![Photo montage of popular items from 1972.](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FAN-FAVORITES-1972-AUTUMN-VIEP-22-e1658513125369.jpg)
Popular culture items from 1972. (Record: Guy Aceto Collection; TV: NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Books: HISTORYNET archives; Godfather Photo 12/Alamy: albums: Guy Aceto colection)
Record: Guy Aceto Collection; TV: NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Books: HISTORYNET archives; Godfather Photo 12/Alamy: albums: Guy Aceto colection