Haven Retro Combined Chart : 13.11.1971

[smokeyb]

A second week at the top for Slade with a big increase in points, as Cher remains at number 2.

John Lennon is stuck at 3, T. Rex move up to 4 and Olivia Newton-John is up at 5.



There are 7 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is the Piglets at number 11.



The biggest climber is T. Rex who jump up 15 places to number 4.



The biggest faller is CCS who drop 63 places.



Special mention to the spectacular fall for long running number 1, Rod Stewart who drops from 1 to 6 to 55.



The first top 10 where possibly 3 bands which could dominate the charts over the next few years, Slade, T. Rex & Sweet appear together.

13.11.1971 (Week # 46)

1 (01) Slade - Coz I Luv You - 143 points (25-2-1-1) 4 wks

2 (02) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - 109 points (27-28-29-29-14-16-9-8-6-4-6-2-2) 13 wks

3 (03) John Lennon - Imagine - 82 points (40-35-12-4-3-3) 6 wks

4 (19) T.Rex - Jeepstser - 70 points (32-25-29-20-19-4) 6 wks

5 (11) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio - 66 points (17-11-5) 3 wks

6 (07) Doors - Riders On The Storm -54 points (36-x-25-11-7-17-18-16-12-17-24-x-13-9-7-6) 14 wks

7 (05) Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell - 48 points (17-8-5-7) 4 wks

8 (10) Isaac Hayes - Theme Fom Shaft - 44 points (28-14-10-10-8) 5 wks

9 (17) Move - Chinatown - 43 points (23-17-9) 3 wks

10 (16) Staple Singers - Respect Yourself - 42 points (24-16-16-10) 4 wks

11 (NE) Piglets - Johnny Reggae - 40 points 1 wk

12 (21) Diana Ross - Surrender - 40 points (30-31-25-17-16-19-23-26-26-27-22-20-23-27-26-21-12) 17 wks

13 (NE) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - 38 points 1 wk

14 (04) Four Tops - Simple Game - 35 points (11-2-2-2-2-3-4-14) 8 wks

15 (15) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up - 34 points (12-5-4-3-1-1-1-2-5-7-9-9-9-13-15-15) 16 wks

16 (09) Scott English - Brandy - 34 points (24-8-6-7-9-16) 6 wks

17 (13) Delfonics – Ready or Not Here I Come - 33 points (26-21-14-13-17) 5 wks

18 (08) Al Green – Tired of Being Alone - 31 points (33-35-32-33-37-20-19-16-19-18-16-5-3-3-5-8-18) 17 wks

19 (12) Settlers - The Lightning Tree - 27 points (16-11-12-19) 4 wks

20 (26) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - 26 points (27-33-36-36-33-19-14-15-20-19-20-26-27-18-11-10-15-26-20) 19 wks

21 (24) John Lennon - Crippled Inside - 25 points (24-21) 2 wks

22 (25) Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her - 23 points (29-23-26-28-27-33-38-40-40-x-29-25-22) 12 wks

23 (18) Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors - 23 points (40-35-18-23) 4 wks

24 (14) Redbone - Witch Queen Of New Orleans - 22 points (29-11-12-13-11-12-14-24) 8 wks

25 (35) Michael Jackson - Got To Be There - 21 points (38-35-25) 3 wks

26 (36) Nick Drake - Northern Sky - 20 points (36-26) 2 wks

27 (30) John Lennon - Jealous Guy - 20 points (30-27) 2 wks

28 (28) Kinks - The Way Love Used To Be - 19 points (33-31-28-28) 4 wks

29 (RE) Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady - 19 points (33-x-29) 2 wks

30 (31) Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun - 18 points (34-31-30) 3 wks

31 (NE) Stylistics – You Are Everything - 18 points 1 wk

32 (NE) Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley - 18 points 1 wk

33 (38) Clarence Carter – Slipped,Tripped And Fell In Love - 17 points (30-30-34-34-30-30-28-31-33-34-32-34-40-38-33) 15 wks

34 (20) Tom Jones – Till - 17 points (27-20-34) 3 wks

35 (27) Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - 17 points (40-27-35) 3 wks

