Haven Retro Combined Chart : 21.07.1973

[smokeyb]

David Bowie might have announced that Ziggy had retired, but he remains at the top with a huge gap


between his nearest rival, who are now the Carpenters.



Slade stay at 3 for a 3rd week, Elton John is up to 4 and Gary Glitter is at 5.



There are 9 new entries this week, the highest is Gary Glitter at number 5.



The biggest climber is Sylvia who jumps up 13 places to number 23.



The biggest faller is Suzi Quatro who drops 43 places.

[smokeyb]

21.07.1973 (Week # 29)

1 (01) David Bowie - Life On Mars? - 176 points (2-1-1-1) 4 wks
2 (04) Carpenters – Yesterday Once More - 112 points (37-38-21-18-16-7-4-2) 8 wks
3 (03) Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me - 106 points (5-3-3-3) 4 wks
4 (05) Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - 100 points (19-5-4) 3 wks
5 (NE) Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - 98 points (5) 1 wk
6 (02) Paul McCartney & Wings – Live And Let Die - 97 points (4-2-1-1-2-2-6) 7 wks
7 (12) Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning - 92 points (26-12-7) 3 wks
8 (19) Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright - 88 points (19-8) 2 wks
9 (10) Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band - 73 points (16-10-9) 3 wks
10 (08) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home - 71 points (25-17-22-12-11-13-8-10) 8 wks
11 (06) Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras - 70 points (24-8-8-6-11) 5 wks
12 (17) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye - 70 points (39-31-40-25-17-12) 6 wks
13 (07) Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You - 49 points (15-7-9-6-7-13) 6 wks
14 (14) Mud - Hypnosis - 46 points (30-14-10-14-14) 5 wks
15 (11) Hotshots - Snoopy Vs the Red Baron - 41 points (33-21-16-10-10-12-11-15) 8 wks
16 (20) Al Green – Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - 38 points (24-20-16) 3 wks
17 (21) Pink Floyd - Money - 37 points (40-x-32-18-19-28-27-27-20-21-17) 10 wks
18 (09) T. Rex - The Groover - 37 points (37-6-3-4-4-9-18) 7 wks
19 (25) Blue Mink - Randy - 34 points (29-25-19) 3 wks
20 (18) Eagles - Tequila Sunrise - 30 points (40-19-17-18-20) 5 wks
21 (16) 10CC - Rubber Bullets - 29 points (19-4-2-1-1-2-3-5-16-21) 10 wks
22 (NE) Osmonds - Goin' Home - 28 points (22) 1 wk
23 (36) Sylvia – Pillow Talk - 27 points (36-23) 2 wks
24 (22) Fleetwood Mac – Albatross - 27 points (31-20-8-7-7-9-8-13-15-22-24) 11 wks
25 (27) Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light - 26 points (28-27-25) 3 wks
26 (26) Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn - 22 points (26-22-26-26) 4 wks
27 (13) Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie - 22 points (19-15-14-13-27) 5 wks
28 (NE) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes - 22 points (28) 1 wk
29 (23) Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water - 22 points (31-17-15-18-21-23-29) 7 wks
30 (28) Isley Brothers - That Lady - 22 points (28-30) 2 wks
31 (29) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31) 18 wks
32 (NE) Hot Chocolate - Rumours - 20 points (32) 1 wk
33 (32) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 19 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33) 7 wks
34 (NE) Free – All Right Now - 19 points (34) 1 wk
35 (34) Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away - 19 points (33-34-35) 3 wks
36 (NE) Osmonds - Let Me In - 19 points (36) 1 wk
37 (NE) Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock - 18 points (37) 1 wk
38 (NE) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy - 18 points (38) 1 wk
39 (30) Yvonne Elliman - I Don't Know How To Love Him - 18 points (32-39-30-39) 4 wks
40 (35) Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain - 17 points (35-34-34-33-32-32-34-35-33-38-35-40) 12 wks
40 (24) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You - 17 points (27-28-31-34-x-24-10-8-4-4-6-11-24-40) 13 wks
40 (NE) Limmie & Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic - 17 points (40) 1 wk
40 (37) Don Downing - Lonely Days Lonely Nights - 17 points (40-37-40) 3 wks

Dropped Out
46 (31) Judee Sill - The Kiss - 16 points (31-32-31)
48 (40) Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast - Could We Start Again Please? - 15 points (35-37-40)
50 (33) Carl Anderson & Cast - Superstar - 14 points (29-31-33)
52 (15) George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - 13 points (20-12-7-5-7-9-15)
53 (39) Staple Singers - Be What You Are - 13 points (38-40-39)
81 (38) Suzi Quatro - Can The Can - 2 points (12-3-3-2-3-6-12-18-38)

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






I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 28.07.1973

1 (2) Gary Glitter - Leader of the Gang (I Am) (2 wk)(# 1)
2 (1) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home (10 wk) (# 1)
3 (3) David Bowie – Life On Mars? (5 wk) (# 3)
4 (5) Mungo Jerry - Alright ,Alright, Alright (4 wk) (# 4)
5 (6) The Osmonds - Goin' Home (3 wk) (# 5)
6 (4) Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me (5 wk) (# 1)
7 (7) Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (4 wk) (# 7)
8 (12) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye (5 wk) (# 8)
9 (11) Blue Mink - Randy (6 wk) (# 9)
10 (8) Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You (8 wk) (# 5)
11 (9) Paul Simon - Take Me to the Mardi Gras - (7 wk) (# 7)
12 (26) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (4 wk) (# 12)
13 (10) The Hotshots - Snoopy Vs the Red Baron (9 wk) (# 4)
14 (15) Sylvia - Pillow Talk (6 wk) (# 14)
15 (27) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (3 wk) (# 15)
16 (31) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes (3 wk) (# 16)
17 (18) Joe Simon - Step by Step (7 wk) (# 14)
18 (34) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy (2 wk) (# 18)
19 (13) 10cc - Rubber Bullets - (11 wk) (# 1)
20 (16) Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die (8 wk) (# 9)
21 (25) Mud - Hypnosis (6 wk) (# 21)
22 (22) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (21 wk) (# 1)
23 (14) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (10 wk) (# 2)
24 (20) Perry Como - And I Love You So (15 wk) (# 3)
25 (43) The Goons - The Ying Tong Song (2 wk) (# 25)
26 (19) Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie - (7 wk) (# 12)
27 (28) Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (5 wk) (# 27)
28 (NE) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash (1 wk) (# 28)
29 (40) Free - All Right Now (2 wk) (# 29)
30 (21) Chairman of the Board - Finder's Keeper's (6 wk) (# 21)
31 (17) Linda Lewis - Rock A Doodle Doo (9 wk) (# 15)
32 (23) George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (10 wk) (# 8)
33 (46) Limme The Family Cooking' - You Can Do Magic (2 wk) (# 33)
34 (24) Geordie - Can You Do It - (7 wk) (# 13)
35 (29) T. Rex - Groover (7 wk) (# 4)
36 (37) Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light (5 wk) (# 36)
37 (30) Jackson 5 - Hallelujah Day (8 wk) (# 20)
38 (32) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (10 wk) (# 8)
39 (49) New York City - I'm Doin Fine Now (2 wk) (# 39)
40 (33) Suzi Quatro - Can The Can - (11 wk) (# 1)
41 (35) Stylistics - Peek-A-Boo (5 wk) (# 35)
42 (44) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (15 wk) (# 1)
43 (45) Medicine Head - One And One Is One (13 wk) (# 3)
44 (38) Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion (9 wk) (# 15)
45 (RE) Vicky Leandros - When Bouzoukis Played (3 wk) (# 44)
46 (36) Partridge Family - Walking In The Rain (11 wk) (# 10)
47 (42) Junior Walker & All-Stars - Way Back Home (5 wk) (# 35)
48 (NE) Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (41) Neil Sedaka - Standing On The Inside (9 wk) (# 26)
50 (47) Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (11 wk) (# 7)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 27-07-73:  Presenter: Jimmy Saville
(27) ALBERT HAMMOND – Free Electric Band  
(28) SUZI QUATRO – 48 Crash
(NEW) FIRST CHOICE – Smarty Pants 
(29) FREE – All Right Now  
(15) DIANA ROSS – Touch Me In The Morning  
(17) JOE SIMON – Step By Step  
(21) MUD – Hypnosis
(8) CLIFFORD T. WARD – Gaye
(3) DAVID BOWIE – Life On Mars  
(1) GARY GLITTER – I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)  
(NEW) YOUNG GENERATION – Dancing In The Moonlight

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 28.07.1973
1 (1) Various Artists - That'll Be The Day (6 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Peters & Lee - We Can Make It (5 wk) (# 2)
3 (9) Cat Stevens - The Foreigner (2 wk) (# 3)
4 (3) Pery Como - And I Love You So (4 wk) (# 3)
5 (5) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (13 wk) (# 1)
6 (4) George Harrison - Living In The Material World (4 wk) (# 2)
7 (NE) Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender (1 wk) (# 7)
8 (8) The Beatles - 1967-1970 (13 wk) (# 2)
9 (6) Carpenters - Now And Then (4 wk) (# 6)
10 (10) The Beatles - 1962-1966 (13 wk) (# 3)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (19 wks)
02 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (8 wks)
03 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (2 wks)
04 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (13 wks)
05 The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (9 wks)
06 Earnest Jackson – Love & Happiness (9 wks)
07 Bobby Womack – Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out (7 wks)
08 The Four Tops – Are You Man Enough? (6 wks)
09 Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On (3 wks)
10 The Stylistics – Peek-A-Boo (5 wks)

11 Al Green – Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (4 wks)
12 Tyrone Davis – There It Is (1 wk)
13 Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) (25 wks)
14 Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning (9 wks)
15 David Bowie – Life On Mars (5 wks)
16 The Isley Brothers – That Lady (3 wks)
17 The Independents – Baby I've Been Missing You (2 wks)
18 The SouthSide Movement – I' Been Watching You (16 wks)
19 The Supremes – Bad Weather (15 wks)
20 The Temptations – Plastic Man (8 wks)

21 Don Covay – I Was Checking Out She Was Checking In (4 wks)
22 Limmie Family Cookin – You Can Do Magic (2 wks)
23 Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore (14 wks)
24 Albert Hammond – The Free Electric Band (5 wks)
25 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Where Peaceful Waters Flow (7 wks)
26 The Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (11 wks)
27 Sly & The Family Stone – If You Want Me To Stay (5 wks)
28 The Intruders – I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1) (9 wks)
29 The Chi-Lites – My Heart Just Keeps On Breaking (8 wks)
30 Aretha Franklin – Angel (4 wks)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 19.07.1973

1 (04) Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
2 (01) David Bowie - Live On Mars?
3 (05) Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright
4 (02) Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die
5 (03) Slade - Sqweeze Me, Pleeze Me
6 (27) The Osmonds - Goin' Home
7 (06) Elton John - Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting
8 (07) Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You
9 (13) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye
10 (14) Blue Mink - Randy
11 (10) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home
12 (21) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
13 (08) Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras
14 (20) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning
15 (09) Hotshots - Snoopy Vs The Red Baron
16 (11) 10cc - Rubber Bullets
17 (12) Sylvia - Pillow Talk
18 (15) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
19 (16) Free - All Right Now
20 (New) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
21 (22) Perry Como - And I Love You So
22 (29) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy
23 (33) Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
24 (39) The Goons - The Ying Tong Song
25 (19) Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie
26 (31) Limmie And The Family Cooking - You Can Do Magic
27 (17) Chairmen Of The Board - Finders Keepers
28 (18) George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
29 (23) T. Rex - The Groover
30 (24) Geordie - Can You Do It?
31 (25) Linda Lewis - Rock A Doodle Doo
32 (26) Mud - Hypnosis
33 (28) Jackson 5 - Hallelujah Day
34 (30) Tony Orlando And Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
35 (32) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
36 (New) Barry Blue - Dancing On A Saturday Night
37 (35) Albert Hammond - Free Electric Band
38 (New) New York City - I'm Doing Fine Now
39 (37) Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby
40 (38) Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light

[rubcale]

01 Gary Glitter I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!)
02 Clifford T Ward Gaye
03 Diana Ross Touch Me In The Morning
04 Paul Simon Take Me To The Mardi Gras
05 Albert Hammond The Free Electric Band
06 Blue Mink Randy
07 Mungo Jerry Alright Alright Alright
08 Carpenters Yesterday Once More
09 Peters & Lee Welcome Home
10 Al Martino Spanish Eyes
11 Sylvia Pillow Talk
12 Limmie & The Family Cookin' You Can Do Magic
13 Nazareth Bad Bad Boy
14 David Bowie Life On Mars
15 Mud Hypnosis
16 Vicky Leandros When Bouzoukis Played
17 Dave Edmunds Born To Be With You
18 Barry Blue Dancin' On A Saturday Night
19 Mott The Hoople Honahoochie Boogie
20 Suzi Quatro 48 Crash

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More
02(04) Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning
03(03) Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
04(09) Gary Glitter – I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!)
05(05) Mungo Jerry – Alright Alright Alright
06(02) David Bowie – Life On Mars?
07(20) Free – All Right Now
08(06) Paul McCartney & Wings – Live And Let Die
09(24) New York City – I’m Doin’ Fine Now
10(14) Al Martino – Spanish Eyes

11(26) Limme & Family Cookin’ – You Can Do Magic
12(16) The Osmonds – Goin’ Home
13(07) Albert Hammond – Free Electric Band
14(30) Nazareth – Bad Bad Boy
15(08) Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light
16(10) Mud – Hypnosis
17(12) Al Green – Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
18(11) Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn
19(13) Slade – Skweeze Me Pleeze Me
20(15) Cat Stevens – The Hurt

21(--) Barry Blue – Dancing On A Saturday Night
22(17) Clifford T. Ward – Gaye
23(--) Suzi Quatro – 48 Crash
24(18) Kenny – Give It To Me Now
25(19) The Eagles – Tequila Sunrise
26(21) T. Rex – The Groover
27(22) Sylvia – Pillow Talk
28(23) Stylistics – Peek-A-Boo
29(25) Junior Walker & The All-Stars – Way Back Home
30(27) 10cc – Rubber Bullets

[raliverpool]

01 David Bowie - Life On Mars (4wks 2-1-1-1)
02 Pink Floyd - Money (5wks 20-8-6-3-2)
03 Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (6wks 24-14-7-5-4-3)
04 Clifford T Ward - Gaye (4wks 34-16-8-4)
05 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (5wks 40-22-11-6-5)
06 Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away (6wks 28-15-6-3-2-6)
07 Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright (3wks 26-13-7)
08 Lou Reed - Vicious (4wks 24-12-9-8)
09 Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home a Heartache (3wks 28-16-9)
10 Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (3wks 13-11-10)

11 David Bowie - Lady Grinning Soul (3wks 32-18-11)
12 Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (2wks 22-12)
13 Judee Sill - The Kiss (8wks 31-14-5-2-1-2-5-13)
14 Aretha Franklin - Angel (2wks 25-14)
15 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (3wks 27-20-15)
16 Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me (5wks 6-5-7-10-16)
17 Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (2wks 23-17)
18 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live & Let Die (7wks 23-14-8-4-4-7-18)
19 Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown (8wks 26-15-11-9-9-9-12-19)
20 Eagles - Tequila Sunrise (4wks 23-15-15-20)

21 Bette Midler - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (6wks 35-26-20-18-17-21)
22 Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras (7wks 28-17-13-11-10-14-22)
23 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Al Green - Here I Am (Come And Take Me) (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Donny Hathaway - Love Love Love (2wks 29-25)
26 Blue Mink - Randy (4wks 37-31-28-26)
27 Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Limmie & The Family Cooking - You Can Do Magic (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Kris Kristofferson - Why Me (2wks 35-29)
30 Johnny Hallyday & Sylvie Vartan - J'ai un problème (2wks 33-30)

31 Tower Of Power - So Very Hard To Go (6wks 36-31-27-25-26-31)
32 Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston (5wks 35-28-24-24-32)
33 Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie (6wks 26-18-16-14-19-33)
34 Lynn Anderson - Top Of The World (3wks 40-31-34)
35 Tom Waits - Ol' 55 (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Chicago - Feelin' Stronger Every Day (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors (7wks 31-25-21-19-20-27-38)
39 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Where Peaceful Waters Flow (2wks 40-39)
40 George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (9wks 18-10-6-2-1-3-8-21-40)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Life On Mars - David Bowie < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Money - Pink Floyd (#1[2])
3 ( 8 ) I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - Gary Glitter
4 ( 3 ) Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross (#3)
5 ( 11 ) You Can Do Magic - Limmie & Family Cookin'
6 ( 4 ) Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John (#4)
7 ( 7 ) Alright Alright Alright - Mungo Jerry
8 ( 5 ) The Free Electric Band - Albert Hammond (#5)
9 ( 9 ) Goin' Home - Osmonds
10 ( -- ) Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye

11 ( 6 ) Live And Let Die - Wings (#1[2])
12 ( 19 ) Bad Bad Boy - Nazareth
13 ( 12 ) The Plastic Man - Temptations (#12)
14 ( -- ) Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Dawn
15 ( 10 ) Yesterday Once More - Carpenters (#2[1])
16 ( -- ) Dancing On A Saturday Night - Barry Blue
17 ( 13 ) Skweeze Me Pleeze Me - Slade (#10)
18 ( 20 ) Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago
19 ( 17 ) Way Back Home - Junior Walker & The All Stars (#17)
20 ( 15 ) Give It To Me Now - Kenny (#13)

21 ( 31 ) Soul Makossa - Manu DiBango
22 ( -- ) Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
23 ( 21 ) Gaye - Clifford T Ward (#21)
24 ( 26 ) If You Want Me To Stay - Sly & The Family Stone
25 ( 14 ) Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple (#3)
26 ( 33 ) Angel - Aretha Franklin
27 ( -- ) Are You Man Enough? - Four Tops
28 ( -- ) 48 Crash - Suzi Quatro
29 ( 16 ) Groover - T Rex (#6)
30 ( 24 ) I'll Always Love My Mama - Intruders (#24)

31 ( 29 ) Swamp Witch - Jim Stafford (#29)
32 ( 38 ) Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels Band
33 ( 18 ) Randy - Blue Mink (#7)
34 ( 22 ) Hypnosis - Mud (#11)
35 ( 40 ) Here I Am (Come And Take Me) - Al Green
36 ( 25 ) Finders Keepers - Chairmen Of The Board (#22)
37 ( 23 ) Honaloochie Boogie - Mott The Hoople (#9)
38 ( 28 ) Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler (#12)
39 ( 27 ) Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich (#14)
40 ( 35 ) Big Eight - Judge Dread (#36)

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-- ( 30 ) Rubber Bullets - 10cc (#1[3])
-- ( 32 ) Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett (#25)
-- ( 34 ) Standing On The Inside - Neil Sedaka (#5)
-- ( 36 ) Diamond Girl - Seals And Crofts (#28)
-- ( 37 ) Can You Do It - Geordie (#24)
-- ( 39 ) Sweet Illusion - Junior Campbell (#7)

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No change in the top 2 as Gary Glitter's anthem moves up to #3 and Marvin Gaye's soul classic is the highest entry at #10.

[o]

1 David Bowie – Life On Mars?
2 Gary Glitter - Leader of the Gang (I Am)
3 Free - All Right Now
4 T Rex – Groover
5 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die
6 Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
7 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
8 Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me
9 Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy
10 Peters & Lee – Welcome home
11 The Goons - The Ying Tong Song
12 Hotshots - Snoopy Vs the Red Baron
13 10cc - Rubber Bullets

[Shireblogger]

1 [5] :: Gary Glitter - I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM)
2 [4] :: Peters & Lee - WELCOME HOME
3 [1] :: David Bowie - LIFE ON MARS ?
4 [2] :: Al Green - HERE I AM (COME AND TAKE ME)
5 [6] :: Albert Hammond - THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND
6 [11] :: Mungo Jerry - ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT
7 [13] :: Carpenters - YESTERDAY ONCE MORE
8 [10] :: Sylvia - PILLOW TALK
9 [9] :: Helen Reddy - DELTA DAWN
10 [12] :: Diana Ross - TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING
11 [14] :: New York City - I'M DOIN' FINE NOW
12 [15] :: Limmie & Family Cookin' - YOU CAN DO MAGIC
13 [3] :: Slade - SKWEEZE ME, PLEEZE ME
14 [7] :: Eagles - TEQUILA SUNRISE
15 [16] :: Elton John - SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING
16 [new] :: Suzi Quatro - 48 CRASH
17 [8] :: Staple Singers - BE WHAT YOU ARE
18 [new] :: Curtis Mayfield - FUTURE SHOCK
19 [re] :: Mott The Hoople - HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE
20 [new] :: Barry Blue - DANCIN' ON A SATURDAY NIGHT

[smokeyb]

1 (1) David Bowie – Life On Mars? (5 wks)
2 (3) Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (4 wks)
3 (11) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (4 wks)
4 (10) Mungo Jerry - Alright , Alright, Alright (4 wks)
5 (7) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye (5 wks)
6 (8) Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light (5 wks)
7 (9) Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (5 wks)
8 (2) Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me (5 wks)
9 (19) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (3 wks)
10 (4) Paul Simon - Take Me to the Mardi Gras (7 wks)
11 (16) Queen - Keep Yourself Alive (4 wks)
12 (22) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy (2 wks)
13 (21) Gary Glitter - Leader of the Gang (I Am) (2 wks)
14 (20) The Osmonds - Goin' Home (3 wks)
15 (5) Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die (8 wks)
16 (6) Mud - Hypnosis (6 wks)
17 (17) Lou Reed - Vicious (4 wks)
18 (12) Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie (7 wks)
19 (34) Free - All Right Now (2 wks)
20 (NE) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash (1 wk)
21 (36) Limme The Family Cooking' - You Can Do Magic (2 wks)
22 (37) New York City - I'm Doin Fine Now (2 wks)
23 (35) The Goons - The Ying Tong Song (2 wks)
24 (13) Eagles - Tequila Sunrise (6 wks)
25 (14) T. Rex - Groover (7 wks)
26 (NE) Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night (1 wk)
27 (15) Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You (8 wks)
28 (18) Chairman of the Board - Finder's Keeper's (6 wks)
29 (23) Blue Mink - Randy (6 wks)
30 (24) Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (10 wks)
31 (25) 10cc - Rubber Bullets (11 wks)
32 (26) Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away (6 wks)
33 (27) George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (9 wks)
34 (28) Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion (9 wks)
35 (29) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (10 wks)
36 (30) Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn (6 wks)
37 (31) Sylvia - Pillow Talk (6 wks)
38 (32) The Four Tops - Are You Man Enough? (6 wks)
39 (33) Geordie - Can You Do It (7 wks)
40 (NE) Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band (1 wk)

[Smurfie]

1 Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
2 Peters & Lee - Welcome Home
3 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning
4 Clifford T. Ward - Gaye
5 New York City - I'm Doin Fine Now
6 Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
7 David Bowie – Life On Mars?
8 The Osmonds - Goin' Home
9 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die
10 Sylvia - Pillow Talk
11 Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light
12 Perry Como - And I Love You So
13 Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
14 Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You
15 Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
16 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
17 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
18 Vicky Leandros - When Bouzoukis Played
19 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
20 Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night

[popchartfreak]

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

[rubcale]

Jul 28, 2023 17:06:38 GMT 1 popchartfreak said:

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!

[popchartfreak]

Jul 28, 2023 17:48:40 GMT 1 rubcale said:

Jul 28, 2023 17:06:38 GMT 1 popchartfreak said:

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