Haven Retro Combined Chart : 15.10.1972

[smokeyb]

T. Rex return to number one, the first time this has happened since Black Sabbath with Paranoid which returned to the top in 1970.



The Sweet fall down to 2 with a bigger points reduction, Elvis Presley is up at 3.



David Bowie slips to 4 and Lieutenant Pigeon remain at 5.



There are 5 new entries and 1 re-entry this week,the highest is the Shangri-Las with a re-release from 1964.



The highest climber is Johnny Nash who jumps up 23 places to number 17.



The biggest faller is Mott The Hoople who fall of the chart from number 36.

15.10.1972 (Week # 42)


1 (02) T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution - 132 points (4-2-1-2-1) 5 wks

2 (01) Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam - 124 points (9-5-3-2-1-2) 6 wks

3 (04) Elvis Presley - Burning Love - 118 points (7-4-3) 3 wks

4 (03) David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing - 107 points (9-5-4-3-4) 5 wks

5 (05) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough - 92 points (37-15-6-5-5) 5 wks

6 (07) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) - 87 points (21-8-7-6) 4 wks

7 (09) 10 C.C. - Donna - 82 points (40-x-19-9-9-7) 5 wks

8 (14) Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream - 79 points (25-14-8) 3 wks

9 (20) Alice Cooper - Elected - 72 points (20-9) 2 wks

10 (10) Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You - 64 points (14-11-10-10) 4 wks

11 (13) Peter Skellern - You're A Lady - 60 points (40-16-13-11) 4 wks

12 (11) O’Jays - Backstabbers - 58 points (28-34-37-14-14-13-9-12-10-10-14-17-11-12-11-12) 16 wks

13 (NE) Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack - 54 points 1 wk

14 (12) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure - 51 points (31-19-28-33-38-x-38-32-40-27-32-x-22-7-10-12-14) 15 wks

15 (08) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now - 50 points (4-3-3-4-5-8-15) 7 wks

16 (06) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain - 44 points (13-3-1-1-1-1-3-6-16) 9 wks

17 (40) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers - 37 points (40-17) 2 wks

18 (17) Eagles - Witchy Woman - 32 points (17-18) 2 wks

19 (15) Carpenters – Goodbye to Love - 32 points (15-11-7-8-8-11-8-13-10-11-18-15-15-19) 14 wks

20 (NE) Simon & Garfunkel – America - 28 points 1 wk

21 (40) Bread - The Guitar Man - 27 points (29-18-17-20-24-39-x-40-21) 8 wks

22 (18) Seals & Croft - Summer Breeze - 23 points (30-19-18-22) 4 wks

23 (24) Family - Burlesque - 22 points (24-23) 2 wks

24 (NE) Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone - 20 points 1 wk

25 (40) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music - 20 points (40-25) 2 wks

26 (37) Animals - House of the Rising Sun - 20 points (37-26) 2 wks

27 (40) Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol/Breaking Up Is Hard To Do/Little Devil - 20 points (40-27) 2 wks

28 (21) Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') - 19 points (26-23-26-27-27-28-24-21-28) 9 wks

29 (19) Derek & The Dominos - Layla - 19 points (39-30-27-32-30-36-40-x-24-10-6-6-7-16-23-21-19-29) 17 wks

30 (28) Detroit Spinners - I'll Be Around - 19 points (38-22-29-38-40-28-30) 7 wks

31 (25) O’Jays - Love Train - 19 points (33-27-25-31) 4 wks

32 (23) Al Green – Guilty - 18 points (28-23-32) 3 wks

33 (22) Hot Chocolate - You'll Always Be A Friend - 18 points (34-36-30-22-33) 5 wks

34 (26) Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream - 17 points (28-26-29-27-30-31-26-27-28-25-27-30-31-31-32-26-34) 17 wks

35 (NE) Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California - 17 points 1 wk

36 (30) Mama Cass Elliot - (If You're Gonna) Break Another Heart - 16 points (34-30-36) 3 wks

37 (16) Elton John - Honky Cat - 15 points (31-28-18-8-14-16-37) 7 wks

38 (31) Four Tops – (It's The Way) Nature Planned It - 14 points (32-33-37-36-31-38) 6 wks

39 (35) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Matrimony - 14 points (35-39) 2 wks

40 (RE) Jnr Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night - 13 points (32-23-21-25-x-40) 5 wks

