Haven Retro Combined Chart : 08.09.1973

[smokeyb]

David Essex spends a second week at the top, holding off a charge by Wizzard who remain at number 2.



The Rolling Stones move up to number 3, 10cc are at 4 and Hudson-Ford are at 5.



There are 6 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Ike & Tina Turner at number 8.



The biggest climber is Cher who jumps up 18 places to number 11.



The biggest faller is Elton John who falls 52 places.

[smokeyb]

08.09.1973 (Week # 36)

1 (01) David Essex - Rock On - 168 points (19-2-1-1) 4 wks
2 (02) Wizzard - Angel Fingers - 130 points (2-2) 2 wks
3 (13) Rolling Stones - Angie - 124 points (13-3) 2 wks
4 (07) 10CC - The Dean And I - 80 points (25-7-4) 3 wks
5 (11) Hudson-Ford - Pick Up The Pieces - 65 points (30-13-11-5) 4 wks
6 (06) Drifters - Like Brother And Sister - 64 points (30-10-12-6-6) 5 wks
7 (12) Roy Wood - Dear Elaine - 62 points (15-12-7) 3 wks
8 (NE) Ike &Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits - 59 points (8) 1 wk
9 (03) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash - 56 points (28-6-1-1-1-3-9) 7 wks
10 (08) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) - 51 points (28-32-39-x-24-14-9-8-8-10) 9 wks
11 (29) Cher – Half Breed - 49 points (36-18-18-19-29-11) 6 wks
12 (05) Carpenters – Yesterday Once More - 47 points (37-38-21-18-16-7-4-2-3-3-5-2-3-5-12) 15 wks
13 (04) David Bowie - Life On Mars? - 46 points (2-1-1-1-1-2-1-3-5-4-13) 11 wks
14 (09) Barry Blue – Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night) - 44 points (17-7-4-4-9-14) 6 wks
15 (19) Free – All Right Now - 43 points (34-19-15-13-13-17-19-15) 8 wks
16 (14) Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning - 42 points (26-12-7-4-4-4-7-10-14-16) 10 wks
17 (16) New York City – I'm Doin' Fine Now - 41 points (30-28-28-24-23-24-29-40-28-27-17-14-20-28-x-18-16-11-8-7-16-17) 21 wks
18 (30) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child - 41 points (31-30-18) 3 wks
19 (18) Donny Osmond - Young Love - 40 points (21-18-19) 3 wks
20 (17) Roger Daltrey - I'm Free - 38 points (30-28-24-24-17-20) 6 wks
21 (20) Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On - 37 points (27-22-16-16-14-20-21) 7 wks
22 (23) Hot Chocolate - Rumours - 37 points (32-32-37-x-22-20-23-22) 7 wks
23 (25) Guy Darrell - I've Been Hurt - 36 points (32-25-23) 3 wks
24 (15) Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - 35 points (5-2-1-3-5-9-15-24) 8 wks
25 (10) Limmie & Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic - 33 points (40-14-8-8-6-6-10-25) 8 wks
26 (22) Perry Como - For The Good Times - 33 points (22-26) 2 wks
27 (21) Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You - 32 points (28-22-21-27) 4 wks
28 (24) Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together - 31 points (37-24-28) 3 wks
29 (NE) Status Quo - Caroline - 28 points (29) 1 wk
30 (32) Elvis Presley – Fool - 23 points (27-23-32-30) 4 wks
31 (NE) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground - 23 points (31) 1 wk
32 (NE) Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man - 22 points (32) 1 wk
33 (26) First Choice - Smarty Pants - 22 points (21-11-18-26-33) 5 wks
34 (33) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34) 25 wks
35 (37) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 19 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37-35) 14 wks
36 (34) Pink Floyd - Time - 19 points (34-36) 2 wks
37 (NE) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby - 19 points (37) 1 wk
38 (28) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - 19 points (27-20-20-16-28-38) 6 wks
39 (36) Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door - 19 points (40-36-39) 3 wks
40 (40) Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock - 18 points (37-30-33-39-39-39-40-40) 8 wks
40 (NE) Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash - 18 points (40) 1 wk
40 (RE) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes - 18 points (28-17-13-12-15-38-x-40) 7 wks

