Haven Retro Combined Chart : 22.01.1972

[smokeyb]

America hold on for a 4th week at number 1,keeping Al Green at number 2 for a second week.

Cat Stevens is up at 3, the Faces remain at 4 for a fourth week, and Sly & the Family Stone are up to 5.



There are 9 new entries and 2 re-entries this week the highest is the Chi-Lites at number 12.



The biggest climbers are the Carpenters at 15 and the Supremes at number 17,they both move up 6 places.



The biggest faller is Slade who drop 29 places.

22.01.1972 (Week # 04)


1 (01) America - A Horse With No Name - 122 points (23-5-1-1-1-1) 6 wks

2 (02) Al Green - Let's Stay Together - 103 points (17-11-12-10-9-3-2-2) 8 wks

3 (05) Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken - 89 points (23-10-5-3) 4 wks

4 (04) Faces - Stay With Me - 80 points (16-6-4-4-4-4) 6 wks

5 (07) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair - 77 points (15-13-12-14-15-19-21-8-7-5) 10 wks

6 (09) Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever - 77 points (9-6) 2 wks

7 (03) New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing - 74 points (8-5-2-3-7) 5 wks

8 (13) Don McLean - American Pie - 66 points (30-16-25-22-20-17-13-8) 8 wks

9 (10) David Bowie - Changes - 62 points (23-10-9) 3 wks

10 (08) Melanie – Brand New Key - 50 points (35-25-23-19-20-18-7-8-10) 9 wks

11 (06) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love - 50 points (40-11-6-3-2-2-3-5-6-11) 10 wks

12 (RE) Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her - 40 points (29-23-26-28-27-33-38-40-40-x-29-25-22-20-24-x-12) 15 wks

13 (14) Nilsson - Without You - 39 points (27-29-28-33-14-13) 6 wks

14 (NE) Bread - Baby I'm A Want You - 34 points 1 wk

15 (21) Carpenters – Hurting Each Other - 32 points (21-15) 2 wks

16 (12) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft - 32 points (28-14-10-10-8-14-20-13-9-4-4-8-11-12-16) 15 wks

17 (23) Supremes – Floy Joy - 32 points (27-23-17) 3 wks

18 (16) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores - 31 points (37-32-24-16-18) 5 wks

19 (18) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven - 30 points (36-19-10-7-7-9-18-19) 8 wks

20 (19) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme From 'the Onedin Line' - 27 points (37-19-20) 3 wks

21 (NE) Sonny & Cher – All I Ever Need Is You - 26 points 1 wk

22 (11) Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song - 26 points (26-11-22) 3 wks

23 (20) Badfinger - Day After Day - 23 points (38-25-20-23) 4 wks

24 (NE) Barry Ryan - Can't Let You Go - 23 points 1 wk

25 (28) Led Zeppelin - Black Dog - 20 points (28-25) 2 wks

26 (22) John Lennon - Jealous Guy - 20 points (30-27-28-29-28-34-29-21-17-15-22-26) 12 wks

27 (15) Elvis Presley – I Just Can’t Help Believing - 20 points (24-13-13-13-12-15-27) 7 wks

28 (NE) Pioneers – Give And Take - 19 points 1 wk

29 (26) David Bowie - Life On Mars? - 19 points (33-28-26-29) 4 wks

30 (NE) Donnie Elbert – Sweet Baby - 17 points 1 wk

31 (17) Cilla Black – Something Tells Me - 17 points (21-7-7-7-5-12-12-16-17-31) 10 wks

32 (36) David Bowie - Kooks - 17 points (36-32) 2 wks

33 (NE) Partridge Family - It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) - 17 points 1 wk

34 (30) John Lennon & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War is Over) 17 points (26-25-30-30-34) 5 wks

35 (31) Bobby Womack – That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha - 16 points (31-28-27-27-29-31-35) 7 wks

36 (25) Carly Simon – Anticipation - 16 points (40-x-36-25-36) 4 wks

37 (NE) Joni Mitchell - A Case of You - 15 points 1 wk

38 (NE) Johnnie Taylor – Standing In For Jody - 15 points 1 wk

39 (34) Greyhound – Moon River - 15 points (34-39) 2 wks

40 (NE) Roberta Flack – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - 14 points 1 wk

40 (RE) Judy Collins – Amazing Grace - 14 points (38-19-13-9-3-2-8-11-14-35-x-37-38-36-x-40) 14 wks

40 (40) Think & Lou Stallman - Once You Understand - 14 points (40-40) 2 wks



Dropped Out

45 (35) Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up - 13 points (12-5-4-3-1-1-1-2-5-7-9-9-9-13-15-15-26-27-27-29-24-24-24-31-35)

48 (37) Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman - 12 points (37)

50 (24) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - 12 points (13-5-5-4-2-3-3-6-13-24)

51 (27) Neil Reid – Mother Of Mine - 12 points (40-27)

52 (38) Bob Dylan - George Jackson - 12 points (38-38)

54 (39) Delfonics – Ready or Not Here I Come - 11 points (26-21-14-13-17-17-25-31-32-30-30-31-34-39)

55 (32) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try - 11 points (11-10-6-9-11-21-32)

58 (29) Slade - Coz I Luv You - 9 points (25-2-1-1-1-1-2-5-8-14-14-22-29)

- (33) Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley - 0 points (32-39-40-x-38-14-15-16-14-33)




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 29.01.1972

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

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 27-01-72:   Presenter:  Jimmy Saville
(27) DON McLEAN – American Pie  
(30) CHICORY TIP – Son Of My Father
(2) NEIL REID – Mother Of Mine  
(35) THE FORTUNES – Storm In A Teacup
(NEW) PAGLIARO – Loving You Ain’t Easy
(17) THE CHI-LITES – Have You Seen Her  
(3) T-REX – Telegram Sam  
(25) STEVIE WONDER – If You Really Love Me
(1) THE NEW SEEKERS – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)  
(19) SONNY & CHER – All I Ever Need Is You 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 29.01.1972

1 (10) Various Artists - Concert For Bangladesh (2 wk) (# 1)
2 (1) T.Rex - Electric Warrior (17 wk) (# 1)
3 (2) Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat (18 wk) (# 2)
4 (3) The Faces - A Nod's A Good As A Wink…to A Blind Horse (6 wk) (# 3)
5 (4) Simon & Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water (102 wk) (# 1)
6 (5) John Lennon - Imagine (14 wk) (# 1)
7 (7) Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (28 wk) (#1)
8 (11) Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols (10 wk) (# 1)
9 (6) Studio cast - Jesus Christ Superstar (4 wk) (# 6)
10 (9) Carole King - Tapestry (28 wk) (# 4)

[raliverpool]

01 Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (4wks 10-3-1-1)
02 Badfinger - Day After Day (5wks 23-11-5-2-2)
03 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer (3wks 13-8-3)
04 Joni Mitchell - A Case of You (3wks 10-6-4)
05 Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (5wks 35-21-7-5-5)
06 Al Green - Let's Stay Together (6wks 28-12-2-2-4-6)
07 John Lennon - Jealous Guy (6wks 12-3-1-1-3-7)
08 America - A Horse With No Name (4wks 26-8-7-8)
09 Faces - Stay With Me (4wks 30-16-11-9)
10 Harry Nilsson - Without You (2wks 21-10)

11 King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (3wks 31-14-11)
12 Led Zeppelin - Misty Mountain Hop (3wks 32-15-12)
13 Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind (3wks 33-19-13)
14 T Rex - Telegram Sam (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Who - Bargain (2wks 28-15)
16 Yes - Long Distance Runaround (2wks 25-16)
17 Carpenters - Hurting Each Other (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine (Gone Away Today) (4wks 37-23-16-18)
19 Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels (5wks 37-25-18-13-19)
20 Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman (6wks 36-21-13-6-9-20)

21 Carole King - It's Going to Take Some Time (4wks 31-22-17-21)
22 Carly Simon - Anticipation (5wks 26-19-15-12-22)
23 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever (2wks 33-23)
24 Pink Floyd - Fearless (2wks 29-24)
25 Don McLean - American Pie (7wks 28-17-10-6-4-10-25)
26 Judee Sill - Crayon Angels (2wks 32-26)
27 Traffic - The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (4wks 22-20-18-27)
28 Elton John - Levon (5wks 40-32-27-24-28)
29 Climax - Precious and Few (1wk 29 NEW)
30 New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (6wks 24-14-12-14-20-30)

31 Cat Stevens - Rubylove (1wk 31 NEW)

32 John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth (1wk 32 NEW)

33 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To (2wks 37-33)
34 Kinks - Have A Cuppa Tea (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Barry Ryan - Can't Let You Go (2wks 38-35)
36 Sly & The Family Stone - Just Like A Baby (2wks 34-36)
37 Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (8wks 25-7-5-4-5-11-22-37)
38 Three Dog Night - Never Been To Spain (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Bobby Womack - That's the Way I Feel About Cha (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Faces - Miss Judy's Farm (1wk 40 NEW)

The Imagine album angry protest rock song first written in an early form during The Beatles aborted Get Back album sessions (which we now know from the Peter Jackson TV series had some lyrics & melody supplied by Paul McCartney the "money for rope/money for dopes" part). It features George Harrison on guitar.

[Whitneyfan]

01(16) Don McLean – American Pie
02(01) Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
03(12) Barry Ryan – Can’t Let You Go
04(10) David Bowie – Changes
05(09) The Chi-Lites – Have You Seen Her
06(--) T. Rex – Telegram Sam
07(05) Sonny & Cher – All I Ever Need Is You
08(08) The Carpenters – Hurting Each Other
09(02) America – A Horse With No Name
10(03) Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair

11(04) Melanie – Brand New Key
12(20) Stevie Wonder – If You Really Love Me
13(15) Bread – Baby I’m A Want You
14(17) The Pioneers – Give And Take
15(06) The New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing
16(07) Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken
17(11) The Faces – Stay With Me
18(13) Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
19(--) Cher – The Way Of Love
20(--) Chicory Tip – Son Of My Father

22(--) Bee Gees – My World
24(--) Badfinger – Day After Day
28(--) Yvonne Elliman – I Don’t Know How To Love Him
29(--) The Fortunes – Storm In A Teacup
30(--) Murray Head – Superstar

[o]

1 Don McLean - American Pie
2 T Rex – Telegram Sam
3 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
4 America – Horse with no name
5 Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love
6 Faces – Stay with me
7 New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
8 Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father
9 Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
10 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
11 Cat Stevens – Morning has broken
12 Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her

[darkstar79]

01 The Supremes – Floy Joy (4 wks)
02 The Carpenters – Hurting Each Other (3 wks)
03 Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever (3 wks)
04 Donnie Elbert – Sweet Baby (2 wks)
05 Bobby Womack – That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha (8 wks)
06 Johnnie Taylor – Standing In For Jody (2 wks)
07 Roberta Flack – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (2 wks)
08 Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (27 wks)
09 Aretha Franklin – Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (3 wks)
10 The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come (16 wks)

11 Al Green – Let's Stay Together (9 wks)
12 The Ohio Players – Pain (6 wks)
13 The J.B.'s – Gimme Some More (2 wks)
14 Laura Lee – Love & Liberty (2 wks)
15 Freda Payne – The Road We Didn't Take (4 wks)
16 Donnie Elbert – I Can't Help Myself (1 wk)
17 Joe Tex – I Gotcha (2 wks)
18 The Pioneers – Give And Take (3 wks)
19 The Persuaders – Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) (6 wks)
20 The Delfonics – Walk Right Up To The Sun (14 wks)

21 Petula Clark – I Don't Know How To Love Him (3 wks)
22 Billy Preston – I Wrote A Simple Song (2 wks)
23 Marvin Gaye – Save the Children (8 wks)
24 Greyhound – Moon River (4 wks)
25 Tyrone Davis – You Keep Me Holding On (11 wks)
26 The Bar-Kays – Son Of Shaft (6 wks)
27 Curtis Mayfield – Get Down (12 wks)
28 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To (7 wks)
29 The Stylistics – You Are Everything (13 wks)
30 Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo (11 wks)

[smokeyb]

1 (1) David Bowie - Changes (4 wks)
2 (NE) T. Rex - Telegram Sam (1 wk)
3 (2) America - A Horse With No Name (7 wks)
4 (5) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (4 wks)
5 (6) Al Green - Let's Stay Together (4 wks)
6 (7) Melanie - Brand New Key (5 wks)
7 (8) Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go (4 wks)
8 (12) Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her (3 wks)
9 (10) Bread - Baby I'm A Want You (3 wks)
10 (24) Don McLean - American Pie (2 wks)
11 (11) Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You (3 wks)
12 (4) Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (5 wks)
13 (3) Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (6 wks)
14 (15) Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever (3 wks)
15 (9) The Faces - Stay With Me (7 wks)
16 (21) Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me (2 wks)
17 (19) Climax - Precious & Few (5 wks)
18 (20) The Pioneers- Give And Take (3 wks)
19 (13) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (8 wks)
20 (23) Martha Reeves & Vandellas - Bless You (4 wks)
21 (22) Carpenters - Hurting Each Other (3 wks)
22 (NE) Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father (1 wk)
23 (NE) The Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup (1 wk)
24 (NE) Bee Gees - My World (1 wk)
25 (NE) Badfinger - Day After Day (1 wk)
26 (14) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (7 wks)
27 (16) Barry Ryan - Can't Let You Go (3 wks)
28 (17) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love (10 wks)
29 (18) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (9 wks)
30 (26) John Barry - The Persuaders (8 wks)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 22.01.1972

1 (31) Badfinger - Day After Day
2 (02) America - A Horse With No Name
3 (01) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
4 (30) Don McLean - American Pie
5 (03) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love
6 (11) Bread - Baby I'm A Want-You
7 (17) Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
8 (13) Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
9 (04) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
10 (15) The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
11 (08) Al Green - Let's Stay Together
12 (07) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
13 (05) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme from the Onedin Line
14 (06) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores
15 (09) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
16 (10) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try
17 (12) Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
18 (14) Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
19 (16) Marmalade - Back On The Road
20 (18) Slade - Coz I Luv You
21 (19) Greyhound - Moon River
22 (20) Faces - Stay With Me
23 (21) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
24 (22) Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo?
25 (25) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
26 (New) Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father
27 (27) The Settlers - The Lightning Tree
28 (28) Tom Jones - Till
29 (29) The Move - Chinatown
30 (24) Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing
31 (23) Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley
32 (New) Bee Gees - My World
33 (New) The Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup
34 (33) Vince Hill - Look Around
35 (35) The Supremes and Four Tops - You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
36 (New) Petula Clark - I Don't Know How To Love Him
37 (38) Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me
38 (39) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio
39 (37) Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling
40 (34) Martha Reeves and The Vandellas - Bless You

[Shireblogger]

1 [new] :: T. Rex - TELEGRAM SAM
2 [1] :: Elvis Presley - I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVIN'
3 [11] :: Don McLean - AMERICAN PIE
4 [2] :: Sly & The Family Stone - FAMILY AFFAIR
5 [3] :: Al Green - LET'S STAY TOGETHER
6 [5] :: Faces - STAY WITH ME
7 [4] :: David Bowie - KOOKS {Hunky Dory LP track}
8 [6] :: David Bowie - CHANGES
9 [7] :: New Seekers - I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING
10 [8] :: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - BLESS YOU
11 [new] :: Chicory Tip - SON OF MY FATHER
12 [9] :: David Bowie - QUEEN b**** {Hunky Dory LP track}
13 [new] :: Murray Head - SUPERSTAR
14 [10] :: David Bowie - SONG FOR BOB DYLAN {Hunky Dory LP track}
15 [17] :: Chi-Lites - HAVE YOU SEEN HER
16 [new] :: Stevie Wonder - IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME
17 [16] :: Cat Stevens - MORNING HAS BROKEN
18 [14] :: Delaney & Bonnie - MOVE 'EM OUT
19 [19] :: John Lennon - JEALOUS GUY
20 [15] :: David Bowie - OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS {Hunky Dory LP track}

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 2 ) Without You - Nilsson < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) American Pie - Don McLean (#1[7])
3 ( 4 ) Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey
4 ( -- ) Son Of My Father - Chicory Tip
5 ( 3 ) Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens (#2[1])
6 ( -- ) Telegram Sam - T.Rex
7 ( 11 ) Give And Take - Pioneers
8 ( 8 ) Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night
9 ( 5 ) Sleepy Shores - Johnny Pearson Orchestra (#4)
10 ( 12 ) Can't Let You Go - Barry Ryan

11 ( 7 ) Once You Understand - Think & Lou Stallman (#7)
12 ( -- ) Storm In A Teacup - Fortunes
13 ( 6 ) Stay With Me - Faces (#2[3])
14 ( 16 ) Looking For A Love - J Geils Band
15 ( 10 ) Theme From 'the Onedin Line' - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (#9)
16 ( -- ) My World - Bee Gees
17 ( 9 ) George Jackson - Bob Dylan (#6)
18 ( 14 ) Anticipation - Carly Simon (#14)
19 ( -- ) Down By The Lazy River - Osmonds
20 ( 24 ) Fire And Water - Wilson Pickett

21 ( 29 ) Don't Say You Don't Remember - Beverly Bremers
22 ( 22 ) Bless You - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
23 ( 18 ) It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) - Partridge Family (#18)
24 ( 13 ) Brand New Key - Melanie (#2[1])
25 ( 31 ) Joy - Apollo 100
26 ( 15 ) Horse With No Name - America (#5)
27 ( 34 ) Precious And Few - Climax
28 ( 17 ) Day After Day - Badfinger (#7)
29 ( 23 ) Puckwudgie - Charlie Drake (#23)
30 ( 26 ) Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#26)

31 ( -- ) Floy Joy - Supremes
32 ( 36 ) Hurting Each Other - Carpenters
33 ( 20 ) Hey Big Brother - Rare Earth (#15)
34 ( 19 ) I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - Hillside Singers (#10)
35 ( 21 ) Kiss And Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride (#16)
36 ( -- ) Together Let's Find Love - 5th Dimension
37 ( 27 ) White Lies Blue Eyes - Bullet (#23)
38 ( 25 ) Soley Soley - Middle Of The Road (#13)
39 ( 33 ) Sugar Daddy - Jackson 5 (#28)
40 ( 28 ) Let's Stay Together - Al Green (#4)

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-- ( 30 ) (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Tony Christie (#1[1])
-- ( 32 ) One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Honey Cone (#22)
-- ( 35 ) The Persuaders - John Barry Orchestra (#25)
-- ( 37 ) Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Joe Simon (#28)
-- ( 38 ) No Matter How I Try - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#6)
-- ( 39 ) Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards (#16)
-- ( 40 ) Your Move - Yes (#8)

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-- ( -- ) Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker

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[popchartfreak]

15th January 1972

It's a brand new top 2 as 1972 really starts moving after the Xmas lull, with The Fortunes beating out the next single from current album The Electric Light Orchestra, Storm In A Teacup over 10538 Overture. I love both of them to bits: a second Fortunes retro number one after Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again in 1971 (and a wouldabeen 1965 topper to for sure with You've Got Your Troubles), this one written by future pop stars Barry Blue and Lynsey De Paul, and under-rated, if not forgotten, these days. It's a great song, and a great vocal. ELO are one of my top acts of the 70's and 80's and beyond, and I love 10538 Overture, classical rock was the aim from The Move's Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, and this album track eventually became a hit single. That riff is so good, Paul Weller nicked it for Changingman, Jeff Lynne must have been so flattered....

Greyhound get a second top 5 with Moon River (beware far-too-jaunty alternate versions stuck on Trojan compilations and Youtube, it's the original single version that is the great version, I've bought it several times only to find it's a lesser version), and Donnie Elbert also gets a top 10 follow-up to a number one, like Greyhound, with his dance cover of I Can't Help Myself, and I know I shouldn't say it but...I prefer it to The Four Tops version, Levi Stubbs still being awesome and all. At 20, T.Rex have their lowest debut to date with Telegram Sam, though early days yet.

At 26, Neil Young is back with his wonderful Heart Of Gold, and synthtastic and popular at our school (a classmate girl brought it in to the End-Of-Term music lesson when we each got to play one of our singles. I took B.Bumble & The Stingers Nut Rocker!). Obviosusly it sounds dated and twee these days, but Giorgio Moroder's Son Of My Father as done by Chicory Tip sounded like the future in 1972. It was, sort of. Carole King gets a 2nd on the chart, Sweet Seasons, Mike Nesmith, sadly passed away recently, adds to his quality back catalogue, Cher follows up with a ballad, The Way Of Love, and Sandie Shaw does a flop cover of Peggy Lee's flop 1971 (better) original version. I remember Sandie doing this on Top Of The Pops, and then not hearing it much ever again.

1 ( NEW ) STORM IN A TEACUP - The Fortunes # 1
2 ( NEW ) 10538 OVERTURE - Electric Light Orchestra # 2
3 ( 1 ) WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson # 1
4 ( 2 ) LIFE ON MARS? - David Bowie # 1
5 ( 8 ) MOON RIVER - Greyhound # 5
6 ( 4 ) HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) - John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir # 1
7 ( 3 ) A HORSE WITH NO NAME - America # 3
8 ( 5 ) CHANGES - David Bowie # 5
9 ( 6 ) STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin # 3
10 ( NEW ) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) - Donnie Elbert # 10

11 ( 9 ) FLOY JOY - The Supremes # 9
12 ( 10 ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre # 1
13 ( 11 ) LET’S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green # 3
14 ( 18 ) A THING CALLED LOVE - Johnny Cash & The Evangel Choir # 14
15 ( 7 ) IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy # 7
16 ( 13 ) SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU - The Congregation featuring Brian Keith of Plastic Penny # 1
17 ( 14 ) FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone # 2
18 ( 15 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade # 1
19 ( 12 ) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - Shirley Bassey # 7
20 ( NEW ) TELEGRAM SAM - T.Rex # 20

21 ( 16 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson # 1
22 ( 17 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread # 4
23 ( 23 ) OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS - David Bowie # 23
24 ( 20 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops # 1
25 ( 19 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos # 1
26 ( NEW ) HEART OF GOLD - Neil Young # 26
27 ( 21 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road # 3
28 ( 25 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate # 1
29 ( 41 ) EVERYTHING I OWN - Bread # 29
30 ( 26 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert # 1

31 ( 22 ) IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING - Faron Young # 10
32 ( 27 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex # 1
33 ( 31 ) CAN’T LET YOU GO - Barry Ryan # 12
34 ( 28 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent # 2
35 ( 29 ) VINCENT - Don McLean # 7
36 ( 42 ) HURTING EACH OTHER - Carpenters # 36
37 ( 34 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher # 8
38 ( 35 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher # 1
39 ( NEW ) SON OF MY FATHER - Chicory Tip # 39
40 ( 32 ) I WILL RETURN - Springwater # 6

41 ( 33 ) BRANDY - Scott English # 5
42 ( 30 ) RUNNIN’ AWAY - Sly & The Family Stone # 20
43 ( 24 ) MEET ME ON THE CORNER - Lindisfarne # 22
44 ( 36 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Jonathan King # 18
45 ( 38 ) STAY WITH ME - The Faces # 37
46 ( 48 ) IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME - Carole King # 46
47 ( 43 ) THEME FROM SHAFT - Isaac Hayes # 1
48 ( 37 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Petula Clark # 37
49 ( 52 ) DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER - The Osmonds # 49
50 ( 53 ) MY WORLD - The Bee Gees # 50

51 ( 47 ) GET IT ON (BANG A GONG) - T.Rex # 1
52 ( 49 ) HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites # 1
53 ( 50 ) THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN - Joan Baez # 2
54 ( 45 ) I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - The New Seekers # 24
55 ( 56 ) THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (WIMOWEH) - Robert John # 55
56 ( 51 ) RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - The Newbeats # 1
57 ( 40 ) MISSISSIPPI LADY - Sequoia # 39
58 ( 39 ) WHY SHOULD I - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 38
59 ( 46 ) YOU WANT IT YOU GOT IT - The Detroit Emeralds # 46
60 ( 44 ) TINY DANCER - Elton John # 10

61 ( 54 ) KARA KARA - New World # 39
62 ( 72 ) MATRIMONY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 62
63 ( 64 ) SACREMENTO - Middle Of The Road # 63
64 ( 67 ) OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MORNING - Glen Campbell # 64
65 ( 68 ) DOWN FROM DOVER - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood # 65
66 ( 60 ) IMAGINE - John Lennon # 4
67 ( 59 ) THEME FROM “THE PERSUADERS” - John Barry # 10
68 ( 71 ) JUNGLE FEVER - The Chakachas # 68
69 ( 69 ) THE CANDY MAN - Sammy Davis Jr with The Mike Curb Congregation # 69
70 ( 70 ) COTTON JENNY - Anne Murray # 70

71 ( 65 ) I WANT TO GO BACK THERE AGAIN - B.J. Arnau # 65
72 ( 75 ) GIVE AND TAKE - The Pioneers # 72
73 ( 63 ) SURRENDER - Diana Ross # 1
74 ( 62 ) MORNING HAS BROKEN - Cat Stevens # 62
75 ( 76 ) 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN - King Crimson # 75
76 ( NEW ) SWEET SEASONS - Carole King # 76
77 ( 79 ) WE’VE GOT TO GET IT ON AGAIN - The Addrisi Brothers # 77
78 ( NEW ) LAZY LADY - Michael Nesmith # 78
79 ( NEW ) THE WAY OF LOVE - Cher # 79
80 ( NEW ) WHERE DID THEY GO - Sandie Shaw # 80