Haven Retro Combined Chart : 19.05.1973

[smokeyb]

Wizzard clock up a 4th week at the top, as they keep a 30 point gap to their nearest challenger.



Still at 2 is the Sweet, Nazareth are up to 3, Medicine Head are upto 4 and Roger Daltrey slips to 5.



Thera are 4 new entries this week, the highest is Suzi Quatro with her debut chart entry at number 12.



The biggest climber is Fleetwood Mac who jump up 11 places to number 20.



The biggest faller is Roxy Music who drop 42 places.

[smokeyb]

19.05.1973 (Week # 20)

1 (01) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive - 169 points (10-1-1-1-1) 5 wks
2 (02) Sweet - Hell Raiser - 139 points (4-2-2) 3 wks
3 (07) Nazareth - Broken Down Angel - 100 points (31-7-3) 3 wks
4 (09) Medicine Head - One And One Is One - 80 points (29-9-4) 3 wks
5 (04) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away - 70 points (31-12-7-5-4-5) 6 wks
6 (16) Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side - 68 points (20-21-19-22-25-16-6) 7 wks
7 (03) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday - 68 points (8-1-2-2-3-7) 6 wks
8 (06) Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin' - 66 points (40-9-10-6-8) 5 wks
9 (08) Alice Cooper – No More Mr. Nice Guy - 62 points (32-10-9-8-9) 5 wks
10 (05) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie - 62 points (20-7-4-3-5-10) 6 wks
11 (11) Detroit Spinners – Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - 56 points (26-17-26-27-27-23-24-24-23-26-24-33-x-25-13-11-11) 16 wks
12 (NE) Suzi Quatro - Can The Can - 54 points (12) 1 wk
13 (10) Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree - 53 points (16-9-6-5-6-5-4-6-7-10-13) 11 wks
14 (17) New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now - 47 points (30-28-28-24-23-24-29-40-28-27-17-14) 12 wks
15 (19) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream - 44 points (32-24-19-15) 4 wks
16 (18) Supremes - Bad Weather - 43 points (33-24-15-18-16) 5 wks
17 (15) Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore - 42 points (23-20-15-17) 4 wks
18 (12) Status Quo - Mean Girl - 41 points (26-15-12-12-18) 5 wks
19 (NE) 10CC - Rubber Bullets - 41 points (19) 1 wk
20 (31) Fleetwood Mac – Albatross - 37 points (31-20) 2 wks
21 (14) Paul McCartney & Wings – My Love - 36 points (29-15-8-5-6-14-21) 7 wks
22 (13) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I'm Back Again - 34 points (15-3-2-3-8-13-22) 7 wks
23 (21) Mocedades - Eres Tu - 33points (40-21-23) 3 wks
24 (24) T. Rex - 20th Century Boy - 27 points (2-2-1-1-1-6-9-11-16-24-24) 11 wks
25 (26) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 27 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25) 9 wks
26 (27) Lou Reed - Perfect Day - 26 points (35-35-34-27-26) 5 wks
27 (25) David Bowie - Watch That Man - 25 points (33-25-27) 3 wks
28 (20) O’Jays - Love Train - 25 points (33-27-25-31-38-40-x-40-36-x-28-17-20-20-17-19-12-7-6-3-4-4-2-3-8-14-20-28) 26 wks
29 (39) Deodato - Sprach Zara Zarathustra - 23 points (39-29) 2 wks
30 (22) Roxy Music - Do The Strand - 23 points (23-20-11-22-30) 5 wks
31 (29) Perry Como - And I Love You So - 22 points (30-19-29-31) 4 wks
32 (28) Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years - 21 points (31-21-18-10-11-13-19-17-28-32) 10 wks
33 (NE) Bette Midler – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - 19 points (33) 1 wk
34 (34) Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain - 19 points (35-34-34) 3 wks
35 (33) Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) - 19 points (30-32-30-32-31-34-33-32-31-30-21-37-37-33-35) 15 wks
36 (32) Jim Croce – Bad Bad Leroy Brown - 18 points (38-36-32-36) 4 wks
37 (37) Eagles - Desperado - 18 points (37-37) 2 wks
38 (40) Gram Parsons - She - 18 points (40-38) 2 wks
39 (NE) Fleetwood Mac – Remember Me - 17 points (39) 1 wk
40 (38) SouthSide Movement – I' Been Watching You - 17 points (32-37-40-40-38-40) 6 wks
40 (30) Faces - Ooh La La - 17 points (32-30-40) 3 wks
40 (36) David Bowie - Cracked Actor - 17 points (36-40) 2 wks

Dropped Out
44 (23) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do - 16 points (37-19-17-15-17-22-23)
46 (35) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Daddy Could Swear I Declare - 15 points (35)
51 (40) Jackson 5 - Skywriter - 14 points (40)
59 (40) Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look of Love - 11 points (20-13-11-14-15-13-24-34-33-x-40)
82 (40) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama - 5 points (27-13-7-7-7-7-5-13-18-40)

Thanks to o @earl Purple raliverpool Whitneyfan smokeyb Shireblogger popchartfreak darkstar79 Mark rubcale & Smurfie (frozen chart) .





I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 26.05.1973

1 (1) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (6 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Sweet - Hell Raiser (4 wk) (# 2)
3 (5) Perry Como - And I Love You So (6 wk) (# 3)
4 (3) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (12 wk) (# 1)
5 (34) Suzi Quatro - Can The Can - (2 wk) (# 5)
6 (14) Medicine Head - One And One Is One (4 wk) (# 6)
7 (9) Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (4 wk) (# 7)
8 (4) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I`m Back Again (8 wk) (# 2)
9 (8) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie (7 wk) (# 7)
10 (7) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (7 wk) (# 5)
11 (15) Nazareth - Broken Down Angel (4 wk) (# 11)
12 (18) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (6 wk) (# 12)
13 (13) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream (5 wk) (# 13)
14 (11) Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love (8 wk) (# 9)
15 (10) Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy (6 wk) (# 10)
16 (6) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday (7 wk) (# 3)
17 (24) Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (3 wk) (# 17)
18 (35) Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (2 wk) (# 18)
19 (16) Judge Dread - Big Eight (6 wk) (# 14)
20 (21) Status Quo - Mean Girl (7 wk) (# 20)
21 (17) Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina (9 wk) (# 17)
22 (12) Geordie - All because of you (11 wk) (# 6)
23 (47) 10cc - Rubber Bullets - (2 wk) (# 23)
24 (48) Partridge Family - Walking In The Rain (2 wk) (# 24)
25 (25) Detroit Emeralds -You Want It You Got It (4 wk) (# 25)
26 (23) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never (13 wk) (# 8)
27 (20) Little Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee (9 wk) (# 4)
28 (38) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (3 wk) (# 28)
29 (31) Cliff Richard - Help It Along (3 wk) (# 29)
30 (27) Jeff Beck Group - I've Been Drinking (4 wk) (# 27)
31 (22) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (11 wk) (# 1)
32 (39) First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous (2 wk) (# 32)
33 (33) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do (9 wk) (# 17)
34 (19) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown/Some Kind Of A Summer (10 wk) (# 3)
35 (NE) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (1 wk) (# 35)
36 (NE) Elvis Presley - Polk Salad Annie (1 wk) (# 36)
37 (45) Gene Pitney - 24 Sycamore (5 wk) (# 34)
38 (26) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never (12 wk) (# 1)
39 (30) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (12 wk) (# 10)
40 (46) James Boys - Over And Over (2 wk) (# 40)
41 (37) The O'Jays - Love Train (13 wk) (# 9)
42 (NE) Gladys Knight and the Pips - Neither One Of Us (1 wk) (# 42)
43 (29) Stuart Gillies - Amanda (9 wk) (# 13)
44 (28) Mud - Crazy (12 wk) (# 12)
45 (36) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends (11 wk) (# 4)
46 (NE) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home (1 wk) (# 46)
47 (32) Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille (7 wk) (# 31)
48 (41) Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (26 wk) (# 1)
49 (50) Kenny - Heart Of Stone (13 wk) (# 11)
50 (NE) The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein (1 wk) (# 50)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 25-05-73:  Presenter: Tony Blackburn
(5) SUZI QUATRO – Can The Can  
(23) 10cc – Rubber Bullets
(7) DEODATO – Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)  
(NEW) JUNIOR CAMPBELL – Sweet Illusion 
(18) STEVIE WONDER – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life  
(6) MEDICINE HEAD – One And One Is One
(NEW) NEIL SEDAKA – Standing On The Inside
(17) LOU REED – Walk On The Wild Side  
(2) THE SWEET – Hell Raiser  
(1) WIZZARD – See My Baby Jive
(25) THE DETROIT EMERALDS – You Want It You Got It 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 26.05.1973
1 (1) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) The Beatles - 1967-1970 (4 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) The Beatles - 1962-1966 (4 wk) (# 3)
4 (NE) Various Artists - 20 Fantastic Hits Vol. 3 (1 wk) (# 4)
5 (6) Wings - Red Rose Speedway (2 wk) (# 5)
6 (NE) Roger Daltrey - Daltrey (1 wk) (# 6)
7 (NE) Yes - Yessongs (1 wk) (# 7)
8 (11) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Back To Front (28 wk) (# 1)
9 (NE) Donny Osmond - Alone Together (1 wk) (# 9)
10 (15) Liza Minelli - Liza With A Z (8 wk) (# 10)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (10 wks)
02 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (4 wks)
03 Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) (16 wks)
04 The SouthSide Movement – I' Been Watching You (7 wks)
05 The Supremes – Bad Weather (6 wks)
06 Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore (5 wks)
07 The Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (2 wks)
08 New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now (13 wks)
09 The Carpenters – Sing (14 wks)
10 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Daddy Could Swear I Declare (5 wks)