Dropped Out
43 (39) Don Thomas - Come On Train - 17 points (40-36-39)
45 (38) 10CC - Speed Kills - 17 points (35-33-34-38)
48 (40) Geordie - Electric Lady - 16 points (40)
56 (31) Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn - 13 points (26-22-26-26-40-x-32-26-28-31)
60 (27) Medicine Head - Rising Sun - 12 points (24-17-11-27)
87 (35) Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - 1 points (19-5-4-6-7-9-14-30-35)

[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 15.09.1973

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

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 13-09-73:  Presenter: Tony Blackburn
(28) STATUS QUO – Caroline  
(NEW) THE SWEET – Ballroom Blitz
(21) BOBBY ‘BORIS’ PICKETT & THE CRYPT KICKERS – Monster Mash  
(26) MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND – Joybringer 
(3) DAVID ESSEX – Rock On
(10) 10cc – The Dean And I
(24) PERRY COMO – For The Good Times  
(7) ROD STEWART – Oh No Not My Baby  
(2) WIZZARD – Angel Fingers
(1) DONNY OSMOND – Young Love 
(27) THE JACKSON 5 – Skywriter  

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 15.09.1973
1 (1) Rod Stewart - Sing It Again Rod (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (3) Carpenters - Now And Then (11 wk) (# 2)
3 (2) Peters & Lee - We Can Make It (12 wk) (# 1)
4 (5) David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (20 wk) (# 1)
5 (4) David Bowie - Hunky Dory (28 wk) (# 3)
6 (9) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (61 wk) (# 2)
7 (6) Osmonds - The Plan (4 wk)(# 6)
8 (11) David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars (61 wk) (# 5)
9 (7) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning (3 wk) (# 7)
10 (23) The Beatles - 1967 - 1970 (19 wk) (# 2)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (26 wks)
02 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (15 wks)
03 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (9 wks)
04 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (3 wks)
05 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (5 wks)
06 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (3 wks)
07 Bloodstone – Never Let You Go (1 wk)
08 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (20 wks)
09 The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (16 wks)
10 The Spinners – Ghetto Child (5 wks)

11 Ann Peebles – I Can't Stand The Rain (3 wks)
12 Earnest Jackson – Love & Happiness (16 wks)
13 Bobby Womack – Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out (14 wks)
14 The Four Tops – Are You Man Enough? (13 wks)
15 The Sylvers – Stay Away from Me (5 wks)
16 Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On (10 wks)
17 Millie Jackson – It Hurts So Good (2 wks)
18 The Stylistics – Peek-A-Boo (12 wks)
19 Al Green – Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (11 wks)
20 Tyrone Davis – There It Is (8 wks)

21 The Chi Lites – Stoned Out Of My Mind (7 wks)
22 Gladys Knight & The Pips – All I Need Is Time (6 wks)
23 Bloodstone – Natural High (5 wks)
24 The Jackson 5 – Get It Together (3 wks)
25 James Brown – Think (1973 Version) (6 wks)
26 The Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can (5 wks)
27 Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning (16 wks)
28 David Bowie – Life On Mars (12 wks)
29 The Isley Brothers – That Lady (10 wks)
30 The Independents – Baby I've Been Missing You (9 wks)

[Earl Purple]

He's here! The Laughing Gnome!...

[rubcale]

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

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 2 ) Angel Fingers - Wizzard < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro (#1[4])
3 ( 8 ) Caroline - Status Quo
4 ( 5 ) Angie - Rolling Stones
5 ( 10 ) Ghetto Child - Spinners
6 ( 4 ) The Dean And I - 10cc (#4)
7 ( 3 ) Rock On - David Essex (#2)
8 ( 18 ) Nutbush City Limits - Ike And Tina Turner
9 ( 12 ) Half-Breed - Cher
10 ( 6 ) Pick Up The Pieces - Hudson-Ford (#5)

11 ( 19 ) Joybringer - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
12 ( 22 ) All The Way From Memphis - Mott The Hoople
13 ( 14 ) Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
14 ( 9 ) Our Last Song Together - Neil Sedaka (#9)
15 ( -- ) Laughing Gnome - David Bowie
16 ( 7 ) Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye (#2[1])
17 ( -- ) Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
18 ( 26 ) Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers
19 ( 16 ) For The Good Times - Perry Como (#16)
20 ( 13 ) That Lady - Isley Brothers (#10)

