Haven Retro Combined Chart : 27.12.1969

[smokeyb]

Led Zeppelin get a 2nd week on top on the final chart of the decade. Marmalade are up to 2
Rolf Harris slips to 3, Elvis Presley remains at 4 and Bobbie & Glen move up to 5.

There are 2 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Eddie Holman at number 11.

The biggest climber is the Beatles who jump up 12 places to 18.

The biggest faller is the Beatles who drop 17 places.

27.12.1969 (Week # 52)

1 (01) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love - 93 points (40-20-13-10-6-3-1-1) 8 wks
2 (06) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life - 87 points (31-6-2) 3 wks
3 (02) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys - 77 points (24-8-3-2-2-3) 6 wks
4 (04) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds - 71 points (21-8-10-11-12-15-21-20-x-13-7-4-4-4) 13 wks
5 (07) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream - 70 points (31-7-7-5) 4 wks
6 (03) Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester- You Yesterday - 64 points (37-19-9-2-1-1-1-3-6) 9 wks
7 (08) Jackson 5 - I Want You Back - 63 points (25-9-8-7) 4 wks
8 (05) Blue Mink - Melting Pot - 62 points (32-18-9-5-5-8) 6 wks
9 (09) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - 48 points (22-14-11-15-15-23-19-20-22-30-40-x-18-11-5-7-6-6-7-10-8-9-9) 22 wks
10 (19) Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - 39 points (30-19-10) 3 wks
11 (NE) Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl - 38 points 1 wk
12 (11) Beatles - Something - 37 points (24-16-9-2-2-1-2-2-6-11-12) 11 wks
13 (18) Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - 36 points (18-13) 2 wks
14 (14) Cuff Links - Tracy - 34 points (40-19-23-17-20-15-17-26-17-14-14-14-14) 13 wks
15 (12) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Onion Song - 33 points (19-10-6-8-10-12-15) 7 wks
16 (16) Peter, Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane - 31 points (37-29-23-22-22-15-16-16) 8 wks
17 (13) B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - 30 points (30-27-18-12-13-17) 6 wks
18 (30) Beatles - Across The Universe - 30 points (30-18) 2 wks
19 (10) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We'll Be Together - 29 points (40-19-19-16-17-10-19) 7 wks
20 (17) Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One - 29 points (35-11-6-5-5-4-5-11-17-20) 10 wks
21 (22) Archies - Sugar, Sugar - 27 points (36-19-16-19-16-20-24-40-21-15-12-11-10-9-7-16-12-10-4-3-3-4-7-9-13-19-22-21) 28 wks
22 (20) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town) - 27 points (36-25-17-16-20-22) 6 wks
23 (15) Tom Jones - Without Love - 27 points (25-15-23) 3 wks
24 (21) Mama Cass – Make Your Own Kind Of Music - 26 points (33-34-27-18-15-14-15-18-21-24) 10 wks
25 (37) Shocking Blue - Venus - 26 points (37-25) 2 wks
26 (26) Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound - 22 points (26-26) 2 wks
27 (28) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well - 21 points (8-5-4-2-2-4-7-8-15-24-29-28-27) 13 wks
28 (33) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River - 20 points (36-29-x-40-32-30-32-33-28) 8 wks
29 (25) Beatles - The Abbey Road Medley (Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End) - 19 points (38-26-25-29) 4 wks
30 (29) Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do - 19 points (28-14-9-9-6-10-10-13-12-26-28-24-29-30) 14 wks
31 (40) Lulu - Oh Me Oh My - 19 points (37-40-31) 3 wks
32 (36) Murray Head - Superstar - 19 points (36-32) 2 wks
33 (23) Nancy Sinatra - Highway Song - 19 points (39-23-33) 3 wks
34 (31) Archie Bell & The Drells - Here I Go Again - 18 points (29-28-27-33-32-35-31-34) 8 wks
35 (35) Bobby Womack – How I Miss You Baby - 18 points (35-35) 2 wks
36 (27) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son - 18 points (38-35-27-27-36) 5 wks
37 (NE) Impressions – Wherever She Leadeth Me - 17 points 1 wk
38 (40) Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed - 17 points (40-38) 2 wks
39 (32) Dells – When I’m In Your Arms - 16 points (30-31-28-34-36-33-32-39) 8 wks
40 (RE) Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher - 16 points (28-23-14-11-12-13-13-12-26-24-x-40) 11 wks

Dropped Out
41 (24) Beatles - Come Together - 15 points (38-22-8-3-4-3-4-13-24)
43 (38) Marlena Shaw – California Soul - 15 points (26-25-18-18-13-14-14-29-40-36-38)
44 (34) Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey - 15 points (18-11-11-21-26-28-34)
47 (39) Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love - 13 points (35-27-23-39)
53 (40) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - 12 points (5-3-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-11-20-40)

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


I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 03.01.1970
1 (1) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (7 wk) (#1)
2 (2) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (12 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Archies - Sugar Sugar (13 wk) (#1)
4 (4) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (6 wk) (# 4)
5 (5) Blue Mink - Melting Pot (8 wk) (# 5)
6 (6) Stevie Wonder - Yesterme Yesteryou Yesterday (8 wk) (# 2)
7 (7) Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Dream (5 wk) (#7)
8 (8) Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love (8 wk) (#7)
9 (9) Cufflinks - Tracy (6 wk) (# 9)
10 (10) Tom Jones - Without Love (4 wk) (#10)
11 (11) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (8 wk) (# 9)
12 (12) Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock 'N' Roll (5 wk) (# 12)
13 (13) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town) (9 wk) (#13)
14 (14) Tremeloes - Call Me Number One (10 wk) (# 2)
15 (15) Malcolm Roberts - Love Is All (7 wk) (#12)
16 (16) Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (13 wk) (#9)
17 (17) Jim Reeves - But You Love Me Daddy (5 wk) (#17)
18 (18) Des O'Connor - Lonelines (6 wk) (#18)
19 (19) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (8 wk) (# 19)
20 (20) Karen Young - Nobody's Child (18 wk) (#6)
21 (21) Beatles - Something/Come Together (9 wk) (# 4)
22 (22) Cliff Richard - With The Eyes Of A Child (5 wk) (#20)
23 (23) Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (10 wk) (#7)
24 (24) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (11 wk) (#6)
25 (25) Frank Sinatra - Love's Been Good To Me (14 wk) (#8)
26 (26) Nancy Sinatra - Highway Song (6 wk) (#23)
27 (27) Diana Ross & Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (4 wk) (#27)
28 (28) Upsetters - Return Of Django/Dollar In The Teeth (14 wk) (#5)
29 (29) Cilla Black - If I'd Thought You'd Change Your Mind (4 wk)(#29)
30 (30) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life (3 wk) (# 30)
31 (31) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (14 wk) (#2)
32 (32) Lou Christie - She Sold Me Magic (2 wk) (# 32)
33 (33) Clodagh Rodgers - Biljo (9 wk) (#22)
34 (34) Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (17 wk) (#2)
35 (35) Georgie Fame - Seventh Son (4 wk) (#35)
36 (36) Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (18 wk) (#4)
37 (37) Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a Ride (2 wk) (# 37)
38 (38) Scaffold - Gin Gan Goolie (10 wk) (# 38)
39 (39) Oliver - Good Morning Sunshine (18 wk) (#6)
40 (40) Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (19 wk) (#1)
41 (41) The Equals - Rub A Dub Dub (2 wk) (# 41)
42 (42) Frank Sinatra - My Way (40 wk) (#5)
43 (43) Moira Anderson - The Holy City (2 wk) (#43)
44 (44) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother (14 wk) (#3)
45 (45) Herman's Hermits - Here Comes The Star (9 wk) (#33)
46 (46) Sonny Charles & Checkmate Ltd - Proud Mary (8 wk) (#30)
47 (47) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home (3 wk) (# 34)
48 (48) Neville Dickie - Robin's Return (3 wk) (#43)
49 (49) Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime (23 wk) (#1)
50 (50) Junior Walker & the All Stars - What Does It take (12 wk) (#13)

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[smokeyb]

1-1-70:   Presenter:  Jimmy Savile  

(1) ROLF HARRIS – Two Little Boys  (and charts)
(NEW) BADFINGER – Come And Get It
(7) BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL – All I Have To Do Is Dream  
(19) CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – Green River  
(5) BLUE MINK – Melting Pot  
(12) DAVE CLARK FIVE – Good Old Rock ‘N’ Roll  
(NEW) ARRIVAL – Friends
(1) ROLF HARRIS – Two Little Boys

[smokeyb]

Welcome to a new decade the 1970's I wonder what this year will bring music wise.

