At No.50, re-entering the chart this week following its previous departure last month after the 27th of January; now accumulating a non-consecutive 15 weeks overall since making its debut last winter on the 16th of January 1972, from where it ascended to a peak of No.16 that year on the 13th of February is Aram Khatchaturian & The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Spartacus.

At No.49, adding a 6th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last month on the 14th of January, following its previous departure last year after the 16th of December 1972; now accumulating a non-consecutive 1 year and 18 weeks overall since making its debut on the 26th of September 1971, from where it ascended to a peak of No.2 the following year on the 16th of January 1972; this week sees Cat Stevens drop 12 places from last week’s position of No.37, with Teaser And The Firecat.

At No.48, adding a 5th consecutive week back in the chart since its 4th re-entry last month on the 21st of January, following its previous departure after the 6th of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 34 weeks overall since making its debut last spring on the 28th of May 1972, from where it ascended to a peak of No.7 a couple of weeks later on the 11th of June; this week sees Jack Jones drop 16 places from last week’s position of No.32, with Bread Winners.

At No.47, re-entering back into the chart for a 2nd time, following its previous departure after the 10th; now accumulating a non-consecutive 3 weeks overall since making its debut last month on the 21st of January, and subsequently hitting a peak during its first re-entry on the 4th of February is Roy Orbison with The All-Time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison.

At No.46, adding a 5th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 21st of January, when it hit a peak of No.19 upon entry, this week sees James Last drop 5 places from last week’s position of No.41, with The Music Of James Last.

At No.45, adding a 14th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 19th of November 1971, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.9 a couple of weeks later on the 3rd of December; this week sees a drop of 7 places from last week’s position of No.38, for Motown Chartbusters Volume 7.

At No.44, re-entering back into the chart for an 8th time following its previous departure last month after the 27th of January; now accumulating a non-consecutive 35 weeks overall since making its debut on the 21st of November 1971, from where it ascended to achieve a peak during its 3rd re-entry of No.14 last spring on the 21st of May 1972, is Glen Campbell with Glen Campbell’s Greatest Hits.

At No.43, adding a 47th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last spring on the 2nd of April 1972, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.2 later that year on the 2nd of July; this week sees Slade drop 10 places from last week’s position of No.33, with Slade Alive!.

At No.42, re-entering back into the chart following its previous departure earlier this month after the 3rd; now accumulating a non-consecutive 31 weeks overall since making its debut on the 22nd of November 1970, from where it subsequently hit a peak of No.20 upon its 2nd re-entry last winter on the 23rd of January 1972; is Cat Stevens with Tea For The Tillerman.

At No.41, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 11th of February when it hit a peak of No.31 upon entry; this week sees Neil Diamond drop 10 places, with Hot August Night.

At No.40, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 28th of January, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.16 last week on the 11th of February; this week sees Stevie Wonder drop 24 places, with Talking Book.

At No.39, with a New Entry this week, is Ray Conniff And The Singers with Clair.

At No.38, adding a 14th week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 26th of November, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.13 on the 31st of December; this week sees The Osmonds drop 11 places from last week’s position of No.27, with The Osmonds Live.

At No.37, adding a 6th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last month on the 14th of January, following its previous departure after the 6th of that month and from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.20 a couple of weeks ago on the 4th of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 13 weeks overall since making its debut last autumn on the 19th of November 1972; this week sees David Bowie climb 5 places from last week’s position of No.42, with Space Oddity.

At No.35, adding a 6th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 14th of January, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.19 a couple of weeks later on the 28th; this week sees The Temptations drop 13 places from last week’s position of No.22, with All Directions.

At No.33, a former No.1; adding a 30th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last summer on the 30th of July 1972, from where it ascended to the top, remaining there for 2 successive weeks, a couple of months later from the 10th of September; this week sees Rod Stewart drop 7 places from last week’s position of No.26, with Never A Dull Moment.

At No.32, adding a 5th consecutive week back in the chart, since its 2nd re-entry last month on the 21st of January, from where it ascended to achieve a highest peak so far of No.21; now accumulating a non-consecutive 7 weeks overall since making its debut last autumn on the 17th of September 1972; this week sees David Bowie drop 2 places from last week’s position of No.30, with Hunky Dory.

At No.31, adding a 6th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last month on the 14th of January, following its previous departure after the 6th of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 18 weeks overall since making its debut last autumn on the 15th of October, from where is ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.8, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, a couple of weeks later from the 29th of that month; this week sees Gary Glitter climb 9 places from last week’s position of No.40, with Glitter.

At No.30, a former No.1; re-entering back into the chart following its previous departure after the 10th of this month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 20 weeks overall since making its debut last autumn on the 1st of October 1972, when it hit the top upon entry, remaining there for 8 successive weeks, and then subsequently returning to the top for 3 further successive weeks a couple of months later from the 17th of December, is 20 All Time Greats Of The 50’s.

At No.29, with this week’s 7th highest New Entry, is James Last with Non Stop Dancing 14.

At No.28, with this week’s 6th highest New Entry, are the Strawbs with Bursting At The Seams.

At No.27, adding a 21st consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 1st of October 1972, from where it ascended to reach its highest peak so far of No.2, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, from the 8th of that month; this week sees Cat Stevens drop 17 places from last week’s position of No.10, with Catch Bull At Four.

At No.24, adding an 11th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 10th of December 1972, from where it ascended to its highest peak so far of No.9 earlier this year on the 7th of January, and then subsequently returned to that peak a few weeks later on the 28th of that month; this week sees The Osmonds drop 1 place from last week’s position of No.23, with Crazy Horses.

At No.23, adding a 3rd consecutive week back in the chart since its 3rd re-entry earlier this month on the 4th, from where it ascended to its highest peak so far of No.20 last week; now accumulating a non-consecutive 8 weeks overall since making its debut last winter on the 6th of February 1972; this week sees a drop of 3 places, for Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (Music From The Soundtrack).

At No.22, adding a 7th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last month on the 7th of January, from where it ascended to acheive its highest peak so far of No.5 a couple of weeks ago on the 4th of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 32 weeks overall since making its debut last summer on the 25th of June 1972; this week sees David Bowie drop 7 places from last week’s position of No.15, with The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.

At No.21, adding a 13th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 26th of November 1972 when it hit its highest peak so far of No.5 upon entry; this week sees The Moody Blues drop 3 places from last week’s position of No.18, with Seventh Sojourn.

At No.20, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 11th; this week sees The Beach Boys climb 30 places to achieve this highest peak so far, with Holland.

At No.19, adding an 11th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 10th of December 1972, from where it ascended to its highest peak so far of No.7, remaining there for 3 consecutive weeks, the following week from the 17th of December, and then subsequently returned to that peak last month on the 28th of January and once more last week on the 11th of February; this week sees Donny Osmond drop 12 places, with Too Young.

At No.18, with this week’s 4th highest New Entry, is Elvis Presley with Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite.

At No.16, a former No.1; adding a 13th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 26th of November 1972, when it went straight to the top, remaining there for 3 consecutive weeks, upon entry; this week sees a climb of one place for 25 Rockin’ & Rollin’ Greats.

At No.15, a former No.1; adding a consecutive 3 years and 2 weeks in the chart since making its debut on the 15th of February 1970, when it hit the top of the chart upon entry, remaining there for 13 successive weeks and then subsequently returned to the top on 9 further occasions (from the 7th of June that year for 4 successive weeks; a month later from the 12th of July for 5 successive weeks; on the 27th of September and then the 11th of October that year; the following year from the 10th of January 1971 for 3 successive weeks; from the 27th of June for 5 successive weeks, and a few months later on the 5th of September that year); this week sees Simon And Garfunkel drop 1 place from last weeks position of No.14, with Bridge Over Troubled Water.

At No.14, adding a 6th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 14th of January, from where it acesnced to achieve its highest peak so for of No.5 last week on the 11th of February; this week sees Status Quo drop 9 places with Piledriver.

At No.13, with this week’s 3rd highest New Entry, is James Last with In Russia.

At No.12, with this week’s 2nd highest New Entry, is Rick Wakeman with The Six Wives Of Henry VIII.

At No.11, adding a 6th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 14th of January, from where it ascended to its highest peak so far of No.3 a couple of weeks later that month on the 28th, and then subsequently returned to that peak last week on the 11th of February; this week sees Carly Simon drop 8 places, with No Secrets.
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At No.10, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 28th of January, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.9, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, the following week from the 4th of February; this week sees Free drop 1 place, with Heartbreaker.

At No.8, adding a 6th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last month on the 14th of January, following its previous departure last year after the 2nd of December; now accumulating a non-consecutive 7 weeks overall since making its debut the week before on the 26th of November; this week sees Focus climb 4 places from last week’s position of No.12, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Focus 3.

At No.7, a former No.1; adding a 15th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 12th of November 1972, from where it ascended to the top earlier this year on the 14th of January; this week sees Gilbert O’Sullivan climb 4 places from last week’s position of No.11, with Back To Front.

At No.6, adding a 32nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last summer on the 16th of July 1972, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, the following week from the 23rd and subsequently returning to that peak during the autumn on the 22nd of October; this week sees Simon & Garfunkel drop 2 places from last week’s position of No.4, with Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits.

At No.5, adding a 6th consecutive week back in the chart since its 2nd re-entry last month on the 14th of January and following its previous departure last year after the 9th of December; now accumulating a non-consecutive 10 weeks overall since making its debut last autumn on the 5th of November 1972; this week sees Focus climb 1 place from last week’s position of No.6, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Moving Waves.

At No.4, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 11th of February; this week sees Deep Purple climb 9 places from last week’s position of No.13, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Who Do We Think We Are.

At No.3, adding a 6th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last month on the 14th of January, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.2, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, from the 4th of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 10 weeks since making its debut last year on the 10th of December 1972; this week sees The London Symphony Orchestra drop 1 place, with The Strauss Family.

At No.2, with this week’s highest New Entry, is David Cassidy with Rock Me Baby.