Haven Retro Combined Chart : 03.11.1973

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The Carpenters get their 2nd retro number one as they push Elton John down to number 2.



David Bowie is up to 3, ELO are up to 4 and Bryan Ferry dops to 5.



There are 8 new entries this week, the highest is Alvin Stardust at number 14.



The biggest climber is Ringo Starr who jumps up 11 places to number 10.



The biggest faller is Rod Stewart who drops off the chart from number 40.

[smokeyb]

03.11.1973 (Week # 44)

1 (02) Carpenters – Top Of The World - 158 points (31-31-9-2-1) 5 wks
2 (01) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 149 points (8-3-2-1-1-2) 6 wks
3 (07) David Bowie - Sorrow - 120 points (14-7-3) 3 wks
4 (06) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown - 105 points (23-7-6-6-4) 5 wks
5 (03) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - 96 points (22-7-4-4-3-5) 6 wks
6 (12) Mud - Dyna-Mite - 95 points (12-6) 2 wks
7 (08) Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door - 86 points (19-8-7-8-7) 5 wks
8 (05) Slade - My Friend Stan - 82 points (8-5-5-5-8) 5 wks
9 (11) David Cassidy - Daydreamer - 80 points (17-10-11-9) 4 wks
10 (21) Ringo Starr - Photograph - 78 points (32-26-28-21-10) 5 wks
11 (10) Status Quo - Caroline - 68 points (29-5-6-3-4-6-8-10-11) 9 wks
12 (04) Sweet - Ballroom Blitz - 63 points (1-1-1-1-2-4-12) 7 wks
13 (09) Ike &Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits - 51 points (8-4-2-2-2-3-3-9-13) 9 wks
14 (NE) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo - 49 points (14) 1 wk
15 (NE) Osmonds - Let Me In - 44 points (15) 1 wk
16 (16) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child - 40 points (31-30-18-11-13-17-17-12-15-16-16) 11 wks
17 (22) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 39 points (34-24-22-19-22-17) 6 wks
18 (19) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level - 37 points (29-12-9-9-9-12-19-18) 8 wks
19 (24) Jim Croce – I Got a Name - 36 points (29-24-24-19) 4 wks
20 (17) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight - 36 points (22-17-20) 3 wks
21 (NE) Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance? - 34 points (21) 1 wk
22 (15) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground - 33 points (31-22-26-40-x-21-17-15-22) 8 wks
23 (20) Who – 5:15 - 29 points (18-20-23) 3 wks
24 (NE) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon - 29 points (24) 1 wk
25 (23) Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash - 29 points (40-10-10-13-13-14-16-23-25) 9 wks
26 (28) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl - 27 points (38-28-26) 3 wks
27 (25) Perry Como - For The Good Times - 27 points (22-26-17-14-20-22-24-30-25-27) 10 wks
28 (26) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia - 26 points (37-25-21-20-19-21-26-28) 8 wks
29 (18) Hollies - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGhee - 24 points (34-18-29) 3 wks
30 (NE) Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This - 23 points (30) 1 wk
31 (39) Lynsey De Paul – Won't Somebody Dance With Me - 23 points (39-31) 2 wks
32 (NE) Steve Miller Band - Joker - 22 points (32) 1 wk
33 (29) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34-34-31-30-27-25-27-29-33) 33 wks
34 (36) Temptations – Law Of The Land - 20 points (40-37-38-x-36-34) 5 wks
35 (31) Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again - 19 points (29-31-35) 3 wks
36 (32) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 18 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37-35-36-32-31-28-27-32-32-36) 22 wks
37 (NE) Limmie & The Family Cookin' - Dreamboat - 18 points (37) 1 wk
38 (14) Isley Brothers - That Lady - 18 points (28-30-29-29-x-28-15-14-11-11-14-38) 11 wks
39 (NE) Redbone - Come And Get Your Love - 18 points (39) 1 wk
40 (13) Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On - 17 points (27-22-16-16-14-20-21-38-22-12-11-10-13-13-40) 15 wks
40 (27) Aerosmith - Dream On - 17 points (40-40-27-40) 4 wks
40 (30) Elton John - Bennie And the Jets - 17 points (35-30-40) 3 wks

Dropped Out
43 (35) Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock - 14 points (37-30-33-39-39-39-40-40-39-34-36-35-35-37-35)
44 (33) ABBA - Nina, Pretty Ballerina - 14 points (33)
45 (34) Al Wilson - Show And Tell - 14 points (34)
46 (37) Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love - 13 points (37-40-37)
48 (38) New York City – Make Me Twice The Man - 12 points (37-33-40-40-x-38)
60 (40) Peppers - Pepperbox - 7 points (40)
- (40) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby - 0 points (37-7-8-6-10-20-20-40)

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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 10.11.1973

1 (1) David Cassidy - Daydreamer/Puppy Song (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (4) The Osmonds - Let Me In (3 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) David Bowie - Sorrow (4 wk) (# 3)
4 (20) Mud -Dynamite (3 wk) (# 4)
5 (9) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (4 wk) (# 5)
6 (2) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (9 wk) (# 1)
7 (5) Status Quo - Caroline (10 wk) (# 5)
8 (7) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child (7 wk) (# 7)
9 (10) Perry Como - For The Good Times (12 wk) (# 7)
10 (6) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (7 wk) (# 6)
11 (15) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (5 wk) (# 11)
12 (12) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (6 wk) (# 12)
13 (24) Ringo Starr - Photograph (3 wk) (# 13)
14 (17) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards (6 wk) (# 14)
15 (14) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (6 wk) (# 14)
16 (8) Slade - My Friend Stan (6 wk) (# 2)
17 (19) Lynsey de Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me (3 wk) (# 17)
18 (13) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (7 wk) (# 10)
19 (18) Michael Ward - Let There Be Peace On Earth (7 wk) (# 15)
20 (31) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance (2 wk) (# 20)
21 (11) David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome (9 wk) (# 6)
22 (28) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (3 wk) (# 22)
23 (NE) Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love (1 wk) (# 23)
24 (23) Isley Brothers - That Lady (8 wk) (# 14)
25 (22) The Who - 5:15 (5 wk) (# 20)
26 (30) Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards (4 wk) (# 26)
27 (16) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (10 wk) (# 4)
28 (33) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (2 wk) (# 28)
29 (21) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash (11 wk) (# 3)
30 (26) Hollies - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee (5 wk) (# 24)
31 (32) Limmie and The Family Cookin - Dreamboat (4 wk) (# 31)
32 (25) Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz (8 wk) (# 2)
33 (29) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (36 wk) (# 1)
34 (36) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (2 wk) (# 34)
35 (35) Glyn Poole - Milly Molly Mandy (4 wk) (# 35)
36 (50) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (2 wk) (# 36)
37 (27) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes (18 wk) (# 5)
38 (NE) David Essex - Lamplight (1 wk) (# 38)
39 (47) Peters & Lee - By Your Side (2 wk) (# 39)
40 (NE) The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love (1 wk) (# 40)
41 (37) Perry Como - And I Love You So (30 wk) (# 3)
42 (40) Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way (4 wk) (# 38)
43 (NE) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (1 wk) (# 43)
44 (41) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose (15 wk) (# 12)
45 (34) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (5 wk) (# 29)
46 (NE) Mungo Jerry - Wild Love (1 wk) (# 46)
47 (38) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (10 wk) (# 9)
48 (NE) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why 91 wk) (# 48)
49 (NE) Don Downing - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (43) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt (13 wk) (# 12)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 08-11-73:  Presenter: Dave Lee Travis
(4) MUD – Dynamite  
(11) NAZARETH – This Flight Tonight
(14) MAX BYGRAVES – Deck Of Cards  
(20) BARRY BLUE – Do You Wanna Dance? 
(23) DONNY OSMOND – When I Fall In Love
(17) LYNSEY DE PAUL – Won’t Somebody Dance With Me  
(28) PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS – Helen Wheels  
(22) SUZI QUATRO – Daytona Demon
(1) DAVID CASSIDY – The Puppy Song  
(13) RINGO STARR – Photograph

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 10.11.1973
1 (1) David Bowie - Pin Ups (2 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Status Quo - Hello (6 wk) (# 1)
4 (6) Perry Como - And I Love You So (19 wk) (# 3)
5 (4) Slade - Sladest (6 wk) (# 1)
6 (5) Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things (2 wk) (# 5)
7 (8) Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (4 wk) (# 3)
8 (11) The Carpenters - Now And Then (19 wk) (# 2)
9 (9) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters vol 8 (2 wk) (# 9)
10 (15) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (5 wks) (#10)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (34 wks)
02 Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again (4 wks)
03 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (23 wks)
04 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (7 wks)
05 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (6 wks)
06 Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This (2 wks)
07 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (17 wks)
08 The Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love (5 wks)
09 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (11 wks)
10 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (13 wks)

11 The Intruders – I Wanna Know Your Name (3 wks)
12 Betty Wright – Let Me Be Your Lovemaker (6 wks)
13 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (11 wks)
14 The Dramatics – Fell For You (3 wks)
15 Bloodstone – Never Let You Go (9 wks)
16 The Temptations – Law Of The Land (7 wks)
17 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You're A Special Part Of Me (6 wks)
18 The Stylistics – Rockin' Roll Baby (4 wks)
19 Lynsey De Paul – Won't Somebody Dance With Me (3 wks)
20 Stevie Wonder – Living For The City (1 wk)

21 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (28 wks)
22 The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (24 wks)
23 The Spinners – Ghetto Child (13 wks)
24 Ann Peebles – I Can't Stand The Rain (11 wks)
25 The Dells – My Pretending Days Are Over (6 wks)
26 Syl Johnson – Back For A Taste Of Your Love (3 wks)
27 Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On (18 wks)
28 The Manhattans – You'd Better Believe It (8 wks)
29 The Ovations – Having A Party (Medley) (5 wks)
30 Earnest Jackson – Love & Happiness (24 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Carpenters Top Of The World
02 Nazareth This Flight Tonight
03 Kiki Dee Amoureuse
04 Mud Dyna-Mite
05 David Cassidy Daydreamer
06 Barry Blue Do You Wanna Dance?
07 Bryan Ferry A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
08 Limmie & The Family Cookin' Dreamboat
09 David Bowie Sorrow
10 Ringo Starr Photograph
11 Osmonds Let Me In
12 Wink Martindale Deck Of Cards
13 Eddie Kendricks Keep On Truckin'
14 Status Quo Caroline
15 Alvin Stardust My Coo-Ca-Choo
16 David Essex Lamplight
17 Bob Dylan Knockin' On Heavens Door
18 Paul McCartney & Wings Helen Wheels
19 Four Tops Sweet Understanding Love
20 Don Downing Lonely Days Lonely Nights

[o]

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

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 25.10.1973

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

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (6 wks)
2 (1) David Bowie - Sorrow (4 wks)
3 (5) Ringo Starr - Photograph (3 wks)
4 (4) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (6 wks)
5 (10) Mud - Dynamite (3 wks)
6 (6) Jim Croce - I Got A Name (6 wks)
7 (3) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (7 wks)
8 (14) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (3 wks)
9 (12) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (4 wks)
10 (11) Hollies - The day that curly Billy shot down crazy Sam McGee (5 wks)
11 (7) The Who - 5:15 (5 wks)
12 (19) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (2 wks)
13 (15) Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (6 wks)
14 (18) Steve Miller Band - The Joker (4 wks)
15 (23) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (2 wks)
16 (9) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (7 wks)
17 (8) The Temptations - Law Of The Land (7 wks)
18 (16) David Cassidy - Daydreamer (5 wks)
19 (26) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance (2 wks)
20 (20) The Osmonds - Let Me In (3 wks)
21 (13) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (5 wks)
22 (25) Aerosmith - Dream On (3 wks)
23 (33) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (2 wks)
24 (22) The Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) (3 wks)
25 (28) Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er (4 wks)
26 (39) The Persuaders - Some Guys Have All The Luck (2 wks)
27 (NE) David Essex-Lamplight (1 wk)
28 (NE) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (1 wk)
29 (40) Billy Joel - Piano Man (2 wks)
30 (17) Slade - My Friend Stan (6 wks)
31 (NE) The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love (1 wk)
32 (NE) Mungo Jerry - Wild Love (1 wk)
33 (21) Limmie and The Family Cookin - Dreamboat (4 wks)
34 (22) Lynsey de Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me (3 wks)
35 (24) Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (8 wks)
36 (27) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child (7 wks)
37 (NE) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why (1 wk)
38 (NE) Don Downing - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights (1 wk)
39 (29) Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz (8 wks)
40 (NE) War - Me And Baby Brother (1 wk)

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) The Carpenters – Top Of The World
02(01) Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
03(04) Steve Miller Band – The Joker
04(03) David Bowie – Sorrow
05(10) Ringo Starr – Photograph
06(06) Mud – Dynamite
07(25) The Persuaders – Some Guys Have All The Luck
08(12) Neil Diamond – Be
09(07) Aerosmith – Dream On
10(05) Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

11(09) David Cassidy – Daydreamer
12(16) Suzi Quatro – Daytona Demon
13(17) The Osmonds – Let Me In
14(21) Barry Blue – Do You Wanna Dance
15(08) E.L.O. – Showdown
16(24) Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This
17(--) Kiki Dee – Amoureuse
18(11) Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground
19(14) Jim Croce – I Got a Name
20(30) Alvin Stardust – My Coo Ca Choo

21(13) Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
22(28) Wings – Helen Wheels
23(15) Bette Midler – Friends
24(29) Eddie Kendricks – Keep On Truckin’
25(--) David Essex – Lamplight
26(18) Bryan Ferry – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
27(19) Isley Brothers – That Lady
28(20) Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
29(--) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Why, Oh Why, Oh why
30(--) Mungo Jerry – Wild Love

[raliverpool]

01 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (6wks 17-8-3-1-1-1)
02 David Bowie - Sorrow (4wks 13-6-2-2)
03 Ringo Starr - Photograph (4wks 31-16-6-3)
04 Carpenters - Top Of The World (3wks 20-7-4)
05 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia (7wks 19-13-7-5-3-3-5)
06 Jim Croce - I Got A Name (4wks 33-17-8-6)
07 David Bowie - Kooks (3wks 24-13-7)
08 Steely Dan - My Old School (2wks 21-8)
09 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (3wks 26-17-9)
10 Art Garfunkel - All I Know (4wks 24-11-9-10)

11 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall (6wks 28-12-8-4-5-11)
12 Slade - My Friend Stan (6wks 4-3-2-2-4-12)
13 Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (3wks 27-19-13)
14 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up (2wks 22-14)
15 Mud - Dynamite (2wks 35-15)

16 Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things (1wk 16 NEW)

17 Who - 5:15 (5wks 19-10-9-12-17)
18 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (7wks 33-18-11-9-8-10-18)
19 Billy Preston - Space Race (5wks 25-17-15-16-19)
20 Elton John - Sweet Painted Lady (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Lou Reed - Caroline Says II (3wks 35-24-21)
22 Chicago - Just You 'n' Me (3wks 34-26-22)
23 Osmonds - Let Me In (2wks 33-23)
24 Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (2wks 32-24)
25 Paul Simon - St Judy's Comet (5wks 36-28-22-18-25)
26 Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (5wks 37-12-10-11-26)
27 Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (2wks 31-27)
28 Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance? (2wks 30-28)
29 Queen - Keep Yourself Alive (2wks 38-29)
30 Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit Knight (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (2wks 37-31)
32 Bette Midler - Chapel Of Love (5wks 32-22-18-20-32)
33 Status Quo - Caroline (9wks 29-17-11-7-5-4-7-14-33)
34 Abba - Ring Ring (2wks 39-34)
35 Millie Jackson - Hurts So Good (7wks 32-27-23-20-19-23-35)
36 Seals & Crofts - We May Never Pass This Way, Again (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Carole King - Corazon (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (9wks 31-14-7-3-1-1-5-15-38)
39 Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Sweet - Ballroom Blitz (8wks 7-1-1-2-7-14-27-40)