Big Hits of 1970 - 15 songs to look out for, I wonder how they will do

Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Beatles - Let It Be
Four Tops - I Can't help Myself
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
Marvin Gaye - Abraham Martin And John
Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime
Kinks - Lola
Free - All Right Now
Smokey Robinson & Miracles - Tears Of A Clown
Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
Mathew's Southern Comfort - Woodstock
Edwin Starr - War
T Rex - Ride A Wild Swan
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile

[Earl Purple]

So Eddie Holman's cover of Ruby & The Romantics with a gender change gets the highest entry. I charted both versions.

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 2 ) Reflections Of My Life - Marmalade < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (#1[2])
3 ( 3 ) I Want You Back - Jackson Five
4 ( 6 ) Venus - Shocking Blue
5 ( 5 ) If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - Cilla Black
6 ( 15 ) Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fare
7 ( 11 ) Good Morning - Leapy Lee
8 ( 4 ) Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul & Mary (#1[3])
9 ( 9 ) La La La - Bobby Sherman
10 ( 22 ) Rub A Dub Dub - Equals

11 ( 13 ) Love Will Find A Way - Jackie DeShannon
12 ( 8 ) Melting Pot - Blue Mink (#3)
13 ( 7 ) The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#2[2])
14 ( 10 ) Raindrops Keep Fallin' In My Head - B.J. Thomas (#4)
15 ( 14 ) Highway Song - Nancy Sinatra (#14)
16 ( 12 ) Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me - Crow (#9)
17 ( 18 ) With The Eyes Of A Child - Cliff Richard
18 ( 25 ) Jingle Jangle - Archies
19 ( 19 ) But You Love Me Daddy - Jim Reeves
20 ( 23 ) Ain't It Funky Now - James Brown

21 ( 17 ) Make Your Own Kind Of Music - Mama Cass (#14)
22 ( 16 ) Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes (#6)
23 ( 34 ) She Sold Me Magic - Lou Christie
24 ( 20 ) Up The Cripple Creek - Band (#18)
25 ( 26 ) I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City - Nilsson
26 ( 29 ) Heaven Knows - Grass Roots
27 ( 21 ) Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris (#7)
28 ( 24 ) Winter World Of Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (#10)
29 ( 32 ) Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher
30 ( 28 ) Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (#15)

31 ( 30 ) Groovy Grubworm - Harlow Wilcox & The Oakies (#21)
32 ( 27 ) (Call Me) Number One - Tremeloes (#1[3])
33 ( 38 ) Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#27)
34 ( 35 ) Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) - Lulu (#30)
35 ( 31 ) Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#5)
36 ( 33 ) Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday - Stevie Wonder (#6)
37 ( 36 ) Something - Beatles (#1[1])
38 ( 39 ) Here Comes The Star - Herman's Hermits (#21)
39 ( 37 ) Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves (#5)
40 ( 40 ) Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim (#19)

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-- ( -- ) She Belongs To Me - Rick Nelson

I have no idea how bad that Rick Nelson song must have been that I didn't chart it with nothing else on the playlist.

[darkstar79]

01 The Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (1 wk)
02 Eddie Holman – Hey There Lonely Girl (2 wks)
03 Marvin Gaye – How Can I Forget (1 wk)
04 The Impressions – Wherever She Leadeth Me (2 wks)
05 Sly And The Family Stone – Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) (1 wk)
06 Bobby Womack – How I Miss You Baby (3 wks)
07 Della Reese – Compared To What (1 wk)
08 The Four Tops – Do What You Gotta Do (15 wks)
09 Four Tops – Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me (4 wks)
10 Dells – When I’m In Your Arms (9 wks)

11 Dusty Springfield – A Brand New Me (9 wks)
12 Luther Ingram – My Honey And Me (1 wk)
13 Brook Benton – Rainy Night In Georgie (1 wk)
14 Marlena Shaw – California Soul (13 wks)
15 The Sweet Inspiration – (Gotta Find) A Brand New Lover (Part I) (2 wks)
16 Jimmy Ruffin – Farewell Is A Lonely Sound (3 wks)
17 The Street People – Jennifer Tomkins (3 wks)
18 The Carpenters – Ticket To Ride (1 wk)
19 Joe Simon – Moon Walk (1 wk)
20 Johnny Adams – Proud Woman (1 wk)

21 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Tarrell – What You Gave Me (5 wks)
22 Candi Staton – I’m Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Loving) (3 wks)
23 Betty Everett – Been A Long Time (3 wks)
24 Marv Johnson – I Miss You (Baby) (11 wks)
25 Tom Jones – Without Love (There Is Nothing) (4 wks)
26 Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We'll Be Together (8 wks)
27 Petula Clark – No One Better Than You (8 wks)
28 Gloria Taylor – You Got To Pay The Price (8 wks)
29 The Soul Children – The Sweeter He Is (12 wks)
30 100 Proof Aged Soul – Too Many Cooks (2 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(03) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
02(01) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream
03(02) Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
04(07) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We’ll Be Together
05(06) Cilla Black – If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind
06(08) Tom Jones – Without Love
07(05) Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
08(12) Cliff Richard – With The Eyes Of A Child
09(19) Lou Christie – She Sold Me Magic
10(04) Rolf Harris – Two Little Boys

11(24) The Equals – Rub A Dub Dub
12(31) Vanity Fare – Hitchin’ A Ride
13(09) Nancy Sinatra – Highway Song
14(18) Leapy Lee - Good Morning
15(10) Stevie Wonder – Yester-me Yester-you Yesterday
16(20) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home
17(11) Lulu – Oh Me Oh My
18(13) Harry Nilsson – I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
19(14) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town)
20(--) The Carpenters – Ticket To Ride

[o]

So just about to enter my birth year...

Just a Top 16 from me at the moment

1 Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
2 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
3 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
4 Beatles - Across The Universe
5 Shocking Blue - Venus
6 Mama Cass – Make Your Own Kind Of Music
7 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well
8 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
9 Beatles - Something
10 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
11 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
12 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
13 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream
14 Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester- You Yesterday
15 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My
16 B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life (3 wks)
2 (2) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (7 wks)
3 (3) Cufflinks - Tracy (7 wks)
4 (4) Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Dream (5 wks)
5 (15) Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a Ride (2 wks)
6 (8) Tom Jones - Without Love (4 wks)
7 (5) Blue Mink - Melting Pot (8 wks)
8 (7) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (8 wks)
9 (6) Tremeloes - Call Me Number One (10 wks)
10 (14) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home (3 wks)
11 (19) Lou Christie - She Sold Me Magic (2 wks)
12 (20) Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl (3 wks)
13 (13) Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock 'N' Roll (5 wks)
14 (9) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (7 wks)
15 (24) The Equals - Rub A Dub Dub (2 wks)
16 (10) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (6 wks)
17 (11) Stevie Wonder - Yesterme Yesteryou Yesterday (8 wks)
18 (12) Beatles - Something (9 wks)
19 (16) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (8 wks)
20 (17) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (12 wks)
21 (18) Beatles - Come Together (9 wks)
22 (21) Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey (10 wks)
23 (22) Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (10 wks)
24 (23) Archies - Sugar Sugar (13 wks)
25 (25) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother (14 wks)
26 (26) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (11 wks)
27 (27) Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do (15 wks)
28 (28) Junior Walker & the All Stars - What Does It take (12 wks)
29 (29) Dave Clark Five - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (11 wks)
30 (30) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (10 wks)

[popchartfreak]

27th December 1969

it's 4 weeks on top for Reflections Of My Life, holding off Superstar, and the last dated chart of the year for my listings, while back in the day the record that topped of 1969 and started 1970 was Two Little Boys. The Beatles sneak another top 10 in at the last minute, not many left now, just 1970 and then nothing till some reissues in 1976 unless I start charting uncharted stuff off the Blue & red albums in 1973. Jimmy Cliff gets his first top 10 with the brilliant Many Rivers To Cross, and Lulu gets a first top 10 since To Sir With Love topped 2 years ago.

It's a very quiet post-Christmas chart, just 3 new entries, which gives a bunch of under-performing chart positions a boost after floods of new tracks recently. Tom Jones, Tommy Roe & Vanity fare all add to their top 40's and the highest debut at 45 is from The Beatles. I mean, Badfinger. On Apple, A Paul McCartney song, and he made them copy his version of Come And Get It pretty much as it was handed over - as can be seen on the versions recently released and on Anthology 3 in the 90's. No matter, they had their own classics to come and it gave the Band a useful showcase.

At 62, Friends drop by from Arrival - a band of many members, the key ones going on to success in Kokomo in the later 70's and early 80's - and Donny Hathaway enters at 75 with cult cut The Ghetto. Donny was more famous for his duets with Roberta Flack, but he was also a key soul act, albeit a very troubled one who died young following a few years of mental illness and depression. 

1 ( 1 ) REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade # 1
2 ( 2 ) SUPERSTAR Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers # 2
3 ( 4 ) HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman # 3
4 ( 5 ) ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell # 4
5 ( 3 ) HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell & The Drells # 1
6 ( 6 ) FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin # 6
7 ( 11 ) ACROSS THE UNIVERSE The Beatles # 7
8 ( 24 ) MANY RIVERS TO CROSS Jimmy Cliff # 8
9 ( 9 ) NO TIME The Guess Who # 9
10 ( 12 ) OH ME OH MY (I’M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) Lulu # 10

11 ( 7 ) TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris # 3
12 ( 22 ) DIDN’T I (BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME) The Delfonics # 12
13 ( 8 ) I WANT YOU BACK The Jackson 5 # 4
14 ( 16 ) IF I THOUGHT YOU’D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Cilla Black # 14
15 ( 20 ) LADY-O The Turtles # 15
16 ( 13 ) DURHAM TOWN (THE LEAVIN’) Roger Whittaker # 8
17 ( 14 ) THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA Harve Presnell # 1
18 ( 15 ) WAND’RIN’ STAR Lee Marvin # 2
19 ( 10 ) VENUS Shocking Blue # 10
20 ( 25 ) WHICH WAY YOU GOING BILLY? The Poppy Family featuring Terry Jacks # 20

21 ( 17 ) THEME FROM “MIDNIGHT COWBOY” John Barry # 1
22 ( 19 ) I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Bobbie Gentry # 1
23 ( 18 ) HE AIN’T HEAVY...HE’S MY BROTHER The Hollies # 1
24 ( 21 ) RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas # 8
25 ( 40 ) TICKET TO RIDE The Carpenters # 25
26 ( 26 ) SHE SOLD ME MAGIC Lou Christie # 26
27 ( 35 ) BLOWIN’ AWAY The 5th Dimension # 27
28 ( 37 ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong # 28
29 ( 32 ) JINGLE JANGLE The Archies # 29
30 ( 34 ) GIMME SHELTER The Rolling Stones # 30

31 ( 27 ) YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder # 6
32 ( 28 ) (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE The Tremeloes # 4
33 ( 36 ) MAYBE The Chantels # 33
34 ( 31 ) NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam # 3
35 ( 29 ) I GUESS THE LORD MUST BE IN NEW YORK CITY Nilsson # 9
36 ( 30 ) LITTLE GREEN BAG George Baker Selection # 20
37 ( 46 ) WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING) Tom Jones # 37
38 ( 47 ) JAM UP JELLY TIGHT Tommy Roe # 38
39 ( 23 ) WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin # 20
40 ( 45 ) HITCHIN’ A RIDE Vanity Fare # 40

41 ( 54 ) HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD The Lovelites # 41
42 ( 52 ) GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I GOT Marvin Gaye # 42
43 ( 33 ) SOMETHING The Beatles # 6
44 ( 39 ) TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS Glen Campbell # 4
45 ( NEW ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger # 45
46 ( 43 ) AM I THE SAME GIRL Dusty Springfield # 1
47 ( 38 ) SHE Tommy James & The Shondells # 38
48 ( 48 ) DARLING DEAR Smokey Robinson & The Miracles # 48
49 ( 56 ) THE THRILL IS GONE B. B. King # 49
50 ( 68 ) RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Brook Benton # 50

51 ( 42 ) WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff # 15
52 ( 58 ) WHEREVER SHE LEADETH ME The Impressions featuring Curtis Mayfield # 52
53 ( 41 ) SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross & The Supremes # 29
54 ( 44 ) TIME AND LOVE Laura Nyro # 33
55 ( 55 ) LEAVING ON A JET PLANE Peter, Paul & Mary # 13
56 ( 50 ) HERE COMES THE SUN The Beatles # 9
57 ( 63 ) THE OLD MAN’S BACK AGAIN Scott Walker # 57
58 ( 67 ) POOR RAMASES The Pioneers # 58
59 ( 69 ) I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick # 59
60 ( 66 ) EVERYBODY IS A STAR Sly & The Family Stone # 60

61 ( 51 ) A BRAND NEW ME Dusty Springfield # 19
62 ( NEW ) FRIENDS Arrival # 62
63 ( 49 ) WHEN WE GET MARRIED 1910 Fruitgum Company # 34
64 ( 60 ) SPACE ODDITY David Bowie # 1
65 ( 70 ) SEVENTH SON Georgie Fame # 65
66 ( 71 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Lenny Welch # 66
67 ( 59 ) LIQUIDATOR Harry J All Stars # 23
68 ( 64 ) SOMETHING IN THE AIR Thunderclap Newman # 1
69 ( 65 ) IN THE YEAR 2525 (EXORDIUM AND TERMINUS) Zager & Evans # 1
70 ( 72 ) MY HONEY AND ME Luther Ingram # 70

71 ( 73 ) THANK YOU (FALETTINME BE MICE ELF AGAIN) Sly & The Family Stone # 71
72 ( 53 ) GROOVIN’ (OUT ON LIFE) The Newbeats # 28
73 ( 75 ) RUBBERNECKIN’ Elvis Presley # 73
74 ( 74 ) BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Melanie # 74
75 ( NEW ) THE GHETTO Donny Hathaway # 75


Wot I liked then
1 ( 2 ) TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris
2 ( 1 ) SUGAR SUGAR The Archies
3 ( 3 ) ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
4 ( NEW ) REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade
5 ( 7 ) SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley
6 ( 8 ) JINGLE JANGLE The Archies
7 ( 6 ) SOMETHING The Beatles
8 ( 4 ) RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
9 ( 5 ) YESTER-ME YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder
10 ( 9 ) TRACY The Cuff Links

[raliverpool]

03/01/1970

01 Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (3wks 9-1-1)
02 Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (2wks 15-2)
03 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (5wks 22-12-6-3-3)
04 BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (5wks 18-5-2-2-4)
05 Jacksons - I Want You Back (5wks 21-10-7-5-5)
06 King Crimson - Epitaph (3wks 24-12-6)
07 Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry - All I Have To Do Is Dream (3wks 17-10-7)
08 Blue Mink - Melting Pot (5wks 24-16-10-8-8)
09 Beatles - The Abbey Road Medley (6wks 18-3-1-1-4-9)
10 Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross (2wks 18-10)

11 Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post (4wks 30-19-13-11)
12 Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (5wks 26-22-16-14-12)
13 Neil Diamond - Holly Holy (6wks 32-20-15-12-11-13)
14 Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (7wks 24-17-12-6-5-7-14)
15 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (8wks 21-11-5-2-2-3-6-15)
16 Stevie Wonder - Yester Me Yester You Yesterday (7wks 18-11-9-4-4-9-16)
17 Shocking Blue - Venus (2wks 23-17)
18 Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Tommy Roe - Jam Up Jelly Tight (3wks 32-25-19)
20 Crow - Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me (3wks 36-27-20)

21 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (4wks 38-30-20-21)
22 Tom Jones - Without Love (There Is Nothing) (2wks 28-22)
23 Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (5wks 28-19-15-16-23)
24 Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock'n'Roll (4wks 27-25-22-24)
25 Santana - Soul Sacrifice (5wks 32-23-21-21-25)
26 Led Zeppelin - What Is and What Should Never Be (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Tim Buckley - Blue Melody (3wks 37-31-27)
28 Rod Stewart - Handbags and Gladrags (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues (6wks 23-14-7-8-17-29)
30 Mel & Tim - Backfield In Motion (6wks 21-15-13-13-19-30)

31 Frank Zappa - Peaches en Regalia (1wk 31 NEW)

32 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (7wks 38-29-23-21-22-24-32)
33 Moody Blues - Watching and Waiting (5wks 31-26-26-29-33)
34 Bobby Sherman - La La La (2wks 40-34)
35 Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted And Black (4wks 37-31-32-35)
36 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (2wks 39-36)
37 Lou Christie - She Sold Me Magic (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band - She Belongs To Me (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Georgie Fame - Seventh Son (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Beatles - Something (10wks 7-3-1-1-1-1-3-11-26-40)

This wonderfully odd jazz instrumental fusion track was written and produced by Frank Zappa and taken from his "Hot Rats" album.

[Shireblogger]

For me, 1970 was the least good year for music between 1957 and 2019. There were a handful of really good singles, but the overall standard of the songs which will be reaching the lower reaches of my Top 20 is poor compared to most other years.

Of course, compiling a retro-chart might help me discover new music I'd not come across before. Case in point is this week's #17 entry by Candi Staton.

1 [3] :: Elvis Presley - SUSPICIOUS MINDS
2 [2] :: Rolling Stones - GIMME SHELTER {Let It Bleed LP track}
3 [1] :: Beatles - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE {No-One's Gonna Change Our World LP track}
4 [re] :: Diana Ross & Supremes - SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER
5 [re] :: Tom Jones - WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING)
6 [new] :: Brook Benton - RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA
7 [new] :: Blue Mink - MELTING POT
8 [new] :: Nancy Sinatra - THE HIGHWAY SONG
9 [re] :: Dave Clark Five - GOOD OLD ROCK'N'ROLL
10 [re] :: Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
11 [4] :: Rolling Stones - LET IT BLEED {Let It Bleed LP track}
12 [new] :: Merle Haggard - OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE
13 [new] :: Jay & the Americans - WALKIN' IN THE RAIN
14 [new] :: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - COMIN' HOME
15 [new] :: Dionne Warwick - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN
16 [new] :: Sly & the Family Stone - THANK YOU (FALETTIN ME BE MICE ELF AGAIN)
17 [new] :: Candi Staton - I'M JUST A PRISONER (OF YOUR GOOD LOVIN')
18 [new] :: The Band - UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK
19 [re] :: Rolling Stones - YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT {Let It Bleed LP track}
20 [new] :: Ike & Tina Turner - BOLD SOUL SISTER

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Mark's Top 40 - 03.01.1970

1 (01) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
2 (02) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
3 (11) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
4 (03) Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester-You Yester-Day
5 (04) The Archies - Sugar Sugar
6 (05) Cufflinks - Tracy
7 (06) Blue Mink - Melting Pot
8 (07) Call Me Number One - Tremeloes
9 (08) Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love
10 (09) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town)
11 (10) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
12 (12) Beatles - Something
13 (13) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song
14 (14) Harry J Allstars - The Liquidator
15 (15) Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
16 (16) Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket
17 (17) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well
18 (18) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People
19 (19) Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile
20 (20) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream
21 (21) Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Change Your Mind
22 (22) Tom Jones - Without Love
23 (23) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
24 (24) Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
25 (25) Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times
26 (26) Des O' Connor - Loneliness
27 (27) Creedance Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
28 (28) David Bowie - Space Oddity
29 (29) Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place
30 (30) Joe Cocker - Delta Lady
31 (31) Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl
32 (32) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
33 (33) Equals - Viva Bobby Joe
34 (34) Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je T'aime
35 (35) Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember
36 (36) Marvin Gaye – Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
37 (37) Beatles - Get Back
38 (38) Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
39 (39) Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together
40 (40) Frank Sinatra - My Way