Haven Retro Combined Chart : 03.09.1972

[smokeyb]

Roxy Music are the new number one this week, as they just pull 1 point ahead of Mott The Hoople who drop to 2.



Rod Stewart slips to 3, Slade are at number 4 and Blackfoot Sue is up to 5.



There are 10 new entries this week, the highest is Slade at number 4.



The biggest climber is the Drifters who jump up 12 places to number 22.



The biggest faller is the Supremes who drop off the chart from number 30.

03.09.1972 (Week # 36)


1 (03) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain - 162 points (13-3-1) 3 wks

2 (01) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes - 161 points (11-1-1-2) 4 wks

3 (02) Rod Stewart & Faces - You Wear It Well - 145 points (12-1-2-3) 4 wks

4 (NE) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now - 99 points 1 wk

5 (09) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road - 85 points (14-9-5) 3 wks

6 (06) Derek & The Dominos - Layla - 77 points (39-30-27-32-30-36-40-x-24-10-6-6) 11 wks

7 (05) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture - 73 points (25-10-6-6-5-7) 6 wks

8 (15) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me - 70 points (23-15-8) 3 wks

9 (04) Alice Cooper - School's Out - 63 points (36-30-17-17-12-6-3-1-1-1-3-4-9) 13 wks

10 (10) O’Jays - Backstabbers - 59 points (28-34-37-14-14-13-9-12-10-10) 10 wks

11 (16) Bill Withers - Lean On Me - 58 points (37-36-18-25-22-23-19-16-15-14-19-28-35-40-x-34-16-16-11) 18 wks

12 (11) Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle -55 points (10-6-5-2-4-11-12) 7 wks

13 (08) Carpenters – Goodbye to Love - 54 points (15-11-7-8-8-11-8-13) 8 wks

14 (17) Al Green – I'm Still in Love with You - 53 points (35-33-24-18-14-16-15-17-14) 9 wks

15 (18) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine - 48 points (24-28-30-40-x-34-18-15) 7 wks

16 (07) Hawkwind - Silver Machine - 45 points (22-9-4-4-4-2-3-5-7-16) 10 wks

17 (19) Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling - 36 points (24-21-19-19-17) 5 wks

18 (21) Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said - 36 points (21-18) 2 wks

19 (13) Bee Gees - Run To Me - 30 points (12-9-7-9-13-19) 6 wks

20 (NE) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony - 29 points 1 wk

21 (12) David Bowie - Starman - 29 points (30-35-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-8-12-21) 13 wks

22 (34) Drifters - Come On Over To My Place - 29 points (34-22) 2 wks

23 (14) Hot Butter - Popcorn - 28 points (40-39-x-17-8-4-5-7-14-23) 9 wks

24 (20) Bread - The Guitar Man - 26 points (29-18-17-20-24) 5 wks

25 (NE) Judge Dread - Big Six - 21 points 1 wk

26 (23) Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') - 20 points (26-23-26) 3 wks

27 (25) Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream - 19 points (28-26-29-27-30-31-26-27-28-25-27) 11 wks

28 (26) T. Rex - The Slider - 19 points (40-33-29-26-28) 5 wks

29 (27) Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It - 18 points (31-28-31-32-30-31-31-27-29) 9 wks

30 (NE) Travis Wammack – Whatever Turns You On - 17 points 1 wk

31 (NE) Elton John - Honky Cat - 16 points 1 wk

32 (NE) Jnr Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night - 16 points 1 wk

33 (NE) Bobby Hebb – Love Love Love - 16 points 1 wk

34 (24) Chi-Lites - The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1) - 16 points (33-23-25-30-24-34) 6 wks

35 (28) Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother - 15 points (35-27-18-36-20-9-5-5-5-5-6-10-18-28-35) 15 wks

36 (31) Dramatics – Toast To The Fool - 15 points (31-36) 2 wks

37 (39) Buffy Sainte-Marie - He's An Indian Cowboy In The Rodeo - 15 points (39-37) 2 wks

38 (NE) Detroit Spinners - I'll Be Around - 15 points 1 wk

39 (NE) Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - 14 points 1 wk

40 (22) Labi Siffre - Watch Me - 13 points (20-22-22-40) 4 wks

40 (29) Don McLean - Empty Chairs - 13 points (39-29-40) 3 wks

40 (NE) 10 C.C. - Donna - 13 points 1 wk



Dropped Out

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

44 (32) Jackson 5 - Lookin' Through The Windows - 12 points (32-31-30-26-29-28-31-30-36-32)

