Haven Retro Combined Chart : 02.03.1968

[smokeyb]

Otis Redding spends a second week on top with Dave Dee & co up to number 2. Louis Armstrong

slips down 1 place at 3, Manfred Mann are static at 4 as is Status Quo at 5.



There are 4 new entries this week and 1 re-entry, the highest is Tom Jones at 7 the highest new entry of the year so far.



The biggest climber is Donovan who leaps 19 places to number 11.



The biggest faller is by Diana Ross who drops off the chart from number 29.



02.03.1968 (Week # 09)


1 (01) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - 146 points (30-12-11-1-1) 5 wks
2 (03) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu - 116 points (10-3-2) 3 wks
3 (02) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World - 105 points (11-5-2-3) 4 wks
4 (04) Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn - 90 points (17-4-3-1-4-4) 6 wks
5 (05) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men - 86 points (11-6-4-2-5-5) 6 wks
6 (06) Move - Fire Brigade - 71 points (16-8-6-6) 4 wks
7 (NE) Tom Jones – Delilah - 62 points 1 wk
8 (07) Bee Gees - Words - 55 points (31-30-11-7-6-7-8) 7 wks
9 (21) Elvis Presley – Guitar Man - 46 points (21-9) 2 wks
10 (13) Otis Redding - My Girl - 44 points (19-13-10) 3 wks
11 (30) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper - 44 points (30-11) 2 wks
12 (08) Love Affair - Everlasting Love - 42 points (14-5-2-2-3-2-4-8-12) 9 wks
13 (10) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival - 40 points (13-9-10-13) 4 wks
14 (14) Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella - 40 points (14-14) 2 wks
15 (18) Don Partridge - Rosie - 33 points (38-20-18-15) 4 wks
16 (19) Love - Alone Again Or - 30 points (23-19-16) 3 wks
17 (09) Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin - 28 points (17-4-1-1-1-1-1-3-9-17) 10 wks
18 (17) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion - 26 points (36-20-15-10-13-18-15-11-7-10-13-17-18-17-18) 15 wks
19 (22) The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine - 24 points (29-21-18-17-19-19-27-x-34-22-19) 10 wks
20 (NE) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - 24 points 1 wk

21 (NE) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah - 23 points 1 wk

22 (24) Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile - 23 points (34-x-24-26-40-24-22) 6 wks

23 (38) Sandie Shaw – Today - 22 points (38-23) 2 wks

24 (16) Beach Boys - Darlin' - 22 points (13-5-5-6-13-16-24) 7 wks

25 (26) Eric Burdon And The Animals - Sky Pilot - 21 points (27-26-25) 3 wks

26 (15) Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me - 21 points (15-3-2-5-7-15-26) 7 wks

27 (NE) Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - 20 points 1 wk

28 (25) Brenton Wood – Gimme Little Sign - 19 points (34-25-22-22-x-x-25-28) 6 wks

29 (28) Foundations - Back On My Feet Again - 18 points (28-29) 2 wks

30 (31) The Delfonics - La-La Meams I Love You - 18 points (33-31-30) 3 wks

31 (34) Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love - 17 points (34-31) 2 wks

32 (35) The Cowsills - We Can Fly - 17 points (35-35-32) 3 wks

33 (32) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - 16 points (33-x-32-33) 3 wks

34 (39) The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett - Young Girl - 16 points (39-34) 2 wks

35 (33) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing - 15 points (38-33-35) 3 wks

36 (11) The Four Tops – Walk Away Renee - 15 points (16-6-6-2-3-3-4-9-10-14-11-36) 12 wks

37 (12) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood - Some Velvet Morning - 15 points (32-20-11-8-7-8-12-12-37) 9 wks

38 (23) Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years From Home - 14 points (28-26-23-38) 4 wks

39 (RE) Classics IV - Spooky - 14 points (37-26-23-15-15-16-x-39) 7 wks

40 (40) Tom Rush - No Regrets - 13 points (40-40) 2 wks

40 (27) Symbols – Best Part Of Breaking Up - 13 points (16-13-17-19-21-27-40) 7 wks


