Haven Retro Combined Chart : 01.10.1972

[smokeyb]

T. Rex get their 6th number one which puts them second only to the Beatles.



The Sweet are up to 2, the same position as their last single, could they get their 2nd chart topper.



Roxy Music drop from the top to number 3, David Bowie is up to 4 and Slade fall to 5.



So last's week's top 5 is this week's top 5, but everyone is in a different position.



There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is Elvis Presley at number 7.



The biggest climber this week is Peter Skellern, who jumps up 24 places to number 16.



The biggest faller is Bill Withers who falls of the chart from number 26.



01.10.1972 (Week # 40)


1 (02) T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution - 149 points (4-2-1) 3 wks

2 (03) Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam - 147 points (9-5-3-2) 4 wks

3 (01) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain - 131 points (13-3-1-1-1-1-3) 7 wks

4 (05) David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing - 114 points (9-5-4) 3 wks

5 (04) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now - 100 points (4-3-3-4-5) 5 wks

6 (15) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough - 83 points (37-15-6) 3 wks

7 (NE) Elvis Presley - Burning Love - 72 points 1 wk

8 (21) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) - 65 points (21-8) 2 wks

9 (19) 10 C.C. - Donna - 64 points (40-x-19-9) 3 wks

10 (07) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure - 58 points (31-19-28-33-38-x-38-32-40-27-32-x-22-7-10) 13 wks

11 (14) Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You - 51 points (14-11) 2 wks

12 (11) O’Jays - Backstabbers - 50 points (28-34-37-14-14-13-9-12-10-10-14-17-11-12) 14 wks

13 (06) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes - 50 points (11-1-1-2-2-2-6-13) 8 wks

14 (08) Elton John - Honky Cat - 38 points (31-28-18-8-14) 5 wks

15 (18) Carpenters – Goodbye to Love - 35 points (15-11-7-8-8-11-8-13-10-11-18-15) 12 wks

16 (40) Peter Skellern - You're A Lady - 34 points (40-16) 2 wks

17 (13) Rod Stewart & Faces - You Wear It Well - 29 points (12-1-2-3-4-6-13-17) 8 wks

18 (10) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony - 27points (20-12-10-10-18) 5 wks

19 (30) Seals & Croft - Summer Breeze - 25 points (30-19) 2 wks

20 (16) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road - 24 points (14-9-5-5-8-16-20) 7 wks

21 (23) Derek & The Dominos - Layla - 24 points (39-30-27-32-30-36-40-x-24-10-6-6-7-16-23-21) 15 wks

22 (09) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me - 23 points (23-15-8-6-7-9-22) 7 wks

23 (20) Al Green – I'm Still in Love with You - 22 points (35-33-24-18-14-16-15-17-14-13-14-20-23) 13 wks

24 (28) Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') - 20 points (26-23-26-27-27-28-24) 7 wks

25 (NE) Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream - 20 points 1 wk

26 (NE) Pearls – You Came, You Saw, You Conquered - 20 points 1 wk

27 (33) O’Jays - Love Train - 20 points (33-27) 2 wks

28 (NE) Al Green – Guilty - 19 points 1 wk

29 (32) Arlo Guthrie - The City Of New Orleans - 19 points (29-27-29-33-33-x-35-26-32-29) 8 wks

30 (36) Hot Chocolate - You'll Always Be A Friend - 19 points (34-36-30) 3 wks

31 (12) Drifters - Come On Over To My Place - 18 points (34-22-16-15-12-31) 6 wks

32 (31) Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream - 18 points (28-26-29-27-30-31-26-27-28-25-27-30-31-31-32) 15 wks

33 (24) Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - 18 points (36-20-15-15-17-25-36-x-26-19-24-33) 11 wks

34 (NE) Mama Cass Elliot - (If You're Gonna) Break Another Heart - 18 points 1 wk

35 (34) David Bowie - Five Years - 17 points (35-34-35) 3 wks

36 (37) Four Tops – (It's The Way) Nature Planned It - 16 points (32-33-37-36) 4 wks

37 (NE) Big Star - Thirteen - 16 points 1 wk

38 (NE) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don't Know Me By Now - 15 points 1 wk

39 (22) Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil - 15 points (30-22-39) 3 wks

40 (38) Detroit Spinners - I'll Be Around - 15 points (38-22-29-38-40) 5 wks



Dropped Out

41 (39) Travis Wammack – Whatever Turns You On - 14 points (30-34-36-39)

42 (29) Judge Dread - Big Six - 14 points (25-24-25-29)

50 (17) Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said - 13 points (21-18-15-12-17)

57 (25) Jnr Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night - 9 points (32-23-21-25)

66 (27) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine - 6 points (24-28-30-40-x-34-18-15-18-20-27)

- (26) Bill Withers - Lean On Me - 0 points (37-36-18-25-22-23-19-16-15-14-19-28-35-40-x-34-16-16-11-8-13-26)

- (35) Hawkwind - Silver Machine - 0 points (22-9-4-4-4-2-3-5-7-16-19-28-35)

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 08.10.1972

1 (1) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution (4 wk) (# 2)
3 (4) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough (4 wk) (# 3)
4 (6) Sweet - Wig Wam Bam (5 wk) (# 4)
5 (5) Donny Osmond - Too Young (4 wk) (# 5)
6 (18) Peter Skellern - You're A Lady (3 wk) (# 6)
7 (3) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now (6 wk) (# 1)
8 (14) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You(Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll) (3 wk) (# 7)
9 (7) Faron Young - It's Four In The Morning (13 wk) (#3)
10 (9) The Drifters - Come on Over to My Place (7 wk) (# 9)
11 (21) Elvis Presley - Burning Love (2 wk) (# 11)
12 (17) Judge Dread-Big Six (7 wk) (# 12)
13 (8) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine (8 wk) (# 8)
14 (16) Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil (6 wk) (# 14)
15 (10) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (8 wk) (# 4)
16 (12) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony (7 wk) (# 12)
17 (25) 10CC - Donna (3 wk) (# 17)
18 (49) Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream (2 wk) (# 18)
19 (20) Junior Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night (7 wk) (# 16)
20 (23) David Bowie – John, I'm Only Dancing (4 wk) (# 20)
21 (15) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me (8 wk) (#5)
22 (30) The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (3 wk) (# 22)
23 (11) Rod Stewart & Faces - You Wear It Well (9 wk) (# 1)
24 (13) Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling (11 wk) (# 9)
25 (19) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road (9 wk) (# 4)
26 (NE) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers (1 wk) (# 26)
27 (35) Carpenters - Goodbye To Love (2 wk) (# 27)
28 (40) Bread - Guitar Man (2 wk) (# 28)
29 (24) Hurricane Smith - Who Was It? (6 wk) (# 23)
30 (37) Family - Burlesque (3 wk) (# 30)
31 (26) Hot Butter - Popcorn (12 wk) (# 5)
32 (36) The Pearls - You Came, You Saw, You Conquered (3 wk) (# 32)
33 (22) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes (9 wk) (# 3)
34 (NE) Alice Cooper - Elected (1 wk) (# 34)
35 (NE) Simon & Garfunkel - America (1 wk) (# 35)
36 (32) Elton John - Honky Cat (5 wk) (# 31)
37 (28) Bill Withers - Lean On Me (9 wk) (# 18)
38 (33) Donny Osmond - Puppy Love (17 wk) (# 1)
39 (48) The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) (6 wk) (# 32)
40 (39) Lindisfarne - All Fall Down (3 wk) (# 39)
41 (27) Little Eva - Loco-motion (11 wk) (# 11)
42 (29) Derek And The Dominos - Layla (9 wk) (# 7)
43 (34) The Seashells - Maybe I Know (5 wk) (# 32)
44 (47) Andy Williams - Love Theme From The Godfather (6 wk) (# 44)
45 (31) Parchment - Light up the Fire (4 wk) (# 31)
46 (NE) Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James (1 wk) (# 46)
47 (41) Hawkwind - Silver Machine (15 wk) (# 3)
48 (NE) The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (NE) Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol/Breaking Up Is Hard To Do/Little Devil (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (NE) Archie Bell & the Drells - Here I Go Again (1 wk) (# 50)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 05-10-72:  Presenter: Jimmy Saville
(8) GARY GLITTER – I Didn’t Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock ‘N’ Roll)  
(NEW) THREE DOG NIGHT – Tulsa Turnaround
(22) THE O’JAYS – Back Stabbers 
(11) ELVIS PRESLEY – Burning Love  
(26) JOHNNY NASH – There Are More Questions Than Answers
(NEW) HARLEY QUINNE – New Orleans
(5) DONNY OSMOND – Too Young  
(30) FAMILY – Burlesque
(3) LIEUTENANT PIGEON – Mouldy Old Dough
(4) THE SWEET – Wig Wam Bam
(1) DAVID CASSIDY – How Can I Be Sure  
(28) BREAD – The Guitar Man

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 07.10.1972
1 (NE) Various Artists - 20 All Time Greats of the 50's (1 wk) (# 1)
2 (1) Various Artists - 20 Fantastic Hits (11 wk) (# 1)
3 (NE) Cat Stevens - Catch Bull At Four (1 wk) (#3)
4 (3) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (12 wk) (# 2)
5 (2) Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment (10 wk) (# 1)
6 (5) Lindisfarne - Dingly Dell (2 wk) (# 5)
7 (4) Yes - Close To The Edge (3 wk) (# 4)
8 (19) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4 (2 wk) (# 8)
9 (6) Slade - Slade Alive (27 wk) (# 2)
10 (11) David Cassidy - Cherish (21 wk) (# 2)

[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') (8 wks)
02 Al Green – Guilty (2 wks)
03 The Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream (16 wks)
04 The Carpenters – I Won't Last A Day Without You (3 wks)
05 The Four Tops – (It's The Way) Nature Planned It (5 wks)
06 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don't Know Me By Now (2 wks)
07 Travis Wammack – Whatever Turns You On (6 wks)
08 Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It (14 wks)
09 The Dramatics – Toast To The Fool (7 wks)
10 Holland Dozier Holland – Why Can't We Be Lovers? (2 wks)

11 Denise LaSalle – Man Sized Job (1 wk)
12 The Temprees – Dedicated To The One I Love (1 wk)
13 Al Green – I'm Still in Love with You (14 wks)
14 The Chi-Lites – A Lonely Man (2 wks)
15 Archie Bell & The Drells – Here I Go Again (1 wk)
16 The O'Jays – Back Stabbers (12 wks)
17 Bobby Womack – Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) (7 wks)
18 The Pearls – You Came, You Saw, You Conquered (3 wks)
19 The Carpenters – Goodbye to Love (13 wks)
20 The Seashells – Maybe I Know (5 wks)

21 Laura Lee – If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair) (2 wks)
22 Detroit Spinners – How Could I Let You Get Away (8 wks)
23 Lyn Collins – Think (About It) (6 wks)
24 Aretha Franklin – Wholy Holy (8 wks)
25 Bill Withers – Use Me (7 wks)
26 Chi Coltrane – Thunder and Lightning (6 wks)
27 Jerry Butler Feat. Brenda Lee Eager – (They Long To Be) Close To You (5 wks)
28 The Sylvers – Fool's Paradise (6 wks)
29 Michael Jackson – Ben (10 wks)
30 The Temptations – Mother Nature (15 wks)

[o]

1 T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution
2 Sweet - Wig Wam Bam
3 Elvis Presley - Burning Love
4 David Bowie – John, I'm Only Dancing
5 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
6 Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now
7 Animals - House of the Rising Sun
8 Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol/Breaking Up Is Hard To Do/Little Devil
9 Alice Cooper – Elected
10 Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough
11 10CC – Donna

[rubcale]

01 David Cassidy How Can I Be Sure
02 Sweet Wig Wam Bam
03 Lieutenant Pigeon Mouldy Old Dough
04 Carpenters Goodbye To Love
05 Peter Skellern You're A Lady
06 Cliff Richard Living In Harmony
07 Gary Glitter I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)
08 Judge Dread Big Six
09 Drifters Come On Over To My Place
10 Jnr Walker & The All Stars Walk In The Night
11 Python Lee Jackson In A Broken Dream
12 O'Jays Back Stabbers
13 Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes
14 Hollies Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
15 David Bowie John I'm Only Dancing
16 Elvis Presley Burning Love
17 Dandy Livingstone Suzanne Beware Of The Devil
18 Blackfoot Sue Standing In The Road
19 Neil Sedaka Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
20 Johnny Nash There Are More Questions Than Answers

[Whitneyfan]

Fantastic #1. Children of the revolution is easily one of the best rock songs of all-time.

Great to see Elvis in the top ten with one of the best things he ever did too!

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) T. Rex – Children Of The Revolution
02(02) The Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You
03(04) Elvis Presley – Burning Love
04(03) Derek And The Dominoes – Layla
05(09) The Sweet – Wig wam Bam
06(11) David Bowie – John, I’m Only Dancing
07(12) The O'Jays - Back Stabbers
08(13) The Seashells – Maybe I Know
09(25) Python Lee Jackson – In A Broken Dream
10(18) Peter Skellern – You’re A Lady

11(05) Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
12(16) Lindisfarne - All Fall Down
13(07) Cher – Don’t Hide Your Love
14(20) 10cc – Donna
15(06) Elton John – Honky Cat
16(08) Nilsson – Spaceman
17(19) The Pearls - You Came, You Saw, You Conquered
18(17) Gary Glitter – I Didn’t Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock ‘N’ Roll)
19(30) Bread – Guitar Man
20(31) Eric Clapton – Let It Rain

21(10) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now
22(--) Alice Cooper – Elected
23(14) The Carpenters – Goodbye To Love
24(15) Michael Jackson – Ain’t No Sunshine
25(--) Simon & Garfunkel – America
26(22) Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough
27(21) David Cassidy – How Can I Be Sure
28(--) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers
29(--) Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James
30(--) Archie Bell & The Drells – Here I Go Again

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 30.09.1972

1 (01) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now
2 (02) The O'Jays - Backstabbers
3 (25) Elvis Presley - Burning Love
4 (03) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure
5 (04) T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution
6 (05) Sweet - Wig Wam Bam
7 (06) Lieutenant - Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough
8 (16) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Love You Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll
9 (08) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
10 (09) 10CC - Donna
11 (10) David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing
12 (38) Bread - Guitar Man
13 (33) Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream
14 (37) Partridge Family - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
15 (23) The Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You
16 (07) Donny Osmond - Too Young
17 (11) Rod Stewart and the Faces - You Wear It Well
18 (12) Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
19 (30) Family - Burlesque
20 (21) Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware Of The Devil
21 (13) Alice Cooper - School's Out
22 (14) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony
23 (15) Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother
24 (17) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me
25 (18) The Carpenters - Goodbye To Love
26 (19) Judge Dread - Big Six
27 (20) Four Tops - Walk With Me, Talk With Me Darling
28 (22) Hot Chocolate - You'll Always Be A Friend
29 (24) Middle Of The Road - Samson And Delilah
30 (New) Simon And Garfunkel - America
31 (28) Derek And The Dominoes - Layla
32 (26) Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle
33 (New) Alice Cooper - Elected
34 (32) Hawkwind - Silver Machine
35 (29) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
36 (31) David Bowie - Starman
37 (New) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers
38 (27) Bee Gees - Run To Me
39 (34) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine
40 (39) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love

[smokeyb]

1 (1) T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution (4 wks)
2 (2) David Bowie – John, I'm Only Dancing (4 wks)
3 (6) 10CC - Donna (3 wks)
4 (5) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough (4 wks)
5 (3) Sweet - Wig Wam Bam (5 wks)
6 (4) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now (6 wks)
7 (15) The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (3 wks)
8 (10) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure (4 wks)
9 (11) Seals and Crofts - Summer Breeze (5 wks)
10 (12) Eagles - Witchy Woman (5 wks)
11 (18) Peter Skellern - You're A Lady (3 wks)
12 (17) Family - Burlesque (3 wks)
13 (7) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (8 wks)
14 (27) Elvis Presley - Burning Love (2 wks)
15 (13) Elton John - Honky Cat (5 wks)
16 (8) The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) (6 wks)
17 (31) Carpenters - Goodbye To Love (2 wks)
18 (21) Lindisfarne - All Fall Down (3 wks)
19 (32) Bread - Guitar Man (2 wks)
20 (36) Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream (2 wks)
21 (29) The Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You (3 wks)
22 (26) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You Till I Saw You Rock And Roll (3 wks)
23 (22) The Pearls - You Came, You Saw, You Conquered (3 wks)
24 (NE) Alice Cooper - Elected (1 wk)
25 (19) The Seashells - Maybe I Know (5 wks)
26 (9) Al Green - Im Still In Love With You (8 wks)
27 (NE) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers (1 wk)
28 (20) Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - Carry Me, Carrie (5 wks)
29 (14) Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road (9 wks)
30 (16) Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil (6 wks)
31 (NE) Simon & Garfunkel - America (1 wk)
32 (NE) The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1 wk)
33 (23) Bill Withers - Lean On Me (9 wks)
34 (24) The Drifters - Come on Over to My Place (7 wks)
35 (NE) Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol/Breaking Up Is Hard To Do/Little Devil (1 wk)
36 (25) Junior Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night (7 wks)
37 (28) Billy Preston - Outa Space (4 wks)
38 (30) Parchment - Light up the Fire (4 wks)
39 (NE) Archie Bell & the Drells - Here I Go Again (1 wk)
40 (NE) Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James (1 wk)

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: David Bowie - JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING
2 [3] :: Elvis Presley - BURNING LOVE
3 [1] :: Roxy Music - VIRGINIA PLAIN
4 [5] :: Gary Glitter - I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TIL I SAW YOU ROCK'N'ROLL)
5 [4] :: Sweet - WIG WAM BAM
6 [10] :: Lieutenant Pigeon - MOULDY OLD DOUGH
7 [8] :: Elton John - HONKY CAT
8 [7] :: T. Rex - CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION
9 [6] :: Seals & Croft - SUMMER BREEZE
10 [11] :: Carpenters - I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU
11 [9] :: Van Morrison - JACKIE WILSON SAID
12 [16] :: Eagles - WITCHY WOMAN
13 [12] :: Arlo Guthrie - THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
14 [14] :: Buffy Sainte-Marie - HE'S AN INDIAN COWBOY IN THE RODEO
15 [15] :: Derek & The Dominos - LAYLA
16 [17] :: Pearls - YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CONQUERED
17 [19] :: Dandy Livingstone - SUZANNE, BEWARE OF THE DEVIL
18 [20] :: Seashells - MAYBE I KNOW
19 [new] :: Archie Bell & The Drells - HERE I GO AGAIN
20 [new] :: Chairmen Of The Board - ELMO JAMES

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 5 ) In A Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade (#1[3])
3 ( 2 ) Children Of The Revolution - T.Rex (#2[1])
4 ( 4 ) You're A Lady - Peter Skellern
5 ( 7 ) I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) - Gary Glitter
6 ( 3 ) Wig-Wam Bam - Sweet (#2[1])
7 ( 8 ) Donna - 10cc
8 ( 6 ) John I'm Only Dancing - David Bowie (#6)
9 ( -- ) There Are More Questions Than Answers - Johnny Nash
10 ( 14 ) Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers

11 ( 16 ) I Won't Last A Day Without You - Carpenters
12 ( -- ) Elected - Alice Cooper
13 ( 13 ) Garden Party - Rick Nelson
14 ( 10 ) Who Was It - Hurricane Smith (#6)
15 ( 9 ) Virginia Plain - Roxy Music (#2[2])
16 ( 15 ) Easy Livin' - Uriah Heep (#15)
17 ( 27 ) Witchy Woman - Eagles
18 ( 20 ) You Came You Saw You Conquered - Pearls
19 ( 23 ) Tight Rope - Leon Russell
20 ( 11 ) The City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie (#7)

21 ( 26 ) Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) - Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose
22 ( -- ) America - Simon And Garfunkel
23 ( 12 ) All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople (#1[4])
24 ( 22 ) Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon (#22)
25 ( 33 ) Thunder And Lightning - Chi Coltrane
26 ( -- ) I'll Be Around - Spinners
27 ( 25 ) Starting All Over Again - Mel And Tim (#25)
28 ( 17 ) Play Me - Neil Diamond (#12)
29 ( 30 ) Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield
30 ( -- ) Here I Go Again - Archie Bell And The Drells

31 ( 21 ) Suzanne Beware Of The Devil - Dandy Livingstone (#17)
32 ( 18 ) Living In Harmony - Cliff Richard (#7)
33 ( 19 ) Honky Cat - Elton John (#4)
34 ( 24 ) Sugar Me - Lynsey De Paul (#6)
35 ( -- ) Geronimo's Cadillac - Michael Murphey
36 ( -- ) Elmo James - Chairmen Of The Board
37 ( -- ) I Believe In Music - Gallery
38 ( 28 ) Walk In The Night - Junior Walker And The All Stars (#12)
39 ( 31 ) Go All The Way - Raspberries (#19)
40 ( -- ) Midnight Rider - Joe Cocker

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-- ( 29 ) You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart (#3)
-- ( 32 ) Standing In The Road - Blackfoot Sue (#8)
-- ( 34 ) Everybody Plays The Fool - Main Ingredient (#25)
-- ( 35 ) Love Love Love - Bobby Hebb (#15)
-- ( 36 ) Heykens Serenade - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band (#10)
-- ( 37 ) Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield (#24)
-- ( 38 ) Burning Love - Elvis Presley (#28)
-- ( 39 ) My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry (#30)
-- ( 40 ) Journey - Duncan Browne (#18)

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-- ( -- ) Loving You Just Crossed My Mind - Sam Neely

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[popchartfreak]

24th September 1972

It's up to the top spot for Hot Chocolate as Errol Brown and Tony Wilson claim a 3rd number one song with the forgotten gem You'll Always Be A Friend. They were never guaranteed a hit single and had to prove themselves with every release, but always managed at least one hit a year for 15 years in a row. Highest new entry is Alice Cooper's Elected at 21, as in the USA campaigning was underway (and shooting candidates as per the 1968 election, and with the same result: Nixon got in, cough, watergate, cough).

60's classic House Of The Rising Sun is back again for The Animals - it was only 8 years old but that was a lifetime ago in the music scene of 1972 - new at 24 but I def knew it as a kiddie. I didn't know the original New Orleans song but I loved the glampop treatment by Harley Quinne new at 30. Talking of oldies, Oh! Carol is back on a maxi-single of oldies for Neil Sedaka who was then morphing into a singer-songwriter a la Carol King: who just happened to be his fellow-Brill-Building inspiration for the 1959 hit song, and still the earliest-released record to ever top my personal charts of the times - as an oldie in 1972. Also in Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, hot on the heels of the hit Partridge Family cover, and Little Devil.

New at 50, Edgar Winter Group debut with Free Ride, a track Alan Freeman played on his final Pick Of The Pops show (I recorded the whole show on my reel to reel as it was the end of an era for me!). Johnny Nash gets his 3rd hit of 1972, There Are More Questions Than Answers at 70. Johnny, for me, invented Lovers Rock - Hold Me Tight was the first example of it in 1968, and doesn't get the credit he deserves due to just being a fan of reggae, as opposed to coming from Jamaica authentically. The Trammps follow up their future disco hit with the same record they followed-up with in 1974, Sixty Minute Man, a more tasteful way of dealing with a theme that gets graphically described in modern rap-based songs. Glen Campbell returns with a big ballad I don't know at 74 and at 75 Denise LaSalle is toot-tooting 14 years early with a song that is very in a Staple Singers' Respect Yourself vibe.


1 ( 2 ) YOU’LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND - Hot Chocolate # 1
2 ( 1 ) LOVE TRAIN - The O’Jays # 1
3 ( 6 ) I’LL BE AROUND - The Detroit Spinners # 1
4 ( 3 ) (IF YOU’RE GONNA) BREAK ANOTHER HEART - Mama Cass Elliot # 3
5 ( 4 ) JOHN, I’M ONLY DANCING - David Bowie # 1
6 ( 8 ) I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TILL I SAW YOU ROCK ‘N’ ROLL) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 6
7 ( 7 ) WIG-WAM BAM - The Sweet # 7
8 ( 5 ) CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - T.Rex # 5
9 ( 10 ) SUGAR ME - Lynsey De Paul # 2
10 ( 9 ) VIRGINIA PLAIN - Roxy Music # 1

11 ( 11 ) DONNA - 10 C.C. # 7
12 ( 14 ) THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PART 1) - The Chi-Lites # 1
13 ( 15 ) WIN, PLACE OR SHOW (SHE’S A WINNER) - The Intruders # 13
14 ( 12 ) GOODBYE TO LOVE - Carpenters # 1
15 ( 32 ) WHY CAN’T WE BE LOVERS - Holland - Dozier featuring Lamont Dozier # 15
16 ( 18 ) JOURNEY - Duncan Browne # 7
17 ( 17 ) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott The Hoople # 1
18 ( 13 ) YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CONQUERED - The Pearls # 13
19 ( 20 ) SUNNY - Bobby Hebb # 19
20 ( 16 ) LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS - The Jackson 5 # 1

21 ( NEW ) ELECTED - Alice Cooper # 21
22 ( 19 ) GUITAR MAN - Bread # 6
23 ( 22 ) BREAK - Aphrodite’s Child # 3
24 ( NEW ) HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - The Animals # 24
25 ( 25 ) HOW CAN I BE SURE - David Cassidy # 1
26 ( 21 ) BACK STABBERS - The O’Jays # 1
27 ( 46 ) WALK ON DON’T LOOK BACK - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons # 27
28 ( 35 ) (IT’S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT - The Four Tops # 28
29 ( 29 ) STORM IN A TEACUP - Lynsey De Paul # 23
30 ( NEW ) NEW ORLEANS - Harley Quinne # 30

31 ( 31 ) WATCH ME - Labi Siffre # 13
32 ( 24 ) STANDING IN THE ROAD - Blackfoot Sue # 2
33 ( 30 ) THE LOCO-MOTION - Little Eva # 8
34 ( 36 ) (I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION - Bubblerock aka Jonathan King # 34
35 ( 23 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC - The Doobie Brothers # 15
36 ( 33 ) MAYBE I KNOW - The Seashells # 29
37 ( 28 ) LIVING IN HARMONY - Cliff Richard # 28
38 ( 45 ) HALLELUJAH FREEDOM - Junior Campbell # 38
39 ( 34 ) STARMAN - David Bowie # 1
40 ( 27 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart # 7

41 ( NEW ) OH! CAROL - Neil Sedaka # 41
42 ( 59 ) I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME - Lobo # 42
43 ( 71 ) A LONELY MAN - The Chi-Lites # 43
44 ( 39 ) LOOP DI LOVE - Shag aka Jonathan King # 34
45 ( 38 ) ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART - The Trammps # 7
46 ( 37 ) I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU - Al Green # 6
47 ( 44 ) METAL GURU - T.Rex # 1
48 ( 47 ) SWEET TALKING GUY - The Chiffons # 1
49 ( 42 ) I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU - Carpenters # 17
50 ( NEW ) FREE RIDE - The Edgar Winter Group # 50

51 ( 74 ) SING/MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC (MEDLEY) - Barbra Streisand # 51
52 ( 60 ) IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes # 52
53 ( 53 ) HELLO IT’S ME - Todd Rundgren # 1
54 ( 51 ) THE NIGHT - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons # 3
55 ( 48 ) WHO WAS IT - Hurricane Smith # 48
56 ( NEW ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - Neil Sedaka # 56
57 ( 43 ) BURNING LOVE - Elvis Presley # 36
58 ( 50 ) SUZANNE BEWARE OF THE DEVIL - Dandy Livingston # 50
59 ( 49 ) WITCHY WOMAN - The Eagles # 71
60 ( 40 ) MY GUY - Mary Wells # 12

61 ( 58 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren # 1
62 ( 26 ) SUMMER BREEZE - Seals & Crofts # 26
63 ( NEW ) LITTLE DEVIL - Neil Sedaka # 63
64 ( 56 ) MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW - Slade # 36
65 ( 57 ) COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE - The Drifters # 57
66 ( 66 ) LITTLE BIT OF SOUL - Iron Cross # 66
67 ( 65 ) YOU’RE A LADY - Peter Skellern # 65
68 ( 61 ) ANNABELLE - Daniel Boone # 61
69 ( 41 ) SAILING - The Sutherland Brothers # 34
70 ( NEW ) THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS - Johnny Nash # 70

71 ( 54 ) SILVER MACHINE - Hawkwind # 4
72 ( 75 ) OUR LIVES ARE SHAPED BY WHAT WE LOVE - Odyssey # 72
73 ( NEW ) SIXTY MINUTE MAN - The Trammps # 73
74 ( NEW ) I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN - Glen Campbell # 74
75 ( NEW ) MAN SIZED JOB - Denise LaSalle # 75





Wot I liked then 24th September 1972

It's 2 weeks at 1 for The Sweet hamming up Wig-Wam Bam on Top Of The Pops in a manner that is not culturally appropriate these days, yet kids wanted to be First Nation people (or Indians as they were called then) from the telly and we loved Jay Silverheels aka Tonto, and many other familiar faces, Redbone had just had a massive UK hit, Buffy Saint Marie ditto, and Marlon Brando turned down his "Godfather" Oscar in protest at the historical treatment of Native Americans. So, culturally we were very aware in 1972.

Talking of inappropriate, Gary Glitter enters at 4 with the pretty fine I Didn't Know I Loved You, and Stavely Makepiece grab their mum and do a novelty marching band tune, Mouldy Old Dough new at 5. David Bowie makes it 3 top 10's with John I'm Only Dancing, as me, John, is dealing with 4th Year at North Kesteven Comprehensive, Lincoln, and a host of new subjects, having to drop Art (which was great and came top in) for Physics (which wasn't and I didn't come top in), stupid timetabling. 

New at 26, Iron Cross cover a 60's oldie Little Bit O' Soul, sort of metal bubblegum, Bread drop a 3rd gorgeous ballad with Guitar Man at 27, Archie Bell & The Drells chart with the 3-year-old Here I Go Again, fabulous Northern Soul stomper, at 29, and Al Green gets a 4th with I'm Still In Love With You at 30, still slick soul ballads. 


1 ( 1 ) WIG-WAM BAM - The Sweet
2 ( 4 ) CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - T.Rex
3 ( 3 ) LEAN ON ME - Bill Withers
4 ( NEW ) I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TILL I SAW YOU ROCK ‘N’ ROLL) - Gary Glitter
5 ( NEW ) MOULDY OLD DOUGH - Lt. Pigeon
6 ( 2 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Michael Jackson
7 ( 6 ) SUGAR ME - Lynsey De Paul
8 ( 27 ) JOHN I’M ONLY DANCING - David Bowie
9 ( 12 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart
10 ( 9 ) VIRGINIA PLAIN - Roxy Music

11 ( 7 ) WHO WAS IT - Hurricane Smith
12 ( 10 ) WALK IN THE NIGHT - Junior Walker & The All-Stars
13 ( 8 ) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott The Hoople
14 ( 5 ) SUZANNE BEWARE OF THE DEVIL - Dandy Livingstone
15 ( 11 ) POPCORN - Hot Butter
16 ( 13 ) COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE - The Drifters
17 ( 14 ) THE LOCOMOTION - Little Eva
18 ( 15 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - The Partridge Family
19 ( 17 ) STANDING IN THE ROAD - Blackfoot Sue
20 ( 22 ) I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING - Jackie Wilson

21 ( 19 ) HOW CAN I BE SURE - David Cassidy
22 ( 16 ) LAYLA - Derek & The Dominoes
23 ( 25 ) MAYBE I KNOW - The Seashells
24 ( 24 ) YOU’LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND - Hot Chocolate
25 ( 29 ) HONKY CAT - Elton John
26 ( NEW ) LITTLE BIT O’ SOUL - Iron Cross
27 ( NEW ) GUITAR MAN - Bread
28 ( 30 ) ELMO JAMES - Chairmen Of The Board
29 ( NEW ) HERE I GO AGAIN - Archie Bell & The Drells
30 ( NEW ) I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU - Al Green

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 07.10.1972

1 (05) T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution
2 (01) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now
3 (13) Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream
4 (03) Elvis Presley - Burning Love
5 (02) The O'Jays - Backstabbers
6 (04) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure
7 (06) Sweet - Wig Wam Bam
8 (30) Simon And Garfunkel - America
9 (07) Lieutenant - Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough
10 (33) Alice Cooper - Elected
11 (08) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Love You Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll
12 (09) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
13 (10) 10CC - Donna
14 (11) David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing
15 (12) Bread - Guitar Man
16 (14) Partridge Family - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
17 (15) The Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You
18 (37) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers
19 (16) Donny Osmond - Too Young
20 (17) Rod Stewart and the Faces - You Wear It Well
21 (18) Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
22 (19) Family - Burlesque
23 (20) Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware Of The Devil
24 (21) Alice Cooper - School's Out
25 (22) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony
26 (23) Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother
27 (24) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me
28 (25) The Carpenters - Goodbye To Love
29 (26) Judge Dread - Big Six
30 (27) Four Tops - Walk With Me, Talk With Me Darling
31 (28) Hot Chocolate - You'll Always Be A Friend
32 (29) Middle Of The Road - Samson And Delilah
33 (31) Derek And The Dominoes - Layla
34 (32) Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle
35 (34) Hawkwind - Silver Machine
36 (35) Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
37 (36) David Bowie - Starman
38 (38) Bee Gees - Run To Me
39 (39) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine
40 (40) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love