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.
Deep Purple
Fireball
At No.29, on the “The Top 50 U.K. Albums Chart” on the day I am born, is Deep Purple with “Fireball”.
This will be the 2nd to last week…
…on the UK album Chart for this Deep Purple LP, and the last week of an impressive consecutive 24 week run which has seen it smash into the chart at No.5 on the 12th of September 1971 and leap up to claim the No.1 position a week later.
They will end up spending 7 of those 24 weeks in the Top 10.
After spending the Autumn of ’71 and the Winter through to ’72 they will take leave of the chart for a few months but be back for one final week at No.35 at the beginning of May.
I’ve created my own separate playlists for both Sides 1 and 2 of this LP with (I hope) the correct versions and the original track sequencing order for the U.K. release.
Side 1
Side 2
Many thanks go to the following YouTube Channels 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 appreciation by visiting their channel:
Listen to “The Official Top 50 UK Singles Chart: 20th February 1972” Playlist here:
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