Haven Retro Combined Chart : 25.12.1971

[smokeyb]

The top 3 all have reduced points, but Tony Christie just manages to retain the top spot to be this year's Christmas
number one song. Labi Siffre stays at 2 and Benny Hill at 3. Also stuck at number 4 is Isaac Hayes, with America up at to number 5.



There are 8 new entries this week, the highest is the New seekers at number 8.



The biggest climber is America who jump up 18 places to number 5.



The biggest faller is the Who they drop 29 places.

25.12.1971 (Week # 52)


1 (01) Tony Christie – Is This The Way to Amarillo - 104 points (7-3-1-1-1-1) 6 wks

2 (02) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love - 101 points (40-11-6-3-2-2) 6 wks

3 (03) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - 77 points (13-5-5-4-2-3-3) 7 wks

4 (04) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft - 75 points (28-14-10-10-8-14-20-13-9-4-4) 11 wks

5 (23) America - A Horse With No Name - 71 points (23-5) 2 wks

6 (16) Faces - Stay With Me - 70 points (16-6) 2 wks

7 (10) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven - 68 points (36-19-10-7) 4 wks

8 (NE) New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing - 63 points 1 wk

9 (06) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try - 61 points (11-10-6-9) 4 wks

10 (12) Al Green - Let's Stay Together - 51 points (17-11-12-10) 4 wks

11 (07) T.Rex - Jeepstser - 50 points (32-25-29-20-19-4-2-2-3-4-7-11) 12 wks

12 (05) Cilla Black – Something Tells Me - 49 points (21-7-7-7-5-12) 6 wks

13 (13) Elvis Presley – I Just Can’t Help Believing - 44 points (24-13-13) 3 wks

14 (08) Slade - Coz I Luv You - 42 points (25-2-1-1-1-1-2-5-8-14) 10 wks

15 (14) Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley - 40 points (32-39-40-x-38-14-15) 6 wks

16 (11) John Lennon - Imagine - 38 points (40-35-12-4-3-3-4-6-8-8-11-16) 12 wks

17 (09) John Kongos - Tokoloshie Man - 36 points (37-12-8-5-6-9-17) 7 wks

18 (32) Joni Mitchell - River - 35 points (32-18) 2 wks

19 (15) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair - 34 points (15-13-12-14-15-19) 6 wks

20 (19) Melanie – Brand New Key - 31 points (35-25-23-19-20) 5 wks

21 (29) John Lennon - Jealous Guy - 27 points (30-27-28-29-28-34-29-21) 8 wks

22 (25) Don McLean - American Pie - 24 points (30-16-25-22) 4 wks

23 (17) Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You - 24 points (32-15-13-17-23) 5 wks

24 (24) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up - 20 points (12-5-4-3-1-1-1-2-5-7-9-9-9-13-15-15-26-27-27-29-24-24) 22 wks

25 (26) James Brown - Hey America - 20 points (26-25) 2 wks

26 (NE) John Lennon & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War is Over) 20 points 1 wk

27 (28) Bobby Womack – That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha - 19 points (31-28-27) 3 wks

28 (31) Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks - 19 points (38-35-31-28) 4 wks

29 (27) Nilsson - Without You - 19 points (27-29) 2 wks

30 (30) Delfonics – Ready or Not Here I Come - 18 points (26-21-14-13-17-17-25-31-32-30-30) 11 wks

31 (20) Staple Singers - Respect Yourself - 18 points (24-16-16-10-8-10-10-15-20-31) 10 wks

32 (22) Stylistics – You Are Everything - 18 points (31-29-31-23-22-22-32) 7 wks

33 (21) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - 16 points (27-28-29-29-14-16-9-8-6-4-6-2-2-3-4-9-12-21-33) 19 wks

34 (18) Marmalade - Back On The Road - 16 points (30-18-34) 3 wks

35 (NE) Ohio Players – Pain - 16 points 1 wk

36 (NE) Elton John - Levon - 15 points 1 wk

37 (NE) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores - 15 points 1 wk

38 (37) Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll - 15 points (39-37-37-38) 4 wks

39 (NE) Persuaders – Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) - 15 points 1 wk

40 (NE) Carly Simon – Anticipation - 14 points 1 wk

40 (33) Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun - 14 points (34-31-30-32-33-34-36-33-40) 9 wks

40 (NE) T. Rex - Life's A Gas - 14 points 1 wk



Dropped Out

43 (39) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - 13 points (27-33-36-36-33-19-14-15-20-19-20-26-27-18-11-10-15-26-20-36-x-39)

45 (40) Marvin Gaye – Save the Children - 13 points (40)

47 (36) Tyrone Davis – You Keep Me Holding On - 12 points (38-36-35-40-36)

49 (40) Don McLean - Vincent - 12 points (40)

50 (40) Cliff Richard – Sing A Song Of Freedom - 11 points (22-15-20-20-40)

54 (38) Jonathan King – Hooked On A Feeling - 10 points (37-17-16-17-38)

63 (34) Who - Behind Blue Eyes - 7 points (23-14-14-21-34)

- (35) Springwater - I Will Return - 0 points (24-26-21-26-35)

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





I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 01.01.1972

1 (1) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (8 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) T. Rex - Jeepster - (8 wk) (# 2)
3 (7) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (7 wk) (# 3)
4 (32) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (3 wk) (# 4)
5 (4) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (5 wk) (# 4)
6 (12) The Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You (6 wk) (# 6)
7 (6) John Kongos Tokoloshe Man (7 wk) (# 4)
8 (5) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (6 wk) (# 5)
9 (18) Middle Of The Road - Soley, Soley (4 wk) (# 9)
10 (8) Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves (9 wk) (# 4)
11 (9) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (11 wk) (# 6)
12 (19) Val Doonican - Morning (5 wk) (# 12)
13 (26) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores (3 wk) (# 13)
14 (3) Slade - Coz I Luv You (10 wk) (# 1)
15 (16) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (6 wk) (# 15)
16 (22) Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing (5 wk) (# 16)
17 (15) Deep Purple - Fireball (8 wk) (# 15)
18 (NE) Neil Reid - Mother Of Mine (1 wk) (# 18)
19 (10) Tom Jones - Till (11 wk) (# 2)
20 (20) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (7 wk) (# 20)
21 (28) New World - Kara Kara (5 wk) (# 21)
22 (13) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (8 wk) (# 13)
23 (11) Newbeats - Run Baby Run (11 wk) (# 10)
24 (14) The Piglets - Johnny Reggae (9 wk) (# 3)
25 (36) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme from the Onedin Line (3 wk) (# 25)
26 (21) Springwater - I Will Return (11 wk) (# 5)
27 (25) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (7 wk) (# 25)
28 (24) Vince Hill - Look Around (15 wk) (# 12)
29 (27) Shirley Bassey - For All We Know (22 wk) (# 6)
30 (23) Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling (7 wk) (# 23)
31 (30) The Who - Let's See Action (11 wk) (# 16)
32 (33) John Barry - The Persuaders Theme (4 wk) (# 32)
33 (17) Diana Ross - Surrender (10 wk) (# 10)
34 (NE) Melanie - Brand New Key (1 wk) (# 34)
35 (29) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (18 wk) (# 1)
36 (NE) Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (1 wk) (# 36)
37 (34) Ronnie Dyson - When You Get Right Down To It (5 wk) (# 34)
38 (31) Burundi Steiphenson Black - Burundi Black (8 wk) (# 31)
39 (38) Marmalade - Back On The Road (6 wk) (# 38)
40 (37) Doors - Riders On The Storm (10 wk) (# 22)
41 (39) Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (31 wk) (# 1)
42 (41) Marvin Gaye - Little Darlin'/Save The Children (4 wk) (# 41)
43 (44) The Faces - Stay With Me (3 wk) (# 43)
44 (42) Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (4 wk) (# 42)
45 (NE) Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling (1 wk) (# 45)
46 (35) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (13 wk) (# 4)
47 (NE) Charlie Drake - Puckwudgie (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (50) Fortunes - Freedom Come, Freedom Go (17 wk) (# 6)
49 (40) San Remo Golden Strings - Festival Time (3 wk) (# 40)
50 (RE) Frank Sinatra - My Way (121 wk) (# 5)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