The Roxy Music lead singer's take on the 1936 jazz blues standard, which was the title track of his debut solo album, consisting entirely of covers.

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Top Of The World - Carpenters < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 8 ) My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust
3 ( 4 ) The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
4 ( 3 ) The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes (#3)
5 ( 2 ) Ballroom Blitz - Sweet (#1[4])
6 ( 6 ) Dyna-Mite - Mud
7 ( 5 ) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (2[3])
8 ( 12 ) Just You 'n' Me - Chicago
9 ( 21 ) Do You Wanna Dance - Barry Blue
10 ( 13 ) Dreamboat - Limmie & Family Cookin'

11 ( 7 ) My Friend Stan - Slade (#3)
12 ( 10 ) The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee - Hollies (#9)
13 ( 9 ) Daydreamer - David Cassidy (#6)
14 ( 25 ) Helen Wheels - Wings
15 ( -- ) Amoureuse - Kiki Dee
16 ( 17 ) Milly Molly Mandy - Glyn Poole
17 ( 11 ) Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan (#5)
18 ( 22 ) Photograph - Ringo Starr
19 ( 15 ) 05:15 - Who (#13)
20 ( 16 ) This Flight Tonight - Nazareth (#14)

21 ( 27 ) Daytona Demon - Suzi Quatro
22 ( 14 ) A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry (#3)
23 ( 30 ) Won't Somebody Dance With Me - Lynsey De Paul
24 ( 20 ) I Got A Name - Jim Croce (#17)
25 ( 23 ) Shine On Silver Sun - Strawbs (#22)
26 ( -- ) Wild Love - Mungo Jerry
27 ( 18 ) Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra (#8)
28 ( 26 ) We May Never Pass This Way (Again) - Seals And Crofts (#26)
29 ( 24 ) Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang (#23)
30 ( -- ) Lamplight - David Essex

31 ( 19 ) It Hurts So Good - Millie Jackson (#9)
32 ( 29 ) Space Race - Billy Preston (#29)
33 ( -- ) Why Oh Why Oh Why - Gilbert O'Sullivan
34 ( -- ) Sweet Understanding Love - Four Tops
35 ( 33 ) All I Know - Art Garfunkel (#31)
36 ( -- ) If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - Staple Singers
37 ( 28 ) The Laughing Gnome - David Bowie (#4)
38 ( 37 ) Law Of The Land - Temptations (#32)
39 ( 32 ) Let Me In - Osmonds (#19)
40 ( 38 ) Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne - Looking Glass (#30)

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-- ( 31 ) Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#5)
-- ( 34 ) To Know You Is To Love You - B B King (#11)
-- ( 35 ) Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat - DeFranco Family (#14)
-- ( 36 ) Ooh Baby - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#13)
-- ( 39 ) Nutbush City Limits - Ike And Tina Turner (#7)
-- ( 40 ) Ghetto Child - Spinners (#4)

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-- ( -- ) Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
-- ( -- ) Lonely Days Lonely Nights - Don Downing
-- ( -- ) Friends - Bette Midler

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Kiki Dee's interpretation of a French song, which later would have another interpretation by Australian singer Helen Reddy with totally different lyrics as "Emotion".

[Shireblogger]

1 [4] :: Electric Light Orchestra - SHOWDOWN
2 [8] :: Bryan Ferry - THESE FOOLISH THINGS {These Foolish Things LP track}
3 [11] :: Carpenters - TOP OF THE WORLD
4 [3] :: David Bowie - SORROW
5 [1] :: Bryan Ferry - A HARD RAINS GONNA FALL
6 [2] :: Slade - MY FRIEND STAN
7 [7] :: ABBA - NINA, PRETTY BALLERINA {French single}
8 [10] :: Mud - DYNA-MITE
9 [new] :: Alvin Stardust - MY COO-CA-CHOO
10 [new] :: Paul McCartney & Wings - HELEN WHEELS
11 [5] :: Sweet - BALLROOM BLITZ
12 [9] :: Bob Dylan - KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
13 [15] :: Suzi Quatro - DAYTONA DEMON
14 [new] :: Bob Marley & Wailers - I SHOT THE SHERIFF {Burnin' LP track}
15 [6] :: Ike & Tina Turner - NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS
16 [14] :: Stevie Wonder - HIGHER GROUND
17 [new] :: Persuaders - SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK
18 [19] :: Steve Miller Band - THE JOKER
19 [16] :: Status Quo - CAROLINE
20 [18] :: Ringo Starr - PHOTOGRAPH

[Smurfie]

1 ) The Carpenters - Top Of The World
2 ) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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 ) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child
8 ) David Bowie - Sorrow
9 ) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown
10 ) Ringo Starr - Photograph
11 ) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
12 ) David Cassidy - Daydreamer
13 ) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance
14 ) Isley Brothers - That Lady
15 ) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon
16 ) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards
17 ) Mud -Dynamite
18 ) The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love
19 ) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
20 ) David Essex - Lamplight

[popchartfreak]

27th October 1973

It's another chart invasion of big discs as the continuing manic top end of the chart is suddenly dominated by Cockney Rebel, no Stave Harley-billing on their strange, but wonderful Sebastian. Almost 8 minutes of radio-unfriendly, orchestral, auto-tuned vocal (obviously 26 years before that became a thing), semi-Progrock, Glam referencing, Gay anthem. Never a hit, criminally, and just beating out the criminally under-rated Mind Games new track from John Lennon, still fab 50 years later. That means a Fab Four top 20 as John, Ringo (plus George), and Paul are solo as they 50-years-later collectively anticipate a UK number one and my new personal chart number one. I really wouldn't have believed it even if you'd played me the song. It's almost 2 years since Happy Xmas and Imagine were in my Retro charts.

New in at 7 Stevie Wonder's back for a 5th chart belter of 1973, a little early for the UK, but Living For The City is charting in the US and it's one of Stevie's finest moments, social deprivation ever relevant. Dolly Parton is back with her signature tune, the wondrous Jolene at 18 and 3 years early for the UK charts, who were so often late (see Midnight Train To Georgia just dropped out, and War's Me And Baby Brother entering lower down, all 1976 UK hits, and Sister Sledge debuting with the very Jackson 5-sounding Mama Never Told Me, 2 years ahead of charting in the UK - but flopping in the US!).

David Essex gets his 2nd biggie as Lamplight enters at 50, Jim Stafford's playful Spiders & Snakes is new at 71 6 months early for the UK, Fleetwood Mac get a classy Hypnotised into the chart 5 years on from Albatross, the Bob Welch song probably being their best since Peter Green departed. Charles Aznavour dances in his charmingly French Old Fashioned Way, Donny Osmond keeps the covers churned out as diminishing returns will start cropping up now on a fairly pedestrian cover of the great Nat 'King' Cole's When I fall In Love - so good that would be a bigger hit than Donny's cover 22 years after Nat had died.

Tony Orlando & Dawn are back with another jolly ragtime romp - really not sure why they thought that was a career-making move, as Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally flopped in the UK, but gave them 3 years of non-stop retro entries for me. Gilbert meanwhile gets even more dreary with latest ballad Why Oh Why Oh Why which I really didn't like much at the time, ditto Donny. That leaves Mungo Jerry also on the 3-year-run ride, as Wild Love sneaks in on bottom rung.

1 ( NEW ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1
2 ( NEW ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2
3 ( 1 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue # 1
4 ( 3 ) COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - Redbone # 3
5 ( 2 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust # 2
6 ( 5 ) DYNA-MITE - Mud # 5
7 ( NEW ) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder # 7
8 ( 6 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1
9 ( 4 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1
10 ( 7 ) SHOW AND TELL - Al Wilson # 5

11 ( 8 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1
12 ( 15 ) I KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE) - Genesis # 12
13 ( 13 ) NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP - Barry White # 13
14 ( 9 ) THE BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet # 1
15 ( 10 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John # 1
16 ( 11 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 6
17 ( 37 ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings # 17
18 ( NEW ) JOLENE - Dolly Parton # 18
19 ( 20 ) HARMONY - Elton John # 19
20 ( 12 ) COME LIVE WITH ME - Ray Charles # 12

21 ( 26 ) ANOTHER ‘WITHOUT YOU’ DAY - Blue Mink # 21
22 ( 38 ) ROCK’N’ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) - Kevin Johnson # 22
23 ( 14 ) PEPPERBOX - The Peppers # 8
24 ( 32 ) WON’T SOMEBODY DANCE WITH ME - Lynsey De Paul featuring Ed Stewart # 24
25 ( 34 ) AMOUREUSE - Kiki Dee # 25
26 ( 17 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner # 1
27 ( 25 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - Phil Everly # 25
28 ( 31 ) TAKE ME HIGH - Cliff Richard # 28
29 ( 21 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1
30 ( 18 ) DREAM ON - Aerosmith # 7

31 ( 27 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1
32 ( 28 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1
33 ( 29 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4
34 ( 16 ) THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT - Nazareth # 11
35 ( 52 ) DAYTONA DEMON - Suzi Quatro # 35
36 ( 39 ) IF YOU’RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) - The Staple Singers # 36
37 ( 23 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband # 1
38 ( 22 ) RADAR LOVE - Golden Earring # 12
39 ( 24 ) THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE - The Hollies # 18
40 ( 30 ) THE LOVE I LOST (PART 1) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes # 10

41 ( 35 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 5
42 ( 19 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Temptations # 19
43 ( 55 ) WHEREFORE AND WHY - Glen Campbell # 43
44 ( 47 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON - Leo Sayer # 44
45 ( 40 ) DIRTY OL’ MAN - The Three Degrees # 40
46 ( 71 ) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND/LOVE LIES BLEEDING - Elton John # 46
47 ( 53 ) IT’S A GAME - String Driven Thing # 47
48 ( 33 ) MY FRIEND STAN - Slade # 20
49 ( 36 ) SORROW - David Bowie # 29
50 ( NEW ) LAMPLIGHT - David Essex # 50

51 ( 50 ) THE PUPPY SONG - David Cassidy # 50
52 ( 46 ) THE JOKER - The Steve Miller Band # 46
53 ( 43 ) I GOT A NAME - Jim Croce # 30
54 ( 48 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3
55 ( 49 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1
56 ( 68 ) THE WOMBLING SONG - The Wombles # 56
57 ( 44 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 8
58 ( 59 ) SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - David Gates # 58
59 ( 42 ) A HARD RAIN’S A-GONNA FALL - Bryan Ferry # 17
60 ( 51 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 6

61 ( 61 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1
62 ( NEW ) MAMA NEVER TOLD ME - Sister Sledge # 62
63 ( 65 ) PLAY AROUND - Linda Lewis # 63
64 ( 45 ) STONED OUT OF MY MIND - The Chi-Lites # 15
65 ( 74 ) THE WAY WE WERE - Barbra Streisand # 65
66 ( 58 ) ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD) - Wizzard # 4
67 ( 41 ) OH NO! NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart # 10
68 ( 60 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6
69 ( 63 ) SOLITAIRE - Andy Williams # 12
70 ( 64 ) DAYDREAMER - David Cassidy # 49

71 ( NEW ) SPIDERS AND SNAKES - Jim Stafford # 71
72 ( 75 ) ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY - The Stylistics # 72
73 ( 76 ) GET IT ALL TO ME - Blackfoot Sue # 73
74 ( NEW ) HYPNOTISED - Fleetwood Mac # 74
75 ( 81 ) LEAVE ME ALONE (RUBY RED DRESS) - Helen Reddy # 75
76 ( 80 ) I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Bob Marley & The Wailers # 76
77 ( 78 ) SHINE A LIGHT - Gallagher & Lyle # 77
78 ( NEW ) THE OLD FASHIONED WAY - Charles Aznavour # 78
79 ( 82 ) I FOUND SUNSHINE - The Chi-Lites # 79
80 ( NEW ) ME AND BABY BROTHER - War # 80

81 ( 77 ) YOU’RE A STAR - Carl Wayne # 77
82 ( NEW ) WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - Donny Osmond # 82
83 ( NEW ) WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY? - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 83
84 ( NEW ) WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 84
85 ( NEW ) WILD LOVE - Mungo Jerry # 85


27th Oct 1973 my chart of the time Gloucester

It's a first week on top for Ringo Starr, Photograph taking him higher than he's ever been post-Beatles, thanks in good part to George Harrison, on the record and co-writer. That makes Ringo the third Beatle to get a chart-topper in my original weekly charts, and George too, albeit uncredited. George would have to wait till 1981 for his own solo topper, then My Sweet Lord in 2002. David Bowie grabs his 3rd top 10 of '73, and Stevie Wonder his 3rd too. Mud get a Sweet cast-off with Dyna-mite in at 11, full-on Glam Rock and a 3rd hit, Barry Blue is on his 3rd too as he outdoes Gary Glitter on Do You Wanna Dance at 16. Ditto Suzi's on 3 too, with Daytona Demon a Glam spot behind.

Don Downing is new at 18 with the still-wonderful Lonely Days Lonely Nights, a soul gem bordering on disco, Hudson-Ford follow-up with Take It Back, their 3rd chart song of the year including Strawbs. It's a debut for Alvin Stardust, former 60's pop star Bernard Jewry, former resident of Mansfield Woodhouse (a few miles from where I was born), aka Shane Fenton. Alvin was in heavy disguise on Peter Shelley's My Coo Ca Choo creation on Lift Off With Ayshea, I seem to recall a coat of feathers prior to his Top Of The Pops revamp as Gene Vincent lookalike. That leaves Limmie & The Family Cooking simmering with Dreamboat, at 29, not quite doing The Magic this time.


1 ( 6 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr
2 ( 4 ) A HARD RAIN'S A GONNA FALL - Bryan Ferry
3 ( 1 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner
4 ( 2 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband
5 ( 10 ) THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT - Nazareth
6 ( 5 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John
7 ( 11 ) SORROW - David Bowie
8 ( 3 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra
9 ( 13 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder
10 ( 8 ) BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet

11 ( NEW ) DYNAMITE - Mud
12 ( 12 ) KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan
13 ( 14 ) THE DAY THAT CURLY BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY SAM MCGEE - The Hollies
14 ( 7 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners
15 ( 9 ) MY FRIEND STAN - Slade
16 ( NEW ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue
17 ( NEW ) DAYTONA DEMON - Suzi Quatro
18 ( NEW ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing
19 ( 18 ) CAROLINE - Status Quo
20 ( 21 ) WON'T SOMEBODY DANCE WITH ME - Lynsey De Paul

21 ( 28 ) EYE LEVEL - The Simon Park Orchestra
22 ( 26 ) TOP OF THE WORLD - The Carpenters
23 ( 25 ) DAYDREAMER/ THE PUPPY SONG - David Cassidy
24 ( 17 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers
25 ( 19 ) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn
26 ( NEW ) TAKE IT BACK - Hudson-Ford
27 ( 22 ) PLAY AROUND - Linda Lewis
28 ( NEW ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust
29 ( NEW ) DREAMBOAT - Limmie & The Family Cooking
30 ( 15 ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard