 1972 – 1973 • 1974 • 1975 … … 1940s • 1950s • 1960s – 1970s – 1980s • 1990s • 2000s … … 19th century – 20th century – 21st century … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more Ike & Tina Turner in 1972 Events January 17 – Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed "Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 – Pink Floyd debuts Dark Side of the Moon during a performance at The Dome, in Brighton, but due to technical difficulties, is halted during the song 'Money'. Dark Side of the Moon would be played in its entirety the next night. It would be a full year before the album was released. January 21 - Keith Richards jumps onstage to jam with Chuck Berry at the Hollywood Palladium, but is ordered off for playing too loud. Berry later claims that he didn't recognize Keith and wouldn't have booted him if he did. January 29-31 – The first Sunbury Music Festival is held in Sunbury, Victoria. Performers include Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Wendy Saddington, Chain and The La De Das. January 31 – Over 40,000 mourners file past Mahalia Jackson's open casket to pay their respects in Chicago's Great Salem Baptist Church. February 9 – Paul McCartney's new band, Wings, make their live debut at the University of Nottingham in England. It's McCartney's first public concert since The Beatles' 1966 US tour. February 13 – Led Zeppelin's concert in Singapore is canceled when government officials won't let them off the airplane because of their long hair. February 14 – "Steppenwolf Day" is declared in Los Angeles, California. February 14-18 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-host an entire week of The Mike Douglas Show. February 15 – The United States gives federal Copyright protection to sound recordings. Prior to this, phonograph records were only protected at state level, and not in all states. February 19 Paul McCartney's single "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (which was inspired by the "Bloody Sunday" massacre in Ireland on January 30, 1972) is banned by the BBC. The controversy caused by the banning only increases the song's popularity and it ends up in the Top 20 in England. Sammy Davis, Jr. makes a guest appearance on the television show All in the Family. February 23 – Elvis and Priscilla Presley separate. February 29 – John Lennon's U.S. immigration visa expires, beginning his three-and-a-half year fight to remain in the country. March 15 – L.A. disc jockey Robert W. Morgan plays Donny Osmond's "Puppy Love" non-stop for 90 minutes. Police are called, but no arrests are made. March 21 - Terry Knight announces he is launching a $5 million lawsuit against Grand Funk's new manager John Eastman, one week after being fired as Grand Funk's manager. It triggers a series of suits and counter-suits between Knight and the band throughout the coming months. March 25 – The 17th Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, is won by German-based Greek singer Vicky Leandros, representing Luxembourg with the song Après Toi. The song is subsequently released around Europe. having been recorded in several languages, including in English as Come What May. March 31 – Official Beatles fan club closes down. April 2 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold a press conference in New York. The Lennons discuss their appeal of the US Immigration Department's decision to deport John. April 9 – First solo concert of Valery Leontiev. April 16 – Electric Light Orchestra make their live debut at the Fox and Greyhound pub in Park Lane, Croydon, England. April 28 – Wishbone Ash release their third album, Argus which is named album of the year by readers of Sounds and Melody Maker, ahead of albums by more widely-known artists such as David Bowie and Deep Purple. April 29 – New York City mayor John Lindsay announces that he is supporting John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their fight to remain in the United States. May 2 – Stone the Crows lead guitarist Les Harvey is electrocuted on stage during a show in Swansea, Wales after touching a poorly connected microphone. Harvey died in a hospital a few hours later. The band's lead singer, Maggie Bell, Harvey's longtime girlfriend, was also hospitalized. Bell collapsed on stage after the incident. May 8 – Billy Preston becomes the first rock performer to headline at New York's Radio City Music Hall May 27 - The Opryland USA country music theme park opens in Nashville, Tennessee. June - Founding member Roy Wood exits the Electric Light Orchestra line-up just as the band scores its first hit single. June 3 - The Rolling Stones open their North American tour in Vancouver, Canada. June 10 – Elvis does the first of four concerts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. He sells out all the shows in one day. June 14 - Simon & Garfunkel reunite briefly to perform live at Madison Square Garden at a campaign benefit for Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern. Other performers include Peter, Paul and Mary and Dionne Warwick. July 24 – Bobby Ramirez, the drummer for Edgar Winter's White Trash, is beaten to death in a Chicago bar fight, reportedly because his hair was too long. August 5 – Clive Davis signs Aerosmith to Columbia Records at Max's Kansas City in New York, NY. August 30 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono headline the "One To One Concert" at Madison Square Garden to benefit mentally handicapped children. Elephant's Memory, Roberta Flack, Stevie Wonder and Sha Na Na also perform. September 21 - ABC premieres the new TV series In Concert. The first episode features Alice Cooper. September 29 - Miles Davis unveils his new nine-piece band at the Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall. October 12 – Diana Ross has her acting debut in the wildly successful film Lady Sings the Blues and garners her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. October 16 - Creedence Clearwater Revival announces it is breaking up. November 3 - James Taylor and Carly Simon are married in a tiny ceremony in Simon's Manhattan apartment. November 12 - 51,778 fans pack San Diego Stadium for a concert promoted by KGB-AM to see J. Geils Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Foghat and Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. November 26 – Family, touring North America as the warmup act for Elton John, play their last concert on U.S. soil in St. Petersburg, Florida. December 31 - The first New Year's Rockin' Eve, with host Dick Clark, airs on ABC with Three Dog Night as the featured act. Blood, Sweat & Tears, Helen Reddy and Al Green also perform. Herbert Howells becomes a Companion of Honour. Billy Ray Hearn founds Myrrh Records. Joseph Hoo Kim founds Channel One Studios in Kingston, Jamaica Bands disbanded Creedence Clearwater Revival Martha and the Vandellas MC5 Them The Velvet Underground Albums released Contents: Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December January Day Album Artist Notes 7 Jamming with Edward! The Rolling Stones, Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder 1969 jam 14 Paul Simon Paul Simon - 16 Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - 20 Garcia Jerry Garcia - 24 Cass Elliot Cass Elliot - Got to Be There Michael Jackson - 31 Let's Stay Together Al Green - - 1+1 Grin - All the Good Times Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Baby I'm-a Want You Bread - Beads and Feathers Carol Hall - Clever Dogs Chase the Sun Kenny Young - Coven Coven - Flash Flash - Greenhouse Leo Kottke - Hands of Jack the Ripper Screaming Lord Sutch - How Much Time Jake Holmes - I'm the One Annette Peacock - Incredible! Live! Country Joe Live Into the Purple Valley Ry Cooder - Jackson Browne Jackson Browne - Keep the Faith Black Oak Arkansas - Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt - Loose Crazy Horse - Malo Malo - Mark-Almond II Mark-Almond - Peter Peter Yarrow - Rockpile Dave Edmunds - Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven Daddy Cool Australia The Spotlight Kid Captain Beefheart - The Unnamables Magma as Univeria Zekt Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine The Doors Compilation Young, Gifted and Black Aretha Franklin - February Day Album Artist Notes 8 Root Down Jimmy Smith - 14 Harvest Neil Young - 17 Eat a Peach The Allman Brothers Band - 18 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manfred Mann's Earth Band - 20 Elvis Now Elvis Presley - 25 Pink Moon Nick Drake - - 1 The Crusaders - 3 McKendree Spring - Blue River Eric Andersen - Border Lord Kris Kristofferson - Brave Belt II Brave Belt - Burgers Hot Tuna - Cherish David Cassidy - Dinnertime Alex Taylor - Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot - Fanny Hill Fanny - Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes John Kay - Grave New World Strawbs - Greatest Hits Blood, Sweat & Tears Compilation Headkeeper Dave Mason - Heavy Turbulence Merl Saunders - Hellbound Train Savoy Brown - Hendrix in the West Jimi Hendrix Live 1969-'70 Lonesome Crow Scorpions - Loudwater House Tony Hazzard - My Hang-Up is You Freddie Hart - Ndeda Quincy Jones Compilation Never Get Out of These Blues Alive John Lee Hooker - Oh How We Danced Jim Capaldi - Patti Dahlstrom Patti Dahlstrom - Return to Forever Return to Forever - Rockin' The Guess Who - Silver Pistol Brinsley Schwarz - Something/Anything? Todd Rundgren - Tantamount to Treason Vol. 1 Michael Nesmith - Three Jackie Lomax - Together Jesse Colin Young - March Day Album Artist Notes 3 Black Magic Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - Glitter Gary Glitter - Music of My Mind Stevie Wonder - 10 Shades of a Blue Orphanage Thin Lizzy - Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull - 11 Heads & Tales Harry Chapin - 24 Slade Alive! Slade Live Striking It Rich Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks - 25 The Kink Kronikles The Kinks US; Compilation 26 Just Another Band from L.A. Frank Zappa and The Mothers Live 31 Machine Head Deep Purple - - Alvin Lee and Company Ten Years After Compilation Bobby Whitlock Bobby Whitlock - Cold Blue Excursion Ray Dorset - D&B Together Delaney and Bonnie - Drowning in the Sea of Love Joe Simon - Ennea Chase - Feedback Spirit - Garden Party Rick Nelson - The "Killer" Rocks On Jerry Lee Lewis - Live Cream Volume II Cream Live 1968 Powerglide New Riders of the Purple Sage - Pure Prairie League Pure Prairie League - Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden Steve Miller Band - Roadwork Edgar Winter's White Trash - Shopping Bag The Partridge Family - Smokin' Humble Pie - Space and First Takes Lee Michaels - Stories We Could Tell The Everly Brothers - Touch Your Woman Dolly Parton - What a Bloody Long Day It's Been Ashton, Gardner and Dyke - April Day Album Artist Notes 4 Rio Grande Mud ZZ Top - 5 Graham Nash David Crosby Crosby & Nash - 11 Mardi Gras Creedence Clearwater Revival - 12 Manassas Stephen Stills and Manassas - 14 Three Friends Gentle Giant UK 20 Dr. John's Gumbo Dr. John - 28 Argus Wishbone Ash - - Annie Anne Murray - Arthur Alexander Arthur Alexander - Bare Trees Fleetwood Mac - Bolan Boogie T. Rex Compilation Cat Mother Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys - Comin' Thru Quicksilver Messenger Service - David Clayton-Thomas David Clayton-Thomas - He Touched Me Elvis Presley - Henry the Human Fly Richard Thompson - Hobo's Lullaby Arlo Guthrie - The Island of Real The Rascals - Lou Reed Lou Reed - Merrimack County Tom Rush - Moonshot Buffy Sainte-Marie - Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On Mountain Live #1 Record Big Star - A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood's End Al Kooper - Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Procol Harum Live A Thing Called Love Johnny Cash - May Day Album Artist Notes 6 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - 11 Cabbage Alley The Meters - 12 Exile on Main St. The Rolling Stones - 14 Live in Europe Rory Gallagher Live 15 Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" The Beach Boys - 19 Demons and Wizards Uriah Heep - Honky Château Elton John - Waterloo Lily Caravan - 23 Lookin' Through the Windows The Jackson 5 - 30 Live at Max's Kansas City The Velvet Underground Live 1970 - Ace Bob Weir - Bloodrock Live Bloodrock Live Castles Joy of Cooking - Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins Judy Collins Compilation Come from the Shadows Joan Baez - Floy Joy The Supremes - In Concert Janis Joplin Live 1968 and 1970 I Sing the Body Electric Weather Report - Jeff Beck Group Jeff Beck - Last of the Red Hot Burritos The Flying Burrito Brothers Live The London Chuck Berry Sessions Chuck Berry - Raspberries Raspberries - Sail Away Randy Newman - Sailin' Shoes Little Feat - Skies of America Ornette Coleman - Still Bill Bill Withers - You Don't Mess Around with Jim Jim Croce - June Day Album Artist Notes 3 Obscured by Clouds Pink Floyd - 6 Looking Glass Looking Glass - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars David Bowie - 9 Earthbound King Crimson Live 12 Some Time in New York City John Lennon and Yoko Ono - 13 A Song for You Carpenters - 14 Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits Simon & Garfunkel Compilation 16 Roxy Music Roxy Music - 17 Eagles Eagles - 18 Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden Elvis Presley Live 23 Living in the Past Jethro Tull Compilation - Amazing Grace Aretha Franklin - Bless Your Heart Freddie Hart - Carney Leon Russell - Feel Good Ike and Tina Turner - Foghat Foghat - Free at Last Free - If an Angel Came to See You, Would You Make Her Feel at Home? Black Oak Arkansas - Let Me Tell You About a Song Merle Haggard - School's Out Alice Cooper - There It Is James Brown - Toulouse Street The Doobie Brothers - July Day Album Artist Notes 4 American Gothic David Ackles - 5 Waka/Jawaka Frank Zappa - 6 Trilogy Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 7 The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff Soundtrack 10 Chicago V Chicago - 15 Moods Neil Diamond - 20 Long John Silver Jefferson Airplane - 21 Never a Dull Moment Rod Stewart - The Slider T. Rex - 27 All Directions The Temptations - 31 Passin' Thru James Gang - - The Academy in Peril John Cale - All Together Now Argent - America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song Johnny Cash - Exercises Nazareth - Flying High Together Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Saint Dominic's Preview Van Morrison - Seven Separate Fools Three Dog Night - Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru USSR Son of Schmilsson Harry Nilsson - Super Fly Curtis Mayfield Soundtrack White Witch White Witch - Wind of Change Peter Frampton - August Day Album Artist Notes 2 Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 Ella Fitzgerald Live 4 Ben Michael Jackson - 14 Play the Blues Buddy Guy and Junior Wells - 15 Rock of Ages The Band Live 25 Everybody's in Show-Biz The Kinks Double LP; one studio, one live 28 'Ot 'n' Sweaty Cactus - - And the Hits Just Keep on Comin' Michael Nesmith - Back Stabbers The O'Jays - Bustin' Out Pure Prairie League - Elf Elf - Free Will Gil Scott-Heron - Full Circle The Doors - Irrlicht Klaus Schulze - Live at the Paramount The Guess Who Live Smokin' O.P.'s Bob Seger - Summer Breeze Seals and Crofts - September Day Album Artist Notes 8 All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople - 13 Close to the Edge Yes - 15 Phoenix Grand Funk Railroad - Rocky Mountain High John Denver - 25 Vol. 4 Black Sabbath - 26 Live Full House The J. Geils Band Live 27 Catch Bull at Four Cat Stevens - 29 Glorified Magnified Manfred Mann's Earth Band - 30 Barnstorm Joe Walsh - - At Home with Their Greatest Hits The Partridge Family Compilation Bandstand Family - Below the Salt Steeleye Span - Crazy Horses The Osmonds - Give It Up Bonnie Raitt - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Heads Osibisa - Hot Butter Hot Butter - My Time Boz Scaggs - Nervous on the Road Brinsley Schwarz - Rolling Thunder Mickey Hart - Sandy Sandy Denny - Styx Styx - Tequila Sunrise David Clayton-Thomas - October Day Album Artist Notes 6 Foxtrot Genesis - 8 Music Is My Life Billy Preston - 9 Heavy Cream Cream Compilation 11 Caravanserai Santana - On the Corner Miles Davis - 19 Straight Shooter James Gang - 23 I'm Still in Love with You Al Green - 28 Talking Book Stevie Wonder - - Can't Buy a Thrill Steely Dan - Clear Spot Captain Beefheart - Fresh Raspberries Raspberries - Glen Travis Campbell Glen Campbell - Got the All-Overs for You Freddie Hart - Greetings from L.A. Tim Buckley - Guitar Man Bread - Lady Sings the Blues Diana Ross Soundtrack The Lady's Not for Sale Rita Coolidge - Lion's Share Savoy Brown - Live Concert at the Forum Barbra Streisand Live Loggins and Messina Loggins and Messina - Mom's Apple Pie Mom's Apple Pie - The Moviegoer Scott Walker - My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner Dolly Parton - New Blood Blood, Sweat & Tears - Rhymes and Reasons Carole King - Rock & Roll Music to the World Ten Years After - Sniper and Other Love Songs Harry Chapin - Tommy London Symphony Orchestra Orchestral version of The Who album Tommy To Whom It May Concern Bee Gees - War Heroes Jimi Hendrix - Who Came First Pete Townshend - November Day Album Artist Notes 5 Europe '72 Grateful Dead Live 7 The Divine Miss M Bette Midler - Journey Through the Past Neil Young Soundtrack 10 The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II The Byrds Compilation Baby James Harvest Barclay James Harvest - See All Her Faces Dusty Springfield - 15 Homecoming America - 17 Seventh Sojourn The Moody Blues - 25 A Good Feelin' to Know Poco - 30 Really J.J. Cale - - Boomer's Story Ry Cooder - Burning Love and Hits From His Movies, Volume 2 Elvis Presley Compilation Don McLean Don McLean - Doremi Fasol Latido Hawkwind - Ennismore Colin Blunstone - For the Roses Joni Mitchell - Free to Be... You and Me Marlo Thomas & Friends - International Superstar Johnny Cash Compilation It Never Rains in Southern California Albert Hammond featuring hit title track Jesus Was a Capricorn Kris Kristofferson - The Johnny Cash Family Christmas Johnny Cash Christmas Killer Joe Little Jimmy Osmond - Life Goes On Paul Williams - Light as a Feather Return to Forever - The Magician's Birthday Uriah Heep - No Secrets Carly Simon - Not till Tomorrow Ornette Coleman - Old Dan's Records Gordon Lightfoot - One Man Dog James Taylor - Passage Bloodrock - The Partridge Family Notebook The Partridge Family - Romany The Hollies - Slayed? Slade - Sloppy Seconds Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb The Supremes - They Only Come Out at Night Edgar Winter Group - Transformer Lou Reed - Why Dontcha West, Bruce and Laing - December Day Album Artist Notes 8 Trouble Man Marvin Gaye Soundtrack 9 Hot August Night Neil Diamond Live 11 More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) The Rolling Stones Compilation 15 Piledriver Status Quo - - The Best of Top of the Pops '72 Top of the Poppers Compilation The Grand Wazoo Frank Zappa - Gypsy Cowboy New Riders of the Purple Sage - It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) Merle Haggard - Made In Japan Deep Purple Live Octopus Gentle Giant UK R.E.O./T.W.O. REO Speedwagon - The Sweet's Biggest Hits Sweet Compilation Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? Jerry Lee Lewis - World Woven The Ides of March - 666 – Aphrodite's Child Album III – Loudon Wainwright III All Over You - Chilliwack Already Here - Redbone America Eats Its Young – Funkadelic The Artistry of Glen Campbell – Glen Campbell Attica Blues – Archie Shepp Aztec Two-Step – Aztec Two-Step Back To Front – Gilbert O'Sullivan The Ballad of Calico – Kenny Rogers and the First Edition Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Be Altitude: Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers Black Widow III - Black Widow Blues Roots - Ike Turner Bob Mosley - Bob Mosley Bootleg Him – Alexis Korner - Compilation Boot Power – Mungo Jerry Bread Winners – Jack Jones The Bridge in Blue - Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge (asThe Bridge) Brother, Brother, Brother - The Isley Brothers Captain Beyond – Captain Beyond Carnival in Babylon – Amon Düül II Celebration - El Chicano Climax - Climax Cluster II – Cluster Cherish - David Cassidy Cochran - Wayne Cochran Crossings – Herbie Hancock Dave Clark and Friends - Dave Clark Demolition Derby - Sandy Bull Demon in Disguise - David Bromberg Dingly Dell – Lindisfarne Double Dubliners – The Dubliners Drama – Maria Bethânia Earthspan - Incredible String Band Ege Bamyasi – Can Ella Loves Cole – Ella Fitzgerald Emergency Ward – Nina Simone Faces - Shawn Phillips Faro Annie – John Renbourn Faust So Far – Faust First Taste of Sin - Cold Blood Focus 3 – Focus Garden in the City – Melanie Genya Ravan - Genya Ravan Geronimo Black - Geronimo Black Get on the Good Foot - James Brown Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance – Ocean A Good Feelin' to Know – Poco Got My Own Bag of Tricks – Bo Diddley Hellbound Train - Savoy Brown High, Low and in Between - Townes van Zandt Hogwash – The Groundhogs Home Free – Dan Fogelberg Hometown – The Dubliners (live) Hoodoo Man - Birth Control Howard Tate - Howard Tate I Am – Pete Townshend If 4 (aka Waterfall) – If I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash I Got Some- Billy Garner Imagination Lady - Chicken Shack I'm Satisfied - John Paul Hammond Infinite – Kazumi Watanabe Jo Jo Gunne - Jo Jo Gunne Kapt. Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds – Randy California Keeper of the Castle – Four Tops Kongos - John Kongos Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit - Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit La Población – Víctor Jara Last Autumn's Dream – Jade Warrior Let My Children Hear Music – Charles Mingus A Little Bit of Paul Davis – Paul Davis Little Jimmy Osmond - Jimmy Osmond Live - Donny Hathaway - Live Live - UFO - Live Live at the Lighthouse - Elvin Jones - Live Live in Tokyo – Weather Report - Live Living – Judy Collins The London Muddy Waters Sessions - Muddy Waters A Lonely Man – The Chi-Lites Made in England - Atomic Rooster Mark, Don and Mel: 1969–71 – Grand Funk Railroad - Compilation Mandrill Is – Mandrill A Meeting of the Times – Rahsaan Roland Kirk A Message from the People - Ray Charles Mississippi Gambler - Herbie Mann Mr. Jones - Elvin Jones Mournin' - Night Sun Mustang – The Shadows Neither One of Us – Gladys Knight & the Pips Neu! – Neu! A Night on the Town - Brownsville Station The Night is Still Young - Sha Na Na Nitzinger - John Nitzinger Olympia 71 – Dalida - Live On Record – April Wine Ontinuous Performance - Stone the Crows The Osmonds Live - The Osmonds - Live Pain - Ohio Players Painted Head - Tim Hardin Pleasure - Ohio Players Portrait of Donny – Donny Osmond Prologue – Renaissance Prosperous - Christy Moore Ratchell II - Ratchell Reunion: Live at Madison Square Garden – Dion and the Belmonts Roadwork – Edgar Winter's White Trash Rock Me Baby - David Cassidy Rockin' – The Guess Who Round 2 – The Stylistics Roy Orbison Sings – Roy Orbison Sanctuary – Dion DiMucci Scraps – NRBQ Screaming Target – Big Youth Shakara - Fela Kuti Smokestack Lightning - Mike Harrison Solomon's Seal – Pentangle Someplace Else Now – Lesley Gore A Song for You – Jack Jones Sort Of – Slapp Happy Squawk – Budgie Standing Ovation – Gladys Knight & the Pips Stealers Wheel – Stealers Wheel Stoneground Words – Melanie Suite for Late Summer – Dion DiMucci Sunday Morning Coming Down – Johnny Cash A Tab in the Ocean - Nektar Tell Me This Is a Dream – The Delfonics Three - Jackie Lomax Through the Eyes of Love - Ray Charles Tim Rose - Tim Rose Together – Golden Earring Together – Jesse Colin Young Too Young – Donny Osmond Trouble at Mill – King Earl Boogie Band Understanding – Bobby Womack Uomo di pezza - Le Orme Waterloo Lily – Caravan We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing – The New Seekers Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get – The Dramatics Who Will Save the World? – The Groundhogs Where It All Began – Bo Diddley Wild One – The Guess Who Willis Alan Ramsey - Willis Alan Ramsey Will the Circle Be Unbroken – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Wolf City – Amon Düül II World Galaxy - Alice Coltrane The World Is a Ghetto – War You Are the Music...We're Just the Band - Trapeze Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1972. # Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries 1 Don McLean American Pie 1972 US BB 1 – December 1971, US CashBox 1 of 1972, Canada 1 – November 1971, Australia 1 for 5 weeks September 1972, Australia Goset 1 – February 1972, UK 2 – Jan 1972, US BB 2 of 1972, France 2 – Mar 1972, POP 2 of 1972, Poland 4 – February 2000, Australia 4 of 1972, OzNet 4, RIAA 5, DDD 6 of 1971, Norway 9 – Mar 1972, Holland 11 – February 1972, Germany 17 – Mar 1972, Scrobulate 17 of folk, RYM 22 of 1971, 23 in 2FM list, TheQ 25, WXPN 61, Party 64 of 1999, Acclaimed 266 2 Harry Nilsson Without You 1972 UK 1 – February 1972, US BB 1 – Jan 1972, Canada 1 – Jan 1972, Éire 1 – Mar 1972, Australia 1 for 5 weeks November 1972, Australia Goset 1 – Mar 1972, Australia 2 of 1972, Peel list 3 of 1971, US CashBox 5 of 1972, France 8 – Mar 1972, Holland 10 – April 1972, Italy 12 of 1972, Germany 16 – May 1972, RYM 16 of 1971, Scrobulate 17 of ballad, Acclaimed 823 3 Hot Butter Popcorn 1972 Holland 1 – August 1972, France 1 – July 1972, Switzerland 1 – August 1972, Norway 1 – August 1972, Germany 1 – August 1972, Australia 1 for 8 weeks May 1973, Australia Goset 1 – September 1972, Canada 3 – September 1972, Australia 3 of 1972, UK 5 – July 1972, US BB 9 – August 1972, Austria 10 – Jan 1973, POP 32 of 1972, RYM 45 of 1972, US CashBox 70 of 1972, Scrobulate 84 of 70s, Italy 88 of 1972, Germany 137 of the 1970s 4 Derek and the Dominos Layla 1972 / France 1 – July 1972, DDD 1 of 1970, 3 in 2FM list, UK 4 – Mar 1982, Canada 4 – Jun 1972, Holland 4 – October 1992, RYM 5 of 1970, Virgin 9, Scrobulate 9 of blues, US BB 10 – Jun 1972, Poland 10 – April 1982, US BB 11 of 1972, TheQ 11, POP 11 of 1972, WXPN 16, Europe 21 of the 1970s, Rolling Stone 27, Switzerland 28 – November 1992, Acclaimed 37, Belgium 102 of all time, RIAA 118, OzNet 213 5 Neil Young Heart of Gold 1972 US BB 1 – February 1972, Canada 1 – February 1972, France 2 – April 1972, Norway 4 – May 1972, Germany 4 – May 1972, RYM 5 of 1972, DDD 5 of 1972, Holland 9 – February 1972, UK 10 – Mar 1972, US CashBox 12 of 1972, Australia Goset 15 – April 1972, US BB 26 of 1972, POP 49 of 1972, TheQ 67, Europe 81 of the 1970s, Scrobulate 95 of classic rock, Belgium 220 of all time, RIAA 286, Rolling Stone 297, Germany 344 of the 1970s, Acclaimed 350, WXPN 359 American and/or British hit singles Alice Cooper in 1972 "10538 Overture" – Electric Light Orchestra "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done" – Sonny & Cher "A Horse with No Name" – America "All the Young Dudes" – Mott the Hoople "Alone Again (Naturally)" – Gilbert O'Sullivan "Amazing Grace" – Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards "America" – Simon & Garfunkel "American Pie" – Don McLean "Anticipation" – Carly Simon "Apache" – The Shadows (re-issue) "Baby Blue" – Badfinger "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" – Mac Davis "Back Off Boogaloo" – Ringo Starr "Back Stabbers" – The O'Jays "Bang a Gong" – T. Rex "Beautiful Sunday" – Daniel Boone "Been to Canaan" – Carole King "Beg, Steal or Borrow" – The New Seekers "Ben" – Michael Jackson "Best Thing" – Styx "Betcha By Golly, Wow" – The Stylistics "Black and White" – Three Dog Night "Black Dog"- Led Zeppelin "A Brand New Song" – Cliff Richard "Brand New Key" – Melanie "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" – Looking Glass "Burning Love" – Elvis Presley "California Man" – The Move "The Candy Man" – Sammy Davis, Jr. "Children of the Revolution" – T.Rex "Circles" – The New Seekers "The Cisco Kid" – War "The City Of New Orleans" – Arlo Guthrie "Clair" – Gilbert O'Sullivan "Clean Up Woman" – Betty Wright "Coconut" – Harry Nilsson "Come What May (Après Toi)" – Vicky Leandros "Conquistador" – Procol Harum "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" – Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show "Crocodile Rock" – Elton John "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" – Wayne Newton "Day After Day" – Badfinger "Day by Day" – Godspell "The Day I Found Myself" – Honey Cone "Day Dreaming" – Aretha Franklin "Diary" – Bread "Do it Again" – Steely Dan "Doctor My Eyes" – Jackson Browne "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – James Taylor "Don't Say You Don't Remember" – Beverly Bremers "Drowning in the Sea of Love" – Joe Simon "Everybody Plays the Fool" – The Main Ingredient "Everything I Own" – Bread "Eye Level" – Simon Park Orchestra "Family Affair" – Sly & the Family Stone "The Family of Man" – Three Dog Night "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack "Footstompin' Music" – Grand Funk Railroad "Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly)" – Curtis Mayfield "Garden Party" – Rick Nelson "Geronimo's Cadillac" – Michael Martin Murphy "Get on the Good Foot pt.1" – James Brown "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" – Wings "Go All the Way" – Raspberries "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" – Danny O'Keefe "Goodbye to Love" – The Carpenters "Got to Be There" – Michael Jackson "Guitar Man" – Bread "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" – Donna Fargo "Happy" – The Rolling Stones "Happy the Man" – Genesis "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" – John Lennon & Yoko Ono, the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir "He Is Your Brother" – ABBA "Heart of Gold" – Neil Young "Hi, Hi, Hi"/"C Moon" – Wings "Hold Your Head Up" – Argent "Honky Cat" – Elton John "Hot Rod Lincoln" – Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen "How Do You Do" – Mouth & MacNeal "Hurting Each Other" – The Carpenters "I Am Woman" – Helen Reddy "I Can See Clearly Now" – Johnny Nash "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" – Jackie Wilson "I Gotcha" – Joe Tex "I Need You" – America "I Saw The Light" – Todd Rundgren "I Wanna Be Where You Are" – Michael Jackson "I Want To Be With You" – Raspberries "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" – The New Seekers "I'd Love You to Want Me" – Lobo "I'll Be Around" – The Spinners "I'll Take You There" – The Staple Singers "I'm Still in Love with You" – Al Green "I'm Stone in Love With You" – The Stylistics "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right" – Luther Ingram "If You Don't Know Me by Now" – Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes "Immigration Man" – Crosby & Nash "In the Rain" – The Dramatics "Isn't Life Strange" – The Moody Blues "It Never Rains in Southern California" – Albert Hammond "It's Going to Take Some Time" – The Carpenters "Jesus" – Cliff Richard "Jesus Is Just Alright" – The Doobie Brothers "John, I'm Only Dancing" – David Bowie "Join Together" – The Who "Joy" – Apollo 100 "Jump Into the Fire" – Harry Nilsson "Jungle Fever" – The Chakachas (Roland Klywger under an assumed group name) "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep At All" – The 5th Dimension "Layla" – Derek and the Dominos "Lean on Me" – Bill Withers "Legend In Your Own Time" – Carly Simon "Let's Stay Together" – Al Green "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" – Robert John "Listen to The Music" – The Doobie Brothers "Living in Harmony" – Cliff Richard "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" – The Hollies "Look What You Done For Me" – Al Green "Loop di Love" – Shag Jonathan King under a pseudonym "Love Theme From "The Godfather" – Andy Williams "Mary Had a Little Lamb" – Wings "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" – Paul Simon "Me and Mrs. Jones" – Billy Paul "Metal Guru" – T.Rex "Mother and Child Reunion" – Paul Simon "Motorcycle Mama" – Sailcat "Mouldy Old Dough" - Stavely Makepeace Enterprises dba "Lieutenant Pigeon" (classic Dortmund Breakbeat track) "My Ding-a-Ling" – Chuck Berry "Never Been to Spain" – Three Dog Night "Nice to Be With You" – Gallery "No One to Depend On" – Santana "Oh Girl" – The Chi-Lites "Old Man" – Neil Young "One Monkee Don't Stop No Show" – Honey Cone "Operator" – Jim Croce "Outa-Space" – Billy Preston "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations "Paper Plane" – Status Quo "People Need Love" – ABBA (in Japan) "Pieces of April" – Three Dog Night "Precious and Few" – Climax "Puppy Love" – Donny Osmond "Respect Yourself" – The Staple Singers "Rock and Roll Part 1 + 2" – Gary Glitter "Rock Me Baby" – Sacha Distel (dubbed) "Rocket Man" – Elton John "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" – Johnny Rivers "Rockin' Robin" – Michael Jackson "Roundabout" – Yes "Run to Me" – Bee Gees "Saturday In the Park" – Chicago "School's Out" – Alice Cooper "Scorpio" – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band "Seaside Shuffle" – Terry Dactyl & the Dinosaurs "Signs" – The Drifters "Small Beginnings" – Flash "Solid Gold Easy Action" – T.Rex "Someday Never Comes" – Creedence Clearwater Revival "Something's Wrong With Me" – Austin Roberts. "Song Sung Blue" – Neil Diamond "Spaceman" – Harry Nilsson "Speak To The Sky" – Rick Springfield "Starman" – David Bowie "Stay with Me" – Faces "Suavecito" – Malo "Sugar Daddy" – The Jackson 5 "Summer Breeze" – Seals and Crofts "Sunshine" – Jonathan Edwards "Superstition" – Stevie Wonder "Sweet Seasons" – Carole King "Sweet Surrender" – Bread "Sylvia's Mother" – Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show "Take It Easy" – Eagles "Taxi" – Harry Chapin "Telegram Sam" – T.Rex "Thunder and Lightning" – Chi Coltrane "Tight Rope" – Leon Russell "Tiny Dancer" – Elton John "Too Late to Turn Back Now" – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose "Top of the World" – The Carpenters (in Japan; it became a hit in the U.S. and the UK the following year) "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" – Jimmy Castor Bunch "Trouble Man" – Marvin Gaye "Tumbling Dice" – The Rolling Stones "Two Divided By Love" – The Grass Roots "Use Me" – Bill Withers "Ventura Highway" – America "Vincent" – Don McLean "Virginia Plain" – Roxy Music "Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love" – Love Unlimited "The Way of Love" – Cher "Where Is the Love?" – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway "Without You" – Harry Nilsson "Witchy Woman" – Eagles "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" – John Lennon "You Are Everything" – The Stylistics "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" – Jim Croce "You Ought to be With Me" – Al Green "You Turn Me On I'm a Radio" – Joni Mitchell "You Wear It Well" – Rod Stewart "You're So Vain" – Carly Simon "Your Mama Don't Dance" – Loggins and Messina See also: Hot 100 number-one hits of 1972 (United States) Published popular music "Alone Again" w.m. Raymond O'Sullivan "Alone At A Drive-In Movie"     w.m. Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey " American Pie" w.m. Don McLean "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" w.m. Jim Croce "Beautiful Through and Through" w. Bob Merrill m. Jule Styne from the musical Sugar "Beauty School Dropout" w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease "The Beauty That Drives Men Mad" w. Bob Merrill m. Jule Styne from the musical Sugar "Bein' Green" w.m. Joe Raposo from the television series Sesame Street. "Blues for Newport" m. Dave Brubeck "Born to Hand Jive" w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease "Burning Love"    w.m. Dennis Linde "C is for Cookie" w.m. Joe Raposo "Clair" w.m. Raymond O'Sullivan "Come Dream With Me" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen "Corner of the Sky" w.m. Stephen Schwartz from the musical Pippin "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" – Simon & Garfunkel Greased Lightning w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease "I Can See Clearly Now" w.m. Johnny Nash "Killing Me Softly with His Song" w. Norman Gimbel m. Charles Fox "Liza With A Z" w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander from the television production Liza With A Z "Magic To Do" w.m. Stephen Schwartz. Introduced by Ben Vereen in the musical Pippin "Maybe This Time" w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander from the musical film Cabaret "Mooning" w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease "The Morning After" w.m. Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha from the film The Poseidon Adventure "No Time at All" w.m. Stephen Schwartz from the musical Pippin "The Old Fashioned Way" w. Charles Aznavour, Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha m. George Garvarentz "Ring Them Bells"     w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander from the television production Liza with a Z "Rock and Roll" – Led Zeppelin "Shakin' At The High School Hop"     w.m. Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey "Sing" w.m. Joe Raposo. Introduced by Bob McGrath on Sesame Street "Speak Softly, Love"      w. Larry Kusik m. Nino Rota from the film The Godfather "Summer Nights" w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" w.m. Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs from the musical Grease "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree" w.m. L. Russell Brown & Irwin Levine " Vincent" w.m. Don McLean "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" w.m. Stevie Wonder Classical music Arthur Bliss – Metamorphic Variations Friedrich Cerha – Spiegel George Crumb – Makrokosmos, Volume I for amplified piano Mario Davidovsky – Transientes for orchestra Paul Le Flem – Symphony No. 4 Dmitri Kabalevsky – A Letter to the 30th Century (oratorio) György Ligeti – Double Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra Theo Loevendie – Horn Concerto, "Orbits" George Rochberg – Recordanza (Soliloquy for Cello and Piano) Veljo Tormis – Curse Upon Iron (Raua needmine) Opera Peter Maxwell Davies – Taverner Thomas Pasatieri – Black Widow Charles Wilson – Héloise and Abelard Musical theater Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill     Broadway revue opened at the Theatre de Lys on October 1 and ran for 152 performances Company (Stephen Sondheim) – London production opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on January 18 and ran for 344 performances Cowardy Custard     London production opened at the Mermaid Theatre on July 10 Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope     Broadway revue opened at the Playhouse Theatre on April 19 and ran for 914 performances Don't Play Us Cheap     Broadway production opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on May 16 and ran for 164 performances A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival The Good Old, Bad Old Days (Music, Lyrics & Book: Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse) London production opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on December 20 and ran for 309 performances Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice) – London production opened at the Palace Theatre on August 9 and ran for 3358 performances Grease     Broadway production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Lloyd Webber & Rice) – London production opened at The Roundhouse on November 8 and ran for 43 performances Man of La Mancha     Broadway revival Pippin     Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 23 and ran for 1944 performances Sugar     Broadway production Musical films Cabaret Fillmore Lady Sings the Blues Man of La Mancha Musical television productions Liza with a Z Births January 17 – Aqualung, singer-songwriter January 26 – Christopher Boykin, American rapper January 27 – Mark Owen, British singer (Take That) February 2 – Dana International, Israeli Eurovision-winning singer February 11 – Craig Jones, sampler/keyboardist for Slipknot February 14 – Rob Thomas, singer (Matchbox Twenty) February 16 – Taylor Hawkins, American rock musician (Foo Fighters) February 17 – Billie Joe Armstrong, American rock musician (Green Day) February 20 – K-os, rapper/musician February 24 – Chris Fehn, percussionist/backing vocalist for Slipknot March 4 – Alison Wheeler, British singer (The Beautiful South) March 6 – Jaret Reddick, American musician (Bowling for Soup) March 8 – Angie Hart, Australian pop singer March 9 – AZ, rapper March 10 – Douglas Ardito (Puddle of Mudd) March 11 – UA, singer March 15 – Mark Hoppus, American rock musician (blink-182) March 17 – Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole) March 20 – Alexander Kapranos, British rock singer and guitarist (Franz Ferdinand) April 1 – Sukshinder Shinda, bhangra singer-songwriter and record producer April 8 – Paul Gray, bassist for Slipknot April 10 – Sami Yli-Sirniö, Finnish rock and metal guitarist April 12 – Şebnem Ferah, Turkish singer and song-writer April 13 – Aaron Lewis, American nu metal musician (Staind) April 20 – Stephen Marley, reggae musician April 28 – Violent J, American rapper May 4 – Mike Dirnt (Green Day) May 7 – Felix da Housecat, American house music DJ and record producer May 19 – Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base) May 21 Adriano Cintra (Cansei de Ser Sexy) The Notorious B.I.G., rapper (d. 1997) May 27 – Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian female singer June 12 – Bounty Killer, reggae/dancehall singer June 21 – Christopher Matthews, English musician June 25 – Mike Kroeger, Canadian rock bass guitarist (Nickelback) June 26 – Garou, singer July 4 Rogue, lead singer of The Crüxshadows Brett Reed (Rancid) July 26 – Wayne Wonder, reggae singer July 29 – Anssi Kela, Finnish rock musician August 6 – Geri Halliwell, British singer (Spice Girls) August 8 – Lüpüs Thünder (Bloodhound Gang) August 9 – A-mei, singer August 12 Del tha Funkee Homosapien, American hip-hop artist Demir Demirkan, Turkish rock musician and songwriter August 15 – Mikey Graham, Irish singer (Boyzone) August 16 – Emily Robison, American country music performer (Dixie Chicks) August 27 – Jimmy Pop, American musician (Bloodhound Gang) September 4 – Carlos Ponce, singer and composer September 21 – Liam Gallagher, British singer (Oasis) September 23 – Jermaine Dupri, rapper September 26 – Shawn Stockman, American singer (Boyz II Men) September 30 – Shaan, Indian singer October 17 Wyclef Jean (Fugees) Eminem, American rapper Tarkan, Turkish singer October 6 – Anders Iwers, Swedish musician October 19 – Pras Michel (Fugees) October 20 – Snoop Dogg, American rapper and producer October 27 – Elissa, Lebanese singer October 28 – Brad Paisley, American country music performer November 17 – Kimya Dawson, American singer/songwriter November 28 – Jesper Strömblad, Swedish musician December 1 – Greg Upchurch (Puddle of Mudd) December 9 – Tré Cool, drummer (Green Day) December 10 Scot Alexander, Dishwalla Brian Molko, British rock singer (Placebo) December 11 – Easther Bennett, British singer Eternal December 13 Niki Evans, English actress and singer Mark Morton, American musician December 16 Michael McCary, American singer (Boyz II Men) Ben Kowalewicz, Canadian rock lead singer (Billy Talent) December 18 – DJ Lethal, Latvian-born rock musician (Limp Bizkit, House of Pain) December 19 – Alyssa Milano, singer and actress December 22 – Vanessa Paradis, French singer and actress December 27 – Matt Slocum (Sixpence None the Richer) December 31 – Joey McIntyre, American singer (New Kids on the Block) Deaths January 1 – Maurice Chevalier, 83, French singer and actor January 16 – David Seville, 52, voice of the Chipmunks January 19 – Michael Rabin, 35, violinist (fell downstairs) January 23 - Big Maybelle, 47, singer and pianist January 24 – Gene Austin, 69, singer-songwriter January 27 – Mahalia Jackson, 61, gospel singer February 19 - Lee Morgan, 33, hard bop trumpeter February 21 – Marie Dubas, 77, French music-hall singer March 17 – Linda Jones, 27, soul singer (diabetic coma) March 27 – Sharkey Bonano, 67, jazz musician and bandleader April 4 – Stefan Wolpe, 69, composer May 2 – Les Harvey, 25, guitarist (Stone the Crows) (electrocuted on stage) May 5 - Reverend Gary Davis, 76, blues and gospel singer and guitarist June 8 - Jimmy Rushing, 70, blues and jazz singer June 13 - Clyde McPhatter, 39, R&B singer July 3 – "Mississippi" Fred McDowell, 68, blues musician July 24 – Bobby Ramirez, drummer (Edgar Winter's White Trash) August 2 – Brian Cole, 29, bass player in The Association (drug overdose) August 14 – Oscar Levant, 65, pianist and composer August 29 – Lale Andersen, 67, Danish singer September 28 - Rory Storm, 33, English singer November 3 – Harry Richman, 77, US singer, actor and composer November 6 – Billy Murcia, 21, drummer of New York Dolls (suffocation) November 11 – Berry Oakley, 24, bass player (The Allman Brothers Band) (motorcycle accident) November 12 – Rudolf Friml, 92, Rose-Marie composer November 18 – Danny Whitten, 29, guitarist (Crazy Horse) (drug overdose) November 28 – Havergal Brian, 96, composer Awards Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 1972 Grammy Album of the Year: The Concert for Bangladesh Grammy Best New Artist: America Grammy Best Album Design: "School's Out" – Alice Cooper Grammy Best Pop Duo or Group: "Where Is the Love" – Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway Grammy Best Pop Female Vocal: "I Am Woman" – Helen Reddy Grammy Best Pop Male Vocal: "Without You" – Harry Nilsson Grammy Record of the Year: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack Grammy Song of the Year: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack Country 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