Haven Retro Combined Chart : 26.02.1972

[smokeyb]

Nilsson spends a second week at number one, as Chicory Tip finally move up a place to number 2.


T. Rex slip down to 3, Slade remain at 4, and the Fortunes go back up to 5.



There are 10 new entries this week, the highest is Lindisfarne at number 17.



The biggest climber is Paul Simon who moves up 8 places to number 6.



The biggest faller is the Chi-Lites who fall 44 places.

26.02.1972 (Week # 09)


1 (01) Nilsson - Without You - 142 points (27-29-28-33-14-13-12-4-2-1-1) 11 wks

2 (03) Chicory Tip – Son Of My Father - 118 points (13-3-3-3-2) 5 wks

3 (02) T. Rex - Telegram Sam - 115 points (2-1-1-2-3) 5 wks

4 (04) Slade - Look Wot You Dun - 95 points (17-6-4-4) 4 wks

5 (06) Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup - 89 points (20-10-5-6-5) 5 wks

6 (14) Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion - 87 points (40-14-6) 3 wks

7 (05) Don McLean - American Pie - 82 points (30-16-25-22-20-17-13-8-1-2-4-5-7) 13 wks

8 (07) Sweet – Poppa Joe - 76 points (24-8-7-8) 4 wks

9 (11) Colin Blunstone - Say You Don't Mind - 68 points (20-11-9) 3 wks

10 (09) Badfinger - Day After Day - 60 points (38-25-20-23-15-8-7-9-10) 9 wks

11 (13) Bee Gees - My World - 58 points (14-12-13-11) 4 wks

12 (08) Michael Jackson - Got To Be There - 54 points (38-35-25-25-30-24-25-x-25-8-12) 10 wks

13 (12) Carpenters – Hurting Each Other - 44 points (21-15-16-15-11-12-13) 7 wks

14 (10) Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever - 41 points (9-6-5-5-9-10-14) 7 wks

15 (17) Neil Young - Heart Of Gold - 39 points (27-17-15) 3 wks

16 (16) Rod Stewart - Handbags And Gladrags - 35 points (16-16) 2 wks

17 (NE) Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner - 33 points 1 wk

18 (15) America - A Horse With No Name - 27 points (23-5-1-1-1-1-4-6-10-15-18) 11 wks

19 (18) Supremes – Floy Joy - 26 points (27-23-17-18-18-16-18-19) 8 wks

20 (21) Bread - Everything I Own - 26 points (21-20) 2 wks

21 (22) Jonathan King – Flirt - 23 points (33-29-22-21) 4 wks

22 (20) Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me - 23 points (40-29-25-24-26-x-28-19-18-20-22) 10 wks

23 (25) Denise La Salle – Now Run And Tell That - 20 points (25-23-25-23) 4 wks

24 (NE) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine - 20 points 1 wk

25 (NE) Isaac Hayes – Do Your Thing - 19 points 1 wk

26 (27) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture - 19 points (25-27-24-27-26) 5 wks

27 (NE) Pagliaro - Lovin' You Ain't Easy - 17 points 1 wk

28 (NE) Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me - 17 points 1 wk

29 (28) Four Tops – A Simple Game - 16 points (34-33-28-29) 4 wks

30 (38) Jimi Hendrix – Johnny B Goode - 15 points (38-30) 2 wks

31 (NE) Gerry Monroe – Girl Of My Dreams - 15 points 1 wk

32 (26) Al Green - Let's Stay Together - 15 points (17-11-12-10-9-3-2-2-3-7-14-26-32) 13 wks

33 (NE) Dells – It's All Up To You - 14 points 1 wk

34 (NE) Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light - 14 points 1 wk

35 (NE) John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth - 13 points 1 wk

36 (40) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown - 13 points (40-36) 2 wks

37 (32) Donnie Elbert – Sweet Baby - 12 points (30-31-39-39-32-37) 6 wks

38 (19) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair - 12 points (15-13-12-14-15-19-21-8-7-5-6-9-13-19-38) 15 wks

39 (NE) Neil Young - Harvest - 12 points 1 wk

40 (35) David Bowie - Life On Mars? - 12 points (33-28-26-29-30-32-37-35-40) 9 wks



Dropped Out

41 (36) Johnnie Taylor – Standing In For Jody - 11 points (38-39-x-36)

42 (30) T. Rex - Cosmic Dancer - 11 points (29-28-28-30)

43 (23) Holly Sherwood – Day By Day - 11 points (26-23)

44 (24) Donnie Elbert – I Can't Help Myself - 11 points (34-26-21-24)

47 (31) David Bowie - Changes - 10 points (23-10-9-8-11-17-31)

49 (40) Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind - 9 points (38-40)

51 (29) Bread - Baby I'm A Want You - 8 points (14-17-20-19-29)

55 (40) Osmonds - Down By The Lazy River - 8 points (40-40)

58 (39) Roberta Flack – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - 7 points (40-40-x-39)

59 (34) King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man - 7 points (40-35-34)

70 (37) Who - Bargain - 3 points (31-37)

77 (33) Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her - 1 points (29-23-26-28-27-33-38-40-40-x-29-25-22-20-24-x-12-10-12-15-33)




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 04.03.1972

1 (1) Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father (6 wk) (# 1)
2 (3) Don McLean - American Pie (7 wk) (# 2)
3 (5) Nilsson - Without You (5 wk) (# 3)
4 (4) Slade - Look Wot You Dun (5 wk) (# 4)
5 (8) Michael Jackson - Got To Be There (4 wk) (# 5)
6 (6) Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her (8 wk) (# 3)
7 (17) Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion (3 wk) (# 7)
8 (7) The Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup (6 wk) (# 7)
9 (15) Chelsea FC - Blue Is The Colour (2 wk) (# 9)
10 (10) Badfinger - Day After Day (6 wk) (# 10)
11 (14) Sweet - Poppa Joe (5 wk) (# 11)
12 (NE) New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow (1 wk) (# 12)
13 (9) Neil Reid - Mother Of Mine (10 wk) (# 2)
14 (2) T. Rex - Telegram Sam (6 wk) (# 1)
15 (13) The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (12 wk) (# 1)
16 (16) Bee Gees - My World (6 wk) (# 16)
17 (28) Colin Blunstone - Say You Dont Mind (4 wk) (# 17)
18 (11) Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You (8 wk) (# 8)
19 (39) Donnie Elbert - I Can't Help Myself (2 wk) (# 19)
20 (12) Al Green - Let's Stay Together (9 wk) (# 7)
21 (49) Paul McCartney & Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish (2 wk) (# 21)
22 (36) Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner (2 wk) (# 22)
23 (NE) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) (1 wk) (# 23)
24 (18) Melanie - Brand New Key (10 wk) (# 4)
25 (26) John Barry - The Persuaders Theme (13 wk) (# 13)
26 (30) Jonathan King - Flirt (5 wk) (# 26)
27 (23) Greyhound - Moon River (9 wk) (# 12)
28 (19) America - A Horse With No Name (11 wk) (# 3)
29 (25) Bread - Baby I'm A Want You (8 wk) (# 14)
30 (29) Holly Sherwood - Day By Day (5 wk) (# 29)
31 (22) Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go (9 wk) (# 8)
32 (40) Hollies - The Baby (2 wk) (# 32)
33 (47) Partridge Family - It's One of those Nights (2 wk) (# 33)
34 (24) Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believing (14 wk) (# 6)
35 (27) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores (12 wk) (# 8)
36 (42) Pagliaro - Lovin' You Ain't Easy (3 wk) (# 36)
37 (50) Les Crane - Desiderata (3 wk) (# 37)
38 (21) The Faces - Stay With Me (12 wk) (# 6)
39 (33) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme from the Onedin Line (12 wk) (# 15)
40 (43) Peter Straker - The Spirit Is Willing (3 wk) (# 40)
41 (32) Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (10 wk) (# 9)
42 (35) Jimi Hendrix - Johnny B. Goode (4 wk) (# 35)
43 (20) Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me (7 wk) (# 20)
44 (NE) Argent - Hold Your Head Up (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (44) Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (17 wk) (# 1)
46 (38) Temptations - Superstar (5 wk) (# 32)
47 (NE) Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful To Last (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (34) Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try (15 wk) (# 5)
49 (NE) CCS - Brother (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (NE) Supremes - Floy Joy (1 wk) (# 50)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 02-03-72:  Presenter: Tony Blackburn

(26) JONATHAN KING – Flirt  
(22) LINDISFARNE – Meet Me On The Corner
(NEW) THE FIFTH DIMENSION – Together Let’s Find Love
(17) COLIN BLUNSTONE – Say You Don’t Mind  
(4) SLADE – Look Wot U Dun
(23) GILBERT O’SULLIVAN – Alone Again (Naturally)  
(12) THE NEW SEEKERS – Beg, Steal Or Borrow  
(3) NILSSON – Without You  
(NEW) CLIFF RICHARD – Jesus  
(1) CHICORY TIP – Son Of My Father  
(19) DONNIE ELBERT – I Can’t Help Myself 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 04.03.1972

1 (1) Neil Reid - Neil Reid (5 wk) (# 1)
2 (NE) Neil Young - Harvest (1 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Paul Simon - Paul Simon (2 wk) (# 3)
4 (2) T.Rex - Electric Warrior (22 wk) (# 1)
5 (6) Simon & Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water (107 wk) (# 1)
6 (4) Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat (23 wk) (# 2)
7 (5) The Faces - A Nod's A Good As A Wink…to A Blind Horse (11 wk) (# 2)
8 (10) Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne (12 wk) (# 8)
9 (7) Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix In The West (5 wk) (# 7)
10 (8) Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (5 wk) (# 8)


Bet it's the only time the top 2 albums were by singers called Neil? 

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 19.02.1972

1 (01) Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father
2 (06) Nillsson - Without You
3 (04) Bee Gees - My World
4 (02) T. Rex - Telegram Sam
5 (07) Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion
6 (03) Don McLean - American Pie
7 (17) David Bowie - Changes
8 (05) Michael Jackson - Got To Be There
9 (08) Badfinger - Day After Day
10 (09) Slade - Look Wot You Down
11 (10) Sweet - Poppa Joe
12 (11) America - A Horse With No Name
13 (12) Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
14 (13) Bread - Baby I'm A Want You
15 (14) Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me
16 (15) Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup
17 (16) Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind
18 (18) Sly And The Family Stone - Family Affair
19 (19) New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
20 (20) Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)
21 (21) Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love
22 (39) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown
23 (28) Bread - Everything I Own
24 (22) The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
25 (New) New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow
26 (23) Colin Blunstone - Say You Don't Mind
27 (New) Argent - Hold Your Head Up
28 (New) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally)
29 (24) Rod Stewart - Handbags And Gladrags
30 (25) Al Green - Let's Stay Together
31 (26) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme from the Onedin Line
32 (27) Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores
33 (30) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
34 (New) Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful To Last
35 (29) Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
36 (31) John Barry - The Persuaders Theme
37 (36) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
38 (New) The Supremes - Floy Joy
39 (38) Cher - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
40 (40) Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio

[raliverpool]

01 Harry Nilsson - Without You (7wks 21-10-2-1-1-1-1)
02 Slade - Look Wot You Dun (5wks 27-12-4-4-2)
03 Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father (5wks 17-8-3-3-3)
04 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold (3wks 24-9-4)
05 Carpenters - Hurting Each Other (6wks 17-13-9-6-5-5)
06 Bread - Everything I Own (4wks 28-16-11-6)
07 Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup (5wks 28-15-10-6-7)
08 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Down From Dover (3wks 27-13-8)
09 John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth (6wks 32-20-14-11-8-9)
10 Bee Gees - My World (5wks 29-17-12-7-10)

11 T Rex - Telegram Sam (6wks 14-5-3-2-2-11)
12 Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion (3wks 33-22-12)
13 Kinks - Have A Cuppa Tea (6wks 34-26-18-14-12-13)
14 Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away (2wks 23-14)
15 Colin Bluntstone - Say You Don't Mind (3wks 25-19-15)
16 Supremes - Floy Joy (4wks 29-19-15-16)
17 Carole King - Sweet Seasons (4wks 25-17-16-17)
18 Harry Nilsson - Gotta Get Up (3wks 37-25-18)
19 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer (8wks 13-8-3-1-2-5-10-19)
20 Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Giorgio Moroder - Son Of My Father (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Sweet - Poppa Joe (4wks 38-30-26-22)
23 Cher - The Way Of Love (3wks 32-27-23)
24 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Michel Pagliaro - Loving You Ain't Easy (2wks 30-25)
26 Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey (4wks 27-20-20-26)
27 Elton John - Indian Sunset (2wks 34-27)
28 Faron Young - It's Four In The Morning (2wks 39-28)

29 Neil Young - Harvest (1wk 29 NEW)

30 King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (8wks 31-14-11-7-5-7-14-30)

31 Cat Stevens - Rubylove (6wks 31-23-20-18-21-31)
32 Who - Bargain (7wks 28-15-8-4-8-18-32)
33 Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind (8wks 33-19-13-9-6-9-17-33)
34 Genesis - The Knife (2wks 33-34)
35 Billy Preston - I Wrote A Simple Song (4wks 36-31-28-35)
36 Melanie - Nickel Song (4wks 39-34-32-36)
37 Hollies - The Baby (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Paul McCartney & Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Osmonds - Down By The Lazy River (3wks 36-36-39)

40 Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (9wks 10-3-1-1-3-7-13-24-40)

The Canadian singer/songwriter/guitarist's country flavoured ballad title track of his USA, UK & Australian #1 album.

[o]

1 T Rex – Telegram Sam
2 Nilsson – Without you
3 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
4 Fortunes – Storm in a teacup
5 Don McLean - American Pie
6 Jimi Hendrix – Johnny B Goode
7 Sweet – Poppa Joe
8 Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father
9 Badfinger – Day after day
10 America – Horse with no name
11 Michael Jackson – Got to be there
12 New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow
13 Gerry Monroe – Girl of my dreams
14 Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion
15 Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner

[darkstar79]

01 Denise La Salle – Now Run And Tell That (5 wks)
02 Isaac Hayes – Do Your Thing (2 wks)
03 The Carpenters – Hurting Each Other (8 wks)
04 Jonathan King – Flirt (5 wks)
05 Four Tops – A Simple Game (5 wks)
06 The Supremes – Floy Joy (9 wks)
07 The Temptations – Take A Look Around (1 wk)
08 The Dells – It's All Up To You (2 wks)
09 Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever (8 wks)
10 Donnie Elbert – Sweet Baby (7 wks)

11 Johnnie Taylor – Standing In For Jody (7 wks)
12 Linda Jones – For Your Precious Love (2 wks)
13 The Stylistics – Betcha By Golly, Wow (2 wks)
14 Faron Young – It's Four In The Morning (4 wks)
15 The Dramatics – In The Rain (2 wks)
16 Roberta Flack – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (7 wks)
17 Holly Sherwood – Day By Day (5 wks)
18 Roberta Flack – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (1 wk)
19 Michael Jackson – Got To Be There (4 wks)
20 Jackie Wilson – You Got Me Walking (2 wks)

21 Aretha Franklin – Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (8 wks)
22 The J.B.'s – Gimme Some More (7 wks)
23 The Honey Cone – The Day I Found Myself (3 wks)
24 The Undisputed Truth – What It Is (2 wks)
25 Bobby "Blue" Bland – Do What You Set Out To Do (2 wks)
26 Laura Lee – Love & Liberty (7 wks)
27 Donnie Elbert – I Can't Help Myself (6 wks)
28 The Rock Flowers – Number Wonderful (4 wks)
29 Fantastics – Love Me Love The Life I Lead (3 wks)
30 Joe Tex – I Gotcha (7 wks)

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Nilsson - Without You (5 wks)
2 (2) Badfinger - Day After Day (6 wks)
3 (5) Colin Blunstone - Say You Dont Mind (4 wks)
4 (3) Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father (6 wks)
5 (4) Slade - Look Wot You Dun (5 wks)
6 (9) Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion (3 wks)
7 (11) Les Crane - Desiderata (3 wks)
8 (6) The Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup (6 wks)
9 (16) Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner  (2 wks)
10 (14) Pagliaro - Lovin' You Ain't Easy (3 wks)
11 (7) Bee Gees - My World (6 wks)
12 (8) Sweet - Poppa Joe (5 wks)
13 (17) Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags (4 wks)
14 (12) Don McLean - American Pie (7 wks)
15 (26) Partridge Family - It's One of those Nights (2 wks)
16 (25) Hollies - The Baby (2 wks)
17 (24) Donnie Elbert - I Can't Help Myself (2 wks)
18 (NE) Argent - Hold Your Head Up (1 wk)
19 (10) T. Rex - Telegram Sam (6 wks)
20 (22) Yes - Roundabout (4 wks)
21 (30) Gallery - It's So Nice To Be With You (2 wks)
22 (NE) New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow (1 wk)
23 (NE) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) (1 wk)
24 (29) Paul McCartney & Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish (2 wks)
25 (NE) CCS - Brother (1 wk)
26 (NE) Supremes - Floy Joy (1 wk)
27 (13) Michael Jackson - Got To Be There (4 wks)
28 (15) America - A Horse With No Name (12 wks)
29 (18) Holly Sherwood - Day By Day (5 wks)
30 (NE) Elton John - Tiny Dancer (1 wk)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Nilsson – Without You
02(02) Don McLean – American Pie
03(03) Michael Jackson – Got To Be There
04(04) Rod Stewart – Handbags And Gladrags
05(06) Colin Blunstone – Say You Don’t Mind
06(12) Paul Simon – Mother And Child Reunion
07(05) Badfinger – Day After Day
08(16) Sonny & Cher – A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done
09(07) Sweet – Poppa Joe
10(15) Pagliaro – Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy

11(09) Slade – Look Wot You Dun
12(20) Lindisfarne – Meet Me On The Corner
13(--) Elton John – Tiny Dancer
14(08) T. Rex – Telegram Sam
15(27) The Hollies – The Baby
16(10) Chicory Tip – Son Of My Father
17(11) The Carpenters – Hurting Each Other
18(33) The Partridge Family – It’s One Of Those Nights
19(--) The New Seekers – Beg, Steal Or Borrow
20(13) Barry Ryan – Can’t Let You Go

21(32) Donnie Elbert – I Can’t Help Myself
22(--) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Alone Again (Naturally)
23(--) Argent – Hold Your Head Up
24(38) Wings – Give Ireland Back To The Irish
26(--) The Supremes – Floy Joy
29(--) CCS – Brother
33(--) Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful To Last

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Say You Don't Mind - Colin Blunstone < 1st #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Mother And Child Reunion - Paul Simon
3 ( 10 ) Meet Me On The Corner - Lindisfarne
4 ( 4 ) Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
5 ( 2 ) Son Of My Father - Chicory Tip (#1[3])
6 ( -- ) Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
7 ( 5 ) Storm In A Teacup - Fortunes (#4)
8 ( 17 ) Blue Is The Colour - Chelsea Football Team
9 ( 8 ) Poppa Joe - Sweet (#8)
10 ( 7 ) Telegram Sam - T.Rex (#3)

11 ( 6 ) Without You - Nilsson (#1[1])
12 ( 14 ) Girl Of My Dreams - Gerry Monroe
13 ( -- ) Beg Steal Or Borrow - New Seekers
14 ( 12 ) Everything I Own - Bread (#12)
15 ( 9 ) My World - Bee Gees (#5)
16 ( 11 ) Look Wot You Dun - Slade (#10)
17 ( 15 ) Flirt - Jonathan King (#15)
18 ( -- ) Hold Your Head Up - Argent
19 ( 28 ) Give Ireland Back To The Irish - Wings
20 ( 22 ) Lovin' You Ain't Easy - Pagliaro

21 ( 29 ) The Baby - Hollies
22 ( 18 ) Day By Day - Holly Sherwood (#18)
23 ( 13 ) Down By The Lazy River - Osmonds (#7)
24 ( 16 ) Floy Joy - Supremes (#15)
25 ( -- ) Brother - CCS
26 ( 24 ) The Way Of Love - Cher (#24)
27 ( 21 ) Sweet Seasons - Carole King (#21)
28 ( 33 ) A Mother's Prayer - Joe Tex
29 ( 27 ) Jungle Fever - Chakachas (#27)
30 ( 34 ) We've Got To Get It On Again - Addrisi Brothers

31 ( 19 ) Don't Say You Don't Remember - Beverly Bremers (#16)
32 ( 25 ) Together Let's Find Love - 5th Dimension (#24)
33 ( 32 ) You Want It You Got It - Detroit Emeralds (#32)
34 ( 20 ) Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey (#3)
35 ( -- ) Roundabout - Yes
36 ( 23 ) Give And Take - Pioneers (#7)
37 ( 26 ) Looking For A Love - J Geils Band (#13)
38 ( 30 ) Fire And Water - Wilson Pickett (#18)
39 ( 38 ) Hurting Each Other - Carpenters (#32)
40 ( 35 ) Joy - Apollo 100 (#23)

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-- ( 31 ) American Pie - Don McLean (#1[7])
-- ( 36 ) Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night (#8)
-- ( 37 ) Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens (#2[1])
-- ( 39 ) Can't Let You Go - Barry Ryan (#10)
-- ( 40 ) Precious And Few - Climax (#25)

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-- ( -- ) In The Rain - Dramatics
-- ( -- ) Too Beautiful To Last - Engelbert Humperdinck

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- Colin Blunstone gets a second week at #1 - with the Zombies "She's Not There" was kept off the top by the Beatles, and later Paul McCartney would form Wings which included Denny Laine as a member. Between when he was in the Moody Blues and Wings, Denny Laine wrote and recorded "Say You Don't Mind" but it wasn't a hit for him. However it does give him an NM #1 as a songwriter with a song he didn't perform, as well as a performer with songs he didn't write. (He had #1s with Wings but the Moody Blues didn't get to NM #1 until after he'd left).

- Gilbert O'Sullivan's definitive song for me, I wonder how this will get on in the retro chart.

- As they did today, 50 years ago Chelsea lost the League Cup Final, but they didn't do so on penalties - they were beaten 1-0 by Stoke City. However they did bring out possibly the best club football song of all time. Lindisfarne who climb to #3 this week did of course once re-record one of their songs with a footballer.

- The New Seekers Eurovision entry with that song.

- A classic rock song by Argent, this one written by Chris White and Rod Argent, and that duo also wrote 3 tracks on Colin Blunstone's album "one Year". Apart from those and the Denny Laine composition, Colin Blunstone wrote 4 tracks on the album himself, and there is one song written by Mike D'Abo and another by Tim Hardin.

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Don McLean - AMERICAN PIE
2 [3] :: Paul Simon - MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
3 [4] :: Nilsson - WITHOUT YOU
4 [5] :: Chicory Tip - SON OF MY FATHER
5 [2] :: T. Rex - TELEGRAM SAM
6 [7] :: Rod Stewart - HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS
7 [8] :: Stevie Wonder - IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME
8 [6] :: Slade - LOOK WOT YOU DUN
9 [9] :: Neil Young - HARVEST {Harvest LP track}
10 [11] :: Lindisfarne - MEET ME ON THE CORNER
11 [new] :: Elton John - TINY DANCER
12 [new] :: Argent - HOLD YOUR HEAD UP
13 [10] :: Sweet - POPPA JOE
14 [12] :: Sly & The Family Stone - FAMILY AFFAIR
15 [13] :: Al Green - LET'S STAY TOGETHER
16 [14] :: Neil Young - ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY ? {Harvest LP track}
17 [17] :: John Lennon - JEALOUS GUY
18 [19] :: David Bowie - CHANGES
19 [18] :: Neil Young - OUT ON THE WEEKEND {Harvest LP track}
20 [new] :: Supremes - FLOY JOY

[popchartfreak]

19th February 1972

It's a new number one for Todd Rundgren 2 years ahead of Hello It's Me actually first making my top 10, and months ahead for I Saw The Light sitting at 4, but they were available to buy on the album, and this chart is all about "streaming" charts had they existed then - to avoid just having the same charts I compiled in 1972, but in a slightly different order. I chart album tracks, I buy album tracks, I pay little attention to the singles chart, I play new releases. Colin Blunstone is up to 3, unlike the Todd tracks which never topped my charts, Colin did soon as I saw him sing it on Top Of The Pops and bought it.

Highest new entry at 29 is Gilbert O'Sullivan's very depressing, but sorta touching, Alone Again (Naturally). It always made me anxious about mum and dad dying as a teen. It was as bad as I feared when dad died, and caring for mum with advanced alzheimers for years is a challenge even I never expected. So I find it difficult to play this record. Gilbert's much more optimistic Matrimony drops down, should have been a single.

The Temptations return with a glum, and tragically still-relevant, summing up of the state of the world. Nothing changes. Take A Look Around is a really good track, though, in at 37, just ahead of upbeat soul goodie I've Been Lonely For So Long from Frederick Knight, and Roberta Flack's emotive version of Ewan MacColl's First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Kirsty's dad wrote it, and taken from the Clint Eastwood film Play Misty For Me, featuring the original stalker of them all, the fab Jessica Walter as an obsessed fan of DJ Clint who rings up his radio show asking him to "play Misty for me".

C.C.S. grab a 4th retro hit with the intro used as the chart rundown after Alan Freeman's departure later in the year, Tom Browne took over the chart show. Brother is pretty good, new at 64. The New Seekers are this year's Eurovision entry for the UK, and the song that was voted for them as our entry was as bouncy and catchy as ever, Beg, Steal Or Borrow topped my personal charts of the time, but it's not quite so fresh 50 years later. Talking of Eurovision, Engelbert's last decent chart hit enters at 80, Too beautiful To last would be his last until he pushed out Quando Quando Quando again decades later (never a single) and entered Eurovision with a not-bad song, actually.

Dr. Hook bring a bit of Shel Silverstein into the charts, Sylvia's Mother as quirky and histrionic and (I think) tongue-in-cheek as it was then. Giorgio's original Son Of My Father charts, Mr Moroder deserving of a hit, and Livvie covers George OK.



1 ( 4 ) HELLO IT’S ME - Todd Rundgren # 1
2 ( 1 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Michael Jackson # 1
3 ( 6 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND - Colin Blunstone # 3
4 ( 7 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren # 4
5 ( 2 ) 10538 OVERTURE - Electric Light Orchestra # 1
6 ( 3 ) STORM IN A TEACUP - The Fortunes # 1
7 ( 8 ) I AM A CLOWN - David Cassidy # 7
8 ( 5 ) WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson # 1
9 ( 11 ) HEART OF GOLD - Neil Young # 6
10 ( 10 ) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) - Donnie Elbert # 4

11 ( 9 ) LIFE ON MARS? - David Bowie # 1
12 ( 12 ) MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION - Paul Simon # 7
13 ( 17 ) LOVIN’ YOU AIN’T EASY - Pagliaro # 13
14 ( 14 ) EVERYTHING I OWN - Bread # 8
15 ( 15 ) HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) - John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir # 1
16 ( 20 ) MY WORLD - The Bee Gees # 16
17 ( 24 ) HURTING EACH OTHER - Carpenters # 17
18 ( 18 ) SON OF MY FATHER - Chicory Tip # 15
19 ( 22 ) BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW - The Stylistics featuring Russell Thompkins, Jr. # 19
20 ( 13 ) MOON RIVER - Greyhound # 5

21 ( 16 ) A THING CALLED LOVE - Johnny Cash & The Evangel Choir # 10
22 ( 28 ) COULD IT BE FOREVER - David Cassidy # 22
23 ( 32 ) RUN RUN RUN - Jo Jo Gunne # 23
24 ( 33 ) ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD - Paul Simon # 24
25 ( 23 ) A HORSE WITH NO NAME - America # 3
26 ( 19 ) LOOK WOT YOU DUN - Slade # 16
27 ( 21 ) TELEGRAM SAM - T.Rex # 9
28 ( 35 ) EVE - Jim Capaldi # 28
29 ( NEW ) ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 29
30 ( 25 ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre # 1

31 ( 36 ) HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? - Al Green # 31
32 ( 26 ) LET’S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green # 3
33 ( 29 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade # 1
34 ( 31 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops # 1
35 ( 27 ) FLOY JOY - The Supremes # 7
36 ( 30 ) STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin # 3
37 ( NEW ) TAKE A LOOK AROUND - The Temptations # 37
38 ( 50 ) PUPPY LOVE - Donny Osmond # 38
39 ( NEW ) I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG - Frederick Knight # 39
40 ( 53 ) SNOWQUEEN OF TEXAS - The Mamas & The Papas # 40

41 ( 34 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson # 1
42 ( NEW ) THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - Roberta Flack # 42
43 ( 41 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate # 1
44 ( 38 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread # 4
45 ( 40 ) FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone # 2
46 ( 37 ) SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU - The Congregation featuring Brian Keith of Plastic Penny # 1
47 ( 70 ) A COWBOY’S WORK IS NEVER DONE - Sonny & Cher # 47
48 ( 72 ) SHE’S GOT A WAY - Billy Joel # 48
49 ( 43 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert # 1
50 ( 46 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher # 1

51 ( 48 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent # 2
52 ( 42 ) IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy # 7
53 ( 44 ) CHANGES - David Bowie # 5
54 ( 58 ) FLIRT - Jonathan King # 54
55 ( 56 ) THE PIE - The Sutherland Brothers # 55
56 ( 57 ) ROCKIN’ ROBIN - Michael Jackson # 56
57 ( 67 ) GOTTA GET UP - Nilsson # 57
58 ( 47 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos # 1
59 ( 64 ) LET ME BE THE ONE - Anne Murray # 59
60 ( 63 ) YOU GOT ME WALKING - Jackie Wilson # 60

61 ( 45 ) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - Shirley Bassey # 7
62 ( 49 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex # 1
63 ( 39 ) MATRIMONY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 39
64 ( NEW ) BROTHER - C.C.S. # 64
65 ( NEW ) BEG, STEAL OR BORROW - The New Seekers # 65
66 ( 62 ) GLORY BOUND - The Grass Roots # 62
67 ( 69 ) DA DOO RON RON (WHEN HE WALKED ME HOME) - Ian Matthews # 67
68 ( 51 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road # 3
69 ( NEW ) SYLVIA’S MOTHER - Doctor Hook And The Medicine Show # 69
70 ( 73 ) NICE TO BE WITH YOU - Gallery # 70

71 ( 74 ) IN THE RAIN - The Dramatics # 71
72 ( 52 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher # 8
73 ( 75 ) GOING DOWN SLOW ALL THE WAY - Jim Capaldi # 73
74 ( 66 ) BLUE IS THE COLOUR - Chelsea FC # 66
75 ( NEW ) SON OF MY FATHER - Giorgio # 75
76 ( 60 ) SWEET SEASONS - Carole King # 60
77 ( 55 ) POPPA JOE - The Sweet # 47
78 ( NEW ) WHAT IS LIFE - Olivia Newton-John # 78
79 ( 65 ) DOCTOR MY EYES - Jackson Browne # 65
80 ( NEW ) TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST - Engelbert Humperdinck # 80



26th February 1972

It's up to the top spot for Colin Blunstone, nestling in my record collection already that week - think I got it from an independent record shop I found in Lincoln. That means Michael Jackson is denied a number one with Got To Be There at 2, but Jonathan King follows up his chart-topper version of Hooked On A Feeling with his cover of a French pop hit, Flirt in at 4. Not that I was bothered about football at the time, Leeds United and Liverpool were the other big teams at our school (apart from Lincoln City) but Chelsea were huge too. That helped Blue Is The Colour into the charts, written by Daniel Boone, and still the least bad football song by a non-national team. 50 years later, and that is still the same. It's jolly, it's disposable, it's catchy and it doesn't make your ears bleed when you hear it. In at 6.


1 ( 25 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND - Colin Blunstone
2 ( 3 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson
3 ( 1 ) MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION - Paul Simon
4 ( NEW ) FLIRT - Jonathan King
5 ( 2 ) WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson
6 ( NEW ) BLUE IS THE COLOUR - Chelsea FC
7 ( 10 ) POPPA JOE - The Sweet
8 ( 6 ) SON OF MY FATHER - Chicory Tip
9 ( 7 ) LOOK WOT YOU DUN - Slade
10 ( 4 ) STORM IN A TEACUP - The Fortunes

11 ( 5 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher
12 ( 8 ) I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - The New Seekers
13 ( 9 ) HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites
14 ( 12 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert
15 ( 15 ) TELEGRAM SAM - T.Rex
16 ( 11 ) DAY BY DAY - Holly Sherwood
17 ( 18 ) AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean
18 ( 17 ) THEME FROM THE PERSUADERS - John Barry
19 ( 16 ) BRAND NEW KEY - Melanie
20 ( 13 ) MOON RIVER - Greyhound

21 ( 14 ) DAY AFTER DAY - Badfinger
22 ( 19 ) LET’S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green
23 ( RE ) I’M A SONG (SING ME) - Lou Christie
24 ( 27 ) HURTING EACH OTHER - Carpenters
25 ( 20 ) FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone
26 ( 21 ) A HORSE WITH NO NAME - America
27 ( 22 ) MY WORLD - The Bee Gees
28 ( RE ) I’M A SONG (SING ME) - Neil Sedaka
29 ( 24 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread
30 ( NEW ) BLESS YOU - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas