Haven Retro Combined Chart : 16.02.1974

[smokeyb]

Mud remain in the top spot for a 3rd week, Suzi Quatro is up at 2



the Hollies are up to 3, Sweet fall to 4 and Lulu is down to 5.



There are 8 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is the Bay City Rollers at number 10.



The biggest climber is Dolly Parton who jumps up 10 places to number 27.



The biggest faller is the Four Tops who drop off the chart from number 34.

[smokeyb]

16.02.1974 (Week # 07)

1 (01) Mud - Tiger Feet - 176 points (2-2-1-1-1) 5 wks
2 (04) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive - 146 points (4-2) 2 wks
3 (06) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe - 141 points (6-3) 2 wks
4 (02) Sweet - Teenage Rampage - 135 points (4-1-2-2-4) 5 wks
5 (03) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World - 111 points (17-4-3-5) 4 wks
6 (05) Wombles - Wombling Song - 105 points (23-8-5-6) 4 wks
7 (10) Barry White - Never Gonna Give You Up - 63 points (15-10-7) 3 wks
8 (11) Cher - Dark Lady - 60 points (34-31-19-11-8) 5 wks
9 (07) Diana Ross - All Of My Life - 53 points (30-8-5-5-7-7-9) 7 wks
10 (NE) Bay City Rollers – Remember - 50 points (10) 1 wk
11 (NE) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind - 49 points (11) 1 wk
12 (16) Prelude - After The Goldrush - 47 points (26-21-16-12) 4 wks
13 (20) Allman Brothers Band - Jessica - 45 points (26-20-13) 3 wks
14 (15) Alice Cooper – Teenage Lament ‘74 - 45 points (27-22-15-14) 4 wks
15 (21) T. Rex – Teenage Dream - 44 points (33-21-15) 3 wks
16 (09) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 41 points (34-24-22-19-22-17-16-16-28-35-36-35-40-x-13-6-6-6-9-16) 19 wks
17 (17) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City - 39 points (37-34-26-27-22-20-21-25-15-15-9-11-17-17) 14 wks
18 (18) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme - 36 points (40-39-25-20-21-28-28-x-28-18-18) 10 wks
19 (22) Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby - 35 points (22-12-22-19) 4 wks
20 (14) Isley Brothers - Highways Of My Life - 32 points (23-16-10-14-20) 5 wks
21 (08) Golden Earring - Radar Love - 31 points (24-12-9-7-3-1-1-3-3-8-21) 11 wks
22 (12) Ronnie Lane - How Come - 29 points (29-10-7-9-12-22) 6 wks
23 (25) Cliff Richard - Take Me High - 28 points (40-37-39-x-36-35-30-40-23-25-23) 10 wks
24 (26) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - 27 points (25-23-19-20-18-18-16-19-19-24-29-26-24) 13 wks
25 (NE) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me - 27 points (25) 1 wk
26 (13) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo - 24 points (14-5-2-2-1-2-4-5-10-13-14-14-13-14-13-26) 16 wks
27 (37) Dolly Parton - Jolene - 24 points (37-27) 2 wks
28 (19) Andy Williams - Solitaire - 23 points (24-15-13-19-28) 5 wks
29 (31) Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love - 20 points (31-31-29) 3 wks
30 (32) Pink Floyd - Us & Them - 20 points (32-30) 2 wks
31 (29) Stealers Wheel - Star - 20 points (29-31) 2 wks
32 (NE) Ian Matthews - These Days - 20 points (32) 1 wk
33 (NE) Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - 19 points (33) 1 wk
34 (NE) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - 18 points (34) 1 wk
35 (NE) Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl - 18 points (35) 1 wk
36 (36) Dells – I Miss You - 17 points (37-32-34-36-36) 5 wks
37 (RE) Kool And The Gang – Jungle Boogie - 17 points (32-28-18-17-19-x-37) 6 wks
38 (38) New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry - 16 points (36-38-38) 3 wks
39 (NE) Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong - 16 points (39) 1 wk
40 (40) Clifford T Ward - Scullery - 15 points (40-40) 2 wks

Dropouts:
43 (24) Redbone - Come and Get Your Love - 14 points (25-20-20-24)
45 (33) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle - 14 points (20-17-12-9-11-11-11-10-10-13-12-24-33)
46 (30) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top - 14 points (19-16-14-16-15-12-5-8-11-18-30)
49 (23) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On - 13 points (15-9-4-4-3-4-5-23)
54 (35) Chi-Lites – Homely Girl - 12 points (35)
70 (27) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - 6 points (20-7-6-5-7-13-9-7-7-8-16-27)
84 (28) Cozy Powell - Dance with The Devil - 2 points (35-24-23-26-23-12-9-10-17-28)
- (34) Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - 0 points (29-32-34)
- (39) Rod Stewart & Faces - Pool Hall Richard - 0 points (40-22-22-15-11-12-14-25-39)

[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 23.02.1974

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

USA chart this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 21-02-74:  Presenter: Emperor Rosko
(6) DAVID BOWIE – Rebel Rebel  
(3) ALVIN STARDUST – Jealous Mind  
(NEW) QUEEN – Seven Seas Of Rhye 
(21) GILBERT O’SULLIVAN – Happiness Is Me And You  
(14) BARRY WHITE – Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up  
(25) MEDICINE HEAD – Slip And Slide
(18) BAY CITY ROLLERS – Remember (Sha-La-La)  
(23) PRELUDE – After The Goldrush  
(26) ISLEY BROTHERS - Highways Of My Life 
(8) THE HOLLIES – The Air That I Breathe  
(1) SUZI QUATRO – Devil Gate Drive 


First appearance by QUEEN on TOTP

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 23.02.1974
1 (1) Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973 (5 wk) (# 1)
2 (NE) Slade - Old New Borrowed And Blue (1 wk) (# 2)
3 (5) Leo Sayer - Silver Bird (8 wk) (# 2)
4 (8) Andy Williams - Solitaire (6 wk) (# 3)
5 (2) Perry Como - And I Love You So (34 wk) (# 1)
6 (4) Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (11 wk) (# 4)
7 (10) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (20 wk) (# 7)
8 (7) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (84 wk) (# 2)
9 (11) Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (7 wk) (# 5)
10 (8) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (5 wk) (# 8)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love (4 wks)
02 Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (5 wks)
03 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – My Mistake (Was To Love You) (1 wk)
04 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (2 wks)
05 The Dells – I Miss You (6 wks)
06 New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry (4 wks)
07 The Isley Brothers – The Highway Of My Life (6 wks)
08 Tavares – That's The Sound That Lonely Makes (4 wks)
09 Johnnie Taylor – We're Getting Careless With Our Love (5 wks)
10 Tyrone Davis – I Wish It Was Me (4 wks)

11 The Chi-Lites – Homely Girl (3 wks)
12 New Birth – It's Been A Long Time (2 wks)
13 Barry White – Honey Please, Can't Ya See (1 wk)
14 Tower Of Power – What Is Hip (1 wk)
15 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (49 wks)
16 Ashford & Simpson – (I'd Know You) Anywhere (6 wks)
17 Marvin Gaye – You Sure Love To Ball (5 wks)
18 Smokey Robinson – Just My Soul Responding (1 wk)
19 Bloodstone – Outside Woman (1 wk)
20 The Main Ingredient – Just Don't Want to Be Lonely (4 wks)

21 Blue Magic – Stop To Start (4 wks)
22 The Staple Singers – Touch A Hand (Make A Friend) (1 wk)
23 The Spinners – Mighty Love (Part 1) (5 wks)
24 Soul Children – I'll Be The Other Woman (2 wks)
25 Curtis Mayfield – Can't Say Nothin' (9 wks)
26 The Moments – Sexy Mama (7 wks)
27 The Temptations – Let Your Hair Down (10 wks)
28 Eddie Kendricks – Boogie Down (8 wks)
29 Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again (19 wks)
30 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (38 wks)

[o]

Intrigued why people are charting the Allman Brothers - Jessica? Obviously I like it, but it wasn't a hit here and was a hit in the US in December 73?

1 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
2 Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
3 Bay City Rollers – Remember
4 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
5 Wombles - Wombling Song
6 T Rex - Teenage Dream
7 Prelude - After The Goldrush
8 Mud - Tiger Feet
9 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World
10 Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful (And You're Mine)
11 Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero
12 Alice Cooper – Teenage Lament ‘74
13 Cher – Dark lady
14 Alvin Stardust – Jealous mind
15 Sweet - Teenage Rampage

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 2 ) The Air That I Breathe - Hollies < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Tiger Feet - Mud (#1[4])
3 ( 3 ) Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro
4 ( 10 ) Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
5 ( 4 ) Teenage Rampage - Sweet (#2[2])
6 ( 12 ) Remember (Sha-La-La-La) - Bay City Rollers
7 ( 5 ) How Come - Ronnie Lane (#2[2])
8 ( -- ) Jet - Wings
9 ( 6 ) Wombling Song - Wombles (#4)
10 ( 9 ) Dark Lady - Cher (#9)

11 ( 7 ) Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas (#6)
12 ( -- ) Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace
13 ( 23 ) Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust
14 ( 11 ) Scullery - Clifford T Ward (#11)
15 ( 8 ) The Man Who Sold The World - Lulu (#5)
16 ( -- ) Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
17 ( 15 ) Star - Stealers Wheel (#15)
18 ( 13 ) After The Goldrush - Prelude (#13)
19 ( 25 ) Burn Baby Burn - Hudson Ford
20 ( 20 ) Come And Get Your Love (Hail) - Redbone

21 ( -- ) Who Do You Think You Are - Candlewick Green
22 ( 17 ) Let Your Hair Down - Temptations (#17)
23 ( 24 ) I Shall Sing - Art Garfunkel
24 ( 21 ) Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) - Rolling Stones (#21)
25 ( 16 ) Highway Of My Life - Isley Brothers (#11)
26 ( 14 ) Thanks For Saving My Life - Billy Paul (#7)
27 ( 22 ) Abra-Ca-Dabra - DeFranco Family (#22)
28 ( 28 ) A Little Lovin' - Neil Sedaka
29 ( 18 ) Put Your Hands Together - O'Jays (#12)
30 ( 30 ) Happiness Is Me And You - Gilbert O'Sullivan

31 ( 37 ) Teenage Dream - Marc Bolan & T.Rex
32 ( 32 ) I Like To Live The Love - B.B. King
33 ( 19 ) Radar Love - Golden Earring (#1[3])
34 ( -- ) Mighty Love - Spinners
35 ( 40 ) Trying To Hold On To My Woman - Lamont Dozier
36 ( 31 ) Baby We Can't Go Wrong - Cilla Black (#31)
37 ( 29 ) Last Time I Saw Him - Diana Ross (#27)
38 ( 26 ) Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce (#2[2])
39 ( 27 ) All Of My Life - Diana Ross (#5)
40 ( 33 ) Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas (#20)

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-- ( 34 ) The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand (#9)
-- ( 35 ) The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer (#3)
-- ( 36 ) Teenage Lament - Alice Cooper (#26)
-- ( 38 ) Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang (#13)
-- ( 39 ) Love Song - Anne Murray (#27)

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-- ( -- ) There Won't Be Anymore - Charlie Rich

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The Hollies come to rescue us from the Chinn Chapman chart takeover, whilst Paul McCartney & Wings get the highest of 4 big entries above the Paper Lace tale of Billy and another David Bowie classic. Coming in 4th a song probably known by many here due to Saint Etienne's cover.

[rubcale]

01 Hollies The Air That I Breathe
02 Lulu The Man Who Sold The World
03 Suzi Quatro Devil Gate Drive
04 Mud Tiger Feet
05 Prelude After The Goldrush
06 Wombles Wombling Song
07 Diana Ross All Of My Life
08 Barry White Never Gonna Give You Up
09 Medicine Head Slip And Slide
10 David Bowie Rebel Rebel
11 Bay City Rollers Remember (Sha-La-La-La)
12 Hudson Ford Burn-Baby Burn
13 Alvin Stardust Jealous Mind
14 Paper Lace Billy Don't Be A Hero
15 Charlie Rich The Most Beautiful Girl
16 Stevie Wonder Living For The City
17 Ringo Starr You're Sixteen
18 Love Unlimited Orchestra Love's Theme
19 Cliff Richard Take Me High
20 Candlewick Green Who Do You Think You Are

[Shireblogger]

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

[Shireblogger]

Feb 15, 2024 10:26:37 GMT 1 o said:

Intrigued why people are charting the Allman Brothers - Jessica? Obviously I like it, but it wasn't a hit here and was a hit in the US in December 73

It peaked on the US chart last week at #65, and dropped to #67 this week.

For records that weren't British hits, I chart them while they are on the Billboard list.

[smokeyb]

1 (3) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (3 wks)
2 (4) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (3 wks)
3 (NE) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (1 wk)
4 (5) The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica (6 wks)
5 (2) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (5 wks)
6 (13) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (2 wks)
7 (1) Mud - Tiger Feet (6 wks)
8 (12) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up (5 wks)
9 (14) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (4 wks)
10 (11) Prelude - After The Goldrush (5 wks)
11 (7) Sweet - Teenage Rampage (6 wks)
12 (15) T Rex - Teenage Dream (3 wks)
13 (19) Bay City Rollers - Remember (3 wks)
14 (18) Medicine Head - Slip And Slide (3 wks)
15 (16) Clifford T Ward - Scullery (5 wks)
16 (10) Stealers Wheel - Star (5 wks)
17 (6) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (7 wks)
18 (27) Hudson Ford - Burn Baby Burn (2 wks)
19 (30) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (2 wks)
20 (20) John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders (4 wks)
21 (31) Cher - Dark Lady (2 wks)
22 (33) Elton John - Bennie And The Jets (2 wks)
23 (28) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me And You (3 wks)
24 (34) Queen - Liar (2 wks)
25 (NE) Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) (1 wk)
26 (38) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (2 wks)
27 (37) Melanie - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (2 wks)
28 (32) Neil Sedaka - A Little Lovin (3 wks)
29 (NE) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero (1 wk)
30 (21) Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong (4 wks)
31 (8) Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 (6 wks)
32 (9) The Isley Brothers - The Highway Of My Life (6 wks)
33 (17) Redbone - Come and Get Your Love (7 wks)
34 (22) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (11 wks)
35 (23) Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance - How Come (7 wks)
36 (24) 10cc - The Worst Band In The World (7 wks)
37 (NE) Freddie Starr - Its You (1 wk)
38 (NE) Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (1 wk)
39 (NE) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are (1 wk)
40 (NE) Billy Joel - Piano Man (1 wk)

[Whitneyfan]

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

11(06) The Wombles – The Wombling Song
12(17) Bay City Rollers – Remember
13(--) The Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
14(16) Lulu – The Man Who Sold The World
15(11) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost
16(12) Redbone – Come And Get Your Love
17(28) Alvin Stardust – Jealous Mind
18(13) Alice Cooper – Teenage Lament ‘74
19(32) Melanie – Will You Love Me Tomorrow
20(14) Bette Midler – In The Mood

21(--) Ringo Starr – You’re Sixteen
22(--) Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music
23(--) Candlewick Green – Who Do You Think You Are
24(--) Billy Joel – Piano Man
25(--) Beginning Of The End – Funky Nassau
26(34) Hudson Ford – Burn Baby Burn
27(18) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Happiness Is Me And You
28(15) Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme
29(--) Genesis – I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
30(--) Paper Lace – Billy Don’t Be A Hero

[popchartfreak]

Feb 15, 2024 10:26:37 GMT 1 o said:

Intrigued why people are charting the Allman Brothers - Jessica? Obviously I like it, but it wasn't a hit here and was a hit in the US in December 73?

My charts are based on global release dates for anything at all just like my current charts for 2024 - but I also include my original charts from 1974 for info as they were exactly what I heard and liked at the time, regardless of what was in the UK charts. By then I was 16 and annoyed at stuff that wasn't getting to make the charts and a lot of MOR that that was charting

[raliverpool]

23/02/1974

01 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (3wks 14-2-1)
02 Pink Floyd - Us & Them (4wks 8-1-1-2)
03 Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (2wks 24-3)
04 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (1wk 4 NEW)
05 Dolly Parton - Jolene (5wks 35-26-17-10-5)
06 Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (6wks 28-16-10-6-4-6)
07 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (5wks 20-7-4-3-7)
08 Bob Dylan - Forever Young (2wks 13-8)
09 Rolling Stones - Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) (4wks 35-9-7-9)
10 Allman Brothers - Jessica (5wks 29-20-13-9-10)

11 Mud - Tiger Feet (6wks 14-4-2-3-6-11)
12 Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (2wks 31-12)
13 Sweet - Teenage Rampage (6wks 13-2-1-2-5-13)
14 T Rex - Teenage Dream (3wks 26-12-14)
15 Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider (5wks 38-29-21-14-15)
16 Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance - How Come (6wks 22-13-6-5-8-16)
17 Cher - Dark Lady (2wks 25-17)
18 Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him (5wks 37-27-20-16-18)
19 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me & You (2wks 29-19)
20 Wombles - Wombling Song (2wks 35-20)

21 Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 (7wks 37-27-21-16-12-11-21)

22 Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotised (1wk 22 NEW)

23 Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong (2wks 34-24)
25 Who - The Real Me (2wks 30-25)
26 Elton John - All The Girls Love Alice (3wks 27-23-26)
27 Slade - When the Lights Are Out (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen (7wks 14-7-6-9-10-17-28)
29 Stevie Wonder - Golden Lady (3wks 28-26-29)
30 Led Zeppelin - The Ocean (5wks 26-23-19-21-30)

31 Roxy Music - Mother Of Pearl (7wks 7-1-1-3-8-18-31)
32 Golden Earring - Radar Love (7wks 13-8-11-12-15-20-32)
33 Joni Mitchell - Raised On Robbery (7wks 29-23-17-15-16-19-33)
34 Stealers Wheel - Star (3wks 38-32-34)
35 Anne Murray - A Love Song (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (10wks 35-22-12-8-5-5-5-7-15-36)
37 Harry Chaplin - WOLD (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Paul Simon - American Tune (7wks 25-12-3-4-11-22-38)
39 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Lamont Dozier - Trying To Hold On To My Woman (1wk 40 NEW)

The stand out song from the eighth studio album by the British-American rock band, was written and sung by guitarist/singer Bob Welch. Whilst this was not a hit it became a FM radio staple, as it's dreamy Californian mellow sound was a template for their later blockbusting Buckingham/Nicks led line-up's success.

[popchartfreak]

12th February 1974



It's back up one place for a second week on top for The Hollies and the fab Air That I Breathe, with abrand new Philly disco breakthrough for The Three Degrees, on their 3rd retro chart entry, the fab Gamble & Huff Year Of Decision new in at 3. The new Supremes for the 70's basically. K.C. is up to 5, the first of many to do that no doubt, and bang in at 6 the movie of 1974, give or take the odd James Bond or Disaster movie, Blazing Saddles also being the movie theme of the year, forget The Sting, The Way We Were and even The Man With The Golden Gun - it's veteran Frankie Laine poker-faced belting out a 50's styled Western theme unaware it was a p*sstake, and a very naughty one at that. Brilliant.

Bowie drops his next musical morph at 17, and it's a Mick Ronson wicked riff, Rebel Rebel not a fave of mine at the time - the sudden style change was grating, much more Rolling Stones than Glam, but oddly I had no problem with Plastic Soul a year later, where most Bowie fans went apoplectic. It's a great single though. Barry White keeps pumping 'em out, his 4th on the rundown, with solo Honey Please Can't Ya See, a UK flop but I always liked it, new in at 46, while Sunny (of The Pearls, original Brotherhood Of Man, and backing singer for (deep breath) Dusty, Elton, Love Affair, Lulu, Mott The Hoople, Bowie, T.Rex, Tom Jones, Joe Cocker - see With A Little Help From My Friends - and 60's teen singer, Eurovision stage support to Lulu, and several other acts over the years into the 80's) finally egst a solo hit single with Doctor's Orders at 51.

The Staple Singers are back for a 5th or 6th time with a good track I didn't know before today, Touch A Hand at 60, Carpenters dip into Hank Williams' Jambalaya territory as they go off the boil a bit for me, at 70, Opportunity Knocks comedian Freddie Starr has a UK hit with It's You, a bit maudlin, but my Aunty Norma loves it, so I bunged it on a CD for her last year - not available anywhere to buy! She went to see him back in the day, and he was lead singer of 60's band The Midniters before he started making headlines "eating hamsters" and that sort of tat. Great at imitations of Elvis and the like in those days though.

Junior Walker returns for probably the last time with another sax-driven soul track new to me, and Ricky Wilde returns with another dad-created pre-teen track kiddie-pop oriented, Mrs. Malinski, which I liked at the time on one hearing, charted, and then never heard again for 50 years until today. It's OK, but a way better track is on the way!


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

2 ( 1 ) THESE DAYS - Ian Matthews # 1

3 ( NEW ) YEAR OF DECISION - The Three Degrees # 3

4 ( 3 ) JEALOUS MIND - Alvin Stardust # 3

5 ( 10 ) SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN - K.C. & The Sunshine Band # 5

6 ( NEW ) BLAZING SADDLES - Frankie Laine # 6

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

8 ( 4 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE - Suzi Quatro # 2

9 ( 5 ) TEENAGE RAMPAGE - The Sweet # 1

10 ( 6 ) TIGER FEET - Mud # 1


11 ( 9 ) DARK LADY - Cher # 1

12 ( 8 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

13 ( 12 ) BAND ON THE RUN - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

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

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

16 ( 11 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1

17 ( NEW ) REBEL REBEL - David Bowie # 17

18 ( 13 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD - Lulu featuring David Bowie # 9

19 ( 17 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 2

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


21 ( 23 ) SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS - John Denver # 21

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

23 ( 19 ) IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT’S SPRING) - Love Unlimited # 1

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

25 ( 33 ) DO I LOVE YOU - The Tremeloes # 25

26 ( 26 ) SUNDOWN - Gordon Lightfoot # 26

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

28 ( 28 ) INSPIRATION - Paul Williams # 28

29 ( 16 ) BILLY DON’T BE A HERO - Paper Lace # 16

30 ( 18 ) BOOGIE DOWN - Eddie Kendricks # 18


31 ( 21 ) DAYBREAKER - Electric Light Orchestra # 7

32 ( 38 ) HELP ME - Joni Mitchell # 32

33 ( 30 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 1

34 ( 32 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2

35 ( 36 ) JUST MY SOUL RESPONDING - Smokey Robinson # 35

36 ( 40 ) GOING DOWN THE ROAD (A SCOTTISH REGGAE SONG) - Roy Wood # 36

37 ( 43 ) DREAM KID - The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver # 37

38 ( 25 ) TEENAGE DREAM - T. Rex # 25

39 ( 29 ) SHE’S GONE - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 3

40 ( 35 ) HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME - Albert Hammond # 12


41 ( 31 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder # 4

42 ( 57 ) US AND THEM - Pink Floyd # 42

43 ( 34 ) LOVING YOU - Johnny Nash # 20

44 ( 47 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1

45 ( 37 ) FOREVER - Roy Wood # 7

46 ( NEW ) HONEY PLEASE CAN’T YA SEE - Barry White # 46

47 ( 49 ) A LOVE SONG - Anne Murray # 16

48 ( 59 ) I JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY - The Main Ingredient # 48

49 ( 58 ) SLIP AND SLIDE - Medicine Head # 49

50 ( 46 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1


51 ( NEW ) DOCTOR’S ORDERS - Sunny # 51

52 ( 45 ) JESSICA - The Allman Brothers Band # 42

53 ( 51 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1

54 ( 42 ) THE WORST BAND IN THE WORLD - 10cc # 15

55 ( 41 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music # 3

56 ( 48 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 6

57 ( 60 ) RHAPSODY IN WHITE - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 57

58 ( 39 ) HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE - The Isley Brothers # 16

59 ( 56 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1

60 ( NEW ) TOUCH A HAND (MAKE A FRIEND) - The Staple Singers # 60


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

62 ( 71 ) BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 62

63 ( 44 ) I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND - The Four Tops # 43

64 ( 64 ) THE ENTERTAINER - Marvin Hamlisch # 64

65 ( 69 ) HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 65

66 ( 73 ) HONEY BEE - Gloria Gaynor # 66

67 ( 70 ) BABY WE CAN’T GO WRONG - Cilla Black # 67

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

69 ( 67 ) MOCKINGBIRD - Carly Simon & James Taylor # 67

70 ( NEW ) JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU) - Carpenters # 70


71 ( 53 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks # 9

72 ( NEW ) IT’S YOU - Freddie Starr # 72

73 ( 75 ) I’LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN - Lieutenant Pigeon # 73

74 ( NEW ) DON’T BLAME THE CHILDREN - Junior Walker & The All Stars # 74

75 ( NEW ) MRS MALINSKI - Ricky Wilde # 75


My charts that week actual then

Mud climb to the top for the 3rd consecutive single (with Crazy peaking at 2 before that), that famous (in the UK) party classic that lads for once didn’t mind copying a dance to. Great stuff! Clifford and Hollies go Top 10, Todd Top 5, Aretha Top 20 and new entries: from Ringo Starr, covering a 50’s teen pop ballad to fun effect and a US Number One; Love Unlimited Orchestra, or the backing to soul girl group Love Unlimited, or Barry White essentially doing a gorgeous strings-based orchestral soul instrumental that also topped the US charts. I think it’s fairly clear that the American record buyer was doing a better job than the British singles buyer at this time, at least in terms of chart positions. Elsewhere a trio of worldwide flop singles (boo!) from The Tremeloes, now well out of step with the music scene, Neil Sedaka (not that he cared much given what happened next in his career) and Joni Mitchell (who was an albums artist anyway) and her fab Raised On Robbery.


1 ( 3 ) TIGER FEET Mud

2 ( 2 ) DARK LADY Cher

3 ( 5 ) JEALOUS MIND Alvin Stardust

4 ( 1 ) JET Paul McCartney & Wings

5 ( 6 ) HELLO IT'S ME Todd Rundgren

6 ( 11 ) SCULLERY Clifford T. Ward

7 ( 7 ) TEENAGE RAMPAGE The Sweet

8 ( 8 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder

9 ( 15 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies

10 ( 4 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro


11 ( 10 ) TEENAGE DREAM Marc Bolan and T.Rex

12 ( 13 ) FOREVER Roy Wood

13 ( 9 ) GOING DOWN THE ROAD Roy Wood

14 ( 14 ) THE JOKER The Steve Miller Band

15 ( 21 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME Aretha Franklin

16 ( 17 ) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Melanie

17 ( 16 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Cozy Powell

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

19 ( 20 ) HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE The Isley Brothers

20 ( NEW ) YOU'RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr


21 ( NEW ) LOVE'S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra

22 ( 19 ) MY COO CA CHOO Alvin Stardust

23 ( 26 ) SLIP AND SLIDE Medicine Head

24 ( 12 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD Lulu

25 ( 27 ) AFTER THE GOLDRUSH Prelude

26 ( 23 ) (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION Bubble Rock

27 ( 29 ) NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White

28 ( NEW ) DO I LOVE YOU The Tremeloes

29 ( NEW ) A LITTLE LOVIN' Neil Sedaka

30 ( NEW ) RAISED ON ROBBERY Joni Mitchell


31 ( 32 ) STAR Stealer's Wheel

32 ( 24 ) REMEMBER (SHA LA LA LA) The Bay City Rollers

[Smurfie]

1 ) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
2 ) Diana Ross - All Of My Life
3 ) Wombles - Wombling Song
4 ) Andy Williams - Solitaire
5 ) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me
6 ) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
7 ) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
8 ) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
9 ) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost
10 ) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
11 ) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind
12 ) Mud - Tiger Feet
13 ) Cher - Dark Lady
14 ) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me
15 ) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are
16 ) The Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby
17 ) Sweet - Teenage Rampage
18 ) Bay City Rollers - Remember
19 ) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero
20 ) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 16.02.1974

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

[o]

I wasn't following the US charts in 1974, so I'll stick to the UK charts for now...