Haven Retro Combined Chart : 05.01.1974

[smokeyb]

Another new year is beginning on the retro chart, it may take a few weeks to get a host of new songs, so let 1974 begin.

[smokeyb]

Wizzard start the new year off how they ended last and get a 4th week at the top.



Slade are still at 2 for a 4th week as well, Golden Earring are up to 3, Leo Sayer is at 4



and Elton John drops to 5.



There are 2 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Diana Ross at number 30.



The biggest climber are the Faces who move up 7 places to number 15.



The biggest faller is Steve Miller who drops 14 places.

[smokeyb]

05.01.1974 (Week # 01)

1 (01) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - 169 points (4-1-1-1-1) (5 wks)
2 (02) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody - 139 points (2-2-2-2) 4 wks
3 (07) Golden Earring - Radar Love - 104 points (24-12-9-7-3) 5 wks
4 (09) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On - 94 points (15-9-4) 3 wks
5 (03) Elton John - Step Into Christmas - 85 points (12-9-3-3-5) 5 wks
6 (08) Roy Wood - Forever - 78 points (14-13-12-8-6) 5 wks
7 (04) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse - 75 points (18-8-6-6-7-8-6-4-7) 9 wks
8 (05) Steeleye Span - Gaudete - 74 points (17-13-5-8) 4 wks
9 (13) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - 71 points (20-7-6-5-7-13-9) 7 wks
10 (11) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle - 68 points (20-17-12-9-11-11-11-10) 8 wks
11 (06) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone - 61 points (9-4-1-3-4-6-11) 7 wks
12 (15) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top - 60 points (19-16-14-16-15-12) 6 wks
13 (10) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo - 55 points (14-5-2-2-1-2-4-5-10-13) 10 wks
14 (12) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love - 49 points (5-3-2-5-7-8-12-14) 8 wks
15 (22) Rod Stewart & Faces - Pool Hall Richard - 41 points (40-22-22-15) 4 wks
16 (18) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - 40 points (25-23-19-20-18-18-16) 7 wks
17 (16) Roxy Music - Street Life - 34 points (12-4-3-3-6-10-16-17) 8 wks
18 (19) Carpenters – Top Of The World - 34 points (31-31-9-2-1-1-1-1-5-10-16-19-19-18) 14 wks
19 (17) David Essex - Lamplight - 34 points (24-16-10-11-15-17-17-19) 8 wks
20 (14) John Lennon - Mind Games - 33 points (21-11-8-10-14-14-20) 7 wks
21 (20) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme - 32 points (40-39-25-20-21) 5 wks
22 (25) Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone - 31 points (40-32-25-22) 4 wks
23 (26) Cozy Powell - Dance with The Devil - 29 points (35-24-23-26-23) 5 wks
24 (30) Cockney Rebel - Sebastian - 28 points (33-26-26-22-23-29-33-30-24) 9 wks
25 (21) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City - 28 points (37-34-26-27-22-20-21-25) 8 wks
26 (23) Love Unlimited – It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring) - 26 points (25-26-23-26) 4 wks
27 (28) Olivia Newton John - Let Me Be There - 25 points (28-27) 2 wks
28 (32) Kool And The Gang – Jungle Boogie - 24 points (32-28) 2 wks
29 (24) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses - 24 points (25-15-15-13-19-21-24-29) 8 wks
30 (NE) Diana Ross - All Of My Life - 23 points (30) 1 wk
31 (27) Drupi - Vado Via - 23 points (33-38-27-31) 4 wks
32 (33) Curtis Mayfield – Can't Say Nothin' - 22 points (33-32) 2 wks
33 (29) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Why, Oh Why, Oh why - 22 points (38-30-20-20-21-24-29-33) 8 wks
34 (31) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34-34-31-30-27-25-27-29-33-32-31-31-30-31-27-27-31-34) 42 wks
35 (34) Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again - 18 points (29-31-35-36-32-32-33-33-30-31-34-35) 12 wks
36 (RE) Cliff Richard - Take Me High - 18 points (40-37-39-x-36) 4 wks
37 (36) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet - 18 points (28-28-36-37) 4 wks
38 (37) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 17 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37-35-36-32-31-28-27-32-32-36-38-35-36-34-34-31-34-37-38) 31 wks
39 (NE) Roxy Music - Mother Of Pearl - 17 points (39) 1 wk
40 (39) Temptations – Let Your Hair Down - 16 points (36-39-40) 3 wks

