Year:1972

Bands Formed

 * Artist
 * ABBA

Singles Released

 * Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed
 * Starman David Bowie
 * Superstition Stevie Wonder
 * Papa Was a Rollin' Stone The Temptations
 * Heart of Gold Neil Young
 * Old Man Neil Young
 * VItamin C Can
 * Thirteen Big Star
 * Virginia Plain Roxy Music
 * Changes David Bowie
 * Child in Time Deep Purple
 * The Jean Genie David Bowie
 * The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff
 * Roundabout Yes
 * Do It Again Steely Dan
 * Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin
 * Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones
 * Rocks Off The Rolling Stones
 * Superfly Curtis Mayfield
 * Construção Chico Buarque
 * Back Stabbers The O'Jays
 * Children of the Revolution T. Rex
 * All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople
 * Metal Guru T. Rex
 * Tiny Dancer Elton John
 * Silver Machine Hawkwind
 * Never Before Deep Purple
 * Conquistador Procol Harum
 * Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress The Hollies
 * Vincent Don McLean
 * 10538 Overture Electric Light Orchestra
 * California Man The Move
 * Ball Park Incident Wizzard
 * Standing in the Road Blackfoot Sue
 * Storm in a Teacup The Fortunes
 * Journey Duncan Browne
 * The Baby The Hollies
 * What Is Life Olivia Newton-John
 * Sister Jane New World
 * Who Was It Hurricane Smith
 * Puckwudgie Charlie Drake
 * Just out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms) Ken Dodd
 * Brother CCS
 * You'll Always Be a Friend Hot Chocolate

Albums Released

 * Date Released: Artist - Album
 * February 12: Eat a Peach - The Allman Brothers Band
 * February 25: Pink Moon - Nick Drake
 * June 6: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - David Bowie
 * November 6: Carly Simon - No Secrets

Other Events

 * ===Classical music [ edit] ===

===Popular music [ edit] ===
 * October 12 : Preludes and Fugues of Witold Lutosławski is heard for the first time
 * October 18 : Cantus Arcticus of Einojuhani Rautavaara is the first to hear
 * November 21 : Trumpet Concerto No. 1 of Eino Tamberg is heard for the first time


 * Hit coming from the Fable : Hup there is William with pliers, by Frans van Dusschoten .
 * ==Matches [ edit] ==

==Festivals [ Edit] ==
 * Eurovision


 * Pinkpop