Haven Retro Combined Chart : 10.02.1973

[smokeyb]

It's Elton John's 4th chart topper as he climbs to the number 1 spot.



The Sweet slip down to 2, as the Strawbs move up to 3. ELO are up at 4 and Thin Lizzy are the new number 5.



There are 7 new entries this week, and surprisingly it's Tony Christie with the TV theme from the Protectors as he enters at number 17.



The biggest climber is the Electric Light Orchestra who move up 10 places to number 4.



The biggest faller is the Who who drop 25 places.

[smokeyb]

10.02.1973 (Week # 06)

1 (02) Elton John - Daniel - 157 points (11-4-2-1) 4 wks
2 (01) Sweet - Blockbuster - 151 points (6-2-1-1-2) 5 wks
3 (04) Strawbs – Part Of The Union - 144 points (12-4-3) 3 wks
4 (14) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven - 115 points (28-14-4) 3 wks
5 (07) Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar - 113 points (20-7-7-5) 4 wks
6 (05) Status Quo - Paper Plane - 108 points (31-12-8-5-6) 5 wks
7 (08) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me - 102 points (25-9-8-7) 4 wks
8 (06) Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone - 94 points (24-18-13-11-4-6-7-7-11-20-34-31-36-7-4-3-6-8) 18 wks
9 (03) Carly Simon - You're So Vain - 86 points (7-5-4-3-1-1-2-3-9) 9 wks
10 (13) Focus - Sylvia - 85 points (21-13-10) 3 wks
11 (10) Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads - 79 points (23-8-10-10-11) 5 wks
12 (16) Stevie Wonder - Superstition - 70 points (31-39-40-24-21-22-25-19-16-17-18-16-12) 13 wks
13 (09) Free - Wishing Well - 58 points (30-36-x-15-5-5-9-13) 7 wks
14 (17) Dave Edmonds - Baby I Love You - 50 points (36-16-17-14) 4 wks
15 (11) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don't Know Me By Now - 49 points (32-28-21-17-21-27-x-18-10-11-11-15) wks 11
16 (21) Focus - Hocus Pocus - 47 points (24-21-16) 3 wks
17 (NE) Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways - 46 points 1 wk
18 (12) David Bowie - The Jean Genie - 40 points (34-6-5-3-3-1-1-3-6-12-18) 12 wks
19 (15) Billy Paul – Me and Mrs. Jones - 38 points (33-27-29-x-21-15-15-19) 7 wks
20 (20) O’Jays - Love Train - 37 points (33-27-25-31-38-40-x-40-36-x-28-17-20-20) 12 wks
21 (25) Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song - 37 points (37-25-21) 3 wks
22 (18) Elvis Presley – Always On My Mind - 32 points (16-10-7-5-4-6-14-18-22) 9 wks
23 (22) Steely Dan - Do It Again - 30 points (34-33-40-26-32-39-x-35-31-36-30-22-22-23) 13 wks
24 (23) Detroit Spinners – Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - 30 points (26-17-26-27-27-23-24) 7 wks
25 (NE) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me - 24 points 1 wk
26 (NE) Chi Lites – Write A Letter To Myself - 24 points 1 wk
27 (27) Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - 23 points (27-27) 2 wks
28 (35) Archie Bell & The Drells – (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown - 22 points (35-28) 2 wks
29 (31) David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - 20 points (34-23-27-37-34-31-29) 7 wks
30 (NE) Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) - 20 points 1 wk
31 (24) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together - 20 points (38-31-35-40-25-18-20-21-18-20-24-31) 12 wks
32 (19) Wizzard - Ball Park Incident - 19 points (23-12-9-6-5-7-13-19-32) 9 wks
33 (28) King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight - 18 points (40-35-35-28-33) 5 wks
34 (26) Vicky Leandros - The Love In Your Eyes - 18 points (32-26-34) 3 wks
35 (30) Al Green – Hot Wire - 17 points (31-33-30-35) 4 wks
36 (NE) Miki Anthony - If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You - 17 points 1 wk
37 (33) Candi Staton – Do It In The Name Of Love - 16 points (33-37) 2 wks
38 (NE) Dr Hook - The Cover Of Rolling Stone - 16 points 1 wk
39 (NE) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love - 16 points 1 wk
40 (34) Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Night - 14 points (40-34-40) 3 wks
40 (36) Whispers – Somebody Loves You - 14 points (40-36-40) 3 wks

Dropped Out
43 (38) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - 12 points (38)
45 (32) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Help Me Make It Through The Night - 11 points (16-17-8-6-6-6-8-11-13-29-32)
46 (40) Betty Swann – Today I Started Loving You - 10 points (40)
48 (39) Little Jimmy Osmond – Long Haired Lover From Liverpool - 9 points (21-12-11-13-15-28-29-x-39)
50 (29) T. Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action - 9 points (3-1-1-2-2-3-9-23-29)
62 (37) Who – Relay - 3 points (40-25-37)

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


I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 17.02.1973

1 (1) Sweet - Blockbuster (6 wk) (# 1)
2 (3) Strawbs - Part Of The Union (4 wk) (# 2)
3 (2) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (5 wk) (# 2)
4 (5) Elton John - Daniel (5 wk) (# 4)
5 (9) Focus - Sylvia (4 wk) (# 5)
6 (10) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (4 wk) (# 6)
7 (16) Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar  (5 wk) (# 7)
8 (4) Carly Simon - You're So Vain (10 wk) (# 3)
9 (6) Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (13 wk) (# 1)
10 (8) Status Quo - Paper Plane (6 wk) (# 8)
11 (17) Stevie Wonder - Superstition (3 wk) (# 11)
12 (28) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You (5 wk) (# 12)
13 (7) Free - Wishing Well (6 wk) (# 7)
14 (22) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love (3 wk)(# 14)
15 (11) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now (6 wk) (# 9)
16 (12) Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones (6 wk) (# 12)
17 (NE) Faces - Cindy Incidentally (1 wk) (# 17)
18 (18) Olivia Newton John - Take me home Country Roads (6 wk) (# 18)
19 (44) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray (2 wk) (# 19)
20 (25) Jr Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready (4 wk) (# 20)
21 (21) Judge Dread - Big Seven (11 wk) (# 8)
22 (30) Focus - Hocus Pocus (5 wk) (# 22)
23 (29) Chuck Berry - Reelin' & Rockin' - (3 wk) (# 23)
24 (23) Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind (10 wk) (# 9)
25 (15) Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (6 wk) (# 14)
26 (13) David Bowie – The Jean Genie (11 wk) (# 2)
27 (NE) The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes (1 wk) (# 27)
28 (24) Gladys Knight - Help Me Make It Through the Night (13 wk) (# 11)
29 (19) Wizzard - Ball Park Incident (11 wk) (# 6)
30 (20) Wings - Hi Hi Hi/C Moon (11 wk) (# 5)
31 (42) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (2 wk) (# 31)
32 (14) Cat Stevens - Can't Keep It In (11 wk) (# 13)
33 (NE) White Plains - Step Into A Dream (1 wk) (# 33)
34 (27) Osmonds - Crazy Horses (15 wk) (# 2)
35 (33) Michael Jackson - Ben (13 wk) (# 7)
36 (43) The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (2 wk) (# 36)
37 (48) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways (2 wk) (# 37)
38 (35) Miki Anthony - If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You (3 wk) (# 35)
39 (31) Dandy Livinstone - Big City (6 wk) (# 26)
40 (40) Chuck Berry - My Ding- A-Ling (17 wk) (# 1)
41 (32) T.Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action (11 wk) (# 2)
42 (39) Lieutenant Pigeon - Desperate Dan (10 wk) (# 17)
43 (RE) Blue Mink - Stay With Me (14 wk) (# 11)
44 (41) Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane (13 wk) (# 2)
45 (36) Archie Bell & The Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown (4 wk) (# 36)
46 (38) Roy C - Shotgun Wedding (13 wk) (# 7)
47 (NE) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (34) Judge Dread-Big Six (26 wk) (# 11)
49 (37) Donny Osmond - Why (15 wk) (# 3)
50 (NE) Colin Blunstone - How Can We Dare To Be Wrong (1 wk) (# 50)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 15-02-73:  Presenter: Jimmy Saville
(17) THE FACES – Cindy Incidentally  
(6) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Roll Over Beethoven
(14) THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY starring DAVID CASSIDY – Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love  
(7) THIN LIZZY – Whiskey In The Jar  
(NEW) THE REAL THING – Plastic Man
(22) FOCUS – Hocus Pocus  
(NEW) THE NEW SEEKERS – Pinball Wizard – See Me, Feel Me
(1) THE SWEET – Blockbuster  
(27) THE JACKSON 5 – Doctor My Eyes

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 17.02.1973
1 (1) Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player (2 wk) (#1)
2 (2) London Symphony Orchestra - The Strauss Family (5 wk) (# 2)
3 (7) Carly Simon - No Secrets (5 wk) (#3)
4 (4) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (31 wk) (# 2)
5 (14) Status Quo - Piledriver (5 wk) (# 5)
6 (11) Focus - Moving Waves (5 wk) (# 6)
7 (8) Donny Osmond - Too Young (10 wk) (# 7)
8 (3) Slade - Slayed (12 wk) (# 1)
9 (9) Free - Heartbreaker (3 wk) (# 9)
10 (12) Cat Stevens - Catch Bull At Four (20 wk) (# 2)

[darkstar79]

01 Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) (2 wks)
02 Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways (2 wks)
03 Al Green – Call Me (Come Back Home) (1 wk)
04 The O'Jays – Love Train (5 wks)
05 Al Green – Hot Wire (5 wks)
06 Candi Staton – Do It In The Name Of Love (3 wks)
07 Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song (4 wks)
08 The Whispers – Somebody Loves You (4 wks)
09 Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (3 wks)
10 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) (4 wks)

11 The Stylistics – Break Up To Make Up (2 wks)
12 Betty Swann – Today I Started Loving You (4 wks)
13 David Bowie – Space Oddity (4 wks)
14 Archie Bell & The Drells – (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown (4 wks)
15 Bill Withers – Kissing My Love (3 wks)
16 Vicki Lawrence – The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (2 wks)
17 Paul Kelly – Don't Burn Me (4 wks)
18 The Chi Lites – Write A Letter To Myself (2 wks)
19 Bunny Sigler – Tossin' And Turnin' (2 wks)
20 The Sylvers – Wish That I Could Talk To You (3 wks)

21 Jr Walker & The All Stars – Take Me Girl, I'm Ready (4 wks)
22 Strawbs – Part Of The Union (4 wks)
23 Helen Reddy - Peaceful (3 wks)
24 The Jackson Five – Doctor My Eyes (1 wk)
25 James Brown – I Got Ants In My Pants ( And I Want To Dance ) (5 wks)
26 Barbara Mason – Give Me Your Love (6 wks)
27 Diana Ross - Good Morning Heartache (6 wks)
28 Curtis Mayfield – Superfly (14 wks)
29 The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone (19 wks)
30 Al Green – Guilty (21 wks)

[o]

1 Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar
2 Sweet - Blockbuster
3 Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
4 Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
5 Free - Wishing Well
6 Olivia Newton John - Take me home Country Roads
7 Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me
8 Strawbs - Part Of The Union
9 Elton John – Daniel
10 Carly Simon - You're So Vain
11 Focus - Hocus Pocus
12 Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
13 Faces - Cindy Incidentally
14 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
15 David Bowie – The Jean Genie

[rubcale]

01 Strawbs Part Of The Union
02 Sweet Blockbuster
03 Elton John Daniel
04 Status Quo Paper Plane
05 Focus Sylvia
06 ELO Roll Over Beethoven
07 Olivia Newton-John Take Me Home Country Roads
08 Detroit Emeralds Feel The Need In Me
09 Thin Lizzy Whiskey In The Jar
10 Partridge Family Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
11 Wizzard Ball Park Incident
12 Dave Edmunds Baby I Love You
13 Chuck Berry Reelin' And Rockin'
14 Alice Cooper Hello Hurray
15 Faces Cindy Incidentally
16 Jnr Walker & The All Stars Take Me Girl I'm Ready
17 Jackson 5 Doctor My Eyes
18 Gary Glitter Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)
19 Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly With His Song
20 Temptations Papa Was A Rolling Stone

[raliverpool]

01 David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (8wks 18-8-4-4-2-2-1-1)
02 Elton John - Daniel (4wks 10-5-3-2)
03 Sweet - Blockbuster (6wks 16-7-6-4-4-3)
04 Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (4wks 35-15-8-4)
05 Stevie Wonder - Superstition (8wks 31-14-5-3-1-1-2-5)
06 Steely Dan - Do It Again (7wks 37-24-18-11-6-5-6)
07 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (2wks 18-7)
08 Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (4wks 30-17-11-8)
09 Strawbs - Part Of The Union (4wks 25-14-9-9)
10 Focus - Sylvia (3wks 20-13-10)

11 Status Quo - Paper Plane (5wks 27-12-7-6-11)
12 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In A Jar (3wks 29-19-12)
13 Gary Glitter - Do You Want To Touch Me (4wks 23-13-12-13)
14 O'Jays - Love Train (2wks 24-14)
15 Focus - Hocus Pocus (3wks 28-20-15)
16 Bette Midler - Do You Want To Dance (4wks 31-22-17-16)
17 Stevie Wonder - Blame It On The Sun (4wks 39-27-21-17)
18 King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight (5wks 30-21-16-15-18)
19 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Night (7wks 30-12-6-5-3-7-19)
20 Free - Wishing Well (6wks 27-13-8-8-10-20)

21 Carly Simon - We Have No Secrets (2wks 31-21)
22 Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (2wks 34-22)
23 Sandy Denny - Listen, Listen (3wks 33-25-23)
24 John Denver - Rocky Mountain High (6wks 35-22-13-10-14-24)
25 Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling (2wks 32-25)
26 Deliverance - Dueling Banjos (3wks 32-27-26)
27 Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads (3wks 30-26-27)
28 Tony Christie - Avenues And Alleyways (2wks 37-28)
29 Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You (2wks 35-29)
30 War - The World Is A Ghetto (6wks 37-28-22-21-23-30)

31 Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together (7wks 34-17-10-7-9-16-31)
32 Faces - Cindy Incidentally (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Dr Hook - The Cover Of Rolling Stone (2wks 36-34)
35 Colin Bluntstone - How Could We Dare To Be Wrong (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Hollies - Magic Woman Touch (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Don McLean - Dreidel (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Carly Simon - You're So Vain (9wks 10-2-1-1-2-4-11-22-38)
39 Elton John - High Flying Bird (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright (1wk 40 NEW)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Part Of The Union - Strawbs < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 5 ) The Cover Of Rolling Stone - Dr Hook
3 ( 4 ) Love Train - O'Jays
4 ( 3 ) Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy (#3)
5 ( 6 ) Daniel - Elton John
6 ( 2 ) You're So Vain - Carly Simon (#1[6])
7 ( 12 ) Avenues And Alleyways - Tony Christie
8 ( 8 ) Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
9 ( 17 ) Feel The Need In Me - Detroit Emeralds
10 ( 13 ) Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell

11 ( 11 ) Sylvia - Focus
12 ( -- ) Cindy Incidentally - Faces
13 ( 7 ) Do It Again - Steely Dan (#2[2])
14 ( 23 ) Hello Hooray - Alice Cooper
15 ( 10 ) Hocus Pocus - Focus (#9)
16 ( 9 ) Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest (#3)
17 ( 14 ) Roll Over Beethoven - Electric Light Orchestra (#14)
18 ( 26 ) I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) - Moody Blues
19 ( -- ) Step Into A Dream - White Plains
20 ( 20 ) Take Me Girl I'm Ready - Junior Walker & The All Stars

21 ( 24 ) Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
22 ( 32 ) Big City Miss Ruth Ann - Gallery
23 ( 16 ) Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - Spinners (#12)
24 ( 29 ) I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
25 ( 22 ) (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown - Archie Bell & The Drells (#22)
26 ( 18 ) Paper Plane - Status Quo (#14)
27 ( 15 ) Wishing Well - Free (#5)
28 ( -- ) How Could We Dare To Be Wrong - Colin Blunstone
29 ( 38 ) Danny's Song - Anne Murray
30 ( 21 ) On A Saturday Night - Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs (#16)

31 ( 28 ) Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) - Gary Glitter (#28)
32 ( 19 ) Blockbuster - Sweet (#6)
33 ( 25 ) Dreidel - Don McLean (#21)
34 ( 30 ) I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) - Luther Ingram (#30)
35 ( 27 ) Hi Hi Hi - Wings (#7)
36 ( 33 ) You Turn Me On I'm A Radio - Joni Mitchell (#16)
37 ( -- ) Jesus Is Just Alright - Doobie Brothers
38 ( 36 ) Big City - Dandy Livingstone (#26)
39 ( 34 ) Sing Don't Speak - Blackfoot Sue (#12)
40 ( 31 ) Superstition - Stevie Wonder (#2[4])

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-- ( 35 ) The Jean Genie - David Bowie (#3)
-- ( 37 ) Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas (#6)
-- ( 39 ) C Moon - Wings (#5)
-- ( 40 ) Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo (#35)

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-- ( -- ) Hummingbird - Seals And Crofts
-- ( -- ) Aubrey - Bread

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[Whitneyfan]

Good to see Daniel at #1. It's always been my favourite Elton John song.

[Earl Purple]

I guess I was right nobody else would be charting that Dr Hook song (except raliverpool and only at #34 so not enough to contribute any points)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Elton John – Daniel
02(05) Stevie Wonder – Superstition
03(02) The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
04(04) Strawbs - Part Of The Union
05(08) Jim Croce – One Less Set Of Footsteps
06(03) Thin Lizzy – Whiskey In The Jar
07(26) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways
08(06) Sweet – Blockbuster
09(21) Detroit Emeralds – Feel The Need In Me
10(11) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven

11(19) The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
12(07) Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones
13(10) Focus – Hocus Pocus
14(25) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray
15(18) The Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
16(--) The Jackson 5 – Doctor My Eyes
17(09) Status Quo - Paper Plane
18(15) Focus – Sylvia
19(12) Gary Glitter – Do You Wanna Touch Me
20(--) Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song

21(13) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now
22(14) Carly Simon – You’re So Vain
23(--) The Faces – Cindy Incidentally
24(17) Miki Antony - If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You
25(16) Archie Bell & The Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown
26(23) Chuck Berry – Reelin’ & Rockin’
27(--) Colin Blunstone – How Could We Dare To Be Wrong
28(20) Free – Wishing Well
29(--) White Plains – Step Into A Dream
30(22) Dave Edmunds – Baby I Love You

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 09.02.1973

1 (01) Sweet - Blockbuster
2 (02) Gary Glitter - Do Ya Wanna Touch Me
3 (03) David Bowie - The Jean Genie
4 (04) Elton John - Daniel
5 (06) Focus - Sylvia
6 (11) Strawbs - Part Of The Union
7 (09) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
8 (18) Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
9 (05) Carly Simon - You're So Vain
10 (15) Stevie Wonder - Superstition
11 (08) Status Quo - Paper Plane
12 (24) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You
13 (10) Free - Wishing Well
14 (13) Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now
15 (14) Billy Paul - Me And Mrs Jones
16 (New) Faces - Cindy Incidentally
17 (16) Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads
18 (39) Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray
19 (21) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
20 (23) Junior Walker And The Allstars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready
21 (12) Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
22 (20) Judge Dread - Big Seven
23 (36) Focus - Hocus Pocus
24 (07) Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind
25 (40) Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin'
26 (26) The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
27 (38) Tony Christie - Avenues And Alleyways
28 (New) Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes
29 (22) Gladys Knight - Help Me Make It Through The Night
30 (17) Wizzard - Ball Park Incident
31 (19) Paul McCartney & Wings - Hi Hi Hi/C Moon
32 (35) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
33 (29) Cat Stevens - Can't Keep It In
34 (New) White Plains - Step Into A Dream
35 (25) The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
36 (32) Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock 'n' Roll Band)
37 (New) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
38 (28) Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
39 (New) Blue Mink - Stay With Me
40 (New) Colin Blunstone - How Can We Dare To Be Wrong

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Elton John - Daniel (5 wks)
2 (2) Strawbs - Part Of The Union (4 wks)
3 (5) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (4 wks)
4 (6) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You (5 wks)
5 (4) Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar (5 wks)
6 (7) Status Quo - Paper Plane (6 wks)
7 (11) Focus - Sylvia (4 wks)
8 (3) Sweet - Blockbuster (6 wks)
9 (16) Stevie Wonder - Superstition (3 wks)
10 (12) Focus - Hocus Pocus (5 wks)
11 (19) Jr Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready (4 wks)
12 (28) Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (2 wks)
13 (9) David Bowie – The Jean Genie (11 wks)
14 (18) Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (3 wks)
15 (29) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (2 wks)
16 (8) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now (6 wks)
17 (34) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray (2 wks)
18 (22) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love (3 wks)
19 (35) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways (2 wks)
20 (NE) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (1 wk)
21 (26) Bread - Aubrey (3 wks)
22 (NE) Faces - Cindy Incidentally (1 wk)
23 (25) America - Don't Cross the River (4 wks)
24 (27) Miki Anthony - If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You (3 wks)
25 (23) Chuck Berry - Reelin' & Rockin' (3 wks)
26 (15) Archie Bell & The Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown (4 wks)
27 (10) Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (6 wks)
28 (NE) The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes (1 wk)
29 (13) Olivia Newton John - Take me home Country Roads (6 wks)
30 (14) Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones (6 wks)
31 (NE) White Plains - Step Into A Dream (1 wk)
32 (17) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (5 wks)
33 (20) Free - Wishing Well (6 wks)
34 (21) The Who - Relay (6 wks)
35 (NE) Colin Blunstone - How Can We Dare To Be Wrong (1 wk)
36 (24) Wizzard - Ball Park Incident (11 wks)
37 (30) Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling (8 wks)
38 (31) Carly Simon - You're So Vain (10 wks)
39 (32) Wings - C Moon (11 wks)
40 (33) Dandy Livingstone - Big City (6 wks)

[Smurfie]

1) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways
2) Olivia Newton John - Take me home Country Roads
3) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You
4) Strawbs - Part Of The Union
5) Carly Simon - You're So Vain
6) Focus - Sylvia
7) Elton John - Daniel
8) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
9) Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
10) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
11) Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar
12) Stevie Wonder - Superstition
13) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now
14) Gladys Knight - Help Me Make It Through the Night
15) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
16) Sweet - Blockbuster
17) Jr Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready
18) The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes
19) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
20) Faces - Cindy Incidentally

[Shireblogger]

1 [5] :: Thin Lizzy - WHISKEY IN THE JAR
2 [1] :: Sweet - BLOCK BUSTER
3 [2] :: Status Quo - PAPER PLANE
4 [3] :: Temptations - PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE
5 [4] :: Elton John - DANIEL
6 [7] :: Stevie Wonder - SUPERSTITION
7 [9] :: Strawbs - PART OF THE UNION
8 [8] :: Gary Glitter - DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME ? (OH YEAH)
9 [new] :: Faces - CINDY INCIDENTALLY
10 [16] :: Moody Blues - I'M JUST A SINGER (IN A ROCK'N'ROLL BAND)
11 [6] :: Olivia Newton-John - TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS
12 [new] :: Detroit Emeralds - FEEL THE NEED IN ME
13 [13] :: Electric Light Orchestra - ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
14 [15] :: Billy Paul - ME AND MRS JONES
15 [18] :: Archie Bell & Drells - (THERE'S GONNA BE A) SHOWDOWN
16 [new] :: Iggy & Stooges - SEARCH AND DESTROY
17 [17] :: Eagles - PEACEFUL, EASY FEELING
18 [10] :: Harold Melvin & Blue Notes - IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW
19 [14] :: Four Tops - AIN'T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I GOT)
20 [re] :: Free - WISHING WELL

[Shireblogger]

Feb 11, 2023 22:05:36 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

I guess I was right nobody else would be charting that Dr Hook song (except raliverpool and only at #34 so not enough to contribute any points)

No, you were wrong. Some of us charted it last year when it came out. It peaked at #6 in my chart.

[popchartfreak]

4th February 1973

It's 2 weeks on top for The Chi-Lites as Bread slice another top 10 ballad form the hit loaf with Aubrey at 8 and Edgar Winter Group make it 2 top 10 intrumentals with the fab Frankenstein at 10. New at 26, Dawn are back with some Tony Orlando billing for their biggest track in a year or so - the once-famous Tie A Yellow Ribbon. Not so much these days, but it's a piece of cake to choose a karaoke song if, like me, you struggle to stay in tune. Returning at 39, Billy Preston gets a 3rd top 40 solo track (plus one with The Beatles), the funky-jazz Will It Go Round In Circles, out this week - as a B side to the rather bland cover of The Fabs Blackbird!! It would soon get flipped over.

Rod & the Faces gang are back for a rather belated 2nd single hit, Cindy Incidentally at 45 - appropriately given The Faces were largely incidental to his solo career. The Pearls cover The Stylistics for a 3rd chart entry, You Are Everything, Dobie Gray's classic Drift Away gets an early start, but it would never be a big UK hit. Bob Marley is back with another good track that remains largely unknown, Ronnie Dyson gets a 3rd chart entry, Joe Simon ditto with his sole UK hit (a bit early here) Step By Step, Al Green inexplicably didn't get a hit with Call Me in the UK, but enters just ahead of White Plains last blast of UK chart action, the TV advert jingle Step Into A Dream. That record hasn't been played on UK radio for 50 years I'd bet. 


1 ( 1 ) A LETTER TO MYSELF - The Chi-Lites # 1
2 ( 2 ) DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME? (OH YEAH) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 2
3 ( 6 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1
4 ( 3 ) BABY I LOVE YOU - Dave Edmunds # 1
5 ( 5 ) SYLVIA - Focus # 1
6 ( 4 ) BLOCKBUSTER - The Sweet # 1
7 ( 7 ) PAPER PLANE - Status Quo # 7
8 ( 16 ) AUBREY - Bread # 8
9 ( 9 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1
10 ( 20 ) FRANKENSTEIN - The Edgar Winter Group # 10

11 ( 8 ) IF IT WASN’T FOR THE REASON THAT I LOVE YOU - Miki Anthony # 8
12 ( 10 ) WISHING WELL - Free # 1
13 ( 24 ) I’M JUST A SINGER (IN A ROCK’N’ROLL BAND) - The Moody Blues # 13
14 ( 15 ) KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - Roberta Flack # 14
15 ( 13 ) PART OF THE UNION - The Strawbs # 8
16 ( 12 ) SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION - T.Rex # 1
17 ( 17 ) SAIL ON, SAILOR - The Beach Boys # 17
18 ( 18 ) DANNY’S SONG - Anne Murray # 7
19 ( 28 ) AIN’T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I’VE GOT) - The Four Tops # 19
20 ( 11 ) ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN - Electric Light Orchestra # 11


21 ( 14 ) DANIEL - Elton John # 14
22 ( 19 ) LOVE TRAIN - The O’Jays # 1
23 ( 21 ) ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - John Denver # 8
24 ( 22 ) I BELIEVE IN LOVE - The Pioneers # 9
25 ( 30 ) WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - Lou Reed featuring Thunderthighs # 1
26 ( NEW ) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 26
27 ( 26 ) THE RIGHT THING TO DO - Carly Simon # 6
28 ( 25 ) SATELLITE OF LOVE - Lou Reed featuring David Bowie # 1
29 ( 33 ) HELLO HURRAY - Alice Cooper # 29
30 ( 32 ) TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS - Olivia Newton-John # 30

31 ( 29 ) PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - The Temptations # 1
32 ( 31 ) SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder # 1
33 ( 68 ) TOSSIN’ & TURNIN’ - Bunny Sigler # 33
34 ( 34 ) KEEPER OF THE CASTLE - The Four Tops # 10
35 ( 57 ) WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU - The Sylvers # 35
36 ( 44 ) I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN - Ann Peebles # 36
37 ( 37 ) WE NEED ORDER - The Chi-Lites # 11
38 ( 36 ) HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) - John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir # 4
39 ( NEW ) WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES - Billy Preston # 39
40 ( 42 ) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA - Vicki Lawrence # 40

41 ( 23 ) WHISKEY IN THE JAR - Thin Lizzy # 23
42 ( 52 ) AVENUES AND ALLEYWAYS - Tony Christie # 42
43 ( 39 ) LEADER OF THE PACK - The Shangri-Las # 1
44 ( 38 ) I'M ON MY WAY TO A BETTER PLACE - Chairmen Of The Board # 4
45 ( NEW ) CINDY INCIDENTALLY - The Faces featuring Rod Stewart # 45
46 ( 70 ) TEACHER I NEED YOU - Elton John # 46
47 ( 45 ) GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE - Diana Ross # 45
48 ( 27 ) SOLITAIRE - Neil Sedaka # 27
49 ( 40 ) STAY WITH ME - Blue Mink # 3
50 ( 43 ) DO IT AGAIN - Steely Dan # 1

51 ( 48 ) I’LL BE AROUND - The Detroit Spinners # 1
52 ( 55 ) THAT’S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME - Neil Sedaka # 52
53 ( 41 ) THE JEAN GENIE - David Bowie # 2
54 ( 51 ) SWEET SURRENDER - Bread # 13
55 ( 71 ) MAGIC WOMAN TOUCH - The Hollies # 55
56 ( 49 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN - Carly Simon featuring Mick Jagger # 6
57 ( 50 ) MY THING - The Moments # 18
58 ( 35 ) ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001) - Deodato # 35
59 ( 54 ) IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER - Carole King # 1
60 ( 75 ) SAW A NEW MORNING - The Bee Gees # 60

61 ( 67 ) TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN - Bettye Swann # 61
62 ( 58 ) COURT IN THE ACT - Lindisfarne # 58
63 ( 59 ) THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PART 1) - The Chi-Lites # 1
64 ( 60 ) NEITHER ONE OF US (WANTS TO BE THE FIRST TO SAY GOODBYE) - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 60
65 ( 63 ) MASTER OF EYES (THE DEEPNESS OF YOUR EYES) - Aretha Franklin # 63
66 ( 64 ) PEACEFUL - Helen Reddy # 64
67 ( 65 ) BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - Charlie Rich # 65
68 ( NEW ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - The Pearls # 68
69 ( NEW ) DRIFT AWAY - Dobie Gray # 69
70 ( NEW ) BABY WE’VE GOT A DATE (ROCK IT BABY) - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 70


71 ( NEW ) ONE MAN BAND (PLAYS ALL ALONE) - Ronnie Dyson # 71
72 ( 74 ) BREAK UP TO MAKE UP - The Stylistics # 72
73 ( NEW ) STEP BY STEP - Joe Simon # 73
74 ( NEW ) CALL ME (COME BACK HOME) - Al Green # 74
75 ( NEW ) STEP INTO A DREAM - White Plains # 75




        
4th February 1973    Wot I Liked That Week Then

It's a first week on top for The Sweet and their 2nd number one with Blockbuster, in an otherwise quiet top 20 and just 4 new entries down the bottom end for Olivia Newton-John getting the first hit cover of the John Denver country standard Take Me Home Country Roads at 30. Bigger versions would follow, but Livvie's is the best one. Focus enter at 27 with the wonderful instrumental Sylvia bringing a touch of Dutch rock class, Stevie Wonder is at 28 with his most-beloved and brilliant funk masterpiece Superstition, and The O'Jays grab a follow-up to the chart-topping Back Stabbers.

1 ( 2 ) BLOCKBUSTER - The Sweet
2 ( 3 ) DO YOU WANT TO TOUCH ME (OH YEAH)? - Gary Glitter
3 ( 4 ) PART OF THE UNION - The Strawbs
4 ( 7 ) DANIEL - Elton John
5 ( 5 ) SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION - T.Rex
6 ( 6 ) BALL PARK INCIDENT - Wizzard
7 ( 8 ) NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN - The Moody Blues
8 ( 11 ) BIG CITY - Dandy Livingstone
9 ( 9 ) ALWAYS ON MY MIND - Elvis Presley
10 ( 10 ) IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes


11 ( 14 ) PAPER PLANE - Status Quo
12 ( 12 ) WISHING WELL - Free
13 ( 15 ) THE JEAN GENIE - David Bowie
14 ( 16 ) SHOTGUN WEDDING - Roy C
15 ( 18 ) ME AND MRS JONES - Billy Paul
16 ( 13 ) HI HI HI/ C. MOON - Wings
17 ( 17 ) RELAY - The Who
18 ( 19 ) CRAZY HORSES - The Osmonds
19 ( 23 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN - Carly Simon
20 ( 20 ) LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - Little Jimmy Osmond

21 ( 25 ) BABY I LOVE YOU - Dave Edmunds
22 ( 1 ) DESPERATE DAN - Lieutenant Pigeon
23 ( 24 ) PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - The Temptations
24 ( 21 ) I’M ON MY WAY TO A BETTER PLACE - Chairmen Of The Board
25 ( 22 ) JOHNNY DON’T DO IT - 10CC
26 ( 27 ) ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN - Electric Light Orchestra
27 ( NEW ) SYLVIA - Focus
28 ( NEW ) SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder
29 ( NEW ) 992 ARGUMENTS - The O’Jays
30 ( NEW ) TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS - Olivia Newton-John