| | Artist | Points
  | Songs |
|---|
| 1. | Elton John | 858 | 03/1972 • Tiny Dancer • 24 pts • from Madman Across the Water
04/1972 • Rocket Man • 316 pts • from Honky Château
08/1972 • Honky Cat • 150 pts • from Honky Château
11/1972 • Crocodile Rock • 368 pts • from Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player |
| 2. | Elvis Presley | 606 | 01/1972 • Until It's Time for You to Go • 171 pts • from Elvis Now
05/1972 • An American Trilogy • 117 pts • from Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
08/1972 • Burning Love • 300 pts • from Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2
08/1972 • It's a Matter of Time • 17 pts • from Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2 |
| 3. | Bread | 574 | 01/1972 • Everything I Own • 189 pts • from Baby I'm-a Want You
04/1972 • Diary • 92 pts • from Baby I'm-a Want You
07/1972 • The Guitar Man • 178 pts • from Guitar Man
11/1972 • Sweet Surrender • 116 pts • from Guitar Man |
| 4. | Alice Cooper | 537 | 03/1972 • Be My Lover • 17 pts • from Killer
06/1972 • School's Out • 331 pts • from School's Out
10/1972 • Elected • 189 pts • from Billion Dollar Babies |
| 5. | Gary Glitter | 475 | 06/1972 • Rock and Roll (Part 2) • 300 pts • from Glitter
09/1972 • I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll) • 175 pts • from Glitter |
| 6. | Paul Simon | 461 | 02/1972 • Mother and Child Reunion • 306 pts • from Paul Simon
04/1972 • Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard • 134 pts • from Paul Simon
07/1972 • Duncan • 20 pts • from Paul Simon |
| 7. | T. Rex | 449 | 01/1972 • Telegram Sam • 230 pts • from The Slider
05/1972 • Metal Guru • 219 pts • from The Slider |
| 8. | Three Dog Night | 409 | 03/1972 • The Family of Man • 83 pts • from Harmony
08/1972 • Black and White • 251 pts • from Seven Separate Fools
11/1972 • Pieces of April • 75 pts • from Seven Separate Fools |
| 9. | Don McLean | 407 | 03/1972 • Vincent • 324 pts • from American Pie
12/1972 • Dreidel • 82 pts • from Don McLean |
| 10. | Cat Stevens | 396 | 01/1972 • Morning Has Broken • 250 pts • from Teaser and the Firecat
11/1972 • Sitting • 73 pts • from Catch Bull at Four
12/1972 • Can't Keep It In • 73 pts • from Catch Bull at Four |
| 11. | Neil Young | 350 | 02/1972 • Heart of Gold • 320 pts • from Harvest
04/1972 • Old Man • 30 pts • from Harvest |
| 12. | Rod Stewart | 333 | 02/1972 • Handbags and Gladrags • 20 pts • from Sing It Again Rod
08/1972 • You Wear It Well • 292 pts • from Never a Dull Moment
11/1972 • Angel • 21 pts • from Never a Dull Moment |
| 13. | David Bowie | 307 | 04/1972 • Changes • 12 pts • from Hunky Dory
06/1972 • Starman • 97 pts • from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
11/1972 • The Jean Genie • 198 pts • from Aladdin Sane |
| 14. | Chicago | 305 | 07/1972 • Feelin' Stronger Every Day • 87 pts • from Chicago VI
08/1972 • Saturday in the Park • 174 pts • from Chicago V
10/1972 • Dialogue • 44 pts • from Chicago V |
| 15. | Argent | 301 | 03/1972 • Hold Your Head Up • 270 pts • from All Together Now
06/1972 • Tragedy • 30 pts • from All Together Now |
| 16. | The Rolling Stones | 294 | 04/1972 • Tumbling Dice • 246 pts • from Exile on Main St.
07/1972 • Happy • 48 pts • from Exile on Main St. |
| 17. | Ringo Starr | 282 | 04/1972 • Back Off Boogaloo • 282 pts |
| 18. | The Hollies | 264 | 06/1972 • Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress • 219 pts • from Distant Light
11/1972 • Long Dark Road • 45 pts • from Distant Light |
| 19. | America | 255 | 05/1972 • I Need You • 110 pts • from America
10/1972 • Ventura Highway • 145 pts • from Homecoming |
| 20. | Eagles | 240 | 06/1972 • Take It Easy • 89 pts • from Eagles
09/1972 • Witchy Woman • 94 pts • from Eagles
12/1972 • Peaceful Easy Feeling • 56 pts • from Eagles |
| 21. | Bee Gees | 210 | 07/1972 • Run to Me • 176 pts • from To Whom It May Concern
11/1972 • Alive • 35 pts • from To Whom It May Concern |
| 22. | The Raspberries | 208 | 05/1972 • Don't Want to Say Goodbye • 7 pts • from Raspberries
07/1972 • Go All the Way • 137 pts • from Raspberries
11/1972 • I Wanna Be with You • 64 pts • from Fresh Raspberries |
| 23. | Carole King | 199 | 01/1972 • Sweet Seasons • 122 pts • from Music
11/1972 • Been to Canaan • 77 pts • from Rhymes and Reasons |
| 24. | Lindisfarne | 193 | 05/1972 • Lady Eleanor • 167 pts • from Nicely Out of Tune
09/1972 • All Fall Down • 27 pts • from Dingly Dell |
| 25. | Jim Croce | 189 | 07/1972 • You Don't Mess Around with Jim • 116 pts • from You Don't Mess Around with Jim
10/1972 • Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) • 72 pts • from You Don't Mess Around with Jim |
| 26. | 10cc | 188 | 09/1972 • Donna • 188 pts • from 10cc |
| 27. | Mott the Hoople | 183 | 08/1972 • All the Young Dudes • 183 pts • from All the Young Dudes |
| 28. | Ricky Nelson | 180 | 07/1972 • Garden Party • 180 pts • from Garden Party |
| 29. | Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina | 174 | 04/1972 • Vahevella • 8 pts • from Sittin' In
06/1972 • Nobody but You • 7 pts • from Sittin' In
11/1972 • Your Mama Don't Dance • 159 pts • from Loggins & Messina |
| 30. | Hawkwind | 158 | 07/1972 • Silver Machine • 158 pts • from In Search of Space [1996 edition] |
| 31. | Steely Dan | 150 | 11/1972 • Do It Again • 150 pts • from Can't Buy a Thrill |
| 32. | Roxy Music | 148 | 08/1972 • Virginia Plain • 148 pts • from Roxy Music [second edition] |
| 33. | The Partridge Family | 147 | 04/1972 • Am I Losing You • 17 pts • from Shopping Bag
12/1972 • Looking Through the Eyes of Love • 129 pts • from The Partridge Family Notebook |
| 34. | Seals & Crofts | 146 | 09/1972 • Summer Breeze • 146 pts • from Summer Breeze |
| 35. | Jackson Browne | 128 | 03/1972 • Doctor My Eyes • 111 pts • from Saturate Before Using
08/1972 • Rock Me on the Water • 17 pts • from Saturate Before Using |
| 36. | Sonny and Cher | 125 | 02/1972 • A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done • 125 pts • from All I Ever Need Is You |
| 37. | Danny O'Keefe | 120 | 09/1972 • Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues • 116 pts • from O'Keefe
12/1972 • The Road • 4 pts • from O'Keefe |
| 38. | Yes | 112 | 02/1972 • Roundabout • 74 pts • from Fragile
08/1972 • America • 18 pts • from Fragile
11/1972 • And You and I • 20 pts • from Close to the Edge |
| 39. | The Doobie Brothers | 108 | 09/1972 • Listen to the Music • 82 pts • from Toulouse Street
12/1972 • Jesus Is Just Alright • 26 pts • from Toulouse Street |
| 40. | The Moody Blues | 108 | 04/1972 • Isn't Life Strange • 108 pts • from Seventh Sojourn |
| 41. | J.J. Cale | 107 | 01/1972 • Crazy Mama • 57 pts • from Naturally
05/1972 • After Midnight • 26 pts • from Naturally
11/1972 • Lies • 24 pts • from Really |
| 42. | Todd Rundgren | 107 | 04/1972 • I Saw the Light • 65 pts • from Something/Anything?
05/1972 • I Saw the Light • 36 pts • from Something/Anything?
07/1972 • Couldn't I Just Tell You • 6 pts • from Something/Anything? |
| 43. | James Taylor | 94 | 12/1972 • Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight • 94 pts • from One Man Dog |
| 44. | Electric Light Orchestra | 93 | 07/1972 • 10538 Overture • 93 pts • from The Electric Light Orchestra |
| 45. | Led Zeppelin | 86 | 01/1972 • Black Dog • 68 pts • from Led Zeppelin IV
03/1972 • Rock and Roll • 18 pts • from Led Zeppelin IV |
| 46. | Jethro Tull | 82 | 11/1972 • Living in the Past • 82 pts • from Living in the Past |
| 47. | Arlo Guthrie | 81 | 07/1972 • The City of New Orleans • 81 pts • from Hobo's Lullabye |
| 48. | Grand Funk Railroad | 79 | 01/1972 • Footstompin' Music • 35 pts • from E Pluribus Funk
04/1972 • Upsetter • 10 pts • from E Pluribus Funk
09/1972 • Rock & Roll Soul • 35 pts • from Phoenix |
| 49. | The Strawbs | 77 | 10/1972 • Lay Down • 77 pts • from Bursting at the Seams |
| 50. | Family | 73 | 09/1972 • Burlesque • 73 pts • from Bandstand |
| 51. | Badfinger | 70 | 03/1972 • Baby Blue • 70 pts • from Straight Up |
| 52. | Simon & Garfunkel | 68 | 09/1972 • For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her • 21 pts • from Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
10/1972 • America • 47 pts • from Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits |
| 53. | The Kinks | 67 | 05/1972 • Supersonic Rocket Ship • 67 pts • from Everybody's in Show-Biz |
| 54. | Harry Chapin | 59 | 03/1972 • Taxi • 45 pts • from Heads & Tales
10/1972 • Sunday Morning Sunshine • 14 pts • from Sniper and Other Love Songs |
| 55. | Joni Mitchell | 54 | 11/1972 • You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio • 54 pts • from For the Roses |
| 56. | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 49 | 03/1972 • Nutrocker • 11 pts • from Pictures at an Exhibition
08/1972 • From the Beginning • 22 pts • from Trilogy
12/1972 • Lucky Man • 16 pts • from Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
| 57. | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 42 | 05/1972 • Someday Never Comes • 42 pts • from Mardi Gras |
| 58. | April Wine | 33 | 03/1972 • You Could Have Been a Lady • 30 pts • from On Record
07/1972 • Bad Side of the Moon • 4 pts • from On Record |
| 59. | Graham Nash and David Crosby | 31 | 05/1972 • Immigration Man • 25 pts • from Graham Nash David Crosby
08/1972 • Southbound Train • 5 pts • from Graham Nash David Crosby |
| 60. | Carly Simon | 29 | 03/1972 • Legend in Your Own Time • 29 pts • from Anticipation |
| 61. | Joe Cocker | 29 | 01/1972 • Feeling Alright • 29 pts • from Mad Dogs and Englishmen |
| 62. | The Guess Who | 28 | 03/1972 • Heartbroken Bopper • 18 pts • from Rockin'
05/1972 • Guns, Guns, Guns • 11 pts • from Rockin' |
| 63. | Deep Purple | 26 | 04/1972 • Never Before • 26 pts • from Machine Head |
| 64. | Santana | 25 | 02/1972 • No One to Depend On • 25 pts • from Santana III |
| 65. | Rare Earth | 24 | 04/1972 • What'd I Say • 13 pts • from One World
11/1972 • Good Time Sally • 11 pts • from Willie Remembers |
| 66. | The Allman Brothers Band | 24 | 04/1972 • Ain't Wastin' Time No More • 9 pts • from Eat a Peach
08/1972 • Melissa • 7 pts • from Eat a Peach
12/1972 • One Way Out • 7 pts • from Eat a Peach |
| 67. | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 23 | 09/1972 • So Long Dixie • 19 pts • from New Blood
12/1972 • I Can't Move No Mountains • 4 pts • from New Blood |
| 68. | Uriah Heep | 23 | 07/1972 • Easy Livin' • 23 pts • from Demons & Wizards |
| 69. | Van Morrison | 21 | 01/1972 • Tupelo Honey • 18 pts • from Tupelo Honey
04/1972 • (Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball • 3 pts • from Tupelo Honey |
| 70. | Cream | 20 | 10/1972 • Badge • 20 pts • from Heavy Cream |
| 71. | Stephen Stills | 19 | 05/1972 • It Doesn't Matter • 13 pts • from Manassas
07/1972 • Rock and Roll Crazies • 6 pts • from Manassas |
| 72. | Delaney, Bonnie & Friends | 19 | 01/1972 • Move 'em Out • 13 pts • from D&B Together
04/1972 • Where There's a Will There's a Way • 5 pts • from Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on Tour with Eric Clapton |
| 73. | Eric Clapton | 18 | 09/1972 • Let It Rain • 18 pts • from Eric Clapton |
| 74. | Black Sabbath | 16 | 01/1972 • Iron Man • 16 pts • from Paranoid |
| 75. | Humble Pie | 16 | 05/1972 • Hot 'n' Nasty • 16 pts • from Smokin' |
| 76. | The Mamas & The Papas | 14 | 02/1972 • Step Out • 14 pts • from People Like Us |
| 77. | John Lennon | 14 | 05/1972 • Woman Is the Nigger of the World • 14 pts • from Some Time in New York City |
| 78. | Ten Years After | 13 | 01/1972 • Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'n Roll You • 13 pts • from A Space in Time |
| 79. | ZZ Top | 11 | 05/1972 • Francine • 11 pts • from Rio Grande Mud |
| 80. | Manfred Mann | 11 | 02/1972 • Living Without You • 11 pts • from Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 81. | Grin | 10 | 02/1972 • White Lies • 10 pts • from 1 + 1 |
| 82. | Bob Seger | 10 | 07/1972 • If I Were a Carpenter • 10 pts • from Smokin' O.P.'s |
| 83. | Styx | 8 | 09/1972 • Best Thing • 8 pts • from Styx |
| 84. | Foghat | 8 | 10/1972 • I Just Want to Make Love to You • 8 pts • from Foghat [1972 album] |
| 85. | Linda Ronstadt | 7 | 03/1972 • Rock Me on the Water • 7 pts • from Linda Ronstadt |
| 86. | Jonathan Edwards | 7 | 03/1972 • Everybody Knows Her • 4 pts • from Jonathan Edwards
03/1972 • Train of Glory • 4 pts • from Jonathan Edwards |
| 87. | Canned Heat | 7 | 03/1972 • Rockin' with the King • 7 pts • from Historical Figures and Ancient Heads |
| 88. | Jim Capaldi | 6 | 04/1972 • Eve • 6 pts • from Oh How We Danced |
| 89. | Jerry Garcia | 6 | 04/1972 • Sugaree • 6 pts • from Garcia |
| 90. | Livingston Taylor | 5 | 02/1972 • Get Out of Bed • 5 pts • from Liv |
| 91. | Brewer & Shipley | 5 | 02/1972 • Shake Off the Demon • 5 pts • from Shake Off the Demon |
| 92. | The Association | 4 | 05/1972 • Darling Be Home Soon • 4 pts • from Waterbeds in Trinidad! |
| 93. | Jefferson Airplane | 4 | 10/1972 • Long John Silver • 4 pts • from Long John Silver |
| 94. | The Beach Boys | 4 | 07/1972 • Marcella • 4 pts • from Carl and the Passions: "So Tough" |
| 95. | Redbone | 4 | 04/1972 • When You Got Trouble • 4 pts • from Message from a Drum |
| 96. | The Band | 3 | 12/1972 • (I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes • 3 pts • from Rock of Ages |
