Haven Retro Combined Chart : 04.05.1974

[smokeyb]

Abba increase their lead to a massive 52 points to keep the top spot.



Mud remain at 2, Stevie Wonder is up to 3, David Bowie is at 4 and the Wombles slip to 5.



There are 4 new entries and 2 re-entries this week, the highest is the Rubettes at number 14.



The biggest climber are Sparks who jump up 27 places to number 9.



The biggest faller is Hot Chocolate who drop 63 places.

[smokeyb]

04.05.1974 (Week # 18)

1 (01) Abba - Waterloo - 162 points (3-1-1) 3 wks
2 (02) Mud - The Cat Crept In - 110 points (5-1-2-2) 4 wks
3 (06) Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know-It-All - 106 points (13-6-3) 3 wks
4 (05) David Bowie - Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide - 100 points (11-5-4) 3 wks
5 (03) Wombles - Remember You're A Womble - 80 points (7-6-3-5) 4 wks
6 (12) Three Degrees - Year Of Decision - 78 points (28-18-12-6) 4 wks
7 (28) Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang - 77 points (28-7) 2 wks
8 (10) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle - 74 points (26-14-10-8) 4 wks
9 (36) Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us - 74 points (36-9) 2 wks
10 (07) Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - 67 points (37-19-9-7-10) 5 wks
11 (24) Wizzard - Rock 'n' Roll Winter - 66 points (24-11) 2 wks
12 (04) Slade – Everyday - 60 points (7-3-2-4-12) 5 wks
13 (09) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun - 59 points (36-36-27-33-11-6-3-2-5-9-13) 11 wks
14 (RE) Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love - 53 points (30-40-x-14) 3 wks
15 (11) Sunny - Doctor's Orders - 51 points (29-20-10-11-15) 5 wks
16 (08) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything - 45 points (20-14-6-6-7-8-16) 7 wks
17 (18) Peters And Lee - Don't Stay Away Too Long - 43 points (18-17) 2 wks
18 (17) Billy Joel - Piano Man - 36 points (21-19-18-16-16-13-15-20-17-18) 10 wks
19 (31) M.F.S.B. & The Three Degrees - T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - 36 points (31-19) 2 wks
20 (25) Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors - 34 points (25-20) 2 wks
21 (NE) Mouth & MacNeal - I See A Star - 31 points (21) 1 wk
22 (NE) Gigliola Cinquetti - Go (Before You Break My Heart) - 30 points (22) 1 wk
23 (NE) Four Tops - One Chain Don't Make No Prison - 29 points (23) 1 wk
24 (32) Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black - 27 points (32-24) 2 wks
25 (14) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye - 27 points (29-13-5-3-1-2-4-8-14-25) 10 wks
26 (33) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Satisfaction Guaranteed - 26 points (40-33-37-33-26) 5 wks
27 (20) Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze - 25 points (36-34-36-27-24-20-27) 7 wks
28 (NE) Stevie Wonder – Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing - 25 points (28) 1 wk
29 (27) Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New - 25 points (35-28-27-29) 4 wks
30 (21) Al Green – Let's Get Married - 24 points (27-28-24-25-21-30) 6 wks
31 (37) Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain - 21 points (37-31) 2 wks
32 (38) Aretha Franklin - I'm In Love - 21 points (38-32) 2 wks
33 (16) Glitter Band - Angel Face - 21 points (20-10-9-12-16-33) 6 wks
34 (34) Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis - 21 points (34-34) 2 wks
35 (39) Art Garfunkel - Travelin' Boy - 20 points (37-33-39-35) 4 wks
36 (35) Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love - 20 points (31-31-29-25-28-26-28-28-31-33-34-31-35-36) 14 wks
37 (15) Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - 20 points (26-24-17-17-15-37) 6 wks
38 (40) Elton John - Bennie And the Jets - 19 points (35-30-40-x-34-16-13-14-17-32-32-30-40-38) 13 wks
39 (19) Chi-Lites – Homely Girl - 18 points (36-17-21-19-19-39) 6 wks
40 (RE) Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - 17 points (33-27-30-29-31-31-38-x-38-x-40) 9 wks
40 (40) Neil Sedaka - The Immigrant - 17 points (40-40) 2 wks
40 (29) Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero - 17 points (18-11-6-4-6-8-12-11-15-29-40) 11 wks

Dropouts:
45 (30) Elton John - Candle In The Wind - 15 points (12-7-6-4-5-5-12-21-30)
55 (22) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love - 12 points (24-12-10-11-14-16-22)
58 (23) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll - 11 points (19-13-23-23)
64 (26) Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music - 9 points (21-14-19-11-8-8-22-26)
76 (13) Hot Chocolate - Emma - 5 points (28-21-7-2-1-1-4-13)

[smokeyb]

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


I will leave this open until next Fri.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 11.05.1974

1 (1) Abba - Waterloo (4 wk) (# 1)
2 (27) The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love (2 wk) (# 2)
3 (4) Wombles - Remember You're A Womble (6 wk) (# 3)
4 (11) Peters & Lee - Don't Stay Away To Long (4 wk) (# 4)
5 (12) Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang (3 wk) (# 5)
6 (9) Wizzard - Rock 'n' Roll Winter (3 wk) (# 6)
7 (5) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl (8 wk) (# 5)
8 (6) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle (6 wk) (# 6)
9 (3) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (8 wk) (# 1)
10 (17) Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All (5 wk) (# 10)
11 (42) Alvin Stardust - Red Dress (2 wk) (# 11)
12 (2) Mud - The Cat Crept In (5 wk) (# 2)
13 (14) Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black (6 wk) (# 13)
14 (39) Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died (2 wk) (# 14)
15 (8) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything (8 wk) (# 5)
16 (24) Osmonds - I Can't Stop (4 wk) (# 16)
17 (7) Sunny - Doctors Orders (7 wk) (# 7)
18 (28) Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes (3 wk) (# 18)
19 (10) Glitter Band - Angel Face (8 wk) (# 4)
20 (16) The Three Degrees - Year Of Decision (5 wk) (# 16)
21 (15) Little Jimmy Osmond - I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (8 wk) (# 11)
22 (23) David Bowie - Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide (4 wk) (# 22)
23 (21) Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors (5 wk) (# 21)
24 (13) Slade - Everyday (6 wk) (# 3)
25 (29) MFSB - T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia) (3 wk) (# 25)
26 (38) Status Quo - Break The Rules (2 wk) (# 26)
27 (48) Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us (2 wk) (# 27)
28 (25) Marvin Hamlisch - The Entertainer (7 wk) (# 25)
29 (NE) David Cassidy - If I Didn't Care (1 wk) (# 29)
30 (30) Wombles - Wombling Song (16 wk) (# 4)
31 (19) Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (9 wk) (# 12)
32 (33) The Intruders - I'll Always Love My Mama (5 wk) (# 32)
33 (26) Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (6 wk) (# 21)
34 (NE) R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House (1 wk) (# 34)
35 (45) Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him (2 wk) (# 35)
36 (32) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Satisfaction Guaranteed (5 wk) (# 32)
37 (46) Gigliola Cinquetti - Go (2 wk) (# 37)
38 (22) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll (7 wk) (# 16)
39 (34) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (13 wk) (# 2)
40 (31) Paper Lace - Billy Don´t Be A Hero (12 wk) (# 1)
41 (20) Gary Glitter - Remember Me This Way (7 wk) (# 3)
42 (43) Mouth & MacNeal - I See A Star (2 wk) (# 42)
43 (18) Hot Chocolate - Emma (9 wk) (# 3)
44 (35) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (11 wk) (# 12)
45 (41) Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (3 wk) (# 41)
46 (NE) David Essex - America (1 wk) (# 46)
47 (NE) Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (NE) Harry Chapin W.O.L.D.  (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (37) Ragtimers - The Sting (7 wk) (# 31)
50 (36) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (10 wk) (# 10)

Usa chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 09-05-74:  Presenter: Noel Edmonds
(26) STATUS QUO – Break The Rules  
(2) THE RUBETTES – Sugar Baby Love
(NEW) VINCE HILL – Among My Souvenirs
(27) SPARKS – This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us  
(4) PETERS & LEE – Don’t Stay Away Too Long  
(37) GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI – Go (Before You Break My Heart)
(14) PAPER LACE – The Night Chicago Died 
(25) MFSB – T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)  
(3) THE WOMBLES – Remember You’re A Womble  
(1) ABBA – Waterloo  
(5) BAY CITY ROLLERS – Shang-A-Lang

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 11.05.1974
1 (1) Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973 (16 wk) (# 1)
2 (3) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (28 wk) (# 1)
3 (2) Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (22 wk) (# 2)
4 (7) Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (18 wk) (# 4)
5 (4) Cat Stevens - Buddah And The Chocolate Box (6 wk) (# 3)
6 (10) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - Diana And Marvin (7 wk) (# 6)
7 (6) Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors (8 wk) (# 6)
8 (8) Millican & Nesbitt - Millicant & Nesbitt (8 wk) (# 3)
9 (12) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (31 wk) (# 7)
10 (9) Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (6 wk) (# 8)

[darkstar79]

01 Bobby Womack – Lookin' For A Love (15 wks)
02 Al Green – Let's Get Married (7 wks)
03 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Satisfaction Guaranteed (6 wks)
04 Four Tops – I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (16 wks)
05 The O'Jays – For The Love Of Money (5 wks)
06 The Temptations – Heavenly (9 wks)
07 Four Tops – One Chain Don't Make No Prison (2 wks)
08 Al Wilson – Touch And Go (10 wks)
09 The Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New (8 wks)
10 Martha Reeves – Power Of Love (7 wks)

11 Aretha Franklin – I'm In Love (6 wks)
12 The Carpenters – I Won't Last A Day Without You (5 wks)
13 Tower Of Power – Time Will Tell (3 wks)
14 Isaac Hayes – Wonderful (2 wks)
15 Diana Ross – Sleepin' (1 wk)
16 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – My Mistake (Was To Love You) (12 wks)
17 Mouth And MacNeal – I See A Star (2 wks)
18 Kool & The Gang – Hollywood Swinging (4 wks)
19 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (13 wks)
20 The Dells – I Miss You (17 wks)

21 New York City – Quick, Fast, In A Hurry (15 wks)
22 First Choice – Newsy Neighbors (11 wks)
23 Leon Haywood – Keep It In The Family (8 wks)
24 Johnny Nash – Loving You (5 wks)
25 William DeVaughn – Be Thankful For What You Got (2 wks)
26 The Isley Brothers – The Highway Of My Life (17 wks)
27 Tavares – That's The Sound That Lonely Makes (15 wks)
28 The Carpenters – Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (11 wks)
29 Bill Withers – The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (5 wks)
30 Johnnie Taylor – We're Getting Careless With Our Love (16 wks)

[rubcale]

01 Peters And Lee Don't Stay Away Too Long
02 Wizzard Rock And Roll Winter
03 Limmie & The Family Cooking A Walkin' Miracle
04 Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black
05 Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun
06 Osmonds I Can't Stop
07 Sunny Doctor's Orders
08 Stevie Wonder He's Mistra Know-It-All
09 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye You Are Everything
10 Abba Waterloo
11 Jim Stafford Spiders And Snakes
12 Gigliola Cinquetti Go (Before You Break My Heart)
13 Mouth & MacNeal I See A Star
14 Bay City Rollers Shang-A-Lang
15 Charlie Rich Behind Closed Doors
16 Diana Ross Last Time I Saw Him
17 Status Quo Break The Rules
18 Three Degrees Year Of Decision
19 R Dean Taylor There's A Ghost In My House
20 Cockney Rebel Judy Teen

[rubcale]

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye's You Are Everything becomes the first Motown record in the UK to receive an official certification from BPI.

Silver Disc for sales of 250k.

[Earl Purple]

May 2, 2024 9:06:20 GMT 1 rubcale said:

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye's You Are Everything becomes the first Motown record in the UK to receive an official certification from BPI.

Silver Disc for sales of 250k.

so nothing for Baby Love, Reach Out I'll Be There, I Heard It Through The Grapevine or Tears Of A Clown which were all number ones?

Certifications are normally for shipments not sales. But I think a lot of the time it was up to the record companies to claim these and so that might simply not have happened?

[Earl Purple]

I'm going to stick with the chart I published almost exactly 4 years ago for this week. Abba's run on my chart feeling a bit like Nicole's in the UK 8 years later, but at least Abba hold on to #3. In the case of Nicole, it was Madness and Adam Ant that grabbed the top 2 in their own tussle, with Yazoo falling from #2 to #3 that week. In the UK, Nicole went on to achieve nothing after this, but she did have a bit more success in her own country and around Europe. They remain the only two non-UK/Irish winners to top the UK chart with their Eurovision winners, although Celine Dion topped the UK chart with other songs.

1 ( 2 ) This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us - Sparks < 1st #1 >
2 ( 5 ) Band On The Run - Wings
3 ( 1 ) Waterloo - Abba (#1[2])
4 ( 7 ) Go (Before You Break My Heart) - Gigliola Cinquetti
5 ( 6 ) Shang-A-Lang - Bay City Rollers
6 ( 3 ) Piano Man - Billy Joel (#1[2])
7 ( 15 ) I See A Star - Mouth & MacNeal
8 ( 4 ) The Cat Crept In - Mud (#3)
9 ( 17 ) Sugar Baby Love - Rubettes
10 ( -- ) Judy Teen - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

11 ( 9 ) Rock And Roll Suicide - David Bowie (#9)
12 ( 8 ) You Make Me Feel Brand New - Stylistics (#6)
13 ( -- ) There's A Ghost In My House - R Dean Taylor
14 ( 16 ) Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder
15 ( 25 ) The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
16 ( 13 ) Don't Stay Away Too Long - Peters And Lee (#13)
17 ( 10 ) He's Misstra Know-It-All - Stevie Wonder (#7)
18 ( 20 ) The Streak - Ray Stevens
19 ( 11 ) Remember You're A Womble - Wombles (#4)
20 ( 22 ) Rock And Roll Winter - Wizzard

21 ( 14 ) Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur (#9)
22 ( 32 ) Red Dress - Alvin Stardust
23 ( 12 ) W.O.L.D - Harry Chapin (#1[3])
24 ( 18 ) I'm A Train - Albert Hammond (#14)
25 ( 35 ) My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford
26 ( -- ) America - David Essex
27 ( -- ) Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
28 ( 40 ) Break The Rules - Status Quo
29 ( 19 ) Keep On Singing - Helen Reddy (#4)
30 ( 29 ) I Can't Stop - Osmonds (#28)

31 ( -- ) If You Love Me Let Me Know - Olivia Newton John
32 ( 30 ) Star Baby - Guess Who (#29)
33 ( 24 ) Everyday - Slade (#16)
34 ( 21 ) Emma - Hot Chocolate (#2[1])
35 ( -- ) Standing At The End Of The Line - Lobo
36 ( 26 ) Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black - Mungo Jerry (#19)
37 ( 23 ) The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch (#9)
38 ( 31 ) Year Of Decision - Three Degrees (#26)
39 ( 27 ) Doctor's Orders - Sunny (#12)
40 ( 28 ) The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll - Mott The Hoople (#15)

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-- ( 33 ) I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - Genesis (#24)
-- ( 34 ) Oh My My - Ringo Starr (#8)
-- ( 36 ) I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce (#7)
-- ( 37 ) Jet - Wings (#1[2])
-- ( 38 ) I've Been Searchin' So Long - Chicago (#34)
-- ( 39 ) My Mistake (Was To Love You) - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (#26)

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-- ( -- ) Let's Get Married - Al Green

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[rubcale]

May 2, 2024 9:20:01 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

May 2, 2024 9:06:20 GMT 1 rubcale said:

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye's You Are Everything becomes the first Motown record in the UK to receive an official certification from BPI.

Silver Disc for sales of 250k.

so nothing for Baby Love, Reach Out I'll Be There, I Heard It Through The Grapevine or Tears Of A Clown which were all number ones?

Certifications are normally for shipments not sales. But I think a lot of the time it was up to the record companies to claim these and so that might simply not have happened?

Official certifications only began in 1973 when the BPI was founded

[smokeyb]

1 (5) Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us (2 wks)
2 (2) David Bowie - Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide (4 wks)
3 (3) Abba - Waterloo (4 wks)
4 (1) Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (6 wks)
5 (7) Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All (5 wks)
6 (16) The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love (2 wks)
7 (4) Mud - The Cat Crept In (5 wks)
8 (20) Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang (3 wks)
9 (17) Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing (5 wks)
10 (11) Wizzard - Rock 'n' Roll Winter (3 wks)
11 (24) Status Quo - Break The Rules (2 wks)
12 (12) The Three Degrees - Year Of Decision (5 wks)
13 (13) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Satisfaction Guaranteed (4 wks)
14 (NE) Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen (1 wk)
15 (25) MFSB - T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia) (3 wks)
16 (30) Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died (2 wks)
17 (22) Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (4 wks)
18 (27) Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes (3 wks)
19 (31) Alvin Stardust - Red Dress (2 wks)
20 (40) Gigliola Cinquetti - Go (2 wks)
21 (26) Anne Murray - You Won't see Me (4 wks)
22 (38) Mouth & MacNeal - I See A Star (2 wks)
23 (34) Electric Light Orchestra - Daybreaker (2 wks)
24 (6) Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black (6 wks)
25 (39) Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him (2 wks)
26 (9) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle (6 wks)
27 (8) Slade - Everyday (6 wks)
28 (10) Glitter Band - Angel Face (8 wks)
29 (NE) R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House (1 wk)
30 (15) Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors (4 wks)
31 (21) The Intruders - I'll Always Love My Mama (4 wks)
32 (14) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything (8 wks)
33 (18) Sunny - Doctors Orders (7 wks)
34 (19) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (10 wks)
35 (23) Hot Chocolate - Emma (9 wks)
36 (NE) Harry Chapin W.O.L.D.  (1 wk)
37 (28) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle (10 wks)
38 (29) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll (7 wks)
39 (33) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (8 wks)
40 (NE) Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number (1 wk)

[Mark]

Mark's Top 40 - 04.05.1974

1 (02) The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
2 (01) ABBA - Waterloo
3 (05) The Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
4 (07) Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
5 (11) Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye
6 (08) Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All
7 (03) Slade - Everyday
8 (04) Mud - The Cat Crept In
9 (06) Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero
10 (36) Alvin Stardust - Red Dress
11 (09) Wizzard - Rock 'n' Roll Winter
12 (10) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
13 (25) Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle
14 (37) Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
15 (33) Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died
16 (35) Status Quo - Break The Rules
17 (12) Limmie And The Family Cookin' - A Walkin' Miracle
18 (13) Elton John - Candle In The Wind
19 (14) Three Degrees - Year Of Decision
20 (15) Sunny - Doctor's Orders
21 (16) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love
22 (17) Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
23 (18) Hot Chocolate - Emma
24 (New) David Cassidy - If I Didn't Care
25 (19) The Glitter Band - Angel Face
26 (20) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl
27 (21) Diana Ross And Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything
28 (22) Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
29 (New) David Essex - America
30 (New) Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen
31 (32) The Wombles - The Wombling Song
32 (23) David Bowie - Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
33 (24) Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black
34 (New) R. Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House
35 (38) Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him
36 (New) Harry Chapin - W.O.L.D.
37 (New) Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
38 (26) Bay City Rollers - Remember
39 (27) Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll
40 (30) The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe

[o]

1 Abba – Waterloo
2 David Bowie - Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
3 Mud - The Cat Crept In
4 Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
5 Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
6 Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
7 Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle
8 Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
9 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
10 Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All
11 Alvin Stardust - Red Dress
12 R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House
13 Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye
14 Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
15 Slade – Everyday
16 Wizzard - Rock 'n' Roll Winter

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) ABBA – Waterloo
02(02) Elton John – Bennie & The Jets
03(03) Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All
04(05) Stevie Wonder – Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing
05(06) Mud - The Cat Crept In
06(04) Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You
07(10) MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees – T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
08(08) Sunny – Doctor’s Orders
09(16) Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
10(13) The Three Degrees - Year Of Decision

11(27) Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
12(07) Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
13(09) David Bowie - Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
14(20) Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes
15(11) Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors
16(23) Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
17(18) Wizzard - Rock 'n' Roll Winter
18(32) The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
19(14) Diana Ross – Last Time I Saw Him
20(--) Carly Simon – Haven’t Got Time For The Pain

21(26) The Osmonds - I Can't Stop
22(12) Slade – Everyday
23(36) Alvin Stardust - Red Dress
24(35) Status Quo - Break The Rules
25(37) Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died
26(15) The Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
27(17) Elton John – Candle In The Wind
28(--) R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House
29(--) The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze
30(19) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle

31(21) Kool & The Gang – Hollywood Swinging
32(--) The Staple Singers – If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)
33(--) The Jackson 5 – The Boogie Man
34(24) Peters & Lee - Don't Stay Away Too Long
35(22) Hot Chocolate – Emma
36(--) Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen
37(--) Showaddywaddy – Hey Rock And Roll
38(25) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – You Are Everything
39(--) David Essex – America
40(--) Steely Dan – Rikki Don’t Lose My Number

[raliverpool]

01 Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) (5wks 30-11-3-1-1)

02 Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Know It All (4wks 23-8-4-2)
03 Elton John - I've Seen That Movie Too (3wks 15-6-3)
04 Abba - Waterloo (4wks 22-10-5-4)
05 David Bowie - Rock 'n' Roll Suicide (4wks 3-2-2-5)
06 Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis (4wks 25-12-7-6)
07 Bay City Rollers - Shang A Lang (2wks 19-7)
08 Jackson Five - Dancing Machine (4wks 30-13-9-8)
09 Wombles - Remember You're A Womble (5wks 25-15-9-8-9)
10 Billy Joel - Piano Man (8wks 25-10-3-1-1-1-3-10)

11 Joni Mitchell - Help Me (3wks 25-15-11)
12 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Theme From Exorcist) (6wks 23-14-12-11-11-12)
13 Procol Harum - Nothing But The Truth (3wks 24-16-13)
14 Wizzard - Rock & Roll Winter (2wks 20-14)
15 Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New (2wks 22-15)
16 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing (3wks 30-21-17)
18 Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You (2wks 27-18)
19 Aretha Franklin - I'm In Love (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Grand Funk Railroad - The Locomotion (3wks 39-24-20)

21 Chicago - I've Been Searchin' So Long (2wks 28-21)
22 Todd Rundgren - A Dream Goes On Forever (3wks 35-25-22)
23 Genesis - Firth Of Fifth (6wks 32-12-4-4-10-23)
24 Chi-Lites - Homely Girl (4wks 29-17-17-24)
25 Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze (6wks 20-9-5-6-12-25)
26 James Brown - The Payback (3wks 38-30-26)
27 Cat Stevens - Oh Very Young (1wk 27 NEW)
28 O'Jays - For The Love Of Money (1wk 28 NEW)
29 MFSB & Three Degrees - The Sound Of Philadelphia (7wks 23-14-8-6-7-13-29)
30 Eagles - On The Border (2wks 33-30)

31 Mud - The Cat Crept In (5wks 32-20-14-18-31)
32 Slade - Everyday (6wks 7-2-2-5-14-32)
33 Big Star - O My Soul (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Mick Ronson - Slaughter on 10th Avenue (3wks 29-26-34)
35 Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely (6wks 24-18-16-16-23-35)
36 Slade - How Can It Be (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Frank Zappa - Cosmik Debris (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Brian Eno - Baby's on Fire (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Al Green - Let's Get Married (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Marvlin Hamlisch - The Entertainer (2wks 36-40)

[Smurfie]

1 ) Abba - Waterloo
2 ) Mouth & MacNeal - I See A Star
3 ) Gigliola Cinquetti - Go
4 ) Peters & Lee - Don't Stay Away To Long
5 ) The Three Degrees - Year Of Decision
6 ) The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
7 ) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - You Are Everything
8 ) Wombles - Remember You're A Womble
9 ) The Chi-Lites - Homely Girl
10 ) Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
11 ) Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
12 ) Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him
13 ) Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died
14 ) Limmie & The Family Cookin - A Walkin Miracle
15 ) MFSB - T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)
16 ) Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes
17 ) Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
18 ) David Cassidy - If I Didn't Care
19 ) R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House
20 ) David Essex - America

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: ABBA - WATERLOO
2 [3] :: David Bowie - ROCK'N'ROLL SUICIDE
3 [2] :: Three Degrees - YEAR OF DECISION
4 [4] :: Bay City Rollers - SHANG-A-LANG
5 [13] :: Rubettes - SUGAR BABY LOVE
6 [6] :: Four Tops - ONE CHAIN DON'T MAKE A PRISON
7 [7] :: Eagles - ALREADY GONE
8 [14] :: Status Quo - BREAK THE RULES
9 [20] :: Sparks - THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US
10 [17] :: MFSB ft Three Degrees - TSOP (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)
11 [5] :: Ann Peebles - I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN
12 [new] :: Steely Dan - RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER
13 [10] :: Mott The Hoople - THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK'N'ROLL
14 [8] :: Genesis - I KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE)
15 [9] :: Stevie Wonder - HE'S MISSTRA KNOW-IT-ALL
16 [new] :: Ike & Tina Turner - SWEET RHODE ISLAND RED
17 [19] :: Wombles - REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE
18 [new] :: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (OR TAKE YOUR LOVE BACK)
19 [new] :: Electric Light Orchestra - DAYBREAKER
20 [12] :: Doobie Brothers - LISTEN TO THE MUSIC

[popchartfreak]

27th April 1974

It's straight in at 1 for possibly the greatest-ever Northern Soul record, Motown's R. Dean Taylor finally charts in the UK with his 1967 flop classic, There's A Ghost In My House. One of the few white acts on Motown (along with Kiki Dee who is at 76) R. Dean has already topped my retro charts with Gotta See Jane, both if which topped my original charts in 1974 - I'd bought his budget album of Greatest Hits which came out before his revival, though the version (to my dismay) of Ghost was an alternate inferior version. Gigliola Cinquetti gets her first retro top 10, the second 1974 Eurovision track to do it, with her Italian chart-topper at 48. Ricky Wilde meanwhile gets his only Retro top 10 with Teen Wave having to do until his comeback with sister Kim's Kids In America in 1981.

Two late Glam Rock acts debut this week: Showaddywaddy fresh off the TV variety competition show New Faces bring back rock'n'roll Teddy Boy outfits and a glam stomping chant on Hey Rock 'n' Roll, new at 20 and kicking off 7 years of hits, while Arrows debut at 47 with a Chinn-Chapman Touch Too Much track. American lead singer Alan Merrill, sadly late, managed to grab a huge smash along with band member Jake Hooker in 1982 courtesy of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' cover of their B Side I Love Rock 'n' Roll. I'd assume that brought in a lot more cash then Arrows 2 hits did! Mind you, they did have their own kids-hour TV music show on ITV as Lift Off With Ayshea got the chop, and The Bay City Rollers also got the same TV kiddie-aimed treatment.

Lynyrd Skynyrd take offence at Neil Young's Southern Man and in reply come up with the standard Sweet Home Alabama, the album out this week in the US, and 61 here. David Essex tries for hit number 3, and drops America - not quite as catchy as the first two - new in at 67, while Howard Werth debuts Lucinda at 72, one I rated a lot at the time as much played by Johnny Walker on his lunchtime radio show while I was listening as I revised for my CSE's and O Level exams - having done about half the syllabus after changing schools in September of 1973, so I was never going to get A's and B's as I missed out on loads of relevant lessons. Thus is the life of an RAF child. Plus side: loads of Radio 1 for the rest of the summer, so these records meant a lot to me.

The Jackson 5 follow-up UK-flopping Dancing Machine with another flop - The Boogie Man, another I bought in the 5p bargain bin later in the year, Lucinda took quite a few years to find a copy of though. Buffy Sainte-Marie I had to wait until the download era to get a copy of, Can't Believe The Feeling decent enough at 81, and her 3rd retro entry. David Cassidy meanwhile covered a standard ballad from lone before my time, If I Didn't Care, which I really didn't care about at the time, no If about it, but it sounds mildly pleasant these days to me. That leaves Nemo returning without Jonathan King's Sun Has Got His Hat On fun-parody, to his lesser parody of a better song, Paper Moon had not only been the title of a hit Ryan O'Neal movie, but it was featured in shows like MASH and others, so It's Only A Paper Moon was quite well known standard to say the least having been huge in the 30's and much-covered since. This version is not amongst the best, though....!


1 ( NEW ) THERE’S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE - R. Dean Taylor # 1

2 ( 1 ) TRAVELIN’ BOY - Garfunkel # 1

3 ( 2 ) THIS TOWN AIN’T BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US - Sparks # 1

4 ( 3 ) ROCK ‘N’ ROLL WINTER - Wizzard # 3

5 ( 6 ) LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka # 5

6 ( 5 ) SUMMER BREEZE - The Isley Brothers # 1

7 ( 12 ) GO (BEFORE YOU BREAK MY HEART) - Gigliola Cinquetti # 7

8 ( 15 ) TEEN WAVE - Ricky Wilde # 8

9 ( 4 ) THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka # 3

10 ( 8 ) DREAM WORLD - Don Downing # 8


11 ( 7 ) ON THE RUN - Scorched Earth featuring Billy Ocean # 1

12 ( 9 ) THE CAT CREPT IN - Mud # 3

13 ( 14 ) JARROW SONG - Alan Price # 13

14 ( 13 ) BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU’VE GOT - William De Vaughan # 9

15 ( 10 ) I’M IN LOVE - Aretha Franklin # 10

16 ( 11 ) TIME IN A BOTTLE - Jim Croce # 1

17 ( 18 ) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Dolly Parton # 2

18 ( 20 ) SUGAR BABY LOVE - The Rubettes # 1

19 ( 25 ) THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL - Mott The Hoople # 19

20 ( NEW ) HEY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL - Showaddywaddy # 20


21 ( 16 ) JUDY TEEN - Cockney Rebel # 16

22 ( 17 ) A WALKIN’ MIRACLE - Limmie & The Family Cooking # 17

23 ( 21 ) ROCK THE BOAT - The Hues Corporation # 1

24 ( 58 ) THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED - Paper Lace # 24

25 ( 24 ) HONEY HONEY - ABBA # 16

26 ( 22 ) LIFE AND DEATH IN G & A PARTS 1 & 2 - Chairmen Of The Board # 22

27 ( 19 ) EMMA - Hot Chocolate # 1

28 ( 56 ) THE MAN WHO TURNED ON THE WORLD - The Friends Of St. Francis # 28

29 ( 61 ) RED DRESS - Alvin Stardust # 29

30 ( 38 ) ONE CHAIN DON’T MAKE NO PRISON - The Four Tops # 30


31 ( 29 ) EVERLASTING LOVE - Robert Knight # 4

32 ( 26 ) JOHNNY AND THE JUKEBOX - Pearly Gates # 16

33 ( 35 ) MAKIN’ MUSIC - Hot Chocolate # 33

34 ( 46 ) SIDESHOW - Blue Magic # 34

35 ( 43 ) SIDESHOW - Allan Clarke # 35

36 ( 28 ) THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - The Hollies # 1

37 ( 30 ) WATERLOO - ABBA # 4

38 ( 32 ) IT’S BETTER TO HAVE (AND DON’T NEED) - Don Covay # 32

39 ( 33 ) YEAR OF DECISION - The Three Degrees # 2

40 ( 27 ) THESE DAYS - Ian Matthews # 1


41 ( 36 ) JET - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

42 ( 34 ) ANGEL FACE - The Glitter Band # 13

43 ( 37 ) IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly # 14

44 ( 31 ) DANCE (WHILE THE MUSIC STILL GOES ON) - ABBA # 12

45 ( 44 ) SOUND YOUR FUNKY HORN - K.C. & The Sunshine Band # 3

46 ( 41 ) I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU - The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul # 4

47 ( NEW ) TOUCH TOO MUCH - Arrows # 47

48 ( 63 ) ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE - Gigliola Cinquetti # 48

49 ( 39 ) HASTA MANANA - ABBA # 17

50 ( 52 ) REMEMBER YOU’RE A WOMBLE - The Wombles # 50


51 ( 53 ) I SEE A STAR - Mouth & MacNeal # 51

52 ( 40 ) HEAVENLY - The Temptations # 17

53 ( 54 ) SHANG-A-LANG - Bay City Rollers # 53

54 ( 47 ) WHEN THE MORNING COMES - Daryl Hall & John Oates # 7

55 ( 45 ) SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE - Queen # 1

56 ( 49 ) LOVE’S THEME - Love Unlimited Orchestra # 1

57 ( 42 ) T.S.O.P. (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA) - M.F.S.B. & The Three Degrees # 6

58 ( 51 ) UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) - Aretha Franklin # 2

59 ( 50 ) BLAZING SADDLES - Frankie Laine # 6

60 ( 57 ) MY MAMA SAID - ABBA # 25


61 ( NEW ) SWEET HOME ALABAMA - Lynyrd Skynrd # 61

62 ( 68 ) GET UP - Blue Mink # 62

63 ( 48 ) BAND ON THE RUN - Paul McCartney & Wings # 1

64 ( 55 ) DEVIL GATE DRIVE - Suzi Quatro # 2

65 ( 65 ) GETTING OVER YOU - Andy Williams # 65

66 ( 23 ) DANCING MACHINE - The Jackson 5 # 23

67 ( NEW ) AMERICA - David Essex # 67

68 ( 80 ) ALREADY GONE - The Eagles # 68

69 ( 69 ) SOLID STATE RAINBOW - Christopher Rainbow # 69

70 ( 66 ) SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes # 66


71 ( 62 ) YOU WON’T SEE ME - Anne Murray # 15

72 ( NEW ) LUCINDA - Howard Werth # 72

73 ( 60 ) SCHOOL LOVE - Barry Blue # 7

74 ( 74 ) THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH - Bill Withers # 74

75 ( 71 ) TIGER FEET - Mud # 1

76 ( 81 ) LOVING AND FREE - Kiki Dee # 76

77 ( 59 ) MY GIRL BILL - Jim Stafford # 59

78 ( 78 ) DON’T STAY AWAY TOO LONG - Peters & Lee # 78

79 ( NEW ) THE BOOGIE MAN - The Jackson 5 # 79

80 ( 82 ) BREAK THE RULES - Status Quo # 80


81 ( NEW ) CAN’T BELIEVE THE FEELING - Buffy Sainte-Marie # 81

82 ( 64 ) WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? - Candlewick Green # 7

83 ( 85 ) GOING NOWHERE - Neil Sedaka # 83

84 ( NEW ) IF I DIDN’T CARE - David Cassidy # 84

85 ( NEW ) PAPER MOON - Nemo aka Jonathan King # 85


..and in my charts of that actual week then....

In which new faves who came straight in at 1 (Abba) are knocked by old faves Wizzard coming straight in at 1, that’s 4 in a row chart-toppers and one more for Roy Wood solo. I always thought they should have hung on till December to issue this single, their last great glamrock record, but hey ho, no-one remembers Rock ‘n’ Roll Winter now anyway. DJ Johnny Walker fave Lucinda pops in at 4, for some reason I went mad on it immediately, I mean it’s good, but not great, and not a hit anywhere.

The Three Degrees replace themselves in the Top 10, in combo with house band at the Philadelphia record label, Mother Father Sister Brother, better known as MFSB. Big US hit that one, all strings n soul. In at 8 a debut hit for the fab Cockney Rebel (essentially Steve Harley of course) and the fab Judy Teen. Steve’s vocal style was unique, and this record sounded like nothing else before it, fresh and exciting.

Nemo are back, 2 years after The Sun Has Got His Hat On, with another 1930’s pastiche cover of an oldie from that period. The song had just become popular again thanks to the movie of that name, and also featured on cool sitcom MASH. Jonathan King didn’t fool me though, it as his 3rd hit in 4 months, the previous under Bubble Rock. Bay City Rollers also are back with soundalike follow-up to Remember, Shang A Lang, on their way to teenybop stardom now that the aforementioned JK wasn’t involved anymore.

Finally, Alvin’s 3rd hit, Andy Williams latest, a big amusing US hit from Jim Stafford and Native American band Redbone finally get a follow-up hit (in my charts) to the awesome atmospheric Witch Queen Of New Orleans. Bizarrely this one became a big US hit, but Witch Queen didn’t. 


1 ( NEW ) ROCK 'N' ROLL WINTER Wizzard

2 ( 1 ) WATERLOO Abba

3 ( 2 ) THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US Sparks

4 ( NEW ) LUCINDA Howard Werth

5 ( 10 ) TEEN WAVE Ricky Wilde

6 ( NEW ) T.S.O.P. (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA) M.F.S.B. (featuring the Three Degrees)

7 ( 5 ) SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE Queen

8 ( NEW ) JUDY TEEN Cockney Rebel

9 ( 9 ) HOOKED ON A FEELING Blue Swede

10 ( 3 ) THE CAT CREPT IN Mud


11 ( 4 ) BENNY AND THE JETS Elton John

12 ( 13 ) I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THE FEELING Buffy Sainte-Marie

13 ( 18 ) MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL Stevie Wonder

14 ( 22 ) SEVEN DEADLY FINS Eno

15 ( 6 ) THE YEAR OF DECISION The Three Degrees

16 ( 7 ) DOCTOR'S ORDERS Sunny

17 ( 8 ) SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks

18 ( 21 ) ON THE LINE Graham Nash

19 ( NEW ) PAPER MOON Nemo (aka Jonathan King)

20 ( 14 ) ON THE RUN Scorched Earth


21 ( NEW ) SHANG A LANG Bay City Rollers

22 ( NEW ) RED DRESS Alvin Stardust

23 ( 24 ) SIDESHOW Allan Clarke

24 ( 26 ) ONLY FOR THE CHILDREN The Stylistics

25 ( 27 ) ROCK 'N' ROLL SUICIDE David Bowie

26 ( 11 ) THE MAN WHO TURNED ON THE WORLD Friends Of St Francis

27 ( 15 ) REMEMBER (YOU'RE A WOMBLE) The Wombles

28 ( NEW ) GETTING OVER YOU Andy Williams

29 ( NEW ) SPIDERS AND SNAKES Jim Stafford

30 ( NEW ) COME AND GET YOUR LOVE Redbone


31 ( 12 ) LET ME PUT MY SPELL ON YOU Merlin

32 ( 16 ) MR NATURAL The Bee Gees

33 ( 17 ) HOMELY GIRL The Chi-Lites

34 ( 19 ) I KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE) Genesis

35 ( 20 ) I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL The New Seekers

36 ( 23 ) THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL Mott The Hoople

37 ( 25 ) I SEE A STAR Mouth and MacNeal

38 ( 28 ) W.O.L.D. Harry Chapin

39 ( 29 ) HELP ME Joni Mitchell

40 ( 30 ) ANGEL FACE The Glitter Band