Haven Retro Combined Chart : 16.03.1974

[smokeyb]

The Hollies get a 3rd week at the top, Paul McCartney is up at 2, David Bowie slips to 3.



Paper Lace are up at 4 and Queen are up at 5.



There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is the Electric Light Orchestra at number 20.



The biggest climber is the New Seekers are up 20 places to number 10.



The biggest faller is Dolly Parton who drops 55 places.

[smokeyb]

16.03.1974 (Week # 11)

1 (01) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe - 168 points (6-3-2-1-1-1) 6 wks
2 (04) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet - 139 points (28-28-36-37-40-x-39-40-x-24-6-4-2) 11 wks
3 (02) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel - 125 points (4-3-2-3) 4 wks
4 (06) Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero - 114 points (18-11-6-4) 4 wks
5 (13) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye - 97 points (29-13-5) 3 wks
6 (07) Elton John - Candle In The Wind - 96 points (12-7-6) 3 wks
7 (03) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive - 91 points (4-2-1-2-3-7) 6 wks
8 (05) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind - 73 points (11-5-4-5-8) 5 wks
9 (08) Bay City Rollers – Remember - 69 points (10-8-9-8-9) 5 wks
10 (30) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You - 69 points (30-10) 2 wks
11 (11) Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl - 67 points (35-17-13-11-11) 5 wks
12 (12) Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - 66 points (18-12-12) 3 wks
13 (16) Elton John - Bennie And the Jets - 52 points (35-30-40-x-34-16-13) 6 wks
14 (21) Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music - 51 points (21-14) 2 wks
15 (09) Cher - Dark Lady - 46 points (34-31-19-11-8-10-7-9-15) 9 wks
16 (20) Barry Blue - School Love - 43 points (20-16) 2 wks
17 (15) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are? - 40 points (22-15-17) 3 wks
18 (19) Billy Joel - Piano Man - 39 points (21-19-18) 3 wks
19 (10) Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen - 38 points (34-14-10-19) 4 wks
20 (NE) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Belle - 38 points (20) 1 wk
21 (28) Hot Chocolate - Emma - 38 points (28-21) 2 wks
22 (31) Robert Knight – Everlasting Love - 31 points (31-22) 2 wks
23 (25) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - 28 points (34-35-35-25-23) 5 wks
24 (NE) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love - 26 points (24) 1 wk
25 (NE) Harry Chapin - WOLD - 24 points (25) 1 wk
26 (NE) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird - 24 points (26) 1 wk
27 (24) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me - 23 points (25-21-19-24-27) 5 wks
28 (26) Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love - 20 points (31-31-29-25-28-26-28) 7 wks
29 (NE) Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat - 20 points (29) 1 wk
30 (40) Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotised - 20 points (40-30) 2 wks
31 (29) Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - 19 points (33-27-30-29-31) 5 wks
32 (14) Wombles - Wombling Song - 19 points (23-8-5-6-7-8-14-32) 8 wks
33 (27) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun - 19 points (36-36-27-33) 4 wks
34 (NE) Temptations – Heavenly - 18 points (34) 1 wk
35 (37) K.C. & The Sunshine Band - Sound Your Funky Horn - 18 points (38-37-37-35) 4 wks
36 (NE) Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It - 18 points (36) 1 wk
37 (34) Al Wilson – Touch And Go - 17 points (34-37) 2 wks
38 (32) Prelude - After The Goldrush - 16 points (26-21-16-12-12-25-32-38) 8 wks
39 (35) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – My Mistake (Was To Love You) - 16 points (32-33-35-39) 4 wks
40 (38) Three Degrees - Year Of Decision - 15 points (33-32-38-40) 4 wks

Dropouts:
42 (23) Barry White - Never Gonna Give You Up - 14 points (15-10-7-11-15-23)
43 (17) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World - 14 points (17-4-3-5-6-10-17)
47 (33) Hudson-Ford - Burn Baby Burn - 12 points (26-27-33)
55 (40) Ian Matthews - These Days - 11 points (32-31-40-40)
61 (18) Mud - Tiger Feet - 9 points (2-2-1-1-1-3-5-18)
65 (40) Diana Ross - All Of My Life - 7 points (30-8-5-5-7-7-9-15-23-40)
77 (22) Dolly Parton - Jolene - 4 points (37-27-19-17-22)
81 (36) Sweet - Teenage Rampage - 2 points (4-1-2-2-4-9-16-36)

[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 23.03.1974

1 (1) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero (5 wk) (# 1)
2 (3) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (7 wk) (# 2)
3 (4) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (6 wk) (# 3)
4 (5) Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) (5 wk) (# 4)
5 (2) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (6 wk) (# 1)
6 (11) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You (3 wk) (# 6)
7 (8) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet (4 wk) (# 7)
8 (7) Bay City Rollers - Remember (7 wk) (# 6)
9 (9) Freddie Starr - Its You (5 wk) (# 9)
10 (36) Hot Chocolate - Emma (2 wk) (# 10)
11 (12) Elton John - Candle In The Wind (4 wk) (# 11)
12 (17) Barry Blue - School Love (4 wk) (# 12)
13 (10) Wombles - Wombling Song (9 wk) (# 4)
14 (6) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (7 wk) (# 1)
15 (30) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (3 wk) (# 15)
16 (13) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (5 wk) (# 5)
17 (14) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me (7 wk) (# 10)
18 (19) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (4 wk) (# 18)
19 (15) Hudson Ford - Burn Baby Burn (6 wk) (# 15)
20 (NE) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (1 wk) (# 20)
21 (28) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love (2 wk) (# 21)
22 (24) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love (3 wk) (# 22)
23 (16) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up (9 wk) (# 14)
24 (21) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are (5 wk) (# 21)
25 (NE) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything (1 wk) (# 25)
26 (NE) Glitter Band - Angel Face (1 wk) (# 26)
27 (26) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (6 wk) (# 26)
28 (37) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle (3 wk) (# 28)
29 (27) Brownsville Station - Smokin In The Boys Room (4 wk) (# 27)
30 (18) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (8 wk) (# 10)
31 (34) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music (3 wk) (# 31)
32 (38) Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (2 wk) (# 32)
33 (23) Andy Williams - Solitaire (16 wk) (# 4)
34 (40) Elvis Presley - I've Got A Thing About You Baby (2 wk) (# 34)
35 (22) Mud - Tiger Feet (10 wk) (# 1)
36 (35) Smokey Robinson - Just My Soul Responding (5 wk) (# 35)
37 (31) Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (5 wk) (# 31)
38 (47) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird (2 wk) (# 38)
39 (50) Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down (2 wk) (# 39)
40 (41) Dawn - Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally (3 wk) (# 37)
41 (25) Medicine Head - Slip And Slide (7 wk) (# 22)
42 (43) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (21 wk) (# 2)
43 (NE) Little Jimmy Osmond - I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (1 wk) (# 43)
44 (20) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me And You (7 wk) (# 19)
45 (49) London String Chorale - Galloping Home (13 wk) (# 31)
46 (32) Diana Ross - All Of My Life (12 wk) (# 9)
47 (29) Prelude - After The Goldrush (9 wk) (# 21)
48 (NE) Nazareth - Shanghai'd In Shanghai (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (33) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (9 wk) (# 3)
50 (NE) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl (1 wk) (# 50)

Usa chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 21-03-74:  Presenter: Tony Blackburn
(6) THE NEW SEEKERS feat. LYN PAUL – I Get A Little Sentimental Over You  
(NEW) GARY GLITTER – Remember Me This Way  
(28) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Ma-Ma-Belle
(12) BARRY BLUE – School Love  
(25) DIANA ROSS & MARVIN GAYE – You Are Everything  
(NEW) MOTT THE HOOPLE – The Golden Age Of Rock ‘N’ Roll
(11) ELTON JOHN – Candle In The Wind
(2) THE HOLLIES – The Air That I Breathe
(1) PAPER LACE – Billy Don’t Be A Hero

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 23.03.1974
1 (1) Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973 (9 wk) (# 1)
2 (11) Free - The Free Story (2 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (15 wk) (# 3)
4 (20) Alvin Stardust - The Untouchable (2 wk) (# 4)
5 (4) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (21 wk) (# 1)
6 (5) Deep Purple - Burn (4 wk) (# 3)
7 (2) Slade - Old New Borrowed And Blue (5 wk) (# 1)
8 (NE) Millican & Nesbitt - Millicant & Nesbitt (1 wk) (# 8)
9 (6) Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (11 wk) (# 5)
10 (16) The Carpenters - Now And Then (38 wk) (# 2)

[rubcale]

01 Paper Lace Billy Don't Be A Hero
02 New Seekers I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
03 Hollies The Air That I Breathe
04 Carpenters Jambalaya
05 Barry Blue School Love
06 Paul McCartney & Wings Jet
07 Charlie Rich The Most Beautiful Girl
08 Robert Knight Everlasting Love
09 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye You Are Everything
10 Prelude After The Goldrush
11 Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun
12 Queen Seven Seas Of Rhye
13 Glitter Band Angel Face
14 Bay City Rollers Remember (Sha-La-La-La)
15 Olivia Newton-John Long Live Love
16 Eddie Kendricks Keep On Trucking
17 Candlewick Green Who Do You Think You Are
18 Doobie Brothers Listen To The Music
19 ELO Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
20 Chi-Lites Homely Girl

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love (8 wks)
02 Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (9 wks)
03 The Temptations – Heavenly (2 wks)
04 Al Wilson – Touch And Go (3 wks)
05 The Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New (1 wk)
06 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – My Mistake (Was To Love You) (5 wks)
07 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (6 wks)
08 The Dells – I Miss You (10 wks)
09 New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry (8 wks)
10 First Choice – Newsy Neighbors (4 wks)

11 Leon Haywood – Keep It In The Family (1 wk)
12 The Isley Brothers – The Highway Of My Life (10 wks)
13 Tavares – That's The Sound That Lonely Makes (8 wks)
14 The Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (4 wks)
15 Johnnie Taylor – We're Getting Careless With Our Love (9 wks)
16 Tyrone Davis – I Wish It Was Me (8 wks)
17 The Chi-Lites – Homely Girl (7 wks)
18 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything (1 wk)
19 New Birth – It's Been A Long Time (6 wks)
20 Barry White – Honey Please, Can't Ya See (5 wks)

21 Tower Of Power – What Is Hip (5 wks)
22 Robert Knight – Everlasting Love (3 wks)
23 The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze (1 wk)
24 The Jackson Five – Dancing Machine (2 wks)
25 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (53 wks)
26 Bobby Bland – Goin' Down Slow (4 wks)
27 Ashford & Simpson – (I'd Know You) Anywhere (10 wks)
28 Marvin Gaye – You Sure Love To Ball (9 wks)
29 Smokey Robinson – Just My Soul Responding (5 wks)
30 Bloodstone – Outside Woman (5 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Elton John – Candle In The Wind
02(19) Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
03(03) Billy Joel – Piano Man
04(04) The Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
05(08) Queen – Seven Seas Of Rhye
06(11) Carly Simon & James Taylor– Mockingbird
07(02) David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
08(16) Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were
09(23) Hot Chocolate – Emma
10(18) Fleetwood Mac – Hypnotized

11(05) The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe
12(15) Helen Reddy – Keep On Singing
13(24) Elvis Presley – I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby
14(26) Olivia Newton-John – Long Live Love
15(06) Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music
16(10) Jim Croce – I’ll Have To Say I Love You In a Song
17(27) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything
18(09) Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl
19(07) Paper Lace – Billy Don’t Be A Hero
20(34) The Chi-Lites – Homely Girl

21(12) Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive
22(14) Cher – Dark Lady
23(30) The Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine
24(13) Wings – Jet
25(22) New Seekers – I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
26(35) Cat Stevens – Oh Very Young
27(38) Gladys Knight & The Pips – I’ve Got To Use My Imagination
28(25) Barry Blue – School Love
29(17) Ringo Starr – You’re Sixteen
30(20) Mud – Tiger Feet

31(21) Robert Knight – Everlasting Love
32(--) The Three Degrees – Dirty Ol’ Man
33(40) Sunny – Doctor’s Orders
34(39) Eddie Kendricks – Boogie Down
35(28) Candlewick Green – Who Do You Think You Are
36(--) The Glitter Band – Angel Face
37(29) Beginning Of The End – Funky Nassau
38(31) Alvin Stardust – Jealous Mind
39(32) Barry White – Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
40(33) Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me

[smokeyb]

1 (1) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (5 wks)
2 (2) Paul McCartney & Wings- Jet (4 wks)
3 (6) Elton John - Candle In The Wind (4 wks)
4 (4) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero (5 wks)
5 (14) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (3 wks)
6 (13) Hot Chocolate - Emma (2 wks)
7 (3) Elton John - Bennie And The Jets (6 wks)
8 (5) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (7 wks)
9 (15) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music (3 wks)
10 (16) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (4 wks)
11 (17) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle (3 wks)
12 (19) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental (3 wks)
13 (20) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love (3 wks)
14 (12) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are (5 wks)
15 (18) Billy Joel - Piano Man (5 wks)
16 (10) Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) (5 wks)
17 (22) Helen Reddy - Keep On Singing (3 wks)
18 (23) Jim Croce - I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (4 wks)
19 (27) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love (2 wks)
20 (32) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird (2 wks)
21 (25) Barry Blue - School Love (4 wks)
22 (26) Ringo Starr - Oh My My (3 wks)
23 (7) Bay City Rollers - Remember (7 wks)
24 (8) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (6 wks)
25 (NE) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (1 wk)
26 (NE) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything (1 wk)
27 (NE) Glitter Band - Angel Face (1 wk)
28 (9) Medicine Head - Slip And Slide (7 wks)
29 (11) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (6 wks)
30 (21) Brownsville Station - Smokin In The Boys Room (4 wks)
31 (24) Freddie Starr - Its You (5 wks)
32 (NE) Nazareth - Shanghai'd In Shanghai (1 wk)
33 (NE) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl (1 wk)
34 (29) Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (5 wks)
35 (28) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (7 wks)
36 (30) The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica (10 wks)
37 (31) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up (9 wks)
38 (33) Cher - Dark Lady (6 wks)
39 (34) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (9 wks)
40 (35) Queen - Liar (6 wks)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 5 ) W.O.L.D - Harry Chapin < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Jet - Wings (#1[2])
3 ( 2 ) Candle In The Wind - Elton John (#2[1])
4 ( 4 ) Seven Seas Of Rhye - Queen
5 ( 3 ) Bennie And The Jets - Elton John (#3)
6 ( 8 ) Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
7 ( 10 ) Ma-Ma-Belle - Electric Light Orchestra
8 ( 19 ) Emma - Hot Chocolate
9 ( 7 ) Rebel Rebel - David Bowie (#6)
10 ( 21 ) I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce

11 ( 6 ) The Air That I Breathe - Hollies (#1[2])
12 ( 11 ) School Love - Barry Blue (#11)
13 ( 15 ) Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
14 ( 25 ) Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - Main Ingredient
15 ( 20 ) I Get A Little Sentimental Over You - New Seekers
16 ( 9 ) Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro (#3)
17 ( 27 ) Long Live Love - Olivia Newton John
18 ( 14 ) Who Do You Think You Are - Candlewick Green (#13)
19 ( 12 ) Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace (#7)
20 ( 18 ) Mighty Love - Spinners (#18)

21 ( 13 ) Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks (#4)
22 ( -- ) Oh My My - Ringo Starr
23 ( 28 ) A Very Special Love Song - Charlie Rich
24 ( -- ) Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
25 ( 17 ) Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust (#11)
26 ( 23 ) Teenage Dream - Marc Bolan & T.Rex (#23)
27 ( 35 ) T.S.O.P (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB & Three Degrees
28 ( -- ) Homely Girl - Chi-Lites
29 ( 16 ) Remember (Sha-La-La-La) - Bay City Rollers (#5)
30 ( 22 ) Burn Baby Burn - Hudson Ford (#18)

31 ( 40 ) I've Got A Thing About You Baby - Elvis Presley
32 ( 32 ) Trying To Hold On To My Woman - Lamont Dozier (#31)
33 ( 29 ) Come And Get Your Love (Hail) - Redbone (#20)
34 ( -- ) Angel Face - Glitter Band
35 ( 24 ) Tiger Feet - Mud (#1[4])
36 ( 26 ) Teenage Rampage - Sweet (#2[2])
37 ( -- ) Shanghai'd In Shanghai - Nazareth
38 ( -- ) Touch A Hand Make A Friend - Staple Singers
39 ( 30 ) Dark Lady - Cher (#9)
40 ( 31 ) How Come - Ronnie Lane (#2[2])

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-- ( 33 ) Wombling Song - Wombles (#4)
-- ( 34 ) Star - Stealers Wheel (#15)
-- ( 36 ) I Shall Sing - Art Garfunkel (#23)
-- ( 37 ) Scullery - Clifford T Ward (#11)
-- ( 38 ) A Little Lovin' - Neil Sedaka (#28)
-- ( 39 ) Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas (#6)

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-- ( -- ) Tell Me A Lie - Sami Jo
-- ( -- ) I'll Be The Other Woman - Soul Children

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My new #1, which reached #36 in the US Billboard Chart this month and #34 in the UK chart 2 months from now, being his only UK charting single. A cover of his subsequent US #1 would be a UK top 10 hit as a cover version by Ugly Kid Joe. That will be along later in the year, and his first hit "Taxi" reached #5 on the NM chart in 1972. Note there is no 'l' in his name.

[Shireblogger]

1 [4] :: Paul McCartney & Wings - JET
2 [3] :: Billy Joel - PIANO MAN
3 [2] :: David Bowie - REBEL REBEL
4 [1] :: Alvin Stardust - JEALOUS MIND
5 [11] :: Doobie Brothers - LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
6 [5] :: Elton John - CANDLE IN THE WIND
7 [6] :: Hollies - THE AIR THAT I BREATHE
8 [13] :: Queen - SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE
9 [new] :: Adriano Celantano - PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL
10 [8] :: Willie Nelson - BLOODY MARY MORNING
11 [12] :: Electric Light Orchestra - MA-MA-MA BELLE
12 [10] :: Charlie Rich - THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
13 [7] :: Suzi Quatro - DEVIL GATE DRIVE
14 [9] :: Cher - DARK LADY
15 [14] :: Staple Singers - TOUCH A HAND (MAKE A FRIEND)
16 [15] :: Helen Reddy - KEEP ON SINGING
17 [new] :: Dolly Parton - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
18 [new] :: Carly Simon & James Taylor - MOCKINGBIRD
19 [new] :: Hot Chocolate - EMMA
20 [new] :: Carpenters - JAMBALAYA

[Smurfie]

1 ) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love
2 ) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything
3 ) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
4 ) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
5 ) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero
6 ) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are
7 ) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
8 ) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love
9 ) Wombles - Wombling Song
10 ) Bay City Rollers - Remember
11 ) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird
12 ) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
13 ) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me
14 ) Hot Chocolate - Emma
15 ) Dawn - Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally
16 ) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
17 ) Diana Ross - All Of My Life
18 ) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind
19 ) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
20 ) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl

[o]

1 Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet
2 Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye
3 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
4 Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
5 Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero
6 Elton John - Candle In The Wind
7 Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
8 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
9 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
10 Brownsville Station - Smokin In The Boys Room
11 Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love
12 Hot Chocolate - Emma
13 Ragtimers - The Sting
14 Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful (And You're Mine)
15 Bay City Rollers – Remember

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 16.03.1974

1 (01) Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero
2 (03) The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
3 (04) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl
4 (07) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye
5 (06) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet
6 (02) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind
7 (05) Bay City Rollers - Remember
8 (08) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
9 (11) Freddie Starr - It's You
10 (28) Hot Chocolate - Emma
11 (15) Elton John - Candle In The Wind
12 (12) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
13 (09) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
14 (10) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes On Me
15 (13) Barry Blue - School Love
16 (14) The Wombles - The Wombling Song
17 (16) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
18 (17) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give You Up
19 (18) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
20 (25) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love
21 (New) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
22 (19) Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen
23 (20) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World
24 (27) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle
25 (22) Andy Williams - Solitaire
26 (23) Stylistics - Rockin' Roll Baby
27 (24) Cher - Dark Lady
28 (New) Diana Ross And Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything
29 (New) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl
30 (New) The Glitter Band - Angel Face
31 (32) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me
32 (33) Carly Simon And James Taylor - Mockingbird
33 (21) Mud - Tiger Feet
34 (26) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me And You
35 (29) Cliff Richard - Take Me High
36 (30) Elvis Presley - I've Got A Thing About You Baby
37 (31) Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong
38 (34) Diana Ross - All Of My Life
39 (35) Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost
40 (36) Sweet - Teenage Rampage

[popchartfreak]

9th March 1974

It's straight in on top for new release Sugar Baby Love, a future UK number one in a few months and one I charted soon as I heard it in 1974, so it had 2 runs in my charts but never quite topped in either run, and The Rubettes' never had a personal chart-topper despite some great records in a variety of styles, not just this 50's vs Four Seasons retro-sounding Glam monster. New in at 3, The Isley Brothers gorgeous cover of Seals & Croft's Summer Breeze, the guitar work alone makes it the definitive version even without Ronald Isley on vocal. So that's 8 years of retro charting for the Brothers.

There's a lot of new entries pushing some tracks unfairly down or even out, but Robert Knight gets the second version of Everlasting Love to go top 5 after this record fell short of the top 10 in the 1968 retro rundown, and Three Degrees replace themselves in the top 10 with TSOP. The Glitter Band have basically been having hits since Rock & Roll Part 2, and they step out on their own with the fab Angel Face new at 17. Who needs Gary Glitter, and it's way better than his rubbish croon Remember Me This Way out to promote his ego-fest movie at the cinema.

Neil Sedaka has his 2nd UK-based UK-only album out, Laughter In The Rain, and the lead track charts at 21, with the song about John Lennon at 33, The Immigrant. Both would be huge US hits in 1975 as Neil finally hits in his home again, and both are great ballads I rated in 74 and 75 respectively. There's loads of reactivated 50's and 60's tracks about in 1974, on a weekly basis pretty much, and a few I charted in my own charts, this week Buddy Holly's classic posthumous UK number one It Doesn't Matter Anymore entered my actual charts, one I loved, and as I havent ever done Retro 50's charts, it can qualify for my 1974 charts again, new at 27.

At 28 Dolly Parton follows Jolene with her signature tune, I Will Always Love You though was not a hit, it wasn't even played on UK radio at the time, it took a movie slot in 1983 or so (Best Little Whorehouse In Texas I think) to get noticed, and a cover version from Whitney to send it into orbit. The original is the best, by far, though. Tender and touching. Don Downing returns with one it took me 40 years to buy, Dream World, a decent slice of Northern Soul, while Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye drop the 3rd charting version of You Are Everything, after The Stylistics and The Pearls. It's slowed-down quite a bit, but good.

Steely Dan are back with cool, jazzy Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Nazareth grab a 4th with Shanghai'd In Shanghai, one I've no heard in 50 years, and it's pretty good actually. Jimmy Osmond gets his 3rd and last charting hit, another cover, the kiddie-aimed I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door, Carly Simon follows-up Mockingbird with her 7th track I think, but I haven't Got Time For The Pain of checking. Ike & Tina also return with at least a 5th, Sweet Rhode Island Red I also bought about 10 years ago.



1 ( NEW ) SUGAR BABY LOVE - The Rubettes # 1

2 ( 2 ) EMMA - Hot Chocolate # 1

3 ( NEW ) SUMMER BREEZE - The Isley Brothers # 3

4 ( 1 ) ROCK THE BOAT - The Hues Corporation # 1

5 ( 13 ) EVERLASTING LOVE - Robert Knight # 5

6 ( 11 ) T.S.O.P. (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA) - M.F.S.B. & The Three Degrees # 6

7 ( 3 ) SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN - K.C. & The Sunshine Band # 3

8 ( 4 ) I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU - The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul # 4

9 ( 7 ) SCHOOL LOVE - Barry Blue # 7

10 ( 8 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - The Hollies # 1


11 ( 9 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce # 1

12 ( 5 ) SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE - Queen # 1

13 ( 10 ) THESE DAYS - Ian Matthews # 1

14 ( 6 ) YEAR OF DECISION - The Three Degrees # 2

15 ( 12 ) BLAZING SADDLES - Frankie Laine # 6

16 ( 40 ) YOU WON’T SEE ME - Anne Murray # 16

17 ( NEW ) ANGEL FACE - The Glitter Band # 17

18 ( 17 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

19 ( 24 ) MR. NATURAL - The Bee Gees # 19

20 ( 25 ) HELP ME - Joni Mitchell # 20


21 ( NEW ) LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka # 21

22 ( 14 ) BAND ON THE RUN - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

23 ( 15 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE - Suzi Quatro # 2

24 ( 18 ) TIGER FEET - Mud # 1

25 ( 20 ) DARK LADY - Cher # 1

26 ( 21 ) JEALOUS MIND - Alvin Stardust # 3

27 ( NEW ) IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly # 27

28 ( NEW ) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Dolly Parton # 28

29 ( 29 ) LET ME ROLL IT - Paul McCartney & Wings # 29

30 ( 27 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 2


31 ( 26 ) WHEN THE MORNING COMES - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 7

32 ( 23 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD - Lulu featuring David Bowie # 9

33 ( NEW ) THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka # 33

34 ( 47 ) HEAVENLY - The Temptations # 34

35 ( 38 ) JOHNNY AND THE JUKEBOX - Pearly Gates # 35

36 ( 22 ) WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? - Candlewick Green # 7

37 ( 31 ) HOMELY GIRL - The Chi-Lites # 8

38 ( 28 ) TEENAGE RAMPAGE - The Sweet # 1

39 ( 19 ) HONEY PLEASE CAN’T YA SEE - Barry White # 19

40 ( 33 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 1


41 ( 36 ) IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT’S SPRING) - Love Unlimited # 1

42 ( 45 ) TOUCH A HAND (MAKE A FRIEND) - The Staple Singers # 41

43 ( 37 ) MA-MA-MA BELLE - Electric Light Orchestra # 37

44 ( 16 ) REBEL REBEL - David Bowie # 14

45 ( 32 ) SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS - John Denver # 21

46 ( 42 ) IT’S YOU - Freddie Starr # 42

47 ( 52 ) VENUS LOON - T. Rex # 47

48 ( 34 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1

49 ( 30 ) INSPIRATION - Paul Williams # 25

50 ( 51 ) DANCING MACHINE - The Jackson 5 # 50


51 ( 70 ) LIQUID GANG - T. Rex # 51

52 ( 54 ) I’M A TRAIN - Albert Hammond # 52

53 ( 46 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2

54 ( 41 ) DO I LOVE YOU - The Tremeloes # 16

55 ( 43 ) ON THE LINE - Graham Nash # 24

56 ( 39 ) BURN BABY BURN - Hudson-Ford # 13

57 ( 53 ) LONG LIVE LOVE - Olivia Newton-John # 53

58 ( 57 ) HONEY BEE - Gloria Gaynor # 57

59 ( NEW ) DREAM WORLD - Don Downing # 59

60 ( 50 ) BILLY DON’T BE A HERO - Paper Lace # 16


61 ( 75 ) OH VERY YOUNG - Cat Stevens # 61

62 ( NEW ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye # 62

63 ( 68 ) TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT - Jimmy Ruffin # 63

64 ( 58 ) THE LOCO-MOTION - Grand Funk # 58

65 ( 55 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1

66 ( 59 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1

67 ( 48 ) DAYBREAKER - Electric Light Orchestra # 7

68 ( 60 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 6

69 ( 61 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1

70 ( 72 ) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - Bill Haley & His Comets # 70


71 ( 71 ) YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW - The Stylistics # 65

72 ( 66 ) ONLY FOR THE CHILDREN - The Stylistics # 66

73 ( 49 ) BOOGIE DOWN - Eddie Kendricks # 18

74 ( 56 ) GOING DOWN THE ROAD (A SCOTTISH REGGAE SONG) - Roy Wood # 33

75 ( NEW ) RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER - Steely Dan # 75

76 ( NEW ) SHANGHAI’D IN SHANGHAI - Nazareth # 76

77 ( 35 ) RHAPSODY IN WHITE - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 35

78 ( NEW ) I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR - Little Jimmy Osmond # 78

79 ( NEW ) HAVEN’T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN - Carly Simon # 79

80 ( NEW ) SWEET RHODE ISLAND RED - Ike & Tina Turner # 80


My original charts of the time:


Spring has sprung, and family outings to Bristol Zoo one overcast Sunday while listening to the chart show. We have the photos, so I know we went, and I probably sulked at not being back in time for the chart show, but to be honest the only real memory I have is sitting in the car (yes we actually had one now, affluent!) overlooking the River Severn while the music played.

A 5th week at 1 for Jet, lots of rebounds for Love Unlimited Orchestra, Hollies, Steve Miller & Brownsville Station as my chart rules meant exits from the UK Top 50 and over 5 weeks uncharted meant records got the boot early, victims this week being Cher, Melanie & others, who are listed outside the 30.

New stuff? Queen. They got a spare slot on Top Of The Pops, and the record was SO exciting and unusual I charted it on one listen. That lead singer certainly grabbed attention, and the seaside singalong at the end was genius. The New Seekers were back with their final hit single (sort of) an old-fashioned jaunty singalong with a great melody. Ricky Wilde, Kim’s Bro, charted for the third time - poor Rick, always the bridesmaid, he never did get a hit! Gladys Knight at this stage was having sporadic hits, this was one of the flops, upbeat funk. Even funkier, minor classic Funky Nassau, it does what it says on the label.

At 29, another late legend to join Otis in my charts, Buddy Holly, dead for 15 years by then, and his greatest hit. It was amazing that Holly, having diesd when I was 1 year old, was pretty much a chart regular over the subsequent 15 years in the UK. Eddie Kendricks climbs to 6, a recent voice from the past on Chris Malinchak’s single, and Pearly Gates non-hit I note as I heard from a friend that she’d been on All-Star Family Fortunes 2 weeks ago (I don’t watch) along with 80’s disco diva Miquel Brown (her sis) and niece Sinitta. Funny ol’ world, don’t think about someone for 40 years, then boom! Back again!

1 ( 1 ) JET Paul McCartney & Wings

2 ( 4 ) LOVE'S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra

3 ( 2 ) JEALOUS MIND Alvin Stardust

4 ( 8 ) RAISED ON ROBBERY Joni Mitchell

5 ( 7 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies

6 ( 14 ) BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks

7 ( 6 ) TIGER FEET Mud

8 ( 5 ) BURN BABY BURN Hudson-Ford

9 ( 15 ) MOCKINGBIRD James Taylor and Carly Simon

10 ( 11 ) MA MA MA MA BELLE Electric Light Orchestra


11 ( 16 ) EVERLASTING LOVE Robert Knight

12 ( 19 ) (SITTING ON THE) DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding

13 ( 10 ) YOU'RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr

14 ( 13 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro

15 ( 21 ) JUST MY SOUL RESPONDING Smokey Robinson

16 ( 9 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Charlie Rich

17 ( 20 ) JOHNNY AND THE JUKEBOX Pearly Gates

18 ( 24 ) BILLY DON'T BE A HERO Paper Lace

19 ( 28 ) SCHOOL LOVE Barry Blue

20 ( NEW ) SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE Queen


21 ( NEW ) I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL The New Seekers

22 ( NEW ) I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & The Pips

23 ( NEW ) MRS MELINSKI Ricky Wilde

24 ( RE ) THE JOKER The Steve Miller Band

25 ( RE ) SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM Brownsville Station

26 ( NEW ) FUNKY NASSAU The Beginning Of The End

27 ( 22 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Cozy Powell

28 ( 23 ) TEENAGE DREAM Marc Bolan and T.Rex

29 ( NEW ) IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE Buddy Holly

30 ( 26 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME Aretha Franklin


31 ( 3 ) DARK LADY Cher

32 ( 12 ) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Melanie

33 ( 17 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder

34 ( 18 ) GOING DOWN THE ROAD Roy Wood

35 ( NEW ) THE WOMBLING SONG The Wombles

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01 Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (6wks 24-3-1-1-1-1)
02 Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet (5wks 23-7-2-2-2)
03 Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It (4wks 15-8-3-3)
04 Elton John - Bennie & The Jets (4wks 23-13-5-4)
05 Paul Simon - Something So Right (3wks 20-7-5)
06 Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotised (5wks 22-12-6-4-6)
07 Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird (4wks 29-17-8-7)
08 Cher - Dark Lady (6wks 25-17-9-7-6-8)
09 Brian Eno - Needles in the Camel's Eye (3wks 23-11-9)
10 Electric Light Orchestra - Ma Ma Ma Belle (2wks 27-10)

11 Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (2wks 32-11)
12 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (5wks 39-22-15-12-12)
13 Elton John - Candle In The Wind (3wks 27-16-13)
14 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (2wks 24-14)
15 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (5wks 4-3-4-10-15)
16 Hot Chocolate - Emma (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Deep Purple - Burn (3wks 21-15-17)
18 Harry Chaplin - WOLD (5wks 37-17-14-13-18)
19 Bee Gees - Mr Natural (2wks 34-19)
20 Redbone - Come And Get Your Love (3wks 31-22-20)

21 Jim Croce - I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (7wks 14-2-1-2-3-9-22)
23 Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (6wks 31-12-10-11-14-23)
24 Gram Parsons - Ooh Las Vegas (4wks 38-29-23-24)
25 Billy Joel - Piano Man (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Roxy Music - A Song For Europe (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Spinners - Mighty Love (3wks 36-26-27)
28 Mick Ronson - Only After Dark (2wks 38-28)
29 John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders (2wks 33-29)
30 John Lennon - Out The Blue (2wks 40-30)

31 Badfinger - Shine On (2wks 37-31)
32 Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down (4wks 32-22-21-32)
33 Pink Floyd - Us & Them (8wks 8-1-1-2-5-10-19-33)
34 Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero (3wks 30-25-34)
35 Wombles - Wombling Song (6wks 35-20-11-12-18-35)
36 Carpenters - Jambalaya (1wk 36 NEW)
37 T Rex - Interstellar Soul (2wks 39-37)
38 Dolly Parton - Jolene (9wks 35-26-17-10-5-4-5-17-38)
39 New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Mocedades - Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) (1wk 40 NEW)