21 ( 11 ) Smarty Pants - First Choice (#5)
22 ( 15 ) Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon (#13)
23 ( 32 ) Skywriter - Jackson 5
24 ( -- ) Ooh Baby - Gilbert O'Sullivan
25 ( 21 ) Electric Lady - Geordie (#21)
26 ( 24 ) My Maria - B.W. Stevenson (#24)
27 ( 38 ) Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group
28 ( 17 ) Life On Mars - David Bowie (#1[5])
29 ( 40 ) Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - Temptations
30 ( 34 ) Everything Will Turn Out Fine - Stealers Wheel

31 ( 20 ) I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - Gary Glitter (#2[1])
32 ( 25 ) You Light Up My Life - Carole King (#17)
33 ( 30 ) There It Is - Tyrone Davis (#29)
34 ( 23 ) Dancing On A Saturday Night - Barry Blue (#7)
35 ( -- ) You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty
36 ( -- ) China Grove - Doobie Brothers
37 ( 27 ) Fool - Elvis Presley (#14)
38 ( 31 ) Rumours - Hot Chocolate (#26)
39 ( 33 ) We're An American Band - Grand Funk (#28)
40 ( -- ) Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks

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-- ( 28 ) Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy (#8)
-- ( 29 ) Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Dawn (#4)
-- ( 35 ) Are You Man Enough? - Four Tops (#10)
-- ( 36 ) Dear Elaine - Roy Wood (#21)
-- ( 37 ) Band Played The Boogie - C.C.S (#13)
-- ( 39 ) I Think Of You - Detroit Emeralds (#27)

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Yes, in my chart David Bowie gets the highest new entry with The Laughing Gnome, although with an entry position of #15 it isn't quite as high an entry as some of the others. It's just above Gladys Knight & The Pips whose song will be their joint ever biggest hit in my chart.

[o]

Nice Monster Mash video

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

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Rolling Stones - ANGIE
2 [2] :: Allman Brothers Band - RAMBLIN' MAN
3 [new] :: Mott The Hoople - ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS
4 [new] :: Status Quo - CAROLINE
5 [new] :: Ike & Tina Turner - NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS
6 [7] :: Detroit Emeralds - I THINK OF YOU
7 [14] :: Stealers Wheel - EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE
8 [new] :: Rod Stewart - OH! NO NOT MY BABY
9 [3] :: Cher - HALF-BREED
10 [new] :: Eagles - OUTLAW MAN
11 [10] :: David Essex - ROCK ON
12 [11] :: Wizzard - ANGEL FINGERS
13 [8] :: Lou Reed - VICIOUS
14 [5] :: Hot Chocolate - RUMOURS
15 [6] :: Van Morrison - WARM LOVE {Hard Nose The Highway LP track}
16 [15] :: Millie Jackson - IT HURTS SO GOOD
17 [19] :: Aretha Franklin - ANGEL
18 [17] :: Drifters - LIKE SISTER & BROTHER
19 [16] :: Average White Band - PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT
20 [13] :: Roy Wood - DEAR ELAINE

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Elvis Presley – Fool
02(16) Ike &Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits
03(20) Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis
04(02) Perry Como – For The Good Times
05(06) 10cc – The Dean And I
06(03) Free – All Right Now
07(23) Status Quo – Caroline
08(04) Bobby Goldsboro – Summer (The First Time)
09(05) Rod Stewart – Twistin’ The Night Away
10(07) Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning

11(14) Rolling Stones – Angie
12(24) Aretha Franklin – Angel
13(19) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
14(17) Wizzard – Angel Fingers
15(11) Nilsson – As Time Goes By
16(28) Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Joybringer
17(08) David Essex – Rock On
18(27) Rod Stewart – Oh No Not My Baby
19(29) The Jackson 5 – Skywriter
20(10) Cher – Half Breed

21(09) First Choice – Smarty Pants
22(15) Hudson-Ford – Pick Up The Pieces
23(13) Hot Chocolate – Rumours
24(12) Bloodstone – Natural High
25(--) The Eagles – Outlaw Man
26(22) The Jackson 5 – Get It Together
27(--) David Bowie – The Laughing Gnome
28(18) The Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can
29(25) Geordie – Electric Lady
30(--) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Ooh Baby

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 30.08.1973

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

[smokeyb]

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

[Earl Purple]

You won't be seeing these songs in my 1973 chart because the charted previously:

- Monster Mash (#1 in 1962)
- Eye Level (#6 in 1972)

and actually the Laughing Gnome is also a re-issue or at least a very old song, it dates back to about 1967. But it was never previously a hit. (Ok Joybringer dates back longer as a tune, it's based on a Gustav Holst composition).

[Smurfie]

1 ) David Essex - Rock On
2 ) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
3 ) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
4 ) Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
5 ) Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
6 ) Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces
7 ) Peters & Lee - Welcome Home
8 ) Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night
9 ) Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning
10 ) Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby
11 ) Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
12 ) Donny Osmond - Young Love
13 ) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
14 ) New York City - I'm Doin Fine Now
15 ) Limme The Family Cooking' - You Can Do Magic
16 ) Perry Como - For The Good Times
17 ) Jackson Five - Skywriter
18 ) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother
19 ) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby
20 ) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer The First Time

[raliverpool]

01 Rolling Stones - Angie (3wks 32-5-1)
02 Wizzard - Angel Fingers (3wks 10-1-2)
03 David Essex - Rock On (4wks 35-12-3-3)
04 Pink Floyd - Time (5wks 13-4-1-2-4)
05 Led Zeppelin - No Quarter (4wks 24-13-10-5)
06 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (3wks 33-16-6)
07 David Bowie - Oh You Pretty Things (2wks 25-7)
08 Spinners - Ghetto Child (4wks 26-17-12-8)
09 10cc - The Dean & I (4wks 34-25-15-9)
10 Cher - Half Breed (2wks 24-10)

11 Isley Brothers - That Lady (4wks 30-24-17-11)
12 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (7wks 20-5-3-2-2-4-12)
13 Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces (3wks 35-19-13)
14 Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn (7wks 23-16-10-9-7-8-14)
15 Clifford T Ward - Home Thoughts From Abroad (7wks 25-12-8-6-4-6-15)
16 Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock (5wks 27-20-16-13-16)
17 Roy Wood - Dear Elaine (5wks 31-15-9-7-17)
18 Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band (2wks 30-18)
19 Mott The Hoople - All The Way To Memphis (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Drifters - Like Sister & Brother (6wks 28-15-10-6-9-21)
22 Judee Sill - There's A Rugged Road (4wks 33-28-23-22)
23 David Bowie - Queen b**** (7wks 17-10-5-5-5-11-23)
24 Roger Daltrey - I'm Free (4wks 21-19-21-24)
25 Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby (2wks 31-25)
26 Van Morrison - Warm Love (3wks 37-28-26)
27 Doobie Brothers - China Grove (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (3wks 36-29-28)
29 Status Quo - Caroline (1wk 29 NEW)
30 War - Gypsy Man (2wks 34-30)

31 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (1wk 32 NEW)
33 David Bowie - Life On Mars (11wks 2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-14-33)
34 Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Jackson Five - Skywriter (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Limmie & The Family Cooking - You Can Do Magic (8wks 28-19-15-12-11-11-18-36)
38 Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Al Green - Here I Am (Come And Take Me) (8wks 24-15-8-7-8-14-22-39)
40 Aretha Franklin - Angel (9wks 25-14-8-3-2-3-8-20-40)

[popchartfreak]

1st September 1973

It's a 2nd Retro week on top for Ike & Tina, as Manfred Mann's new band threatens with Joybringer at 2. Highest new entry though, comes from Maria Muldaur's new album, and overlooked as a blindingly obvious hit single for another 9 months, the fabulous summer of '74 jazz vibes of Midnight At The Oasis new at 9. She had some other decent stuff, but basically a one-hit wonder, sadly. The Jackson Sisters also go top 10 with I Believe In Miracles, an 80's retro minor hit in the UK in 1987, and a hit cover for The Pasadenas a few years later - and never a hit anywhere else, bizarrely, as it sounds ahead of it's time for 1973.

Neil Sedaka's Tra La Days Are Over album is charting in the UK, and from it Love Will Keep Us Together is new at 49 - 2 years ahead of being a smash US chart-topper for Captain & Tenille - admittedly a better version, but Neil's is fun too. Also with a new album out, The Chi-Lites drop in with UK flop Stoned Out Of My Mind, the first single, but there are 3 more to come in the UK as suddenly the band do start doing better in the UK with well-known tracks that flopped in the US, including one not even released as a single. I'm saving those for now till they chart, to spread 'em out a bit.

Leo Sayer has a US single out, the obscure Why Is Everybody Going Home, for a chart debut here, and rather nice it is too, I generally prefer his early years to his middle of the road years. He's still fab in concert though, a bundle of energy, well worth catching. Gilbert tries a bit of funk to limited success, Ooh Baby, but not to worry dreary ballads on the way soon, Barry White's US single sneaks in low down, and Garfunkel joins Simon in my chart with his debut solo US hit, All I Know, still in fine voice ahead of his debut album, which has one masterpiece on it.


1 ( 1 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner # 1
2 ( 6 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband # 2
3 ( 4 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1
4 ( 7 ) ANGEL FINGERS (A TEEN BALLAD) - Wizzard # 4
5 ( 3 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1
6 ( 2 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1
7 ( 5 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4
8 ( 12 ) GHETTO CHILD - The Detroit Spinners # 8
9 ( NEW ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 9
10 ( 13 ) I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES - The Jackson Sisters # 10

11 ( 11 ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell # 11
12 ( 9 ) ROCK ON - David Essex # 8
13 ( 10 ) HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder # 6
14 ( 20 ) CHINA GROVE - The Doobie Brothers # 14
15 ( 26 ) HE’S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - Stevie Wonder # 15
16 ( 27 ) OH NO! NOT MY BABY - Rod Stewart # 16
17 ( 15 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1
18 ( 16 ) RISING SUN - Medicine Head # 6
19 ( 14 ) A BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG - Glen Campbell # 14
20 ( 32 ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople # 20

21 ( 8 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford # 7
22 ( 18 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds # 2
23 ( 24 ) CLOUDS - David Gates # 20
24 ( 22 ) AS TIME GOES BY - Nilsson # 22
25 ( 19 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC # 9
26 ( 23 ) THAT LADY - The Isley Brothers # 4
27 ( 28 ) HALF-BREED - Cher # 5
28 ( 17 ) RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate # 1
29 ( 30 ) SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) - Bobby Goldsboro # 1
30 ( 21 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing # 3

31 ( 33 ) SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard # 1
32 ( 68 ) CAROLINE - Status Quo # 32
33 ( 34 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud # 1
34 ( 29 ) HEADLINE HUSTLER - 10CC # 25
35 ( 42 ) MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 35
36 ( 65 ) FAREWELL ANDROMEDA (WELCOME TO MY MORNING) - John Denver # 36
37 ( 25 ) RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - Peter Doyle # 3
38 ( 35 ) ANGIE - The Rolling Stones # 35
39 ( 38 ) MISS CLARKE AND THE COMPUTER - Roy Wood # 38
40 ( 36 ) LAW OF THE LAND - The Undisputed Truth # 18

41 ( 31 ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 19
42 ( 40 ) COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? - Yvonne Elliman, Philip Toubus & Cast # 2
43 ( 45 ) SONGS OF PRAISE - Roy Wood # 43
44 ( 49 ) DAYDREAM - David Cassidy # 44
45 ( 43 ) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE - Love Unlimited # 34
46 ( 44 ) ANGEL - Aretha Franklin # 6
47 ( 37 ) SUPERSTAR - Carl Anderson & Cast # 1
48 ( 48 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT - Yvonne Elliman, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson & Cast # 5
49 ( NEW ) LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka # 49
50 ( 53 ) HELL RAISER - The Sweet # 1

51 ( 54 ) I’M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 5
52 ( 56 ) SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Glynis Johns # 5
53 ( 39 ) OH LOVE WE FINALLY MADE IT - Love Unlimited # 35
54 ( 51 ) LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds # 10
55 ( 46 ) TUBULAR BELLS SIDE 1 - Mike Oldfield # 3
56 ( NEW ) STONED OUT OF MY MIND - The Chi-Lites # 56
57 ( 52 ) SWEET ILLUSION - Junior Campbell # 4
58 ( 59 ) ERES TU - Mocedades # 1
59 ( 57 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth # 8
60 ( 58 ) LIVE AND LET DIE - Wings # 2

61 ( 55 ) IS IT BECAUSE I’M BLACK - Ken Boothe # 10
62 ( 50 ) SMARTY PANTS - First Choice # 35
63 ( NEW ) WHY IS EVERYBODY GOING HOME - Leo Sayer # 63
64 ( 60 ) RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC # 1
65 ( 41 ) BROTHER LOUIE - The Stories # 39
66 ( 62 ) ELECTRIC LADY - Geordie # 62
67 ( 61 ) I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles # 61
68 ( 72 ) PAPER ROSES - Marie Osmond # 68
69 ( 67 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER - Timmy Thomas # 1
70 ( NEW ) OOH BABY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 70

71 ( 64 ) GET IT TOGETHER - The Jackson 5 # 64
72 ( NEW ) I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE - Barry White # 72
73 ( 47 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood # 47
74 ( 74 ) LATE AGAIN - Stealers Wheel # 74
75 ( NEW ) ALL I KNOW - Garfunkel # 75


1st September 1973 Wot I Liked That Actual Week Then

It's the end of 7 weeks on top for Mud 50 years ago as Hypnosis tumbles out of the UK top 30 and Wizzard's radio plugged single is finally out and in the chart, to grab Roy Wood & co a second chart-topper with Angel Fingers, preventing Barry Blue's greek-sounding summer pop hit from topping my chart. Dawn get a 6th top 10, 10CC a 3rd and Roy Wood gets his first solo top 10 for a total of 8 top 10's including his Move, ELO and Wizzard contributions over the last 5 years.

All the new entries are bunched together from 25 to 30 - The Jackson 5's exciting synth funk of Skywriter, their final great record as The Jackson 5 after nearly 4 years' worth of non-stop hits, Mott The Hoople grab a 3rd with All The Way From Memphis, Geordie are one up on a 4th with Electric Lady, 60's flop I've Been Hurt gets a Northern Soul belated hit for Guy Darrell, and Neil Sedaka keeps his comeback strong with Our Last Song Together, the feeling of goodbye relevant to packing up our stuff, having a final few days back at school for the 5th Form, before moving to Gloucester, and one song I associate with the new venue is Manfred Mann's Earthband's version of Holst's Jupiter Suite Joybringer, in all it's synth delight, which brings back Manfred (Minus the rest of the 60's hitmakers) for some revived career 70's hits 4 years on from Ragamuffin Man being the last, and a 3rd in total since Fox On The Run topped my chart in 1968.


1 ( 21 ) ANGEL FINGERS - Wizzard
2 ( 7 ) DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT - Barry Blue
3 ( 2 ) SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro
4 ( 4 ) PICK UP THE PIECES - Hudson-Ford
5 ( 3 ) RISING SUN - Medecine Head
6 ( 6 ) I'M FREE - Roger Daltrey
7 ( 13 ) SAY HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE - Dawn/ Tony Orlando
8 ( 23 ) THE DEAN AND I - 10CC
9 ( 14 ) DEAR ELAINE - Roy Wood
10 ( 5 ) LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER - The Drifters

11 ( 8 ) BAD BAD BOY - Nazereth
12 ( 9 ) LIFE ON MARS - David Bowie
13 ( 10 ) 48 CRASH - Suzi Quatro
14 ( 29 ) I THINK OF YOU - The Detroit Emeralds
15 ( 11 ) GOIN’ HOME - The Osmonds
16 ( 12 ) YOU CAN DO MAGIC - Limmie & The family Cooking
17 ( 15 ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - The Carpenters
18 ( 16 ) SPANISH EYES - Al Martino
19 ( 19 ) I’M DOING FINE NOW - New York City
20 ( 18 ) ALL RIGHT NOW - Free

21 ( 24 ) MONSTER MASH - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
22 ( 27 ) NATURAL HIGH - Bloodstone
23 ( 25 ) ROCK ON - David Essex
24 ( 1 ) HYPNOSIS - Mud
25 ( NEW ) SKYWRITER - The Jackson 5
26 ( NEW ) ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS - Mott The Hoople
27 ( NEW ) ELECTRIC LADY - Geordie
28 ( NEW ) I’VE BEEN HURT - Guy Darrell
29 ( NEW ) OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka
30 ( NEW ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband