Haven Retro Combined Chart : 20.11.1971

[smokeyb]

Slade get a 3rd week on top, as T.Rex move up to 2. Cher slips down 3 and John Lennon slips to 4.

Benny Hill jumps up to number 5.



There are 12 new entries and 1 re-entry this week,the highest is Tony Christie at number 7.



The biggest climber is John Kongos who jumps up 25 places to number 12.



The biggest faller is Al Green who falls 37 places.



20.11.1971 (Week # 47)


1 (01) Slade - Coz I Luv You - 144 points (25-2-1-1-1) 5 wks

2 (04) T.Rex - Jeepstser - 109 points (32-25-29-20-19-4-2) 7 wks

3 (02) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - 91 points (27-28-29-29-14-16-9-8-6-4-6-2-2-3) 14 wks

4 (03) John Lennon - Imagine - 88 points (40-35-12-4-3-3-4) 7 wks

5 (13) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - 77 points (13-5) 2 wks

6 (05) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio - 65 points (17-11-5-6) 4 wks

7 (NE) Tony Christie – Is This The Way to Amarillo - 47 points 1 wk

8 (10) Staple Singers - Respect Yourself - 46 points (24-16-16-10-8) 5 wks

9 (11) Piglets - Johnny Reggae - 45 points (11-9) 2 wks

10 (06) Doors - Riders On The Storm -43 points (36-x-25-11-7-17-18-16-12-17-24-x-13-9-7-6-10) 15 wks

11 (09) Move - Chinatown - 39 points (23-17-9-11) 4 wks

12 (37) John Kongos - Tokoloshie Man - 39 points (37-12) 2 wks

13 (12) Diana Ross - Surrender - 38 points (30-31-25-17-16-19-23-26-26-27-22-20-23-27-26-21-12-13) 18 wks

14 (08) Isaac Hayes - Theme Fom Shaft - 36 points (28-14-10-10-8-14) 6 wks

15 (NE) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair - 34 points 1 wk

16 (07) Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell - 33 points (17-8-5-7-16) 5 wks

17 (17) Delfonics – Ready or Not Here I Come - 30 points (26-21-14-13-17-17) 6 wks

18 (26) Nick Drake - Northern Sky - 29 points (36-26-18) 3 wks

19 (29) Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady - 28 points (33-x-29-19) 3 wks

20 (22) Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her - 27 points (29-23-26-28-27-33-38-40-40-x-29-25-22-20) 13 wks

21 (NE) Cilla Black – Something Tells Me - 26 points 1 wk

22 (NE) Cliff Richard – Sing A Song Of Freedom - 26 points 1 wk

23 (NE)Who - Behind Blue Eyes - 26 points 1 wk

24 (NE) Springwater - I Will Return - 26 points 1 wk

25 (25) Michael Jackson - Got To Be There - 21 points (38-35-25-25) 4 wks

26 (15) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up - 17 points (12-5-4-3-1-1-1-2-5-7-9-9-9-13-15-15-26) 17 wks

27 (NE) Deep Purple - Fireball - 20 points 1 wk

28 (27) John Lennon - Jealous Guy - 20 points (30-27-28) 3 wks

29 (31) Stylistics – You Are Everything - 20 points (31-29) 2 wks

30 (14) Four Tops - Simple Game - 20 points (11-2-2-2-2-3-4-14-30) 9 wks

31 (RE) Van Morrison - Wild Night - 19 points (35-21-19-24-x-31) 5 wks

32 (30) Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun - 18 points (34-31-30-32) 4 wks

33 (21) John Lennon - Crippled Inside - 18 points (24-21-33) 3 wks

34 (16) Scott English - Brandy - 18 points (24-8-6-7-9-16-34) 7 wks

35 (NE) Bill Withers – Grandma’s Hands - 17 points 1 wk

36 (20) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - 17 points (27-33-36-36-33-19-14-15-20-19-20-26-27-18-11-10-15-26-20-36) 20 wks

37 (NE) Jonathan King – Hooked On A Feeling - 17 points 1 wk

38 (NE) Tyrone Davis – You Keep Me Holding On - 17 points 1 wk

39 (32) Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley - 17 points (32-39) 2 wks

40 (NE) Carole King - Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 16 points 1 wk

40 (39) Curtis Mayfield – Get Down - 16 points (39-40) 2 wks

40 (NE) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love - 16 points 1 wk



Dropped Out

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

44 (38) Coven - One Tin Soldier - 15 points (38)

45 (36) John Lennon - Oh Yoko ! - 15 points (33-36)

46 (19) Settlers - The Lightning Tree - 15 points (16-11-12-19) 

47 (40) Argent - Hold Your Head Up - 15 points (36-30-29-40)

48 (23) Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors - 14 points (40-35-18-23)

49 (28) Kinks - The Way Love Used To Be - 14 points (33-31-28-28)

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

55 (18) Al Green – Tired of Being Alone - 10 points (33-35-32-33-37-20-19-16-19-18-16-5-3-3-5-8-18)

61 (34) Tom Jones – Till - 9 points (27-20-34)

67 (35) Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - 7 points (40-27-35)

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 27.11.1971

1 (1) Slade - Coz I Luv You (5 wk) (# 1)
2 (8) T. Rex - Jeepster - (3 wk) (# 2)
3 (17) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (3 wk) (# 3)
4 (7) Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves (4 wk) (# 4)
5 (3) The Piglets - Johnny Reggae (4 wk) (# 3)
6 (2) Tom Jones - Till (6 wk) (# 2)
7 (5) Springwater - I Will Return (6 wk) (# 5)
8 (6) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (6 wk) (# 6)
9 (4) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (13 wk) (# 1)
10 (18) Diana Ross - Surrender (5 wk) (# 10)
11 (9) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (8 wk) (# 4)
12 (14) Newbeats - Run Baby Run (6 wk) (# 12)
13 (13) Vince Hill - Look Around (10 wk) (# 12)
14 (28) John Kongos Tokoloshe Man (2 wk) (# 14)
15 (10) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (8 wk) (# 6)
16 (11) Redbone - Witch Queen of New Orleans (10 wk) (# 2)
17 (16) Scott English - Brandy (8 wk) (# 12)
18 (29) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (3 wk) (# 18)
19 (24) The Who - Let's See Action (6 wk) (# 19)
20 (12) Four Tops - A Simple Game (10 wk) (# 3)
21 (39) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (2 wk) (# 21)
22 (15) Titanic - Sultana (10 wk) (# 5)
23 (20) Shirley Bassey - For All We Know (17 wk) (# 6)
24 (19) Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know (11 wk) (# 18)
25 (23) The Move - Chinatown (6 wk) (# 23)
26 (22) Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum (13 wk) (# 2)
27 (21) Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing (11 wk) (# 9)
28 (25) Fortunes - Freedom Come, Freedom Go (12 wk) (# 6)
29 (27) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever? (15 wk) (# 2)
30 (30) Doors - Riders On The Storm (5 wk) (# 30)
31 (37) Burundi Steiphenson Black - Burundi Black (3 wk) (# 31)
32 (38) Deep Purple - Fireball (3 wk) (# 32)
33 (32) Clodagh Rodgers - Lady Love Bug (8 wk) (# 28)
34 (46) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (2 wk) (# 34)
35 (26) Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem (9 wk) (# 14)
36 (48) Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling (2 wk) (# 36)
37 (43) Roger Whittaker - Mamy Blue (9 wk) (# 31)
38 (48) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (2 wk) (# 38)
39 (31) James Taylor - You've Got A Friend (14 wk) (# 4)
40 (33) Danyel Gérard - Butterfly (11 wk) (# 11)
41 (34) Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin' (9 wk) (# 23)
42 (NE) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (1 wk) (# 42)
43 (42) Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (26 wk) (# 1)
44 (NE) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (35) Englebert Humperdinck - Another Time, Another Place (12 wk) (# 13)
46 (41) CCS - Tap Turns On The Water (13 wk) (# 5)
47 (36) Jimi Hendrix - Gypsy Eyes/Remember (5 wk) (# 35)
48 (NE) James Brown - Hey America (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (NE) Marmalade - Back On The Road (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (NE) The Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You (1 wk) (# 50)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 25-11-71: Ed Stewart

(10) DIANA ROSS – Surrender  
(21) CILLA BLACK – Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight)
(30) THE DOORS – Riders On The Storm  
(NEW) VAL DOONICAN – Morning
(NEW) DAVE CLARK & FRIENDS – Draggin’ The Line
(14) JOHN KONGOS – Tokoloshe Man
(32) DEEP PURPLE – Fireball  
(NEW) MARY TRAVERS – The Song Is Love
(1) SLADE – Coz I Luv You  
(12) THE NEWBEATS – Run Baby Run

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 27.11.1971

1 (2) Various Artists - Top Of The Pops Vol. 20 (3 wk) (# 1)
2 (1) Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (19 wk) (# 1)
3 (9) Pink Floyd - Meddle (2 wk) (# 3)
4 (5) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters (6 wk) (# 2)
5 (3) John Lennon - Imagine (5 wk) (# 1)
6 (4) T.Rex - Electric Warrior (8 wk) (# 2)
7 (7) Carole King - Tapestry (19 wk) (# 4)
8 (13) Frank Pourcel - This Is Pourcel (2 wk) (# 8)
9 (6) Santana - Santana 111 (3 wk) (# 6)
10 (NE) Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols IV (1 wk) (# 10)

[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (18 wks)
02 The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come (7 wks)
03 The Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun (5 wks)
04 Tyrone Davis – You Keep Me Holding On (2 wks)
05 Curtis Mayfield – Get Down (3 wks)
06 Clarence Carter – Slipped,Tripped And Fell In Love (17 wks)
07 The Stylistics – You Are Everything (4 wks)
08 The Delfonics – Hey Love (24 wks)
09 Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo (2 wks)
10 Brenda & The Tabulations – A Part Of You (14 wks)

11 Jackie Wilson – Love Is Funny That Way (1 wk)
12 Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady (5 wks)
13 The Carpenters – Superstar (13 wks)
14 Melanie – Brand New Key (5 wks)
15 The Emotions – Show Me How (4 wks)
16 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Satisfaction (2 wks)
17 The Honey Cone – One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (2 wks)
18 Labi Siffre – It Must Be Love (1 wk)
19 The Chi Lites – I Want To Pay You Back (For Loving Me) (4 wks)
20 Denise LaSalle – Trapped By A Thing Called Love (15 wks)

21 Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft (7 wks)
22 Cilla Black – Something Tells Me (2 wks)
23 Buffy Sainte-Marie – I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again (1 wk)
24 Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack – You've Lost That Loving Feeling (6 wks)
25 The Supremes – Touch (8 wks)
26 The Temptations – Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) (4 wks)
27 Joe Simon – Drowning In The Sea Of Love (1 wk)
28 James Brown – Hey America (1 wk)
29 The Intruders – I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) (5 wks)
30 The Chi-lites – Have You Seen Her (6 wks)

[raliverpool]

01 Who - Behind Blue Eyes (3wks 16-4-1)
02 Slade - Coz I Luv You (5wks 31-11-5-3-2)
03 John Lennon - Imagine (5wks 10-5-4-2-3)
04 Nick Drake - Northern Sky (7wks 30-15-5-3-1-1-4)
05 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (2wks 8-5)
06 T Rex - Jeepster (2wks 14-6)
07 Carole King - Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (6wks 32-14-7-5-7)
08 Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (3wks 21-11-8)
09 Pink Floyd - One Of These Days (2wks 20-9)
10 Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her (4wks 28-15-10-10)

11 Van Morrison - Wild Night (4wks 27-13-9-11)
12 Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (6wks 14-3-2-3-6-12)
13 Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (4wks 36-19-12-13)
14 Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (2wks 28-14)
15 Kinks - The Way Love Used To Be (6wks 25-9-4-2-1-2-7-15)
16 Bread - Baby I'm A Want You (3wks 29-19-16)
17 Michael Jackson - Got To Be There (3wks 32-23-17)
18 Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You (2wks 29-18)
19 Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath (3wks 37-24-19)
20 Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World (2wks 34-20)

21 Beach Boys - Surf's Up (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (1wk 22 NEW)
23 John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Who - Let's See Action (3wks 30-26-24)
25 Judee Sill - Jesus Was a Cross Maker (6wks 21-11-6-6-13-25)
26 Springwater - I Will Return (5wks 26-19-14-15-26)
27 Three Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1wk 28 NEW)

29 Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (1wk 29 NEW)

30 Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (2wks 33-30)

31 Santana - Everybody's Everything (4wks 37-31-27-31)
32 Move - Chinatown (5wks 33-21-17-21-32)
33 John Lennon - Crippled Inside (5wks 27-16-12-17-33)
34 T Rex - Life's A Gas (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Cat Stevens - Peace Train (7wks 28-16-9-7-9-16-35)
36 Aretha Franklin - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Burundi Steiphenson Black - Burundi Black (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (7wks 32-17-13-9-8-18-38)
39 Fleetwood Mac - Future Games (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Cher - Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves (8wks 24-5-1-1-4-11-25-40)

Written by songwriters Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook, and produced by George Martin. The Liverpool born singer turned TV Personality reached UK #3 (& Ireland #3). It was the theme to the fifth series of Black's BBC variety show Cilla, and her final top ten hit.

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 19.11.1971

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

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Imagine - John Lennon < 5th week at #1 >
2 ( 7 ) (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Tony Christie
3 ( 3 ) Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - Benny Hill
4 ( 2 ) Shaft - Isaac Hayes (#2[3])
5 ( 10 ) Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight) - Cilla Black
6 ( 4 ) Coz I Luv You - Slade (#3)
7 ( 9 ) Respect Yourself - Staple Singers
8 ( 5 ) Have You Seen Her - Chi-Lites (#4)
9 ( 11 ) Jeepster - T.Rex
10 ( 6 ) One Tin Soldier - Coven (#5)

11 ( -- ) Brand New Key - Melanie
12 ( 8 ) Johnny Reggae - Piglets (#8)
13 ( 20 ) Tokoloshe Man - John Kongos
14 ( -- ) It Must Be Love - Labi Siffre
15 ( 14 ) It's A Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone (#14)
16 ( 22 ) Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - Temptations
17 ( -- ) No Matter How I Try - Gilbert O'Sullivan
18 ( -- ) You Are Everything - Stylistics
19 ( 26 ) Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
20 ( 21 ) Sing A Song Of Freedom - Cliff Richard

21 ( 12 ) Two Divided By Love - Grass Roots (#9)
22 ( 18 ) Got To Be There - Michael Jackson (#18)
23 ( 15 ) Desiderata - Les Crane (#12)
24 ( 13 ) The Lightning Tree - Settlers (#5)
25 ( 32 ) You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart - Supremes And Four Tops
26 ( 17 ) Question 67 And 68 - Chicago (#14)
27 ( 16 ) A Natural Man - Lou Rawls (#10)
28 ( -- ) Back On The Road - Marmalade
29 ( 24 ) Baby I'm A Want You - Bread (#24)
30 ( 25 ) Charity Ball - Fanny (#25)

31 ( -- ) Softly Whispering I Love You - Congregation
32 ( 38 ) Summer Of 42 - Peter Nero
33 ( 31 ) All I Ever Need Is You - Sonny & Cher (#31)
34 ( 39 ) Wild Night - Van Morrison
35 ( 19 ) Gypsys Tramps And Thieves - Cher (#1[2])
36 ( -- ) Hey America - James Brown
37 ( 35 ) Fireball - Deep Purple (#35)
38 ( 28 ) Everybody's Everything - Santana (#24)
39 ( 23 ) Brandy - Scott English (#3)
40 ( -- ) Crunchy Granola Suite - Neil Diamond

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-- ( 27 ) Alexander Graham Bell - Sweet (#11)
-- ( 29 ) Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton-John (#17)
-- ( 30 ) Chinatown - Move (#20)
-- ( 33 ) Witch Queen Of New Orleans - Redbone (#3)
-- ( 34 ) Absolutely Right - Five Man Electrical Band (#29)
-- ( 36 ) Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin (#35)
-- ( 37 ) Sultana - Titanic (#6)
-- ( 40 ) Run Baby Run - Newbeats (#28)

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-- ( -- ) She's All I Got - Freddie North

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So of my 4 highest entries, one was given a parody by the Wurzels (actually someone else did that parody first), another was covered by Madness and another by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye. I don't know of any other versions or parodies of the Gilbert O'Sullivan song though.

[o]

1 T.Rex - Jeepster
2 John Kongos – Tokoloshe man
3 Slade - Coz I Luv You
4 Doors – Riders on the storm
5 Cilla Black – Something tells me
6 Jonathan King – Hooked on a feeling
7 Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves
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 Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love

[smokeyb]

1 (2) T. Rex - Jeepster (3 wks)
2 (1) Slade - Coz I Luv You (5 wks)
3 (5) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (3 wks)
4 (4) Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves (4 wks)
5 (6) The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (7 wks)
6 (12) The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (4 wks)
7 (10) Diana Ross - Surrender (5 wks)
8 (11) The Piglets - Johnny Reggae (4 wks)
9 (16) Deep Purple - Fireball (3 wks)
10 (20) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (2 wks)
11 (13) The Who - Let's See Action (6 wks)
12 (21) John Kongos Tokoloshe Man (2 wks)
13 (23) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (2 wks)
14 (17) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (3 wks)
15 (3) The Move - Chinatown (6 wks)
16 (7) John Lennon - Imagine (6 wks)
17 (8) Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell (7 wks)
18 (9) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (6 wks)
19 (15) Tom Jones - Till (6 wks)
20 (NE) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (1 wk)
21 (22) Three Dog Night - Just An Old Fashioned Lovesong (3 wks)
22 (27) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (2 wks)
23 (NE) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (1 wk)
24 (14) The Doors - Riders On The Storm (7 wks)
25 (18) Four Tops - A Simple Game (10 wks)
26 (30) Faces - I Know I'm Losing You (2 wks)
27 (NE) Marmalade - Back On The Road (1 wk)
28 (NE) The Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You (1 wk)
29 (19) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (8 wks)
30 (24) The Settlers -The Lightning Tree (7 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(05) John Lennon – Imagine
02(01) Cher – Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves
03(02) T. Rex – Jeepster
04(04) Bill Withers – Grandma’s Hands
05(08) Benny Hill – Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
06(21) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo
07(03) Slade – Coz I Luv You
08(11) The Piglets – Johnny Reggae
09(23) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
10(06) Olivia Newton-John – Banks Of The Ohio

11(07) Dolly Parton – Coat Of Many Colors
12(14) Cliff Richard – Sing A Song Of Freedom
13(19) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
14(--) Labi Siffre – It Must Be Love
15(30) John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man
16(09) Diana Ross – Surrender
17(10) The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come
18(12) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
19(16) The Carpenters – Bless The Beasts And Children
20(13) The Sweet – Alexander Graham Bell

21(24) Deep Purple – Fireball
22(15) Scott English – Brandy
23(--) Marmalade – Back On The Road
24(--) Gilbert O’Sullivan – No Matter How I Try
25(18) The Four Tops – A Simple Game
26(17) Elvis Presley – It’s Only Love
27(20) The Staple Singers – Respect Yourself
28(--) The Congregation – Softly Whispering I Love You
29(--) Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
30(--) James Brown – Hey America

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: John Lennon - JEALOUS GUY
2 [2] :: John Lennon - IMAGINE
3 [4] :: Cher - GYPSYS TRAMPS & THIEVES
4 [8] :: Slade - COZ I LUV YOU
5 [13] :: Tony Christie - (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO ?
6 [3] :: Staple Singers - RESPECT YOURSELF
7 [11] :: T. Rex - JEEPSTER
8 [10] :: Olivia Newton-John - BANKS OF THE OHIO
9 [5] :: Doors - RIDERS ON THE STORM
10 [6] :: John Lennon - OH YOKO !
11 [9] :: Sweet - ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
12 [7] :: John Lennon - CRIPPLED INSIDE
13 [new] :: Betty Wright - CLEAN UP WOMAN
14 [new] :: Wailers - WHY SHOULD I
15 [15] :: Diana Ross - SURRENDER
16 [16] :: Deep Purple - FIREBALL
17 [12] :: Aretha Franklin - ROCK STEADY
18 [new] :: Buffy Sainte-Marie - I'M GONNA BE A COUNTRY GIRL AGAIN
19 [18] :: Stylistics - YOU ARE EVERYTHING
20 [new] :: Doors - TIGHTROPE RIDE

[popchartfreak]

13th November 1971 what I like that week now

Up to number one 10 years before Madness, It Must Be Love still sounding fab following its recent use in an ad, and me re-watching his Top Of The Pops appearance 50 years on. I still have memories of live appearances on the show, even though I saw them once only and never again. Labi made an impression. Straight in at 2, it's David & Jonathan cover from 1967 - Softly Whispering I Love You flopped - who were better known in 1971 as Rogers Cook & Greenaway, pop stars of Brotherhood Of Man, Blue Mink, Pipkins and now hit songwriters. They also enter at 40 with a Coca Cola-rewritten version of a previous song for The New Seekers, now getting world exposure on the famous advert showing young people holding hands across the world in multicultural harmony. It was quite the advertising revelation, given most adverts were just appalling at the time. SO bad, no exaggeration. The Congregation was also put together by the Rogers, a choral act in stark contrast to the blistering guitar, and gritty vocals of ex-Plastic Penny's Brian Keith. Still fabulous, despite Paul Young's less-enthusiastic cover.

Springwater go top 10, Al Green enters at 14 with his greatest record, Let's Stay Together, on course for his 2nd top 10 of 1971, and little rock combo debut the 8-minute non-single Stairway To Heaven, which had to wait for a hit cover from Far Corporation to chart in the UK. Even Rolf Harris beat Led Zep to it. Taken from Led Zep IV, as is Rock And Roll entering lower down the chart. It got no daytime airplay, so it was quite a few years before I got to hear the much-lauded epic.

At 34, a song so good that Prefab Sprout wrote a song about Faron Young, It's Four In The Morning is just Country at it's best, no further comment needed, a great song and performance, although it was still 7 or 8 months from the UK charts, it was out in the USA. As was the new Badfinger album, featuring forthcoming single Day After Day, a great record. New at 39. Marmalade grabbed a minor follow-up hit to Cousin Norman with Back On The Road, and debut at 69 3 years into their run, while Junior Walker has a message of love on Way Back Home, and The Hermits pop in much lower than their ex-lead vocalist is doing.


1 ( 5 ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre # 1
2 ( NEW ) SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU - The Congregation featuring Brian Keith of Plastic Penny # 2
3 ( 1 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos # 1
4 ( 2 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade # 1
5 ( 3 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson # 1
6 ( 7 ) FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone # 6
7 ( 4 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road # 3
8 ( 6 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent # 2
9 ( 12 ) I WILL RETURN - Springwater # 9
10 ( 8 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops # 1

11 ( 9 ) BRANDY - Scott English # 5
12 ( 10 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread # 4
13 ( 11 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher # 8
14 ( NEW ) LET’S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green # 14
15 ( 14 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate # 1
16 ( 13 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex # 1
17 ( 19 ) VINCENT - Don McLean # 17
18 ( 16 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert # 1
19 ( 15 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats # 1
20 ( 23 ) LIFE’S TOO SHORT - Rescue Company No. 1 # 20

21 ( 24 ) AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean # 21
22 ( 21 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher # 1
23 ( 22 ) THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes # 1
24 ( 17 ) THEME FROM “THE PERSUADERS” - John Barry # 10
25 ( 29 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Jonathan King # 25
26 ( NEW ) STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin # 26
27 ( 32 ) JOHNNY REGGAE - The Piglets # 27
28 ( 34 ) (JUST AN) OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG - Paul Williams # 28
29 ( 18 ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - The Stylistics # 18
30 ( 33 ) ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill # 30

31 ( 27 ) GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) - T.Rex # 1
32 ( 26 ) HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites # 1
33 ( 28 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez # 2
34 ( NEW ) IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING - Faron Young # 34
35 ( 40 ) RUNNIN’ AWAY - Sly & The Family Stone # 35
36 ( 31 ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross # 1
37 ( 25 ) IMAGINE - John Lennon # 4
38 ( 30 ) TAP TURNS ON THE WATER - C.C.S # 5
39 ( NEW ) DAY AFTER DAY - Badfinger # 39
40 ( NEW ) I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - The New Seekers # 40

41 ( 20 ) RUN RUN ROADRUNNER - Gene Pitney # 15
42 ( 56 ) MEET ME ON THE CORNER - Lindisfarne # 42
43 ( 38 ) I’M STILL WAITING - Diana Ross # 5
44 ( 48 ) THE WAY LOVE USED TO BE - The Kinks # 44
45 ( 39 ) I WANT TO PAY YOU BACK (FOR LOVING ME) - The Chi-Lites # 39
46 ( 43 ) TAKE ME GIRL I’M READY - Junior Walker & The All Stars # 5
47 ( 44 ) HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART - The Bee Gees # 1
48 ( 45 ) MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) - Marvin Gaye # 1
49 ( 59 ) NOTHING TO HIDE - Tommy James # 49
50 ( 36 ) KEEP ON DANCING - Bay City Rollers # 17

51 ( 35 ) THE LIGHTNING TREE - The Settlers # 34
52 ( 37 ) LIFE IS A LONG SONG - Jethro Tull # 25
53 ( 60 ) NO MATTER HOW I TRY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 53
54 ( 41 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE - The Elgins # 10
55 ( 50 ) UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY - Paul & Linda McCartney # 1
56 ( 53 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Bill Withers # 1
57 ( 42 ) ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL - The Sweet # 19
58 ( 68 ) WALNUT WHIRL - Peter Noone # 58
59 ( 61 ) SING A SONG OF FREEDOM - Cliff Richard # 59
60 ( 66 ) SOMETHING TELLS ME (SOMETHING’S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT) - Cilla Black # 60

61 ( 55 ) SULTANA - Titanic # 5
62 ( 54 ) HEY GIRL DON’T BOTHER ME - The Tams # 6
63 ( 67 ) (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO? - Tony Christie # 63
64 ( 71 ) STONES - Neil Diamond # 64
65 ( 52 ) BRAND NEW KEY - Melanie # 15
66 ( 58 ) THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS - Redbone # 5
67 ( 72 ) SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE) - The Temptations # 67
68 ( 73 ) HALLELUJAH - Sweathog # 68
69 ( NEW ) BACK ON THE ROAD - Marmalade # 69
70 ( 74 ) SATISFACTION - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles # 70

71 ( 51 ) TILL - Tom Jones # 29
72 ( 57 ) FOR ALL WE KNOW - Shirley Bassey # 9
73 ( 63 ) TURN YOUR RADIO ON - Ray Stevens # 63
74 ( 75 ) LOVE POTION NO. 9 (1971 VERSION) - The Coasters # 74
75 ( 76 ) I’M GONNA BE A COUNTRY GIRL AGAIN - Buffy Sainte Marie # 75
76 ( 65 ) SUPERSTAR - Carpenters # 1
77 ( NEW ) ROCK AND ROLL - Led Zeppelin # 77
78 ( NEW ) WAY BACK HOME - Junior Walker & The All Stars # 78
79 ( 79 ) EVERYDAY I HAVE TO CRY SOME - Mardi Gras # 79
80 ( NEW ) SHE’S A LADY - The Hermits # 80





16th November 1971 What I liked this week then

It's a first week for T.Rex entering straight in at 1, their second chart-topper back in 1971, as Jeepster excites me instantly, loved the new glam sounding groove, and keeping off South African John Kongos from the top, who enters at 2 with his menacing tribal excitment, Tokoloshe Man. My charts were quite volatile, as I could get obsessed with new records quite quickly. Gilbert O'Sullivan gets a top 5 with No Matter How I Try, and Diana Ross follows-up I'm Still Waiting with Surrender up to 10. Not yet charting in the UK, I'm assuming I heard Kara Kara on a variety TV show, New World were always being featured on the likes of The Two Ronnies or Morecambe & Wise, and this was a catchy follow-up to the fab Tom Tom Turnaround. New at 18.


1 ( NEW ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex
2 ( NEW ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos
3 ( 1 ) LIFE’S TOO SHORT - Rescue Company No. 1
4 ( 2 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade
5 ( 19 ) NO MATTER HOW I TRY - Gilbert O’Sullivan
6 ( 4 ) JOHNNY REGGAE - The Piglets
7 ( 3 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops
8 ( 6 ) KEEP ON DANCING - Bay City Rollers
9 ( 10 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher
10 ( 20 ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross

11 ( 9 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats
12 ( 7 ) SHE’S A LADY - The Hermits
13 ( 11 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez
14 ( 5 ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre
15 ( 8 ) BRANDY - Scott English
16 ( 13 ) SOMETHING TELLS ME (SOMETHING’S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT) - Cilla Black
17 ( 16 ) ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill
18 ( NEW ) KARA KARA - New World
19 ( 18 ) WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS - Redbone
20 ( 12 ) TWEEDLE DEE TWEEDLE DUM - Middle Of The Road

[smokeyb]

New chart will be late due to weather yesterday. No chance to update as i was trying to save me fence nlowing away plus powe cuts up here so struggling atm.

[popchartfreak]

Nov 27, 2021 16:25:09 GMT 1 smokeyb said:

New chart will be late due to weather yesterday. No chance to update as i was trying to save me fence nlowing away plus powe cuts up here so struggling atm.

oops! sorry to hear that, much more important! I shan't complain about the piles of leaf litter in the garden all blowing back then - mostly our huge beech anyway...!