Haven Retro Combined Chart : 05.03.1972

[smokeyb]

Week number 3 for Nilsson, even with a slight reduction in points.


Chicory Tip get a second week at number 2, and Paul Simon moves up to 3.



T. Tex slip to 4 and Fortunes remain at 5.



There are 6 new entries and 2 re-entries this week, the highest is the New Seekers at number 27.



The biggest climber is Pagliaro who jump 9 places to number 18.



The biggest faller is Al Green who drops 29 places.

05.03.1972 (Week # 10)


1 (01) Nilsson - Without You - 139 points (27-29-28-33-14-13-12-4-2-1-1-1) 12 wks

2 (02) Chicory Tip – Son Of My Father - 109 points (13-3-3-3-2-2) 6 wks

3 (06) Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion - 109 points (40-14-6-3) 4 wks

4 (03) T. Rex - Telegram Sam - 83 points (2-1-1-2-3-4) 6 wks

5 (05) Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup - 78 points (20-10-5-6-5-5) 6 wks

6 (09) Colin Blunstone - Say You Don't Mind - 78 points (20-11-9-6) 4 wks

7 (07) Don McLean - American Pie - 77 points (30-16-25-22-20-17-13-8-1-2-4-5-7-7) 14 wks

8 (04) Slade - Look Wot You Dun - 74 points (17-6-4-4-8) 5 wks

9 (08) Sweet – Poppa Joe - 65 points (24-8-7-8-9) 5 wks

10 (10) Badfinger - Day After Day - 57 points (38-25-20-23-15-8-7-9-10-10) 10 wks

11 (17) Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner - 57 points (17-11) 2 wks

12 (11) Bee Gees - My World - 50 points (14-12-13-11-12) 5 wks

13 (15) Neil Young - Heart Of Gold - 46 points (27-17-15-13) 4 wks

14 (12) Michael Jackson - Got To Be There - 43 points (38-35-25-25-30-24-25-x-25-8-12-14) 11 wks

15 (13) Carpenters – Hurting Each Other - 42 points (21-15-16-15-11-12-13-15) 8 wks

16 (16) Rod Stewart - Handbags And Gladrags - 40 points (16-16-16) 3 wks

17 (14) Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever - 38 points (9-6-5-5-9-10-14-17) 8 wks

18 (27) Pagliaro - Lovin' You Ain't Easy - 31 points (27-18) 2 wks

19 (20) Bread - Everything I Own - 29 points (21-20-19) 3 wks

20 (21) Jonathan King – Flirt - 21 points (33-29-22-21-20) 5 wks

21 (19) Supremes – Floy Joy - 21 points (27-23-17-18-18-16-18-19-21) 9 wks

22 (23) Denise La Salle – Now Run And Tell That - 20 points (25-23-25-23-22) 5 wks

23 (18) America - A Horse With No Name - 20 points (23-5-1-1-1-1-4-6-10-15-18-23) 12 wks

24 (22) Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me - 20 points (40-29-25-24-26-x-28-19-18-20-22-24) 11 wks

25 (28) Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me - 20 points (28-25)2 wks

26 (25) Isaac Hayes – Do Your Thing - 19 points (25-26) 2 wks

27 (NE) New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow - 19 points 1 wk

28 (24) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine - 19 points (24-28) 2 wks

29 (NE) Elton John – Tiny Dancer - 18 points 1 wk

30 (31) Gerry Monroe – Girl Of My Dreams - 17 points (31-30) 2 wks

31 (RE) David Bowie - Changes - 17 points (23-10-9-8-11-17-31-x-31) 8 wks

32 (34) Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light - 17 points (34-32) 2 wks

33 (29) Four Tops – A Simple Game - 16 points (34-33-28-29-33) 5 wks

34 (26) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture - 16 points (25-27-24-27-26-34) 6 wks

35 (30) Jimi Hendrix – Johnny B Goode - 15 points (38-30-35) 3 wks

36 (NE) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) - 15 points 1 wk

37 (NE) Argent - Hold Your Head Up - 15 points 1 wk

38 (RE) Donnie Elbert – I Can't Help Myself - 15 points (34-26-21-24-x-38) 5 wks

39 (NE) Les Crane - Desiderata - 14 points 1 wk

40 (NE) Temptations – Take A Look Around - 14 points 1 wk

40 (36) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown - 14 points (40-36-40) 3 wks



Dropped Out

43 (33) Dells – It's All Up To You - 13 points (33)

46 (35) John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth - 12 points (35)

47 (39) Neil Young - Harvest - 12 points (39)

48 (37) Donnie Elbert – Sweet Baby - 11 points (30-31-39-39-32-37)

51 (38) Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair - 10 points (15-13-12-14-15-19-21-8-7-5-6-9-13-19-38)

53 (40) David Bowie - Life On Mars? - 10 points (33-28-26-29-30-32-37-35-40)

61 (32) Al Green - Let's Stay Together - 6 points (17-11-12-10-9-3-2-2-3-7-14-26-32)



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 11.03.1972

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

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 09-03-72:  Presenter: Jimmy Saville & Ed Stewart
(7) PAUL SIMON – Mother And Child Reunion  
(NEW) CHRISTIE – Iron Horse
(16) DONNIE ELBERT – I Can’t Help Myself  
(30) ARGENT – Hold Your Head Up
(10) LINDISFARNE – Meet Me On The Corner  
(NEW) RAY STEVENS – Turn Your Radio On
(23) LES CRANE – Desiderata  
(27) THE SUPREMES – Floy Joy  
(2) DON McLEAN – American Pie  
(29) THE HOLLIES – The Baby
(47) OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN – What Is Life
(1) NILSSON – Without You  
(25) THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY starring SHIRLEY JONES feat. DAVID CASSIDY – It’s One Of Those Nights 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 11.03.1972
1 (2) Neil Young - Harvest (2 wk) (# 1)
2 (1) Neil Reid - Neil Reid (6 wk) (# 1)
3 (3) Paul Simon - Paul Simon (3 wk) (# 3)
4 (4) T.Rex - Electric Warrior (23 wk) (# 1)
5 (6) Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat (24 wk) (# 2)
6 (8) Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne (13 wk) (# 6)
7 (5) Simon & Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water (108 wk) (# 1)
8 (10) Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (6 wk) (# 8)
9 (7) The Faces - A Nod's A Good As A Wink…to A Blind Horse (12 wk) (# 2)
10 (11) John Lennon - Imagine (20 wk) (# 1)

[raliverpool]

01 Harry Nilsson - Without You (8wks 21-10-2-1-1-1-1-1)
02 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold (4wks 24-9-4-2)
03 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Down From Dover (4wks 27-13-8-3)
04 Bread - Everything I Own (5wks 28-16-11-6-4)
05 Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion (4wks 33-22-12-5)
06 Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father (6wks 17-8-3-3-3-6)
07 Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away (3wks 23-14-7)
08 Slade - Look Wot You Dun (6wks 27-12-4-4-2-8)
09 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) (2wks 24-9)
10 Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner (2wks 20-10)

11 Colin Bluntstone - Say You Don't Mind (4wks 25-19-15-11)
12 Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup (6wks 28-15-10-6-7-12)
13 Carpenters - Hurting Each Other (7wks 17-13-9-6-5-5-13)
14 Harry Nilsson - Gotta Get Up (4wks 37-25-18-14)
15 Giorgio Moroder - Son Of My Father (2wks 21-15)
16 Neil Young - Harvest (2wks 29-16)
17 John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth (7wks 32-20-14-11-8-9-17)

18 Elton John - Tiny Dancer (1wk 18 NEW)

19 Carole King - Sweet Seasons (5wks 25-17-16-17-19)
20 Bee Gees - My World (6wks 29-17-12-7-10-20)

21 Supremes - Floy Joy (5wks 29-19-15-16-21)
22 Kinks - Have A Cuppa Tea (7wks 34-26-18-14-12-13-22)
23 Faron Young - It's Four In The Morning (3wks 39-28-23)
24 T Rex - Telegram Sam (7wks 14-5-3-2-2-11-24)
25 New Seekers - Beg Steal Or Borrow (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Cher - The Way Of Love (4wks 32-27-23-26)
27 Michel Pagliaro - Loving You Ain't Easy (3wks 30-25-27)
28 Sweet - Poppa Joe (5wks 38-30-26-22-28)
29 Paul McCartney & Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish (2wks 38-29)
30 Elton John - Indian Sunset (3wks 34-27-30)

31 Yes - Roundabout (1wk 31 NEW)
32 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer (9wks 13-8-3-1-2-5-10-19-32)
33 Argent - Hold Your Head Up (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Santana - No One To Depend On (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Linda Ronstadt - Rock Me On The Water (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey (5wks 27-20-20-26-36)
37 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Living Without You (1wk 37 NEW)
38 BJ Thomas - Rock And Roll Lullaby (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Hollies - The Baby (2wks 37-39)

40 Addrisi Brothers - We've Got To Get It On Again (1wk 40 NEW)

The 47th Greatest Song of All Time according to Rollling Stone 2021 poll of 3000+ musicians & industry people. The six minute opening track on the Madman Across The Water album incredibly failed to reach the UK top 50, and stopped at USA #41 (but it did reach Canada #13, Australia #19, New Zealand #11; & South Africa #3 in 1972). But the initial error by the record buying public had long been put right before The cast of Almost Famous (2000) sung along to the song while riding in the tour bus. Plus this brilliant newly shot 2017 video has over 100 million views (probably helped by Lady Gaga's very convincing turn as the red haired old lady).

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Nilsson – Without You
02(02) Don McLean – American Pie
03(03) Michael Jackson – Got To Be There
04(13) Elton John – Tiny Dancer
05(05) Colin Blunstone – Say You Don’t Mind
06(06) Paul Simon – Mother And Child Reunion
07(12) Lindisfarne – Meet Me On The Corner
08(04) Rod Stewart – Handbags And Gladrags
09(22) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Alone Again (Naturally)
10(08) Sonny & Cher – A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done

11(10) Pagliaro – Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy
12(19) The New Seekers – Beg, Steal Or Borrow
13(07) Badfinger – Day After Day
14(18) The Partridge Family – It’s One Of Those Nights
15(23) Argent – Hold Your Head Up
16(15) The Hollies – The Baby
17(26) The Supremes – Floy Joy
18(09) Sweet – Poppa Joe
19(11) Slade – Look Wot You Dun
20(--) Neil Young – Heart Of Gold

21(29) CCS – Brother
22(33) Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful To Last
23(--) Cliff Richard – Jesus
26(--) Olivia Newton-John – What Is Life

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Nilsson - Without You (6 wks)
2 (9) Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner  (3 wks)
3 (3) Colin Blunstone - Say You Dont Mind (5 wks)
4 (7) Les Crane - Desiderata (4 wks)
5 (2) Badfinger - Day After Day (7 wks)
6 (6) Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion (4 wks)
7 (18) Argent - Hold Your Head Up (2 wks)
8 (4) Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father (7 wks)
9 (5) Slade - Look Wot You Dun (6 wks)
10 (10) Pagliaro - Lovin' You Ain't Easy (4 wks)
11 (15) Partridge Family - It's One of those Nights (3 wks)
12 (16) Hollies - The Baby (3 wks)
13 (17) Donnie Elbert - I Can't Help Myself (3 wks)
14 (20) Yes - Roundabout (5 wks)
15 (8) The Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup (7 wks)
16 (22) New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow (2 wks)
17 (23) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) (2 wks)
18 (21) Gallery - It's So Nice To Be With You (3 wks)
19 (11) Bee Gees - My World (7 wks)
20 (25) CCS - Brother (2 wks)
21 (26) Supremes - Floy Joy (2 wks)
22 (30) Elton John - Tiny Dancer (2 wks)
23 (NE) Neil Young - Heart Of Gold (1 wk)
24 (12) Sweet - Poppa Joe (6 wks)
25 (13) Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags (5 wks)
26 (14) Don McLean - American Pie (8 wks)
27 (19) T. Rex - Telegram Sam (7 wks)
28 (24) Paul McCartney & Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish (3 wks)
29 (NE) Four Tops - Bernadette (1 wk)
30 (NE) Olivia Newton-John - What Is Life (1 wk)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 26.02.1972

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

[darkstar79]

01 Denise La Salle – Now Run And Tell That (6 wks)
02 Isaac Hayes – Do Your Thing (3 wks)
03 The Carpenters – Hurting Each Other (9 wks)
04 Jonathan King – Flirt (6 wks)
05 Four Tops – A Simple Game (6 wks)
06 The Supremes – Floy Joy (10 wks)
07 The Temptations – Take A Look Around (2 wks)
08 The Dells – It's All Up To You (3 wks)
09 Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever (9 wks)
10 Donnie Elbert – Sweet Baby (8 wks)

11 Johnnie Taylor – Standing In For Jody (8 wks)
12 Linda Jones – For Your Precious Love (3 wks)
13 The Stylistics – Betcha By Golly, Wow (3 wks)
14 Faron Young – It's Four In The Morning (5 wks)
15 The Dramatics – In The Rain (3 wks)
16 Roberta Flack – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (8 wks)
17 Holly Sherwood – Day By Day (6 wks)
18 Roberta Flack – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (2 wks)
19 Michael Jackson – Got To Be There (5 wks)
20 Jackie Wilson – You Got Me Walking (3 wks)

21 Michael Jackson – Rockin‘ Robin (1 wk)
22 Dionne Warwick – If We Only Have Love (1 wk)
23 Aretha Franklin – Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (9 wks)
24 The Honey Cone – The Day I Found Myself (4 wks)
25 The Undisputed Truth – What It Is (3 wks)
26 Bobby "Blue" Bland – Do What You Set Out To Do (3 wks)
27 Donnie Elbert – I Can't Help Myself (7 wks)
28 The Rock Flowers – Number Wonderful (5 wks)
29 The J.B.'s – Gimme Some More (8 wks)
30 Laura Lee – Love & Liberty (8 wks)

[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 Sweet – Poppa Joe
7 Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father
8 Badfinger – Day after day
9 Four Tops – Bernadette
10 Michael Jackson – Got to be there
11 New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow
12 Gerry Monroe – Girl of my dreams
13 Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion
14 Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner
15 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 6 ) Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Say You Don't Mind - Colin Blunstone (#1[2])
3 ( 3 ) Meet Me On The Corner - Lindisfarne
4 ( 2 ) Mother And Child Reunion - Paul Simon (#2[1])
5 ( 8 ) Blue Is The Colour - Chelsea Football Team
6 ( 13 ) Beg Steal Or Borrow - New Seekers
7 ( 4 ) Heart Of Gold - Neil Young (#4)
8 ( 18 ) Hold Your Head Up - Argent
9 ( 5 ) Son Of My Father - Chicory Tip (#1[3])
10 ( 7 ) Storm In A Teacup - Fortunes (#4)

11 ( 9 ) Poppa Joe - Sweet (#8)
12 ( 12 ) Girl Of My Dreams - Gerry Monroe
13 ( 25 ) Brother - CCS
14 ( 19 ) Give Ireland Back To The Irish - Wings
15 ( 10 ) Telegram Sam - T.Rex (#3)
16 ( 21 ) The Baby - Hollies
17 ( 11 ) Without You - Nilsson (#1[1])
18 ( 14 ) Everything I Own - Bread (#12)
19 ( 20 ) Lovin' You Ain't Easy - Pagliaro
20 ( 17 ) Flirt - Jonathan King (#15)

21 ( 16 ) Look Wot You Dun - Slade (#10)
22 ( 15 ) My World - Bee Gees (#5)
23 ( 35 ) Roundabout - Yes
24 ( 28 ) A Mother's Prayer - Joe Tex
25 ( 22 ) Day By Day - Holly Sherwood (#18)
26 ( 30 ) We've Got To Get It On Again - Addrisi Brothers
27 ( 26 ) The Way Of Love - Cher (#24)
28 ( -- ) A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done - Sonny & Cher
29 ( 29 ) Jungle Fever - Chakachas (#27)
30 ( 24 ) Floy Joy - Supremes (#15)

31 ( 27 ) Sweet Seasons - Carole King (#21)
32 ( 23 ) Down By The Lazy River - Osmonds (#7)
33 ( -- ) Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
34 ( 33 ) You Want It You Got It - Detroit Emeralds (#32)
35 ( -- ) No One To Depend On - Santana
36 ( 32 ) Together Let's Find Love - 5th Dimension (#24)
37 ( 39 ) Hurting Each Other - Carpenters (#32)
38 ( 31 ) Don't Say You Don't Remember - Beverly Bremers (#16)
39 ( 40 ) Joy - Apollo 100 (#23)
40 ( 38 ) Fire And Water - Wilson Pickett (#18)

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-- ( 34 ) Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey (#3)
-- ( 36 ) Give And Take - Pioneers (#7)
-- ( 37 ) Looking For A Love - J Geils Band (#13)

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-- ( -- ) Taurus - Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
-- ( -- ) Crazy Mama - J.J. Cale
-- ( -- ) Jesus - Cliff Richard

[Shireblogger]

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

[popchartfreak]

26th February 1972

It's 2 weeks on top and 2 of the top 3 for Todd Rundgren as the highest new entry is at 9 for The Four Tops, Bernadette having already topped my retro 1967 charts, but in my real charts of the time (starting in 1968) Bernadette entered at 1, as I bought the single before it made the top 30 again - I knew it was familiar, I knew it was great, and I couldnt tape it off the radio cos it wasn't get radio play much. My grandma wasn't that keen on it when she came down to visit, and sadly the electric fire facing my small singles collection on a rack on the living room floor during a cold snap melted the vinyl of the ones I'd just bought. I still have the single but as its warped the needle literally jumps into the air when played. I was gutted!

Other new entries, Roy Wood's first solo single When Gran'ma Plays The Banjo featured on Lift Off With Ayshea Brough (actress/singer from U.F.O.), possibly when he met her and started going out with her, and the B side Wake Up enters along with the whimsical bluegrass A side. The B side is sorta experimental sound/folky and both give a good idea what the terrific 1973 solo album Boulders will sound like: everything on them is Roy Wood, and the songs are varied and catchy. Roy was my hero in 1973, no question my number one fave pop star.

The Godfather is about to break box-off money-making records, and become a critically-acclaimed film for all-time. I was too young to see it, but the Nino Rota Italian-themed love theme was fab. I still havent managed to sit through any of The trilogy, though I did try when it came on TV. Dolly Parton starts her chart run with Touch Your Woman, 50 years later I'm still buying her new bluegrass-styled singles. Della Reese will get a lot of Radio airplay later in the year, but it's out in the USA: If It Feels Good Do It. And why not! Finally Jerry Lee Lewis covers The Big Bopper's Chantilly Lace and gets a final UK chart hit, and again, out in the USA.



1 ( 1 ) HELLO IT’S ME - Todd Rundgren # 1
2 ( 2 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Michael Jackson # 1
3 ( 4 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren # 3
4 ( 3 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND - Colin Blunstone # 3
5 ( 7 ) I AM A CLOWN - David Cassidy # 5
6 ( 5 ) 10538 OVERTURE - Electric Light Orchestra # 1
7 ( 6 ) STORM IN A TEACUP - The Fortunes # 1
8 ( 8 ) WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson # 1
9 ( NEW ) BERNADETTE - The Four Tops # 9
10 ( 16 ) MY WORLD - The Bee Gees # 10

11 ( 9 ) HEART OF GOLD - Neil Young # 6
12 ( 10 ) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) - Donnie Elbert # 4
13 ( 13 ) LOVIN’ YOU AIN’T EASY - Pagliaro # 13
14 ( 11 ) LIFE ON MARS? - David Bowie # 1
15 ( 14 ) EVERYTHING I OWN - Bread # 8
16 ( 12 ) MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION - Paul Simon # 7
17 ( 19 ) BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW - The Stylistics featuring Russell Thompkins, Jr. # 17
18 ( 15 ) HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) - John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir # 1
19 ( 22 ) COULD IT BE FOREVER - David Cassidy # 19
20 ( 23 ) RUN RUN RUN - Jo Jo Gunne # 20

21 ( 24 ) ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD - Paul Simon # 21
22 ( 31 ) HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? - Al Green # 22
23 ( 28 ) EVE - Jim Capaldi # 23
24 ( 29 ) ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 24
25 ( 37 ) TAKE A LOOK AROUND - The Temptations # 25
26 ( 38 ) PUPPY LOVE - Donny Osmond # 26
27 ( 18 ) SON OF MY FATHER - Chicory Tip # 15
28 ( 21 ) A THING CALLED LOVE - Johnny Cash & The Evangel Choir # 10
29 ( 17 ) HURTING EACH OTHER - Carpenters # 17
30 ( 39 ) I’VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG - Frederick Knight # 30

31 ( 25 ) A HORSE WITH NO NAME - America # 3
32 ( 20 ) MOON RIVER - Greyhound # 5
33 ( 26 ) LOOK WOT YOU DUN - Slade # 16
34 ( 27 ) TELEGRAM SAM - T.Rex # 9
35 ( 40 ) SNOWQUEEN OF TEXAS - The Mamas & The Papas # 35
36 ( 30 ) IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre # 1
37 ( 47 ) A COWBOY’S WORK IS NEVER DONE - Sonny & Cher # 37
38 ( 34 ) SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops # 1
39 ( 33 ) COZ I LUV YOU - Slade # 1
40 ( 32 ) LET’S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green # 3

41 ( 42 ) THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - Roberta Flack # 41
42 ( 35 ) FLOY JOY - The Supremes # 7
43 ( 36 ) STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin # 3
44 ( 48 ) SHE’S GOT A WAY - Billy Joel # 44
45 ( 41 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson # 1
46 ( 43 ) I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate # 1
47 ( 44 ) BABY I’M A WANT YOU - Bread # 4
48 ( 45 ) FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone # 2
49 ( 46 ) SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU - The Congregation featuring Brian Keith of Plastic Penny # 1
50 ( 54 ) FLIRT - Jonathan King # 50

51 ( 49 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert # 1
52 ( 50 ) GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES - Cher # 1
53 ( 51 ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent # 2
54 ( 57 ) GOTTA GET UP - Nilsson # 54
55 ( 64 ) BROTHER - C.C.S. # 55
56 ( 52 ) IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy # 7
57 ( 55 ) THE PIE - The Sutherland Brothers # 55
58 ( 65 ) BEG, STEAL OR BORROW - The New Seekers # 58
59 ( 56 ) ROCKIN’ ROBIN - Michael Jackson # 56
60 ( 69 ) SYLVIA’S MOTHER - Doctor Hook And The Medicine Show # 60

61 ( 58 ) TOKOLOSHE MAN - John Kongos # 1
62 ( 67 ) DA DOO RON RON (WHEN HE WALKED ME HOME) - Ian Matthews # 62
63 ( 71 ) IN THE RAIN - The Dramatics # 63
64 ( 70 ) NICE TO BE WITH YOU - Gallery # 64
65 ( 60 ) YOU GOT ME WALKING - Jackie Wilson # 60
66 ( 53 ) CHANGES - David Bowie # 5
67 ( 73 ) GOING DOWN SLOW ALL THE WAY - Jim Capaldi # 67
68 ( 75 ) SON OF MY FATHER - Giorgio # 68
69 ( 78 ) WHAT IS LIFE - Olivia Newton-John # 69
70 ( 62 ) JEEPSTER - T.Rex # 1

71 ( NEW ) WAKE UP - Roy Wood # 71
72 ( 61 ) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - Shirley Bassey # 7
73 ( NEW ) WHEN GRAN’MA PLAYS THE BANJO - Roy Wood # 73
74 ( 80 ) TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST - Engelbert Humperdinck # 74
75 ( NEW ) LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” - Nino Rota # 75
76 ( 68 ) SOLEY SOLEY - Middle Of The Road # 3
77 ( 59 ) LET ME BE THE ONE - Anne Murray # 59
78 ( NEW ) TOUCH YOUR WOMAN - Dolly Parton # 78
79 ( NEW ) IF IT FEELS GOOD DO IT - Della Reese # 79
80 ( NEW ) CHANTILLY LACE - Jerry Lee Lewis # 80



5th March 1972 my charts of the time

It's straight in at 1 for a 3rd New Seekers chart-topper as Beg, Steal Or Borrow is chosen as the new Eurovision song for the UK, stopping Donnie Elbert making it 2 number ones in a row as his great cover of The Four Tops' I Can't Help Myself enters at 2, and Gilbert O' Sullivan hits a new peak chart position with his new (and greatest) song Alone Again (Naturally) at 3. I found the song part-touching and part-depressing, and still do not least because the lines about parents dying was a fear of 14-year-old me, and now I've had to face up to the reality it's even more difficult to listen to.

Lindisfarne debut with the folk jolliness of Meet Me On The Corner at 10, and outside the UK top 30 I buy the new Partridge Family single It's One Of Those Nights - I still like the TV show, and this Tony Romeo song is typically tuneful, if a bit MOR. Back in at 27, Argent finally get a hit single out of Hold Your Head Up after I'd charted it in 1971 as a new release that Alan Freeman was plugging. So we had both of The Zombies on the chart, Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone.


1 ( NEW ) BEG, STEAL OR BORROW - The New Seekers
2 ( NEW ) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) - The Four Tops
3 ( NEW ) ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) - Gilbert O’Sullivan
4 ( 4 ) FLIRT - Jonathan King
5 ( 2 ) GOT TO BE THERE - Michael Jackson
6 ( 1 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND - Colin Blunstone
7 ( 5 ) WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson
8 ( 7 ) POPPA JOE - The Sweet
9 ( 3 ) MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION - Paul Simon
10 ( NEW ) MEET ME ON THE CORNER - Lindisfarne

11 ( 8 ) SON OF MY FATHER - Chicory Tip
12 ( 6 ) BLUE IS THE COLOUR - Chelsea FC
13 ( 11 ) ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny & Cher
14 ( 9 ) LOOK WOT YOU DUN - Slade
15 ( 13 ) HAVE YOU SEEN HER - The Chi-Lites
16 ( 10 ) STORM IN A TEACUP - The Fortunes
17 ( 16 ) DAY BY DAY - Holly Sherwood
18 ( 12 ) I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - The New Seekers
19 ( 15 ) TELEGRAM SAM - T.Rex
20 ( 18 ) THEME FROM THE PERSUADERS - John Barry

21 ( 20 ) MOON RIVER - Greyhound
22 ( 17 ) AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean
23 ( NEW ) IT’S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - The Partridge Family
24 ( 14 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Donnie Elbert
25 ( 19 ) BRAND NEW KEY - Melanie
26 ( 21 ) DAY AFTER DAY - Badfinger
27 ( NEW ) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP - Argent
28 ( 24 ) HURTING EACH OTHER - Carpenters
29 ( 22 ) LET’S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green
30 ( 26 ) A HORSE WITH NO NAME - America