Haven Retro Combined Chart : 11.12.1971

[smokeyb]

Tony Christie stays at the top for a 2nd week, as Benny Hill is up to 2. Labi Siffre is also up to 3.

T. Rex slip down to 4 and Slade are now at 5.



There are 3 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Elvis Presley at 24.



The biggest climber this week is Led Zeppelin who are up 17 places to number 19.



The biggest faller is Nick Drake who falls 25 places.



11.12.1971 (Week # 50)


1 (01) Tony Christie – Is This The Way to Amarillo - 119 points (7-3-1-1) 4 wks

2 (04) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - 100 points (13-5-5-4-2) 5 wks

3 (06) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love - 95 points (40-11-6-3) 4 wks

4 (03) T.Rex - Jeepstser - 93 points (32-25-29-20-19-4-2-2-3-4) 10 wks

5 (02) Slade - Coz I Luv You - 88 points (25-2-1-1-1-1-2-5) 8 wks

6 (05) John Kongos - Tokoloshie Man - 80 points (37-12-8-5-6) 5 wks

7 (07) Cilla Black – Something Tells Me - 73 points (21-7-7-7) 4 wks

8 (08) John Lennon - Imagine - 68 points (40-35-12-4-3-3-4-6-8-8) 10 wks

9 (13) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft - 57 points (28-14-10-10-8-14-20-13-9) 9 wks

10 (11) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try - 53 points (11-10) 2 wks

11 (17) Al Green - Let's Stay Together - 47 points (17-11) 2 wks

12 (09) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - 40 points (27-28-29-29-14-16-9-8-6-4-6-2-2-3-4-9-12) 17 wks

13 (15) Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You - 40 points (32-15-13) 3 wks

14 (12) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair - 38 points (15-13-12-14) 4 wks

15 (10) Staple Singers - Respect Yourself - 37 points (24-16-16-10-8-10-10-15) 8 wks

16 (30) Don McLean - American Pie - 34 points (30-16) 2 wks

17 (16) Jonathan King – Hooked On A Feeling - 31 points (37-17-16-17) 4 wks

18 (18) Deep Purple - Fireball - 30 points (27-18-18-18) 4 wks

19 (36) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven - 30 points (36-19) 2 wks

20 (20) Cliff Richard – Sing A Song Of Freedom - 26 points (22-15-20-20) 4 wks

21 (14) Who - Behind Blue Eyes - 26 points (23-14-14-21) 4 wks

22 (23) Stylistics – You Are Everything - 24 points (31-29-31-23-22) 5 wks

23 (25) Melanie – Brand New Key - 23 points (35-25-23) 3 wks

24 (NE) Elvis Presley – I Just Can’t Help Believing - 22 points 1 wk

25 (24) Michael Jackson - Got To Be There - 22 points (38-35-25-25-30-24-25) 7 wks

26 (21) Springwater - I Will Return - 22 points (24-26-21-26) 4 wks

27 (29) Move - Chinatown - 21 points (23-17-9-11-28-29-27) 7 wks

28 (19) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio - 21 points (17-11-5-6-9-19-28) 7 wks

29 (27) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up - 20 points (12-5-4-3-1-1-1-2-5-7-9-9-9-13-15-15-26-27-27-29) 20 wks

30 (NE) Marmalade - Back On The Road - 20 points 1 wk

31 (NE) Bobby Womack – That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha - 19 points 1 wk

32 (31) Delfonics – Ready or Not Here I Come - 18 points (26-21-14-13-17-17-25-31-32) 9 wks

33 (22) Doors - Riders On The Storm -18 points (36-x-25-11-7-17-18-16-12-17-24-x-13-9-7-6-10-16-22-33) 18 wks

34 (28) John Lennon - Jealous Guy - 18 points (30-27-28-29-28-34) 6 wks

35 (38) Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks - 18 points (38-35) 2 wks

36 (34) Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun - 16 points (34-31-30-32-33-34-36) 7 wks

37 (39) Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll - 15 points (39-37) 2 wks

38 (RE) Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley - 15 points (32-39-40-x-38) 4 wks

39 (32) Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart - 15 points (23-32-39) 3 wks

40 (35) Tyrone Davis – You Keep Me Holding On - 15 points (38-36-35-40) 4 wks



Dropped Out

43 (40) Tom Jones – Till - 14 points (27-20-34-x-40)

44 (37) Curtis Mayfield – Get Down - 13 points (39-40-37-37)

45 (26) Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady - 12 points (33-x-29-19-22-26)

46 (40) Pink Floyd - One Of These Days - 12 points (40)

58 (33) Nick Drake - Northern Sky - 9 points (36-26-18-21-33)

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 18.12.1971

1 (1) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (6 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) T. Rex - Jeepster - (6 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Slade - Coz I Luv You (8 wk) (# 1)
4 (7) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (3 wk) (# 4)
5 (9) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (4 wk) (# 5)
6 (4) John Kongos Tokoloshe Man (5 wk) (# 4)
7 (12) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (5 wk) (# 7)
8 (5) Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves (7 wk) (# 4)
9 (6) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (9 wk) (# 6)
10 (8) Tom Jones - Till (9 wk) (# 2)
11 (11) Newbeats - Run Baby Run (9 wk) (# 10)
12 (20) The Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You (4 wk) (# 12)
13 (14) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (6 wk) (# 13)
14 (10) The Piglets - Johnny Reggae (7 wk) (# 3)
15 (18) Deep Purple - Fireball (6 wk) (# 15)
16 (17) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (4 wk) (# 16)
17 (15) Diana Ross - Surrender (8 wk) (# 10)
18 (23) Middle Of The Road - Soley, Soley (2 wk) (# 18)
19 (26) Val Doonican - Morning (3 wk) (# 19)
20 (21) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (5 wk) (# 20)
21 (13) Springwater - I Will Return (9 wk) (# 5)
22 (22) Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing (3 wk) (# 22)
23 (28) Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling (5 wk) (# 23)
24 (24) Vince Hill - Look Around (13 wk) (# 12)
25 (27) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (5 wk) (# 25)
26 (NE) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores (1 wk) (# 26)
27 (25) Shirley Bassey - For All We Know (20 wk) (# 6)
28 (32) New World - Kara Kara (3 wk) (# 28)
29 (19) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (16 wk) (# 1)
30 (16) The Who - Let's See Action (9 wk) (# 16)
31 (33) Burundi Steiphenson Black - Burundi Black (6 wk) (# 31)
32 (NE) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (1 wk) (# 32)
33 (48) John Barry - The Persuaders Theme (2 wk) (# 33)
34 (34) Ronnie Dyson - When You Get Right Down To It (3 wk) (# 34)
35 (30) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (11 wk) (# 4)
36 (NE) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme from the Onedin Line (1 wk) (# 36)
37 (29) Doors - Riders On The Storm (8 wk) (# 22)
38 (43) Marmalade - Back On The Road (4 wk) (# 38)
39 (38) Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (29 wk) (# 1)
40 (NE) San Remo Golden Strings - Festival Time (1 wk) (# 40)
41 (50) Marvin Gaye - Little Darlin'/Save The Children (2 wk) (# 41)
42 (44) Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (2 wk) (# 42)
43 (37) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever? (18 wk) (# 2)
44 (NE) The Faces - Stay With Me (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (45) Clodagh Rodgers - Lady Love Bug (11 wk) (# 28)
46 (31) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (11 wk) (# 6)
47 (36) Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum (16 wk) (# 2)
48 (RE) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace (41 wk) (# 5)
49 (NE) America - A Horse With No Name (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (41) Fortunes - Freedom Come, Freedom Go (15 wk) (# 6)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 16-12-71: Jimmy Saville
(2) T-REX – Jeepster  
(15) DEEP PURPLE – Fireball
(22) ELVIS PRESLEY – I Just Can’t Help Believing  
(7) CILLA BLACK – Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight)  
(26) JOHNNY PEARSON ORCHESTRA – Sleepy Shores
(28) NEW WORLD – Kara, Kara
(23) JONATHAN KING – Hooked On A Feeling
(NEW) SHIRLEY BASSEY – Diamonds Are Forever
(18) MIDDLE OF THE ROAD – Soley Soley  
(1) BENNY HILL – Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)  
(25) THE SUPREMES & THE FOUR TOPS – You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 18.12.1971
1 (2) T.Rex - Electric Warrior (11 wk) (# 1)
2 (16) Various Artists - Hot Hits 8 (2 wk) (# 2)
3 (1) Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols IV (4 wk) (# 1)
4 (7) Jim Reeves - Twelve Songs Of Christmas (4 wk) (# 4)
5 (3) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition (3 wk) (# 3)
6 (9) Simon & Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water (96 wk) (# 1)
7 (4) Various Artists - Top Of The Pops Vol. 20 (6 wk) (# 1)
8 (8) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters (9 wk) (# 2)
9 (5) John Lennon - Imagine (8 wk) (# 1)
10 (6) Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (22 wk) (# 1)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 10.12.1971

1 (01) Benny Hill - Ernie The Fastest Milkman In The West
2 (05) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
3 (06) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try
4 (07) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
5 (04) Slade - Coz I Luv You
6 (02) Tony Christie - Is This Way To Amarillo?
7 (13) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
8 (08) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
9 (02) Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling
10 (12) Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing
11 (21) Middle Of The Road - Soley, Soley
12 (23) Marmalade - Back On The Road
13 (25) Piglets - Johnny Reggae
14 (26) The Settlers - The Lightning Tree
15 (09) Diana Ross - Surrender
16 (10) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio
17 (11) Tom Jones - Till
18 (14) The Move - Chinatown
19 (15) Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye
20 (16) Vince Hill - Look Around
21 (17) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom
22 (18) Redbone - Witch Queen Of New Orleans
23 (19) The Supremes and Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
24 (20) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood - Did You Ever?
25 (22) Diana Ross - Remember Me
26 (24) T. Rex - Jeepster
27 (27) Rod Stewart - Maggie May
28 (28) The Doors - Riders On The Storm
29 (29) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Knock Three Times
30 (New) Faces - Stay With Me
31 (30) Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone
32 (New) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
33 (33) CCS - Tap Turns On The Water
34 (31) Four Tops - A Simple Game
35 (New) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme from the Onedin Line
36 (New) America - A Horse With No Name
37 (New) John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man
38 (New) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores
39 (New) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
40 (37) The Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) John Lennon – Imagine
02(04) Elvis Presley – I Just Can’t Help Believing
03(02) Labi Siffre – It Must Be Love
04(05) Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft
05(18) Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
06(03) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo
07(10) Cliff Richard – Sing A Song Of Freedom
08(11) Marmalade – Back On The Road
09(12) Gilbert O’Sullivan – No Matter How I Try
10(06) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)

11(07) Cher – Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves
12(19) Carly Simon – Anticipation
13(08) Benny Hill – Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
14(22) Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever
15(23) The Jackson 5 – Sugar Daddy
16(25) Middle Of The Road – Soley Soley
17(20) Val Doonican – Morning
18(09) John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man
19(15) Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
20(--) The New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing

21(13) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
22(--) Elton John – Levon
23(--) The Faces – Stay With Me
24(14) The Congregation – Softly Whispering I Love You
25(16) T. Rex – Jeepster
26(29) John Barry – The Persuaders Theme
27(--) America – A Horse With No Name
28(17) Bill Withers – Grandma’s Hands
29(--) Johnny Pearson Orchestra – Sleepy Shores
30(21) James Brown – Hey America

[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (21 wks)
02 Bobby Womack – That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha (2 wks)
03 The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come (10 wks)
04 Al Green – Let's Stay Together (3 wks)
05 The Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun (8 wks)
06 Tyrone Davis – You Keep Me Holding On (5 wks)
07 Marvin Gaye – Save the Children (2 wks)
08 Curtis Mayfield – Get Down (6 wks)
09 The Stylistics – You Are Everything (7 wks)
10 Clarence Carter – Slipped,Tripped And Fell In Love (20 wks)

11 Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo (5 wks)
12 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To (1 wk)
13 Merry Clayton – After All This Time (2 wks)
14 The Delfonics – Hey Love (27 wks)
15 Jackie Wilson – Love Is Funny That Way (5 wks)
16 Brenda & The Tabulations – A Part Of You (17 wks)
17 Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady (8 wks)
18 Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft (10 wks)
19 The Undisputed Truth – You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth (1 wk)
20 The Carpenters – Superstar (16 wks)

21 Junior Walker And The All Stars – Way Back Home (2 wks)
22 The Dramatics – Get Up and Get Down (2 wks)
23 Jackson 5 – Sugar Daddy (2 wks)
24 The Emotions – Show Me How (7 wks)
25 Ronnie Dyson – When You Get Right Down To It (3 wks)
26 The Honey Cone – One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (5 wks)
27 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Satisfaction (5 wks)
28 Labi Siffre – It Must Be Love (4 wks)
29 Melanie – Brand New Key (8 wks)
30 The Isley Brothers – Lay Lady Lay (3 wks)

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (6 wks)
2 (3) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (5 wks)
3 (4) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (4 wks)
4 (1) T. Rex - Jeepster (6 wks)
5 (7) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (3 wks)
6 (6) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (4 wks)
7 (10) The Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You (4 wks)
8 (5) Slade - Coz I Luv You (8 wks)
9 (9) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (5 wks)
10 (20) John Barry - The Persuaders (2 wks)
11 (16) Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing (3 wks)
12 (22) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (2 wks)
13 (8) John Kongos Tokoloshe Man (5 wks)
14 (17) Ronnie Dyson - When You Get Right Down To It (3 wks)
15 (21) Middle Of The Road - Soley, Soley (2 wks)
16 (11) Deep Purple - Fireball (6 wks)
17 (18) Marmalade - Back On The Road (4 wks)
18 (12) The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (7 wks)
19 (13) The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (10 wks)
20 (NE) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (1 wk)
21 (NE) The Faces - Stay With Me (1 wk)
22 (14) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (6 wks)
23 (15) Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves (7 wks)
24 (19) Faces - I Know I'm Losing You (5 wks)
25 (23) Diana Ross - Surrender (8 wks)
26 (24) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (5 wks)
27 (25) Three Dog Night - Just An Old Fashioned Lovesong (6 wks)
28 (26) The Piglets - Johnny Reggae (7 wks)
29 (27) The Who - Let's See Action (9 wks)
30 (NE) America - A Horse With No Name (1 wk)

[raliverpool]

01 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (5wks 8-5-2-1-1)
02 T Rex - Jeepster (5wks 14-6-3-2-2)
03 Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (3wks 6-3-3)
04 Joni Mitchell - River (2wks 29-4)
05 John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man (4wks 23-8-5-5)
06 Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (5wks 28-14-10-8-6)
07 Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (2wks 25-7)
08 Who - Behind Blue Eyes (6wks 16-4-1-1-4-8)
09 Melanie - Brand New Key (3wks 27-16-9)
10 Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (4wks 28-16-12-10)

11 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (3wks 31-20-11)
12 T Rex - Life's A Gas (4wks 34-26-19-12)
13 Gilbert O' Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (3wks 28-17-13)
14 Slade - Coz I Luv You (5wks 31-11-5-3-2-4-6-14)
15 Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You (5wks 29-18-15-13-15)
16 John Lennon - Imagine (8wks 10-5-4-2-3-5-7-16)
17 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (4wks 22-20-18-17)
18 John Prine - Angel From Montgomery (3wks 33-23-18)
19 Michael Jackson - Got To Be There (6wks 32-23-17-13-11-19)
20 Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing (2wks 26-20)

21 Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (4wks 29-24-21-21)
22 Beach Boys - Surf's Up (4wks 21-12-10-22)
23 Pink Floyd - One Of These Days (5wks 20-9-7-9-23)
24 Three Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song (4wks 27-19-15-24)
25 Stylistics - You Are Everything (2wks 34-25)
26 Neil Diamond - Stones (2wks 28-26)
27 Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands (3wks 35-27-27)
28 Don McLean - American Pie (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Pink Floyd - Echoes (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Carole King - You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (6wks 21-11-8-9-14-31)
32 Rod Stewart - (I Know) I'm Losing You (2wks 37-32)

33 Temptations - Superstar (1wk 33 NEW)

34 Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her (7wks 28-15-10-10-14-22-34)
35 David Cassidy - Cherish (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Marvin Gaye - Save The Children (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Kinks - 20th Century Man (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Black Sabbath - After Forever (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Dennis Coffey - Scorpio (1wk 40 NEW)

This psychedelic soul USA #18 (R&B #9) track written by producer Norman Whitfield with Barrett Strong is one of the earliest "diss tracks" in R&B music. As it is an attack at two former Temptations members, David Ruffin (who had been fired back in 1968) and his cohort Eddie Kendricks (who quit the act in early 1971 and negotiated a Motown solo deal).

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) American Pie - Don McLean < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Brand New Key - Melanie
3 ( 2 ) (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Tony Christie (#1[1])
4 ( 8 ) Let's Stay Together - Al Green
5 ( -- ) Stay With Me - Faces
6 ( 7 ) No Matter How I Try - Gilbert O'Sullivan
7 ( 6 ) It Must Be Love - Labi Siffre (#6)
8 ( 10 ) Your Move - Yes
9 ( 5 ) Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight) - Cilla Black (#4)
10 ( 4 ) Imagine - John Lennon (#1[5])

11 ( 9 ) You Are Everything - Stylistics (#9)
12 ( -- ) Sleepy Shores - Johnny Pearson Orchestra
13 ( 21 ) I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - Hillside Singers
14 ( 14 ) Back On The Road - Marmalade
15 ( -- ) Horse With No Name - America
16 ( 25 ) Soley Soley - Middle Of The Road
17 ( 22 ) Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards
18 ( 20 ) Hey America - James Brown
19 ( 19 ) Softly Whispering I Love You - Congregation
20 ( 12 ) Respect Yourself - Staple Singers (#7)

21 ( 11 ) Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - Benny Hill (#3)
22 ( -- ) Day After Day - Badfinger
23 ( 17 ) Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night (#17)
24 ( 13 ) Shaft - Isaac Hayes (#2[3])
25 ( 15 ) Jeepster - T.Rex (#9)
26 ( 16 ) Tokoloshe Man - John Kongos (#13)
27 ( 24 ) Crunchy Granola Suite - Neil Diamond (#24)
28 ( 18 ) Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - Temptations (#16)
29 ( 34 ) One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Honey Cone
30 ( 31 ) Kara Kara - New World

31 ( -- ) Theme From 'the Onedin Line' - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
32 ( 37 ) The Persuaders - John Barry Orchestra
33 ( 38 ) Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Joe Simon
34 ( 27 ) Summer Of 42 - Peter Nero (#27)
35 ( -- ) Hey Big Brother - Rare Earth
36 ( 30 ) Wild Night - Van Morrison (#30)
37 ( 28 ) You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart - Supremes And Four Tops (#25)
38 ( -- ) Kiss And Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride
39 ( 23 ) Coz I Luv You - Slade (#3)
40 ( 26 ) Have You Seen Her - Chi-Lites (#4)

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-- ( 29 ) One Tin Soldier - Coven (#5)
-- ( 32 ) Sing A Song Of Freedom - Cliff Richard (#20)
-- ( 33 ) It's A Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone (#14)
-- ( 35 ) Johnny Reggae - Piglets (#8)
-- ( 36 ) Got To Be There - Michael Jackson (#18)
-- ( 39 ) Baby I'm A Want You - Bread (#24)
-- ( 40 ) Two Divided By Love - Grass Roots (#9)

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-- ( -- ) Festival Time - San Remo Golden Strings

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Stay With Me wasn't the highest peaking Faces single in the UK, Cindy Incidentally got to #2 for them, but it's no doubt their best known, and Rod Stewart regularly performs it live (he did when I saw him).

Sleepy Shores is one of my favourite instrumentals too.

[o]

1 Faces – Stay with me
2 T.Rex - Jeepster
3 John Kongos – Tokoloshe man
4 Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love
5 America – Horse with no name
6 Cilla Black – Something tells me
7 Benny Hill – The fastest milkman in the west
8 Tony Christie – Is this the way to Amarillo
9 Springwater – I will return
10 New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
11 Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
12 Slade - Coz I Luv You
13 Nick Drake – Northern sky
14 Move – Chinatown
15 Middle Of The Road - Soley, Soley

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Benny Hill - ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST)
2 [3] :: John Lennon - JEALOUS GUY
3 [4] :: John Lennon - IMAGINE
4 [8] :: James Brown - HEY AMERICA
5 [1] :: Tony Christie - (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO ?
6 [6] :: Led Zeppelin - ROCK AND ROLL
7 [7] :: Led Zeppelin - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
8 [5] :: T. Rex - JEEPSTER
9 [11] :: Wailers - WHY SHOULD I
10 [10] :: Labi Siffre - IT MUST BE LOVE
11 [9] :: Slade - COZ I LUV YOU
12 [13] :: Isaac Hayes - THEME FROM SHAFT
13 [12] :: Deep Purple - FIREBALL
14 [14] :: Staple Singers - RESPECT YOURSELF
15 [16] :: Betty Wright - CLEAN UP WOMAN
16 [18] :: Led Zeppelin - BLACK DOG
17 [new] :: Elton John - LEVON
18 [19] :: Supremes & Four Tops - YOU GOTTA HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
19 [new] :: Congregation - SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU
20 [20] :: Cilla Black - SOMETHING TELLS ME (SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT)

[popchartfreak]

4th December 1971

It's up to the top spot for his 2nd number one for Nilsson, 2 years after Everybody's Talking, with his epic and definitive version of Without You as he gives a lesson in how to do a song justice: nobody has ever got anywhere near worthy as this version, not the Badfinger original, not Mariah Carey's warbling feeble chart-topper. This is how you interpret effectively. This is bad news for Sly, Al Green and Led Zep, all of whom deserve to be topping the chart this week - just too much competition! Faron Young , meanwhile, brings some country twang to the top 10.

Highest new entry is the fab Barry Ryan, 3 years on from his epic and definitive Eloise topping my chart, this time new at 19 with a Russ Ballard song, he of Argent just dropping out the top 20, and writer of many a fab pop single in the 70's and 80's: Can't Let You Go is a great romp and deserved to be a big hit, but wasn't. In at 28, a US band of Neil Young wannabees based in the UK for a while as their dads were stationed on US army bases. A Horse With No Name was unusual, and kicked off a great run of big singles - in the USA! The UK promptly remained largely disinterested after A Horse With No Name had dropped out the charts.

The Faces debut with Stay With Me at 54, though for Rod The Mod it's his 5th chart appearance in 4 various guises and combinations. This is the most rocking to date though. The Small Faces still in the band appear for the first time in 4 years. At 64, Petula Clark does a cover of the fab Yvonne Elliman Jesus Christ Superstar ballad, I Don't Know How To Love Him, bringing her run of hits to a close, bar a reissue and a remix of Downtown, until she tops my chart in the 2010's with Cut Copy Me, an amazing ballad, way better than this track.

At 71, the TV theme tune to Owen MD, and at 80 The Onedin Line TV theme tune. My mum loved The Onedin Line, and we had Owen MD on too, mostly cos there were only 2 channels to pick from so you had no choice. I didn't like either show much, but Sleepy Shores is quite lovely. There's a bit of Northern Soul from San Remo Golden Strings at 79, and new at 78 it's a debut for Jigsaw, and the soul-rock falsetto of Keeping My Head Above Water, a track I haven't heard since 1978-ish when they played my Uni in Lincoln, the first actual concert I attended. They had 2 UK hits, and an international smash with Sky High, but their best-known track is probably Who Do You Think You Are, Candlewick Green and Saint Etienne both covered it.

1 ( 10 ) WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson # 1
2 ( 3 ) FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone # 2
3 ( 4 ) LET’S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green # 3
4 ( 1 ) SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU - The Congregation featuring Brian Keith of Plastic Penny # 1
5 ( 8 ) STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin # 5
6 ( 2 ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre # 1
7 ( 7 ) VINCENT - Don McLean # 7
8 ( 5 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade # 1
9 ( 6 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos # 1
10 ( 15 ) IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING - Faron Young # 10

11 ( 9 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson # 1
12 ( 12 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road # 3
13 ( 24 ) TINY DANCER - Elton John # 13
14 ( 14 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread # 4
15 ( 19 ) (JUST AN) OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG - Paul Williams # 15
16 ( 13 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops # 1
17 ( 11 ) I WILL RETURN - Springwater # 6
18 ( 20 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Jonathan King # 18
19 ( NEW ) CAN’T LET YOU GO - Barry Ryan # 19
20 ( 18 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate # 1

21 ( 17 ) BRANDY - Scott English # 5
22 ( 16 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent # 2
23 ( 26 ) RUNNIN’ AWAY - Sly & The Family Stone # 23
24 ( 21 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher # 8
25 ( 22 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex # 1
26 ( 23 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert # 1
27 ( 28 ) I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - The New Seekers # 27
28 ( NEW ) A HORSE WITH NO NAME - America # 28
29 ( 25 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher # 1
30 ( 31 ) IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy # 30

31 ( 42 ) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - Shirley Bassey # 31
32 ( 30 ) THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes # 1
33 ( 34 ) MEET ME ON THE CORNER - Lindisfarne # 33
34 ( 35 ) NOTHING TO HIDE - Tommy James # 34
35 ( 29 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats # 1
36 ( 27 ) DAY AFTER DAY - Badfinger # 27
37 ( 33 ) THEME FROM “THE PERSUADERS” - John Barry # 10
38 ( 39 ) NO MATTER HOW I TRY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 38
39 ( 40 ) WALNUT WHIRL - Peter Noone # 39
40 ( 36 ) GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) - T.Rex # 1

41 ( 37 ) HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites # 1
42 ( 38 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez # 2
43 ( 41 ) LIFE’S TOO SHORT - Rescue Company No. 1 # 20
44 ( 43 ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross # 1
45 ( 32 ) AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean # 19
46 ( 45 ) IMAGINE - John Lennon # 4
47 ( 50 ) KARA KARA - New World # 47
48 ( 49 ) SOMETHING TELLS ME (SOMETHING’S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT) - Cilla Black # 48
49 ( 44 ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - The Stylistics # 18
50 ( 47 ) TAP TURNS ON THE WATER - C.C.S # 5

51 ( 59 ) HALLELUJAH - Sweathog # 51
52 ( 53 ) STONES - Neil Diamond # 52
53 ( 63 ) ROCK AND ROLL - Led Zeppelin # 53
54 ( NEW ) STAY WITH ME - The Faces # 54
55 ( 46 ) ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill # 30
56 ( 60 ) BACK ON THE ROAD - Marmalade # 56
57 ( 51 ) I’M STILL WAITING - Diana Ross # 5
58 ( 54 ) HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART - The Bee Gees # 1
59 ( 55 ) MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) - Marvin Gaye # 1
60 ( 65 ) WAY BACK HOME - Junior Walker & The All Stars # 60

61 ( 57 ) TAKE ME GIRL I’M READY - Junior Walker & The All Stars # 5
62 ( 70 ) WHY SHOULD I - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 62
63 ( 48 ) SING A SONG OF FREEDOM - Cliff Richard # 48
64 ( NEW ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Petula Clark # 64
65 ( 68 ) MORNING - Val Doonican # 65
66 ( 52 ) (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO? - Tony Christie # 52
67 ( 67 ) I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING - Elvis Presley # 67
68 ( 61 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Bill Withers # 1
69 ( 62 ) UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY - Paul & Linda McCartney # 1
70 ( 73 ) STONE CROSS - Springwater # 70

71 ( NEW ) SLEEPY SHORES - Johnny Pearson Orchestra # 71
72 ( 79 ) MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 72
73 ( 80 ) LITTLE DARLIN’ (I NEED YOU) - Marvin Gaye # 73
74 ( 74 ) CAN I HAVE MY MONEY BACK? - Gerry Rafferty # 74
75 ( 76 ) ANTICIPATION - Carly Simon # 75
76 ( 58 ) JOHNNY REGGAE - The Piglets # 27
77 ( 77 ) SUGAR DADDY - The Jackson 5 # 77
78 ( NEW ) KEEPING MY HEAD ABOVE WATER - Jigsaw # 78
79 ( NEW ) FESTIVAL TIME - The San Remo Golden Strings # 79
80 ( NEW ) THEME FROM THE ONEDIN LINE - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra # 80




7th December 1971 Wot I Liked Then

It's Jonathan King on top with his BJ Thomas cover, and also the highest new entry with his 1920's ragtime style cover of ancient song The Sun Has Got His Hat On, giving him a hat-trick of chart hits (The Piglets are also JK on production/writing plus female singer, essentially, and these days it would be JK ft Unknown Singer). I also started to get really enthusiastic on my personal charts, doing 2 a week, so the only fair way to get a single chart out of 'em is to give chart points for each chart songs and then divide by 2 , hence a Top 32 this week.

The Congregation shoot up to 2, John Kongos to 5, Isaac Hayes to 7, and Gilbert to 9 for top 10 climbers. New entries include Argent at 17, that's songwriter Rod Argent of The Zombies plus singer/songwriter Russ Ballard on Pop Prog Rock that'll take 5 months to chart, but Hold Your Head Up is fab and Alan Freeman was plugging it weekly on his Pick Of The Pops pre-chart rundown show. New at 21, The Raiders minus Paul Revere cover a Joe South song, the fab Birds Of A Feather, a record I was loving and bought in the new year with birthday money cos I couldn't get it on tape from the radio. It was only played on a kids ITV pop TV show, probably Lift Off With Ayshea, along with Terry & Laurel - a record I literally heard once, loved, and then never heard of again until last week when I finally found out who the artist was and found it on youtube!

This also applies to future chart-toppers Chicory Tip, who appeared with a daft song about Onions and no hint of the next synthpop Giorgio Moroder sensational 45, Design (which is not on Youtube so I still havent heard it in 50 years), and probably Marmalade too, as they often did kids TV. The Tremeloes, another 60's leftover hitmaking band, were on Top Of The Pops with Too Late (To Be Saved), The New Seekers version of the Coca Cola jingle I'd Like to Buy The World A Coke also enters fairly lowly for The New Seekers, a fave band of the time, courtesy of songwriters Cook & Greenaway, also at 2 with The Congregation. Finally The Supremes & The Four Tops are back duetting again with an OK track, You Gotta Have Love, but it's no Nathan Jones, and it's no Simple Game!


1 ( 2 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Jonathan King
2 ( 15 ) SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU - The Congregation
3 ( 3 ) CAN’T LET YOU GO - Barry Ryan
4 ( 1 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road
5 ( 14 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos
6 ( 4 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher
7 ( 12 ) THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes
8 ( 6 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex
9 ( 11 ) NO MATTER HOW I TRY - Gilbert O’Sullivan
10 ( 7 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats

11 ( 13 ) JOHNNY REGGAE - The Piglets
12 ( NEW ) THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON - Nemo (aka Jonathan King)
13 ( 16 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade
14 ( 23 ) ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill
15 ( 9 ) I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING - Elvis Presley
16 ( 8 ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross
17 ( NEW ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent
18 ( 5 ) LIFE’S TOO SHORT - Rescue Company No. 1
19 ( 30 ) TILL - Tom Jones
20 ( 29 ) FOR ALL WE KNOW - Shirley Bassey

21 ( NEW ) BIRDS OF A FEATHER - The Raiders
22 ( NEW ) TWO PEOPLE FROM NEW YORK - Terry & Laurel
23 ( 10 ) TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING - Anne Murray
24 ( NEW ) I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - The New Seekers
25 ( 19 ) MORNING - Val Doonican
26 ( NEW ) TOO LATE (TO BE SAVED) - The Tremeloes
27 ( 17 ) RIDERS ON THE STORM - The Doors
28 ( 25 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Petula Clark
29 ( NEW ) YOU GOTTA HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART - The Supremes & The Four Tops
30 ( NEW ) ONIONS ONIONS - Chicory Tip
31 ( NEW ) LOVE IS IN THE AIR - Design
32 ( NEW ) BACK ON THE ROAD - Marmalade