The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1972
# The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1972

This is a list of adult nonfiction books that topped The New York Times nonfiction Best Seller list in 1972.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 2 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| January 9 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| January 16 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| January 23 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| January 30 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| February 6 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| February 13 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| February 20 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| February 27 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| March 5 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| March 12 | Eleanor and Franklin | Joseph P. Lash |
| March 19 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| March 26 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| April 2 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| April 9 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| April 16 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| April 23 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| April 30 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| May 7 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| May 14 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| May 21 | The Game Of The Foxes | Ladislas Farago |
| May 28 | The Boys of Summer | Roger Kahn |
| June 4 | The Boys of Summer | Roger Kahn |
| June 11 | The Boys of Summer | Roger Kahn |
| June 18 | The Boys of Summer | Roger Kahn |
| June 25 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| July 2 | The Boys of Summer | Roger Kahn |
| July 9 | The Boys of Summer | Roger Kahn |
| July 16 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| July 23 | O Jerusalem! | Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre |
| July 30 | O Jerusalem! | Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre |
| August 6 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| August 13 | O Jerusalem! | Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre |
| August 20 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| August 27 | O Jerusalem! | Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre |
| September 3 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| September 10 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| September 17 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| September 24 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| October 1 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| October 8 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| October 15 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| October 22 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| October 29 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| November 5 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| November 12 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| November 19 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| November 26 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| December 3 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| December 10 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| December 17 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| December 24 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
| December 31 | I'm OK – You're OK | Thomas A. Harris, M.D. |
