Haven Retro Combined Chart : 16.05.1970

[smokeyb]

Week number 2 on top for the Moody Blues, in a static top 3, which means Christie are still at 2 and the Hollies stay at 3.

Status Quo move up to 4 and Marvin Gaye is up at 5.



There are 7 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Mr Bloe at number 17.



The biggest climber is Creedance Clearwater Revival who jumps up 24 places to number 13.



The biggest faller is White Plains who drop 29 places.



16.05.1970 (Week # 20)


1 (01) Moody Blues - Question - 118 points (2-1-1) 3 wks

2 (02) Christie - Yellow River - 103 points (7-2-2) 3 wks

3 (03) Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top - 87 points (10-3-3-3) 4 wks

4 (06) Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe - 84 points (17-6-4) 3 wks

5 (08) Marvin Gaye – Abraham, Martin And John - 84 points (8-5) 2 wks

6 (05) Maytals - Monkey Man - 65 points (16-5-5-6) 4 wks

7 (21) Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed - 59 points (37-21-7) 3 wks

8 (07) Move - Brontosaurus - 57 points (24-7-8) 3 wks

9 (04) Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky - 46 points (40-26-26-26-13-7-6-3-2-2-1-1-1-4-9) 15 wks

10 (15) Supremes – Up The Ladder To The Roof - 44 points (31-22-11-7-8-9-11-23-22-15-10) 11 wks

11 (09) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 42 points (33-10-3-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-5-4-8-9-11) 16 wks

12 (10) Tom Jones – Daughter Of Darkness - 41 points (40-13-10-10-12) 5 wks

13 (37) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend - 39 points (37-13) 2 wks

14 (14) Elton John - Your Song - 38 points (39-15-14-14) 4 wks

15 (11) Who - The Seeker - 35 points (13-12-12-11-15) 5 wks

16 (17) Doors - Roadhouse Blues - 31 points (21-17-16-17-16) 5 wks

17 (NE) Mr Bloe - Groovin` With Mr. Bloe - 29 points 1 wk

18 (12) Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia - 28 points (32-12-14-12-14-15-27-28-30-21-17-11-9-12-18) 15 wks

19 (20) Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - 26 points (15-6-8-8-8-13-20-19) 8 wks

20 (25) Don Fardon – Belfast Boy - 25 points (34-25-20) 3 wks

21 (23) Led Zeppelin - Ramble On - 25 points (23-21) 2 wks

22 (19) Elton John - Border Song - 24 points (38-32-16-14-14-19-22) 7 wks

23 (NE) Beatles - The Long And Winding Road - 24 points 1 wk

24 (13) Beatles - Let It Be - 23 points (32-2-1-1-1-2-2-4-13-24) 11 wks

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

26 (32) Guess Who - American Woman - 20 points (36-33-35-32-26) 5 wks

27 (22) Freda Payne - Band Of Gold - 20 points (38-29-31-27-19-21-22-27) 8 wks

28 (35) 5th Dimension - Save The Country - 20 points (35-28) 2 wks

29 (29) Bobby Womack – More Than I Can’t Stand - 19 points (28-30-29-29) 4 wks

30 (28) George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag - 19 points (35-29-28-30) 4 wks

31 (NE) Beach Boys – Cotton Fields - 19 points 1 wk

32 (38) Four Tops – It’s All In The Game - 19 points (38-32) 2 wks

33 (16) Band - Rag Mama Rag - 18 points (20-10-9-9-11-16-33) 7 wks

34 (NE) England World Cup Squad - Back Home - 18 points 1 wk

35 (18) Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding - 18 points (30-7-5-4-3-6-18-35) 8 wks

36 (34) Moments – Love On A Two Way Street - 18 points (30-30-34-33-34-36) 6 wks

37 (NE) Beatles - Two Of Us - 18 points 1 wk

38 (39) Judy Clay – Greatest Love - 17 points (37-36-36-39-38) 5 wks

39 (RE) Jackson 5 - ABC - 17 points (18-9-13-14-12-18-x-39) 7 wks

40 (NE) Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound - 16 points 1 wk

40 (NE) Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Cinnamon Girl - 16 points 1 wk

40 (33) Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon - 16 points (33-29-29-32-33-40) 6 wks



Dropped Out

51 (31) Shocking Blue - Venus - 12 points (37-25-14-11-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-10-21-24-17-18-18-19-21-26-31)

52 (24) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band - 12 points (24-27-27-x-29-15-20-23-24)

55 (26) White Plains - I've Got You On my Mind - 12 points (27-26)

56 (30) Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There - 11 points (22-9-7-7-6-20-30)

59 (40) Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe - 10 points (40-40-40)

64 (36) Bob And Marcia - Young Gifted And Black - 9 points (13-5-3-4-4-3-5-18-36)


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 22.05.1970

1 (1) England World Cup Squad - Back Home (6 wk) (#1)
2 (2) Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (10 wk) (# 1)
3 (6) Christie - Yellow River (4 wk) (#3)
4 (3) Moody Blues - Question (3 wk) (#3)
5 (8) Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (6 wk) (#5)
6 (4) Frijid Pink - The House Of The Rising Sun (9 wk) (#4)
7 (10) The Move - Brontosaurus (5 wk) (#7)
8 (15) Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore (7 wk) (#8)
9 (7) The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (6 wk) (#7)
10 (5) Dana - All Kinds Of Everything (8 wk) (#1)
11 (9) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band (8 wk) (#8)
12 (11) Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love (11 wk) (#3)
13 (28) Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back (3 wk) (# 13)
14 (12) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (14 wk) (#1)
15 (16) Stevie Wonder - Never Had a Dream Come True (9 wk) (#6)
16 (40) Ray Stevens - Everything is Beautiful (2 wk) (#16)
17 (20) White Plains - I've Got You On my Mind (6 wk) (#17)
18 (25) Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken (7 wk) (#18)
19 (23) Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (6 wk) (#19)
20 (41) Jackson 5 - ABC (2 wk) (#20)
21 (36) Mr Bloe - Groovin` With Mr. Bloe (3 wk) (#21)
22 (31) Butterscotch - Don't You Know (4 wk) (#22)
23 (14) Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound (13 wk) (#8)
24 (33) Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin & John (3 wk) (# 24)
25 (13) Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around (11 wk) (#10)
26 (18) Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding (9 wk) (#6)
27 (21) Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (9 wk) (# 10)
28 (19) The Who - The Seeker (8 wk) (#19)
29 (22) Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There (9 wk) (#2)
30 (30) Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (4 wk) (#30)
31 (38) Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain (2 wk) (#31)
32 (46) Beach Boys - Cotton Fields (2 wk) (#32)
33 (NE) Johnny Cash - What is Truth (1 wk) (#33)
34 (17) The Band - Rag Mama Rag (8 wk) (#16)
35 (26) Lee Marvin - Wand'rin Star (16 wk) (# 1)
36 (NE) Richard Barnes - Take To The Mountains (1 wk) (# 36)
37 (37) Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (4 wk) (#37)
38 (NE) Gerry Munroe - Sally (1 wk) (# 38)
39 (NE) Herman's Hermits - Bet Yer Life I Do (1 wk) (# 39)
40 (24) Bob & Marcia - Young, Gifted and Black (11 wk) (#5)
41 (34) Herman's Hermits - Years May Come Years May Go (15 wk) (# 7)
42 (43) Frank Sinatra - My Way (55 wk) (#5)
43 (44) Barry Ryan - Kitsch (2 wk) (#43)
44 (35) Joe Dolan - You're Such A Good Looking Woman (13 wk) (# 17)
45 (32) Juicy Lucy - Who Do You Love (12 wk) (#14)
46 (50) Sasha Distel - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (19 wk) (#10)
47 (48) Maytals - Monkey Man (4 wk) (#47)
48 (29) The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (10 wk) (#10)
49 (NE) Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (39) Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling (13 wk) (#5)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 21-5-70:   Presenter:  Tony Blackburn

(1) ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD – Back Home  (and charts)
(19) JULIE FELIX – If I Could (El Condor Pasa)  
(4) THE MOODY BLUES – Question
(NEW) ARRIVAL – I Will Survive
(13) GLEN CAMPBELL – Honey Come Back  
(NEW) DOROTHY MORRISON – Rain  
(NEW) SAVOY BROWN – A Hard Way To Go
(30) THE SUPREMES – Up The Ladder To The Roof
(8) ROGER WHITTAKER – I Don’t Believe In If Anymore  
(NEW) TONY JOE WHITE – Groupie Girl
(NEW) OPUS – Baby Come On
(21) MR. BLOE – Groovin’ With Mr. Bloe  
(1) ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD – Back Home  
(20) THE JACKSON 5 – A.B.C.  

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 23.05.1970
1 (NE) Beatles - Let It Be (1 wk) (#1)
2 (1) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (14 wk) (#1)
3 (2) Paul McCartney - McCartney (4 wk) (#2)
4 (9) England World Cup Squad 1970 - The World Beaters Sing The World Beaters (2 wk) (#4)
5 (3) Jethro Tull - Benefit (3 wk) (#3)
6 (7) Tom Jones - Tom (5 wk) (#4)
7 (6) Various Artists - Easy Rider OST (18 wk) (#2)
8 (4) Andy Williams - Greatest Hits (7 wk) (#2)
9 (8) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (12 wk) (#8)
10 (5) Ten Years After - Cricklewood Green (4 wk) (#4)

[o]

1 Who - The Seeker
2 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe
3 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
4 Moody Blues – Question
5 The Band - Rag Mama Rag
6 The Move – Brontosaurus
7 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin & John
8 Four Tops – I cant help myself
9 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band
10 Freda Payne – Band of gold
11 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top
12 Mr Bloe - Groovin` With Mr. Bloe
13 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend
14 Beach Boys – Cotton fields
15 Jackson 5 – ABC
16 Beatles - Let It Be
17 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
18 Shocking Blue - Venus
19 England World Cup Squad - Back Home
20 Herman's Hermits - Years My Come And Years May Go

[Earl Purple]

I do like the Moody Blues and am happy they are number one but are they? If they got 102 points and Christie 103 that is.

[Earl Purple]

I foresee my highest entry also doing well with others here and possibly getting to number one. Probably doing so in fact.

1 ( 1 ) Question - Moody Blues < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival
3 ( 4 ) Yellow River - Christie
4 ( 6 ) Down The Dustpipe - Status Quo
5 ( 3 ) Daughter Of Darkness - Tom Jones (#2[2])
6 ( 9 ) Keep The Customer Satisfied - Marsha Hunt
7 ( 17 ) Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie & Edwin Hawkins Singers
8 ( -- ) The Long And Winding Road - Beatles
9 ( 13 ) Groovin' With Mr Bloe - Mr Bloe
10 ( 5 ) Monkey Man - Maytals (#3)

11 ( 8 ) Brontosaurus - Move (#8)
12 ( 7 ) I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top - Hollies (#6)
13 ( 14 ) Which Way You Goin' Billy - Poppy Family
14 ( -- ) The Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley
15 ( 15 ) Belfast Boy - Don Fardon
16 ( 10 ) Knock Knock Who's There - Mary Hopkin (#1[2])
17 ( 12 ) Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel (#10)
18 ( 11 ) Gimme Dat Ding - Pipkins (#2[1])
19 ( 16 ) Back Home - England World Cup Squad (#16)
20 ( 24 ) Let Me Go To Him - Dionne Warwick

21 ( 22 ) Don't You Know - Butterscotch
22 ( 23 ) Some Beautiful - Jack Wild
23 ( 21 ) Come Running - Van Morrison (#21)
24 ( 33 ) Soolaimon - Neil Diamond
25 ( 18 ) I Don't Believe In If Anymore - Roger Whittaker (#10)
26 ( -- ) Sally - Gerry Monroe
27 ( 31 ) Hey Lawdy Mama - Steppenwolf
28 ( 26 ) Mighty Joe - Shocking Blue (#26)
29 ( 19 ) Rag Mama Rag - Band (#5)
30 ( 20 ) Young Gifted And Black - Bob And Marcia (#1[3])

31 ( 40 ) Kitsch - Barry Ryan
32 ( 25 ) Vehicle - Ides Of March (#16)
33 ( 28 ) Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (#26)
34 ( -- ) Take To The Mountains - Richard Barnes
35 ( 27 ) Tennessee Birdwalk - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (#6)
36 ( -- ) Ride Captain Ride - Blue Image
37 ( 29 ) Good Morning Freedom - Blue Mink (#8)
38 ( -- ) The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) - Fleetwood Mac
39 ( -- ) Bet Yer Life I Do - Herman's Hermits
40 ( 30 ) Let It Be - Beatles (#3)

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-- ( 32 ) Woodstock - Crosby Stills Nash & Young (#13)
-- ( 34 ) Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis (#21)
-- ( 35 ) Who Do You Love - Juicy Lucy (#9)
-- ( 36 ) Everybody's Out Of Town - B.J. Thomas (#29)
-- ( 37 ) Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection (#30)
-- ( 38 ) The Seeker - Who (#16)
-- ( 39 ) ABC - Jackson Five (#5)

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-- ( -- ) Brother Rapp - James Brown

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[smokeyb]

May 14, 2020 22:32:59 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

I do like the Moody Blues and am happy they are number one but are they? If they got 102 points and Christie 103 that is.

Fixed now 

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Moody Blues - Question (4 wks)
2 (2) Christie - Yellow River (4 wks)
3 (3) The Move - Brontosaurus (5 wks)
4 (4) The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (6 wks)
5 (5) Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (4 wks)
6 (11) Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (3 wks)
7 (9) Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin & John (3 wks)
8 (14) Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back (3 wks)
9 (12) Mr Bloe - Groovin` With Mr. Bloe (3 wks)
10 (16) Neil Young With Crazy Horse - Cinnamon Girl (3 wks)
11 (6) Maytals - Monkey Man (5 wks)
12 (8) The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (10 wks)
13 (13) Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (4 wks)
14 (20) Guess Who - American Woman (3 wks)
15 (22) Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain (2 wks)
16 (NE) Beatles - The Long And Winding Road (1 wk)
17 (7) Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (6 wks)
18 (10) Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (6 wks)
19 (23) Ray Stevens - Everything is Beautiful (2 wks)
20 (28) Jackson 5 - ABC (2 wks)
21 (30) Beach Boys - Cotton Fields (2 wks)
22 (NE) Johnny Cash - What is Truth (1 wk)
23 (NE) Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (1 wk)
24 (21) Ten Years After - Love Like a Man (3 wks)
25 (NE) Herman's Hermits - Bet Yer Life I Do (1 wk)
26 (29) Barry Ryan - Kitsch (2 wks)
27 (15) Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (10 wks)
28 (17) Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding (9 wks)
29 (18) Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (7 wks)
30 (19) The Carpenters - Ticket To Ride (5 wks)

[Deleted]

Mark's Top 40 - 23.05.1970

1 (04) Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin & John
2 (01) Elton John - Your Song
3 (02) Christie - Yellow River
4 (03) The Moody Blues - Question
5 (33) Beach Boys - Cotton Fields
6 (05) Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound
7 (06) The Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top
8 (07) Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
9 (08) Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe
10 (09) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
11 (10) England World Cup Squad - Back Home
12 (35) Jackson 5 - ABC
13 (11) Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
14 (12) Shocking Blue - Venus
15 (38) Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain
16 (26) Lee Marvin - Wand'rin Star
17 (13) White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin'
18 (14) Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling
19 (16) Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True
20 (39) Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful
21 (15) Beatles - Let It Be
22 (17) Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding
23 (18) Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around
24 (19) Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Grows)
25 (20) Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
26 (21) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
27 (37) American Woman - Guess Who
28 (22) Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself
29 (23) Diana Ross & The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof
30 (40) BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
31 (25) Andy Williams - Can't Help Falling In Love
32 (28) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
33 (29) Creedance Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner
34 (31) Creedance Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band
35 (32) John Lennon & Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band - Instant Karma
36 (27) Cufflinks - Tracy
37 (30) Canned Heat - Let's Work Together
38 (New) Johnny Cash - What Is Truth
39 (34) White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind
40 (24) Hermans Hermits - Years May Come Years May Go

[darkstar79]

01 The Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (21 wks)
02 The Delfonics – Trying To Make A Fool Of Me (1 wk)
03 Bobby Womack – More Than I Can’t Stand (4 wks)
04 The Moments – Love On A Two Way Street (7 wks)
05 Luther Ingram – Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) (1 wk)
06 Judy Clay – Greatest Love (6 wks)
07 Marvin Gaye – Abraham, Martin & John (3 wks)
08 Jackie Wilson – Let This Be A Letter (To My Baby) (2 wks)
09 The Four Tops – It’s All In The Game (5 wks)
10 Arthur Conley – God Bless (6 wks)

11 Aretha Franklin & The Dixie Flyers – Spirit In The Dark (1 wk)
12 The Dells – Open Up My Heart (6 wks)
13 Sly & The Family Stone – I Want To Take You Higher (1 wk)
14 Johnny Cash – What Is Truth (1 wk)
15 Diana Ross – Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) (5 wks)
16 Dusty Springfield – I Wanna Be A Free Girl (2 wks)
17 Diana Ross And The Supremes & The Temptations – Why (Must We Fall In Love) (10 wks)
18 Brenda & The Tabulations – And My Heart Sang Tra La La (4 wks)
19 Clarence Carter – I Can’t Leave Your Love Alone (7 wks)
20 Peaches & Herb – It’s Just A Game (1 wk)

21 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Who’s Gonna Take The Blame (1 wk)
22 Dee Dee Warwick & The Dixie Flyers – She Didn’t Know (She Kept On Talking) (3 wks)
23 The Supremes – Up The Ladder To The Roof (12 wks)
24 The Temptations – Ball Of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) (1 wk)
25 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - California Soul (7 wks)
26 Toots And The Maytals – Monkey Man (5 wks)
27 The Beach Boys – Cotton Fields (2 wks)
28 Gladys Knight & The Pips - You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) (10 wks)
29 Otis Redding – Demonstration (8 wks)
30 Marvin Gaye – Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got (12 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Marvin Gaye – Abraham, Martin And John
02(10) The Jackson 5 – ABC
03(04) Christie – Yellow River
04(13) Elvis Presley – Kentucky Rain
05(07) Butterscotch – Don’t You Know (She Said Hello)
06(02) Don Fardon – Belfast Boy
07(03) Moody Blues – Question
08(08) The Guess Who – American Woman
09(18) Barry Ryan – Kitsch
10(05) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

11(15) Glen Campbell – Honey Come Back
12(22) The Beach Boys – Cotton Fields
13(--) Fleetwood Mac – The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown)
14(06) The Hollies – I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top
15(19) Mr. Bloe – Groovin’ With Mr. Bloe
16(35) Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful
17(23) Stamford Bridge – Chelsea
18(09) White Plains – I’ve Got You On My Mind
19(11) Elton John – Border Song
20(--) The Beatles – The Long And Winding Road

24(--) Richard Barnes – Take To The Mountains
27(--) Johnny Cash – What Is Truth
29(--) Gerry Munroe – Sally

35(--) Herman’s Hermits – Bet Yer Life I Do

[raliverpool]

23/05/1970

01 Moody Blues - Question (3wks 14-1-1)
02 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (3wks 13-3-2)
03 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (7wks 30-13-4-1-1-2-3)
04 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend (3wks 34-9-4)
05 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl (3wks 23-14-5)
06 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (5wks 16-8-4-5-6)
07 Nick Drake - Day is Done (3wks 32-16-7)
08 Move - Brontosaurus (5wks 31-20-12-10-8)
09 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (5wks 20-11-8-8-9)
10 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (7wks 20-10-6-2-2-4-10)

11 Ides Of March - Vehicle (5wks 38-24-17-13-11)
12 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (6wks 22-14-9-5-7-12)
13 Who - The Seeker (6wks 18-7-5-3-6-13)
14 Beatles - The Long & Winding Road (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (4wks 38-29-21-15)
16 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (4wks 34-25-19-16)
17 Rare Earth - Get Ready (6wks 36-27-22-18-17-17)
18 Van Morrison - Crazy Love (4wks 29-24-20-18)
19 Christie - Yellow River (2wks 31-19)
20 Joe Cocker - The Letter (2wks 29-20)

21 Maytals - Monkey Man (5wks 22-13-9-12-21)
22 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through The Jungle (2wks 35-22)
23 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (6wks 26-16-10-6-11-23)
24 Beatles - Across the Universe (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (4wks 39-33-28-25)
26 Guess Who - American Woman (8wks 16-8-4-3-4-7-15-26)
27 5th Dimension - Puppet Man (2wks 37-27)
28 England World Cup Squad 1970 - Back Home (4wks 23-22-22-28)
29 Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely (7wks 40-30-24-15-11-18-29)
30 Moments - Love On A Two Way Street (4wks 31-27-26-30)

31 Barry Ryan - Kitsch (2wks 36-31)
32 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (7wks 37-29-25-19-20-23-32)
33 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock (6wks 31-23-18-19-24-34)
35 Chicago - Make Me Smile (2wks 39-35)
36 Neil Diamond - Soolaimon (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Melanie ft Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth (4wks 37-31-32-40)

Paul McCartney's ballad first recorded in September 1968, was properly recorded by the Fab Four with Billy Preston on 26th January 1969 which sounds near perfect (Sadly that version which made The Beatles 1 video collection, is not available on youtube). Unfortunately, Phil Spector vandalized the track by overdubbing 8 violins, four violas, four cellos, three trumpets, three trombones, two guitars, and a choir of 14 women, and a lush orchestral score conducted by Richard Hewson to ruin the track. Among the six reasons McCartney gave for dissolving the Beatles was that new manager Allen Klein's company, ABKCO, had caused "intolerable interference" by overdubbing "The Long and Winding Road" without consulting McCartney. Whilst during the divorce proceeding Paul's side called upon producer George Martin "so uncharacteristic" of the Beatles; and "totally inappropriately and unsympathetically over produced". Whilst Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick was even more scathing calling the finished USA #1 atrocity "Grotesque. It was an insult to Paul". Yet according to John Lennon "Spector took the tape and did a damn good job with it." Well he did not get rid of Lennon's rudimentary bass guitar playing that is for sure....

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Status Quo - DOWN THE DUSTPIPE
2 [4] :: Supremes - UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF
3 [3] :: Beatles - TWO OF US {Let It Be LP track}
4 [2] :: Maytals - MONKEY MAN
5 [6] :: Christie - YELLOW RIVER
6 [new] :: Sly & The Family Stone - I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER
7 [9] :: Beach Boys - COTTON FIELDS
8 [18] :: Marvin Gaye - ABRAHAM MARTIN & JOHN
9 [new] :: Aretha Franklin - SPIRIT IN THE DARK
10 [5] :: Melodians - RIVERS OF BABYLON
11 [12] :: Beatles - ONE AFTER 909 {Let It Be LP track}
12 [new] :: Monkees - OH MY MY
13 [13] :: Norman Greenbaum - SPIRIT IN THE SKY
14 [new] :: Glen Campbell - HONEY COME BACK
15 [16] :: Beatles - THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD {Let It Be LP track}
16 [11] :: Kris Kristofferson - HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT {Kristofferson LP track}
17 [new] :: Johnny Cash - WHAT IS TRUTH
18 [7] :: Doors - ROADHOUSE BLUES
19 [17] :: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - CINNAMON GIRL
20 [15] :: Kris Kristofferson - FOR THE GOOD TIMES {Kristofferson LP track}


Because her vocal talents have never been matched, Aretha's songwriting often gets overlooked. So, here's a track which showcases both facets of this amazing talent.

[popchartfreak]

16th May 1970

It's The Beatles topping the chart with the first track released after they were no more (as a single in the USA at least), and their second of the year, leaving them head and shoulders over all other acts in these retro charts - enough of a lead to stay ahead for quite a few years, I expect, and then if we get as far as 1976 there will be some more that predate 1967 when I started this run. The Moody Blues manage to squeeze into the top 10 with Question, but that top 10 is pretty solid quality-wise, so it won't be easy to make inroads. Best bet is the highest new entry from Alive 'N' Kickin', essentially a Tommy James track (he co-wrote it, and I discovered it a few years back, and fab it is too), Tighter, Tighter in at 13.

More action lower down as Carole King jumps into the 40 with Up On The Roof, Elvis gets his first top 40 since Suspicious Minds, The Temps keep on funkin' it up, and Aphrodite's Child get a second top 40. It won't be the last time either, there's a total gem coming up in 1972. New in at 46 is Gerry Monroe, specialising in being the archetypal pub singer as popularised by Vic Reeves - but he does it with such gusto it's hard not to love his version of Gracie Fields' Sally, a total romp cover of an ancient song. The Jackson 5 get a 4th chart entry with The Love You Save, at 69, Fleetwood Mac still provide the Peter Green goods with The Green Manalishi, complete with spooky, frightening sounds that reminded me of a 60's horror TV show that gave me nightmares as a kid, and there's 3 tracks new to me just below: The Main Ingredient debut 4 years ahead of their only UK hit with a smooth soul confection, Herman's Hermits do a spot of pop reggae on a track I swear I've never heard in my life - it's not on compilations, and I've never ever heard it on the radio! Bizarre! Ditto the follow-up to Friends from Arrival. Not Gloria Gaynor. 


1 ( 2 ) THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD The Beatles # 1
2 ( 1 ) SAVE THE COUNTRY The 5th Dimension # 1
3 ( 3 ) YOUR SONG Elton John # 1
4 ( 6 ) GO BACK Crabby Appleton # 4
5 ( 5 ) YELLOW RIVER Christie # 5
6 ( 4 ) MAYBE I’M AMAZED Paul McCartney # 2
7 ( 7 ) BORDER SONG Elton John # 1
8 ( 8 ) EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens # 1
9 ( 10 ) RAMBLE ON Led Zeppelin # 9
10 ( 16 ) QUESTION The Moody Blues # 10

11 ( 9 ) LET IT BE The Beatles # 1
12 ( 11 ) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel # 1
13 ( NEW ) TIGHTER, TIGHTER Alive N’ Kickin’ # 13
14 ( 17 ) IT’S ALL IN THE GAME The Four Tops # 14
15 ( 12 ) BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne # 2
16 ( 15 ) CALIFORNIA SOUL Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell # 10
17 ( 19 ) ABRAHAM MARTIN & JOHN Marvin Gaye # 17
18 ( 13 ) (TO BE) YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK Bob & Marcia # 2
19 ( 20 ) GROOVIN’ WITH MR BLOE Mr Bloe # 19
20 ( 25 ) DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS Tom Jones # 20

21 ( 14 ) PUPPET MAN The 5th Dimension # 14
22 ( 24 ) KITSCH Barry Ryan # 22
23 ( 18 ) I CAN’T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP The Hollies # 18
24 ( 47 ) UP ON THE ROOF Carole King # 24
25 ( 27 ) EVERY NIGHT Paul McCartney # 25
26 ( 37 ) GONE MOVIN’ ON The Raiders # 26
27 ( 32 ) COTTONFIELDS The Beach Boys # 27
28 ( 28 ) VIVA TIRADO El Chicano # 28
29 ( 22 ) VEHICLE The Ides Of March # 8
30 ( 44 ) THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley # 30

31 ( 48 ) BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) The Temptations # 31
32 ( 38 ) (YOU’VE GOT ME) DANGLING ON A STRING Chairmen Of The Board # 32
33 ( 29 ) TEMMA HARBOUR Mary Hopkin # 1
34 ( 34 ) DON’T YOU KNOW Butterscotch # 34
35 ( 40 ) RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE Creedence Clearwater Revival # 35
36 ( 21 ) DON’T STOP NOW Eddie Holman # 16
37 ( 33 ) LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) Edison Lighthouse # 1
38 ( 26 ) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) The Four Tops # 8
39 ( 49 ) IT’S 5 O’CLOCK Aphrodite’s Child # 39
40 ( 23 ) THE PRETTIEST STAR David Bowie # 11

41 ( 35 ) EL CONDOR PASA (IF I COULD) Simon & Garfunkel # 2
42 ( 36 ) SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum # 2
43 ( 30 ) KNOCK KNOCK WHO’S THERE Mary Hopkin # 10
44 ( 57 ) TWO OF US The Beatles # 44
45 ( 31 ) ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING Dana # 7
46 ( NEW ) SALLY Gerry Monroe # 46
47 ( 52 ) UP AROUND THE BEND Creedence Clearwater Revival # 47
48 ( 53 ) I’VE GOT YOU ON MY MIND White Plains # 48
49 ( 56 ) BABY HOLD ON The Grass Roots # 49
50 ( 55 ) SO YOUNG Roy Orbison # 50

51 ( 46 ) CECILIA Simon & Garfunkel # 3
52 ( 58 ) CHECK OUT YOUR MIND The Impressions featuring Curtis Mayfield # 52
53 ( 67 ) I WANNA BE A FREE GIRL Dusty Springfield # 53
54 ( 39 ) I DON’T BELIEVE IN IF ANYMORE Roger Whittaker # 23
55 ( 59 ) LET THIS BE A LETTER (TO MY BABY) Jackie Wilson # 55
56 ( 43 ) UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF The Supremes # 7
57 ( 64 ) ELECTRIC LOS ANGELES SUNSET Al Stewart # 57
58 ( 61 ) MONKEY MAN Toots And The Maytals # 58
59 ( 54 ) BOTH SIDES NOW Glen Campbell # 3
60 ( 50 ) FIRE AND RAIN James Taylor # 9

61 ( 68 ) DAY IS DONE Nick Drake # 61
62 ( 70 ) MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME) Three Dog Night # 62
63 ( 65 ) RIVERS OF BABYLON The Melodians # 63
64 ( 42 ) LET ME GO TO HIM Dionne Warwick # 20
65 ( 69 ) CHILD OF MINE Carole King # 65
66 ( 62 ) REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade # 1
67 ( 71 ) I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes # 67
68 ( 41 ) GOOD MORNING FREEDOM Blue Mink # 10
69 ( NEW ) THE LOVE YOU SAVE The Jackson 5 # 69
70 ( 72 ) IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY Bobbie Gentry # 70

71 ( 73 ) DOWN THE DUSTPIPE Status Quo # 71
72 ( 77 ) TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME The Delfonics # 72
73 ( 74 ) TAKE TO THE MOUNTAINS Richard Barnes # 73
74 ( NEW ) THE GREEN MANALISHI (WITH THE TWO PRONG CROWN) Fleetwood Mac # 74
75 ( 76 ) IF YOU KNEW HIM LIKE I DO Barbara Mason # 75
76 ( 63 ) AUGUST OCTOBER Robin Gibb # 9
77 ( NEW ) YOU’VE BEEN MY INSPIRATION The Main Ingredient # 77
78 ( NEW ) BET YER LIFE I DO Herman’s Hermits # 78
79 ( 45 ) REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY’S HAND) Diana Ross # 34
80 ( NEW ) I WILL SURVIVE Arrival # 80



wot I liked that week then

1 ( 3 ) HONEY COME BACK Glen Campbell
2 ( 2 ) THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD The Beatles
3 ( NEW ) EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens
4 ( 1 ) YELLOW RIVER Christie
5 ( 4 ) ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING Dana
6 ( 6 ) IF I COULD Julie Felix
7 ( 5 ) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon And Garfunkel
8 ( NEW ) DON’T YOU KNOW Butterscotch
9 ( 9 ) DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS Tom Jones
10 ( 7 ) SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum

11 ( 8 ) THE ARCHIES EP (Sugar Sugar/Bang Shang A Lang/ Everything’s Archie (Archie's Theme)/Over And Over) The Archies
12 ( 12 ) BACK HOME England World Cup Squad
13 ( 14 ) QUESTION The Moody Blues
14 ( 10 ) SAVE THE COUNTRY The Fifth Dimension
15 ( NEW ) ABC The Jackson 5
16 ( 18 ) UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF The Supremes
17 ( 15 ) NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE Stevie Wonder
18 ( NEW ) GROOVIN’ WITH MR. BLOE Mr. Bloe
19 ( 16 ) I CAN’T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP The Hollies
20 ( NEW ) ABRAHAM MARTIN AND JOHN Marvin Gaye