Record Mirror / BBC UK Top 50 Singles Chart A My Ding-A-Ling Xmas No. 1 Freeze Published in Record Mirror on December 9, 1972, this official Record Mirror / BBC Top 50 singles chart shows Chuck Berry – My Ding-A-Ling holding the No. 1 spot for the fourth consecutive week — the longest-running UK No. 1 of 1972. Slade’s “Gudbuy T’Jane sits at No. 3, and T. Rex’s “Solid Gold Easy Action” enters at No. 8. A frozen pre-Christmas chart classic. Chart Overview Publication Details M

The New Seekers' Coca-Cola Harmony No. 1 As published in New Musical Express on January 22, 1972, The New Seekers’ “I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)” retained its No. 1 position on the NME Top 30 chart. Originally created as the jingle for a Coca-Cola TV commercial (“I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke”), the full-length single version became a global hit, symbolizing peace and unity in the early 1970s. Written by Bill Backer, Billy Davis, Roger Cook, and

McGuinness Flint’s folk-rock gem climbs to #1 – the ultimate “I’m outta here” anthem! McGuinness Flint’s When I'm Dead and Gone rises one place to number one on the UK Singles Chart as published in Sounds, December 26, 1970. The British folk-rock band released "When I'm Dead and Gone" in 1970 (not 1972) as their debut single on Capitol Records – a bittersweet, banjo-driven kiss-off that topped the charts with its catchy melody and wry lyrics. McGuinness Flint, a British folk-