Haven Retro Combined Chart : 01.09.1973

[smokeyb]

David Essex gets his first chart topper with his first single, but Wizzard are looking good at number 2.



Suzi Quatro falls to 3, David Bowie goes back up to 4 and the Carpenters are down at 5.



There are 5 new entries this week, the highest is Wizzard at number 2.



The biggest climber is 10cc who jump up 18 places to number 7.



The biggest faller is Mungo Jerry who drop 47 places,

[smokeyb]

01.09.1973 (Week # 35)

1 (02) David Essex - Rock On - 153 points (19-2-1) 3 wks
2 (NE) Wizzard - Angel Fingers - 96 points (2) 1 wk
3 (01) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash - 88 points (28-6-1-1-1-3) 6 wks
4 (05) David Bowie - Life On Mars? - 88 points (2-1-1-1-1-2-1-3-5-4) 10 wks
5 (03) Carpenters – Yesterday Once More - 71 points (37-38-21-18-16-7-4-2-3-3-5-2-3-5) 14 wks
6 (12) Drifters - Like Brother And Sister - 70 points (30-10-12-6) 4 wks
7 (25) 10CC - The Dean And I - 67 points (25-7) 2 wks
8 (08) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) - 65 points (28-32-39-x-24-14-9-8-8) 8 wks
9 (04) Barry Blue – Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night) - 62 points (17-7-4-4-9) 5 wks
10 (06) Limmie & Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic - 60 points (40-14-8-8-6-6-10) 7 wks
11 (13) Hudson-Ford - Pick Up The Pieces - 60 points (30-13-11) 3 wks
12 (15) Roy Wood - Dear Elaine - 58 points (15-12) 2 wks
13 (NE) Rolling Stones - Angie - 53 points (13) 1 wk
14 (10) Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning - 49 points (26-12-7-4-4-4-7-10-14) 9 wks
15 (09) Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - 49 points (5-2-1-3-5-9-15) 7 wks
16 (07) New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now - 48 points (30-28-28-24-23-24-29-40-28-27-17-14-20-28-x-18-16-11-8-7-16) 20 wks
17 (24) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free - 45 points (30-28-24-24-17) 5 wks
18 (21) Donny Osmond - Young Love - 44 points (21-18) 2 wks
19 (17) Free – All Right Now - 44 points (34-19-15-13-13-17-19) 7 wks
20 (14) Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On - 43 points (27-22-16-16-14-20) 6 wks
21 (22) Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You - 42 points (28-22-21) 3 wks
22 (NE) Perry Como - For The Good Times - 35 points (22) 1 wk
23 (20) Hot Chocolate - Rumours - 35 points (32-32-37-x-22-20-23) 6 wks
24 (37) Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together - 32 points (37-24) 2 wks
25 (32) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt - 32 points (32-25) 2 wks
26 (18) First Choice - Smarty Pants - 29 points (21-11-18-26) 4 wks
27 (11) Medicine Head - Rising Sun - 29 points (24-17-11-27) 4 wks
28 (16) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - 28 points (27-20-20-16-28) 5 wks
29 (19) Cher – Half Breed - 28 points (36-18-18-19-29) 5 wks
30 (31) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child - 27 points (31-30) 2 wks
31 (28) Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn - 23 points (26-22-26-26-40-x-32-26-28-31) 9 wks
32 (23) Elvis Presley – Fool - 22 points (27-23-32) 3 wks
33 (33) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33) 24 wks
34 (NE) Pink Floyd - Time - 20 points (34) 1 wk
35 (30) Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - 20 points (19-5-4-6-7-9-14-30-35) 9 wks
36 (40) Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door - 20 points (40-36) 2 wks
37 (35) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 19 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37) 13 wks
38 (34) 10CC - Speed Kills - 19 points (35-33-34-38) 4 wks
39 (36) Don Thomas - Come On Train - 19 points (40-36-39) 3 wks
40 (39) Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock - 18 points (37-30-33-39-39-39-40) 7 wks
40 (NE) Geordie - Electric Lady - 18 points (40) 1 wk

Dropped Out
45 (29) Al Green – Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - 17 points (24-20-16-22-20-19-23-29)
49 (38) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes - 16 points (28-17-13-12-15-38)
56 (40) Aretha Franklin - Angel - 13 points (34-25-23-36-40)
62 (40) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home - 10 points (25-17-22-12-11-13-8-10-9-14-22-38-40)
67 (27) Four Tops - Are You Man Enough? - 8 points (25-x-40-29-25-27)
73 (26) Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright - 6 points (19-8-5-5-6-12-26)

[smokeyb]

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 08.09.1973

1 (1) Donny Osmond - Young Love (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night (6 wk) (# 2)
3 (12) Wizzard - Angel Fingers (2 wk) (# 3)
4 (4) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (10 wk) (# 2)
5 (5) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes (9 wk) (# 5)
6 (16) David Essex - Rock On (4 wk) (# 6)
7 (3) Limme The Family Cooking' - You Can Do Magic (8 wk) (# 3)
8 (7) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother (6 wk) (# 7)
9 (27) The Rolling Stones - Angie (2 wk) (# 9)
10 (17) Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces (4 wk) (# 10)
11 (9) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer The First Time (6 wk) (# 9)
12 (13) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose (6 wk) (# 12)
13 (11) Medicine Head - Rising Sun (6 wk) (# 11)
14 (23) 10CC - The Dean and I (3 wk) (# 14)
15 (8) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home (16 wk) (# 1)
16 (10) First Choice - Smarty Pants (6 wk) (# 9)
17 (6) Gary Glitter - Leader of the Gang (I Am) (8 wk) (# 1)
18 (28) Roy Wood - Dear Elaine (5 wk) (# 18)
19 (18) Elvis Presley - Fool (5 wk) (# 18)
20 (15) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free (6 wk) (# 15)
21 (20) New York City - I'm Doin Fine Now (8 wk) (# 20)
22 (NE) Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby (1 wk) (# 22)
23 (14) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash (7 wk) (# 3)
24 (33) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt (4 wk) (# 24)
25 (19) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (9 wk) (# 9)
26 (36) Perry Como - For The Good Times (3 wk) (# 26)
27 (30) Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You (5 wk) (# 27)
28 (26) Mungo Jerry - Alright ,Alright, Alright (10 wk) (# 3)
29 (25) David Bowie – Life On Mars? (11 wk) (# 3)
30 (43) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash (2 wk) (# 30)
31 (41) Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together (3 wk) (# 31)
32 (34) Geordie - Electric Lady (3 wk) (# 32)
33 (21) The Goons - The Ying Tong Song (8 wk) (# 9)
34 (49) Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine (2 wk) (# 34)
35 (24) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy (8 wk) (# 10)
36 (29) The Osmonds - Goin' Home (9 wk) (# 4)
37 (22) Free - All Right Now (8 wk) (# 15)
38 (NE) Jackson Five - Skywriter (1 wk) (# 38)
39 (NE) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (1 wk) (# 39)
40 (NE) Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis (1 wk) (# 40)
41 (42) Perry Como - And I Love You So (21 wk) (# 3)
42 (35) Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band (11 wk) (# 19)
43 (32) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (27 wk) (# 1)
44 (NE) Status Quo - Caroline (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (31) Mud - Hypnosis (12 wk) (# 16)
46 (40) Bloodstone - Natural High (4 wk) (# 40)
47 (NE) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (37) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye (11 wk) (# 8)
49 (NE) Aretha Franklin - Angel (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (45) The Hotshots - Snoopy Vs the Red Baron (15 wk) (# 4)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 07-09-73: No Show this week

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 08.09.1973
1 (1) Rod Stewart - Sing It Again Rod (3 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Peters & Lee - We Can Make It (11 wk) (# 1)
3 (4) Carpenters - Now And Then (10 wk) (# 4)
4 (3) David Bowie - Hunky Dory (15 wk) (# 3)
5 (5) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (19 wk) (# 1)
6 (6) Osmonds - The Plan (3 wk)(# 6)
7 (12) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (2 wk) (# 7)
8 (13) Perry Como - And I Love You So (10 wk) (# 3)
9 (10) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (60 wk) (# 2)
10 (140 Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (2 wk) (#10)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 23.08.1973

1 (01) David Essex - Rock On
2 (06) Wizzard - Angel Fingers
3 (02) Donny Osmond - Young Love
4 (09) Rolling Stones - Angie
5 (03) Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
6 (18) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye
7 (04) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
8 (05) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
9 (07) David Bowie - Live On Mars?
10 (14) Free - All Right Now
11 (08) Roy Wood - Dear Elaine
12 (10) 10cc - The Dean And I
13 (11) The Drifters - Like Sister, Like Brother
14 (27) Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash
15 (12) Barry Blue - Dancing On A Saturday Night
16 (21) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning
17 (13) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free
18 (19) Tony Orlando and Dawn - Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose?
19 (15) Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright
20 (16) Elton John - Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting
21 (17) Limmie And The Family Cooking - You Can Do Magic
22 (New) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby
23 (New) Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis
24 (30) Peters And Lee - Welcome Home
25 (22) Hotshots - Snoopy Vs The Red Baron
26 (New) Status Quo - Caroline
27 (24) Medicine Head - Rising Sun
28 (25) Slade - Sqweeze Me, Pleeze Me
29 (26) Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die
30 (28) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
31 (31) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy
32 (New) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer
33 (33) Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You
34 (34) Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras
35 (New) Jackson 5 - Skywriter
36 (36) Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine
37 (New) Aretha Franklin - Angel
38 (37) Geordie - Electric Lady
39 (New) Ike And Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
40 (39) Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (25 wks)
02 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (14 wks)
03 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (8 wks)
04 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (2 wks)
05 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (4 wks)
06 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (2 wks)
07 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (19 wks)
08 The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (15 wks)
09 The Spinners – Ghetto Child (4 wks)
10 Ann Peebles – I Can't Stand The Rain (2 wks)

11 Earnest Jackson – Love & Happiness (15 wks)
12 Bobby Womack – Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out (13 wks)
13 The Four Tops – Are You Man Enough? (12 wks)
14 The Sylvers – Stay Away from Me (4 wks)
15 Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On (9 wks)
16 Millie Jackson – It Hurts So Good (1 wk)
17 The Stylistics – Peek-A-Boo (11 wks)
18 Al Green – Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (10 wks)
19 Tyrone Davis – There It Is (7 wks)
20 The Chi Lites – Stoned Out Of My Mind (6 wks)

21 Gladys Knight & The Pips – All I Need Is Time (5 wks)
22 Bloodstone – Natural High (4 wks)
23 The Jackson 5 – Get It Together (2 wks)
24 James Brown – Think (1973 Version) (5 wks)
25 The Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can (4 wks)
26 Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning (15 wks)
27 David Bowie – Life On Mars (11 wks)
28 The Isley Brothers – That Lady (9 wks)
29 The Independents – Baby I've Been Missing You (8 wks)
30 Earth, Wind & Fire – Evil (6 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Wizzard Angel Fingers
02 Limmie & The Family Cookin' You Can Do Magic
03 David Essex Rock On
04 Drifters Like Brother And Sister
05 Hudson-Ford Pick Up The Pieces
06 Guy Darrell I've Been Hurt
07 Barry Blue Dancin' On A Saturday Night
08 Rolling Stones Angie
09 Roy Wood Dear Elaine
10 Donny Osmond Young Love
11 Rod Stewart Oh No Not My Baby
12 Diana Ross Touch Me In The Morning
13 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt Kickers Monster Mash
14 New York City I'm Doin' Fine Now
15 Detroit Emeralds I Think Of You
16 Ike & Tina Turner Nutbush City Limits
17 Roger Daltrey I'm Free
18 Status Quo Caroline
19 Jackson 5 Skywriter
20 Mott The Hoople All The Way To Memphis

[raliverpool]

01 Wizzard - Angel Fingers (2wks 10-1)
02 Pink Floyd - Time (4wks 13-4-1-2)
03 David Essex - Rock On (3wks 35-12-3)
04 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (6wks 20-5-3-2-2-4)
05 Rolling Stones - Angie (2wks 32-5)
06 Clifford T Ward - Home Thoughts From Abroad (6wks 25-12-8-6-4-6)
07 Roy Wood - Dear Elaine (4wks 31-15-9-7)
08 Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn (6wks 23-16-10-9-7-8)
09 Drifters - Like Sister & Brother (5wks 28-15-10-6-9)
10 Led Zeppelin - No Quarter (3wks 24-13-10)

11 David Bowie - Queen b**** (6wks 17-10-5-5-5-11)
12 Spinners - Ghetto Child (3wks 26-17-12)
13 Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock (4wks 27-20-16-13)
14 David Bowie - Life On Mars (10wks 2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-14)
15 10cc - The Dean & I (3wks 34-25-15)
16 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (2wks 33-16)
17 Isley Brothers - That Lady (3wks 30-24-17)
18 Limmie & The Family Cooking - You Can Do Magic (7wks 28-19-15-12-11-11-18)
19 Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces (2wks 35-19)
20 Aretha Franklin - Angel (8wks 25-14-8-3-2-3-8-20)

21 Roger Daltrey - I'm Free (3wks 21-19-21)
22 Al Green - Here I Am (Come And Take Me) (7wks 24-15-8-7-8-14-22)
23 Judee Sill - There's A Rugged Road (3wks 33-28-23)

24 Cher - Half Breed (1wk 24 NEW)

25 David Bowie - Oh You Pretty Things (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Earth Wind & Fire - Evil (5wks 35-24-19-18-26)
27 Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (8wks 23-17-12-7-6-7-15-27)
28 Van Morrison - Warm Love (2wks 37-28)
29 Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (2wks 36-29)
30 Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Carole King - Believe In Humanity (5wks 27-19-16-20-32)
33 Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) (3wks 31-31-33)
34 War - Gypsy Man (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Steely Dan - Show Biz Kids (6wks 34-26-18-17-22-35)
36 Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Neil Diamond - The Last Thing On My Mind (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Eagles - Doolin Dalton (4wks 35-29-30-38)
39 Elvis Presley - Fool (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Sly & The Family Stone - In Time (4wks 28-23-27-40)

Al Capps & Mary Dean written, Snuff Garrett produced song tells the story of a young woman who is half white and half Cherokee and describes the troubles faced by the main character. This Wrecking Crew backed track reached #1 in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, & #4 in Australia, but missed the UK top 50, presumably as we never saw Cher's visuals for it.

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Rolling Stones - ANGIE
2 [6] :: Allman Brothers Band - RAMBLIN' MAN
3 [7] :: Cher - HALF-BREED
4 [2] :: Don Thomas - COME ON TRAIN {Northern Soul single}
5 [4] :: Hot Chocolate - RUMOURS
6 [5] :: Van Morrison - WARM LOVE {Hard Nose The Highway LP track}
7 [10] :: Detroit Emeralds - I THINK OF YOU
8 [9] :: Lou Reed - VICIOUS
9 [3] :: Suzi Quatro - 48 CRASH
10 [11] :: David Essex - ROCK ON
11 [13] :: Wizzard - ANGEL FINGERS
12 [8] :: Barry Blue - DANCIN' ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
13 [14] :: Roy Wood - DEAR ELAINE
14 [new] :: Stealers Wheel - EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE
15 [new] :: Millie Jackson - IT HURTS SO GOOD
16 [new] :: Average White Band - PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT
17 [new] :: Drifters - LIKE SISTER & BROTHER
18 [new] :: Elvis Presley - FOOL
19 [new] :: Aretha Franklin - ANGEL
20 [new] :: Donny Osmond - YOUNG LOVE

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) Elvis Presley – Fool
02(09) Perry Como – For The Good Times
03(01) Free – All Right Now
04(03) Bobby Goldsboro – Summer (The First Time)
05(04) Rod Stewart – Twistin’ The Night Away
06(10) 10cc – The Dean And I
07(05) Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning
08(06) David Essex – Rock On
09(07) First Choice – Smarty Pants
10(08) Cher – Half Breed

11(23) Nilsson – As Time Goes By
12(11) Bloodstone – Natural High
13(14) Hot Chocolate – Rumours
14(24) Rolling Stones – Angie
15(18) Hudson-Ford – Pick Up The Pieces
16(--) Ike &Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits
17(26) Wizzard – Angel Fingers
18(12) The Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can
19(30) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
20(--) Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis

21(28) Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine
22(29) The Jackson 5 – Get It Together
23(--) Status Quo – Caroline
24(--) Aretha Franklin – Angel
25(20) Geordie – Electric Lady
26(16) Guy Darrell – I’ve Been Hurt
27(--) Rod Stewart – Oh No Not My Baby
28(--) Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Joybringer
29(--) The Jackson 5 – Skywriter
30(15) Donny Osmond – Young Love

[smokeyb]

1 (15)The Rolling Stones - Angie (2 wks)
2 (4) David Essex - Rock On (4 wks)
3 (3) Roy Wood - Dear Elaine (5 wks)
4 (1) David Bowie – Life On Mars? (11 wks)
5 (11) Wizzard - Angel Fingers (2 wks)
6 (10) 10CC - The Dean and I (3 wks)
7 (2) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer The First Time (6 wks)
8 (9) Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces (4 wks)
9 (5) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free (6 wks)
10 (8) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother (6 wks)
11 (14) Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (6 wks)
12 (17) Hot Chocolate - Rumours (4 wks)
13 (6) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash (7 wks)
14 (7) Medicine Head - Rising Sun (6 wks)
15 (18) Geordie - Electric Lady (3 wks)
16 (NE) Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis (1 wk)
17 (13) Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You (5 wks)
18 (26) The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man (3 wks)
19 (16) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt (4 wks)
20 (21) America - Muskrat Love (4 wks)
21 (NE) Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby (1 wk)
22 (34) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash (2 wks)
23 (39) Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine (2 wks)
24 (NE) Status Quo - Caroline (1 wk)
25 (19) Hawkwind - Urban Guerilla (5 wks)
26 (12) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (10 wks)
27 (NE) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (1 wk)
28 (30) Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band (7 wks)
29 (20) New York City - I'm Doin Fine Now (8 wks)
30 (22) The Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride (5 wks)
31 (25) Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together (3 wks)
32 (23) Limme The Family Cooking' - You Can Do Magic (8 wks)
33 (24) Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night (7 wks)
34 (27) Mungo Jerry - Alright , Alright, Alright (10 wks)
35 (28) Elvis Presley - Fool (5 wks)
36 (NE) Jackson Five - Skywriter (1 wk)
37 (29) Free - All Right Now (8 wks)
38 (32) First Choice - Smarty Pants (6 wks)
39 (NE) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (1 wk)
40 (NE) Aretha Franklin - Angel (1 wk)

[Earl Purple]

My top 5 entries this week all classics

1 ( 1 ) Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 7 ) Angel Fingers - Wizzard
3 ( 2 ) Rock On - David Essex (#2)
4 ( 4 ) The Dean And I - 10cc
5 ( 12 ) Angie - Rolling Stones
6 ( 5 ) Pick Up The Pieces - Hudson-Ford (#5)
7 ( 3 ) Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye (#2[1])
8 ( -- ) Caroline - Status Quo
9 ( 9 ) Our Last Song Together - Neil Sedaka
10 ( -- ) Ghetto Child - Spinners

11 ( 6 ) Smarty Pants - First Choice (#5)
12 ( 20 ) Half-Breed - Cher
13 ( 10 ) That Lady - Isley Brothers (#10)
14 ( 23 ) Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
15 ( 13 ) Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon (#13)
16 ( 17 ) For The Good Times - Perry Como
17 ( 8 ) Life On Mars - David Bowie (#1[5])
18 ( -- ) Nutbush City Limits - Ike And Tina Turner
19 ( -- ) Joybringer - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
20 ( 11 ) I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - Gary Glitter (#2[1])

21 ( 22 ) Electric Lady - Geordie
22 ( -- ) All The Way From Memphis - Mott The Hoople
23 ( 14 ) Dancing On A Saturday Night - Barry Blue (#7)
24 ( 27 ) My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
25 ( 19 ) You Light Up My Life - Carole King (#17)
26 ( -- ) Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers
27 ( 18 ) Fool - Elvis Presley (#14)
28 ( 16 ) Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy (#8)
29 ( 15 ) Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Dawn (#5)
30 ( 29 ) There It Is - Tyrone Davis (#29)

31 ( 26 ) Rumours - Hot Chocolate (#26)
32 ( -- ) Skywriter - Jackson 5
33 ( 28 ) We're An American Band - Grand Funk (#28)
34 ( 40 ) Everything Will Turn Out Fine - Stealers Wheel
35 ( 21 ) Are You Man Enough? - Four Tops (#10)
36 ( 25 ) Dear Elaine - Roy Wood (#21)
37 ( 24 ) Band Played The Boogie - C.C.S (#13)
38 ( -- ) Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group
39 ( 32 ) I Think Of You - Detroit Emeralds (#27)
40 ( -- ) Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - Temptations

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-- ( 30 ) You Can Do Magic - Limmie & Family Cookin' (#5)
-- ( 31 ) Like Sister And Brother - Drifters (#20)
-- ( 33 ) Money - Pink Floyd (#1[2])
-- ( 34 ) The Hurt - Cat Stevens (#24)
-- ( 35 ) Bad Bad Boy - Nazareth (#11)
-- ( 36 ) 48 Crash - Suzi Quatro (#15)
-- ( 37 ) Urban Guerilla - Hawkwind (#33)
-- ( 38 ) Gaye - Clifford T Ward (#21)
-- ( 39 ) Gypsy Man - War (#27)

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-- ( -- ) Yes We Can Can - Pointer Sisters

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[o]

1 David Essex - Rock On
2 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
3 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
4 Gary Glitter - Leader of the Gang (I Am)
5 10CC - The Dean and I
6 Rolling Stones - Angie
7 Free - All Right Now
8 Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together
9 Status Quo – Caroline
10 Cher - Half-breed
11 Geordie - Electric Lady
12 Perry Como - For The Good Times
13 Wizzard – Angel fingers
14 Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby
15 David Bowie – Life On Mars?

[Smurfie]

1 ) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
2 ) David Essex - Rock On
3 ) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
4 ) New York City - I'm Doin Fine Now
5 ) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
6 ) Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night
7 ) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning
8 ) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home
9 ) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother
10 ) Limme The Family Cooking' - You Can Do Magic
11 ) Donny Osmond - Young Love
12 ) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt
13 ) Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You
14 ) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
15 ) Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together
16 ) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
17 ) Jackson Five - Skywriter
18 ) Aretha Franklin - Angel
19 ) Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby
20 ) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash

[popchartfreak]

25th August 1973

It's straight in at 1 for Ike & Tina Turner's 70's classic, "farty synth noises" and all as John Peel opined in his otherwise positive review in Sounds music magazine - me I think it's still perfect in any way, and Tina's autobiographical masterpiece Nutbush City Limits would get re-recorded in her solo years to considerably less effect. Also new, at 6, is 60's pop star Manfred Mann, with added-on Earthband, and minus the rest of the old group. Joybringer is a semi-prog-rock revamp of Holst's Planets' Jupiter suite, with lyrics, and it works beautifully, sounding all futuristic too, with synth sounds. Synths sounded like the future. They were. 

New in at 27, Rod starts up with his habitual covers, this one Goffin & King's fab Oh No! Not My Baby, a hit for the aforementioned Manfreds in the 60's, and this on is also one of Rod's best cover-jobs, avoiding the dull-pedestrian norm. His own songs were always his best stuff, but as he has admitted, he doesn't like writing songs if he can find an excuse to do something else. New at 32, Mott get a 4th retro entry with All The Way From Memphis, Glam Rock fun, and John Denver debuts at 65 with a track I've never heard before, but Farewell Andromeda is more Rocky Mountain High than Country Roads - thank goodness. 

Quo keep 'em coming with caroline a lowly 68 for now, oddly as I'd always considered it one of their best records, yet didn't grab me as much as Paper Plane on one hearing after a bit of a break from it. Paper Roses is out in the States as yet another Osmond (Marie) enters the chart fray with a soppy cover of a soppy 60's country hit from the future anti-gay-rights campaigner Anita Bryant. Happily she's lived long enough to dwell on how she could have used that time on something more positive. 



1 ( NEW ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner # 1
2 ( 1 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1
3 ( 3 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1
4 ( 2 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1
5 ( 4 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4
6 ( NEW ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband # 6
7 ( 5 ) ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD) - Wizzard # 5
8 ( 7 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford # 7
9 ( 8 ) ROCK ON - David Essex # 8
10 ( 6 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 6

11 ( 11 ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell # 11
12 ( 10 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 10
13 ( 13 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 13
14 ( 17 ) A BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG - Glen Campbell # 14
15 ( 15 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1
16 ( 9 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6
17 ( 14 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1
18 ( 12 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2
19 ( 20 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9
20 ( 23 ) CHINA GROVE - The Doobie Brothers # 20

21 ( 18 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3
22 ( 34 ) AS TIME GOES BY - Nilsson # 22
23 ( 21 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4
24 ( 27 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20
25 ( 16 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3
26 ( 36 ) HE’S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - Stevie Wonder # 26
27 ( NEW ) OH NO! NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart # 27
28 ( 22 ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 5
29 ( 25 ) HEADLINE HUSTLER - 10CC # 25
30 ( 30 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1

31 ( 19 ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 19
32 ( NEW ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople # 32
33 ( 28 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1
34 ( 31 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1
35 ( 64 ) ANGIE - The Rolling Stones # 35
36 ( 29 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 18
37 ( 33 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1
38 ( 40 ) MISS CLARKE AND THE COMPUTER - Roy Wood # 38
39 ( 35 ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 35
40 ( 32 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2

41 ( 39 ) BROTHER LOUIE - The Stories # 39
42 ( 58 ) MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 42
43 ( 43 ) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE - Love Unlimited # 34
44 ( 37 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 6
45 ( 45 ) SONGS OF PRAISE - Roy Wood # 45
46 ( 42 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3
47 ( 53 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood # 47
48 ( 41 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5
49 ( 51 ) DAYDREAM - David Cassidy # 49
50 ( 38 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice # 35

51 ( 44 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10
52 ( 52 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4
53 ( 50 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1
54 ( 26 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 5
55 ( 24 ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 10
56 ( 47 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5
57 ( 48 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8
58 ( 56 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2
59 ( 54 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1
60 ( 59 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1

61 ( 63 ) I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles # 61
62 ( 68 ) ELECTRIC LADY - Geordie # 62
63 ( 46 ) SAND IN MY FACE - 10CC # 23
64 ( 75 ) GET IT TOGETHER - The Jackson 5 # 64
65 ( NEW ) FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) - John Denver # 65
66 ( 49 ) HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE - Mott The Hoople # 9
67 ( 65 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1
68 ( NEW ) CAROLINE - Status Quo # 68
69 ( 55 ) HURTS SO GOOD - MIllie Jackson # 55
70 ( 69 ) YES WE CAN CAN - The Pointer Sisters # 69

71 ( 66 ) COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE - The Detroit Spinners # 1
72 ( NEW ) PAPER ROSES - Marie Osmond # 72
73 ( 73 ) THE PEACEMAKER - Albert Hammond # 73
74 ( NEW ) LATE AGAIN - Stealers Wheel # 74
75 ( NEW ) ROCK AND ROLL PEOPLE - Bobbie McGee # 75





Wot I liked that week then 28th August 1973

It's 6 weeks on top for Mud as Bobby Goldsboro becomes the latest to peak at 2 with the fab Summer, The First Time, and Hudson-Ford looking good at 4 with Pick Up The Pieces. Roy Wood's solo single Dear Elaine debuts at 17, from his future-fave-of-mine album Boulders, as Wizzard get lots of plugging on the held-back-from release Angel Fingers. There was even a one-page ad in Disc and NME and the likes, 50's-style and actual lyrics you could use to sing along to. It was on my bedroom wall for a couple of years, and is looking a bit brown these days.

10CC also debut, with their 4th single, the quirky, 50's USA High School pastiche The Dean And I at 23, a little bit bubblegum, a bit jazzy, and no obvious hooks as was often the case. Their wonderful debut album was about to drop, and under-appreciated gem. That leaves The Detroit Emeralds grabbing a third and final (barring re-recordings) chart hit with the underwhelming I Think Of You. At home, the crates would have been arriving for packing up stuff for the move to Gloucester - but first I had a few days or a week or two back at school, the start of the 5th form, which was very odd, given I was about to leave.


1 ( 1 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud
2 ( 3 ) SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro
3 ( 2 ) RISING SUN - Medecine Head
4 ( 24 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford
5 ( 6 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters
6 ( 4 ) I'M FREE - Roger Daltrey
7 ( 9 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue
8 ( 5 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth
9 ( 13 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie
10 ( 7 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro

11 ( 14 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds
12 ( 19 ) YOU CAN DO MAGIC - Limmie & The family Cooking
13 ( 15 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn/ Tony Orlando
14 ( NEW ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood
15 ( 11 ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - The Carpenters
16 ( 12 ) SPANISH EYES - Al Martino
17 ( 8 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice
18 ( 17 ) ALL RIGHT NOW - Free
19 ( 16 ) I’M DOING FINE NOW - New York City
20 ( 18 ) TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Diana Ross

21 ( 21 ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard
22 ( 23 ) SATURDAY NIGHT - Bay City Rollers
23 ( NEW ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC
24 ( 26 ) MONSTER MASH - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
25 ( 25 ) ROCK ON - David Essex
26 ( 27 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate
27 ( 28 ) NATURAL HIGH - Bloodstone
28 ( 22 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle
29 ( NEW ) I THINK OF YOU - The Detroit Emeralds
30 ( 10 ) PILLOW TALK - Sylvia