40 (34) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don't Know Me By Now - 13 points (38-34-40) 3 wks

40 (NE) Archie Bell & The Drells – Here I Go Again - 13 points 1 wk

40 (27) Pearls – You Came, You Saw, You Conquered - 13 points (26-27-40) 3 wks



Dropped Out

44 (38) Travis Wammack – Whatever Turns You On - 12 points (30-34-36-39-x-38)

47 (33) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony - 11 points (20-12-10-10-18-33)

49 (32) Big Star - Thirteen - 11 points (37-32)

52 (40) Horace Andy - Skylarking - 10 points (40)

55 (29) Seashells - Maybe I Know - 9 points (29)

66 (40) Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It - 5 points (31-28-31-32-30-31-31-27-29-37-38-x-40)

67 (39) David Bowie - Five Years - 5 points (35-34-35-39)

82 (40) Judge Dread - Big Six - 1 points (25-24-25-29-x-40)

- (36) Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes - 0 points (11-1-1-2-2-2-6-13-36)



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 22.10.1972

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

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 19-10-72:  Presenter: Tony Blackburn
(9) ALICE COOPER – Elected  
(12) JOHNNY NASH – There Are More Questions Than Answers
(29) SIMON & GARFUNKEL – America  
(15) GILBERT O’SULLIVAN – Clair  
(NEW) HOT CHOCOLATE – You’ll Always Be A Friend
(3) PETER SKELLERN – You’re A Lady  
(NEW) ESPIRIT DE CORPS – If (Would It Turn Out Wrong)
(19) FAMILY – Burlesque  
(NEW) BRUCE RUFFIN – Coming On Strong
(24) JUNIOR CAMPBELL – Hallelujah Freedom
(1) LIEUTENANT PIGEON – Mouldy Old Dough
(26) SHAG – Loop Di Love

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 21.10.1972
1 (1) Various Artists - 20 All Time Greats of the 50's (3 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Cat Stevens - Catch Bull At Four (3 wk) (#2)
3 (NE) Various Artists - 20 Star Tracks (1 wk) (# 3)
4 (5) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (14 wk) (# 2)
5 (3) Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment (12 wk) (# 1)
6 (4) Various Artists - 20 Fantastic Hits (13 wk) (# 1)
7 (6) Lindisfarne - Dingly Dell (4 wk) (# 5)
8 (7) Slade - Slade Alive (29 wk) (# 2)
9 (9) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4 (4 wk) (# 8)
10 (8) Yes - Close To The Edge (5 wk) (# 4)

[darkstar79]

01 The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone (2 wks)
02 Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly') (10 wks)
03 Al Green – Guilty (4 wks)
04 The Delfonics – Tell Me It Is A Dream (18 wks)
05 The Carpenters – I Won't Last A Day Without You (5 wks)
06 The Supremes – I Guess I’ll Miss The Man (1 wk)
07 The Shangri-Las – Leader Of The Pack (2 wks)
08 The Four Tops – (It's The Way) Nature Planned It (7 wks)
09 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don't Know Me By Now (4 wks)
10 Al Green – You Ought To Be With Me (1 wk)

11 Travis Wammack – Whatever Turns You On (8 wks)
12 The Stylistics – I'm Stone In Love With You (2 wks)
13 The Dramatics – Toast To The Fool (9 wks)
14 Holland Dozier Holland – Why Can't We Be Lovers? (4 wks)
15 Denise LaSalle – Man Sized Job (3 wks)
16 Isaac Hayes – Theme From "The Men" (1 wk)
17 The Chi-Lites – A Lonely Man (4 wks)
18 The Temprees – Dedicated To The One I Love (3 wks)
19 Donny Hathaway – I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (1 wk)
20 Archie Bell & The Drells – Here I Go Again (3 wks)

21 Billy Preston – That's The Way God Planned It (16 wks)
22 Al Green – I'm Still in Love with You (16 wks)
23 Bobby Womack – Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) (9 wks)
24 Betty Wright – The Babysitter (2 wks)
25 The Pearls – You Came, You Saw, You Conquered (5 wks)
26 Laura Lee – If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair) (4 wks)
27 The Seashells – Maybe I Know (7 wks)
28 Lyn Collins – Think (About It) (8 wks)
29 The O'Jays – Back Stabbers (14 wks)
30 The Carpenters – Goodbye to Love (15 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Carpenters Goodbye To Love
02 Peter Skellern You're A Lady
03 Python Lee Jackson In A Broken Dream
04 Sweet Wig Wam Bam
05 Lieutenant Pigeon Mouldy Old Dough
06 Shag Loop Di Love
07 Junior Campbell Hallelujah Freedom
08 Alice Cooper Elected
09 Johnny Nash There Are More Questions Than Answers
10 Elvis Presley Burning Love
11 Shangri-Las Leader Of The Pack
12 Chris Montez Let's Dance
13 David Cassidy How Can I Be Sure
14 Neil Sedaka Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
15 Chairmen Of The Board Elmo James
16 O'Jays Back Stabbers
17 Cliff Richard Living In Harmony
18 Drifters Come On Over To My Place
19 Anne Murray Destiny
20 Gary Glitter I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Elvis Presley – Burning Love
02(02) T. Rex – Children Of The Revolution
03(05) Python Lee Jackson – In A Broken Dream
04(04) Peter Skellern – You’re A Lady
05(03) The Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You
06(10) Bread – Guitar Man
07(14) Simon & Garfunkel – America
08(11) Alice Cooper – Elected
09(12) 10cc – Donna
10(16) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers

11(06) Derek And The Dominoes – Layla
12(17) Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James
13(25) Jim Croce – Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels)
14(24) Shag – Loop Di Love
15(07) The O'Jays - Back Stabbers
16(26) Junior Campbell – Hallelujah Freedom
17(08) David Bowie – John, I’m Only Dancing
18(09) The Sweet – Wig wam Bam
19(30) Harley Quinne – New Orleans
20(18) Eric Clapton – Let It Rain

21(13) The Seashells – Maybe I Know
22(--) Albert Hammond – it Never Rains In Southern California
23(15) Lindisfarne - All Fall Down
24(20) Archie Bell & The Drells – Here I Go Again
25(--) Anne Murray – Destiny
26(--) Rick Nelson – Garden Party
27(19) The Pearls - You Came, You Saw, You Conquered
28(--) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Clair
29(21) Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
30(22) Cher – Don’t Hide Your Love

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Elvis Presley - BURNING LOVE
2 [3] :: Gary Glitter - I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TIL I SAW YOU ROCK'N'ROLL)
3 [1] :: David Bowie - JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING
4 [4] :: Lieutenant Pigeon - MOULDY OLD DOUGH
5 [8] :: Carpenters - I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU
6 [9] :: Eagles - WITCHY WOMAN
7 [5] :: Sweet - WIG WAM BAM
8 [6] :: Elton John - HONKY CAT
9 [13] :: Archie Bell & The Drells - HERE I GO AGAIN
10 [14] :: Chairmen Of The Board - ELMO JAMES
11 [12] :: Pearls - YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CONQUERED
12 [7] :: Roxy Music - VIRGINIA PLAIN
13 [10] :: Seals & Croft - SUMMER BREEZE
14 [19] :: Johnny Nash - THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS
15 [new] :: Albert Hammond - IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
16 [15] :: Arlo Guthrie - THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
17 [17] :: Derek & The Dominos - LAYLA
18 [18] :: Dandy Livingstone - SUZANNE, BEWARE OF THE DEVIL
19 [new] :: Rick Nelson - GARDEN PARTY
20 [new] :: Betty Wright - BABY SITTER

[smokeyb]

1 (1) 10CC - Donna (5 wks)
2 (10) Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream (4 wks)
3 (2) David Bowie – John, I'm Only Dancing (6 wks)
4 (6) Elvis Presley - Burning Love (4 wks)
5 (3) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough (6 wks)
6 (7) Eagles - Witchy Woman (7 wks)
7 (16) Alice Cooper - Elected (3 wks)
8 (4) T. Rex - Children Of The Revolution (6 wks)
9 (11) Bread - Guitar Man (4 wks)
10 (12) Carpenters - Goodbye To Love (4 wks)
11 (17) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers (3 wks)
12 (5) The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (5 wks)
13 (9) Seals and Crofts - Summer Breeze (7 wks)
14 (19) The Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You (5 wks)
15 (21) Simon & Garfunkel - America (3 wks)
16 (8) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure (6 wks)
17 (14) Peter Skellern - You're A Lady (5 wks)
18 (NE) Gilbert O' Sullivan - Clair (1 wk)
19 (25) Archie Bell & the Drells - Here I Go Again (3 wks)
20 (28) Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James (3 wks)
21 (26) The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (3 wks)
22 (31) The Shangri-Las -Leader Of The Pack (2 wks)
23 (32) Junior Campbell - Hallelujah Freedom (2 wks)
24 (27) Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol/Breaking Up Is Hard To Do/Little Devil (3 wks)
25 (13) Sweet - Wig Wam Bam (7 wks)
26 (34) Harley Quinne - New Orleans (2 wks)
27 (15) Family - Burlesque (5 wks)
28 (18) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now (8 wks)
29 (NE) Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California (1 wk)
30 (39) Shag - Loop Di Love (2 wks)
31 (40) Chris Montez - Let's Dance (2 wks)
32 (NE) Rick Nelson - Garden Party (1 wk)
33 (20) Lindisfarne - All Fall Down (5 wks)
34 (22) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You Till I Saw You Rock And Roll (5 wks)
35 (23) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (10 wks)
36 (24) Elton John - Honky Cat (7 wks)
37 (29) The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) (8 wks)
38 (30) The Pearls - You Came, You Saw, You Conquered (5 wks)
39 (33) The Seashells - Maybe I Know (7 wks)
40 (35) Al Green - Im Still In Love With You (10 wks)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) In A Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) You're A Lady - Peter Skellern
3 ( 4 ) There Are More Questions Than Answers - Johnny Nash
4 ( 5 ) Elected - Alice Cooper
5 ( 11 ) Hallelujah Freedom - Junior Campbell
6 ( 3 ) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade (#1[3])
7 ( -- ) Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan
8 ( 18 ) I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
9 ( 6 ) I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll) - Gary Glitter (#5)
10 ( 13 ) America - Simon And Garfunkel

11 ( 9 ) Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers (#9)
12 ( 10 ) I Won't Last A Day Without You - Carpenters (#10)
13 ( 8 ) Donna - 10cc (#7)
14 ( 7 ) Children Of The Revolution - T.Rex (#2[1])
15 ( 17 ) I'll Be Around - Spinners
16 ( 15 ) Witchy Woman - Eagles (#15)
17 ( -- ) Summer Breeze - Seals And Crofts
18 ( 27 ) Rock Me Baby - David Cassidy
19 ( 23 ) Here I Go Again - Archie Bell And The Drells
20 ( 12 ) Wig-Wam Bam - Sweet (#2[1])

21 ( 31 ) I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo
22 ( 19 ) Tight Rope - Leon Russell (#19)
23 ( 16 ) Garden Party - Rick Nelson (#13)
24 ( 14 ) John I'm Only Dancing - David Bowie (#6)
25 ( 21 ) Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) - Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose (#21)
26 ( 20 ) You Came You Saw You Conquered - Pearls (#18)
27 ( 28 ) Geronimo's Cadillac - Michael Murphey
28 ( 29 ) Elmo James - Chairmen Of The Board
29 ( 30 ) I Believe In Music - Gallery
30 ( -- ) Destiny - Anne Murray

31 ( 37 ) Spaceman - Nilsson
32 ( 25 ) Thunder And Lightning - Chi Coltrane (#25)
33 ( 22 ) Easy Livin' - Uriah Heep (#15)
34 ( 34 ) Midnight Rider - Joe Cocker
35 ( 24 ) Who Was It - Hurricane Smith (#6)
36 ( 26 ) Virginia Plain - Roxy Music (#2[2])
37 ( 33 ) Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield (#29)
38 ( 32 ) Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon (#22)
39 ( -- ) From The Beginning - Emerson Lake & Palmer
40 ( 36 ) Starting All Over Again - Mel And Tim (#25)

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-- ( 35 ) The City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie (#7)
-- ( 38 ) All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople (#1[4])
-- ( 39 ) Play Me - Neil Diamond (#12)
-- ( 40 ) Suzanne Beware Of The Devil - Dandy Livingstone (#17)

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-- ( -- ) American City Suite - Cashman And West

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[raliverpool]

01 T Rex - Children Of The Revolution (6wks 16-2-1-1-1-1)
02 10cc - Donna (4wks 22-15-8-2)
03 Family - Burlesque (4wks 25-13-5-3)
04 Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough (5wks 23-9-4-3-4)
05 Elvis Presley - Burning Love (6wks 21-9-2-2-2-5)
06 Alice Cooper - Elected (3wks 25-12-6)
07 Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock'n'Roll) (4wks 24-14-6-7)
08 David Bowie - Lady Stardust (3wks 36-15-8)
09 Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music (4wks 30-19-13-9)
10 Sweet - Wig Wam Bam (6wks 27-14-7-3-4-10)

11 Bill Withers - Use Me (5wks 29-16-12-9-11)
12 Big Star - The Ballad of El Goodo (2wks 19-12)
13 Rick Nelson - Garden Party (4wks 34-22-17-13)
14 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Matrimony (7wks 18-12-10-8-6-7-14)
15 James Brown - Get On The Good Foot (4wks 29-21-18-15)
16 Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead (3wks 29-21-16)
17 Spinners - I'll Be Around (2wks 29-17)
18 Eagles - Witchy Woman (2wks 23-18)
19 Sandy Denny - It'll Take a Long Time (3wks 35-26-19)
20 Horace Andy - Skylarking (6wks 33-17-11-8-11-20)

21 David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure (6wks 30-15-12-10-14-21)
22 Big Star - Thirteen (8wks 29-16-8-6-5-5-10-22)
23 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again (3wks 39-31-24)
25 Roxy Music - If There Is Something (3wks 31-28-25)
26 Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers (2wks 36-26)
27 David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing (5wks 32-19-18-20-27)
28 Helen Reddy - I Am Woman (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Harry Nilsson - Spaceman (3wks 40-34-29)

30 Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze (1wk 30 NEW)

31 David Bowie - Five Years (8wks 30-13-4-3-4-7-16-31)
32 T Rex - Ballrooms Of Mars (5wks 35-26-23-24-32)
33 Black Sabbath - Snow Blind (3wks 32-30-33)
34 Eric Clapton - Let It Rain (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Peter Skellern - You're A Lady (2wks 35-35)
36 Leon Russell - Tight Rope (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Flamin' Groovies - Slow Death (3wks 30-33-37)
38 Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Neil Diamond - Play Me (6wks 31-21-15-16-25-39)
40 Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now (8wks 5-2-2-4-6-9-22-40)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 14.10.1972

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

[popchartfreak]

8th October 1972

It's straight in at 1 for The Osmonds classic moment, no argument, they wrote it themselves, it was about the environment, and it rocks more than most American rock bands of 1972: Crazy Horses is brilliant, even though at the time I liked it a lot but never loved it (because it was The Osmonds, and the teenybop hysteria was on overload). They've still got more in them though, unlike any more solo Osmond records, give or take a Tweedledee. The Animals powerful 60's classic is up to 6, also higher than it did at the time, and ditto The Temptations epic Papa Was A Rolling Stone up to 7 for a second top 10 of the year. 

Holland-Dozier-Holland might not be at Motown, but they were still getting top 10 hits for me, up to 8, and America get a 2nd top 20 of the year as the fab Ventura Highway enters at 20 - it was never a UK top 30 hit, but the acoustic guitar riff was nicked by Janet Jackson for her wonderful 2000's hit Someone To Call My Lover. Neil Sedaka has an actual new track at 69, Beautiful You joining his triple oldies all climbing, and Bobby Hebb's Northern Soul stomper debuts at 56, Love Love Love being t'other side of Sunny. 

Judy Collins enters with her version of Sunny Goodge Street, I've never heard it before but it's lovely and extends her retro chart career to 5 years. Al Green enters with You Ought To Be With Me as his previous exits the chart, that makes 6 in a row, and on the bottom rung The Fortunes song lyrics featured in the magazine Words, lots of new release news and hit song lyrics for 7 and a half pence. I never actually got to hear Everything Is Out Of Season at the time, so 50 years later a quick google on Youtube lets me see what I missed: Storm In A Teacup arrangement over a lesser song, even if it's hitmaking team Cook & Greenaway. 


1 ( NEW ) CRAZY HORSES - The Osmonds # 1
2 ( 1 ) LEADER OF THE PACK - The Shangri-Las # 1
3 ( 2 ) LOVE TRAIN - The O’Jays # 1
4 ( 4 ) IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Albert Hammond # 4
5 ( 3 ) YOU’LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND - Hot Chocolate # 1
6 ( 17 ) HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - The Animals # 6
7 ( 33 ) PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - The Temptations # 7
8 ( 13 ) WHY CAN’T WE BE LOVERS - Holland - Dozier featuring Lamont Dozier # 8
9 ( 6 ) I’LL BE AROUND - The Detroit Spinners # 1
10 ( 7 ) I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TILL I SAW YOU ROCK ‘N’ ROLL) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 6

11 ( 5 ) (IF YOU’RE GONNA) BREAK ANOTHER HEART - Mama Cass Elliot # 3
12 ( 8 ) JOHN, I’M ONLY DANCING - David Bowie # 1
13 ( 10 ) WIG-WAM BAM - The Sweet # 7
14 ( 14 ) ELECTED - Alice Cooper # 14
15 ( 9 ) CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - T.Rex # 5
16 ( 20 ) OH! CAROL - Neil Sedaka # 16
17 ( 19 ) NEW ORLEANS - Harley Quinne # 17
18 ( 11 ) VIRGINIA PLAIN - Roxy Music # 1
19 ( 12 ) SUGAR ME - Lynsey De Paul # 2
20 ( NEW ) VENTURA HIGHWAY - America # 20

21 ( 35 ) HALLELUJAH FREEDOM - Junior Campbell # 21
22 ( 26 ) (IT’S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT - The Four Tops # 22
23 ( 22 ) WALK ON DON’T LOOK BACK - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons # 22
24 ( 16 ) THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PART 1) - The Chi-Lites # 1
25 ( 21 ) JOURNEY - Duncan Browne # 7
26 ( 15 ) DONNA - 10 C.C. # 7
27 ( 25 ) LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS - The Jackson 5 # 1
28 ( 36 ) A LONELY MAN - The Chi-Lites # 28
29 ( 34 ) (I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION - Bubblerock aka Jonathan King # 29
30 ( 18 ) GOODBYE TO LOVE - Carpenters # 1

31 ( 38 ) I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME - Lobo # 31
32 ( 29 ) THE GUITAR MAN - Bread # 6
33 ( 46 ) IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes # 33
34 ( 30 ) HOW CAN I BE SURE - David Cassidy # 1
35 ( 24 ) ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - Mott The Hoople # 1
36 ( 32 ) BACK STABBERS - The O’Jays # 1
37 ( 40 ) FREE RIDE - The Edgar Winter Group # 37
38 ( 65 ) I WILL NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN - Glen Campbell # 38
39 ( 49 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - Neil Sedaka # 39
40 ( 52 ) LITTLE DEVIL - Neil Sedaka # 40

41 ( 23 ) WIN, PLACE OR SHOW (SHE’S A WINNER) - The Intruders # 13
42 ( 51 ) LET’S DANCE - Chris Montez # 42
43 ( 28 ) SUNNY - Bobby Hebb # 19
44 ( 37 ) STORM IN A TEACUP - Lynsey De Paul # 23
45 ( NEW ) SUNNY GOODGE STREET - Judy Collins # 45
46 ( 41 ) WATCH ME - Labi Siffre # 13
47 ( 31 ) BREAK - Aphrodite’s Child # 3
48 ( 43 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC - The Doobie Brothers # 15
49 ( 44 ) STARMAN - David Bowie # 1
50 ( 62 ) THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS - Johnny Nash # 50

51 ( 27 ) YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CONQUERED - The Pearls # 13
52 ( 60 ) OUR LIVES ARE SHAPED BY WHAT WE LOVE - Odyssey # 52
53 ( 45 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart # 7
54 ( 54 ) SWEET TALKING GUY - The Chiffons # 1
55 ( 53 ) METAL GURU - T.Rex # 1
56 ( NEW ) LOVE LOVE LOVE - Bobby Hebb # 56
57 ( 39 ) STANDING IN THE ROAD - Blackfoot Sue # 2
58 ( 55 ) LOOP DI LOVE - Shag aka Jonathan King # 34
59 ( 57 ) HELLO IT’S ME - Todd Rundgren # 1
60 ( 66 ) LITTLE BIT OF SOUL - Iron Cross # 60

61 ( 42 ) THE LOCO-MOTION - Little Eva # 8
62 ( 70 ) SIXTY MINUTE MAN - The Trammps # 62
63 ( 67 ) I’M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU - The Stylistics # 63
64 ( 48 ) LIVING IN HARMONY - Cliff Richard # 28
65 ( 63 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren # 1
66 ( 50 ) SING/MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC (MEDLEY) - Barbra Streisand # 50
67 ( 72 ) MAN SIZED JOB - Denise LaSalle # 67
68 ( 47 ) MAYBE I KNOW - The Seashells # 29
69 ( NEW ) BEAUTIFUL YOU - Neil Sedaka # 69
70 ( 56 ) ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART - The Trammps # 7

71 ( 73 ) CLAIR - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 71
72 ( 74 ) BOTTOMS UP - Middle Of The Road # 72
73 ( 61 ) THE NIGHT - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons # 3
74 ( NEW ) YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME - Al Green # 74
75 ( NEW ) EVERYTHING IS OUT OF SEASON - The Fortunes # 75



8th October 1972 my charts of that week then

It's 2 weeks on top for the wonderful 10 C.C. as The O'Jays climb to runners-up position with the amazing Back Stabbers, and the brilliant Carpenters ballad Goodbye To Love debuts at 3, probably their greatest record, and with a stunning guitar solo to boot, and their 6th chart entry back in the day, and the 5th top 10. Bread also get a 3rd top 10 as The Guitar Man climbs, Elvis makes it 11 top 10's with Burning Love and Johnny Nash gets a hat-trick of 1972 top 10's with There Are More Questions Than Answers, his 6th top 10 in total - and his final top 10 as it turns out.

Python Lee Jackson gives Rod Stewart an off-key 2nd track on the chart, with the 1970 track In A Broken Dream - still a great rock ballad though, new at 15. Family get a top 20 debut with Burlesque at 17, Anne Murray gets a 4th chart entry since Snowbird kicked off her run with a chart-topper, it's her Destiny to have a lot more over the next decade though. Andy Williams covers the lyric version of The Godfather theme tune, Oscar-winning galore in the future, and a box-office smash - but the Marlon Brando film meant nothing to me as I was too young to see X-rated movies. Candlewick Green enter with Doggie, getting some TV slots, and they'll be back in 1974. Meanwhile the soon-to-be-late hot new singer-songwriter Jim Croce debuts with You Don't Mess Around With Jim. 


1 ( 1 ) DONNA - 10 C.C.
2 ( 12 ) BACK STABBERS - The O’Jays
3 ( NEW ) GOODBYE TO LOVE - Carpenters
4 ( 3 ) MOULDY OLD DOUGH - Lt. Pigeon
5 ( 8 ) SUGAR ME - Lynsey De Paul
6 ( 24 ) THE GUITAR MAN - Bread
7 ( 9 ) AIN’T NO SUNSHINE - Michael Jackson
8 ( 2 ) WIG-WAM BAM - The Sweet
9 ( 11 ) BURNING LOVE - Elvis Presley
10 ( NEW ) THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS - Johnny Nash

11 ( 7 ) CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - T.Rex
12 ( 6 ) I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (TILL I SAW YOU ROCK ‘N’ ROLL) - Gary Glitter
13 ( 5 ) JOHN I’M ONLY DANCING - David Bowie
14 ( 10 ) YOU WEAR IT WELL - Rod Stewart
15 ( NEW ) IN A BROKEN DREAM - Python Lee Jackson
16 ( 21 ) YOU’RE A LADY - Peter Skellern
17 ( NEW ) BURLESQUE - Family
18 ( 15 ) WALK IN THE NIGHT - Junior Walker & The All-Stars
19 ( 19 ) VIRGINIA PLAIN - Roxy Music
20 ( 13 ) HOW CAN I BE SURE - David Cassidy

21 ( 18 ) SUZANNE BEWARE OF THE DEVIL - Dandy Livingstone
22 ( 23 ) YOU’LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND - Hot Chocolate
23 ( 25 ) ELMO JAMES - Chairmen Of The Board
24 ( 26 ) HERE I GO AGAIN - Archie Bell & The Drells
25 ( 29 ) NEW ORLEANS - Harley Quin
26 ( 30 ) GARDEN PARTY - Rick Nelson
27 ( NEW ) DESTINY - Anne Murray
28 ( NEW ) SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE (LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER) - Andy Williams
29 ( NEW ) DOGGIE - Candlewick Green
30 ( NEW ) YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM - Jim Croce