Haven Retro Combined Chart : 05.05.1973

[smokeyb]

Wizzard get a second week at the top, as they open up a bit of a gap over their nearest rival



who is still David Bowie who remains in 2nd spot.



Hot Chocolate are up to 3, the Sweet are in at 4, and Roger Daltrey is up to 5.



There are 8 new entries this week, the highest is the Sweet at number 4.



The biggest climber is the Detroit Spinners who jump up 12 places to number 13, on their 14 week on the chart.



The biggest faller is Slade who drop 61 places.

[smokeyb]

05.05.1973 (Week # 18)

1 (01) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive - 169 points (10-1-1) 3 wks
2 (02) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday - 132 points (8-1-2-2) 4 wks
3 (04) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie - 92 points (20-7-4-3) 4 wks
4 (NE) Sweet - Hell Raiser - 86 points 1 wk
5 (07) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away - 78 points (31-12-7-5) 4 wks
6 (05) Paul McCartney & Wings – My Love - 71 points (29-15-8-5-6) 5 wks
7 (06) Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree - 69 points (16-9-6-5-6-5-4-6-7) 9 wks
8 (03) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I'm Back Again - 69 points (15-3-2-3-8) 5 wks
9 (10) Alice Cooper – No More Mr. Nice Guy - 64 points (32-10-9) 3 wks
10 (09) Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin' - 60 points (40-9-10) 3 wks
11 (20) Roxy Music - Do The Strand - 59 points (23-20-11) 3 wks
12 (15) Status Quo - Mean Girl - 59 points (26-15-12) 3 wks
13 (25) Detroit Spinners – Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - 50 points (26-17-26-27-27-23-24-24-23-26-24-33-x-25-13) 14 wks
14 (08) O’Jays - Love Train - 50 points (33-27-25-31-38-40-x-40-36-x-28-17-20-20-17-19-12-7-6-3-4-4-2-3-8-14) 24 wks
15 (24) Supremes - Bad Weather - 46 points (33-24-15) 3 wks
16 (11) T. Rex - 20th Century Boy - 42 points (2-2-1-1-1-6-9-11-16) 9 wks
17 (19) Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years - 41 points (31-21-18-10-11-13-19-17) 8 wks
18 (13) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama - 40 points (27-13-7-7-7-7-5-13-18) 9 wks
19 (30) Perry Como - And I Love You So - 38 points (30-19) 2 wks
20 (23) Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore - 37 points (23-20) 2 wks
21 (18) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You - 36 points (16-11-14-11-18-21) 6 wks
22 (17) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do - 35 points (37-19-17-15-17-22) 6 wks
23 (14) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 34 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23) 7 wks
24 (32) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream - 33 points (32-24) 2 wks
25 (22) Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side - 33 points (20-21-19-22-25) 5 wks
26 (16) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends - 30 points (12-4-3-2-4-16-16-26) 8 wks
27 (28) New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now - 28 points (30-28-28-24-23-24-29-40-28-27) 10 wks
28 (26) Geordie - All Because Of You - 27 points (34-25-22-19-22-26-28) 7 wks
29 (NE) Medicine Head - One And One Is One - 26 points 1 wk
30 (21) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown - 25 points (12-8-9-17-21-30) 6 wks
31 (NE) Nazareth - Broken Down Angel - 24 points 1 wk
32 (NE) Faces - Ooh La La - 23 points 1 wk
33 (NE) David Bowie - Watch That Man - 20 points 1 wk
34 (35) Lou Reed - Perfect Day - 20 points (35-35-34) 3 wks
35 (NE) Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain - 19 points 1 wk
36 (38) Jim Croce – Bad Bad Leroy Brown - 19 points (38-36) 2 wks
37 (37) Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) - 18 points (30-32-30-32-31-34-33-32-31-30-21-37-37) 13 wks
38 (12) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down - 17 points (8-6-3-1-6-12-38) 7 wks
39 (NE) Judge Dread - Big Eight - 17 points 1 wk
40 (NE) Mocedades - Eres Tu - 17 points 1 wk
40 (40) SouthSide Movement – I' Been Watching You - 17 points (32-37-40-40) 4 wks

Dropped Out
44 (36) Jackson 5 - Skywriter - 16 points (38-36)
45 (34) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You - 16 points (27-28-31-34)
46 (27) Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - 15 points (23-23-25-27)
48 (40) Shirley Bassey – Never, Never, Never - 14 points (40-32-23-13-13-16-22-24-40)
49 (39) Carpenters – Sing - 13 points (27-24-20-15-19-19-26-27-28-39)
55 (33) Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look of Love - 11 points (20-13-11-14-15-13-24-34-33)
57 (31) Mud - Crazy - 11 points (29-21-17-11-9-12-30-31)
90 (29) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize - 2 points (2-1-1-2-2-5-10-20-29)

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 12.05.1973

1 (1) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (10 wk) (# 1)

2 (4) Sweet - Hell Raiser (2 wk) (# 2)

3 (2) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I`m Back Again (6 wk) (# 2)

4 (6) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (4 wk) (# 4)

5 (11) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (5 wk) (# 5)

6 (20) Perry Como - And I Love You So (4 wk) (# 6)

7 (9) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie (5 wk) (# 7)

8 (3) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday (5 wk) (# 3)

9 (12) Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love (6 wk) (# 9)

10 (13) Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy (4 wk) (# 10)

11 (7) Geordie - All because of you (9 wk) (# 6)

12 (8) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (9 wk) (# 1)

13 (25) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream (3 wk) (# 13)

14 (16) Judge Dread - Big Eight (4 wk) (# 14)

15 (10) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown/Some Kind Of A Summer (8 wk) (# 3)

16 (5) Little Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee (7 wk) (# 4)

17 (29) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do (7 wk) (# 17)

18 (21) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never (11 wk) (# 8)

19 (42) Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2 wk) (#19)

20 (30) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (4 wk) (# 20)

21 (19) Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina (7 wk) (# 19)

22 (27) Status Quo - Mean Girl (5 wk) (# 22)

23 (15) Mud - Crazy (10 wk) (# 12)

24 (34) Medicine Head - One And One Is One (2 wk) (# 24)

25 (14) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (10 wk) (# 10)

26 (18) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never (10 wk) (# 1)

27 (45) Nazareth - Broken Down Angel (2 wk) (# 27)

28 (24) The O'Jays - Love Train (11 wk) (# 9)

29 (26) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends (9 wk) (# 4)

30 (17) Stuart Gillies - Amanda (7 wk) (# 13)

31 (31) Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille (5 wk) (# 31)

32 (NE) Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (1 wk) (# 32)

33 (49) Detroit Emeralds -You Want It You Got It (2 wk) (# 33)

34 (50) Gene Pitney - 24 Sycamore (3 wk) (# 34)

35 (23) Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Dueling Banjos (7 wk) (# 17)

36 (35) Handley Family - Wam Bam (6 wk) (# 30)

37 (33) Joe Brown - Hey Mama (5 wk) (# 33)

38 (47) Don McLean - Everyday (5 wk) (# 38)

39 (38) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me (14 wk) (# 4)

40 (48) Jeff Beck Group - I've Been Drinking (2 wk) (# 40)

41 (32) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (11 wk) (# 1)

42 (36) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (13 wk) (# 6)

43 (22) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You (8 wk) (# 18)

44 (37) Supremes - Bad Weather (4 wk) (# 37)

45 (40) Highly Likely - Whatever Happened To You (4 wk) (# 35)

46 (NE) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (1 wk) (# 46)

47 (28) Kenny - Heart Of Stone (11 wk) (# 11)

48 (NE) Cliff Richard - Help It Along (1 wk) (# 48)

49 (43) Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril (12 wk) (# 14)

50 (NE) New World - Roof Top Singing (1 wk) (# 50)



USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 11-05-73:  Presenter: Kenny Everett
(22) STATUS QUO – Mean Girl  
(27) NAZARETH – Broken Down Angel
(NEW) SUZI QUATRO – Can The Can 
(24) MEDICINE HEAD – One And One Is One
(19) DEODATO – Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
(9) PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS – My Love  
(4) WIZZARD – See My Baby Jive
(13) ANNE-MARIE DAVID – Wonderful Dream  
(1) DAWN feat. TONY ORLANDO – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree  
(10) ALICE COOPER – No More Mr. Nice Guy

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 12.05.1973
1 (1) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (2 wk) (# 1)
2 (5) The Beatles - 1967-1970 (2 wk) (# 2)
3 (6) The Beatles - 1962-1966 (2 wk) (# 3)
4 (2) Various Artists - Believe In Music (3 wk) (# 2)
5 (4) Faces - Ooh-La-La (4 wk) (# 1)
6 (8) Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (8 wk) (# 1)
7 (10) Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy (5 wk) (# 1)
8 (12) Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (6 wk) (# 4)
9 (3) Various Artists - 40 Fantastic Hits From 50's/60's 65 wk) (# 2)
10 (9) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Back To Front (26 wk) (# 1)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (8 wks)
02 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (2 wks)
03 Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) (14 wks)
04 The SouthSide Movement – I' Been Watching You (5 wks)
05 The Supremes – Bad Weather (4 wks)
06 Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore (3 wks)
07 New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now (11 wks)
08 The Carpenters – Sing (12 wks)
09 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Daddy Could Swear I Declare (3 wks)
10 The Spinners – Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music (1 wk)

11 Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look of Love (11 wks)
12 Al Green – Call Me (Come Back Home) (13 wks)
13 The Dells – Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation (4 wks)
14 Wilson Pickett – Mr. Magic Man (5 wks)
15 The New Birth – I Can Understand It (8 wks)
16 The Beach Boys – California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a) (1 wk)
17 Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways (14 wks)
18 Candi Staton – Do It In The Name Of Love (15 wks)
19 The O'Jays – Love Train (17 wks)
20 Al Green – Hot Wire (17 wks)

21 The Independents – Leaving Me (6 wks)
22 Tom Jones – Letter To Lucille (5 wks)
23 Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (15 wks)
24 Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song (16 wks)
25 The Whispers – Somebody Loves You (16 wks)
26 Jackson 5 – Hallelujah Day (9 wks)
27 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Yesterday I Had The Blues (11 wks)
28 Dobie Gray – Drift Away (12 wks)
29 The Stylistics – Break Up To Make Up (14 wks)
30 Billy Preston – Will It Go Round In Circles ( 7 wks)

[o]

1 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
2 Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I`m Back Again
3 Status Quo - Mean Girl
4 Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy
5 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel
6 Medicine Head - One And One Is One
7 Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
8 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross
9 Sweet – Hell-raiser
10 Roxy Music – Pyjamarama
11 O'Jays - Love Train
12 T.Rex - 20th Century Boy
13 Paul McCartney & Wings – My love
14 Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie

[rubcale]

01 Wizzard See My Baby Jive
02 Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree
03 Nazareth Broken Down Angel
04 Status Quo Mean Girl
05 David Bowie Drive-In Saturday
06 Medicine Head One And One Is One
07 Judge Dread Big Eight
08 Detroit Spinners Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
09 Supremes Bad Weather
10 O'Jays Love Train
11 Sweet Hell Raiser
12 Geordie All Because Of You
13 Roger Daltrey Giving It All Away
14 Carly Simon The Right Thing To Do
15 Deodato Sprach Zara Zarathustra
16 Don McLean Everyday
17 Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side
18 David Cassidy I Am A Clown
19 Detroit Emeralds You Want It You Got It
20 Cliff Richard Help It Along/ Tomorrow Rising

[raliverpool]

01 Lou Reed - Perfect Day (6wks 24-9-2-1-1-1)
02 Roxy Music - Do The Strand (5wks 21-7-4-2-2)
03 Faces - Ooh La La (4wks 21-8-3-3)
04 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (4wks 28-16-10-4)
05 Gram Parsons - She (5wks 35-20-13-8-5)
06 Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love (3wks 20-13-6)
07 Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie (4wks 24-15-11-7)
08 Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (4wks 29-18-14-8)
09 Sweet - Hell Raiser (2wks 22-9)
10 David Bowie - Drive In Saturday (5wks 19-9-6-4-10)

11 Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do (5wks 25-13-9-7-11)
12 Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years (5wks 30-19-14-12-12)
13 Pink Floyd - Breathe (3wks 21-15-13)
14 David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (2wks 25-14)
15 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (6wks 23-12-3-3-5-15)
16 Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy (3wks 24-19-16)
17 Procol Harum - Grand Hotel (5wks 32-23-17-16-17)
18 New York City - I'm Doin' Fine Now (2wks 28-18)
19 Dobie Gray - Drift Away (6wks 29-14-6-5-9-19)
20 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side (7wks 26-6-1-1-2-6-20)

21 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Out Of The Question (5wks 33-26-23-20-21)
22 Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (2wks 31-22)
23 Stooges - Search & Destroy (2wks 40-23)
24 Tom Waits - Martha (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Status Quo - Mean Girl (2wks 29-25)
26 Medicine Head - One & One Is One (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same (5wks 20-14-11-17-27)
28 T Rex - Electric Slim & The Factory Hen (3wks 27-23-28)
29 Todd Rundgren - Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel (2wks 32-29)
30 John Cale - Paris 1919 (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Geordie - All Because Of You (5wks 29-27-26-27-31)
32 Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille (2wks 37-32)
33 Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (7wks 28-14-10-8-10-18-34)
35 Neil Sedaka - Solitaire (4wks 35-31-30-35)
36 Gene Pitney - 24 Sycamore Street (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stir It Up (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (8wks 26-16-10-5-4-7-21-38)
39 Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I'm Back Again (6wks 28-17-15-19-26-39)
40 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (8wks 8-3-1-2-5-12-24-40)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) See My Baby Jive - Wizzard < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan
3 ( 12 ) Hell Raiser - Sweet
4 ( 4 ) Giving It All Away - Roger Daltrey
5 ( 3 ) Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed (#1[3])
6 ( 7 ) I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City
7 ( 15 ) One And One Is One - Medicine Head
8 ( 5 ) Hello Hello I'm Back Again - Gary Glitter (#4)
9 ( 6 ) Drive-In Saturday - David Bowie (#6)
10 ( 11 ) Armed And Extremely Dangerous - First Choice

11 ( 8 ) No More Mr Nice Guy - Alice Cooper (#8)
12 ( 10 ) And I Love You So - Perry Como (#10)
13 ( 23 ) Broken Down Angel - Nazareth
14 ( 17 ) Thinking Of You - Loggins & Messina
15 ( 9 ) You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder (#3)
16 ( -- ) Let's Pretend - Raspberries
17 ( 19 ) 24 Sycamore - Gene Pitney
18 ( 14 ) Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group (#14)
19 ( 13 ) Brother Louie - Hot Chocolate (#9)
20 ( -- ) Rooftop Singing - New World

21 ( 18 ) Hey Mama - Joe Brown (#18)
22 ( 20 ) A Letter To Lucille - Tom Jones (#20)
23 ( 29 ) Leaving Me - Independents
24 ( 16 ) Out Of The Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#9)
25 ( 26 ) Pillow Talk - Sylvia
26 ( 32 ) Wonderful Dream - Anne-Marie David
27 ( 25 ) Hallelujah Day - Jackson 5 (#24)
28 ( -- ) Right Place Wrong Time - Dr John
29 ( 21 ) Drift Away - Dobie Gray (#11)
30 ( 39 ) The Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes

31 ( 40 ) It Sure Took A Long Long Time - Lobo
32 ( -- ) Teddy Bear Song - Barbara Fairchild
33 ( 24 ) My Love - Wings (#14)
34 ( 22 ) I Am A Clown - David Cassidy (#4)
35 ( 27 ) Wam Bam - Handley Family (#21)
36 ( 34 ) Bad Weather - Supremes (#34)
37 ( 31 ) One Man Band (Plays All Alone) - Ronnie Dyson (#26)
38 ( 36 ) Big Eight - Judge Dread (#36)
39 ( 30 ) The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon (#16)
40 ( 28 ) Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel (#9)

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-- ( 33 ) 20th Century Boy - T Rex (#1[2])
-- ( 35 ) Mean Girl - Status Quo (#31)
-- ( 37 ) Power To All Our Friends - Cliff Richard (#5)
-- ( 38 ) Oh La De Da - Staple Singers (#33)

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[Whitneyfan]

01(01) T. Rex – 2oth Century Boy
02(02) Jim Croce – Bad Bad Leroy Brown
03(03) Doobie Brothers – Long Train Running
04(04) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
05(13) Anne-Marie David – Wonderful Dream
06(07) Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
07(05) Alice Cooper – No More Mr. Nice Guy
08(14) Fleetwood Mac – Remember Me
09(16) Sweet – Hell Raiser
10(20) Medicine Head – One And One Is One

11(21) Nazareth – Broken Down Angel
12(06) Roger Daltrey – Giving It All Away
13(11) Perry Como – And I Love You So
14(08) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
15(09) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
16(--) Bette Midler – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
17(10) Gary Glitter – Hello Hello I’m Back Again
18(12) Hot Chocolate – Brother Louie
19(24) Michael Jackson – With A Child’s Heart
20(--) Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side

21(29) Detroit Emeralds – You Want It, You Got It
22(30) Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart – I’ve Been Drinking
23(23) Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore
24(19) Dobie Gray – Drift Away
25(15) Argent – God Gave Rock And Roll To You
26(--) Cliff Richard – Help It Along
27(17) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Get Down
28(re) Fleetwood Mac – Albatross
29(--) New World – Rooftop Singing
30(18) Judge Dread – Big Eight

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: David Bowie - WATCH THAT MAN {Aladdin Sane LP track}
2 [2] :: Wizzard - SEE MY BABY JIVE
3 [10] :: Sweet - HELLRAISER
4 [5] :: Eagles - DESPERADO {Desperado LP track}
5 [new] :: Nazareth - BROKEN DOWN ANGEL
6 [3] :: Roxy Music - DO THE STRAND {For Your Pleasure LP track}
7 [4] :: Doobie Brothers - LONG TRAIN RUNNIN'
8 [6] :: David Bowie - CRACKED ACTOR {Aladdin Sane LP track}
9 [7] :: Status Quo - MEAN GIRL
10 [8] :: Deep Purple - WOMAN FROM TOKYO
11 [9] :: David Bowie - THE PRETTIEST STAR {Aladdin Sane LP track}
12 [new] :: Lou Reed - WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
13 [new] :: Lou Reed - PERFECT DAY {Walk On The Wild Side B-side}
14 [new] :: Gladys Knight & Pips - DADDY I COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE
15 [12] :: Detroit Spinners - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE
16 [11] :: Hot Chocolate - BROTHER LOUIE
17 [14] :: Don McLean - EVERYDAY
18 [17] :: David Bowie - DRIVE-IN SATURDAY
19 [new] :: Deodata - ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA
20 [new] :: Jim Croce - BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 03.05.1973

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

[Smurfie]

1) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream
2) Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'
3) Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree
4) Supremes - Bad Weather
5) Mocedades - Eres Tu
6) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
7) Detroit Spinners – Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
8) New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now
9) O’Jays - Love Train
10) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
11) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends
12) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive - 169 points
13) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do
14) Perry Como - And I Love You So
15) Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore
16) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama
17) David Bowie - Watch That Man
18) Faces - Ooh La La
19) Sweet - Hell Raiser
20) Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (4 wks)
2 (1) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday (5 wks)
3 (3) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (5 wks)
4 (4) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie (5 wks)
5 (5) Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy (4 wks)
6 (12) Sweet - Hell Raiser (2 wks)
7 (7) Status Quo - Mean Girl (5 wks)
8 (9) The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running (4 wks)
9 (6) Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love (6 wks)
10 (13) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (4 wks)
11 (31) David Bowie - Panic In Detroit (2 wks)
12 (22) Nazareth - Broken Down Angel (2 wks)
13 (23) Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2 wks)
14 (21) Medicine Head - One And One Is One (2 wks)
15 (33) David Bowie - Watch That Man (2 wks)
16 (32) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (2 wks)
17 (28) Jeff Beck Group - I've Been Drinking (2 wks)
18 (27) The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want (3 wks)
19 (19) America - Only In Your Heart (3 wks)
20 (29) Detroit Emeralds -You Want It You Got It (2 wks)
21 (24) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream (3 wks)
22 (8) Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years (10 wks)
23 (10) Roxy Music - Do The Strand (5 wks)
24 (34) David Bowie - Time (2 wks)
25 (36) David Bowie - Prettiest Star (2 wks)
26 (37) David Bowie - Cracked Actor (2 wks)
27 (38) David Bowie - Let's Spend The Night Together (2 wks)
28 (39) David Bowie - Lady Grinning Soul (2 wks)
29 (30) Joe Brown - Hey Mama (5 wks)
30 (NE) Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (1 wk)
31 (NE) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (1 wk)
32 (11) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (10 wks)
33 (35) Tremeloes - Ride On (3 wks)
34 (14) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You (8 wks)
35 (15) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do (7 wks)
36 (16) The Faces - Ooh La La (4 wks)
37 (17) Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille (5 wks)
38 (18) Highly Likely - Whatever Happened To You (4 wks)
39 (20) Supremes - Bad Weather (4 wks)
40 (NE) Cliff Richard - Help It Along (1 wk)

[popchartfreak]

29th April 1973

It's a first Gene Pitney Retro number one with 24 Sycamore, though once I've done 1960 to 1966 retro charts he's guaranteed at least another 2, possibly more. David Cassidy & 'family' go top 10 for the 5th and final time, giving David 7 in total including solo hits, and Glynis Johns gets a massive showtune into my top 10, ahead of highest new entry Rubber Bullets, 10CC's 3rd top 10 in a row, and a step up in sophistication and change of genre. They will be unstoppable for the next 3 years, until the classic 4 split into two 2's - that's Godley & Creme, and Gouldman & Stewart. Too much talent for one band for long!

Back in at 13, 5 years on, and it's Albatross from Fleetwood Mac, keeping their memory going as they faff about in the doldrums waiting for Buckingham & Nicks to turn up. Still a haunting classic instrumental. New in at 70 Johnny Nash gets a 7th Retro reggae entry with Guava Jelly - a Bob Marley song not entirely unlike his Stir It Up hit version of the Bob Marley song, as Bob Marley enters with his own version off his new album Catch A Fire, and Reggae moves into becoming a serious album venture with Bob doing live gigs across the UK for the next year or two which will culminate in one of the greatest live recordings of all time to become a hit single. 

New World, manage one more Chinn-Chapman jollity before they part company and the producers start giving all their best ballads to Mud and Smokie, Rooftop Singing hasn't been heard by me in 50 years - and it's much more fun than I remembered it to be! Bette Midler was also making inroads into the US charts and was biding her time for a slot on huge chatshow Parkinson before she became big in the UK too, what with being a major personality and a clip of her singing Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, the old 40's song. Finally, that leaves a new entry for another Eurovision song - we've had Abba's Ring Ring failing to get the nomination in the Swedish run-offs, and Cliff had 6 songs fail to get voted by the UK public, beaten by Power To All Our Friends. Two of them - the rather dull Help It Along, and the more anthemic Tomorrow Rising, got bundeld together as a double A side as the follow-up to the winner. Tomorrow Rising was the 2nd best song to Power. So that makes 6 songs from Eurovision 1973 making my retro charts, That's going to remain a record I think, though 1974 has def got 5 on the way and that's the most from a final, for the 20th century. 


1 ( 2 ) 24 SYCAMORE - Gene Pitney # 1
2 ( 1 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1
3 ( 4 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 3
4 ( 3 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1
5 ( 5 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 # 1
6 ( 6 ) BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate # 1
7 ( 18 ) WALKING IN THE RAIN - The Partridge Family featuring David Cassidy & Starring Shirley Jones # 7
8 ( 8 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ - The Doobie Brothers # 8
9 ( 17 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 9
10 ( NEW ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 10

11 ( 11 ) FOREVER AND EVER - Demis Roussos # 11
12 ( 7 ) ACROSS 110TH STREET - Bobby Womack and Peace # 2
13 ( NEW ) ALBATROSS - Fleetwood Mac # 13
14 ( 9 ) I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - Barry White # 1
15 ( 12 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia # 1
16 ( 16 ) WONDERFUL DREAM - Anne-Marie David # 16
17 ( 20 ) CRACKED ACTOR - David Bowie # 17
18 ( 14 ) 20th CENTURY BOY - T.Rex # 1
19 ( 34 ) ROCK A DOODLE DOO - Linda Lewis # 19
20 ( 21 ) THE WORLD IS A CIRCLE - Lost Horizon Original Soundtrack # 20

21 ( 10 ) DO THE STRAND - Roxy Music # 10
22 ( 19 ) ELECTRIC SLIM & THE FACTORY HEN - T.Rex # 19
23 ( 23 ) I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA - The Intruders # 23
24 ( 24 ) HELLO, HELLO, I’M BACK AGAIN - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 9
25 ( 13 ) DRIVE-IN SATURDAY - David Bowie # 3
26 ( 15 ) NATURAL HIGH - Bloodstone # 1
27 ( 22 ) BAD WEATHER - The Supremes # 14
28 ( 26 ) ONE AND ONE IS ONE - Medicine Head # 10
29 ( 27 ) UNION SILVER - Middle Of The Road # 8
30 ( 28 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1

31 ( 50 ) MONSTER MASH - Bobb ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt Kickers # 31
32 ( 25 ) NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - Alice Cooper # 21
33 ( 33 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1
34 ( 47 ) ISN’T IT ABOUT TIME - Stephen Stills & Manassas # 34
35 ( 32 ) MEAN GIRL - Status Quo # 32
36 ( 29 ) ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - First Choice # 1
37 ( 41 ) THE PRETTIEST STAR (’73) - David Bowie # 37
38 ( 44 ) DANCIN’ (ON A SATURDAY NIGHT) - Barry Blue # 38
39 ( 52 ) NINA PRETTY BALLERINA - Abba # 39
40 ( 30 ) GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU - Argent # 4

41 ( 36 ) I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW - New York City # 9
42 ( 42 ) I LIKE YOU - Donovan # 42
43 ( 31 ) CRAZY - Mud # 1
44 ( 35 ) OOH LA LA - The Faces # 28
45 ( 54 ) MAMA’S LITTLE GIRL - Dusty Springfield # 45
46 ( 38 ) ONLY IN YOUR HEART - America # 38
47 ( 43 ) WISHING WELL - Free # 1
48 ( 45 ) THE LOOK OF LOVE - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 2
49 ( 37 ) PANIC IN DETROIT - David Bowie # 37
50 ( 46 ) SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION - T.Rex # 1

51 ( 53 ) HAIL - Redbone # 51
52 ( 57 ) D’YER MAK’ER - Led Zeppelin # 52
53 ( 55 ) WAM BAM - The Handley Family # 47
54 ( 39 ) A LETTER TO MYSELF - The Chi-Lites # 1
55 ( 56 ) THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND - Albert Hammond # 55
56 ( 48 ) YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder featuring Jim Gilstrap & Lani Groves # 10
57 ( 58 ) WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU? - Highly Likely # 57
58 ( 59 ) BAD BAD LEROY BROWN - Jim Croce # 58
59 ( 51 ) NEVERTHELESS (I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU) - The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham # 51
60 ( 73 ) ONE OF A KIND (LOVE AFFAIR) - The Detroit Spinners # 60

61 ( 60 ) SYLVIA - Focus # 1
62 ( 61 ) FRANKENSTEIN - The Edgar Winter Group # 1
63 ( 62 ) BLOCKBUSTER - The Sweet # 1
64 ( 40 ) ROCK ‘N ROLL BAND - Abba # 16
65 ( 72 ) ALL NIGHT - Lynsey De Paul # 65
66 ( 74 ) THE MORNING AFTER - Maureen McGovern # 66
67 ( 49 ) GIVING IT ALL AWAY - Roger Daltrey # 45
68 ( 79 ) OVER AND OVER - The James Boys # 68
69 ( 65 ) BABY I LOVE YOU - Dave Edmunds # 1
70 ( NEW ) GUAVA JELLY - Johnny Nash # 70

71 ( 80 ) SING A LITTLE SONG - Desmond Dekker # 71
72 ( NEW ) ROOF TOP SINGING - New World # 72
73 ( NEW ) BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY - Bette Midler # 73
74 ( NEW ) STIR IT UP - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 74
75 ( NEW ) TOMORROW RISING - Cliff Richard # 75



My charts of the time 29th April 1973

It's Wizzard with the top record of 1973 in my charts, See My Baby Jive getting a first week on top, and a hat trick of number ones for Roy Wood, Blackberry Way in 1969, 10538 Overture in 1972 and now the 3rd band he's in. Chicory Tip get a 3rd top 3 without getting a number one, and David Cassidy his 2nd solo top 5, plus another 5 with The Partridge Family. Highest new entry is The Sweet with Hell Raiser at 21, probably their 2nd best record of all-time, and best to date.

Alice Cooper gets a 4th in a row with No More Mr Nice Guy at 24, Medicine Head debut with the catchy One And One Is One at 27, and Roger Daltrey sneaks in with Giving It All Away, as indeed Leo Sayer did - and The Who frontman gets his first solo chart entry 4 years after Pinball Wizard went top 10.


1 ( 3 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard
2 ( 10 ) GOOD GRIEF CHRISTINA - Chicory Tip
3 ( 2 ) CRAZY - Mud
4 ( 1 ) LOVE TRAIN - The O'Jays
5 ( 18 ) I AM A CLOWN - David Cassidy
6 ( 25 ) WAM BAM - The Handley Family
7 ( 5 ) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn
8 ( 14 ) GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU - Argent
9 ( 9 ) FEEL THE NEED IN ME - The Detroit Emeralds
10 ( 8 ) DRIVE-IN SATURDAY - David Bowie

11 ( 7 ) THE RIGHT THING TO DO - Carly Simon
12 ( 6 ) ALL BECAUSE OF YOU - Geordie
13 ( 21 ) BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate
14 ( 27 ) WONDERFUL DREAM - Anne-Marie David
15 ( 4 ) HELLO HELLO I’M BACK AGAIN - Gary Glitter
16 ( 13 ) HEART OF STONE - Kenny
17 ( 11 ) PYJAMARAMA - Roxy Music
18 ( 24 ) MY LOVE - Paul McCartney & Wings
19 ( 17 ) CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - Slade
20 ( 16 ) TWEEDLEDEE - Little Jimmy Osmond

21 ( NEW ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet
22 ( 30 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners
23 ( 28 ) NEVERTHELESS (I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU) - The New Seekers/ Eve Graham
24 ( NEW ) NO MORE MR NICE GUY - Alice Cooper
25 ( 12 ) 20th CENTURY BOY - T.Rex
26 ( 23 ) BAD WEATHER - The Supremes
27 ( NEW ) ONE AND ONE IS ONE - Medicine Head
28 ( 15 ) WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas
29 ( 26 ) SING - The Carpenters
30 ( NEW ) GIVING IT ALL AWAY - Roger Daltrey