List of Canadian number-one albums of 1972
This article lists the Canadian number-one albums of 1972.[1] The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.
The untitled album that became later known as Led Zeppelin IV was listed as New Led Zeppelin Album. Three acts held the top position in the albums and singles charts simultaneously: Don McLean for four weeks from January 29 – February 19, Neil Young on April 8 and America on May 6.[2]
(Entries with dates marked thus* are not presently on record at Library and Archives Canada and were inferred from the following week's listing. )
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 8 | Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin |
| January 15 | Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin |
| January 22* | Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin |
| January 29 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| February 5 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| February 12 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| February 19 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| February 26 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| March 4 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| March 11 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| March 18 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| March 25 | American Pie | Don McLean |
| April 1 | Harvest | Neil Young |
| April 8 | Harvest | Neil Young |
| April 15 | Don Quixote | Gordon Lightfoot |
| April 22 | America | America |
| April 29 | America | America |
| May 6 | America | America |
| May 13* | America | America |
| May 20* | America | America |
| May 27 | America | America |
| June 3 | America | America |
| June 10 | Annie | Anne Murray |
| June 17 | Annie | Anne Murray |
| June 24 | Thick as a Brick | Jethro Tull |
| July 1 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones |
| July 8 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones |
| July 15 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones |
| July 22 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones |
| July 29 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones |
| August 5 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones |
| August 12 | School's Out | Alice Cooper |
| August 19 | School's Out | Alice Cooper |
| August 26 | School's Out | Alice Cooper |
| September 2 | School's Out | Alice Cooper |
| September 9 | Chicago V | Chicago |
| September 16 | Chicago V | Chicago |
| September 23 | Chicago V | Chicago |
| September 30 | Chicago V | Chicago |
| October 7 | Chicago V | Chicago |
| October 14 | Never a Dull Moment | Rod Stewart |
| October 21 | Never a Dull Moment | Rod Stewart |
| October 28 | Never a Dull Moment | Rod Stewart |
| November 4 | Never a Dull Moment | Rod Stewart |
| November 11 | Catch Bull at Four | Cat Stevens |
| November 18 | Catch Bull at Four | Cat Stevens |
| November 25 | Old Dan's Records | Gordon Lightfoot |
| December 2 | Old Dan's Records | Gordon Lightfoot |
| December 9 | Old Dan's Records | Gordon Lightfoot |
| December 16 | Living in the Past | Jethro Tull |
| December 23 | Living in the Past | Jethro Tull |
| December 30 | Rhymes & Reasons | Carole King |