Haven Retro Combined Chart : 30.03.1974

[smokeyb]

Queen get their 1st retro number one, maybe the first of many to come.



Hot Chocolate are up to 2, Paul McCartney slips to 3, the Hollies fall from the top to number 4, Elton slips to 5.



There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is the Glitter Band at number 20.



The biggest climber is the Doobie Brothers who jump up 8 places to number 11.



The biggest faller is Cher who falls 60 places.

[smokeyb]

30.03.1974 (Week # 13)

1 (03) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye - 122 points (29-13-5-3-1) 5 wks
2 (07) Hot Chocolate - Emma - 118 points (28-21-7-2) 4 wks
3 (02) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet - 112 points (28-28-36-37-40-x-39-40-x-24-6-4-2-2-3) 13 wks
4 (01) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe - 103 points (6-3-2-1-1-1-1-4) 8 wks
5 (04) Elton John - Candle In The Wind - 88 points (12-7-6-4-5) 5 wks
6 (11) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun - 86 points (36-36-27-33-11-6) 6 wks
7 (10) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Belle - 81 points (20-10-7) 3 wks
8 (06) Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero - 78 points (18-11-6-4-6-8) 6 wks
9 (05) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel - 70 points (4-3-2-3-5-9) 6 wks
10 (12) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love - 69 points (24-12-10) 3 wks
11 (19) Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music - 68 points (21-14-19-11) 4 wks
12 (09) Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - 62 points (18-12-12-9-12) 5 wks
13 (08) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You - 57 points (30-10-8-13) 4 wks
14 (20) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything - 53 points (20-14) 2 wks
15 (18) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird - 42 points (26-18-15) 3 wks
16 (16) Billy Joel - Piano Man - 41 points (21-19-18-16-16) 5 wks
17 (14) Elton John - Bennie And the Jets - 41 points (35-30-40-x-34-16-13-14-17) 8 wks
18 (15) Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl - 40 points (35-17-13-11-11-15-18) 7 wks
19 (23) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - 39 points (34-35-35-25-23-23-19) 7 wks
20 (NE) Glitter Band - Angel Face - 39 points (20) 1 wk
21 (13) Robert Knight – Everlasting Love - 39 points (31-22-13-21) 4 wks
22 (17) Barry Blue - School Love - 35 points (20-16-17-22) 4 wks
23 (NE) Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were - 31 points (23) 1 wk
24 (32) Jim Croce – I’ll Have To Say I Love You In a Song - 28 points (32-24) 2 wks
25 (24) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind - 27 points (11-5-4-5-8-24-25) 7 wks
26 (NE) Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - 26 points (26) 1 wk
27 (NE) Al Green – Let's Get Married - 24 points (27) 1 wk
28 (NE) Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way - 24 points (28) 1 wk
29 (34) Helen Reddy - Keep On Singing - 22 points (34-29) 2 wks
30 (22) Bay City Rollers – Remember - 20 points (10-8-9-8-9-22-30) 7 wks
31 (28) Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love - 20 points (31-31-29-25-28-26-28-28-31) 9 wks
32 (25) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are? - 20 points (22-15-17-25-32) 5 wks
33 (27) Harry Chapin - WOLD - 20 points (25-27-33) 3 wks
34 (36) Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze - 20 points (36-34) 2 wks
35 (35) Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It - 19 points (36-35-35) 3 wks
36 (NE) Chi-Lites – Homely Girl - 18 points (36) 1 wk
37 (26) Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotised - 18 points (40-30-26-37) 4 wks
38 (31) Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - 18 points (33-27-30-29-31-31-38) 7 wks
39 (33) Temptations – Heavenly - 17 points (34-33-39) 3 wks
40 (NE) Adriano Celantano - PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL - 16 points (40) 1 wk
40 (37) Al Wilson – Touch And Go - 16 points (34-37-37-40) 4 wks
40 (30) Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love - 16 points (30-40) 2 wks

Dropouts:
43 (39) Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat - 15 points (29-39)
44 (40) Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New - 15 points (40)
50 (40) Paul Simon - Something So Right - 13 points (40)
60 (21) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive - 10 points (4-2-1-2-3-7-21)
79 (38) Wombles - Wombling Song - 5 points (23-8-5-6-7-8-14-32-38)
89 (29) Cher - Dark Lady - 1 point (34-31-19-11-8-10-7-9-15-29)

[smokeyb]

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


I will leave this open until Fri.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 06.04.1974

1 (3) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (3 wk) (# 1)
2 (1) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero (7 wk) (# 1)
3 (6) Hot Chocolate - Emma (4 wk) (# 3)
4 (8) Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way (2 wk) (# 4)
5 (9) Glitter Band - Angel Face (3 wk) (# 5)
6 (NE) Slade - Everyday (1 wk) (# 6)
7 (5) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You (5 wk) (# 5)
8 (2) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (8 wk) (# 2)
9 (19) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything (3 wk) (# 9)
10 (4) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (9 wk) (# 2)
11 (15) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (5 wk) (# 11)
12 (7) Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) (7 wk) (# 4)
13 (11) Barry Blue - School Love (6 wk) (# 11)
14 (12) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (6 wk) (# 12)
15 (10) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet (6 wk) (# 7)
16 (18) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love (4 wk) (# 16)
17 (14) Elton John - Candle In The Wind (6 wk) (# 11)
18 (13) Freddie Starr - Its You (7 wk) (# 9)
19 (20) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love (5 wk) (# 19)
20 (27) Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (4 wk) (# 20)
21 (29) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll (2 wk) (# 21)
22 (24) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle (5 wk) (# 22)
23 (42) Sunny - Doctors Orders (2 wk) (# 23)
24 (16) Bay City Rollers - Remember (9 wk) (# 6)
25 (37) Little Jimmy Osmond - I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (3 wk) (# 25)
26 (21) Wombles - Wombling Song (11 wk) (# 4)
27 (17) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (8 wk) (# 1)
28 (40) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl (3 wk) (# 28)
29 (30) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music (5 wk) (# 29)
30 (23) Hudson Ford - Burn Baby Burn (8 wk) (# 15)
31 (43) Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were (2 wk) (# 31)
32 (26) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me (9 wk) (# 10)
33 (35) Elvis Presley - I've Got A Thing About You Baby (4 wk) (# 33)
34 (25) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (9 wk) (# 1)
35 (45) Marvin Hamlisch - The Entertainer (2 wk) (# 35)
36 (NE) Wombles - Remember You're A Womble (1 wk) (# 36)
37 (34) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird (4 wk) (# 34)
38 (NE) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle (1 wk) (# 38)
39 (32) Brownsville Station - Smokin In The Boys Room (6 wk) (# 27)
40 (22) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are (7 wk) (# 21)
41 (44) Nazareth - Shanghai'd In Shanghai (3 wk) (# 41)
42 (39) Ragtimers - The Sting (2 wk) (# 39)
43 (NE) Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black (1 wk) (# 43)
44 (NE) Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (33) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (10 wk) (# 10)
46 (31) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (8 wk) (# 26)
47 (36) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (7 wk) (# 5)
48 (28) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up (11 wk) (# 14)
49 (49) Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down (4 wk) (# 39)
50 (38) Andy Williams - Solitaire (18 wk) (# 4)

Usa chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 04-04-74:  Presenter: Greg Edwards
(29) THE DOOBIE BROTHERS – Listen To The Music  
(NEW) MUD – The Cat Crept In
(5) THE GLITTER BAND – Angel Face 
(25) LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND – I’m Gonna Knock On Your Door 
(21) MOTT THE HOOPLE – The Golden Age Of Rock ‘N’ Roll 
(28) THE CHI-LITES – Homely Girl  (danced to by Pan's People) 
(38) LIMMIE & THE FAMILY COOKIN’ – A Walkin’ Miracle 
(23) SUNNY – Doctor’s Orders 
(4) GARY GLITTER – Remember Me This Way 
(1) TERRY JACKS – Seasons In The Sun 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 06.04.1974
1 (1) Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973 (11 wk) (# 1)
2 (3) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (23 wk) (# 1)
3 (4) Millican & Nesbitt - Millicant & Nesbitt (3 wk) (# 3)
4 (2) Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (17 wk) (# 2)
5 (7) Queen - Queen II (3 wk) (# 5)
6 (12) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - Diana and Marvin (2 wk) (# 6)
7 (6) Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (13 wk) (# 5)
8 (19) Perry Como - And I Love You So (40 wk) (# 1)
9 (14) Carpenters - Now and Then (40 wk) (# 2)
10 (36) Glen Campbell - Greatest Hits (3 wk) (# 10)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) W.O.L.D - Harry Chapin < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Emma - Hot Chocolate
3 ( 2 ) Jet - Wings (#1[2])
4 ( 11 ) Keep On Singing - Helen Reddy
5 ( -- ) Piano Man - Billy Joel
6 ( 4 ) Seven Seas Of Rhye - Queen (#4)
7 ( 7 ) I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
8 ( 6 ) Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#6)
9 ( 12 ) Oh My My - Ringo Starr
10 ( 5 ) Candle In The Wind - Elton John (#2[1])

11 ( 10 ) Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - Main Ingredient (#10)
12 ( 21 ) The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch
13 ( 8 ) Ma-Ma-Belle - Electric Light Orchestra (#7)
14 ( 22 ) Doctor's Orders - Sunny
15 ( -- ) Remember You're A Womble - Wombles
16 ( 13 ) Long Live Love - Olivia Newton John (#13)
17 ( 24 ) The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll - Mott The Hoople
18 ( 17 ) Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (#17)
19 ( 19 ) Homely Girl - Chi-Lites
20 ( 9 ) Bennie And The Jets - Elton John (#3)

21 ( 15 ) I Get A Little Sentimental Over You - New Seekers (#15)
22 ( 16 ) Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer (#13)
23 ( 14 ) Rebel Rebel - David Bowie (#6)
24 ( 26 ) Angel Face - Glitter Band
25 ( 23 ) A Very Special Love Song - Charlie Rich (#23)
26 ( 25 ) T.S.O.P (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB & Three Degrees (#25)
27 ( 18 ) School Love - Barry Blue (#11)
28 ( -- ) Everyday - Slade
29 ( 38 ) My Mistake (Was To Love You) - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
30 ( 31 ) Shanghai'd In Shanghai - Nazareth

31 ( 32 ) Touch A Hand Make A Friend - Staple Singers
32 ( -- ) Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black - Mungo Jerry
33 ( 40 ) Dancing Machine - Jackson Five
34 ( 20 ) The Air That I Breathe - Hollies (#1[2])
35 ( 30 ) I've Got A Thing About You Baby - Elvis Presley (#30)
36 ( -- ) I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - Genesis
37 ( 28 ) Mighty Love - Spinners (#18)
38 ( 27 ) Who Do You Think You Are - Candlewick Green (#13)
39 ( 36 ) Trying To Hold On To My Woman - Lamont Dozier (#31)
40 ( -- ) I've Been Searchin' So Long - Chicago

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-- ( 29 ) Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro (#3)
-- ( 33 ) Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace (#7)
-- ( 34 ) Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks (#4)
-- ( 35 ) Teenage Dream - Marc Bolan & T.Rex (#23)
-- ( 37 ) Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust (#11)
-- ( 39 ) Come And Get Your Love (Hail) - Redbone (#20)

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In this chart Queen couldn't get higher than #4 and drops to #6 this week, while Hot Chocolate move up to #2 ahead of Wings who drop to #3 with "Jet". Note that there was also a song called "Teenage Dream" in the chart last week but that drops out this week.

Someone else who will have many NM #1s is Billy Joel, who enters at #5 with the classic "Piano Man" on the week it enters the US top 40, although I've seen it in a few people's charts already. At this time I had my 9th birthday and was playing the piano at primary school and would take Grade 5 a bit later in the year.

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love (10 wks)
02 Al Green – Let's Get Married (2 wks)
03 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Satisfaction Guaranteed (1 wk)
04 Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (11 wks)
05 The Temptations – Heavenly (4 wks)
06 Al Wilson – Touch And Go (5 wks)
07 The Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New (3 wks)
08 Martha Reeves – Power Of Love (2 wks)
09 Aretha Franklin – I'm In Love (1 wk)
10 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – My Mistake (Was To Love You) (7 wks)

11 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (8 wks)
12 The Dells – I Miss You (12 wks)
13 New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry (10 wks)
14 First Choice – Newsy Neighbors (6 wks)
15 Leon Haywood – Keep It In The Family (3 wks)
16 The Isley Brothers – The Highway Of My Life (12 wks)
17 Tavares – That's The Sound That Lonely Makes (10 wks)
18 The Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (6 wks)
19 Johnnie Taylor – We're Getting Careless With Our Love (11 wks)
20 Tyrone Davis – I Wish It Was Me (10 wks)

21 The Chi-Lites – Homely Girl (9 wks)
22 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything (3 wks)
23 New Birth – It's Been A Long Time (8 wks)
24 Limmie & The Family Cookin – A Walkin Miracle (1 wk)
25 Barry White – Honey Please, Can't Ya See (7 wks)
26 Tower Of Power – What Is Hip (7 wks)
27 Robert Knight – Everlasting Love (5 wks)
28 The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze (3 wks)
29 The Jackson Five – Dancing Machine (4 wks)
30 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (55 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye You Are Everything
02 Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun
03 Glitter Band Angel Face
04 Paper Lace Billy Don't Be A Hero
05 New Seekers I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
06 Gary Glitter Remember Me This Way
07 Carpenters Jambalaya
08 Robert Knight Everlasting Love
09 Slade Everyday
10 Olivia Newton-John Long Live Love
11 Barry Blue School Love
12 Doobie Brothers Listen To The Music
13 Chi-Lites Homely Girl
14 ELO Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
15 Sunny Doctor's Orders
16 Hollies The Air That I Breathe
17 Mott The Hoople The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll
18 Limmie & The Family Cooking A Walkin' Miracle
19 Charlie Rich The Most Beautiful Girl
20 Wombles Remember You're A Womble

[o]

1 Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye
2 Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet
3 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
4 Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
5 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
6 Doobie Brothers - Listen to the music
7 Elton John - Candle In The Wind
8 Glitter Band - Angel Face
9 Brownsville Station - Smokin In The Boys Room
10 Ragtimers - The Sting
11 Slade – Everyday
12 Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle
13 Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero
14 Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
15 Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love
16 Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
17 Hot Chocolate - Emma
18 Wombles - Remember You're A Womble

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (5 wks)
2 (3) Hot Chocolate - Emma (4 wks)
3 (4) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music (5 wks)
4 (7) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle (5 wks)
5 (11) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (3 wks)
6 (2) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (7 wks)
7 (NE) Slade - Everyday (1 wk)
8 (5) Paul McCartney & Wings- Jet (6 wks)
9 (6) Elton John - Candle In The Wind (6 wks)
10 (17) Glitter Band - Angel Face (3 wks)
11 (16) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love (4 wks)
12 (14) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird (4 wks)
13 (18) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything (3 wks)
14 (21) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl (3 wks)
15 (NE) Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (1 wk)
16 (25) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll (2 wks)
17 (19) Ringo Starr - Oh My My (5 wks)
18 (24) Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way (2 wks)
19 (27) Sunny - Doctors Orders (2 wks)
20 (8) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero (7 wks)
21 (26) Nazareth - Shanghai'd In Shanghai (3 wks)
22 (9) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (6 wks)
23 (NE) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle (1 wk)
24 (10) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental (5 wks)
25 (13) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love (5 wks)
26 (38) Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were (2 wks)
27 (39) Marvin Hamlisch - The Entertainer (2 wks)
28 (12) Elton John - Bennie And The Jets (8 wks)
29 (NE) Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black (1 wk)
30 (40) ZZ Top - La Grange (2 wks)
31 (15) Jim Croce - I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (6 wks)
32 (20) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (9 wks)
33 (22) Barry Blue - School Love (6 wks)
34 (23) Helen Reddy - Keep On Singing (5 wks)
35 (28) Billy Joel - Piano Man (7 wks)
36 (29) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are (7 wks)
37 (30) Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) (7 wks)
38 (31) Bay City Rollers - Remember (9 wks)
39 (32) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (8 wks)
40 (33) Medicine Head - Slip And Slide (9 wks)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 30.03.1974

1 (02) Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero
2 (06) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
3 (New) Slade - Everyday
4 (15) Hot Chocolate - Emma
5 (09) Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way
6 (10) The Glitter Band - Angel Face
7 (03) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl
8 (04) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye
9 (18) Diana Ross And Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything
10 (26) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
11 (01) The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
12 (07) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind
13 (05) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet
14 (31) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll
15 (08) Bay City Rollers - Remember
16 (New) The Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
17 (11) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
18 (12) Barry Blue - School Love
19 (36) Sunny - Doctor's Orders
20 (34) Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
21 (20) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl
22 (13) Freddie Starr - It's You
23 (14) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love
24 (16) Elton John - Candle In The Wind
25 (17) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
26 (19) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle
27 (21) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
28 (22) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes On Me
29 (23) Cher - Dark Lady
30 (24) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
31 (25) The Wombles - The Wombling Song
32 (27) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give You Up
33 (28) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
34 (New) Limmie And The Family Cookin' - A Walkin' Miracle
35 (29) Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen
36 (38) Marvin Hamlisch - The Entertainer
37 (30) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World
38 (33) Stylistics - Rockin' Roll Baby
39 (37) Carly Simon And James Taylor - Mockingbird
40 (40) Ragtimers - The Sting

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Doobie Brothers - LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
2 [5] :: Adriano Celantano - PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL
3 [2] :: Paul McCartney & Wings - JET
4 [14] :: Dolly Parton - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
5 [13] :: Terry Jacks - SEASONS IN THE SUN
6 [6] :: Elton John - CANDLE IN THE WIND
7 [3] :: David Bowie - REBEL REBEL
8 [4] :: Billy Joel - PIANO MAN
9 [7] :: Electric Light Orchestra - MA-MA-MA BELLE
10 [10] :: Charlie Rich - THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
11 [9] :: Queen - SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE
12 [15] :: Staple Singers - TOUCH A HAND (MAKE A FRIEND)
13 [new] :: Genesis - I KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE)
14 [11] :: Willie Nelson - BLOODY MARY MORNING
15 [16] :: Al Green - LET'S GET MARRIED
16 [17] :: Carly Simon & James Taylor - MOCKINGBIRD
17 [8] :: Alvin Stardust - JEALOUS MIND
18 [new] :: ZZ Top - LA GRANGE
19 [19] :: Hot Chocolate - EMMA
20 [20] :: Carpenters - JAMBALAYA

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
02(02) Elton John – Candle In The Wind
03(03) Hot Chocolate – Emma
04(10) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything
05(04) Queen – Seven Seas Of Rhye
06(11) Olivia Newton-John – Long Live Love
07(14) The Chi-Lites – Homely Girl
08(05) Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were
09(07) Fleetwood Mac – Hypnotized
10(06) Carly Simon & James Taylor– Mockingbird

11(09) Helen Reddy – Keep On Singing
12(--) Slade – Everyday
13(08) Billy Joel – Piano Man
14(19) The Three Degrees – Dirty Ol’ Man
15(18) Cat Stevens – Oh Very Young
16(27) Marvin Hamlisch – The Entertainer
17(20) The Glitter Band – Angel Face
18(21) Sunny – Doctor’s Orders
19(24) Gary Glitter – Remember Me This Wayv
20(16) The Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine

21(13) Elvis Presley – I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby
22(12) The Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
23(37) ZZ Top – La Grange
24(--) Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You
25(--) Stevie Wonder – Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing
26(15) David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
27(17) The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe
28(--) The Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
29(35) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock ‘n’ Roll
30(22) Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music

31(--) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
32(23) Jim Croce – I’ll Have To Say I Love You In a Song
33(26) Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl
34(25) Gladys Knight & The Pips – I’ve Got To Use My Imagination
35(29) Cher – Dark Lady
36(28) Paper Lace – Billy Don’t Be A Hero
37(--) Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors
38(30) Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive
39(34) Mud – Tiger Feet
40(--) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle

[popchartfreak]

23rd March 1974

It's new on top and a debut for Billy Ocean on a romping rockpop stomper that flopped twice in 1974, under the name Scorched Earth. On The Run eventually got covered by Billy in the 80's to minor chart success, but this is the only version that matters - it got a lot of play on Radio Luxembourg in 1974, and I eventually bought it after it had flopped and ended up in the bargain bins. Billy gives an amazing vocal performance to boot, and he's still got it. The other new top 10 track is The Bee Gees Mr. Natural, also a flop, but I bought the album in Cairns, Australia in 1995, along with a compilation Livin' In The 70's, with a mix of UK/US hits and Australia-only hits - including Skydiver, new at 85 for Daniel Boone, big in Aus 2 years after his UK/US hits had died out.

There's loads of ABBA climbing, causing a lot of chart drops, with 6 tracks inside the top 40, headed by Waterloo at 9 - and shockingly not at 1 yet. The late Steve Harley gets a second chart entry with Cockney Rebel's engagingly quirky Judy Teen at 23, and Limmie & The Family Cooking grab a 3rd chart hit here with A Walkin' Miracle, very 60's and cookie and crazy, to quote the lyrics new at 36. MIke Batt wombles in for a follow-up hit, Remember You're A Womble, songwriting from Mike and Chris Spedding (future hitmaker and session guitar virtuso) and with Clem Cattini on drums, 60's drummer of many a hit song. The Wombles, against all expectations, would get a long run of diverse and beautifully-Batt-produced hits.

Slade's first big ballad is in at a lowly 70, Everyday was never a favourite at the time, and signalled the end of their chart-topping run, but it's very Beatles-ey and pretty decent 50 years on. The O'Jays For The Love Of Money wasnt a hit in the UK. got zero airplay, but got sampled on Grandmaster Melle Mel's Step Off in the 80's and many others since. Also the first of 2 more Gamble & Huff tracks on the list, as the sound of Philadelphia continues to rule, with Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes at 79 with Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Stevie Wonder has another album track debut (edited down a bit for the single release) on the jazzy Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing, a hit in the 90's for Incognito, I think, and Aretha gets a second on the list with I'm In Love at 81.


1 ( NEW ) ON THE RUN - Scorched Earth featuring Billy Ocean # 1

2 ( 1 ) SUMMER BREEZE - The Isley Brothers # 1

3 ( 6 ) ROCK THE BOAT - The Hues Corporation # 1

4 ( 5 ) SUGAR BABY LOVE - The Rubettes # 1

5 ( 3 ) EMMA - Hot Chocolate # 1

6 ( 2 ) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Dolly Parton # 2

7 ( 4 ) EVERLASTING LOVE - Robert Knight # 4

8 ( 8 ) THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka # 8

9 ( 9 ) WATERLOO - ABBA # 9

10 ( 18 ) MR. NATURAL - The Bee Gees # 10


11 ( 12 ) THESE DAYS - Ian Matthews # 1

12 ( 7 ) T.S.O.P. (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA) - M.F.S.B. & The Three Degrees # 6

13 ( 13 ) ANGEL FACE - The Glitter Band # 13

14 ( 14 ) IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly # 14

15 ( 16 ) YOU WON’T SEE ME - Anne Murray # 15

16 ( 22 ) YEAR OF DECISION - The Three Degrees # 2

17 ( 11 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - The Hollies # 1

18 ( 10 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce # 1

19 ( 20 ) LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka # 19

20 ( 48 ) DANCE (WHILE THE MUSIC STILL GOES ON) - ABBA # 20


21 ( 37 ) HONEY HONEY - ABBA # 21

22 ( 28 ) HEAVENLY - The Temptations # 22

23 ( NEW ) JUDY TEEN - Cockney Rebel # 23

24 ( 19 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

25 ( 15 ) SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE - Queen # 1

26 ( 49 ) HASTA MANANA - ABBA # 26

27 ( 29 ) MY MAMA SAID - ABBA # 27

28 ( 17 ) SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN - K.C. & The Sunshine Band # 3

29 ( 26 ) TIGER FEET - Mud # 1

30 ( 21 ) SCHOOL LOVE - Barry Blue # 7


31 ( 45 ) DREAM WORLD - Don Downing # 31

32 ( 24 ) I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU - The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul # 4

33 ( 23 ) BLAZING SADDLES - Frankie Laine # 6

34 ( 30 ) JOHNNY AND THE JUKEBOX - Pearly Gates # 30

35 ( 25 ) BAND ON THE RUN - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

36 ( NEW ) A WALKIN’ MIRACLE - Limmie & The Family Cooking # 36

37 ( 33 ) WHEN THE MORNING COMES - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 7

38 ( 38 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE - Suzi Quatro # 2

39 ( 36 ) WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? - Candlewick Green # 7

40 ( 57 ) GONNA SING YOU MY LOVESONG - ABBA # 40



41 ( 31 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 2

42 ( 32 ) JEALOUS MIND - Alvin Stardust # 3

43 ( 35 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD - Lulu featuring David Bowie # 9

44 ( 34 ) DARK LADY - Cher # 1

45 ( 62 ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye # 45

46 ( 42 ) HOMELY GIRL - The Chi-Lites # 8

47 ( 61 ) THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL - Mott The Hoople # 47

48 ( 27 ) LET ME ROLL IT - Paul McCartney & Wings # 27

49 ( 40 ) HELP ME - Joni Mitchell # 20

50 ( 43 ) LIQUID GANG - T. Rex # 43


51 ( 44 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 1

52 ( 63 ) LA GRANGE - ZZ Top # 52

53 ( 67 ) SHANGHAI’D IN SHANGHAI - Nazareth # 53

54 ( 50 ) TOUCH A HAND (MAKE A FRIEND) - The Staple Singers # 41

55 ( 41 ) TEENAGE RAMPAGE - The Sweet # 1

56 ( 39 ) VENUS LOON - T. Rex # 39

57 ( 47 ) SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS - John Denver # 21

58 ( 80 ) SUZY-HANG-AROUND - ABBA # 58

59 ( 46 ) IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT’S SPRING) - Love Unlimited # 1

60 ( 52 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1


61 ( 53 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2

62 ( 58 ) ON THE LINE - Graham Nash # 24

63 ( 75 ) RHINESTONE COWBOY - Larry Weiss # 63

64 ( 54 ) REBEL REBEL - David Bowie # 14

65 ( 56 ) HONEY PLEASE CAN’T YA SEE - Barry White # 19

66 ( 70 ) WATCH OUT - ABBA # 66

67 ( NEW ) REMEMBER YOU’RE A WOMBLE - The Wombles # 67

68 ( 55 ) DO I LOVE YOU - The Tremeloes # 16

69 ( 69 ) TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT - Jimmy Ruffin # 63

70 ( NEW ) EVERYDAY - Slade # 70


71 ( 74 ) RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER - Steely Dan # 71

72 ( 73 ) HAVEN’T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN - Carly Simon # 72

73 ( NEW ) FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY - The O’Jays # 73

74 ( 77 ) TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan # 74

75 ( 51 ) I’M A TRAIN - Albert Hammond # 51

76 ( 78 ) SWEET RHODE ISLAND RED - Ike & Tina Turner # 76

77 ( 85 ) LET’S GET MARRIED - Al Green # 77

78 ( 76 ) I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR - Little Jimmy Osmond # 76

79 ( NEW ) SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes # 79

80 ( NEW ) DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING - Stevie Wonder # 80


81 ( NEW ) I’M IN LOVE - Aretha Franklin # 81

82 ( 82 ) LEAVE YOUR HAT ON - Etta James # 82

83 ( 83 ) I AM WHAT I AM - Lois Fletcher # 83

84 ( 81 ) LONG LEGGED WOMAN DRESSED IN BLACK - Mungo Jerry # 81

85 ( NEW ) SKYDIVER - Daniel Boone # 85




19th March 1974

7 weeks at the top for Wings, making it one of my all-time longest runs at that time, making for a very rock-tastic Top 2 with newcomers Queen at 2. Hot Chocolate get their 7th Top 10, Rubettes their first, and the lead singer shown in the video and on TV, well he wasn't the one with the excruciatingly-pitched voice. It was a session-singer tiff and he emerged in his own right...later in 1974!

Not much new entry-wise, just Sunny rattling on about her medical complaint. I liked this record straight away, for a while, and long-term, errr not so much. A bit of ragtime from big movie The Sting at 30, just behind some 1972 US rock, the fab Listen To The Music, which still needs to be a proper-sized hit in the UK. By now about one-third of my charts were not yet UK Top 40 hits, though some would be later in the month or year.


1 ( 1 ) JET Paul McCartney & Wings

2 ( 12 ) SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE Queen

3 ( 4 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks

4 ( 6 ) THE YEAR OF DECISION The Three Degrees

5 ( 5 ) I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL The New Seekers

6 ( 2 ) LOVE'S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra

7 ( 3 ) JEALOUS MIND Alvin Stardust

8 ( 14 ) SUGAR BABY LOVE The Rubettes

9 ( 19 ) EMMA Hot Chocolate

10 ( 8 ) MOCKINGBIRD James Taylor and Carly Simon


11 ( 10 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies

12 ( 13 ) JOHNNY AND THE JUKEBOX Pearly Gates

13 ( NEW ) DOCTOR'S ORDERS Sunny

14 ( 11 ) EVERLASTING LOVE Robert Knight

15 ( 15 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce

16 ( 9 ) BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks

17 ( 28 ) I SHALL SING Art Garfunkel

18 ( 18 ) THERE'LL BE ANOTHER NIGHT Jimmy Helms

19 ( 17 ) SCHOOL LOVE Barry Blue

20 ( 20 ) I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & The Pips


21 ( 22 ) GET OFF MY CLOUD Bubble Rock

22 ( 21 ) I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND The Four Tops

23 ( 16 ) BURN BABY BURN Hudson-Ford

24 ( 27 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Charlie Rich

25 ( 24 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro

26 ( 26 ) YOU'RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr

27 ( 25 ) MA MA MA MA BELLE Electric Light Orchestra

28 ( 23 ) SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM Brownsville Station

29 ( NEW ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC The Doobie Brothers

30 ( NEW ) THE STING The Ragtimers


31 ( 7 ) TIGER FEET Mud

32 ( 29 ) LONG LIVE LOVE Olivia Newton-John

33 ( 31 ) RAISED ON ROBBERY Joni Mitchell

34 ( 32 ) (SITTING ON THE) DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding

35 ( 34 ) DARK LADY Cher

[Smurfie]

1 ) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything
2 ) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love
3 ) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
4 ) Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
5 ) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
6 ) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
7 ) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
8 ) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero
9 ) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love
10 ) Elton John - Candle In The Wind
11 ) Hot Chocolate - Emma
12 ) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird
13 ) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl
14 ) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are
15 ) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
16 ) Sunny - Doctors Orders
17 ) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me
18 ) Slade - Everyday
19 ) Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
20 ) Marvin Hamlisch - The Entertainer

[raliverpool]

01 Elton John - Bennie & The Jets (6wks 23-13-5-4-1-1)
02 Hot Chocolate - Emma (3wks 16-5-2)
03 Billy Joel - Piano Man (3wks 25-10-3)
04 Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock N Roll (2wks 15-4)
05 Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (4wks 32-11-7-5)
06 Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It (6wks 15-8-3-3-2-6)
07 Slade - Everyday (1wk 7 NEW)
08 Electric Light Orchestra - Ma Ma Ma Belle (4wks 27-10-6-8)
09 Roxy Music - A Song For Europe (3wks 26-12-9)
10 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (4wks 24-14-9-10)

11 Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (8wks 24-3-1-1-1-1-3-11)
12 Jim Croce - I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (3wks 21-13-12)
13 Bee Gees - Mr Natural (4wks 34-19-11-13)
14 MFSB & Three Degrees - The Sound Of Philadelphia (2wks 23-14)
15 Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet (7wks 23-7-2-2-2-4-15)
16 Ringo Starr - Oh My My (2wks 24-16)
17 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything (2wks 37-17)
18 John Lennon - Out The Blue (4wks 40-30-21-18)
19 Paul Simon - Something So Right (5wks 20-7-5-8-19)
20 Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Glitter Band - Angel Face (2wks 26-21)
22 Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way (2wks 36-22)
23 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Theme From Exorcist) (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird (6wks 29-17-8-7-14-25)
26 Slade - We're Really Gonna Raise the Roof (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Redbone - Come And Get Your Love (5wks 31-22-20-22-27)
28 Brian Eno - Needles in the Camel's Eye (5wks 23-11-9-16-28)
29 Elton John - Candle In The Wind (5wks 27-16-13-18-29)
30 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - My Mistake (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Queen - Liar (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Genesis - Firth Of Fifth (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Alice Cooper - Muscle Of Love (2wks 38-33)
34 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (7wks 39-22-15-12-12-19-34)
35 Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotised (7wks 22-12-6-4-6-17-35)
36 John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders (4wks 33-29-28-36)
37 Staple Singers - Touch A Hand Make A Friend (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Cher - Dark Lady (8wks 25-17-9-7-6-8-20-38)
39 Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Deep Purple - Burn (5wks 21-15-17-25-40)