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Post by popchartfreak on Sept 15, 2023 17:32:00 GMT 1
1st September 1973
It's a 2nd Retro week on top for Ike & Tina, as Manfred Mann's new band threatens with Joybringer at 2. Highest new entry though, comes from Maria Muldaur's new album, and overlooked as a blindingly obvious hit single for another 9 months, the fabulous summer of '74 jazz vibes of Midnight At The Oasis new at 9. She had some other decent stuff, but basically a one-hit wonder, sadly. The Jackson Sisters also go top 10 with I Believe In Miracles, an 80's retro minor hit in the UK in 1987, and a hit cover for The Pasadenas a few years later - and never a hit anywhere else, bizarrely, as it sounds ahead of it's time for 1973.
Neil Sedaka's Tra La Days Are Over album is charting in the UK, and from it Love Will Keep Us Together is new at 49 - 2 years ahead of being a smash US chart-topper for Captain & Tenille - admittedly a better version, but Neil's is fun too. Also with a new album out, The Chi-Lites drop in with UK flop Stoned Out Of My Mind, the first single, but there are 3 more to come in the UK as suddenly the band do start doing better in the UK with well-known tracks that flopped in the US, including one not even released as a single. I'm saving those for now till they chart, to spread 'em out a bit.
Leo Sayer has a US single out, the obscure Why Is Everybody Going Home, for a chart debut here, and rather nice it is too, I generally prefer his early years to his middle of the road years. He's still fab in concert though, a bundle of energy, well worth catching. Gilbert tries a bit of funk to limited success, Ooh Baby, but not to worry dreary ballads on the way soon, Barry White's US single sneaks in low down, and Garfunkel joins Simon in my chart with his debut solo US hit, All I Know, still in fine voice ahead of his debut album, which has one masterpiece on it.
1 ( 1 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner # 1 2 ( 6 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband # 2 3 ( 4 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1 4 ( 7 ) ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD) - Wizzard # 4 5 ( 3 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1 6 ( 2 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1 7 ( 5 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4 8 ( 12 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 8 9 ( NEW ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 9 10 ( 13 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 10
11 ( 11 ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell # 11 12 ( 9 ) ROCK ON - David Essex # 8 13 ( 10 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 6 14 ( 20 ) CHINA GROVE - The Doobie Brothers # 14 15 ( 26 ) HE’S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - Stevie Wonder # 15 16 ( 27 ) OH NO! NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart # 16 17 ( 15 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1 18 ( 16 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6 19 ( 14 ) A BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG - Glen Campbell # 14 20 ( 32 ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople # 20
21 ( 8 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford # 7 22 ( 18 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2 23 ( 24 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20 24 ( 22 ) AS TIME GOES BY - Nilsson # 22 25 ( 19 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9 26 ( 23 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4 27 ( 28 ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 5 28 ( 17 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1 29 ( 30 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1 30 ( 21 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3
31 ( 33 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1 32 ( 68 ) CAROLINE - Status Quo # 32 33 ( 34 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1 34 ( 29 ) HEADLINE HUSTLER - 10CC # 25 35 ( 42 ) MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 35 36 ( 65 ) FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) - John Denver # 36 37 ( 25 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3 38 ( 35 ) ANGIE - The Rolling Stones # 35 39 ( 38 ) MISS CLARKE AND THE COMPUTER - Roy Wood # 38 40 ( 36 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 18
41 ( 31 ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 19 42 ( 40 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2 43 ( 45 ) SONGS OF PRAISE - Roy Wood # 43 44 ( 49 ) DAYDREAM - David Cassidy # 44 45 ( 43 ) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE - Love Unlimited # 34 46 ( 44 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 6 47 ( 37 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1 48 ( 48 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5 49 ( NEW ) LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 49 50 ( 53 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1
51 ( 54 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 5 52 ( 56 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5 53 ( 39 ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 35 54 ( 51 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10 55 ( 46 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3 56 ( NEW ) STONED OUT OF MY MIND - The Chi-Lites # 56 57 ( 52 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4 58 ( 59 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1 59 ( 57 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8 60 ( 58 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2
61 ( 55 ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 10 62 ( 50 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice # 35 63 ( NEW ) WHY IS EVERYBODY GOING HOME - Leo Sayer # 63 64 ( 60 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1 65 ( 41 ) BROTHER LOUIE - The Stories # 39 66 ( 62 ) ELECTRIC LADY - Geordie # 62 67 ( 61 ) I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles # 61 68 ( 72 ) PAPER ROSES - Marie Osmond # 68 69 ( 67 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1 70 ( NEW ) OOH BABY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 70
71 ( 64 ) GET IT TOGETHER - The Jackson 5 # 64 72 ( NEW ) I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE - Barry White # 72 73 ( 47 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood # 47 74 ( 74 ) LATE AGAIN - Stealers Wheel # 74 75 ( NEW ) ALL I KNOW - Garfunkel # 75
1st September 1973 Wot I Liked That Actual Week Then
It's the end of 7 weeks on top for Mud 50 years ago as Hypnosis tumbles out of the UK top 30 and Wizzard's radio plugged single is finally out and in the chart, to grab Roy Wood & co a second chart-topper with Angel Fingers, preventing Barry Blue's greek-sounding summer pop hit from topping my chart. Dawn get a 6th top 10, 10CC a 3rd and Roy Wood gets his first solo top 10 for a total of 8 top 10's including his Move, ELO and Wizzard contributions over the last 5 years.
All the new entries are bunched together from 25 to 30 - The Jackson 5's exciting synth funk of Skywriter, their final great record as The Jackson 5 after nearly 4 years' worth of non-stop hits, Mott The Hoople grab a 3rd with All The Way From Memphis, Geordie are one up on a 4th with Electric Lady, 60's flop I've Been Hurt gets a Northern Soul belated hit for Guy Darrell, and Neil Sedaka keeps his comeback strong with Our Last Song Together, the feeling of goodbye relevant to packing up our stuff, having a final few days back at school for the 5th Form, before moving to Gloucester, and one song I associate with the new venue is Manfred Mann's Earthband's version of Holst's Jupiter Suite Joybringer, in all it's synth delight, which brings back Manfred (Minus the rest of the 60's hitmakers) for some revived career 70's hits 4 years on from Ragamuffin Man being the last, and a 3rd in total since Fox On The Run topped my chart in 1968.
1 ( 21 ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard 2 ( 7 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue 3 ( 2 ) SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro 4 ( 4 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford 5 ( 3 ) RISING SUN - Medecine Head 6 ( 6 ) I'M FREE - Roger Daltrey 7 ( 13 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn/ Tony Orlando 8 ( 23 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC 9 ( 14 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood 10 ( 5 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters 11 ( 8 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth 12 ( 9 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie 13 ( 10 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro 14 ( 29 ) I THINK OF YOU - The Detroit Emeralds 15 ( 11 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds 16 ( 12 ) YOU CAN DO MAGIC - Limmie & The family Cooking 17 ( 15 ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - The Carpenters 18 ( 16 ) SPANISH EYES - Al Martino 19 ( 19 ) I’M DOING FINE NOW - New York City 20 ( 18 ) ALL RIGHT NOW - Free 21 ( 24 ) MONSTER MASH - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers 22 ( 27 ) NATURAL HIGH - Bloodstone 23 ( 25 ) ROCK ON - David Essex 24 ( 1 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud 25 ( NEW ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 26 ( NEW ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople 27 ( NEW ) ELECTRIC LADY - Geordie 28 ( NEW ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell 29 ( NEW ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka 30 ( NEW ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband
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Post by popchartfreak on Sept 14, 2023 19:24:04 GMT 1
1 ( 6 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen 2 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex 3 ( 7 ) TRY Bros 4 ( NEW ) JACKY Marc Almond 5 ( 3 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 6 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams 7 ( 4 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon 8 ( 5 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn 9 ( 14 ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Saint Etienne 10 ( 11 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa
11 ( 9 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika 12 ( 8 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass 13 ( 18 ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic 14 ( 19 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle 15 ( 23 ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson 16 ( 10 ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg 17 ( 12 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe 18 ( 29 ) THE SUN DON’T SHINE Beats International 19 ( NEW ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure 20 ( 28 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest
21 ( 15 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart 22 ( 13 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton 23 ( NEW ) THE ONE I LOVE REM 24 ( 22 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 25 ( 20 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis 26 ( 26 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors 27 ( 17 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You 28 ( 36 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue 29 ( 33 ) GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch 30 ( 21 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
31 ( 16 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia 32 ( 38 ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion 33 ( 27 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 34 ( 39 ) INSANITY Oceanic 35 ( 44 ) WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME Utah Saints 36 ( 25 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson 37 ( 37 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys 38 ( NEW ) CAN’T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED Bryan Adams 39 ( NEW ) EVERYBODY’S FREE Rozalla 40 ( 51 ) HEARTHAMMER Runrig
41 ( 24 ) THE BIG L Roxette 42 ( 34 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson 43 ( 30 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation 44 ( 42 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers 45 ( 43 ) HOLIDAY Madonna 46 ( 31 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown 47 ( 47 ) GUARANTEED Level 42 48 ( 40 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher 49 ( NEW ) I THINK I LOVE YOU Voice Of The Beehive 50 ( 49 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
51 ( 32 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A b**** Stevie Nicks 52 ( NEW ) SLEEP ALONE The Wonder Stuff 53 ( NEW ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Tina Turner 54 ( 46 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper 55 ( 54 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John 56 ( 72 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Oleta Adams 57 ( 55 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees 58 ( NEW ) AFRICA YOU SHINE David Essex with Shikisa featuring Abdul Tee-Jay 59 ( 59 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas 60 ( 56 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
61 ( 52 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey 62 ( 50 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz 63 ( NEW ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan 64 ( 68 ) CALLING ELVIS Dire Straits 65 ( 58 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz 66 ( 66 ) LET IT BE The Beatles 67 ( 65 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters 68 ( 62 ) READY TO ROCK Gary Glitter 69 ( 41 ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds 70 ( 35 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan
71 ( 74 ) MAKIN’ HAPPY Crystal Waters 72 ( 45 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM 73 ( 71 ) RESCUE ME Madonna 74 ( NEW ) MORE TO LIFE Cliff Richard 75 ( NEW ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation
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Post by popchartfreak on Sept 7, 2023 14:55:19 GMT 1
25th August 1973
It's straight in at 1 for Ike & Tina Turner's 70's classic, "farty synth noises" and all as John Peel opined in his otherwise positive review in Sounds music magazine - me I think it's still perfect in any way, and Tina's autobiographical masterpiece Nutbush City Limits would get re-recorded in her solo years to considerably less effect. Also new, at 6, is 60's pop star Manfred Mann, with added-on Earthband, and minus the rest of the old group. Joybringer is a semi-prog-rock revamp of Holst's Planets' Jupiter suite, with lyrics, and it works beautifully, sounding all futuristic too, with synth sounds. Synths sounded like the future. They were.
New in at 27, Rod starts up with his habitual covers, this one Goffin & King's fab Oh No! Not My Baby, a hit for the aforementioned Manfreds in the 60's, and this on is also one of Rod's best cover-jobs, avoiding the dull-pedestrian norm. His own songs were always his best stuff, but as he has admitted, he doesn't like writing songs if he can find an excuse to do something else. New at 32, Mott get a 4th retro entry with All The Way From Memphis, Glam Rock fun, and John Denver debuts at 65 with a track I've never heard before, but Farewell Andromeda is more Rocky Mountain High than Country Roads - thank goodness.
Quo keep 'em coming with caroline a lowly 68 for now, oddly as I'd always considered it one of their best records, yet didn't grab me as much as Paper Plane on one hearing after a bit of a break from it. Paper Roses is out in the States as yet another Osmond (Marie) enters the chart fray with a soppy cover of a soppy 60's country hit from the future anti-gay-rights campaigner Anita Bryant. Happily she's lived long enough to dwell on how she could have used that time on something more positive.
1 ( NEW ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner # 1 2 ( 1 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1 3 ( 3 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1 4 ( 2 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1 5 ( 4 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4 6 ( NEW ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband # 6 7 ( 5 ) ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD) - Wizzard # 5 8 ( 7 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford # 7 9 ( 8 ) ROCK ON - David Essex # 8 10 ( 6 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 6
11 ( 11 ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell # 11 12 ( 10 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 10 13 ( 13 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 13 14 ( 17 ) A BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG - Glen Campbell # 14 15 ( 15 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1 16 ( 9 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6 17 ( 14 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1 18 ( 12 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2 19 ( 20 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9 20 ( 23 ) CHINA GROVE - The Doobie Brothers # 20
21 ( 18 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3 22 ( 34 ) AS TIME GOES BY - Nilsson # 22 23 ( 21 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4 24 ( 27 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20 25 ( 16 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3 26 ( 36 ) HE’S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - Stevie Wonder # 26 27 ( NEW ) OH NO! NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart # 27 28 ( 22 ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 5 29 ( 25 ) HEADLINE HUSTLER - 10CC # 25 30 ( 30 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1
31 ( 19 ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 19 32 ( NEW ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople # 32 33 ( 28 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1 34 ( 31 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1 35 ( 64 ) ANGIE - The Rolling Stones # 35 36 ( 29 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 18 37 ( 33 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1 38 ( 40 ) MISS CLARKE AND THE COMPUTER - Roy Wood # 38 39 ( 35 ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 35 40 ( 32 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2
41 ( 39 ) BROTHER LOUIE - The Stories # 39 42 ( 58 ) MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 42 43 ( 43 ) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE - Love Unlimited # 34 44 ( 37 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 6 45 ( 45 ) SONGS OF PRAISE - Roy Wood # 45 46 ( 42 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3 47 ( 53 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood # 47 48 ( 41 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5 49 ( 51 ) DAYDREAM - David Cassidy # 49 50 ( 38 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice # 35
51 ( 44 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10 52 ( 52 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4 53 ( 50 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1 54 ( 26 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 5 55 ( 24 ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 10 56 ( 47 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5 57 ( 48 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8 58 ( 56 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2 59 ( 54 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1 60 ( 59 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1
61 ( 63 ) I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles # 61 62 ( 68 ) ELECTRIC LADY - Geordie # 62 63 ( 46 ) SAND IN MY FACE - 10CC # 23 64 ( 75 ) GET IT TOGETHER - The Jackson 5 # 64 65 ( NEW ) FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) - John Denver # 65 66 ( 49 ) HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople # 9 67 ( 65 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1 68 ( NEW ) CAROLINE - Status Quo # 68 69 ( 55 ) HURTS SO GOOD - MIllie Jackson # 55 70 ( 69 ) YES WE CAN CAN - The Pointer Sisters # 69
71 ( 66 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1 72 ( NEW ) PAPER ROSES - Marie Osmond # 72 73 ( 73 ) THE PEACEMAKER - Albert Hammond # 73 74 ( NEW ) LATE AGAIN - Stealers Wheel # 74 75 ( NEW ) ROCK AND ROLL PEOPLE - Bobbie McGee # 75 Wot I liked that week then 28th August 1973
It's 6 weeks on top for Mud as Bobby Goldsboro becomes the latest to peak at 2 with the fab Summer, The First Time, and Hudson-Ford looking good at 4 with Pick Up The Pieces. Roy Wood's solo single Dear Elaine debuts at 17, from his future-fave-of-mine album Boulders, as Wizzard get lots of plugging on the held-back-from release Angel Fingers. There was even a one-page ad in Disc and NME and the likes, 50's-style and actual lyrics you could use to sing along to. It was on my bedroom wall for a couple of years, and is looking a bit brown these days.
10CC also debut, with their 4th single, the quirky, 50's USA High School pastiche The Dean And I at 23, a little bit bubblegum, a bit jazzy, and no obvious hooks as was often the case. Their wonderful debut album was about to drop, and under-appreciated gem. That leaves The Detroit Emeralds grabbing a third and final (barring re-recordings) chart hit with the underwhelming I Think Of You. At home, the crates would have been arriving for packing up stuff for the move to Gloucester - but first I had a few days or a week or two back at school, the start of the 5th form, which was very odd, given I was about to leave.
1 ( 1 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud 2 ( 3 ) SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro 3 ( 2 ) RISING SUN - Medecine Head 4 ( 24 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford 5 ( 6 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters 6 ( 4 ) I'M FREE - Roger Daltrey 7 ( 9 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue 8 ( 5 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth 9 ( 13 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie 10 ( 7 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro 11 ( 14 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds 12 ( 19 ) YOU CAN DO MAGIC - Limmie & The family Cooking 13 ( 15 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn/ Tony Orlando 14 ( NEW ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood 15 ( 11 ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - The Carpenters 16 ( 12 ) SPANISH EYES - Al Martino 17 ( 8 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice 18 ( 17 ) ALL RIGHT NOW - Free 19 ( 16 ) I’M DOING FINE NOW - New York City 20 ( 18 ) TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Diana Ross 21 ( 21 ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard 22 ( 23 ) SATURDAY NIGHT - Bay City Rollers 23 ( NEW ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC 24 ( 26 ) MONSTER MASH - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers 25 ( 25 ) ROCK ON - David Essex 26 ( 27 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate 27 ( 28 ) NATURAL HIGH - Bloodstone 28 ( 22 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle 29 ( NEW ) I THINK OF YOU - The Detroit Emeralds 30 ( 10 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia
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Post by popchartfreak on Sept 2, 2023 9:52:07 GMT 1
1 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex 2 ( 3 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams 3 ( 8 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 4 ( 15 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon 5 ( 2 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn 6 ( 6 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen 7 ( NEW ) TRY Bros 8 ( 4 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass 9 ( 7 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika 10 ( 19 ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg
11 ( 12 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa 12 ( 11 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe 13 ( 5 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton 14 ( NEW ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Saint Etienne 15 ( 25 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart 16 ( 17 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia 17 ( 9 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You 18 ( NEW ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic 19 ( NEW ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle 20 ( 14 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
21 ( 13 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers 22 ( 16 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 23 ( 60 ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson 24 ( 27 ) THE BIG L Roxette 25 ( 10 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson 26 ( 18 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors 27 ( 20 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 28 ( 40 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest 29 ( NEW ) THE SUN DON’T SHINE Beats International 30 ( 35 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation
31 ( 23 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown 32 ( 21 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A b**** Stevie Nicks 33 ( 44 ) GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch 34 ( 26 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson 35 ( 28 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan 36 ( 38 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue 37 ( 31 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys 38 ( NEW ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion 39 ( 49 ) INSANITY Oceanic 40 ( 24 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
41 ( 50 ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds 42 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers 43 ( 42 ) HOLIDAY Madonna 44 ( 53 ) WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME Utah Saints 45 ( 22 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM 46 ( 34 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper 47 ( NEW ) GUARANTEED Level 42 48 ( 29 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure 49 ( 47 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles 50 ( 33 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
51 ( NEW ) HEARTHAMMER Runrig 52 ( 39 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey 53 ( 30 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd 54 ( 58 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John 55 ( 55 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees 56 ( 48 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys 57 ( 36 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive 58 ( 46 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz 59 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas 60 ( 73 ) LIES EMF
61 ( 32 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses 62 ( NEW ) READY TO ROCK Gary Glitter 63 ( 37 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme 64 ( 61 ) FUNNY HOW Airhead 65 ( 63 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters 66 ( 66 ) LET IT BE The Beatles 67 ( 62 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer 68 ( NEW ) CALLING ELVIS Dire Straits 69 ( 56 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole 70 ( 45 ) HARD TO HANDLE The Black Crowes
71 ( 65 ) RESCUE ME Madonna 72 ( NEW ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Oleta Adams 73 ( 43 ) SHE’S A GIRL AND I’M A MAN Lloyd Cole 74 ( NEW ) MAKIN’ HAPPY Crystal Waters 75 ( 68 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
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Post by popchartfreak on Sept 1, 2023 17:11:25 GMT 1
18th August 1973
It's a first retro chart-topper for Bob Dylan, thanks to his Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid Peckinpah Western soundtrack single, the fab Knocking On Heaven's Door, destined to be sampled by Gabrielle and a UK chart-topper in around 27 years time. Highest new entry is a third chart placing and second top 10 for Wizzard, as Roy Wood's semi-rewrite of a bit of an old tune brings Angel Fingers in at 5, while he has another Wizzard track and 3 solo tracks scattered around the chart. Eddie Kendricks meanwhile leaps to 4 with his super-funky Keep On Truckin' still sounding exciting - and outdoing The Temptations current single (flopped here) and the song the band will be nicking shortly - Law Of The Land.
Detroit Spinners make it a hat-trick of top 10's, and new in at 58, and on the Buddah record label now, Gladys Knight & her family debut Midnight Train To Georgia 3 years early for the UK market - it would eventually get reissued in 1976 after flopping in 1973, following some actual hits in 1975. The Rolling Stones drop their first ballad in 6 years as a single, Angie failed to impress me much at the time, though it would grown on me in later years a bit. New at 64. Albert Hammond gets his 4th chart entry with The Peacemaker, and also in The Jackson 5 turn funky, get a US hit and a UK flop out of it, and replace the way-better UK hit Skywriter in the chart, with Get It Together.
1 ( 3 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1 2 ( 1 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1 3 ( 2 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry # 1 4 ( 18 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4 5 ( NEW ) ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD) - Wizzard # 5 6 ( 22 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 6 7 ( 7 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford # 7 8 ( 9 ) ROCK ON - David Essex # 8 9 ( 6 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6 10 ( 11 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 10
11 ( 13 ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell # 11 12 ( 8 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2 13 ( 19 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 13 14 ( 4 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1 15 ( 15 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1 16 ( 5 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3 17 ( 24 ) A BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG - Glen Campbell # 17 18 ( 17 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3 19 ( 26 ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 19 20 ( 16 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9
21 ( 14 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4 22 ( 12 ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 5 23 ( 23 ) CHINA GROVE - The Doobie Brothers # 23 24 ( 10 ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 10 25 ( 25 ) HEADLINE HUSTLER - 10CC # 25 26 ( 21 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 5 27 ( 27 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20 28 ( 28 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1 29 ( 20 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 18 30 ( 29 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1
31 ( 30 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1 32 ( 33 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2 33 ( 31 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1 34 ( 41 ) AS TIME GOES BY - Nilsson # 34 35 ( 42 ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 35 36 ( 59 ) HE’S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - Stevie Wonder # 36 37 ( 32 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 6 38 ( 35 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice # 35 39 ( 74 ) BROTHER LOUIE - The Stories # 39 40 ( 54 ) MISS CLARKE AND THE COMPUTER - Roy Wood # 40
41 ( 38 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5 42 ( 39 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3 43 ( 34 ) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE - Love Unlimited # 34 44 ( 37 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10 45 ( 45 ) SONGS OF PRAISE - Roy Wood # 45 46 ( 36 ) SAND IN MY FACE - 10CC # 23 47 ( 44 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5 48 ( 48 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8 49 ( 47 ) HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople # 9 50 ( 46 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1
51 ( 69 ) DAYDREAM - David Cassidy # 51 52 ( 43 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4 53 ( 49 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood # 49 54 ( 50 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1 55 ( 70 ) HURTS SO GOOD - MIllie Jackson # 55 56 ( 51 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2 57 ( 40 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro # 20 58 ( NEW ) MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 58 59 ( 56 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1 60 ( 57 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters # 34
61 ( 55 ) WHENEVER IT’S A SUNDAY - The Fortunes # 55 62 ( 53 ) RANDY - Blue Mink # 10 63 ( 64 ) I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles # 63 64 ( NEW ) ANGIE - The Rolling Stones # 64 65 ( 65 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1 66 ( 66 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1 67 ( 58 ) KING HEROD’S SONG - Josh Mostel & Cast # 28 68 ( 71 ) ELECTRIC LADY - Geordie # 68 69 ( 73 ) YES WE CAN CAN - The Pointer Sisters # 69 70 ( 60 ) SHIPS DON’T DISAPPEAR IN THE NIGHT (DO THEY?) - 10CC # 57
71 ( 52 ) HOSANNAH - Ted Neeley & Cast # 16 72 ( 72 ) FOR THE GOOD TIMES - Perry Como # 72 73 ( NEW ) THE PEACEMAKER - Albert Hammond # 73 74 ( 63 ) I THINK OF YOU - The Detroit Emeralds # 58 75 ( NEW ) GET IT TOGETHER - The Jackson 5 # 75
18th Aug 1973 My chart that week then
It's 5 weeks on top for Mud, with Medicine Head in runners-up spot with Rising Sun, and a big leap for Bobby Goldsboro at 3, and Roger Daltrey at 4 with I'm Free, all fab records. My enthusiasm for the UK singles chart was waning a bit though, with me getting more enthusiastic for records that hadn't yet or didn't make the UK top 30. Not least Hudson-Ford, ex-Strawbs duo no longer Part Of The Union, they were picking up the pieces with a soaring unusual pop track at 24, just ahead of poster-boy David Essex, about to star in That'll Be The Day, a UK movie about the 50's pop biz, and with a dark, double-tracked, throbbing Rock On. That leaves the lovely Natural High from Bloodstone, soul delight, and Donny's UK chart-topper sneaking in, but it wasn't very good and his output was getting worse as The Osmonds continued to be good.
1 ( 1 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud 2 ( 10 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head 3 ( 20 ) SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro 4 ( 26 ) I'M FREE - Roger Daltrey 5 ( 4 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth 6 ( 8 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters 7 ( 2 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro 8 ( 9 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice 9 ( 11 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue 10 ( 5 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia 11 ( 3 ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - The Carpenters 12 ( 12 ) SPANISH EYES - Al Martino 13 ( 16 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie 14 ( 7 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds 15 ( 15 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn/ Tony Orlando 16 ( 13 ) I’M DOING FINE NOW - New York City 17 ( 17 ) ALL RIGHT NOW - Free 18 ( 6 ) TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Diana Ross 19 ( 18 ) YOU CAN DO MAGIC - Limmie & The family Cooking 20 ( 14 ) YING TONG SONG - The Goons 21 ( 22 ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard 22 ( 21 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle 23 ( 24 ) SATURDAY NIGHT - Bay City Rollers 24 ( NEW ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford 25 ( NEW ) ROCK ON - David Essex 26 ( 29 ) MONSTER MASH - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers 27 ( 28 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate 28 ( NEW ) NATURAL HIGH - Bloodstone 29 ( 23 ) THE MORNING AFTER - Maureen McGovern 30 ( NEW ) YOUNG LOVE - Donny Osmond
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Post by popchartfreak on Sept 1, 2023 16:50:02 GMT 1
Sorry for holding this up everyone! I thought I'd posted, but been on holiday all week!
1 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex 2 ( 4 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn 3 ( 13 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams 4 ( 3 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass 5 ( 2 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton 6 ( 8 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen 7 ( 9 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika 8 ( NEW ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 9 ( 5 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You 10 ( 11 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson
11 ( 12 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe 12 ( 16 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa 13 ( 6 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers 14 ( 7 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis 15 ( 47 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon 16 ( 10 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 17 ( 17 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia 18 ( 14 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors 19 ( NEW ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg 20 ( 15 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
21 ( 26 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A b**** Stevie Nicks 22 ( 22 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM 23 ( 29 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown 24 ( 18 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher 25 ( 37 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart 26 ( 23 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson 27 ( 33 ) THE BIG L Roxette 28 ( 19 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan 29 ( 20 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure 30 ( 31 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd
31 ( 28 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys 32 ( 24 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses 33 ( 27 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz 34 ( 34 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper 35 ( 40 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation 36 ( 25 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive 37 ( 21 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme 38 ( 66 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue 39 ( 39 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey 40 ( 70 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest
41 ( 44 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers 42 ( 42 ) HOLIDAY Madonna 43 ( 53 ) SHE’S A GIRL AND I’M A MAN Lloyd Cole 44 ( NEW ) GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch 45 ( 36 ) HARD TO HANDLE The Black Crowes 46 ( 45 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz 47 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles 48 ( 43 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys 49 ( 71 ) INSANITY Oceanic 50 ( 65 ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds
51 ( 30 ) ROMANTIC Karyn White 52 ( 38 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie 53 ( NEW ) WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME Utah Saints 54 ( 35 ) THE BEGINNING Seal 55 ( 55 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees 56 ( 41 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole 57 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas 58 ( 60 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John 59 ( 32 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway 60 ( NEW ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson
61 ( NEW ) FUNNY HOW Airhead 62 ( 54 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer 63 ( 62 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters 64 ( 64 ) WHAT WOULD WE DO DSK 65 ( 61 ) RESCUE ME Madonna 66 ( 68 ) LET IT BE The Beatles 67 ( 74 ) WHY BELIEVE IN YOU Texas 68 ( 69 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis 69 ( NEW ) I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU Julia Fordham 70 ( 46 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
71 ( NEW ) REPUBLICAN PARTY REPTILE Big Country 72 ( 56 ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie 73 ( 73 ) LIES EMF 74 ( 59 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd 75 ( 50 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue
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Post by popchartfreak on Aug 23, 2023 20:22:17 GMT 1
11th August 1973
It's 3 weeks on top for 10CC, as Bob Dylan rises to 3, a new peak, with Knocking On Heaven's Door trying to jostle for the top spot. David Essex climbs into the top 10 for the first time with the fab moody Rock On, love the double-tracking and echo style. Ken Boothe also goes top 10 with a wonderful reggae flop that is new to me, a full year ahead of his UK chart break-through. Highest new entry at 18 is ex-Temptation Eddie Kendricks, on his solo smash, Keep On Truckin', easily the best thing he did outside the band.
New at 41, Nilsson's back with lovely cover of the Casablanca movie classic As Time Goes By, 4 years ahead of Dooley Wilson getting his original in the UK chart. Nilsson didn't have many UK hits but he's rarely out of my retro charts, always quality. In at 69, David Cassidy's Us single was a quirky ragtime styled cover of the Lovin' Spoonful's Daydream, not one I was aware of but way better than Rock Me Baby, so they may as well have stuck it out in the UK where darlin' david was WAY bigger than than in the US. Geordie make it 3 in a row with Electric Lady, Perry Como tries For The Good Times, and his 3rd chart entry too, Deodato covers the standard Rhapsody In Blue, jazz stylee, for a 2nd entry, and finally, The Stories sneak in with their mostly-insipid cover of Hot Chocolate's masterful Brother Louie. I was most put-out that my beloved band didn't get a US chart-topper break-through and this did. I like it a bit more these days, but I still feel sorry for Errol & Tony and the boys, though Emma did give them a hit, but not fame and the same UK chart consistency.
1 ( 1 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1 2 ( 2 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry # 1 3 ( 8 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 3 4 ( 4 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1 5 ( 3 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3 6 ( 7 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6 7 ( 10 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford # 7 8 ( 6 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2 9 ( 21 ) ROCK ON - David Essex # 9 10 ( 12 ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 10
11 ( 17 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 11 12 ( 5 ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 5 13 ( 13 ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell # 13 14 ( 14 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4 15 ( 11 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1 16 ( 9 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9 17 ( 16 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3 18 ( NEW ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 18 19 ( 19 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 19 20 ( 18 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 18
21 ( 15 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 5 22 ( 38 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 22 23 ( 44 ) CHINA GROVE - The Doobie Brothers # 23 24 ( 67 ) A BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG - Glen Campbell # 24 25 ( 26 ) HEADLINE HUSTLER - 10CC # 25 26 ( 29 ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 26 27 ( 25 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20 28 ( 22 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1 29 ( 33 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1 30 ( 28 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1
31 ( 32 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1 32 ( 24 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 6 33 ( 30 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2 34 ( 40 ) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE - Love Unlimited # 34 35 ( 37 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice # 35 36 ( 23 ) SAND IN MY FACE - 10CC # 23 37 ( 31 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10 38 ( 27 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5 39 ( 39 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3 40 ( 20 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro # 20
41 ( NEW ) AS TIME GOES BY - Nilsson # 41 42 ( 50 ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 42 43 ( 36 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4 44 ( 42 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5 45 ( 66 ) SONGS OF PRAISE - Roy Wood # 45 46 ( 45 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1 47 ( 43 ) HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople # 9 48 ( 34 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8 49 ( 64 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood # 49 50 ( 55 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1
51 ( 49 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2 52 ( 47 ) HOSANNAH - Ted Neeley & Cast # 16 53 ( 54 ) RANDY - Blue Mink # 10 54 ( 69 ) MISS CLARKE AND THE COMPUTER - Roy Wood # 54 55 ( 59 ) WHENEVER IT’S A SUNDAY - The Fortunes # 55 56 ( 56 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1 57 ( 52 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters # 34 58 ( 41 ) KING HEROD’S SONG - Josh Mostel & Cast # 28 59 ( 71 ) HE’S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - Stevie Wonder # 59 60 ( 57 ) SHIPS DON’T DISAPPEAR IN THE NIGHT (DO THEY?) - 10CC # 57
61 ( 35 ) SATURDAY NIGHT - Bay City Rollers # 20 62 ( 46 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex # 1 63 ( 58 ) I THINK OF YOU - The Detroit Emeralds # 58 64 ( 73 ) I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles # 64 65 ( 65 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1 66 ( 62 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1 67 ( 63 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 # 1 68 ( 48 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 38 69 ( NEW ) DAYDREAM - David Cassidy # 69 70 ( 72 ) HURTS SO GOOD - MIllie Jackson # 70
71 ( NEW ) ELECTRIC LADY - Geordie # 71 72 ( NEW ) FOR THE GOOD TIMES - Perry Como # 72 73 ( 74 ) YES WE CAN CAN - The Pointer Sisters # 73 74 ( NEW ) BROTHER LOUIE - The Stories # 74 75 ( NEW ) RHAPSODY IN BLUE - Deodato # 75
11th August 1973 My actual chart of that week way back then
It's still Mud on top for a 4th week with not much happening at the top end, but The Drifters grab a 3rd top 10 with Like Sister And Brother, and First Choice get a Smarty Pants 2nd, as do Medicine Head. Dawn now give 60's vocalist Tony Orlando some billing on Sweet Gypsy Rose, their ragtime latest new at 15, and it was all downhill MOR from here on after a run of 7 singles or so and a chart-topper with Knock Three Times.
In at 20, Bobby Goldsboro debuts in my original charts with the sultry fab Summer, The First time, matching the summer days of '73 mood-wise, while Peter Doyle drops his first solo single at 21, as good as anything the New seekers released, but a complete stiff - Rusty Hands Of Time happily got played on Junior's Choice so I managed to record it around 8 years before I managed to buy a copy. Just behind, and getting loads of airplay on Radio 1 ahead of actual release, Wizzard's next smash Angel Fingers, which I was instantly a fan of, but it was so annoying having to wait a few weeks to buy it that I never bothered in the end. I got it 2nd hand in 1974 instead.
The Bay City Rollers return with future 1976 US number one Saturday Night - but that was rerecorded version with Les McKewan on lead, and this was the original version that almost charted in the UK. The intro is great, the rest of the record is not bad. Roger Daltrey gives Tommy's I'm Free the huge orchestral treatment and it really works a treat. Dramatic! Love it still. Note, it's nothing to do with Mr. Humphries, though Are You Being Served had already debuted on BBC1. Hot Chocolate's dark, orchestral Rumours was a hint of things to come, and deserved to be a huge smash, but it was a modest hit only, and their 7th chart hit for me. That leaves Halloween classic Monster Mash getting an unseasonal reissue in the UK, having been a US hit in 1963 and 1970, but never a UK hit. I'd never even heard of it, it was so obscure. Who knew it was destined to be the most perennial of all Halloween songs! Bobby 'Boris' Pickett didnt have another hit but he obtained pop immortality. 1 ( 1 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud 2 ( 2 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro 3 ( 3 ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - Carpenters 4 ( 5 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth 5 ( 6 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia 6 ( 4 ) TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Diana Ross 7 ( 7 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds 8 ( 21 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters 9 ( 27 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice 10 ( 24 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head 11 ( 25 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue 12 ( 9 ) SPANISH EYES - Al Martino 13 ( 26 ) I’M DOING FINE NOW - New York City 14 ( 10 ) YING TONG SONG - The Goons 15 ( NEW ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn/ Tony Orlando 16 ( 8 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie 17 ( 11 ) ALL RIGHT NOW - Free 18 ( 16 ) YOU CAN DO MAGIC - Limmie & The family Cooking 19 ( 19 ) FREE ELECTRIC BAND - Albert Hammond 20 ( NEW ) SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro 21 ( NEW ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle 22 ( NEW ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard 23 ( 22 ) THE MORNING AFTER - Maureen McGovern 24 ( NEW ) SATURDAY NIGHT - Bay City Rollers 25 ( 12 ) I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter 26 ( NEW ) I'M FREE - Roger Daltrey 27 ( 13 ) SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING - Elton John 28 ( NEW ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate 29 ( NEW ) MONSTER MASH - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers 30 ( 14 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade
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Post by popchartfreak on Aug 19, 2023 9:45:53 GMT 1
1 ( 3 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex 2 ( 4 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton 3 ( 2 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass 4 ( 6 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn 5 ( 1 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You 6 ( 8 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers 7 ( 5 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis 8 ( 7 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen 9 ( 9 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika 10 ( 14 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
11 ( NEW ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson 12 ( 47 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe 13 ( 11 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams 14 ( 10 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors 15 ( 13 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 16 ( NEW ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa 17 ( 37 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia 18 ( 15 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher 19 ( 19 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan 20 ( 40 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure
21 ( 12 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme 22 ( 45 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM 23 ( 18 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson 24 ( 42 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses 25 ( 20 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive 26 ( 29 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A b**** Stevie Nicks 27 ( 27 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz 28 ( 22 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys 29 ( 17 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown 30 ( 69 ) ROMANTIC Karyn White
31 ( 31 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd 32 ( 16 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway 33 ( NEW ) THE BIG L Roxette 34 ( 28 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper 35 ( 23 ) THE BEGINNING Seal 36 ( NEW ) HARD TO HANDLE The Black Crowes 37 ( NEW ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart 38 ( 21 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie 39 ( 25 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey 40 ( NEW ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation
41 ( 35 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole 42 ( 41 ) HOLIDAY Madonna 43 ( 39 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys 44 ( 44 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers 45 ( 34 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz 46 ( 32 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa 47 ( 53 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon 48 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles 49 ( 33 ) A ROLLER-SKATING JAM NAMED “SATURDAYS” De La Soul 50 ( 24 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue
51 ( 26 ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven 52 ( 30 ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples 53 ( NEW ) SHE’S A GIRL AND I’M A MAN Lloyd Cole 54 ( 49 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer 55 ( 50 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees 56 ( 62 ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie 57 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas 58 ( 74 ) GUARANTEED Level 42 59 ( 46 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd 60 ( 59 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
61 ( 57 ) RESCUE ME Madonna 62 ( 61 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters 63 ( NEW ) LONG HOT SUMMER NIGHTS J.T. Taylor 64 ( NEW ) WHAT WOULD WE DO DSK 65 ( NEW ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds 66 ( NEW ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue 67 ( 52 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions 68 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles 69 ( 55 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis 70 ( NEW ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest
71 ( NEW ) INSANITY Oceanic 72 ( 38 ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama 73 ( NEW ) LIES EMF 74 ( NEW ) WHY BELIEVE IN YOU Texas 75 ( NEW ) MIND The Farm
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Post by popchartfreak on Aug 18, 2023 19:45:34 GMT 1
4th August 1973
It's 2 weeks on top for 10CC's brilliant album track Speed Kills, as Cher rises to 5, and Bob Dylan gets his first ever Retro top 10, and fit only took 5 years from his Retro chart debut. In my actual charts, Lay Lady Lay was the first to do it. New in, it's a debut for Hudson-Ford's unusual, but fab, Pick Up The Pieces in at 10, fresh off their top 10 Part Of The Union, their ex-band going on with the folk stuff under dave Cousins, while Hudson Ford get pretty-much into genre hopping, or in the case of this single, genre-defying. I've never been able to classify it!
In a busy week for high new entries, Guy Darrell's 1966 flop finally charts, thanks to the Northern Soul scene. It actually used to get on my nerves back in the summer of '73, but I've come to love it with the passage of time, I've Been Hurt at 13. The Detroit Spinners grab a 4th track of the year, with the fab Ghetto Child at 17, and actor and singer David Essex kick-starts his cool teen-idol career with the throbbing, sparse Rock On at 21. Girls at school who liked David Essex records tended to be cooler than the Donny Osmond & David Cassidy fans, or at least a little bit more mature on the whole! I record that observation as a Partridge Family Fan.
Neil Sedaka really starts to show his mature songwriting development with Our Last Song Together at 29, and it's not even 2 years since he restarted his pop career. Stevie Wonder drops his new album Innervisions, with a 7-minute cut of a future edited-version classic single, and also a new single out: Higher Ground at 38, and future UK-only single He's Misstra Know It All new at 71, as still-young Stevie gets all political in the days of Watergate obsessing the world, leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. Compared to current events, Watergate was pretty mild, just a bit of taping, breaking & entering, corruption and lying.
New at 44, The Doobie Brothers are new in with the rocking China Grove, never a UK hit sadly. Ditto Glen Campbell's A Beautiful Love Song, one I wasn't familiar with till this week, and it's pretty good at 67. Millie Jackson returns with a big song, Hurts So Good, one better-known to me as future reggae hit for Susan Cadogan in 1975 (I still prefer that version, but this is more powerful). That leaves The Pointer Sisters' big US hit Yes We Can Can in at 74, a full 6 years ahead of their UK chart debut.
1 ( 1 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1 2 ( 2 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry # 1 3 ( 3 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3 4 ( 4 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1 5 ( 7 ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 5 6 ( 5 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2 7 ( 8 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 7 8 ( 15 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 8 9 ( 9 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9 10 ( NEW ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford # 10
11 ( 10 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1 12 ( 36 ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 12 13 ( NEW ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell # 13 14 ( 6 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4 15 ( 11 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 5 16 ( 14 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3 17 ( NEW ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 17 18 ( 27 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 18 19 ( 35 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 19 20 ( 22 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro # 20
21 ( NEW ) ROCK ON - David Essex # 21 22 ( 18 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1 23 ( 23 ) SAND IN MY FACE - 10CC # 23 24 ( 12 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 6 25 ( 24 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20 26 ( 32 ) HEADLINE HUSTLER - 10CC # 26 27 ( 17 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5 28 ( 16 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1 29 ( NEW ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 29 30 ( 19 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2
31 ( 25 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10 32 ( 21 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1 33 ( 13 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1 34 ( 29 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8 35 ( 20 ) SATURDAY NIGHT - Bay City Rollers # 20 36 ( 26 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4 37 ( 37 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice # 37 38 ( NEW ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 38 39 ( 33 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3 40 ( 46 ) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE - Love Unlimited # 40
41 ( 28 ) KING HEROD’S SONG - Josh Mostel & Cast # 28 42 ( 38 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5 43 ( 41 ) HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople # 9 44 ( NEW ) CHINA GROVE - The Doobie Brothers # 44 45 ( 39 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1 46 ( 30 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex # 1 47 ( 40 ) HOSANNAH - Ted Neeley & Cast # 16 48 ( 43 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 38 49 ( 44 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2 50 ( 60 ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 50
51 ( 31 ) (EVERYONE’S AGREED THAT) EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE - Stealers Wheel # 26 52 ( 34 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters # 34 53 ( 42 ) JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY - Ronnie Dyson # 42 54 ( 48 ) RANDY - Blue Mink # 10 55 ( 47 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1 56 ( 50 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1 57 ( 65 ) SHIPS DON’T DISAPPEAR IN THE NIGHT (DO THEY?) - 10CC # 57 58 ( 61 ) I THINK OF YOU - The Detroit Emeralds # 58 59 ( 73 ) WHENEVER IT’S A SUNDAY - The Fortunes # 59 60 ( 67 ) JUST WHAT I HAD IN MIND - Faron Young # 60
61 ( 45 ) 24 SYCAMORE - Gene Pitney # 1 62 ( 58 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1 63 ( 57 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 # 1 64 ( 64 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood # 64 65 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1 66 ( 66 ) SONGS OF PRAISE - Roy Wood # 66 67 ( NEW ) A BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG - Glen Campbell # 67 68 ( 55 ) GAYE - Clifford T. Ward # 2 69 ( 72 ) MISS CLARKE AND THE COMPUTER - Roy Wood # 69 70 ( 49 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds # 7
71 ( NEW ) HE’S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - Stevie Wonder # 71 72 ( NEW ) HURTS SO GOOD - MIllie Jackson # 72 73 ( 74 ) I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles # 73 74 ( NEW ) YES WE CAN CAN - The Pointer Sisters # 74 75 ( 70 ) WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND - Grand Funk Railroad # 70
4th August 1973 my actual charts of the time
It's 3 weeks on top for Mud as the UK top 30 started to disenchant me somewhat, and I was having to chart tracks I wasn't that fussed about inside my charts, so most tracks are flattered, barring those that never made the UK 30 between 21 and 30 here. So that means Diana Ross climbs to 4, suiting the hot lazy days, Al Martino goes top 10, and Albert Hammond bounces back inside the top 20. Of more interest, the song from The Poseidon Adventure blockbuster, my then-all-time movie (bought the book, drew the poster, loved the cast), enters for Maureen McGovern, daughter of US Senator George McGovern, and topping the US charts.
Medicine Head return with a 2nd goodie, Rising Sun even better than One And One Is One, new at 24, and C.C.S. have on final chart fling with The Band Played The Boogie, their 4th and final charting single in my own charts (never really got Walkin' when I finally got to hear what I'd missed while living in Singapore).
1 ( 1 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud 2 ( 2 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro 3 ( 5 ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - The Carpenters 4 ( 14 ) TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Diana Ross 5 ( 3 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth 6 ( 8 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia 7 ( 4 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds 8 ( 7 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie 9 ( 13 ) SPANISH EYES - Al Martino 10 ( 9 ) YING TONG SONG - The Goons
11 ( 11 ) ALL RIGHT NOW - Free 12 ( 6 ) I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter 13 ( 16 ) SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING - Elton John 14 ( 12 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade 15 ( 17 ) ALBATROSS - Fleetwood Mac 16 ( 24 ) YOU CAN DO MAGIC - Limmie & The family Cooking 17 ( 15 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds 18 ( 20 ) STEP BY STEP - Joe Simon 19 ( RE ) FREE ELECTRIC BAND - Albert Hammond 20 ( 22 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings
21 ( 28 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters 22 ( NEW ) THE MORNING AFTER - Maureen McGovern 23 ( 10 ) HONALOOCHI BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople 24 ( NEW ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head 25 ( 26 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue 26 ( 29 ) I’M DOING FINE NOW - New York City 27 ( 30 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice 28 ( 18 ) GAYE - Clifford T. Ward 29 ( 19 ) ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT - Mungo Jerry 30 ( NEW ) THE BAND PLAYED THE BOOGIE - C.C.S.
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Post by popchartfreak on Aug 12, 2023 10:18:31 GMT 1
1 ( 9 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You 2 ( 1 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass 3 ( NEW ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex 4 ( 2 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton 5 ( 3 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis 6 ( 7 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn 7 ( 4 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen 8 ( 17 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers 9 ( 18 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika 10 ( 5 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
11 ( 6 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams 12 ( 10 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme 13 ( 8 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 14 ( 23 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 15 ( 11 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher 16 ( 27 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway 17 ( 20 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown 18 ( 14 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson 19 ( 63 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan 20 ( 13 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
21 ( 12 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie 22 ( 15 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys 23 ( 16 ) THE BEGINNING Seal 24 ( 30 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue 25 ( 19 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey 26 ( 29 ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven 27 ( 22 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz 28 ( 25 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper 29 ( 65 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A b**** Stevie Nicks 30 ( 38 ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples
31 ( 40 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd 32 ( 24 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa 33 ( 46 ) A ROLLER-SKATING JAM NAMED “SATURDAYS” De La Soul 34 ( 26 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz 35 ( 28 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole 36 ( 32 ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton 37 ( NEW ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia 38 ( 55 ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama 39 ( 31 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys 40 ( 47 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure
41 ( 36 ) HOLIDAY Madonna 42 ( RE ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses 43 ( 21 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy 44 ( 43 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers 45 ( NEW ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM 46 ( 37 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd 47 ( NEW ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe 48 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles 49 ( 42 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer 50 ( 41 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
51 ( 39 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas 52 ( 52 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions 53 ( NEW ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon 54 ( 35 ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville 55 ( 53 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis 56 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas 57 ( 57 ) RESCUE ME Madonna 58 ( 34 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory 59 ( 59 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John 60 ( NEW ) BOTH SIDES NOW Clannad & Paul Young
61 ( 61 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters 62 ( 66 ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie 63 ( 49 ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred 64 ( NEW ) EVERY HEARTBEAT Amy Grant 65 ( 60 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl 66 ( 62 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette 67 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles 68 ( NEW ) TWIST AND SHOUT Deacon Blue 69 ( NEW ) ROMANTIC Karyn White 70 ( NEW ) SATISFACTION Vanilla Ice
71 ( 74 ) LOVE’S UNKIND Sophie Lawrence 72 ( 70 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer 73 ( 58 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia 74 ( NEW ) GUARANTEED Level 42 75 ( NEW ) BANG Blur
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Post by popchartfreak on Aug 11, 2023 19:12:35 GMT 1
28th July 1973
It's a brand new album debut for 10CC this week in 1973, and as it turned out one of my absolute fave albums of the decade when I managed to tape it off a friend in early 1976. So, in comes the best track off the album, the stunning Speed Kills, never a single, criminally as it is totally rifftastic. I expect the drug-related themes might not have got Radio 1 plays, but it is a fabulous studio creation from 4 fabulous musicians playing about in their studio, and getting ready to take on the rest of the world, and a second Retro chart-topper. The next single for 10CC is new in at 9, the quirky 50's-pastiche The Dean And I. The amusing Sand In My Face is in at 23, the rockpop Headline Hustler debuts at 32, and Ships Don't Disappear In The Night (Do They), also quirky, is at 65. Their album is varied, the songs meticulous, lyrics witty and/or moving and choruses are more of an occasional accident amongst a backdrop of chock-a-block production.
Medicine Head manage to get a 2nd top 10 despite the 10CC invasion, with Rising Sun, and out this week in the USA it's the soundtrack album to the big Western movie of 1973, the X-Rated Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, with a soundtrack composed and produced by Bob Dylan, including his classic Knocking On Heaven's Door, new at 15. Unusually, Dylan's version remains the best version, not even close, and Eric Clapton and Guns 'n' Roses are among those who have tried it out to lesser artistic success.
Another song that would be a future cover was sadly a UK flop in 1973, a shame as I Believe In Miracles is a fab soul dance song and track, in at 35. Love Unlimited drop their new album this week, with current single up to 60, but the next bigger single debuts early at 46, Under The Influence Of Love, and both are very Barry White-sounding, naturally, bar the vocals. A minor UK hit of the time was a 3rd Detroit Emeralds song, I Think Of You - I quite liked it, but never managed to tape it off the radio, and consequently it's one I literally haven't heard for 50 years. It's quite nice, new at 61. Ann Peebles future disco monster cover by Eruption, I Can't Stand The Rain, plops in at 74, as former rain-on-windowpane singers The Fortunes do a catchy reggae pop number that flopped, Whenever It's A Sunday.
That leaves another album debut, another one of my fave 70's albums, by my then-hero-of-the-year, Roy Wood with Boulders. 2 of the tracks retro-charted in 1972, and are joined by another 3 this week, current single Dear Elaine at 64, all gentle folk, Songs Of Praise at 66, a bit of gospel that the New Seekers tried out for Eurovision 1972, and the sci-fi folk-jazz of Miss Clarke & The Computer, a sort of HAL2000 IT obession. Every instrument and every voice on the album is Roy Wood. I was very impressed with that as a 15-year-old. Still am, it's a fun album.
1 ( NEW ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1 2 ( 1 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry # 1 3 ( 4 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3 4 ( 3 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1 5 ( 2 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2 6 ( 5 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4 7 ( 7 ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 7 8 ( 15 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 8 9 ( NEW ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9 10 ( 8 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1
11 ( 10 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 5 12 ( 6 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 6 13 ( 14 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1 14 ( 17 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3 15 ( NEW ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 15 16 ( 9 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1 17 ( 11 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5 18 ( 16 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1 19 ( 12 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2 20 ( 21 ) SATURDAY NIGHT - Bay City Rollers # 20
21 ( 13 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1 22 ( 30 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro # 22 23 ( NEW ) SAND IN MY FACE - 10CC # 23 24 ( 20 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20 25 ( 18 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10 26 ( 22 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4 27 ( 34 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 26 28 ( 35 ) KING HEROD’S SONG - Josh Mostel & Cast # 28 29 ( 25 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8 30 ( 24 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex # 1
31 ( 26 ) (EVERYONE’S AGREED THAT) EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE - Stealers Wheel # 26 32 ( NEW ) HEADLINE HUSTLER - 10CC # 32 33 ( 23 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3 34 ( 37 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters # 34 35 ( NEW ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 35 36 ( 48 ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 36 37 ( 60 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice # 37 38 ( 32 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5 39 ( 33 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1 40 ( 28 ) HOSANNAH - Ted Neeley & Cast # 16
41 ( 29 ) HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople # 9 42 ( 42 ) JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY - Ronnie Dyson # 42 43 ( 38 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 38 44 ( 40 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2 45 ( 39 ) 24 SYCAMORE - Gene Pitney # 1 46 ( NEW ) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE - Love Unlimited # 46 47 ( 45 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1 48 ( 19 ) RANDY - Blue Mink # 10 49 ( 41 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds # 7 50 ( 44 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1
51 ( 51 ) WHEN BOUZOUKIS PLAYED - Vicky Leandros # 51 52 ( 36 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade # 36 53 ( 43 ) TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS - Paul Simon # 22 54 ( 27 ) ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH? - The Four Tops # 24 55 ( 46 ) GAYE - Clifford T. Ward # 2 56 ( 53 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1 57 ( 52 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 # 1 58 ( 54 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1 59 ( 59 ) EVIL - Earth, Wind & Fire # 59 60 ( 71 ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 60
61 ( NEW ) I THINK OF YOU - The Detroit Emeralds # 61 62 ( 31 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Blue Swede (Bjorn Skifs & Blablues) # 16 63 ( 58 ) BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate # 1 64 ( NEW ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood # 64 65 ( NEW ) SHIPS DON’T DISAPPEAR IN THE NIGHT (DO THEY?) - 10CC # 65 66 ( NEW ) SONGS OF PRAISE - Roy Wood # 66 67 ( 69 ) JUST WHAT I HAD IN MIND - Faron Young # 67 68 ( 57 ) THE KISS - Judee Sill # 57 69 ( 47 ) THE BAND PLAYED THE BOOGIE - C.C.S. # 47 70 ( 70 ) WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND - Grand Funk Railroad # 70
71 ( 50 ) IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY - Sly & The Family Stone # 50 72 ( NEW ) MISS CLARKE AND THE COMPUTER - Roy Wood # 72 73 ( NEW ) WHENEVER IT’S A SUNDAY - The Fortunes # 73 74 ( NEW ) I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles # 74 75 ( 74 ) ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY - Joe Walsh # 74 Wot I liked then way back in 28th July 1973
It's Mud still hypnotising on top of my summer chart back in '73, but Suzi Quatro goes a step higher than Can The Can did with 48 Crash up to 2, so a Chinn-Chapman double-top glamtastic chart. Nazereth hit their career chart peak of 3 (so far) as bad Bad Boy makes it a lively top 3, with Carpenters at 5 slowing things down a bit. The Goons tickle my funny bone, briefly, as Ying Tong Song hits 9, and a reactivated All Right Now is in at 11 for Free. Don't worry if it doesn't go any higher it'll be back again in the 70's. And 80's. And 90's.
Another 1970 oldie climbs to 13 for Al Martino, and Limmie & The Family Cooking finally sneak into the UK chart after weeks of airplay on Radio 1, or was it radio Luxembourg, with You Can Do Magic. The Drifters prove they don;t need all those 60's oldies to get a hit - Like Sister And Brother updates the sound and prepares the band for relocation to the UK and several years of non-stop hits, new at 28, their 3rd chart entry (and 4th song). New York City was another radio fave of the time, I'm Doing Fine Now took a while to grow on me too, but it's an actual soul minor classic, and First Choice get a second hit with Smarty Pants, which I didn;t like anywhere near as much as Armed & Extremely Dangerous. They would have further "hits" in my charts but this was their UK chart swansong.
1 ( 1 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud 2 ( 21 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro 3 ( 23 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth 4 ( 5 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds 5 ( 9 ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - The Carpenters 6 ( 6 ) I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter 7 ( 4 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie 8 ( 3 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia 9 ( 26 ) YING TONG SONG - The Goons 10 ( 2 ) HONALOOCHI BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople 11 ( NEW ) ALL RIGHT NOW - Free 12 ( 7 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade 13 ( 29 ) SPANISH EYES - Al Martino 14 ( 13 ) TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Diana Ross 15 ( 12 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds 16 ( 15 ) SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING - Elton John 17 ( 10 ) ALBATROSS - Fleetwood Mac 18 ( 24 ) GAYE - Clifford T. Ward 19 ( 16 ) ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT - Mungo Jerry 20 ( 11 ) STEP BY STEP - Joe Simon 21 ( 8 ) ROCK A DOODLE DOO - Linda Lewis 22 ( 14 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings 23 ( 17 ) FINDER’S KEEPERS - Chairmen Of The Board 24 ( NEW ) YOU CAN DO MAGIC - Limmie & The family Cooking 25 ( 18 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex 26 ( 30 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue 27 ( 22 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren 28 ( NEW ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters 29 ( NEW ) I’M DOING FINE NOW - New York City 30 ( NEW ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice
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Post by popchartfreak on Aug 7, 2023 11:42:09 GMT 1
1 ( 3 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass 2 ( 7 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton 3 ( 1 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis 4 ( 5 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen 5 ( 4 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors 6 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams 7 ( 27 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn 8 ( 6 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 9 ( 9 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You 10 ( 20 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme
11 ( 13 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher 12 ( 16 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie 13 ( 8 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive 14 ( 10 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson 15 ( 12 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys 16 ( 14 ) THE BEGINNING Seal 17 ( NEW ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers 18 ( 22 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika 19 ( 11 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey 20 ( 25 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
21 ( 21 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy 22 ( 15 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz 23 ( 29 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 24 ( 18 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa 25 ( 17 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper 26 ( 19 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz 27 ( RE ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway 28 ( 23 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole 29 ( 74 ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven 30 ( 40 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue
31 ( 24 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys 32 ( 52 ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton 33 ( 60 ) SCARY GO ROUND EP Jellyfish 34 ( 39 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory 35 ( 36 ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville 36 ( 33 ) HOLIDAY Madonna 37 ( 32 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd 38 ( 62 ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples 39 ( 26 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas 40 ( 70 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd
41 ( 38 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees 42 ( 31 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer 43 ( 42 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers 44 ( 46 ) JUST THE WAY IT IS BABY The Rembrandts 45 ( 34 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat 46 ( NEW ) A ROLLER-SKATING JAM NAMED “SATURDAYS” De La Soul 47 ( 48 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure 48 ( 28 ) PREGNANT FOR THE LAST TIME Morrissey 49 ( 30 ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred 50 ( 66 ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin
51 ( 50 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles 52 ( 37 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions 53 ( 45 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis 54 ( 57 ) MY AFFAIR Kirsty MacColl 55 ( 64 ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama 56 ( 55 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas 57 ( 51 ) RESCUE ME Madonna 58 ( 41 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia 59 ( 56 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John 60 ( 44 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
61 ( 59 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters 62 ( 43 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette 63 ( NEW ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan 64 ( 49 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors 65 ( NEW ) SOMETIMES IT’S A b**** Stevie Nicks 66 ( NEW ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie 67 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles 68 ( 47 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant 69 ( RE ) LET THE BEAT HIT ‘EM Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 70 ( 65 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
71 ( NEW ) ANOTHER WOMAN Samantha Fox 72 ( 63 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force 73 ( NEW ) INFILTRATE 202 Altern 8 74 ( NEW ) LOVE’S UNKIND Sophie Lawrence 75 ( 68 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
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Post by popchartfreak on Aug 4, 2023 16:14:52 GMT 1
21st July 1973 Retro Charts
It's a new entry at number one as Roger Daltry gets a second solo hit, complete with full orchestra, and smashes I'm Free in - a very under-rated majestic track this one, and already a retro chart entry for The Who hitting 20 in 1969, but Pete Townsend's Tommy song is much better than that given the full orchestral treatment, and is the only chart-topper for any member of The Who in the retro countdowns. That means The Osmonds hold at 2, but there's another threat new at 4 - the obscure debut single from ex-New Seekers lead male singer Peter Doyle: Rusty Hands Of Time was a great song, a great vocal, and got not a lot of airplay. I remember Junior's Choice playing it (cos I recorded it with Ed Stewart nattering over the end). Otherwise, unknown!
Cher's bangs in at 7 with another UK flop, the strong, powerful tribal ballad Half-Breed, which was semi-autobiographical for Cher's Native American heritage (grandparent I think), and a US chart-topper combined with her TV variety show performance. So that's a second solo top 10 for Cher. Medicine Head get a 3rd chart entry, Rising Sun new at 15, still twangy guitar and catchy folkpop, while First Choice follow-up the fabulous Armed & Extremely Dangerous with the more whimsical Smarty Pants at 60. LOve Unlimited also get a 2nd Barry White-created entry with Oh Love at 71, and Joe Walsh is 5 years early for his Life's Been Good-sounding guitar work on US smash (and UK flop) Rocky Mountain Way at 74.
1 ( NEW ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry # 2 ( 2 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 3 ( 1 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 4 ( NEW ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 5 ( 4 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 6 ( 9 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 7 ( NEW ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 8 ( 3 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 9 ( 13 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 10 ( 5 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band #
11 ( 12 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 12 ( 7 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 13 ( 6 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 14 ( 8 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 15 ( NEW ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 16 ( 11 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 17 ( 10 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 18 ( 18 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 19 ( 15 ) RANDY - Blue Mink # 20 ( 26 ) CLOUDS - David Gates #
21 ( 34 ) SATURDAY NIGHT - Bay City Rollers # 22 ( 17 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 23 ( 19 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 24 ( 14 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex # 25 ( 23 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 26 ( 27 ) (EVERYONE’S AGREED THAT) EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE - Stealers Wheel # 27 ( 24 ) ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH? - The Four Tops # 28 ( 20 ) HOSANNAH - Ted Neeley & Cast # 29 ( 25 ) HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople # 30 ( 40 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro #
31 ( 16 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Blue Swede (Bjorn Skifs & Blablues) # 32 ( 21 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 33 ( 28 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 34 ( 30 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 35 ( 37 ) KING HEROD’S SONG - Josh Mostel & Cast # 36 ( 36 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade # 37 ( 35 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters # 38 ( 38 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 39 ( 31 ) 24 SYCAMORE - Gene Pitney # 40 ( 33 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings #
41 ( 22 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds # 42 ( 55 ) JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY - Ronnie Dyson # 43 ( 39 ) TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS - Paul Simon # 44 ( 32 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 45 ( 41 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 46 ( 29 ) GAYE - Clifford T. Ward # 47 ( 47 ) THE BAND PLAYED THE BOOGIE - C.C.S. # 48 ( 68 ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 49 ( 49 ) GOODBYE IS JUST ANOTHER WORD - The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham # 50 ( 50 ) IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY - Sly & The Family Stone #
51 ( 51 ) WHEN BOUZOUKIS PLAYED - Vicky Leandros # 52 ( 44 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 # 53 ( 52 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 54 ( 43 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 55 ( 48 ) WALKING IN THE RAIN - The Partridge Family featuring David Cassidy & Starring Shirley Jones # 56 ( 46 ) BESAME MUCHO - Apollo 100 # 57 ( 69 ) THE KISS - Judee Sill # 58 ( 45 ) BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate # 59 ( 62 ) EVIL - Earth, Wind & Fire # 60 ( NEW ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice #
61 ( 42 ) PEEK-A-BOO - The Stylistics # 62 ( 53 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds # 63 ( 54 ) ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT - Mungo Jerry # 64 ( 59 ) 20th CENTURY BOY - T.Rex # 65 ( 61 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia # 66 ( 58 ) I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - Barry White # 67 ( 60 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ - The Doobie Brothers # 68 ( 70 ) YOUNG LOVE - Donny Osmond # 69 ( 71 ) JUST WHAT I HAD IN MIND - Faron Young # 70 ( 72 ) WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND - Grand Funk Railroad #
71 ( NEW ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 72 ( 56 ) LET ME BE THERE - Olivia Newton-John # 73 ( 57 ) LET’S GET IT ON - Marvin Gaye # 74 ( NEW ) ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY - Joe Walsh # 75 ( 75 ) FUNKY STUFF - Kool & The Gang # 21st July 1973 My chart that week then
It's 2 weeks on top for Mud's Hypnosis, holding Mott at 2, while Sylvia rises to 3 to threaten with some Pillow Talk. That Glitter man is unstoppable in the UK charts with his gang, and rises to 6 in my charts of the time, as we enjoyed the summer holidays, getting ready to pack up all out belongings yet again as we were on the move to Gloucester's RAF Innsworth in September so it was school-free sunny laziness for me. The Carpenters mellow Yesterday Once More suited the tone, and rises to give them a 6th top 10 in my charts.
Equally laid-back, Touch Me In The Morning is up to 13, but the new entries are quite a bit more lively: Suzi Quatro's 2nd hit 48 Crash in at 21, Chinn-Chapman doing the duties, and Nazereth's 2nd hit is Bad Bad Boy, and possibly their best record new at 23. Dad told us tales of The Ying Tong Song, a 50's novelty record that was back in vogue due to the TV show "The Last Goon Show Of All" with Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe & Peter Sellers. It's very silly and dad's dad was so annoyed with it he smashed it to pieces when dad played it once too often. Dad's new fave was Spanish Eyes, Al Martino new at 29 some 21 years since topping the very first UK chart. Dad bought Spanish Eyes, he could easily match Al note-for-note. Finally, Barry Blue finally gets a hit, after co-writing others with Lynsey De Paul, and Dancing On A Saturday Night had taken weeks and weeks of airplay to get to be a hit, so it was already a bit saturated from airplay. New at 30.
1 ( 1 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud 2 ( 2 ) HONALOOCHI BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople 3 ( 5 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia 4 ( 3 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie 5 ( 4 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds 6 ( 24 ) I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter 7 ( 7 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade 8 ( 9 ) ROCK A DOODLE DOO - Linda Lewis 9 ( 25 ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - The Carpenters 10 ( 10 ) ALBATROSS - Fleetwood Mac
11 ( 11 ) STEP BY STEP - Joe Simon 12 ( 8 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds 13 ( 28 ) TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Diana Ross 14 ( 13 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings 15 ( 17 ) SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING - Elton John 16 ( 16 ) ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT - Mungo Jerry 17 ( 6 ) FINDER’S KEEPERS - Chairmen Of The Board 18 ( 15 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex 19 ( 29 ) FREE ELECTRIC BAND - Albert Hammond 20 ( 18 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC
21 ( NEW ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro 22 ( 21 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren 23 ( NEW ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth 24 ( 30 ) GAYE - Clifford T. Ward 25 ( 12 ) CAN THE CAN - Suzi Quatro 26 ( NEW ) YING TONG SONG - The Goons 27 ( 22 ) TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS - Paul Simon 28 ( 14 ) STANDING ON THE INSIDE - Neil Sedaka 29 ( NEW ) SPANISH EYES - Al Martino 30 ( NEW ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue
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Post by popchartfreak on Jul 29, 2023 9:36:10 GMT 1
1 ( 1 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis 2 ( 7 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams 3 ( 2 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 4 ( 6 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive 5 ( 3 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You 6 ( 4 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson 7 ( 51 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey 8 ( 15 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher 9 ( 5 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper 10 ( 10 ) THE BEGINNING Seal
11 ( 39 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass 12 ( 19 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz 13 ( 9 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz 14 ( 11 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa 15 ( 12 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole 16 ( 14 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys 17 ( 20 ) THE ONLY LOVE The Bee Gees 18 ( 8 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys 19 ( 35 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen 20 ( 56 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
21 ( 13 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer 22 ( 18 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd 23 ( 29 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat 24 ( 21 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas 25 ( 16 ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees 26 ( 22 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl 27 ( 28 ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul 28 ( 43 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie 29 ( 23 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia 30 ( 25 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
31 ( 24 ) MAMA Kim Appleby 32 ( 27 ) HOLIDAY Madonna 33 ( 17 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar 34 ( 38 ) ARE YOU MINE Bros 35 ( 58 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy 36 ( 30 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis 37 ( 34 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette 38 ( 31 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant 39 ( NEW ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred 40 ( 26 ) CHORUS Erasure
41 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers 42 ( 37 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors 43 ( 52 ) MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN Whitney Houston 44 ( 42 ) RESCUE ME Madonna 45 ( NEW ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue 46 ( 33 ) RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW Jesus Jones 47 ( NEW ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme 48 ( 47 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles 49 ( 36 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions 50 ( 66 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory
51 ( 46 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force 52 ( 50 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John 53 ( 32 ) STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette 54 ( 54 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas 55 ( 53 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters 56 ( 62 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses 57 ( 48 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees 58 ( 57 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys 59 ( 44 ) SEXUALITY Billy Bragg 60 ( 59 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
61 ( 45 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown 62 ( NEW ) MY AFFAIR Kirsty MacColl 63 ( NEW ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville 64 ( 73 ) IT HIT ME LIKE A HAMMER Huey Lewis & The News 65 ( 64 ) LET IT BE The Beatles 66 ( 63 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma 67 ( 67 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience 68 ( 68 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway 69 ( 61 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic 70 ( NEW ) THE SOUND OF EDEN Shades Of Rhythm
71 ( RE ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin 72 ( NEW ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton 73 ( 72 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson 74 ( 40 ) REAL LOVE Driza Bone 75 ( NEW ) LET THE BEAT HIT ‘EM Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
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Post by popchartfreak on Jul 29, 2023 9:32:41 GMT 1
oops wrong thread..
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Post by popchartfreak on Jul 29, 2023 9:16:26 GMT 1
Touch Me In The Morning starting the Diana Ross downturn in quality for a few years Interesting, you must be dance-orientated.
I think it's one of her best 5 singles and it was her biggest selling single of the 70s in the US!
I loved her early ballads and tracks like Aint No Mountain (inspirational), Surrender, I'm Still waiting (genuinely touching) and Doobe doodn doobe and Touch Me In The Morning was a sort of crossover moment - still good, but post-Lady Sings The Blues I think she floundered a bit after this and opted for standard balladeering until Love Hangover, which was a key (yes dance ) track - that she promptly ignored until Nile Rodgers gave her an update focus and lesson in staying contemporary. Which she then ignored again bar 2 or 3 tracks
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Post by popchartfreak on Jul 28, 2023 17:06:38 GMT 1
14th July 1973
It's a 2nd week on top for Hot Chocolate in a fairly static top 20, and a chart that has few new entries, Rumours' lush strings soul holding off a threat from Gary Glitter, as The Leader (self-labelling there) gives Mike Leander and The Glitter Band a 5th top 10, most of 'em top 5. If The Shadows get credit for backing Cliff, then The Glitter Band (most of the appeal is in the thumping instrumentation) will get it from me, as this climbs to 5.
Highest new entry is the latest Bay City Rollers flop - though Saturday Night was just outside the UK top 50 this week, and getting some airplay. It's a great pop record and deserved to be a hit, I really rated it at the time, as I did all of the pre-Les McKewan era singles, this one almost as good as Keep On Dancing and Manana. It eventually topped the US charts in 1976 in a new version, far and away their biggest hit in the USA, new at 34 here. Suzi Q is just behind at 40 with the rocking 48 Crash grabbing her a 3rd chart listing.
At 68, Ken Boothe debuts with Is It Because I'm Black, a credible reggae social commentary song over a year before he gets an actual UK chart-topper with a David Gates cover - who is at 26 this week with Clouds, Bread-less. Faron Young gets a 2nd country ballad hit, a new one to me, as is the Ken Boothe track, Just What I Had In Mind is pretty decent. Grand Funk also debut, and they'll be back before long, with their US hit We're An American Band at 72, and another significant debut for Kool & The Gang strutting their Funky Stuff 7 or 8 years early for the UK charts.
1 ( 1 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1 2 ( 2 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2 3 ( 3 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1 4 ( 5 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4 5 ( 14 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 5 6 ( 7 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1 7 ( 6 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2 8 ( 8 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1 9 ( 9 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 9 10 ( 4 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3
11 ( 13 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1 12 ( 11 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5 13 ( 12 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1 14 ( 15 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex # 1 15 ( 10 ) RANDY - Blue Mink # 10 16 ( 20 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Blue Swede (Bjorn Skifs & Blablues) # 16 17 ( 17 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4 18 ( 16 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10 19 ( 18 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3 20 ( 19 ) HOSANNAH - Ted Neeley & Cast # 16
21 ( 23 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5 22 ( 22 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds # 7 23 ( 24 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8 24 ( 28 ) ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH? - The Four Tops # 24 25 ( 27 ) HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople # 9 26 ( 32 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 26 27 ( 36 ) (EVERYONE’S AGREED THAT) EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE - Stealers Wheel # 27 28 ( 29 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1 29 ( 21 ) GAYE - Clifford T. Ward # 2 30 ( 26 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 26
31 ( 30 ) 24 SYCAMORE - Gene Pitney # 1 32 ( 34 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1 33 ( 25 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2 34 ( NEW ) SATURDAY NIGHT - Bay City Rollers # 34 35 ( 37 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters # 35 36 ( 38 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade # 36 37 ( 44 ) KING HEROD’S SONG - Josh Mostel & Cast # 37 38 ( 46 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 38 39 ( 31 ) TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS - Paul Simon # 22 40 ( NEW ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro # 40
41 ( 35 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1 42 ( 48 ) PEEK-A-BOO - The Stylistics # 42 43 ( 45 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1 44 ( 42 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 # 1 45 ( 43 ) BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate # 1 46 ( 33 ) BESAME MUCHO - Apollo 100 # 5 47 ( 47 ) THE BAND PLAYED THE BOOGIE - C.C.S. # 47 48 ( 41 ) WALKING IN THE RAIN - The Partridge Family featuring David Cassidy & Starring Shirley Jones # 7 49 ( 40 ) GOODBYE IS JUST ANOTHER WORD - The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham # 15 50 ( 53 ) IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY - Sly & The Family Stone # 50
51 ( 59 ) WHEN BOUZOUKIS PLAYED - Vicky Leandros # 51 52 ( 51 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1 53 ( 52 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds # 24 54 ( 60 ) ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT - Mungo Jerry # 54 55 ( 62 ) JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY - Ronnie Dyson # 55 56 ( 71 ) LET ME BE THERE - Olivia Newton-John # 56 57 ( 39 ) LET’S GET IT ON - Marvin Gaye # 39 58 ( 57 ) I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - Barry White # 1 59 ( 55 ) 20th CENTURY BOY - T.Rex # 1 60 ( 56 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ - The Doobie Brothers # 8
61 ( 58 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia # 1 62 ( 70 ) EVIL - Earth, Wind & Fire # 62 63 ( 65 ) THE YING TONG SONG - The Goons # 63 64 ( 63 ) SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING - Elton John # 58 65 ( 66 ) GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE - Demis Roussos # 65 66 ( 61 ) FINDERS KEEPERS - Chairmen Of The Board # 4 67 ( 64 ) HERE I AM (COME AND TAKE ME) - Al Green # 64 68 ( NEW ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 68 69 ( 73 ) THE KISS - Judee Sill # 69 70 ( 72 ) YOUNG LOVE - Donny Osmond # 70
71 ( NEW ) JUST WHAT I HAD IN MIND - Faron Young # 71 72 ( NEW ) WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND - Grand Funk Railroad # 72 73 ( 75 ) KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE - Queen # 73 74 ( 74 ) DIDN’T I - Sylvia # 74 75 ( NEW ) FUNKY STUFF - Kool & The Gang # 75 14th July 1973 My actual chart of that week way back then
After several weeks of climbing the UK top 50, Mud finally break into the top 30 and qualify for my top 20 charts of the time, so I'd already bought Hypnosis and it duly swaps places with Wizzard, who drop out of the UK top 30 and drop out of my top 20, and going one place higher than Crazy did. It's also the 4th Chinn-Chapman track to top my charts. That leaves Mott The Hoople in the runner-up spot, and The Osmonds' hitting a new chart peak of 4 with the fun Goin' Home.
Mungo Jerry and Elton John both make the top 20, but neither track is hitting the sort of chart peak of many of their previous singles for me, and that also applies to 3 chart hits that sneak in at the bottom end - I wasn't that fussed about Gaye (actually a great record and I would come to appreciate Clifford T. Ward), Touch Me In The Morning starting the Diana Ross downturn in quality for a few years, and Albert hammond getting a hit with record that's not up to his previous single by quite a long stretch - nor most of his hit songs for other acts.
That leaves 2 big monsters debuting modestly for this week from Gary Glitter and the Carpenters finally getting as close to a UK chart-topper as they came, ironically it's not anywhere near their greatest recording but set up nicely their Greatest Hits which would be massive for years. 1 ( 22 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud 2 ( 3 ) HONALOOCHI BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople 3 ( 2 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie 4 ( 24 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds 5 ( 7 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia 6 ( 6 ) FINDER’S KEEPERS - Chairmen Of The Board 7 ( 5 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade 8 ( 8 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds 9 ( 9 ) ROCK A DOODLE DOO - Linda Lewis 10 ( 10 ) ALBATROSS - Fleetwood Mac 11 ( 17 ) STEP BY STEP - Joe Simon 12 ( 12 ) CAN THE CAN - Suzi Quatro 13 ( 15 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings 14 ( 14 ) STANDING ON THE INSIDE - Neil Sedaka 15 ( 11 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex 16 ( NEW ) ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT - Mungo Jerry 17 ( NEW ) SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING - Elton John 18 ( 18 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC 19 ( 21 ) SNOOPY VS THE RED BARON - The Hot Shots 20 ( 19 ) HALLELUJAH DAY - The Jackson 5 21 ( 23 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren 22 ( 25 ) TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS - Paul Simon 23 ( 1 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard 24 ( NEW ) I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter 25 ( NEW ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - The Carpenters 26 ( 28 ) RANDY - Blue Mink 27 ( 4 ) SWEET ILLUSIONS - Junior Campbell 28 ( NEW ) TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Diana Ross 29 ( NEW ) FREE ELECTRIC BAND - Albert Hammond 30 ( NEW ) GAYE - Clifford T. Ward
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Post by popchartfreak on Jul 22, 2023 9:29:35 GMT 1
1 ( 15 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis 2 ( 1 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 3 ( 3 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You 4 ( 2 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson 5 ( 9 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper 6 ( 11 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive 7 ( 24 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams 8 ( 4 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys 9 ( 8 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz 10 ( 13 ) THE BEGINNING Seal
11 ( 14 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa 12 ( 5 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole 13 ( 6 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer 14 ( 7 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys 15 ( 21 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher 16 ( 22 ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees 17 ( 23 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar 18 ( 18 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd 19 ( 27 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz 20 ( 60 ) THE ONLY LOVE The Bee Gees
21 ( 10 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas 22 ( 12 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl 23 ( 17 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia 24 ( 20 ) MAMA Kim Appleby 25 ( 16 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees 26 ( 32 ) CHORUS Erasure 27 ( 25 ) HOLIDAY Madonna 28 ( 74 ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul 29 ( 33 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat 30 ( 26 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
31 ( 31 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant 32 ( 19 ) STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette 33 ( 40 ) RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW Jesus Jones 34 ( 34 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette 35 ( NEW ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen 36 ( 36 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions 37 ( 28 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors 38 ( 43 ) ARE YOU MINE Bros 39 ( NEW ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass 40 ( 46 ) REAL LOVE Driza Bone
41 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers 42 ( 35 ) RESCUE ME Madonna 43 ( NEW ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti 44 ( 30 ) SEXUALITY Billy Bragg 45 ( 48 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown 46 ( 39 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force 47 ( 45 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles 48 ( 38 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees 49 ( 56 ) APPLE GREEN The Milltown Brothers 50 ( 47 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
51 ( NEW ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey 52 ( 61 ) MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN Whitney Houston 53 ( 49 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters 54 ( 53 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas 55 ( 37 ) BITTER TEARS INXS 56 ( NEW ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton 57 ( 55 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys 58 ( 67 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy 59 ( 57 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer 60 ( 29 ) IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul
61 ( 50 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic 62 ( 72 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses 63 ( 58 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma 64 ( 63 ) LET IT BE The Beatles 65 ( 42 ) HOOKED ON YOU Sydney Youngblood 66 ( 70 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory 67 ( 66 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience 68 ( 68 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway 69 ( 59 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon 70 ( NEW ) LOVE CONQUERS ALL ABC
71 ( 51 ) LEARNING TO FLY Tom Petty 72 ( 73 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson 73 ( NEW ) IT HIT ME LIKE A HAMMER Huey Lewis & The News 74 ( 75 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees 75 ( 64 ) 7 WAYS TO LOVE Cola Boy
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Post by popchartfreak on Jul 21, 2023 19:35:37 GMT 1
7th July 1973
It's a 4th Retro chart-topper for Hot Chocolate with the relatively unknown lush dark funk of Rumours, you can't even find the real lyrics on the interweb, but the mysterious political and social sentiment applies in spades these days, if anything, so full marks for ongoing relevance. Just behind at 2 is The Osmonds' second-biggest retro hit, equal with One Bad Apple and behind the chart-topping Crazy Horses. I started to go off The Osmonds as a band with Let Me In - but it's a fine ballad actually. Aretha Franklin keeps up the charting for a 7th year, Angel being one of her lovelier ballads, never fails to emote perfectly. Blue Mink make it 3 top 10's in a row and 6 in all, as Randy climbs back up to a new peak.
Banging in at 14, it's Glitter's closing anthem at any of his gigs, and a real crowd singalong - I'm The Leader Of The Gang was a bit too laddish to match up to the early singles for me, but my younger brother was a fan, and it's still got that monster sound. New at 14. In a very quiet week for new tracks, The Goons' mid-50's UK smash record is back following their TV special The Last Goon Show Of All. My dad bought the Ying Tong Song on 78rpm when he was a teenager, and my grandad hated it so much he smashed it to pieces. He didn't go for Ying Tong second time round, Al Martino's Spanish Eyes and Wink Martindale's Deck Of Cards were the 1973 singles of choice, and neither did I buy it. Amusing once, it drives you mad on repeat listens. Judee Sill died in 1979, and never achieved success, but The Kiss was a nice BBC2 Whistle Test feature. That leaves a debut from a little band called Queen. Nobody's ever heard of them again I think! They originally opened their chart account in my charts in 1974 with 2 number ones - I wonder if the Retro version will favour them the same....
1 ( 7 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1 2 ( 15 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2 3 ( 1 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1 4 ( 3 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3 5 ( 6 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 5 6 ( 4 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2 7 ( 2 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1 8 ( 8 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1 9 ( 33 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 9 10 ( 27 ) RANDY - Blue Mink # 10
11 ( 5 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5 12 ( 9 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1 13 ( 11 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1 14 ( NEW ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter # 14 15 ( 12 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex # 1 16 ( 10 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10 17 ( 17 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4 18 ( 14 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3 19 ( 16 ) HOSANNAH - Ted Neeley & Cast # 16 20 ( 34 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING - Blue Swede (Bjorn Skifs & Blablues) # 20
21 ( 19 ) GAYE - Clifford T. Ward # 2 22 ( 20 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds # 7 23 ( 22 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5 24 ( 21 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8 25 ( 13 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2 26 ( 26 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 26 27 ( 24 ) HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople # 9 28 ( 31 ) ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH? - The Four Tops # 28 29 ( 25 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1 30 ( 23 ) 24 SYCAMORE - Gene Pitney # 1
31 ( 29 ) TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS - Paul Simon # 22 32 ( 37 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 32 33 ( 18 ) BESAME MUCHO - Apollo 100 # 5 34 ( 28 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1 35 ( 32 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1 36 ( 36 ) (EVERYONE’S AGREED THAT) EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE - Stealers Wheel # 36 37 ( 61 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters # 37 38 ( 38 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade # 38 39 ( 67 ) LET’S GET IT ON - Marvin Gaye # 39 40 ( 30 ) GOODBYE IS JUST ANOTHER WORD - The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham # 15
41 ( 39 ) WALKING IN THE RAIN - The Partridge Family featuring David Cassidy & Starring Shirley Jones # 7 42 ( 42 ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5 # 1 43 ( 43 ) BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate # 1 44 ( 51 ) KING HEROD’S SONG - Josh Mostel & Cast # 44 45 ( 45 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1 46 ( 64 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 46 47 ( 68 ) THE BAND PLAYED THE BOOGIE - C.C.S. # 47 48 ( 57 ) PEEK-A-BOO - The Stylistics # 48 49 ( 52 ) YO YO - The Pearls # 49 50 ( 35 ) DELTA DAWN - Helen Reddy # 35
51 ( 48 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1 52 ( 41 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds # 24 53 ( 70 ) IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY - Sly & The Family Stone # 53 54 ( 40 ) CAN YOU DO IT - Geordie # 40 55 ( 50 ) 20th CENTURY BOY - T.Rex # 1 56 ( 53 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ - The Doobie Brothers # 8 57 ( 54 ) I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - Barry White # 1 58 ( 47 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia # 1 59 ( 63 ) WHEN BOUZOUKIS PLAYED - Vicky Leandros # 59 60 ( 66 ) ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT - Mungo Jerry # 60
61 ( 49 ) FINDERS KEEPERS - Chairmen Of The Board # 4 62 ( 62 ) JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY - Ronnie Dyson # 62 63 ( 58 ) SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING - Elton John # 58 64 ( 69 ) HERE I AM (COME AND TAKE ME) - Al Green # 64 65 ( NEW ) THE YING TONG SONG - The Goons # 65 66 ( 71 ) GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE - Demis Roussos # 66 67 ( 59 ) LAST TANGO IN LONDON - Mud # 59 68 ( 55 ) CAN THE CAN - Suzi Quatro # 1 69 ( 56 ) LONELY LADY - Joan Armatrading # 56 70 ( 72 ) EVIL - Earth, Wind & Fire # 70
71 ( 75 ) LET ME BE THERE - Olivia Newton-John # 71 72 ( 73 ) YOUNG LOVE - Donny Osmond # 72 73 ( NEW ) THE KISS - Judee Sill # 73 74 ( 74 ) DIDN’T I - Sylvia # 74 75 ( NEW ) KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE - Queen # 75
7th July 1973 Wot I Liked That Actual Week Then
It's 10 weeks on top for See My baby Jive in it's last week inside the UK top 30, so it def will be outside the top 20 next week and new chart-topper will be happening. David Bowie looks well-placed at 2, his highest chart position to date with Life On Mars, but Chairmen Of The Board get a third top 10 in a row, following on from their chart-topper, and Sylvia is just behind with the sexy Pillow Talk at 7. New at 24, The Osmonds' are Goin' Home, still rocking, and at 28, a relative flop for Blue Mink's Randy - for some reason it just didn't click with me, partly cos Randy meant something else in those days, so it seemed an odd choice of name for a song. 50 years later, though, it's a great pop song.
1 ( 1 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard 2 ( 3 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie 3 ( 4 ) HONALOOCHI BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople 4 ( 2 ) SWEET ILLUSIONS - Junior Campbell 5 ( 5 ) SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - Slade 6 ( 22 ) FINDER’S KEEPERS - Chairmen Of The Board 7 ( 23 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia 8 ( 6 ) BORN TO BE WITH YOU - Dave Edmunds 9 ( 7 ) ROCK A DOODLE DOO - Linda Lewis 10 ( 8 ) ALBATROSS - Fleetwood Mac 11 ( 12 ) THE GROOVER - T.Rex 12 ( 11 ) CAN THE CAN - Suzi Quatro 13 ( 10 ) I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - Barry White 14 ( 9 ) STANDING ON THE INSIDE - Neil Sedaka 15 ( 14 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings 16 ( 13 ) YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder 17 ( 16 ) STEP BY STEP - Joe Simon 18 ( 15 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC 19 ( 19 ) HALLELUJAH DAY - The Jackson 5 20 ( 26 ) CAN YOU DO IT - Geordie 21 ( 20 ) SNOOPY VS THE RED BARON - The Hot Shots 22 ( 21 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud 23 ( 24 ) I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren 24 ( NEW ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds 25 ( 28 ) TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS - Paul Simon 26 ( 17 ) WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - Lou Reed 27 ( 18 ) ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - First Choice 28 ( NEW ) RANDY - Blue Mink 29 ( 25 ) FRANKENSTEIN - The Edgar Winter Group 30 ( 27 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet
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1 ( 1 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 2 ( 9 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson 3 ( 4 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You 4 ( 3 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys 5 ( 2 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole 6 ( 11 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer 7 ( 7 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys 8 ( 6 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz 9 ( 5 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper 10 ( 17 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
11 ( 26 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive 12 ( 8 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl 13 ( 31 ) THE BEGINNING Seal 14 ( 10 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa 15 ( 46 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis 16 ( 12 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees 17 ( 13 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia 18 ( 14 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd 19 ( 25 ) STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette 20 ( 27 ) MAMA Kim Appleby
21 ( 22 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher 22 ( 40 ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees 23 ( 23 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar 24 ( 18 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams 25 ( 16 ) HOLIDAY Madonna 26 ( 19 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis 27 ( 35 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz 28 ( 24 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors 29 ( 15 ) IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul 30 ( 20 ) SEXUALITY Billy Bragg
31 ( 28 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant 32 ( 32 ) CHORUS Erasure 33 ( 56 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat 34 ( 37 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette 35 ( 30 ) RESCUE ME Madonna 36 ( 21 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions 37 ( 45 ) BITTER TEARS INXS 38 ( 38 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees 39 ( 33 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force 40 ( NEW ) RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW Jesus Jones
41 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers 42 ( 59 ) HOOKED ON YOU Sydney Youngblood 43 ( NEW ) ARE YOU MINE Bros 44 ( 48 ) KINKY LOVE Pale Saints 45 ( 44 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles 46 ( 73 ) REAL LOVE Driza Bone 47 ( 47 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John 48 ( 51 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown 49 ( 49 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters 50 ( 43 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
51 ( 34 ) LEARNING TO FLY Tom Petty 52 ( 36 ) GIRLS Powercut 53 ( 52 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas 54 ( 61 ) LOOKING FOR THE SUMMER Chris Rea 55 ( 54 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys 56 ( 69 ) APPLE GREEN The Milltown Brothers 57 ( 55 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer 58 ( 57 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma 59 ( 53 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon 60 ( 65 ) THE ONLY LOVE The Bee Gees
61 ( NEW ) MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN Whitney Houston 62 ( 29 ) SHERIFF FATMAN Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine 63 ( 63 ) LET IT BE The Beatles 64 ( 39 ) 7 WAYS TO LOVE Cola Boy 65 ( 50 ) COME ON EILEEN Dexy’s Midnight Runners 66 ( 64 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience 67 ( NEW ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy 68 ( NEW ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway 69 ( 42 ) A WATCHER’S POINT OF VIEW PM Dawn 70 ( NEW ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory
71 ( 71 ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin 72 ( NEW ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses 73 ( 72 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson 74 ( 67 ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul 75 ( 75 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees OMD LIVE AT POOLE ARTS CENTRE July 1991
1 Maid Of Orleans (Joan Of Arc Waltz) 2 Pandora’s Box 3 So In Love 4 Messages 5 Sailing On The 7 Seas 6 Electricty 7 Joan Of Arc 8 Enola Gay 9 Talking Loud And Clear 10 If You Leave
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