The 20th of February 1972
Official U.K. Albums Chart results from Sunday the 20th to Saturday the 26th of February 1972
Cut-off for sales figures was up to the end of Saturday the 19th of February
Results counted from Sunday the 20th,
announced on Tuesday the 22nd,
and broadcast on B.B.C. Radio 1 on Sunday the 27th of February 1972.
Rod Stewart
Every Picture Tells A Story
At No.14, on the “The Top 50 U.K. Albums Chart” on the day I am born, is Rod Stewart with “Every Picture Tells A Story”.
Another former No.1 album in this chart countdown,..
…(later to become Sir) Rod’s first to hit the top, was still enjoying successful sales which were keeping him comfortably in the Top 20 as a solo artist.
The album had first hit the chart back in the middle of Summer 1971 and, after several weeks, would climb steadily up to claim the No.1 position on the 26th of September that year.
It would stay there for 4 weeks before slipping back a place to let John Lennon have a turn, then reclaiming the position for another couple of weeks.
He would initially accumulate a grand total of 45 consecutive weeks in that first run, encompassing this chart, and ends it at the end of May 1972.
Further into 1972, the album will resurface for 3 one-weekly appearances at the beginning of the months of June, July and August before it begins a further 21-week stretch which will start from mid-August and see it through to the first week of 1973.
Staying with 1973, it’s final year on the UK Album Chart, it will appear a further 5 times.
The first will be 4 weeks from the 14th of January to the 10th of February.
The 2nd will be 5 weeks, from the 25th of February to the last day of March.
The 3rd, 4th and last times will all be a week each, with entries on the 29th of July, then mid-August, and finally the beginning of September.
I’ve created my own separate playlists for both Sides 1 and 2 of this album with the correct versions (I hope) and the original track sequencing order for the U.K. release.
Side 1
Side 2
Many thanks go to the Sir Rod Stewart’s Official YouTube channel (@rodstewart) for providing the chance to hear the tracks so that together we can experience both sides of this album release, as it was intended, once again.
Please show your support by visiting his channel.
Listen to “The Official Top 50 UK Singles Chart: 20th February 1972” Playlist here:
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