Haven Retro Combined Chart : 17.03.1973

[smokeyb]

Slade manage to hang on for a 2nd week, but T. Rex have closed the gap to just 7 points as they stay at number 2.



The Detroit Emeralds are up to 3, Roberta Flack slips to 4 and the Faces slip to 5.



There are 6 new entries and 2 re-entries this week the highest is Cliff Richard at number 12.



The biggest climber is Roxy Music who jump up 14 places to number 13.



The biggest faller is the Temptations who drop of the chart from number 37.

[smokeyb]

17.03.1973 (Week # 11)

1 (01) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize - 178 points (2-1-1) 3 wks
2 (02) T. Rex - 20th Century Boy - 171 points (2-2) 2 wks
3 (05) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me - 122 points (25-12-8-4-5-3) 6 wks
4 (03) Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song - 112 points (37-25-21-15-6-3-3-4) 8 wks
5 (04) Faces - Cindy Incidentally - 103 points (18-7-6-4-5) 5 wks
6 (07) O’Jays - Love Train - 100 points (33-27-25-31-38-40-x-40-36-x-28-17-20-20-17-19-12-7-6) 17 wks
7 (15) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse - 78 points (40-19-15-7) 4 wks
8 (06) Strawbs – Part Of The Union - 74 points (12-4-3-1-1-1-6-8) 8 wks
9 (16) Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree - 71 points (16-9) 2 wks
10 (08) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray - 71 points (25-20-14-8-10) 5 wks
11 (13) Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look of Love - 69 points (20-13-11) 3 wks
12 (NE) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends - 66 points 1 wk
13 (27) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama - 55 points (27-13) 2 wks
14 (18) Dobie Gray – Drift Away - 52 points (28-23-18-14) 4 wks
15 (20) Carpenters – Sing - 48 points (27-24-20-15) 4 wks
16 (11) Focus - Sylvia - 48 points (21-13-10-6-4-7-11-16) 8 wks
17 (14) Dave Edmonds - Baby I Love You - 46 points (36-16-17-14-10-11-11-14-17) 9 wks
18 (09) Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways - 40 points (17-11-12-10-9-18) 6 wks
19 (21) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together - 39 points (38-31-35-40-25-18-20-21-18-20-24-31-36-26-25-21-19) 17 wks
20 (10) Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar - 38 points (20-7-7-5-4-3-8-10-20) 9 wks
21 (29) Mud - Crazy - 36 points (29-21) 2 wks
22 (17) Sweet - Blockbuster - 33 points (6-2-1-1-2-3-5-9-17-22) 10 wks
23 (32) Shirley Bassey – Never, Never, Never - 31 points (40-32-23) 3 wks
24 (12) Jackson 5 – Doctor My Eyes - 31 points (22-16-12-24) 4 wks
25 (23) New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me - 31 points (23-25) 2 wks
26 (NE) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never - 28 points 1 wk
27 (33) Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - 24 points (27-27-27-25-28-33-27) 7 wks
28 (28) New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now - 23 points (30-28-28) 3 wks
29 (19) Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) - 22 points (20-14-13-19-29) 5 wks
30 (22) Elton John - Daniel - 20 points (11-4-2-1-2-2-5-22-30) 9 wks
31 (NE) Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years - 20 points 1 wk
32 (30) Colin Blunstone – How Could We Dare To Be Wrong - 20 points (29-30-32) 3 wks
33 (24) Detroit Spinners – Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - 20 points (26-17-26-27-27-23-24-24-23-26-24-33) 12 wks
34 (31) Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) - 19 points (30-32-30-32-31-34) 6 wks
35 (RE) Al Green – Call Me (Come Back Home) - 18 points (35-34-38-x-35) 4wks
36 (35) First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous - 18 points (31-35-36) 3 wks
37 (NE) Kenny - Heart Of Stone - 17 points 1 wk
38 (RE) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - 17 points (38-x-38) 2 wks
39 (NE) Beach Boys - Sail On, Sailor - 17 points 1 wk
40 (NE) Pink Floyd - Money - 16 points 1 wk

Dropped Out
41 (36) Dr Hook - The Cover Of Rolling Stone - 14 points (38-34-32-33-36)
47 (38) White Plains - Step Into A Dream - 12 points (34-38)
49 (40) Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein - 12 points (31-35-40)
53 (25) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven - 9 points (28-14-4-5-9-15-25)
58 (26) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love - 7 points (39-22-17-22-26)
63 (34) Stevie Wonder - Superstition - 4 points (31-39-40-24-21-22-25-19-16-17-18-16-12-8-10-17-34)
69 (39) Beach Boys - California Saga - 2 points (39)
- (37) Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone - 0 points (24-18-13-11-4-6-7-7-11-20-34-31-36-7-4-3-6-8-13-16-27-37)

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 24.03.1973

1 (1) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never (3 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) T.Rex - 20th Century Boy (3 wk) (# 3)
4 (13) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends (2 wk) (# 4)
5 (4) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (7 wk) (# 4)
6 (7) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (6 wk) (# 6)
7 (30) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (2 wk) (# 7)
8 (6) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray (7 wk) (# 6)
9 (5) Faces - Cindy Incidentally (6 wk) (# 2)
10 (8) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer (5 wk) (# 8)
11 (20) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never (4 wk) (# 11)
12 (19) Kenny - Heart Of Stone (4 wk) (# 12)
13 (23) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together (5 wk) (# 13)
14 (18) Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril (5 wk) (# 14)
15 (11) The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes (6 wk) (# 9)
16 (32) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (3 wk) (# 16)
17 (17) The New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me (5 wk) (# 16)
18 (24) Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me (5 wk) (# 18)
19 (28) The O'Jays - Love Train (4 wk) (# 19)
20 (12) Strawbs - Part Of The Union (9 wk) (# 2)
21 (14) Sweet - Blockbuster (11 wk) (# 1)
22 (10) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You (10 wk) (# 8)
23 (31) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (3 wk) (# 23)
24 (15) Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar  (11 wk) (# 6)
25 (9) Focus - Sylvia (9 wk) (# 4)
26 (27) Gladys Knight & the Pips - The Look of Love (4 wk) (# 26)
27 (16) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love (8 wk)(# 9)
28 (29) Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (178wk) (# 1)
29 (21) White Plains - Step Into A Dream (6 wk) (# 21)
30 (22) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (10 wk) (# 2)
31 (26) Olivia Newton John - Take me home Country Roads (11 wk) (# 15)
32 (33) Blue Mink - By The Devil I Was Tempted (4 wk) (# 32)
33 (39) Mud - Crazy (3 wk) (# 33)
34 (25) Stevie Wonder - Superstition (8 wk) (# 11)
35 (NE) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown/Some Kind Of A Summer (1 wk) (# 35)
36 (37) Val Doonican - Heaven Is My Woman's Love (3 wk) (# 36)
37 (42) The Beach Boys - California Saga (4 wk) (# 37)
38 (39) Geordie - All because of you (2 wk) (# 38)
39 (41) Elton John - Daniel (10 wk) (# 4)
40 (34) Jr Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready (9 wk) (# 16)
41 (43) Carly Simon - You're So Vain (15 wk) (# 3)
42 (40) Judge Dread - Big Seven (16 wk) (# 8)
43 (47) The Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up (2 wk) (# 43)
44 (36) Focus - Hocus Pocus (10 wk) (# 20)
45 (NE) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You (1 wk) (# 45)
46 (38) Donny Osmond - Why (20 wk) (# 3)
47 (NE) Andy & David Williams - I Don't Know Why (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (50) Status Quo - Paper Plane (11 wk) (# 8)
49 (NE) Pearls - You Are Everything (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (35) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (9 wk) (# 6)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 22-03-73:  Presenter: Tony Blackburn
(19) THE O’JAYS – Love Train  
(14) THE COCKEREL CHORUS – Nice One Cyril
(35) DAVID CASSIDY – Some Kind Of A Summer 
(12) KENNY – Heart Of Stone  
(18) NEIL SEDAKA – That’s When The Music Takes Me  
(2) DONNY OSMOND – The Twelfth Of Never  
(16) DAWN feat. TONY ORLANDO – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree  
(6) ROBERTA FLACK – Killing Me Softly With His Song
(1) SLADE – Cum On Feel The Noize  
(7) GILBERT O’SULLIVAN – Get Down

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 24.03.1973

1 (NE) Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1 wk) (# 1)
2 (1) Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player (7 wk) (#1)
3 (3) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (36 wk) (# 2)
4 (6) Various Artists - Clockwork Orange OST (7 wk) (# 4)
5 (2) Focus - Moving Waves (10 wk) (# 2)
6 (4) Strawbs - Bursting At The Seams (5 wk) (# 2)
7 (8) Slade - Slayed (16 wk) (#1)
8 (5) David Cassidy - Rock Me Baby (5 wk) (# 2)
9 (17) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (162 wks) (# 1)
10 (6) Focus - Focus 111 (10 wk) (# 6)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (1 wk)
02 New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now (4 wks)
03 Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) (7 wks)
04 The Carpenters – Sing (5 wks)
05 Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look of Love (4 wks)
06 Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways (7 wks)
07 Al Green – Call Me (Come Back Home) (6 wks)
08 The New Birth – I Can Understand It (1 wk)
09 The O'Jays – Love Train (10 wks)
10 Al Green – Hot Wire (10 wks)

11 Candi Staton – Do It In The Name Of Love (8 wks)
12 Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song (9 wks)
13 The Whispers – Somebody Loves You (9 wks)
14 Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (8 wks)
15 Jackson 5 – Hallelujah Day (2 wks)
16 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Yesterday I Had The Blues (4 wks)
17 Dobie Gray – Drift Away (5 wks)
18 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) (9 wks)
19 The Stylistics – Break Up To Make Up (7 wks)
20 Betty Swann – Today I Started Loving You (9 wks)

21 The Temptations – Masterpiece (5 wks)
22 Shirley Bassey – Never, Never, Never (4 wks)
23 The Beach Boys – California Saga (4 wks)
24 First Choice – Armed And Extremely Dangerous (3 wks)
25 David Bowie – Space Oddity (9 wks)
26 Archie Bell & The Drells – (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown (9 wks)
27 Bill Withers – Kissing My Love (8 wks)
28 Syl Johnson – We Did It (5 wks)
29 The Staple Singers – Oh La De Da (3 wks)
30 Vicki Lawrence – The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (7 wks)

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Roberta Flack - KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG
2 [3] :: Dobie Gray - DRIFT AWAY
3 [4] :: T Rex - 20TH CENTURY BOY
4 [11] :: Cliff Richard - POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS
5 [2] :: Detroit Emeralds - FEEL THE NEED IN ME
6 [8] :: O'Jays - LOVE TRAIN
7 [7] :: Steely Dan - REELIN' IN THE YEARS
8 [5] :: Slade - CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
9 [10] :: ABBA - ANOTHER TOWN ANOTHER TRAIN
10 [13] :: Roxy Music - PYJAMARAMA
11 [6] :: Faces - CINDY INCIDENTALLY
12 [new] :: Pink Floyd - THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY {Dark Side Of The Moon LP track}
13 [16] :: Dawn ft Tony Orlando - TIE A YELLOW RIBBON
14 [9] :: Thin Lizzy - WHISKEY IN THE JAR
15 [14] :: Timmy Thomas - WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER
16 [new] :: Pink Floyd - BRAIN DAMAGE {Dark Side Of The Moon LP track}
17 [19] :: Sweet - BLOCK BUSTER
18 [15] :: Strawbs - PART OF THE UNION
19 [new] :: Pink Floyd - ECLIPSE {Dark Side Of The Moon LP track}
20 [new] :: Pink Floyd - TIME {Dark Side Of The Moon LP track}

[rubcale]

01 Detroit Emeralds Feel The Need In Me
02 Cliff Richard Power To All Our Friends
03 Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree
04 T-Rex 20th Century Boy
05 Strawbs Part Of The Union
06 Timmy Thomas Why Can't We Live Together
07 O'Jays Love Train
08 Jimmy Helms Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse
09 Tony Kenny Heart Of Stone
10 Slade Cum On Feel The Noize
11 Roxy Music Pyjamarama
12 Shirley Bassey Never Never Never
13 Gladys Knight & The Pips The Look Of Love
14 Mud Crazy
15 Alice Cooper Hello Hurray
16 Geordie All Because Of You
17 Gilbert O'Sullivan Get Down
18 Faces Cindy Incidentally
19 Argent God Gave Rock And Roll To You
20 David Cassidy I Am A Clown

