Haven Retro Combined Chart : 29.12.1973

[smokeyb]

Wizzard finish 1973 by getting a 3rd week at the top. This means that Slade stay at number 2 for a 3rd week.



Elton John stays at 3, Kiki Dee is up to 4 and Steeleye Span are up at 5.



There are 4 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Olivia Newton-John at number 28.



The biggest climber is Drupi who jumps up 11 places to number 27.



The biggest faller is Paul McCartney who drops 26 places.

[smokeyb]

29.12.1973 (Week # 52)

1 (01) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - 183 points (4-1-1-1) (4 wks)
2 (02) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody - 141 points (2-2-2) 3 wks
3 (03) Elton John - Step Into Christmas - 120 points (12-9-3-3) 4 wks
4 (06) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse - 85 points (18-8-6-6-7-8-6-4) 8 wks
5 (13) Steeleye Span - Gaudete - 82 points (17-13-5) 3 wks
6 (04) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone - 80 points (9-4-1-3-4-6) 6 wks
7 (09) Golden Earring - Radar Love - 80 points (24-12-9-7) 4 wks
8 (12) Roy Wood - Forever - 79 points (14-13-12-8) 4 wks
9 (15) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On - 76 points (15-9) 2 wks
10 (05) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo - 70 points (14-5-2-2-1-2-4-5-10) 9 wks
11 (11) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle - 65 points (20-17-12-9-11-11-11) 7 wks
12 (08) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love - 64 points (5-3-2-5-7-8-12) 7 wks
13 (07) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - 61 points (20-7-6-5-7-13) 6 wks
14 (14) John Lennon - Mind Games - 49 points (21-11-8-10-14-14) 6 wks
15 (16) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top - 49 points (19-16-14-16-15) 5 wks
16 (10) Roxy Music - Street Life - 48 points (12-4-3-3-6-10-16) 7 wks
17 (17) David Essex - Lamplight - 38 points (24-16-10-11-15-17-17) 7 wks
18 (18) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - 35 points (25-23-19-20-18-18) 6 wks
19 (19) Carpenters – Top Of The World - 35 points (31-31-9-2-1-1-1-1-5-10-16-19-19) 13 wks
20 (25) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme - 32 points (40-39-25-20) 4 wks
21 (20) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City - 30 points (37-34-26-27-22-20-21) 7 wks
22 (22) Rod Stewart & Faces - Pool Hall Richard - 29 points (40-22-22) 3 wks
23 (26) Love Unlimited – It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring) - 27 points (25-26-23) 3 wks
24 (21) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses - 26 points (25-15-15-13-19-21-24) 7 wks
25 (32) Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone - 25 points (40-32-25) 3 wks
26 (23) Cozy Powell - Dance with The Devil - 24 points (35-24-23-26) 4 wks
27 (38) Drupi - Vado Via - 24 points (33-38-27) 3 wks
28 (NE) Olivia Newton John - Let Me Be There - 22 points (28) 1 wk
29 (24) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Why, Oh Why, Oh why - 22 points (38-30-20-20-21-24-29) 7 wks
30 (33) Cockney Rebel - Sebastian - 22 points (33-26-26-22-23-29-33-30) 8 wks
31 (27) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34-34-31-30-27-25-27-29-33-32-31-31-30-31-27-27-31) 41 wks
32 (NE) Kool And The Gang – Jungle Boogie - 20 points (32) 1 wk
33 (NE) Curtis Mayfield – Can't Say Nothin' - 19 points (33) 1 wk
34 (31) Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again - 18 points (29-31-35-36-32-32-33-33-30-31-34) 11 wks
35 (30) T. Rex – Truck on (Tyke) - 18 points (27-18-18-18-30-35) 6 wks
36 (28) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet - 18 points (28-28-36) 3 wks
37 (34) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 17 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37-35-36-32-31-28-27-32-32-36-38-35-36-34-34-31-34-37) 30 wks
38 (RE) Steve Miller Band - Joker - 17 points (32-23-14-12-16-15-26-x-38) 8 wks
39 (36) Temptations – Let Your Hair Down - 16 points (36-39) 2 wks
40 (NE) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Jerusalem - 16 points (40) 1 wk

Dropped Out
41 (40) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 15 points (34-24-22-19-22-17-16-16-28-35-36-35-40)
44 (37) Who - Love, Reign O'er Me - 15 points (40-36-37)
47 (39) Cliff Richard - Take Me High - 14 points (40-37-39)
48 (35) Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me - 14 points (37-37-32-35)
55 (29) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels - 10 points (20-15-10-13-30-23-29)

[smokeyb]

Thanks to o Earl Purple raliverpool Whitneyfan smokeyb Shireblogger popchartfreak darkstar79 Mark rubcale & Smurfie


I will leave this open until Fri.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 05.01.1974

1 (1) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (3) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (7 wk) (# 2)
3 (2) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (8 wk) (# 1)
4 (4) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (5 wk) (# 4)
5 (5) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (10 wk) (# 2)
6 (6) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses (8 wk) (# 2)
7 (7) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (4 wk) (# 7)
8 (8) David Essex - Lamplight (9 wk) (# 7)
9 (9) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (7 wk) (# 8)
10 (10) Roxy Music - Street Life (8 wk) (# 9)
11 (11) Roy Wood - Forever (6 wk) (# 11)
12 (13) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why (9 wk) (# 6)
13 (16) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (7 wk) (# 13)
14 (17) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (5 wk) (# 14)
15 (12) T. Rex - Truck On Tyke (7 wk) (# 12)
16 (20) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard (5 wk) (# 16)
17 (14) Steeleye Span - Gaudete (5 wk) (# 14)
18 (15) Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love (9 wk) (# 4)
19 (18) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (9 wk) (# 13)
20 (23) Millican & Nesbitt - Vaya Con Dios (6 wk) (# 20)
21 (22) Mud -Dynamite (11 wk) (# 4)
22 (21) Drupi - Vado Via (6 wk) (# 21)
23 (19) The Osmonds - Let Me In (11 wk) (# 2)
24 (26) Elton John - Step Into Christmas (5 wk) (# 24)
25 (24) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (10 wk) (# 12)
26 (25) Golden Earring - Radar Love (5 wk) (# 25)
27 (27) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (12 wk) (# 5)
28 (28) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance (10 wk) (# 7)
29 (29) Perry Como - For The Good Times (20 wk) (# 7)
30 (30) David Cassidy - Daydreamer/Puppy Song (13 wk) (# 1)
31 (33) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (17 wk) (# 1)
32 (31) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (10 wk) (# 18)
33 (35) John Lennon - Mind Games (7 wk) (# 26)
34 (32) David Bowie - Sorrow (12 wk) (# 3)
35 (37) Ringo Starr - Photograph (11 wk) (# 8)
36 (46) Andy Williams - Solitaire (5 wk) (# 36)
37 (39) Cliff Richard - Take Me High (6 wk) (# 37)
38 (36) The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love (9 wk) (# 29)
39 (40) Perry Como - Walk Right Back (4 wk) (# 39)
40 (34) Matt Monroe - And You Smiled (7 wk) (# 28)
41 (RE) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (40 wk) (# 1)
42 (47) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards (14 wk) (# 13)
43 (NE) Diana Ross - All Of My Life (1 wk)(# 43)
44 (42) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (15 wk) (# 6)
45 (45) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (11 wk) (# 14)
46 (44) Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way (12 wk) (# 38)
47 (43) Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards (12 wk) (# 22)
48 (RE) Don Downing - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights (9 wk) (# 32)
49 (41) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (13 wk) (# 11)
50 (48) Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock (7 wk) (# 36)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 03-01-74:  Presenter: Dave Lee Travis
(2) THE NEW SEEKERS – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me  
(11) ROY WOOD – Forever  
(16) THE FACES – Pool Hall Richard  
(14) COZY POWELL – Dance With The Devil
(13) ROBERT KNIGHT – Love On A Mountain Top  
(7) LEO SAYER – The Show Must Go On
(NEW) MUD – Tiger Feet
(36) ANDY WILLIAMS – Solitaire
(1) SLADE – Merry Xmas Everybody  
(10) ROXY MUSIC – Street Life  

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 05.01.1974
1 (10) Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans (3 wk) (# 1)
2 (12) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (3 wk) (# 2)
3 (1) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (10 wk) (# 1)
4 (5) Donny Osmond - A Time For Us (4 wk) (# 4)
5 (8) Gilbert O'Sullivan - I'm A Writer Not A Fighter (14 wk) (# 2)
6 (4) David Cassidy - Dreams Are Nothin' More Than Wishes (7 wk) (# 1)
7 (6) Perry Como - And I Love You So (27 wk) (# 3)
8 (3) David Bowie - Pin Ups (10 wk) (# 1)
9 (2) Roxy Music - Stranded (6 wk) (# 1)
10 (19) Gary Glitter - Touch Me (7 wk)(# 10)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
02(02) Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
03(04) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle
04(06) Kool And The Gang – Jungle Boogie
05(07) Golden Earring – Radar Love
06(03) Elton John – Step Into Christmas
07(05) Steeleye Span – Gaudete
08(08) Roy Wood – Forever
09(09) Kiki Dee – Amoureuse
10(10) Leo Sayer – The Show Must Go On

11(11) Jim Croce – It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way
12(13) The Carpenters – Top Of The World
13(12) Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The Stone
14(14) Robert Knight – Love On A Mountain Top
15(19) John Lennon – Mind Games
16(16) Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
17(15) Gary Glitter – I Love You Love Me Love
18(--) Diana Ross – All Of My Life
19(17) New Seekers – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me
20(18) Marie Osmond – Paper Roses

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (42 wks)
02 Curtis Mayfield – Can't Say Nothin' (2 wks)
03 Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again (12 wks)
04 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (31 wks)
05 The Temptations – Let Your Hair Down (3 wks)
06 Eddie Kendricks – Boogie Down (1 wk)
07 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (15 wks)
08 Isaac Hayes – Joy (Part 1) (3 wks)
09 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (14 wks)
10 Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This (10 wks)

11 The Independents – It's All Over (8 wks)
12 Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) (7 wks)
13 Al Green – Livin' for You (5 wks)
14 Diana Ross – Last Time I Saw Him (1 wk)
15 Love Unlimited – It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring) (4 wks)
16 The Isley Brothers – What It Comes Down To (2 wks)
17 Diana Ross – All Of My Life (1 wk)
18 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (25 wks)
19 The O'Jays – Put Your Hands Together (3 wks)
20 The Chi Lites – I Found Sunshine (8 wks)

21 The Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love (13 wks)
22 Billy Preston – You're So Unique (1 wk)
23 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (19 wks)
24 Gladys Knight & The Pips – I've Got to Use My Imagination (7 wks)
25 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (21 wks)
26 The Intruders – I Wanna Know Your Name (11 wks)
27 Betty Wright – Let Me Be Your Lovemaker (14 wks)
28 Earth, Wind & Fire – Keep Your Head to the Sky (8 wks)
29 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (19 wks)
30 The Dramatics – Fell For You (11 wks)

[rubcale]

01 New Seekers ft/ Lyn Paul You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
02 Kiki Dee Amoureuse
03 Robert Knight Love On A Mountain Top
04 Wizzard I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
05 Golden Earring Radar Love
06 The Faces Pool Hall Richard
07 Cliff Richard Take Me High
08 Roy Wood Forever
09 Diana Ross All Of My Life
10 Eddie Kendricks Keep On Truckin'
11 Mott The Hoople Roll Away The Stone
12 Gary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love
13 David Essex Lamplight
14 Steeleye Span Gaudete
15 Roxy Music Street Life
16 Elton John Step Into Christmas
17 Leo Sayer The Show Must Go On
18 Don Downing Lonely Days Lonely Nights
19 Cozy Powell Dance With The Devil
20 Carpenters Top Of The World

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (4 wks)
2 (2) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (5 wks)
3 (3) Golden Earring - Radar Love (5 wks)
4 (7) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (4 wks)
5 (5) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard (5 wks)
6 (8) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (5 wks)
7 (13) Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone (5 wks)
8 (4) Elton John - Step Into Christmas (5 wks)
9 (6) Roy Wood - Forever (6 wks)
10 (11) Steeleye Span - Gaudete (5 wks)
11 (10) Drupi - Vado Via (6 wks)
12 (9) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (7 wks)
13 (12) John Lennon - Mind Games (7 wks)
14 (16) Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (5 wks)
15 (17) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (7 wks)
16 (26) Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider (3 wks)
17 (21) Cliff Richard - Take Me High (6 wks)
18 (15) Andy Williams - Solitaire (5 wks)
19 (14) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (9 wks)
20 (NE) Diana Ross - All Of My Life (1 wk)
21 (18) Roxy Music - Street Life (8 wks)
22 (19) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (7 wks)
23 (20) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (10 wks)
24 (22) War - Me And Baby Brother (9 wks)
25 (23) Cockney Rebel - Sebastian (8 wks)
26 (24) T. Rex - Truck On Tyke (7 wks)
27 (25) Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle (8 wks)
28 (27) Ringo Starr - Photograph (11 wks)
29 (28) David Essex - Lamplight (9 wks)
30 (29) Steve Miller Band - The Joker (12 wks)
31 (30) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (10 wks)
32 (31) Don Downing - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights (9 wks)
33 (32) Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock (7 wks)
34 (33) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (11 wks)
35 (34) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (10 wks)
36 (35) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (14 wks)
37 (36) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (8 wks)
38 (37) The Persuaders - Some Guys Have All The Luck (10 wks)
39 (38) Billy Joel - Piano Man (10 wks)
40 (39) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why (9 wks)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 5 ) Radar Love - Golden Earring < 1st #1 >
2 ( 4 ) Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
3 ( 1 ) Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade (#1[1])
4 ( 6 ) The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer
5 ( 2 ) I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard (#1[3])
6 ( 7 ) Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
7 ( 3 ) Step Into Christmas - Elton John (#2[1])
8 ( 9 ) Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
9 ( 12 ) I Can't Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles
10 ( 8 ) Until You Come Back To Me - Aretha Franklin (#8)

11 ( 11 ) Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton John
12 ( 14 ) Some Guys Have All The Luck - Persuaders
13 ( 10 ) Roll Away The Stone - Mott The Hoople (#3)
14 ( 13 ) Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally - Dawn (#13)
15 ( 22 ) The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
16 ( 19 ) Galloping Home - London String Chorale
17 ( 28 ) Spiders And Snakes - Jim Stafford
18 ( -- ) All Of My Life - Diana Ross
19 ( 20 ) Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell
20 ( 16 ) Living For The City - Stevie Wonder (#8)

21 ( 15 ) The Joker - Steve Miller Band (#1[2])
22 ( 18 ) Take Me High - Cliff Richard (#15)
23 ( 23 ) Gaudete - Steeleye Span
24 ( -- ) Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
25 ( 25 ) Corazon - Carole King
26 ( 17 ) I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter (#2[1])
27 ( 21 ) Forever - Roy Wood (#17)
28 ( 37 ) Walk Like A Man (You Can Call Me Your Man) - Grand Funk Railroad
29 ( 24 ) My Music - Loggins & Messina (#20)
30 ( 39 ) Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas

31 ( 32 ) Raised On Rock - Elvis Presley (#33)
32 ( 29 ) Vado Via - Drupi (#29)
33 ( 34 ) Lamplight - David Essex (#22)
34 ( 33 ) D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin (#27)
35 ( 30 ) Truck On (Tyke) - T. Rex (#22)
36 ( 27 ) Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight (#11)
37 ( 26 ) You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - New Seekers (#5)
38 ( 31 ) Street Life - Roxy Music (#7)
39 ( -- ) American Tune - Paul Simon
40 ( -- ) If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard

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-- ( 35 ) Mind Games - John Lennon (#18)
-- ( 36 ) My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust (#2[3])
-- ( 38 ) Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy (#19)
-- ( 40 ) Amoureuse - Kiki Dee (#5)

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On this chart, Christmas is over.

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 22.12.1973

1 (01) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
2 (02) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
3 (03) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
4 (04) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
5 (05) Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo
6 (06) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
7 (10) Elton John - Step Into Christmas
8 (09) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
9 (07) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On
10 (08) David Essex - Lamplight
11 (11) Roxy Music - Street Life
12 (12) Roy Wood - Forever
13 (13) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why
14 (14) Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me
15 (15) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
16 (16) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
17 (17) Steeleye Span - Gaudete
18 (18) T. Rex - Truck On Tyke
19 (19) Mud - Dynamite
20 (20) Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love
21 (21) Paul McCartney and Wings - Helen Wheels
22 (22) The Osmonds - Let Me In
23 (23) Carpenters - Top Of The World
24 (24) Perry Como - For The Good Times
25 (25) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard
26 (26) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
27 (27) David Cassidy - Daydreamer
28 (28) David Bowie - Sorrow
29 (29) John Lennon - Mind Games
30 (30) Golden Earring - Radar Love
31 (New) Diana Ross - All Of My Life
32 (36) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
33 (31) Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love
34 (32) Ringo Starr - Photograph
35 (33) Slade - My Friend Stan
36 (34) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil
37 (37) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards
38 (38) Andy Williams - Solitaire
39 (39) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon
40 (40) Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance

[popchartfreak]

22nd December 1973



So the Xmas revamped chart has the wintry Love Unlimited on top a year early for the UK charts, their second number one in 2 years, and Barry White's fourth in total as he knocks his own Love's Theme off the top spot. ELO leapfrog Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne would be happy about that at the time given Daybreaker stiffed when it came out as a single in 1974 - it is a cracker though. ELO's 3rd top 10.



With hardly any new records out, and a Post Office bit of bother the UK charts and music mags didn't have much new to report on, so that leaves Eddie Kendricks out in the US with Boogie Down new at 51, his 3rd solo entry and joining Kool & The Gang with Boogie-titles. Marc Bolan, who joined Eddie on Truckin' song titles, would also join in the boogie fever in 1976 as he bopped I Love To Boogie. The Hotshots do a reggaefied version of Chris Andrews' Yesterday's Man, his fab 60's biggie, and it's not bad, so gives them a second retro chart entry after the Snoopy 60's cover.





1 ( 2 ) IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT’S SPRING) - Love Unlimited # 1

2 ( 1 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 1

3 ( 3 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

4 ( 4 ) SHE’S GONE - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 4

5 ( 5 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1

6 ( 6 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce # 1

7 ( 8 ) WHEN THE MORNING COMES - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 7

8 ( 34 ) DAYBREAKER - Electric Light Orchestra # 8

9 ( 7 ) FOREVER - Roy Wood # 7

10 ( 9 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 2



11 ( 12 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - Cozy Powell # 4

12 ( 13 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder # 4

13 ( 10 ) I THINK I’M OVER (GETTING OVER YOU) - Peter Noone # 10

14 ( 19 ) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW - Melanie # 14

15 ( 16 ) IT’S ALL OVER - Jackie Wilson # 15

16 ( 17 ) A LOVE SONG - Anne Murray # 16

17 ( 11 ) I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - Wizzard # 3

18 ( 14 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2

19 ( 20 ) HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE - The Isley Brothers # 19

20 ( 15 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music # 3



21 ( 22 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE - Mott The Hoople featuring Thunderthighs # 7

22 ( 21 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks # 9

23 ( 26 ) HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME - Albert Hammond # 23

24 ( 24 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1

25 ( 23 ) JOLENE - Dolly Parton # 5

26 ( 33 ) MRS. VANDEBILT - Paul McCartney & Wings # 26

27 ( 28 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust # 2

28 ( 27 ) BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON - Lou Christie # 17

29 ( 44 ) DON’T LET ME DOWN AGAIN - Buckingham Nicks # 29

30 ( 43 ) JUNGLE BOOGIE - Kool & The Gang # 30



31 ( 30 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue # 1

32 ( 32 ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings # 14

33 ( 36 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1

34 ( 25 ) YOU’RE SIXTEEN - Ringo Starr # 19

35 ( 18 ) STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - Elton John # 18

36 ( 38 ) BLACK CAT WOMAN - Geordie # 36

37 ( 39 ) POOL HALL RICHARD - The Faces # 37

38 ( 55 ) A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP - The Pioneers # 38

39 ( 31 ) DYNA-MITE - Mud # 5

40 ( 35 ) STAR - Stealers Wheel # 35



41 ( 29 ) MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - Slade # 18

42 ( 42 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John # 1

43 ( 37 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 6

44 ( 41 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1

45 ( 45 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1

46 ( 48 ) RAISED ON ROBBERY - Joni Mitchell # 46

47 ( 57 ) I WILL - Ruby Winters # 47

48 ( 62 ) I SHALL SING - Garfunkel # 48

49 ( 69 ) LOVING YOU - Johnny Nash # 49

50 ( 50 ) W.O.L.D. - Harry Chapin # 50



51 ( NEW ) BOOGIE DOWN - Eddie Kendricks # 51

52 ( 65 ) BLUEBIRD - Paul McCartney & Wings # 52

53 ( 49 ) THE BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet # 1

54 ( 54 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 5

55 ( 67 ) MIDNIGHT RIDER - Gregg Allman # 55

56 ( 66 ) MAMUNIA - Paul McCartney & Wings # 56

57 ( 58 ) COME LIVE WITH ME - Ray Charles # 12

58 ( 59 ) JULIE ANN - White Plains # 58

59 ( 56 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1

60 ( 40 ) YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul # 40



61 ( 51 ) SHOW AND TELL - Al Wilson # 5

62 ( 52 ) COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - Redbone # 3

63 ( 53 ) AFTER THE GOLDRUSH - Prelude # 19

64 ( 63 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1

65 ( 46 ) I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 9

66 ( 47 ) LAMPLIGHT - David Essex # 20

67 ( 71 ) TEENAGE LAMENT ’74 - Alice Cooper # 67

68 ( 60 ) LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP - Robert Knight # 29

69 ( 70 ) PEPPERBOX - The Peppers # 8

70 ( 73 ) ALL OF MY LIFE - Diana Ross # 70



71 ( 74 ) THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE - Billy Paul # 71

72 ( 61 ) SPIDERS AND SNAKES - Jim Stafford # 30

73 ( 72 ) NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE - Paul McCartney & Wings # 68

74 ( NEW ) YESTERDAY MAN - The Hotshots # 74

75 ( 75 ) STOP TO START - Blue Magic # 75









22nd December 1973 my chart of the time



It's my Christmas chart of 50 years ago, and with School out Roy Wood knocks his own Xmas classic off the top spot as Forever becomes his first solo number one, making a total of 6 in various guises in almost 5 years. Cozy Powell gets his banging instrumental rock tune top 5, Geordie get a second top 10 and Leo sayer his first. The Beach Boys go top 20 with the Xmas classic that has only just at long last made the UK top 50. About time!



Meanwhile, Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes get a second chart hit with the fab The Love I Lost all Philly at 26. Bay City Rollers get a second chart hit of the year, as they release the catchy sha la la Remember song that would break them properly - once they dropped the lead vocalist who'd been there 2 years and opt for a teenybop-appealing Les McKewan. They re-did this version i order to get a hit, and soon as it became a hit I went off the Rollers. I had no idea at the time about the lead singer swap, but it explains why they never quite sounded right again for me.



That leaves Marmalade going off on an ill-advised rockier sound on Our House Is Rocking new at 30. Mostly here for old-times sakes, I think, as they never got over Junior Campbell leaving, really. Though they had a personnel revamp and hit again in 1976 it was never really the same. Next week's chart will feature some of the TV gems over Xmas and New Year, if I remember to google. Bearing in mind we only had 3 channels, and I only actually remember Christmas Top Of The Pops - which happily still exists, unlike most of the 1973 episodes.





1 ( 2 ) FOREVER - Roy Wood

2 ( 1 ) I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - Wizzard

3 ( 4 ) LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP - Robert Knight

4 ( 3 ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - Slade

5 ( 11 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - Cozy Powell

6 ( 6 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music

7 ( 7 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE - Mott The Hoople

8 ( 5 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust

9 ( 12 ) BLACK CAT WOMAN - Geordie

10 ( 16 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON - Leo Sayer



11 ( 13 ) STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - Elton John

12 ( 8 ) AMOUREUSE - Kiki Dee

13 ( 24 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder

14 ( 28 ) LITTLE SAINT NICK - The Beach Boys

15 ( 10 ) TRUCK ON (TYKE) - T.Rex

16 ( 14 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue

17 ( 23 ) RADAR LOVE - Golden Earring

18 ( 22 ) POOL HALL RICHARD - The Faces

19 ( 20 ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings

20 ( 9 ) YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - The New Seekers



21 ( 21 ) VADO VIA - Drupi

22 ( 17 ) DYNAMITE - Mud

23 ( 18 ) I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter

24 ( 26 ) THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE - Billy Paul

25 ( 19 ) LAMPLIGHT - David Essex

26 ( NEW ) THE LOVE I LOST - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

27 ( 29 ) SOLITAIRE - Andy Williams

28 ( RE ) PAPER ROSES - Marie Osmond

29 ( NEW ) REMEMBER (SHA LA LA LA) - The Bay City Rollers

30 ( NEW ) OUR HOUSE IS ROCKING - Marmalade

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Wizzard - I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY
2 [2] :: Slade - MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY
3 [3] :: Steeleye Span - GAUDETE
4 [6] :: Roxy Music - MOTHER OF PEARL {Stranded LP track}
5 [new] :: Golden Earring - RADAR LOVE
6 [new] :: Leo Sayer - THE SHOW MUST GO ON
7 [9] :: Olivia Newton-John - LET ME BE THERE
8 [new] :: Art Garfunkel - I SHALL SING
9 [new] :: New Seekers - YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME
10 [5] :: Emerson Lake & Palmer - JERUSALEM
11 [new] :: Faces - POOL HALL RICHARD
12 [new] :: Four Tops - SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE
13 [new] :: Robert Knight - LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP
14 [13] :: Roxy Music - STREET LIFE
15 [new] :: Roy Wood - FOREVER
16 [14] :: Gary Glitter - I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE
17 [new] :: Geordie - BLACK CAT WOMAN
18 [new] :: Curtis Mayfield - CAN'T SAY NOTHIN'
19 [new] :: Isley Brothers - WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO
20 [new] :: Elvis Presley - RAISED ON ROCK

[raliverpool]

01 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (4wks 1-1-1-1)
02 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (5wks 19-14-5-3-2)
03 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (6wks 35-22-15-7-4-3)
04 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (5wks 24-2-2-2-4)
05 Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle (6wks 28-16-13-6-5-5)
06 Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (3wks 22-8-6)
07 Elton John - Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (1wk 7 NEW)
08 Roy Wood - Forever (3wks 21-9-8)
09 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Sebastian (3wks 37-15-9)
10 Steve Miller Band - The Joker (5wks 28-21-17-12-10)

11 Who - Love, Reign O'er Me (6wks 19-6-4-4-6-11)
12 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (3wks 35-22-12)
13 Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up (6wks 29-21-17-16-14-13)
14 Ringo Starr - I'm The Greatest (5wks 10-9-10-11-14)
15 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (7wks 9-3-3-7-8-10-15)
16 New York Dolls - Personality Crisis (3wks 29-24-16)
17 Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (8wks 26-11-5-4-3-3-7-17)
18 Elton John - Step Into Christmas (5wks 37-22-15-13-18)
19 Al Wilson - Show & Tell (2wks 38-19)
20 Olivia Newton-John - Let Me Be There (2wks 35-20)

21 Badfinger - Apple Of My Eye (4wks 33-26-23-21)
22 Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Love Unlimited - It May Be Winter Outside (3wks 36-28-25)
26 Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (8wks 11-4-2-2-6-9-17-26)
27 Roxy Music - Street Life (7wks 23-9-5-8-11-18-27)
28 Steeleye Span - Gaudete (5wks 38-23-18-16-28)
29 Linda Ronstadt - Love Has No Pride (4wks 34-28-26-29)
30 Helen Reddy - Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) (4wks 35-30-27-30)

31 John Lennon - Mind Games (6wks 21-7-10-14-19-31)
32 Faces - Pool Hall Richard (4wks 30-24-25-32)
33 Lou Reed - Sad Song (2wks 37-33)
34 Earth Wind & Fire - Keep Your Head To The Sky (2wks 36-34)
35 Led Zeppelin - D'Yer Ma'Ker (7wks 12-1-1-5-12-21-35)
36 Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) (8wks 34-27-17-11-12-13-20-36)
37 Stylistics - Rockin' Roll Baby (3wks 38-34-37)
38 Gladys Knight & The Pips - I've Got To Use My Imagination (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Sparks - Girl From Germany (1wk 39 NEW)
40 New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (6wks 20-15-18-23-30-40)

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1 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
2 Elton John - Step Into Christmas
3 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
4 Golden Earring - Radar Love
5 John Lennon - Mind Games
6 Steeleye Span – Gaudete
7 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
8 Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
9 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
10 T. Rex - Truck On Tyke