List of number one hits in Italy (1972)

This list of number one hits is based on the charts of the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi in 1972. There were eleven number one singles and seven number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1971 ←	List of number one hits in Italy  (M&D)			1973 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 51st week 1971 - 3rd week 1972 5 weeks 5 Lucio Battisti La canzone del sole Lucio Battisti, Mogol - 4-10 Week 7 weeks 7th Nicola Di Bari Chitarra suona più piano Franca Evangelisti, Marcello Marrocchi, Nicola Di Bari The song won the Canzonissima competition in 1971 . 11-17 Week 7 weeks 7th delirium Jesahel Ivano Fossati , Oscar Prudente The Italian progressive rock band owed this number one success to a sixth place at the 1972 Sanremo Festival ; the song was also the theme song of the low-budget western Arriva Eldorado . 18. – 19. Week 2 weeks 2 Mina Grande, grande, grande Alberto Testa, Tony Renis - 20-21 Week 2 weeks (9 in total) 9 Lucio Battisti I giardini di marzo Lucio Battisti, Mogol - 22nd week 1 week 1 Mina & Alberto Lupo Parole parole Leo Chiosso, Giancarlo Del Re, Gianni Ferrio The song formed the closing melody of the third edition of the television program Teatro 10 , which was also hosted by actor Lupo and Mina. 23-29 Week 7 weeks (9 in total) 9 Lucio Battisti I giardini di marzo Lucio Battisti, Mogol - 30.-33. Week 4 weeks 4th Gianni Nazzaro Quanto è bella lei Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri, Lorenzo Pilat With this song, the Neapolitan singer won the Un disco per l'estate competition in 1972 . 34-36 Week 3 weeks 3 Dik Dik Viaggio di un poeta Riccardo Zara, Maurizio Vandelli After a tenth place at Un disco per l'estate in 1972 , the band had a number one hit. 37th week 1 week 1 Nomadi Io vagabondo Alberto Salerno, Damiano Dattoli The third contribution from Un disco per l'estate in a row, which reached the top of the chart this year: The band was penultimate in the competition. 38-49. Week 12 weeks 12 Santo & Johnny Il padrino Nino Rota After the success of The Godfather , the guitar duo achieved a number one hit with their version of the movie's theme music. 50th week 1972 - 5th week 1973 8 weeks 8th Claudio Baglioni Questo piccolo grande amore Claudio Baglioni, Antonio Coggio -
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Albums

← 1971 ←	List of number one albums in Italy  (M&D)			1973 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) 51st week 1971 - 9th week 1972 11 weeks 11 Fabrizio De André Non al denaro, non all'amore ne al cielo With his fifth studio album, a concept album based on the collection of poems Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters , the Cantautore achieved his first number one album. 10-20 Week 11 weeks 11 Mina Mina - 21.-30. Week 10 weeks 10 Lucio Battisti Umanamente uomo: il sogno - 31.-40. Week 10 weeks 10 Mina Cinquemilaquarantatre - 41–45 Week 5 weeks 5 Various artists Il padrino The soundtrack for the film The Godfather made it to the top of the chart. 46th – 51st Week 6 weeks 6th Various artists Arancia meccanica The soundtrack for A Clockwork Orange was also a number one success. 52nd week 1972 - 22nd week 1973 23 weeks 23 Lucio Battisti Il mio canto libero -
← 1971				→ 1973 →

Web links

• Chart archive of Musica e dischi (paid subscription access)

See also: Number One Hits 1972 in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Switzerland , Spain , the United States, and the United Kingdom .