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 2 ) 20th Century Boy - T Rex < 4th #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade (#1[2])
3 ( 3 ) Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree - Dawn
4 ( 10 ) Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan
5 ( 6 ) Sing - Carpenters
6 ( 4 ) Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse - Jimmy Helms (#3)
7 ( 16 ) Power To All Our Friends - Cliff Richard
8 ( 18 ) The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
9 ( 9 ) That's When The Music Takes Me - Neil Sedaka
10 ( 5 ) Part Of The Union - Strawbs (#1[4])

11 ( 15 ) Pyjamarama - Roxy Music
12 ( -- ) I Am A Clown - David Cassidy
13 ( 8 ) Love Train - O'Jays (#3)
14 ( 7 ) The Cover Of Rolling Stone - Dr Hook (#2[3])
15 ( 14 ) Nice One Cyril - Cockerel Chorus (#14)
16 ( 26 ) All Because Of You - Geordie
17 ( 12 ) How Could We Dare To Be Wrong - Colin Blunstone (#10)
18 ( 17 ) Never Never Never - Shirley Bassey (#17)
19 ( 11 ) Cindy Incidentally - Faces (#6)
20 ( -- ) God Gave Rock And Roll To You - Argent

21 ( 22 ) Crazy - Mud
22 ( 13 ) Step Into A Dream - White Plains (#8)
23 ( 32 ) One Less Set Of Footsteps - Jim Croce
24 ( 29 ) Masterpiece - Temptations
25 ( 25 ) Heart Of Stone - Kenny
26 ( 21 ) Big City Miss Ruth Ann - Gallery (#16)
27 ( 19 ) Feel The Need In Me - Detroit Emeralds (#7)
28 ( 31 ) Heaven Is My Woman's Love - Val Doonican
29 ( 24 ) Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III (#21)
30 ( 20 ) Avenues And Alleyways - Tony Christie (#5)

31 ( 40 ) Cook With Honey - Judy Collins
32 ( 23 ) Hello Hooray - Alice Cooper (#13)
33 ( 30 ) California Saga - Beach Boys (#29)
34 ( 27 ) Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - Four Tops (#23)
35 ( -- ) Daisy A Day - Jud Strunk
36 ( 28 ) Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy (#3)
37 ( 36 ) By The Devil - Blue Mink (#33)
38 ( -- ) The Cisco Kid - War
39 ( 37 ) Don't Cross The River - America (#28)
40 ( 35 ) I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) - Moody Blues (#16)

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-- ( 33 ) Daniel - Elton John (#4)
-- ( 34 ) Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (#10)
-- ( 38 ) I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#21)
-- ( 39 ) Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles (#19)

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In my chart T Rex take over from Slade. This is the 4th number one for T Rex and will be their last. Slade will manage one more week at #1, but that will only give them a total of 3 number ones.

[o]

1 T.Rex - 20th Century Boy
2 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
3 Dave Edmunds – Baby I love you
4 Roxy Music – Pyjamarama
5 O'Jays - Love Train
6 Thin Lizzy - Whisky In The Jar
7 Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends
8 Focus – Sylvia
9 Sweet - Blockbuster
10 Faces - Cindy Incidentally
11 Strawbs - Part Of The Union
12 Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
13 Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) T. Rex – 2oth Century Boy
02(03) Slade – Cum On Feel The Noize
03(02) Dobie Gray – Drift Away
04(05) The O’Jays – Love Train
05(11) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
06(08) Mud – Crazy
07(06) The Carpenters – Sing
08(04) Elton John – Daniel
09(09) Shirley Bassey – Never Never Never
10(15) Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years

11(24) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Get Down
12(07) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse
13(28) Geordie – All Because Of You
14(13) Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look Of Love
15(10) Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
16(16) Kenny – Heart Of Stone
17(21) Roxy Music – Pyjamarama
18(12) Detroit Emeralds – Feel The Need In Me
19(27) Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends
20(14) The Jackson 5 – Doctor My Eyes

21(--) Argent – God Gave Rock And Roll To You
22(30) The Stylistics – Break Up To Make Up
23(17) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways
24(--) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown
25(18) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray
26(--) David Cassidy - Some Kind Of A Summer
27(--) Sonny & Cher – Mama Was A Rock And Roll Singer
28(20) The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
29(23) Stevie Wonder – Superstition
30(19) The Beach Boys – California Saga/California

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 15.03.1973

1 (01) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
2 (02) T. Rex - 20th Century Boy
3 (03) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never
4 (13) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends
5 (05) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
6 (07) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
7 (30) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
8 (06) Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray
9 (04) Faces - Cindy Incidentally
10 (08) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse
11 (20) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
12 (19) Kenny - Heart Of Stone
13 (23) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
14 (18) Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril
15 (11) Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes
16 (32) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
17 (17) New Seekers - Pinball Wizard/See Me Feel Me
18 (24) Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me
19 (28) The O'Jays - Love Train
20 (12) Strawbs - Part Of The Union
21 (14) Sweet - Blockbuster
22 (10) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You
23 (31) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama
24 (15) Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
25 (09) Focus - Sylvia
26 (27) Gladys Knight and the Pips - The Look Of Love
27 (16) Partridge Family - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
28 (29) Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
29 (21) White Plains - Step Into A Dream
30 (22) Gary Glitter - Do Ya Wanna Touch Me
31 (33) Blue Mink - By The Devil I Was Tempted
32 (New) Mud - Crazy
33 (25) Stevie Wonder - Superstition
34 (New) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown/Some Kind Of Summer
35 (37) Val Doonican - Heaven Is My Woman's Love
36 (40) Beach Boys - California Saga
37 (38) Elton John - Daniel
38 (34) Junior Walker And The Allstars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready
39 (New) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You
40 (New) Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up

[smokeyb]

1 (2) T.Rex - 20th Century Boy (3 wks)
2 (1) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (4 wks)
3 (3) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray (7 wks)
4 (6) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together (5 wks)
5 (7) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer (5 wks)
6 (13) The O'Jays - Love Train (4 wks)
7 (5) Faces - Cindy Incidentally (6 wks)
8 (16) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (3 wks)
9 (4) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (7 wks)
10 (12) Dobie Gray - Drift Away (5 wks)
11 (24) Mud - Crazy (3 wks)
12 (8) Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (7 wks)
13 (20) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never (4 wks)
14 (26) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (2 wks)
15 (19) Gladys Knight & the Pips - The Look of Love (4 wks)
16 (25) Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years (3 wks)
17 (21) Kenny - Heart Of Stone (4 wks)
18 (23) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (3 wks)
19 (22) Hollies - Magic Woman Touch (4 wks)
20 (29) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends (2 wks)
21 (9) The New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me (5 wks)
22 (10) Colin Blunstone - How Can We Dare To Be Wrong (6 wks)
23 (11) Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways (7 wks)
24 (18) Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love (4 wks)
25 (35) Geordie - All Because Of You (2 wks)
26 (40) The Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up (2 wks)
27 (14) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (6 wks)
28 (15) Strawbs - Part Of The Union (9 wks)
29 (NE) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown/Some Kind Of A Summer (1 wk)
30 (NE) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You (1 wk)
31 (17) White Plains - Step Into A Dream (6 wks)
32 (27) Carpenters - Sing (5 wks)
33 (28) Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me (5 wks)
34 (30) Blue Mink - By The Devil I Was Tempted (4 wks)
35 (31) The Beach Boys - California Saga (4 wks)
36 (NE) Pearls - You Are Everything (1 wk)
37 (NE) Raspberries - Let's Pretend (1 wk)
38 (32) The Beach Boys - Sail on Sailor (5 wks)
39 (33) Focus - Sylvia (9 wks)
40 (34) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (9 wks)

[Smurfie]

1) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends
2) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
3) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
4) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
5) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
6) The O'Jays - Love Train
7) The New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me
8) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
9) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
10) The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes
11) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
12) Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me
13) Strawbs - Part Of The Union
14) Gladys Knight & the Pips - The Look of Love
15) Kenny - Heart Of Stone
16) Faces - Cindy Incidentally
17) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never
18) Andy & David Williams - I Don't Know Why
19) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You
20) Olivia Newton John - Take me home Country Roads

[raliverpool]

01 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (4wks 3-1-1-1)
02 T-Rex - 20th Century Boy (3wks 2-2-2)
03 Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray (6wks 33-22-12-7-3-3)
04 Beach Boys - Sail On Sailor (5wks 28-17-8-4-4)
05 Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (4wks 34-16-7-5)
06 Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (4wks 36-14-6-6)
07 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One Of Us (5wks 31-23-15-9-7)
08 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (1wk 8 NEW)
09 Faces - Cindy Incidentally (6wks 32-11-4-3-5-9)
10 Stevie Wonder - I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) (2wks 26-10)

11 Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends (2wks 19-11)
12 Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse (4wks 29-21-14-12)
13 Al Green - Call Me (3wks 29-18-13)
14 Anne Murray - Danny's Song (5wks 32-25-20-16-14)
15 Temptations - Masterpiece (2wks 22-15)
16 Bread - Aubrey (4wks 35-23-17-16)
17 O'Jays - Love Train (7wks 24-14-8-5-6-8-17)
18 Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (2wks 28-18)
19 Alice Cooper - Generation Landslide (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Carpenters - Sing (2wks 21-20)

21 Donovan - Cosmic Wheels (1wk 21 NEW)

22 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (7wks 18-7-1-1-4-10-22)
23 Loudon Wainwright III - Dead Skunk (2wks 29-23)
24 Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (7wks 34-22-14-11-11-13-24)
25 Slade - I'm Me, I'm Now, & That's Orl (2wks 34-25)
26 Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Seals & Croft - Hummingbird (5wks 40-33-27-24-27)
28 Edward Bear - Last Song (5wks 29-20-17-20-28)
29 Focus - Hocus Pocus (8wks 28-20-15-12-9-9-15-29)
30 Tony Christie - Avenues And Alleyways (7wks 37-28-20-13-10-12-30)

31 Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (9wks 35-15-8-4-2-2-5-11-31)
32 Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) (2wks 33-32)
33 War - Cisco Kid (1wk 33 NEW)
34 John Martyn - Solid Air (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Bill Withers - Kissing My Love (2wks 38-35)
36 Beach Boys - California Saga (On My Way To Sunny California) (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling (7wks 32-25-21-19-18-25-37)
38 Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Bee Gees - Saw A New Morning (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Focus - Sylvia (8wks 20-13-10-7-7-12-23-40)

[popchartfreak]

11th March 1973

It's a first week on top, straight in at 1, and debut for Sylvia Robinson's sultry soul smash Pillow Talk, classy and naughty for 1973 - though not in comparison to some 21st Century blatant unsubtle tripe. Sylvia is the only black female record label owner/writer/singer/producer in the Rock 'n' Roll hall Of Fame, and pretty much this was the record that led to All Platinum record label, some great mid 70's soulfunk dance tracks, and the debut of a thing called Rap in 1979 and beyond with Sugarhill Gang. 

In a great week for classic soul debuts, Barry White starts his solo career proper after masterminding hits from Felice Taylor and Love Unlimited, among others, and it begins with an equally sultry bedroom great, I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby. Strings, soul, and a long build up to the climax/chorus - still Barry's greatest solo record for me. Bloodstone debut 6 months early (for the UK charts) with laid-back soul fabness - Natural High - at 13, Bobby Womack's classic Across 110th Street is also new in at 31, social conscience soul music, while The Undisputed Truth are back at 65 with Mama I Gotta Brand new Thing - not a record I knew until this week, but it's stamped thoroughly Norman Whitfield. 

New at 31, Argent get a 4th chart retro entry, ex-Zombie Rod this time getting an assist from budding future hit songwriter Russ Ballard setting out an impressive stool with God Gave Rock And Roll To You, progrock goodness, though I'll take the single edit version anyday to ignore the 2 minutes of twiddly bits that detract from the great core song. One I'd forgotten debuts at 35, it's Sonny & Cher waving a sad farewell ahead of their divorce and successful TV career heading south, but a great way to say goodbye - the mad, rocking Mama Was A Rock And Roll Singer Papa Used To Write All Her Songs. Cher will be back shortly though, with even better. And on into the 2010's.

Perry Como isn't satisfied with his It's Impossible return, so he does a hit turn on Don McLean's And I Love You So, new at 71 and not as good as the original which has already charted here, Andy Williams' nephews Andy & David try for a bit of teen Donny Osmond market action, but never really take off, though I Don't Know Why is OK at 74, and the other top teen idol of 1973 squeeks in at 75: David Cassidy's fairly limp Some Kind Of A Summer is not as good as The Partridge Family hits of 1973, and the real reason to buy it was the other A side I'm A Clown, 1972 album track and his 2nd best solo single, which has already charted for me.


1 ( NEW ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia # 1
2 ( NEW ) I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - Barry White # 2
3 ( 2 ) CRAZY - Mud # 1
4 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY - T.Rex # 1
5 ( 4 ) PJYAMARAMA - Roxy Music # 4
6 ( 3 ) ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - First Choice # 1
7 ( 5 ) MONEY - Pink Floyd # 5
8 ( 6 ) THE LOOK OF LOVE - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 2
9 ( 8 ) A LETTER TO MYSELF - The Chi-Lites # 1
10 ( 9 ) FRANKENSTEIN - The Edgar Winter Group # 1

11 ( 13 ) STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - Stealer’s Wheel # 8
12 ( 12 ) BLOCKBUSTER - The Sweet # 1
13 ( NEW ) NATURAL HIGH - Bloodstone # 13
14 ( 11 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1
15 ( 15 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1
16 ( 18 ) I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW - New York City # 16
17 ( 14 ) DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY - Kincade # 14
18 ( 10 ) SYLVIA - Focus # 1
19 ( 36 ) RING RING - Abba # 19
20 ( 23 ) MAGIC WOMAN TOUCH - The Hollies # 20

21 ( NEW ) GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU - Argent # 21
22 ( 31 ) ONE GIRL TOO LATE - Brenda & The Tabulations # 22
23 ( 7 ) CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - Slade # 7
24 ( 35 ) STEP BY STEP - Joe Simon # 24
25 ( 19 ) IF IT WASN’T FOR THE REASON THAT I LOVE YOU - Miki Anthony # 8
26 ( 17 ) WISHING WELL - Free # 1
27 ( 21 ) I’M JUST A SINGER (IN A ROCK’N’ROLL BAND) - The Moody Blues # 9
28 ( 20 ) BY THE DEVIL (I WAS TEMPTED) - Blue Mink # 20
29 ( 22 ) NEVER, NEVER, NEVER (GRANDE, GRANDE, GRANDE) - Shirley Bassey # 22
30 ( 30 ) BABY I LOVE YOU - Dave Edmunds # 1

31 ( NEW ) ACROSS 110TH STREET - Bobby Womack # 31
32 ( 49 ) POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS - Cliff Richard # 32
33 ( 33 ) SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION - T.Rex # 1
34 ( 43 ) YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder featuring Jim Gilstrap & Lani Groves # 34
35 ( NEW ) MAMA WAS A ROCK AND ROLL SINGER PAPA USED TO WRITE ALL HER SONGS - Sonny & Cher # 35
36 ( 38 ) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 20
37 ( 28 ) ONE MAN BAND (PLAYS ALL ALONE) - Ronnie Dyson # 22
38 ( 24 ) DANNY’S SONG - Anne Murray # 7
39 ( 37 ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - The Pearls # 37
40 ( 25 ) GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN’T REFUSE - Jimmy Helms # 25

41 ( 26 ) AIN’T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I’VE GOT) - The Four Tops # 5
42 ( 16 ) WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES - Billy Preston # 16
43 ( 40 ) PART OF THE UNION - The Strawbs # 8
44 ( 41 ) WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - Lou Reed featuring Thunderthighs # 1
45 ( 27 ) KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - Roberta Flack # 6
46 ( 46 ) SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder # 1
47 ( 47 ) LOVE TRAIN - The O’Jays # 1
48 ( 34 ) AUBREY - Bread # 6
49 ( 63 ) ANOTHER TOWN ANOTHER TRAIN - Abba # 49
50 ( 48 ) PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - The Temptations # 1

51 ( 45 ) ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - John Denver # 8
52 ( 42 ) PAPER PLANE - Status Quo # 7
53 ( 32 ) SING - Carpenters # 32
54 ( 50 ) THE RIGHT THING TO DO - Carly Simon # 6
55 ( 54 ) DANIEL - Elton John # 14
56 ( 44 ) I BELIEVE IN LOVE - The Pioneers # 9
57 ( 57 ) CALIFORNIA SAGA - The Beach Boys # 57
58 ( 68 ) DANCING TO YOUR MUSIC - Archie Bell & The Drells # 58
59 ( 53 ) HEART OF STONE - Kenny # 25
60 ( 60 ) LEADER OF THE PACK - The Shangri-Las # 1

61 ( 56 ) REELIN’ IN THE YEARS - Steely Dan # 56
62 ( 67 ) THE TWELFTH OF NEVER - Donny Osmond # 62
63 ( 29 ) CINDY INCIDENTALLY - The Faces featuring Rod Stewart # 22
64 ( 62 ) I’LL BE AROUND - The Detroit Spinners # 1
65 ( NEW ) MAMA I GOTTA BRAND NEW THING (DON’T SAY NO) - The Undisputed Truth # 65
66 ( 61 ) PINBALL WIZARD - SEE ME FEEL ME - The New Seekers # 53
67 ( 72 ) ALL BECAUSE OF YOU - Geordie # 67
68 ( 39 ) PLASTIC MAN - The Real Thing # 39
69 ( 58 ) DRIFT AWAY - Dobie Gray # 58
70 ( 52 ) DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME? (OH YEAH) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 2

71 ( NEW ) AND I LOVE YOU SO - Perry Como # 71
72 ( 73 ) GET DOWN - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 72
73 ( 75 ) HALLELUJAH DAY - The Jackson 5 # 73
74 ( NEW ) I DON’T KNOW WHY - Andy & David Williams # 74
75 ( NEW ) SOME KIND OF A SUMMER - David Cassidy # 75


11th March 1973, my chart that week then

In a total travesty of justice, bubblegum glam Heart Of Stone leaps up to the top spot to prevent the top-notch soul organ classic Why Can't We Live Together from getting any higher than 2. Kenny was a brief bit of fun, Timmy Thomas's shines on 50 years later, despite Drake's attempts to kill off the majesty by speeding it up and rambling semi-incoherently over the top of it. Sade did it justice though, on Diamond Life. Future Londonbeat hitmaker Jimmy Helms starts his chart career 15 years early as he climbs to 5, and T.Rex have a catastrophic climb to a mere 7 - for Marc Bolan records that's a relative disappointment at the time, 20th Century Boy not grabbing me the way it would in later years.

The Detroit Emeralds grab a soul classic top 10, and an even bigger soul classic enters at 21 for The O'Jays, as Love Train brings them a 3rd chart hit, even better than fab chart-topper Back Stabbers. Glam Rock future big stars Mud, get the Chinn-Chapman support, RAK label stars, but debut with the wacky tango glam of Crazy at 22. Strictly really needs to do this record one week, it's been criminally forgotten, as good as any of Mud's best records. That leaves Cliff's 2nd Eurovision UK entry to debut at 28 - Power To All Our Friends not quite as impactful or jolly as Congratulations, but his best record since Living In Harmony.


1 ( 21 ) HEART OF STONE Kenny
2 ( 22 ) WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER Timmy Thomas
3 ( 2 ) BABY I LOVE YOU Dave Edmunds
4 ( 3 ) TAKE ME GIRL I'M READY Junior Walker & The Allstars
5 ( 27 ) GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE Jimmy Helms
6 ( 1 ) CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE Slade
7 ( 29 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
8 ( 7 ) BLOCKBUSTER The Sweet
9 ( 4 ) KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack
10 ( 16 ) FEEL THE NEED IN ME The Detroit Emeralds

11 ( 6 ) SYLVIA Focus
12 ( 9 ) DOCTOR MY EYES The Jackson 5
13 ( 13 ) HOCUS POCUS Focus
14 ( 15 ) PART OF THE UNION The Strawbs
15 ( 14 ) DO YOU WANT TO TOUCH ME (OH YEAH)? Gary Glitter
16 ( 8 ) LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE The Partridge Family
17 ( 17 ) THAT'S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME Neil Sedaka
18 ( 11 ) SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder
19 ( 12 ) HELLO HURRAY Alice Cooper
20 ( 28 ) NICE ONE CYRIL Cockeral Chorus

21 ( NEW ) LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays
22 ( NEW ) CRAZY Mud
23 ( 5 ) IF IT WASN'T FOR THE REASON THAT I LOVED YOU Miki Anthony
24 ( 24 ) PINBALL WIZARD/SEE ME FEEL ME The New Seekers
25 ( 23 ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING The Pearls
26 ( 10 ) CINDY INCIDENTALLY The Faces
27 ( 30 ) I DON'T KNOW WHY Andy & David Williams
28 ( NEW ) POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Cliff Richard
29 ( 18 ) WISHING WELL Free
30 ( 19 ) ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN Electric Light Orchestra