Haven Retro Combined Chart : 08.01.1972

[smokeyb]

America are on their own at the top this week, as the New Seekers move up to number 2.

Al Green is up at 3, the Faces are stuck at 4 and Labi Siffre is down at 5, Tony Christie falls from the top to 6.



There are 7 new entries and 1 re-entry this week the highest is David Bowie at number 23.



The biggest climbers are Sly & Family Stone, Cat Stevens & Badfinger who all jump up 13 places.



The biggest faller is John Kongos who drops 27 places.



08.01.1972 (Week # 02)


1 (01) America - A Horse With No Name - 118 points (23-5-1-1) 4 wks

2 (05) New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing - 102 points (8-5-2) 3 wks

3 (09) Al Green - Let's Stay Together - 92 points (17-11-12-10-9-3) 6 wks

4 (04) Faces - Stay With Me - 91 points (16-6-4-4) 4 wks

5 (03) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love - 83 points (40-11-6-3-2-2-3-5) 8 wks

6 (01) Tony Christie – Is This The Way to Amarillo - 69 points (7-3-1-1-1-1-1-6) 8 wks

7 (18) Melanie – Brand New Key - 61 points (35-25-23-19-20-18-7) 7 wks

8 (21) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair - 58 points (15-13-12-14-15-19-21-8) 8 wks

9 (07) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven - 58 points (36-19-10-7-7-9) 6 wks

10 (23) Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken - 57 points (23-10) 2 wks

11 (08) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft - 55 points (28-14-10-10-8-14-20-13-9-4-4-8-11) 13 wks

12 (13) Elvis Presley – I Just Can’t Help Believing - 52 points (24-13-13-13-12) 5 wks

13 (06) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - 42 points (13-5-5-4-2-3-3-6-13) 9 wks

14 (16) Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley - 37 points (32-39-40-x-38-14-15-16-14) 8 wks

15 (17) John Lennon - Jealous Guy - 36 points (30-27-28-29-28-34-29-21-17-15) 10 wks

16 (12) Cilla Black – Something Tells Me - 35 points (21-7-7-7-5-12-12-16) 8 wks

17 (20) Don McLean - American Pie - 35 points (30-16-25-22-20-17) 6 wks

18 (19) John Lennon - Imagine - 28 points (40-35-12-4-3-3-4-6-8-8-11-16-19-18) 14 wks

19 (15) Joni Mitchell - River - 28 points (32-18-15-19) 4 wks

20 (10) T.Rex - Jeepstser - 28 points (32-25-29-20-19-4-2-2-3-4-7-11-10-20) 14 wks

21 (09) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try - 27 points (11-10-6-9-11-21) 6 wks

22 (14) Slade - Coz I Luv You - 26 points (25-2-1-1-1-1-2-5-8-14-14-22) 12 wks

23 (NE) David Bowie - Changes - 25 points 1 wk

24 (32) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores - 24 points (37-32-24) 3 wks

25 (38) Badfinger - Day After Day - 24 points (38-25) 2 wks

26 (NE) Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song - 23 points 1 wk

27 (NE) Supremes – Floy Joy - 20 points 1 wk

28 (33) David Bowie - Life On Mars? - 20 points (33-28) 2 wks

29 (27) Bobby Womack – That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha - 19 points (31-28-27-27-29) 5 wks

30 (25) John Lennon & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War is Over) 19 points (26-25-30)3 wks

31 (24) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up - 18 points (12-5-4-3-1-1-1-2-5-7-9-9-9-13-15-15-26-27-27-29-24-24-24-31) 24 wks

32 (36) T. Rex - Life's A Gas - 18 points (40-36-32) 3 wks

33 (28) Nilsson - Without You - 18 points (27-29-28-33) 4 wks

34 (31) Delfonics – Ready or Not Here I Come - 17 points (26-21-14-13-17-17-25-31-32-30-30-31-34) 13 wks

35 (29) Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks - 17 points (38-35-31-28-29-35) 6 wks

36 (RE) Carly Simon – Anticipation - 16 points (40-x-36) 2 wks

37 (NE) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme From 'the Onedin Line' - 16 points 1 wk

38 (NE) Bob Dylan - George Jackson - 15 points 1 wk

39 (35) Ohio Players – Pain - 15 points (35-35-39) 3 wks

40 (NE) John Barry - The Persuaders - 14 points 1 wk

40 (NE) Neil Reid – Mother Of Mine - 14 points 1 wk

40 (37) Persuaders – Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) - 14 points (39-37-40) 3 wks

40 (39) Stylistics – You Are Everything - 14 points (31-29-31-23-22-22-32-39-40) 9 wks

40 (22) Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You - 14 points (32-15-13-17-23-22-40) 7 wks



Dropped Out

46 (34) Elton John - Levon - 13 points (36-34)

53 (26) John Kongos - Tokoloshie Man - 12 points (37-12-8-5-6-9-17-26)

65 (40) Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll - 6 points (39-37-37-38-40)

- (25) James Brown - Hey America - 0 points (26-25-30)

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 15.01.1972

1 (1) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (5 wk) (# 1)
2 (12) Neil Reid - Mother Of Mine (3 wk) (# 2)
3 (2) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (10 wk) (# 1)
4 (4) The Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You (8 wk) (# 4)
5 (5) Middle Of The Road - Soley, Soley (6 wk) (# 5)
6 (7) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (9 wk) (# 3)
7 (10) Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing (7 wk) (# 7)
8 (24) Melanie - Brand New Key (3 wk) (# 8)
9 (8) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores (5 wk) (# 8)
10 (3) T. Rex - Jeepster - (10 wk) (# 2)
11 (21) America - A Horse With No Name (4 wk) (# 11)
12 (9) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (8 wk) (# 5)
13 (30) Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (3 wk) (# 13)
14 (6) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (7 wk) (# 4)
15 (13) Val Doonican - Morning (7 wk) (# 12)
16 (23) The Faces - Stay With Me (5 wk) (# 16)
17 (25) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme from the Onedin Line (5 wk) (# 17)
18 (15) Deep Purple - Fireball (10 wk) (# 15)
19 (14) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (8 wk) (# 14)
20 (27) John Barry - The Persuaders Theme (6 wk) (# 20)
21 (18) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (9 wk) (# 18)
22 (17) New World - Kara Kara (7 wk) (# 17)
23 (22) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (13 wk) (# 6)
24 (11) John Kongos Tokoloshe Man (9 wk) (# 4)
25 (16) Slade - Coz I Luv You (12 wk) (# 1)
26 (20) Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom (10 wk) (# 13)
27 (19) Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves (11 wk) (# 4)
28 (49) Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go (2 wk) (# 28)
29 (41) Al Green - Let's Stay Together (2 wk) (# 29)
30 (39) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (2 wk) (# 30)
31 (31) Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling (9 wk) (# 23)
32 (37) Tom Jones - Till (13 wk) (# 2)
33 (50) Greyhound - Moon River (2 wk) (# 33)
34 (NE) Barry Ryan - Can't Let You Go (1 wk) (# 34)
35 (32) Burundi Steiphenson Black - Burundi Black (10 wk) (# 31)
36 (26) The Supremes & The Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (9 wk) (# 25)
37 (28) The Piglets - Johnny Reggae (11 wk) (# 3)
38 (NE) Bread - Baby I'm A Want You (1 wk) (# 38)
39 (47) Martha Reeves & Vandellas - Bless You (2 wk) (# 39)
40 (NE) Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her (1 wk) (# 40)
41 (NE) The Pioneers- Give And Take (1 wk) (# 41)
42 (NE) Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You (1 wk) (# 42)
43 (46) San Remo Golden Strings - Festival Time (5 wk) (# 40)
44 (42) Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (33 wk) (# 1)
45 (38) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (20 wk) (# 1)
46 (29) Newbeats - Run Baby Run (13 wk) (# 10)
47 (NE) Petula Clark - I Don’t Know How To Love Him (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (40) Shirley Bassey - For All We Know (24 wk) (# 6)
49 (NE) Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (44) Marvin Gaye - Little Darlin'/Save The Children (6 wk) (# 41)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 13-01-72:   Presenter:  Tony Blackburn
(28) DONNIE ELBERT – Where Did Our Love Go
(NEW) THE BEE GEES – My World  
(16) THE FACES – Stay With Me  
(29) AL GREEN – Let’s Stay Together  
(11) AMERICA – Horse With No Name
(33) GREYHOUND – Moon River
(2) NEIL REID – Mother Of Mine
(NEW) STEVIE WONDER – If You Really Love Me
(17) VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – The ‘Onedin Line’ Theme  
(1) THE NEW SEEKERS – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)  
(30) SLY & THE FAMILY STONE – Family Affair

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 15.01.1972
1 (1) T.Rex - Electric Warrior (15 wk) (# 1)
2 (8) John Lennon - Imagine (12 wk) (# 1)
3 (2) Simon & Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water (100 wk) (# 1)
4 (3) Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols IV (8 wk) (# 1)
5 (7) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters Vol.3 (13 wk) (# 2)
6 (5) The Faces - A Nod's A Good As A Wink…to A Blind Horse (4 wk) (# 5)
7 (6) Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (26 wk) (#1)
8 (15) Deep Purple - Fireball (18 wk) (# 1)
9 (19) Who - Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy (5 wk) (#9)
10 (21) Lindesfarne - Fog On The Tyne (5 wk) (# 10)

[darkstar79]

01 The Supremes – Floy Joy (2 wks)
02 The Carpenters – Hurting Each Other (1 wk)
03 Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever (1 wk)
04 Bobby Womack – That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha (6 wks)
05 Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (25 wks)
06 The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come (14 wks)
07 Al Green – Let's Stay Together (7 wks)
08 The Ohio Players – Pain (4 wks)
09 Aretha Franklin – Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (1 wk)
10 Freda Payne – The Road We Didn't Take (2 wks)

11 The Persuaders – Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) (4 wks)
12 The Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun (12 wks)
13 Marvin Gaye – Save the Children (6 wks)
14 Tyrone Davis – You Keep Me Holding On (9 wks)
15 Greyhound – Moon River (2 wks)
16 The Bar-Kays – Son Of Shaft (4 wks)
17 Curtis Mayfield – Get Down (10 wks)
18 The Pioneers – Give And Take (1 wk)
19 The Stylistics – You Are Everything (11 wks)
20 Petula Clark – I Don't Know How To Love Him (1 wk)

21 Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo (9 wks)
22 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To (5 wks)
23 Wilson Pickett – Fire And Water (4 wks)
24 Merry Clayton – After All This Time (6 wks)
25 Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft (14 wks)
26 Clarence Carter – Slipped,Tripped And Fell In Love (24 wks)
27 Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Penguin (Part I) (4 wks)
28 Jackie Wilson – Love Is Funny That Way (9 wks)
29 The Delfonics – Hey Love (31 wks)
30 Brenda & The Tabulations – A Part Of You (21 wks)

[smokeyb]

1 (1) America - A Horse With No Name (5 wks)
2 (6) David Bowie - Changes (2 wks)
3 (2) The Faces - Stay With Me (5 wks)
4 (10) Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (4 wks)
5 (11) Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (3 wks)
6 (3) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (6 wks)
7 (4) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (5 wks)
8 (19) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (2 wks)
9 (12) Melanie - Brand New Key (3 wks)
10 (18) Al Green - Let's Stay Together (2 wks)
11 (5) Middle Of The Road - Soley, Soley (6 wks)
12 (7) John Barry - The Persuaders (6 wks)
13 (9) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (8 wks)
14 (8) Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing (7 wks)
15 (14) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (7 wks)
16 (16) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (8 wks)
17 (30) Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go (2 wks)
18 (NE) Bread - Baby I'm A Want You (1 wk)
19 (NE) Barry Ryan - Can't Let You Go (1 wk)
20 (23) Climax - Precious & Few (3 wks)
21 (NE) Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her (1 wk)
22 (NE) The Pioneers- Give And Take (1 wk)
23 (NE) Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You (1 wk)
24 (29) Martha Reeves & Vandellas - Bless You (2 wks)
25 (NE) Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever (1 wk)
26 (17) T. Rex - Jeepster (10 wks)
27 (20) Ronnie Dyson - When You Get Right Down To It (7 wks)
28 (21) The Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You (8 wks)
29 (22) Slade - Coz I Luv You (12 wks)
30 (NE) Carpenters - Hurting Each Other (1 wk)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) The New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing
02(03) America – A Horse With No Name
03(05) Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken
04(13) Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
05(04) The Faces – Stay With Me
06(07) Melanie – Brand New Key
07(09) Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
08(14) Sonny & Cher – All I Ever Need Is You
09(02) Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
10(17) Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair

11(06) Joni Mitchell – River
12(08) John Lennon – Imagine
13(10) Carly Simon – Anticipation
14(11) Elton John – Levon
15(--) The Carpenters – Hurting Each Other
16(19) Neil Reid – Mother Of Mine
17(--) Barry Ryan – Can’t Let You Go
18(12) Elvis Presley – I Just Can’t Help Believing
19(--) The Chi-Lites – Have You Seen Her
20(--) David Bowie – Changes

24(--) Bread – Baby I’m A Want You
25(--) The Pioneers – Give And Take
28(--) Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Bless You
32(--) Petula Clark – I Don’t Know How To Love Him

[o]

1 America – Horse with no name
2 Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love
3 Faces – Stay with me
4 New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
5 Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
6 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
7 Neil Reid – Mother of mine
8 T.Rex - Jeepster
9 Cilla Black – Something tells me
10 Melanie – Brand new key
11 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
12 Cat Stevens – Morning has broken
13 Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
14 Charlie Drake – Puckwudgie
15 Benny Hill – The fastest milkman in the west

[raliverpool]

01 John Lennon - Jealous Guy (4wks 12-3-1-1)
02 Al Green - Let's Stay Together (4wks 28-12-2-2)
03 Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (2wks 10-3)
04 Don McLean - American Pie (5wks 28-17-10-6-4)
05 Badfinger - Day After Day (3wks 23-11-5)
06 Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman (4wks 36-21-13-6)
07 Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (3wks 35-21-7)
08 America - A Horse With No Name (2wks 26-8)
09 T Rex - Life's A Gas (8wks 34-26-19-12-7-5-3-9)
10 Joni Mitchell - A Case of You (1wk 10 NEW)

11 Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (6wks 25-7-5-4-5-11)
12 Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (7wks 6-3-3-2-2-4-12)
13 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer (1wk 13 NEW)
14 New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (4wks 24-14-12-14)
15 Carly Simon - Anticipation (3wks 26-19-15)
16 Faces - Stay With Me (2wks 30-16)
17 Stylistics - You Are Everything (6wks 34-25-19-15-14-17)
18 Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels (3wks 37-25-18)
19 Pink Floyd - Echoes (5wks 29-15-9-9-19)
20 Traffic - The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (2wks 22-20)

21 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (7wks 31-20-11-6-6-7-21)
22 Carole King - It's Going to Take Some Time (2wks 31-22)
23 Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine (Gone Away Today) (2wks 37-23)
24 Joni Mitchell - River (6wks 29-4-1-1-8-24)
25 Curtis Mayfield - We Got To Have Peace (3wks 27-24-25)
26 Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2wks 29-26)
27 Elton John - Levon (3wks 40-32-27)
28 Carole King - You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (5wks 30-23-17-18-28)
29 Melanie - Brand New Key (7wks 27-16-9-8-11-17-29)
30 Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You (4wks 31-20-20-30)

31 King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (1wk 31 NEW)

32 Led Zeppelin - Misty Mountain Hop (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (9wks 8-5-2-1-1-3-7-16-34)
35 Jackson 5 - Sugar Daddy (3wks 36-33-35)
36 T Rex - Jeepster (9wks 14-6-3-2-2-4-8-15-36)
37 Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (7wks 28-17-13-11-13-23-37)
38 Marvin Gaye - Wholy Holy (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Leonard Cohen - Joan Of Arc (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley (1wk 40 NEW)

The seven & a half minute long In the Court of the Crimson King progressive rock album classic cut, became a belated hit (via a 4:45 radio edit) across Europe early in 1972. Kanye West sampled the song on "Power", from his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

[popchartfreak]

Toyah (mrs Fripp) & The Humans did a fab version of 21st century schizoid man in 2020 as a tribute to Bill Rieflin

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 08.01.1972

1 (12) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
2 (04) America - A Horse With No Name
3 (01) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
4 (11) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love
5 (02) Benny Hill - Ernie The Fastest Milkman In The West
6 (14) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme from the Onedin Line
7 (15) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores
8 (18) Al Green - Let's Stay Together
9 (03) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try
10 (28) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
11 (05) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
12 (06) Slade - Coz I Luv You
13 (08) Tony Christie - Is This Way To Amarillo?
14 (09) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
15 (32) Greyhound - Moon River
16 (07) Middle Of The Road - Soley, Soley
17 (10) Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing
18 (13) Faces - Stay With Me
19 (16) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
20 (17) Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
21 (19) Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
22 (29) Marmalade - Back On The Road
23 (20) Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling
24 (21) Piglets - Johnny Reggae
25 (22) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio
26 (23) The Settlers - The Lightning Tree
27 (24) Tom Jones - Till
28 (25) Vince Hill - Look Around
29 (26) The Move - Chinatown
30 (27) John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man
31 (30) Diana Ross - Surrender
32 (31) Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye
33 (New) Bread - Baby I'm A Want-You
34 (New) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - Bless You
35 (35) The Supremes and Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
36 (36) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood - Did You Ever?
37 (New) Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
38 (New) Petula Clark - I Don't Know How To Love Him
39 (New) The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
40 (34) Redbone - Witch Queen Of New Orleans

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Elvis Presley - I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVIN'
2 [1] :: New Seekers - I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING
3 [3] :: Sly & The Family Stone - FAMILY AFFAIR
4 [4] :: Al Green - LET'S STAY TOGETHER
5 [new] :: David Bowie - KOOKS {Hunky Dory LP track}
6 [new] :: David Bowie - CHANGES
7 [11] :: Faces - STAY WITH ME
8 [new] :: David Bowie - QUEEN b**** {Hunky Dory LP track}
9 [8] :: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - BLESS YOU
10 [new] :: David Bowie - SONG FOR BOB DYLAN {Hunky Dory LP track}
11 [9] :: America - HORSE WITH NO NAME
12 [10] :: Isaac Hayes - THEME FROM SHAFT
13 [14] :: Melanie - BRAND NEW KEY
14 [new] :: David Bowie - OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS {Hunky Dory LP track}
15 [17] :: Cat Stevens - MORNING HAS BROKEN
16 [5] :: John Lennon - JEALOUS GUY
17 [new] :: David Bowie - ANDY WARHOL {Changes B-side}
18 [new] :: Barry Ryan - CAN'T LET YOU GO
19 [6] :: John Lennon - IMAGINE
20 [new] :: Bread - BABY I'M A WANT YOU
21 [new] :: Pioneers - GIVE AND TAKE

[Earl Purple]

I thoguht I'd posted my chart in here, but it appears not so let's rectify that.

1 ( 1 ) American Pie - Don McLean < 6th week at #1 >
2 ( 4 ) Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
3 ( 2 ) Stay With Me - Faces (#2[3])
4 ( 3 ) Sleepy Shores - Johnny Pearson Orchestra
5 ( -- ) Without You - Nilsson
6 ( 6 ) George Jackson - Bob Dylan
7 ( 9 ) Once You Understand - Think & Lou Stallman
8 ( 5 ) Brand New Key - Melanie (#2[1])
9 ( 12 ) Theme From 'the Onedin Line' - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
10 ( 7 ) Horse With No Name - America (#5)

11 ( 21 ) Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night
12 ( 8 ) Day After Day - Badfinger (#7)
13 ( -- ) Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey
14 ( 11 ) I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - Hillside Singers (#10)
15 ( 18 ) Anticipation - Carly Simon
16 ( 15 ) Hey Big Brother - Rare Earth (#15)
17 ( 16 ) Kiss And Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride (#16)
18 ( 20 ) It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) - Partridge Family
19 ( 14 ) Soley Soley - Middle Of The Road (#13)
20 ( 10 ) Let's Stay Together - Al Green (#4)

21 ( -- ) Give And Take - Pioneers
22 ( 13 ) (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Tony Christie (#1[1])
23 ( -- ) Can't Let You Go - Barry Ryan
24 ( 25 ) Puckwudgie - Charlie Drake
25 ( 23 ) White Lies Blue Eyes - Bullet (#23)
26 ( -- ) Looking For A Love - J Geils Band
27 ( 34 ) Bless You - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
28 ( 22 ) One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Honey Cone (#22)
29 ( 17 ) No Matter How I Try - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#6)
30 ( 35 ) Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To - Gladys Knight & The Pips

31 ( 28 ) Sugar Daddy - Jackson 5 (#28)
32 ( 19 ) Your Move - Yes (#8)
33 ( 27 ) The Persuaders - John Barry Orchestra (#25)
34 ( 24 ) Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards (#16)
35 ( 29 ) Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Joe Simon (#28)
36 ( -- ) Fire And Water - Wilson Pickett
37 ( 26 ) It Must Be Love - Labi Siffre (#6)
38 ( 32 ) Hey America - James Brown (#18)
39 ( 31 ) Back On The Road - Marmalade (#14)
40 ( 30 ) You Are Everything - Stylistics (#9)

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-- ( 33 ) Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight) - Cilla Black (#4)
-- ( 36 ) Softly Whispering I Love You - Congregation (#19)
-- ( 37 ) Kara Kara - New World (#30)
-- ( 38 ) Imagine - John Lennon (#1[5])
-- ( 39 ) Crunchy Granola Suite - Neil Diamond (#24)
-- ( 40 ) Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night (#17)

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-- ( -- ) Would You Take Another Chance On Me - Jerry Lee Lewis

[popchartfreak]

1st January 1972

It's 2 weeks on top for Hunky Dory album track Life On Mars? two years early from it's release as a single, as the David Bowie album returns to the album charts for it's 50th anniversary this week in the UK. Changes also goes top 10 3 years early for my actual charts of 1975. There's not much happening as there's not a lot of major releases over the Xmas/New Year period back in 1971/2. Shirley Bassey gets a 2nd top 10 in the retro charts, neither of them made my top 10 at the time. I must be getting old, but hey Diamonds Are Forever is classic Bond theme.

Highest new entry is Carpenters' Hurting Each Other, a UK flop, as so much classic stuff was in those days (3 of the top 10 weren't even singles, and Changes was a flop). Getting an early chart appearance months of being a minor UK hit, Chakachas' Jungle Fever is naughty funk, prob why it didn't get played on the BBC radio shows, you had to listen to Radio Luxembourg. It was my birthday this week, and I bought one of the new entries, The (former-Rocking) Berries appeared on Lift Off With Ayshea doing an Elvis impersonation Don't Be Cruel, along with wholesome family celebrity impressions like Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris and Harry Corbett & Sooty. It is, of course, unplayable these days, but when I was 13/14 it seemed funny enough for a couple of plays.

The Pioneers get a follow-up hit, Give And Take didn't get much BBC airplay at the time though - I certainly never managed to record it off the radio and only heard it once or twice at most. King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man I had never heard of until Toyah (Mrs Robert Fripp) covered it in tribute to a King Crimson band-member. The couple have been quite active on Youtube during Lockdown, and I saw Toyah in concert again in a small rural Dorset venue a couple of years ago and she was great fun. Mac And Katie Kissoon debut in my charts of the time and in this retro chart, the brother and sister would have to wait 3 years for a proper UK hit but I heard I've Found My Freedom on Lift Off and liked it. Then didn't hear it for 50 years. I still like it. Finally, Neil Reid enters with Mother Of Mine after I saw an edition of Top Of The Pops from the end of December 1971 which has popped up on Youtube, along with a host of not-broadcast-since episodes I've not seen in 50 to 45 years, rescued from private collections I would imagine. Anyway, young Neil gave a surprisingly polished, self-assured and flawless vocal performance and impressed me despite the song being a little on the joyless side for 14-year-old me.


1 ( 1 ) LIFE ON MARS? - David Bowie # 1
2 ( 3 ) WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson # 1
3 ( 2 ) HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) - John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir # 1
4 ( 4 ) A HORSE WITH NO NAME - America # 4
5 ( 5 ) STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin # 3
6 ( 9 ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre # 1
7 ( 12 ) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - Shirley Bassey # 7
8 ( 6 ) LET’S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green # 3
9 ( 11 ) CHANGES - David Bowie # 9
10 ( 8 ) SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU - The Congregation featuring Brian Keith of Plastic Penny # 1

11 ( 7 ) FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone # 2
12 ( 10 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade # 1
13 ( 13 ) IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy # 13
14 ( 16 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson # 1
15 ( 18 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread # 4
16 ( 22 ) MOON RIVER - Greyhound # 16
17 ( 25 ) FLOY JOY - The Supremes # 17
18 ( 17 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos # 1
19 ( 19 ) IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING - Faron Young # 10
20 ( 24 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops # 1

21 ( 21 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road # 3
22 ( 26 ) MEET ME ON THE CORNER - Lindisfarne # 22
23 ( 27 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate # 1
24 ( 15 ) VINCENT - Don McLean # 7
25 ( 28 ) OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS - David Bowie # 25
26 ( 30 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert # 1
27 ( 31 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex # 1
28 ( 32 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent # 2
29 ( 33 ) I WILL RETURN - Springwater # 6
30 ( 34 ) RUNNIN’ AWAY - Sly & The Family Stone # 20

31 ( 14 ) CAN’T LET YOU GO - Barry Ryan # 12
32 ( 23 ) TINY DANCER - Elton John # 10
33 ( 29 ) BRANDY - Scott English # 5
34 ( 35 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher # 1
35 ( 36 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher # 8
36 ( 40 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Jonathan King # 18
37 ( 41 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Petula Clark # 37
38 ( 42 ) WHY SHOULD I - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 38
39 ( 43 ) MISSISSIPPI LADY - Sequoia # 39
40 ( 44 ) I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - The New Seekers # 24

41 ( 38 ) THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes # 1
42 ( 50 ) SLEEPY SHORES - Johnny Pearson Orchestra # 42
43 ( 20 ) DAY AFTER DAY - Badfinger # 20
44 ( 37 ) STAY WITH ME - The Faces # 37
45 ( 39 ) KARA KARA - New World # 39
46 ( 53 ) YOU WANT IT YOU GOT IT - The Detroit Emeralds # 46
47 ( 46 ) GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) - T.Rex # 1
48 ( 48 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez # 2
49 ( 47 ) HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites # 1
50 ( 49 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats # 1

51 ( 51 ) MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 51
52 ( 45 ) NOTHING TO HIDE - Tommy James # 33
53 ( 58 ) FESTIVAL TIME - The San Remo Golden Strings # 53
54 ( 59 ) LITTLE DARLIN’ (I NEED YOU) - Marvin Gaye # 54
55 ( 54 ) THEME FROM “THE PERSUADERS” - John Barry # 10
56 ( 60 ) KEEPING MY HEAD ABOVE WATER - Jigsaw # 56
57 ( 55 ) THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON - Nemo aka Jonathan King # 55
58 ( 56 ) IMAGINE - John Lennon # 4
59 ( NEW ) HURTING EACH OTHER - Carpenters # 59
60 ( 62 ) THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (WIMOWEH) - Robert John # 60

61 ( 57 ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross # 1
62 ( 80 ) IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME - Carole King # 62
63 ( 52 ) (JUST AN) OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG - Paul Williams # 15
64 ( 67 ) THEME FROM THE ONEDIN LINE - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra # 64
65 ( 70 ) MORNING HAS BROKEN - Cat Stevens # 65
66 ( 63 ) TOMORROW - Wings # 63
67 ( 71 ) HOW DO YOU DO - Mouth and MacNeal # 67
68 ( 72 ) SACREMENTO - Middle Of The Road # 68
69 ( 73 ) I WANT TO GO BACK THERE AGAIN - B.J. Arnau # 69
70 ( 77 ) OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MORNING - Glen Campbell # 70

71 ( 75 ) DOWN FROM DOVER - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood # 71
72 ( 78 ) THE CANDY MAN - Sammy Davis Jr with The Mike Curb Congregation # 72
73 ( 79 ) COTTON JENNY - Anne Murray # 73
74 ( NEW ) JUNGLE FEVER - The Chakachas # 74
75 ( 64 ) TAP TURNS ON THE WATER - C.C.S # 5
76 ( NEW ) GIVE AND TAKE - The Pioneers # 76
77 ( NEW ) 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN - King Crimson # 77
78 ( NEW ) I’VE FOUND MY FREEDOM - Mac and Katie Kissoon # 78
79 ( NEW ) THE KING (DON’T BE CRUEL) - The Berries # 79
80 ( NEW ) MOTHER OF MINE - Neil Reid # 80