Haven Retro Combined Chart : 13.02.1971

[smokeyb]

The top 4 are the same as last week, so Elton John gets a 3rd week at number 1, George Harrison is at 2

Tom Jones is at 3, the Mixtures are at 4 and Marvin Gaye is up to number 5.



There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is Mungo Jerry at number 21.



The biggest climber is Smokey Robinson who jumps up 17 places to number 9.



The biggest faller is Elvis Presley who drops of the chart from 19.

13.02.1971 (Week # 07)


1 (01) Elton John - Your Song - 134 points (39-15-14-14-13-17-17-17-22-x-30-26-25-24-21-3-1-1-1) 18 wks

2 (02) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord - 100 points (38-14-7-8-7-8-10-12-1-3-2-2) 12 wks

3 (03) Tom Jones - She's A Lady - 95 points (10-6-4-3-3) 5 wks

4 (04) Mixtures - Pushbike Song - 89 points (8-4-2-4-4) 5 wks

5 (11) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - 83 points (27-11-5) 3 wks

6 (05) Supremes - Stoned Love - 65 points (35-13-9-13-9-7-9-10-9-11-12-5-5-5-5-6) 16 wks

7 (13) Cliff Richard – Sunny Honey Girl - 52 points (13-7) 2 wks

8 (07) Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle - 51 points (36-17-9-7-8) 5 wks

9 (26) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need - 41 points (26-9) 2 wks

10 (09) Badfinger - No Matter What - 39 points (37-31-37-36-38-17-7-6-8-9-8-14-5-3-7-10-9-10) 18 wks

11 (12) Ike & Tina Turner – Proud Mary - 38 points (30-12-11) 3 wks

12 (22) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - 37 points (22-12) 2 wks

13 (18) Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden - 34 points (31-29-30-29-26-20-18-13) 8 wks

14 (21) Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind - 34 points (33-27-28-36-40-x-35-22-21-14) 9 wks

15 (15) John Lennon - Mother - 33 points (28-18-14-15-15) 5 wks

16 (06) Kinks – Apeman - 33 points (10-4-3-1-1-1-2-6-6-16) 10 wks

17 (17) Carpenters - For All We Know - 33 points (33-34-17-17) 4 wks

18 (16) Osmonds - One Bad Apple - 32 points (39-29-20-19-19-26-21-15-16-18) 10 wks

19 (10) Carpenters – We’ve Only Just Begun - 31 points (18-20-23-17-6-6-6-5-6-11-x-14-7-9-7-10-19) 16 wks

20 (24) George Harrison - What Is Life - 29 points (25-33-24-20) 4 wks

21 (NE) Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump - 26 points 1 wk

22 (28) Equals - Black Skinned Blue - Eyed Boys - 25 points (14-7-4-4-12-18-28-22) 8 wks

23 (31) Staple Singers - Heavy Makes You Happy - 25 points (31-23) 2 wks

24 (NE) Cat Stevens – Wild World - 24 points 1 wk

25 (08) Tony Christie – Las Vegas - 21 points (32-14-10-8-8-25) 6 wks

26 (25) Jackie Lee - Rupert (The Bear) - 20 points (13-9-13-16-25-26) 6 wks

27 (35) Temptations – Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - 19 points (35-27) 2 wks

28 (40) Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll - 19 points (40-28) 2 wks

29 (NE) Edison Lighthouse - It's Up To You Petula - 19 points 1 wk

30 (34) Don McLean - Castles In The Air - 19 points (24-27-30-28-31-34-30) 7 wks

31 (36) Cat Stevens - Sad Lisa - 18 points (38-36-31) 3 wks

32 (NE) Isaac Hayes – The Look Of Love - 18 points 1 wk

33 (NE) Petula Clark - The Song Of My Life - 18 points 1 wk

34 (29) Wilson Pickett - Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You - 18 points (20-19-19-29-34) 5 wks

35 (14) Judy Collins – Amazing Grace - 18 points (38-19-13-9-3-2-8-11-14-35) 10 wks

36 (37) Four Tops – Just Seven Numbers - 17 points (30-32-37-36) 4 wks

37 (30) Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee - 17 points (30-37) 2 wks

38 (20) Bee Gees - Lonely Days - 17 points (40-25-27-18-20-18-20-16-11-15-13-20-38) 13 wks

39 (NE) Perry Como - It's Impossible - 16 points 1 wk

40 (NE) Byrds - Chestnut Mare - 16 points 1 wk



Dropped Out

41 (33) McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone - 15 points (24-5-3-2-2-2-3-6-17-20-24-33)

43 (40) Kool & The Gang – Who's Gonna Take The Weight - 14 points (34-29-28-40)

45 (38) Bobby Bloom - Heavy Makes You Happy - 13 points (23-23-23-23-38)

48 (27) Tony Orlando & Dawn - Candida - 13 points (17-27)

50 (23) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking - 12 points (5-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-6-14-21-23)

55 (32) Barbra Streisand - Stoney End - 10 points (27-38-24-x-27-25-27-x-35-32)

(19) Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 0 points (28-15-11-12-19)

- (39) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed - 0 points (13-5-5-5-4-8-16-24-26-39)

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


I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 20.02.1971

1 (1) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (5 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Mixtures - Pushbike Song (6 wk) (# 2)
3 (4) Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle (6 wk) (# 3)
4 (3) Supremes - Stoned Love (6 wk) (# 3)
5 (5) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace (11 wk) (# 5)
6 (6) Badfinger - No Matter What (7 wk) (# 5)
7 (13) Perry Como - It's Impossible (4 wk) (# 7)
8 (7) Elton John - Your Song (5 wk) (# 7)
9 (9) Clive Dunn - Grandad (12 wk) (# 1)
10 (10) Tony Orlando & Dawn - Candida (6 wk) (# 10)
11 (8) The Kinks - Apeman (10 wk) (# 5)
12 (14) T.Rex - Ride A White Swan (17 wk) (# 2)
13 (15) Tom Jones - She's A Lady (6 wk) (# 13)
14 (RE) Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump (2 wk) (# 14)
15 (12) Frankie Valli - You're Ready Now (10 wk) (# 11)
16 (16) Jackie Lee - Rupert (8 wk) (# 16)
17 (24) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need (4 wk) (# 17)
18 (18) Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (7 wk) (# 7)
19 (22) Cliff Richard - Sunny Honey Girl (5 wk) (# 19)
20 (25) Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe (13 wk) (# 4)
21 (11) The Jackson 5 - I'll Be There (13 wk) (# 4)
22 (32) Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Forget Me Not (2 wk) (# 22)
23 (20) Neil Diamond - Cracklin Rosie (15 wk) (# 3)
24 (17) The Equals - Black Skinned Blue - Eyed Boys (9 wk) (# 9)
25 (26) McGuinness Flint - When I`m Dead And Gone (13 wk) (# 2)
26 (NE) Chairmen Of The Board - Everything's Tuesday (1 wk) (# 26)
27 (21) Tony Christie - Las Vegas (7 wk) (# 21)
28 (NE) Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden (1 wk) (# 28)
29 (19) Weathermen - It's The Same Old Song (6 wk) (# 19)
30 (NE) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (1 wk) (# 30)
31 (29) Frank Sinatra - My Way (90 wk) (# 5)
32 (23) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (13 wk) (# 1)
33 (NE) Edwin Starr - Stop The War Now (1 wk)(# 33)
34 (37) Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night (3 wk) (# 34)
35 (34) Partridge Family - I Think I love You (2 wk) (# 34)
36 (36) Petula Clark - Song Of My Life (3 wk) (# 36)
37 (40) Barbra Streisand - Stoney End (3 wk) (# 37)
38 (30) The Byrds - Chestnut Mare (2 wk) (# 30)
39 (28) Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun (7 wk) (# 28)
40 (31) Dana - Who Put the Lights Out (2 wk) (# 31)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 18-02-71: Tony Blackburn

(14) MUNGO JERRY – Baby Jump
(5) JUDY COLLINS – Amazing Grace  
(NEW) HOT CHOCOLATE – You Could’ve Been A Lady
(22) MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS – Forget Me Not  
MARVIN, WELCH & FARRAR – Faithful
MARVIN, WELCH & FARRAR – Burning Bridges
MARVIN, WELCH & FARRAR – My Home Town
(17) SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES – (Come ’Round Here) I’m The One You Need  
(30) NEIL DIAMOND – Sweet Caroline  
(38) THE BYRDS – Chestnut Mare  
(1) GEORGE HARRISON – My Sweet Lord  
(26) CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD – Everything’s Tuesday  

[Deleted]

Mark's Top 40 - 20.02.1971

1 (04) The Supremes - Stoned Love
2 (01) Elton John - Your Song
3 (02) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
4 (03) Jackie Lee - Rupert
5 (05) Cliff Richard - Sunny Honey Girl
6 (06) The Mixtures - The Pushbike Song
7 (New) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
8 (New) Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
9 (14) Partridge Family - I Think I Love You
10 (New) Tom Jones - She's A Lady
11 (07) The Kinks - Apeman
12 (08) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need
13 (09) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
14 (10) Equals - Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys
15 (12) Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle
16 (32) Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump
17 (13) Elvis Presley - I've Lost You
18 (11) Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
19 (15) Badfinger - No Matter What
20 (16) Ken Dodd - Broken Hearted
21 (17) Tony Christie - Las Vegas
22 (18) Tony Orlando & Dawn - Candida
23 (19) T. Rex - Ride A White Swan
24 (20) Bee Gees - Lonely Days
25 (22) McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
26 (23) Barbra Streisand - Stoney End
27 (24) Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man
28 (25) Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
29 (28) The Weathermen - It's The Same Old Song
30 (27) Jackson 5 - I'll Be There
31 (New) Carpenters - For All We Know
32 (26) Perry Como - It's Impossible
33 (31) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
34 (New) Cat Stevens - Wild World
35 (New) Chairmen Of The Board - Everything's Tuesday
36 (36) Petula Clark - Song Of My Life
37 (New) Edwin Starr - Stop The War Now
38 (21) Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
39 (39) The Byrds - Chestnut Mare
40 (40) Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Elton John - Your Song (5 wks)
2 (10) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (2 wks)
3 (2) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (5 wks)
4 (11) Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump (3 wks)
5 (4) The Mixtures - Pushbike Song (6 wks)
6 (5) Tom Jones - She's A Lady (6 wks)
7 (8) George Harrison - What Is Life (3 wks)
8 (3) John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band - Mother (7 wks)
9 (6) Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun (7 wks)
10 (14) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need (4 wks)
11 (21) Partridge Family - I Think I love You (2 wks)
12 (19) Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night (3 wks)
13 (20) Cat Stevens - Wild World (3 wks)
14 (13) Bread - Let Your Love Go (8 wks)
15 (7) Supremes - Stoned Love (6 wks)
16 (18) Guess Who - Hang On To Your Life (4 wks)
17 (16) The Show Stoppers - Ain't Nothing But A House Party (4 wks)
18 (24) The Byrds - Chestnut Mare (2 wks)
19 (NE) Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden (1 wk)
20 (25) Dana - Who Put the Lights Out (2 wks)
21 (26) Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Forget Me Not (2 wks)
22 (NE) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (1 wk)
23 (30) Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen (2 wks)
24 (NE) Chairmen Of The Board - Everything's Tuesday (1 wk)
25 (17) Perry Como - It's Impossible (4 wks)
26 (9) Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle (6 wks)
27 (12) Badfinger - No Matter What (7 wks)
28 (15) Tony Christie - Las Vegas (7 wks)
29 (NE) Edwin Starr - Stop The War Now (1 wk)
30 (NE) Santana - Oye Como Va (1 wk)

[Earl Purple]

20/02/1971 was the date of birth of my first proper girlfriend.

[Earl Purple]

and the chart

1 ( 1 ) Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 7 ) Chestnut Mare - Byrds
3 ( 6 ) Baby Jump - Mungo Jerry
4 ( 2 ) Your Song - Elton John (#1[5])
5 ( 3 ) Pushbike Song - Mixtures (#2[2])
6 ( 4 ) Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson (#2[1])
7 ( 5 ) One Bad Apple - Osmonds (#4)
8 ( 9 ) It's Up To You Petula - Edison Lighthouse
9 ( 8 ) She's A Lady - Tom Jones (#6)
10 ( 14 ) 1900 Yesterday - Liz Damon

11 ( 15 ) Let Your Love Go - Bread
12 ( 10 ) If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot (#8)
13 ( 11 ) Sunny Honey Girl - Cliff Richard (#10)
14 ( 20 ) Mama's Pearl - Jackson Five
15 ( 18 ) The Song Of My Life - Petula Clark
16 ( 27 ) Forget Me Not - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas
17 ( 12 ) Resurrection Shuffle - Ashton Gardner & Dyke (#9)
18 ( 25 ) Tomorrow Night - Atomic Rooster
19 ( 17 ) Get Up Get Into It Get Involved - James Brown (#16)
20 ( 16 ) What Have They Done To My Song Ma - Melanie (#12)

21 ( 13 ) Las Vegas - Tony Christie (#5)
22 ( -- ) Just My Imagination - Temptations
23 ( 33 ) For All We Know - Carpenters
24 ( 22 ) Born To Wander - Rare Earth (#12)
25 ( 37 ) Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion
26 ( 19 ) Rupert (The Bear) - Jackie Lee (#4)
27 ( 24 ) We Gotta Get You A Woman - Runt (#16)
28 ( 21 ) Apeman - Kinks (#1[4])
29 ( 26 ) Remember Me - Diana Ross (#23)
30 ( 23 ) Border Song - Aretha Franklin (#6)

31 ( -- ) Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
32 ( 32 ) (Do The) Push And Pull - Rufus Thomas
33 ( 28 ) Heavy Makes You Happy - Bobby Bloom (#24)
34 ( 30 ) Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (#28)
35 ( 36 ) Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Chicago (#24)
36 ( 29 ) Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills (#4)
37 ( 31 ) You're Ready Now - Frankie Valli (#8)
38 ( 34 ) Pay To The Piper - Chairmen Of The Board (#12)
39 ( -- ) Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith
40 ( 35 ) If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#11)

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-- ( 38 ) Games - Redeye (#19)
-- ( 39 ) Mr Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#25)
-- ( 40 ) Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys - Equals (#11)

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-- ( -- ) Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - Partridge Family

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[o]

1 Elton John - Your Song
2 Mixtures - Pushbike Song
3 Tom Jones - She's A Lady
4 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
5 Kinks – Apeman
6 Badfinger - No Matter What
7 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
8 Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump
9 Supremes - Stoned Love
10 Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden

[darkstar79]

01 Marvin Gaye – What's Going On (3 wks)
02 The Temptations – Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) (3 wks)
03 Isaac Hayes – The Look Of Love (2 wks)
04 Edwin Starr – Stop The War (1 wk)
05 The Four Tops – Just Seven Numbers (5 wks)
06 The Carpenters – For All We Know (3 wks)
07 Tom Jones – She's A Lady (6 wks)
08 Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Solution For Pollution (5 wks)
09 Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline (1 wk)
10 The Staple Singers – Heavy Makes You Happy (3 wks)

11 Kool & The Gang – Who's Gonna Take The Weight (6 wks)
12 Wilson Pickett – Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You (6 wks)
13 The Presidents – Triangle Of Love (4 wks)
14 JR Walker & The All Stars – Carry Your Own Load (1 wk)
15 The Detroit Emeralds – Do Me Right (3 wks)
16 The Impressions – Ain’t Got Time (2 wks)
17 The Moments – I Can’t Help It (1 wk)
18 Major Lance – Must Be Love Coming Down (5 wks)
19 Aretha Franklin – You Are All I Need To Get By (1 wk)
20 Brenda & The Tabulations – A Child No One Wanted (5 wks)

21 Jimmy Ruffin – Maria (You Were The Only One) (3 wks)
22 100 Proof Aged Soul – One Man's Leftovers (Is Another Man's Feast) (1 wk)
23 The Dells – The Glory Of Love (6 wks)
24 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need (4 wks)
25 Chairmen Of The Board – Everything's Tuesday (1 wk)
26 Bill Coday – Get Your Lie Straight (2 wks)
27 Junior Parker – Drowning On Dry Land (3 wks)
28 The Show Stoppers – Ain't Nothing But A House Party (4 wks)
29 Flaming Ember – Stop The World (And Let Me Off) (2 wks)
30 Tony Christie – Las Vegas (7 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(04) Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
02(01) Cat Stevens – Wild World
03(02) Ike & Tina Turner – Proud Mary
04(03) Elton John – Your Song
05(06) Petula Clark – The Song Of My Life
06(12) Barbra Streisand - Stoney End
07(09) Perry Como – It’s Impossible
08(05) George Harrison – My Sweet Lord
09(14) Edison Lighthouse - It's Up To You, Petula
10(24) The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

11(07) Tom Jones – She’s A Lady
12(08) Cliff Richard – Sunny Honey Girl
13(17) Atomic Rooster – Tomorrow Night
14(--) Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden
15(10) The Mixtures – Pushbike Song
16(20) Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump
17(13) Badfinger – No Matter What
18(18) Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out
19(31) Dana – Who Put The Lights Out
20(32) Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Forget Me Not

21(34) The Byrds – Chestnut Mare

31(re) Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
32(--) Edwin Starr – Stop The War Now
33(--) Chairmen Of The Board – Everything’s Tuesday
39(--) Isaac Hayes – The Look Of Love
40(--) Alice Cooper – I’m Eighteen

[raliverpool]

01 Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll (5wks 29-11-5-2-1)

02 Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (5wks 33-19-11-5-2)
03 Elton John - Your Song (8wks 25-19-14-8-3-1-1-3)
04 Cat Stevens - Sad Lisa (7wks 34-21-13-5-3-3-4)
05 Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden (7wks 27-18-15-10-7-4-5)
06 Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You (3wks 23-7-6)
07 John Lennon - Working Class Hero (2wks 18-7)
08 Neil Young - Southern Man (3wks 31-14-8)
09 George Harrison - I'd Have You Anytime (2wks 19-9)
10 Elton John - My Father's Gun (3wks 33-17-10)

11 Ashton Gardner & Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle (4wks 34-17-12-11)
12 Kinks - This Time Tomorrow (3wks 26-15-12)
13 Band - The Shape I'm In (4wks 36-21-13-13)
14 Tom Jones - She's A Lady (5wks 25-14-10-9-14)
15 Elton John - Border Song (6wks 33-22-13-9-8-15)
16 John Lennon - Mother (7wks 35-15-5-2-2-6-16)
17 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (2wks 31-17)
18 Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Todd Rundgren & Runt - We Gotta Get You A Woman (7wks 29-20-14-7-6-10-19)
20 Derek & The Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues (2wks 32-20)

21 Carpenters - For All We Know (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Bee Gees - Lonely Days (8wks 26-11-7-1-1-4-11-22)
23 Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby McGee (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Jackson Five - Mama's Pearl (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Grateful Dead - Truckin' (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Osmonds - One Bad Apple (2wks 30-26)
27 Mixtures - Pushbike Song (4wks 30-22-23-27)
28 Black Sabbath - Hand of Doom (2wks 33-28)
29 George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (8wks 22-13-8-3-4-8-16-29)
30 David Bowie - Black Country Rock (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia (5wks 40-31-25-24-31)
32 Temptations - Just My Imagination (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Badfinger - We're For The Dark (5wks 39-29-24-26-33)
34 Judy Collins - Amazing Grace (5wks 23-20-18-25-34)
35 Zoot - Eleanor Rigby (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Wadsworth Mansion - Sweet Mary (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Four Tops - Just Seven Numbers (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Jackie Wilson - (I Can Feel The Vibrations) This Love Is Real (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Guess Who - Hang on to Your Life (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Isley Brothers - Freedom (1wk 40 NEW)

If another song better encapsulates the joy of listening to rock music, then I have not heard it. If another song three decades before The Strokes existed sounds more like The Strokes then I'm not heard it either.

[Shireblogger]

1 [3] :: Supremes - STONED LOVE
2 [1] :: George Harrison - MY SWEET LORD
3 [2] :: Ike & Tina Turner - PROUD MARY
4 [7] :: Staple Singers - HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY
5 [4] :: Elton John - YOUR SONG
6 [6] :: Marvin Gaye - WHAT'S GOING ON
7 [5] :: George Harrison - WHAT IS LIFE {My Sweet Lord B-side}
8 [new] :: Neil Diamond - SWEET CAROLINE
9 [new] :: Edwin Starr - STOP THE WAR NOW
10 [10] :: Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - THE RESURRECTION SHUFFLE
11 [9] :: Janis Joplin - ME AND BOBBY McGEE
12 [8] :: Ike & Tina Turner - FUNKIER THAN A MOSQUITO'S TWEETER {Proud Mary B-side}
13 [11] :: Mixtures - PUSHBIKE SONG
14 [13] :: Van Morrison - BLUE MONEY
15 [new] :: Mungo Jerry - BABY JUMP
16 [14] :: Tom Jones - SHE'S A LADY
17 [12] :: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - (COME 'ROUND HERE) I'M THE ONE YOU NEED
18 [new] :: Lynn Anderson - ROSE GARDEN
19 [new] :: Joe South - ROSE GARDEN
20 [18] :: Judy Collins - AMAZING GRACE

[popchartfreak]

13th February 1971

It's Marvin Gaye on top for a 4th week, and What's Going On? Only the last couple of days in the UK before pounds shillings and pence were retired forever and kids throughout the land shouted hooray at being able to do sums involving currency at school in the decimal system. For All We Know gives the Carpenters almost a 2nd number one, but not quite, and Smokey Robinson gets a 4th top 10 of the Retro countdown, twice what he did in my original charts. George Jones grabs a country classic top 10 with Good Year For The Roses, and Nilsson gets a 5th top 10, 4 more than he did in my original charts.

Highest new entry is a soul classic, as The Temptations pucker-up for a 4th Top 10 with the gorgeous Just My Imagination, in at 11, and Petula Clark returns for a 9th chart entry with The Song Of My Life at 60, as her singles career starts to run out of steam after 30 years or so. Not to worry, though, she'll be topping my charts in the 80's and the 2010's, one with a remix, one with a brand new cool track. Hot Chocolate stop giving away their hit songs, and grab one for themselves, as You Could've Been A Lady debuts for an abrupt change of style, rock-funk, The 5th Dimension move away from their class harmonies/gospel sound and start the smooth soul ballad phase, with Marilyn McCoo generally on lead vocal. That kept the sound more contemporary, but led to a breakaway from the band along with her hubby Billy Davis Jr. Finally James Brown is back with another rhythm track that has that "sampled in a million rap records" feel to it - Soul Power.



1 ( 1 ) WHAT’S GOING ON? Marvin Gaye # 1
2 ( 3 ) FOR ALL WE KNOW Carpenters # 2
3 ( 2 ) CASTLES IN THE AIR Don McLean # 1
4 ( 4 ) HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN? Creedence Clearwater Revival # 4
5 ( 17 ) (COME ‘ROUND HERE) I’M THE ONE YOU NEED Smokey Robinson & The Miracles # 5
6 ( 5 ) ONE BAD APPLE The Osmonds # 2
7 ( 7 ) MY SWEET LORD George Harrison # 1
8 ( 6 ) AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins # 2
9 ( 13 ) A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES George Jones # 9
10 ( 11 ) ME AND MY ARROW Nilsson # 10

11 ( NEW ) JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME) The Temptations # 11
12 ( 9 ) TOO BUSY THINKING ‘BOUT MY BABY Mardi Gras # 2
13 ( 23 ) (WHERE DO I BEGIN?) LOVE STORY Andy Williams # 13
14 ( 8 ) SUNNY HONEY GIRL Cliff Richard # 8
15 ( 20 ) RESURRECTION SHUFFLE Ashton, Gardner & Dyke # 15
16 ( 18 ) WILD WORLD Cat Stevens # 16
17 ( 26 ) DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 17
18 ( 36 ) BABY JUMP Mungo Jerry # 18
19 ( 14 ) IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Gordon Lightfoot # 2
20 ( 15 ) LONELY DAYS The Bee Gees # 1

21 ( 16 ) STONED LOVE The Supremes # 1
22 ( 10 ) REMEMBER ME Diana Ross # 10
23 ( 12 ) LADY BARBARA Peter Noone & Herman’s Hermits # 8
24 ( 24 ) SAMBA PA TI Santana # 1
25 ( 22 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Yvonne Elliman # 2
26 ( 29 ) AND I LOVE YOU SO Don McLean # 26
27 ( 40 ) MUST BE LOVE COMING DOWN Major Lance # 27
28 ( 44 ) JUST 7 NUMBERS The Four Tops # 28
29 ( 37 ) SHE’S A LADY Tom Jones # 29
30 ( 46 ) AIN’T IT A SAD THING R. Dean Taylor # 30

31 ( 19 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Sonny Curtis # 19
32 ( 30 ) RIDE A WHITE SWAN T.Rex # 1
33 ( 27 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD David Bowie # 7
34 ( 34 ) LAYLA Derek & The Dominoes # 4
35 ( 31 ) BRIDGET THE MIDGET (THE QUEEN OF THE BLUES) Ray Stevens # 10
36 ( 48 ) ANGEL BABY Dusk # 36
37 ( 21 ) WORKING CLASS HERO John Lennon # 13
38 ( 49 ) LET YOUR LOVE GO Bread # 38
39 ( 38 ) IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson featuring Rod Stewart # 3
40 ( 39 ) NO MATTER WHAT Badfinger # 1

41 ( 35 ) WHAT IS LIFE George Harrison # 10
42 ( 33 ) TOGETHER WE TWO The Archies # 33
43 ( 41 ) I THINK I LOVE YOU The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 1
44 ( 25 ) NOTHING RHYMED Gilbert O’Sullivan # 9
45 ( 28 ) HOLLY HOLY Junior Walker & The All Stars # 18
46 ( 32 ) YOU’RE READY NOW Frankie Valli # 15
47 ( 45 ) STONEY END Barbra Streisand # 1
48 ( 62 ) YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Aretha Franklin # 48
49 ( 58 ) TOMORROW NIGHT Atomic Rooster # 49
50 ( 42 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT Yvonne Elliman, Ian Gillan & Murray Head # 9

51 ( 50 ) I’LL BE THERE The Jackson 5 # 1
52 ( 51 ) A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach # 1
53 ( 55 ) SINCE I’VE BEEN LOVIN’ YOU Led Zeppelin # 53
54 ( 60 ) JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’ (EARLY IN THE MORNING) Barbra Streisand # 54
55 ( 47 ) I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Dave Edmunds # 7
56 ( 52 ) HOW CAN I BE SURE Dusty Springfield # 1
57 ( 61 ) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Chairmen Of The Board # 57
58 ( 59 ) TRIANGLE OF LOVE The Presidents # 58
59 ( 43 ) IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG The Weathermen aka Jonathan King # 43
60 ( NEW ) THE SONG OF MY LIFE Petula Clark # 60

61 ( 56 ) ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson # 10
62 ( 57 ) HOME LOVIN’ MAN Andy Williams # 4
63 ( 66 ) AIN’T GOT TIME Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions # 63
64 ( 67 ) CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU Freda Payne # 64
65 ( 70 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy # 65
66 ( NEW ) YOU COULD’VE BEEN A LADY Hot Chocolate # 66
67 ( 64 ) LOVE IS LIFE Hot Chocolate # 1
68 ( 63 ) AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross # 1
69 ( 71 ) AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn # 69
70 ( 73 ) WHO PUT THE LIGHTS OUT Dana # 70

71 ( 72 ) THE LOOK OF LOVE Isaac Hayes # 71
72 ( 75 ) OYE COMO VA Santana # 72
73 ( 74 ) CHICK-A-BOOM (DON’T YA JES’ LOVE IT) Daddy Dewdrop # 73
74 ( NEW ) LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES The 5th Dimension # 74
75 ( NEW ) SOUL POWER James Brown # 75





16th Feb 1971 RETRO THEN

It's a first week on top for Cliff Richard's second chart-topper since I began my charts in 1968 - though he would have topped my charts (had I been compiling) with Summer Holiday, Bachelor Boy and The Day I Met Marie in the 60's. There's still some more to come though, but not for a while. Neil Diamond gets his 2nd top 10 with modern-anthem Sweet Caroline. It's amazing how this 2-year-old track finally made the UK charts...and then became a karoake staple in the 21st century. During the 70's it really wasn't that big a thing!

Barbra Streisand's greatest single pops in, with her Laura Nyro cover Stoney End, The Archies TV show song (and never released in any format, except as part of the TV show DVD) Comes The Sun also enters, as does Mungo Jerry's rocking follow-up to another famous anthem, Baby Jump. Back in Singapore of the time, we were aware of, but not involved in, the UK decimalisation on the 15th - we already had 10 pence and 5 pence coins in circulation before we left in 1969 as they were identical to the shilling and 2 shilling coins, but it was goodbye to the old brass threepenny bit with it's 12 sides, the small silver sixpence, the half-crown coin, and the ten-shilling note, which was sad. I rather liked the 50-pence piece design though, when I saw one. While it was sad in one sense to lose a historic and ancient system of currency, it was brilliant not to have do maths using it anymore at school, as it was a complete chore. Decimal, as we had in Singapore, was SO much easier! I never did quite get why old people of the time struggled to get used to decimal currency - it was a piece of p*ss, really. 1 shilling was 5p, 2 shillings was now ten pence, 10 shillings 50 pence. The only hard bit was the smaller coins which didnt fit exactly into old coinage, but as they weren't worth that much it didn't really matter.

1 ( 6 ) SUNNY HONEY GIRL Cliff Richard
2 ( 1 ) NO MATTER WHAT Badfinger
3 ( 2 ) MY SWEET LORD George Harrison
4 ( 3 ) CANDIDA Dawn
5 ( 4 ) I’LL BE THERE The Jackson 5
6 ( NEW ) SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) Neil Diamond
7 ( 5 ) YOUR SONG Elton John
8 ( 7 ) GRANDAD Clive Dunn
9 ( 8 ) IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Glen Campbell
10 ( 14 ) LAS VEGAS Tony Christie

11 ( 10 ) WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN Carpenters
12 ( 12 ) RIDE A WHITE SWAN T.Rex
13 ( 13 ) CRACKLIN’ ROSIE Neil Diamond
14 ( 17 ) CHESTNUT MARE The Byrds
15 ( 11 ) STONED LOVE The Supremes
16 ( NEW ) STONEY END Barbra Streisand
17 ( 9 ) IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG The Weathermen (Jonathan King)
18 ( NEW ) COMES THE SUN The Archies
19 ( NEW ) BABY JUMP Mungo Jerry
20 ( 16 ) THE PUSHBIKE SONG The Mixtures