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The Year in Music

1972

The songs, the screens, the headlines

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack — cover art

1972 in music: “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack topped the year-end chart; Al Green owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1972

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack — cover art
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack
1972
Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan — cover art
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
1972
American Pie by Don McLean — cover art
American Pie
Don McLean
1971
Without You by Harry Nilsson — cover art
Without You
Harry Nilsson
1972
The Candy Man (Live) by Sammy Davis, Jr. — cover art
The Candy Man (Live)
Sammy Davis, Jr.
1972
I Gotcha by Joe Tex — cover art
I Gotcha
Joe Tex
1972
Lean On Me by Bill Withers — cover art
Lean On Me
Bill Withers
1972
Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me by Mac Davis — cover art
Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
Mac Davis
1972
Brand New Key by Melanie — cover art
Brand New Key
Melanie
1972
Daddy Don't You Walk so Fast by Wayne Newton — cover art
Daddy Don't You Walk so Fast
Wayne Newton
1972
Let's Stay Together by Al Green — cover art
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
1972
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) by Looking Glass — cover art
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
Looking Glass
1972

At the movies

  • The Godfather
  • Cabaret
  • Deliverance

On TV

  • M*A*S*H premieres
  • The Price Is Right
  • Kung Fu

Headlines

  • Atari releases Pong
  • Watergate break-in
  • The last Apollo Moon mission

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