Haven Retro Combined Chart : 25.04.1970

[smokeyb]

A second week at the top for Norman Greenbaum, the Beatles remain in 2nd spot, with the Pipkins up at 3.

Simon & Garfunkel move back up to 4 and Bob & Marcia slip to 5, in a very static top 10.



There are 6 new entries this week, the highest is the Hollies at number 10.



The biggest climber is Tom Jones who jumps up 27 places to number 13.



The biggest faller is Creedance Clearwater Revival who drop 36 places.



1 (01) Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky - 121 points (40-26-26-26-13-7-6-3-2-2-1-1) 12 wks

2 (02) Beatles - Let It Be - 112 points (32-2-1-1-1-2-2) 8 wks

3 (04) Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding - 75 points (30-7-5-4-3) 5 wks

4 (05) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 65 points (33-10-3-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-5-4) 13 wks

5 (03) Bob And Marcia - Young Gifted And Black - 59 points (13-5-3-4-4-3-5) 7 wks

6 (07) Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There - 56 points (22-9-7-7-6) 5 wks

7 (06) Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom - 55 points (14-6-6-7) 4 wks

8 (08) Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - 55 points (15-6-8-8-8) 5 wks

9 (09) Band - Rag Mama Rag - 54 points (20-10-9-9) 4 wks

10 (NE) Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top - 47 points 1 wk

11 (17) Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia - 46 points (32-12-14-12-14-15-27-28-30-21-17-11) 12 wks

12 (13) Who - The Seeker - 45 points (13-12) 2 wks

13 (40) Tom Jones – Daughter Of Darkness - 42 points (40-13) 2 wks

14 (16) Elton John - Border Song - 39 points (38-32-16-14) 4 wks

15 (10) Dana – All Kinds Of Everything - 37 points (33-13-10-15) 4 wks

16 (NE) Maytals - Monkey Man - 36 points 1 wk

17 (21) Doors - Roadhouse Blues - 32 points (21-17) 2 wks

18 (12) Jackson 5 - ABC - 31 points (18-9-13-14-12-18) 6 wks

19 (27) Freda Payne - Band Of Gold - 30 points (38-29-31-27-19) 5 wks

20 (15) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band - 29 points (24-27-27-x-29-15-20) 6 wks

21 (19) Shocking Blue - Venus - 27 points (37-25-14-11-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-10-21-24-17-18-18-19-21) 19 wks

22 (23) Ides Of March - Vehicle - 26 points (34-23-22) 3 wks

23 (11) Supremes – Up The Ladder To The Roof - 26 points (31-22-11-7-8-9-11-23) 8 wks

24 (14) Tyrannosaurus Rex - By The Light Of The Magical Moon - 25 points (16-12-14-24) 4 wks

25 (22) Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love - 24 points (14-8-12-28-22-25) 6 wks

26 (20) Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True - 23 points (40-27-27-x-36-22-20-26) 7 wks

27 (28) Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - 20 points (18-18-16-16-15-25-25-28-33-28-28-25-25-26-24-28-27) 17 wks

28 (NE) Bobby Womack – More Than I Can’t Stand - 19 points 1 wk

29 (29) Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon - 19 points (33-29-29) 3 wks

30 (31) Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful - 19 points (29-27-27-27-31-30) 6 wks

31 (18) Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together - 18 points (36-15-10-11-11-18-31) 7 wks

32 (24) Frijid Pink - The House Of The Rising Sun - 18 points (25-24-32) 3 wks

33 (36) Guess Who - American Woman - 18 points (36-33) 2 wks

34 (30) Moments – Love On A Two Way Street - 18 points (30-30-34) 3 wks

35 (NE) George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag - 17 points 1 wk

36 (37) Judy Clay – Greatest Love - 17 points (37-36) 2 wks

37 (35) White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin' - 17 points (15-11-6-9-12-23-31-25-26-35-37) 11 wks

38 (33) Diana Ross And The Supremes & The Temptations – Why (Must We Fall In Love) - 16 points (30-18-19-20-33-38) 6 wks

39 (NE) Elton John - Your Song - 16 points 1 wk

40 (25) Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling - 16 points (5-4-4-6-10-17-25-40) 8 wks

40 (NE) Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe - 16 points 1 wk



Dropped Out

42 (38) Al Stewart - Electric Los Angeles Sunset - 15 points (38)

44 (39) Arthur Conley – God Bless - 14 points (39)

48 (26) David Bowie - The Prettiest Star - 13 points (40-26)

51 (40) Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - Tennessee Birdwalk - 12 points (40)

54 (34) John Lennon & Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band - Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) - 11 points (35-3-3-2-3-3-5-5-15-34)

68 (32) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner - 7 points (38-16-19-21-x-37-21-7-4-6-13-24-37-35-32)


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 02.05.1970

1 (2) Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (7 wk) (# 1)
2 (1) Dana - All Kinds Of Everything (5 wk) (#1)
3 (23) England World Cup Squad - Back Home (3 wk) (#3)
4 (3) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (11 wk) (#1)
5 (4) Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love (8 wk) (#3)
6 (8) Stevie Wonder - Never Had a Dream Come True (6 wk) (#6)
7 (6) Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding (6 wk) (#6)
8 (9) Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound (10 wk) (#8)
9 (14) Frijid Pink - The House Of The Rising Sun (6 wk) (#9)
10 (12) Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around (8 wk) (#10)
11 (15) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band (5 wk) (#11)
12 (10) Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (6 wk) (# 10)
13 (7) Bob & Marcia - Young, Gifted and Black (8 wk) (#5)
14 (5) Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There (6 wk) (#2)
15 (17) Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (3 wk) (#15)
16 (16) The Band - Rag Mama Rag (5 wk) (#16)
17 (11) The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (7 wk) (#10)
18 (20) Juicy Lucy - Who Do You Love (9 wk) (#14)
19 (27) The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (3 wk) (#19)
20 (21) Joe Dolan - You're Such A Good Looking Woman (10 wk) (# 17)
21 (13) Lee Marvin - Wand'rin Star (13 wk) (# 1)
22 (18) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Something's Burning (13 wk) (# 8)
23 (22) Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore (4 wk) (#22)
24 (32) White Plains - I've Got You On my Mind (3 wk) (#24)
25 (19) Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling (10 wk) (#5)
26 (28) The Who - The Seeker (5 wk) (#26)
27 (31) The Move - Brontosaurus (2 wk) (#27)
28 (33) Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (3 wk) (#28)
29 (30) Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken (4 wk) (#29)
30 (35) Sasha Distel - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (16 wk) (#10)
31 (25) Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy (10 wk) (#8)
32 (48) Don Fardon - Belfast Boy (3 wk) (#32)
33 (38) Frank Sinatra - My Way (52 wk) (#5)
34 (26) Beatles - Let It Be (8 wk) (#2)
35 (NE) Moody Blues - Question (1 wk) (#35)
36 (29) Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (14 wk) (#9)
37 (24) Radha Krishna Temple - Govinda (6 wk) (#23)
38 (34) Diana Ross and The Supremes with The Temptations - Why (must we fall in love) (7 wk) (#31)
39 (40) Edgar Broughton Band - Out Demons Out (3 wk) (#39)
40 (37) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (24 wk) (#1)
41 (NE) Marsha Hunt - Keep The Customer Satisfief (1 wk) (#41)
42 (47) Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (16 wk) (# 2)
43 (46) Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (2 wk) (#43)
44 (NE) Christie - Yellow River (1 wk) (#44)
45 (RE) Herman's Hermits - Years May Come Years May Go (12 wk) (# 7)
46 (NE) Jack Wild - Something Beautiful (1 wk) (#46)
47 (NE) Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (1 wk) (#47)
48 (NE) Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (1 wk) (#48)
49 (NE) BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (1 wk) (#49)
50 (NE) Butterscotch - Don't You Know(1 wk) (#50)

USA chart this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 30-4-70:   Presenter:  Tony Blackburn

(1) NORMAN GREENBAUM – Spirit In The Sky  (and charts)
(3) ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD – Back Home  
(28) JULIE FELIX – If I Could (El Condor Pasa)
(NEW) ALAN PRICE – Sunshine And Rain
(NEW) BOBBIE GENTRY – If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
(29) RUFUS THOMAS – Do The Funky Chicken 
(27) THE MOVE – Brontosaurus  
(10) CUFFLINKS – When Julie Comes Around  
(NEW) BARRY RYAN – Kitsch
(NEW) TOM JONES – Daughter Of Darkness  
(23) ROGER WHITTAKER – I Don’t Believe In If Anymore
(NEW) ROOT & JENNY JACKSON – So Far Away  
(19) THE HOLLIES – I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top  
(1) NORMAN GREENBAUM – Spirit In The Sky

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 02.05.1970

1 (1) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (11wk) (#1)
2 (NE) Paul McCartney - McCartney (1 wk) (#2)
3 (2) Andy Williams - Greatest Hits (4 wk) (#2)
4 (8) Tom Jones - Tom (2 wk) (#4)
5 (5) Various Artists - Easy Rider OST (15 wk) (#2)
6 (3) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 11 (26 wk) (#1)
7 (6) Beatles - Abbey Road (31 wk) (#1)
8 (31) Blodwyn Pig - Getting To This (2 wk) (#8)
9 (4) Various Artists - Paint Your Wagon OST (1 wk) (#2)
10 (10) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters Vol 3 (28 wk) (#1)

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Mark's Top 40 - 02.05.1970

1 (New) Elton John - Your Song
2 (34) The Moody Blues - Question
3 (01) Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
4 (02) Shocking Blue - Venus
5 (03) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
6 (15) The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top
7 (New) Christie - Yellow River
8 (04) White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin'
9 (05) Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling
10 (06) The Beatles - Let It Be
11 (07) Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound
12 (08) Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True
13 (09) Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding
14 (10) Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around
15 (11) Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Grows)
16 (12) Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself
17 (13) Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
18 (16) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
19 (New) Diana Ross & The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof
20 (14) Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love
21 (17) England World Cup Squad - Back Home
22 (18) Lee Marvin - Wand'rin Star
23 (25) Cufflinks - Tracy
24 (27) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
25 (28) Creedance Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner
26 (30) Canned Heat - Let's Work Together
27 (23) Creedance Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band
28 (24) John Lennon & Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band - Instant Karma
29 (New) Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe
30 (19) Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness
31 (20) White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind
32 (21) Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom
33 (22) Dana - All Kinds Of Everything
34 (26) Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anyone
35 (31) Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
36 (New) Herman's Hermits - Years May Come Years May Go
37 (35) BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
38 (36) Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy
39 (37) Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back
40 (40) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People

[raliverpool]

01 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (4wks 30-13-4-1)
02 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (4wks 20-10-6-2)
03 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (7wks 15-6-4-2-2-2-3)
04 Guess Who - American Woman (5wks 16-8-4-3-4)
05 Who - The Seeker (3wks 18-7-5)
06 Beatles - Let It Be (8wks 3-2-2-1-1-1-1-6)
07 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (4wks 26-16-10-7)
08 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (2wks 16-8)
09 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (3wks 22-14-9)
10 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (5wks 27-16-12-9-10)

11 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (2wks 20-11)
12 Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted And Black (8wks 30-18-9-7-4-3-5-12)
13 Maytals - Monkey Man (2wks 22-13)
14 Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (6wks 30-15-12-11-13-14)
15 Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely (4wks 40-30-24-15)
16 Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (6wks 17-13-10-9-12-16)
17 Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together (9wks 40-26-16-7-3-3-5-8-17)
18 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock (3wks 31-23-18)
19 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (4wks 37-29-25-19)
20 Move - Brontosaurus (2wks 31-20)

21 Tyrannosaurus Rex - By The Light Of The Magical Moon (7wks 28-11-8-5-6-11-21)
22 Rare Earth - Get Ready (3wks 36-27-22)
23 England World Cup Squad 1970 - Back Home (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Ides Of March - Vehicle (2wks 38-24)
25 Bobby Sherman - Easy Come, Easy Go (5wks 23-15-15-17-25)
26 Radha Krishna Temple - Govinda (5wks 34-25-20-21-26)
27 Randy Newman - Mama Told Me Not To Come (2wks 37-27)
28 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (6wks 19-11-7-7-15-28)
29 Van Morrison - Crazy Love (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Jackson 5 - ABC (7wks 9-4-5-6-8-18-30)

31 Moments - Love On A Two Way Street (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Aphrodite's Child - It's Five O'Clock (3wks 40-35-32)
33 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (12wks 15-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-9-14-19-33)
34 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There (6wks 16-10-11-17-26-35)
36 Miles Davis - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (1wk 36 NEW)

37 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth (1wk 37 NEW)

38 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Edgar Broughton Band - Out Demons Out (2wks 39-40)

The Country legends self penned protest song criticising the Vietnam War, and war in general, as well as the stereotypical view of many politically liberal hippies, crossed over to peak at USA #19 (Country #3) & UK #21.

[Earl Purple]

If you look back in the archives for the poll of number twos, this chart won't surprise you.

1 ( -- ) Question - Moody Blues < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Daughter Of Darkness - Tom Jones
3 ( 6 ) Monkey Man - Maytals
4 ( 1 ) Knock Knock Who's There - Mary Hopkin (#1[2])
5 ( 2 ) Gimme Dat Ding - Pipkins (#2[1])
6 ( 7 ) I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top - Hollies
7 ( 5 ) Rag Mama Rag - Band (#5)
8 ( 4 ) Young Gifted And Black - Bob And Marcia (#1[3])
9 ( -- ) Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival
10 ( 12 ) Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel

11 ( 10 ) I Don't Believe In If Anymore - Roger Whittaker (#10)
12 ( -- ) Yellow River - Christie
13 ( 21 ) Brontosaurus - Move
14 ( 9 ) Tennessee Birdwalk - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (#6)
15 ( 8 ) Let It Be - Beatles (#3)
16 ( 20 ) Back Home - England World Cup Squad
17 ( 11 ) Good Morning Freedom - Blue Mink (#8)
18 ( 16 ) Vehicle - Ides Of March (#16)
19 ( 14 ) Woodstock - Crosby Stills Nash & Young (#13)
20 ( -- ) Down The Dustpipe - Status Quo

21 ( 24 ) Belfast Boy - Don Fardon
22 ( 31 ) Which Way You Goin' Billy - Poppy Family
23 ( 13 ) ABC - Jackson Five (#5)
24 ( 15 ) Who Do You Love - Juicy Lucy (#9)
25 ( -- ) Keep The Customer Satisfied - Marsha Hunt
26 ( 27 ) Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
27 ( 18 ) The Seeker - Who (#16)
28 ( 33 ) Come Running - Van Morrison
29 ( 22 ) Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis (#21)
30 ( 19 ) Shilo - Neil Diamond (#13)

31 ( 37 ) Mighty Joe - Shocking Blue
32 ( 17 ) Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum (#4)
33 ( 23 ) I.O.I.O. - Bee Gees (#19)
34 ( 29 ) Everybody's Out Of Town - B.J. Thomas (#29)
35 ( 30 ) Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection (#30)
36 ( 26 ) Everybody Go Home The Party's Over - Clodagh Rodgers (#24)
37 ( 28 ) All Kinds Of Everything - Dana (#27)
38 ( 25 ) Up The Ladder To The Roof - Supremes (#8)
39 ( -- ) Don't You Know - Butterscotch
40 ( -- ) Some Beautiful - Jack Wild

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-- ( 32 ) By The Way - Tremeloes (#16)
-- ( 34 ) My Woman's Man - Dave Dee (#12)
-- ( 35 ) When Julie Comes Around - Cufflinks (#13)
-- ( 36 ) Easy Come Easy Go - Bobby Sherman (#21)
-- ( 38 ) Instant Karma - John Lennon (#2[3])
-- ( 39 ) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel (#1[6])
-- ( 40 ) Friends - Arrival (#12)

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-- ( -- ) Puppet Man - 5th Dimension
-- ( -- ) Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) - Diana Ross
-- ( -- ) Come Saturday Morning - Sandpipers
-- ( -- ) Viva Tirado - El Chicano

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[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
02(02) Elton John – Border Song
03(06) Tom Jones – Daughter Of Darkness
04(14) Don Fardon – Belfast Boy
05(03) Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
06(09) The Hollies – I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top
07(25) The Maytals – Monkey Man
08(05) The Beatles – Let It Be
09(--) Moody Blues – Question
10(04) Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia

11(07) Dana – All Kinds Of Everything
12(18) White Plains – I’ve Got You On My Mind
13(08) The Pipkins – Gimme Dat Ding
14(12) Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa)
15(--) Christie – Yellow River
16(--) Marsha Hunt – Keep The Customer Satisfied
17(10) Blue Mink – Good Morning Freedom
18(11) Stevie Wonder - Never Had a Dream Come True
19(33) Shocking Blue – Mighty Joe
20(--) Status Quo – Down The Dustpipe

22(--) The Supremes – Up The Ladder To The Roof
24(40) The Move – Brontosaurus
26(--) Butterscotch – Don’t You Know (She Said Hello)

36(--) Jack Wild – Some Beautiful

[darkstar79]

01 The Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (18 wks)
02 Bobby Womack – More Than I Can’t Stand (2 wks)
03 The Moments – Love On A Two Way Street (4 wks)
04 Judy Clay – Greatest Love (3 wks)
05 Diana Ross And The Supremes & The Temptations – Why (Must We Fall In Love) (7 wks)
06 The Four Tops – It’s All In The Game (2 wks)
07 Arthur Conley – God Bless (3 wks)
08 The Dells – Open Up My Heart (3 wks)
09 The Supremes – Up The Ladder To The Roof (9 wks)
10 Gladys Knight & The Pips - You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) (7 wks)

11 Clarence Carter – I Can’t Leave Your Love Alone (4 wks)
12 Marvin Gaye – Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got (9 wks)
13 Diana Ross – Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) (2 wks)
14 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - California Soul (4 wks)
15 Brenda & The Tabulations – And My Heart Sang Tra La La (1 wk)
16 Wilson Pickett – Cole Cooke And Redding (6 wks)
17 Otis Redding – Demonstration (5 wks)
18 Toots And The Maytals – Monkey Man (2 wks)
19 Candi Staton – Sweet Feeling (2 wks)
20 Marsha Hunt – Keep The Customers Satisfied (1 wk)

21 The O’Jays – Deeper In Love With You (6 wks)
22 Sam & Dave – One Part Love Two Parts Pain (2 wks)
23 Chairmen Of The Board – (You Got Me) Dangling On A String (1 wk)
24 Archie Bell & The Drells – Don’t Let The Music Slip Away (3 wks)
25 Dionne Warwick – Let Me Go To Him (3 wks)
26 Tom Jones – Daughter Of Darkness (3 wks)
27 Charles Wright And The Watts – 103rd Street Rhythm Band Love Land (5 wks)
28 Dana – All Kinds Of Everything (5 wks)
29 Howard Tate – My Soul’s Got A Hole In It (7 wks)
30 The Originals – The Bells (14 wks)

[o]

1 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
2 The Band - Rag Mama Rag
3 Who - The Seeker
4 Four Tops – I cant help myself
5 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band
6 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe
7 Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love
8 Frijid Pink - The House Of The Rising Sun
9 Freda Payne – Band of gold
10 Moody Blues – Question
11 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top
12 Jackson 5 - ABC
13 Beatles - Let It Be
14 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
15 Shocking Blue - Venus
16 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia
17 Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together
18 The Move – Brontosaurus
19 England World Cup Squad - Back Home
20 Herman's Hermits - Years My Come And Years May Go

[smokeyb]

1 (NE) Moody Blues - Question (1 wk)
2 (1) Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (7 wks)
3 (2) The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (7 wks)
4 (3) Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding (6 wks)
5 (11) The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (3 wks)
6 (8) The Who - The Seeker (5 wks)
7 (16) Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (3 wks)
8 (12) Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (4 wks)
9 (20) The Move - Brontosaurus (2 wks)
10 (NE) Christie - Yellow River (1 wk)
11 (5) Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (6 wks)
12 (4) Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There (6 wks)
13 (15) White Plains - I've Got You On my Mind (3 wks)
14 (9) The Ides Of March - Vehicle (6 wks)
15 (10) Dana - All Kinds Of Everything (5 wks)
16 (6) Tyrannosaurus Rex - By The Light Of The Magical Moon (6 wks)
17 (7) Beatles - Let It Be (8 wks)
18 (NE) Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (1 wk)
19 (29) Maytals - Monkey Man (2 wks)
20 (26) Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (3 wks)
21 (NE) Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (1 wk)
22 (21) The Gentrys - Cinnamon Girl (5 wks)
23 (13) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band (5 wks)
24 (14) Bob & Marcia - Young, Gifted and Black (8 wks)
25 (30) The Carpenters - Ticket To Ride (2 wks)
26 (17) The Band - Rag Mama Rag (5 wks)
27 (18) David Bowie - The Prettiest Star (6 wks)
28 (19) Frijid Pink - The House Of The Rising Sun (6 wks)
29 (22) Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling (10 wks)
30 (23) Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together (9 wks)

[Shireblogger]

1 [3] :: Maytals - MONKEY MAN
2 [1] :: Norman Greenbaum - SPIRIT IN THE SKY
3 [2] :: Melodians - RIVERS OF BABYLON
4 [4] :: Doors - ROADHOUSE BLUES
5 [5] :: The Band - RAG MAMA RAG
6 [6] :: Al Stewart - ELECTRIC LOS ANGELES SUNSET {Zero She Flies LP track}
7 [new] :: Status Quo - DOWN THE DUSTPIPE
8 [9] :: Creedence Clearwater Revival - WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN {Travellin' Band B-side}
9 [7] :: Ike & Tina Turner - HONKY TONK WOMEN {Come Together B-side}
10 [8] :: Pipkins - GIMME DAT DING
11 [10] :: Kris Kristofferson - HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT {Kristofferson LP track}
12 [15] :: Creedence Clearwater Revival - TRAVELLIN' BAND
13 [12] :: Kris Kristofferson - FOR THE GOOD TIMES {Kristofferson LP track}
14 [new] :: Supremes - UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF
15 [new] :: Christie - YELLOW RIVER
16 [13] :: Elvis Presley - DON'T CRY DADDY
17 [14] :: Beatles - LET IT BE
18 [new] :: Johnny Rivers - INTO THE MYSTIC
19 [19] :: Tom Jones - DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS
20 [11] :: Ike & Tina Turner - COME TOGETHER


A significant change of direction for Status Quo. No longer a psychedelic band, this was their first single from their blues rock phase, and has strong hints of the boogie rock sound they were soon to make their own. The harmonica player on this track is their roadie, Bob Young. Never an official band member, Young played a huge part in Quo's success, co-writing "Caroline" and "Down Down", for example.

[popchartfreak]

25th April 1970

It's 3 weeks on top for Elton John's Border Song as Your Song is also up to 3 to create a Ray Stevens sandwich, while Paul McCartney is the dessert with 2 songs at 4 and 5, Maybe I'm Amazed at the key track off his solo album, and his last official UK single at 5 with his old band - though in Singapore airplay was heavy for the next US single (which has popped in 2 weeks early in my Then-charts before the 8th May Let It Be album release date) - not to mention Every Night climbing lower down.

Highest new entry is Save The Country, the Bobbie Kennedy State-of-the-world song that had already charted for writer Laura Nyro, Thelma Houston and Peggy Lipton, but The 5th Dimension version is the definitive version, in at 6. To boot, they leapfrog current single Puppet Man, up to 24. In at 9 it's not-Creedence Clearwater Revival, Christie and their smash Yellow River, a sort of poppier vision of a CCR style, a huge fave of the time, like The 5th Dimension. In at 12, it's one I first heard about 10 years back, obscure US band Crabby Appleton and the fab Go Back.

Marvin & Tammi, Dionne, and Eddie Holman all add to their list of top 20 successes, while Barry Ryan is a bit Kitsch, with his latest dramatic pop creation in at 38, The Moody Blues Question why so low at 50 (answer: so much good chart stuff) and Butterscotch debut at 48 with Don't You Know - a bit of MOR UK pop that I swear I was dreaming about one sunny morning when I suddenly woke up, went into the front room, put the radio on, and it was on the radio. Not so odd, except I'd never heard the song before that I recalled, but the hook was instant and it took me ages to hear it again, and years before I properly got a copy. I can only guess a neighbour had the radio on and played it loud and it sunk into my half-asleep unconscious...! Butterscotch were a group of professional songwriter/producers, including Geoff Morrow & Chris Arnold, who'd written Billy Fury's In Thoughts Of You, and along with fellow-band member David Martin, The Carpenters and Barry Manilow's Can't Smile Without You. 

The huge Elvis hit The Wonder Of You enters at 64, giving him a new template for the next couple of years - live versions of oldies setting up his Las Vegas period. The Raiders drop Paul Revere and revamp their old garage-rock track in a more pop style, Gone Movin' On, Bobbie Gentry covers the old Freddie & The Dreamers hit, Curtis Mayfield is back again with The Impressions, and Quo return after a bit of a gap with a new style, the bluesier-jeans template for the rest of their long career, Down The Dustpipe.



1 ( 1 ) BORDER SONG Elton John # 1
2 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens # 1
3 ( 5 ) YOUR SONG Elton John # 3
4 ( 7 ) MAYBE I’M AMAZED Paul McCartney # 4
5 ( 4 ) LET IT BE The Beatles # 1
6 ( NEW ) SAVE THE COUNTRY The 5th Dimension # 6
7 ( 3 ) BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne # 2
8 ( 6 ) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel # 1
9 ( NEW ) YELLOW RIVER Christie # 9
10 ( 8 ) (TO BE) YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK Bob & Marcia # 2

11 ( 11 ) THE PRETTIEST STAR David Bowie # 11
12 ( NEW ) GO BACK Crabby Appleton # 12
13 ( 27 ) CALIFORNIA SOUL Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell # 13
14 ( 9 ) ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING Dana # 7
15 ( 12 ) VEHICLE The Ides Of March # 8
16 ( 10 ) KNOCK KNOCK WHO’S THERE Mary Hopkin # 10
17 ( 13 ) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) The Four Tops # 8
18 ( 15 ) GOOD MORNING FREEDOM Blue Mink # 10
19 ( 24 ) DON’T STOP NOW Eddie Holman # 19
20 ( 30 ) LET ME GO TO HIM Dionne Warwick # 20

21 ( 14 ) ABC The Jackson 5 # 14
22 ( 16 ) UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF The Supremes # 7
23 ( 18 ) TEMMA HARBOUR Mary Hopkin # 1
24 ( 38 ) PUPPET MAN The 5th Dimension # 24
25 ( 21 ) EL CONDOR PASA (IF I COULD) Simon & Garfunkel # 2
26 ( 17 ) EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN B.J. Thomas # 17
27 ( 20 ) 12 Jul 1939 Charlie Rich # 20
28 ( 23 ) SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum # 2
29 ( 25 ) LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) Edison Lighthouse # 1
30 ( 32 ) LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET The Moments # 30

31 ( 19 ) BIG YELLOW TAXI Joni Mitchell # 19
32 ( 26 ) CECILIA Simon & Garfunkel # 3
33 ( 39 ) I CAN’T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP The Hollies # 33
34 ( 29 ) FIRE AND RAIN James Taylor # 9
35 ( 40 ) REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY’S HAND) Diana Ross # 35
36 ( 42 ) I DON’T BELIEVE IN IF ANYMORE Roger Whittaker # 36
37 ( 37 ) AMERICAN WOMAN The Guess Who # 37
38 ( NEW ) KITSCH Barry Ryan # 38
39 ( 50 ) IT’S ALL IN THE GAME The Four Tops # 39
40 ( 51 ) DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS Tom Jones # 40

41 ( 31 ) IF I COULD Julie Felix # 31
42 ( 22 ) A STREET CALLED HOPE Gene Pitney # 18
43 ( 28 ) THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK Simon & Garfunkel # 4
44 ( 36 ) BOTH SIDES NOW Glen Campbell # 3
45 ( 53 ) RAMBLE ON Led Zeppelin # 45
46 ( 34 ) AUGUST OCTOBER Robin Gibb # 9
47 ( 33 ) GIMME DAT DING The Pipkins # 33
48 ( NEW ) DON’T YOU KNOW Butterscotch # 48
49 ( 35 ) SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU Eddie Holman # 35
50 ( NEW ) QUESTION The Moody Blues # 50

51 ( 41 ) VIVA TIRADO El Chicano # 41
52 ( 64 ) EVERY NIGHT Paul McCartney # 52
53 ( 63 ) (YOU’VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING Chairmen Of The Board # 53
54 ( 48 ) REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade # 1
55 ( 47 ) CINNAMON GIRL The Gentrys # 47
56 ( 43 ) INSTANT KARMA! (WE ALL SHINE ON) John Lennon & Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band # 4
57 ( 49 ) HONEY COME BACK Glen Campbell # 5
58 ( 58 ) I’VE GOT YOU ON MY MIND White Plains # 58
59 ( 62 ) BACK HOME England World Cup Squad # 59
60 ( 60 ) UP AROUND THE BEND Creedence Clearwater Revival # 60

61 ( 44 ) NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS Bill Deal & The Rhondels # 44
62 ( 65 ) RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE Creedence Clearwater Revival # 62
63 ( 67 ) IT’S 5 O’CLOCK Aphrodite’s Child # 63
64 ( NEW ) THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley # 64
65 ( 55 ) MANY RIVERS TO CROSS Jimmy Cliff # 2
66 ( 66 ) LET THIS BE A LETTER (TO MY BABY) Jackie Wilson # 66
67 ( 69 ) RIVERS OF BABYLON The Melodians # 67
68 ( 70 ) MONKEY MAN Toots And The Maytals # 68
69 ( 71 ) LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE WIND) Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins Singers # 69
70 ( 72 ) BABY HOLD ON The Grass Roots # 70

71 ( 73 ) SO YOUNG Roy Orbison # 71
72 ( 59 ) HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell & The Drells # 1
73 ( 74 ) MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME Randy Newman # 73
74 ( 56 ) HE MADE A WOMAN OUT OF ME Bobbie Gentry # 56
75 ( 75 ) ELECTRIC LOS ANGELES SUNSET Al Stewart # 75
76 ( NEW ) GONE MOVIN’ ON The Raiders 76
77 ( NEW ) IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY Bobbie Gentry 77
78 ( NEW ) BABY I LOVE YOU Little Milton 78
79 ( NEW ) CHECK OUT YOUR MIND The Impressions featuring Curtis Mayfield 79
80 ( NEW ) DOWN THE DUSTPIPE Status Quo 80



Wot I liked then
1 ( NEW ) THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD The Beatles
2 ( 3 ) THE ARCHIES EP (Sugar Sugar/Bang Shang A Lang/ Everything’s Archie (Archie's Theme)/Over And Over) The Archies
3 ( 1 ) ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING Dana
4 ( 5 ) SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum
5 ( 4 ) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon And Garfunkel
6 ( 6 ) KNOCK KNOCK WHO’S THERE Mary Hopkin
7 ( 10 ) SAVE THE COUNTRY The Fifth Dimension
8 ( 7 ) WAND’RIN’ STAR Lee Marvin
9 ( 9 ) (TO BE) YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK Bob And Marcia
10 ( 8 ) NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE Stevie Wonder

11 ( 17 ) DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS Tom Jones
12 ( 11 ) GIMME DAT DING The Pipkins
13 ( 12 ) RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas
14 ( 18 ) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF The Four Tops
15 ( 13 ) GOOD MORNING FREEDOM Blue Mink
16 ( 14 ) TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS Glen Campbell
17 ( 15 ) FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin
18 ( NEW ) BACK HOME England World Cup Squad
19 ( NEW ) IF I COULD Julie Felix
20 ( NEW ) BRONTOSAURUS The Move