Dropouts:
46 (35) T. Rex – Truck on (Tyke) - 14 points (27-18-18-18-30-35)
52 (38) Steve Miller Band - Joker - 11 points (32-23-14-12-16-15-26-x-38)
53 (40) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Jerusalem - 11 points (40)

[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 12.01.1974

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

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 10-01-74:  Presenter: Johnny Walker
(6) COZY POWELL – Dance With The Devil  
(NEW) THE SWEET – Teenage Rampage 
(38) DIANA ROSS - All Of My Life
(9) GOLDEN EARRING – Radar Love  
(NEW) LULU – The Man Who Sold The World 
(19) DRUPI - Vado Via 
(49) RONNIE LANE & SLIM CHANCE – How Come?
(NEW) CILLA BLACK – Baby We Can’t Go Wrong 
(2) THE NEW SEEKERS feat. LYN PAUL – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me  
(1) SLADE – Merry Xmas Everybody  
(5) ALVIN STARDUST – My Coo-Ca-Choo 



Ronnie Lane

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 12.01.1974
1 (1) Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (4 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (11 wk) (# 1)
4 (8) David Bowie - Pin Ups (11 wk) (# 1)
5 (4) Donny Osmond - A Time For Us (5 wk) (# 4)
6 (9) Roxy Music - Stranded (7 wk) (# 1)
7 (6) David Cassidy - Dreams Are Nothin' More Than Wishes (8 wk) (# 1)
8 (5) Gilbert O'Sullivan - I'm A Writer Not A Fighter (15 wk) (# 2)
9 (7) Perry Como - And I Love You So (28 wk) (# 3)
10 (11) Slade - Sladest (15 wk) (# 1)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Radar Love - Golden Earring < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
3 ( 4 ) The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer
4 ( 6 ) Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
5 ( 9 ) I Can't Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles
6 ( 18 ) All Of My Life - Diana Ross
7 ( -- ) How Come - Ronnie Lane
8 ( 3 ) Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade (#1[1])
9 ( 8 ) Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra (#8)
10 ( 15 ) The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand

11 ( 12 ) Some Guys Have All The Luck - Persuaders
12 ( 17 ) Spiders And Snakes - Jim Stafford
13 ( 5 ) I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard (#1[3])
14 ( 11 ) Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton John (#11)
15 ( 24 ) Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
16 ( 10 ) Until You Come Back To Me - Aretha Franklin (#8)
17 ( 7 ) Step Into Christmas - Elton John (#2[1])
18 ( 16 ) Galloping Home - London String Chorale (#16)
19 ( 14 ) Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally - Dawn (#13)
20 ( -- ) Thanks For Saving My Life - Billy Paul

21 ( 13 ) Roll Away The Stone - Mott The Hoople (#3)
22 ( 19 ) Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell (#19)
23 ( 28 ) Walk Like A Man (You Can Call Me Your Man) - Grand Funk Railroad
24 ( 23 ) Gaudete - Steeleye Span (#23)
25 ( 30 ) Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas
26 ( 20 ) Living For The City - Stevie Wonder (#8)
27 ( 25 ) Corazon - Carole King (#25)
28 ( -- ) Put Your Hands Together - O'Jays
29 ( 22 ) Take Me High - Cliff Richard (#15)
30 ( 21 ) The Joker - Steve Miller Band (#1[2])

31 ( 39 ) American Tune - Paul Simon
32 ( 40 ) If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard
33 ( 31 ) Raised On Rock - Elvis Presley (#33)
34 ( 27 ) Forever - Roy Wood (#17)
35 ( 29 ) My Music - Loggins & Messina (#20)
36 ( 26 ) I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter (#2[1])
37 ( -- ) Let Your Hair Down - Temptations
38 ( 32 ) Vado Via - Drupi (#29)
39 ( 34 ) D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin (#27)
40 ( 33 ) Lamplight - David Essex (#22)

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-- ( 35 ) Truck On (Tyke) - T. Rex (#22)
-- ( 36 ) Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight (#11)
-- ( 37 ) You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - New Seekers (#5)
-- ( 38 ) Street Life - Roxy Music (#7)

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This one nowhere near as exciting as the start of 1992. But as the other end has just lost Freddie Mercury, we will soon gain Queen on this chart.

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (43 wks)
02 Curtis Mayfield – Can't Say Nothin' (3 wks)
03 The Moments – Sexy Mama (1 wk)
04 Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again (13 wks)
05 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (32 wks)
06 The Temptations – Let Your Hair Down (4 wks)
07 Eddie Kendricks – Boogie Down (2 wks)
08 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (16 wks)
09 Isaac Hayes – Joy (Part 1) (4 wks)
10 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (15 wks)

11 Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This (11 wks)
12 The Independents – It's All Over (9 wks)
13 Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) (8 wks)
14 Al Green – Livin' for You (6 wks)
15 Diana Ross – Last Time I Saw Him (2 wks)
16 Love Unlimited – It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring) (5 wks)
17 The Isley Brothers – What It Comes Down To (3 wks)
18 Diana Ross – All Of My Life (2 wks)
19 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (26 wks)
20 The O'Jays – Put Your Hands Together (4 wks)

21 The Chi Lites – I Found Sunshine (9 wks)
22 The Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love (14 wks)
23 Billy Preston – You're So Unique (2 wks)
24 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (20 wks)
25 Gladys Knight & The Pips – I've Got to Use My Imagination (8 wks)
26 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (22 wks)
27 The Intruders – I Wanna Know Your Name (12 wks)
28 Betty Wright – Let Me Be Your Lovemaker (15 wks)
29 Earth, Wind & Fire – Keep Your Head to the Sky (9 wks)
30 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (20 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Robert Knight Love On A Mountain Top
02 Golden Earring Radar Love
03 New Seekers ft/ Lyn Paul You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
04 The Faces Pool Hall Richard
05 Kiki Dee Amoureuse
06 Diana Ross All Of My Life
07 Cliff Richard Take Me High
08 Roy Wood Forever
09 Wizzard I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
10 Cozy Powell Dance With The Devil
11 Mott The Hoople Roll Away The Stone
12 Eddie Kendricks Keep On Truckin'
13 David Essex Lamplight
14 Don Downing Lonely Days Lonely Nights
15 Leo Sayer The Show Must Go On
16 Harold |Melvin & The Blue Notes If You Don't Want Me By Now
17 Gary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love
18 Andy Williams Soliraire
19 Steeleye Span Gaudete
20 Stevie Wonder Kiving For The City

[Shireblogger]

1 [5] :: Golden Earring - RADAR LOVE
2 [6] :: Leo Sayer - THE SHOW MUST GO ON
3 [4] :: Roxy Music - MOTHER OF PEARL {Stranded LP track}
4 [1] :: Wizzard - I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY
5 [2] :: Slade - MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY
6 [8] :: Art Garfunkel - I SHALL SING
7 [new] :: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - THE LOVE I LOST
8 [9] :: New Seekers - YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME
9 [11] :: Faces - POOL HALL RICHARD
10 [new] :: Redbone - COME AND GET YOUR LOVE
11 [7] :: Olivia Newton-John - LET ME BE THERE
12 [13] :: Robert Knight - LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP
13 [12] :: Four Tops - SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE
14 [new] :: Rolling Stones - DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO (HEARTBREAKER)
15 [15] :: Roy Wood - FOREVER
16 [new] :: Stevie Wonder - LIVING FOR THE CITY
17 [new] :: O'Jays - PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
18 [17] :: Geordie - BLACK CAT WOMAN
19 [18] :: Curtis Mayfield - CAN'T SAY NOTHIN'
20 [19] :: Isley Brothers - WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO

[Smurfie]

1) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
2) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
3) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
4) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
5) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
6) Golden Earring - Radar Love
7) Roxy Music - Street Life
8) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost
9) David Essex - Lamplight
10) The Carpenters - Top Of The World
11) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
12) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
13) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On
14) Perry Como - For The Good Times
15) Diana Ross - All Of My Life
16) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil
17) Billy Paul - Thanks for Saving My Life
18) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
19) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard
20) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 05.01.1974

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

[smokeyb]

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

10cc - Worst Band In The World. The first single of their new album Sheet Music, pity it didn't chart, the next 2 singles did.

[Whitneyfan]

01(03) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle
02(04) Kool And The Gang – Jungle Boogie
03(18) Diana Ross – All Of My Life
04(08) Roy Wood – Forever
05(--) Stevie Wonder – Living For The City
06(02) Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
07(05) Golden Earring – Radar Love
08(10) Leo Sayer – The Show Must Go On
09(01) Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
10(09) Kiki Dee – Amoureuse

11(14) Robert Knight – Love On A Mountain Top
12(06) Elton John – Step Into Christmas
13(12) The Carpenters – Top Of The World
14(--) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost
15(15) John Lennon – Mind Games
16(07) Steeleye Span – Gaudete
17(13) Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The Stone
18(16) Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
19(--) Ronnie Lane – How Come
20(19) New Seekers – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me

28(--) Billy Paul – Thanks For Saving My Life
32(--) Redbone – Come And Get Your Love

[raliverpool]

01 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (5wks 1-1-1-1-1)
02 Elton John - Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (2wks 7-2)
03 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Sebastian (4wks 37-15-9-3)
04 Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (4wks 22-8-6-4)
05 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (6wks 19-14-5-3-2-5)
06 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (7wks 35-22-15-7-4-3-6)

07 Roxy Music - Mother Of Pearl (1wk 7 NEW)

08 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (4wks 35-22-12-8)
09 Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (2wks 22-9)
10 Roy Wood - Forever (4wks 21-9-8-10)

11 Steve Miller Band - The Joker (6wks 28-21-17-12-10-11)
12 Al Wilson - Show & Tell (3wks 38-19-12)
13 Golden Earring - Radar Love (1wk 13 NEW)
14 Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle (7wks 28-16-13-6-5-5-15)
16 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (6wks 24-2-2-2-4-16)
17 New York Dolls - Personality Crisis (4wks 29-24-16-17)
18 Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were (2wks 24-18)
19 Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (2wks 23-19)
20 Bob Marley & The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Olivia Newton-John - Let Me Be There (3wks 35-20-21)
22 Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up (7wks 29-21-17-16-14-13-22)
23 Who - Love, Reign O'er Me (7wks 19-6-4-4-6-11-23)
24 Gladys Knight & The Pips - I've Got To Use My Imagination (8wks 38-24)
25 Paul Simon - American Tune (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Ringo Starr - I'm The Greatest (6wks 10-9-10-11-14-26)
27 Badfinger - Apple Of My Eye (5wks 33-26-23-21-27)
28 Al Green - Livin' For You (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Joni Mitchell - Raised On Robbery (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Lou Reed - Sad Song (3wks 37-33-30)

31 Love Unlimited Orchestra - It May Be Winter Outside (4wks 36-28-25-31)
32 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (8wks 9-3-3-7-8-10-15-32)
33 Yes - Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Emerson Lake & Palmer - Still...You Turn Me On (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (9wks 26-11-5-4-3-3-7-17-35)
36 Linda Ronstadt - Love Has No Pride (5wks 34-28-26-29-36)
37 Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 (1wk 37 NEW)
38 War - Me & Baby Brother (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Helen Reddy - Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) (5wks 35-30-27-30-39)
40 Herbie Hancock - Chameleon (1wk 40 NEW)

The near 7 minute long Art Glam Rock track written by Bryan Ferry, taken from the Chris Thomas produced UK #1 album Stranded, which became a live stalwart of their sets. The album's Antony Price styled cover featured Bryan Ferry's then girlfriend and 1973 Playmate of the Year, Marilyn Cole.

[popchartfreak]

29th December 1973



It's the final retro chart of 1973 and the remaining title track, and future single in the summer of '74, Band On The Run gives Macca a second chart-topper of the year, and 4th post-Beatles, entering on top ahead of the New Year rush of classics. The number of Macca tracks on the chart remains the same though, as one drops out. Albert Hammond gets his biggest track since It Never Rains In Southern California, and 10cc drop their first taster from the next album, the very quirky Worst Band In The World. It wasn't surprising it flopped in the charts (and they really should have gone with Speed Kills) but it's engagingly in at 27.



Jonathan King brings satisfaction back briefly after it charted as an album track in 1972, while the actual Stones chart with their album track Doo Doo Doo Doo, which probably should have been a single in the UK. The Bay City Rollers enter with Remember (Sha La la) as they are about to part ways with the current vocalist for the previous 5 chart entries and enlist a young Les McKewan, re-record the vocals and hit the stratosphere with less good records where there were 3 pretty fine singles, 2 of which flopped.





1 ( NEW ) BAND ON THE RUN - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

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

3 ( 4 ) SHE’S GONE - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 3

4 ( 3 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

5 ( 6 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce # 1

6 ( 5 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1

7 ( 2 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 1

8 ( 8 ) DAYBREAKER - Electric Light Orchestra # 8

9 ( 7 ) WHEN THE MORNING COMES - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 7

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



11 ( 9 ) FOREVER - Roy Wood # 7

12 ( 23 ) HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME - Albert Hammond # 12

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

14 ( 26 ) MRS. VANDEBILT - Paul McCartney & Wings # 14

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

16 ( 14 ) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW - Melanie # 14

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

18 ( 19 ) HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE - The Isley Brothers # 18

19 ( 18 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2

20 ( 13 ) I THINK I’M OVER (GETTING OVER YOU) - Peter Noone # 10



21 ( 20 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music # 3

22 ( 11 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - Cozy Powell # 4

23 ( 17 ) I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - Wizzard # 3

24 ( 24 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1

25 ( 22 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks # 9

26 ( 25 ) JOLENE - Dolly Parton # 5

27 ( NEW ) THE WORST BAND IN THE WORLD - 10cc # 27

28 ( 36 ) BLACK CAT WOMAN - Geordie # 28

29 ( 21 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE - Mott The Hoople featuring Thunderthighs # 7

30 ( 51 ) BOOGIE DOWN - Eddie Kendricks # 30



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

32 ( 40 ) STAR - Stealers Wheel # 32

33 ( 33 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1

34 ( 49 ) LOVING YOU - Johnny Nash # 34

35 ( 38 ) A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP - The Pioneers # 35

36 ( 46 ) RAISED ON ROBBERY - Joni Mitchell # 36

37 ( 27 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust # 2

38 ( 35 ) STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - Elton John # 18

39 ( 34 ) YOU’RE SIXTEEN - Ringo Starr # 19

40 ( 30 ) JUNGLE BOOGIE - Kool & The Gang # 30



41 ( 29 ) DON’T LET ME DOWN AGAIN - Buckingham Nicks # 29

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

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

44 ( 39 ) DYNA-MITE - Mud # 5

45 ( 32 ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings # 14

46 ( 37 ) POOL HALL RICHARD - The Faces # 37

47 ( 47 ) I WILL - Ruby Winters # 47

48 ( 48 ) I SHALL SING - Garfunkel # 48

49 ( 52 ) BLUEBIRD - Paul McCartney & Wings # 49

50 ( 45 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1



51 ( 53 ) THE BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet # 1

52 ( 56 ) MAMUNIA - Paul McCartney & Wings # 52

53 ( 41 ) MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - Slade # 18

54 ( 28 ) BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON - Lou Christie # 17

55 ( 44 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1

56 ( 55 ) MIDNIGHT RIDER - Gregg Allman # 55

57 ( 58 ) JULIE ANN - White Plains # 57

58 ( 67 ) TEENAGE LAMENT ’74 - Alice Cooper # 58

59 ( 54 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 5

60 ( 59 ) SPEED KILLS - 10cc # 1



61 ( 57 ) COME LIVE WITH ME - Ray Charles # 12

62 ( NEW ) SATISFACTION - Bubblerock aka Jonathan King # 62

63 ( 61 ) SHOW AND TELL - Al Wilson # 5

64 ( 60 ) YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul # 40

65 ( 62 ) COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - Redbone # 3

66 ( NEW ) REMEMBER (SHA LA LA) - Bay City Rollers # 66

67 ( 74 ) YESTERDAY MAN - The Hotshots # 67

68 ( 63 ) AFTER THE GOLDRUSH - Prelude # 19

69 ( 50 ) W.O.L.D. - Harry Chapin # 50

70 ( 64 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1



71 ( 70 ) ALL OF MY LIFE - Diana Ross # 70

72 ( 75 ) STOP TO START - Blue Magic # 72

73 ( 71 ) THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE - Billy Paul # 71

74 ( NEW ) DOO DOO DOO DOO (HEARTBREAKER) - The Rolling Stones # 74

75 ( NEW ) GOD BLESS - Dexter Redding # 75





















My charts of the time 29th December 1973



It's 2 weeks on top for Roy Wood in my last chart of 1973 as Cozy Powell climbs to 3, Leo Sayer to 4, and Stevie Wonder gets a 4th top 10 of the year as Living For The City makes it 5 years of top 10's for the great Stevie. Elton grabs a late top 10 for his 4th of the year with his classic Xmas song, and the Bay City Rollers get a first top 10 since Keep On Dancing 2 years earlier.



Four new entries on this post-christmas chart - on Christmas Day we watched Top Of The Pops at a friend's house who had us over for dinner, happily this edition still exists and is still fabulous! What else was on telly? Help It's The Hair Bear Bunch was on repeat, a Hannah Barbera fave of the time, which ties in with the Dexter Redding record, God Bless, a kiddie list of TV animated faves from young Dexter Redding, son of the late Otis. I liked all the memories mentioned.



Other new entries, Jonathan King is back with another pseudonym, Bubblerock, and his folk-pastiche version of the Rolling Stones' Satisfaction, as it gets a single release from his 1972 album. The Stylistics make it a 5th top 30 as Rockin' Roll Baby brings a change of pace, upbeat rather than sweet soul ballads, and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes are back with the great The Love I Lost, a future 90's remade dance monster for Sybil.



So, on BBC TV over the Xmas period, Laurel & Hardy were on morning TV, A Chump At Oxford from the days when ancient black & white comedy was still popular. I say ancient - 40 years seemed ancient to me then, but the equivalent would be a Young Ones repeat now. Champion The Wonder Horse was still getting shown, a 50's US TV romp, and fabulous Marx Brothers had A Night In Casablanca from 1946 on. Big shows were christmas specials from Morecambe & Wise and The Generation Game and The Beatles' were on Boxing Day with A Hard Day's Night. The Goodies & The Beanstalk was a fun romp, The Sonny & Cher Show was being shown from the USA not long ahead of their divorce, and the fab Alias Smith & Jones cowboy series was still on.



On ITV, the pretty naff Carry On Christmas TV special showed the movie series was about to reach the end of the road, Tommy Cooper, the odd film...and not much else worth watching!





1 ( 1 ) FOREVER - Roy Wood

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

3 ( 5 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - Cozy Powell

4 ( 10 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON - Leo Sayer

5 ( 13 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder

6 ( 7 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE - Mott The Hoople

7 ( 6 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music

8 ( 11 ) STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - Elton John

9 ( 29 ) REMEMBER (SHA LA LA LA) - The Bay City Rollers

10 ( 4 ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - Slade



11 ( 3 ) LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP - Robert Knight

12 ( 14 ) LITTLE SAINT NICK - The Beach Boys

13 ( 8 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust

14 ( 9 ) BLACK CAT WOMAN - Geordie

15 ( 18 ) POOL HALL RICHARD - The Faces

16 ( 19 ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings

17 ( 16 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue

18 ( 12 ) AMOUREUSE - Kiki Dee

19 ( 15 ) TRUCK ON (TYKE) - T.Rex

20 ( 21 ) VADO VIA - Drupi



21 ( 23 ) I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter

22 ( 22 ) DYNAMITE - Mud

23 ( NEW ) (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION - Bubble Rock

24 ( 26 ) THE LOVE I LOST - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

25 ( 25 ) LAMPLIGHT - David Essex

26 ( NEW ) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW - Melanie

27 ( 20 ) YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - The New Seekers

28 ( 17 ) RADAR LOVE - Golden Earring

29 ( NEW ) ROCKIN' ROLL BABY - The Stylistics

30 ( NEW ) GOD BLESS - Dexter Redding