Haven Retro Combined Chart : 06.10.1973

[smokeyb]

Sweet finally get 3 weeks at the top at the 4th attempt, as they still hold a decent points gap to their nearest rivals



who are Ike & Tina for the 3rd week, Elton John is up to 3, Status Quo slip to 4 and Mott The Hoople stay at 5.



There are 6 new entries and 2 re-entries this week, the highest is Slade at number 8.



The biggest climber is Bryan Ferry who jumps up 15 places to number 7.



The biggest faller is the Jackson 5 who fall 61 places.

[smokeyb]

06.10.1973 (Week # 40)

1 (01) Sweet - Ballroom Blitz - 183 points (1-1-1) 3 wks
2 (02) Ike &Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits - 162 points (8-4-2-2-2) 5 wks
3 (08) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 142 points (8-3) 2 wks
4 (03) Status Quo - Caroline - 117 points (29-5-6-3-4) 5 wks
5 (05) Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis - 90 points (8-7-5-5) 4 wks
6 (04) Wizzard - Angel Fingers - 89 points (2-2-3-3-4-6) 6 wks
7 (22) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - 86 points (22-7) 2 wks
8 (NE) Slade - My Friend Stan - 86 points (8) 1 wk
9 (09) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level - 71 points (29-12-9-9) 4 wks
10 (06) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby - 69 points (37-7-8-6-10) 5 wks
11 (12) Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On - 66 points (27-22-16-16-14-20-21-38-22-12-11) 11 wks
12 (10) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer - 65 points (12-9-10-12) 4 wks
13 (13) Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash - 58 points (40-10-10-13-13) 5 wks
14 (15) Isley Brothers - That Lady - 53 points (28-30-29-29-x-28-15-14) 7 wks
15 (14) David Bowie - Laughing Gnome - 51 points (16-14-15) 3 wks
16 (07) Rolling Stones - Angie - 51 points (13-3-2-4-7-16) 6 wks
17 (17) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child - 47 points (31-30-18-11-13-17-17) 7 wks
18 (11) David Essex - Rock On - 42 points (19-2-1-1-1-5-11-18) 8 wks
19 (NE) Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door - 40 points (19) 1 wk
20 (21) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia - 36 points (37-25-21-20) 4 wks
21 (29) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby - 35 points (29-21) 2 wks
22 (20) Perry Como - For The Good Times - 29 points (22-26-17-14-20-22) 6 wks
23 (NE) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown - 26 points (23) 1 wk
24 (34) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 24 points (34-24) 2 wks
25 (28) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (part 1) - 23 points (40-28-25) 3 wks
26 (RE) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes - 20 points (28-17-13-12-15-38-x-40-35-30-x-26) 10 wks
27 (30) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34-34-31-30-27) 29 wks
28 (31) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 19 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37-35-36-32-31-28) 18 wks
29 (32) David Bowie - Oh You Pretty Things - 19 points (35-32-29) 3 wks
30 (18) Aretha Franklin - Angel - 19 points (18-18-30) 3 wks
31 (NE) Carpenters – Top Of The World - 17 points (31) 1 wk
32 (NE) Ringo Starr - Photograph - 17 points (32) 1 wk
33 (25) Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man - 16 points (32-20-19-25-33) 5 wks
34 (NE) Bette Midler – Friends - 16 points (34) 1 wk
35 (36) Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock - 16 points (37-30-33-39-39-39-40-40-39-34-36-35) 12 wks
36 (RE) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - 16 points (27-20-20-16-28-38-31-x-36) 8 wks
37 (40) Temptations – Law Of The Land - 16 points (40-37) 2 wks
38 (23) Carpenters – Yesterday Once More - 16 points (37-38-21-18-16-7-4-2-3-3-5-2-3-5-12-15-21-23-38) 19 wks
39 (16) 10CC - The Dean And I - 15 points (25-7-4-6-11-16-39) 7 wks
40 (27) Eagles - Outlaw Man - 15 points (33-27-40) 3 wks
40 (33) New York City – Make Me Twice The Man - 15 points (37-33-40) 3 wks
40 (26) Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock - 15 points (26-40) 2 wks

Dropped Out
43 (38) Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - 14 points (38-38)
45 (39) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free - 13 points (30-28-24-24-17-20-24-36-39)
46 (40) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground - 13 points (31-22-26-40)
50 (24) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt - 11 points (32-25-23-26-17-24)
54 (35) Cher – Half Breed - 10 points (36-18-18-19-29-11-14-15-35)
58 (37) Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis - 9 points (37)
80 (19) Jackson 5 - Skywriter - 1 point (20-19)

[smokeyb]

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 13.10.1973

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

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 11-10-73:  Presenter: Kenny Everett
(8) DAVID CASSIDY – The Puppy Song  
(29) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Showdown 
(12) ELTON JOHN – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road  
(24) MICHAEL WARD – Let There Be Peace On Earth (Let It Begin With Me)
(9) STATUS QUO – Caroline  
(20) THE DETROIT SPINNERS– Ghetto Child  
(NEW) ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK – Love Is All
(2) SLADE – My Friend Stan  WATCH
(NEW) LIMMIE & THE FAMILY COOKIN’ – Dreamboat
(1) SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA – Eye Level
(4) IKE & TINA TURNER – Nutbush City Limits

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 13.10.1973
1 (1) Slade - Sladest (2 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Rolling Stones - Goat's Head Soup (4 wk) (# 1)
3 (23) Gilbert O' Sullivan - I'm A Writer Not A Fighter (2 wk) (# 3)
4 (5) Status Quo - Hello (2 wk) (# 4)
5 (3) Rod Stewart - Sing It Again Rod (8 wk) (# 1)
6 (4) Carpenters - Now And Then (15 wk) (# 2)
7 (8) Perry Como - And I Love You So (15 wk) (# 3)
8 (9) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (24 wk) (# 1)
9 (7) Max Bygraves - Singalongamax vol 4 (3 wk) (# 7)
10 (6) David Bowie - Hunky Dory (32 wk) (# 3)

[o]

1 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
2 Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
3 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
4 Status Quo – Caroline
5 Rolling Stones - Angie
6 Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby
7 Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz
8 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
9 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
10 Wizzard – Angel fingers
11 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
12 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
13 Slade - My Friend Stan
14 Who – 5:15

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (30 wks)
02 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (19 wks)
03 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (3 wks)
04 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (2 wks)
05 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (13 wks)
06 The Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love (1 wk)
07 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (7 wks)
08 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (9 wks)
09 Betty Wright – Let Me Be Your Lovemaker (2 wks)
10 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (7 wks)

11 Bloodstone – Never Let You Go (5 wks)
12 The Temptations – Law Of The Land (3 wks)
13 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You're A Special Part Of Me (2 wks)
14 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (24 wks)
15 The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (20 wks)
16 The Spinners – Ghetto Child (9 wks)
17 Ann Peebles – I Can't Stand The Rain (7 wks)
18 The Dells – My Pretending Days Are Over (2 wks)
19 Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On (14 wks)
20 The Manhattans – You'd Better Believe It (4 wks)

21 The Ovations – Having A Party (Medley) (1 wk)
22 Earnest Jackson – Love & Happiness (20 wks)
23 Bobby Womack – Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out (18 wks)
24 Johnnie Taylor – Cheaper To Keep Her (1 wk)
25 The Four Tops – Are You Man Enough? (17 wks)
26 Wilson Pickett – Take A Closer Look At The Woman You're With (3 wks)
27 The Sylvers – Stay Away from Me (9 wks)
28 Roberta Flack – Jesse (4 wks)
29 Millie Jackson – It Hurts So Good (6 wks)
30 The Stylistics – Peek-A-Boo (16 wks)

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Ike & Tina Turner - NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS
2 [1] :: Status Quo - CAROLINE
3 [3] :: Sweet - BALLROOM BLITZ
4 [4] :: Marvin Gaye - LET'S GET IT ON
5 [5] :: Isley Brothers - THAT LADY
6 [7] :: Bryan Ferry - A HARD RAINS GONNA FALL
7 [12] :: Slade - MY FRIEND STAN
8 [10] :: Elton John - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
9 [11] :: ABBA - NINA, PRETTY BALLERINA {French single}
10 [19] :: Bob Dylan - KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
11 [20] :: Electric Light Orchestra - SHOWDOWN
12 [8] :: Aretha Franklin - ANGEL
13 [9] :: Eagles - OUTLAW MAN
14 [6] :: Mott The Hoople - ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS
15 [13] :: Simon Park Orchestra - EYE LEVEL
16 [new] :: Bryan Ferry - THESE FOOLISH THINGS {These Foolish Things LP track}
17 [14] :: Rod Stewart - OH! NO NOT MY BABY
18 [new] :: Elton John - ALL THE GIRLS LOVE ALICE {Goodbye Yellow Brick Road LP track}
19 [new] :: Elton John - YOUR SISTER CAN'T TWIST (BUT SHE SURE CAN ROCK'N'ROLL) {Goodbye Yellow Brick Road LP track}
20 [new] :: Elton John - SOCIAL DISEASE {Goodbye Yellow Brick Road LP track}

[rubcale]

01 Sweet Ballroom Blitz
02 Simon Park Orchestra Eye Level
03 Bryan Ferry A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
04 Mott The Hoople All The Way To Memphis
05 David Cassidy Daydreamer
06 Ike & Tina Turner Nutbush City Limits
07 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Joybringer
08 Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
09 David Bowie The Laughing Gnome
10 Status Quo Caroline
11 Isley Brothers That Lady
12 Bob Dylan Knockin' On Heavens Door
13 Detroit Spinners Ghetto Child
14 Guy Darrell I've Been Hurt
15 Marvin Gaye Let's Get It On
16 ELO Showdown
17 Temptations Law Of The Land
18 Wizzard Angel Fingers
19 Nazareth This Flight Tonight
20 Hollies The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGhee

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 27.09.1973

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

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
02(03) Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
03(11) Jim Croce – I Got a Name
04(04) Isley Brothers – That Lady
05(05) Bette Midler – Friends
06(21) Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
07(07) Bryan Ferry – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
08(02) Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
09(16) Slade – My Friend Stan
10(06) Ike &Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits

11(22) E.L.O. – Showdown
12(15) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child
13(--) Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground
14(08) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
15(12) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Ooh Baby
16(09) Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis
17(10) Status Quo – Caroline
18(14) Paul Simon – Loves Me Like A Rock
19(13) Rod Stewart – Oh No Not My Baby
20(17) 10cc – The Dean And I

21(--) David Cassidy – Daydreamer
22(20) The Jackson 5 – Skywriter
23(19) Aretha Franklin – Angel
24(18) The Eagles – Outlaw Man
25(24) Free – All Right Now
26(--) Nazareth – This Flight Tonight
27(23) Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Joybringer
28(25) Perry Como – For The Good Times
29(--) The Who – 5:15
30(--) The Hollies – The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee

[raliverpool]

13/10/1973

01 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (5wks 31-14-7-3-1)
02 Sweet - Ballroom Blitz (4wks 7-1-1-2)
03 Slade - My Friend Stan (2wks 4-3)
04 Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man (5wks 20-12-8-5-4)
05 Status Quo - Caroline (5wks 29-17-11-7-5)
06 David Bowie - Oh You Pretty Things (6wks 25-7-3-2-2-6)
07 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia (3wks 19-13-7)
08 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2wks 17-8)
09 Mott The Hoople - All The Way To Memphis (5wks 19-9-5-6-9)
10 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (4wks 20-15-12-10)

11 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (3wks 33-18-11)
12 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall (2wks 28-12)
13 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (7wks 33-16-6-4-6-8-13)
14 Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (5wks 34-27-20-16-14)
15 Cher - Half Breed (6wks 24-10-8-9-11-15)
16 Doobie Brothers - China Grove (5wks 27-18-16-15-16)
17 Wizzard - Angel Fingers (7wks 10-1-2-2-4-9-17)
18 Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride (5wks 36-29-22-19-18)
19 Who - 5:15 (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band (6wks 30-18-13-12-14-20)

21 Rolling Stones - Angie (7wks 32-5-1-1-3-10-21)
22 New York Dolls - Trash (4wks 39-25-21-22)
23 Millie Jackson - Hurts So Good (3wks 32-27-23)
24 Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (2wks 33-24)
25 Billy Preston - Space Race (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Rolling Stones - Dancing With Mr D (3wks 21-20-26)
27 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby (4wks 35-26-25-27)
28 Kool & The Gang - Funky Stuff (2wks 36-28)
29 Stevie Wonder - Visions (2wks 34-29)
30 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (5wks 32-28-23-22-30)

31 David Cassidy - The Puppy Song (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Bette Midler - Chapel Of Love (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Alan Price - O Lucky Man! (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Jackson Five - Get It Together (3wks 34-31-34)
35 Jackson Five - Skywriter (5wks 35-21-17-24-35)
36 Paul Simon - St Judy's Comet (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Raspberries - Tonight (1wk 38 NEW)
39 David Essex - Rock On (8wks 35-12-3-3-6-10-23-39)
40 Harry Nilsson - As Time Goes By (4wks 37-28-30-40)

[smokeyb]

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

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Ballroom Blitz - Sweet < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
3 ( 5 ) A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry
4 ( 9 ) My Friend Stan - Slade
5 ( 10 ) Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
6 ( 4 ) Laughing Gnome - David Bowie (#5)
7 ( 5 ) Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#6)
8 ( 3 ) Angel Fingers - Wizzard (#1[2])
9 ( 14 ) It Hurts So Good - Millie Jackson
10 ( 21 ) Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra

11 ( 12 ) To Know You Is To Love You - B B King
12 ( -- ) Daydreamer - David Cassidy
13 ( 7 ) Ghetto Child - Spinners (#4)
14 ( 18 ) Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat - DeFranco Family
15 ( 13 ) Ooh Baby - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#13)
16 ( 8 ) Caroline - Status Quo (#2[1])
17 ( -- ) The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee - Hollies
18 ( 11 ) Nutbush City Limits - Ike And Tina Turner (#7)
19 ( 27 ) Let Me In - Osmonds
20 ( -- ) 5:15 - Who

21 ( -- ) This Flight Tonight - Nazareth
22 ( 15 ) All The Way From Memphis - Mott The Hoople (#8)
23 ( -- ) I Got A Name - Jim Croce
24 ( 16 ) Angie - Rolling Stones (#4)
25 ( 34 ) Shine On Silver Sun - Strawbs
26 ( 29 ) Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne - Looking Glass
27 ( 20 ) You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty (#17)
28 ( 17 ) Joybringer - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (#10)
29 ( 18 ) Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro (#1[4])
30 ( 37 ) Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang

31 ( 26 ) The Old Fashioned Way - Charles Aznavour (#26)
32 ( 38 ) All I Know - Art Garfunkel
33 ( 22 ) Skywriter - Jackson 5 (#18)
34 ( 32 ) Law Of The Land - Temptations (#32)
35 ( 24 ) Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group (#20)
36 ( -- ) We May Never Pass This Way (Again) - Seals And Crofts
37 ( 25 ) Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers (#17)
38 ( 23 ) Half-Breed - Cher (#9)
39 ( 31 ) Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh (#30)
40 ( 28 ) China Grove - Doobie Brothers (#24)

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-- ( 30 ) Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - Temptations (#22)
-- ( 33 ) Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder (#12)
-- ( 35 ) Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks (#31)
-- ( 36 ) Ecstasy - Ohio Players (#35)
-- ( 39 ) The Dean And I - 10cc (#4)
-- ( 40 ) Everything Will Turn Out Fine - Stealers Wheel (#28)

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-- ( -- ) Space Race - Billy Preston
-- ( -- ) Jesse - Roberta Flack
-- ( -- ) You're A Special Part Of Me - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

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No change as Elton John fails to dislodge the Sweet. Jim Croce died just 2 weeks ago and so gets a posthumous hit but it will be the next one that will be massive.

Here is the Hollies song with the strange title

[popchartfreak]

29th September 1973

It's Ringo Starr on top, as Photograph gives the Ex-Beatle his first chart-topper on the Retro chart, joining George, Paul, John who have already done the deed. His best record, no question, thanks from help from George. Highest new entry at 18 is the 3rd hit from Nazareth, with their version of This Flight Tonight in at 18 - Joni Mitchell's song, but this version is the best version, and Naz's best record. Cliff Richard has a new single out to promote his forthcoming and final, not-very-good, film of the same name. The record's pretty decent, and the film at least had Deborah Watling as co-star, a former Doctor Who companion fave of mine with Patrick Troughton and Frazier Hines in 1967/8.

Big news on Top Of The Pops was a huge promo for David Cassidy's new double-A Daydreamer and The Puppy Song, both decent tracks but not amongst his best moments, this marked the point where David's career declined in the USA and peaked in the UK. It was all downhill chartwise after this until George Michael revived his career in 1986. Blue Mink have a new album, Roger Cook already haven given away his song Another "Without You" Day to Miki Anthony, but his band do a nice version of it anyway, new at 61, with Roger and Madeline Bell on joint vocals. probably should have been a single.

In at 66, Phil Everly gets his first solo retro chart success for me, with The Air That I Breathe - a good version, but Polydor's secretary's suggestion to Allan Clarke that his band might get a hit with it was spot on. Brownsville Station debut with Smokin' In The Boys Room, and like The Hollies' cover still 5 months away from UK hitdom, and sounding not entirely unlike Alice Cooper. David Gates gets a 2nd solo entry at 73 and The Who at 75 drag 5:15 into my chart for the first ever time, as I don't recall hearing it much (if at all) at the time and I certainly never recorded it despite it making the UK charts.


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

11 ( 15 ) THE LOVE I LOST (PART 1) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes # 11
12 ( 16 ) SOLITAIRE - Andy Williams # 12
13 ( 17 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 13
14 ( 18 ) RADAR LOVE - Golden Earring # 14
15 ( 12 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 5
16 ( 7 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4
17 ( 24 ) A HARD RAIN’S A-GONNA FALL - Bryan Ferry # 17
18 ( NEW ) THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT - Nazareth # 18
19 ( 25 ) THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE - The Hollies # 19
20 ( 30 ) MY FRIEND STAN - Slade # 20

21 ( 13 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1
22 ( 19 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 10
23 ( 31 ) WHY IS EVERYBODY GOING HOME - Leo Sayer # 23
24 ( 14 ) ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD) - Wizzard # 4
25 ( 20 ) STONED OUT OF MY MIND - The Chi-Lites # 15
26 ( 27 ) FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) - John Denver # 26
27 ( 22 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 8
28 ( 21 ) OH NO! NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart # 10
29 ( 26 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6
30 ( 43 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Temptations # 30

31 ( 32 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1
32 ( 29 ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell # 11
33 ( 34 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2
34 ( 37 ) LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 34
35 ( 69 ) WEST COAST WOMAN - Painter # 35
36 ( 23 ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople # 16
37 ( 35 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3
38 ( 38 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford # 7
39 ( 47 ) I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE - Barry White # 39
40 ( 33 ) CAROLINE - Status Quo # 17

41 ( 40 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 6
42 ( NEW ) TAKE ME HIGH - Cliff Richard # 42
43 ( 36 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20
44 ( 28 ) MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 17
45 ( 45 ) HE’S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - Stevie Wonder # 15
46 ( 39 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4
47 ( 46 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1
48 ( 41 ) ROCK ON - David Essex # 8
49 ( 56 ) I GOT A NAME - Jim Croce # 49
50 ( 52 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1

51 ( 49 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1
52 ( 51 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1
53 ( 53 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5
54 ( 44 ) CHINA GROVE - The Doobie Brothers # 14
55 ( 57 ) WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (AGAIN) - Seals & Croft # 55
56 ( NEW ) DAYDREAMER - David Cassidy # 56
57 ( 42 ) A BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG - Glen Campbell # 14
58 ( 50 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1
59 ( 66 ) SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE - The Four Tops # 59
60 ( 48 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3

61 ( NEW ) ANOTHER ‘WITHOUT YOU’ DAY - Blue Mink # 61
62 ( 54 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1
63 ( 67 ) WONDERFUL - Colin Blunstone # 63
64 ( 65 ) GET UP STAND UP - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 64
65 ( NEW ) THE PUPPY SONG - David Cassidy # 65
66 ( NEW ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - Phil Everly # 66
67 ( 58 ) PAPER ROSES - Marie Osmond # 58
68 ( 55 ) WILY - Greyhound # 55
69 ( 62 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4
70 ( NEW ) SMOKIN’ IN THE BOYS ROOM - Brownsville Station # 70

71 ( 71 ) MY MERRY GO ROUND - Johnny Nash # 71
72 ( 60 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9
73 ( NEW ) SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - David Gates # 73
74 ( 64 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1
75 ( NEW ) “5:15” - The Who # 75



My charts of the time 29th September 1973

It's a second number one for ELO 50 years ago, as Showdown holds off Nutbush City Limits from the top spot, loved them both dearly. New in at 3, Elton John debuts Goodbye Yellow Brick Road just ahead of the forthcoming double album and tracks played on Johnny Walkers albums chart rundown on lunchdown Radio 1. Brick Road is a sort of Wizard Of Oz tribute, lovely, and Elton's 5th top 5. Quo hit a new chart peak for any of their singles, Caroline at 4, and Paul Simon grabs a 4th solo top 10. Bryan Ferry covers Bob Dylan in his quirky Glam style, and gets a first solo hit outside Roxy Music with A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall at 7. Slade meanwhile debut a milder sound, My Friend Stan in at 8 for an 8th consecutive Top 10.

The Temptations cover Undisputed Truth's Law Of The Land in Papa Was A Rolling Stone stylee, new at 24, The Strawbs get a 3rd chart entry with Shine On Silver sun at 28, 11 places lower than ex-bandmates Hudson-Ford. The American Jam Band sneak in at 29 with Jam Jam, and Marvin Gaye says Let's Get It On at 30 and 50 years later his family would lose a copyright lawsuit to Ed Sheeran who could prove the chords predated Marvin's soul hit.


1 ( 2 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra
2 ( 3 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner
3 ( NEW ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John
4 ( 8 ) CAROLINE - Status Quo
5 ( 5 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5
6 ( 19 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon
7 ( NEW ) A HARD RAIN'S A GONNA FALL - Bryan Ferry
8 ( NEW ) MY FRIEND STAN - Slade
9 ( 4 ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard
10 ( 1 ) BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet

11 ( 17 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners
12 ( 22 ) HOLLY HOLY - Junior Walker & The All Stars
13 ( 12 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband
14 ( 6 ) OH NO NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart
15 ( 14 ) MONSTER MASH - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
16 ( 18 ) THE LAUGHING GNOME - David Bowie
17 ( 9 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford
18 ( 7 ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople
19 ( 20 ) THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE - The Hollies
20 ( 11 ) ROCK ON - David Essex

21 ( 16 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue
22 ( 13 ) SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro
23 ( 29 ) ROCK AND ROLL PEOPLE - Bobby McGee
24 ( NEW ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Temptations
25 ( 24 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers
26 ( 23 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn/ Tony Orlando
27 ( 10 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC
28 ( NEW ) SHINE ON SILVER SUN - The Strawbs
29 ( NEW ) JAM JAM - The American Jam Band
30 ( NEW ) LET'S GET IT ON - Marvin Gaye

[Smurfie]

1 ) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
2 ) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
3 ) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
4 ) Perry Como - For The Good Times
5 ) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
6 ) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown
7 ) Jackson Five - Skywriter
8 ) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child
9 ) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
10 ) Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock
11 ) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
12 ) Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz
13 ) Slade - My Friend Stan
14 ) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
15 ) David Cassidy - Daydreamer
16 ) David Essex - Rock On
17 ) Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby
18 ) Status Quo - Caroline
19 ) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
20 ) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More