11 The Spinners – Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music (3 wks)
12 The O'Jays - Time To Get Down (2 wks)
13 Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Look of Love (13 wks)
14 Al Green – Call Me (Come Back Home) (15 wks)
15 The Dells – Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation (6 wks)
16 Wilson Pickett – Mr. Magic Man (7 wks)
17 The New Birth – I Can Understand It (10 wks)
18 The Beach Boys – California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a) (3 wks)
19 Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways (16 wks)
20 Candi Staton – Do It In The Name Of Love (17 wks)

21 The O'Jays – Love Train (19 wks)
22 Al Green – Hot Wire (19 wks)
23 The Independents – Leaving Me (8 wks)
24 Tom Jones – Letter To Lucille (7 wks)
25 Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (17 wks)
26 Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song (18 wks)
27 The Whispers – Somebody Loves You (18 wks)
28 Jackson 5 – Hallelujah Day (11 wks)
29 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Yesterday I Had The Blues (13 wks)
30 Dobie Gray – Drift Away (14 wks)

[Shireblogger]

1 [7] :: Suzi Quatro - CAN THE CAN
2 [5] :: Lou Reed - WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
3 [2] :: Sweet - HELLRAISER
4 [4] :: Wizzard - SEE MY BABY JIVE
5 [12] :: Lou Reed - PERFECT DAY {Walk On The Wild Side B-side}
6 [1] :: David Bowie - WATCH THAT MAN {Aladdin Sane LP track}
7 [6] :: Nazareth - BROKEN DOWN ANGEL
8 [13] :: Pink Floyd - MONEY {Dark Side Of The Moon LP track / US single}
9 [new] :: 10cc - RUBBER BULLETS
10 [9] :: Roxy Music - DO THE STRAND {For Your Pleasure LP track}
11 [8] :: David Bowie - CRACKED ACTOR {Aladdin Sane LP track}
12 [new] :: Stealers Wheel - STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU
13 [3] :: Eagles - DESPERADO {Desperado LP track}
14 [10] :: Doobie Brothers - LONG TRAIN RUNNIN'
15 [16] :: Detroit Spinners - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE
16 [14] :: Status Quo - MEAN GIRL
17 [15] :: David Bowie - THE PRETTIEST STAR {Aladdin Sane LP track}
18 [20] :: Paul Simon - KODACHROME
19 [new] :: John Denver - I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY (LADY'S CHAINS)
20 [new] :: Tanya Tucker - WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S NAME CHILD

[rubcale]

01 Nazareth Broken Down Angel
02 Medicine Head One And One Is One
03 Wizzard See My Baby Jive
04 Detroit Spinners Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
05 Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree
06 Deodato Sprach Zara Zarathustra
07 Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side
08 Status Quo Mean Girl
09 Cliff Richard Help It Along/ Tomorrow Rising
10 Perry Como And I Love You So
11 Partridge Family Walking In The Rain
12 Stevie Wonder You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
13 First Choice Armed And Extremely Dangerous
14 James Boys Over And Over
15 David Bowie Drive-In Saturday
16 Stealers Wheel Stuck In The Middle With You
17 Judge Dread Big Eight
18 Supremes Bad Weather
19 Detroit Emeralds You Want It You Got It
20 Fleetwood Mac Albatross

[o]

1 Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
2 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross
3 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
4 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel
5 10cc - Rubber Bullets
6 Medicine Head - One And One Is One
7 Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy
8 Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
9 Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
10 Sweet – Hell-raiser
11 Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I`m Back Again
12 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
13 Status Quo - Mean Girl
14 Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein
15 O'Jays - Love Train

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) T. Rex – 2oth Century Boy
02(02) Bette Midler – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
03(22) 10cc – Rubber Bullets
04(10) Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
05(17) Stevie Wonder – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
06(04) Fleetwood Mac – Remember Me
07(03) Jim Croce – Bad Bad Leroy Brown
08(07) Sweet – Hell Raiser
09(05) Anne-Marie David – Wonderful Dream
10(09) Nazareth – Broken Down Angel

11(06) Doobie Brothers – Long Train Running
12(08) Medicine Head – One And One Is One
13(14) Cliff Richard – Help It Along
14(19) Fleetwood Mac – Albatross
15(26) Pink Floyd – Money
16(24) Suzi Quatro – Can The Can
17(28) First Choice – Armed And Extremely Dangerous
18(11) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
19(29) James Boys – Over And Over
20(--) Stealers Wheel – Stuck In The Middle With You

21(13) Alice Cooper – No More Mr. Nice Guy
22(15) Roger Daltrey – Giving It All Away
23(12) Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
24(16) Michael Jackson – With A Child’s Heart
25(30) Partridge Family – Walking In The Rain
26(--) Elvis Presley – Polk Salad Annie
27(--) Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water
28(--) Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein
29(--) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Neither One Of Us
30(--) Peters & Lee – Welcome Home

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 7 ) Rubber Bullets - 10cc < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) See My Baby Jive - Wizzard (#1[4])
3 ( 2 ) Hell Raiser - Sweet (#2[1])
4 ( 4 ) One And One Is One - Medicine Head
5 ( 8 ) Let's Pretend - Raspberries
6 ( 3 ) Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan (#2[4])
7 ( 6 ) I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City (#6)
8 ( 5 ) Giving It All Away - Roger Daltrey (#4)
9 ( 11 ) Rooftop Singing - New World
10 ( -- ) Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers

11 ( 10 ) Broken Down Angel - Nazareth (#10)
12 ( 20 ) Over And Over - James Boys
13 ( -- ) Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
14 ( 18 ) Right Place Wrong Time - Dr John
15 ( 9 ) Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed (#1[3])
16 ( 14 ) Thinking Of You - Loggins & Messina (#14)
17 ( 12 ) Armed And Extremely Dangerous - First Choice (#10)
18 ( 22 ) Teddy Bear Song - Barbara Fairchild
19 ( 13 ) Hello Hello I'm Back Again - Gary Glitter (#4)
20 ( 21 ) Leaving Me - Independents

21 ( 32 ) Can The Can - Suzi Quatro
22 ( 16 ) No More Mr Nice Guy - Alice Cooper (#8)
23 ( 15 ) Drive-In Saturday - David Bowie (#6)
24 ( 19 ) 24 Sycamore - Gene Pitney (#17)
25 ( 17 ) And I Love You So - Perry Como (#10)
26 ( 24 ) Wonderful Dream - Anne-Marie David (#24)
27 ( 35 ) Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston
28 ( 26 ) The Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes (#26)
29 ( 27 ) It Sure Took A Long Long Time - Lobo (#27)
30 ( 36 ) One Of A Kind (Love Affair) - Spinners

31 ( -- ) Give It To Me - J Geils Band
32 ( 23 ) You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder (#3)
33 ( 28 ) Pillow Talk - Sylvia (#25)
34 ( 25 ) Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group (#14)
35 ( 29 ) A Letter To Lucille - Tom Jones (#20)
36 ( -- ) Welcome Home - Peters And Lee
37 ( 33 ) Hallelujah Day - Jackson 5 (#24)
38 ( 30 ) Hey Mama - Joe Brown (#18)
39 ( 39 ) Big Eight - Judge Dread (#36)
40 ( 38 ) Bad Weather - Supremes (#34)

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-- ( 31 ) Brother Louie - Hot Chocolate (#9)
-- ( 34 ) Out Of The Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#9)
-- ( 37 ) Drift Away - Dobie Gray (#11)
-- ( 40 ) My Love - Wings (#14)

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-- ( -- ) Close Your Eyes - Edward Bear

[Smurfie]

1) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream
2) Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
3) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
4) Perry Como - And I Love You So
5) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
6) Partridge Family - Walking In The Rain
7) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
8) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
9) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home
10) Sweet - Hell Raiser
11) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
12) Cliff Richard - Help It Along
13) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
14) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do
15) Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
16) Gladys Knight and the Pips - Neither One Of Us
17) Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends
18) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
19) Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
20) Detroit Emeralds -You Want It You Got It

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 17.05.1973

1 (01) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
2 (02) Sweet - Hell Raiser
3 (04) Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love
4 (20) Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
5 (05) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
6 (23) Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
7 (27) 10cc - Rubber Bullets
8 (03) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
9 (06) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away
10 (15) Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do
11 (07) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I'm Back Again
12 (33) Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
13 (08) Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy
14 (26) Medicine Head - One And One Is One
15 (39) Partridge Family - Walking In The Rain
16 (09) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
17 (10) Nazareth - Broken Down Angel
18 (11) David Cassidy - I Am A Clown/Some Kind Of Summer
19 (12) Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina
20 (13) Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You
21 (38) Jeff Beck Group - I've Been Drinking
22 (36) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
23 (34) The O'Jays - Love Train
24 (40) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
25 (14) Highly Likely - Whatever Happened To You
26 (16) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
27 (17) Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse
28 (New) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
29 (18) Gladys Knight and the Pips - The Look Of Love
30 (19) Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up
31 (New) Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One Of Us
32 (21) Geordie - All Because Of You
33 (22) Faces - Cindy Incidentally
34 (New) Elvis Presley - Polk Salad Annie
35 (37) Cliff Richard - Help It Along
36 (New) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home
37 (28) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama
38 (29) Kenny - Heart Of Stone
39 (31) Status Quo - Mean Girl
40 (35) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

[raliverpool]

01 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (6wks 28-16-10-4-1-1)
02 Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love (5wks 20-13-6-2-2)
03 Tom Waits - Martha (3wks 24-11-3)
04 Gram Parsons - She (7wks 35-20-13-8-5-3-4)
05 John Cale - Paris 1919 (3wks 30-12-5)
06 David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (4wks 25-14-9-6)
07 Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (6wks 29-18-14-8-5-7)
08 Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie (6wks 24-15-11-7-6-8)
09 Stooges - Search & Destroy (4wks 40-23-14-9)
10 Sweet - Hell Raiser (4wks 22-9-8-10)

11 Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love (2wks 22-11)
12 Medicine Head - One & One Is One (3wks 26-16-12)
13 Suzi Quatro - Can The Can (1wk 13 NEW)
14 Roxy Music - Editions of You (2wks 28-14)
15 Lou Reed - Perfect Day (8wks 24-9-2-1-1-1-4-15)
16 New York City - I'm Doin' Fine Now (4wks 28-18-15-16)
17 Billy Preston - Will It Go Round In Circles (2wks 27-17)
18 Pink Floyd - Breathe (5wks 21-15-13-13-18)
19 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stir It Up (3wks 37-25-19)
20 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel (2wks 33-20)

21 Faces - Ooh La La (6wks 21-8-3-3-7-21)
22 Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (4wks 31-22-17-22)
23 Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby (3wks 33-26-23)
24 Stevie Wonder - You & I (2wks 38-24)
25 Dr John - Right Place Wrong Time (2wks 32-25)
26 Roxy Music - Do The Strand (7wks 21-7-4-2-2-10-26)
27 Status Quo - Mean Girl (4wks 29-25-24-27)
28 Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein (2wks 34-28)
29 10cc - Rubber Bullets (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years (7wks 30-19-14-12-12-18-30)

31 Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy (5wks 24-19-16-21-31)
32 Eagles - Desperado (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Paul McCartney & Wings - Little Lamb Dragonfly (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Procol Harum - Grand Hotel (7wks 32-23-17-16-17-23-35)
36 Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do (7wks 25-13-9-7-11-19-36)
37 John Martyn - May You Never (1wk 37 NEW)
38 David Bowie - Drive In Saturday (7wks 19-9-6-4-10-20-38)
39 Sylvia - Pillow Talk (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo (1wk 40 NEW)

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (6 wks)
2 (2) Sweet - Hell Raiser (4 wks)
3 (15) Suzi Quatro - Can The Can (2 wks)
4 (9) Medicine Head - One And One Is One (3 wks)
5 (8) Nazareth - Broken Down Angel (4 wks)
6 (18) Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (3 wks)
7 (22) 10cc - Rubber Bullets (2 wks)
8 (3) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday (7 wks)
9 (4) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (7 wks)
10 (19) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (3 wks)
11 (11) Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (4 wks)
12 (14) Detroit Emeralds - You Want It You Got It (4 wks)
13 (21) Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (2 wks)
14 (5) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie (7 wks)
15 (6) Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy (6 wks)
16 (16) The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want (5 wks)
17 (17) Jeff Beck Group - I've Been Drinking (4 wks)
18 (NE) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (1 wk)
19 (29) First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous (2 wks)
20 (33) Partridge Family - Walking In The Rain (2 wks)
21 (7) David Bowie - Panic In Detroit (4 wks)
22 (10) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (6 wks)
23 (12) Status Quo - Mean Girl (7 wks)
24 (13) The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running (6 wks)
25 (NE) The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein (1 wk)
26 (20) David Bowie - Watch That Man (4 wks)
27 (23) Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love (8 wks)
28 (24) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (4 wks)
29 (25) David Bowie - Time (4 wks)
30 (26) David Bowie - Prettiest Star (4 wks)
31 (NE) Gladys Knight and the Pips - Neither One Of Us (1 wk)
32 (27) David Bowie - Cracked Actor (4 wks)
33 (28) David Bowie - Let's Spend The Night Together (4 wks)
34 (30) David Bowie - Lady Grinning Soul (4 wks)
35 (31) America - Only In Your Heart (5 wks)
36 (NE) Elvis Presley - Polk Salad Annie (1 wk)
37 (32) Joe Brown - Hey Mama (7 wks)
38 (34) Anne Marie David - Wonderful Dream (5 wks)
39 (35) Cliff Richard - Help It Along (3 wks)
40 (NE) Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (1 wk)

[popchartfreak]

12th May 1973

It's a first retro chart-topper for 10CC but Rubber Bullets won't be the last one to turn the trick, as their style of witty, inventive poprock still impresses me as much as it did in the 70's. Junior Campbell, meanwhile, gets a 2nd joyous gospel pop track into the top 10, Sweet Illusion making it 5 years of hits if we include Marmalade records. In at 18, Chairmen Of The Board return one last time with a great swansong track Finders Keepers, funktastic uptempo and under-rated.

At 26, Miki Anthony follows up his minor hit with another sweet pop song, but this one stiffed in the UK charts sadly, cos Another Without You Day is just as good. And it still sounds like an Anne Murray track. In at 41, Apollo 100 chart with their definitive quirky cover of the standard Bessame Mucho - it's instrumental, catchy and deserved to be a hit. Apllo 100 had a lot of success in Europe but not in the UK. Neil Sedaka changes labels, and quickly gets to business with Standing On The Inside, his best new 70's single to date (Solitaire would be hits for others, but not Neil), new at 62, and an MOR monster drops in at 65 for Peters & Lee - Welcome Home. Diana Ross gets all maudlin-sounding with Touch Me In The Morning at 71 as her first classic period ends abruptly in favour of dreary ballads. Junior Walker manages another new entry to add to his long list, I Don't Need No Heaven not sung by him, and not familiar to me before today.


1 ( 5 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1
2 ( 2 ) 24 SYCAMORE - Gene Pitney # 1
3 ( 1 ) CAN THE CAN - Suzi Quatro # 1
4 ( 3 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1
5 ( 6 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1
6 ( 4 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 3
7 ( 10 ) ALBATROSS - Fleetwood Mac # 7
8 ( 8 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ - The Doobie Brothers # 8
9 ( 9 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 9
10 ( 18 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 10

11 ( 7 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 # 1
12 ( 13 ) WONDERFUL DREAM - Anne-Marie David # 12
13 ( 11 ) BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate # 1
14 ( 21 ) MONSTER MASH - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt Kickers # 14
15 ( 17 ) CRACKED ACTOR - David Bowie # 15
16 ( 16 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia # 1
17 ( 15 ) I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - Barry White # 1
18 ( NEW ) FINDERS KEEPERS - Chairmen Of The Board # 18
19 ( 12 ) WALKING IN THE RAIN - The Partridge Family featuring David Cassidy & Starring Shirley Jones # 7
20 ( 23 ) GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH) - George Harrison # 20

21 ( 20 ) I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA - The Intruders # 20
22 ( 19 ) FOREVER AND EVER - Demis Roussos # 11
23 ( 14 ) ACROSS 110TH STREET - Bobby Womack and Peace # 2
24 ( 22 ) 20th CENTURY BOY - T.Rex # 1
25 ( 25 ) THE WORLD IS A CIRCLE - Lost Horizon Original Soundtrack # 20
26 ( NEW ) ANOTHER WITHOUT YOU DAY - Miki Anthony # 26
27 ( 47 ) THE MORNING AFTER - Maureen McGovern # 27
28 ( 26 ) DANCIN’ (ON A SATURDAY NIGHT) - Barry Blue # 26
29 ( 27 ) THE PRETTIEST STAR (’73) - David Bowie # 27
30 ( 30 ) I LIKE YOU - Donovan # 30

31 ( 34 ) ISN’T IT ABOUT TIME - Stephen Stills & Manassas # 31
32 ( 33 ) ELECTRIC SLIM & THE FACTORY HEN - T.Rex # 19
33 ( 29 ) DRIVE-IN SATURDAY - David Bowie # 3
34 ( 36 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1
35 ( 31 ) NATURAL HIGH - Bloodstone # 1
36 ( 35 ) BAD WEATHER - The Supremes # 14
37 ( 48 ) HAIL - Redbone # 37
38 ( 28 ) HELLO, HELLO, I’M BACK AGAIN - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 9
39 ( 37 ) NINA PRETTY BALLERINA - Abba # 37
40 ( 40 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1

41 ( NEW ) BESSAME MUCHO - Apollo 100 # 41
42 ( 24 ) DO THE STRAND - Roxy Music # 10
43 ( 38 ) ONE AND ONE IS ONE - Medicine Head # 10
44 ( 32 ) ROCK A DOODLE DOO - Linda Lewis # 19
45 ( 41 ) ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - First Choice # 1
46 ( 46 ) CRAZY - Mud # 1
47 ( 51 ) WISHING WELL - Free # 1
48 ( 43 ) MEAN GIRL - Status Quo # 32
49 ( 45 ) I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW - New York City # 9
50 ( 60 ) GUAVA JELLY - Johnny Nash # 50

51 ( 53 ) SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION - T.Rex # 1
52 ( 52 ) THE LOOK OF LOVE - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 2
53 ( 56 ) YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (IF YOU BREAK MY HEART) - The Stylistics # 53
54 ( 39 ) UNION SILVER - Middle Of The Road # 8
55 ( 54 ) OOH LA LA - The Faces # 28
56 ( 42 ) NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - Alice Cooper # 21
57 ( 44 ) GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU - Argent # 4
58 ( 57 ) WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU? - Highly Likely # 57
59 ( 59 ) ONE OF A KIND (LOVE AFFAIR) - The Detroit Spinners # 59
60 ( 50 ) ALL NIGHT - Lynsey De Paul # 50

61 ( 58 ) ONLY IN YOUR HEART - America # 38
62 ( NEW ) STANDING ON THE INSIDE - Neil Sedaka # 62
63 ( 72 ) BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY - Bette Midler # 63
64 ( 65 ) HELLO STRANGER - Fire and Rain # 64
65 ( NEW ) WELCOME HOME - Peters & Lee # 65
66 ( 55 ) BAD BAD LEROY BROWN - Jim Croce # 55
67 ( 69 ) ROOF TOP SINGING - New World # 67
68 ( 71 ) STIR IT UP - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 68
69 ( 49 ) THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND - Albert Hammond # 49
70 ( 70 ) TOMORROW RISING - Cliff Richard # 70

71 ( NEW ) TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Diana Ross # 71
72 ( 73 ) TIME TO GET DOWN - The O’Jays # 72
73 ( 74 ) MY HEART KEEPS BREAKING - The Chi-Lites # 73
74 ( 75 ) DARLING COME BACK HOME - Eddie Kendricks # 74
75 ( NEW ) I DON’T NEED NO HEAVEN - Junior Walker & The All Stars # 75




12th May 1973 My Charts of that week back then

It's back up on top for a 2nd week as See My Baby Jive knocks off The Sweet, and big climbs for Medicine Head grabbing a first top 5 just ahead of Alice Cooper getting a 3rd (and 4th top 10). Nazereth also go big up to 8 with Brokendown Angel being the first of a few to go top 10, and many to chart over the next 8 years or so. Alice will beat that span, though, right through to the 90's. 

New at 21, it's a 6th charting track for Middle Of The Road, Talk Of The U.S.A. coming out in the UK a year late from the rest of Europe, and arguably their best record flopped in the UK - the lyrics a trifle risque for the time. Suzi Quatro debuts the leather-clad female pop star image with the glam Chinn-Chapman classic Can The Can, striking a real blow to the rock boys club at 24, and The Detroit Emeralds also drop a track that came out over a year before - in the USA this time, You Want It You Got It at 25 and their 2nd charting track.

At 27, Stevie Wonder makes it almost 5 years of chart hits in my actual personal charts of the time, For Once In My Life started the ball rolling and the latest is You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, and Stevie was still only celebrating his 23rd birthday the day after the chart date. 10CC make it 3 in a row (and 4 in total counting Hotlegs) as Rubber Bullets shoot in at 29, as they change their music style to rock, albeit whimsical, inventive poprock, while sticking with the Americana-based themes. That leaves a stone classic at 30, as Lou Reed debuts Walk On The Wild Side, assisted by David Bowie, Tony Visconti, future hitmakers Thunderthighs on backing vocals, and Blue Mink's Herbie Flowers on that classic bassline. Pretty far away from Herbie's Grandad smash song then!

1 ( 2 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard
2 ( 1 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet
3 ( 3 ) GOOD GRIEF CHRISTINA - Chicory Tip
4 ( 23 ) ONE AND ONE IS ONE - Medicine Head
5 ( 22 ) NO MORE MR NICE GUY - Alice Cooper
6 ( 9 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners
7 ( 4 ) CRAZY - Mud
8 ( 28 ) BROKENDOWN ANGEL - Nazereth
9 ( 5 ) LOVE TRAIN - The O'Jays
10 ( 6 ) I AM A CLOWN - David Cassidy


11 ( 11 ) THE RIGHT THING TO DO - Carly Simon
12 ( 7 ) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn
13 ( 20 ) MEAN GIRL - Status Quo
14 ( 10 ) DRIVE-IN SATURDAY - David Bowie
15 ( 12 ) ALL BECAUSE OF YOU - Geordie
16 ( 14 ) WONDERFUL DREAM - Anne-Marie David
17 ( 13 ) BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate
18 ( 15 ) HELLO HELLO I’M BACK AGAIN - Gary Glitter
19 ( 18 ) TWEEDLEDEE - Little Jimmy Osmond
20 ( 17 ) PYJAMARAMA - Roxy Music


21 ( NEW ) TALK OF THE U.S.A. - Middle Of The Road
22 ( 24 ) 2001 (ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA) - Deodata
23 ( 26 ) BESSAME MUCHO - Apollo 100
24 ( NEW ) CAN THE CAN - Suzi Quatro
25 ( NEW ) YOU WANT IT YOU GOT IT - The Detroit Emeralds
26 ( 8 ) GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU - Argent
27 ( NEW ) YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder
28 ( 21 ) WAM BAM - The Handley Family
29 ( NEW ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC
30 ( NEW ) WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - Lou Reed