Haven Retro Combined Chart : 06.04.1974

[smokeyb]

Another new retro number one artist as Hot Chocolate push Queen aside to take the top spot.



Queen are at 2, Terry Jacks is up to 3, Paul Mccartney is at 4 and Elton John stays at 5.



There are 9 new entries this week, the highest is Slade at number 7.



The biggest climber is the Chi-Lites who jump up 19 places to number 17.



The biggest faller is Bay City Rollers who drop 44 places.

[smokeyb]

06.04.1974 (Week # 14)

1 (02) Hot Chocolate - Emma - 124 points (28-21-7-2-1) 5 wks
2 (01) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye - 110 points (29-13-5-3-1-2) 6 wks
3 (06) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun - 108 points (36-36-27-33-11-6-3) 7 wks
4 (03) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet - 82 points (28-28-36-37-40-x-39-40-x-24-6-4-2-2-3-4) 14 wks
5 (05) Elton John - Candle In The Wind - 82 points (12-7-6-4-5-5) 6 wks
6 (14) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything - 81 points (20-14-6) 3 wks
7 (NE) Slade – Everyday - 80 points (7) 1 wk
8 (11) Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music - 80 points (21-14-19-11-8) 5 wks
9 (07) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Belle - 74 points (20-10-7-9) 4 wks
10 (20) Glitter Band - Angel Face - 69 points (20-10) 2 wks
11 (10) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love - 66 points (24-12-10-11) 4 wks
12 (08) Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero - 59 points (18-11-6-4-6-8-12) 7 wks
13 (16) Billy Joel - Piano Man - 55 points (21-19-18-16-16-13) 6 wks
14 (04) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe - 50 points (6-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-14) 9 wks
15 (09) David Bowie - Rebel Rebel - 45 points (4-3-2-3-5-9-15) 7 wks
16 (12) Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - 44 points (18-12-12-9-12-16) 6 wks
17 (36) Chi-Lites – Homely Girl - 39 points (36-17) 2 wks
18 (21) Robert Knight – Everlasting Love - 39 points (31-22-13-21-18) 5 wks
19 (NE) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll - 37 points (19) 1 wk
20 (28) Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way - 36 points (28-20) 2 wks
21 (13) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You - 36 points (30-10-8-13-21) 5 wks
22 (19) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - 34 points (34-35-35-25-23-23-19-22) 8 wks
23 (15) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird - 34 points (26-18-15-23) 4 wks
24 (26) Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - 32 points (26-24) 2 wks
25 (23) Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were - 31 points (23-25) 2 wks
26 (18) Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl - 27 points (35-17-13-11-11-15-18-26) 8 wks
27 (29) Helen Reddy - Keep On Singing - 27 points (34-29-27) 3 wks
28 (27) Al Green – Let's Get Married - 25 points (27-28) 2 wks
29 (NE) Sunny - Doctor's Orders - 25 points (29) 1 wk
30 (24) Jim Croce – I’ll Have To Say I Love You In a Song - 23 points (32-24-30) 3 wks
31 (NE) Ringo Starr - Oh My My - 21 points (31) 1 wk
32 (17) Elton John - Bennie And the Jets - 21 points (35-30-40-x-34-16-13-14-17-32) 9 wks
33 (31) Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love - 20 points (31-31-29-25-28-26-28-28-31-33) 10 wks
34 (33) Harry Chapin - WOLD - 20 points (25-27-33-34) 4 wks
35 (NE) Scorched Earth featuring Billy Ocean - On The Run - 20 points (35) 1 wk
36 (34) Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze - 20 points (36-34-36) 3 wks
37 (NE) Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - 19 points (37) 1 wk
38 (40) Adriano Celantano - PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL - 19 points (40-38) 2 wks
39 (NE) Bee Gees - Mr. Natural - 19 points (39) 1 wk
40 (NE) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Satisfaction Guaranteed - 18 points (40) 1 wk
40 (NE) Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat - 18 points (40) 1 wk

Dropouts:
42 (38) Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - 17 points (33-27-30-29-31-31-38)
43 (40) Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love - 17 points (30-40)
45 (39) Temptations – Heavenly - 16 points (34-33-39)
47 (40) Al Wilson – Touch And Go - 15 points (34-37-37-40)
48 (35) Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It - 15 points (36-35-35)
52 (22) Barry Blue - School Love - 13 points (20-16-17-22)
53 (25) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind - 13 points (11-5-4-5-8-24-25)
58 (37) Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotised - 12 points (40-30-26-37)
72 (32) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are? - 7 points (22-15-17-25-32)
74 (30) Bay City Rollers – Remember - 6 points (10-8-9-8-9-22-30)

[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 13.04.1974

1 (1) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero (8 wk) (# 1)
3 (4) Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way (3 wk) (# 3)
4 (6) Slade - Everyday (2 wk) (# 4)
5 (5) Glitter Band - Angel Face (4 wk) (# 5)
6 (3) Hot Chocolate - Emma (5 wk) (# 3)
7 (9) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything (4 wk) (# 7)
8 (NE) Mud - The Cat Crept In (1 wk) (# 8)
9 (8) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (9 wk) (# 2)
10 (11) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (6 wk) (# 10)
11 (16) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love (5 wk) (# 11)
12 (7) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You (6 wk) (# 5)
13 (14) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (7 wk) (# 12)
14 (23) Sunny - Doctors Orders (3 wk) (# 14)
15 (25) Little Jimmy Osmond - I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (4 wk) (# 15)
16 (13) Barry Blue - School Love (7 wk) (# 11)
17 (20) Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (5 wk) (# 17)
18 (21) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll (3 wk) (# 18)
19 (17) Elton John - Candle In The Wind (7 wk) (# 11)
20 (36) Wombles - Remember You're A Womble (2 wk) (# 20)
21 (19) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love (6 wk) (# 19)
22 (28) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl (4 wk) (# 22)
23 (38) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle (2 wk) (# 23)
24 (10) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (10 wk) (# 2)
25 (12) Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) (8 wk) (# 4)
26 (26) Wombles - Wombling Song (12 wk) (# 4)
27 (15) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet (7 wk) (# 7)
28 (18) Freddie Starr - Its You (8 wk) (# 9)
29 (44) Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (2 wk) (# 29)
30 (22) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle (6 wk) (# 22)
31 (42) Ragtimers - The Sting (3 wk) (# 31)
32 (31) Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were (3 wk) (# 31)
33 (24) Bay City Rollers - Remember (10 wk) (# 6)
34 (29) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music (6 wk) (# 29)
35 (35) Marvin Hamlisch - The Entertainer (3 wk) (# 35)
36 (43) Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black (2 wk) (# 36)
37 (27) Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (9 wk) (# 1)
38 (32) Lena Zavaroni - Ma He's Making Eyes At Me (10 wk) (# 10)
39 (NE) The Three Degrees - Year Of Decision (1 wk) (# 39)
40 (NE) Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All (1 wk) (# 40)
41 (30) Hudson Ford - Burn Baby Burn (9 wk) (# 15)
42 (37) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird (5 wk) (# 34)
43 (NE) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Satisfaction Guaranteed (1 wk) (# 43)
44 (41) Nazareth - Shanghai'd In Shanghai (4 wk) (# 41)
45 (34) Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (10 wk) (# 1)
46 (33) Elvis Presley - I've Got A Thing About You Baby (5 wk) (# 33)
47 (NE) The Intruders - I'll Always Love My Mama (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (40) Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are (8 wk) (# 21)
49 (NE) Freddy Breck - So In Love With You (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (NE) Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors (1 wk) (# 50)

Usa chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 11-04-74:  Presenter: Noel Edmonds
(23) LIMMIE & THE FAMILY COOKIN’ – A Walkin’ Miracle  
(8) MUD – The Cat Crept In
(4) SLADE – Everyday
(36) MUNGO JERRY – Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black
(7) DIANA ROSS & MARVIN GAYE – You Are Everything  
(20) THE WOMBLES – Remember You’re A Womble
(22) THE CHI-LITES – Homely Girl  
(17) BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS – Rock Around The Clock 
(NEW) ABBA – Waterloo
(1) TERRY JACKS – Seasons In The Sun  
(5) THE GLITTER BAND – Angel Face 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 13.04.1974
1 (1) Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973 (12 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (24 wk) (# 1)
3 (3) Millican & Nesbitt - Millicant & Nesbitt (4 wk) (# 3)
4 (17) Cat Stevens - Buddah And The Chocolate Box (2 wk) (# 4)
5 (4) Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (18 wk) (# 2)
6 (13) Slade - Old New Borrowed And Blue (8 wk) (# 1)
7 (23) Various Artists - The Sting OST (4 wk) (# 7)
8 (10) Glen Campbell - Greatest Hits (4 wk) (# 8)
9 (7) Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (14 wk) (# 5)
10 (5) Queen - Queen II (4 wk) (# 5)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 5 ) Piano Man - Billy Joel < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) W.O.L.D - Harry Chapin (#1[3])
3 ( 2 ) Emma - Hot Chocolate (#2[1])
4 ( 4 ) Keep On Singing - Helen Reddy
5 ( 3 ) Jet - Wings (#1[2])
6 ( 15 ) Remember You're A Womble - Wombles
7 ( -- ) The Cat Crept In - Mud
8 ( 9 ) Oh My My - Ringo Starr
9 ( 12 ) The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch
10 ( 7 ) I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce (#7)

11 ( 6 ) Seven Seas Of Rhye - Queen (#4)
12 ( 14 ) Doctor's Orders - Sunny
13 ( 8 ) Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#6)
14 ( -- ) You Make Me Feel Brand New - Stylistics
15 ( 17 ) The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll - Mott The Hoople
16 ( 11 ) Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - Main Ingredient (#10)
17 ( -- ) He's Misstra Know-It-All - Stevie Wonder
18 ( -- ) Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
19 ( 10 ) Candle In The Wind - Elton John (#2[1])
20 ( 28 ) Everyday - Slade

21 ( 13 ) Ma-Ma-Belle - Electric Light Orchestra (#7)
22 ( 19 ) Homely Girl - Chi-Lites (#19)
23 ( 16 ) Long Live Love - Olivia Newton John (#13)
24 ( 18 ) Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (#17)
25 ( 32 ) Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black - Mungo Jerry
26 ( 29 ) My Mistake (Was To Love You) - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
27 ( 24 ) Angel Face - Glitter Band (#24)
28 ( 36 ) I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - Genesis
29 ( -- ) I'm A Train - Albert Hammond
30 ( 21 ) I Get A Little Sentimental Over You - New Seekers (#15)

31 ( 26 ) T.S.O.P (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB & Three Degrees (#25)
32 ( 25 ) A Very Special Love Song - Charlie Rich (#23)
33 ( 33 ) Dancing Machine - Jackson Five
34 ( 22 ) Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer (#13)
35 ( 40 ) I've Been Searchin' So Long - Chicago
36 ( 30 ) Shanghai'd In Shanghai - Nazareth (#30)
37 ( 31 ) Touch A Hand Make A Friend - Staple Singers (#31)
38 ( 20 ) Bennie And The Jets - Elton John (#3)
39 ( 23 ) Rebel Rebel - David Bowie (#6)
40 ( -- ) Year Of Decision - Three Degrees

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-- ( 27 ) School Love - Barry Blue (#11)
-- ( 34 ) The Air That I Breathe - Hollies (#1[2])
-- ( 35 ) I've Got A Thing About You Baby - Elvis Presley (#30)
-- ( 37 ) Mighty Love - Spinners (#18)
-- ( 38 ) Who Do You Think You Are - Candlewick Green (#13)
-- ( 39 ) Trying To Hold On To My Woman - Lamont Dozier (#31)

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-- ( -- ) Satisfaction Guaranteed - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
-- ( -- ) So In Love With You - Freddy Breck

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Billy Joel gets his first NM #1. All in all the chart is not particularly strong right now, but that will change in the next month or so.

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love (11 wks)
02 Al Green – Let's Get Married (3 wks)
03 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Satisfaction Guaranteed (2 wks)
04 Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (12 wks)
05 The O'Jays – For The Love Of Money (1 wk)
06 The Temptations – Heavenly (5 wks)
07 Al Wilson – Touch And Go (6 wks)
08 The Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New (4 wks)
09 Martha Reeves – Power Of Love (3 wks)
10 Aretha Franklin – I'm In Love (2 wks)

11 The Carpenters – I Won't Last A Day Without You (1 wk)
12 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – My Mistake (Was To Love You) (8 wks)
13 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (9 wks)
14 The Dells – I Miss You (13 wks)
15 New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry (11 wks)
16 First Choice – Newsy Neighbors (7 wks)
17 Leon Haywood – Keep It In The Family (4 wks)
18 Johnny Nash – Loving You (1 wk)
19 The Isley Brothers – The Highway Of My Life (13 wks)
20 Tavares – That's The Sound That Lonely Makes (11 wks)

21 The Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (7 wks)
22 Bill Withers – The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (1 wk)
23 Johnnie Taylor – We're Getting Careless With Our Love (12 wks)
24 Tyrone Davis – I Wish It Was Me (11 wks)
25 The Chi-Lites – Homely Girl (10 wks)
26 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything (4 wks)
27 New Birth – It's Been A Long Time (9 wks)
28 Limmie & The Family Cookin – A Walkin Miracle (2 wks)
29 Barry White – Honey Please, Can't Ya See (8 wks)
30 Tower Of Power – What Is Hip (8 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 Carpenters Jambalaya
06 New Seekers I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
07 Slade Everyday
08 Olivia Newton-John Long Live Love
09 Limmie & The Family Cooking A Walkin' Miracle
10 Mott The Hoople The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll
11 Robert Knight Everlasting Love
12 Sunny Doctor's Orders
13 Mud The Cat Crept In
14 Wombles Remember You're A Womble
15 Gary Glitter Remember Me This Way
16 Chi-Lites Homely Girl
17 Charlie Rich Behind Closed Doors
18 Three Degrees Year Of Decision
19 Stevie Wonder He's Mistra Know-It-All
20 Doobie Brothers Listen To The Music

[o]

1 Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye
2 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
3 Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet
4 Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
5 Doobie Brothers - Listen to the music
6 Elton John - Candle In The Wind
7 Glitter Band - Angel Face
8 Slade – Everyday
9 Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle
10 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
11 Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
12 Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
13 Mud - The Cat Crept In
14 Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All
15 Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 06.04.1974

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

[smokeyb]

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

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
02(02) Elton John – Candle In The Wind
03(03) Hot Chocolate – Emma
04(12) Slade – Everyday
05(24) Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You
06(04) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything
07(07) The Chi-Lites – Homely Girl
08(06) Olivia Newton-John – Long Live Love
09(05) Queen – Seven Seas Of Rhye
10(25) Stevie Wonder – Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing

11(28) The Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
12(08) Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were
13(16) Marvin Hamlisch – The Entertainer
14(--) Mud - The Cat Crept In
15(10) Carly Simon & James Taylor– Mockingbird
16(09) Fleetwood Mac – Hypnotized
17(15) Cat Stevens – Oh Very Young
18(--) Elton John – Bennie & The Jets
19(18) Sunny – Doctor’s Orders
20(37) Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors

21(11) Helen Reddy – Keep On Singing
22(13) Billy Joel – Piano Man
23(17) The Glitter Band – Angel Face
24(23) ZZ Top – La Grange
25(--) Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All
26(14) The Three Degrees – Dirty Ol’ Man
27(31) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
28(19) Gary Glitter – Remember Me This Way
29(29) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock ‘n’ Roll
30(20) The Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine

31(21) Elvis Presley – I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby
32(40) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle
33(22) The Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
34(--) The Three Degrees - Year Of Decision
35(--) Diana Ross – Last Time I Saw Him
36(26) David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
37(--) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Satisfaction Guaranteed
38(27) The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe
39(--) The Intruders - I'll Always Love My Mama
40(30) Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music

[Shireblogger]

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

[Smurfie]

1 ) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything
2 ) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love
3 ) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
4 ) Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
5 ) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero
6 ) New Seekers - I Get A Little Sentimental Over You
7 ) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love
8 ) Sunny - Doctors Orders
9 ) Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
10 ) Hot Chocolate - Emma
11 ) Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
12 ) Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
13 ) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl
14 ) The Three Degrees - Year Of Decision
15 ) Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird
16 ) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl
17 ) Elton John - Candle In The Wind
18 ) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Satisfaction Guaranteed
19 ) Mud - The Cat Crept In
20 ) Ragtimers - The Sting

[popchartfreak]

30th March 1974

It's new in top for Art Garfunkel as previews of next week's Eurovision Song Contest start on TV 50 years ago this week. Travelin' Boy is a gorgeous Paul Williams song, impeccably done by Art, giving him a first solo retro Number 1 and his 3rd in total. It's far and away the best thing he ever did in his solo career but was inexplicably not a UK hit. That leaves Mud entering at 3 with the Glam forgotten party anthem The Cat Crept In, which is in a Tiger Feet vein, but it's still fab and keeps the top 5 run going for a 5th record.

New at 11, William De Vaughan carries on from where Timmy Thomas left off on his Why can't We Live Together, another laid-back jazz-vibes moody gospel-soul slice of fabulousness, on the great Be Thankful For What You've Got. The Jackson 5 re-enter with Dancing Machine at a new peak as it starts to really sound cool funky on replay, at 46, while Don Covay debuts with his deliciously fun and upbeat It's Better To Have at 50. Alan Price has been away from the retro chart for 5 years, but grabs his 4th with Jarrow Song and a home-area Geordie-based song new at 52.

Carpenters return with a 1972-charted retro song, as it gets a belated UK release, a Hot Chocolate B side pushes up the funk and signals a sign of the future disco-era smashes, Makin' Music at 71. Chairmen Of The Board return for a 5th year in a row with a new track (to me) the edited version of the very long Life And Death In G & A, Bill Withers makes it 4 years of retro charting, Olivia Newton-John ditto, and Ray Stevens is on 6 years with his future UK chart-topper as streaking becomes global news, the new rage was to strip naked at public events, run like crazy, and get famous for 2 minutes. So Ray popped on his comedy-persona, grabbed the moment and annoyed everybody for a few weeks as the novelty song eventually out-stayed it's welcome.

New band Merlin popped up on Lift Off With Ayshea (or some other kids-programmed music-based show) with Let Me Put My Spell On You, which I took a shine to - but it got little radio play. I bought their album in the bargain bins a few years later, by which time I was largely over the record. That leaves Nilsson on a 7th year of charting, this time a vampire movie song, Daybreak, which was quite engagingly quirky but another UK flop.


1 ( NEW ) TRAVELIN’ BOY - Garfunkel # 1

2 ( 1 ) ON THE RUN - Scorched Earth featuring Billy Ocean # 1

3 ( NEW ) THE CAT CREPT IN - Mud # 3

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

5 ( 2 ) SUMMER BREEZE - The Isley Brothers # 1

6 ( 8 ) THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka # 6

7 ( 9 ) WATERLOO - ABBA # 7

8 ( 3 ) ROCK THE BOAT - The Hues Corporation # 1

9 ( 5 ) EMMA - Hot Chocolate # 1

10 ( 6 ) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Dolly Parton # 2


11 ( NEW ) BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU’VE GOT - William De Vaughan # 11

12 ( 19 ) LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka # 12

13 ( 20 ) DANCE (WHILE THE MUSIC STILL GOES ON) - ABBA # 13

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

15 ( 13 ) ANGEL FACE - The Glitter Band # 13

16 ( 7 ) EVERLASTING LOVE - Robert Knight # 4

17 ( 22 ) HEAVENLY - The Temptations # 17

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

19 ( 11 ) THESE DAYS - Ian Matthews # 1

20 ( 21 ) HONEY HONEY - ABBA # 20


21 ( 17 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - The Hollies # 1

22 ( 31 ) DREAM WORLD - Don Downing # 22

23 ( 23 ) JUDY TEEN - Cockney Rebel # 23

24 ( 10 ) MR. NATURAL - The Bee Gees # 10

25 ( 27 ) MY MAMA SAID - ABBA # 25

26 ( 26 ) HASTA MANANA - ABBA # 26

27 ( 12 ) T.S.O.P. (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA) - M.F.S.B. & The Three Degrees # 6

28 ( 16 ) YEAR OF DECISION - The Three Degrees # 2

29 ( 24 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

30 ( 36 ) A WALKIN’ MIRACLE - Limmie & The Family Cooking # 30


31 ( 15 ) YOU WON’T SEE ME - Anne Murray # 15

32 ( 34 ) JOHNNY AND THE JUKEBOX - Pearly Gates # 30

33 ( 40 ) GONNA SING YOU MY LOVESONG - ABBA # 33

34 ( 39 ) WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? - Candlewick Green # 7

35 ( 25 ) SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE - Queen # 1

36 ( 28 ) SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN - K.C. & The Sunshine Band # 3

37 ( 35 ) BAND ON THE RUN - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

38 ( 32 ) I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU - The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul # 4

39 ( 29 ) TIGER FEET - Mud # 1

40 ( 37 ) WHEN THE MORNING COMES - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 7


41 ( 38 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE - Suzi Quatro # 2

42 ( 30 ) SCHOOL LOVE - Barry Blue # 7

43 ( 47 ) THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL - Mott The Hoople # 43

44 ( 52 ) LA GRANGE - ZZ Top # 44

45 ( 33 ) BLAZING SADDLES - Frankie Laine # 6

46 ( RE ) DANCING MACHINE - The Jackson 5 # 46

47 ( 45 ) YOU ARE EVERYTHING - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye # 45

48 ( 53 ) SHANGHAI’D IN SHANGHAI - Nazareth # 48

49 ( 41 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 2

50 ( NEW ) IT’S BETTER TO HAVE (AND DON’T NEED) - Don Covay # 50


51 ( 42 ) JEALOUS MIND - Alvin Stardust # 3

52 ( NEW ) JARROW SONG - Alan Price # 52

53 ( 51 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 1

54 ( 46 ) HOMELY GIRL - The Chi-Lites # 8

55 ( 63 ) RHINESTONE COWBOY - Larry Weiss # 55

56 ( 66 ) WATCH OUT - ABBA # 56

57 ( 48 ) LET ME ROLL IT - Paul McCartney & Wings # 27

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

59 ( 81 ) I’M IN LOVE - Aretha Franklin # 59

60 ( 55 ) TEENAGE RAMPAGE - The Sweet # 1


61 ( 71 ) RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER - Steely Dan # 61

62 ( 44 ) DARK LADY - Cher # 1

63 ( 67 ) REMEMBER YOU’RE A WOMBLE - The Wombles # 63

64 ( 43 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD - Lulu featuring David Bowie # 9

65 ( 70 ) EVERYDAY - Slade # 65

66 ( 72 ) HAVEN’T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN - Carly Simon # 66

67 ( 73 ) FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY - The O’Jays # 67

68 ( 49 ) HELP ME - Joni Mitchell # 20

69 ( 77 ) LET’S GET MARRIED - Al Green # 69

70 ( NEW ) I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU - Carpenters # 70


71 ( NEW ) MAKIN’ MUSIC - Hot Chocolate # 71

72 ( 80 ) DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING - Stevie Wonder # 72

73 ( 74 ) TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan # 73

74 ( 57 ) SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS - John Denver # 21

75 ( 76 ) SWEET RHODE ISLAND RED - Ike & Tina Turner # 75

76 ( NEW ) LIFE AND DEATH IN G & A PARTS 1 & 2 - Chairmen Of The Board # 76

77 ( 79 ) SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes # 77

78 ( 60 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1

79 ( 50 ) LIQUID GANG - T. Rex # 43

80 ( 85 ) SKYDIVER - Daniel Boone # 80


81 ( NEW ) THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH - Bill Withers # 81

82 ( NEW ) LET ME PUT MY SPELL ON YOU - Merlin # 82

83 ( NEW ) THE STREAK - Ray Stevens # 83

84 ( NEW ) DAYBREAK - Nilsson # 84

85 ( NEW ) IF YOU LOVE ME - Olivia Newton-John # 85


26th March 1974

At last a new number one - Queen. I was an instant fan, they were fab, and this corker should have been bigger than it was. Bad news for Terry Jacks, who’s Seasons had to settle for runner-up in my charts (Number One everywhere else though!). Late summer chart-topper Sugar Baby Love hits 5 in my charts in Spring, Art Garfunkel gets his first solo Top 10 (after 6 with Paul Simon), and Joni Mitchell gets her 2nd in a row, straight in at 8 with the gorgeous Help Me, a fave on Old Grey Whistle Test, the album-oriented late evening “Later With Jools Holland” of its day, and which I was becoming more interested in.

Talking of Album-oriented - Prog rock pops in at 11, Genesis debut with the wonderfully quirky Wardrobe song, more Peter Gabriel than Phil Collins, but all members were to have chart entries galore for, ooh, the next 30 years. The Three Degrees had yet to chart, but I already was getting into their previous flop single, Dirty Ol’ Man. The lyrics, “You’re a dirty ol’ man, you can’t keep your hands to yourself”, obviously should have been aimed at a certain white-haired DJ in retrospect.

Just below them, the poor ol’ Glitter Band. Gary’s backing band, they had their own career take off as Gary’s was about to decline - maybe they saw the writing on the wall - but seem to have unfairly also been wiped from history for daring to have named themselves Glitter. Angel Face is a great glam-rock pop-song, they wrote their own stuff, and deserve at least the odd radio play! Merlin were one of those pop bands that never made it (not that surprisingly to be honest), but I liked them, and bought the album. So it sold at least one copy. Hooray!


1 ( 2 ) SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE Queen

2 ( 3 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks

3 ( 1 ) JET Paul McCartney & Wings

4 ( 4 ) THE YEAR OF DECISION The Three Degrees

5 ( 8 ) SUGAR BABY LOVE The Rubettes

6 ( 13 ) DOCTOR'S ORDERS Sunny

7 ( 5 ) I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL The New Seekers

8 ( NEW ) HELP ME Joni Mitchell

9 ( 17 ) I SHALL SING Art Garfunkel

10 ( 7 ) JEALOUS MIND Alvin Stardust


11 ( NEW ) I KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE) Genesis

12 ( 14 ) EVERLASTING LOVE Robert Knight

13 ( 24 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Charlie Rich

14 ( 11 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies

15 ( 9 ) EMMA Hot Chocolate

16 ( 21 ) GET OFF MY CLOUD Bubble Rock

17 ( 18 ) THERE'LL BE ANOTHER NIGHT Jimmy Helms

18 ( 10 ) MOCKINGBIRD James Taylor and Carly Simon

19 ( NEW ) DIRTY OL' MAN The Three Degrees

20 ( 29 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC The Doobie Brothers


21 ( 19 ) SCHOOL LOVE Barry Blue

22 ( 20 ) I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & The Pips

23 ( NEW ) ANGEL FACE The Glitter Band

24 ( NEW ) DREAM WORLD Don Downing

25 ( 30 ) THE STING The Ragtimers

26 ( 23 ) BURN BABY BURN Hudson-Ford

27 ( 25 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro

28 ( 26 ) YOU'RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr

29 ( NEW ) LET ME PUT MY SPELL ON YOU Merlin

30 ( NEW ) THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Mott The Hoople


31 ( 6 ) LOVE'S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra

32 ( 12 ) JOHNNY AND THE JUKEBOX Pearly Gates

33 ( 15 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce

34 ( 16 ) BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks

35 ( 31 ) TIGER FEET Mud

[raliverpool]

01 Billy Joel - Piano Man (4wks 25-10-3-1)

02 Slade - Everyday (2wks 7-2)
03 Elton John - Bennie & The Jets (7wks 23-13-5-4-1-1-3)
04 Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock N Roll (3wks 15-4-4)
05 Hot Chocolate - Emma (4wks 16-5-2-5)
06 Roxy Music - A Song For Europe (4wks 26-12-9-6)
07 Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (5wks 32-11-7-5-7)
08 MFSB & Three Degrees - The Sound Of Philadelphia (3wks 23-14-8)
09 Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze (2wks 20-9)
10 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything (3wks 37-17-10)

11 Ringo Starr - Oh My My (3wks 24-16-11)
12 Genesis - Firth Of Fifth (2wks 32-12)
13 Jim Croce - I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (4wks 21-13-12-13)
14 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Theme From Exorcist) (2wks 23-14)
15 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (5wks 24-14-9-10-15)
16 Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It (7wks 15-8-3-3-2-6-16)
17 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - My Mistake (2wks 30-17)
18 Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely (2wks 24-18)
19 Electric Light Orchestra - Ma Ma Ma Belle (5wks 27-10-6-8-19)
20 Queen - Liar (2wks 31-20)

21 Bee Gees - Mr Natural (5wks 34-19-11-13-21)
22 John Lennon - Out The Blue (5wks 40-30-21-18-22)
23 Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way (3wks 36-22-23)
24 Glitter Band - Angel Face (3wks 26-21-24)
25 Wombles - Remember You're A Womble (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (9wks 24-3-1-1-1-1-3-11-26)
27 Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet (8wks 23-7-2-2-2-4-15-27)
28 Slade - We're Really Gonna Raise the Roof (2wks 26-28)
29 Staple Singers - Touch A Hand Make A Friend (2wks 37-29)
30 Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Paul McCartney & Wings - Mrs Vandebilt (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Mud - The Cat Crept In (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Bachman Turner Overdrive - Let It Ride (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Linda Ronstadt - Silver Threads & Silver Needles (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Paul Simon - Something So Right (6wks 20-7-5-8-19-35)
36 Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Bobby Womack - Lookin' For A Love (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Who - I'm One (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Helen Reddy - Keep On Singing (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Redbone - Come And Get Your Love (6wks 31-22-20-22-27-40)