Haven Retro Combined Chart : 24.11.1973

[smokeyb]

The Carpenters manage to hold on for a 4th week at the top, but their lead has been cut to just 4 points


as Alvin Stardust stays at 2, Gary Glitter is up to 3, Roxy Music are at 4 and Ringo Starr slips to 5.



There are 8 new entries this week, the highest is Mott The Hoople at number 9.



The biggest climber is Marie Osmond who jumps up 10 places to number 15.



The biggest faller is Slade who drops off the chart from number 28.

[smokeyb]

24.11.1973 (Week # 47)

1 (01) Carpenters – Top Of The World - 153 points (31-31-9-2-1-1-1-1) 8 wks
2 (02) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo - 149 points (14-5-2-2) 4 wks
3 (05) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love - 140 points (5-3) 2 wks
4 (12) Roxy Music - Street Life - 102 points (12-4) 2 wks
5 (04) Ringo Starr - Photograph - 101 points (32-26-28-21-10-6-4-5) 8 wks
6 (08) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse - 81 points (18-8-6) 3 wks
7 (03) Mud - Dyna-Mite - 80 points (12-6-2-3-7) 5 wks
8 (06) Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance? - 78 points (21-10-6-8) 4 wks
9 (NE) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone - 67 points (9) 1 wk
10 (15) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels - 55 points (20-15-10) 3 wks
11 (11) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon - 55 points (24-14-11-11) 4 wks
12 (14) Steve Miller Band - Joker - 49 points (32-23-14-12) 4 wks
13 (09) David Bowie - Sorrow - 46 points (14-7-3-4-9-13) 6 wks
14 (07) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 46 points (8-3-2-1-1-2-3-7-14) 9 wks
15 (25) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses - 46 points (25-15) 2 wks
16 (24) David Essex - Lamplight - 45 points (24-16) 2 wks
17 (20) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle - 39 points (20-17) 2 wks
18 (13) Osmonds - Let Me In - 39 points (15-12-13-18) 4 wks
19 (18) Lynsey De Paul – Won't Somebody Dance With Me - 34 points (39-31-21-18-19) 5 wks
20 (NE) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - 34 points (20) 1 wk
21 (NE) John Lennon - Mind Games - 33 points (21) 1 wk
22 (19) Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things - 32 points (28-19-22) 3 wks
23 (10) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown - 31 points (23-7-6-6-4-7-10-23) 8 wks
24 (21) Persuaders – Some Guys Have All The Luck - 31 points (40-21-24) 3 wks
25 (NE) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - 30 points (25) 1 wk
26 (26) Cockney Rebel - Sebastian - 30 points (33-26-26) 3 wks
27 (NE) T. Rex – Truck on (Tyke) - 29 points (27) 1 wk
28 (16) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 26 points (34-24-22-19-22-17-16-16-28) 9 wks
29 (36) Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love - 23 points (37-40-37-x-39-36-29) 6 wks
30 (38) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Why, Oh Why, Oh why - 22 points (38-30) 2 wks
31 (31) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34-34-31-30-27-25-27-29-33-32-31-31) 36 wks
32 (32) Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again - 19 points (29-31-35-36-32-32) 6 wks
33 (33) Steely Dan - My Old School - 19 points (33-33) 2 wks
34 (37) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City - 19 points (37-34) 2 wks
35 (17) David Cassidy - Daydreamer - 18 points (17-10-11-9-9-17-35) 7 wks
36 (36) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 18 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37-35-36-32-31-28-27-32-32-36-38-35-36) 25 wks
37 (NE) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (part 1) - 18 points (37) 1 wk
38 (NE) Bob Marley & Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up - 17 points (38) 1 wk
39 (40) Dolly Parton - Jolene - 16 points (40-39) 2 wks
40 (NE) Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards - 16 points (40) 1 wk

Dropped Out
41 (27) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl - 15 points (38-28-26-31-27)
43 (30) Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love - 15 points (30)
45 (23) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level - 15 points (29-12-9-9-9-12-19-18-19-23)
49 (29) Detroit Spinners – Ghetto Child - 13 points (31-30-18-11-13-17-17-12-15-16-16-25-29)
56 (22) Jim Croce – I Got a Name - 9 points (29-24-24-19-22-22)
61 (39) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight - 8 points (22-17-20-24-39)
- (28) Slade - My Friend Stan - 0 points (8-5-5-5-8-13-28)
- (34) John Lennon - Mind Games - 0 points (37-34)
- (40) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - 0 points (22-7-4-4-3-5-8-40)

[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 01.12.1973

1 (1) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (3 wk) (# 1)
2 (8) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (5 wk) (# 2)
3 (3) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses (3 wk) (# 3)
4 (6) Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love (4 wk) (# 4)
5 (4) Mud -Dynamite (6 wk) (# 4)
6 (12) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why (4 wk) (# 6)
7 (35) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (2 wk) (# 7)
8 (13) David Essex - Lamplight (4 wk) (# 8)
9 (7) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance (5 wk) (# 7)
10 (2) The Osmonds - Let Me In (6 wk) (# 2)
11 (10) Ringo Starr - Photograph (6 wk) (# 8)
12 (17) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (5 wk) (# 12)
13 (11) David Cassidy - Daydreamer/Puppy Song (8 wk) (# 1)
14 (9) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (7 wk) (# 5)
15 (5) David Bowie - Sorrow (7 wk) (# 3)
16 (21) Roxy Music - Street Life (3 wk) (# 16)
17 (26) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (2 wk) (# 17)
18 (14) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (6 wk) (# 14)
19 (18) Lynsey de Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me (6 wk) (# 14)
20 (38) T. Rex - Truck On Tyke (2 wk) (# 18)
21 (16) Perry Como - For The Good Times (15 wk) (# 7)
22 (19) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards (9 wk) (# 13)
23 (25) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (4 wk) (# 23)
24 (15) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (8 wk) (# 11)
25 (30) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (5 wk) (# 25)
26 (20) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (12 wk) (# 1)
27 (22) Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards (7 wk) (# 22)
28 (41) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (2 wk) (# 28)
29 (24) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (10 wk) (# 6)
30 (33) The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love (4 wk) (# 30)
31 (39) John Lennon - Mind Games (2 wk) (# 31)
32 (36) Slade - My Friend Stan (9 wk) (# 2)
33 (27) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child (10 wk) (# 7)
34 (32) Mungo Jerry - Wild Love (4 wk) (# 32)USA chart for this week
35 (48) Matt Monroe - And You Smiled (2 wk) (# 35)
36 (23) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (9 wk) (# 12)
37 (49) Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock (2 wk) (# 37)
38 (31) Michael Ward - Let There Be Peace On Earth (10 wk) (# 15)
39 (45) Glyn Poole - Milly Molly Mandy (7 wk) (# 35)
40 (29) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (9 wk) (# 14)
41 (NE) Millican & Nesbitt - Vaya Con Dios (1 wk) (# 41)
42 (NE) Roy Wood - Forever (1 wk) (# 42)
43 (28) Status Quo - Caroline (13 wk) (# 5)
44 (NE) Drupi - Vado Via (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (44) Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way (7 wk) (# 38)
46 (40) Dawn - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (39 wk) (# 1)
47 (46) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits (13 wk) (# 4)
48 (NE) Cliff Richard - Take Me High (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (37) David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome (12 wk) (# 6)
50 (42) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes (21 wk) (# 5)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 29-11-73:  Presenter: Noel Edmonds
(7) THE NEW SEEKERS feat. LYN PAUL – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me  
(17) MOTT THE HOOPLE – Roll Away The Stone  
(NEW) TOM JONES – Golden Days
(3) MARIE OSMOND – Paper Roses  
(6) GILBERT O’SULLIVAN – Why, Oh Why, Oh Why  
(30) THE FOUR TOPS – Sweet Understanding Love  
(8) DAVID ESSEX – Lamplight  
(23) KIKI DEE – Amoureuse
(NEW) LEO SAYER – The Show Must Go On
(1) GARY GLITTER – I Love You Love Me Love 
(20) T-REX – Truck On (Tyke)

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 01.12.1973
1 (1) David Bowie - Pin Ups (5 wk) (# 1)
2 (18) David Cassidy - Dreams Are Nothin' More Than Wishes (2 wk)(# 2)
3 (2) Who - Quadrophenia (3 wk) (# 2)
4 (4) Perry Como - And I Love You So (22 wk) (# 3)
5 (NE) Roxy Music - Stranded (1 wk) (# 5)
6 (6) Slade - Sladest (9 wk) (# 1)
7 (3) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (5 wk) (# 2)
8 (9) Status Quo - Hello (9 wk) (# 1)
9 (5) Gilbert O'Sullivan - I'm A Writer Not A Fighter (9 wk) (# 2)
10 (8) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (8 wks) (#8)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (37 wks)
02 Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again (7 wks)
03 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (26 wks)
04 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (10 wks)
05 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (9 wks)
06 Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This (5 wks)
07 The Independents – It's All Over (3 wks)
08 Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) (2 wks)
09 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (20 wks)
10 The Chi Lites – I Found Sunshine (3 wks)

11 The Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love (8 wks)
12 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (14 wks)
13 Gladys Knight & The Pips – I've Got to Use My Imagination (2 wks)
14 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (16 wks)
15 The Intruders – I Wanna Know Your Name (6 wks)
16 Betty Wright – Let Me Be Your Lovemaker (9 wks)
17 Earth, Wind & Fire – Keep Your Head to the Sky (3 wks)
18 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (14 wks)
19 The Dramatics – Fell For You (6 wks)
20 Sly & The Family Stone – Frisky (2 wks)

21 Bloodstone – Never Let You Go (12 wks)
22 The Temptations – Law Of The Land (10 wks)
23 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You're A Special Part Of Me (9 wks)
24 The Stylistics – Rockin' Roll Baby (7 wks)
25 Joe Simon – River (3 wks)
26 Lynsey De Paul – Won't Somebody Dance With Me (6 wks)
27 Stevie Wonder – Living For The City (4 wks)
28 The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain (31 wks)
29 The Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (27 wks)
30 The Spinners – Ghetto Child (16 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Kiki Dee Amoureuse
02 Gary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love
03 New Seekers ft/ Lyn Paul You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
04 Eddie Kendricks Keep On Truckin'
05 Roxy Music Street Life
06 David Essex Lamplight
07 Carpenters Top Of The World
08 Mott The Hoople Roll Away The Stone
09 Barry Blue Do You Wanna Dance?
10 Wink Martindale Deck Of Cards
11 Don Downing Lonely Days Lonely Nights
12 Ringo Starr Photograph
13 Four Tops Sweet Understanding Love
14 Robert Knight Love On A Mountain Top
15 Suzi Quatro Daytona Demon
16 Alvin Stardust My Coo-Ca-Choo
17 Roy Wood Forever
18 Nazareth This Flight Tonight
19 Cliff Richard Take Me High
20 David Cassidy Daydreamer

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle
02(02) Kiki Dee – Amoureuse
03(03) Gary Glitter – I Love You Love Me Love
04(07) T. Rex – Truck on (Tyke)
05(20) Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The Stone
06(04) The Carpenters – Top Of The World
07(11) Marie Osmond – Paper Roses
08(06) Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
09(08) Barry Blue – Do You Wanna Dance
10(05) The Persuaders – Some Guys Have All The Luck

11(13) Alvin Stardust – My Coo Ca Choo
12(23) New Seekers – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me
13(24) Elvis Presley – Raised On Rock
14(27) Robert Knight – Love On A Mountain Top
15(26) John Lennon – Mind Games
16(10) Ringo Starr – Photograph
17(09) Steve Miller Band – The Joker
18(12) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Why, Oh Why, Oh why
19(17) Mungo Jerry – Wild Love
20(15) Roxy Music – Street Life

21(14) David Bowie – Sorrow
22(21) Wings – Helen Wheels
23(18) David Essex – Lamplight
24(16) Mud – Dynamite
25(19) Aerosmith – Dream On
26(--) Roy Wood – Forever
27(22) Neil Diamond – Be
28(--) Cliff Richard – Take Me High
29(25) The Osmonds – Let Me In
30(28) Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) The Joker - Steve Miller Band < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 4 ) I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter
3 ( 9 ) Roll Away The Stone - Mott The Hoople
4 ( 2 ) My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust (#2[3])
5 ( 12 ) You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - New Seekers
6 ( 5 ) Amoureuse - Kiki Dee (#5)
7 ( 8 ) Street Life - Roxy Music
8 ( 3 ) Top Of The World - Carpenters (#1[4])
9 ( -- ) Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
10 ( 17 ) Living For The City - Stevie Wonder

11 ( 13 ) Rockin' Roll Baby - Stylistics
12 ( 20 ) Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight
13 ( 7 ) Do You Wanna Dance - Barry Blue (#5)
14 ( 6 ) The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich (#3)
15 ( 11 ) Helen Wheels - Wings (#11)
16 ( 10 ) Just You 'n' Me - Chicago (#8)
17 ( 14 ) Wild Love - Mungo Jerry (#14)
18 ( 26 ) Mind Games - John Lennon
19 ( 19 ) Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy
20 ( -- ) Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally - Dawn

21 ( -- ) Take Me High - Cliff Richard
22 ( 15 ) Dreamboat - Limmie & Family Cookin' (#10)
23 ( 22 ) Lamplight - David Essex (#22)
24 ( -- ) Forever - Roy Wood
25 ( 35 ) My Music - Loggins & Messina
26 ( 36 ) Truck On (Tyke) - T. Rex
27 ( 21 ) Photograph - Ringo Starr (#18)
28 ( 37 ) D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin
29 ( 16 ) The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes (#3)
30 ( 23 ) Daytona Demon - Suzi Quatro (#21)

31 ( 31 ) Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White
32 ( 18 ) Dyna-Mite - Mud (#6)
33 ( 39 ) Raised On Rock - Elvis Presley
34 ( 28 ) Why Oh Why Oh Why - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#27)
35 ( 29 ) Sweet Understanding Love - Four Tops (#28)
36 ( 32 ) If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - Staple Singers (#31)
37 ( 24 ) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (2[3])
38 ( -- ) Vado Via - Drupi
39 ( 27 ) The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee - Hollies (#9)
40 ( 25 ) Ballroom Blitz - Sweet (#1[4])

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-- ( 30 ) Milly Molly Mandy - Glyn Poole (#16)
-- ( 33 ) My Friend Stan - Slade (#3)
-- ( 34 ) Won't Somebody Dance With Me - Lynsey De Paul (#23)
-- ( 38 ) Daydreamer - David Cassidy (#6)
-- ( 40 ) 05:15 - Who (#13)

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-- ( -- ) Vaya Con Dios - Millican & Nesbitt

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The calm before we get invaded by Christmas songs.

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Roxy Music - Street Life (3 wks)
2 (4) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (5 wks)
3 (7) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (4 wks)
4 (2) Ringo Starr - Photograph (6 wks)
5 (3) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (6 wks)
6 (6) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (5 wks)
7 (5) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (9 wks)
8 (28) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (2 wks)
9 (12) David Essex - Lamplight (4 wks)
10 (11) Cockney Rebel - Sebastian (3 wks)
11 (14) Steve Miller Band - The Joker (7 wks)
12 (17) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (5 wks)
13 (18) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (3 wks)
14 (27) Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle (3 wks)
15 (31) John Lennon - Mind Games (2 wks)
16 (15) The Persuaders - Some Guys Have All The Luck (5 wks)
17 (30) T. Rex - Truck On Tyke (2 wks)
18 (29) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (2 wks)
19 (19) Billy Joel - Piano Man (5 wks)
20 (24) Don Downing - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights (4 wks)
21 (37) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (2 wks)
22 (23) War - Me And Baby Brother (4 wks)
23 (20) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why (4 wks)
24 (9) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (7 wks)
25 (10) David Bowie - Sorrow (7 wks)
26 (NE) Roy Wood - Forever (1 wk)
27 (22) Mungo Jerry - Wild Love (4 wks)
28 (38) Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock (2 wks)
29 (13) Jim Croce - I Got A Name (9 wks)
30 (8) Mud - Dynamite (6 wks)
31 (NE) Drupi - Vado Via (1 wk)
32 (NE) Cliff Richard - Take Me High (1 wk)
33 (16) The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love (4 wks)
34 (21) The Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) (6 wks)
35 (25) Hollies - The day that curly Billy shot down crazy Sam McGee (8 wks)
36 (26) Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (9 wks)
37 (32) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance (5 wks)
38 (33) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (10 wks)
39 (35) The Who - 5:15 (8 wks)
40 (36) Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (9 wks)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 15.11.1973

1 (01) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
2 (02) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
3 (03) Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me
4 (06) Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo
5 (08) Mud - Dynamite
6 (20) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why
7 (04) Carpenters - Top Of The World
8 (24) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
9 (11) David Essex - Lamplight
10 (10) Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance
11 (07) The Osmonds - Let Me In
12 (05) David Cassidy - Daydreamer
13 (14) Ringo Starr - Photograph
14 (31) Paul McCartney and Wings - Helen Wheels
15 (22) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
16 (09) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
17 (12) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
18 (27) David Bowie - Sorrow
19 (36) Roxy Music - Street Life
20 (13) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon
21 (30) T. Rex - Truck On Tyke
22 (15) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child
23 (17) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown
24 (18) Status Quo - Caroline
25 (19) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
26 (37) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
27 (23) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards
28 (25) Perry Como - For The Good Times
29 (29) Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love
30 (New) Roy Wood - Forever
31 (21) Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love
32 (New) Cliff Richard - Take Me High
33 (16) Isley Brothers - That Lady
34 (26) John Lennon - Mind Games
35 (28) Mungo Jerry - Wild Love
36 (32) Slade - My Friend Stan
37 (33) Ike And Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
38 (34) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight
39 (35) Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash
40 (38) Wizzard - Angel Fingers

[raliverpool]

01 Led Zeppelin - D'Yer Ma'Ker (2wks 12-1)

02 Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (3wks 11-4-2)
03 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (2wks 9-3)
04 Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things (4wks 16-3-1-4)
05 Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (3wks 26-11-5)
06 Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit Knight (4wks 30-17-7-6)
07 Steely Dan - My Old School (5wks 21-8-2-2-7)
08 Ringo Starr - Photograph (7wks 31-16-6-3-1-3-8)
09 Roxy Music - Street Life (2wks 23-9)
10 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why (3wks 35-19-10)

11 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Storm (2wks 24-11)
12 Carpenters - Top Of The World (6wks 20-7-4-4-5-12)
13 Elton John - Sweet Painted Lady (4wks 20-14-10-13)
14 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up (5wks 22-14-10-8-14)
15 David Bowie - Sorrow (7wks 13-6-2-2-5-6-15)
16 David Essex - Lamplight (2wks 25-16)
17 Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) (3wks 34-27-17)
18 Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (5wks 32-24-19-16-18)
19 Who - Love, Reign O'er Me (1wk 19 NEW)
20 New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (1wk 20 NEW)

21 John Lennon - Mind Games (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Mud - Dynamite (5wks 35-15-13-14-22)
23 Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (2wks 32-23)
24 Osmonds - Let Me In (5wks 33-23-15-15-24)
25 Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (6wks 27-19-13-12-13-25)
26 Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me (4wks 39-22-21-26)
27 Carole King - Corazon (4wks 37-30-26-27)
28 Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Clifford T Ward - Wherewithal (2wks 34-30)

31 Serge Gainsbourg - Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais (2wks 33-31)
32 Seals & Crofts - We May Never Pass This Way, Again (4wks 36-31-30-32)
33 Grateful Dead - Eyes Of The World (1wk 33 NEW)
34 T Rex - Truck On (Tyke) (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (6wks 26-17-9-9-17-36)
37 David Bowie - Kooks (6wks 24-13-7-7-18-37)
38 Van Morrison - Hard Nose The Highway (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Three Dog Night - Let Me Serenade You (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Jim Croce - I Got A Name (7wks 33-17-8-6-8-20-40)

The ridiculously catchy Houses Of The Holy reggae rock track composed by all four members of the group gained its title as they felt when having finished recording the song in 1972, that it sounded like (their good friends) Slade doing reggae, hence the tribute title being a play on Jamaica (& pun on the hackneyed gag "I took my wife on holiday to the Caribbean… Jamaica? No, she came of her own accord. .") Where it was released as a belated single it peaked at USA #20 & Canada #24.

[Shireblogger]

1 [2] :: Alvin Stardust - MY COO-CA-CHOO
2 [3] :: Paul McCartney & Wings - HELEN WHEELS
3 [4] :: Roxy Music - STREET LIFE
4 [5] :: Mott The Hoople - ROLL AWAY THE STONE
5 [1] :: Carpenters - TOP OF THE WORLD
6 [7] :: Bob Marley & Wailers - I SHOT THE SHERIFF {Burnin' LP track}
7 [8] :: Suzi Quatro - DAYTONA DEMON
8 [20] :: John Lennon - MIND GAMES
9 [6] :: Gary Glitter - I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE
10 [11] :: Steve Miller Band - THE JOKER
11 [17] :: Bob Marley & Wailers - GET UP, STAND UP {Burnin' LP track}
12 [new] :: Thin Lizzy - THE ROCKER
13 [9] :: Bryan Ferry - THESE FOOLISH THINGS {These Foolish Things LP track}
14 [10] :: Ringo Starr - PHOTOGRAPH
15 [16] :: Bruce Springsteen - ROSALITA, COME OUT TONIGHT {The Wild, The Innocent & The E-Street Shuffle LP track}
16 [12] :: Persuaders - SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK
17 [14] :: David Bowie - SORROW
18 [18] :: The Band - AIN'T GOT NO HOME
19 [19] :: Helen Reddy - LEAVE ME ALONE (RUBY RED DRESS)
20 [new] :: Mungo Jerry - WILD LOVE

[popchartfreak]

17th November 1973 Retro Revamp Charts

It's 4 weeks on top for the majestic Sebastian, no shifting Steve Harley & co, despite the brilliance of Time In A Bottle hanging in at 2, and Roxy Music climbing to 3 with the fabulous Street Life, still exciting. It's a quiet top 10 for a change, with only 5 new entries and a chance to chop the chart down to 80, which means Cozy Powell debuts his instrumental stomper Dance With The Devil at 11 - this was one I was to rhythmically drum out on my desk at school, just lacked the guitars a bit.

New at 15, Roy Wood's back with his 7th solo chart entry Forever, as usual all instruments and voices from Roy, and this is one I bought just before Xmas, the first new single since Mud's Hypnosis in the summer. As it says on the label, a bit of a tribute to Brian Wilson & Neil Sedaka in retro style. Most of my pocket money at this time went on blank reel-to-reel tapes, DC Comics, K-Tel albums, more DC Comics, cinema tickets, and even more DC Comics. DC was undergoing a revival, especially Legion Of Super-Heroes comics. Roy thus makes it the original line-up of The Move all featuring on the chart, with Bev Bevan in ELO and Carl Wayne lower down.

Talking of line-up's Buckingham Nicks debut at 54 with the very very future-Fleetwood Mac-sounding Don't Let Me Down Again, Lindsay & Stevie then boyfriend-girlfriend as well as a new act. Current Fleetwood Mac are just ahead at 53, but that line-up will change shortly leaving a gap and Rock immortality for Buckingham Nicks signing up. Kool & The gang get a 2nd entry with their first proper US hit, Jungle Boogie, future inclusion on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack album that sold in zillions, I think. That leaves Ronnie Lane debuting with How Come at 79, as The Faces prepare to drop a new Lane-free single any day now in 1973.


1 ( 1 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1
2 ( 2 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce # 2
3 ( 7 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music # 3
4 ( 4 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 4
5 ( 3 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2
6 ( 6 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder # 4
7 ( 8 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE - Mott The Hoople featuring Thunderthighs # 7
8 ( 5 ) JOLENE - Dolly Parton # 5
9 ( 9 ) I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 9
10 ( 10 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue # 1

11 ( NEW ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - Cozy Powell # 11
12 ( 11 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust # 2
13 ( 26 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks # 13
14 ( 12 ) DYNA-MITE - Mud # 5
15 ( NEW ) FOREVER - Roy Wood # 15
16 ( 17 ) ROCK’N’ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE) - Kevin Johnson # 16
17 ( 13 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1
18 ( 14 ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings # 14
19 ( 19 ) AFTER THE GOLDRUSH - Prelude # 19
20 ( 34 ) BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON - Lou Christie # 20

21 ( 29 ) WHEREFORE AND WHY - Glen Campbell # 21
22 ( 30 ) DAYTONA DEMON - Suzi Quatro # 22
23 ( 16 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1
24 ( 21 ) WON’T SOMEBODY DANCE WITH ME - Lynsey De Paul featuring Ed Stewart # 21
25 ( 22 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John # 1
26 ( 25 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 6
27 ( 41 ) YOU’RE SIXTEEN - Ringo Starr # 27
28 ( 23 ) COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - Redbone # 3
29 ( 15 ) HARMONY - Elton John # 14
30 ( 20 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1

31 ( 18 ) SHOW AND TELL - Al Wilson # 5
32 ( 39 ) SPIDERS AND SNAKES - Jim Stafford # 32
33 ( 38 ) MAMA NEVER TOLD ME - Sister Sledge # 33
34 ( 46 ) LAMPLIGHT - David Essex # 34
35 ( 37 ) COME LIVE WITH ME - Ray Charles # 12
36 ( 36 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1
37 ( 50 ) PIANO MAN - Billy Joel # 37
38 ( 27 ) I KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE) - Genesis # 12
39 ( 49 ) THE WOMBLING SONG - The Wombles # 39
40 ( 28 ) IF YOU’RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) - The Staple Singers # 28

41 ( 33 ) THE BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet # 1
42 ( 40 ) PEPPERBOX - The Peppers # 8
43 ( 31 ) NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP - Barry White # 13
44 ( 44 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 5
45 ( 43 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1
46 ( 35 ) DREAM ON - Aerosmith # 7
47 ( 42 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1
48 ( 47 ) RADAR LOVE - Golden Earring # 12
49 ( 32 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON - Leo Sayer # 32
50 ( 61 ) BRING ON THE LUCIE (FREDA PEEPLE) - John Lennon # 50

51 ( 63 ) LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP - Robert Knight # 51
52 ( 81 ) IT’S ALL OVER - Jackie Wilson # 52
53 ( 56 ) HYPNOTISED - Fleetwood Mac # 53
54 ( NEW ) DON’T LET ME DOWN AGAIN - Buckingham Nicks # 54
55 ( 59 ) I THINK I’M OVER (GETTING OVER YOU) - Peter Noone # 55
56 ( 24 ) AMOUREUSE - Kiki Dee # 24
57 ( 60 ) YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul # 57
58 ( 45 ) TAKE ME HIGH - Cliff Richard # 28
59 ( 55 ) THE LOVE I LOST (PART 1) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes # 10
60 ( 54 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband # 1

61 ( 52 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner # 1
62 ( 53 ) KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (PART 1) - Eddie Kendricks # 4
63 ( 72 ) TRUCK ON (TYKE) - T.Rex # 63
64 ( 58 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - Yvonne Elliman # 1
65 ( 68 ) THE OLD FASHIONED WAY - Charles Aznavour # 65
66 ( 82 ) NEW BREED KINDA WOMAN - Holland-Dozier # 66
67 ( 78 ) YOU’VE GOT MY SOUL ON FIRE - Edwin Starr # 67
68 ( 67 ) WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY? - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando # 67
69 ( 74 ) WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY - Gilbert O’Sullivan # 69
70 ( 73 ) LET ME BE THERE - Olivia Newton-John # 70

71 ( 75 ) RING RING - The Vernons # 71
72 ( 79 ) I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION - Gladys Knight & The Pips # 72
73 ( 65 ) YOU’RE A STAR - Carl Wayne # 65
74 ( NEW ) JUNGLE BOOGIE - Kool & The Gang # 74
75 ( 70 ) WILD LOVE - Mungo Jerry # 70
76 ( 77 ) INTUITION - John Lennon # 76
77 ( 83 ) PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER - The O’Jays # 77
78 ( 76 ) WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - Donny Osmond # 74
79 ( NEW ) HOW COME? - Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance # 79
80 ( 84 ) RAISED ON ROCK - Elvis Presley # 80


17th November 1973 My chart that week then

It's 2 weeks on top for Mud in my chart of 50 years ago, but 2 Glitter Rock tracks are challenging at 2 and 3 from Barry Blue & Gary Glitter, with an ex-Beatle at 4, and a new Glam Rock star at 6, Coo Ca Choo going up. Not in the UK charts, but up to 10 for me, It's A Game from String Driven Thing. Highest new entry comes from Mott The Hoople on single 4, Roll Away The Stone with added Thunderthighs on Top Of The Pops, and a hand push-push routine that the girls at school loved miming, new in at 17.

Marie makes a 4th Osmonds act to chart, as the country-styled Paper Roses is new at 19, and Roxy Music drive right on in with Street Life at 27, a sort of Virginia Plain + exciting Glam track with unusual song construction and sounds. The Jackson 5 got a flop in the UK with Get It Together, but it pops in here at 28, and Gilbert sneaks in with his dull-sounding then Why Oh Why Oh Why, but which sounds more sweet than dull these days.

1 ( 1 ) DYNAMITE - Mud
2 ( 3 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue
3 ( 5 ) I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter
4 ( 8 ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings
5 ( 2 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr
6 ( 11 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust
7 ( 7 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing
8 ( 9 ) DAYTONA DEMON - Suzi Quatro
9 ( 4 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra
10 ( 16 ) IT’S A GAME - String Driven Thing

11 ( 6 ) SORROW - David Bowie
12 ( 21 ) LAMPLIGHT - David Essex
13 ( 14 ) LET ME IN - The Osmonds
14 ( 17 ) DAYDREAMER/ THE PUPPY SONG - David Cassidy
15 ( 20 ) KEEP ON TRUCKING - Eddie Kendricks
16 ( 13 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John
17 ( NEW ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE - Mott The Hoople
18 ( 28 ) WILD LOVE - Mungo Jerry
19 ( NEW ) PAPER ROSES - Marie Osmond
20 ( 19 ) THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT - Nazareth

21 ( 22 ) DAN THE BANJO MAN - Dan The Banjo Man
22 ( 26 ) WONDERFUL - Colin Blunstone
23 ( 27 ) AMOUREUSE - Kiki Dee
24 ( 15 ) KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan
25 ( 30 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband
26 ( 23 ) MY FRIEND STAN - Slade
27 ( NEW ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music
28 ( NEW ) GET IT TOGETHER - The Jackson 5
29 ( 10 ) A HARD RAIN'S A GONNA FALL - Bryan Ferry
30 ( NEW ) WHY OH WHY OH WHY - Gilbert O'Sullivan

[o]

1 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
2 Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
3 Roxy Music - Street Life
4 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
5 T. Rex - Truck On Tyke
6 John Lennon - Mind Games
7 New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
8 Mud -Dynamite
9 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
10 Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon

[Smurfie]

1 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
2 The Carpenters - Top Of The World
3 The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
4 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
5 David Essex - Lamplight
6 Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
7 Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
8 Matt Monroe - And You Smiled
9 The Osmonds - Let Me In
10 Roxy Music - Street Life
11 Lynsey de Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me
12 Millican & Nesbitt - Vaya Con Dios
13 Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
14 Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance
15 Mud -Dynamite
16 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why
17 Ringo Starr - Photograph
18 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
19 The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love
20 David Bowie - Sorrow