27-12-71:   Presenter:  Tony Blackburn
T-REX – Get It On  
THE TAMS – Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me  
BENNY HILL – Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)  
SLADE – Coz I Luv You  
GEORGE HARRISON – My Sweet Lord  
THE ROLLING STONES – Brown Sugar  
ASHTON, GARDNER & DYKE – Resurrection Shuffle  
DIANA ROSS – I’m Still Waiting  
THE NEW SEEKERS – Never Ending Song Of Love  
ROD STEWART – Maggie May

30-12-71:   Presenter:  Ed Stewart
(20) TONY CHRISTIE – (Is This The Way To) Amarillo  
(6) CONGREGATION – Softly Whispering I Love You
(13) JOHNNY PEARSON ORCHESTRA – Sleepy Shores
(4) THE NEW SEEKERS – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
(25) VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – The ‘Onedin Line’ Theme  
(NEW) B.J. ARNAU – I Want To Go Back There Again
(18) NEIL REID – Mother Of Mine
(NEW) BARBRA STREISAND – Stoney End  
(12) VAL DOONICAN – Morning
(1) BENNY HILL – Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)  
(2) T-REX – Jeepster 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 01.01.1972
1 (1) T.Rex - Electric Warrior (13 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Various Artists - Hot Hits 8 (4 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Jim Reeves - Twelve Songs Of Christmas (6 wk) (# 3)
4 (4) Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols IV (6 wk) (# 1)
5 (5) Simon & Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water (98 wk) (# 1)
6 (6) Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat (15 wk) (# 5)
7 (7) Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album (5 wk) (# 7)
8 (8) John Lennon - Imagine (10 wk) (# 1)
9 (9) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition (5 wk) (# 3)
10 (10) The Faces - A Nod's A Good As A Wink…to A Blind Horse (2 wk) (# 10)

[smokeyb]

Big Hits of 1972 - 15 songs to look out for, I wonder how they will do



Don McLean - American Pie

Nilsson - Without You

Michael Jackson - Got To Be There

Johnny Cash - A Thing called Love

Elton John - Rocket Man

Donny Osmond - Puppy Love

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

Sylvia's Mother - Dr Hook & the Medicine Show

David Bowie - Starman

Hawkwind - Silver Machine

Alice Cooper - School's Out

Derek & Dominoes - Layla

Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (23 wks)
02 Bobby Womack – That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha (4 wks)
03 The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come (12 wks)
04 Al Green – Let's Stay Together (5 wks)
05 The Ohio Players – Pain (2 wks)
06 The Persuaders – Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) (2 wks)
07 The Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun (10 wks)
08 Marvin Gaye – Save the Children (4 wks)
09 Tyrone Davis – You Keep Me Holding On (7 wks)
10 Curtis Mayfield – Get Down (8 wks)

11 The Bar-Kays – Son Of Shaft (2 wks)
12 The Stylistics – You Are Everything (9 wks)
13 Clarence Carter – Slipped,Tripped And Fell In Love (22 wks)
14 Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo (7 wks)
15 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To (3 wks)
16 Wilson Pickett – Fire And Water (2 wks)
17 Merry Clayton – After All This Time (4 wks)
18 The Delfonics – Hey Love (29 wks)
19 Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft (12 wks)
20 Jackie Wilson – Love Is Funny That Way (7 wks)

21 Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Penguin (Part I) (2 wks)
22 Brenda & The Tabulations – A Part Of You (19 wks)
23 The Carpenters – Merry Christmas, Darling (1 wk)
24 Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady (10 wks)
25 The Undisputed Truth – You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth (3 wks)
26 The Carpenters – Superstar (18 wks)
27 Junior Walker And The All Stars – Way Back Home (4 wks)
28 The Dramatics – Get Up and Get Down (4 wks)
29 Jackson 5 – Sugar Daddy (4 wks)
30 Ronnie Dyson – When You Get Right Down To It (5 wks)

[Earl Purple]

Don McLean - American Pie - already been #1 in my chart for 3 weeks
Nilsson - Without You - will reach #1 in my chart for just one week.
Michael Jackson - Got To Be There - already charted for me in 1971 peaking at #18
Johnny Cash - A Thing called Love - just #22 for me
Elton John - Rocket Man : #1 in my chart
Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - flopped
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now - only NM #4 in what was a strong part of the year
Sylvia's Mother - Dr Hook & the Medicine Show =- NM #6
David Bowie - Starman - NM #1, #2 of the year
Hawkwind - Silver Machine - NM #5
Alice Cooper - School's Out NM #2
Derek & Dominoes - Layla NM #1 before being replaced by Starman
Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now NM #1 for 3 weeks
Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough just NM #22
Carly Simon - You're So Vain NM #1 for 6 weeks but right at the end of the year, most of its run in 1973

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again Naturally: on points #1 of the year

1972 was where my retro chart was when I stopped for a whole year because of my aveilut. When I resumed, I added 1956 and stopped doing a current chart.

[smokeyb]

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

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
02(06) Joni Mitchell – River
03(04) The New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing
04(02) John Lennon – Imagine
05(12) America – A Horse With No Name
06(09) The Faces – Stay With Me
07(03) Elvis Presley – I Just Can’t Help Believing
08(07) Carly Simon – Anticipation
09(11) Elton John – Levon
10(05) Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft

11(--) Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken
12(08) Labi Siffre – It Must Be Love
13(--) The Carpenters – Merry Christmas Darling
14(28) Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
15(--) Melanie – Brand New Key
16(10) Cliff Richard – Sing A Song Of Freedom
17(13) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo
18(14) Marmalade – Back On The Road
19(16) Benny Hill – Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
20(15) Gilbert O’Sullivan – No Matter How I Try

21(17) Cher – Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves
22(18) The Jackson 5 – Sugar Daddy
23(--) Neil Reid – Mother Of Mine
24(19) Middle Of The Road – Soley Soley
25(20) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
26(21) Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever
27(22) Val Doonican – Morning
28(24) Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
29(25) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
30(27) The Congregation – Softly Whispering I Love You

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) American Pie - Don McLean < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Stay With Me - Faces
3 ( 6 ) Sleepy Shores - Johnny Pearson Orchestra
4 ( 3 ) Brand New Key - Melanie (#2[1])
5 ( 7 ) Horse With No Name - America
6 ( 4 ) Let's Stay Together - Al Green (#4)
7 ( 12 ) Day After Day - Badfinger
8 ( 18 ) George Jackson - Bob Dylan
9 ( 5 ) (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Tony Christie (#1[1])
10 ( -- ) Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens

11 ( 10 ) I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - Hillside Singers (#10)
12 ( 8 ) No Matter How I Try - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#6)
13 ( 9 ) Your Move - Yes (#8)
14 ( 13 ) Soley Soley - Middle Of The Road (#13)
15 ( -- ) Once You Understand - Think & Lou Stallman
16 ( 21 ) Theme From 'the Onedin Line' - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
17 ( 11 ) It Must Be Love - Labi Siffre (#6)
18 ( 16 ) Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards (#16)
19 ( 23 ) Hey Big Brother - Rare Earth
20 ( 25 ) Kiss And Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride

21 ( 14 ) You Are Everything - Stylistics (#9)
22 ( 24 ) One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Honey Cone
23 ( 17 ) Back On The Road - Marmalade (#14)
24 ( 15 ) Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight) - Cilla Black (#4)
25 ( 26 ) The Persuaders - John Barry Orchestra
26 ( 20 ) Hey America - James Brown (#18)
27 ( 36 ) White Lies Blue Eyes - Bullet
28 ( 28 ) Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Joe Simon
29 ( -- ) Anticipation - Carly Simon
30 ( 22 ) Softly Whispering I Love You - Congregation (#19)

31 ( -- ) It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) - Partridge Family
32 ( 19 ) Imagine - John Lennon (#1[5])
33 ( 40 ) Sugar Daddy - Jackson 5
34 ( -- ) Puckwudgie - Charlie Drake
35 ( 30 ) Kara Kara - New World (#30)
36 ( 27 ) Respect Yourself - Staple Singers (#7)
37 ( 29 ) Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night (#17)
38 ( 31 ) Crunchy Granola Suite - Neil Diamond (#24)
39 ( 33 ) Jeepster - T.Rex (#9)
40 ( 39 ) Wild Night - Van Morrison (#30)

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-- ( 32 ) Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - Benny Hill (#3)
-- ( 34 ) Shaft - Isaac Hayes (#2[3])
-- ( 35 ) Tokoloshe Man - John Kongos (#13)
-- ( 37 ) Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - Temptations (#16)
-- ( 38 ) Summer Of 42 - Peter Nero (#27)

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-- ( -- ) Levon - Elton John
-- ( -- ) Mother Of Mine - Neil Reid
-- ( -- ) Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters

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A slight change to my originally published chart swapping #3 and #4 as Sleepy Shores deserves at least to be a top 3 hit.

Hillside Singers is a far better version of that song, the New Seekers version just repeats the same thing again and again, this version has the "it's the real thing" part. Even the New Seekers version though is better than that dross by Neil Reid that peaked at #2 behind it.

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 25.12.1971

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

[popchartfreak]

18th December 1971

It's 2 weeks on top for the Xmas classic from John & Yoko, including the whispered message to their 2 kids (from different relationships) at the intro, missing these days from the revamped version that charts every year (booooo, originals are best!), while 50 years ago the mighty Hunky Dory is released to little notice, David Bowie still being 6 months away from Glam immortality, so in at 3 it's the epic Life On Mars, 18 months ahead of it being released as a single and charting, Changes at 24 (a flop single, criminally), and Oh You Pretty Things! at 35, following where Peter Noone had already been. Badfinger go top 20 for a 3rd time, while new entries include The Lion Sleeps Tonight at 69, 10 years ahead of Tight Fit. Robert John's great falsetto hit with this US smash in 1972, but it took him 7 years to get a UK hit, with the fab Sad Eyes.

Cat Stevens is back, with his hymn cover, the sweet Morning Has Broken at 70, Dutch Mouth and MacNeal were charting in the Netherlands (and soon in the USA too) with the UK flop How Do You Do (I blame Radio 1 not playing it), and they had to wait over 2 years and Eurovision before they got their hit. Middle Of The Road are into single 4 in Italy, a few months ahead of the UK, still, with Sacremento, while Nancy & Lee return with Down From Dover, quirky and cool as ever. Glen Campbell is back in full-on country-pop anthem and Oklahoma Sunday Morning, while B.J. Arnau's I want To Go Back There Again is one I liked at the time.

1 ( 1 ) HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) - John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir # 1
2 ( 2 ) WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson # 1
3 ( NEW ) LIFE ON MARS? - David Bowie # 3
4 ( 3 ) STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin # 3
5 ( 4 ) LET’S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green # 3
6 ( 6 ) SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU - The Congregation featuring Brian Keith of Plastic Penny # 1
7 ( 5 ) FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone # 2
8 ( 17 ) A HORSE WITH NO NAME - America # 8
9 ( 7 ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre # 1
10 ( 8 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade # 1

11 ( 10 ) TINY DANCER - Elton John # 10
12 ( 12 ) CAN’T LET YOU GO - Barry Ryan # 12
13 ( 9 ) VINCENT - Don McLean # 7
14 ( 11 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos # 1
15 ( 13 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson # 1
16 ( 14 ) IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING - Faron Young # 10
17 ( 16 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread # 4
18 ( 15 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road # 3
19 ( 19 ) IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy # 19
20 ( 36 ) DAY AFTER DAY - Badfinger # 20

21 ( 18 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops # 1
22 ( 26 ) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - Shirley Bassey # 22
23 ( 21 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate # 1
24 ( NEW ) CHANGES - David Bowie # 24
25 ( 23 ) BRANDY - Scott English # 5
26 ( 30 ) MEET ME ON THE CORNER - Lindisfarne # 26
27 ( 20 ) RUNNIN’ AWAY - Sly & The Family Stone # 20
28 ( 22 ) I WILL RETURN - Springwater # 6
29 ( 25 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent # 2
30 ( 29 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert # 1

31 ( 28 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex # 1
32 ( 27 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher # 8
33 ( 34 ) NOTHING TO HIDE - Tommy James # 33
34 ( 33 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher # 1
35 ( NEW ) OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS - David Bowie # 35
36 ( 35 ) THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes # 1
37 ( 32 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Jonathan King # 18
38 ( 24 ) I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - The New Seekers # 24
39 ( 39 ) KARA KARA - New World # 39
40 ( 40 ) STAY WITH ME - The Faces # 40

41 ( 31 ) (JUST AN) OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG - Paul Williams # 15
42 ( 38 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats # 1
43 ( 42 ) GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) - T.Rex # 1
44 ( 43 ) HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites # 1
45 ( 44 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez # 2
46 ( 56 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Petula Clark # 46
47 ( 63 ) MISSISSIPPI LADY - Sequoia # 47
48 ( 37 ) WALNUT WHIRL - Peter Noone # 37
49 ( 41 ) THEME FROM “THE PERSUADERS” - John Barry # 10
50 ( 53 ) WAY BACK HOME - Junior Walker & The All Stars # 50

51 ( 54 ) WHY SHOULD I - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 51
52 ( 50 ) IMAGINE - John Lennon # 4
53 ( 48 ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross # 1
54 ( 45 ) NO MATTER HOW I TRY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 38
55 ( 49 ) LIFE’S TOO SHORT - Rescue Company No. 1 # 20
56 ( 66 ) MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 56
57 ( 60 ) SLEEPY SHORES - Johnny Pearson Orchestra # 57
58 ( 51 ) AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean # 19
59 ( 55 ) TAP TURNS ON THE WATER - C.C.S # 5
60 ( 71 ) THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON - Nemo aka Jonathan King # 60

61 ( 65 ) YOU WANT IT YOU GOT IT - The Detroit Emeralds # 61
62 ( 74 ) FESTIVAL TIME - The San Remo Golden Strings # 62
63 ( 68 ) LITTLE DARLIN’ (I NEED YOU) - Marvin Gaye # 63
64 ( 72 ) KEEPING MY HEAD ABOVE WATER - Jigsaw # 64
65 ( 52 ) BACK ON THE ROAD - Marmalade # 52
66 ( 59 ) I’M STILL WAITING - Diana Ross # 5
67 ( 76 ) TOMORROW - Wings # 67
68 ( 77 ) THEME FROM THE ONEDIN LINE - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra # 68
69 ( NEW ) THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (WIMOWEH) - Robert John # 69
70 ( NEW ) MORNING HAS BROKEN - Cat Stevens # 70

71 ( 61 ) HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART - The Bee Gees # 1
72 ( 62 ) MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) - Marvin Gaye # 1
73 ( 46 ) ROCK AND ROLL - Led Zeppelin # 46
74 ( 75 ) SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN - The Jackson 5 # 74
75 ( NEW ) HOW DO YOU DO - Mouth and MacNeal # 75
76 ( 57 ) MORNING - Val Doonican # 57
77 ( NEW ) SACREMENTO - Middle Of The Road # 77
78 ( NEW ) DOWN FROM DOVER - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood # 78
79 ( NEW ) OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MORNING - Glen Campbell # 79
80 ( NEW ) I WANT TO GO BACK THERE AGAIN - B.J. Arnau # 80




21st December 1971 my charts of that week then

It's The New Seekers topping the Xmas chart, as they get their 2nd chart-topper of 1971 with the Coke jingle, holding off the much better Congregation track at 2 which had topped my chart in what would have been called "mid-weeks" around this time when I was virtually doing 2 or 3 a week. Benny Hill's actual xmas number one is up to 8, Elvis gets his 4th or 5th top 10 of the year, and Melanie is the highest new entry at 11 with the very catchy Brand New Key.


1 ( 9 ) I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - The New Seekers
2 ( 2 ) SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU - The Congregation
3 ( 1 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Jonathan King
4 ( 3 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road
5 ( 5 ) THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes
6 ( 6 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex
7 ( 7 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher
8 ( 18 ) ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill
9 ( 14 ) I JUST CAN’T HELP BELIEVING - Elvis Presley
10 ( 15 ) JOHNNY REGGAE - The Piglets

11 ( NEW ) BRAND NEW KEY - Melanie
12 ( 22 ) SLEEPY SHORES - Johnny Pearson Orchestra
13 ( 16 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade
14 ( 10 ) NO MATTER HOW I TRY - Gilbert O’Sullivan
15 ( RE ) BACK ON THE ROAD - Marmalade
16 ( 12 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats
17 ( 30 ) SOMETHING TELLS ME (SOMETHING’S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT) - Cilla Black
18 ( 20 ) MISSISSIPPI LADY - Sequioa
19 ( 13 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos
20 ( 24 ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre

21 ( 8 ) CAN’T LET YOU GO - Barry Ryan
22 ( RE ) MORNING - Val Doonican
23 ( 25 ) KARA KARA - New World
24 ( 4 ) BIRDS OF A FEATHER - The Raiders
25 ( 11 ) TWO PEOPLE FROM NEW YORK - Terry & Laurel
26 ( 17 ) LOVE IS IN THE AIR - Design
27 ( 28 ) TILL - Tom Jones
28 ( 21 ) TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING - Anne Murray
29 ( 23 ) THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON - Nemo (aka Jonathan King)
30 ( 26 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent

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01 Joni Mitchell - River (4wks 29-4-1-1)
02 Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (5wks 6-3-3-2-2)
03 John Lennon - Jealous Guy (2wks 12-3)
04 Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (4wks 25-7-5-4)
05 T Rex - Life's A Gas (6wks 34-26-19-12-7-5)
06 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (5wks 31-20-11-6-6)
07 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (7wks 8-5-2-1-1-3-7)
08 T Rex - Jeepster (7wks 14-6-3-2-2-4-8)
09 Pink Floyd - Echoes (3wks 29-15-9)
10 Don McLean - American Pie (3wks 28-17-10)

11 Melanie - Brand New Key (5wks 27-16-9-8-11)
12 Al Green - Let's Stay Together (2wks 28-12)
13 Gilbert O' Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (5wks 28-17-13-11-13)
14 New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (2wks 24-14)
15 Stylistics - You Are Everything (4wks 34-25-19-15)
16 Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (7wks 28-14-10-8-6-9-16)
17 Carole King - You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (3wks 30-23-17)
18 John Prine - Angel From Montgomery (5wks 33-23-18-16-18)
19 Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing (4wks 26-20-18-19)
20 Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You (2wks 31-20)

21 Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman (2wks 36-21)
22 John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man (6wks 23-8-5-5-10-22)

23 Badfinger - Day After Day (1wk 23 NEW)

24 Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (6wks 29-24-21-21-20-24)
25 Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (6wks 28-16-12-10-13-25)
26 Carly Simon - Anticipation (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Curtis Mayfield - We Got To Have Peace (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Wings - Tomorrow (2wks 39-28)
29 Who - Behind Blue Eyes (8wks 16-4-1-1-4-8-14-29)
30 David Cassidy - Cherish (3wks 35-26-30)

31 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (6wks 22-20-18-17-21-31)
32 Dennis Coffey - Scorpio (3wks 40-30-32)
33 Honey Cone - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You (7wks 29-18-15-13-15-22-34)
35 Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Jackson 5 - Sugar Daddy (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Joe Simon - Drowning In the Sea of Love (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Merry Clayton - After All This Time (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Elton John - Levon (1wk 40 NEW)

Written and sung by Swansea born Pete Ham and produced by George Harrison, who plays some of the slide guitar parts of the song along with Ham. This melancholic UK #10 & USA #4 power pop track also features Leon Russell on piano.

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No charts from Shireblogger or o , if you like I will freeze last weeks to complete the chart.

[Shireblogger]

Fine by me