Haven Retro Combined Chart : 15.12.1973

[smokeyb]

Wizzard also get their 2nd retro number one this year with a healthy gap to their nearest rival



who are Slade,but which will be number one at xmas?



Mott The Hoople fall to 3, Alvin Stardust drops to 4 and the New Seekers are at 5.



There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is Slade at number 2.



The biggest climber is Golden Earring who jump up 12 places to number 12.



The biggest faller is Barry Blue who drops 53 places.

[smokeyb]

15.12.1973 (Week # 50)

1 (04) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - 181 points (4-1) (2 wks)
2 (NE) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody - 131 points (2) 1 wk
3 (01) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone - 122 points (9-4-1-3) 4 wks
4 (02) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo - 104 points (14-5-2-2-1-2-4) 7 wks
5 (06) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - 99 points (20-7-6-5) 4 wks
6 (03) Roxy Music - Street Life - 97 points (12-4-3-3-6) 5 wks
7 (05) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love - 90 points (5-3-2-5-7) 5 wks
8 (07) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse - 82 points (18-8-6-6-7-8) 6 wks
9 (12) Elton John - Step Into Christmas - 77 points (12-9) 2 wks
10 (08) John Lennon - Mind Games - 73 points (21-11-8-10) 4 wks
11 (09) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle - 68 points (20-17-12-9-11) 5 wks
12 (24) Golden Earring - Radar Love - 60 points (24-12) 2 wks
13 (14) Roy Wood - Forever - 54 points (14-13) 2 wks
14 (16) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top - 52 points (19-16-14) 3 wks
15 (11) David Essex - Lamplight - 41 points (24-16-10-11-15) 5 wks
16 (10) Carpenters – Top Of The World - 39 points (31-31-9-2-1-1-1-1-5-10-16) 11 wks
17 (NE) Steeleye Span - Gaudete - 35 points (17) 1 wk
18 (18) T. Rex – Truck on (Tyke) - 35 points (27-18-18-18) 4 wks
19 (13) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses - 31 points (25-15-15-13-19) 5 wks
20 (19) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - 29 points (25-23-19-20) 4 wks
21 (20) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Why, Oh Why, Oh why - 27 points (38-30-20-20-21) 5 wks
22 (27) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City - 25 points (37-34-26-27-22) 5 wks
23 (30) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels - 24 points (20-15-10-13-30-23) 6 wks
24 (35) Cozy Powell - Dance with The Devil - 23 points (35-24) 2 wks
25 (NE) Love Unlimited – It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring) - 22 points (25) 1 wk
26 (15) Steve Miller Band - Joker - 22 points (32-23-14-12-16-15-26) 7 wks
27 (31) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 20 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34-34-31-30-27-25-27-29-33-32-31-31-30-31-27) 39 wks
28 (NE) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet - 20 points (28) 1 wk
29 (23) Cockney Rebel - Sebastian - 19 points (33-26-26-22-23-29) 6 wks
30 (33) Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again - 19 points (29-31-35-36-32-32-33-33-30) 9 wks
31 (34) Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait - 18 points (29-31-32-30-35-32-33-33-31-36-37-35-37-35-36-32-31-28-27-32-32-36-38-35-36-34-34-31) 28 wks
32 (37) Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me - 18 points (37-37-32) 3 wks
33 (NE) Drupi - Vado Via - 17 points (33) 1 wk
34 (28) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (part 1) - 17 points (37-25-28-34) 4 wks
35 (36) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 17 points (34-24-22-19-22-17-16-16-28-35-36-35) 12 wks
36 (40) Who - Love, Reign O'er Me - 17 points (40-36) 2 wks
37 (40) Cliff Richard - Take Me High - 16 points (40-37) 2 wks
38 (32) Led Zeppelin - D'Yer Ma'Ker - 16 points (31-32-38) 3 wks
39 (40) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme - 16 points (40-39) 2 wks
40 (NE) Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone - 15 points (40) 1 wk
40 (39) Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This - 15 points (30-35-x-38-39-40) 5 wks
40 (NE) Rod Stewart & Faces - Pool Hall Richard - 15 points (40) 1 wk

