Okay, what was the best selling UK album in 1972 ? 
'Never A Dull Moment' by Rod Stewart, maybe 'Exile on Main St.' The Rolling Stones, perhaps 'Talking Book' by Stevie Wonder, or 'Ziggy Stardust' David Bowie, how about 'School's Out' Alice Cooper or possibly 'Harvest' by Neil Young ?

Well, it was '20 Dynamic Hits', a compilation released by K-Tel Records. See left if you don't believe it ! And 2nd place was another budget K-Tel release called '20 All Time Hits of the 50's' !!!
On that 50's album was the Guy Mitchell hit 'Singing The Blues'.
I must say his version is a bit stiff, while the British cover by Tommy Steele is more Elvis like, with him slurring the lyrics in contrast to the way American Guy Mitchell doesn't !?
So I'm going with our Tommy today 'Singing The Blues'.
Both this version and Guy Mitchell's topped the UK singles chart at the beginning of 1957.

I recently read a comment that YouTube is a cultural junkyard that reduces the attention span of today's yoof to that of a fruitfly! Yet in the 50s and 60s most singles rarely lasted more than 3 minutes.
So here's a 'B' side for you, especially as I found this brilliant footage of Tommy Steele & The Steelmen in action: All faux American/London accent and more tomfoolery -  www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZBP6skxbhY

What was my favourite LP of 1972 ? - Part Two coming next week.