Haven Retro Combined Chart : 09.02.1974

[smokeyb]

Mud get a 2nd week at the top, as Sweet stay in touch at number 2.



Lulu moves up to 3, Suzi Quatro is at 4 and the Wombles are at 5.



There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is Suzi Quatro at number 4.



The Hollies also have a high new entry at number 6.



The biggest climber is T. Rex who jump up 12 places to number 21.



The biggest faller is John Lennon who drops off the chart from number 40.

[smokeyb]

09.02.1974 (Week # 06)

1 (01) Mud - Tiger Feet - 179 points (2-2-1-1) 4 wks
2 (02) Sweet - Teenage Rampage - 171 points (4-1-2-2) 4 wks
3 (04) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World - 113 points (17-4-3) 3 wks
4 (NE) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive - 100 points (4) 1 wk
5 (08) Wombles - Wombling Song - 95 points (23-8-5) 3 wks
6 (NE) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe - 92 points (6) 1 wk
7 (07) Diana Ross - All Of My Life - 64 points (30-8-5-5-7-7) 6 wks
8 (03) Golden Earring - Radar Love - 59 points (24-12-9-7-3-1-1-3-3-8) 10 wks
9 (06) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 54 points (34-24-22-19-22-17-16-16-28-35-36-35-40-x-13-6-6-6-9) 18 wks
10 (15) Barry White - Never Gonna Give You Up - 49 points (15-10) 2 wks
11 (19) Cher - Dark Lady - 47 points (34-31-19-11) 4 wks
12 (09) Ronnie Lane - How Come - 45 points (29-10-7-9-12) 5 wks
13 (14) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo - 45 points (14-5-2-2-1-2-4-5-10-13-14-14-13-14-13) 15 wks
14 (10) Isley Brothers - Highways Of My Life - 44 points (23-16-10-14) 4 wks
15 (22) Alice Cooper – Teenage Lament ‘74 - 43 points (27-22-15) 3 wks
16 (21) Prelude - After The Goldrush - 43 points (26-21-16) 3 wks
17 (11) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City - 41 points (37-34-26-27-22-20-21-25-15-15-9-11-17) 13 wks
18 (28) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme - 40 points (40-39-25-20-21-28-28-x-28-18) 9 wks
19 (13) Andy Williams - Solitaire - 39 points (24-15-13-19) 4 wks
20 (26) Allman Brothers Band - Jessica - 37 points (26-20) 2 wks
21 (33) T. Rex – Teenage Dream - 36 points (33-21) 2 wks
22 (12) Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby - 36 points (22-12-22) 3 wks
23 (05) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On - 35 points (15-9-4-4-3-4-5-23) 8 wks
24 (20) Redbone - Come and Get Your Love - 32 points (25-20-20-24) 4 wks
25 (23) Cliff Richard - Take Me High - 30 points (40-37-39-x-36-35-30-40-23-25) 9 wks
26 (29) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - 27 points (25-23-19-20-18-18-16-19-19-24-29-26) 12 wks
27 (16) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - 27 points (20-7-6-5-7-13-9-7-7-8-16-27) 12 wks
28 (17) Cozy Powell - Dance with The Devil - 25 points (35-24-23-26-23-12-9-10-17-28) 10 wks
29 (NE) Stealers Wheel - Star - 22 points (29) 1 wk
30 (18) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top - 22 points (19-16-14-16-15-12-5-8-11-18-30) 11 wks
31 (31) Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love - 20 points (31-31) 2 wks
32 (NE) Pink Floyd - Us & Them - 20 points (32) 1 wk
33 (24) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle - 20 points (20-17-12-9-11-11-11-10-10-13-12-24-33) 13 wks
34 (32) Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - 19 points (29-32-34) 3 wks
35 (NE) Chi-Lites – Homely Girl - 19 points (35) 1 wk
36 (34) Dells – I Miss You - 18 points (37-32-34-36) 4 wks
37 (NE) Dolly Parton - Jolene - 18 points (37) 1 wk
38 (36) New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry - 17 points (36-38) 2 wks
39 (25) Rod Stewart & Faces - Pool Hall Richard - 17 points (40-22-22-15-11-12-14-25-39) 9 wks
40 (NE) Clifford T Ward - Scullery - 16 points (40) 1 wk

Dropouts:
45 (39) Bette Midler – In The Mood - 14 points (39)
48 (40) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet - 14 points (28-28-36-37-40-x-39-40)
49 (35) Roxy Music - Mother Of Pearl - 13 points (39-26-35-30-35)
52 (38) Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run - 13 points (37-39-34-38)
53 (30) Billy Paul - Thanks For Saving My Life - 12 points (21-30)
60 (37) Paul Simon - American Tune - 10 points (35-37)
70 (27) Roy Wood - Forever - 7 points (14-13-12-8-6-6-11-18-27)
- (40) John Lennon - Mind Games - 0 points (21-11-8-10-14-14-20-27-27-40-40)

[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 16.02.1974

1 (1) Mud - Tiger Feet (5 wk) (# 1)
2 (14) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (2 wk) (# 2)
3 (5) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (4 wk) (# 3)
4 (2) Sweet - Teenage Rampage (5 wk) (# 2)
5 (4) Andy Williams - Solitaire (11 wk) (# 4)
6 (3) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (11 wk) (# 3)
7 (19) Wombles - Wombling Song (4 wk) (# 7)
8 (6) The Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby (5 wk) (# 6)
9 (9) Diana Ross - All Of My Life (7 wk) (# 9)
10 (7) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (10 wk) (# 2)
11 (12) Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance - How Come (6 wk) (# 11)
12 (15) Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 (5 wk) (# 12)
13 (18) T Rex - Teenage Dream (2 wk) (# 13)
14 (13) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (13 wk) (# 10)
15 (17) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (6 wk) (# 15)
16 (30) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me (2 wk) (# 16)
17 (11) Golden Earring - Radar Love (11 wk) (# 7)
18 (10) Roy Wood - Forever (12 wk) (# 8)
19 (20) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (3 wk) (# 19)
20 (8) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (13 wk) (# 1)
21 (23) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up (4 wk) (# 21)
22 (NE) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (1 wk) (# 22)
23 (21) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (5 wk) (# 21)
24 (16) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (16 wk) (# 2)
25 (27) The Isley Brothers - The Highway Of My Life (5 wk) (# 25)
26 (33) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (2 wk) (# 26)
27 (44) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me And You (2 wk) (# 27)
28 (25) Stealers Wheel - Star (4 wk) (# 25)
29 (28) Prelude - After The Goldrush (4 wk) (# 28)
30 (29) Bubblerock - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (4 wk) (# 29)
31 (43) Medicine Head - Slip And Slide (2 wk) (# 31)
32 (26) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (14 wk) (# 1)
33 (22) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses (14 wk) (# 2)
34 (31) London String Chorale - Galloping Home (8 wk) (# 31)
35 (50) Neil Sedaka - A Little Lovin (2 wk) (# 35)
36 (39) Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong (3 wk) (# 36)
37 (42) Clifford T Ward - Scullery (4 wk) (# 37)
38 (47) Bay City Rollers - Remember (2 wk) (# 38)
39 (32) Perry Como - For The Good Times (26 wk) (# 7)
40 (35) David Essex - Lamplight (15 wk) (# 7)
41 (24) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard (11 wk) (# 8)
42 (34) Drupi - Vado Via (12 wk) (# 17)
43 (37) Billy Paul - Thanks for Saving My Life (6 wk) (# 33)
44 (NE) Hudson Ford - Burn Baby Burn (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (NE) Melanie - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1 wk) (# 45)
46 (NE) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (1 wk) (# 46)
47 (36) Cliff Richard - Take Me High (12 wk) (# 27)
48 (NE) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (NE) Cher - Dark Lady (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (45) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (18 wk) (# 5)

USA chart this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 14-02-74:  Presenter: Noel Edmonds
(21) BARRY WHITE – Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up  
(NEW) PAPER LACE – Billy Don’t Be A Hero  
(26) THE HOLLIES – The Air That I Breathe  
(7) THE WOMBLES – The Wombling Song
(15) STEVIE WONDER – Living For The City  
(19) LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA – Love’s Theme  
(44) HUDSON-FORD – Burn Baby Burn  
(16) LENA ZAVARONI – Ma! (He’s Making Eyes At Me)  
(22) ALVIN STARDUST – Jealous Mind  
(1) MUD – Tiger Feet
(2) SUZI QUATRO – Devil Gate Drive

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 16.02.1974
1 (1) Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973 (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Perry Como - And I Love You So (33 wk) (# 1)
3 (7) Andy Williams - Solitaire (5 wk) (# 3)
4 (5) Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (10 wk) (# 4)
5 (4) Leo Sayer - Silver Bird (7 wk) (# 2)
6 (3) Rod Stewart & Faces - Overtures & Beginners (4 wk) (# 3)
7 (10) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (83 wk) (# 2)
8 (16) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (4 wk) (# 8)
9 (12) Gilbert O'Sullivan - I'm A Writer Not A Fighter (20 wk) (# 2)
10 (8) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (19 wk) (# 7)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love (3 wks)
02 Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (4 wks)
03 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (1 wk)
04 The Dells – I Miss You (5 wks)
05 New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry (3 wks)
06 The Isley Brothers – The Highway Of My Life (5 wks)
07 Tavares – That's The Sound That Lonely Makes (3 wks)
08 Johnnie Taylor – We're Getting Careless With Our Love (4 wks)
09 Tyrone Davis – I Wish It Was Me (3 wks)
10 The Chi-Lites – Homely Girl (2 wks)

11 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (48 wks)
12 New Birth – It's Been A Long Time (1 wk)
13 Curtis Mayfield – Can't Say Nothin' (8 wks)
14 The Moments – Sexy Mama (6 wks)
15 Ashford & Simpson – (I'd Know You) Anywhere (5 wks)
16 Marvin Gaye – You Sure Love To Ball (4 wks)
17 The Main Ingredient – Just Don't Want to Be Lonely (3 wks)
18 Blue Magic – Stop To Start (3 wks)
19 The Spinners – Mighty Love (Part 1) (4 wks)
20 Soul Children – I'll Be The Other Woman (1 wk)

21 The Temptations – Let Your Hair Down (9 wks)
22 Eddie Kendricks – Boogie Down (7 wks)
23 Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again (18 wks)
24 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (37 wks)
25 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (21 wks)
26 Isaac Hayes – Joy (Part 1) (9 wks)
27 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (20 wks)
28 Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This (16 wks)
29 The Independents – It's All Over (14 wks)
30 Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) (13 wks)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Tiger Feet - Mud < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 7 ) The Air That I Breathe - Hollies
3 ( 8 ) Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro
4 ( 2 ) Teenage Rampage - Sweet (#2[2])
5 ( 3 ) How Come - Ronnie Lane (#2[2])
6 ( 4 ) Wombling Song - Wombles (#4)
7 ( 6 ) Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas (#6)
8 ( 5 ) The Man Who Sold The World - Lulu (#5)
9 ( 10 ) Dark Lady - Cher
10 ( 20 ) Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks

11 ( 11 ) Scullery - Clifford T Ward
12 ( 21 ) Remember (Sha-La-La-La) - Bay City Rollers
13 ( 14 ) After The Goldrush - Prelude
14 ( 9 ) Thanks For Saving My Life - Billy Paul (#7)
15 ( 19 ) Star - Stealers Wheel
16 ( 13 ) Highway Of My Life - Isley Brothers (#11)
17 ( 18 ) Let Your Hair Down - Temptations
18 ( 15 ) Put Your Hands Together - O'Jays (#12)
19 ( 12 ) Radar Love - Golden Earring (#1[3])
20 ( 31 ) Come And Get Your Love (Hail) - Redbone

21 ( 26 ) Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) - Rolling Stones
22 ( 24 ) Abra-Ca-Dabra - DeFranco Family
23 ( -- ) Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust
24 ( 35 ) I Shall Sing - Art Garfunkel
25 ( -- ) Burn Baby Burn - Hudson Ford
26 ( 16 ) Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce (#2[2])
27 ( 17 ) All Of My Life - Diana Ross (#5)
28 ( 37 ) A Little Lovin' - Neil Sedaka
29 ( 27 ) Last Time I Saw Him - Diana Ross (#27)
30 ( 38 ) Happiness Is Me And You - Gilbert O'Sullivan

31 ( 32 ) Baby We Can't Go Wrong - Cilla Black
32 ( 40 ) I Like To Live The Love - B.B. King
33 ( 25 ) Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas (#20)
34 ( 23 ) The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand (#9)
35 ( 22 ) The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer (#3)
36 ( 30 ) Teenage Lament - Alice Cooper (#26)
37 ( -- ) Teenage Dream - Marc Bolan & T.Rex
38 ( 29 ) Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang (#13)
39 ( 33 ) Love Song - Anne Murray (#27)
40 ( -- ) Trying To Hold On To My Woman - Lamont Dozier

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-- ( 28 ) Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station (#4)
-- ( 34 ) Walk Like A Man (You Can Call Me Your Man) - Grand Funk Railroad (#18)
-- ( 36 ) I Can't Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles (#5)
-- ( 39 ) Spiders And Snakes - Jim Stafford (#12)

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-- ( -- ) Eres Tu - Mocedades

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We have Teenage Rampage, Teenage Lament and Teenage Dream all in the chart. But we'll have to wait about 4 years for Teenage Kicks, and 27 years for Teenage Dirtbag.

[rubcale]

01 Mud Tiger Feet
02 Diana Ross All Of My Life
03 Lulu The Man Who Sold The World
04 Suzi Quatro Devil Gate Drive
05 Holiies The Air That I Breathe
06 Wombles Wombling Song
07 Prelude After The Goldrush
08 Barry White Never Gonna Give You Up
09 Stevie Wonder Living For The City
10 Cliff Richard Take Me High
11 Alice Cooper Teenage Lament
12 Medicine Head Slip And Slide
13 Bay City Rollers Remember (Sha-La-La-La)
14 Hudson Ford Burn-Baby Burn
15 Sweet Teenage Rampage
16  Andy Williams Solitaire
17 Charlie Rich The Most Beautiful Girl
18 Stealers Wheel Star
19 Stylistics Rockin' Roll Baby
20 Alvin Stardust Jealous Mind

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Mud - Tiger Feet (5 wks)
2 (3) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (4 wks)
3 (19) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (2 wks)
4 (14) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (2 wks)
5 (8) The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica (5 wks)
6 (7) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (6 wks)
7 (2) Sweet - Teenage Rampage (5 wks)
8 (5) Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 (5 wks)
9 (4) The Isley Brothers - The Highway Of My Life (5 wks)
10 (13) Stealers Wheel - Star (4 wks)
11 (15) Prelude - After The Goldrush (4 wks)
12 (16) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up (4 wks)
13 (NE) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (1 wk)
14 (17) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (3 wks)
15 (23) T Rex - Teenage Dream (2 wks)
16 (20) Clifford T Ward - Scullery (4 wks)
17 (6) Redbone - Come and Get Your Love (6 wks)
18 (28) Medicine Head - Slip And Slide (2 wks)
19 (29) Bay City Rollers - Remember (2 wks)
20 (22) John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders (3 wks)
21 (21) Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong (3 wks)
22 (9) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (10 wks)
23 (10) Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance - How Come (6 wks)
24 (11) 10cc - The Worst Band In The World (6 wks)
25 (12) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (6 wks)
26 (18) The Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby (5 wks)
27 (NE) Hudson Ford - Burn Baby Burn (1 wk)
28 (34) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me And You (2 wks)
29 (24) Billy Paul - Thanks for Saving My Life (6 wks)
30 (NE) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (1 wk)
31 (NE) Cher - Dark Lady (1 wk)
32 (40) Neil Sedaka - A Little Lovin (2 wks)
33 (NE) Elton John - Bennie And The Jets (1 wk)
34 (NE) Queen - Liar (1 wk)
35 (25) Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider (9 wks)
36 (26) Diana Ross - All Of My Life (7 wks)
37 (NE) Melanie - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1 wk)
38 (NE) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (1 wk)
39 (27) Golden Earring - Radar Love (11 wks)
40 (30) Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (11 wks)

[o]

1 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
2 Mud - Tiger Feet
3 Sweet - Teenage Rampage
4 Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
5 Wombles - Wombling Song
6 Prelude - After The Goldrush
7 Bay City Rollers – Remember
8 Golden Earring - Radar Love
9 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
10 T Rex - Teenage Dream

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 09.02.1974

1 (01) Mud - Tiger Feet
2 (04) The Wombles - The Wombling Song
3 (05) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World
4 (06) Cliff Richard - Take Me High
5 (08) Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong
6 (09) Diana Ross - All Of My Life
7 (02) Sweet - Teenage Rampage
8 (10) Stylistics - Rockin' Roll Baby
9 (03) Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo
10 (25) Bay City Rollers - Remember
11 (07) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On
12 (26) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give You Up
13 (21) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes On Me
14 (24) The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
15 (27) Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost
16 (New) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind
17 (29) Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament
18 (11) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
19 (12) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil
20 (13) Golden Earring - Radar Love
21 (28) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me And You
22 (14) Roy Wood - Forever
23 (15) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
24 (New) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl
25 (16) T-Rex - Teenage Dream
26 (17) Andy Williams - Solitaire
27 (18) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
28 (34) Medicine Head - Slip And Slide
29 (New) Cher - Dark Lady
30 (20) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
31 (New) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me
32 (19) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
33 (22) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard
34 (23) Bubblerock - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
35 (30) David Essex - Lamplight
36 (31) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
37 (32) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
38 (33) Roxy Music - Street Life
39 (37) Carpenters - Top Of The World
40 (38) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Cher – Dark Lady
02(13) The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe
03(02) T. Rex – Teenage Dream
04(03) Mud – Tiger Feet
05(04) Barry White – Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
06(05) The Wombles – The Wombling Song
07(24) Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl
08(10) Kool And The Gang – Funky Stuff
09(14) Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me
10(26) Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive

11(06) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost
12(09) Redbone – Come And Get Your Love
13(08) Alice Cooper – Teenage Lament ‘74
14(07) Bette Midler – In The Mood
15(12) Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme
16(16) Lulu – The Man Who Sold The World
17(32) Bay City Rollers – Remember
18(30) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Happiness Is Me And You
19(11) Diana Ross – All Of My Life
20(15) Sweet – Teenage Rampage

28(--) Alvin Stardust – Jealous Mind
32(--) Melanie – Will You Love Me Tomorrow
34(--) Hudson Ford – Burn Baby Burn

[raliverpool]

01 Pink Floyd - Us & Them (3wks 8-1-1)
02 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (2wks 14-2)
03 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (4wks 20-7-4-3)
04 Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (5wks 28-16-10-6-4)
05 Sweet - Teenage Rampage (5wks 13-2-1-2-5)
06 Mud - Tiger Feet (5wks 14-4-2-3-6)
07 Rolling Stones - Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) (3wks 35-9-7)
08 Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance - How Come (5wks 22-13-6-5-8)
09 Allman Brothers - Jessica (4wks 29-20-13-9)
10 Dolly Parton - Jolene (4wks 35-26-17-10)

11 Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 (6wks 37-27-21-16-12-11)
12 T Rex - Teenage Dream (2wks 26-12)
13 Bob Dylan - Forever Young (1wk 13 NEW)
14 Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider (4wks 38-29-21-14)
15 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (9wks 35-22-12-8-5-5-5-7-15)
16 Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him (4wks 37-27-20-16)
17 Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen (6wks 14-7-6-9-10-17)
18 Roxy Music - Mother Of Pearl (6wks 7-1-1-3-8-18)
19 Joni Mitchell - Raised On Robbery (6wks 29-23-17-15-16-19)
20 Golden Earring - Radar Love (6wks 13-8-11-12-15-20)

21 Led Zeppelin - The Ocean (4wks 26-23-19-21)
22 Paul Simon - American Tune (6wks 25-12-3-4-11-22)
23 Elton John - All The Girls Love Alice (2wks 27-23)
24 Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Cher - Dark Lady (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Stevie Wonder - Golden Lady (2wks 28-26)
27 Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (7wks 22-9-6-10-13-18-27)
28 Kinks - Sweet Lady Genevieve (5wks 29-22-21-22-28)
29 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me & You (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Who - The Real Me (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Stealers Wheel - Star (2wks 38-32)
33 Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (7wks 23-19-17-15-17-24-33)
34 Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Wombles - Wombling Song (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Gram Parsons - Return Of The Grievous Angel (4wks 40-33-32-36)
37 Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (9wks 22-8-6-4-4-8-11-23-37)
38 Elton John - Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (7wks 7-2-2-7-14-25-38)
39 Marvin Gaye - You Sure Love To Ball (1wk 39 NEW)
40 BB King - I Like To Live The Love (1wk 40 NEW)

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Mud - TIGER FEET
2 [3] :: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - THE LOVE I LOST
3 [2] :: Sweet - TEENAGE RAMPAGE
4 [5] :: Allman Brothers Band - JESSICA
5 [14] :: Suzi Quatro - DEVIL GATE DRIVE
6 [new] :: Alvin Stardust - JEALOUS MIND
7 [4] :: Golden Earring - RADAR LOVE
8 [7] :: Dolly Parton - JOLENE
9 [8] :: Lulu - THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
10 [9] :: Barry White - NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP
11 [10] :: Love Unlimited Orchestra - LOVE'S THEME
12 [12] :: Wombles - THE WOMBLING SONG
13 [11] :: Stylistics - ROCKIN' ROLL BABY
14 [new] :: Cher - DARK LADY
15 [20] :: Hollies - THE AIR THAT I BREATHE
16 [17] :: Willie Nelson - BLOODY MARY MORNING
17 [6] :: Stevie Wonder - LIVING FOR THE CITY
18 [13] :: Leo Sayer - THE SHOW MUST GO ON
19 [new] :: Bay City Rollers - REMEMBER (SHA-LA-LA-LA)
20 [new] :: Aretha Franklin - UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME

[popchartfreak]

2nd February 1974



It's an album track I'd never heard until a week ago on top, Ian Matthews going three places higher than he did with Woodstock in 1970's Retro charts - and like that one, it's a terrific version of a great song. Heresy to say it, but it's way better than the Jackson Browne version released a few months earlier where he did a cover of a blues cover version as opposed to Nico's cover of his original unreleased song. This is more Nico, and sets up the definitive version from Glen Campbell in the mid 2000's. Talking of Glen, he's up into the 30 along with a bunch of other folk-ey/country-styled climbers, and T.Rex.



Alvin gets a second top 3 with Jealous Mind, I must say I'd never noticed the 10CC Rubber Bullets beat nicked before, hidden as it is amongst a lot of 50's throwback touches. Still sounds fresh. Disco has now formally arrived (though it'll take another 6 months to burst into the charts) with Howard K.C. Casey and his Sunshine Band new in at 10 with their 2nd UK hit single Sound Your Funky Horn out in the USA - his Rock Your Baby song-production gifted to George McRae really is Disco Ground Zero in chart-terms in the UK. Talking of disco, The First Queen Of Disco (until Donna Summer stole the title) was Gloria gaynor, and she debuts with Honey Bee at 73.



New at 33, The Trem's are back for an 8th Retro year in a row - Do I Love You wasn't a hit of course but it was on Lift Off With Ayshea I expect as I charted it at the time, and turns out 50 years on it sounds better than it did at the time. Joni Mitchell is also back to extend her retro run as lovely ballad Help Me, off newly-released Court And Spark (a fab album), is in at 38, and she's only just gone and finally appeared at the Grammy's 50 Years later. Hooray!



Roy Wood was Popstar Number One in Feb 1974, and Radio 1 had just done an interview/career span for the Move/ELO/Wizzard/solo/hit songwriter - I know this cos Roy gave a very early play of his latest future single Going Down The Road. He'd bought some bagpipes, and learned to play enough for a Scottish Reggae single (all instruments and voices Roy as per usual) and it had debuted instantly in my top 10 of the time 50 years ago this week. So, it might not be officially released, but it was played, I heard it, I loved it, I charted it, so it's here early too just as I would now for any track I heard ahead of release.



Pink Floyd make it a 4th retro chart entry with Dark Side track Us And Them, out in the USA, and composer Marvin Hamlisch charts Scott Joplin's 1920's ragtime piano tune, The Entertainer, courtesy of his soundtrack to hit movie The Sting - Robert Redford & Paul Newman back together again. 50 years ago this week, though, I was more interested in Mel Brook's US release of his Western parody Blazing Saddles, a 4th-wall-breaking, hip, madcap, social-commentating, naughty, rule-breaking, brilliant comedy masterpiece. Written by Richard Prior, he had an accident and couldn't star in the movie, which was great news for Cleavon Little who got the lead role as the black sheriff, bringing a lowkey charming cool to the part along with Gene Wilder's lowkey restrained gunfighter. Everything else was manic, it didn't need two manic leads! The theme tune will chart soon!



That leaves Gladys Knight dropping Best Thing That Ever Happened 18 months ahead of it's UK hit release, hitting in the USA now, and Lieutenant Pigeon popping back again for a Stavely Makepeace spin-off cover of the ancient Irish standard I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen. Also on Lift Off With Ayshea, I think, as I charted it briefly at the time and I don't recall Radio 1 playing it!





1 ( 11 ) THESE DAYS - Ian Matthews # 1

2 ( 1 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - The Hollies # 1

3 ( 20 ) JEALOUS MIND - Alvin Stardust # 3

4 ( 2 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE - Suzi Quatro # 2

5 ( 3 ) TEENAGE RAMPAGE - The Sweet # 1

6 ( 4 ) TIGER FEET - Mud # 1

7 ( 6 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce # 1

8 ( 7 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

9 ( 5 ) DARK LADY - Cher # 1

10 ( NEW ) SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN - K.C. & The Sunshine Band # 10



11 ( 10 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1

12 ( 8 ) BAND ON THE RUN - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

13 ( 9 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD - Lulu featuring David Bowie # 9

14 ( 12 ) WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? - Candlewick Green # 7

15 ( 13 ) BURN BABY BURN - Hudson-Ford # 13

16 ( 16 ) BILLY DON’T BE A HERO - Paper Lace # 16

17 ( 15 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 2

18 ( 19 ) BOOGIE DOWN - Eddie Kendricks # 18

19 ( 17 ) IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT’S SPRING) - Love Unlimited # 1

20 ( 14 ) HOMELY GIRL - The Chi-Lites # 8



21 ( 21 ) DAYBREAKER - Electric Light Orchestra # 7

22 ( 22 ) WHEN THE MORNING COMES - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 7

23 ( 31 ) SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS - John Denver # 23

24 ( 36 ) ON THE LINE - Graham Nash # 24

25 ( 40 ) TEENAGE DREAM - T. Rex # 25

26 ( 30 ) SUNDOWN - Gordon Lightfoot # 26

27 ( 51 ) HOUSTON (I’M COMIN’ TO SEE YOU) - Glen Campbell # 27

28 ( 41 ) INSPIRATION - Paul Williams # 28

29 ( 23 ) SHE’S GONE - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 3

30 ( 18 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 1



31 ( 24 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder # 4

32 ( 26 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2

33 ( NEW ) DO I LOVE YOU - The Tremeloes # 33

34 ( 28 ) LOVING YOU - Johnny Nash # 20

35 ( 27 ) HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME - Albert Hammond # 12

36 ( 56 ) JUST MY SOUL RESPONDING - Smokey Robinson # 36

37 ( 34 ) FOREVER - Roy Wood # 7

38 ( NEW ) HELP ME - Joni Mitchell # 38

39 ( 25 ) HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE - The Isley Brothers # 16

40 ( NEW ) GOING DOWN THE ROAD (A SCOTTISH REGGAE SONG) - Roy Wood # 40



41 ( 33 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music # 3

42 ( 32 ) THE WORST BAND IN THE WORLD - 10cc # 15

43 ( 54 ) DREAM KID - The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver # 43

44 ( 43 ) I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND - The Four Tops # 43

45 ( 42 ) JESSICA - The Allman Brothers Band # 42

46 ( 39 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1

47 ( 38 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1

48 ( 47 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 6

49 ( 44 ) A LOVE SONG - Anne Murray # 16

50 ( 35 ) I THINK I’M OVER (GETTING OVER YOU) - Peter Noone # 10



51 ( 52 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1

52 ( 29 ) TEENAGE LAMENT ’74 - Alice Cooper # 29

53 ( 49 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks # 9

54 ( 37 ) MRS. VANDEBILT - Paul McCartney & Wings # 14

55 ( 45 ) HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT - John Holt # 32

56 ( 50 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1

57 ( NEW ) US AND THEM - Pink Floyd # 57

58 ( 65 ) SLIP AND SLIDE - Medicine Head # 58

59 ( 68 ) I JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY - The Main Ingredient # 59

60 ( 66 ) RHAPSODY IN WHITE - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 60



61 ( 71 ) COME GET TO THIS - Marvin Gaye # 61

62 ( 60 ) COME LIVE WITH ME - Ray Charles # 12

63 ( 63 ) SPEED KILLS - 10cc # 1

64 ( NEW ) THE ENTERTAINER - Marvin Hamlisch # 64

65 ( 55 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue # 1

66 ( 57 ) THE BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet # 1

67 ( 72 ) MOCKINGBIRD - Carly Simon & James Taylor # 67

68 ( 75 ) A LITTLE LOVIN’ - Neil Sedaka # 68

69 ( 77 ) HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 69

70 ( 74 ) BABY WE CAN’T GO WRONG - Cilla Black # 70



71 ( NEW ) BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 71

72 ( 73 ) MIGHTY LOVE (PART 1) - The Detroit Spinners # 72

73 ( NEW ) HONEY BEE - Gloria Gaynor # 73

74 ( 79 ) MA HE’S MAKING EYES AT ME - Lena Zavaroni # 74

75 ( NEW ) I’LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN - Lieutenant Pigeon # 75



2nd February 1974 My charts of the week that actual week

3 weeks for Jet, Cher at 2, Suzi up to 4, and heading up a mini-invasion of new entries a new track from my hero Roy Wood. Not a single (and hit) for months, but those reggae bagpipes (all played by Roy of course) were off-the-wall fab to me and just beat out previous hero Marc Bolan with his first (and last) ballad single, the sprawling Teenage Dream.



At 14, no it’s not 1990, it’s 1974 and a high entry for non-UK hit The Joker. I like to think I’m ahead of the game at spotting hits but even so, 16 years!! Just behind The Hollies and their best-ballad, even though it had to wait until 1988 re-issue to hit my number one, it’s plaintive and emotional in a good way. Neil Young’s After The Goldrush gets a wonderful acapella treatment from Prelude, soft hippie cajun folkrock from Medicine Head, cajun stroprock from Brownsville Station (2 months ahead of charting), and sexy fabulous smooth soul from the great Barry White all entering.



1 ( 1 ) JET Paul McCartney & Wings

2 ( 3 ) DARK LADY Cher

3 ( 2 ) TIGER FEET Mud

4 ( 7 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro

5 ( 10 ) JEALOUS MIND Alvin Stardust

6 ( 8 ) HELLO IT'S ME Todd Rundgren

7 ( 4 ) TEENAGE RAMPAGE The Sweet

8 ( 5 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder

9 ( NEW ) GOING DOWN THE ROAD Roy Wood

10 ( NEW ) TEENAGE DREAM Marc Bolan and T.Rex


11 ( 14 ) SCULLERY Clifford T. Ward

12 ( 6 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD Lulu

13 ( 11 ) FOREVER Roy Wood

14 ( NEW ) THE JOKER The Steve Miller Band

15 ( NEW ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies

16 ( 12 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Cozy Powell

17 ( 13 ) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Melanie

18 ( 20 ) THE WORST BAND IN THE WORLD 10CC

19 ( 16 ) MY COO CA CHOO Alvin Stardust

20 ( 23 ) HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE The Isley Brothers


21 ( 30 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME Aretha Franklin

22 ( 9 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE Mott The Hoople

23 ( 18 ) (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION Bubble Rock

24 ( 24 ) REMEMBER (SHA LA LA LA) The Bay City Rollers

25 ( 19 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON Leo Sayer

26 ( NEW ) SLIP AND SLIDE Medicine Head

27 ( NEW ) AFTER THE GOLDRUSH Prelude

28 ( NEW ) SMOKING IN THE BOYS ROOM Brownsville Station

29 ( NEW ) NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White

30 ( 26 ) TEENAGE LAMENT '74 Alice Cooper

31 ( 15 ) ROCKIN' ROLL BABY The Stylistics

32 ( 27 ) STAR Stealer's Wheel

[Smurfie]

1 ) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
2 ) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me
3 ) Andy Williams - Solitaire
4 ) Diana Ross - All Of My Life
5 ) Wombles - Wombling Song
6 ) Sweet - Teenage Rampage
7 ) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
8 ) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
9 ) The Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby
10 ) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
11 ) Mud - Tiger Feet
12 ) Cher - Dark Lady
13 ) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
14 ) Melanie - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
15 ) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost
16 ) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
17 ) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me
18 ) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
19 ) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind
20 ) The Carpenters - Top Of The World