Dropped Out
43 (21) Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love - 14 points (37-40-37-x-39-36-29-32-21)
46 (25) Lynsey De Paul – Won't Somebody Dance With Me - 14 points (39-31-21-18-19-24-25)
47 (26) Osmonds - Let Me In - 13 points (15-12-13-18-28-26)
50 (38) Bob Marley & Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff - 12 points (40-38)
60 (22) Mud - Dyna-Mite - 9 points (12-6-2-3-7-17-22)
70 (17) Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance? - 6 points (21-10-6-8-9-17)
75 (29) Ringo Starr - Photograph - 5 points (32-26-28-21-10-6-4-5-8-29)

[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 22.12.1973

1 (1) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (2 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (6 wk) (# 1)
3 (4) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (5 wk) (# 3)
4 (6) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (3 wk) (# 4)
5 (3) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (8 wk) (# 2)
6 (5) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses (6 wk) (# 2)
7 (24) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (2 wk) (# 7)
8 (7) David Essex - Lamplight (7 wk) (# 7)
9 (8) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (5 wk) (# 8)
10 (9) Roxy Music - Street Life (6 wk) (# 9)
11 (31) Roy Wood - Forever (4 wk) (# 11)
12 (14) T. Rex - Truck On Tyke (5 wk) (# 12)
13 (10) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why (7 wk) (# 6)
14 (27) Steeleye Span - Gaudete (3 wk) (# 14)
15 (12) Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love (7 wk) (# 4)
16 (17) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (5 wk) (# 16)
17 (38) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (3 wk) (# 17)
18 (13) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (7 wk) (# 13)
19 (16) The Osmonds - Let Me In (9 wk) (# 2)
20 (26) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard (3 wk) (# 20)
21 (22) Drupi - Vado Via (4 wk) (# 21)
22 (11) Mud -Dynamite (9 wk) (# 4)
23 (23) Millican & Nesbitt - Vaya Con Dios (4 wk) (# 23)
24 (15) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (8 wk) (# 12)
25 (37) Golden Earring - Radar Love (3 wk) (# 25)
26 (25) Elton John - Step Into Christmas (3 wk) (# 25)
27 (20) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (10 wk) (# 5)
28 (19) Barry Blue ‎– Do You Wanna Dance (8 wk) (# 7)
29 (21) Perry Como - For The Good Times (18 wk) (# 7)
30 (30) David Cassidy - Daydreamer/Puppy Song (11 wk) (# 1)
31 (18) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (8 wk) (# 18)
32 (28) David Bowie - Sorrow (10 wk) (# 3)
33 (29) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (15 wk) (# 1)
34 (32) Matt Monroe - And You Smiled (5 wk) (# 28)
35 (33) John Lennon - Mind Games (5 wk) (# 26)
36 (34) The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love (7 wk) (# 29)
37 (15) Ringo Starr - Photograph (9 wk) (# 8)
38 (36) Slade - My Friend Stan (13 wk) (# 2)
39 (39) Cliff Richard - Take Me High (4 wk) (# 39)
40 (40) Perry Como - Walk Right Back (3 wk) (# 40)
41 (41) Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (11 wk) (# 11)
42 (42) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (13 wk) (# 6)
43 (43) Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards (10 wk) (# 22)
44 (44) Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way (10 wk) (# 38)
45 (45) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (9 wk) (# 14)
46 (46) Andy Williams - Solitaire (3 wk) (# 46)
47 (47) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards (12 wk) (# 13)
48 (48) Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock (5 wk) (# 36)
49 (49) London String Chorale - Galloping Home (2 wk) (# 49)
50 (50) Michael Ward - Let There Be Peace On Earth (2 wk) (# 50)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 20-12-73:  Presenter: Jimmy Saville
(17) COZY POWELL – Dance With The Devil  
(20) THE FACES – Pool Hall Richard
(3) THE NEW SEEKERS feat. LYN PAUL – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me 
(25) GOLDEN EARRING – Radar Love
(11) ROY WOOD – Forever
(16) ROBERT KNIGHT – Love On A Mountain Top  
(4) WIZZARD – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday  
(NEW) CLIFFORD T. WARD – Scullery
(1) SLADE – Merry Xmas Everybody
(7) LEO SAYER – The Show Must Go On

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 22.12.1973
1 (11) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (8 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Roxy Music - Stranded (4 wk) (# 1)
3 (3) David Bowie - Pin Ups (8 wk) (# 1)
4 (1) David Cassidy - Dreams Are Nothin' More Than Wishes (5 wk) (# 1)
5 (20) Donny Osmond - A Time For Us (2 wk) (# 5)
6 (6) Perry Como - And I Love You So (25 wk) (# 3)
7 (16) Ringo Starr - Ringo (3 wk) (# 7)
8 (5) Gilbert O'Sullivan - I'm A Writer Not A Fighter (12 wk) (# 2)
9 (45) Paul Mccartney & Wings - Band On The Run (2 wk) (# 9)
10 (NE) Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans (1 wk) (# 10)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
3 ( 2 ) Step Into Christmas - Elton John (#2[1])
4 ( 4 ) Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
5 ( 8 ) Radar Love - Golden Earring
6 ( 12 ) The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer
7 ( 9 ) Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
8 ( 5 ) Roll Away The Stone - Mott The Hoople (#3)
9 ( 19 ) Until You Come Back To Me - Aretha Franklin
10 ( 7 ) I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter (#2[1])

11 ( 6 ) The Joker - Steve Miller Band (#1[2])
12 ( 10 ) Living For The City - Stevie Wonder (#8)
13 ( 13 ) Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally - Dawn
14 ( -- ) Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
15 ( 27 ) Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton John
16 ( 15 ) Take Me High - Cliff Richard (#15)
17 ( 22 ) Some Guys Have All The Luck - Persuaders
18 ( 11 ) You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - New Seekers (#5)
19 ( 17 ) Forever - Roy Wood (#17)
20 ( 14 ) Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight (#11)

21 ( 25 ) Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell
22 ( 20 ) My Music - Loggins & Messina (#20)
23 ( -- ) I Can't Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles
24 ( 33 ) Galloping Home - London String Chorale
25 ( 28 ) Gaudete - Steeleye Span
26 ( 16 ) Street Life - Roxy Music (#7)
27 ( 23 ) Truck On (Tyke) - T. Rex (#22)
28 ( 32 ) Corazon - Carole King
29 ( 18 ) My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust (#2[3])
30 ( 30 ) Vado Via - Drupi

31 ( 24 ) Mind Games - John Lennon (#18)
32 ( 21 ) Amoureuse - Kiki Dee (#5)
33 ( 29 ) D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin (#27)
34 ( -- ) The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
35 ( 26 ) Rockin' Roll Baby - Stylistics (#11)
36 ( 31 ) Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy (#19)
37 ( 37 ) Raised On Rock - Elvis Presley (#33)
38 ( 38 ) Lamplight - David Essex (#22)
39 ( 36 ) Wild Love - Mungo Jerry (#14)
40 ( 35 ) Helen Wheels - Wings (#11)

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-- ( 34 ) Top Of The World - Carpenters (#1[4])
-- ( 39 ) Do You Wanna Dance - Barry Blue (#5)
-- ( 40 ) Just You 'n' Me - Chicago (#8)

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-- ( -- ) Livin' For You - Al Green
-- ( -- ) Tell Her She's Lovely - El Chicano

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[rubcale]

01 Wizzard I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
02 Kiki Dee Amoureuse
03 New Seekers ft/ Lyn Paul You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
04 Robert Knight Love On A Mountain Top
05 Roy Wood Forever
06 Eddie Kendricks Keep On Truckin'
07 Golden Earring Radar Love
08 The Faces Pool Hall Richard
09 Gary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love
10 Cliff Richard Take Me High
11 Mott The Hoople Roll Away The Stone
12 Steeleye Span Gaudete
13 Roxy Music Street Life
14 Elton John Step Into Chriatmas
15 Leo Sayer The Show Must Go On
16 David Essex Lamplight
17 T Rex Truck On Tyke
18 Four Tops Sweet Understanding Love
19 Carpenters Top Of The World
20 Cozy Powell Dance With The Devil

[rubcale]

Should be an interesting battle between Wizzard and Slade for the Christmas #1 next week

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (40 wks)
02 Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again (10 wks)
03 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (29 wks)
04 The Temptations – Let Your Hair Down (1 wk)
05 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (13 wks)
06 Isaac Hayes – Joy (Part 1) (1 wk)
07 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (12 wks)
08 Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This (8 wks)
09 The Independents – It's All Over (6 wks)
10 Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) (5 wks)

11 Al Green – Livin' for You (3 wks)
12 Love Unlimited – It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring) (2 wks)
13 Curtis Mayfield – Future Shock (23 wks)
14 The O'Jays – Put Your Hands Together (1 wk)
15 The Chi Lites – I Found Sunshine (6 wks)
16 The Four Tops – Sweet Understanding Love (11 wks)
17 New York City – Make Me Twice The Man (17 wks)
18 Gladys Knight & The Pips – I've Got to Use My Imagination (5 wks)
19 The Temptations – Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (19 wks)
20 The Intruders – I Wanna Know Your Name (9 wks)

21 Betty Wright – Let Me Be Your Lovemaker (12 wks)
22 Earth, Wind & Fire – Keep Your Head to the Sky (6 wks)
23 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (17 wks)
24 The Dramatics – Fell For You (9 wks)
25 Sly & The Family Stone – Frisky (5 wks)
26 Bloodstone – Never Let You Go (15 wks)
27 The Temptations – Law Of The Land (13 wks)
28 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You're A Special Part Of Me (12 wks)
29 The Stylistics – Rockin' Roll Baby (10 wks)
30 Joe Simon – River (6 wks)

[o]

1 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
2 Elton John - Step Into Christmas
3 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
4 Golden Earring - Radar Love
5 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
6 Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
7 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
8 T. Rex - Truck On Tyke
9 John Lennon - Mind Games
10 New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
11 Steeleye Span – Gaudete
12 Roxy Music - Street Life

[Whitneyfan]

01(04) Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
02(01) Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
03(03) Elton John – Step Into Christmas
04(02) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle
05(05) Roy Wood – Forever
06(09) Steeleye Span – Gaudete
07(08) Golden Earring – Radar Love
08(13) Kool And The Gang – Jungle Boogie
09(06) Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The Stone
10(07) Kiki Dee – Amoureuse

11(12) Gary Glitter – I Love You Love Me Love
12(20) Leo Sayer – The Show Must Go On
13(11) Robert Knight – Love On A Mountain Top
14(10) New Seekers – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me
15(19) Andy Williams – Solitaire
16(14) Marie Osmond – Paper Roses
17(15) The Carpenters – Top Of The World
18(18) Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
19(17) T. Rex – Truck on (Tyke)
20(16) John Lennon – Mind Games

[Shireblogger]

1 [3] :: Wizzard - I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY
2 [4] :: Slade - MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY
3 [15] :: Elton John - STEP INTO CHRISTMAS
4 [1] :: Alvin Stardust - MY COO-CA-CHOO
5 [5] :: Mott The Hoople - ROLL AWAY THE STONE
6 [2] :: Paul McCartney & Wings - HELEN WHEELS
7 [7] :: John Lennon - MIND GAMES
8 [6] :: Roxy Music - STREET LIFE
9 [8] :: Thin Lizzy - THE ROCKER
10 [19] :: Roxy Music - MOTHER OF PEARL {Stranded LP track}
11 [new] :: Steeleye Span - GAUDETE
12 [new] :: Emerson Lake & Palmer - JERUSALEM
13 [12] :: Olivia Newton-John - LET ME BE THERE
14 [13] :: Suzi Quatro - DAYTONA DEMON
15 [11] :: Helen Reddy - LEAVE ME ALONE (RUBY RED DRESS)
16 [17] :: Mungo Jerry - WILD LOVE
17 [18] :: Gary Glitter - I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE
18 [new] :: Kiki Dee - AMOUREUSE
19 [new] :: David Essex - LAMPLIGHT
20 [14] :: Steve Miller Band - THE JOKER

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 08.12.1973

1 (02) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
2 (01) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
3 (03) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
4 (06) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
5 (04) Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo
6 (05) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
8 (09) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
8 (08) David Essex - Lamplight
9 (23) Elton John - Step Into Christmas
10 (10) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why
11 (07) Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me
12 (11) Roxy Music - Street Life
13 (13) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
14 (22) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On
15 (12) Mud - Dynamite
16 (14) Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love
17 (16) Paul McCartney and Wings - Helen Wheels
18 (17) The Osmonds - Let Me In
19 (18) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
20 (20) Carpenters - Top Of The World
21 (21) Perry Como - For The Good Times
22 (25) Steeleye Span - Gaudete
23 (29) Roy Wood - Forever
24 (24) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard
25 (27) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
26 (28) David Cassidy - Daydreamer
27 (26) David Bowie - Sorrow
28 (30) John Lennon - Mind Games
29 (31) Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love
30 (34) Golden Earring - Radar Love
31 (32) Ringo Starr - Photograph
32 (33) Slade - My Friend Stan
33 (35) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil
34 (36) Cliff Richard - Take Me High
35 (37) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
36 (38) Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards
37 (39) Andy Williams - Solitaire
38 (40) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon
39 (New) Perry Como - Walk Right Back
40 (19) Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance

[smokeyb]

1 (3) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (2 wks)
2 (2) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (3 wks)
3 (1) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (5 wks)
4 (9) Golden Earring - Radar Love (3 wks)
5 (8) Roy Wood - Forever (4 wks)
6 (13) Elton John - Step Into Christmas (3 wks)
7 (14) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard (3 wks)
8 (4) John Lennon - Mind Games (5 wks)
9 (5) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (7 wks)
10 (18) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (3 wks)
11 (10) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (5 wks)
12 (20) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (2 wks)
13 (19) Steeleye Span - Gaudete (3 wks)
14 (6) Roxy Music - Street Life (6 wks)
15 (7) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (8 wks)
16 (12) War - Me And Baby Brother (7 wks)
17 (17) Drupi - Vado Via (4 wks)
18 (26) Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone (3 wks)
19 (30) Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (3 wks)
20 (22) Andy Williams - Solitaire (3 wks)
21 (23) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (5 wks)
22 (24) Cockney Rebel - Sebastian (6 wks)
23 (11) T. Rex - Truck On Tyke (5 wks)
24 (15) Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle (6 wks)
25 (16) Ringo Starr - Photograph (9 wks)
26 (21) David Essex - Lamplight (7 wks)
27 (25) Steve Miller Band - The Joker (10 wks)
28 (31) Cliff Richard - Take Me High (4 wks)
29 (27) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (8 wks)
30 (28) Don Downing - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights (7 wks)
31 (29) Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock (5 wks)
32 (32) Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (9 wks)
33 (33) Paul McCartney & Wings - Helen Wheels (8 wks)
34 (34) Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (12 wks)
35 (35) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (6 wks)
36 (36) The Persuaders - Some Guys Have All The Luck (8 wks)
37 (37) Billy Joel - Piano Man (8 wks)
38 (38) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why (7 wks)
39 (40) David Bowie - Sorrow (10 wks)
40 (NE) Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider (1 wk)

[Whitneyfan]

This is turning into a proper retro-chart battle between Slade and Wizzard!

[smokeyb]

Dec 17, 2023 16:54:46 GMT 1 Whitneyfan said:

This is turning into a proper retro-chart battle between Slade and Wizzard!

Indeed, and Elton makes it the 3 wise acts (as he is close in 3rd)

[popchartfreak]

8th December 1973

It's 2 weeks on top for Jet as Macca's Band On The Run album debuts another 4 tracks to join the 2 singles already listed. The highest-placed newie is Mrs Vandebilt at 43, on I got into (and charted) summer of '74 when it got played on Johnny Walker's album chart rundown when the album was still dominating much of 1974. Roy Wood is back up to a new peak of 7 with Forever, Peter Noone gets his biggest track since 1969 when Herman's Hermits was a thing. Slade make it another top 20 with the Xmas classic - but overplays of all 3 1973 classics for the last 50 years have dented their current appeal to me.

The Isleys make it 2 in a row with Highways Of My Life entering at 29, Gregg Allman debuts his Midnight Rider, 2 years ahead of the brilliant Paul Davidson reggae cover, and The Pioneers beat Showaddywaddy by a few years in covering reggae-stylee the old Jarmels 50's song.


1 ( 1 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

2 ( 2 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1

3 ( 3 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce # 1

4 ( 5 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 4

5 ( 6 ) SHE’S GONE - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 5

6 ( 4 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - Cozy Powell # 4

7 ( 14 ) FOREVER - Roy Wood # 7

8 ( 10 ) IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT’S SPRING) - Love Unlimited # 8

9 ( 11 ) WHEN THE MORNING COMES - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 9

10 ( 7 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 2



11 ( 8 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2

12 ( 12 ) I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - Wizzard # 3

13 ( 13 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder # 4

14 ( 9 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks # 9

15 ( 16 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music # 3

16 ( 15 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE - Mott The Hoople featuring Thunderthighs # 7

17 ( 40 ) I THINK I’M OVER (GETTING OVER YOU) - Peter Noone # 17

18 ( 44 ) MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - Slade # 18

19 ( 31 ) A LOVE SONG - Anne Murray # 19

20 ( 26 ) STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - Elton John # 20



21 ( 17 ) BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON - Lou Christie # 17

22 ( 19 ) YOU’RE SIXTEEN - Ringo Starr # 19

23 ( 21 ) JOLENE - Dolly Parton # 5

24 ( 24 ) DYNA-MITE - Mud # 5

25 ( 18 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue # 1

26 ( 25 ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings # 14

27 ( 22 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust # 2

28 ( 36 ) IT’S ALL OVER - Jackie Wilson # 28

29 ( NEW ) HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE - The Isley Brothers # 29

30 ( 27 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1



31 ( 28 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1

32 ( 32 ) I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band # 9

33 ( 20 ) LAMPLIGHT - David Essex # 20

34 ( 33 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 6

35 ( 41 ) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW - Melanie # 35

36 ( 23 ) IF YOU’RE READY (COME GO WITH ME) - The Staple Singers # 23

37 ( 65 ) HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME - Albert Hammond # 37

38 ( 38 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1

39 ( 47 ) POOL HALL RICHARD - The Faces # 39

40 ( 58 ) STAR - Stealers Wheel # 40



41 ( 37 ) SHOW AND TELL - Al Wilson # 5

42 ( 39 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John # 1

43 ( NEW ) MRS. VANDEBILT - Paul McCartney & Wings # 43

44 ( 29 ) LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP - Robert Knight # 29

45 ( 45 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1

46 ( 42 ) COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - Redbone # 3

47 ( 30 ) AFTER THE GOLDRUSH - Prelude # 19

48 ( 48 ) NEW BREED KINDA WOMAN - Holland-Dozier # 48

49 ( 46 ) THE BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet # 1

50 ( 59 ) BLACK CAT WOMAN - Geordie # 50



51 ( 51 ) COME LIVE WITH ME - Ray Charles # 12

52 ( 52 ) YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul # 52

53 ( 56 ) DON’T LET ME DOWN AGAIN - Buckingham Nicks # 53

54 ( 54 ) JUNGLE BOOGIE - Kool & The Gang # 54

55 ( 35 ) SPIDERS AND SNAKES - Jim Stafford # 30

56 ( 55 ) SPEED KILLS - 10CC # 1

57 ( 53 ) PEPPERBOX - The Peppers # 8

58 ( 49 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - Maria Muldaur # 5

59 ( 43 ) BRING ON THE LUCIE (FREDA PEEPLE) - John Lennon # 38

60 ( 34 ) MAMA NEVER TOLD ME - Sister Sledge # 31



61 ( 72 ) RAISED ON ROBBERY - Joni Mitchell # 61

62 ( 70 ) JULIE ANN - White Plains # 62

63 ( 57 ) I’M FREE - Roger Daltry & The London Symphony Orchestra # 1

64 ( 50 ) HARMONY - Elton John # 14

65 ( 64 ) THE LOVE I LOST (PART 1) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes # 10

66 ( 75 ) W.O.L.D. - Harry Chapin # 66

67 ( NEW ) BLUEBIRD - Paul McCartney & Wings # 67

68 ( NEW ) NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE - Paul McCartney & Wings # 68

69 ( 63 ) TRUCK ON (TYKE) - T.Rex # 60

70 ( NEW ) MAMUNIA - Paul McCartney & Wings # 70



71 ( 74 ) HOW COME? - Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance # 71

72 ( 68 ) JOYBRINGER - Manfred Mann’s Earthband # 1

73 ( NEW ) MIDNIGHT RIDER - Gregg Allman # 73

74 ( 69 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS - Ike & Tina Turner # 1

75 ( NEW ) A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP - The Pioneers # 75




8th December 1973 My actual chart of that week way back then

It's a hat-trick of number ones for Wizzard in 1973, Roy Wood's 5th in total, and he's hovering poised at 2 to boot with Forever. That's not the record that has been remembered forever though - that's the Xmas classic in the charts every xmas without fail since downloads became a thing and then streaming took over. He's joined by 2 other Xmas classics that always chart and dominate the festive season - Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody at 13, as bought by my younger brother, and Elton John's Step Into Christmas new at 18, as not bought by either of us at the time. It was very much runner-up to the 2 chart monsters.

T.Rex fail to go top 5 for the first time since debuting in 1970, but 6 is pretty Trucking good, leap-frogging Eddie Trucking Kendricks at 7. John Lennon climbs to 10, making it a Beatles top 10 clean sweep for 1973 as all four manage it in my charts of the time. Final new entry is from The Faces' 3rd chart hit, Pool Hall Richard at 29. 50 years ago the Xmas TV shows (restricted hours) were building up and at the cinema Clint Eastwood's Magnum Force was doing the business. UK blockbuster The Three Musketeers was getting promo, but a great Woody Allen movie, Sleeper, was getting readied in the USA. It was one of the last "funny" Woody Allen films - that is to say, slapstick and one-liners, set in a sci-fi future with robots and sex machines. I rather liked it! The relationship witticism he spent his career on after Annie Hall never grabbed me the same way.



1 ( 5 ) I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - Wizzard

2 ( 6 ) FOREVER - Roy Wood

3 ( 4 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music

4 ( 1 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust

5 ( 2 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE - Mott The Hoople

6 ( 10 ) TRUCK ON (TYKE) - T.Rex

7 ( 9 ) KEEP ON TRUCKING - Eddie Kendricks

8 ( 13 ) LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP - Robert Knight

9 ( 3 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue

10 ( 17 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon



11 ( 7 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr

12 ( 15 ) YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - The New Seekers

13 ( NEW ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - Slade

14 ( 8 ) DYNAMITE - Mud

15 ( 14 ) AMOUREUSE - Kiki Dee

16 ( 12 ) I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter

17 ( 21 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - Cozy Powell

18 ( NEW ) STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - Elton John

19 ( 11 ) LAMPLIGHT - David Essex

20 ( 16 ) HELEN WHEELS - Paul McCartney & Wings



21 ( 18 ) IT’S A GAME - String Driven Thing

22 ( 26 ) SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE - The Four Tops

23 ( 25 ) TAKE ME HIGH - Cliff Richard

24 ( 27 ) VADO VIA - Drupi

25 ( 22 ) DAYTONA DEMON - Suzi Quatro

26 ( 30 ) RADAR LOVE - Golden Earring

27 ( 19 ) LONELY DAYS LONELY NIGHTS - Don Downing

28 ( 20 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra

29 ( NEW ) POOL HALL RICHARD - The Faces

30 ( 28 ) SORROW - David Bowie


Sorry for the spacing issues, whenever I cut n paste it insists on double spacing and it takes too long to delete all the xtra lines! 

[raliverpool]

01 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (2wks 1-1)
02 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (3wks 24-2-2)
03 Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (6wks 26-11-5-4-3-3)
04 Who - Love, Reign O'er Me (4wks 19-6-4-4)
05 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (3wks 19-14-5)
06 Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle (4wks 28-16-13-6)
07 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (4wks 35-22-15-7)
08 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (5wks 9-3-3-7-8)
09 Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (6wks 11-4-2-2-6-9)
10 Ringo Starr - I'm The Greatest (3wks 10-9-10)

11 Roxy Music - Street Life (5wks 23-9-5-8-11)
12 Led Zeppelin - D'Yer Ma'Ker (5wks 12-1-1-5-12)
13 Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) (6wks 34-27-17-11-12-13)
14 John Lennon - Mind Games (4wks 21-7-10-14)
15 Elton John - Step Into Christmas (3wks 37-22-15)
16 Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up (4wks 29-21-17-16)
17 Steve Miller Band - The Joker (3wks 28-21-17)
18 Steeleye Span - Gaudette (3wks 38-23-18)
19 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (5wks 24-11-8-11-19)
20 Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (5wks 32-23-17-16-20)

21 Roy Wood - Forever (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (1wk 22 NEW)
23 New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (4wks 20-15-18-23)
24 Faces - Pool Hall Richard (2wks 30-24)
25 Rolling Stones - Star Star (2wks 29-25)
26 Badfinger - Apple Of My Eye (2wks 33-26)
27 Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (3wks 35-28-27)
28 Linda Ronstadt - Love Has No Pride (2wks 34-28)
29 New York Dolls - Personality Crisis (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Helen Reddy - Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) (2wks 35-30)

31 David Essex - Lamplight (5wks 25-16-14-20-31)
32 Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (3wks 32-26-32)
33 T Rex - Truck On (Tyke) (4wks 34-26-24-33)
34 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why (6wks 35-19-10-9-19-34)
35 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Love Unlimited - It May Be Winter Outside (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Sebastian (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Stylistics - Rockin' Roll Baby (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things (7wks 16-3-1-4-12-25-39)
40 Raspberries - I'm A Rocker (1wk 40 NEW)