List of number-one country albums of 1972 (U.S.)
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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 1972
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
1972 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1972.-Events:* March — For the first time since 1967, Sonny James fails to hit the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot Country Singles Chart with a single release. His hit, "Only Love " stops at No. 2...
, per the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 1 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis... |
| January 8 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| January 15 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| January 22 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| January 29 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| February 5 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| February 12 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| February 19 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| February 26 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| March 4 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| March 11 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| March 18 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| March 25 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| April 1 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| April 8 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| April 15 | Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs | Charley Pride |
| April 22 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| April 29 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| May 6 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| May 13 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| May 20 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| May 27 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| June 3 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| June 10 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| June 17 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| June 24 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| July 1 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| July 8 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| July 15 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| July 22 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| July 29 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| August 5 | The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2 | Charley Pride |
| August 12 | The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. is the debut studio album by American country artist Donna Fargo. The album was released in May 1972 on Dot Records and was produced by Fargo's husband and manager Stan Silver... |
Donna Fargo Donna Fargo Donna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s... |
| August 19 | The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. | Donna Fargo |
| August 26 | The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. | Donna Fargo |
| September 2 | The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. | Donna Fargo |
| September 9 | To Get to You | Jerry Wallace Jerry Wallace Jerry Wallace was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the #8 "Primrose Lane." He made his debut on the country music charts in 1965, entering it thirty-five times between then and 1980. In that timespan, Wallace... |
| September 16 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| September 23 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| September 30 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| October 7 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| October 14 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| October 21 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| October 28 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| November 4 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| November 11 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| November 18 | A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride | Charley Pride |
| November 25 | The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard | Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
| December 2 | The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard | Merle Haggard |
| December 9 | The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard | Merle Haggard |
| December 16 | The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard | Merle Haggard |
| December 23 | The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard | Merle Haggard |
| December 30 | The Best of the Best of Merle Haggard | Merle Haggard |