Haven Retro Combined Chart : 15.05.1971

[smokeyb]

The Rolling Stones get a 3rd week at number 1, as McGuiness Flint are now up to 2. Ringo Starr slips to 3

Free are up to 4 and Tony Christie is the new number 5.



There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is the Carpenters at number 13.



The biggest climber is Tony Christie who jumps up 28 places to number 5.



The biggest faller is Smokey Robinson who drops 40 places.


15.05.1971 (Week # 20)


1 (01) Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar - 121 points (2-1-1-1) 4 wks

2 (04) McGuinness Flint - Malt & Barley Blues - 98 points (17-4-2) 3 wks

3 (02) Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy - 86 points (26-5-3-2-3) 5 wks

4 (05) Free - My Brother Jake - 84 points (26-5-4) 3 wks

5 (33) Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria - 70 points (33-5) 2 wks

6 (03) Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel - 57 points (20-9-3-1-1-2-3-6) 8 wks

7 (23) Neil Diamond - I Am …I Said - 51 points (29-21-17-12-20-23-7) 7 wks

8 (11) Doors - Love Her Madly - 51 points (36-25-27-23-10-11-8) 7 wks

9 (06) Dawn – Knock Three Times - 47 points (20-13-9-6-9) 5 wks

10 (14) Elgins – Heaven Must Have Sent You - 46 points (35-14-10) 3 wks

11 (18) Four Tops – Just Seven Numbers - 45 points (30-32-37-36-37-36-32-39-38-36-x-25-18-11) 13 wks

12 (19) R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me - 45 points (32-40-x-32-23-23-38-27-28-40-x-22-22-18-19-12) 14 wks

13 (NE) Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - 45 points 1 wk

14 (11) Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - 44 points (18-18-16-16-15-25-25-28-33-28-28-25-25-26-24-28-27-28-27-25-28-25-27-24-21-23-24-26-30-28-29-28-29-26-27-29-25-26-27-27-24-29-29-31-31-24-28-29-30-25-25-25-28-34-x-39-20-11-10-14) 59 wks

15 (15) John Denver - Take Me Home Country Roads - 39 points (33-23-11-12-15-15) 6 wks

16 (34) Bruce Ruffin - Rain - 34 points (34-16) 2 wks

17 (17) Supremes - Nathan Jones - 34 points (17-17) 2 wks

18 (08) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - 33 points (27-11-5-3-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-8-6-7-8-18) 16 wks

19 (32) Honey Cone - Want Ads - 32 points (29-29-32-19) 4 wks

20 (16) East Of Eden - Jig-A-Jig - 30 points (40-26-16-16-20) 5 wks

21 (13) Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You - 29 points (21-5-2-2-3-3-4-13-21) 9 wks

22 (20) Fantastics – Something Old Something New - 28 points (21-12-10-9-21-36-20-22) 8 wks

23 (07) T.Rex - Hot Love - 28 points (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-5-7-23) 12 wks

24 (22) Wilson Pickett – Don't Knock My Love - 27 points (36-23-22-24) 4 wks

25 (12) Diana Ross – Remember Me - 24 points (36-38-38-39-x-19-11-7-7-6-12-25) 11 wks

26 (09) Alan Price & Georgie Fame - Rosetta - 24 points (40-28-9-8-9-26) 6 wks

27 (21) Lobo - Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - 24 points (39-21-27) 3 wks

28 (24) Candi Staton - Mr & Mrs Untrue - 21 points (25-27-24-28) 4 wks

29 (NE) Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You - 20 points 1 wk

30 (NE) Cat Stevens - Father and Son - 19 points 1 wk

31 (37) John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band - Power To The People - 18 points (12-4-4-7-6-14-24-37-31) 9 wks

32 (28) Carly Simon – That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be - 18 points (28-32) 2 wks

33 (NE) Chairmen Of The Board – Pay To The Piper - 18 points 1 wk

34 (31) Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - 18 points (38-33-31-34) 4 wks

35 (39) Temptations – Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - 17 points (35-27-20-16-9-8-13-11-14-17-34-32-37-39-35) 15 wks

36 (NE) Doors - Riders Of The Storm - 17 points 1 wk

37 (30) Derek & The Dominos - Layla - 16 points (34-32-30-37) 4 wks

38 (40) Three Dog Night - Joy To The World - 16 points (24-16-15-16-21-40-38) 7 wks

39 (NE) Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau - 16 points 1 wk

40 (NE) John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again - 16 points 1 wk



Dropped Out

42 (35) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - 15 points (22-12-10-13-12-16-5-6-6-6-10-19-28-35)

45 (23) Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 15 points (30-31-30-25)

46 (36) Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye - 15 points (23-23-32-24-31-36)

53 (27) Jackson Five - Mama's Pearl - 12 points (40-14-17-19-27)

56 (29) Cliff Richard - Silvery Rain - 11 points (19-18-15-29)

70 (26) Bread - If - 6 points (38-40-19-12-10-13-26)

78 (38) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Don't Blame You At All - 3 points (38)

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 22.05.1971

1 (1) Dawn - Knock Three Times (7 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (5 wk) (# 2)
3 (6) R Dean Taylor - Indiana Want Me (8 wk) (# 3)
4 (4) Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy (6 wk) (# 4)
5 (3) Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel (9 wk) (# 1)
6 (5) Waldo de Los Rios - Mozart (Sinfonia 40) (7 wk) (# 5)
7 (8) East Of Eden - Jig-a-Jig (6 wk) (# 7)
8 (14) Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You (4 wk) (# 8)
9 (16) McGuinness Flint - Malt & Barley Blues (4 wk) (# 9)
10 (7) Diana Ross - Remember Me (8 wk) (# 7)
11 (20) Free - My Brother Jake (4 wk) (# 11)
12 (11) Séverine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue (5 wk) (# 11)
13 (17) Gerry Monroe - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie (6 wk) (# 13)
14 (12) Sakkarin - Sugar Sugar (8 wk) (# 12)
15 (10) Andy Williams - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story (10 wk) (# 4)
16 (24) Arsenal FC - Good Old Arsenal (3 wk) (# 16)
17 (9) T. Rex - Hot Love (13 wk) (# 1)
18 (28) Neil Diamond - I am... I said (3 wk) (# 18)
19 (19) Alan Price & Georgie Fame - Rosetta (7 wk) (# 11)
20 (27) Bruce Ruffin - Rain (4 wk) (# 20)
21 (13) Sweet - Funny Funny (11 wk) (# 13)
22 (15) Marmalade - My Little One (9 wk) (# 15)
23 (43) Elvis Presley - Rags To Riches (2 wk) (# 23)
24 (34) Tony Christie - I did what I did for Maria (3 wk) (# 24)
25 (26) Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (5 wk) (# 22)
26 (23) Fantastics - Something Old Something New (9 wk) (# 9)
27 (38) Perry Como - I Think Of You (2 wk) (# 27)
28 (22) Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden (14 wk) (# 3)
29 (18) Ray Stevens - Bridget The Midget (11 wk) (# 2)
30 (37) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace (24 wk) (# 5)
31 (33) Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out (2 wk) (# 31)
32 (25) Elvis Presley - There Goes My Everything (10 wk) (# 6)
33 (29) Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You (10 wk) (# 7)
34 (NE) Peter Noone - Oh You Pretty Thing (1 wk) (# 34)
35 (46) Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper (2 wk) (# 35)
36 (21) CCS - Walkin' (13 wk) (# 7)
37 (36) Four Tops - Just Seven Numbers (4 wk) (# 36)
38 (32) Perry Como - It's Impossible (17 wk) (# 4)
39 (NE) Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) (1 wk) (# 39)
40 (30) Keith Michell - I'll Give You The Earth (7 wk) (# 30)
41 (NE) Hollies - Hey Willy (1 wk) (# 41)
42 (NE) Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You (1 wk) (# 42)
43 (41) Mixtures - Pushbike Song (19 wk) (# 2)
44 (35) Clodagh Rodgers - Jack In The Box (10 wk) (# 4)
45 (31) Frank Sinatra - My Way (102 wk) (# 5)
46 (45) Clive Dunn - Grandad (25 wk) (# 1)
47 (NE) John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (49) Frank Sinatra - I Will Drink The Wine (12 wk) (# 16)
49 (39) Jackson Five - Mama's Pearl (7 wk) (# 25)
50 (47) Shirley Bassey - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story (9 wk) (# 34)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 20-05-71: Jimmy Saville
(NEW) BLUE MINK – Banner Man
(23) ELVIS PRESLEY– Rags To Riches  
(NEW) ASHTON, GARDNER & DYKE – Can You Get It
(27) PERRY COMO – I Think Of You  
(7) EAST OF EDEN – Jig-A-Jig
(NEW) JONATHAN KING – Lazy Bones  
THE GREASE BAND – Let It Be Gone
THE GREASE BAND – My Baby Left Me
(24) TONY CHRISTIE – I Did What I Did For Maria  
(9) McGUINNESS FLINT – Malt And Barley Blues  
(1) DAWN – Knock Three Times  
(11) FREE – My Brother Jake

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 22.05.1971

1 (1) Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (3 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters Vol 5 (6 wk) (# 1)
3 (5) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (66 wks) (#1)
4 (3) Andy Williams - Home Loving Man (8 wk) (# 1)
5 (4) Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate (5 wk) (# 4)
6 (6) Waldo De Los Rios - Symphonies for the 70's (4 wk) (# 6)
7 (8) Shirley Bassey - Something Else (2 wk) (# 7)
8 (NE) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Four Way Street (1 wk) (# 8)
9 (16) James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (27 wk) (# 7)
10 (10) Jethro Tull - Aqualung (8 wk) (# 4)

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (5 wks)
2 (2) Free - My Brother Jake (4 wks)
3 (3) McGuinness Flint - Malt & Barley Blues (4 wks)
4 (11) Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria (3 wks)
5 (6) Dawn - Knock Three Times (7 wks)
6 (4) R Dean Taylor - Indiana Want Me (8 wks)
7 (8) East Of Eden - Jig-a-Jig (6 wks)
8 (12) Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You (4 wks)
9 (10) Four Tops - Just Seven Numbers (4 wks)
10 (13) Neil Diamond - I am... I said (3 wks)
11 (20) Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays (2 wks)
12 (5) Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy (6 wks)
13 (9) T. Rex - Hot Love (13 wks)
14 (17) Bruce Ruffin - Rain (4 wks)
15 (14) Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel (9 wks)
16 (19) David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World (3 wks)
17 (22) Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out (2 wks)
18 (NE) Peter Noone - Oh You Pretty Thing (1 wk)
19 (25) Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper (2 wks)
20 (15) Bread - If (9 wks)
21 (7) Alan Price & Georgie Fame - Rosetta (7 wks)
22 (NE) Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) (1 wk)
23 (NE) Hollies - Hey Willy (1 wk)
24 (16) Diana Ross - Remember Me (8 wks)
25 (18) Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)  (5 wks)
26 (NE) Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You (1 wk)
27 (NE) John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again (1 wk)
28 (21) Séverine - Un Banc, un Arbre, une Rue (5 wks)
29 (23) Johnny Cash - Man in Black (10 wks)
30 (24) Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You (10 wks)

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Mark's Top 40 - 22.05.1971

1 (19) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Knock Three Times
2 (01) Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
3 (07) Carpenters - For All We Know
4 (02) Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel
5 (03) Free - My Brother Jake
6 (04) McGuinness Flint - Malt & Barley Blues
7 (05) Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria
8 (06) Neil Diamond - I Am I Said
9 (08) Diana Ross - Remember Me
10 (09) Delfonics - Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time
11 (18) R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me
12 (33) The Supremes - Nathan Jones
13 (10) Fantastics - Something Old Something New
14 (11) Olivia Newton-John - If Not You
15 (12) Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
16 (13) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
17 (14) Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
18 (15) Stephen Stills - Love The One You're With
19 (16) Cliff Richard - Silvery Rain
20 (17) Elvis Presley - There Goes My Everything
21 (20) Creedance Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
22 (21) Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
23 (22) Carole King - It's Too Late
24 (23) Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump
25 (24) Shirley Bassey - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
26 (25) Andy Williams - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
27 (26) T. Rex - Hot Love
28 (27) Sakkarin - Sugar Sugar
29 (28) Sweet - Funny Funny
30 (30) Elvis Presley - Rags To Riches
31 (36) Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out
32 (32) Cat Stevens - Wild World
33 (29) John Lennon - Power To The People
34 (New) The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
35 (New) Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You
36 (34) Jackie Lee - Rupert
37 (37) Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper
38 (38) The Supremes - Stoned Love
39 (New) Peter Noone - Oh You Pretty Thing
40 (New) John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again

[raliverpool]

01 Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (4wks 6-1-1-1)
02 Cat Stevens - Father and Son (4wks 19-8-2-2)
03 Doors - LA Woman (2wks 6-3)
04 Doors - Love Her Madly (4wks 16-7-3-4)
05 Honey Cone - Want Ads (3wks 21-10-5)
06 Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy (5wks 10-5-3-4-6)
07 Free - My Brother Jake (3wks 25-12-7)
08 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World (4wks 33-19-11-8)
09 Lobo - Me & You & A Dog Named Boo (5wks 31-15-10-9-9)
10 McGuinness Flint - Malt And Barley Blues (3wks 24-14-10)

11 Derek & The Dominos - Layla (7wks 17-5-3-1-2-5-11)
12 Neil Diamond - I Am … I Said (7wks 19-11-7-7-6-7-12)
13 Rolling Stones - Bitch (3wks 33-21-13)
14 Nick Drake - Hazey Jane II (3wks 31-20-14)
15 Velvet Underground - Who Loves The Sun (4wks 32-20-16-15)
16 Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water (4wks 24-14-13-17)
18 Helen Reddy - I Don't Know How To Love Him (2wks 24-18)
19 Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel (8wks 24-16-8-5-4-4-8-19)
20 Elton John - Where To Now St Peter? (2wks 35-20)

21 Yvonne Elliman - I Don't Know How To Love Him (2wks 38-21)
22 Neil Young - I Believe In You (2wks 33-22)
23 Bells - Stay Awhile (5wks 35-22-16-18-23)
24 Ronnie Spector - Try Some Buy Some (3wks 32-25-24)
25 Bruce Ruffin - Rain (2wks 34-25)
26 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Don't Blame You At All (3wks 39-31-26)

27 Susan Raye - LA International Airport (1wk 27 NEW)

28 Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole (6wks 30-16-10-9-15-28)
29 Chi-Lites - Give More Power To The People (2wks 36-29)
30 Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Rosetta (5wks 21-17-13-19-30)

31 Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Harry Nilsson - Think About Your Troubles (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Brenda & The Tabulations - Right On The Tip Of My Tongue (2wks 39-33)
34 Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out (5wks 38-31-26-28-34)
35 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (11wks 17-9-3-2-2-1-1-2-5-17-35)
36 Janis Joplin - Cry Baby (1wk 36 NEW)
37 George Harrison - Wah Wah (1wk 37 NEW)
38 John Lennon - Isolation (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Bread - If (7wks 30-19-13-13-17-26-39)

40 Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat (5wks 40-30-28-30-40)

The Oregan born USA country singer was a protegee of country music singer Buck Owens crossed over to USA #54 in the pop charts. Yet it was a huge hit down under peaking at New Zealand #1 & Australia #2.

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 4 ) I Did What I Did For Maria - Tony Christie
3 ( 2 ) Malt And Barley Blues - McGuinness Flint (#2[2])
4 ( 6 ) Superstar - Murray Head
5 ( 3 ) My Brother Jake - Free (#3)
6 ( -- ) It's Too Late - Carole King
7 ( -- ) He's Gonna Step On You Again - John Kongos
8 ( 5 ) Joy To The World - Three Dog Night (#1[3])
9 ( -- ) Oh You Pretty Thing - Peter Noone
10 ( 10 ) Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo

11 ( 8 ) Love Her Madly - Doors (#8)
12 ( 11 ) Rain - Bruce Ruffin (#11)
13 ( 14 ) I Don't Know How To Love Him - Helen Reddy
14 ( 9 ) Here Comes The Sun - Richie Havens (#9)
15 ( 7 ) Don't Change On Me - Ray Charles (#4)
16 ( -- ) Nathan Jones - Supremes
17 ( 16 ) Me And My Arrow - Nilsson (#16)
18 ( 21 ) Give More Power To The People - Chi Lites
19 ( -- ) I'm Gonna Run Away From You - Tami Lynn
20 ( 28 ) I'll Meet You Halfway - Partridge Family

21 ( 17 ) Want Ads - Honey Cone (#17)
22 ( 24 ) Toast And Marmalade For Tea - Tin Tin
23 ( 12 ) Jig-A-Jig - East Of Eden (#5)
24 ( 19 ) Brand New Me - Aretha Franklin (#19)
25 ( -- ) Rainy Days And Mondays - Carpenters
26 ( 22 ) Sweet And Innocent - Donny Osmond (#22)
27 ( 15 ) It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr (#8)
28 ( 13 ) Rosetta - Fame And Price Together (#2[2])
29 ( 34 ) Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
30 ( 18 ) I Don't Blame You At All - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (#14)

31 ( 35 ) Don't Knock My Love - Wilson Pickett
32 ( 27 ) Right On The Tip Of My Tongue - Brenda And The Tabulations (#27)
33 ( 23 ) It's A Sin To Tell A Lie - Gerry Monroe (#21)
34 ( 38 ) Rags To Riches - Elvis Presley
35 ( 39 ) Cool Aid - Paul Humphrey
36 ( 20 ) I Am.. I Said - Neil Diamond (#3)
37 ( 32 ) Timothy - Buoys (#33)
38 ( 25 ) Silvery Rain - Cliff Richard (#8)
39 ( 31 ) Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson Five (#24)
40 ( 29 ) Friends - Elton John (#22)

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-- ( 26 ) I Play And Sing - Dawn (#9)
-- ( 30 ) Chick-A-Boom - Daddy Dewdrop (#14)
-- ( 33 ) Underneath The Blanket Go - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#12)
-- ( 36 ) Stay Awhile - Bells (#4)
-- ( 37 ) If - Bread (#21)
-- ( 40 ) Double Barrel - Dave & Ansel Collins (#6)

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-- ( -- ) Hey Willy - Hollies

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[darkstar79]

01 Marvin Gaye – What's Going On (16 wks)
02 Four Tops – Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) (4 wks)
03 The Carpenters – Rainy Days And Mondays (2 wks)
04 The Temptations – Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) (16 wks)
05 Wilson Pickett – Don't Knock My Love (5 wks)
06 The Supremes – Nathan Jones (3 wks)
07 Al Green – Driving Wheel (7 wks)
08 The Elgins – Heaven Must Have Sent You (4 wks)
09 Chairmen Of The Board – Pay To The Piper (2 wks)
10 Candi Staton – Mr. And Mrs. Untrue (5 wks)

11 The Free Movement – I Found Someone Of My Own (1 wk)
12 Margie Joseph – Stop! In The Name Of Love (8 wks)
13 Luther Ingram – Be Good To Me Baby (4 wks)
14 Main Ingredient – Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love) (5 wks)
15 Tami Lynn – I'm Gonna Run Away From You (1 wk)
16 Tony Christie – I Did What I Did For Maria (3 wks)
17 Clarence Carter – The Court Room (3 wks)
18 James Brown – I Cried (3 wks)
19 Diana Ross – Reach Out I'll Be There (4 wks)
20 Isaac Hayes – Never Can Say Goodbye (2 wks)

21 Tom Jones – Puppet Man (1 wk)
22 Isaac Hayes – The Look Of Love (14 wks)
23 Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd. Street Rhythm Band – Your Love (Means Everything to Me) (5 wks)
24 Garland Green – Plain And Simple Girl (6 wks)
25 Séverine – Un Banc, Un Arbre, Un Rue (5 wks)
26 Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out (2 wks)
27 The Three Degrees - There's So Much Love All Around Me (3 wks)
28 Festivals – Baby Show It (5 wks)
29 Aretha Franklin – Bridge Over Troubled Water (6 wks)
30 Diana Ross - Remember Me (8 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) Tony Christie – I Did What I Did For Maria
02(19) The Carpenters – Rainy Days And Mondays
03(01) John Denver – Take Me Home Country Roads
04(05) Bruce Ruffin – Rain
05(08) Neil Diamond – I Am… I Said
06(03) Carly Simon – That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
07(10) R. Dean Taylor – Indiana Wants Me
08(04) Honey Cone – Want Ads
09(13) The Four Tops – Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)
10(14) Free – My Brother Jake

11(06) The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
12(16) Marmalade - My Little One
13(07) Ringo Starr – It Don’t Come Easy
14(09) Dawn - Knock Three Times
15(27) Stevie Wonder – We Can Work It Out
16(28) Perry Como – I Think Of You
17(12) The Elgins – Heaven Must Have Sent You
18(11) McGuinness Flint – Malt & Barley Blues
19(--) The Temptations – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
20(15) Diana Ross - Remember Me

21(33) Chairmen Of The Board – Pay To The Piper
22(17) The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
23(18) The Jackson Five - Mama's Pearl
24(20) Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel
25(21) T. Rex – Hot Love
26(35) Elvis Presley – Rags To Riches
27(22) Bread – If
28(--) John Kongos – He’s Gonna Step On You Again
29(23) East Of Eden – Jig-a-Jig
30(25) Cliff Richard - Silvery Rain

31(--) Stoney & Meat Loaf – What You See Is What You Get
32(--) Tami Lynn – I’m Gonna Run Away From You
33(24) Alan Price & Georgie Fame – Rosetta
34(26) Aretha Franklin – Bridge Over Troubled Water
35(32) Séverine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue
36(30) Fleetwood Mac - Dragonfly
37(--) Peter Noone – Oh You Pretty Thing
38(29) Waldo de Los Rios - Mozart (Sinfonia 40)
39(--) The Hollies – Hey Willy
40(31) The Doors – Love Her Madly

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: John Denver - TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS
2 [1] :: Doors - LOVE HER MADLY
3 [3] :: Dawn - KNOCK THREE TIMES
4 [7] :: R Dean Taylor - INDIANA WANTS ME
5 [6] :: McGuinness Flint - MALT & BARLEY BLUES
6 [8] :: Carpenters - RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS
7 [12] :: Rolling Stones - DEAD FLOWERS {Sticky Fingers LP track}
8 [4] :: Rolling Stones - BROWN SUGAR
9 [5] :: Beginning Of The End - FUNKY NASSAU
10 [9] :: Ringo Starr - IT DON'T COME EASY
11 [16] :: Elgins - HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU
12 [10] :: Wilson Pickett - DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE PT. 1
13 [17] :: Delfonics - DIDN'T I (BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME)
14 [18] :: Rolling Stones - SWAY {Sticky Fingers LP track}
15 [13] :: Michael Nesmith - NEVADA FIGHTER
16 [19] :: T. Rex - HOT LOVE
17 [new] :: Bill Withers - HARLEM
18 [new] :: Peter Noone - OH YOU PRETTY THINGS
19 [new] :: John Kongos - HE'S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN
20 [new] :: Tami Lynn - I'M GONNA RUN AWAY FROM YOU

[o]

1 Rolling Stones – Brown sugar
2 Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You
3 John Lennon – Power to the people
4 Fantastics - Something Old Something New
5 John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again
6 Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
7 Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel
8 Free - My Brother Jake
9 McGuinness Flint - Malt & Barley Blues
10 Elvis Presley - There goes my everything
11 Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
12 Jackson Five - Mama's Pearl
13 East Of Eden - Jig-a-Jig
14 Four Tops - Just Seven Numbers
15 Stephen Stills - Love The One You're With

[popchartfreak]

15th May 1971

It's a new entry on top for the 3rd week in a row as classic faves of mine start to invade either the US or UK charts, and in this case by featuring on the latest Carpenters album which I played t'other week - Superstar would be a single towards the end of the year, following up Rainy Days and Mondays, which was a UK flop, and For All We Know which hit as double A with Superstar in the UK as Richard & Karen did some serious TV specials promo in the UK. This song was originally a Delaney & Bonnie (Mr & Mrs Bramlett) and Leon Russell co-write which came out in 1969, but this glorious version is the first of 2 Delaney & Bonnie tracks that will top my charts in cover versions in 1971, starting with this achingly wistful and gorgeous version. Karen invariably did the definitive versions of songs in the early/mid-70's, give or take the odd There's A Kind Of Hush blip.

Hurricane Smith gets a first top 10, Stylistics a first top 20, both will repeat that in 1972; Babs Streisand gets a 4th consecutive top 20 Laura Nyro song cos I love that soul-gospel feel. Pity she didn't try that genre again. Freda Payne gets a second top 20, and 2nd-highest new entry is the great Draggin' The Line, Tommy James US hit that got some airplay in the UK later in the year (I know cos I wrote it down in my "songs I like" book and remember really liking it, and getting frustrated that I barely heard it again until REM did a great cover in the 90's.

Bill Withers' Harlem was one I didn't know at the time, but bought the CD remix (plus original) after a brace of remix hits in the late 80's, and duly charted it for myself then. Bill was fab, and will be back with some monsters before long after this debut. The much-sampled Mr. Big Stuff, Jean Knight's fun funk US biggie (UK flop) was another I was barely aware of until many years later, but it's weathered very well. James Taylor's cover of Carole King's You've Got A Friend was recorded at the same time as her version from Tapestry, and was intended to be a single, out this week after Carole was inspired to write it after hearing his Fire And Rain lyrics. TBH I thought it was dull when it was a big UK hit in the Autumn, and one of my least-fave tracks in the charts then, but 50 years on I've mellowed. Still prefer Carole King's tho.


1 ( NEW ) SUPERSTAR - Carpenters # 1
2 ( 1 ) I’M GONNA RUN AWAY FROM YOU - Tami Lynn # 1
3 ( 2 ) NATHAN JONES - The Supremes # 1
4 ( 5 ) HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN - John Kongos # 4
5 ( 3 ) HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN - The Fortunes # 1
6 ( 9 ) THE BANNER MAN - Blue Mink # 6
7 ( 4 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM - The Doors # 4
8 ( 10 ) RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS - Carpenters # 8
9 ( 7 ) HOT LOVE - T.Rex # 1
10 ( 23 ) DON’T LET IT DIE - Hurricane Smith # 10

11 ( 6 ) NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - The Jackson 5 # 1
12 ( 18 ) HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU - The Elgins # 12
13 ( 24 ) FLIM FLAM MAN - Barbra Streisand # 13
14 ( 12 ) WHAT’S GOING ON? - Marvin Gaye # 1
15 ( 8 ) TIRED OF BEING ALONE - Al Green # 6
16 ( 27 ) STOP LOOK LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) - The Stylistics # 16
17 ( 14 ) ANOTHER DAY - Paul McCartney # 1
18 ( 11 ) GOTTA SEE JANE - R. Dean Taylor # 1
19 ( 42 ) BRING THE BOYS HOME - Freda Payne # 19
20 ( 13 ) MOZART 40 - Waldo De Los Rios # 7

21 ( 17 ) RAIN - Bruce Ruffin # 17
22 ( 15 ) SILVERY RAIN - Cliff Richard # 15
23 ( 16 ) IT DON’T COME EASY - Ringo Starr # 10
24 ( 19 ) DOUBLE BARREL - Dave & Ansell Collins # 7
25 ( 21 ) CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP - Middle Of The Road # 6
26 ( 20 ) ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO - Lobo # 12
27 ( 30 ) IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME - Stevie Wonder featuring Syreeta Wright # 27
28 ( 26 ) IT’S TOO LATE - Carole King # 4
29 ( 22 ) MY LITTLE ONE - The Marmalade # 5
30 ( 37 ) I CRIED - James Brown # 30

31 ( 28 ) CASTLES IN THE AIR - Don McLean # 1
32 ( 34 ) FUNKY NASSAU - The Beginning Of The End # 32
33 ( 25 ) NEVER DREAMED YOU’D LEAVE IN SUMMER - Stevie Wonder # 5
34 ( 29 ) I AM...I SAID - Neil Diamond # 8
35 ( 35 ) NEVADA FIGHTER - Michael Nesmith # 35
36 ( 39 ) UN BANC, UN ARBRE, UNE RUE - Severine # 36
37 ( 32 ) (YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A) NATURAL WOMAN - Carole King # 5
38 ( 31 ) IF - Bread # 6
39 ( 57 ) OH YOU PRETTY THINGS - Peter Noone # 39
40 ( 43 ) DOUBLE LOVIN’ - The Osmonds # 40

41 ( 48 ) THOSE WORDS - Sandra & Andres # 41
42 ( 36 ) JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME) - The Temptations # 4
43 ( 40 ) FOR ALL WE KNOW - Carpenters # 2
44 ( 33 ) IF NOT FOR YOU - Olivia Newton-John # 13
45 ( 46 ) BE GOOD TO ME BABY - Luther Ingram # 45
46 ( 44 ) MY SWEET LORD - George Harrison # 1
47 ( 38 ) REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE - Diana Ross # 38
48 ( 63 ) WHEN YOU ARE A KING - White Plains # 48
49 ( 59 ) JIG-A-JIG - East Of Eden # 49
50 ( NEW ) DRAGGIN’ THE LINE - Tommy James # 50

51 ( 64 ) I DID WHAT I DID FOR MARIA - Tony Christie # 51
52 ( NEW ) HARLEM - Bill Withers # 52
53 ( 50 ) STONED LOVE - The Supremes # 1
54 ( 47 ) NICKEL SONG - The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham # 10
55 ( 67 ) YOU’RE A LADY - Gene Chandler # 55
56 ( 69 ) RAGS TO RICHES - Elvis Presley # 56
57 ( NEW ) MR. BIG STUFF - Jean Knight # 57
58 ( 66 ) EVERYBODY’S GOT TO CLAP - Lulu # 58
59 ( 65 ) BROWN SUGAR - The Rolling Stones # 59
60 ( 58 ) SAMBA PA TI - Santana # 1

61 ( 70 ) WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET - Stoney & Meatloaf # 61
62 ( 68 ) WILD HORSES - The Rolling Stones # 62
63 ( 60 ) LONELY DAYS - The Bee Gees # 1
64 ( 72 ) NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - Isaac Hayes # 64
65 ( 71 ) DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds # 65
66 ( 41 ) CAN’T FIND THE TIME - Rose Colored Glass # 29
67 ( 74 ) GET TO THE COUNTRY - Labi Siffre # 67
68 ( 73 ) LAZYBONES - Jonathan King # 68
69 ( NEW ) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND - James Taylor # 69
70 ( 45 ) THAT’S THE WAY I’VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE - Carly Simon # 32

71 ( NEW ) THINK ABOUT YOUR TROUBLES - Harry Nilsson # 71
72 ( 53 ) JACK IN THE BOX - Clodagh Rodgers # 19
73 ( 52 ) SO FAR AWAY - Carole King # 9
74 ( 75 ) HEY WILLY - The Hollies # 74
75 ( 49 ) TEDDY BEAR - Reggie Garner # 49





18th May 1971

It's back in tropical Singapore for me, 50 years ago, and I was loving the lazy tropical-sounding I Am.. I Said, giving Neil Diamond a second chart-topper inside 6 months - and never again for the next 50 years, despite popping in now and again. Elvis cropped up in a Top 10 chart rundown that I managed to record on my reel-to-reel, it had 2 Jackson 5 tracks, and Elvis in it, including this OTT slab of high 50's cheese, as Elvis tries to destroy Rags To Riches. I liked it though. Meanwhile in The UK Tony Christie was crooning a double-murder ballad which I didn;t get to hear till the end of the year Chart rundown, by which time he was already on a little ditty called Amarillo which didn't do nearly as well in the charts. Not for 35 years at any rate.

1 ( 8 ) I AM...I SAID - Neil Diamond
2 ( 1 ) MY LITTLE ONE - Marmalade
3 ( 2 ) DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED - The Partridge Family
4 ( 6 ) I’LL GIVE YOU YOU THE EARTH - Keith Michell
5 ( 4 ) KNOCK THREE TIMES - Dawn
6 ( 3 ) MOZART 40 - Waldo De Los Rios
7 ( 10 ) MAMA’S PEARL - The Jackson 5
8 ( 5 ) INDIANA WANTS ME - R. Dean Taylor
9 ( 9 ) HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN? - Creedence Clearwater Revival
10 ( 7 ) SOMETHING OLD SOMETHING NEW - The Fantastics

11 ( 11 ) HOT LOVE - T.Rex
12 ( NEW ) RAGS TO RICHES - Elvis Presley
13 ( 13 ) (WHERE DO I BEGIN?) LOVE STORY - Andy Williams
14 ( 12 ) FUNNY FUNNY - The Sweet
15 ( 16 ) DOUBLE BARREL - Dave & Ansell Collins
16 ( 19 ) RAIN - Bruce Ruffin
17 ( 17 ) BRIDGET THE MIDGET - Ray Stevens
18 ( 20 ) HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU - The Elgins
19 ( NEW ) I DID WHAT I DID FOR MARIA - Tony Christie
20 ( 14 ) YOU COULD’VE BEEN A LADY - Hot Chocolate