Haven Retro Combined Chart : 03.11.1968

[smokeyb]

Joe Cocker holds on to the top spot, but the rest of the top five has changed.

Up to 2 is the Isley Brothers, up to 3 is Nina Simone, Barry Ryan is at 4 and the Beatles fall to 5.



There are 5 new entries this week, the highest is the Locomotive at 27.



The biggest climbers are Cream & Ennio Morricone who move up 10 places.



The biggest faller is the Tremeloes who drop 22 places.



03.11.1968 (Week # 44)

1 (01) Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends - 91 points (22-9-4-1-1) 5 wks

2 (09) Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine - 83 points (9-2) 2 wks

3 (07) Nina Simone - Ain't Got No I Got Life - 77 points (23-7-3) 3 wks

4 (11) Barry Ryan - Eloise - 75 points (11-4) 2 wks

5 (03) Beatles - Hey Jude - 64 points (3-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5) 9 wks

6 (14) The Turtles - Elenore - 63 points (33-29-27-25-13-10-14-6) 8 wks

7 (16) Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Child - 59 points (24-17-16-7) 4 wks

8 (08) Bandwagon - Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache - 55 points (20-8-8) 3 wks

9 (06) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower - 53 points (40-18-10-5-5-6-9) 7 wks

10 (02) Beatles - Revolution - 50 points (22-10-4-3-3-3-3-2-10) 9 wks

11 (05) Hollies - Listen To Me - 47 points (19-6-5-11) 4 wks

12 (10) The Marbles - Only One Woman - 45 points (28-15-9-10-12) 5 wks

13 (12) Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love - 44 points (34-31-31-32-34-x-34-12-12-13) 9 wks

14 (04) Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days - 42 points (9-3-2-2-2-2-2-4-14) 9 wks

15 (22) Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A. - 41 points (20-15-17-17-24-36-x-27-22-15) 9 wks

16 (18) Easybeats - Good Times - 35 points (40-12-9-7-11-18-16) 7 wks

17 (27) Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - 33 points (27-17) 2 wks

18 (28) Cream - White Room - 29 points (28-18) 2 wks

19 (25) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Suzie Q - 28 points (35-26-25-19) 4 wks

20 (13) Band - The Weight - 27 points (11-4-4-4-8-13-20) 7 wks

21 (19) Billie Davis - I Want You To Be My Baby - 27 points (24-19-21) 3 wks

22 (21) Love Affair - A Day Without Love - 24 points (15-6-5-10-18-21-22) 7 wks

23 (17) Cupid's Inspiration - My World - 23 points (19-17-13-17-23) 5 wks

24 (15) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – You're All I Need To Get By - 22 points (27-27-21-21-16-12-17-13-20-26-14-6-7-15-24) 15 wks

25 (30) The Four Tops – I'm In A Different World - 20 points (23-25-28-30-25) 5 wks

26 (35) Jackie Wilson - You Brought About A Change In Me - 19 points (35-26) 2 wks

27 (NE) The Locomotive - Rudi's In Love - 19 points 1 wk

28 (34) Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman - 19 points (34-28) 2 wks

29 (29) Mort Stevens & His Orchestra - Hawaii Five-O - 18 points (26-22-21-29-29) 5 wks

30 (20) Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Wreck Of The Antoinette - 18 points (26-15-20-30) 4 wks

31 (33) The Delfonics – Break Your Promise - 18 points (26-32-36-26-23-25-27-28-29-33-31) 11 wks

32 (32) Deep Purple - Hush - 17 points (34-25-19-16-13-20-32-32-32-32) 10 wks

33 (NE) Monkees - Porpoise Song - 17 points 1 wk

34 (36) Bobby Paris – Per-So-Nal-Ly - 17 points (26-28-30-34-34-36-34) 7 wks

35 (NE) Marmalade - Wait For Me Mary-Anne - 16 points 1 wk

36 (24) The Dave Clark Five – Red Balloon - 16 points (36-23-13-14-19-24-36) 7 wks

37 (39) Arthur Conley – Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack - 16 points (39-37) 2 wks

38 (NE) Dion - Abraham, Martin And John - 16 points 1 wk

39 (40) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Keep On Loving Me Honey - 15 points (38-38-40-39) 4 wks

40 (37) Johnny Cash - Daddy Sang Bass - 14 points (37-40) 2 wks

40 (23) Big Brother & The Holding Company – Piece Of My Heart - 14 points (37-19-8-11-14-23-40) 7 wks

40 (31) Mama Cass - Dream A Little Dream Of Me - 14 points (40-39-22-18-17-13-8-9-10-11-13-14-11-16-25-31-40) 17 wks

40 (NE) Judy Collins – Both Sides Now - 14 points 1 wk



Dropped Out

45 (38) Status Quo - Ice In The Sun - 13 points (19-10-4-5-6-7-18-30-33-38)

48 (26) The Tremeloes - My Little Lady - 12 points (38-16-7-8-16-26)

56 (40) Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man - 9 points (24-19-14-14-8-12-18-31-40)


Thanks to Earl Purple raliverpool Whitneyfan smokeyb Shireblogger popchartfreak o & darkstar79 .





I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 09.11.1968
1 (2) Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (6 wk) (# 1)
2 (1) Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days (10 wk) (# 1)
3 (3) Hugo Montenegro - The Good The Bad & The Ugly (9 wk) (# 3)
4 (16) Barry Ryan - Eloise (3 wk) (#4)
5 (19) Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine (3 wk) (#5)
6 (5) Marbles - Only One Woman (7 wk) (# 5)
7 (6) Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire (8 wk) (# 6)
8 (4) Leapy Lee - Little Arrows (12 wk) (# 2)
9 (18) Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (3 wk) (#9)
10 (7) Beatles - Hey Jude (10 wk) (# 1)
11 (8) The Casuals - Jesamine (13 wk) (# 2)
12 (9) Engelbert Humperdinck - Les Bicyclettes De Belsize (7 wk) (# 5)
13 (10) The Tremeloes - My Little Lady (8 wk) (# 6)
14 (12) The Hollies - Listen To Me (6 wk) (# 11)
15 (11) Love Affair - A Day Without Love (9 wk) (# 6)
16 (20) The Bandwagon - Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache (4 wk) (# 16)
17 (21) Long John Baldry - Mexico (3 wk) (#17)
18 (14) Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Wreck Of The Antoinette (6 wk) (# 14)
19 (15) Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Lady Willpower (14 wk) (# 5)
20 (17) Mason Williams - Classical Gas (11 wk) (# 9)
21 (23) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By (6 wk) (# 21)
22 (13) The Dave Clark Five - The Red Balloon (8 wk) (# 7)
23 (41) The Turtles - Elenore (2 wk) (#23)
24 (27) Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A. (4 wk) (# 24)
25 (33) The Locomotive - Rudi's In Love (4 wk) (# 25)
26 (29) Who - Magic Bus (3 wk) (#26)
27 (34) Val Doonican - If I Knew Then What I Know Now (3 wk) (#27)
28 (35) Nina Simone - Ain't Got No - I Got Life (4 wk) (#28)
29 (22) Johnny Nash - Hold Me Tight (14 wk) (# 5)
30 (28) Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love (5 wk) (# 25)
31 (47) Malcolm Roberts - May I Have The Next Dream With You (2 wk) (#31)
32 (30) Marmalade - Wait For Me Mary-Anne (3 wk) (#30)
33 (39) Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music (18 wk) (# 7)
34 (24) Cliff Richard - Marianne (7 wk) (# 22)
35 (37) Barron Knights - An Olympic Record (3 wk) (#35)
36 (25) Status Quo - Ice In The Sun (12 wk) (# 8)
37 (50) Betty Everett - It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) (2 wk) (#35)
38 (42) Cupids Inspiration - My World (6 wk) (# 33)
39 (36) Tom Jones - Help Yourself (17 wk) (# 5)
40 (26) The Doors - Hello I Love You (11 wk) (# 15)
41 (NE) The Scaffold - Lily The Pink (1 wk) (#41)
42 (32) Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer (14 wk) (# 4)
43 (40) Sly And The Family Sone - M'Lady (6 wk) (# 32)
44 (NE) Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman (1 wk) (#44)
45 (48) Des O'Connor - I Pretend (27 wk) (# 1)
46 (31) The Band - The Weight (8 wk) (# 21)
47 (43) Four Tops - Yesterday's Dreams (12 wk) (# 23)
48 (NE) Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears (1 wk) (#48)
49 (38) Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You (14 wk) (# 1)
50 (NE) Lulu - I'm A Tiger (1 wk) (#50)

USA chart for this week:

www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDay=9&ChMonth=11&ChYear=1968&ChBand=&ChSong=

[smokeyb]

1 (4) Barry Ryan - Eloise (3 wks)
2 (3) The Bandwagon - Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache (4 wks)
3 (15) The Turtles - Elenore (2 wks)
4 (1) Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (6 wks)
5 (2) The Marbles - Only One Woman (7 wks)
6 (9) Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine (3 wks)
7 (10) Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (3 wks)
8 (7) Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A. (5 wks)
9 (6) The Hollies - Listen To Me (6 wks)
10 (12) Nina Simone - Ain't Got No - I Got Life (4 wks)
11 (14) Billie Davis - I Want You To Be My Baby (5 wks)
12 (5) Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love (5 wks)
13 (18) Who - Magic Bus (3 wks)
14 (17) Marmalade - Wait For Me Mary-Anne (3 wks)
15 (8) Love Affair - A Day Without Love (9 wks)
16 (22) The Locomotive - Rudi's In Love (4 wks)
17 (11) Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Wreck Of The Antoinette (6 wks)
18 (25) Betty Everett - It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) (2 wks)
19 (13) Beatles - Revolution (7 wks)
20 (21) Long John Baldry - Mexico (3 wks)
21 (NE) The Scaffold - Lily The Pink (1 wk)
22 (16) The Dave Clark Five - The Red Balloon (8 wks)
23 (NE) Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman (1 wk)
24 (19) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By (6 wks)
25 (20) The Band - The Weight (8 wks)
26 (23) Cupids Inspiration - My World (6 wks)
27 (24) Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation (7 wks)
28 (26) The Tremeloes - My Little Lady (8 wks)
29 (NE) Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears (1 wk)
30 (NE) Lulu - I'm A Tiger (1 wk)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Eloise - Barry Ryan < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Elenore - Turtles
3 ( 4 ) Ain't Got No I Got Life - Nina Simone
4 ( 6 ) Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes
5 ( 11 ) Abraham Martin & John - Dion
6 ( 5 ) White Room - Cream (#5)
7 ( 3 ) With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (#1[1])
8 ( 9 ) Wait For Me Mary-Anne - Marmalade
9 ( 10 ) Mexico - Long John Baldry
10 ( -- ) Lily The Pink - Scaffold

11 ( 8 ) Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache - Bandwagon (#8)
12 ( 19 ) Chewy Chewy - Ohio Express
13 ( 7 ) I Want You To Be My Baby - Billie Davis (#6)
14 ( -- ) I'm The Urban Spaceman - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
15 ( 12 ) Rudi's In Love - Locomotive (#12)
16 ( 17 ) Sweet Blindness - 5th Dimension
17 ( 18 ) Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
18 ( -- ) For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
19 ( 27 ) Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell
20 ( 21 ) An Olympic Record - Barron Knights

21 ( 29 ) Bang-Shang-A-Lang - Archies
22 ( -- ) I'm A Tiger - Lulu
23 ( 15 ) Wreck Of The Antoinette - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich (#9)
24 ( 14 ) Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother & The Holding Company (#4)
25 ( 33 ) May I Have The Next Dream With You - Malcolm Roberts
26 ( 13 ) Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin (#1[2])
27 ( -- ) Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) - Kasenatz-Katz Singing Orchestra Circus
28 ( 16 ) Listen To Me - Hollies (#7)
29 ( 25 ) Shoot 'Em Up Baby - Andy Kim (#25)
30 ( 20 ) M'Lady - Sly And The Family Stone (#17)

31 ( 36 ) Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
32 ( 23 ) I Met Her In Church - Box Tops (#22)
33 ( 31 ) Keep On Lovin' Me Honey - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#31)
34 ( 26 ) My World - Cupid's Inspiration (#21)
35 ( -- ) Rain And Tears - Aphrodite's Child
36 ( 22 ) Revolution - Beatles (#3)
37 ( 24 ) All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix Experience (#8)
38 ( 28 ) Suzie Q - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#17)
39 ( 34 ) Hey Western Union Man - Jerry Butler (#27)
40 ( 32 ) Heartache - Roy Orbison (#13)

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-- ( 30 ) My Little Lady - Tremeloes (#4)
-- ( 35 ) Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers (#9)
-- ( 37 ) Hey Jude - Beatles (#1[2])
-- ( 38 ) Who Is Gonna Love Me - Dionne Warwick (#11)
-- ( 39 ) Les Bicyclettes De Belsize - Engelbert Humperdinck (#27)
-- ( 40 ) The Snake - Al Wilson (#18)

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Here is a Motown classic, yet it is only the 3rd highest entry whilst Lily The Pink is the highest. How could that happen?



meanwhile much lower down we have Demis Roussos who once had a dull ballad get to #1, but here he's in a band with Vangelis so it's much better.

[o]

1 Easybeats – Good times
2 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
3 Beatles – Revolution
4 Cream – Sunshine of your love
5 Deep Purple – Hush
6 Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
7 Hollies – Listen to me
8 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Suzie Q
9 Status Quo – Ice in the sun
10 Who - Magic bus
11 Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine
12 Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman
13 The Scaffold - Lily The Pink
14 Beatles - Hey Jude
15 Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days
16 Mort Stevens & His Orchestra - Hawaii Five-O
17 Nina Simone - Ain't Got No I Got Life
18 Hugo Montenegro - The Good The Bad & The Ugly
19 Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You
20 Mama Cass – Dream a little dream of me

[raliverpool]

09/11/1968

1 Beatles - Hey Jude (9wks 2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
2 Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (4wks 17-8-3-2)
3 Monkees - Porpoise Song (4wks 25-12-4-3)
4 Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower (7wks 38-20-9-5-3-2-4)
5 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Child (3wks 17-9-5)
6 Turtles - Elenore (5wks 23-12-9-7-6)
7 Cream - White Room (4wks 24-13-8-7)
8 Barry Ryan - Eloise (2wks 16-8)
9 Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (3wks 21-13-9)
10 Van Morrison - Sweet Thing (2wks 22-10)

11 Marbles - Only One Woman (6wks 33-22-18-14-12-11)
12 Bandwagon - Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache (3wks 22-17-12)
13 Love Affair - A Day Without Love (7wks 17-9-7-7-7-10-13)
14 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Suzie Q (7wks 30-17-8-6-4-5-14)
15 Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days (9wks 16-3-3-3-3-3-5-11-15)
16 Locomotive - Rudi's In Love (4wks 35-23-21-16)
17 Dion - Abraham, Martin And John (2wks 27-17)
18 Easybeats - Good Times (9wks 40-24-11-4-2-2-2-6-18)
19 Nina Simone - Ain't Got No, I Got Life (2wks 25-19)
20 Nina Simone - Do What You Gotta Do (3wks 36-29-20)

21 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Wreck Of The Antoinette (5wks 27-19-18-19-21)
22 5th Dimension - Sweet Blindness (3wks 32-28-22)
23 Big Brother & The Holding Company - Piece Of My Heart (7wks 19-8-5-4-6-14-23)
24 Donovan - Lalena (5wks 34-28-24-23-24)
25 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Keep On Lovin' Me Honey (3wks 34-30-25)
26 Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Hollies - Listen To Me (6wks 39-21-11-10-15-27)
28 Jackie Lomax - Sour Milk Sea (4wks 37-30-26-28)
29 Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw (2wks 37-29)
30 James Brown - Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1) (7wks 35-21-15-10-11-18-30)

31 Beatles - Revolution (9wks 24-5-2-2-4-8-16-24-31)
32 Zombies - Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) (2wks 40-32)
33 Marmalade - Wait For Me Marianne (2wks 38-33)
34 Tremeloes - My Little Lady (7wks 34-27-18-13-15-20-34)
35 Long John Baldry - Mexico (2wks 36-35)
36 Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Traffic - Feelin' Alright (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Jefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Jerry Butler - Hey, Western Union Man (5wks 33-29-29-33-39)
40 Band - I Shall Be Released (1wk 40 NEW)

[darkstar79]

01 The Four Tops – I'm In A Different World (6 wks)
02 The Isley Brothers – This Old Heart Of Mine (3 wks)
03 The Delfonics – Break Your Promise (12 wks)
04 Bobby Paris – Per-So-Nal-Ly (8 wks)
05 Arthur Conley – Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack (3 wks)
06 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Keep On Loving Me Honey (5 wks)
07 The Supremes – Love Child (4 wks)
08 Clarence Carter – Too Weak To Fight (2 wks)
09 The Tymes – People (1 wk)
10 The Tremeloes – My Little Lady (3 wks)

11 The Masquerades – I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else (7 wks)
12 Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers – Malinda (1 wk)
13 Lulu – I'm A Tiger (1 wk)
14 Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man (2 wks)
15 The Dells – Always Together (5 wks)
16 Cupids Inspiration – My World (6 wks)
17 The Dave Clark Five – Red Balloon (8 wks)
18 Dylan And The Blazers – Funky Bull (Part 1) (7 wks)
19 James Brown – Goodbye My Love (1 wk)
20 Sam & Dave – Everybody Got To Believe In Somebody (2 wks)

21 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink (1 wk)
22 Patti Drew – Hard To Handle (1 wk)
23 The Intruders – Slow Drag (2 wks)
24 Martha And The Vandellas – Sweet Darlin' (2 wks)
25 Judy Collins – Both Sides Now (2 wks)
26 Percy Sledge – You're All Around Me (4 wks)
27 Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman (2 wks)
28 The Diplomats – I Can Give You Love (3 wks)
29 Aretha Franklin – I Say A Little Prayer (14 wks)
30 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – You're All I Need To Get By (16 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) Nina Simone - Ain't Got No - I Got Life
02(07) Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine
03(12) Barry Ryan – Eloise
04(01) Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
05(05) Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A.
06(10) Mama Cass – California Earthquake
07(35) Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man
08(03) The Band – The Weight
09(11) The Locomotive - Rudi's In Love
10(04) Marbles - Only One Woman

11(08) The Beatles – Hey Jude
12(25) The Turtles – Elenore
13(06) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By
14(20) Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
15(17) The Who - Magic Bus
16(09) Cream – Sunshine Of Your Love
17(13) Mama Cass - Dream A Lttle Dream Of Me
18(22) Marmalade - Wait For Me Mary-Anne
19(41) Betty Everett - It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)
20(15) Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days

22(26) Long John Baldry – Mexico
27(32) Barron Knights - An Olympic Record

31(--) The Scaffold – Lily The Pink
32(--) Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman
34(--) Creedence Clearwater Revival – I Put A Spell On You
35(50) Malcolm Roberts - May I Have The Next Dream With You
40(--) Lulu - I'm A Tiger

46(--) Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears

[Shireblogger]

1 [3] :: Isley Brothers - THIS OLD HEART OF MINE
2 [1] :: Bandwagon - BREAKIN' DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE
3 [4] :: Ennio Morricone - THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY
4 [6] :: Nina Simone - AIN'T GOT NO, I GOT LIFE
5 [2] :: Jackie Wilson - YOU BROUGHT ABOUT A CHANGE IN ME {For Once In My Life B-side}
6 [17] :: Barry Ryan - ELOISE
7 [9] :: The Turtles - ELENORE
8 [8] :: Ennio Morricone - THE ECSTASY OF GOLD
9 [7] :: Johnny Cash - DADDY SANG BASS
10 [5] :: Beatles - REVOLUTION {Hey Jude B-side}
11 [12] :: Betty Everett - IT'S IN HIS KISS (THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG)
12 [new] :: Booker T & MGs - HANG 'EM HIGH
13 [10] :: Jeannie C Riley - HARPER VALLEY P.T.A.
14 [14] :: Edwin Starr - 25 MILES
15 [new] :: Betty Wright - HE'S BAD BAD BAD
16 [16] :: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
17 [new] :: Creedence Clearwater Revival - I PUT A SPELL ON YOU
18 [19] :: Jimi Hendrix - ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
19 [new] :: Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - I'M THE URBAN SPACEMAN
20 [new] :: Scaffold - LILY THE PINK


3 Western themes in my Top 12, thanks to this new entry. (The clip is from the early 90s).

[popchartfreak]

3rd November 1968

It's 3 weeks on top for the epic Eloise, holding off the equally epic Wichita Lineman and highest new entry I Heard It Through The Grapevine, the timeless original version from Marvin Gaye, finally put out by Motown as a single, for a 60% Motown top 5. Eloise makes it a double as Barry Ryan also tops my "wot I liked at the time" chart which was totally based on the UK top 30 on Fluff Freeman's Pick Of The Pops show. Judy Collins gets a first top 10 with Joni Mitchell's great song: the song would be back in my top 10 2 years later for Glen Campbell but Judy never had another chart that high.

Bonzo Dog enter at 16 with one I was mad on at the time, it was fun, catchy, and mentioned Spacemen in the lyrics, so that was all I needed from the witty Neil Innes, later of The Rutles and more. Barbra Streisand has a new album out as I type, her first proper album in 15 years, so it's only fair one of her great moments should shoot up to 20, more recently as showcased nicely on Glee. Edwin Starr and Gene Chandler bring some funk into the 40, and Demis Roussos and Vangelis both debut at 46 with Rain And Tears. My fave track of the band is still 4 years away (Break, not actually a song by either of them, rather their bandmate the forgotten Loukas Sideras, produced by Vangelis) but this will do nicely till then. 

Two total faves in my 10-year-old days enter lower down, Lily The Pink and I'm A Tiger appealed very much to my age demographic, The Scaffold were beloved by kids, as was Lulu - who frankly wasn't that much older than us anyway! These days, they have a certain nostalgic charm, but I wouldn't put them on repeat listen more often than a couple of times a year. Unlike the dramatic funk of Cloud Nine, signalling the new era of The Temptations, edgier funk moving towards social commentary, which bears repeat plays, in at 57, the touching cover of Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released by The Band, and two new-to-me old soul/blues tracks from Bobby Bland and Barbara Acklin.

1 ( 1 ) ELOISE Barry Ryan
2 ( 2 ) WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell
3 ( 3 ) LOVE CHILD Diana Ross & The Supremes
4 ( 4 ) THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (IS WEAK FOR YOU) The Isley Brothers
5 ( NEW ) I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye
6 ( 6 ) AIN’T GOT NO...I GOT LIFE Nina Simone
7 ( 7 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
8 ( 11 ) BOTH SIDES NOW Judy Collins
9 ( 5 ) THEME FROM THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY Ennio Morricone
10 ( 8 ) MY WORLD Cupid’s Inspiration

11 ( 9 ) ELENORE The Turtles
12 ( 10 ) RIDE MY SEE-SAW The Moody Blues
13 ( 15 ) ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Dion
14 ( 13 ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
15 ( 14 ) REVOLUTION The Beatles
16 ( NEW ) I’M THE URBAN SPACEMAN Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
17 ( 16 ) LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
18 ( 17 ) I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield
19 ( 12 ) HAWAII FIVE-0 The Ventures
20 ( 49 ) DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE Barbra Streisand

21 ( 20 ) DON’T GIVE UP Petula Clark
22 ( 22 ) BREAKIN’ DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE The Bandwagon
23 ( 19 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
24 ( 18 ) I WANT YOU TO BE MY BABY Billie Davis
25 ( 25 ) I’M IN A DIFFERENT WORLD The Four Tops
26 ( 24 ) I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin
27 ( 21 ) ONLY ONE WOMAN The Marbles featuring Graham Bonnet
28 ( 23 ) WRECK OF THE “ANTOINETTE” Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
29 ( 30 ) FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder
30 ( 26 ) EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ Nilsson

31 ( 32 ) WAIT FOR ME MARIANNE Marmalade
32 ( 27 ) WITHOUT HER Jack Jones
33 ( 33 ) CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE Mama Cass
34 ( 28 ) (THE LAMENT OF THE CHEROKEE) INDIAN RESERVATION Don Fardon
35 ( 29 ) MY LITTLE LADY The Tremeloes
36 ( 38 ) RUDI’S IN LOVE The Locomotive
37 ( 53 ) TWENTY FIVE MILES Edwin Starr
38 ( 40 ) STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette
39 ( 52 ) THERE WAS A TIME Gene Chandler
40 ( 31 ) MARIANNE Cliff Richard

41 ( 36 ) HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash
42 ( 37 ) JESAMINE The Casuals
43 ( 35 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING B. J. Thomas
44 ( 34 ) BABY LET’S WAIT The Royal Guardsmen
45 ( 55 ) MEXICO Long John Baldry
46 ( NEW ) RAIN AND TEARS Aphrodite’s Child
47 ( 44 ) I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU The Bee Gees
48 ( 41 ) SHAKE The Shadows Of Knight
49 ( NEW ) LILY THE PINK The Scaffold
50 ( 48 ) GOTTA SEE JANE R. Dean Taylor

51 ( 47 ) LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano
52 ( 43 ) OVER YOU Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
53 ( 39 ) LISTEN TO ME The Hollies
54 ( 69 ) AQUARIUS (FROM “HAIR” ORIGINAL BROADWAY ALBUM) Ronnie Dyson
55 ( 46 ) SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Max Frost & The Troopers
56 ( NEW ) I’M A TIGER Lulu
57 ( NEW ) CLOUD NINE The Temptations
58 ( 59 ) SHAME SHAME The Magic Lanterns
59 ( 45 ) MARY IN THE MORNING Glen Campbell
60 ( 63 ) THE PORPOISE SONG The Monkees

61 ( 58 ) DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME Mama Cass
62 ( 57 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
63 ( 42 ) LALENA Donovan
64 ( 61 ) RAINBOW CHASER Nirvana
65 ( 71 ) HANG ‘EM HIGH Booker T & The MG’s
66 ( 62 ) TUESDAY AFTERNOON (FOREVER TUESDAY) The Moody Blues
67 ( 68 ) IT’S IN HIS KISS (THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG) Betty Everett
68 ( 65 ) THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU Herb Alpert
69 ( 54 ) HARPER VALLEY P.T.A Jeannie C. Riley
70 ( 51 ) THE STRAIGHT LIFE Bobby Goldsboro

71 ( NEW ) I SHALL BE RELEASED The Band
72 ( 72 ) TOO WEAK TO FIGHT Clarence Carter
73 ( NEW ) JUST AIN’T NO LOVE Barbara Acklin
74 ( NEW ) ROCKIN’ IN THE SAME OLD BOAT Bobby Bland
75 ( 50 ) WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Joe Cocker


3rd Nov Retro-Then

1 ( 9 ) ELOISE Barry Ryan
2 ( 1 ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
3 ( 4 ) THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY Hugo Montenegro
4 ( 2 ) JEZAMINE The Casuals
5 ( 3 ) ONLY ONE WOMAN The Marbles
6 ( 12 ) MEXICO Long John Baldry
7 ( 17 ) THIS OLD HEART OF MINE The Isley Brothers
8 ( 7 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
9 ( 6 ) LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano
10 ( 11 ) WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Joe Cocker
11 ( 5 ) THE WRECK OF THE ANTOINETTE Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
12 ( 15 ) BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE The Bandwagon
13 ( NEW ) ELENORE The Turtles
14 ( 10 ) MY LITTLE LADY The Tremeloes
15 ( 8 ) LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE Engelbert Humperdinck
16 ( NEW ) AIN'T GOT NO...I GOT LIFE Nina Simone
17 ( 16 ) LADY WILLPOWER Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
18 ( NEW ) HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley
19 ( 14 ) THE RED BALLOON The Dave Clark 5
20 ( NEW ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience