Haven Retro Combined Chart : 26.01.1974

[smokeyb]

We have a new number one this week, but it's the Sweet who jump over Mud to get their 5th retro chart topper.



Mud miss out by just 2 points so remain at number 2.



Golden Earrring fall down to 3, Leo Sayer slips a place to 4 and Diana Ross stays at 5.



There are 10 new entries and 2 re-entries this week, the highest is Lulu at number 17.



The biggest climber is Andy Williams who jumps up 9 places to number 15.



The biggest faller is Slade who drop off the chart from number 16.

[smokeyb]

26.01.1974 (Week # 04)

1 (04) Sweet - Teenage Rampage - 183 points (4-1) 2 wks
2 (02) Mud - Tiger Feet - 181 points (2-2) 2 wks
3 (01) Golden Earring - Radar Love - 127 points (24-12-9-7-3-1-1-3) 8 wks
4 (03) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On - 97 points (15-9-4-4-3-4) 6 wks
5 (05) Diana Ross - All Of My Life - 93 points (30-8-5-5) 4 wks
6 (06) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost - 77 points (34-24-22-19-22-17-16-16-28-35-36-35-40-x-13-6-6) 16 wks
7 (10) Ronnie Lane - How Come - 59 points (29-10-7) 3 wks
8 (07) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - 58 points (20-7-6-5-7-13-9-7-7-8) 10 wks
9 (15) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City - 58 points (37-34-26-27-22-20-21-25-15-15-9) 11 wks
10 (09) Cozy Powell - Dance with The Devil - 54 points (35-24-23-26-23-12-9-10) 8 wks
11 (08) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top - 47 points (19-16-14-16-15-12-5-8-11) 9 wks
12 (13) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle - 44 points (20-17-12-9-11-11-11-10-10-13-12) 11 wks
13 (14) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo - 43 points (14-5-2-2-1-2-4-5-10-13-14-14-13) 13 wks
14 (12) Rod Stewart & Faces - Pool Hall Richard - 42 points (40-22-22-15-11-12-14) 7 wks
15 (24) Andy Williams - Solitaire - 41 points (24-15) 2 wks
16 (23) Isley Brothers - Highways Of My Life - 40 points (23-16) 2 wks
17 (NE) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World - 37 points (17) 1 wk
18 (11) Roy Wood - Forever - 36 points (14-13-12-8-6-6-11-18) 8 wks
19 (17) Kool And The Gang – Jungle Boogie - 34 points (32-28-18-17-19) 5 wks
20 (25) Redbone - Come and Get Your Love - 32 points (25-20) 2 wks
21 (NE) Billy Paul - Thanks For Saving My Life - 29 points (21) 1 wk
22 (NE) Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby - 27 points (22) 1 wk
23 (NE) Wombles - Wombling Song - 27 points (23) 1 wk
24 (19) Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - 26 points (25-23-19-20-18-18-16-19-19-24) 10 wks
25 (20) Cockney Rebel - Sebastian - 26 points (33-26-26-22-23-29-33-30-24-24-20-25) 12 wks
26 (NE) Prelude - After The Goldrush - 25 points (26) 1 wk
27 (NE) Alice Cooper – Teenage Lament ‘74 - 24 points (27) 1 wk
28 (21) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse - 21 points (18-8-6-6-7-8-6-4-7-9-21-28) 12 wks
29 (NE) Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - 20 points (29) 1 wk
30 (35) Roxy Music - Mother Of Pearl - 20 points (39-26-35-30) 4 wks
31 (34) Cher - Dark Lady - 19 points (34-31) 2 wks
32 (37) Dells – I Miss You - 19 points (37-32) 2 wks
33 (NE) Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were - 18 points (33) 1 wk
34 (39) Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run - 18 points (37-39-34) 3 wks
35 (NE) Paul Simon - American Tune - 18 points (35) 1 wk
36 (33) Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street - 16 points (29-30-21-13-14-14-23-26-25-30-29-26-29-29-28-30-29-31-31-28-34-35-33-33-34-34-31-30-27-25-27-29-33-32-31-31-30-31-27-27-31-34-36-33-36) 45 wks
37 (RE) Drupi - Vado Via - 17 points (33-38-27-31-x-37) 5 wks
38 (29) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses - 17 points (25-15-15-13-19-21-24-29-30-29-38) 11 wks
39 (RE) Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet - 17 points (28-28-36-37-40-x-39) 6 wks
40 (30) Cliff Richard - Take Me High - 16 points (40-37-39-x-36-35-30-40) 7 wks
40 (27) John Lennon - Mind Games - 16 points (21-11-8-10-14-14-20-27-27-40) 10 wks
40 (NE) Johnnie Taylor – We're Getting Careless With Our Love - 16 points (40) 1 wk
40 (26) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone - 16 points (9-4-1-3-4-6-11-16-26-40) 10 wks

Dropouts:
48 (40) Elton John - Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding - 14 points (38-40)
53 (32) Carpenters – Top Of The World - 13 points (31-31-9-2-1-1-1-1-5-10-16-19-19-18-21-32)
54 (38) Love Unlimited – It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring) - 13 points (25-26-23-26-31-38)
55 (28) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme - 13 points (40-39-25-20-21-28-28)
70 (31) Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone - 8 points (40-32-25-22-22-31)
72 (36) David Essex - Lamplight - 8 points (24-16-10-11-15-17-17-19-23-36)
86 (22) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love - 2 points (5-3-2-5-7-8-12-14-25-29)
- (16) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody - 0 points (2-2-2-2-3-16)
- (18) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - 0 points (4-1-1-1-1-2-18)

[smokeyb]

Thanks to o Earl Purple raliverpool Whitneyfan smokeyb Shireblogger popchartfreak darkstar79 Mark rubcale & Smurfie


I will leave this open until Fri.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 02.02.1974

1 (1) Mud - Tiger Feet (3 wk) (# 1)
2 (2) Sweet - Teenage Rampage (3 wk) (# 2)
3 (5) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (11 wk) (# 1)
4 (3) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (8 wk) (# 2)
5 (4) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (9 wk) (# 4)
6 (9) Andy Williams - Solitaire (9 wk) (# 6)
7 (7) Golden Earring - Radar Love (9 wk) (# 7)
8 (6) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (14 wk) (# 2)
9 (8) Roy Wood - Forever (10 wk) (# 8)
10 (10) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (11 wk) (# 10)
11 (20) Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance - How Come (4 wk) (# 11)
12 (19) The Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby (3 wk) (# 12)
13 (27) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (2 wk) (# 13)
14 (16) Diana Ross - All Of My Life (5 wk) (# 14)
15 (11) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard (9 wk) (# 8)
16 (13) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (12 wk) (# 1)
17 (14) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses (12 wk) (# 2)
18 (26) Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 (3 wk) (# 18)
19 (15) David Essex - Lamplight (13 wk) (# 7)
20 (29) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (4 wk) (# 20)
21 (25) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (4 wk) (# 21)
22 (12) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (8 wk) (# 1)
23 (17) Drupi - Vado Via (10 wk) (# 17)
24 (18) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (11 wk) (# 8)
25 (40) The Isley Brothers - The Highway Of My Life (3 wk) (# 25)
26 (36) Wombles - Wombling Song (2 wk) (# 26)
27 (30) Cliff Richard - Take Me High (10 wk) (# 27)
28 (34) Perry Como - For The Good Times (24 wk) (# 7)
29 (41) Bubblerock - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (2 wk) (# 29)
30 (45) Stealers Wheel - Star (2 wk) (# 30)
31 (44) London String Chorale - Galloping Home (6 wk) (# 31)
32 (48) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up (2 wk) (# 32)
33 (31) The Carpenters - Top Of The World (16 wk) (# 5)
34 (NE) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (1 wk) (# 34)
35 (24) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why (13 wk) (# 6)
36 (33) Billy Paul - Thanks for Saving My Life (4 wk) (# 33)
37 (39) Prelude - After The Goldrush (2 wk) (# 37)
38 (21) Steeleye Span - Gaudete (9 wk) (# 14)
39 (28) Millican & Nesbitt - Vaya Con Dios (10 wk) (# 20)
40 (38) Perry Como - Walk Right Back (8 wk) (# 33)
41 (22) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (9 wk) (# 4)
42 (42) Perry Como - And I Love You So (35 wk) (# 3)
43 (46) Donny Osmond - When I Fall In Love (13 wk) (# 4)
44 (23) Roxy Music - Street Life (12 wk) (# 9)
45 (NE) Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong (1 wk) (# 45)
46 (35) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (21 wk) (# 1)
47 (49) Clifford T Ward - Scullery (2 wk) (# 47)
48 (32) T. Rex - Truck On Tyke (11 wk) (# 12)
49 (37) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (13 wk) (# 13)
50 (47) Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (14 wk) (# 18)

Usa chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 31-01-74:  Presenter: Dave Lee Travis
(30) STEALERS WHEEL – Star 
(11) RONNIE LANE & BAND SLIM CHANCE – How Come?
(10) ROBERT KNIGHT – Love On A Mountain Top
(26) THE WOMBLES - The Wombling Song
(20) STEVIE WONDER - Livin' For The City
(21) HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES – The Love I Lost 
(NEW) NEIL SEDAKA - A Little Lovin'
(29) BUBBLEROCK - Satisfaction
(1) MUD - Tiger Feet 

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 02.02.1974
1 (20) Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973 (2 wk) (# 1)
2 (3) Leo Sayer - Silver Bird (5 wk) (# 2)
3 (1) Perry Como - And I Love You So (31 wk) (# 1)
4 (11) Rod Stewart & Faces - Overtures & Beginners (2 wk) (# 4)
5 (17) Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (4 wk) (# 5)
6 (13) Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (81 wk) (# 2)
7 (10) Gilbert O'Sullivan - I'm A Writer Not A Fighter (18 wk) (# 2)
8 (4) Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (8 wk) (# 4)
9 (7) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (17 wk) (# 7)
10 (2) Slade - Sladest (18 wk) (# 1)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Tiger Feet - Mud < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 4 ) Teenage Rampage - Sweet
3 ( 2 ) How Come - Ronnie Lane (#2[2])
4 ( 11 ) Wombling Song - Wombles
5 ( 15 ) The Man Who Sold The World - Lulu
6 ( 3 ) Radar Love - Golden Earring (#1[3])
7 ( 8 ) Thanks For Saving My Life - Billy Paul
8 ( 18 ) Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas
9 ( 5 ) Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce (#2[2])
10 ( 6 ) All Of My Life - Diana Ross (#5)

11 ( 13 ) Highway Of My Life - Isley Brothers
12 ( 12 ) Put Your Hands Together - O'Jays
13 ( 7 ) The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer (#3)
14 ( 23 ) Scullery - Clifford T Ward
15 ( 10 ) The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand (#9)
16 ( 9 ) Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station (#4)
17 ( -- ) Dark Lady - Cher
18 ( 31 ) After The Goldrush - Prelude
19 ( 22 ) Let Your Hair Down - Temptations
20 ( 16 ) Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang (#13)

21 ( 20 ) Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas (#20)
22 ( 14 ) I Can't Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles (#5)
23 ( 19 ) Walk Like A Man (You Can Call Me Your Man) - Grand Funk Railroad (#18)
24 ( 34 ) Star - Stealers Wheel
25 ( 17 ) Spiders And Snakes - Jim Stafford (#12)
26 ( 28 ) Teenage Lament - Alice Cooper
27 ( 29 ) Love Song - Anne Murray
28 ( 36 ) Abra-Ca-Dabra - DeFranco Family
29 ( 37 ) Last Time I Saw Him - Diana Ross
30 ( 26 ) American Tune - Paul Simon (#25)

31 ( 21 ) Some Guys Have All The Luck - Persuaders (#11)
32 ( 25 ) Galloping Home - London String Chorale (#16)
33 ( 24 ) Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton John (#11)
34 ( 30 ) If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard (#29)
35 ( -- ) Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) - Rolling Stones
36 ( 27 ) Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra (#8)
37 ( -- ) Baby We Can't Go Wrong - Cilla Black
38 ( 33 ) Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally - Dawn (#13)
39 ( 32 ) Until You Come Back To Me - Aretha Franklin (#8)
40 ( 35 ) Gaudete - Steeleye Span (#23)

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-- ( 38 ) Dance With The Devil - Cozy Powell (#19)
-- ( 39 ) Corazon - Carole King (#25)
-- ( 40 ) Take Me High - Cliff Richard (#15)

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Maybe if I'd been a teenager in January 1974, Teenage Rampage would have associated with me more but I was 8 going on 9 and a group calling themselves Mud, dressing in silly outfits and singing "that's right that's right that's right that's right" and about tigers was far more appealing, in fact it's exactly what "pop music" meant to me at the time.

And yeah, I used to watch the Wombles too, and had done for over a year at the time, so I was very familiar with the theme song.

By the way, the best version of The Man Who Sold The World is almost definitely Nirvana. Bit of a classic

[rubcale]

01 Mud Tiger Feet
02 Diana Ross All Of My Life
03 Sweet Teenage Rampage
04 Cliff Richard Take Me High
05 Robert Knight Love On A Mountain Top
06 Andy Williams Solitaire
07 Golden Earring Radar Love
08 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes If You Don't Want Me By Now
09 Lulu The Man Who Sold The World
10 Roy Wood Forever
11 Stevie Wonder Living For The City
12 Isley Brothers Highway Of My Life
13 Pelude After The Goldrush
14 Stealers Wheel Star
15 Barry White Never Gonna Give You Up
16 New Seekers You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
17 Stylistics Rockin' Roll Baby
18 Wombles Wombling Song
19 The Faces Pool Hall Richard
20 Drupi Vado Via

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love (1 wk)
02 Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (2 wks)
03 The Dells – I Miss You (3 wks)
04 New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry (1 wk)
05 The Isley Brothers – The Highway Of My Life (3 wks)
06 Tavares – That's The Sound That Lonely Makes (1 wk)
07 Bobby Womack And Peace – Across 110th Street (46 wks)
08 Johnnie Taylor – We're Getting Careless With Our Love (2 wks)
09 Tyrone Davis – I Wish It Was Me (1 wk)
10 Curtis Mayfield – Can't Say Nothin' (6 wks)

11 The Moments – Sexy Mama (4 wks)
12 Ashford & Simpson – (I'd Know You) Anywhere (3 wks)
13 Marvin Gaye – You Sure Love To Ball (2 wks)
14 The Main Ingredient – Just Don't Want to Be Lonely (1 wk)
15 The Temptations – Let Your Hair Down (7 wks)
16 Eddie Kendricks – Boogie Down (5 wks)
17 Blue Magic – Stop To Start (1 wk)
18 The Spinners – Mighty Love (Part 1) (2 wks)
19 Curtis Mayfield – If I Were Only A Child Again (16 wks)
20 The Delfonics – I Don't Want To Make You Wait (35 wks)

21 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (19 wks)
22 Isaac Hayes – Joy (Part 1) (7 wks)
23 The Carpenters – Top Of The World (18 wks)
24 Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This (14 wks)
25 The Independents – It's All Over (12 wks)
26 Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) (11 wks)
27 Al Green – Livin' for You (9 wks)
28 Diana Ross – Last Time I Saw Him (5 wks)
29 Love Unlimited – It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring) (8 wks)
30 The Isley Brothers – What It Comes Down To (6 wks)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 26.01.1974

1 (01) Mud - Tiger Feet
2 (02) Sweet - Teenage Rampage
3 (06) Alvin Stardust - My Coo-Ca-Choo
4 (03) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On
5 (05) New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
6 (04) Cosy Powell - Dance With The Devil
7 (07) Golden Earring - Radar Love
8 (08) Roy Wood - Forever
9 (09) Andy Williams - Solitaire
10 (10) Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
11 (24) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World
12 (11) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
13 (29) Stylistics - Rockin' Roll Baby
14 (26) The Wombles - The Wombling Song
15 (13) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
16 (12) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard
17 (27) Bubblerock - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
18 (14) Diana Ross - All Of My Life
19 (28) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give You Up
20 (17) Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost
21 (18) Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament
22 (15) David Essex - Lamplight
23 (19) Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
24 (16) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
25 (20) Roxy Music - Street Life
26 (21) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
27 (22) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
28 (23) Carpenters - Top Of The World
29 (25) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why
30 (30) Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me
31 (31) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
32 (32) Cliff Richard - Take Me High
33 (New) Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong
34 (34) Elton John - Step Into Christmas
35 (New) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
36 (36) Paul McCartney and Wings - Helen Wheels
37 (37) Billy Paul - Thank You For Saving My Life
38 (38) Stealers Wheel - Star
39 (39) Prelude - After The Goldrush
40 (40) Perry Como - For The Good Times

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Mud - Tiger Feet (3 wks)
2 (2) Sweet - Teenage Rampage (3 wks)
3 (8) Redbone - Come and Get Your Love (4 wks)
4 (3) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (8 wks)
5 (4) Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance - How Come (4 wks)
6 (20) The Isley Brothers - The Highway Of My Life (3 wks)
7 (17) Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (2 wks)
8 (14) Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 (3 wks)
9 (11) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (4 wks)
10 (16) Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (4 wks)
11 (13) 10cc - The Worst Band In The World (4 wks)
12 (22) The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica (3 wks)
13 (12) Billy Paul - Thanks for Saving My Life (4 wks)
14 (7) Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider (7 wks)
15 (21) The Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby (3 wks)
16 (6) Diana Ross - All Of My Life (5 wks)
17 (28) Prelude - After The Goldrush (2 wks)
18 (31) Stealers Wheel - Star (2 wks)
19 (5) Golden Earring - Radar Love (9 wks)
20 (36) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up (2 wks)
21 (NE) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (1 wk)
22 (9) Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (9 wks)
23 (10) Rod Stewart & The Faces - Pool Hall Richard (9 wks)
24 (15) Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone (9 wks)
25 (18) Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (9 wks)
26 (37) Clifford T Ward - Scullery (2 wks)
27 (NE) Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong (1 wk)
28 (40) John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders (2 wks)
29 (19) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top (11 wks)
30 (23) Cliff Richard - Take Me High (10 wks)
31 (26) Roy Wood - Forever (10 wks)
32 (27) Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (11 wks)
33 (29) Steeleye Span - Gaudete (9 wks)
34 (30) John Lennon - Mind Games (11 wks)
35 (32) Andy Williams - Solitaire (9 wks)
36 (33) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (12 wks)
37 (34) Roxy Music - Street Life (12 wks)
38 (35) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (11 wks)
39 (24) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (8 wks)
40 (25) Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (9 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Mud – Tiger Feet
02(--) T. Rex – Teenage Dream
03(02) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost
04(--) Cher – Dark Lady
05(12) Bette Midler – In The Mood
06(17) Barry White – Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
07(07) Alice Cooper – Teenage Lament ‘74
08(03) Diana Ross – All Of My Life
09(05) Sweet – Teenage Rampage
10(11) Redbone – Come And Get Your Love

11(20) The Wombles – The Wombling Song
12(04) Stevie Wonder – Living For The City
13(06) Ronnie Lane – How Come
14(13) Stylistics – Rockin’ Roll Baby
15(23) The Isley Brothers – The Highways Of My Life
16(08) Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle
17(28) Lulu – The Man Who Sold The World
18(30) Prelude – After The Goldrush
19(10) Kiki Dee – Amoureuse
20(31) Stealers Wheel – Star

22(--) Kool And The Gang – Funky Stuff
23(--) Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme
24(--) Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me
40(--) 10cc – The Worst Band in The World

[raliverpool]

01 Sweet - Teenage Rampage (3wks 13-2-1)
02 Mud - Tiger Feet (3wks 14-4-2)
03 Roxy Music - Mother Of Pearl (4wks 7-1-1-3)
04 Paul Simon - American Tune (4wks 25-12-3-4)
05 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (7wks 35-22-12-8-5-5-5)
06 Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance - How Come (3wks 22-13-6)
07 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World (2wks 20-7)
08 Pink Floyd - Us & Them (1wk 8 NEW)
09 Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen (4wks 14-7-6-9)
10 Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (3wks 28-16-10)

11 Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On (7wks 22-8-6-4-4-8-11)
12 Golden Earring - Radar Love (4wks 13-8-11-12)
13 Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil (5wks 22-9-6-10-13)
14 Elton John - Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (5wks 7-2-2-7-14)
15 Joni Mitchell - Raised On Robbery (4wks 29-23-17-15)
16 Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 (4wks 37-27-21-16)
17 Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (5wks 23-19-17-15-17)
18 Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were (5wks 24-18-15-14-18)
19 Bob Marley & The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff (4wks 20-10-12-19)
20 Allman Brothers - Jessica (2wks 29-20)

21 Kinks - Sweet Lady Genevieve (3wks 29-22-21)
22 Diana Ross - All Of My Life (2wks 23-22)
23 Led Zeppelin - The Ocean (2wks 26-23)
24 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Sebastian (7wks 37-15-9-3-3-9-24)
25 Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (3wks 32-25-25)
26 Dolly Parton - Jolene (2wks 35-26)
27 Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him (2wks 37-27)
28 Andy Williams - Solitaire (2wks 34-28)
29 Gregg Allman - Midnight Rider (2wks 38-29)
30 Gladys Knight & The Pips - I've Got To Use My Imagination (5wks 38-24-16-18-30)

31 Grand Funk Railroad - Walk Like A Man (2wks 31-31)
32 Fleetwood Mac - Why (3wks 40-32-32)
33 Gram Parsons - Return Of The Grievous Angel (2wks 40-33)
34 Al Green - Livin' For You (4wks 28-24-24-34)
35 Rolling Stones - Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Isley Brothers - The Highways Of My Life (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Al Wilson - Show & Tell (6wks 38-19-12-11-19-37)
38 Steely Dan - Bodhisattva (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Jim Stafford - Spiders & Snakes (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Roy Wood - Forever (7wks 21-9-8-10-20-28-40)

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Sweet - TEENAGE RAMPAGE
2 [3] :: Mud - TIGER FEET
3 [2] :: Golden Earring - RADAR LOVE
4 [5] :: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - THE LOVE I LOST
5 [6] :: Stevie Wonder - LIVING FOR THE CITY
6 [8] :: Allman Brothers Band - JESSICA
7 [4] :: Leo Sayer - THE SHOW MUST GO ON
8 [13] :: Dolly Parton - JOLENE
9 [15] :: Lulu - THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
10 [16] :: Barry White - NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP
11 [new] :: Love Unlimited Orchestra - LOVE'S THEME
12 [14] :: Stylistics - ROCKIN' ROLL BABY
13 [10] :: Rolling Stones - DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO (HEARTBREAKER)
14 [12] :: Redbone - COME AND GET YOUR LOVE
15 [17] :: Faces - POOL HALL RICHARD
16 [18] :: Wombles - THE WOMBLING SONG
17 [20] :: Prelude - AFTER THE GOLDRUSH
18 [9] :: Art Garfunkel - I SHALL SING
19 [7] :: Brenda Lee - COMING ON STRONG {Golden Earring's forgotten song, from 1966}
20 [new] :: Kool & The Gang - JUNGLE BOOGIE

[popchartfreak]

19th January 1974



That's right, that's right, that's right, it's Mud on top for a 3rd chart-topper out of 4, a party classic guaranteed to get grandad on the floor dancing and doing the Mud shoulder-dance. That also makes 2 Chinn-Chapman creations in a row at number one with another classic new at 6 for Suzi Quatro, now on her 5th chart entry and her greatest Glam track, Devil Gate Drive, well come on! Meanwhile Who Do You Think You Are still sounds great for the Jigsaw cover and future Saint Etienne goodie, up to 7.



In at 17 with a third single outside The Strawbs, Hudson-Ford's Burn baby Burn revisits the sound of Part Of The Union for a great singalong that's been all but forgotten these days, and future UK chart-topper Billy Don't Be A Hero keeps up the dark story songs along with Seasons In The Sun and Dark Lady, the song from the Murray/Callander hit songwriting team who'd notched up UK chart-toppers in the 60's for Georgie Fame and others, and kick-starting Nottingham band Paper Lace's short chart career, after winning Opportunity Knocks on TV. They were robbed of a US number one by a quick inferior Bo Donaldson cover, but happily got it with their second single.



Other new entries: Graham Nash has his new album out, and future mellow folk single On The Line enters early for the ex-Hollies member, just beating his old band to the new entries on time-out from Crosby and Stills. So 8 years of retro charting then for Graham. Songwriter Paul Williams also returns with his typically classy 1920's ragtime ballad style on new track Inspiration at 51 fresh off his starring as an orang utan in Battle For The Planet Of The Apes.



Smokey Robinson drops his first official solo record, the very First Nation/Native American-sounding Just My Soul Responding, one I liked at the time, but a UK flop as per usually the case in 1974 for many US tracks (see above new entries). Slip & Slide gives Medicine Head a 4th, The Main Ingredient debut with a future UK soul hit, I Just Don't Want To Be Lonely, and future 80's Freddie McGregor hit cover, and The Sutherland Brothers make it 3 chart entries as they merge with Quiver on Dream Kid.



Carly Simon is knocking up the entries with her cover of Mockingbird, as already seen by Charlie & Inez Fox, but she duets with hubbie James Taylor bringing him back after 2 years AWOL chart-wise. Rhapsody In White is the title of the new Barry White/Love Unlimited/Orchestra album, and this instrumental gives Bazza 3 on the chart as he gears up on his solo stuff shortly. Marvin Gaye's UK single is from Let's Get It On, Come Get To This pretty much unknown, and new to me as it got no airplay at the time. Cilla, OTOH, got a lot of plugs on her TV show for Baby We Can't Go Wrong, which was nice but nothing special as a way to end to her singles chart career, bar one duet with Dusty in the 80's.


1 ( 5 ) TIGER FEET - Mud # 1

2 ( 1 ) TEENAGE RAMPAGE - The Sweet # 1

3 ( 2 ) DARK LADY - Cher # 1

4 ( 3 ) BAND ON THE RUN - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

5 ( 4 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

6 ( NEW ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE - Suzi Quatro # 6

7 ( 22 ) WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? - Candlewick Green # 7

8 ( 9 ) HOMELY GIRL - The Chi-Lites # 8

9 ( 6 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce # 1

10 ( 7 ) SEBASTIAN - Cockney Rebel # 1



11 ( 11 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD - Lulu featuring David Bowie # 11

12 ( 8 ) IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (BUT IN MY HEART IT’S SPRING) - Love Unlimited # 1

13 ( 14 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 1

14 ( 12 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 2

15 ( 13 ) WHEN THE MORNING COMES - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 7

16 ( 10 ) DAYBREAKER - Electric Light Orchestra # 7

17 ( NEW ) BURN BABY BURN - Hudson-Ford # 17

18 ( 15 ) THE WORST BAND IN THE WORLD - 10cc # 15

19 ( 28 ) BOOGIE DOWN - Eddie Kendricks # 19

20 ( 19 ) SHE’S GONE - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 3



21 ( NEW ) BILLY DON’T BE A HERO - Paper Lace # 21

22 ( 16 ) HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE - The Isley Brothers # 16

23 ( 17 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Stevie Wonder # 4

24 ( 21 ) MIND GAMES - John Lennon # 2

25 ( 23 ) STREET LIFE - Roxy Music # 3

26 ( 18 ) FOREVER - Roy Wood # 7

27 ( 24 ) MRS. VANDEBILT - Paul McCartney & Wings # 14

28 ( 25 ) HALF A MILLION MILES FROM HOME - Albert Hammond # 12

29 ( 26 ) I THINK I’M OVER (GETTING OVER YOU) - Peter Noone # 10

30 ( 31 ) STAR - Stealers Wheel # 27



31 ( 20 ) LOVING YOU - Johnny Nash # 20

32 ( 36 ) HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT - John Holt # 32

33 ( 39 ) TEENAGE LAMENT ’74 - Alice Cooper # 33

34 ( 33 ) SHOWDOWN - Electric Light Orchestra # 1

35 ( 34 ) PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr # 1

36 ( 35 ) MAMUNIA - Paul McCartney & Wings # 35

37 ( 29 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks # 9

38 ( 71 ) SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS - John Denver # 38

39 ( 38 ) A LOVE SONG - Anne Murray # 16

40 ( 44 ) BLUEBIRD - Paul McCartney & Wings # 37



41 ( 45 ) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - Charlie Rich # 6

42 ( 27 ) RAISED ON ROBBERY - Joni Mitchell # 27

43 ( 32 ) BLACK CAT WOMAN - Geordie # 23

44 ( 40 ) I SHALL SING - Garfunkel # 40

45 ( 30 ) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW - Melanie # 14

46 ( 37 ) JOLENE - Dolly Parton # 5

47 ( 41 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - Cozy Powell # 4

48 ( 64 ) JESSICA - The Allman Brothers Band # 48

49 ( NEW ) ON THE LINE - Graham Nash # 49

50 ( 50 ) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR - Bob Dylan # 1



51 ( NEW ) INSPIRATION - Paul Williams # 51

52 ( 51 ) DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Barry Blue # 1

53 ( 49 ) THE BALLROOM BLITZ - The Sweet # 1

54 ( 52 ) BENNIE AND THE JETS - Elton John # 1

55 ( 47 ) GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John # 1

56 ( 46 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE - Mott The Hoople featuring Thunderthighs # 7

57 ( 60 ) YESTERDAY MAN - The Hotshots # 57

58 ( NEW ) JUST MY SOUL RESPONDING - Smokey Robinson # 58

59 ( 69 ) I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND - The Four Tops # 59

60 ( 63 ) ALL OF MY LIFE - Diana Ross # 60



61 ( 57 ) COME LIVE WITH ME - Ray Charles # 12

62 ( 53 ) MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust # 2

63 ( 58 ) SPEED KILLS - 10cc # 1

64 ( 59 ) SHOW AND TELL - Al Wilson # 5

65 ( NEW ) SLIP AND SLIDE - Medicine Head # 65

66 ( 43 ) I WILL - Ruby Winters # 40

67 ( 65 ) DOO DOO DOO DOO (HEARTBREAKER) - The Rolling Stones # 65

68 ( 67 ) STOP TO START - Blue Magic # 67

69 ( NEW ) I JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY - The Main Ingredient # 69

70 ( 48 ) I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - Wizzard # 3



71 ( 55 ) REMEMBER (SHA LA LA) - Bay City Rollers # 55

72 ( 54 ) JULIE ANN - White Plains # 54

73 ( NEW ) DREAM KID - The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver # 73

74 ( NEW ) MOCKINGBIRD - Carly Simon & James Taylor # 74

75 ( NEW ) RHAPSODY IN WHITE - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 75

76 ( NEW ) COME GET TO THIS - Marvin Gaye # 76

77 ( 75 ) MIGHTY LOVE (PART 1) - Detroit Spinners # 75

78 ( 73 ) IN THE MOOD - Bette Midler # 73

79 ( 74 ) WATCH THAT MAN - Lulu ft David Bowie # 74

80 ( NEW ) BABY WE CAN’T GO WRONG - Cilla Black # 80



15th JANUARY 1974 My Charts of that week then


In which Paul McCartney gets the thrusting frantic sax rock album track to the top, the best thing he'd done since leaving The Beatles, and his 3rd number one outside the fabs. The ever-present Cher gets a big chart entry with a gypsy murder ballad, what a corker, drama of the first order! The critically-acclaimed Todd Rundgren enters with his huge American classic hit Hello It's Me. such a gorgeous song, and a crime it's unknown in the UK, the melody and his honeyed vocals are achingly brilliant.


Candlewick Green (who?!) cover Jigsaw and get a hit in my chart. For once, though, the definitive version was 20 years in the future - Saint Etienne! ** Fancy, I think an all-girl combo (don't quote me it was a long-time ago!) cover The Troggs ** Schoolteacher Clifford has another of his wistful, lovely singles, only one of which was a hit (Gaye) ** The Isley Brothers back again with classy soul ** Alice Cooper enters with the last of his run of hit singles ** 10CC sneak in with one of their (at this point) semi-regular flops, a quirky, witty, inventive song all about the hit-making money-machine record industry manufactured stars. A bit like 2014 then. 10CC have never got the recognition they deserve because wit, sarcasm and irony seem to go over most music fan's heads, sadly, especially when you can't be pigeon-holed in musical terms.


1 ( 2 ) JET Paul McCartney & Wings

2 ( 4 ) TIGER FEET Mud

3 ( 1 ) TEENAGE RAMPAGE The Sweet

4 ( 3 ) LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder

5 ( NEW ) DARK LADY Cher

6 ( 5 ) FOREVER Roy Wood

7 ( 8 ) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Cozy Powell

8 ( 16 ) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD Lulu

9 ( 10 ) ROLL AWAY THE STONE Mott The Hoople

10 ( 11 ) STREETLIFE Roxy Music



11 ( 12 ) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW Melanie

12 ( 6 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro

13 ( NEW ) HELLO IT'S ME Todd Rundgren

14 ( 9 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON Leo Sayer

15 ( 19 ) ROCKIN' ROLL BABY The Stylistics

16 ( 13 ) MY COO CA CHOO Alvin Stardust

17 ( 17 ) BLACK CAT WOMAN Geordie

18 ( NEW ) WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE Candlewick Green

19 ( NEW ) WILD THING Fancy

20 ( 7 ) (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION Bubble Rock



21 ( 15 ) REMEMBER (SHA LA LA LA) The Bay City Rollers

22 ( 14 ) I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY Wizzard

23 ( 24 ) SOLITAIRE Andy Williams

24 ( NEW ) SCULLERY Clifford T. Ward

25 ( 20 ) THE LOVE I LOST Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

26 ( 30 ) HOW COME Ronnie Lane

27 ( 21 ) GOD BLESS Dexter Redding

28 ( NEW ) HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE The Isley Brothers

29 ( 23 ) LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP Robert Knight

30 ( NEW ) TEENAGE LAMENT '74 Alice Cooper

31 ( NEW ) THE WORST BAND IN THE WORLD 10CC

[Smurfie]

1 ) The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
2 ) Sweet - Teenage Rampage
3 ) Diana Ross - All Of My Life
4 ) Andy Williams - Solitaire
5 ) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost
6 ) Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top
7 ) Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On
8 ) Cliff Richard - Take Me High
9 ) The Stylistics - Rockin´ Roll Baby
10 ) Mud - Tiger Feet
11 ) Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
12 ) Golden Earring - Radar Love
13 ) Clifford T Ward - Scullery
14 ) Wombles - Wombling Song
15 ) Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
16 ) The Carpenters - Top Of The World
17 ) Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
18 ) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
19 ) Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance - How Come
20 ) Roy Wood - Forever