Dropped Out

43 (20) Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra - Love Is Blue - 12 points (38-18-20-17-20)

44 (40) Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - 12 points (40)

48 (37) Monkees - Daydream Believer - 8 points (25-3-1-1-1-1-1-2-6-14-21-21-25-23-30-37)

54 (36) Tony Blackburn – So Much Love - 6 points (33-24-36)

- (29) Diana Ross & the Supremes - In And Out Of Love - 0 points (29)


Thanks to Earl Purple raliverpool Whitneyfan smokeyb Shireblogger popchartfreak o & darkstar79 .




I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 09.03.1968

1 (1) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella (4 wk)
2 (3) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (4 wk)
3 (2) Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (7 wk)
4 (6) The Move - Fire Brigade (5 wk)
5 (14) Don Partridge - Rosie (5 wk)
6 (15) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (3 wk)
7 (7) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (7 wk)
8 (4) Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me (8 wk)
9 (5) Solomon King - She Wears My Ring (10 wk)
10 (11) Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (5 wk)
11 (11) Bee Gees - Words (6 wk)
12 (36) Tom Jones - Delilah (2 wk)
13 (16) Beach Boys - Darlin' (8 wk)
14 (21) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (3 wk)
15 (12) Brenton Wood - Gimmie Little sign (11 wk)
16 (10) Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me (8 wk)
17 (9) Love Affair - Everlasting Love (10 wk)
18 (13) Englebert Humperdinck - Am I That Easy To Forget (9 wk)
19 (19) Foundations - Back On My Feet Again (7 wk)
20 (34) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (2 wk)
21 (18) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival (6 wk)
22 (22) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah (4 wk)
23 (24) Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (3 wk)
24 (31) Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (3 wk)
25 (17) John Fred & the Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) (10 wk)
26 (26) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderfull World (5 wk)
27 (23) Anita Harris - Anniversary Waltz (7 wk)
28 (20) Herman's Hermits - I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving (8 wk)
29 (41) Dave Clark Five - No One Can Break A Heart Like You (2 wk)
30 (28) Sandie Shaw - Today (5 wk)
31 (42) Frankie Vaughn - Nevertheless (2 wk)
32 (30) American Breed - Bend Me Shape Me (5 wk)
33 (45) Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (2 wk)
34 (29) Monkees - Daydream Believer (17 wk)
35 (25) Plastic Penny - Everything I Am (10 wk)
36 (37) Otis Redding - My Girl (4 wk)
37 (43) Val Doonican - You're The Only One (3 wk)
38 (32) Symbols - Best Part Of Breaking Up (10 wk)
39 (27) Georgie Fame - Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde (13 wk)
40 (NE) Traffic - No Face, No Name And No Number (1 wk)
41 (35) Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile (8 wk)
42 (50) The Troggs - Little Girl (2 wk)
43 (44) Tom Jones - I'm Coming Home (16 wk)
44 (47) Equals - I Get So Excited (3 wk)
45 (NE) Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain (1 wk)
46 (33) Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (11 wk)
47 (48) Bee Gees - World (16 wk)
48 (NE) PJ Proby - It's Your Day Today (1 wk)
49 (38) Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - I Second That Emotion (11 wk)
50 (NE) Petula Clark - Kiss Me Goodbye (1 wk)

USA chart for this week:

www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDay=09&ChMonth=03&ChYear=1968&ChBand=&ChSong=

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (4 wks)
2 (1) The Move - Fire Brigade (5 wks)
3 (8) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (3 wks)
4 (3) Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (7 wks)
5 (11) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (3 wks)
6 (4) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (7 wks)
7 (7) Love Affair - Everlasting Love (10 wks)
8 (21) Tom Jones - Delilah (2 wks)
9 (9) Don Partridge - Rosie (5 wks)
10 (10) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella (4 wks)
11 (5) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (5 wks)
12 (6) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival (6 wks)
13 (14) Otis Redding - My Girl (4 wks)
14 (19) Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (3 wks)
15 (13) Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (5 wks)
16 (20) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (2 wks)
17 (23) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah (4 wks)
18 (22) Equals - I Get So Excited (3 wks)
19 (24) Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (2 wks)
20 (12) Bee Gees - Words (6 wks)
21 (15) Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me (8 wks)
22 (16) Classic IV - Spooky (7 wks)
23 (17) Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me (8 wks)
24 (18) Foundations - Back On My Feet Again (7 wks)
25 (25) Beach Boys - Darlin' (9 wks)
26 (26) Rolling Stones - She's A Rainbow (9 wks)
27 (27) Four Tops - Walk Away Renee (13 wks)
28 (28) Herman's Hermits - I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving (8 wks)
29 (29) Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (11 wks)
30 (NE) Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter (1wk)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01)Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
02(02) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
03(03) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu
04(06) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella
05(10) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah
06(19) Tom Jones – Delilah
07(05) Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine
08(04) Otis Redding – My Girl
09(13) Don Partridge – Rosie
10(12) Sandie Shaw – Today

11(08) Elvis Presley – Guitar Man
12(16) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper
13(07) Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
14(27) Classics IV – Spooky
15(09) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
16(22) Equals - I Get So Excited
17(11) Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn
18(14) The Move – Fire Brigade
19(28) The Troggs - Little Girl
20(15) Tony Blackburn – So Much Love

21(35) Dave Clark Five - No One Can Break A Heart Like You
22(18) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival
23(17) Bee Gees - Words
24(20) Eric Burden & The Animals - Sky Pilot
25(31) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart
26(21) Love Affair – Everlasting Love
27(24) Amen Corner – Bend Me Shape Me
28(25) Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me
29(--)Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain
30(23) Paul Mauriat Orchestra – Love Is Blue

31(37) Jeff Beck – Love Is Blue
32(26) Beach Boys – Darlin’
33(30) Nina Simone – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
34(--)PJ Proby - It's Your Day Today
35(--)Petula Clark - Kiss Me Goodbye
36(29) Herman's Hermits - I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving
37(33) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood – Some Velvet Morning
38(32) P.P. Arnold - (If You Think You're) Groovy
39(36) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – I Second That Emotion
40(--)Traffic - No Face, No Name And No Number

[darkstar79]

01 The Four Tops – Walk Away Renee
02 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
03 Brenton Wood - Gimmie Little sign
04 Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain
05 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - I Second That Emotion
06 Foundations - Back On My Feet Again
07 Otis Redding - My Girl
08 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
09 Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile
10 Tom Jones – Delilah

11 Sandie Shaw - Today
12 Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart
13 Beach Boys - Darlin'
14 Tom Jones - I'm Coming Home
15 Bee Gees - World
16 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderfull World
17 Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival
18 Bee Gees - Words
19 Equals - I Get So Excited
20 Monkees - Daydream Believer

21 Georgie Fame - Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde
22 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper
23 Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella
24 Love Affair - Everlasting Love
25 Grapefruit - Dear Delilah
26 The Move - Fire Brigade
27 Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me
28 John Fred & the Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)
29 The Troggs - Little Girl
30 Herman's Hermits - I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Otis Redding - (SITTIN 'ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY
2 [3] :: Elvis Presley - GUITAR MAN
3 [2] :: Bee Gees - WORDS
4 [5] :: Louis Armstrong - WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
5 [new] :: Bob Dylan - ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER {John Wesley Harding LP track}
6 [4] :: Status Quo - PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN
7 [11] :: Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - LEGEND OF XANADU
8 [7] :: Tom Jones - DELILAH
9 [8] :: Tom Rush - NO REGRETS
10 [new] :: Bob Dylan - I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT {John Wesley Harding LP track}
11 [10] :: Love - ALONE AGAIN OR
12 [9] :: Manfred Mann - MIGHTY QUINN
13 [new] :: Temptations - I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
14 [6] :: Four Tops - WALK AWAY RENEE
15 [14] :: Etta James - SECURITY
16 [18] :: Equals - I GET SO EXCITED
17 [17] :: Aretha Franklin - SOULVILLE
18 [13] :: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - I SECOND THAT EMOTION
19 [new] :: Donovan - JENNIFER JUNIPER
20 [12] :: Classic IV - SPOOKY


Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding LP entered the UK charts this week in 1968. The following week it went to #1, ultimately becoming his most successful British release in chart terms, accumulating 13 weeks at the summit. It isn't one of his best, but it liberated two tracks that become very well known as covers.

Dylan has a tendency to ruin his best tracks when he plays live. Here's a less mangled version of "All Along The Watchtower" than normal...

[raliverpool]

09/03/1968

1 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (5wks 26-8-2-1-1)
2 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (3wks 9-3-2)
3 Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (7wks 33-17-5-1-1-2-3)
4 Move - Fire Brigade (5wks 18-11-5-5-4)
5 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing (6wks 23-16-12-8-6-5)
6 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) (3wks 13-8-6)
7 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (6wks 24-14-9-4-4-7)
8 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (2wks 19-8)
9 Don Partridge - Rosie (4wks 28-18-14-9)
10 Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (5wks 31-20-15-10-10)

11 Delfonics - La-La-Means I Love You (2wks 22-11)
12 Love - The Red Telephone (3wks 36-16-12)
13 David Bowie - In the Heat of the Morning (4wks 29-16-11-13)
14 Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years From Home (6wks 19-8-5-3-7-14)
15 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (3wks 25-20-15)
16 Tom Jones - Delilah (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (4wks 35-26-18-17)
18 Grapefruit - Dear Delilah (4wks 39-27-17-18)
19 Sam & Dave - I Thank You (3wks 33-23-19)
20 Bob Dylan - The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (7wks 15-9-6-6-6-9-21)
22 Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival (5wks 19-15-11-12-22)
23 Aretha Franklin - (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone (2wks 33-23)
24 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music (2wks 36-24)
25 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Too Much Talk (2wks 28-25)
26 Impressions - We're A Winner (5wks 30-18-14-15-26)
27 Michel Polnareff - Le Bal des Laze (4wks 40-30-25-27)
28 Love Affair - Everlasting Love (9wks 21-10-8-4-3-4-7-13-28)
29 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The End Of Our Road (2wks 37-29)
30 Serge Gainsbourg ft. Brigitte Bardot/Madeline Bell - Comic Strip (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy (5wks 29-21-21-24-32)
33 Lalo Schifrin - Mission Impossible (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair (Canticle) (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Traffic - No Face, No Name And No Number (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (10wks 24-15-9-6-3-2-3-10-21-37)
38 Dionne Warwick - (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls (6wks 25-17-17-20-27-38)
39 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - If You Can Want (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Troggs - Little Girl (1wk 40 NEW)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon And The Animals < 2nd week at #1 >]
2 ( 5 ) Delilah - Tom Jones
3 ( 4 ) Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
4 ( 2 ) (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding (#1[3])
5 ( 3 ) Fire Brigade - Move (#2[2])
6 ( 6 ) Legend Of Xanadu - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich (#5)
7 ( 8 ) Jennifer Juniper - Donovan
8 ( 11 ) Guitar Man - Elvis Presley
9 ( 17 ) Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone
10 ( 10 ) Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - First Edition

11 ( 7 ) Cinderella Rockefella - Esther & Abi Ofarim (#7)
12 ( 24 ) Me The Peaceful Heart - Lulu
13 ( 13 ) Dear Delilah - Grapefruit
14 ( -- ) I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Madeline Bell
15 ( 9 ) What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (#4)
16 ( 16 ) I Thank You - Sam & Dave
17 ( 28 ) Men Are Gettin' Scarce - Joe Tex
18 ( 21 ) I Get So Excited - Equals
19 ( 22 ) Too Much Talk - Paul Revere & The Raiders
20 ( -- ) Valleri - Monkees

21 ( 15 ) Rosie - Don Partridge (#13)
22 ( 12 ) The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann (#3)
23 ( 25 ) Carpet Man - 5th Dimension
24 ( 14 ) Don't Stop The Carnival - Alan Price Set (#8)
25 ( 18 ) Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Co (#17)
26 ( 32 ) Cab Driver - Mills Brothers
27 ( 34 ) (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin
28 ( 36 ) Little Girl - Troggs
29 ( 26 ) There Is - Dells (#26)
30 ( 19 ) Some Velvet Morning - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood (#6)

31 ( 40 ) No One Can Break A Heart Like You - Dave Clark Five
32 ( -- ) Playboy - Gene & Debbe
33 ( 30 ) The End Of Our Road - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#30)
34 ( 23 ) Words - Bee Gees (#13)
35 ( 20 ) Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues (#1[5])
36 ( 29 ) Today - Sandie Shaw (#26)
37 ( 27 ) You - Marvin Gaye (#17)
38 ( -- ) No Face No Name No Number - Traffic
39 ( -- ) If You Can Wait - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
40 ( 33 ) (If You Think You're) Groovy - PP Arnold (#19)

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-- ( 31 ) Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Status Quo (#8)
-- ( 35 ) Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat (#12)
-- ( 37 ) Sunday Morning - Spanky And Our Gang (#25)
-- ( 38 ) Suddenly You Love Me - Tremeloes (#2[2])
-- ( 39 ) Bend Me Shape Me - Amen Corner (#3)

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I have amended the chart this week from the one I compiled on 9 April last year to give Sky Pilot a second week at #1. However the official NM chart will have that at #1 for just one week and Delilah at #1 this week.

[o]

1 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
2 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
3 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
4 Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu
5 Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn
6 Donovan – Jennifer Juniper
7 Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me
8 Tom Jones – Delilah
9 Symbols - Best Part Of Breaking Up
10 Beach Boys - Darlin'
11 Love Affair - Everlasting Love
12 The Move - Fire Brigade
13 Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile
14 Bee Gees - Words
15 Otis Redding - My Girl
16 Monkees - Daydream Believer
17 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
18 Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
19 American Breed - Bend Me Shape Me
20 Equals - I Get So Excited

[popchartfreak]

2nd March 1968

It's a first week on top for Love, the great obscure classic Alone Again Or, better known by The Damned, and a track I didn't know till 30 years later, beating out classics galore. Dave Dee, Union Gap, Monkees, Tom Jones, Otis Redding, Nancy & Lee, Beatles (most of them), Moody Blues, Four Tops, Scott Walker, for example all topped my charts as oldies in later decades. Highest new entry, of only 3, the lowest since I started doing these retro 1967/8 charts - which gives me a break to let records try to reach a decent chart position as they deserve - is The Monkees yet again, straight in with Valleri, a terrific record, and the final hit that was well worth being a bigger hit than it was. Their previous single peaks at 50, it's a Nilsson Beatles-ish song (as Harry's tended to be at this time) and it's sweet - but it's not in the same league as Valleri.

Jimmy Ruffin's 1970 UK hit I'll Say Forever My Love, joins the club of 70's soul hits that were actually 1968 US hits, and a goodie it is too, nicely dramatic and stringstastic. Pet Clark leaps into the 30, as does Sandie Shaw more modestly into the 40, neither of them tracks I noticed particularly at the time. Tom Rush jumps nicely, and the final new entry is Bob Dylan, with a song I associate more with UB40 and Robert Palmer. It's actually quite restrained and tuneful, gasp! 

1 ( 2 ) ALONE AGAIN OR Love
2 ( 1 ) THE LEGEND OF XANADU Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
3 ( 5 ) YOUNG GIRL The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett
4 ( NEW ) VALLERI The Monkees
5 ( 3 ) LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU The Delfonics
6 ( 9 ) THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus
7 ( 10 ) DELILAH Tom Jones
8 ( 4 ) WE CAN FLY The Cowsills
9 ( 6 ) WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong
10 ( 7 ) (SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding

11 ( 8 ) SOME VELVET MORNING Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
12 ( 15 ) LITTLE GREEN APPLES Roger Miller
13 ( 11 ) WORDS The Bee Gees
14 ( 16 ) MIGHTY QUINN Manfred Mann
15 ( 14 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
16 ( 13 ) NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues
17 ( 22 ) ROSIE Don Partridge
18 ( 27 ) THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLER’S TRAMP O.C. Smith
19 ( 12 ) I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Madeline Bell
20 ( 20 ) CAPTAIN OF YOUR SHIP Reparata & The Delrons

21 ( 17 ) PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN Status Quo
22 ( 18 ) KITES Simon Dupree & The Big Sound
23 ( 19 ) EVERLASTING LOVE The Love Affair
24 ( NEW ) I’LL SAY FOREVER MY LOVE Jimmy Ruffin
25 ( 21 ) FOOL ON THE HILL The Beatles
26 ( 31 ) ME THE PEACEFUL HEART Lulu
27 ( 23 ) WALK AWAY RENEE The Four Tops
28 ( 24 ) JACKIE Scott Walker
29 ( 36 ) MY GIRL Otis Redding
30 ( 47 ) KISS ME GOODBYE Petula Clark

31 ( 26 ) DON’T STOP THE CARNIVAL The Alan Price Set
32 ( 29 ) WORLD The Bee Gees
33 ( 33 ) DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sly & The Family Stone
34 ( 30 ) MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR The Beatles
35 ( 25 ) TOMORROW NEVER COMES Glen Campbell
36 ( 32 ) FIRE BRIGADE The Move
37 ( 41 ) CINDERELLA ROCKEFELLA Esther & Abi Ofarim
38 ( 28 ) I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING Herman’s Hermits
39 ( 34 ) A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE The Balloon Farm
40 ( 49 ) TODAY Sandie Shaw

41 ( 39 ) DAYDREAM BELIEVER The Monkees
42 ( 37 ) I AM THE WALRUS The Beatles
43 ( 52 ) JENNIFER JUNIPER Donovan
44 ( 35 ) YOU’RE YOUNG AND YOU’LL FORGET Glen Campbell
45 ( 38 ) BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN The Foundations
46 ( 43 ) DIFFERENT DRUM The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt
47 ( 42 ) COME RAIN OR COME SHINE Ray Charles
48 ( 44 ) ONE Harry Nilsson
49 ( 66 ) NO REGRETS Tom Rush
50 ( 56 ) GREEN TAMBOURINE Sun Dragon

51 ( 45 ) SUDDENLY YOU LOVE ME The Tremeloes
52 ( 48 ) YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW The Beatles
53 ( 51 ) MASSACHUSSETS (THE LIGHTS GO OUT IN) The Bee Gees
54 ( 58 ) SCARBOROUGH FAIR (CANTICLE) Simon & Garfunkel
55 ( 57 ) WE’RE A WINNER The Impressions
56 ( 59 ) IN THE HEAT OF THE MORNING David Bowie
57 ( 46 ) GUITAR MAN Elvis Presley
58 ( 60 ) SOUL COAXING (AME CALINE) Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra
59 ( 54 ) BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell
60 ( 75 ) IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

61 ( 64 ) THE RADIO SONG The Parade
62 ( 62 ) SKY PILOT Eric Burden & The Animals
63 ( 63 ) COUNTRY GIRL - CITY MAN Billy Vera & Judy Clay
64 ( 40 ) TRY IT Ohio Express
65 ( 68 ) THE END OF OUR ROAD Gladys Knight & The Pips
66 ( 67 ) SWEET INSPIRATION The Sweet Inspirations
67 ( 53 ) LOVE IS BLUE Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra
68 ( NEW ) I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Bob Dylan
69 ( 70 ) LOVE IS BLUE Jeff Beck
70 ( 61 ) HEY LITTLE ONE Glen Campbell

71 ( 71 ) IF YOU CAN WAIT Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
72 ( 55 ) BEND ME SHAPE ME Amen Corner
73 ( 73 ) AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS The Formations
74 ( 50 ) CUDDLY TOY The Monkees
75 ( 65 ) ANNIVERSARY WALTZ Anita Harris