Haven Retro Combined Chart : 27.08.1972

[smokeyb]

Both Mott The Hoople & Rod Stewart get a big increase in points, but Mott pull 6 points clear to get a 2nd week on top.



As Rod slips to 2nd place, just behind is Roxy Music who are at 3 on their second week on the chart.



Alice Cooper slips to 4 and the Electric Light Orchestra are up to 5.



There are 5 new entries and 2 re-entries this week, the highest is Van Morrison at number 21.



The biggest climber is Michael Jackson who jumps up 16 places to number 18.



The biggest faller is Johnny Nash who drops of the chart from number 32.



27.08.1972 (Week # 35)


1 (01) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes - 156 points (11-1-1) 3 wks

2 (01) Rod Stewart & Faces - You Wear It Well - 150 points (12-1-2) 3 wks

3 (13) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain - 122 points (13-3) 2 wks

4 (03) Alice Cooper - School's Out - 87 points (36-30-17-17-12-6-3-1-1-1-3-4) 12 wks

5 (06) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture - 86 points (25-10-6-6-5) 5 wks

6 (10) Derek & The Dominos - Layla - 83 points (39-30-27-32-30-36-40-x-24-10-6) 10 wks

7 (05) Hawkwind - Silver Machine - 80 points (22-9-4-4-4-2-3-5-7) 9 wks

8 (11) Carpenters – Goodbye to Love - 77 points (15-11-7-8-8-11-8) 7 wks

9 (14) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road - 70 points (14-9) 2 wks

10 (12) O’Jays - Backstabbers - 67 points (28-34-37-14-14-13-9-12-10) 9 wks

11 (04) Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle -66 points (10-6-5-2-4-11) 6 wks

12 (08) David Bowie - Starman - 61 points (30-35-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-8-12) 12 wks

13 (09) Bee Gees - Run To Me - 55 points (12-9-7-9-13) 5 wks

14 (07) Hot Butter - Popcorn - 52 points (40-39-x-17-8-4-5-7-14) 8 wks

15 (23) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me - 51 points (23-15) 2 wks

16 (16) Bill Withers - Lean On Me - 50 points (37-36-18-25-22-23-19-16-15-14-19-28-35-40-x-34-16-16) 17 wks

17 (15) Al Green – I'm Still in Love with You - 45 points (35-33-24-18-14-16-15-17) 8 wks

18 (34) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine - 38 points (24-28-30-40-x-34-18) 6 wks

19 (19) Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling - 33 points (24-21-19-19) 4 wks

20 (17) Bread - The Guitar Man - 31 points (29-18-17-20) 4 wks

21 (NE) Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said - 24 points 1 wk

22 (22) Labi Siffre - Watch Me - 22 points (20-22-22) 3 wks

23 (26) Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') - 20 points (26-23) 2 wks

24 (30) Chi-Lites - The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1) - 19 points (33-23-25-30-24) 5 wks

25 (28) Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream - 19 points (28-26-29-27-30-31-26-27-28-25) 10 wks

26 (29) T. Rex - The Slider - 19 points (40-33-29-26) 4 wks

27 (31) Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It - 18 points (31-28-31-32-30-31-31-27) 8 wks

28 (18) Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother - 17 points (35-27-18-36-20-9-5-5-5-5-6-10-18-28) 14 wks

29 (39) Don McLean - Empty Chairs - 16 points (39-29) 2 wks

30 (20) Supremes – Automatically Sunshine - 16 points (35-25-21-19-26-x-38-16-11-11-13-20-30) 12 wks

31 (NE) Dramatics – Toast To The Fool - 15 points 1 wk

32 (36) Jackson 5 - Lookin' Through The Windows - 15 points (32-31-30-26-29-28-31-30-36-32) 10 wks

33 (33) Arlo Guthrie - The City Of New Orleans - 14 points (29-27-29-33-33) 5 wks

34 (NE) Drifters - Come On Over To My Place - 14 points 1 wk

35 (37) Temptations – Mother Nature - 14 points (39-x-38-38-37-38-37-35) 7 wks

36 (25) Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - 13 points (36-20-15-15-17-25-36) 7 wks

37 (27) Little Eva - Loco-motion - 13 points (28-26-27-37) 4 wks

38 (21) Middle Of The Road - Samson And Delilah - 13 points (40-23-21-38) 4 wks

39 (NE) Buffy Sainte-Marie - He's An Indian Cowboy In The Rodeo - 12 points 1 wk

40 (NE) Detroit Spinners – How Could I Let You Get Away - 12 points 1 wk

40 (RE) Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - 12 points (25-24-29-33-35-33-36-x-40) 8 wks

40 (RE) Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love - 12 points (24-27-31-21-19-18-27-36-x-40) 9 wks



Dropped Out

46 (24) Chairmen Of The Board - Working On A Building Of Love - 10 points (30-17-19-24)

50 (38) Four Tops - Walk With Me Talk With Me Darling - 9 points (38)

64 (40) David Bowie - Suffragette City - 6 points (24-25-34-34-24-22-35-40)

77 (35) Partridge Family - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - 4 points (27-14-9-9-12-15-35)

- (32) Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now - 0 points (15-7-4-2-2-3-7-14-32)

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 03.09.1972

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

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 31-08-72:  Presenter: Noel Edmunds
(30) CLIFF RICHARD – Living In Harmony  
(2) SLADE – Mama Weer All Crazee Now
(NEW) ELTON JOHN – Honky Cat
(6) FARON YOUNG – It’s Four In The Morning  
(18) ROXY MUSIC – Virginia Plain  
(9) BLACKFOOT SUE – Standing In The Road
(1) ROD STEWART – You Wear It Well  
(14) JACKIE WILSON – I Get The Sweetest Feeling 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 02.09.1972
1 (1) Various Artists - 20 Fantastic Hits (6 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment (5 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (7 wk) (# 2)
4 (4) Various Artists - 20 Dynamic Hits (13 wk) (# 1)
5 (5) Alice Cooper - School's Out (7 wk) (# 5)
6 (6) T. Rex - The Slider (5 wk) (# 4)
7 (8) Slade - Slade Alive (22 wk) (# 2)
8 (7) Don McLean - American Pie (26 wk) (# 2)
9 (9) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Trilogy (9 wk) (# 2)
10 (12) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (133 wk) (# 1)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 26.08.1972

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

[rubcale]

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

[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') (3 wks)
02 The Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream (11 wks)
03 Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It (9 wks)
04 Travis Wammack – Whatever Turns You On (1 wk)
05 Al Green – I'm Still in Love with You (9 wks)
06 The Dramatics – Toast To The Fool (2 wks)
07 The Carpenters – Goodbye to Love (8 wks)
08 The O'Jays – Back Stabbers (7 wks)
09 Detroit Spinners – How Could I Let You Get Away (3 wks)
10 The Temptations – Mother Nature (10 wks)

11 Bobby Womack – Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) (2 wks)
12 Michael Jackson – Ben (5 wks)
13 Lyn Collins – Think (About It) (1 wk)
14 The Supremes – Your Wonderful Sweet Sweet Love (5 wks)
15 Aretha Franklin – Wholy Holy (3 wks)
16 Isaac Hayes – Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) (17 wks)
17 Bill Withers – Use Me (2 wks)
18 Chi Coltrane – Thunder and Lightning (1 wk)
19 Bobby Womack – Woman's Gotta Have It (18 wks)
20 The Sylvers – Fool's Paradise (1 wk)

21 Marvin Gaye – You're The Man (Part 1) (16 wks)
22 The Emotions – I Could Never Be Happy (7 wks)
23 Donny Hathaway & June Conquest – I Thank You (15 wks)
24 Millie Jackson – My Man, A Sweet Man (5 wks)
25 Bettye Swann – Victim Of A Foolish Heart (15 wks)
26 Mel & Tim – Starting All Over Again (9 wks)
27 The Chi-Lites – The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1) (8 wks)
28 Mary Wells – My Guy (9 wks)
29 Michael Jackson – Ain't no sunshine (3 wks)
30 Aretha Franklin – All The King's Horses (14 wks)

[o]

1 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
2 Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs - Sea Side Shuffle
3 Hawkwind - Silver Machine
4 Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now
5 Hot Butter – Popcorn
6 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes
7 Rod Stewart & Faces - You Wear It Well
8 Alice Cooper - School's Out
9 Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
10 Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling
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

[smokeyb]

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

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
3 ( 3 ) You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart
4 ( -- ) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
5 ( 11 ) Honky Cat - Elton John
6 ( 6 ) Sugar Me - Lynsey De Paul
7 ( 4 ) 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra (#3)
8 ( 10 ) Standing In The Road - Blackfoot Sue
9 ( 18 ) Living In Harmony - Cliff Richard
10 ( 13 ) Heykens Serenade - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band

11 ( 8 ) Back Stabbers - O'Jays (#8)
12 ( 5 ) Starman - David Bowie (#1[6])
13 ( 7 ) The Guitar Man - Bread (#6)
14 ( 21 ) Walk In The Night - Junior Walker And The All Stars
15 ( 19 ) Love Love Love - Bobby Hebb
16 ( 12 ) When You Say Love - Sonny And Cher (#12)
17 ( -- ) Who Was It - Hurricane Smith
18 ( 9 ) Goodbye To Love - Carpenters (#2[2])
19 ( 14 ) Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis (#14)
20 ( 22 ) Journey - Duncan Browne

21 ( 20 ) Saturday In The Park - Chicago (#20)
22 ( 15 ) Small Beginnings - Flash (#7)
23 ( 28 ) Go All The Way - Raspberries
24 ( 16 ) Popcorn - Hot Butter (#4)
25 ( 17 ) School's Out - Alice Cooper (#2[2])
26 ( -- ) Play Me - Neil Diamond
27 ( 37 ) This World - Staple Singers
28 ( 39 ) You're Still A Young Man - Tower Of Power
29 ( 26 ) Samson And Delilah - Middle Of The Road (#24)
30 ( 24 ) Lookin' Through The Windows - Jackson 5 (#18)

31 ( 23 ) Seaside Shuffle - Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs (#7)
32 ( -- ) Suzanne Beware Of The Devil - Dandy Livingstone
33 ( 29 ) Walk With Me Talk With Me Darling - Four Tops (#27)
34 ( -- ) Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield
35 ( 25 ) Run To Me - Bee Gees (#10)
36 ( 35 ) Coconut - Nilsson (#29)
37 ( 27 ) Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - Hollies (#4)
38 ( -- ) Everybody Plays The Fool - Main Ingredient
39 ( 34 ) We're Free - Beverly Bremers (#24)
40 ( 33 ) The Runway - Grass Roots (#23)

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-- ( 30 ) Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat (#8)
-- ( 31 ) You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce (#12)
-- ( 32 ) It's Four In The Morning - Faron Young (#15)
-- ( 36 ) Take It Easy - Eagles (#7)
-- ( 38 ) Layla - Derek & The Dominos (#1[2])
-- ( 40 ) I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash (#4)

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[Shireblogger]

1 [4] :: Van Morrison - JACKIE WILSON SAID
2 [1] :: Derek & The Dominos - LAYLA
3 [3] :: Roxy Music - VIRGINIA PLAIN
4 [2] :: Rod Stewart - YOU WEAR IT WELL
5 [6] :: Mott The Hoople - ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
6 [9] :: Buffy Sainte-Marie - HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO
7 [11] :: Al Green - I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
8 [12] :: Bill Withers - LEAN ON ME
9 [5] :: O'Jays - BACK STABBERS
10 [10] :: Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - SEASIDE SHUFFLE
11 [7] :: Arlo Guthrie - THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
12 [new] :: Slade - MAMA, WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW
13 [8] :: Hot Butter - POPCORN
14 [15] :: David Bowie - SUFFRAGETTE CITY {Starman B-side}
15 [new] :: Blackfoot Sue - STANDING IN THE ROAD
16 [new] :: Bill Withers - USE ME
17 [14] :: Staple Singers - THIS WORLD
18 [16] :: Eagles - TAKE IT EASY
19 [re] :: ELO - 10538 OVERTURE
20 [20] :: Four Tops - WALK WITH ME, TALK TO ME

[raliverpool]

01 Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes (4wks 21-8-1-1)
02 T Rex - The Slider (5wks 6-2-2-2-2)
03 Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (5wks 16-10-5-3-3)
04 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (2wks 17-4)
05 Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now (1wk 5 NEW)
06 Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well (4wks 22-11-7-6)
07 Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (4wks 33-20-12-7)
08 Don McLean - Empty Chairs (7wks 39-30-18-12-7-5-8)
09 O'Jays - Back Stabbers (3wks 33-14-9)
10 Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You (7wks 25-17-10-9-6-6-10)

11 Bread - Guitar Man (4wks 27-17-13-11)
12 Chicago - Saturday In The Park (3wks 24-15-12)
13 Raspberries - Go All The Way (2wks 20-13)
14 Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me (2wks 26-14)
15 David Bowie - Starman (9wks 28-8-2-2-1-1-1-4-15)
16 Bee Gees - Run To Me (6wks 33-24-15-9-10-16)
17 Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said (2wks 28-17)
18 Rolling Stones - All Down The Line (3wks 32-21-18)
19 Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress (8wks 31-17-7-4-3-3-8-19)
20 Carpenters - Goodbye To Love (6wks 31-15-11-10-11-20)

21 Hawkwind - Silver Machine (7wks 20-10-5-4-4-9-21)
22 Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me (3wks 26-24-22)
23 Harry Nilsson - You're Breakin' My Heart (4wks 26-22-16-23)

24 Nick Drake - Things Behind The Sun (1wk 24 NEW)

25 Jackson 5 - Lookin' Through The Windows (6wks 37-31-23-21-18-25)
26 Allman Brothers Band - Melissa (3wks 37-30-26)
27 Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Big Star - Thirteen (1wk 29 NEW)
30 David Bowie - Five Years (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Todd Rundgren - Couldn't I Just Tell You (5wks 25-17-16-19-31)
32 Elton John - Honky Cat (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Duncan Browne - Journey (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Bobby Hebb - Love Love Love (2wks 38-34)
35 Yes - America (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Staple Singers - This World (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Roxy Music - Ladytron (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Beach Boys - Marcella (3wks 35-32-38)
39 Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle (8wks 32-19-11-7-7-13-25-39)

40 David Bowie - Suffragette City (8wks 33-15-5-3-6-12-22-40)

The contemporary folk Pink Moon album track which inspired the 2001 Allison Anders film of the same name.

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Derek And The Dominoes – Layla
02(03) Michael Jackson – Ain’t No Sunshine
03(02) Bill Withers - Lean On Me
04(06) The Carpenters – Goodbye To Love
05(05) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes
06(08) Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
07(04) Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well
08(07) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road
09(14) Van Morrison – Jackie Wilson Said
10(16) Lynsey De Paul – Sugar Me

11(13) Bobby Hebb – Love Love Love
12(26) The Drifters – Come On Over To My Place
13(09) Middle of the Road - Samson and Delilah
14(27) Judge Dread – Big Six
15(10) Alice Cooper - School's Out
16(18) Al Green – I’m Still In Love With You
17(11) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where is the Love
18(30) Junior Walker & The All Stars – Walk In The Night
19(12) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
20(--) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now

21(15) David Bowie – Starman
22(29) Cliff Richard – Living In Harmony
23(19) Duncan Browne – Journey
24(17) Hot Butter – Popcorn
25(--) Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil
26(--) Lyn Collins – Think (About It)
27(--) Hurricane Smith - Who Was It?
28(20) Procol Harum – Conquistador
29(--) The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
30(--) Simon & Garfunkel – For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her

[popchartfreak]

20th August 1972

It's 2 weeks on top for Roxy Music still sounding exciting with Virginia Plain as a forgotten rockpop should-be classic is at 2 for Blackfoot Sue, Standing In The Road. The Detroit Spinners get their first top 10 of what will be a run, the fabulous I'll Be Around, at 6, and 10 C.C. also start a run of about ooh, 10 top 10's at least, as Donna hits 8, the 50's pastiche still has charm and oomph. Highest new entry at 29 is from The Pearls, on their second 60's cover, You Came You Saw You Conquered, while Slade slam straight in at 38 with Mama Weer All Crazee Now, a 6th charting track for them. 

The Eagles follow-up their debut Take It Easy with the much better Witchy Woman, great driving tribal guitars on it, Hurricane Smith gets a 3rd chart entry with his cover of Gilbert O'Sullivan's Who Was It, and Dandy Livingstone returns with the jolly Suzanne Beware Of The Devil. 


1 ( 1 ) VIRGINIA PLAIN - Roxy Music # 1
2 ( 6 ) STANDING IN THE ROAD - Blackfoot Sue # 2
3 ( 4 ) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott The Hoople # 1
4 ( 5 ) GOODBYE TO LOVE - Carpenters # 1
5 ( 2 ) THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PART 1) - The Chi-Lites # 1
6 ( 14 ) I’LL BE AROUND - The Detroit Spinners # 6
7 ( 3 ) SUGAR ME - Lynsey De Paul # 3
8 ( 23 ) DONNA - 10 C.C. # 8
9 ( 9 ) LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS - The Jackson 5 # 1
10 ( 10 ) BACK STABBERS - The O’Jays # 1

11 ( 7 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart # 7
12 ( 8 ) THE LOCO-MOTION - Little Eva # 8
13 ( 12 ) GUITAR MAN - Bread # 6
14 ( 15 ) JOURNEY - Duncan Browne # 14
15 ( 20 ) WIN, PLACE OR SHOW (SHE’S A WINNER) - The Intruders # 15
16 ( 16 ) MY GUY - Mary Wells # 12
17 ( 21 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC - The Doobie Brothers # 17
18 ( 11 ) BREAK - Aphrodite’s Child # 3
19 ( 19 ) I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU - Carpenters # 17
20 ( 17 ) HOW CAN I BE SURE - David Cassidy # 1

21 ( 13 ) WATCH ME - Labi Siffre # 13
22 ( 31 ) I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU - Al Green # 6
23 ( 22 ) ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART - The Trammps # 7
24 ( 18 ) GARDEN PARTY - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band # 18
25 ( 25 ) STARMAN - David Bowie # 1
26 ( 29 ) WHY - Donny Osmond # 26
27 ( 27 ) METAL GURU - T.Rex # 1
28 ( 28 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 11
29 ( NEW ) YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CONQUERED - The Pearls # 29
30 ( 35 ) STORM IN A TEACUP - Lynsey De Paul # 30

31 ( 26 ) SILVER MACHINE - Hawkwind # 4
32 ( 33 ) THE MOONBEAM SONG - Nilsson # 32
33 ( 24 ) THE NIGHT - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons # 3
34 ( 34 ) SUMMER BREEZE - Seals & Crofts # 34
35 ( 52 ) MAYBE I KNOW - The Seashells # 35
36 ( 47 ) PLAY ME - Neil Diamond # 36
37 ( 46 ) IN THE QUIET MORNING - Joan Baez # 37
38 ( NEW ) MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW - Slade # 38
39 ( 62 ) LOOP DI LOVE - Shag aka Jonathan King # 39
40 ( 50 ) SAILING - The Sutherland Brothers # 40

41 ( 36 ) SCHOOL’S OUT - Alice Cooper # 1
42 ( 38 ) THE TALK OF ALL THE U.S.A. - Middle Of The Road # 2
43 ( 41 ) SWEET TALKING GUY - The Chiffons # 1
44 ( 56 ) LIVING IN HARMONY - Cliff Richard # 44
45 ( 32 ) BEN - Michael Jackson # 32
46 ( 30 ) RUN TO ME - The Bee Gees # 20
47 ( 45 ) HELLO IT’S ME - Todd Rundgren # 1
48 ( 40 ) WHERE IS THE LOVE - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway # 5
49 ( 48 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren # 1
50 ( 44 ) WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE - Love Unlimited featuring Barry White # 1

51 ( 42 ) THE RUNWAY - The Grass Roots # 18
52 ( 49 ) DIARY - Bread # 3
53 ( 68 ) SUNNY - Bobby Hebb # 53
54 ( 39 ) MISTY BLUE - Joe Simon # 39
55 ( 70 ) BURNING LOVE - Elvis Presley # 55
56 ( 37 ) THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Aphrodite’s Child # 16
57 ( 43 ) SEASIDE SHUFFLE - Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs # 32
58 ( 67 ) ROCK ON - T.Rex # 58
59 ( 54 ) LEAN ON ME - Bill Withers # 1
60 ( 51 ) TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose # 7

61 ( 63 ) ANGEL - Rod Stewart # 61
62 ( 53 ) EMPTY CHAIRS - Don McLean # 49
63 ( 59 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Michael Jackson # 1
64 ( 66 ) USE ME - Bill Withers # 61
65 ( 65 ) MOULDY OLD DOUGH - Lt. Pigeon # 60
66 ( 61 ) ROCKET MAN - Elton John # 1
67 ( 55 ) I LIKE IT THAT WAY - The Tremeloes # 5
68 ( 72 ) COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE - The Drifters # 68
69 ( NEW ) WITCHY WOMAN - The Eagles # 71
70 ( NEW ) WHO WAS IT - Hurricane Smith # 70

71 ( NEW ) SUZANNE BEWARE OF THE DEVIL - Dandy Livingston # 71
72 ( 73 ) JACKIE WILSON SAID (I’M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE) - Van Morrison # 72
73 ( 57 ) LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) - The Hollies # 10
74 ( 64 ) LAST NIGHT (I DIDN’T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL) - The 5th Dimension # 64
75 ( 75 ) ROLLING STONE - Suzi Quatro # 75


20th August 1972 my charts of that week then

It's up to the top spot for Mardi Gras' delightful Marvin Gaye cover, and Blackfoot Sue debut with the fab rock riffs of Standing In The Road new at 5, the even fabber riffs of Clapton on Layla up to 7, and Jackie Wilson's 1968 soul classic up to 9. Procol Harum are in at 17 with their terrific live orchestral version of their 1967 album track, Conquistador, and Lynsey De Paul debuts fresh from already having a number song in 1972 with The Fortunes' Storm In A Teacup, now branching out on a pop career herself with the whip-violin hooks of Sugar Me at 26. Finally Looking Glass debut with their USA monster hit Brandy (You're A Fine Girl), at 30 and not anywhere near as great as another song called Brandy. Albeit known better as Mandy 3 years later.


1 ( 25 ) TOO BUSY THINKING BOUT MY BABY - Mardi Gras
2 ( 3 ) THE LOCOMOTION - Little Eva
3 ( 1 ) 10538 OVERTURE - Electric Light Orchestra
4 ( 2 ) POPCORN - Hot Butter
5 ( NEW ) STANDING IN THE ROAD - Blackfoot Sue
6 ( 4 ) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott The Hoople
7 ( 30 ) LAYLA - Derek & The Dominoes
8 ( 5 ) SAMSON AND DELILAH - Middle Of The Road
9 ( 28 ) I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING - Jackie Wilson
10 ( 7 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - The Partridge Family

11 ( 10 ) AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE - The Supremes
12 ( 6 ) MY GUY - Mary Wells
13 ( 9 ) SEASIDE SHUFFLE - Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs
14 ( 14 ) ROCK AND ROLL PART 2 - Gary Glitter
15 ( 21 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart
16 ( 11 ) BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW - The Stylistics
17 ( NEW ) CONQUISTADOR - Procol Harum
18 ( 16 ) SYLVIA’S MOTHER - Doctor Hook & The Medicine Show
19 ( 12 ) RUN TO ME - The Bee Gees
20 ( 29 ) WATCH ME - Labi Siffre

21 ( 15 ) WORKING ON A BUILDING OF LOVE - Chairmen Of The Board
22 ( 17 ) IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING - Faron Young
23 ( 20 ) STARMAN - David Bowie
24 ( 13 ) SCHOOL’S OUT - Alice Cooper
25 ( 24 ) SAILING - The Sutherland Brothers
26 ( NEW ) SUGAR ME - Lynsey De Paul
27 ( 19 ) WALKIN’ IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE - Love Unlimited
28 ( 18 ) SILVER MACHINE - Hawkwind
29 ( 22 ) MAD ABOUT YOU - Bruce Ruffin
30 ( NEW ) BRANDY (YOU’RE A FINE GIRL) - Looking Glass