Record Mirror Top Sounds (June 17, 1972) Charts - Record Mirror

HEADLINE PARAGRAPH Record Mirror’s “This Week’s Top Sounds” chart for June 17, 1972, showing the BBC-compiled UK singles and albums charts, with Don McLean at No.1 on singles and T. Rex’s Bolan Boogie riding high on the albums chart.

Publication: Record Mirror

Date: June 17, 1972

Country: United Kingdom Location: London, England Section: Charts / Top Sounds

THE STORY

This is the official Record Mirror / BBC Top Sounds chart page featuring:

Singles Chart: Don McLean’s “Vincent” at No.1, T. Rex’s “Metal Guru” at No.2, with strong showings from Slade, Lindisfarne, and others.

Albums Chart: T. Rex’s Bolan Boogie at No.2, alongside Elton John, Lindisfarne, and The Rolling Stones.

Additional historical “5 years ago / 10 years ago” charts at the bottom.

CONTEXT AND NOTES

This chart captures the peak of T. Rexmania in mid-1972. “Metal Guru” was a major hit, and Bolan Boogie (a best-of compilation) was dominating the album charts. Record Mirror’s charts, compiled in association with the BBC, were highly influential in the pre-internet era of British pop music.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS Event: Weekly UK Top Sounds Charts Era: 1972 / Glam Rock Peak Tone: Chart / Informational Photography: None (dense text-based chart layout with bold masthead)

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

• T. Rex’s continued chart dominance in both singles and albums

• Popular 1972 tracks and LPs from Don McLean, Elton John, Slade, etc.

• Classic early 1970s UK music magazine chart presentation

RELATED MATERIAL 

1972 UK chart documentation. This entry pairs well with the Melody Maker Pop 30 chart from the same week and other T. Rex clippings from the glam rock explosion.

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