Haven Retro Combined Chart : 29.09.1973

[smokeyb]

Sweet stay at the top for a second week, keeping a points gap to Ike & Tina who stay at 2.



Status Quo are up to 3, Wizzard slip to 4 and Mott The Hoople are to 5.



There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is Elton John at number 8.



The biggest climber is the Isley Brothers who jump up 13 places to number 15.



The biggest faller is Barry Blue who drops off the chart from number 29.

[smokeyb]

29.09.1973 (Week # 39)

1 (01) Sweet - Ballroom Blitz - 180 points (1-1) 2 wks
2 (02) Ike &Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits - 166 points (8-4-2-2) 4 wks
3 (06) Status Quo - Caroline - 116 points (29-5-6-3) 4 wks
4 (03) Wizzard - Angel Fingers - 116 points (2-2-3-3-4) 5 wks
5 (07) Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis - 113 points (8-7-5) 3 wks
6 (08) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby - 98 points (37-7-8-6) 4 wks
7 (04) Rolling Stones - Angie - 94 points (13-3-2-4-7) 5 wks
8 (NE) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 87 points (8) 1 wk
9 (12) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level - 73 points (29-12-9) 3 wks
10 (09) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer - 71 points (12-9-10) 3 wks
11 (05) David Essex - Rock On - 70 points (19-2-1-1-1-5-11) 7 wks
12 (22) Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On - 63 points (27-22-16-16-14-20-21-38-22-12) 10 wks
13 (10) Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash - 59 points (40-10-10-13) 4 wks
14 (16) David Bowie - Laughing Gnome - 51 points (16-14) 2 wks
15 (28) Isley Brothers - That Lady - 48 points (28-30-29-29-x-28-15) 6 wks
16 (11) 10CC - The Dean And I - 40 points (25-7-4-6-11-16) 6 wks
17 (13) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child - 37 points (31-30-18-11-13-17) 6 wks
18 (18) Aretha Franklin - Angel - 37 points (18-18) 2 wks
19 (20) Jackson 5 - Skywriter - 37 points (20-19) 2 wks
20 (14) Perry Como - For The Good Times - 37 points (22-26-17-14-20) 5 wks
21 (25) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia - 35 points (37-25-21) 3 wks
22 (NE) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - 31 points (22) 1 wk
23 (21) Carpenters – Yesterday Once More - 30 points (37-38-21-18-16-7-4-2-3-3-5-2-3-5-12-15-21-23) 18 wks
24 (17) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt - 28 points (32-25-23-26-17-24) 6 wks
25 (19) Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man - 26 points (32-20-19-25) 4 wks
26 (NE) Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock - 26 points (26) 1 wk
27 (33) Eagles - Outlaw Man - 23 points (33-27) 2 wks
28 (40) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (part 1) - 23 points (40-28) 2 wks
29 (NE) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby - 21 points (29) 1 wk
30 (31) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34-34-31-30) 28 wks
31 (31) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 19 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37-35-36-32-31) 17 wks
32 (35) David Bowie - Oh You Pretty Things - 19 points (35-32) 2 wks
33 (37) New York City – Make Me Twice The Man - 19 points (37-33) 2 wks
34 (NE) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 18 points (34) 1 wk
35 (15) Cher – Half Breed - 18 points (36-18-18-19-29-11-14-15-35) 9 wks
36 (34) Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock - 17 points (37-30-33-39-39-39-40-40-39-34-36) 11 wks
37 (NE) Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis - 16 points (37) 1 wk
38 (38) Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - 15 points (38-38) 2 wks
39 (36) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free - 15 points (30-28-24-24-17-20-24-36-39) 9 wks
40 (26) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground - 15 points (31-22-26-40) 4 wks
40 (NE) Temptations – Law Of The Land - 15 points (40) 1 wk

Dropped Out
42 (40) Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door - 14 points (40)
44 (23) Hudson-Ford - Pick Up The Pieces - 12 points (30-13-11-5-9-23)
50 (30) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes - 11 points (28-17-13-12-15-38-x-40-35-30)
51 (24) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) - 10 points (28-32-39-x-24-14-9-8-8-10-13-24)
56 (40) Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine - 8 points (40)
57 (39) Led Zeppelin - No Quarter - 8 points (39)
77 (27) Free – All Right Now - 1 point (34-19-15-13-13-17-19-15-18-27)
- (29) Barry Blue – Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night) - 0 points (17-7-4-4-9-14-16-29)
- (40) Elvis Presley – Fool - 0 points (27-23-32-30-33-40)

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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 06.10.1973

1 (1) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz (3 wk) (# 2)
3 (4) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash (6 wk) (# 3)
4 (NE) Slade - My Friend Stan (1 wk) (# 4)
5 (8) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (5 wk) (# 5)
6 (3) Wizzard - Angel Fingers (6 wk) (# 1)
7 (9) Perry Como - For The Good Times (7 wk) (# 9)
8 (14) David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome (4 wk) (# 8)
9 (11) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (5 wk) (# 9)
10 (5) David Essex - Rock On (8 wk) (# 3)
11 (17) Status Quo - Caroline (5 wk) (# 11)
12 (6) Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby (5 wk) (# 6)
13 (10) Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis (5 wk) (# 10)
14 (7) The Rolling Stones - Angie (6 wk) (# 5)
15 (13) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes (13 wk) (# 5)
16 (43) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2 wk) (# 16)
17 (12) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt (8 wk) (# 12)
18 (18) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby (4 wk) (# 18)
19 (19) Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night (10 wk) (# 2)
20 (21) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose (10 wk) (# 12)
21 (16) 10CC - The Dean and I (7 wk) (# 10)
22 (15) Donny Osmond - Young Love (8 wk) (# 1)
23 (45) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (2 wk) (# 23)
24 (38) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child (2 wk) (# 24)
25 (31) Isley Brothers - That Lady (3 wk) (# 25)
26 (25) Jackson Five - Skywriter (5 wk) (# 25)
27 (29) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (31 wk) (# 1)
28 (23) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother (10 wk) (# 7)
29 (26) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home (20 wk) (# 1)
30 (27) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (14 wk) (# 2)
31 (35) Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (3 wk) (# 31)
32 (22) Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces (8 wk) (# 8)
33 (20) Elvis Presley - Fool (9 wk) (# 15)
34 (NE) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (1 wk) (# 34)
35 (NE) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards (1 wk) (# 35)
36 (30) Limme The Family Cooking' - You Can Do Magic (12 wk) (# 3)
37 (36) Michael Ward - Let There Be Peace On Earth (2 wk) (# 36)
38 (28) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer The First Time (10 wk) (# 9)
39 (44) Perry Como - And I Love You So (25 wk) (# 3)
40 (24) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free (10 wk) (# 13)
41 (34) Gary Glitter - Leader of the Gang (I Am) (12 wk) (# 1)
42 (42) Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock (3 wk)(# 42)
43 (49) The Temptations - Law Of The Land (2 wk) (# 43)
44 (NE) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (39) Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine (6 wk) (# 33)
46 (37) Aretha Franklin - Angel (5 wk) (# 37)
47 (NE) Strawbs - Shine On Silver Sun (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (32) Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together (7 wk) (# 31)
49 (33) First Choice - Smarty Pants (10 wk) (# 9)
50 (50) Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You (9 wk) (# 27)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 04-10-73:  Presenter: Jimmy Saville,Noel Edmonds,Tony Blackburn,Kenny Everett
500th edition of TOTP
(-) CCS – Whole Lotta Love 
(NEW) THE OSMONDS – Let Me In  
(23) BRYAN FERRY – A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
(NEW) CLIFF RICHARD – Take Me High
(8) DAVID BOWIE – The Laughing Gnome  
(20) DAWN feat. TONY ORLANDO – Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose 
(27) DAWN feat. TONY ORLANDO – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree 
(26) THE JACKSON 5 – Skywriter  
(NEW) LYNSEY DE PAUL – Won’t Somebody Dance With Me 
(25) THE ISLEY BROTHERS – That Lady  
(2) THE SWEET – Ballroom Blitz
(NEW) DAVID CASSIDY – The Puppy Song 
(NEW) DAVID CASSIDY – Daydreamer 
(NEW) THE WHO – 5:15 
(1) SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA – Eye Level 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 06.10.1973
1 (NE) Slade - Sladest (1 wk) (# 1)
2 (1) Rolling Stones - Goat's Head Soup (3 wk) (# 1)
3 (2) Rod Stewart - Sing It Again Rod (7 wk) (# 1)
4 (5) Carpenters - Now And Then (14 wk) (# 2)
5 (NE) Status Quo - Hello (1 wk) (# 5)
6 (6) David Bowie - Hunky Dory (31 wk) (# 3)
7 (13) Max Bygraves - Singalongamax vol 4 (2 wk) (# 7)
8 (10) Perry Como - And I Love You So (14 wk) (# 3)
9 (3) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (23 wk) (# 1)
10 (4) Peters & Lee - We Can Make It (15 wk) (# 1)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (29 wks)
02 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (18 wks)
03 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (2 wks)
04 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (1 wk)
05 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (12 wks)
06 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (6 wks)
07 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (8 wks)
08 Betty Wright – Let Me Be Your Lovemaker (1 wk)
09 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (6 wks)
10 Bloodstone – Never Let You Go (4 wks)

11 The Temptations – Law Of The Land (2 wks)
12 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You're A Special Part Of Me (1 wk)
13 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (23 wks)
14 The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (19 wks)
15 The Spinners – Ghetto Child (8 wks)
16 Ann Peebles – I Can't Stand The Rain (6 wks)
17 The Dells – My Pretending Days Are Over (1 wk)
18 Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On (13 wks)
19 The Manhattans – You'd Better Believe It (3 wks)
20 Earnest Jackson – Love & Happiness (19 wks)

21 Bobby Womack – Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out (17 wks)
22 The Four Tops – Are You Man Enough? (16 wks)
23 Wilson Pickett – Take A Closer Look At The Woman You're With (2 wks)
24 The Sylvers – Stay Away from Me (8 wks)
25 Roberta Flack – Jesse (3 wks)
26 Millie Jackson – It Hurts So Good (5 wks)
27 The Stylistics – Peek-A-Boo (15 wks)
28 Al Green – Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (14 wks)
29 Tyrone Davis – There It Is (11 wks)
30 The Chi Lites – Stoned Out Of My Mind (10 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Sweet Ballroom Blitz
02 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Joybringer
03 Mott The Hoople All The Way To Memphis
04 Simon Park Orchestra Eye Level
05 Ike & Tina Turner Nutbush City Limits
06 David Bowie The Laughing Gnome
07 Wizzard Angel Fingers
08 Bryan Ferry A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
09 Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
10 Guy Darrell I've Been Hurt
11 Isley Brothers That Lady
12 Status Quo Caroline
13 Bob Dylan Knockin' On Heavens Door
14 Detroit Spinners Ghetto Child
15 Hudson-Ford Pick Up The Pieces
16 Marvin Gaye Let's Get It On
17 Rod Stewart Oh No Not My Baby
18 Temptations Law Of The Land
19 ELO Showdown
20 Rolling Stones Angie

[raliverpool]

01 Sweet - Ballroom Blitz (3wks 7-1-1)
02 David Bowie - Oh You Pretty Things (5wks 25-7-3-2-2)
03 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (4wks 31-14-7-3)

04 Slade - My Friend Stan (1wk 4 NEW)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdQ3U4B2eBE

05 Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man (4wks 20-12-8-5)
06 Mott The Hoople - All The Way To Memphis (4wks 19-9-5-6)
07 Status Quo - Caroline (4wks 29-17-11-7)
08 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (6wks 33-16-6-4-6-8)
09 Wizzard - Angel Fingers (6wks 10-1-2-2-4-9)
10 Rolling Stones - Angie (6wks 32-5-1-1-3-10)

11 Cher - Half Breed (5wks 24-10-8-9-11)
12 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (3wks 20-15-12)
13 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia (2wks 19-13)
14 Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band (5wks 30-18-13-12-14)
15 Doobie Brothers - China Grove (4wks 27-18-16-15)
16 Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (4wks 34-27-20-16)
17 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (2wks 33-18)
19 Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride (4wks 36-29-22-19)
20 Rolling Stones - Dancing With Mr D (2wks 21-20)

21 New York Dolls - Trash (3wks 39-25-21)
22 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (4wks 32-28-23-22)
23 David Essex - Rock On (7wks 35-12-3-3-6-10-23)
24 Jackson Five - Skywriter (4wks 35-21-17-24)
25 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby (3wks 35-26-25)
26 Isley Brothers - That Lady (7wks 30-24-17-11-10-14-26)
27 Millie Jackson - Hurts So Good (2wks 32-27)
28 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Led Zeppelin - No Quarter (7wks 24-13-10-5-5-13-29)
30 Harry Nilsson - As Time Goes By (3wks 37-28-30)

31 Jackson Five - Get It Together (2wks 34-31)
32 Pink Floyd - Time (8wks 13-4-1-2-4-11-18-32)
33 Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Stevie Wonder - Visions (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby (5wks 31-25-25-27-35)
36 Kool & The Gang - Funky Stuff (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Roy Wood - Songs Of Praise (2wks 40-37)
38 Spinners - Ghetto Child (7wks 26-17-12-8-15-24-38)
39 Temptations - Law Of The Land (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Van Morrison - Warm Love (6wks 37-28-26-26-31-40)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 20.09.1973

1 (01) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
2 (05) Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
3 (06) Ike And Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
4 (08) Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash
5 (New) Slade - My Friend Stan
6 (02) Wizzard - Angel Fingers
7 (03) David Essex - Rock On
8 (04) Status Quo - Caroline
9 (07) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby
10 (14) Perry Como - For The Good Times
11 (09) David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome
12 (28) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
13 (15) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
14 (35) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child
15 (33) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
16 (11) Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis
17 (12) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer
18 (10) Rolling Stones - Angie
19 (29) Isley Brothers - That Lady
20 (18) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby
21 (13) Jackson 5 - Skywriter
22 (16) 10cc - The Dean And I
23 (17) The Drifters - Like Sister, Like Brother
24 (19) Donny Osmond - Young Love
25 (20) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
26 (21) Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock
27 (22) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning
28 (23) Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
29 (24) Barry Blue - Dancing On A Saturday Night
30 (New) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
31 (New) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards
32 (25) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
33 (26) David Bowie - Life On Mars?
34 (New) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown
35 (27) Free - All Right Now
36 (New) Strawbs - Shine On Silver Sun
37 (31) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose?
38 (32) Limmie And The Family Cooking - You Can Do Magic
39 (36) The Temptations - Law Of The Land
40 (39) Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die

[smokeyb]

1 (3) Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz (3 wks)
2 (2) Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis (5 wks)
3 (5) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (5 wks)
4 (13) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2 wks)
5 (NE) Slade - My Friend Stan (1 wk)
6 (1)The Rolling Stones - Angie (6 wks)
7 (10) Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (3 wks)
8 (6) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (5 wks)
9 (21) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (2 wks)
10 (4) Status Quo - Caroline (5 wks)
11 (7) Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby (5 wks)
12 (9) David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome (4 wks)
13 (15) Isley Brothers - That Lady (3 wks)
14 (23) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child (2 wks)
15 (14) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (4 wks)
16 (8) Wizzard - Angel Fingers (6 wks)
17 (18) Aretha Franklin - Angel (5 wks)
18 (20) Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock (3 wks)
19 (19) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby (4 wks)
20 (NE) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (1 wk)
21 (12) The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man (7 wks)
22 (35) The Temptations - Law Of The Land (2 wks)
23 (11) 10CC - The Dean and I (7 wks)
24 (NE) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (1 wk)
25 (17) David Essex - Rock On (8 wks)
26 (22) Jackson Five - Skywriter (5 wks)
27 (16) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash (6 wks)
28 (24) David Bowie – Life On Mars? (15 wks)
29 (25) Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (10 wks)
30 (NE) Strawbs - Shine On Silver Sun (1 wk)
31 (26) Roy Wood - Dear Elaine (9 wks)
32 (27) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer The First Time (10 wks)
33 (NE) Jim Croce - I Got A Name (1 wk)
34 (28) Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces (8 wks)
35 (29) Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine (6 wks)
36 (30) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother (10 wks)
37 (31) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free (10 wks)
38 (32) Hot Chocolate - Rumours (8 wks)
39 (34) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash (11 wks)
40 (NE) Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (1 wk)

[Whitneyfan]

01(03) Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
02(01) Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
03(05) Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
04(08) Isley Brothers – That Lady
05(17) Bette Midler – Friends
06(02) Ike &Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits
07(22) Bryan Ferry – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
08(07) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
09(04) Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis
10(06) Status Quo – Caroline

11(--) Jim Croce – I Got a Name
12(13) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Ooh Baby
13(09) Rod Stewart – Oh No Not My Baby
14(15) Paul Simon – Loves Me Like A Rock
15(26) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child
16(--) Slade – My Friend Stan
17(10) 10cc – The Dean And I
18(11) The Eagles – Outlaw Man
19(12) Aretha Franklin – Angel
20(19) The Jackson 5 – Skywriter

21(--) Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
22(--) E.L.O. – Showdown
23(16) Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Joybringer
24(20) Free – All Right Now
25(18) Perry Como – For The Good Times
26(14) Elvis Presley – Fool
27(21) Rolling Stones – Angie
28(24) Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning
29(23) Bobby Goldsboro – Summer (The First Time)
30(25) David Bowie – The Laughing Gnome

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Ballroom Blitz - Sweet < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 7 ) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
3 ( 2 ) Angel Fingers - Wizzard (#1[2])
4 ( 5 ) Laughing Gnome - David Bowie
5 ( 6 ) Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
6 ( 12 ) A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry
7 ( 4 ) Ghetto Child - Spinners (#4)
8 ( 3 ) Caroline - Status Quo (#2[1])
9 ( -- ) My Friend Stan - Slade
10 ( 22 ) Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan

11 ( 8 ) Nutbush City Limits - Ike And Tina Turner (#7)
12 ( 16 ) To Know You Is To Love You - B B King
13 ( 13 ) Ooh Baby - Gilbert O'Sullivan
14 ( 26 ) It Hurts So Good - Millie Jackson
15 ( 9 ) All The Way From Memphis - Mott The Hoople (#8)
16 ( 10 ) Angie - Rolling Stones (#4)
17 ( 14 ) Joybringer - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (#10)
18 ( 11 ) Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro (#1[4])
19 ( 28 ) Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat - DeFranco Family
20 ( 17 ) You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty (#17)

21 ( -- ) Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra
22 ( 18 ) Skywriter - Jackson 5 (#18)
23 ( 15 ) Half-Breed - Cher (#9)
24 ( 20 ) Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group (#20)
25 ( 19 ) Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers (#17)
26 ( 27 ) The Old Fashioned Way - Charles Aznavour
27 ( -- ) Let Me In - Osmonds
28 ( 24 ) China Grove - Doobie Brothers (#24)
29 ( 36 ) Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne - Looking Glass
30 ( 23 ) Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - Temptations (#22)

31 ( 30 ) Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh (#30)
32 ( 38 ) Law Of The Land - Temptations
33 ( 21 ) Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder (#12)
34 ( -- ) Shine On Silver Sun - Strawbs
35 ( 31 ) Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks (#31)
36 ( 35 ) Ecstasy - Ohio Players (#35)
37 ( -- ) Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang
38 ( -- ) All I Know - Art Garfunkel
39 ( 25 ) The Dean And I - 10cc (#4)
40 ( 33 ) Everything Will Turn Out Fine - Stealers Wheel (#28)

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-- ( 29 ) Rock On - David Essex (#2[1])
-- ( 32 ) Pick Up The Pieces - Hudson-Ford (#5)
-- ( 34 ) Our Last Song Together - Neil Sedaka (#9)
-- ( 37 ) For The Good Times - Perry Como (#16)
-- ( 39 ) My Maria - B.W. Stevenson (#24)
-- ( 40 ) That Lady - Isley Brothers (#10)

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No change for the Sweet at number one with Elton John now challenging just behind whilst Slade get the highest new entry.

As it has reached my top 5, the best ever week in my chart for Gladys Knight & The Pips, although Gladys Knight solo reached #4 in 1989 with "Licence To Kill". So this is in the US chart at present but not the UK chart until 1976, which is why I guess many others aren't charting it, albeit it is #21 in the combi chart. (They will also get to #6 with You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me and #9 with Baby Don't Change Your Mind. In the 1960s they got to #9 with Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me and #10 with It Should Have Been Me)

[Smurfie]

1 ) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
2 ) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
3 ) Perry Como - For The Good Times
4 ) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
5 ) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
6 ) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby
7 ) Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby
8 ) David Essex - Rock On
9 ) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
10 ) Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz
11 ) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
12 ) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
13 ) Wizzard - Angel Fingers
14 ) Status Quo - Caroline
15 ) Strawbs - Shine On Silver Sun
16 ) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer
17 ) Slade - My Friend Stan
18 ) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards
19 ) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown
20 ) Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Status Quo - CAROLINE
2 [3] :: Ike & Tina Turner - NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS
3 [1] :: Sweet - BALLROOM BLITZ
4 [5] :: Marvin Gaye - LET'S GET IT ON
5 [6] :: Isley Brothers - THAT LADY
6 [4] :: Mott The Hoople - ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS
7 [16] :: Bryan Ferry - A HARD RAINS GONNA FALL
8 [7] :: Aretha Franklin - ANGEL
9 [8] :: Eagles - OUTLAW MAN
10 [17] :: Elton John - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
11 [new] :: ABBA - NINA, PRETTY BALLERINA {French single}
12 [new] :: Slade - MY FRIEND STAN
13 [9] :: Simon Park Orchestra - EYE LEVEL
14 [12] :: Rod Stewart - OH! NO NOT MY BABY
15 [14] :: Drifters - LIKE SISTER & BROTHER
16 [10] :: Millie Jackson - IT HURTS SO GOOD
17 [15] :: Paul Simon - LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK
18 [20] :: Temptations - LAW OF THE LAND
19 [new] :: Bob Dylan - KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
20 [new] :: Electric Light Orchestra - SHOWDOWN

[o]

1 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
2 Status Quo – Caroline
3 Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
4 Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz
5 Rolling Stones - Angie
6 David Essex - Rock On
7 Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby
8 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
9 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
10 10CC - The Dean and I
11 Wizzard – Angel fingers
12 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
13 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
14 Slade - My Friend Stan

[popchartfreak]

22nd September 1973

It's a new entry on top for ELO, as Showdown becomes their second retro chart-topper, this time minus Roy Wood, with a track that's not entirely unlike a Motown song, but it's fab anyway. That leaves Elton up to 3 with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and Ringo new in at 4 with his best ever single, a George Harrison co-write, on Photograph. The autumn of 1973 was chock a block with exciting new classics at the time, and with my new chart rules there's also some great stuff from 1974 climbing into the 20 and the Xmas 1974 synth goodie Pepperbox new at 10 for The Peppers, courtesy of this week's Dutch chart.

Talking of Dutch, Golden Earring debut with their rock monster hit, Radar Love, still solid gold 50 years on, while The Hollies are also back, Allan Clarke back on vocals on the very CCR The Day That Curly Billy etc in at 25 for a 7th consecutive retro year chart career. Slade are also new in at 30 with My Friend Stan, a change of pace for Noddy & the lads, and sadly I can't reverse the N's in the title as per the record label of the time. 

Jim Croce died this week 50 years ago in an air crash, and there will be some very poignant posthumous new stuff from Jim on the way, including I Got A Name new in at 56, and worth noting Glynis Johns, the Mary Poppins movie legend (and way more, including her theatre starring role in A Little Night Music at 53, Send In The Clowns) was already 50 years old in 1973. She's 100 this week. Finally down the bottom end, a Bob Marley classic (flop at the time) debuts with Get Up Stand Up, and his former mate Johnny nash is in with My Merry Go Round, not quite up to former standards but nice enough.


1 ( NEW ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1
2 ( 1 ) THE BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet # 1
3 ( 8 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John # 3
4 ( NEW ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 4
5 ( 2 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner # 1
6 ( 3 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband # 1
7 ( 4 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4
8 ( 6 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1
9 ( 11 ) DREAM ON - Aerosmith # 9
10 ( NEW ) PEPPERBOX - The Peppers # 10

11 ( 9 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1
12 ( 5 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 5
13 ( 7 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1
14 ( 10 ) ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD) - Wizzard # 4
15 ( 25 ) THE LOVE I LOST (PART 1) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes # 15
16 ( 26 ) SOLITAIRE - Andy Williams # 16
17 ( 27 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 17
18 ( NEW ) RADAR LOVE - Golden Earring # 18
19 ( 14 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 10
20 ( 15 ) STONED OUT OF MY MIND - The Chi-Lites # 15

21 ( 12 ) OH NO! NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart # 10
22 ( 13 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 8
23 ( 16 ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople # 16
24 ( 33 ) A HARD RAIN’S A-GONNA FALL - Bryan Ferry # 24
25 ( NEW ) THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE - The Hollies # 25
26 ( 18 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6
27 ( 28 ) FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) - John Denver # 27
28 ( 17 ) MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 17
29 ( 19 ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell # 11
30 ( NEW ) MY FRIEND STAN - Slade # 30

31 ( 31 ) WHY IS EVERYBODY GOING HOME - Leo Sayer # 31
32 ( 21 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1
33 ( 20 ) CAROLINE - Status Quo # 17
34 ( 23 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2
35 ( 24 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3
36 ( 30 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20
37 ( 37 ) LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 37
38 ( 35 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford # 7
39 ( 22 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4
40 ( 38 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 6

41 ( 29 ) ROCK ON - David Essex # 8
42 ( 34 ) A BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG - Glen Campbell # 14
43 ( 46 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Temptations # 43
44 ( 39 ) CHINA GROVE - The Doobie Brothers # 14
45 ( 40 ) HE’S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - Stevie Wonder # 15
46 ( 41 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1
47 ( 58 ) I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE - Barry White # 47
48 ( 32 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3
49 ( 43 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1
50 ( 47 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1

51 ( 42 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1
52 ( 52 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1
53 ( 56 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5
54 ( 44 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1
55 ( 73 ) WILY - Greyhound # 55
56 ( NEW ) I GOT A NAME - Jim Croce # 56
57 ( 59 ) WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (AGAIN) - Seals & Croft # 57
58 ( 62 ) PAPER ROSES - Marie Osmond # 58
59 ( 48 ) ANGIE - The Rolling Stones # 29
60 ( 49 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9

61 ( 45 ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 35
62 ( 55 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4
63 ( 50 ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 5
64 ( 51 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1
65 ( NEW ) GET UP STAND UP - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 65
66 ( 70 ) SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE - The Four Tops # 66
67 ( 68 ) WONDERFUL - Colin Blunstone # 67
68 ( 36 ) DAYDREAM - David Cassidy # 36
69 ( 71 ) WEST COAST WOMAN - Painter # 69
70 ( 69 ) BLOW YOUR WHISTLE - KC & The Sunshine Band # 69

71 ( NEW ) MY MERRY GO ROUND - Johnny Nash # 71
72 ( 67 ) OOH BABY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 67
73 ( 72 ) VADO VIA - Drupi # 72
74 ( 64 ) ALL I KNOW - Garfunkel # 60
75 ( 75 ) THINKING - Roger Daltrey # 75





22nd September 1973 what I liked that week then

So, 50 years ago I was starting school at Chosenhill Comprehensive, as Ballroom Blitz topped my charts. In Lincoln everyone had long hair so it was a culture shock when the 5th form kids started telling me I was going to be told to get my haircut in this ex-Grammar School. Sure enough, I was told to see a tonsorial artist by the Games teacher. No idea what he meant, had to ask. Bizarrely, another ex-schoolmate of mine from Singapore (RAF Seletar) was already there. He was my my form rival for running the 400m fastest in tropical Singapore, but he was faster, his name was Lance. In the interim I had very much given up athletics, and as many sports as I could get away with. sadly they did Rugby for 2 terms, and no football, which at least was less bad than rugby and cricket. 

Back in music, ELO were getting Radio 1 airplay and I was happily recording stuff, which meant Showdown was in at 2. Rod, Ike & Tina, & Quo all went top 10 for me, while other newies included The Detroit Spinners getting a second hit of the year, Ghetto Child, a whimsical Bowie novelty flop endeared itself to small children, and some bigger ones, The Laughing Gnome, Paul Simon attempted some fab gospel, The Hollies kept on the CCR vibe with a cowboy song, Junior Walker covered Neil Diamond as their oldies continued to get UK releases and belated chart hits, Gilbert droned on a bit, and wannabe glam star Bobby McGee couldnt quite pull off a Suzi Quatro.

At the cinema in Gloucester, I went to see Jesus Christ Superstar, loved the songs, and a fab now-cult-fave movie called The Last Of Sheila, an all-star murder whodunnit with terrific performances and script. It's not been on TV in decades, and isn't available anywhere except on overpriced overseas DVD. Which is very very annoying! So many movies from the 60s and 70's (like a lot of the music) is now hard to find and forgotten. Not by me, though. For example, Star Trek was about to start repeating from the beginning on UK TV and I could finally get to see those few early episodes again, especially Where No man Has Gone Before which had a major impact on me in 1969, and the rest that I'd never seen (series 1 and 2, and part of 3). Hooray! And in colour! Hooray!


1 ( 1 ) BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet
2 ( NEW ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra
3 ( 13 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner
4 ( 3 ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard
5 ( 5 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5
6 ( 14 ) OH NO NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart
7 ( 7 ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople
8 ( 12 ) CAROLINE - Status Quo
9 ( 2 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford
10 ( 4 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC


11 ( 8 ) ROCK ON - David Essex
12 ( 23 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband
13 ( 11 ) SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro
14 ( 6 ) MONSTER MASH - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
15 ( 10 ) ELECTRIC LADY - Geordie
16 ( 9 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue
17 ( NEW ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners
18 ( NEW ) THE LAUGHING GNOME - David Bowie
19 ( NEW ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon
20 ( NEW ) THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE - The Hollies


21 ( 15 ) I'M FREE - Roger Daltrey
22 ( NEW ) HOLLY HOLY - Junior Walker & The All Stars
23 ( 16 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn/ Tony Orlando
24 ( 28 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers
25 ( 25 ) WE’VE GOT TO DO IT NOW - The New Seekers
26 ( 19 ) YOU CAN DO MAGIC - Limmie & The family Cooking
27 ( NEW ) OOH BABY - Gilbert O'Sullivan
28 ( 18 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood
29 ( NEW ) ROCK AND ROLL PEOPLE - Bobby McGee
30 ( 22 ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka