Haven Retro Combined Chart : 21.04.1973

[smokeyb]

It's the 4th retro chart topper for David Bowie, as he jumps from 8th to the top.



Gary Glitter jumps up from 15th to 2nd place.



The O'Jays slip to 3, Dawn are up to 4 and Roxy Music are up to 5.



Gilbert O' Sullivan plumets from last week's top spot down to number 6.



There are 9 new entries this week, the highest is Wizzard at number 10.



The biggest climber is Roger Daltrey who jumps up 19 places to number 12.



The biggest faller is Pink Floyd who drop off the chart from number 39.

[smokeyb]

21.04.1973 (Week # 16)

1 (08) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday - 135 points (8-1) 2 wks
2 (15) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I'm Back Again - 123 points (15-3-2) 3 wks
3 (02) O’Jays - Love Train - 101 points (33-27-25-31-38-40-x-40-36-x-28-17-20-20-17-19-12-7-6-3-4-4-2-3) 22 wks
4 (05) Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree - 95 points (16-9-6-5-6-5-4) 7 wks
5 (07) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama - 86 points (27-13-7-7-7-7-5) 7 wks
6 (01) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down - 84 points (8-6-3-1-6) 5 wks
7 (20) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie - 83 points (20-7) 2 wks
8 (15) Paul McCartney & Wings – My Love - 81 points (29-15-8) 3 wks
9 (06) T. Rex - 20th Century Boy - 78 points (2-2-1-1-1-6-9) 7 wks
10 (NE) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive - 69 points 1 wk
11 (14) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You - 66 points (16-11-14-11) 4 wks
12 (31) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away - 58 points (31-12) 2 wks
13 (11) Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years - 54 points (31-21-18-10-11-13) 6 wks
14 (13) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 53 points (29-30-21-13-14) 5 wks
15 (17) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do - 51 points (37-19-17-15) 4 wks
16 (04) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends - 48 points (12-4-3-2-4-16) 6 wks
17 (09) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown - 47 points (12-8-9-17) 4 wks
18 (16) Dobie Gray – Drift Away - 44 points (28-23-18-14-16-14-14-16-18) 9 wks
19 (21) Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side - 40 points (20-21-19) 3 wks
20 (10) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize - 40 points (2-1-1-2-2-5-10-20) 8 wks
21 (30) Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) - 39 points (30-32-30-32-31-34-33-32-31-30-21) 11 wks
22 (19) Geordie - All Because Of You - 37 points (34-25-22-19-22) 5 wks
23 (NE) Roxy Music - Do The Strand - 34 points 1 wk
24 (22) Shirley Bassey – Never, Never, Never - 31 points (40-32-23-13-13-16-22-24) 8 wks
25 (23) Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - 31 points (23-23-25) 3 wks
26 (NE) Status Quo - Mean Girl - 30 points 1 wk
27 (26) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never - 28 points (26-26-26-24-26-27) 6 wks
28 (27) Carpenters – Sing - 27 points (27-24-20-15-19-19-26-27-28) 9 wks
29 (18) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me - 27 points (25-12-8-4-5-3-5-8-12-18-29) 11 wks
30 (12) Mud - Crazy - 26 points (29-21-17-11-9-12-30) 7 wks
31 (28) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You - 26 points (27-28-31) 3 wks
32 (NE) Alice Cooper – No More Mr. Nice Guy - 25 points 1 wk
33 (NE) Supremes - Bad Weather - 24 points 1 wk
34 (24) Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look of Love - 23 points (20-13-11-14-15-13-24-34) 8 wks
35 (NE) Lou Reed - Perfect Day - 19 points 1 wk
36 (38) Liza Minnelli - Cabaret - 18 points (38-36) 2 wks
37 (32) SouthSide Movement – I' Been Watching You - 18 points (32-37) 2 wks
38 (NE) Jackson 5 - Skywriter - 17 points 1 wk
39 (NE) Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo - 16 points 1 wk
40 (NE) Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin' - 16 points 1 wk
40 (29) New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now - 16 points (30-28-28-24-23-24-29-40) 8 wks
40 (25) Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song - 16 points (37-25-21-15-6-3-3-4-12-10-17-25-40) 13 wks

Dropped Out
43 (37) Bloodstone - Natural High - 15 points (35-30-37)
44 (34) Tom Jones – Letter To Lucille - 15 points (34)
46 (35) Sylvia - Pillow Talk - 14 points (31-33-37-35)
48 (40) Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - 12 points (32-31-32-40)
54 (36) Donovan - Cosmic Wheels - 10 points (35-36)
59 (33) Stevie Wonder - I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) - 9 points (36-34-33)
- (39) Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky - 0 points (36-39)

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 28.04.1973

1 (1) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (8 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I`m Back Again (4 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (7 wk) (# 1)
4 (5) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown/Some Kind Of A Summer (6 wk) (# 3)
5 (4) Little Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee (5 wk) (# 4)
6 (11) Geordie - All because of you (7 wk) (# 6)
7 (8) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday (3 wk) (# 7)
8 (6) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never (8 wk) (# 1)
9 (15) Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love (4 wk) (# 9)
10 (10) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (8 wk) (# 10)
11 (9) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never (9 wk) (# 8)
12 (14) Mud - Crazy (8 wk) (# 12)
13 (12) The O'Jays - Love Train (9 wk) (# 9)
14 (7) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends (7 wk) (# 4)
15 (13) Stuart Gillies - Amanda (5 wk) (# 13)
16 (27) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (2 wk) (# 16)
17 (24) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (3 wk) (# 17)
18 (21) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie (3 wk) (# 18)
19 (17) Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Dueling Banjos (5 wk) (# 17)
20 (29) Judge Dread - Big Eight (2 wk) (# 20)
21 (32) Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy (2 wk) (# 21)
22 (18) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You (6 wk) (# 18)
23 (25) Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina (5 wk) (# 23)
24 (16) Kenny - Heart Of Stone (9 wk) (# 11)
25 (41) Perry Como - And I Love You So (2 wk) (# 25)
26 (19) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (9 wk) (# 1)
27 (30) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do (5 wk) (# 27)
28 (NE) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream (1 wk) (# 28)
29 (23) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (12 wk) (# 4)
30 (43) Handley Family - Wam Bam (4 wk) (# 30)
31 (36) Status Quo - Mean Girl (3 wk) (# 31)
32 (20) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (11 wk) (# 6)
33 (22) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together (10 wk) (# 12)
34 (28) Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril (10 wk) (# 14)
35 (26) T.Rex - 20th Century Boy (8 wk) (# 3)
36 (38) Joe Brown - Hey Mama (3 wk) (# 36)
37 (39) Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille (3 wk) (# 37)
38 (47) Don McLean - Everyday (3 wk) (# 38)
39 (37) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (2 wk) (# 37)
40 (40) Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (23 wk) (# 1)
41 (35) Highly Likely - Whatever Happened To You (2 wk) (# 35)
42 (46) New Seekers - Nevertheless (4 wk) (# 34)
43 (34) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray (12 wk) (# 6)
44 (48) Supremes - Bad Weather (2 wk) (# 44)
45 (NE) Gene Pitney - 24 Sycamore (1 wk) (# 45)
46 (31) Gladys Knight & the Pips - The Look of Love (9 wk) (# 21)
47 (RE) Val Doonican - Heaven Is My Woman's Love (7 wk) (# 33)
48 (42) Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me (10 wk) (# 18)
49 (44) Blue Mink - By The Devil I Was Tempted (9 wk) (# 26)
50 (33) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer (10 wk) (# 8)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 27-04-73:  Presenter: Noel Edmunds

(21) ALICE COOPER – No More Mr. Nice Guy  
(NEW) THE SWEET – Hell Raiser
(27) CARLY SIMON – The Right Thing To Do  
(12) MUD – Crazy  
(37) TOM JONES – Letter To Lucille
(23) CHICORY TIP – Good Grief Christina
(17) ROGER DALTREY – Giving It All Away
(28) ANNE-MARIE DAVID – Wonderful Dream
(16) WIZZARD – See My Baby Jive
(1) DAWN feat. TONY ORLANDO – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree  
(30) THE HANDLEY FAMILY – Wam Bam

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 28.04.1973
1 (3) Faces - Ooh-La-La (2 wk) (# 1)
2 (31) Various Artists - Believe In Music (1 wk) (# 2)
3 (1) Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy (3 wk) (# 1)
4 (9) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Back To Front (24 wk) (# 1)
5 (5) Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (4 wk) (# 4)
6 (2) Various Artists - 40 Fantastic Hits From 50's/60's (4 wk) (# 2)
7 (7) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (5 wk) (# 2)
8 (4) Various Artists - 20 Flashback Greats Of The Sixties (5 wk) (# 1)
9 (6) Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (6 wk) (# 1)
10 (8) Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player (12 wk) (# 1)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (6 wks)
02 Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) (12 wks)
03 The SouthSide Movement – I' Been Watching You (3 wks)
04 The Supremes – Bad Weather (2 wks)
05 Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore (1 wk)
06 New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now (9 wks)
07 The Carpenters – Sing (10 wks)
08 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Daddy Could Swear I Declare (1 wk)
09 Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look of Love (9 wks)
10 Al Green – Call Me (Come Back Home) (11 wks)

11 The Dells – Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation (2 wks)
12 Wilson Pickett – Mr. Magic Man (3 wks)
13 The New Birth – I Can Understand It (6 wks)
14 Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways (12 wks)
15 Candi Staton – Do It In The Name Of Love (13 wks)
16 The O'Jays – Love Train (15 wks)
17 Al Green – Hot Wire (15 wks)
18 The Independents – Leaving Me (4 wks)
19 Tom Jones – Letter To Lucille (3 wks)
20 Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (13 wks)

21 Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song (14 wks)
22 The Whispers – Somebody Loves You (14 wks)
23 Jackson 5 – Hallelujah Day (7 wks)
24 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Yesterday I Had The Blues (9 wks)
25 Dobie Gray – Drift Away (10 wks)
26 The Stylistics – Break Up To Make Up (12 wks)
27 Billy Preston – Will It Go Round In Circles (5 wks)
28 Billy Paul – Am I Black Enough for You? (4 wks)
29 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) (14 wks)
30 The Temptations – Masterpiece (10 wks)

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Roxy Music - DO THE STRAND {For Your Pleasure LP track}
2 [13] :: Wizzard - SEE MY BABY JIVE
3 [14] :: Doobie Brothers - LONG TRAIN RUNNIN'
4 [3] :: Liza Minnelli - CABARET {Cabaret OST LP track}
5 [16] :: Status Quo - MEAN GIRL
6 [new] :: Eagles - DESPERADO {Desperado LP track}
7 [5] :: Deep Purple - WOMAN FROM TOKYO
8 [2] :: O'Jays - LOVE TRAIN
9 [12] :: Hot Chocolate - BROTHER LOUIE
10 [9] :: Paul McCartney & Wings - MY LOVE
11 [10] :: Don McLean - EVERYDAY
12 [11] :: Highly Likely - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU (Likely Lads Theme)
13 [6] :: Gary Glitter - HELLO, HELLO, I'M BACK AGAIN
14 [7] :: David Bowie - DRIVE-IN SATURDAY
15 [new] :: Mud - CRAZY
16 [new] :: Tom Jones - LETTER TO LUCILLE
17 [new] :: Detroit Spinners - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE
18 [4] :: Dawn ft Tony Orlando - TIE A YELLOW RIBBON
19 [8] :: Roxy Music - PYJAMARAMA
20 [new] :: Eagles - DOOLIN' DALTON {Desperado LP track}

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) T. Rex – 2oth Century Boy
02(14) Jim Croce – Bad Bad Leroy Brown
03(05) Roger Daltrey – Giving It All Away
04(02) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
05(03) Gary Glitter – Hello Hello I’m Back Again
06(07) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
07(23) Doobie Brothers – Long Train Runnin’
08(04) Argent – God Gave Rock And Roll To You
09(12) Hot Chocolate – Brother Louie
10(22) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I’m Falling In Love

11(19) Alice Cooper – No More Mr. Nice Guy
12(20) Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
13(26) Perry Como – And I Love You So
14(06) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Get Down
15(08) Dobie Gray – Drift Away
16(25) Judge Dread – Big Eight
17(09) The Carpenters – Sing
18(10) Slade – Cum On Feel The Noize
19(13) Wings – My Love
20(11) Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years

21(27) The Supremes – Bad Weather
22(15) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do
23(29) Highly Likely – Whatever Happened To You
24(16) The O’Jays – Love Train
25(18) Mud – Crazy
26(17) Geordie – All Because Of You
27(--) Anne-Marie David – Wonderful Dream
28(21) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown
29(--) Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore
30(24) Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 6 ) See My Baby Jive - Wizzard < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed (#1[3])
3 ( 2 ) Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan (#2[2])
4 ( 5 ) Giving It All Away - Roger Daltrey
5 ( 4 ) Hello Hello I'm Back Again - Gary Glitter (#4)
6 ( 3 ) You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder (#3)
7 ( 8 ) Drive-In Saturday - David Bowie
8 ( 15 ) No More Mr Nice Guy - Alice Cooper
9 ( 10 ) Brother Louie - Hot Chocolate
10 ( 9 ) Out Of The Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#9)

11 ( -- ) I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City
12 ( 20 ) And I Love You So - Perry Como
13 ( 7 ) I Am A Clown - David Cassidy (#4)
14 ( 24 ) Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
15 ( 12 ) Drift Away - Dobie Gray (#11)
16 ( -- ) Armed And Extremely Dangerous - First Choice
17 ( 14 ) My Love - Wings (#14)
18 ( 22 ) Hey Mama - Joe Brown
19 ( 13 ) Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel (#9)
20 ( 11 ) 20th Century Boy - T Rex (#1[2])

21 ( 25 ) A Letter To Lucille - Tom Jones
22 ( 21 ) Wam Bam - Handley Family (#21)
23 ( 18 ) The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon (#16)
24 ( 28 ) Hallelujah Day - Jackson 5
25 ( -- ) Thinking Of You - Loggins & Messina
26 ( 16 ) Power To All Our Friends - Cliff Richard (#5)
27 ( 26 ) One Man Band (Plays All Alone) - Ronnie Dyson (#26)
28 ( -- ) 24 Sycamore - Gene Pitney
29 ( 37 ) Pillow Talk - Sylvia
30 ( 19 ) God Gave Rock And Roll To You - Argent (#11)

31 ( 32 ) Mean Girl - Status Quo
32 ( 23 ) Tweedle Dee - Little Jimmy Osmond (#20)
33 ( 17 ) Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#2[1])
34 ( 39 ) Bad Weather - Supremes
35 ( 33 ) Oh La De Da - Staple Singers (#33)
36 ( 40 ) Big Eight - Judge Dread
37 ( 29 ) Bitter Bad - Melanie (#29)
38 ( 27 ) Good Grief Christina - Chicory Tip (#25)
39 ( -- ) Leaving Me - Independents
40 ( -- ) Wonderful Dream - Anne-Marie David

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-- ( 30 ) Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade (#1[2])
-- ( 31 ) Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree - Dawn (#3)
-- ( 34 ) One Less Set Of Footsteps - Jim Croce (#19)
-- ( 35 ) Pyjamarama - Roxy Music (#11)
-- ( 36 ) The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence (#8)
-- ( 38 ) All Because Of You - Geordie (#15)

[smokeyb]

1 (1) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday (3 wks)
2 (10) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (2 wks)
3 (2) Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years (8 wks)
4 (11) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (3 wks)
5 (5) Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love (4 wks)
6 (13) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie (3 wks)
7 (15) Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy (2 wks)
8 (3) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (8 wks)
9 (8) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You (6 wks)
10 (9) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do (5 wks)
11 (4) T.Rex - 20th Century Boy (8 wks)
12 (16) Status Quo - Mean Girl (3 wks)
13 (20) The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running (2 wks)
14 (21) Roxy Music - Do The Strand (3 wks)
15 (28) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (2 wks)
16 (6) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (7 wks)
17 (7) Mud - Crazy (8 wks)
18 (35) The Faces - Ooh La La (2 wks)
19 (23) Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille (3 wks)
20 (22) Don McLean - Everyday (3 wks)
21 (29) Judge Dread - Big Eight (2 wks)
22 (32) Highly Likely - Whatever Happened To You (2 wks)
23 (12) Geordie - All Because Of You (7 wks)
24 (14) Dobie Gray - Drift Away (10 wks)
25 (34) Supremes - Bad Weather (2 wks)
26 (19) Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina (5 wks)
27 (NE) America - Only In Your Heart (1 wk)
28 (18) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I`m Back Again (4 wks)
29 (17) The O'Jays - Love Train (9 wks)
30 (33) Joe Brown - Hey Mama (3 wks)
31 (40) Perry Como - And I Love You So (2 wks)
32 (24) Pink Floyd - Money (5 wks)
33 (NE) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream (1 wk)
34 (25) Pink Floyd - Brain Damage (5 wks)
35 (26) Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky (5 wks)
36 (30) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown/Some Kind Of A Summer (6 wks)
37 (NE) The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want (1 wk)
38 (NE) Tremeloes - Ride On (1 wk)
39 (31) Raspberries - Let's Pretend (6 wks)
40 (27) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends (7 wks)

[o]

1 Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I`m Back Again
2 Roxy Music – Pyjamarama
3 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
4 O'Jays - Love Train
5 T.Rex - 20th Century Boy
6 Paul McCartney & Wings – My love
7 Status Quo - Mean Girl
8 Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy
9 David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
10 Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends
11 Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
12 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

[Smurfie]

1) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream
2) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends
3) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
4) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
5) The O'Jays - Love Train
6) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
7) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never
8) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
9) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
10) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do
11) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
12) Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Dueling Banjos
13) Gladys Knight & the Pips - The Look of Love
14) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
15) Andy & David Williams - I Don't Know Why
16) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
17) Perry Como - And I Love You So
18) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
19) Supremes - Bad Weather
20) New Seekers - Nevertheless

[rubcale]

01 Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree
02 Gary Glitter Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again
03 O'Jays Love Train
04 David Cassidy I Am A Clown
05 Geordie All Because Of You
06 David Bowie Drive-In Saturday
07 Wings My Love
08 Roxy Music Pyjamarama
09 Judge Dread Big Eight
10 Wizzard See My Baby Jive
11 Status Quo Mean Girl
12 Cliff Richard Power To All My Friends
13 Carly Simon The Right Thing To Do
14 Supremes Bad Weather
15 Don McLean Everyday
16 Alice Cooper No More Mr Nice Guy
17 Detroit Spinners Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
18 Perry Como And I Love You
19 Argent God Gave Rock And Roll To You
20 Shirley Bassey Never Never Never

[raliverpool]

01 Lou Reed - Perfect Day (4wks 24-9-2-1)

02 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side (5wks 26-6-1-1-2)
03 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (4wks 23-12-3-3)
04 Roxy Music - Do The Strand (3wks 21-7-4)
05 Dobie Gray - Drift Away (4wks 29-14-6-5)
06 David Bowie - Drive In Saturday (3wks 19-9-6)
07 Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (6wks 26-16-10-5-4-7)
08 Faces - Ooh La La (2wks 21-8)
09 Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do (3wks 25-13-9)
10 Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (5wks 28-14-10-8-10)

11 Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same (3wks 20-14-11)
12 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (6wks 8-3-1-2-5-12)
13 Gram Parsons - She (3wks 35-20-13)
14 Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years (3wks 30-19-14)
15 Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie (2wks 24-15)
16 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (2wks 28-16)
17 Procol Harum - Grand Hotel (3wks 32-23-17)
18 Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (2wks 29-18)
19 Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I'm Back Again (4wks 28-17-15-19)
20 Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Pink Floyd - Breathe (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (7wks 28-18-11-7-6-10-22)
23 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Out Of The Question (3wks 33-26-23)
24 Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (4wks 34-24-22-25)
26 Geordie - All Because Of You (3wks 29-27-26)
27 T Rex - Electric Slim & The Factory Hen (1wk 27 NEW)
28 John Martyn - Solid Air (6wks 34-20-12-11-16-28)
29 Donovan - Cosmic Wheels (6wks 21-10-3-4-11-29)
30 War - Cisco Kid (6wks 33-23-15-13-18-30)

31 Neil Sedaka - Solitaire (2wks 35-31)
32 Stevie Wonder - I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) (8wks 26-10-4-2-3-12-32)
33 Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (2wks 36-33)
34 Alice Cooper - Generation Landslide (6wks 19-12-9-8-17-34)
35 Slade - The Whole World's Goin' Crazee (2wks 37-35)
36 Anne Marie David - Wonderful dream (Tu te reconnaîtras) (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Humble Pie - Black Coffee (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Helen Reddy - Peaceful (2wks 34-38)
39 Supremes - Bad Weather (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Jackson 5 - Hallelujah Day (1wk 40 NEW)

"David Bowie and Mick Ronson took a brilliant songwriter who'd lost his way, and lost his self belief, and squeezed three of his best songs out of him." (Lou Reed, 1989)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 19.04.1973

1 (01) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
2 (02) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I'm Back Again
3 (03) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
4 (04) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
5 (12) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away
6 (10) Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love
7 (05) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown/Some Kind Of Summer
8 (13) Geordie - All Because Of You
9 (11) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You
10 (15) Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina
11 (19) Mud - Crazy
12 (21) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
13 (18) Kenny - Heart Of Stone
14 (06) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends
15 (07) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama
16 (25) Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy
17 (27) Highly Likely - Whatever Happened To You
18 (35) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do
19 (34) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse
20 (36) Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up
21 (33) Gladys Knight and the Pips - The Look Of Love
22 (38) Status Quo - Mean Girl
23 (39) Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille
24 (40) Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
25 (37) Faces - Cindy Incidentally
26 (08) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never
27 (09) The O'Jays - Love Train
28 (14) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
29 (16) Little Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee
30 (17) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
31 (20) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
32 (22) Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
33 (23) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
34 (24) Judge Dread - Big Eight
35 (26) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
36 (28) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
37 (29) T. Rex - 20th Century Boy
38 (30) Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Dueling Banjos
39 (31) Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril
40 (32) Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray

[popchartfreak]

15th April 1973

It's The Jackson 5's last hurrah, as synth-soul Skywriter gives them a 3rd retro number one, which means Michael is also now on 5 including his solo stuff. Highest new entry at 3 is Gene Pitney's comeback to the UK charts before the next massive layoff of 16 years, and it's a classic-Pitney-styled dramatic ballad, 24 Sycamore, not one I was that fussed about at the time as Glam Rock and Soul dominated my charts, but it's really terrific 50 years later.

It's Eurovision time, Abba are topping the Swedish charts with Ring Ring, and Anne-Marie David has beaten Cliff with her lovely French-language ballad, translated for the English market as Wonderful Dream. It's in at 20, and it's still not the best song in the 1973 competition - that's the huge global latin & US smash Eres Tu which will chart next week for Mocedades. Not a UK hit, but it's total quality. Up for a Best Song Oscar is The Morning After, Maureen McGovern's version of The Poseidon Adventure song (Carol Lynley just mimed in the movie) new at 77, my all-time fave film at the time. Not up for an Oscar the box-office flop Bacharcah musical Lost Horizon, a cult so-bad-it'-brilliant movie, free to view on Youtube if your curious. I loved the song The World Is A Circle, hippie flowers, kids and love n peace schmaltz and all, and I still don't care about the cheese. New at 31. 

Lynsey De Paul is back with a flop single that I liked at the time, All Night, and Albert hammond debuts his UK hit Free Electric Band which wasn't a patch on Rain In Southern California, while The Eagles make it 4 with Desperado sneaking in. The other tracks are all new to me, a good Detroit Spinners US hit, Donovan lasting much longer in the US with the sparse, long ballad, I Like You, and giving him his first entry for 3 years, Stephen Stills gets a 2nd solo entry with Manassas collaborating, and that's that!



1 ( 4 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 # 1
2 ( 1 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1
3 ( NEW ) 24 SYCAMORE - Gene Pitney # 3
4 ( 2 ) BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate # 1
5 ( 5 ) ACROSS 110TH STREET - Bobby Womack # 2
6 ( 3 ) DRIVE-IN SATURDAY - David Bowie # 3
7 ( 7 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia # 1
8 ( 9 ) I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - Barry White # 1
9 ( 6 ) NATURAL HIGH - Bloodstone # 1
10 ( 8 ) 20th CENTURY BOY - T.Rex # 1

11 ( 13 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ - The Doobie Brothers # 11
12 ( 15 ) HELLO, HELLO, I’M BACK AGAIN - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 9
13 ( 10 ) ONE AND ONE IS ONE - Medicine Head # 10
14 ( 19 ) BAD WEATHER - The Supremes # 14
15 ( 12 ) GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU - Argent # 4
16 ( 20 ) FOREVER AND EVER - Demis Roussos # 16
17 ( 16 ) ROCK ‘N ROLL BAND - Abba # 16
18 ( 18 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1
19 ( 14 ) CRAZY - Mud # 1
20 ( NEW ) WONDERFUL DREAM - Anne-Marie David # 20

21 ( 21 ) NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - Alice Cooper # 21
22 ( 17 ) ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - First Choice # 1
23 ( 38 ) CRACKED ACTOR - David Bowie # 23
24 ( 36 ) DO THE STRAND - Roxy Music # 24
25 ( 25 ) ROCK A DOODLE DOO - Linda Lewis # 24
26 ( 29 ) I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA - The Intruders # 26
27 ( 11 ) UNION SILVER - Middle Of The Road # 8
28 ( 31 ) OOH LA LA - The Faces # 28
29 ( 24 ) I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW - New York City # 9
30 ( 23 ) A LETTER TO MYSELF - The Chi-Lites # 1

31 ( NEW ) THE WORLD IS A CIRCLE - Lost Horizon Original Soundtrack # 31
32 ( 42 ) MEAN GIRL - Status Quo # 32
33 ( 33 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1
34 ( 34 ) WISHING WELL - Free # 1
35 ( 32 ) MY LOVE - Paul McCartney & Wings # 24
36 ( 27 ) GOOD GRIEF CHRISTINA - Chicory Tip # 16
37 ( 26 ) THE LOOK OF LOVE - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 2
38 ( 22 ) YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder featuring Jim Gilstrap & Lani Groves # 10
39 ( 30 ) STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - Stealer’s Wheel # 8
40 ( 37 ) SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION - T.Rex # 1

41 ( 44 ) ELECTRIC SLIM & THE FACTORY HEN - T.Rex # 25
42 ( 28 ) BLOCKBUSTER - The Sweet # 1
43 ( 41 ) FRANKENSTEIN - The Edgar Winter Group # 1
44 ( 35 ) SYLVIA - Focus # 1
45 ( 45 ) GIVING IT ALL AWAY - Roger Daltrey # 45
46 ( 67 ) PANIC IN DETROIT - David Bowie # 46
47 ( 48 ) WAM BAM - The Handley Family # 47
48 ( 43 ) BABY I LOVE YOU - Dave Edmunds # 1
49 ( 66 ) ONLY IN YOUR HEART - America # 49
50 ( 40 ) RING RING - Abba # 10

51 ( 39 ) PJYAMARAMA - Roxy Music # 4
52 ( 54 ) NINA PRETTY BALLERINA - Abba # 52
53 ( 55 ) THE PRETTIEST STAR (’73) - David Bowie # 53
54 ( 47 ) CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - Slade # 7
55 ( 46 ) DANNY’S SONG - Anne Murray # 7
56 ( 56 ) HAIL - Redbone # 56
57 ( 58 ) D’YER MAK’ER - Led Zeppelin # 57
58 ( 69 ) MAMA’S LITTLE GIRL - Dusty Springfield # 58
59 ( 60 ) LEAVING ME - The Independents # 59
60 ( 68 ) WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU? - Highly Likely # 60

61 ( 61 ) SUPERSTITION - Stevie Wonder # 1
62 ( 49 ) DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY - Kincade # 14
63 ( 50 ) AUBREY - Bread # 6
64 ( 75 ) WHO GETS YOUR LOVE - Dusty Springfield # 64
65 ( 53 ) MAMA WAS A ROCK AND ROLL SINGER PAPA USED TO WRITE ALL HER SONGS - Sonny & Cher # 30
66 ( 57 ) BROKEN DOWN ANGEL - Nazareth # 54
67 ( 51 ) MONEY - Pink Floyd # 5
68 ( 73 ) EVERYDAY - Don McLean # 68
69 ( 74 ) BAD BAD LEROY BROWN - Jim Croce # 69
70 ( 63 ) NEVERTHELESS (I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU) - The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham # 63

71 ( 71 ) LOVE ISN’T EASY (BUT IT SURE IS HARD ENOUGH) - Abba # 71
72 ( 72 ) I AM JUST A GIRL - Abba # 72
73 ( 52 ) ANOTHER TOWN ANOTHER TRAIN - Abba # 29
74 ( NEW ) ISN’T IT ABOUT TIME - Stephen Stills & Manassas # 74
75 ( NEW ) I LIKE YOU - Donovan # 75
76 ( NEW ) ONE OF A KIND (LOVE AFFAIR) - The Detroit Spinners # 76
77 ( NEW ) THE MORNING AFTER - Maureen McGovern # 77
78 ( NEW ) ALL NIGHT - Lynsey De Paul # 78
79 ( NEW ) THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND - Albert Hammond # 79
80 ( NEW ) DESPERADO - The Eagles # 80





15th April 1973 My chart that week then

It's Love Train on top of my charts of 50 years ago this, for the 5th consecutive week, but I'll be buying a brand new single with my pocket money in just over a week, and it's in the chart already. Carly Simon makes it 2 top 10's in a row, and David Bowie gets his 4th top 10. Highest new entry is Chicory Tip at 20, back for a 5th time with Good Grief Christina and some more synthpoprock a la Giorgio Moroder. Paul McCartney gets avery subdued new entry at 27 with My Love, a slushy ode to Linda that was my least-fave Wings track since the political one, but it's a song that's deceptively very hard to sing - Macca doesn't get enough credit for his vocal range! Don McLean is back for a 3rd charting track, a Buddy Holly cover, and the Carpenters keep 'em coming in my charts whether they are UK hits or not - they have yet to not chart a single. 


1 ( 1 ) LOVE TRAIN - The O'Jays
2 ( 2 ) CRAZY - Mud
3 ( 3 ) HELLO HELLO I’M BACK AGAIN - Gary Glitter
4 ( 4 ) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn
5 ( 6 ) ALL BECAUSE OF YOU - Geordie
6 ( 7 ) FEEL THE NEED IN ME - The Detroit Emeralds
7 ( 23 ) THE RIGHT THING TO DO - Carly Simon
8 ( 24 ) DRIVE-IN SATURDAY - David Bowie
9 ( 8 ) PYJAMARAMA - Roxy Music
10 ( 9 ) 20th CENTURY BOY - T.Rex

11 ( 11 ) HEART OF STONE - Kenny
12 ( 12 ) GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE - Jimmy Helms
13 ( 13 ) WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas
14 ( 14 ) GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU - Argent
15 ( 15 ) TWEEDLEDEE - Little Jimmy Osmond
16 ( 16 ) CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - Slade
17 ( 17 ) POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS - Cliff Richard
18 ( 19 ) I AM A CLOWN - David Cassidy
19 ( 20 ) GET DOWN - Gilbert O'Sullivan
20 ( NEW ) GOOD GRIEF CHRISTINA - Chicory Tip

21 ( 21 ) KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - Roberta Flack
22 ( 29 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard
23 ( 26 ) BAD WEATHER - The Supremes
24 ( 30 ) ALL NIGHT - Lynsey De Paul
25 ( 27 ) DUELING BANJOS - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
26 ( 5 ) BABY I LOVE YOU - Dave Edmunds
27 ( NEW ) MY LOVE - Paul McCartney & Wings
28 ( NEW ) EVERYDAY - Don McLean
29 ( 10 ) THAT'S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME - Neil Sedaka
30 ( NEW ) SING - The Carpenters