Haven Retro Combined Chart : 24.02.1973

[smokeyb]

The Strawbs hang on for a second week at the top spot, but only by 3 points



Elton John gets another week at 2, Thin Lizzy are up to 3, Focus are up at 4 and the Sweet slip to 5.



There are 5 new entries this week, the highest is the Jackson Five at number 22.



The biggest climber is the Faces who jump up 11 places to number 7.



The biggest faller is Harold Melvin who drops off the chart from number 28.

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24.02.1973 (Week # 08)

1 (01) Strawbs – Part Of The Union - 144 points (12-4-3-1-1) 5 wks
2 (02) Elton John - Daniel - 141 points (11-4-2-1-2-2) 6 wks
3 (04) Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar - 131 points (20-7-7-5-4-3) 6 wks
4 (06) Focus - Sylvia - 122 points (21-13-10-6-4) 5 wks
5 (03) Sweet - Blockbuster - 113 points (6-2-1-1-2-3-5) 7 wks
6 (15) Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song - 106 points (37-25-21-15-6) 5 wks
7 (18) Faces - Cindy Incidentally - 96 points (18-7) 2 wks
8 (12) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me - 91 points (25-12-8) 3 wks
9 (05) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven - 87 points (28-14-4-5-9) 5 wks
10 (08) Stevie Wonder - Superstition - 79 points (31-39-40-24-21-22-25-19-16-17-18-16-12-8-10) 15 wks
11 (10) Dave Edmonds - Baby I Love You - 75 points (36-16-17-14-10-11) 6 wks
12 (11) Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways - 67 points (17-11-12) 3 wks
13 (09) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me - 66 points (25-9-8-7-9-13) 6 wks
14 (20) Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) - 61 points (20-14) 2 wks
15 (07) Status Quo - Paper Plane - 50 points (31-12-8-5-6-7-15) 7 wks
16 (13) Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone - 49 points (24-18-13-11-4-6-7-7-11-20-34-31-36-7-4-3-6-8-13-16) 20 wks
17 (22) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love - 49 points (39-22-17) 3 wks
18 (14) Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads - 47 points (23-8-10-10-11-14-18) 7 wks
19 (17) O’Jays - Love Train - 47 points (33-27-25-31-38-40-x-40-36-x-28-17-20-20-17-19) 14 wks
20 (25) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray - 41 points (25-20) 2 wks
21 (16) Carly Simon - You're So Vain - 37 points (7-5-4-3-1-1-2-3-9-16-21) 11 wks
22 (NE) Jackson 5 – Doctor My Eyes - 30 points 1 wk
23 (24) Detroit Spinners – Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - 30 points (26-17-26-27-27-23-24-24-23) 9 wks
24 (19) Focus - Hocus Pocus - 19 points (24-21-16-19-24) 5 wks
25 (27) Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - 28 points (27-27-27-25) 4 wks
26 (36) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together - 27 points (38-31-35-40-25-18-20-21-18-20-24-31-36-26) 14 wks
27 (NE) Carpenters – Sing - 25 points 1 wk
28 (NE) Dobie Gray – Drift Away - 22 points 1 wk
29 (21) Free - Wishing Well - 22 points (30-36-x-15-5-5-9-13-21-29) 9 wks
30 (32) Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) - 20 points (30-32-30) 3 wks
31 (NE) Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein - 20 points 1 wk
32 (34) Dr Hook - The Cover Of Rolling Stone - 19 points (38-34-32) 3 wks
33 (26) Chi Lites – Write A Letter To Myself - 18 points (26-26-33) 3 wks
34 (35) Al Green – Call Me (Come Back Home) - 17 points (35-34) 2 wks
35 (33) David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - 16 points (34-23-27-37-34-31-29-33-35) 9 wks
36 (37) Al Green – Hot Wire - 15 points (31-33-30-35-37-36) 6 wks
37 (31) Jr Walker & The All Stars – Take Me Girl, I'm Ready - 15 points (31-37) 2 wks
38 (40) Bread - Aubrey - 15 points (40-38) 2 wks
39 (39) Candi Staton – Do It In The Name Of Love - 14 points (33-37-39-39) 4 wks
40 (NE) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse - 13 points 1 wk

Dropped Out
41 (40) Whispers – Somebody Loves You - 12 points (40-36-40-40)
42 (23) David Bowie - The Jean Genie - 12 points (34-6-5-3-3-1-1-3-6-12-18-23)
44 (29) Steely Dan - Do It Again - 12 points (34-33-40-26-32-39-x-35-31-36-30-22-22-23-29)
45 (38) Jim Croce – One Less Set Of Footsteps - 11 points (38)
47 (40) Archie Bell & The Drells – (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown - 10 points (35-28-40)
68 (30) Billy Paul – Me and Mrs. Jones - 2 points (33-27-29-x-21-15-15-19-30)
- (28) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don't Know Me By Now - 0 points (32-28-21-17-21-27-x-18-10-11-11-15-28)

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 03.03.1973

1 (NE) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (1 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Strawbs - Part Of The Union (6 wk) (# 2)
3 (1) Sweet - Blockbuster (8 wk) (# 1)
4 (4) Focus - Sylvia (6 wk) (# 4)
5 (5) Faces - Cindy Incidentally (3 wk) (# 5)
6 (3) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (7 wk) (# 2)
7 (6) Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar  (8 wk) (# 6)
8 (10) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You (7 wk) (# 8)
9 (9) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love (5 wk)(# 9)
10 (21) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (4 wk) (# 10)
11 (7) Elton John - Daniel (7 wk) (# 4)
12 (19) The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes (3 wk) (# 12)
13 (14) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray (4 wk) (# 13)
14 (11) Stevie Wonder - Superstition (5 wk) (# 11)
15 (8) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (6 wk) (# 6)
16 (48) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer (2 wk) (# 16)
17 (15) Olivia Newton John - Take me home Country Roads (8 wk) (# 15)
18 (17) Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (15 wk) (# 1)
19 (23) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (3 wk) (# 19)
20 (18) Chuck Berry - Reelin' & Rockin' - (5 wk) (# 18)
21 (20) Focus - Hocus Pocus (7 wk) (# 20)
22 (27) The New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me (2 wk) (# 22)
23 (16) Jr Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready (6 wk) (# 16)
24 (30) White Plains - Step Into A Dream (3 wk) (# 24)
25 (12) Carly Simon - You're So Vain (12 wk) (# 3)
26 (13) Status Quo - Paper Plane (8 wk) (# 8)
27 (29) Miki Anthony - If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You (5 wk) (# 27)
28 (36) Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me (2 wk) (# 28)
29 (43) Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril (2 wk) (# 29)
30 (25) Free - Wishing Well (8 wk) (# 7)
31 (26) Judge Dread - Big Seven (13 wk) (# 8)
32 (37) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together (2 wk) (# 32)
33 (22) Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones (8 wk) (# 12)
34 (24) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now (8 wk) (# 9)
35 (NE) Blue Mink - By The Devil I Was Tempted (1 wk) (# 35)
36 (NE) Kenny - Heart Of Stone (1 wk) (# 36)
37 (32) Gladys Knight - Help Me Make It Through the Night (15 wk) (# 11)
38 (41) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways (4 wk) (# 37)
39 (28) David Bowie – The Jean Genie (13 wk) (# 2)
40 (31) Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind (12 wk) (# 9)
41 (39) The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (4 wk) (# 36)
42 (NE) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never (1 wk) (# 42)
43 (40) Osmonds - Crazy Horses (17 wk) (# 2)
44 (NE) The Beach Boys - California Saga (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (44) Donny Osmond - Why (17 wk) (# 3)
46 (NE) The O'Jays - Love Train (1 wk) (# 46)
47 (35) Dandy Livinstone - Big City (8 wk) (# 26)
48 (33) Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (8 wk) (# 14)
49 (NE) Gladys Knight & the Pips - The Look of Love (1 wk)(# 49)
50 (34) Wings - Hi Hi Hi/C Moon (13 wk) (# 5)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 01-03-73:  Presenter: Tony Blackburn
(28) NEIL SEDAKA – That’s When The Music Takes Me  
(NEW) T-REX – 20th Century Boy  
(13) ALICE COOPER – Hello Hurray  
(29) THE COCKEREL CHORUS – Nice One Cyril
(NEW) ALBERT HAMMOND – It Never Rains In Southern California 
(19) ROBERTA FLACK – Killing Me Softly With His Song  
(42) SHIRLEY BASSEY – Never, Never, Never
(22) THE NEW SEEKERS – Pinball Wizard – See Me, Feel Me
(1) SLADE – Cum On Feel The Noize
(2) THE STRAWBS – Part Of The Union

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TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 03.03.1973
1 (1) Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player (4 wk) (#1)
2 (28) Strawbs - Bursting At The Seams (2 wk) (# 2)
3 (5) Focus - Moving Waves (7 wk) (# 3)
4 (2) David Cassidy - Rock Me Baby (2 wk) (# 2)
5 (3) London Symphony Orchestra - The Strauss Family (7 wk) (# 2)
6 (6) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (33 wk) (# 2)
7 (12) Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry V111
8 (14) Status Quo - Piledriver (7 wk) (# 5)
9 (4) Deep Purple - Who Do You Think We Are (3 wk) (# 4)
10 (8) Focus - Focus 111 (7 wk) (# 8)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Elton John – Daniel
02(04) Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
03(03) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways
04(18) Dobie Gray – Drift Away
05(07) Detroit Emeralds – Feel The Need In Me
06(05) The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
07(15) The Carpenters – Sing
08(08) The Jackson 5 – Doctor My Eyes
09(02) Stevie Wonder – Superstition
10(11) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray

11(--) Slade – Cum On Feel The Noize
12(24) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse
13(14) The Faces – Cindy Incidentally
14(17) Colin Blunstone – How Could We Dare To Be Wrong
15(06) The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
16(20) White Plains – Step Into A Dream
17(09) Strawbs - Part Of The Union
18(10) Jim Croce – One Less Set Of Footsteps
19(12) Thin Lizzy – Whiskey In The Jar
20(26) Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril

21(13) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
22(16) Sweet – Blockbuster
23(28) Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me
24(30) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
25(--) The Beach Boys – California Saga/California
26(--) The O’Jays – Love Train
27(--) Kenny – Heart Of Stone
28(--) Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look Of Love
29(--) Blue Mink – By The Devil I Was Tempted
30(--) Shirley Bassey – Never Never Never

[darkstar79]

01 New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now (1 wk)
02 Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) (4 wks)
03 The Carpenters – Sing (2 wks)
04 Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look of Love (1 wk)
05 Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways (4 wks)
06 Al Green – Call Me (Come Back Home) (3 wks)
07 The O'Jays – Love Train (7 wks)
08 Al Green – Hot Wire (7 wks)
09 Candi Staton – Do It In The Name Of Love (5 wks)
10 Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song (6 wks)

11 The Whispers – Somebody Loves You (6 wks)
12 Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (5 wks)
13 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Yesterday I Had The Blues (1 wk)
14 Dobie Gray – Drift Away (2 wks)
15 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) (6 wks)
16 The Stylistics – Break Up To Make Up (4 wks)
17 Betty Swann – Today I Started Loving You (6 wks)
18 The Temptations – Masterpiece (2 wks)
19 Shirley Bassey – Never, Never, Never (1 wk)
20 The Beach Boys – California Saga (1 wk)

21 David Bowie – Space Oddity (6 wks)
22 Archie Bell & The Drells – (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown (6 wks)
23 Bill Withers – Kissing My Love (5 wks)
24 Syl Johnson – We Did It (2 wks)
25 Vicki Lawrence – The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (4 wks)
26 The Beach Boys – Sail On Sailor (2 wks)
27 Paul Kelly – Don't Burn Me (6 wks)
28 The Chi Lites – Write A Letter To Myself (4 wks)
29 Bunny Sigler – Tossin' And Turnin' (4 wks)
30 The Sylvers – Wish That I Could Talk To You (5 wks)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Part Of The Union - Strawbs < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) The Cover Of Rolling Stone - Dr Hook
3 ( 9 ) Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse - Jimmy Helms
4 ( 3 ) Love Train - O'Jays (#3)
5 ( -- ) Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade
6 ( 6 ) Cindy Incidentally - Faces
7 ( 5 ) Avenues And Alleyways - Tony Christie (#5)
8 ( 10 ) Step Into A Dream - White Plains
9 ( 7 ) Feel The Need In Me - Detroit Emeralds (#7)
10 ( 4 ) Daniel - Elton John (#4)

11 ( 18 ) How Could We Dare To Be Wrong - Colin Blunstone
12 ( 8 ) Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy (#3)
13 ( 13 ) Hello Hooray - Alice Cooper
14 ( 11 ) Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (#10)
15 ( 25 ) That's When The Music Takes Me - Neil Sedaka
16 ( 17 ) Big City Miss Ruth Ann - Gallery
17 ( 16 ) I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) - Moody Blues (#16)
18 ( 12 ) Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack (#8)
19 ( 29 ) Nice One Cyril - Cockerel Chorus
20 ( 19 ) Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles (#19)

21 ( 21 ) I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
22 ( 15 ) Sylvia - Focus (#11)
23 ( 32 ) Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III
24 ( 33 ) Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - Four Tops
25 ( 28 ) Jesus Is Just Alright - Doobie Brothers
26 ( 14 ) You're So Vain - Carly Simon (#1[6])
27 ( 26 ) Danny's Song - Anne Murray (#26)
28 ( 36 ) Don't Cross The River - America
29 ( -- ) Never Never Never - Shirley Bassey
30 ( 22 ) Take Me Girl I'm Ready - Junior Walker & The All Stars (#20)

31 ( -- ) Heart Of Stone - Kenny
32 ( 20 ) Do It Again - Steely Dan (#2[2])
33 ( 23 ) Roll Over Beethoven - Electric Light Orchestra (#14)
34 ( -- ) California Saga - Beach Boys
35 ( -- ) By The Devil - Blue Mink
36 ( 24 ) Hocus Pocus - Focus (#9)
37 ( 30 ) (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown - Archie Bell & The Drells (#22)
38 ( 27 ) Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest (#3)
39 ( 31 ) Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - Spinners (#12)
40 ( 35 ) Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) - Gary Glitter (#28)

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-- ( 34 ) Paper Plane - Status Quo (#14)
-- ( 37 ) I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) - Luther Ingram (#30)
-- ( 38 ) On A Saturday Night - Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs (#16)
-- ( 39 ) Wishing Well - Free (#5)
-- ( 40 ) You Turn Me On I'm A Radio - Joni Mitchell (#16)

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-- ( -- ) Soul Song - Joe Stampley
-- ( -- ) Call Me (Come Back Home) - Al Green
-- ( -- ) Kissing My Love - Bill Withers

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[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 23.02.1973

1 (New) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
2 (01) Sweet - Blockbuster
3 (03) Strawbs - Part Of The Union
4 (04) Focus - Sylvia
5 (05) Faces - Cindy Incidentally
6 (02) Gary Glitter - Do Ya Wanna Touch Me
7 (06) Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
8 (10) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You
9 (07) Elton John - Daniel
10 (23) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
11 (09) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
12 (22) Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes
13 (15) Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray
14 (11) Stevie Wonder - Superstition
15 (08) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
16 (New) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse
17 (16) Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads
18 (25) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
19 (29) Tony Christie - Avenues And Alleyways
20 (12) David Bowie - The Jean Genie
21 (40) Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril
22 (20) Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
23 (19) Focus - Hocus Pocus
24 (13) Carly Simon - You're So Vain
25 (28) New Seekers - Pinball Wizard/See Me Feel Me
26 (39) Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me
27 (37) Miki Anthony - If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You
28 (38) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
29 (14) Status Quo - Paper Plane
30 (17) Free - Wishing Well
31 (18) Junior Walker And The Allstars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready
32 (21) Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin'
33 (24) Billy Paul - Me And Mrs Jones
34 (26) Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now
35 (30) White Plains - Step Into A Dream
36 (New) Kenny - Heart Of Stone
37 (New) The O'Jays - Love Train
38 (New) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
39 (32) Gladys Knight - Help Me Make It Through The Night
40 (27) Judge Dread - Big Seven

[smokeyb]

1 (NE) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (1 wk)
2 (1) Strawbs - Part Of The Union (6 wks)
3 (3) Focus - Sylvia (6 wks)
4 (8) Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (4 wks)
5 (2) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (6 wks)
6 (4) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You (7 wks)
7 (11) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (4 wks)
8 (12) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray (4 wks)
9 (15) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways (4 wks)
10 (14) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (3 wks)
11 (16) Faces - Cindy Incidentally (3 wks)
12 (7) Stevie Wonder - Superstition (5 wks)
13 (6) Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar (7 wks)
14 (5) Elton John - Daniel (7 wks)
15 (28) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together (2 wks)
16 (32) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer (2 wks)
17 (25) Colin Blunstone - How Can We Dare To Be Wrong (3 wks)
18 (21) The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes (3 wks)
19 (27) The New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me (2 wks)
20 (22) White Plains - Step Into A Dream (3 wks)
21 (9) Status Quo - Paper Plane (8 wks)
22 (10) Focus - Hocus Pocus (7 wks)
23 (36) Carpenters - Sing (2 wks)
24 (33) Dobie Gray - Drift Away (2 wks)
25 (31) Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me (2 wks)
26 (13) Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (5 wks)
27 (17) Sweet - Blockbuster (8 wks)
28 (26) America - Don't Cross the River (6 wks)
29 (40) The Beach Boys - Sail on Sailor (2 wks)
30 (NE) Blue Mink - By The Devil I Was Tempted (1 wk)
31 (NE) The O'Jays - Love Train (1 wk)
32 (NE) Kenny - Heart Of Stone (1 wk)
33 (18) David Bowie – The Jean Genie (13 wks)
34 (37) Temptations - Masterpiece (2 wks)
35 (NE) Gladys Knight & the Pips - The Look of Love (1 wk)
36 (NE) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never (1 wk)
37 (NE) The Beach Boys - California Saga (1 wk)
38 (19) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love (5 wks)
39 (NE) Hollies - Magic Woman Touch (1 wk)
40 (NE) Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love (1 wk)

[o]

1 Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar
2 Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
3 Sweet - Blockbuster
4 Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
5 Focus – Sylvia
6 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
7 Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me
8 Strawbs - Part Of The Union
9 Elton John – Daniel
10 Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
11 Faces - Cindy Incidentally
12 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
13 Olivia Newton John - Take me home Country Roads
14 O'Jays - Love Train

[raliverpool]

01 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (4wks 18-7-1-1)
02 Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (6wks 35-15-8-4-2-2)
03 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (1wk 3 NEW)
04 Faces - Cindy Incidentally (3wks 32-11-4)
05 O'Jays - Love Train (4wks 24-14-8-5)
06 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In A Jar (5wks 29-19-12-6-6)
07 Focus - Sylvia (5wks 20-13-10-7-7)
08 Elton John - Daniel (6wks 10-5-3-2-3-8)
09 Focus - Hocus Pocus (5wks 28-20-15-12-9)
10 Sweet - Blockbuster (8wks 16-7-6-4-4-3-4-10)

11 Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (4wks 34-22-14-11)
12 Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray (3wks 33-22-12)
13 Tony Christie - Avenues And Alleyways (4wks 37-28-20-13)
14 Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (6wks 30-17-11-8-9-14)
15 David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (10wks 18-8-4-4-2-2-1-1-5-15)
16 Carly Simon - We Have No Secrets (4wks 31-21-16-16)
17 Beach Boys - Sail On Sailor (2wks 28-17)
18 Stevie Wonder - Blame It On The Sun (6wks 39-27-21-17-15-18)
19 Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling (4wks 32-25-21-19)
20 Edward Bear - Last Song (2wks 29-20)

21 Strawbs - Part Of The Union (6wks 25-14-9-9-13-21)
22 Colin Bluntstone - How Could We Dare To Be Wrong (3wks 35-26-22)
23 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One Of Us (2wks 31-23)
24 Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You (4wks 35-29-24-24)
25 Anne Murray - Danny's Song (2wks 32-25)
26 Steely Dan - Do It Again (9wks 37-24-18-11-6-5-6-10-26)
27 Bette Midler - Do You Want To Dance (6wks 31-22-17-16-18-27)
28 Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Gary Glitter - Do You Want To Touch Me (6wks 23-13-12-13-19-30)

31 Stevie Wonder - Superstition (10wks 31-14-5-3-1-1-2-5-17-31)
32 Elton John - High Flying Bird (3wks 39-34-32)
33 Seals & Croft - Hummingbird (2wks 40-33)
34 Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Bread - Aubrey (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me (2wks 36-37)
38 Sandy Denny - Listen, Listen (5wks 33-25-23-27-38)
39 America - Don't Cross The River (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Barbara Mason - Give Me Your Love (1wk 40 NEW)

[rubcale]

01 Focus Sylvia
02 Strawbs Part Of The Union
03 Detroit Emeralds Feel The Need In Me
04 Partridge Family Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
05 Dave Edmunds Baby I Love You
06 Elton John Daniel
07 Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly With His Song
08 Alice Cooper Hello Hurray
09 Sweet Blockbuster
10 Jackson 5 Doctor My Eyes
11 Olivia Newton-John Take Me Home Country Roads
12 Faces Cindy Incidentally
13 New Seekers Pinball Wizzard
14 Jimmy Helms Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse
15 Timmy Thomas Why Can't We Live Together
16 Slade Cum On Feel The Noize
17 Thin Lizzy Whiskey In The Jar
18 O'Jays Love Train
19 Tony Kenny Heart Of Stone
20 Gladys Knight & The Pips The Look Of Love

[Smurfie]

1) Olivia Newton John - Take me home Country Roads
2) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You
3) Strawbs - Part Of The Union
4) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
5) The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes
6) Focus - Sylvia
7) Elton John - Daniel
8) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
9) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways
10) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
11) Faces - Cindy Incidentally
12) Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar
13) Carly Simon - You're So Vain
14) The O'Jays - Love Train
15) Gladys Knight & the Pips - The Look of Love
16) Kenny - Heart Of Stone
17) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
18) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
19) Stevie Wonder - Superstition
20) The Beach Boys - California Saga

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Thin Lizzy - WHISKEY IN THE JAR
2 [8] :: Detroit Emeralds - FEEL THE NEED IN ME
3 [7] :: Faces - CINDY INCIDENTALLY
4 [4] :: Stevie Wonder - SUPERSTITION
5 [new] :: Slade - CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
6 [2] :: Sweet - BLOCK BUSTER
7 [3] :: Status Quo - PAPER PLANE
8 [9] :: Strawbs - PART OF THE UNION
9 [11] :: Roberta Flack - KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG
10 [12] :: Dobie Gray - DRIFT AWAY
11 [13] :: Moody Blues - I'M JUST A SINGER (IN A ROCK'N'ROLL BAND)
12 [5] :: Elton John - DANIEL
13 [14] :: Electric Light Orchestra - ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
14 [10] :: Gary Glitter - DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME ? (OH YEAH)
15 [new] :: O'Jays - LOVE TRAIN
16 [18] :: Timmy Thomas - WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER
17 [16] :: Free - WISHING WELL
18 [6] :: Temptations - PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE
19 [15] :: Archie Bell & Drells - (THERE'S GONNA BE A) SHOWDOWN
20 [17] :: Eagles - PEACEFUL, EASY FEELING

[popchartfreak]

18th February 1973

It's up 15 places for a first chart-topper for First Choice and their police-siren soul dance goodie, Armed And Extremely Dangerous, holding off a new entry from Gladys Knight & The Pips - Dusty Springfield has already charted with the gorgeous The Look Of Love song - taken from the spoof Bond film Casino Royale - and written by the late great Burt Bacharach and Hal David. That's Gladys' biggest hit to date on the retro list. The Four Tops make it 3 years in a row for Top 10 songs, Ain't No Woman continuing the trend for a 7th year of retro hits including 2 number ones. 

Roberta Flack breaks into the top 10 with the ode to Don McLean, at 6, while Gerry Rafferty and Rusty Egan's classic Stuck In The Middle With You is new at 17. New York City leap into the 20, while fresh from the South African charts a pop goodie which I had on one of those Ronco/K-Tel 20/22 Fantastic Hits albums enters at 24 for Kincade, Dreams Are Ten A Penny. Not a UK hit sadly. Kenny debuts at 25 with Heart Of Stone - this falsetto glam-style singalong wasn't the band Kenny, though, he was an Irish solo singer and topped my charts at the time.

Straight in at 1 on the UK singles chart, and also topping my charts of the time, Slade have to make do with 30 for Cum On Feel The Noize, for now. Shirley Bassey covers a big Italian hit, and is rewarded with Never, Never, Never at 45, Blue Mink get a swift follow-up hit with By The Devil (I Was Tempted), at 60, and finally Donny Osmond scrapes in at 79 with his version of Johnny Mathis' The Twelfth Of Never. Johnny's is still the best. The Beach Boys join themselves on the chart with California Saga - not as good as Sail On, Sailor though.


1 ( 16 ) ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - First Choice # 1
2 ( NEW ) THE LOOK OF LOVE - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 2
3 ( 1 ) FRANKENSTEIN - The Edgar Winter Group # 1
4 ( 3 ) A LETTER TO MYSELF - The Chi-Lites # 1
5 ( 12 ) AIN’T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I’VE GOT) - The Four Tops # 5
6 ( 18 ) KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - Roberta Flack # 6
7 ( 4 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1
8 ( 5 ) SYLVIA - Focus # 1
9 ( 9 ) I’M JUST A SINGER (IN A ROCK’N’ROLL BAND) - The Moody Blues # 9
10 ( 10 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1

11 ( 8 ) BLOCKBUSTER - The Sweet # 1
12 ( 2 ) DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME? (OH YEAH) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 2
13 ( 7 ) BABY I LOVE YOU - Dave Edmunds # 1
14 ( 6 ) AUBREY - Bread # 6
15 ( 14 ) WISHING WELL - Free # 1
16 ( 11 ) IF IT WASN’T FOR THE REASON THAT I LOVE YOU - Miki Anthony # 8
17 ( NEW ) STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - Stealer’s Wheel # 17
18 ( 13 ) PAPER PLANE - Status Quo # 7
19 ( 19 ) PART OF THE UNION - The Strawbs # 8
20 ( 39 ) I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW - New York City # 20

21 ( 21 ) DANNY’S SONG - Anne Murray # 7
22 ( 30 ) CINDY INCIDENTALLY - The Faces featuring Rod Stewart # 22
23 ( 20 ) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 20
24 ( NEW ) DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY - Kincade # 24
25 ( NEW ) HEART OF STONE - Kenny # 25
26 ( 22 ) LOVE TRAIN - The O’Jays # 1
27 ( 17 ) SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION - T.Rex # 1
28 ( 24 ) DANIEL - Elton John # 14
29 ( 15 ) SAIL ON, SAILOR - The Beach Boys # 15
30 ( NEW ) CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - Slade # 30

31 ( 47 ) MAGIC WOMAN TOUCH - The Hollies # 31
32 ( 33 ) WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES - Billy Preston # 32
33 ( 34 ) WISH THAT I COULD TALK TO YOU - The Sylvers # 33
34 ( 28 ) WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - Lou Reed featuring Thunderthighs # 1
35 ( 23 ) ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - John Denver # 8
36 ( 29 ) TOSSIN’ & TURNIN’ - Bunny Sigler # 29
37 ( 26 ) HELLO HURRAY - Alice Cooper # 26
38 ( 50 ) GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN’T REFUSE - Jimmy Helms # 38
39 ( 27 ) I BELIEVE IN LOVE - The Pioneers # 9
40 ( 31 ) THE RIGHT THING TO DO - Carly Simon # 6

41 ( 32 ) SATELLITE OF LOVE - Lou Reed featuring David Bowie # 1
42 ( 35 ) SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder # 1
43 ( 36 ) PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - The Temptations # 1
44 ( 38 ) AVENUES AND ALLEYWAYS - Tony Christie # 38
45 ( NEW ) NEVER, NEVER, NEVER (GRANDE, GRANDE, GRANDE) - Shirley Bassey # 45
46 ( 25 ) ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN - Electric Light Orchestra # 11
47 ( 68 ) ONE MAN BAND (PLAYS ALL ALONE) - Ronnie Dyson # 47
48 ( 71 ) CALL ME (COME BACK HOME) - Al Green # 48
49 ( 58 ) SING - Carpenters # 49
50 ( 69 ) STEP BY STEP - Joe Simon # 50

51 ( 75 ) MASTERPIECE - The Temptations # 51
52 ( 43 ) TEACHER I NEED YOU - Elton John # 43
53 ( 48 ) THAT’S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME - Neil Sedaka # 48
54 ( 45 ) LEADER OF THE PACK - The Shangri-Las # 1
55 ( 40 ) KEEPER OF THE CASTLE - The Four Tops # 10
56 ( 52 ) I’LL BE AROUND - The Detroit Spinners # 1
57 ( 73 ) STOP WAIT & LISTEN - Circus # 57
58 ( 62 ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - The Pearls # 58
59 ( 66 ) BABY WE’VE GOT A DATE (ROCK IT BABY) - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 59
60 ( NEW ) BY THE DEVIL (I WAS TEMPTED) - Blue Mink # 60

61 ( 44 ) WE NEED ORDER - The Chi-Lites # 11
62 ( 56 ) PINBALL WIZARD - SEE ME FEEL ME - The New Seekers # 56
63 ( 55 ) I'M ON MY WAY TO A BETTER PLACE - Chairmen Of The Board # 4
64 ( 65 ) MASTER OF EYES (THE DEEPNESS OF YOUR EYES) - Aretha Franklin # 63
65 ( 77 ) PLASTIC MAN - The Real Thing # 65
66 ( 53 ) DO IT AGAIN - Steely Dan # 1
67 ( 67 ) DRIFT AWAY - Dobie Gray # 67
68 ( 37 ) NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA - Vicki Lawrence # 37
69 ( 64 ) THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (PART 1) - The Chi-Lites # 1
70 ( 57 ) SWEET SURRENDER - Bread # 13

71 ( 54 ) STAY WITH ME - Blue Mink # 3
72 ( 49 ) SAW A NEW MORNING - The Bee Gees # 49
73 ( 63 ) BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - Charlie Rich # 63
74 ( 74 ) STEP INTO A DREAM - White Plains # 74
75 ( 78 ) I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU - Paul Williams # 75
76 ( 61 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN - Carly Simon featuring Mick Jagger # 6
77 ( 79 ) KISSING MY LOVE - Bill Withers # 77
78 ( 59 ) THE JEAN GENIE - David Bowie # 2
79 ( NEW ) THE TWELFTH OF NEVER - Donny Osmond # 79
80 ( NEW ) CALIFORNIA SAGA - The Beach Boys # 80



18th February My chart of that week then

It's 2 weeks on top for Dave Edmunds 50 years ago, as Focus put up a prog-rock attempt to overthrow the 60's Spector revival, followed closely by Junior Walker getting his biggest track to date with the fab Take Me Girl i'm Ready at 3. ELO make it 2 top 10's in a row with the Chuck Berry song as The man Himself enters at 25 with Reelin' & Rockin' bit of naughtiness. Free's Wishing Well is top 10 again, and Alice Cooper grabs a 3rd top 10 in a row with Hello Hurray.

Rod & his Faces mates are new at 19 with Cindy Incidentally, their 2nd chart hit, and Miki Anthony gets his only moment in the minor sun with his very-Anne-Murray sounding If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Loved You new at 23, one I was very partial to at the time and still like. Roberta Flack meanwhile is on a 3rd chart hit, as she covers a song about Don McLean, Killing Me Softly With His Song. A very young Will.i.am was taking notes for the future...


1 ( 1 ) BABY I LOVE YOU - Dave Edmunds
2 ( 5 ) SYLVIA - Focus
3 ( 22 ) TAKE ME GIRL I'M READY - Junior Walker & The Allstars
4 ( 11 ) SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder
5 ( 2 ) BLOCKBUSTER - The Sweet
6 ( 20 ) ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN - Electric Light Orchestra
7 ( 4 ) PART OF THE UNION - The Strawbs
8 ( 3 ) DO YOU WANT TO TOUCH ME (OH YEAH)? - Gary Glitter
9 ( 12 ) WISHING WELL - Free
10 ( NEW ) HELLO HURRAY - Alice Cooper

11 ( 6 ) HOCUS POCUS - Focus
12 ( 7 ) BALL PARK INCIDENT - Wizzard
13 ( 29 ) DOCTOR MY EYES - The Jackson 5
14 ( 14 ) THE JEAN GENIE - David Bowie
15 ( 8 ) DANIEL - Elton John
16 ( 9 ) ALWAYS ON MY MIND - Elvis Presley
17 ( 10 ) PAPER PLANE - Status Quo
18 ( 16 ) IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
19 ( NEW ) CINDY INCIDENTALLY - The Faces
20 ( 15 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN - Carly Simon

21 ( 27 ) LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE - The Partridge Family
22 ( 21 ) 992 ARGUMENTS - The O’Jays
23 ( NEW ) IF IT WASN'T FOR THE REASON THAT I LOVED YOU - Miki Anthony
24 ( 25 ) TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS - Olivia Newton-John
25 ( NEW ) REELIN’ AND ROCKIN’ - Chuck Berry
26 ( 13 ) RELAY - The Who
27 ( NEW ) KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - Roberta Flack
28 ( 18 ) CRAZY HORSES - The Osmonds
29 ( 30 ) WHISKY IN THE JAR - Thin Lizzy
30 ( 19 ) ME AND MRS JONES - Billy Paul