Haven Retro Combined Chart : 27.10.1973

[smokeyb]

Elton John opens up a gap over his nearest rival to get a second week at the top.



The Carpenters are up to2, Bryan Ferry moves up a place to 3, Sweet slip to 4 and Slade remain at 5.



There are 5 new entries and 2 re-entries this week, the highest is Mud at number 12.



The biggest climber is the Hollies who jump up 16 places to number 18.



The biggest faller is Wizzard who fall off the chart from number 25.

[smokeyb]

27.10.1973 (Week # 43)

1 (01) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 168 points (8-3-2-1-1) 5 wks
2 (09) Carpenters – Top Of The World - 123 points (31-31-9-2) 4 wks
3 (04) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - 115 points (22-7-4-4-3) 5 wks
4 (02) Sweet - Ballroom Blitz - 114 points (1-1-1-1-2-4) 6 wks
5 (05) Slade - My Friend Stan - 108 points (8-5-5-5) 4 wks
6 (06) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown - 106 points (23-7-6-6) 4 wks
7 (14) David Bowie - Sorrow - 102 points (14-7) 2 wks
8 (07) Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door - 99 points (19-8-7-8) 4 wks
9 (03) Ike &Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits - 95 points (8-4-2-2-2-3-3-9) 8 wks
10 (08) Status Quo - Caroline - 86 points (29-5-6-3-4-6-8-10) 8 wks
11 (10) David Cassidy - Daydreamer - 78 points (17-10-11) 3 wks
12 (NE) Mud - Dyna-Mite - 54 points (12) 1 wk
13 (13) Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On - 52 points (27-22-16-16-14-20-21-38-22-12-11-10-13-13) 14 wks
14 (11) Isley Brothers - That Lady - 51 points (28-30-29-29-x-28-15-14-11-11-14) 10 wks
15 (17) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground - 48 points (31-22-26-40-x-21-17-15) 7 wks
16 (15) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child - 44 points (31-30-18-11-13-17-17-12-15-16) 10 wks
17 (22) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight - 41 points (22-17) 2 wks
18 (34) Hollies - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGhee - 41 points (34-18) 2 wks
19 (12) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level - 38 points (29-12-9-9-9-12-19) 7 wks
20 (18) Who – 5:15 - 37 points (18-20) 2 wks
21 (28) Ringo Starr - Photograph - 36 points (32-26-28-21) 4 wks
22 (19) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 35 points (34-24-22-19-22) 5 wks
23 (16) Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash - 34 points (40-10-10-13-13-14-16-23) 8 wks
24 (24) Jim Croce – I Got a Name - 31 points (29-24-24) 3 wks
25 (30) Perry Como - For The Good Times - 30 points (22-26-17-14-20-22-24-30-25) 9 wks
26 (21) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia - 27 points (37-25-21-20-19-21-26) 7 wks
27 (40) Aerosmith - Dream On - 24 points (40-40-27) 3 wks
28 (38) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl - 23 points (38-28) 2 wks
29 (27) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34-34-31-30-27-25-27-29) 32 wks
30 (35) Elton John - Bennie And the Jets - 20 points (35-30) 2 wks
31 (29) Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again - 19 points (29-31) 2 wks
32 (32) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 18 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37-35-36-32-31-28-27-32-32) 21 wks
33 (NE) ABBA - Nina, Pretty Ballerina - 16 points (33) 1 wk
34 (NE) Al Wilson - Show And Tell - 16 points (34) 1 wk
35 (37) Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock - 15 points (37-30-33-39-39-39-40-40-39-34-36-35-35-37-35) 15 wks
36 (RE) Temptations – Law Of The Land - 15 points (40-37-38-x-36) 4 wks
37 (40) Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love - 14 points (37-40-37) 3 wks
38 (RE) New York City – Make Me Twice The Man - 13 points (37-33-40-40-x-38) 5wks
39 (NE) Lynsey De Paul – Won't Somebody Dance With Me - 13 points (39) 1 wk
40 (20) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby - 13 points (37-7-8-6-10-20-20-40) 8 wks
40 (NE) Peppers - Pepperbox - 13 points (40) 1 wk

Dropped Out
44 (39) Bette Midler – Friends - 11 points (34-34-39)
46 (33) David Bowie - Laughing Gnome - 11 points (16-14-15-18-33)
50 (36) Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man - 9 points (32-20-19-25-33-32-36)
52 (23) Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis - 9 points (8-7-5-5-13-23)
74 (26) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer - 3 points (12-9-10-12-15-26)
- (25) Wizzard - Angel Fingers - 0 points (2-2-3-3-4-6-16-25)
- (31) Rolling Stones - Angie - 0 points (13-3-2-4-7-16-23-31)

[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 03.11.1973

1 (1) David Cassidy - Daydreamer/Puppy Song (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (8 wk) (# 1)
3 (4) David Bowie - Sorrow (3 wk) (# 3)
4 (32) The Osmonds - Let Me In (2 wk) (# 4)
5 (5) Status Quo - Caroline (9 wk) (# 5)
6 (6) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (6 wk) (# 6)
7 (11) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child (6 wk) (# 7)
8 (3) Slade - My Friend Stan (5 wk) (# 2)
9 (19) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (3 wk) (# 9)
10 (7) Perry Como - For The Good Times (11 wk) (# 7)
11 (8) David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome (8 wk) (# 6)
12 (16) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (5 wk) (# 12)
13 (10) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (6 wk) (# 10)
14 (17) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (5 wk) (# 14)
15 (20) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (4 wk) (# 15)
16 (9) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (9 wk) (# 4)
17 (18) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards (5 wk) (# 17)
18 (15) Michael Ward - Let There Be Peace On Earth (6 wk) (# 15)
19 (28) Lynsey de Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me (2 wk) (# 19)
20 (34) Mud -Dynamite (2 wk) (# 20)
21 (13) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash (10 wk) (# 3)
22 (21) The Who - 5:15 (4 wk) (# 20)
23 (14) Isley Brothers - That Lady (7 wk) (# 14)
24 (26) Ringo Starr - Photograph (2 wk) (# 24)
25 (12) Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz (7 wk) (# 2)
26 (24) Hollies - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee (4 wk) (# 24)
27 (22) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes (17 wk) (# 5)
28 (45) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (2 wk) (# 28)
29 (23) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (35 wk) (# 1)
30 (37) Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards (3 wk) (# 30)
31 (NE) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance (1 wk) (# 31)
32 (35) Limmie and The Family Cookin - Dreamboat (3 wk) (# 32)
33 (NE) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (1 wk) (# 33)
34 (29) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (4 wk) (# 29)
35 (42) Glyn Poole - Milly Molly Mandy (3 wk) (# 35)
36 (NE) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (1 wk) (# 36)
37 (39) Perry Como - And I Love You So (29 wk) (# 3)
38 (27) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (9 wk) (# 9)
39 (47) Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (7 wk) (# 31)
40 (38) Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way (3 wk) (# 38)
41 (25) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose (14 wk) (# 12)
42 (44) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home (24 wk) (# 1)
43 (30) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt (12 wk) (# 12)
44 (49) Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Is All (3 wk) (# 44)
45 (33) Wizzard - Angel Fingers (10 wk) (# 1)
46 (46) Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night (14 wk) (# 2)
47 (NE) Peters & Lee - By Your Side (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (40) The Rolling Stones - Angie (10 wk) (# 5)
49 (36) Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby (9 wk) (# 6)
50 (NE) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (1 wk) (# 50)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 01-11-73:  Presenter: Noel Edmonds
(7) THE DETROIT SPINNERS– Ghetto Child  
(12) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Showdown  
(6) ELTON JOHN – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
(NEW) MARMALADE – Our House Is Rockin’
(20) MUD – Dynamite
(24) RINGO STARR – Photograph  
(28) SUZI QUATRO – Daytona Demon
(9) THE CARPENTERS – Top Of The World  
(4) THE OSMONDS – Let Me In
(1) DAVID CASSIDY – Daydreamer  
(15) NAZARETH – This Flight Tonight

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 03.11.1973
1 (NE) David Bowie - Pin Ups (1 wk) (# 1)
2 (NE) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1 wk) (# 2)
3 (1) Status Quo - Hello (5 wk) (# 1)
4 (2) Slade - Sladest (5 wk) (# 1)
5 (NE) Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things (1 wk) (# 5)
6 (3) Perry Como - And I Love You So (18 wk) (# 3)
7 (5) Gilbert O' Sullivan - I'm A Writer Not A Fighter (5 wk) (# 2)
8 (4) Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (3 wk) (# 3)
9 (NE) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters vol 8 (1 wk) (# 9)
10 (8) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (27 wk) (# 1)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (33 wks)
02 Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again (3 wks)
03 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (22 wks)
04 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (6 wks)
05 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (5 wks)
06 Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This (1 wk)
07 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (16 wks)
08 The Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love (4 wks)
09 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (10 wks)
10 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (12 wks)

11 The Intruders – I Wanna Know Your Name (2 wks)
12 Betty Wright – Let Me Be Your Lovemaker (5 wks)
13 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (10 wks)
14 The Dramatics – Fell For You (2 wks)
15 Bloodstone – Never Let You Go (8 wks)
16 The Temptations – Law Of The Land (6 wks)
17 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You're A Special Part Of Me (5 wks)
18 The Stylistics – Rockin' Roll Baby (3 wks)
19 Lynsey De Paul – Won't Somebody Dance With Me (2 wks)
20 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (27 wks)

21 The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (23 wks)
22 The Spinners – Ghetto Child (12 wks)
23 Ann Peebles – I Can't Stand The Rain (10 wks)
24 The Dells – My Pretending Days Are Over (5 wks)
25 Syl Johnson – Back For A Taste Of Your Love (2 wks)
26 Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On (17 wks)
27 The Manhattans – You'd Better Believe It (7 wks)
28 The Ovations – Having A Party (Medley) (4 wks)
29 Earnest Jackson – Love & Happiness (23 wks)
30 Bobby Womack – Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out (21 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Carpenters Top Of The World
02 David Cassidy Daydreamer
03 Bryan Ferry A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
04 David Bowie Sorrow
05 Bob Dylan Knockin' On Heavens Door
06 Nazareth This Flight Tonight
07 Status Quo Caroline
08 Detroit Spinners Ghetto Child
09 Mud Dyna-Mite
10 Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
11 Limmie & The Family Cookin' Dreamboat
12 Ringo Starr Photograph
13 Barry Blue Do You Wanna Dance?
14 ELO Showdown
15 Wink Martindale Deck Of Cards
16 Osmonds Let Me In
17 Eddie Kendricks Keep On Truckin'
18 Sweet Ballroom Blitz
19 Alvin Stardust My Coo-Ca-Choo
20 Isley Brothers That Lady

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Top Of The World - Carpenters < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Ballroom Blitz - Sweet (#1[4])
3 ( 5 ) The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
4 ( 10 ) The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
5 ( 3 ) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (2[3])
6 ( 15 ) Dyna-Mite - Mud
7 ( 4 ) My Friend Stan - Slade (#3)
8 ( -- ) My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust
9 ( 6 ) Daydreamer - David Cassidy (#6)
10 ( 9 ) The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee - Hollies (#9)

11 ( 7 ) Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan (#5)
12 ( 16 ) Just You 'n' Me - Chicago
13 ( 18 ) Dreamboat - Limmie & Family Cookin'
14 ( 8 ) A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry (#3)
15 ( 13 ) 05:15 - Who (#13)
16 ( 14 ) This Flight Tonight - Nazareth (#14)
17 ( 20 ) Milly Molly Mandy - Glyn Poole
18 ( 11 ) Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra (#8)
19 ( 12 ) It Hurts So Good - Millie Jackson (#9)
20 ( 17 ) I Got A Name - Jim Croce (#17)

21 ( -- ) Do You Wanna Dance - Barry Blue
22 ( 28 ) Photograph - Ringo Starr
23 ( 22 ) Shine On Silver Sun - Strawbs (#22)
24 ( 23 ) Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang (#23)
25 ( -- ) Helen Wheels - Wings
26 ( 27 ) We May Never Pass This Way (Again) - Seals And Crofts
27 ( 38 ) Daytona Demon - Suzi Quatro
28 ( 19 ) The Laughing Gnome - David Bowie (#4)
29 ( 30 ) Space Race - Billy Preston
30 ( 40 ) Won't Somebody Dance With Me - Lynsey De Paul

31 ( 21 ) Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#5)
32 ( 25 ) Let Me In - Osmonds (#19)
33 ( 31 ) All I Know - Art Garfunkel (#31)
34 ( 24 ) To Know You Is To Love You - B B King (#11)
35 ( 26 ) Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat - DeFranco Family (#14)
36 ( 29 ) Ooh Baby - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#13)
37 ( 36 ) Law Of The Land - Temptations (#32)
38 ( 37 ) Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne - Looking Glass (#30)
39 ( 34 ) Nutbush City Limits - Ike And Tina Turner (#7)
40 ( 33 ) Ghetto Child - Spinners (#4)

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-- ( 32 ) Angel Fingers - Wizzard (#1[2])
-- ( 35 ) Caroline - Status Quo (#2[1])
-- ( 39 ) All The Way From Memphis - Mott The Hoople (#8)

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-- ( -- ) Check It Out - Tavares
-- ( -- ) By Your Side - Peters And Lee

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Peter Shelley (not the Buzzcocks one) wrote and sang on My Coo Ca Choo but didn't think he had the right image to perform it on Top of the Pops and make it a big hit, so he put the word out if anyone else wanted to take the role. Bernard Jewry had been a 60s star as Shane Fenton and hadn't had success for a number of years so he applied for the role, with the pseudonym of "Alvin Stardust". Subsequently, on the success of this, Bernard Jewry used the "Alvin Stardust" name for his career comeback.

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
02(03) The Carpenters – Top Of The World
03(05) David Bowie – Sorrow
04(11) Steve Miller Band – The Joker
05(02) Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
06(13) Mud – Dynamite
07(08) Aerosmith – Dream On
08(04) E.L.O. – Showdown
09(12) David Cassidy – Daydreamer
10(20) Ringo Starr – Photograph

11(06) Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground
12(25) Neil Diamond – Be
13(07) Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
14(09) Jim Croce – I Got a Name
15(10) Bette Midler – Friends
16(29) Suzi Quatro – Daytona Demon
17(27) The Osmonds – Let Me In
18(14) Bryan Ferry – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
19(15) Isley Brothers – That Lady
20(16) Sweet – Ballroom Blitz

21(--) Barry Blue – Do You Wanna Dance
22(17) Nazareth – This Flight Tonight
23(18) The Who – 5:15
24(--) Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This
25(--) The Persuaders – Some Guys Have All The Luck
26(19) Slade – My Friend Stan
27(21) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child
28(--) Wings – Helen Wheels
29(--) Eddie Kendricks – Keep On Truckin’
30(--) Alvin Stardust – My Coo Ca Choo

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 18.10.1973

1 (01) David Cassidy - Daydreamer
2 (02) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
3 (04) David Bowie - Sorrow
4 (34) The Osmonds - Let Me In
5 (05) Status Quo - Caroline
6 (06) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
7 (13) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child
8 (03) Slade - My Friend Stan
9 (17) Carpenters - Top Of The World
10 (07) Perry Como - For The Good Times
11 (12) David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome
12 (16) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown
13 (08) Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash
14 (14) Isley Brothers - That Lady
15 (27) Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me
16 (10) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
17 (15) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
18 (19) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight
19 (09) Ike And Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
20 (35) Mud - Dynamite
21 (18) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards
22 (11) Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
23 (30) Ringo Starr - Photograph
24 (38) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon
25 (New) Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance
26 (New) Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo
27 (20) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
28 (New) Paul McCartney and Wings - Helen Wheels
29 (21) Wizzard - Angel Fingers
30 (22) David Essex - Rock On
31 (23) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby
32 (24) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
33 (New) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'
34 (25) 10cc - The Dean And I
35 (New) The Hollies - The Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee
36 (26) Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis
37 (28) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer
38 (29) Rolling Stones - Angie
39 (31) The Drifters - Like Sister, Like Brother
40 (32) Donny Osmond - Young Love

[smokeyb]

1 (1) David Bowie - Sorrow (3 wks)
2 (2) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (5 wks)
3 (3) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (6 wks)
4 (4) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (5 wks)
5 (14) Ringo Starr - Photograph (2 wks)
6 (10) Jim Croce - I Got A Name (5 wks)
7 (7) The Who - 5:15 (4 wks)
8 (12) The Temptations - Law Of The Land (6 wks)
9 (5) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (6 wks)
10 (24) Mud -Dynamite (2 wks)
11 (17) Hollies - The day that curly Billy shot down crazy Sam McGee (4 wks)
12 (16) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (3 wks)
13 (13) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (4 wks)
14 (25) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (2 wks)
15 (18) Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (5 wks)
16 (19) David Cassidy - Daydreamer (4 wks)
17 (6) Slade - My Friend Stan (5 wks)
18 (20) Steve Miller Band - The Joker (3 wks)
19 (NE) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (1 wk)
20 (33) The Osmonds - Let Me In (2 wks)
21 (22) Limmie and The Family Cookin - Dreamboat (3 wks)
22 (28) Lynsey de Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me (2 wks)
23 (NE) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (1 wk)
24 (8) Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (7 wks)
25 (32) Aerosmith - Dream On (2 wks)
26 (NE) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance (1 wk)
27 (9) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child (6 wks)
28 (31) Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er (3 wks)
29 (11) Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz (7 wks)
30 (15) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (4 wks)
31 (21) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (9 wks)
32 (40) The Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) (2 wks)
33 (NE) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (1 wk)
34 (23) Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis (9 wks)
35 (26) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (9 wks)
36 (27) The Rolling Stones - Angie (10 wks)
37 (29) Isley Brothers - That Lady (7 wks)
38 (30) Status Quo - Caroline (9 wks)
39 (NE) The Persuaders - Some Guys Have All The Luck (1 wk)
40 (NE) Billy Joel - Piano Man (1 wk)

[raliverpool]

01 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (5wks 17-8-3-1-1)
02 David Bowie - Sorrow (3wks 13-6-2)
03 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia (6wks 19-13-7-5-3-3)
04 Slade - My Friend Stan (5wks 4-3-2-2-4)
05 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall (5wks 28-12-8-4-5)
06 Ringo Starr - Photograph (3wks 31-16-6)
07 Carpenters - Top Of The World (2wks 20-7)
08 Jim Croce - I Got A Name (3wks 33-17-8)
09 Art Garfunkel - All I Know (3wks 24-11-9)
10 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (6wks 33-18-11-9-8-10)

11 Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (4wks 37-12-10-11)
12 Who - 5:15 (4wks 19-10-9-12)
13 David Bowie - Kooks (2wks 24-13)
14 Status Quo - Caroline (8wks 29-17-11-7-5-4-7-14)
15 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (8wks 31-14-7-3-1-1-5-15)
16 Billy Preston - Space Race (4wks 25-17-15-16)
17 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (2wks 26-17)
18 Paul Simon - St Judy's Comet (4wks 36-28-22-18)
19 Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (2wks 27-19)
20 Bette Midler - Chapel Of Love (4wks 32-22-18-20)

21 Steely Dan - My Old School (1wk 21 NEW)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fkP8P21OjI

22 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Millie Jackson - Hurts So Good (6wks 32-27-23-20-19-23)
24 Lou Reed - Caroline Says II (2wks 35-24)
25 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (7wks 20-15-12-10-11-13-25)
26 Chicago - Just You 'n' Me (2wks 34-26)
27 Sweet - Ballroom Blitz (7wks 7-1-1-2-7-14-27)
28 Kool & The Gang - Funky Stuff (5wks 36-28-25-23-28)
29 Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man (8wks 20-12-8-5-4-6-12-29)
30 Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance? (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Osmonds - Let Me In (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (5wks 33-24-19-21-34)
35 Mud - Dynamite (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Marie Osmond - Paper Roses (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Queen - Keep Yourself Alive (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Abba - Ring Ring (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You're A Special Part Of Me (1wk 40 NEW)

The uptempo USA #63 single drawn from the 1973 album Countdown to Ecstasy, details a return trip to Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York by Donald Fagen, in which he describes a raid by sheriff's deputies in May 1969. Fagen, his girlfriend Dorothy White, Steely Dan bandmate Walter Becker, comedy actor Chevy Chase, and some 50 other students were arrested. Hence, over the years it has become a jovial anti-establishment anthem.

[o]

1 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2 Carpenters - Top Of The World
3 Status Quo – Caroline
4 Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
5 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
6 Slade - My Friend Stan
7 Mud -Dynamite
8 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
9 Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz
10 Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon
11 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
12 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
13 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Bryan Ferry - A HARD RAINS GONNA FALL
2 [4] :: Slade - MY FRIEND STAN
3 [9] :: David Bowie - SORROW
4 [11] :: Electric Light Orchestra - SHOWDOWN
5 [3] :: Sweet - BALLROOM BLITZ
6 [1] :: Ike & Tina Turner - NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS
7 [5] :: ABBA - NINA, PRETTY BALLERINA {French single}
8 [15] :: Bryan Ferry - THESE FOOLISH THINGS {These Foolish Things LP track}
9 [10] :: Bob Dylan - KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
10 [13] :: Mud - DYNA-MITE
11 [14] :: Carpenters - TOP OF THE WORLD
12 [6] :: Marvin Gaye - LET'S GET IT ON
13 [7] :: Isley Brothers - THAT LADY
14 [16] :: Stevie Wonder - HIGHER GROUND
15 [new] :: Suzi Quatro - DAYTONA DEMON
16 [8] :: Status Quo - CAROLINE
17 [12] :: Elton John - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
18 [new] :: Ringo Starr - PHOTOGRAPH
19 [20] :: Steve Miller Band - THE JOKER
20 [17] :: David Bowie - FRIDAY ON MY MIND {Pin-Ups LP track}

[Smurfie]

1 ) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2 ) The Carpenters - Top Of The World
3 ) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
4 ) The Osmonds - Let Me In
5 ) Perry Como - For The Good Times
6 ) Lynsey de Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me
7 ) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown
8 ) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child
9 ) David Cassidy - Daydreamer
10 ) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
11 ) David Bowie - Sorrow
12 ) Ringo Starr - Photograph
13 ) Status Quo - Caroline
14 ) Perry Como - And I Love You So
15 ) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance
16 ) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
17 ) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
18 ) Hollies - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee
19 ) Peters & Lee - By Your Side
20 ) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes

[popchartfreak]

 
20th October 1973

It's a manic chart week yet again as any of the top 5 could have been number one, but it was Barry Blue's 3rd single that won out, debuting Do You Wanna Dance at 1. It's a complete Gary Glitter rip-off, but you can play this one on the radio and it sounds fab. I preferred it to any of Glitter's 1973 hits at the time, and turns out I still do. That's bad news for Alvin's Coo Ca Choo up to 2, and still sounding Glamtastic, while Redbone make it 2 top 10's as Come And Get Your Love climbs to 3 despite being everywhere for the last 8 years or so.

The Ray Charles track shoots up to 12, so classy, so obscure, sounds like it could have come from 1962. Barry White is on his 2nd top 20 as Never Never climbs to 13, Genesis climb their wardrobe to 15, and Elton makes it 3 top 20's simultaneously as Harmony hits 20. Kiki Dee gets signed to Elton's Rocket label and covers Amoureuse beautifully, new at 34 and her 3rd retro chart track. Macca's back, as Wings' Helen Wheels drives in 37, sounding like it could have come right off Paul's most-classic post-Beatles forthcoming album Band On The Run - if only it had been on it!

Kevin Johnson was a UK one-hit wonder (if top 30 is a hit) thanks to Jonathan King picking it up for his UK label in early 1975 after flopping in 1973, but his touching story of Rock'n'Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life), and the struggling wannabe who never made it, still resonates. Glen Campbell is back yet again with another good track that flopped and I never got to hear. Bizarre how suddenly out-of-fashion he was after 1971 until his 1975 comeback hit. Wherefore And Why is pretty good at 55.

The Wombles kiddie TV show is on the air, and The Wombling Song is out, Mike Batt on creative duties musically and soon to bring us many a pop-gem genre-varied series of kiddie hits. Yes really, calypso, classical, progrock, 40's big band, and xmas will all be explored over the next 18 months. Bernard Cribbins narrated the kid show, soon to be seen in his final role in Doctor Who, tail-ending 60 iconic years from Right Said Fred to sci-fi fandom. Also on TV in 1973, New Faces, a talent show which pushed out lots of soon-to-be-famous acts, and the theme tune was sung by Carl Wayne, not seen since he left The Move in 1969 - sadly You're A Star didn't bring him back to the chart success enjoyed by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne (his replacement in The Move).

Bob Marley's back again, as The Wailers chart I Shot The Sheriff off the new album, 12 months ahead of Eric Clapton's hit version, at 80. Just behind Helen Reddy makes it 4 with Ruby Red Dress, The Chi-Lites keep their run going with I Found Sunshine off the new album before single 1 has left the stage. Oddly the biggest tracks in the UK were not US singles, and they will follow in 1974, but I Found Sunshine did come out in the summer of '74 - I remember Elton John liking it as guest new singles reviewer the same week My Girl Bill came out. I'll save his comments for that one, but it's funny and makes sense of all that came later!

The Persuaders are also back with Some Guys Have All The Luck - one I totally missed at the time, but came to be the inspiration for 3 80's hit covers, all of which I liked, and all of which are different from the original and each other. I prefer Robert Palmer's, Rod Stewart's and especially Maxi Priest's tbh. Hudson-Ford get a second single Take It back, just ahead of Marmalade sneaking in with a change of direction to rock - didn't really work for them though, but I think I saw them on Lift Off With Ayshea or some other TV spot at the time.


1 ( NEW ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue # 1
2 ( 14 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust # 2
3 ( 12 ) COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - Redbone # 3
4 ( 1 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1
5 ( 7 ) DYNA-MITE - Mud # 5
6 ( 2 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1
7 ( 5 ) SHOW AND TELL - Al Wilson # 5
8 ( 3 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1
9 ( 4 ) THE BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet # 1
10 ( 6 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John # 1

11 ( 9 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 6
12 ( 70 ) COME LIVE WITH ME - Ray Charles # 12
13 ( 31 ) NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP - Barry White # 13
14 ( 8 ) PEPPERBOX - The Peppers # 8
15 ( 27 ) I KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE) - Genesis # 15
16 ( 11 ) THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT - Nazareth # 11
17 ( 13 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner # 1
18 ( 10 ) DREAM ON - Aerosmith # 7
19 ( 26 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Temptations # 19
20 ( 39 ) HARMONY - Elton John # 20

21 ( 17 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1
22 ( 15 ) RADAR LOVE - Golden Earring # 12
23 ( 18 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband # 1
24 ( 20 ) THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE - The Hollies # 18
25 ( 30 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - Phil Everly # 25
26 ( 34 ) ANOTHER ‘WITHOUT YOU’ DAY - Blue Mink # 26
27 ( 16 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1
28 ( 24 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1
29 ( 25 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4
30 ( 19 ) THE LOVE I LOST (PART 1) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes # 10

31 ( 33 ) TAKE ME HIGH - Cliff Richard # 31
32 ( 66 ) WON’T SOMEBODY DANCE WITH ME - Lynsey De Paul featuring Ed Stewart # 32
33 ( 21 ) MY FRIEND STAN - Slade # 20
34 ( NEW ) AMOUREUSE - Kiki Dee # 34
35 ( 28 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 5
36 ( 29 ) SORROW - David Bowie # 29
37 ( NEW ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings # 37
38 ( NEW ) ROCK’N’ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) - Kevin Johnson # 38
39 ( 67 ) IF YOU’RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) - The Staple Singers # 39
40 ( 43 ) DIRTY OL’ MAN - The Three Degrees # 40

41 ( 36 ) OH NO! NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart # 10
42 ( 23 ) A HARD RAIN’S A-GONNA FALL - Bryan Ferry # 17
43 ( 35 ) I GOT A NAME - Jim Croce # 30
44 ( 41 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 8
45 ( 38 ) STONED OUT OF MY MIND - The Chi-Lites # 15
46 ( 64 ) THE JOKER - The Steve Miller Band # 46
47 ( 53 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON - Leo Sayer # 47
48 ( 48 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3
49 ( 44 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1
50 ( 56 ) THE PUPPY SONG - David Cassidy # 50

51 ( 51 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 6
52 ( 69 ) DAYTONA DEMON - Suzi Quatro # 52
53 ( 60 ) IT’S A GAME - String Driven Thing # 53
54 ( 40 ) I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE - Barry White # 29
55 ( NEW ) WHEREFORE AND WHY - Glen Campbell # 55
56 ( 22 ) WHY IS EVERYBODY GOING HOME - Leo Sayer # 14
57 ( 32 ) LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 28
58 ( 46 ) ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD) - Wizzard # 4
59 ( 73 ) SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - David Gates # 59
60 ( 45 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6

61 ( 57 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1
62 ( 37 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 10
63 ( 42 ) SOLITAIRE - Andy Williams # 12
64 ( 49 ) DAYDREAMER - David Cassidy # 49
65 ( 65 ) PLAY AROUND - Linda Lewis # 65
66 ( 59 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5
67 ( 61 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1
68 ( NEW ) THE WOMBLING SONG - The Wombles # 68
69 ( 50 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20
70 ( 55 ) SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE - The Four Tops # 52

71 ( 71 ) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND/LOVE LIES BLEEDING - Elton John # 71
72 ( 47 ) FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) - John Denver # 26
73 ( 52 ) MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 17
74 ( 85 ) THE WAY WE WERE - Barbra Streisand # 74
75 ( 72 ) ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY - The Stylistics # 72
76 ( 84 ) GET IT ALL TO ME - Blackfoot Sue # 76
77 ( NEW ) YOU’RE A STAR - Carl Wayne # 77
78 ( 80 ) SHINE A LIGHT - Gallagher & Lyle # 78
79 ( 68 ) SMOKIN’ IN THE BOYS ROOM - Brownsville Station # 68
80 ( NEW ) I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 80

81 ( NEW ) LEAVE ME ALONE (RUBY RED DRESS) - Helen Reddy # 81
82 ( NEW ) I FOUND SUNSHINE - The Chi-Lites # 82
83 ( NEW ) SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK - The Persuaders # 83
84 ( NEW ) TAKE IT BACK - Hudson-Ford # 84
85 ( NEW ) OUR HOUSE IS ROCKIN’ - Marmalade # 85



20th October 1973 My chart that week then

It's 2 weeks on top for Ike & Tina Turner 50 years ago this week, in a chart full of faves, not least Ringo Starr new at 6 with his best record, a George harrison co-write with Phil Spector-styled wall-of-sound production. I saw Ringo do it on his last UK tour - the venue wasn't full which probably explains why he hasn't been back and sticks to the USA. Poor Ringo, an icon with an all-star band doing their stuff too!

Nazareth get a 2nd top 10 hit in a row and Bowie is back yet again, with his version of The Merseys' Sorrow, taken from his Pin-Ups covers album. Talk about prolific! These days the production sounds a bit basic and rushed compared to, say, Life On Mars - or even The laughing Gnome! The Carpenters' old track Top Of The World pops in at 26, and The Strawbs' make it 3 in a row at 30.


1 ( 1 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner
2 ( 3 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband
3 ( 2 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra
4 ( 4 ) A HARD RAIN'S A GONNA FALL - Bryan Ferry
5 ( 6 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John
6 ( NEW ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr
7 ( 9 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners
8 ( 8 ) BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet
9 ( 7 ) MY FRIEND STAN - Slade
10 ( 17 ) THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT - Nazareth

11 ( NEW ) SORROW - David Bowie
12 ( 19 ) KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan
13 ( 16 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder
14 ( 14 ) THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE - The Hollies
15 ( 13 ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard
16 ( 12 ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople
17 ( 11 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers
18 ( 15 ) CAROLINE - Status Quo
19 ( 22 ) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn
20 ( 10 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon

21 ( 26 ) WON'T SOMEBODY DANCE WITH ME - Lynsey De Paul
22 ( 24 ) PLAY AROUND - Linda Lewis
23 ( 5 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5
24 ( 18 ) OH NO NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart
25 ( 29 ) DAYDREAMER/ THE PUPPY SONG - David Cassidy
26 ( NEW ) TOP OF THE WORLD - The Carpenters
27 ( 20 ) ROCK ON - David Essex
28 ( 23 ) EYE LEVEL - The Simon Park Orchestra
29 ( 27 ) THE LAUGHING GNOME - David Bowie
30 ( NEW ) SHINE ON SILVER SUN - The Strawbs