45 (35) Temptations – Mother Nature - 11 points (39-x-38-38-37-38-37-35)

49 (33) Arlo Guthrie - The City Of New Orleans - 10 points (29-27-29-33-33)

50 (40) Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - 9 points (25-24-29-33-35-33-36-x-40)

54 (37) Little Eva - Loco-motion - 9 points (28-26-27-37)

57 (38) Middle Of The Road - Samson And Delilah - 8 points (40-23-21-38)

61 (40) Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love - 6 points (24-27-31-21-19-18-27-36-x-40)

- (30) Supremes – Automatically Sunshine - 0 points (35-25-21-19-26-x-38-16-11-11-13-20-30)

- (36) Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - 0 points (36-20-15-15-17-25-36)

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 10.09.1972

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

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 07-09-72:  Presenter: Tony Blackburn
(25) JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS – Walk In The Night 
(6) LYNSEY DE PAUL – Sugar Me
(16) MICHAEL JACKSON – Ain’t No Sunshine  
(27) THE DRIFTERS – Come On Over To My Place  
(38) HURRICANE SMITH – Who Was It
(21) CLIFF RICHARD – Living In Harmony  
(8) ROXY MUSIC – Virginia Plain  
(1) SLADE – Mama Weer All Crazee Now

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 09.09.1972
1 (1) Various Artists - 20 Fantastic Hits (7 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment (6 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (8 wk) (# 2)
4 (5) Alice Cooper - School's Out (8 wk) (# 4)
5 (6) T. Rex - The Slider (6 wk) (# 4)
6 (8) Don McLean - American Pie (27 wk) (# 2)
7 (7) Slade - Slade Alive (23 wk) (# 2)
8 (4) Various Artists - 20 Dynamic Hits (14 wk) (# 1)
9 (11) David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (11 wk) (# 7)
10 (10) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (134 wk) (# 1)

[rubcale]

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

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 02.09.1972

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

[raliverpool]

01 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (3wks 17-4-1)
02 Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now (2wks 5-2)
03 Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes (5wks 21-8-1-1-3)
04 T Rex - The Slider (6wks 6-2-2-2-2-4)
05 Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (5wks 33-20-12-7-5)
06 Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well (5wks 22-11-7-6-6)
07 Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me (3wks 26-14-7)
08 O'Jays - Back Stabbers (4wks 33-14-9-8)
09 Raspberries - Go All The Way (3wks 20-13-9)
10 Chicago - Saturday In The Park (4wks 24-15-12-10)

11 Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said (3wks 28-17-11)
12 Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (6wks 16-10-5-3-3-12)
13 David Bowie - Five Years (2wks 30-13)
14 Bread - Guitar Man (5wks 27-17-13-11-14)
15 Rolling Stones - All Down The Line (4wks 32-21-18-15)
16 Big Star - Thirteen (2wks 29-16)
17 Nick Drake - Things Behind The Sun (2wks 24-17)

18 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Matrimony (1wk 18 NEW)

19 Don McLean - Empty Chairs (8wks 39-30-18-12-7-5-8-19)
20 Roxy Music - Ladytron (2wks 37-20)

21 Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road (2wks 27-21)
22 Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays The Fool (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Elton John - Honky Cat (2wks 32-23)
24 Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine (2wks 28-24)
25 Michael Jackson - Ben (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Duncan Browne - Journey (2wks 33-26)
27 Allman Brothers Band - Melissa (4wks 37-30-26-27)
28 Bee Gees - Run To Me (7wks 33-24-15-9-10-16-28)
29 Townes Van Zandt - Pancho And Lefty (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me (4wks 26-24-22-30)

31 David Bowie - Starman (10wks 28-8-2-2-1-1-1-4-15-31)
32 Staple Singers - This World (2wks 36-32)
33 Aretha Franklin - Wholy Holy (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Wishbone Ash - Blowin' Free (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Carpenters - Goodbye To Love (7wks 31-15-11-10-11-20-35)
36 Isley Brothers - Pop That Thang (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress (9wks 31-17-7-4-3-3-8-19-37)
38 Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware Of The Devil (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Seashells - Maybe I Know (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Hawkwind - Silver Machine (8wks 20-10-5-4-4-9-21-40)

The jaunty self explanatory Himself album track was never a single in the UK, although it was used in a number of wedding related adverts and TV shows, but it was a single in Europe where it went top ten in many territories.

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Derek And The Dominoes – Layla
02(02) Michael Jackson – Ain’t No Sunshine
03(04) The Carpenters – Goodbye To Love
04(06) Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
05(12) The Drifters – Come On Over To My Place
06(09) Van Morrison – Jackie Wilson Said
07(03) Bill Withers - Lean On Me
08(05) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes
09(20) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now
10(07) Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well

11(25) Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil
12(08) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road
13(18) Junior Walker & The All Stars – Walk In The Night
14(26) Lyn Collins – Think (About It)
15(27) Hurricane Smith - Who Was It?
16(10) Lynsey De Paul – Sugar Me
17(30) Simon & Garfunkel – For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her
18(14) Judge Dread – Big Six
19(29) The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)
20(16) Al Green – I’m Still In Love With You

21(11) Bobby Hebb – Love Love Love
22(22) Cliff Richard – Living In Harmony
23(--) Elton John – Honky Cat
24(13) Middle of the Road - Samson and Delilah
25(15) Alice Cooper - School's Out
26(17) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where is the Love
27(19) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
28(21) David Bowie – Starman
29(--) The Sweet – Wig wam Bam
30(--) Cher – Don’t Hide Your Love

[o]

1 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
2 Hawkwind - Silver Machine
3 Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now
4 Sweet - Wig Wam Bam
5 Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs - Sea Side Shuffle
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

[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') (4 wks)
02 The Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream (12 wks)
03 The Four Tops – (It's The Way) Nature Planned It (1 wk)
04 Travis Wammack – Whatever Turns You On (2 wks)
05 Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It (10 wks)
06 Al Green – I'm Still in Love with You (10 wks)
07 The Dramatics – Toast To The Fool (3 wks)
08 The Carpenters – Goodbye to Love (9 wks)
09 The O'Jays – Back Stabbers (8 wks)
10 Detroit Spinners – How Could I Let You Get Away (4 wks)

11 Bobby Womack – Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) (3 wks)
12 The Temptations – Mother Nature (11 wks)
13 The Seashells – Maybe I Know (1 wk)
14 Michael Jackson – Ben (6 wks)
15 Lyn Collins – Think (About It) (2 wks)
16 The Supremes – Your Wonderful Sweet Sweet Love (6 wks)
17 Aretha Franklin – Wholy Holy (4 wks)
18 Bill Withers – Use Me (3 wks)
19 Chi Coltrane – Thunder and Lightning (2 wks)
20 Jerry Butler Feat. Brenda Lee Eager – (They Long To Be) Close To You (1 wk)

21 The Sylvers – Fool's Paradise (2 wks)
22 Isaac Hayes – Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) (18 wks)
23 The Emotions – I Could Never Be Happy (8 wks)
24 Millie Jackson – My Man, A Sweet Man (6 wks)
25 Bobby Womack – Woman's Gotta Have It (19 wks)
26 Marvin Gaye – You're The Man (Part 1) (17 wks)
27 Donny Hathaway & June Conquest – I Thank You (16 wks)
28 Bettye Swann – Victim Of A Foolish Heart (16 wks)
29 The Chi-Lites – The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1) (9 wks)
30 Mel & Tim – Starting All Over Again (10 wks)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 4 ) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
3 ( 2 ) Virginia Plain - Roxy Music (#2[2])
4 ( 5 ) Honky Cat - Elton John
5 ( 3 ) You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart (#3)
6 ( 9 ) Living In Harmony - Cliff Richard
7 ( 6 ) Sugar Me - Lynsey De Paul (#6)
8 ( 17 ) Who Was It - Hurricane Smith
9 ( 8 ) Standing In The Road - Blackfoot Sue (#8)
10 ( -- ) Wig-Wam Bam - Sweet

11 ( 10 ) Heykens Serenade - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band (#10)
12 ( 14 ) Walk In The Night - Junior Walker And The All Stars
13 ( 7 ) 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra (#3)
14 ( -- ) The City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
15 ( 15 ) Love Love Love - Bobby Hebb
16 ( 26 ) Play Me - Neil Diamond
17 ( 11 ) Back Stabbers - O'Jays (#8)
18 ( 20 ) Journey - Duncan Browne
19 ( 23 ) Go All The Way - Raspberries
20 ( 13 ) The Guitar Man - Bread (#6)

21 ( 12 ) Starman - David Bowie (#1[6])
22 ( 32 ) Suzanne Beware Of The Devil - Dandy Livingstone
23 ( 27 ) This World - Staple Singers
24 ( 16 ) When You Say Love - Sonny And Cher (#12)
25 ( 28 ) You're Still A Young Man - Tower Of Power
26 ( 34 ) Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield
27 ( 21 ) Saturday In The Park - Chicago (#20)
28 ( 19 ) Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis (#14)
29 ( 38 ) Everybody Plays The Fool - Main Ingredient
30 ( 18 ) Goodbye To Love - Carpenters (#2[2])

31 ( 22 ) Small Beginnings - Flash (#7)
32 ( 24 ) Popcorn - Hot Butter (#4)
33 ( 29 ) Samson And Delilah - Middle Of The Road (#24)
34 ( 25 ) School's Out - Alice Cooper (#2[2])
35 ( -- ) Burning Love - Elvis Presley
36 ( -- ) My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry
37 ( 30 ) Lookin' Through The Windows - Jackson 5 (#18)
38 ( 36 ) Coconut - Nilsson (#29)
39 ( 33 ) Walk With Me Talk With Me Darling - Four Tops (#27)
40 ( 31 ) Seaside Shuffle - Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs (#7)

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-- ( 35 ) Run To Me - Bee Gees (#10)
-- ( 37 ) Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - Hollies (#4)
-- ( 39 ) We're Free - Beverly Bremers (#24)
-- ( 40 ) The Runway - Grass Roots (#23)

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-- ( -- ) Use Me - Bill Withers

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Among the entries is "My Ding-A-Ling" at #36 which enters now due to its US top 40 entry. I think an entry closer to Christmas would have made it a bigger hit as novelty song and Christmas sort-of go together better. September isn't so receptive to them.

Arlo Guthrie is the only one of the acts on the new entry list (including Bill Withers) who has never had an NM #1, i.e. the Sweet, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Bill Withers have all had NM #1s at some point in their career (Elvis having had loads).

[smokeyb]

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

[Shireblogger]

1 [3] :: Roxy Music - VIRGINIA PLAIN
2 [1] :: Van Morrison - JACKIE WILSON SAID
3 [2] :: Derek & The Dominos - LAYLA
4 [5] :: Mott The Hoople - ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
5 [6] :: Buffy Sainte-Marie - HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO
6 [4] :: Rod Stewart - YOU WEAR IT WELL
7 [7] :: Al Green - I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
8 [8] :: Bill Withers - LEAN ON ME
9 [12] :: Slade - MAMA, WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW
10 [15] :: Blackfoot Sue - STANDING IN THE ROAD
11 [11] :: Arlo Guthrie - THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
12 [new] :: Seals & Croft - SUMMER BREEZE
13 [new] :: Seashells - MAYBE I KNOW
14 [9] :: O'Jays - BACK STABBERS
15 [16] :: Bill Withers - USE ME
16 [13] :: Hot Butter - POPCORN
17 [14] :: David Bowie - SUFFRAGETTE CITY {Starman B-side}
18 [new] :: Elton John - HONKY CAT
19 [new] :: Dandy Livingstone - SUZANNE, BEWARE OF THE DEVIL
20 [new] :: Dr Hook & Medicine Show - CARRY ME, CARRIE

[popchartfreak]

27th August 1972

It's a return for a 2nd week at 1 for The Chi-Lites, a sober track for a sober day as the death of the Queen dominates the world news. That means more upbeat tracks suffer, but Duncan Browne takes his lovely Journey into the top 10, and the glamtastic Sweet start to their run of classic singles with Wig-Wam Bam, high glam Chinn-Chapman camp new at 10. New at 14, and out in the USA Mama Cass changes her name to Cass Elliot as she announces on the B side Don't Call Me Mama Anymore. This was my favourite record in 1974 when it was belatedly released in the UK to promote Cass' media blitz, notably Rosko's Roundtable where she was reviewing the latest records like Mud's Rocket and Hues Corporation Rock The Boat. I taped it cos I was a huge fan of hers and The Mamas & The Papas. And then she suddenly died in London and I was hit with my first pop idol death. So (If You're Gonna) Break Another Heart will always be sad for me for what might have been. She was 30 when she recorded it. 

The Four Tops get another Motown release enter, ahead of their label move, David Cassidy's title track from his new album debuts at 74, and Dr Hook get a follow up to Sylvia's Mother. 


1 ( 5 ) THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PART 1) - The Chi-Lites # 1
2 ( 6 ) I’LL BE AROUND - The Detroit Spinners # 2
3 ( 4 ) GOODBYE TO LOVE - Carpenters # 1
4 ( 7 ) SUGAR ME - Lynsey De Paul # 3
5 ( 1 ) VIRGINIA PLAIN - Roxy Music # 1
6 ( 3 ) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott The Hoople # 1
7 ( 14 ) JOURNEY - Duncan Browne # 7
8 ( 8 ) DONNA - 10 C.C. # 8
9 ( 2 ) STANDING IN THE ROAD - Blackfoot Sue # 2
10 ( NEW ) WIG-WAM BAM - The Sweet # 10

11 ( 9 ) LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS - The Jackson 5 # 1
12 ( 10 ) BACK STABBERS - The O’Jays # 1
13 ( 13 ) GUITAR MAN - Bread # 6
14 ( NEW ) (IF YOU’RE GONNA) BREAK ANOTHER HEART - Mama Cass Elliot # 14
15 ( 17 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC - The Doobie Brothers # 15
16 ( 11 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart # 7
17 ( 15 ) WIN, PLACE OR SHOW (SHE’S A WINNER) - The Intruders # 15
18 ( 22 ) I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU - Al Green # 6
19 ( 18 ) BREAK - Aphrodite’s Child # 3
20 ( 12 ) THE LOCO-MOTION - Little Eva # 8

21 ( 16 ) MY GUY - Mary Wells # 12
22 ( 20 ) HOW CAN I BE SURE - David Cassidy # 1
23 ( 21 ) WATCH ME - Labi Siffre # 13
24 ( 23 ) ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART - The Trammps # 7
25 ( 30 ) STORM IN A TEACUP - Lynsey De Paul # 25
26 ( 32 ) THE MOONBEAM SONG - Nilsson # 26
27 ( 19 ) I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU - Carpenters # 17
28 ( 29 ) YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CONQUERED - The Pearls # 28
29 ( 35 ) MAYBE I KNOW - The Seashells # 29
30 ( 26 ) WHY - Donny Osmond # 26

31 ( 25 ) STARMAN - David Bowie # 1
32 ( 27 ) METAL GURU - T.Rex # 1
33 ( 34 ) SUMMER BREEZE - Seals & Crofts # 33
34 ( 39 ) LOOP DI LOVE - Shag aka Jonathan King # 34
35 ( 40 ) SAILING - The Sutherland Brothers # 35
36 ( 38 ) MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW - Slade # 36
37 ( 44 ) LIVING IN HARMONY - Cliff Richard # 37
38 ( 53 ) SUNNY - Bobby Hebb # 38
39 ( 31 ) SILVER MACHINE - Hawkwind # 4
40 ( 24 ) GARDEN PARTY - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band # 18

41 ( 28 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 11
42 ( 33 ) THE NIGHT - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons # 3
43 ( 36 ) PLAY ME - Neil Diamond # 36
44 ( 55 ) BURNING LOVE - Elvis Presley # 44
45 ( 37 ) IN THE QUIET MORNING - Joan Baez # 37
46 ( 43 ) SWEET TALKING GUY - The Chiffons # 1
47 ( 41 ) SCHOOL’S OUT - Alice Cooper # 1
48 ( 47 ) HELLO IT’S ME - Todd Rundgren # 1
49 ( 42 ) THE TALK OF ALL THE U.S.A. - Middle Of The Road # 2
50 ( 49 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren # 1

51 ( 45 ) BEN - Michael Jackson # 32
52 ( 48 ) WHERE IS THE LOVE - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway # 5
53 ( 50 ) WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE - Love Unlimited featuring Barry White # 1
54 ( 58 ) ROCK ON - T.Rex # 54
55 ( 61 ) ANGEL - Rod Stewart # 55
56 ( 52 ) DIARY - Bread # 3
57 ( 64 ) USE ME - Bill Withers # 57
58 ( 65 ) MOULDY OLD DOUGH - Lt. Pigeon # 58
59 ( 70 ) WHO WAS IT - Hurricane Smith # 59
60 ( 69 ) WITCHY WOMAN - The Eagles # 71

61 ( 71 ) SUZANNE BEWARE OF THE DEVIL - Dandy Livingston # 61
62 ( 68 ) COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE - The Drifters # 62
63 ( 59 ) LEAN ON ME - Bill Withers # 1
64 ( 46 ) RUN TO ME - The Bee Gees # 20
65 ( 51 ) THE RUNWAY - The Grass Roots # 18
66 ( 63 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Michael Jackson # 1
67 ( 57 ) SEASIDE SHUFFLE - Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs # 32
68 ( 54 ) MISTY BLUE - Joe Simon # 39
69 ( 72 ) JACKIE WILSON SAID (I’M IN HEAVEN WHEN YOU SMILE) - Van Morrison # 69
70 ( 56 ) THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Aphrodite’s Child # 16

71 ( 66 ) ROCKET MAN - Elton John # 1
72 ( NEW ) (IT’S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT - The Four Tops # 72
73 ( 60 ) TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose # 7
74 ( NEW ) ROCK ME BABY - David Cassidy # 74
75 ( NEW ) CARRY ME CARRIE - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show # 75


27th August 1972 my charts of the time

It's a first week on top for Lynsey De Paul and Sugar Me, and her second of the year as a songwriter. Talking of songwriters having success, Bill Withers debuts with his brilliant Lean On Me at 2, a song so good it would be a top 10 hit again (for Mud) in 1976 and again in the 80's (for Club Nouveau), and his first US smash hit has been covered to even better result by young Michael Jackson, entering at 16 with Ain't No Sunshine. Duncan Browne gets his only hit with Journey, a sweet folkie-styled gentle track at 7, and Roxy Music make a jaw-dropping debut with Virginia Plain at 12. The record was innovative in structure and style, still unique in every way, but it took me 5 years to recognise it's brilliance, when it topped my chart in 1977 after being a hit all over again.

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway's Where Is The Love would also get the cover treatment in later decades, and is still lovely, in at 23, and Slade debut at 27 with their latest miss-spelt glamrock banger, mama Weer All Crazee Now. 


1 ( 26 ) SUGAR ME - Lynsey De Paul
2 ( NEW ) LEAN ON ME - Bill Withers
3 ( 6 ) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott The Hoople
4 ( 4 ) POPCORN - Hot Butter
5 ( 2 ) THE LOCOMOTION - Little Eva
6 ( 3 ) 10538 OVERTURE - Electric Light Orchestra
7 ( NEW ) JOURNEY - Duncan Browne
8 ( 1 ) TOO BUSY THINKING BOUT MY BABY - Mardi Gras
9 ( 5 ) STANDING IN THE ROAD - Blackfoot Sue
10 ( 10 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - The Partridge Family

11 ( 9 ) I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING - Jackie Wilson
12 ( NEW ) VIRGINIA PLAIN - Roxy Music
13 ( 7 ) LAYLA - Derek & The Dominoes
14 ( 13 ) SEASIDE SHUFFLE - Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs
15 ( 11 ) AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE - The Supremes
16 ( NEW ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Michael Jackson
17 ( 15 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart
18 ( 14 ) ROCK AND ROLL PART 2 - Gary Glitter
19 ( 16 ) BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW - The Stylistics
20 ( 18 ) SYLVIA’S MOTHER - Doctor Hook & The Medicine Show
21 ( 17 ) CONQUISTADOR - Procol Harum
22 ( 25 ) SAILING - The Sutherland Brothers
23 ( NEW ) WHERE IS THE LOVE - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
24 ( 20 ) WATCH ME - Labi Siffre
25 ( 8 ) SAMSON AND DELILAH - Middle Of The Road
26 ( 19 ) RUN TO ME - The Bee Gees
27 ( NEW ) MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW - Slade
28 ( 12 ) MY GUY - Mary Wells
29 ( 21 ) WORKING ON A BUILDING OF LOVE - Chairmen Of The Board
30 ( 22 ) IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING - Faron Young