Haven Retro Combined Chart : 16.10.1971

[smokeyb]

Rod Stewart is at number one for a fifth week, as the Four Tops close the points difference to remain at number 2.

Al Green is up to 3, the Carpenters slip to 4 and CCS are down to 5.



There are 5 new entries and 2 re-entries this week, the highest is the Elgins at number 18.



The biggest climber is Scott English who jumps up 16 places to number 8.



The biggest faller is Joni Mitchell who drops 58 places.



16.10.1971 (Week # 42)


1 (01) Rod Stewart - Maggie May - 132 points (32-x-3-2-1-1-1-1-1) 8 wks

2 (02) Four Tops - Simple Game - 114 points (11-2-2-2) 4 wks

3 (05) Al Green – Tired of Being Alone - 74 points (33-35-32-33-37-20-19-16-19-18-16-5-3) 13 wks

4 (03) Carpenters - Superstar - 73 points (28-22-17-19-23-40-x-22-9-4-3-3-4) 12 wks

5 (04) CCS - Tap Turns On The Water - 69 points (22-12-4-2-4-4-5) 7 wks

6 (08) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - 66 points (27-28-29-29-14-16-9-8-6) 9 wks

7 (11) Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem - 53 points (31-37-x-26-11-7) 5 wks

8 (24) Scott English - Brandy - 52 points (24-8) 2 wks

9 (09) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up - 48 points (12-5-4-3-1-1-1-2-5-7-9-9) 12 wks

10 (13) Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin' - 43 points (13-10) 2 wks

11 (18) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - 42 points (27-33-36-36-33-19-14-15-20-19-20-26-27-18-11) 15 wks

12 (07) Hot Chocolate - I Believe (In Love) - 40 points (18-10-5-3-3-5-7-12) 8 wks

13 (12) Redbone - Witch Queen Of New Orleans - 37 points (29-11-12-13) 4 wks

14 (10) Marmalade - Cousin Norman - 33 points (18-12-6-6-10-14) 6 wks

15 (17) Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War - 33 points (24-21-17-15) 4 wks

16 (06) Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe - 32 points (21-15-7-8-6-16) 6 wks

17 (16) Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song - 29 points (40-23-16-17) 4 wks

18 (NE) Elgins – Put Yourself In My Place - 28 points 1 wk

19 (NE) Elvis Presley - It's Only Love - 28 points 1 wk

20 (15) Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing - 26 points (21-13-15-20) 4 wks

21 (35) Van Morrison - Wild Night - 25 points (35-21) 2 wks

22 (25) Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine - 21 points (35-32-19-17-20-21-15-9-8-7-5-5-6-7-9-11-13-17-25-22) 20 wks

23 (20) Diana Ross - Surrender - 21 points (30-31-25-17-16-19-23-26-26-27-22-20-23) 13 wks

24 (37) Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go - 21 points (33-28-37-24) 4 wks

25 (32) T.Rex - Jeepstser - 20 points (32-25) 2 wks

26 (NE) Delfonics – Ready or Not Here I Come - 19 points 1 wk

27 (14) Fortunes - Freedom Come Freedom Go - 19 points (22-14-10-14-27) 5 wks

28 (NE) Isaac Hayes - Theme Fom Shaft - 19 points 1 wk

29 (29) Newbeats - Run Baby Run (Back Into My Arms) - 19 points (36-29-29) 3 wks

30 (NE) Cat Stevens – Peace Train - 18 points 1 wk

31 (30) Delfonics – Hey Love - 18 points (27-27-26-24-25-24-27-27-28-29-29-27-27-27-28-30-30-31) 18 wks

32 (34) Clarence Carter – Slipped,Tripped And Fell In Love - 17 points (30-30-34-34-30-30-28-31-33-34-32) 11 wks

33 (36) Denise LaSalle – Trapped By A Thing Called Love - 17 points (38-40-39-40-38-38-x-36-33) 8 wks

34 (RE) Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye - 17 points (23-23-32-24-31-36-x-18-13-16-18-22-27-x-40-40-x-34) 15 wks

35 (40) John Lennon - Imagine - 17 points (40-35) 2 wks

36 (40) Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story - 17 points (40-36) 2 wks

37 (38) Brenda & The Tabulations – A Part Of You - 16 points (36-34-34-31-36-39-38-37) 8 wks

38 (23) Supremes - Nathan Jones - 16 points (17-17-13-10-14-13-14-14-37-x-14-9-6-5-8-12-23-38) 17 wks

39 (33) Carpenters - For All We Know - 15 points (33-34-17-17-15-11-10-10-11-18-26-x-31-38-40-x30-32-33-39) 18 wks

40 (RE) Curved Air - Back Street Luv - 15 points (14-9-6-5-4-4-8-12-25-x-40) 10 wks

40 (27) Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting - 15 points (6-3-2-2-2-2-3-10-15-20-27-40) 12 wks

40 (31) Titanic - Sultana - 15 points (38-39-x-31-40) 4 wks



Dropped Out

46 (26) Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me - 14 points (40-29-25-24-26)

51 (19) Danyel Gérard – Butterfly - 12 points (35-19)

55 (28) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever - 11 points (24-13-11-7-6-9-14-28)

62 (39) Rock Candy – Remember - 10 points (37-39)

73 (22) Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - 7 points (37-29-36-40-37-34-x-21-11-12-8-7-10-15-22)

79 (21) Joni Mitchell – Carey - 5 points (25-23-18-21)

Thanks to Earl Purple raliverpool Whitneyfan smokeyb Shireblogger popchartfreak darkstar79 Mark & frozen chart fom o

I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 23.10.1971

1 (1) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (8 wk) (# 1)
2 (9) Redbone - Witch Queen of New Orleans (5 wk) (# 2)
3 (2) Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum (8 wk) (# 2)
4 (4) James Taylor - You've Got A Friend (9 wk) (# 4)
5 (12) Four Tops - A Simple Game (5 wk) (# 5)
6 (10) Fortunes - Freedom Come, Freedom Go (7 wk) (# 6)
7 (6) Shirley Bassey - For All We Know (12 wk) (# 6)
8 (5) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever? (10 wk) (# 2)
9 (3) Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me (13 wk) (# 1)
10 (14) Titanic - Sultana (5 wk) (# 10)
11 (8) CCS - Tap Turns On The Water (8 wk) (# 5)
12 (13) Danyel Gérard - Butterfly (6 wk) (# 12)
13 (15) Englebert Humperdinck - Another Time, Another Place (7 wk) (# 13)
14 (21) Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem (4 wk) (# 14)
15 (18) Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War (6 wk) (# 13)
16 (11) Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song/Up The Pool (6 wk) (# 11)
17 (7) Marmalade - Cousin Norman (8 wk) (# 6)
18 (23) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (3 wk) (# 18)
19 (28) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (3 wk) (# 19)
20 (19) Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing (6 wk) (# 19)
21 (26) Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know (6 wk) (# 21)
22 (NE) Tom Jones - Till (1 wk) (# 22)
23 (29) Vince Hill - Look Around (5 wk) (# 23)
24 (20) Daniel Boone - Daddy Dont You Walk So Fast (11 wk) (# 17)
25 (33) Scott English - Brandy (3 wk) (# 25)
26 (16) The Supremes - Nathan Jones (10 wk) (# 5)
27 (17) Hot Chocolate - I Believe In ( Love) (9 wk) (# 8)
28 (22) Cat Stevens - Moon Shadow (9 wk) (# 22)
29 (27) Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin' (4 wk) (# 27)
30 (24) Buffy Sainte-Marie - Soldier Blue (15 wk) (# 7)
31 (25) New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love (16 wk) (# 2)
32 (38) Clodagh Rodgers - Lady Love Bug (3 wk) (# 32)
33 (34) The Elgins - Put Yourself In My Place (3 wk) (# 33)
34 (30) Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting (13 wk) (# 1)
35 (35) Pop Tops - Mamy Blue (3 wk) (# 35)
36 (NE) The Move - Chinatown (1 wk) (# 36)
37 (NE) Springwater - I Will Return (1 wk) ('# 37)
38 (48) Autumn - My Little Girl (2 wk) (# 38)
39 (41) The Settlers -The Lightning Tree (2 wk) (# 39)
40 (36) Roger Whittaker - Mamy Blue (4 wk) (# 36)
41 (44) The Delfonics - Ready Or Not Here I Come (2 wk) (# 41)
42 (43) Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell (2 wk) (# 42)
43 (31) Carole King - It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move (12 wk) (# 6)
44 (37) Ken Dodd - When Love Comes Round Again (16 wk) (# 19)
45 (39) Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (21 wk) (# 1)
46 (NE) The Who - Let's See Action (1 wk) (# 46)
47 (32) Curved Air - Back Street Luv (12 wk) (# 4)
48 (NE) Newbeats - Run Baby Run (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (NE) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (42) Frank Sinatra - My Way (120 wk) (# 5)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 21-10-71: Jimmy Saville
(2) REDBONE – Witch Queen Of New Orleans  
(6) THE FORTUNES – Freedom Come, Freedom Go
(29) ELVIS PRESLEY – I’m Leavin’  
(NEW) SCOTT WALKER – I Still See You
(12) DANYEL GERRARD – Butterfly  
(NEW) SLADE – Coz I Luv You
(10) TITANIC – Sultana  
(25) SCOTT ENGLISH – Brandy
(NEW) THE NEW SEEKERS – Good Old Fashioned Music
(1) ROD STEWART – Maggie May
(19) AL GREEN – Tired Of Being Alone  

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 23.10.1971

1 (1) Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (14 wk) (# 1)
2 (NE) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters (1 wk) (# 2)
3 (NE) Various Artists - Hot Hots 7 (1 wk) (# 3)
4 (2) T.Rex - Electric Warrior (3 wk) (# 2)
5 (6) Carole King - Tapestry (14 wk) (# 4)
6 (3) Various Artists - Top Of The Pops Vol 19 (4 wk) (# 3)
7 (7) James Taylor - Mud Slime Slim And The Blue Horizon (22 wk) (# 4)
8 (5) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (88 wks) (#1)
9 (4) Deep Purple - Fireball (6 wk) (# 1)
10 (8) Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat (4 wk) (# 5)

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Van Morrison - WILD NIGHT
2 [1] :: Aretha Franklin - SPANISH HARLEM
3 [5] :: Elvis Presley - IT'S ONLY LOVE
4 [3] :: Rod Stewart - MAGGIE MAY
5 [4] :: Joan Baez - THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
6 [7] :: Dolly Parton - COAT OF MANY COLORS
7 [8] :: Doors - RIDERS ON THE STORM
8 [10] :: Staple Singers - RESPECT YOURSELF
9 [6] :: Al Green - TIRED OF BEING ALONE
10 [12] :: T Rex - COSMIC DANCER {Electric Warrior LP track)
11 [15] :: Sweet - ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
12 [new] :: Olivia Newton-John - BANKS OF THE OHIO
13 [9] :: Bay City Rollers - KEEP ON DANCING
14 [13] :: Marvin Gaye - INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)
15 [11] :: Mungo Jerry - YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN THE ARMY TO FIGHT IN THE WAR
16 [14] :: Delaney & Bonnie - ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW
17 [17] :: Carpenters - SUPERSTAR
18 [16] :: Rod Stewart - REASON TO BELIEVE {Maggie May B-side}
19 [19] :: Clodagh Rodgers - LADY LOVE BUG
20 [20] :: Elvis Presley - I'M LEAVIN'

[raliverpool]

23/10/1971

01 Cher - Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves (3wks 24-5-1)
02 Diana Ross - Surrender (7wks 37-24-11-8-2-1-2)
03 Rod Stewart - Maggie May (6wks 9-1-1-1-2-3)
04 Kinks - The Way Love Used To Be (3wks 25-9-4)
05 Beach Boys - Long Promised Road (4wks 36-22-8-5)
06 Four Tops - Simple Game (4wks 20-12-7-6)
07 Carpenters - Superstar (7wks 16-8-5-3-3-3-7)
08 Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story (4wks 16-5-4-8)
09 Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile (3wks 28-14-9)
10 Yes - I've Seen All Good People (4wks 32-21-13-10)

11 T Rex - Mambo Sun (3wks 32-16-11)
12 Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans (3wks 27-21-12)
13 Jethro Tull - Life Is A Long Song (6wks 30-15-9-6-6-13)
14 Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Nick Drake - Northern Sky (2wks 30-15)
16 Cat Stevens - Peace Train (2wks 28-16)
17 Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (2wks 32-17)
18 Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War (5wks 27-19-13-11-18)
19 Persuaders - Thin Line Between Love And Hate (5wks 28-21-17-15-19)
20 Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me (6wks 26-13-11-11-12-20)

21 Judee Sill - Jesus Was a Cross Maker (1wk 21 NEW)

22 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever (9wks 26-17-7-3-2-2-4-10-22)
23 Titanic - Sultana (2wks 34-23)
24 Joni Mitchell - Blue (1wk 24 NEW)
25 James Taylor - Long Ago And Far Away (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Delaney & Bonnie - Only You Know And I Know (2wks 39-26)
27 Pop Tops - Mamy Blue (2wks 33-27)
28 Clodagh Rodgers - Lady Love Bug (2wks 36-28)
29 Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (9wks 25-1-1-1-3-5-8-17-29)
30 Denise LaSalle - Trapped By A Thing Called Love (5wks 36-25-19-22-30)

31 Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Fortunes - Freedom Come, Freedom Go (3wks 31-29-32)
33 Hot Chocolate - I Believe (In Love) (7wks 35-20-14-13-15-23-33)
34 Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone (8wks 19-8-5-4-4-7-19-34)
35 Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (8wks 21-11-10-8-7-10-18-35)
36 Settlers - The Lightning Tree (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Lou Rawls - A Natural Man (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Birds Of A Feather (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Tommy James - I'm Coming Home (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Joni Mitchell - Carey (7wks 21-13-7-6-9-20-40)

The Californian born baroque pop folk singer/songwriter became the first artist to sign to David Geffen's Asylum records. This Graham Nash produced lead single from her self titled debut album failed to chart. However, it has been covered on many occasions by the likes of Cass Elliot; The Hollies; Linda Ronstadt; Warren Zevon; Judie Tzuke; Tanika Tikarum; ... In August 2021 the film (screenplay) rights to her biography: The Strange and Tragic Tale of Judee Sill was bought by Lady Gaga.

[popchartfreak]

I know my charts are usually early and out-of-sync (sorry, I know it's a pain!) , just a couple of additions to the chart runs - Witch Queen hit 40 on week 26, and Shaft had a few weeks in August pottering around.

Ta!

[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (13 wks)
02 The Delfonics – Ready or Not Here I Come (2 wks)
03 The Delfonics – Hey Love (19 wks)
04 Clarence Carter – Slipped,Tripped And Fell In Love (12 wks)
05 Brenda & The Tabulations – A Part Of You (9 wks)
06 Al Green – Tired of Being Alone (14 wks)
07 Denise LaSalle – Trapped By A Thing Called Love (10 wks)
08 The Carpenters – Superstar (8 wks)
09 The Supremes – Touch (3 wks)
10 Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft (2 wks)

11 Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack – You've Lost That Loving Feeling (1 wk)
12 The Chi-lites – Have You Seen Her (1 wk)
13 Tom Jones – Till (1 wk)
14 Four Tops – MacArthur Park Pt. 2 (7 wks)
15 Pop Tops – Mamy Blue (3 wks)
16 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Bless You (2 wks)
17 Donnie Elbert – Where Did Our Love Go (2 wks)
18 The Supremes & The Four Tops – You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (21 wks)
19 Four Tops – A Simple Game (5 wks)
20 The Isley Brothers – Spill The Wine (4 wks)

21 Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (3 wks)
22 The Dells – The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) (11 wks)
23 Jean Knight – You Think You're Hot Stuff (2 wks)
24 Joe Simon – All My Hard Times (5 wks)
25 The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself (2 wks)
26 The Stylistics – Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) (9 wks)
27 The Elgins – Put Yourself In My Place (3 wks)
28 Diana Ross – Surrender (11 wks)
29 8th Day – You've Got To Crawl (6 wks)
30 The Whatnauts – We're Friends By Day Lovers By Night (8 wks)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 15.10.1971

1 (01) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
2 (02) Rod Stewart - Maggie May
3 (04) Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye
4 (33) The Doors - Riders On The Storm
5 (03) Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe
6 (06) CCS - Tap Turns On The Water
7 (05) Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin'
8 (07) Elvis Presley - Rags To Riches
9 (08) Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem
10 (09) Four Tops - A Simple Game
11 (10) The Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
12 (11) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
13 (38) The Settlers - The Lightning Tree
14 (12) Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum
15 (25) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Knock Three Times
16 (13) Cat Stevens - Moon Shadow
17 (27) Dawn - What Are You Doing Sunday?
18 (21) Neil Diamond - I Am I Said
19 (22) Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria
20 (14) Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
21 (15) Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
22 (16) Diana Ross - Remember Me
23 (26) New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love
24 (17) Greyhound - Black And White
25 (18) Elgins - Put Yourself In My Place
26 (19) Marmalade - Cousin Norman
27 (20) Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone
28 (23) Hurricane Smith - Don't Let It Die
29 (24) T. Rex - Get It On
30 (29) Redbone - Witch Queen Of New Orleans
31 (New) Tom Jones - Till
32 (32) Carpenters - For All We Know
33 (28) Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
34 (New) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio
35 (34) Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays
36 (35) Carpenters - Superstar
37 (New) The Move - Chinatown
38 (31) Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
39 (30) Paul McCartney & Wings - Uncle Albert
40 (39) Vince Hill - Look Around

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Gypsys Tramps And Thieves - Cher < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( -- ) Imagine - John Lennon
3 ( 5 ) Brandy - Scott English
4 ( 3 ) Witch Queen Of New Orleans - Redbone (#3)
5 ( 2 ) Maggie May - Rod Stewart (#1[5])
6 ( 13 ) The Lightning Tree - Settlers
7 ( 6 ) Sultana - Titanic (#6)
8 ( 4 ) Simple Game - Four Tops (#4)
9 ( -- ) Shaft - Isaac Hayes
10 ( 9 ) One Fine Morning - Lighthouse (#9)

11 ( 7 ) Life Is A Long Song - Jethro Tull (#7)
12 ( 14 ) Peace Train - Cat Stevens
13 ( 11 ) I'm Leavin' - Elvis Presley (#11)
14 ( 22 ) Alexander Graham Bell - Sweet
15 ( 8 ) You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War - Mungo Jerry (#6)
16 ( 10 ) Tap Turns On The Water - CCS (#2[3])
17 ( 29 ) A Natural Man - Lou Rawls
18 ( 18 ) Trapped By A Thing Called Love - Denise LaSalle
19 ( 20 ) Birds Of A Feather - Raiders
20 ( 12 ) Freedom Come Freedom Go - Fortunes (#3)

21 ( 15 ) I've Found Someone Of My Own - Free Movement (#13)
22 ( 21 ) Mammy Blue - Roger Whittaker (#21)
23 ( 17 ) Butterfly - Danyel Gerard (#15)
24 ( -- ) Desiderata - Les Crane
25 ( 27 ) Lady Love Bug - Clodagh Rodgers
26 ( 24 ) Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) - Kris Kristofferson (#24)
27 ( 16 ) If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder (#4)
28 ( 35 ) My Little Girl - Autumn
29 ( -- ) Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton-John
30 ( 37 ) Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye

31 ( 19 ) Superstar - Carpenters (#5)
32 ( -- ) Chinatown - Move
33 ( 40 ) You've Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) - 8th Day
34 ( 23 ) Yo-Yo - Osmonds (#13)
35 ( 30 ) All Day Music - War (#30)
36 ( -- ) Run Baby Run - Newbeats
37 ( 26 ) Another Time Another Place - Engelbert Humperdinck (#19)
38 ( 25 ) Cousin Norman - Marmalade (#8)
39 ( 33 ) I Ain't Got Time Anymore - Glass Bottle (#29)
40 ( 38 ) Deep Blue - George Harrison (#33)

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-- ( 28 ) Sweet City Woman - Stampeders (#11)
-- ( 31 ) Rain Dance - Guess Who (#23)
-- ( 32 ) Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum - Middle Of The Road (#10)
-- ( 34 ) The Story In Your Eyes - Moody Blues (#16)
-- ( 36 ) Remember - Rock Candy (#28)
-- ( 39 ) Back Street Luv - Curved Air (#1[3])

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-- ( -- ) Let's See Action - Who
-- ( -- ) I'm Comin' Home - Tommy James
-- ( -- ) I Will Return - Springwater

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Imagine by John Lennon reached #1 in the UK about 10 years and 2 months after it does in my chart, but the song that holds the record is the one that will replace "Imagine" at #1 in my chart.

[popchartfreak]

sha la la lalala la la I would imagine, then....

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) The Carpenters – Superstar
02(03) The Four Tops – A Simple Game
03(08) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
04(02) Rod Stewart – Maggie May
05(07) Scott English – Brandy
06(04) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone
07(09) Elvis Presley – It’s Only Love
08(05) Elvis Presley – I’m Leavin’
09(16) Clodagh Rodgers - Lady Love Bug
10(24) The Settlers – The Lightning Tree

11(15) Van Morrison – Wild Night
12(30) The Sweet – Alexander Graham Bell
13(06) The Carpenters – For All We Know
14(31) The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself
15(29) The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come
16(14) Aretha Franklin – Spanish Harlem
17(13) The Elgins - Put Yourself In My Place
18(21) Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
19(12) Diana Ross – I’m Still Waiting
20(--) Olivia Newton-John – Banks Of The Ohio

21(10) Cat Stevens – Peace Train
22(11) Rock Candy – Remember
23(20) Pop Tops - Mamy Blue
24(17) Joni Mitchell – Carey
25(18) Marmalade – Cousin Norman
26(19) Rod Stewart – Reason To Believe
27(34) Autumn – My Little Girl
28(--) The Move – Chinatown
29(--) Tom Jones – Till
30(22) Danyel Gérard – Butterfly

35(--) Newbeats – Run Baby Run
36(--) Springwater – I Will Return
39(--) The Who – Let’s See Action

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Four Tops - A Simple Game (5 wks)
2 (2) Redbone - Witch Queen of New Orleans (5 wks)
3 (9) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (3 wks)
4 (10) The Elgins - Put Yourself In My Place (3 wks)
5 (3) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (8 wks)
6 (8) Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem (4 wks)
7 (4) CCS - Tap Turns On The Water (8 wks)
8 (5) Carpenters - Superstar (6 wks)
9 (12) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (3 wks)
10 (15) Scott English - Brandy (3 wks)
11 (21) Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell (2 wks)
12 (NE) John Lennon - Imagine (1 wk)
13 (19) Clodagh Rodgers - Lady Love Bug (3 wks)
14 (6) Marmalade - Cousin Norman (8 wks)
15 (23) The Doors - Riders On The Storm (2 wks)
16 (7) Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing (6 wks)
17 (22) The Delfonics - Ready Or Not Here I Come (2 wks)
18 (NE) The Move - Chinatown (1 wk)
19 (24) The Settlers -The Lightning Tree (2 wks)
20 (30) The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (2 wks)
21 (NE) Tom Jones - Till (1 wk)
22 (NE) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (1 wk)
23 (11) Fortunes - Freedom Come Freedom Go (7 wks)
24 (13) The Persuaders - Thin Line between Love & Hate (9 wks)
25 (14) Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe (6 wks)
26 (16) Danyel Gérard - Butterfly (6 wks)
27 (17) Hot Chocolate - I Believe In ( Love) (9 wks)
28 (NE) The Who - Let's See Action (1 wk)
29 (18) Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (11 wks)
30 (20) Pop Tops - Mamy Blue (3 wks)

[popchartfreak]

9th October 1971

It's the coming of the second great Glam Rock band as Slade announce their big-time with a bang, Coz I Luv You in at 1, showing their rebellious side with the mis-spelling to annoy older folk, and creating a stomping, menacing, violin-led, John Lennon-sounding new sound - they weren't into the glitter at this stage, but the haircuts favoured by boys at school shortly were on display - the feather cut long-hair, no more skinhead-look for former Ambrose Slade, now on their 3rd chart hit here. That puts T.Rex at 2, which is the reverse of my actual charts of the time where Slade criminally peaked at 2.

Argent are up to 4, melanie makes the top 20 again, and The Sweet, Gene Pitney and The Stylistics all return to the top 40 with their latest tracks, Gene obviously having had the most previous top 40's. In a quiet week for new entries (they are coming next week) Springwater enters at 49 with I Will Return, a fab rock instrumental that has been forgotten about - Springwater is Phil Cordell, active on the 60's and 70' music scene, but only one hit to his name - though Dan The Banjo Man in 1973 would make my charts, and top the German chart. At the bottom end, The Who pop in with Let's See Action, one I wasn't too fussed about the time - it certainly was no Pinball Wizard or My Generation! Just behind, The New Seekers were big in my affections, and I liked Good Old Fashioned Music - but it also wasn't a patch on previous singles, and hasn't dated as well. They were rewarded with a flop in between two huge hits.


1 ( NEW ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade # 1
2 ( 1 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex # 1
3 ( 3 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops # 1
4 ( 8 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent # 4
5 ( 5 ) BRANDY - Scott English # 5
6 ( 2 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats # 1
7 ( 4 ) IMAGINE - John Lennon # 4
8 ( 9 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread # 8
9 ( 10 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher # 9
10 ( 7 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate # 1

11 ( 6 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert # 1
12 ( 17 ) THEME FROM “THE PERSUADERS” - John Barry # 12
13 ( 11 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher # 1
14 ( 13 ) THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes # 1
15 ( 12 ) TAP TURNS ON THE WATER - C.C.S # 5
16 ( 14 ) HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites # 1
17 ( 15 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE - The Elgins # 10
18 ( 16 ) GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) - T.Rex # 1
19 ( 23 ) BRAND NEW KEY - Melanie # 19
20 ( 24 ) KEEP ON DANCING - Bay City Rollers # 17

21 ( 18 ) BUTTERFLY (UK/AUSTRALIAN 7” VERSION) - Danyel Gerard # 14
22 ( 20 ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross # 1
23 ( 21 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez # 2
24 ( 26 ) SWEET CITY WOMAN - The Stampeders # 24
25 ( 19 ) HOCUS POCUS - Focus # 6
26 ( 22 ) I’M STILL WAITING - Diana Ross # 5
27 ( 33 ) LADY LUV BUG - Clodagh Rodgers # 27
28 ( 35 ) LIFE IS A LONG SONG - Jethro Tull # 28
29 ( 36 ) LOOK AROUND (AND YOU’LL FIND ME THERE) - Vince Hill # 29
30 ( 25 ) LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH - The Pioneers # 3

31 ( 28 ) TAKE ME GIRL I’M READY - Junior Walker & The All Stars # 5
32 ( 27 ) SULTANA - Titanic # 5
33 ( 30 ) HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART - The Bee Gees # 1
34 ( 31 ) MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) - Marvin Gaye # 1
35 ( 32 ) HEY GIRL DON’T BOTHER ME - The Tams # 6
36 ( 40 ) JEALOUS GUY - John Lennon # 36
37 ( 34 ) UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY - Paul & Linda McCartney # 1
38 ( 43 ) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL - The Sweet # 38
39 ( 41 ) RUN RUN ROADRUNNER - Gene Pitney # 39
40 ( 51 ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - The Stylistics # 40

41 ( 39 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Bill Withers # 1
42 ( 38 ) FOR ALL WE KNOW - Shirley Bassey # 9
43 ( 54 ) TILL - Tom Jones # 43
44 ( 48 ) RESPECT YOURSELF - The Staple Singers # 44
45 ( 29 ) FREEDOM COME, FREEDOM GO - The Fortunes # 22
46 ( 37 ) COUSIN NORMAN - Marmalade # 19
47 ( 50 ) SUPERBIRD - Neil Sedaka # 47
48 ( 42 ) THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS - Redbone # 5
49 ( NEW ) I WILL RETURN - Springwater # 49
50 ( 46 ) TOM TOM TURNAROUND - New World # 8

51 ( 52 ) WORKING ON A BUILDING OF LOVE - Chairmen Of The Board # 51
52 ( 47 ) SPANISH HARLEM - Aretha Franklin # 10
53 ( 49 ) BLACK AND WHITE - Greyhound # 1
54 ( 59 ) THE LIGHTNING TREE - The Settlers # 54
55 ( 60 ) MAMY BLUE - Roger Whittaker # 55
56 ( 56 ) IT’S ONLY LOVE - Elvis Presley # 56
57 ( 53 ) NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE - The New Seekers # 8
58 ( 64 ) COSMIC DANCER - T.Rex # 58
59 ( 57 ) SUPERSTAR - Carpenters # 1
60 ( 45 ) MY LITTLE GIRL - Autumn # 45

61 ( 58 ) BANKS OF THE OHIO - Olivia Newton-John # 58
62 ( 63 ) DESIDERATA - Les Crane # 62
63 ( 67 ) RIP OFF - T.Rex # 63
64 ( 62 ) HOT LOVE - T.Rex # 1
65 ( 61 ) NATHAN JONES - The Supremes # 1
66 ( 69 ) CHINATOWN - The Move # 66
67 ( 70 ) SPILL THE WINE - The Isley Brothers # 67
68 ( 71 ) LIFE’S A GAS - T.Rex # 68
69 ( 75 ) I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (FOR LOVING ME) - The Chi-Lites # 69
70 ( 72 ) MAMBO SUN - T.Rex # 70

71 ( 76 ) DAYDREAM BELIEVER - John Stewart # 71
72 ( 44 ) YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE IN THE ARMY TO FIGHT IN THE WAR - Mungo Jerry # 44
73 ( 74 ) DON’T WANNA LIVE INSIDE MYSELF - The Bee Gees # 73
74 ( 77 ) NORTHERN SKY - Nick Drake # 74
75 ( 78 ) I’M YOURS (USE ME ANYWAY YOU WANNA) - Ike & Tina Turner # 75
76 ( 66 ) I’M A SONG (SING ME) - Neil Sedaka # 66
77 ( 80 ) THE WAY LOVE USED TO BE - The Kinks # 77
78 ( 79 ) ABSOLUTELY RIGHT - Five Man Electrical Band # 78
79 ( NEW ) LET’S SEE ACTION - The Who # 79
80 ( NEW ) GOOD OLD FASHIONED MUSIC - The New Seekers # 80




12th October 1971 charts of the time

It's 6 weeks on top for Middle Of The Road in the final chart of "fill-in's" that I compiled after-the-event based on my memory of what I loved at the time. From next week it's actual charts that I complied at the time, in notes in pencils as my stuff arrived back from Singapore and I could start recording stuff off the radio, writing stuff down in Singapore notebooks. Still have them all. So the charts will get quite volatile, as I discovered new stuff and went mad on them immediately. In the meantime, the Carpenters get a 4th chart entry straight in at 4 - I remember watching Karen singing it on the BBC, in a special which I think they screened on Top Of The Pops for this track.

Joan Baez takes her fab Dixie track up to 6, and Al Green sneaks in at 20 with Tired Of Being Alone, his chart debut for me - but not one I loved at the time, I just liked it, and grew to love it years later after Texas did a great cover. Meanwhile, still in school, I was doing my best to provide excuses for not doing Games/P.E. - predominantly "my PE kit hasn't come back from Singapore yet", which the Games teacher grudgingly accepted for 2 or 3 weeks. It was cold outside. I didn't like Rugby or Football. And I really didn't like having to have a shower in front of people I didn't know. I'd have been fine if it was just indoors volleyball or climbing ropes or badminton or something I actually liked!


1 ( 1 ) TWEEDLE DEE TWEEDLE DUM - Middle Of The Road
2 ( 2 ) NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE - The New Seekers
3 ( 3 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate
4 ( NEW ) SUPERSTAR - Carpenters
5 ( 9 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops
6 ( 19 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez
7 ( 4 ) WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS - Redbone
8 ( 5 ) HEY GIRL DON’T BOTHER ME - The Tams
9 ( 8 ) I’M STILL WAITING - Diana Ross
10 ( 6 ) SPANISH HARLEM - Aretha Franklin

11 ( 16 ) KEEP ON DANCING - Bay City Rollers
12 ( 10 ) BUTTERFLY - Danyel Gerard
13 ( 11 ) NATHAN JONES - The Supremes
14 ( 13 ) COUSIN NORMAN - Marmalade
15 ( 7 ) SULTANA - Titanic
16 ( 15 ) SOLDIER BLUE - Buffy Sainte-Marie
17 ( 14 ) DID YOU EVER - Nancy & Lee
18 ( 12 ) FREEDOM COME FREEDOM GO - The Fortunes
19 ( 18 ) MAGGIE MAY - Rod Stewart
20 ( NEW ) TIRED OF BEING ALONE - Al Green