Haven Retro Combined Chart : 20.08.1972

[smokeyb]

For only the 4th time since we started the retro chart we have a joint number 1, and it is the first time

both have come from outside the top 10.

Rod Stewart gets his 2nd chart topper after Maggie May in 1971 he jumps up from number 12.

Mott The Hoople with a song written by David Bowie get their 1st number 1, jumping up from number 11.

Alice Cooper falls to number 3, Terry Dactyl drops to 4 and Hawkwind are down at 5.

There are 6 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Roxy Music at number 13.



We also have a high new entry at 14 for Blackfoot Sue.



The biggest climber is Bill Withers who jumps up 18 places to number 16.



The biggest faller is Gary Glitter who drops 42 places.



20.08.1972 (Week # 34)

1 (12) Rod Stewart & Faces - You Wear It Well - 125 points (12-1) 2 wks
1 (11) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes - 125 points (11-1) 2 wks
3 (01) Alice Cooper - School's Out - 123 points (36-30-17-17-12-6-3-1-1-1-3) 11 wks
4 (02) Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle - 100 points (10-6-5-2-4) 5 wks
5 (03) Hawkwind - Silver Machine - 96 points (22-9-4-4-4-2-3-5) 8 wks
6 (06) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture - 94 points (25-10-6-6) 4 wks
7 (05) Hot Butter - Popcorn - 86 points (40-39-x-17-8-4-5-7) 7 wks
8 (04) David Bowie - Starman - 80 points (30-35-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-8) 11 wks
9 (07) Bee Gees - Run To Me - 77 points (12-9-7-9) 4 wks
10 (24) Derek & The Dominos - Layla - 73 points (39-30-27-32-30-36-40-x-24-10) 9 wks
11 (08) Carpenters – Goodbye to Love - 73 points (15-11-7-8-8-11) 6 wks
12 (09) O’Jays - Backstabbers - 65 points (28-34-37-14-14-13-9-12) 8 wks
13 (NE) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain - 64 points 1 wk
14 (NE) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road - 42 points 1 wk
15 (16) Al Green – I'm Still in Love with You - 40 points (35-33-24-18-14-16-15) 7 wks
16 (34) Bill Withers - Lean On Me - 36 points (37-36-18-25-22-23-19-16-15-14-19-28-35-40-x-34-16) 16 wks
17 (18) Bread - The Guitar Man - 33 points (29-18-17) 3 wks
18 (10) Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother - 31 points (35-27-18-36-20-9-5-5-5-5-6-10-18) 13 wks
19 (21) Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling - 29 points (24-21-19) 3 wks
20 (13) Supremes – Automatically Sunshine - 27 points (35-25-21-19-26-x-38-16-11-11-13-20) 11 wks
21 (23) Middle Of The Road - Samson And Delilah - 25 points (40-23-21) 3 wks
22 (20) Labi Siffre - Watch Me - 25 points (20-22) 2 wks
23 (NE) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me - 25 points 1 wk
24 (19) Chairmen Of The Board - Working On A Building Of Love - 22 points (30-17-19-24) 4 wks
25 (17) Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - 22 points (36-20-15-15-17-25) 6 wks
26 (NE) Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') - 20 points 1 wk
27 (26) Little Eva - Loco-motion - 20 points (28-26-27) 3 wks
28 (27) Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream - 19 points (28-26-29-27-30-31-26-27-28) 9 wks
29 (33) T. Rex - The Slider - 19 points (40-33-29) 3 wks
30 (25) Chi-Lites - The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1) - 19 points (33-23-25-30) 4 wks
31 (31) Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It - 19 points (31-28-31-32-30-31-31) 7 wks
32 (14) Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now - 18 points (15-7-4-2-2-3-7-14-32) 9 wks
33 (29) Arlo Guthrie - The City Of New Orleans - 18 points (29-27-29-33) 4 wks
34 (RE) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine - 17 points (24-28-30-40-x-34) 5 wks
35 (15) Partridge Family - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - 17 points (27-14-9-9-12-15-35) 7 wks
36 (30) Jackson 5 - Lookin' Through The Windows - 16 points (32-31-30-26-29-28-31-30-36) 9 wks
37 (38) Temptations – Mother Nature - 15 points (39-x-38-38-37-38-37) 6 wks
38 (NE) Four Tops - Walk With Me Talk With Me Darling - 15 points 1 wk
39 (NE) Don McLean - Empty Chairs - 14 points 1 wk
40 (35) David Bowie - Suffragette City - 14 points (24-25-34-34-24-22-35-40) 8 wks

Dropped Out
42 (22) Faron Young - It's Four In The Morning - 13 points (21-22)
43 (40) Michael Jackson – Ben - 12 points (40)
44 (36) Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - 12 points (25-24-29-33-35-33-36)
46 (39) Flash - Small Beginnings - 12 points (39)
61 (28) Rolling Stones - Happy - 7 points (34-28)
62 (37) Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - 7 points (37)
63 (40) Trammps - Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - 7 points (40)
74 (32) Gary Glitter and The Glitter Band - Rock & Roll Part 1 & 2 - 3 points (39-x-25-16-14-15-13-18-9-5-3-2-3-7-8-10-19-32)

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




I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 27.08.1972

1 (1) Alice Cooper - School's Out - (7 wk) (#1)
2 (7) Rod Stewart & Faces - You Wear It Well (3 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Hawkwind - Silver Machine (9 wk) (# 3)
4 (11) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes (3 wk) (# 4)
5 (2) Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle (7 wk) (# 2)
6 (5) Hot Butter - Popcorn (6 wk) (# 5)
7 (13) Derek And The Dominos - Layla (3 wk) (# 7)
8 (6) Partridge Family - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (8 wk) (# 3)
9 (14) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (5 wk) (# 9)
10 (4) Donny Osmond - Puppy Love (11 wk) (# 1)
11 (9) Bee Gees - Run To Me (6 wk) (# 9)
12 (10) Faron Young - It's Four In The Morning (7 wk) (#10)
13 (15) Little Eva - Loco-motion (5 wk) (# 13)
14 (25) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road (3 wk) (# 14)
15 (16) Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now (10 wk) (# 5)
16 (8) Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother (10 wk) (# 2)
17 (24) Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling (5 wk) (# 17)
18 (12) Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Part 2 (12 wk) (# 2)
19 (21) New Seekers - Circles (12 wk) (# 4)
20 (47) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me (2 wk) (#20)
21 (19) Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You (10 wk) (# 9)
22 (26) Mardi Gras - Too Busy Thinking 'bout My Baby (4 wk) (# 22)
23 (23) Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow (10 wk) (# 13)
24 (27) Procol Harum - Conquistador (4 wk) (# 24)
25 (20) Chairmen of the Board - Working on a Building of Love (7 wk) (# 20)
26 (46) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (2 wk) (# 26)
27 (36) Bill Withers - Lean On Me (3 wk) (# 27)
28 (41) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine (2 wk)(# 28)
29 (40) Duncan Browne - Journey (2 wk) (# 29)
30 (17) The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine (7 wk) (# 10)
31 (33) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where is the Love (4 wk) (# 31)
32 (29) Labi Siffre - Watch Me (5 wk) (# 29)
33 (38) Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band - Heykens Serenade/The Day Is Ended (2 wk) (# 33)
34 (22) Mary Wells - My Guy (8 wk) (# 14)
35 (18) David Bowie - Starman (10 wk) (# 10)
36 (32) Four Tops - Walk With Me, Talk With Me Darling (4 wk) (# 32)
37 (28) Sweet - Little Willy (12 wk) (# 4)
38 (30) Middle of the Road - Samson and Delilah (5 wk) (# 26)
39 (42) Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band - Amazing Grace (22 wk) (# 1)
40 (NE) Junior Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night (1 wk) (# 40)
41 (50) Al Green - Im Still In Love With You (2 wk) (# 41)
42 (37) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace (19 wk) (# 20)
43 (45) Bobby Hebb - Sunny/Love Love Love (2 wk) (# 43)
44 (NE) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (31) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day (11 wk) (# 8)
46 (NE) The Drifters - Come on Over to My Place (1 wk) (# 46)
47 (34) Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy (11 wk) (# 8)
48 (39) Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (14 wk) (# 14)
49 (43) Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome (13 wk) (# 1)
50 (NE) Judge Dread-Big Six (1 wk) (# 50)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 24-08-72:  Presenter: Jimmy Saville
(3) HAWKWIND – Silver Machine  
(NEW) SLADE – Mama Weer All Crazee Now
(4) MOTT THE HOOPLE – All The Young Dudes  
(31) ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY – Where Is The Love?  
(29) DUNCAN BROWNE – Journey
(20) LYNSEY DE PAUL – Sugar Me
(NEW) THE PEARLS – You Came, You Saw, You Conquered
(26) ROXY MUSIC – Virginia Plain
(22) MARDI GRAS – Too Busy Thinking About My Baby  
(1) ALICE COOPER – School’s Out  
(13) LITTLE EVA – The Locomotion  

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 19.08.1972

1 (01) Alice Cooper - School's Out
2 (04) Rod Stewart and the Faces - You Wear It Well
3 (07) Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
4 (02) Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother
5 (03) Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle
6 (05) Derek And The Dominoes - Layla
7 (06) Bee Gees - Run To Me
8 (08) David Bowie - Starman
9 (09) Donny Osmond - Puppy Love
10 (10) Hawkwind - Silver Machine
11 (11) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
12 (34) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me
13 (12) Carpenters - Goodbye To Love
14 (13) The O'Jays - Backstabbers
15 (14) New Seekers - Circles
16 (15) The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine
17 (16) Partridge Family - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
18 (17) Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome
19 (18) Gary Glitter - Rock N Roll Pt II
20 (19) Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow
21 (20) Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy
22 (21) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure
23 (35) Four Tops - Walk With Me, Talk With Me Darling
24 (23) Middle Of The Road - Samson And Delilah
25 (24) Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
26 (26) The Drifters - At The Club /Saturday Night At The Movies
27 (27) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine
28 (28) Labi Siffre - Watch Me
29 (New) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony
30 (36) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love
31 (22) Hot Butter - Popcorn
32 (25) Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
33 (30) Don McLean - Vincent
34 (31) T. Rex - Metal Guru
35 (32) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
36 (29) The Who - Join Together
37 (New) Judge Dread - Big Six
38 (33) David Bowie - Changes
39 (38) Bill Withers - Lean On Me
40 (39) Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 26.08.1972
1 (1) Various Artists - 20 Fantastic Hits (5 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment (4 wk) (# 2)
3 (4) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (6 wk) (# 2)
4 (3) Various Artists - 20 Dynamic Hits (12 wk) (# 1)
5 (6) Alice Cooper - School's Out (6 wk) (# 5)
6 (5) T. Rex - The Slider (4 wk) (# 4)
7 (7) Don McLean - American Pie (25 wk) (# 2)
8 (8) Slade - Slade Alive (21 wk) (# 2)
9 (12) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Trilogy (8 wk) (# 2)
10 (11) Neil Diamond - Moods (4 wk) (# 10)

[rubcale]

01 Alice Cooper School's Out
02 Blackfoot Sue Standing In The Road
03 Hawkwind Silver Machine
04 Rod Stewart You Wear It Well
05 Bee Gees Run To Me
06 Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs Seaside Shuffle
07 Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes
08 Hot Butter Popcorn
09 Roxy Music Virginia Plain
10 Jackie Wilson I Get The Sweetest Feeling
11 Chairmen Of The Board Working On A Building Of Love
12 Michael Jackson Ain't No Sunshine
13 Faron Young It's Four In The Morning
14 Drifters Come On Over To My Place
15 Bill Withers Lean On Me
16 Mardi Gras Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
17 Jnr Walker & The All Stars Walk In The Night
18 Judge Dread Big Six
19 Cliff Richard Living In Harmony
20 Middle Of The Road Samson And Delilah

[raliverpool]

01 Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes (3wks 21-8-1)
02 T Rex - The Slider (4wks 6-2-2-2)
03 Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (4wks 16-10-5-3)
04 David Bowie - Starman (8wks 28-8-2-2-1-1-1-4)
05 Don McLean - Empty Chairs (6wks 39-30-18-12-7-5)
06 Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You (6wks 25-17-10-9-6-6)
07 Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well (3wks 22-11-7)
08 Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress (7wks 31-17-7-4-3-3-8)
09 Hawkwind - Silver Machine (6wks 20-10-5-4-4-9)
10 Bee Gees - Run To Me (5wks 33-24-15-9-10)

11 Carpenters - Goodbye To Love (5wks 31-15-11-10-11)
12 Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (3wks 33-20-12)
13 Bread - Guitar Man (3wks 27-17-13)
14 O'Jays - Back Stabbers (2wks 33-14)
15 Chicago - Saturday In The Park (2wks 24-15)
16 Harry Nilsson - You're Breakin' My Heart (3wks 26-22-16)
17 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Jackson 5 - Lookin' Through The Windows (5wks 37-31-23-21-18)
19 Todd Rundgren - Couldn't I Just Tell You (4wks 25-17-16-19)

20 Raspberries - Go All The Way (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Rolling Stones - All Down The Line (2wks 32-21)
22 David Bowie - Suffragette City (7wks 33-15-5-3-6-12-22)
23 Roxy Music - Re-Make/Re-Model (5wks 29-22-16-15-23)
24 Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me (2wks 26-24)
25 Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle (7wks 32-19-11-7-7-13-25)
26 Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Rolling Stones - Happy (6wks 27-14-8-8-14-27)
28 Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Detroit Emeralds - Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) (3wks 36-30-29)
30 Allman Brothers Band - Melissa (2wks 37-30)

31 Deep Purple - Lazy (6wks 28-23-17-14-19-31)
32 Beach Boys - Marcella (2wks 35-32)
33 Rod Stewart - True Blue (3wks 34-29-33)
34 Chairmen Of The Board - Working On A Building Of Love (4wks 38-31-28-34)
35 Humble Pie - 30 Days In The Hole (6wks 35-25-21-19-23-35)
36 Alice Cooper - School's Out (9wks 18-8-2-1-1-2-5-18-36)
37 Sailcat - Motorcycle Mama (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Bobby Hebb - Love Love Love (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Jim Croce - You Don't Mess Around With Jim (6wks 33-28-27-25-27-39)

40 Middle Of The Road - Samson And Delilah (1wk 40 NEW)

This breakthrough USA #5, Canada #5, Australia #14 hit was written by the Power Pop Cleveland, Ohio Power Pop band leader Eric Carmen (long before he got "Hungry Eyes" and went decided he'd be better off "All By Myself").

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) Derek And The Dominoes – Layla
02(01) Bill Withers - Lean On Me
03(12) Michael Jackson – Ain’t No Sunshine
04(04) Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well
05(08) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes
06(18) The Carpenters – Goodbye To Love
07(15) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road
08(23) Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
09(07) Middle of the Road - Samson and Delilah
10(03) Alice Cooper - School's Out

11(10) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where is the Love
12(05) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
13(24) Bobby Hebb – Love Love Love
14(28) Van Morrison – Jackie Wilson Said
15(09) David Bowie – Starman
16(29) Lynsey De Paul – Sugar Me
17(06) Hot Butter – Popcorn
18(27) Al Green – I’m Still In Love With You
19(30) Duncan Browne – Journey
20(17) Procol Harum – Conquistador

21(11) The Bee Gees – Run To Me
22(13) Labi Siffre – Watch Me
23(14) Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs - Sea Side Shuffle
24(16) Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
25(21) Gary Glitter – Rock And Roll Part 2
26(--) The Drifters – Come On Over To My Place
27(--) Judge Dread – Big Six
28(--) Bill Withers – Use Me
29(--) Cliff Richard – Living In Harmony
30(--) Junior Walker & The All Stars – Walk In The Night

[smokeyb]

1 (3) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes (3 wks)
2 (2) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (5 wks)
3 (11) Derek And The Dominos - Layla (3 wks)
4 (8) Rod Stewart & Faces - You Wear It Well (3 wks)
5 (23) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (2 wks)
6 (1) Alice Cooper - School's Out (7 wks)
7 (9) Labi Siffre - Watch Me (5 wks)
8 (5) Hawkwind - Silver Machine (9 wks)
9 (4) Bee Gees - Run To Me (6 wks)
10 (14) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road (3 wks)
11 (13) Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling (5 wks)
12 (7) David Bowie - Starman (10 wks)
13 (16) Four Tops - Walk With Me, Talk With Me Darling (4 wks)
14 (20) Bill Withers - Lean On Me (3 wks)
15 (17) Procol Harum - Conquistador (4 wks)
16 (6) Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs - Sea Side Shuffle (7 wks)
17 (32) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me (2 wks)
18 (31) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine (2 wks)
19 (21) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where is the Love (4 wks)
20 (22) Mardi Gras - Too Busy Thinking 'bout My Baby (4 wks)
21 (30) Duncan Browne - Journey (2 wks)
22 (35) Al Green - Im Still In Love With You (2 wks)
23 (10) Hot Butter - Popcorn (6 wks)
24 (12) Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother (10 wks)
25 (15) Chairmen of the Board - Working on a Building of Love (7 wks)
26 (18) Little Eva - Loco-motion (5 wks)
27 (33) Gallery - I Believe In Music (3 wks)
28 (19) Middle of the Road - Samson and Delilah (5 wks)
29 (26) Raspberries - Go All The Way (9 wks)
30 25) Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me (9 wks)
31 (27) Faron Young - It's Four In The Morning (7 wks)
32 (28) The Rolling Stones - Happy (7 wks)
33 (NE) Junior Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night (1 wk)
34 (NE) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony (1 wk)
35 (NE) The Drifters - Come on Over to My Place (1 wk)
36 (40) Bobby Hebb - Sunny/Love Love Love (2 wks)
37 (29) The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine (7 wks)
38 (24) Uriah Heep - Easy Living (5 wks)
39 (NE) Judge Dread - Big Six (1 wk)
40 (NE) Leon Russell - Tight Rope (1 wk)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 7 ) Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
3 ( 4 ) You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart
4 ( 3 ) 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra (#3)
5 ( 2 ) Starman - David Bowie (#1[6])
6 ( 13 ) Sugar Me - Lynsey De Paul
7 ( 6 ) The Guitar Man - Bread (#6)
8 ( 8 ) Back Stabbers - O'Jays
9 ( 5 ) Goodbye To Love - Carpenters (#2[2])
10 ( 15 ) Standing In The Road - Blackfoot Sue

11 ( -- ) Honky Cat - Elton John
12 ( 12 ) When You Say Love - Sonny And Cher
13 ( 22 ) Heykens Serenade - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band
14 ( 14 ) Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis
15 ( 9 ) Small Beginnings - Flash (#7)
16 ( 10 ) Popcorn - Hot Butter (#4)
17 ( 11 ) School's Out - Alice Cooper (#2[2])
18 ( -- ) Living In Harmony - Cliff Richard
19 ( 31 ) Love Love Love - Bobby Hebb
20 ( 25 ) Saturday In The Park - Chicago

21 ( -- ) Walk In The Night - Junior Walker And The All Stars
22 ( 33 ) Journey - Duncan Browne
23 ( 16 ) Seaside Shuffle - Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs (#7)
24 ( 20 ) Lookin' Through The Windows - Jackson 5 (#18)
25 ( 18 ) Run To Me - Bee Gees (#10)
26 ( 24 ) Samson And Delilah - Middle Of The Road (#24)
27 ( 17 ) Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - Hollies (#4)
28 ( 37 ) Go All The Way - Raspberries
29 ( 27 ) Walk With Me Talk With Me Darling - Four Tops (#27)
30 ( 19 ) Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat (#8)

31 ( 21 ) You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce (#12)
32 ( 23 ) It's Four In The Morning - Faron Young (#15)
33 ( 26 ) The Runway - Grass Roots (#23)
34 ( 29 ) We're Free - Beverly Bremers (#24)
35 ( 35 ) Coconut - Nilsson (#29)
36 ( 28 ) Take It Easy - Eagles (#7)
37 ( -- ) This World - Staple Singers
38 ( 30 ) Layla - Derek & The Dominos (#1[2])
39 ( -- ) You're Still A Young Man - Tower Of Power
40 ( 32 ) I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash (#4)

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-- ( 34 ) Hold Her Tight - Osmonds (#11)
-- ( 36 ) Little Woman Love - Wings (#19)
-- ( 38 ) Working On A Building Of Love - Chairmen Of The Board (#24)
-- ( 39 ) Join Together - Who (#11)
-- ( 40 ) Circles - New Seekers (#26)

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-- ( -- ) Big Six - Judge Dread

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[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') (2 wks)
02 The Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream (10 wks)
03 Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It (8 wks)
04 Al Green – I'm Still in Love with You (8 wks)
05 The Carpenters – Goodbye to Love (7 wks)
06 The Dramatics – Toast To The Fool (1 wk)
07 The Temptations – Mother Nature (9 wks)
08 The O'Jays – Back Stabbers (6 wks)
09 Detroit Spinners – How Could I Let You Get Away (2 wks)
10 Bobby Womack – Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) (1 wk)

11 Michael Jackson – Ben (4 wks)
12 Isaac Hayes – Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) (16 wks)
13 The Supremes – Your Wonderful Sweet Sweet Love (4 wks)
14 Aretha Franklin – Wholy Holy (2 wks)
15 Bobby Womack – Woman's Gotta Have It (17 wks)
16 Bill Withers – Use Me (1 wk)
17 Marvin Gaye – You're The Man (Part 1) (15 wks)
18 Donny Hathaway & June Conquest – I Thank You (14 wks)
19 The Emotions – I Could Never Be Happy (6 wks)
20 Bettye Swann – Victim Of A Foolish Heart (14 wks)

21 Millie Jackson – My Man, A Sweet Man (4 wks)
22 Mel & Tim – Starting All Over Again (8 wks)
23 Aretha Franklin – All The King's Horses (13 wks)
24 Michael Jackson – Ain't no sunshine (2 wks)
25 The Chi-Lites – The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1) (7 wks)
26 Mary Wells – My Guy (8 wks)
27 The Staple Singers – This World (4 wks)
28 David Bowie – Starman (10 wks)
29 Tower Of Power – You're Still a Young Man (7 wks)
30 The Jackson 5 – Lookin' Through The Windows (7 wks)

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Derek & The Dominos - LAYLA
2 [1] :: Rod Stewart - YOU WEAR IT WELL
3 [8] :: Roxy Music - VIRGINIA PLAIN
4 [9] :: Van Morrison - JACKIE WILSON SAID
5 [7] :: O'Jays - BACK STABBERS
6 [10] :: Mott The Hoople - ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
7 [3] :: Arlo Guthrie - THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
8 [4] :: Hot Butter - POPCORN
9 [12] :: Buffy Sainte-Marie - HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO
10 [11] :: Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - SEASIDE SHUFFLE
11 [15] :: Al Green - I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
12 [14] :: Bill Withers - LEAN ON ME
13 [6] :: Hawkwind - SILVER MACHINE
14 [13] :: Staple Singers - THIS WORLD
15 [16] :: David Bowie - SUFFRAGETTE CITY {Starman B-side}
16 [17] :: Eagles - TAKE IT EASY
17 [18] :: Helen Reddy - I AM WOMAN
18 [5] :: Alice Cooper - SCHOOL'S OUT
19 [19] :: Bee Gees - RUN TO ME
20 [20] :: Four Tops - WALK WITH ME, TALK TO ME

[o]

1 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
2 Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs - Sea Side Shuffle
3 Hawkwind - Silver Machine
4 Hot Butter – Popcorn
5 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes
6 Rod Stewart & Faces - You Wear It Well
7 Alice Cooper - School's Out
8 Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
9 Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling
10 Supremes - Automatically Sunshine
11 Derek And The Dominos – Layla
12 Bill Withers - Lean On Me
13 Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine
14 Drifters - Come on Over to My Place

[Earl Purple]

did you intend just a top 14?

[popchartfreak]

13th August 1972

It's a first week on top for Roxy Music's debut single, the brilliantly-odd Virginia Plain. The track too a while to grow on me in 1972, it was so unusual, thought it went top 10, and I actually bought it on the 1977 reissue coupled with Pyjamarama, both of which duly topped my charts that year. Blackfoot Sue also get a debut top 10 with the chackachakashhh's of the catchy rock track. Highest new entry at 23 is the former Hotlegs plus one, and the classic line-up of 10 C.C. has arrived, one of the great acts of the 70's. Donna topped my charts of the time, and unusually for me I became a huge fan of the first two albums, so expect to see far more than just the singles charting.

 The Sutherland Brothers enter at 50 with their best record, Sailing, which Rod the Mod at 7 will be looking down on stroking his chin, biding his time. This is still the best version for me. The Seashells's Maybe I Know was another fave of mine, and I had no idea it was a Lesley Gore cover at the time. To be honest I had no idea who Lesley Gore was, though I liked It's My Party. New at 52, just ahead of Cliff Richard returning with another peace 'n' love track, quirky, catchy and well-intended, and I still like Living In Harmony. At 62, Jonathan King is back with another pseudonym and another that tickled my fancy and topped my charts in 1972, partly cos it was bloody catchy, partly cos it was funny, and partly cos he got away with calling himself Shag. Presumably because it's a bird and the BBC couldn't argue about that. The Drifters chart another 60's oldie, and at 75, Suzi Quatro debuts with Rolling Stone. I remember it at the time getting plays on the radio, though no-one else does, but no, it wasn't Can The Can and it wasn't a Chinn-Chapman song either.



1 ( 9 ) VIRGINIA PLAIN - Roxy Music # 1
2 ( 2 ) THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PART 1) - The Chi-Lites # 1
3 ( 4 ) SUGAR ME - Lynsey De Paul # 3
4 ( 1 ) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott The Hoople # 1
5 ( 3 ) GOODBYE TO LOVE - Carpenters # 1
6 ( 12 ) STANDING IN THE ROAD - Blackfoot Sue # 6
7 ( 10 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart # 7
8 ( 8 ) THE LOCO-MOTION - Little Eva # 8
9 ( 6 ) LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS - The Jackson 5 # 1
10 ( 5 ) BACK STABBERS - The O’Jays # 1


11 ( 11 ) BREAK - Aphrodite’s Child # 3
12 ( 7 ) GUITAR MAN - Bread # 6
13 ( 16 ) WATCH ME - Labi Siffre # 13
14 ( 28 ) I’LL BE AROUND - The Detroit Spinners # 14
15 ( 27 ) JOURNEY - Duncan Browne # 15
16 ( 15 ) MY GUY - Mary Wells # 12
17 ( 13 ) HOW CAN I BE SURE - David Cassidy # 1
18 ( 24 ) GARDEN PARTY - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band # 18
19 ( 17 ) I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU - Carpenters # 17
20 ( 26 ) WIN, PLACE OR SHOW (SHE’S A WINNER) - The Intruders # 20

21 ( 40 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC - The Doobie Brothers # 21
22 ( 14 ) ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART - The Trammps # 7
23 ( NEW ) DONNA - 10 C.C. # 23
24 ( 18 ) THE NIGHT - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons # 3
25 ( 23 ) STARMAN - David Bowie # 1
26 ( 21 ) SILVER MACHINE - Hawkwind # 4
27 ( 22 ) METAL GURU - T.Rex # 1
28 ( 25 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 11
29 ( 29 ) WHY - Donny Osmond # 29
30 ( 20 ) RUN TO ME - The Bee Gees # 20


31 ( 19 ) I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU - Al Green # 6
32 ( 36 ) BEN - Michael Jackson # 32
33 ( 42 ) THE MOONBEAM SONG - Nilsson # 33
34 ( 52 ) SUMMER BREEZE - Seals & Crofts # 34
35 ( 53 ) STORM IN A TEACUP - Lynsey De Paul # 35
36 ( 31 ) SCHOOL’S OUT - Alice Cooper # 1
37 ( 30 ) THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Aphrodite’s Child # 16
38 ( 34 ) THE TALK OF ALL THE U.S.A. - Middle Of The Road # 2
39 ( 39 ) MISTY BLUE - Joe Simon # 39
40 ( 35 ) WHERE IS THE LOVE - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway # 5


41 ( 37 ) SWEET TALKING GUY - The Chiffons # 1
42 ( 33 ) THE RUNWAY - The Grass Roots # 18
43 ( 32 ) SEASIDE SHUFFLE - Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs # 32
44 ( 41 ) WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE - Love Unlimited featuring Barry White # 1
45 ( 43 ) HELLO IT’S ME - Todd Rundgren # 1
46 ( 48 ) IN THE QUIET MORNING - Joan Baez # 46
47 ( 54 ) PLAY ME - Neil Diamond # 47
48 ( 46 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren # 1
49 ( 47 ) DIARY - Bread # 3
50 ( NEW ) SAILING - The Sutherland Brothers # 50


51 ( 45 ) TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose # 7
52 ( NEW ) MAYBE I KNOW - The Seashells # 52
53 ( 49 ) EMPTY CHAIRS - Don McLean # 49
54 ( 51 ) LEAN ON ME - Bill Withers # 1
55 ( 44 ) I LIKE IT THAT WAY - The Tremeloes # 5
56 ( NEW ) LIVING IN HARMONY - Cliff Richard # 56
57 ( 38 ) LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) - The Hollies # 10
58 ( 58 ) ALWAYS ON MY MIND - Brenda Lee # 58
59 ( 56 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Michael Jackson # 1
60 ( 50 ) TOP OF THE WORLD - Carpenters # 50


61 ( 59 ) ROCKET MAN - Elton John # 1
62 ( NEW ) LOOP DI LOVE - Shag aka Jonathan King # 62
63 ( 66 ) ANGEL - Rod Stewart # 63
64 ( 70 ) LAST NIGHT (I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL) - The 5th Dimension # 64
65 ( 60 ) MOULDY OLD DOUGH - Lt. Pigeon # 60
66 ( 61 ) USE ME - Bill Withers # 61
67 ( 63 ) ROCK ON - T.Rex # 63
68 ( 73 ) SUNNY - Bobby Hebb # 68
69 ( 67 ) BABY BOOMERANG - T.Rex # 67
70 ( 71 ) BURNING LOVE - Elvis Presley # 70


71 ( 69 ) HONKY CAT - Elton John # 69
72 ( NEW ) COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE - The Drifters # 72
73 ( 74 ) JACKIE WILSON SAID (I’M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE) - Van Morrison # 73
74 ( 68 ) WE’VE GOT A GOOD THING GOING - Michael Jackson # 68
75 ( NEW ) ROLLING STONE - Suzi Quatro # 75



13th August 1972 my charts of that week then

It's 2 weeks on top for ELO with Mott The Hoople grabbing a first top 5 with All The Young Dudes at 4 - It won't be the last time either! Middle Of The Road make it 5 in a row top 5's, and that's it barring re-issues, though there's still more chart action to come as they continue to please me, if not the UK record buyers. Highest new entry is a South American and European hit from 1971, Mardi Gras and their fab cover of Marvin Gaye's Too Busy Thinking Bout My Baby. I prefer it to the original, gasp! 

Jackie Wilson had a 1968 US hit with I Get The Sweetest Feeling, but as usual the UK is years behind with US soul records, and Jackie returns to my charts for the first time since Higher And Higher in 1969 - which was also years old by then. The 50's Reet Petite hitmaker will be back several times, but never with anything new or that had never charted before. Labi Siffre gets a 3rd lovely ballad, Watch Me at 29, and it would be another 15 years before he had another (monster) hit. Finally, Eric Clapton's band had released the album 18 months ago, but an edited version of Layla is finally out as a single and the rifftastic epic enters at 30. His debut albeit a pseudonym, for all intents.
 

1 ( 1 ) 10538 OVERTURE - Electric Light Orchestra
2 ( 2 ) POPCORN - Hot Butter
3 ( 3 ) THE LOCOMOTION - Little Eva
4 ( 25 ) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott The Hoople
5 ( 22 ) SAMSON AND DELILAH - Middle Of The Road
6 ( 5 ) MY GUY - Mary Wells
7 ( 10 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - The Partridge Family
8 ( 4 ) WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE - Love Unlimited
9 ( 7 ) SEASIDE SHUFFLE - Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs
10 ( 8 ) AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE - The Supremes


11 ( 11 ) BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW - The Stylistics
12 ( 9 ) RUN TO ME - The Bee Gees
13 ( 14 ) SCHOOL’S OUT - Alice Cooper
14 ( 13 ) ROCK AND ROLL PART 2 - Gary Glitter
15 ( 12 ) WORKING ON A BUILDING OF LOVE - Chairmen Of The Board
16 ( 18 ) SYLVIA’S MOTHER - Doctor Hook & The Medicine Show
17 ( 15 ) IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING - Faron Young
18 ( 16 ) MAD ABOUT YOU - Bruce Ruffin
19 ( 21 ) SILVER MACHINE - Hawkwind
20 ( 20 ) STARMAN - David Bowie

21 ( 29 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart
22 ( 28 ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW - Johnny Nash
23 ( 17 ) OOH WACKA DOO WACKA DEY - Gilbert O’Sullivan
24 ( 27 ) SAILING - The Sutherland Brothers
25 ( NEW ) TOO BUSY THINKING BOUT MY BABY - Mardi Gras
26 ( 23 ) MCARTHUR PARK - Richard Harris
27 ( 6 ) NUT ROCKER - B.Bumble & The Stingers
28 ( NEW ) I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING - Jackie Wilson
29 ( NEW ) WATCH ME - Labi Siffre
30 ( NEW ) LAYLA - Derek & The Dominoes