36 (33) John Lennon - Oh Yoko ! - 17 points (33-36) 2 wks

37 (NE) John Kongos - Tokoloshie Man - 17 points 1 wk

38 (NE) Coven - One Tin Soldier - 16 points 1 wk

39 (NE) Curtis Mayfield – Get Down - 16 points 1 wk

40 (29) Argent - Hold Your Head Up - 16 points (36-30-29-40) 4 wks



Dropped Out

42 (32) Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye - 15 points (23-23-32-24-31-36-x-18-13-16-18-22-27-x-40-40-x-34-30-37-32)

46 (40) Delfonics – Hey Love - 14 points (27-27-26-24-25-24-27-27-28-29-29-27-27-27-28-30-30-31-31-x-40)

48 (34) Melanie – Brand New Key - 13 points (32-34)

51 (37) Cat Stevens – Peace Train - 12 points (30-x-28-37)

55 (06) Rod Stewart - Maggie May - 12 points (32-x-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6)

61 (39) Carpenters - Superstar - 10 points (28-22-17-19-23-40-x-22-9-4-3-3-4-5-21-39)

70 (22) Hot Chocolate - I Believe (In Love) - 8 points (18-10-5-3-3-5-7-12-20-22-22)

86 (23) CCS - Tap Turns On The Water - 1 points (22-12-4-2-4-4-5-7-18-23)


Thanks to Earl Purple raliverpool Whitneyfan smokeyb Shireblogger popchartfreak darkstar79 Mark & o.





I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 20.11.1971

1 (1) Slade - Coz I Luv You (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (4) Tom Jones - Till (5 wk) (# 2)
3 (7) The Piglets - Johnny Reggae (3 wk) (# 3)
4 (2) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (12 wk) (# 1)
5 (8) Springwater - I Will Return (5 wk) (# 5)
6 (11) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (5 wk) (# 6)
7 (16) Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves (3 wk) (# 7)
8 (37) T. Rex - Jeepster - (2 wk) (# 8)
9 (6) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (7 wk) (# 4)
10 (9) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (7 wk) (# 6)
11 (3) Redbone - Witch Queen of New Orleans (9 wk) (# 2)
12 (5) Four Tops - A Simple Game (9 wk) (# 3)
13 (13) Vince Hill - Look Around (9 wk) (# 12)
14 (20) Newbeats - Run Baby Run (5 wk) (# 14)
15 (10) Titanic - Sultana (9 wk) (# 5)
16 (12) Scott English - Brandy (7 wk) (# 12)
17 (29) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (2 wk) (# 17)
18 (22) Diana Ross - Surrender (4 wk) (# 18)
19 (18) Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know (10 wk) (# 18)
20 (14) Shirley Bassey - For All We Know (16 wk) (# 6)
21 (17) Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing (10 wk) (# 9)
22 (15) Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum (12 wk) (# 2)
23 (26) The Move - Chinatown (5 wk) (# 23)
24 (27) The Who - Let's See Action (5 wk) (# 24)
25 (19) Fortunes - Freedom Come, Freedom Go (11 wk) (# 6)
26 (21) Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem (8 wk) (# 14)
27 (24) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever? (14 wk) (# 2)
28 (NE) John Kongos Tokoloshe Man (1 wk) (# 28)
29 (45) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (2 wk) (# 29)
30 (33) Doors - Riders On The Storm (4 wk) (# 30)
31 (23) James Taylor - You've Got A Friend (13 wk) (# 4)
32 (28) Clodagh Rodgers - Lady Love Bug (7 wk) (# 28)
33 (25) Danyel Gérard - Butterfly (10 wk) (# 11)
34 (30) Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin' (8 wk) (# 23)
35 (34) Englebert Humperdinck - Another Time, Another Place (11 wk) (# 13)
36 (35) Jimi Hendrix - Gypsy Eyes/Remember (4 wk) (# 35)
37 (50) Burundi Steiphenson Black - Burundi Black (2 wk) (# 37)
38 (48) Deep Purple - Fireball (2 wk) (# 38)
39 (NE) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (1 wk) (# 39)
40 (32) Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me (17 wk) (# 1)
41 (38) CCS - Tap Turns On The Water (12 wk) (# 5)
42 (46) Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (25 wk) (# 1)
43 (36) Roger Whittaker - Mamy Blue (8 wk) (# 31)
44 (NE) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (31) The Elgins - Put Yourself In My Place (7 wk) (# 28)
46 (NE) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (1 wk) (# 46)
47 (40) Daniel Boone - Daddy Dont You Walk So Fast (15 wk) (# 17)
48 (NE) Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (42) Autumn - My Little Girl (6 wk) (# 37)
50 (RE) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace (40 wk) (# 5)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 18-11-71: Jimmy Saville

(28) JOHN KONGOS – Tokoloshe Man
(NEW) JASON & GEROME – Santa Monica Sunshine
(8) T-REX – Jeepster  
(6) OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN – Banks Of The Ohio  
(NEW) GILBERT O’SULLIVAN – No Matter How I Try
(3) THE PIGLETS – Johnny Reggae  
(NEW) LABI SIFFRE – It Must Be Love
(24) THE WHO – Let’s See Action  
(29) CLIFF RICHARD – Sing A Song Of Freedom  
(1) SLADE – Coz I Luv You  
(7) CHER – Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves

Here is a full episode for this week. A rare thing indeed, you can skip over the DJ.

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 20.11.1971

1 (1) Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (18 wk) (# 1)
2 (25) Various Artists - Top Of The Pops Vol. 20 (2 wk) (# 2)
3 (2) John Lennon - Imagine (4 wk) (# 1)
4 (4) T.Rex - Electric Warrior (7 wk) (# 2)
5 (5) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters (5 wk) (# 2)
6 (15) Santana - Santana 111 (2 wk) (# 6)
7 (7) Carole King - Tapestry (18 wk) (# 4)
8 (6) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (92 wks) (#1)
9 (NE) Pink Floyd - Meddle (1 wk) (# 9)
10 (3) Various Artists - Hot Hits 7 (5 wk) (# 3)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 12.11.1971

1 (01) Slade - Coz I Luv You
2 (02) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
3 (03) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio
4 (35) Benny Hill - Ernie The Fastest Milkman In The West
5 (36) T. Rex - Jeepster
6 (39) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom
7 (04) Redbone - Witch Queen Of New Orleans
8 (05) The Move - Chinatown
9 (06) Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye
10 (07) Piglets - Johnny Reggae
11 (08) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood - Did You Ever?
12 (09) Diana Ross - Surrender
13 (10) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
14 (11) The Settlers - The Lightning Tree
15 (12) Rod Stewart - Maggie May
16 (13) The Doors - Riders On The Storm
17 (14) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Knock Three Times
18 (15) Tom Jones - Till
19 (16) Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone
20 (18) Four Tops - A Simple Game
21 (New) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
22 (17) Vince Hill - Look Around
23 (19) Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe
24 (20) CCS - Tap Turns On The Water
25 (New) Tony Christie - Is This Way To Amarillo?
26 (New) Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling
28 (21) Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum
28 (22) Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin'
29 (23) Elvis Presley - Rags To Riches
30 (24) New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love
31 (25) Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem
32 (26) The Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
33 (27) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
34 (New) The Supremes and Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
35 (29) Dawn - What Are You Doing Sunday?
36 (30) Neil Diamond - I Am I Said
37 (32) Diana Ross - Remember Me
38 (34) Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
39 (31) Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria
40 (33) Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Cher – Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves
02(11) T. Rex – Jeepster
03(02) Slade – Coz I Luv You
04(07) Bill Withers – Grandma’s Hands
05(13) John Lennon – Imagine
06(03) Olivia Newton-John – Banks Of The Ohio
07(04) Dolly Parton – Coat Of Many Colors
08(19) Benny Hill – Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
09(05) Diana Ross – Surrender
10(08) The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come

11(14) The Piglets – Johnny Reggae
12(06) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
13(10) The Sweet – Alexander Graham Bell
14(23) Cliff Richard – Sing A Song Of Freedom
15(09) Scott English – Brandy
16(18) The Carpenters – Bless The Beasts And Children
17(12) Elvis Presley – It’s Only Love
18(15) The Four Tops – A Simple Game
19(--) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
20(16) The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself

21(--) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo
22(17) The Move – Chinatown
23(--) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
24(30) Deep Purple – Fireball
25(21) Rod Stewart – Maggie May
26(20) Tom Jones – Till
27(22) The Carpenters – Superstar
28(25) The Settlers – The Lightning Tree
29(24) The Who – Let’s See Action
30(--) John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Imagine - John Lennon < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Shaft - Isaac Hayes
3 ( 6 ) Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - Benny Hill
4 ( 3 ) Coz I Luv You - Slade (#3)
5 ( 4 ) Have You Seen Her - Chi-Lites (#4)
6 ( 5 ) One Tin Soldier - Coven (#5)
7 ( -- ) (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Tony Christie
8 ( 8 ) Johnny Reggae - Piglets
9 ( 15 ) Respect Yourself - Staple Singers
10 ( -- ) Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight) - Cilla Black

11 ( 17 ) Jeepster - T.Rex
12 ( 9 ) Two Divided By Love - Grass Roots (#9)
13 ( 7 ) The Lightning Tree - Settlers (#5)
14 ( 21 ) It's A Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
15 ( 12 ) Desiderata - Les Crane (#12)
16 ( 11 ) A Natural Man - Lou Rawls (#10)
17 ( 14 ) Question 67 And 68 - Chicago (#14)
18 ( 19 ) Got To Be There - Michael Jackson
19 ( 10 ) Gypsys Tramps And Thieves - Cher (#1[2])
20 ( -- ) Tokoloshe Man - John Kongos

21 ( 30 ) Sing A Song Of Freedom - Cliff Richard
22 ( -- ) Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - Temptations
23 ( 13 ) Brandy - Scott English (#3)
24 ( 25 ) Baby I'm A Want You - Bread
25 ( 26 ) Charity Ball - Fanny
26 ( -- ) Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
27 ( 16 ) Alexander Graham Bell - Sweet (#11)
28 ( 24 ) Everybody's Everything - Santana (#24)
29 ( 20 ) Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton-John (#17)
30 ( 22 ) Chinatown - Move (#20)

31 ( 37 ) All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny & Cher
32 ( -- ) You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart - Supremes And Four Tops
33 ( 18 ) Witch Queen Of New Orleans - Redbone (#3)
34 ( 29 ) Absolutely Right - Five Man Electrical Band (#29)
35 ( 40 ) Fireball - Deep Purple
36 ( 35 ) Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin (#35)
37 ( 23 ) Sultana - Titanic (#6)
38 ( -- ) Summer Of 42 - Peter Nero
39 ( -- ) Wild Night - Van Morrison
40 ( 32 ) Run Baby Run - Newbeats (#28)

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-- ( 27 ) Maggie May - Rod Stewart (#1[5])
-- ( 28 ) Peace Train - Cat Stevens (#12)
-- ( 31 ) Trapped By A Thing Called Love - Denise LaSalle (#18)
-- ( 33 ) Simple Game - Four Tops (#4)
-- ( 34 ) One Fine Morning - Lighthouse (#9)
-- ( 36 ) I'm Leavin' - Elvis Presley (#11)
-- ( 38 ) Life Is A Long Song - Jethro Tull (#7)
-- ( 39 ) My Little Girl - Autumn (#28)

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-- ( -- ) I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After

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Not the video for the time of course, but

[o]

1 T.Rex - Jeepster
2 Slade - Coz I Luv You
3 John Kongos – Tokoloshe man
4 Jonathan King – Hooked on a feeling
5 Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves
6 Doors – Riders on the storm
7 Cilla Black – Something tells me
8 Benny Hill – The fastest milkman in the west
9 Tony Christie – Is this the way to Amarillo
10 Springwater – I will return
11 Deep Purple – Fireball
12 Nick Drake – Northern sky
13 Move – Chinatown
14 Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
15 Al Green – Tired of Being Alone

[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (17 wks)
02 The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come (6 wks)
03 The Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun (4 wks)
04 Tyrone Davis – You Keep Me Holding On (1 wk)
05 Curtis Mayfield – Get Down (2 wks)
06 Clarence Carter – Slipped,Tripped And Fell In Love (16 wks)
07 The Stylistics – You Are Everything (3 wks)
08 The Delfonics – Hey Love (23 wks)
09 Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo (1 wk)
10 Brenda & The Tabulations – A Part Of You (13 wks)

11 Melanie – Brand New Key (4 wks)
12 Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady (4 wks)
13 The Carpenters – Superstar (12 wks)
14 The Emotions – Show Me How (3 wks)
15 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Satisfaction (1 wk)
16 Denise LaSalle – Trapped By A Thing Called Love (14 wks)
17 The Honey Cone – One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (1 wk)
18 The Chi Lites – I Want To Pay You Back (For Loving Me) (3 wks)
19 Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft (6 wks)
20 Cilla Black – Something Tells Me (1 wk)

21 The Supremes – Touch (7 wks)
22 Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack – You've Lost That Loving Feeling (5 wks)
23 The Temptations – Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) (3 wks)
24 The Intruders – I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) (4 wks)
25 The Chi-lites – Have You Seen Her (5 wks)
26 Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair (3 wks)
27 Al Green – Tired of Being Alone (18 wks)
28 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Bless You (6 wks)
29 Tom Jones – Till (5 wks)
30 Pop Tops – Mamy Blue (7 wks)

[raliverpool]

01 Nick Drake - Northern Sky (6wks 30-15-5-3-1-1)
02 John Lennon - Imagine (4wks 10-5-4-2)
03 Slade - Coz I Luv You (4wks 31-11-5-3)
04 Who - Behind Blue Eyes (2wks 16-4)
05 Carole King - Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (4wks 32-14-7-5)
06 Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (5wks 14-3-2-3-6)
07 Kinks - The Way Love Used To Be (7wks 25-9-4-2-1-2-7)

08 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (1wk 8 NEW)

09 Van Morrison - Wild Night (3wks 27-13-9)
10 Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her (3wks 28-15-10)

11 Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (2wks 21-11)
12 Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (3wks 36-19-12)
13 Judee Sill - Jesus Was a Cross Maker (5wks 21-11-6-6-13)
14 T Rex - Jeepster (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Springwater - I Will Return (4wks 26-19-14-15)
16 Cat Stevens - Peace Train (6wks 28-16-9-7-9-16)
17 John Lennon - Crippled Inside (4wks 27-16-12-17)
18 Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (6wks 32-17-13-9-8-18)
19 Bread - Baby I'm A Want You (2wks 29-19)
20 Pink Floyd - One Of These Days (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Move - Chinatown (4wks 33-21-17-21)
22 Joni Mitchell - Blue (5wks 24-16-10-10-22)
23 Michael Jackson - Got To Be There (2wks 32-23)
24 Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath (2wks 37-24)
25 Cher - Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves (7wks 24-5-1-1-4-11-25)
26 Who - Let's See Action (2wks 30-26)
27 Santana - Everybody's Everything (3wks 37-31-27)
28 Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Elvis Presley - It's Only Love (3wks 33-27-30)

31 Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell (5wks 31-21-17-18-31)
32 Paul & Linda McCartney - Eat At Home (4wks 39-30-25-32)
33 Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Jimi Hendrix - The Star-Spangled Banner (4wks 36-26-26-35)
36 Piglets - Johnny Reggae (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Grass Roots - Two Divided By Love (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Bee Gees - Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Beach Boys - Long Promised Road (8wks 36-22-8-5-4-8-20-39)

40 Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans (7wks 27-21-12-12-15-24-40)

The USA #1 (R&B #1) & UK #15 somber, Hohner Pianet electric piano (played by Billy Preston) based funk record with a rhythm box (or drum machine) providing the rhythm, making it the first number-one hit to feature a programmed rhythm track. Sly Stone and his sister Rose sing lead on the song (as per this unplugged live version in the video). Bobby Womack plays rhythm guitar on this bona fide classic. In 2021, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song 57th on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Slade - Coz I Luv You (4 wks)
2 (5) T. Rex - Jeepster (2 wks)
3 (2) The Move - Chinatown (5 wks)
4 (9) Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves (3 wks)
5 (13) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (2 wks)
6 (8) The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (6 wks)
7 (3) John Lennon - Imagine (5 wks)
8 (4) Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell (6 wks)
9 (7) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (5 wks)
10 (14) Diana Ross - Surrender (4 wks)
11 (15) The Piglets - Johnny Reggae (3 wks)
12 (17) The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (3 wks)
13 (16) The Who - Let's See Action (5 wks)
14 (6) The Doors - Riders On The Storm (6 wks)
15 (11) Tom Jones - Till (5 wks)
16 (22) Deep Purple - Fireball (2 wks)
17 (21) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (2 wks)
18 (10) Four Tops - A Simple Game (9 wks)
19 (12) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (7 wks)
20 (NE) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (1 wk)
21 (NE) John Kongos Tokoloshe Man (1 wk)
22 (30) Three Dog Night - Just An Old Fashioned Lovesong (2 wks)
23 (NE) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (1 wk)
24 (18) The Settlers -The Lightning Tree (6 wks)
25 (19) Redbone - Witch Queen of New Orleans (9 wks)
26 (20) The Delfonics - Ready Or Not Here I Come (6 wks)
27 (NE) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (1 wk)
28 (23) The Elgins - Put Yourself In My Place (7 wks)
29 (24) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (12 wks)
30 (NE) Faces - I Know I'm Losing You (1 wk)

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: John Lennon - JEALOUS GUY
2 [2] :: John Lennon - IMAGINE
3 [3] :: Staple Singers - RESPECT YOURSELF
4 [6] :: Cher - GYPSYS TRAMPS & THIEVES
5 [7] :: Doors - RIDERS ON THE STORM
6 [4] :: John Lennon - OH YOKO !
7 [5] :: John Lennon - CRIPPLED INSIDE
8 [11] :: Slade - COZ I LUV YOU
9 [9] :: Sweet - ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
10 [8] :: Olivia Newton-John - BANKS OF THE OHIO
11 [10] :: T. Rex - JEEPSTER
12 [13] :: Aretha Franklin - ROCK STEADY
13 [new] :: Tony Christie - (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO ?
14 [14] :: Van Morrison - WILD NIGHT
15 [16] :: Diana Ross - SURRENDER
16 [new] :: Deep Purple - FIREBALL
17 [17] :: Marvin Gaye - INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)
18 [19] :: Stylistics - YOU ARE EVERYTHING
19 [18] :: Rod Stewart - MAGGIE MAY
20 [new] :: The Piglets - JOHNNY REGGAE

[popchartfreak]

Nov 12, 2021 22:47:34 GMT 1 smokeyb said:

TOTP 18-11-71: Jimmy Saville

(28) JOHN KONGOS – Tokoloshe Man
(NEW) JASON & GEROME – Santa Monica Sunshine
(8) T-REX – Jeepster  
(6) OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN – Banks Of The Ohio  
(NEW) GILBERT O’SULLIVAN – No Matter How I Try
(3) THE PIGLETS – Johnny Reggae  
(NEW) LABI SIFFRE – It Must Be Love
(24) THE WHO – Let’s See Action  
(29) CLIFF RICHARD – Sing A Song Of Freedom  
(1) SLADE – Coz I Luv You  
(7) CHER – Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves

Here is a full episode for this week. A rare thing indeed, you can skip over the DJ.





Fab to see this again! I didnt know it still existed. This was my first look at T.Rex and it was exciting. I remember all of the studio performances & The Piglets video bar Jason & gerome which made no impression on me whatsoever

[popchartfreak]

6th November 1971

It's a first and only number one for John Kongos and his largely-forgotten menacing Tokoloshe Man, still love those tribal drum beats mixed with loud electric guitars, and in at 5, highest new entry is the fab Labi Siffre and his gentle acoustic and gorgeous and still-loved It Must Be Love, as made even more famous by Madness in 1981 - their cover gave it more beats but kept the charm. Labi's still active on Twitter, social commentator and poet. New at 29, Jonathan King's Oogachaga adaptation of Hooked On A Feeling was a huge fave of mine, and I got a little miffed Blue Swede did a gutsier carbon-copy in 1974 that topped the US charts, being as they were unfamiliar with the original cover, so to speak.

Paul Williams has a nice climb in to the 40, Gilbert O' Sullivan gets his 4th retro chart hit at 60 with No Matter How I Try, though it was actually the first Gilbert song I heard back in the day. Tony Christie's future million-seller also enters, as Amarillo underwhelms the 1971 music buyer unaware of Peter Kay's comic pulling-power. I mean, I liked it and charted it at the time, but a 21st century number one? Fantasy time! I'd've picked almost any of the cooler records in the chart over the likelihood of old-fashioned Amarillo doing it! Mardi Gras grab a third chart entry, still a year ahead of their UK debut, and Betty Wright's huge US hit (and UK flop) Clean Up Woman spruces up the lower end 4 years ahead of HER UK chart debut.


1 ( 4 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos # 1
2 ( 1 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade # 1
3 ( 2 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson # 1
4 ( 3 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road # 3
5 ( NEW ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre # 5
6 ( 5 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent # 2
7 ( 9 ) FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone # 7
8 ( 6 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops # 1
9 ( 7 ) BRANDY - Scott English # 5
10 ( 8 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread # 4

11 ( 11 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher # 8
12 ( 17 ) I WILL RETURN - Springwater # 12
13 ( 10 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex # 1
14 ( 13 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate # 1
15 ( 14 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats # 1
16 ( 16 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert # 1
17 ( 12 ) THEME FROM “THE PERSUADERS” - John Barry # 10
18 ( 20 ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - The Stylistics # 18
19 ( 23 ) VINCENT - Don McLean # 19
20 ( 15 ) RUN RUN ROADRUNNER - Gene Pitney # 15

21 ( 18 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher # 1
22 ( 19 ) THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes # 1
23 ( 25 ) LIFE’S TOO SHORT - Rescue Company No. 1 # 23
24 ( 27 ) AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean # 24
25 ( 21 ) IMAGINE - John Lennon # 4
26 ( 22 ) HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites # 1
27 ( 24 ) GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) - T.Rex # 1
28 ( 26 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez # 2
29 ( NEW ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Jonathan King # 29
30 ( 28 ) TAP TURNS ON THE WATER - C.C.S # 5

31 ( 31 ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross # 1
32 ( 37 ) JOHNNY REGGAE - The Piglets # 32
33 ( 42 ) ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill # 33
34 ( 54 ) (JUST AN) OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG - Paul Williams # 34
35 ( 34 ) THE LIGHTNING TREE - The Settlers # 34
36 ( 33 ) KEEP ON DANCING - Bay City Rollers # 17
37 ( 32 ) LIFE IS A LONG SONG - Jethro Tull # 25
38 ( 35 ) I’M STILL WAITING - Diana Ross # 5
39 ( 45 ) I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (FOR LOVING ME) - The Chi-Lites # 39
40 ( 46 ) RUNNIN’ AWAY - Sly & The Family Stone # 40

41 ( 36 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE - The Elgins # 10
42 ( 30 ) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL - The Sweet # 19
43 ( 41 ) TAKE ME GIRL I’M READY - Junior Walker & The All Stars # 5
44 ( 43 ) HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART - The Bee Gees # 1
45 ( 44 ) MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) - Marvin Gaye # 1
46 ( 38 ) SUPERBIRD - Neil Sedaka # 34
47 ( 40 ) LADY LUV BUG - Clodagh Rodgers # 27
48 ( 57 ) THE WAY LOVE USED TO BE - The Kinks # 48
49 ( 53 ) DAYDREAM BELIEVER - John Stewart # 49
50 ( 48 ) UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY - Paul & Linda McCartney # 1

51 ( 29 ) TILL - Tom Jones # 29
52 ( 39 ) BRAND NEW KEY - Melanie # 15
53 ( 52 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Bill Withers # 1
54 ( 50 ) HEY GIRL DON’T BOTHER ME - The Tams # 6
55 ( 51 ) SULTANA - Titanic # 5
56 ( 63 ) MEET ME ON THE CORNER - Lindisfarne # 56
57 ( 55 ) FOR ALL WE KNOW - Shirley Bassey # 9
58 ( 56 ) THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS - Redbone # 5
59 ( 81 ) NOTHING TO HIDE - Tommy James # 59
60 ( NEW ) NO MATTER HOW I TRY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 60

61 ( 70 ) SING A SONG OF FREEDOM - Cliff Richard # 61
62 ( 47 ) CHINATOWN - The Move # 40
63 ( 66 ) TURN YOUR RADIO ON - Ray Stevens # 63
64 ( 61 ) BLACK AND WHITE - Greyhound # 1
65 ( 62 ) SUPERSTAR - Carpenters # 1
66 ( 71 ) SOMETHING TELLS ME (SOMETHING’S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT) - Cilla Black # 66
67 ( NEW ) (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO? - Tony Christie # 67
68 ( 73 ) WALNUT WHIRL - Peter Noone # 68
69 ( 69 ) GRANDMA’S HANDS - Bill Withers # 69
70 ( 74 ) TOO LATE (TO BE SAVED) - The Tremeloes # 70

71 ( 78 ) STONES - Neil Diamond # 71
72 ( 75 ) SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE) - The Temptations # 72
73 ( 76 ) HALLELUJAH - Sweathog # 73
74 ( 77 ) SATISFACTION - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles # 74
75 ( 80 ) LOVE POTION NO. 9 (1971 VERSION) - The Coasters # 75
76 ( 79 ) I’M GONNA BE A COUNTRY GIRL AGAIN - Buffy Sainte Marie # 76
77 ( 82 ) BURUNDI BLACK - Burundi Stephenson Black # 77
78 ( 83 ) FOG ON THE TYNE - Lindisfarne # 78
79 ( NEW ) EVERYDAY I HAVE TO CRY SOME - Mardi Gras # 79
80 ( NEW ) CLEAN UP WOMAN - Betty Wright # 80










9th November 1971 Wot I Liked Then

It's straight in at 1 for a record getting heavily plugged by Chart Show DJ Alan Freeman on his Pick Of The Pops show, just before he ran down the new entries into the top 30, and the whole top 20. Rescue Company No. 1 sank without trace but it was a great popmetal song, Life's Too Short (too bloomin' right) on RAK Records, my fave record label of the time. Slade sadly kept off the top spot with their classic UK chart-topper Coz I Luv You, and Labi Siffre debuting at 5 with the timeless It Must Be Love a few weeks ahead of charting. The Hermits climb into the top 10 with a song I just heard for the first time in 50 years. Errr, it's not great! Last week's Peter Noone record was much better.

Cher appeared on Top Of The Pops, leading to my mum speculating that it was Cher from Sonny & Cher, and me convinced it was a new band called Cher. Oops, mum was right! Suddenly it made sense! So, new in 10 with the classic Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves, still her best record amongst many close-calls. Cilla's new TV show theme, tarrah chuck, is in at 13, Something Tells Me that show will run for years, and so will Cilla, even though this is her final big hit ever. TV comic Benny Hill, with his naughty, boobs-obsessed low-brow, world-wide success show is in with one of his sporadic comedy songs, a Western parody featuring Cornish milkman Ernie, that is still endearing and amusing, at 16 - my little brother got the record for Xmas! Finally Gilbert O'Sullivan debuts with his old-fashioned piano plink-plonk No Matter How I Try, and Diana Ross' fab new track with the epic chorus, Surrender, sneaks in at 20.

Note the Top Of The Pops episode above and what I liked just before it aired in terms of new entries - no surprise I still recall it! 

1 ( NEW ) LIFE’S TOO SHORT - Rescue Company No. 1
2 ( 11 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade
3 ( 1 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops
4 ( 6 ) JOHNNY REGGAE - The Piglets
5 ( NEW ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre
6 ( 2 ) KEEP ON DANCING - Bay City Rollers
7 ( 12 ) SHE’S A LADY - The Hermits
8 ( 3 ) BRANDY - Scott English
9 ( 5 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats
10 ( NEW ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher

11 ( 7 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez
12 ( 4 ) TWEEDLE DEE TWEEDLE DUM - Middle Of The Road
13 ( NEW ) SOMETHING TELLS ME (SOMETHING’S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT) - Cilla Black
14 ( 15 ) LADY LOVE BUG - Clodagh Rogers
15 ( 9 ) SUPERSTAR - Carpenters
16 ( NEW ) ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill
17 ( 19 ) CHINATOWN - The Move
18 ( 8 ) WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS - Redbone
19 ( NEW ) NO MATTER HOW I TRY - Gilbert O’Sullivan
20 ( NEW ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross