Haven Retro Combined Chart : 28.07.1973

[smokeyb]

David Bowie gets a 4th week at the top but his big lead has almost gone as new nearest challenger is

Gary Glitter who moves up to 2.



The Carpenters slip to 3, Diana Ross is up to 4 and Mungo Jerry are up at 5.



There are 4 new entries and 3 re-entries this week, the highest is New York City at number 18.



The biggest climber is Limmie & Family Cookin' who jumps up 26 places to number 14.



The biggest faller is Stealers Wheel who drops off the chart from number 40.

[smokeyb]

28.07.1973 (Week # 30)

1 (01) David Bowie - Life On Mars? - 159 points (2-1-1-1-1) 5 wks
2 (05) Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - 147 points (5-2) 2 wks
3 (02) Carpenters – Yesterday Once More - 134 points (37-38-21-18-16-7-4-2-3) 9 wks
4 (07) Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning - 115 points (26-12-7-4) 4 wks
5 (08) Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright - 108 points (19-8-5) 3 wks
6 (04) Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - 104 points (19-5-4-6) 4 wks
7 (12) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye - 81 points (39-31-40-25-17-12-7) 7 wks
8 (06) Paul McCartney & Wings – Live And Let Die - 77 points (4-2-1-1-2-2-6-8) 8 wks
9 (10) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home - 71 points (25-17-22-12-11-13-8-10-9) 9 wks
10 (09) Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band - 67 points (16-10-9-10) 4 wks
11 (03) Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me - 61 points (5-3-3-3-11) 5 wks
12 (22) Osmonds - Goin' Home - 56 points (22-12) 2 wks
13 (38) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy - 45 points (38-13) 2 wks
14 (40) Limmie & Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic - 44 points (40-14) 2 wks
15 (17) Pink Floyd - Money - 38 points (40-x-32-18-19-28-27-27-20-21-17-15) 11 wks
16 (23) Sylvia – Pillow Talk - 38 points (36-23-16) 3 wks
17 (28) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes - 38 points (28-17) 2 wks
18 (RE) New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now - 38 points (30-28-28-24-23-24-29-40-28-27-17-14-20-28-x-18) 15 wks
19 (34) Free – All Right Now - 36 points (34-19) 2 wks
20 (11) Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras - 36 points (24-8-8-6-11-20) 6 wks
21 (19) Blue Mink - Randy - 32 points (29-25-19-21) 4 wks
22 (16) Al Green – Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - 31 points (24-20-16-22) 4 wks
23 (25) Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light - 31 points (28-27-25-23) 4 wks
24 (13) Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You - 24 points (15-7-9-6-7-13-24) 7 wks
25 (18) T. Rex - The Groover - 24 points (37-6-3-4-4-9-18-25) 8 wks
26 (14) Mud - Hypnosis - 24 points (30-14-10-14-14-26) 6 wks
27 (NE) Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On - 23 points (27) 1 wk
28 (NE) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash - 23 points (28) 1 wk
29 (30) Isley Brothers - That Lady - 22 points (28-30-29) 3 wks
30 (37) Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock - 21 points (37-30) 2 wks
31 (31) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31) 19 wks
32 (32) Hot Chocolate - Rumours - 20 points (32-32) 3 wks
33 (33) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 19 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33) 8 wks
34 (NE) Aretha Franklin - Angel - 19 points (34) 1 wk
35 (36) Osmonds - Let Me In - 19 points (36-35) 2 wks
36 (39) Yvonne Elliman - I Don't Know How To Love Him - 18 points (32-39-30-39-36) 5 wks
37 (40) Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain - 17 points (35-34-34-33-32-32-34-35-33-38-35-40-37) 13 wks
38 (NE) Lou Reed - Vicious - 17 points (38) 1 wk
39 (29) Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water - 16 points (31-17-15-18-21-23-29-39) 8 wks
40 (RE) Earnest Jackson – Love & Happiness - 15 points (40-x-40-x-40) 3 wks
40 (26) Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn - 15 points (26-22-26-26-40) 5 wks
40 (15) Hotshots - Snoopy Vs the Red Baron - 15 points (33-21-16-10-10-12-11-15-40) 9 wks
40 (35) Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away - 15 points (33-34-35-40) 4 wks
40 (RE) Carl Anderson & Cast - Superstar - 15 points (29-31-33-x-40) 4 wks

Dropped Out
48 (21) 10CC - Rubber Bullets - 14 points (19-4-2-1-1-2-3-5-16-21)
53 (40) Don Downing - Lonely Days Lonely Nights - 11 points (40-37-40)
63 (20) Eagles - Tequila Sunrise - 8 points (40-19-17-18-20)
66 (24) Fleetwood Mac – Albatross - 8 points (31-20-8-7-7-9-8-13-15-22-24)
69 (27) Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie - 7 points (19-15-14-13-27)
- (40) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You - 0 points (27-28-31-34-x-24-10-8-4-4-6-11-24-40)

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 04.08.1973

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

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 03-08-73:  Presenter: Noel Edmonds
(6) SUZI QUATRO – 48 Crash  
(NEW) ROY WOOD – Dear Elaine
(7) THE CARPENTERS – Yesterday Once More  
(11) NAZARETH –  Bad Bad Boy  
(18) LIMMIE & THE FAMILY COOKIN’ – You Can Do Magic
(34) BARRY BLUE – Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night)
(3) MUNGO JERRY – Alright Alright Alright  
(13) THE GOONS – Ying Tong Song  
(4) THE OSMONDS – Going Home 
(1) GARY GLITTER – I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)  
(23) ALBERT HAMMOND – Free Electric Band

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 04.08.1973
1 (1) Various Artists - That'll Be The Day (7 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Peters & Lee - We Can Make It (6 wk) (# 2)
3 (5) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (14 wk) (# 1)
4 (12) David Bowie - Hunky Dory (10 wk) (# 4)
5 (3) Cat Stevens - The Foreigner (3 wk) (# 3)
6 (8) The Beatles - 1967-1970 (14 wk) (# 2)
7 (4) Pery Como - And I Love You So (5 wk) (# 3)
8 (6) George Harrison - Living In The Material World (5 wk) (# 2)
9 (10) The Beatles - 1962-1966 (14 wk) (# 3)
10 (9) Carpenters - Now And Then (5 wk) (# 6)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 26.07.1973

1 (01) Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
2 (02) David Bowie - Live On Mars?
3 (03) Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright
4 (06) The Osmonds - Goin' Home
5 (12) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
6 (New) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
7 (14) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning
8 (04) Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die
9 (05) Slade - Sqweeze Me, Pleeze Me
10 (11) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home
11 (20) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
12 (32) Mud - Hypnosis
13 (26) Limmie And The Family Cooking - You Can Do Magic
14 (09) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye
15 (10) Blue Mink - Randy
16 (24) The Goons - The Ying Tong Song
17 (07) Elton John - Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting
18 (08) Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You
19 (36) Barry Blue - Dancing On A Saturday Night
20 (13) Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras
21 (15) Hotshots - Snoopy Vs The Red Baron
22 (16) 10cc - Rubber Bullets
23 (17) Sylvia - Pillow Talk
24 (18) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
25 (19) Free - All Right Now
26 (21) Perry Como - And I Love You So
27 (22) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy
28 (25) Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie
29 (New) The Drifters - Like Sister, Like Brother
30 (New) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose?
31 (New) Medicine Head - Rising Sun
32 (27) Chairmen Of The Board - Finders Keepers
33 (New) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free
34 (New) First Choice - Smarty Pants
35 (35) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
36 (31) Linda Lewis - Rock A Doodle Doo
37 (New) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)
38 (37) Albert Hammond - Free Electric Band
39 (38) New York City - I'm Doing Fine Now
40 (40) Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light

[Shireblogger]

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

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (20 wks)
02 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (9 wks)
03 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (3 wks)
04 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (14 wks)
05 The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (10 wks)
06 Earnest Jackson – Love & Happiness (10 wks)
07 Bobby Womack – Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out (8 wks)
08 The Four Tops – Are You Man Enough? (7 wks)
09 Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On (4 wks)
10 The Stylistics – Peek-A-Boo (6 wks)

11 Al Green – Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (5 wks)
12 Tyrone Davis – There It Is (2 wks)
13 The Chi Lites – Stoned Out Of My Mind (1 wk)
14 Aretha Franklin – Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) (26 wks)
15 Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning (10 wks)
16 David Bowie – Life On Mars (6 wks)
17 The Isley Brothers – That Lady (4 wks)
18 The Independents – Baby I've Been Missing You (3 wks)
19 Earth, Wind & Fire – Evil (1 wk)
20 The SouthSide Movement – I' Been Watching You (17 wks)

21 The Supremes – Bad Weather (16 wks)
22 The Temptations – Plastic Man (9 wks)
23 Don Covay – I Was Checking Out She Was Checking In (5 wks)
24 Limmie Family Cookin – You Can Do Magic (3 wks)
25 Gene Pitney – 24 Sycamore (15 wks)
26 Albert Hammond – The Free Electric Band (6 wks)
27 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Where Peaceful Waters Flow (8 wks)
28 The Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (12 wks)
29 Sly & The Family Stone – If You Want Me To Stay (6 wks)
30 The Intruders – I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1) (10 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Diana Ross Touch Me In The Morning
02 Gary Glitter I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!)
03 Limmie & The Family Cookin' You Can Do Magic
04 Clifford T Ward Gaye
05 Albert Hammond The Free Electric Band
06 Mungo Jerry Alright Alright Alright
07 Nazareth Bad Bad Boy
08 Al Martino Spanish Eyes
09 Barry Blue Dancin' On A Saturday Night
10 Paul Simon Take Me To The Mardi Gras
11 Suzi Quatro 48 Crash
12 Carpenters Yesterday Once More
13 Peters & Lee Welcome Home
14 Vicky Leandros When Bouzoukis Played
15 First Choice Smarty Pants
16 Blue Mink Randy
17 Drifters Like Brother And Sister
18 Sylvia Pillow Talk
19 Dawn ft/ Tony Orlando - Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
20 Mud Hypnosis

[raliverpool]

01 David Bowie - Life On Mars (5wks 2-1-1-1-1)
02 Clifford T Ward - Gaye (5wks 34-16-8-4-2)
03 Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home a Heartache (4wks 28-16-9-3)
04 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (6wks 40-22-11-6-5-4)
05 Pink Floyd - Money (6wks 20-8-6-3-2-5)
06 Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (7wks 24-14-7-5-4-3-6)
07 Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright (4wks 26-13-7-7)
08 Aretha Franklin - Angel (3wks 25-14-8)
09 David Bowie - Lady Grinning Soul (4wks 32-18-11-9)
10 Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (3wks 22-12-10)

11 Lou Reed - Vicious (5wks 24-12-9-8-11)
12 Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (3wks 23-17-12)
13 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (4wks 27-20-15-13)
14 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash (2wks 23-14)
15 Al Green - Here I Am (Come And Take Me) (2wks 24-15)
16 Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (4wks 13-11-10-16)
17 David Bowie - Queen b**** (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away (7wks 28-15-6-3-2-6-18)
19 Limmie & The Family Cooking - You Can Do Magic (2wks 28-19)
20 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy (2wks 27-21)
22 Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Kris Kristofferson - Why Me (3wks 35-29-23)
24 Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me (6wks 6-5-7-10-16-24)
25 Clifford T Ward - Home Thoughts From Abroad (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Donny Hathaway - Love Love Love (3wks 29-25-26)
27 Judee Sill - The Kiss (9wks 31-14-5-2-1-2-5-13-27)
28 Blue Mink - Randy (5wks 37-31-28-26-28)
29 Chicago - Feelin' Stronger Every Day (2wks 36-29)
30 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live & Let Die (8wks 23-14-8-4-4-7-18-30)

31 Four Tops - Are You Man Enough (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Eagles - Tequila Sunrise (5wks 23-15-15-20-32)
33 Johnnie Taylor - I Believe In You (1wk 33 NEW)

34 Steely Dan - Show Biz Kids (1wk 34 NEW)

35 Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown (9wks 26-15-11-9-9-9-12-19-35)
36 Bette Midler - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (7wks 35-26-20-18-17-21-36)
37 Mud - Hypnosis (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Lobo - How Can I Tell Her (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Johnny Hallyday & Sylvie Vartan - J'ai un problème (3wks 33-30-39)

40 Cat Stevens - The Hurt (1wk 40 NEW)

Culled from the New York jazz rock group's second album Countdown To Ecstasy. This Walter Becker and Donald Fagen composition stopped at USA #61 and features a slide guitar solo by Rick Derringer.

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning
02(07) Free – All Right Now
03(01) The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More
04(04) Gary Glitter – I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!)
05(05) Mungo Jerry – Alright Alright Alright
06(09) New York City – I’m Doin’ Fine Now
07(03) Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
08(10) Al Martino – Spanish Eyes
09(06) David Bowie – Life On Mars?
10(21) Barry Blue – Dancing On A Saturday Night

11(11) Limme & Family Cookin’ – You Can Do Magic
12(14) Nazareth – Bad Bad Boy
13(08) Paul McCartney & Wings – Live And Let Die
14(23) Suzi Quatro – 48 Crash
15(--) Bobby Goldsboro – Summer (The First Time)
16(12) The Osmonds – Goin’ Home
17(--) Cher – Half Breed
18(13) Albert Hammond – Free Electric Band
19(16) Mud – Hypnosis
20(15) Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light

21(17) Al Green – Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
22(--) The Drifters – Like Sister And Brother
23(--) First Choice – Smarty Pants
24(18) Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn
25(19) Slade – Skweeze Me Pleeze Me
26(--) Medicine Head – Rising Sun
27(20) Cat Stevens – The Hurt
28(24) Kenny – Give It To Me Now
29(--) Roger Daltrey – I’m Free
30(--) Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando – Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose

[o]

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

[smokeyb]

1 (1) David Bowie – Life On Mars? (6 wks)
2 (2) Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (5 wks)
3 (3) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (5 wks)
4 (4) Mungo Jerry - Alright , Alright, Alright (5 wks)
5 (6) Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light (6 wks)
6 (9) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (4 wks)
7 (5) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye (6 wks)
8 (7) Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (6 wks)
9 (11) Queen - Keep Yourself Alive (5 wks)
10 (12) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy (3 wks)
11 (13) Gary Glitter - Leader of the Gang (I Am) (3 wks)
12 (19) Free - All Right Now (3 wks)
13 (14) The Osmonds - Goin' Home (4 wks)
14 (20) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash (2 wks)
15 (22) New York City - I'm Doin Fine Now (3 wks)
16 (8) Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me (6 wks)
17 (21) Limme The Family Cooking' - You Can Do Magic (3 wks)
18 (10) Paul Simon - Take Me to the Mardi Gras (8 wks)
19 (15) Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die (9 wks)
20 (26) Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night (2 wks)
21 (23) The Goons - The Ying Tong Song (3 wks)
22 (NE) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer The First Time (1 wk)
23 (17) Lou Reed - Vicious (5 wks)
24 (16) Mud - Hypnosis (7 wks)
25 (18) Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie (8 wks)
26 (24) Eagles - Tequila Sunrise (7 wks)
27 (NE) Medicine Head - Rising Sun (1 wk)
28 (25) T. Rex - Groover (8 wks)
29 (40) Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band (2 wks)
30 (NE) First Choice - Smarty Pants (1 wk)
31 (27) Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You (9 wks)
32 (28) Chairman of the Board - Finder's Keeper's (7 wks)
33 (NE) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free (1 wk)
34 (NE) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother (1 wk)
35 (29) Blue Mink - Randy (7 wks)
36 (30) Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (11 wks)
37 (31) 10cc - Rubber Bullets (12 wks)
38 (32) Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away (7 wks)
39 (NE) Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1 wk)
40 (NE) C.C.S. - The Band Played Boogie (1 wk)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Life On Mars - David Bowie < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - Gary Glitter
3 ( 2 ) Money - Pink Floyd (#1[2])
4 ( 10 ) Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
5 ( 5 ) You Can Do Magic - Limmie & Family Cookin'
6 ( -- ) Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro
7 ( 14 ) Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Dawn
8 ( 4 ) Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross (#3)
9 ( 16 ) Dancing On A Saturday Night - Barry Blue
10 ( 7 ) Alright Alright Alright - Mungo Jerry (#7)

11 ( 12 ) Bad Bad Boy - Nazareth
12 ( 6 ) Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John (#4)
13 ( 9 ) Goin' Home - Osmonds (#9)
14 ( 22 ) Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
15 ( 8 ) The Free Electric Band - Albert Hammond (#5)
16 ( 13 ) The Plastic Man - Temptations (#12)
17 ( 27 ) Are You Man Enough? - Four Tops
18 ( 21 ) Soul Makossa - Manu DiBango
19 ( -- ) Smarty Pants - First Choice
20 ( 28 ) 48 Crash - Suzi Quatro

21 ( 11 ) Live And Let Die - Wings (#1[2])
22 ( 18 ) Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago (#18)
23 ( 15 ) Yesterday Once More - Carpenters (#2[1])
24 ( 26 ) Angel - Aretha Franklin
25 ( 17 ) Skweeze Me Pleeze Me - Slade (#11)
26 ( 19 ) Way Back Home - Junior Walker & The All Stars (#17)
27 ( 24 ) If You Want Me To Stay - Sly & The Family Stone (#24)
28 ( -- ) Band Played The Boogie - C.C.S
29 ( 20 ) Give It To Me Now - Kenny (#13)
30 ( 23 ) Gaye - Clifford T Ward (#21)

31 ( 32 ) Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels Band
32 ( -- ) Like Sister And Brother - Drifters
33 ( 35 ) Here I Am (Come And Take Me) - Al Green
34 ( 31 ) Swamp Witch - Jim Stafford (#29)
35 ( -- ) The Hurt - Cat Stevens
36 ( 30 ) I'll Always Love My Mama - Intruders (#24)
37 ( 25 ) Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple (#3)
38 ( -- ) Gypsy Man - War
39 ( -- ) Rising Sun Medicine Head
40 ( 29 ) Groover - T Rex (#6)

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-- ( 33 ) Randy - Blue Mink (#7)
-- ( 34 ) Hypnosis - Mud (#11)
-- ( 36 ) Finders Keepers - Chairmen Of The Board (#22)
-- ( 37 ) Honaloochie Boogie - Mott The Hoople (#9)
-- ( 38 ) Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler (#12)
-- ( 39 ) Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich (#14)
-- ( 40 ) Big Eight - Judge Dread (#36)

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[Smurfie]

1 ) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
2 ) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home
3 ) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning
4 ) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
5 ) The Osmonds - Goin' Home
6 ) David Bowie – Life On Mars?
7 ) New York City - I'm Doin Fine Now
8 ) Sylvia - Pillow Talk
9 ) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye
10 ) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
11 ) Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You
12 ) Mungo Jerry - Alright ,Alright, Alright
13 ) Vicky Leandros - When Bouzoukis Played
14 ) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
15 ) Limme The Family Cooking' - You Can Do Magic
16 ) Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
17 ) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother
18 ) C.C.S. - The Band Played Boogie
19 ) Medicine Head - Rising Sun
20 ) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer The First Time

[popchartfreak]

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