Haven Retro Combined Chart : 09.03.1968

[smokeyb]

It’s a third week on top for Otis Redding with Dave Dee & Co remaining at 2 for a second week.

Tom Jones moves up to 3, Louis Armstrong slips aplace to 4 and Manfred Mann drops to 5.



There are 4 new entries and 2 re-entries on the chart this week, the highest is the Temptations at 19.



The biggest climber is the Four Tops who bounce back up 20 places to number 16.



The biggest faller is by Alan Price who drops 27 places.


09.03.1968 (Week # 10)


1 (01) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - 145 points (30-12-11-1-1-1) 6 wks

2 (02) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu - 122 points (10-3-2-2) 4 wks

3 (07) Tom Jones – Delilah - 103 points (7-3) 2 wks

4 (03) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World - 94 points (11-5-2-3-4) 5 wks

5 (04) Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn - 71 points (17-4-3-1-4-4-5) 7 wks

6 (11) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper - 69 points (30-11-6) 3 wks

7 (05) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men - 68 points (11-6-4-2-5-5-7) 7 wks

8 (06) Move - Fire Brigade - 64 points (16-8-6-6-8) 5 wks

9 (09) Elvis Presley – Guitar Man - 53 points (21-9-9) 3 wks

10 (10) Otis Redding - My Girl - 41 points (19-13-10-10) 4 wks

11 (15) Don Partridge - Rosie - 40 points (38-20-18-15-11) 5 wks

12 (14) Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella - 38 points (14-14-12) 3 wks

13 (08) Bee Gees - Words - 37 points (31-30-11-7-6-7-8-13) 8 wks

14 (21) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah - 31 points (21-14) 2 wks

15 (16) Love - Alone Again Or - 30 points (23-19-16-15) 4 wks

16 (36) The Four Tops – Walk Away Renee - 27 points (16-6-6-2-3-3-4-9-10-14-11-36-16) 13 wks

17 (20) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - 26 points (20-17) 2 wks

18 (30) The Delfonics - La-La Meams I Love You - 26 points (33-31-30-18) 4 wks

19 (RE) Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain - 25 points (35-40-x-19)
3 wks
20 (12) Love Affair - Everlasting Love - 24 points (14-5-2-2-3-2-4-8-12-20) 10 wks

21 (NE) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart - 23 points 1 wk

22 (23) Sandie Shaw – Today - 21 points (38-23-22) 3 wks

23 (19) The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine - 20 points (29-21-18-17-19-19-27-x-34-22-19-23) 11 wks

24 (25) Eric Burdon And The Animals - Sky Pilot - 20 points (27-26-25-24) 4 wks

25 (22) Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile - 20 points (34-x-24-26-40-24-22-25) 7 wks

26 (27) Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - 20 points (27-26) 2 wks

27 (18) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion - 19 points (36-20-15-10-13-18-15-11-7-10-13-17-18-17-18-27) 16 wks

28 (NE) Equals - I Get So Excited - 19 points 1 wk

29 (24) Beach Boys - Darlin' - 19 points (13-5-5-6-13-16-24-29) 8 wks

30 (28) Brenton Wood – Gimme Little Sign - 18 points (34-25-22-22-x-x-25-28-30) 7 wks

31 (31) Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love - 18 points (34-31-31) 3 wks

32 (34) The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett - Young Girl - 18 points (39-34-32) 3 wks

33 (NE) Monkees - Valleri - 18 points 1 wk

34 (17) Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin - 17 points (17-4-1-1-1-1-1-3-9-17-34) 11 wks

35 (35) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing - 16 points (38-33-35-35) 4 wks

36 (NE) Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower- 16 points 1 wk

37 (29) Foundations - Back On My Feet Again - 15 points (28-29-37) 3 wks

38 (RE) Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - 14 points (40-x-38)
2 wks
39 (26) Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me - 14 points (15-3-2-5-7-15-26-39) 8 wks

40 (13) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival - 13 points (13-9-10-13-40) 5 wks

40 (33) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - 13 points (33-x-32-33-40) 4 wks

40 (32) The Cowsills - We Can Fly - 13 points (35-35-32-40) 4 wks



Dropped Out

43 (40) Tom Rush - No Regrets - 12 points (40-40)

45 (40) Symbols – Best Part Of Breaking Up - 12 points (16-13-17-19-21-27-40)

47 (37) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood - Some Velvet Morning - 10 points (32-20-11-8-7-8-12-12-37)

51 (39) Classics IV - Spooky - 8 points (37-26-23-15-15-16-x-39)

52 (38) Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years From Home - 7 points (28-26-23-38)


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


I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 16.03.1968

1 (1) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella (5 wk)
2 (2) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (5 wk)
3 (4) The Move - Fire Brigade (6 wk)
4 (5) Don Partridge - Rosie (6 wk)
5 (6) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (4 wk)
6 (12) Tom Jones - Delilah (3 wk)
7 (10) Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (6 wk)
8 (3) Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (8 wk)
9 (14) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (4 wk)
10 (20) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (3 wk)
11 (13) Beach Boys - Darlin' (9 wk)
12 (9) Solomon King - She Wears My Ring (11 wk)
13 (7) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (8 wk)
14 (8) Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me (9 wk)
15 (11) Bee Gees - Words (7 wk)
16 (16) Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me (9 wk)
17 (26) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderfull World (6 wk)
18 (15) Brenton Wood - Gimmie Little sign (12 wk)
19 (18) Englebert Humperdinck - Am I That Easy To Forget (10 wk)
20 (17) Love Affair - Everlasting Love (11 wk)
21 (24) Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (4 wk)
22 (19) Foundations - Back On My Feet Again (8 wk)
23 (22) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah (5 wk)
24 (23) Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (4 wk)
25 (33) Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (3 wk)
26 (25) John Fred & the Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) (11 wk)
27 (21) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival (7 wk)
28 (29) Dave Clark Five - No One Can Break A Heart Like You (3 wk)
29 (31) Frankie Vaughn - Nevertheless (3 wk)
30 (NE) Four Tops - If Iwere A Carpenter (1 wk)
31 (NE) Dionne Warwick - Valley Of The Dolls (1wk)
32 (48) PJ Proby - It's Your Day Today (2 wk)
33 (30) Sandie Shaw - Today (6 wk)
34 (28) Herman's Hermits - I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving (9 wk)
35 (NE) Cilla Black - Step Inside Love (1 wk)
36 (27) Anita Harris - Anniversary Waltz (8 wk)
37 (42) The Troggs - Little Girl (3 wk)
38 (NE) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty (1 wk)
39 (36) Otis Redding - My Girl (5 wk)
40 (NE) John Rawles - If I Only Had Time (1 wk)
41 (32) American Breed - Bend Me Shape Me (6 wk)
42 (40) Traffic - No Face, No Name And No Number (2 wk)
43 (NE) Sam & Dave - I Thank You (1 wk)
44 (NE) Paper Dolls -Something Here In My Heart (1 wk)
45 (NE) Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You (1 wk)
46 (44) Equals - I Get So Excited (4 wk)
47 (NE) Aretha Franklin - Since You've Been Gone (1 wk)
48 (38) Symbols - Best Part Of Breaking Up (11 wk)
49 (37) Val Doonican - You're The Only One (4 wk)
50 (41) Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile (9 wk)

USA chart for this week:

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[o]

1 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
2 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
3 Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu
4 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
5 Donovan – Jennifer Juniper
6 Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn
7 Tom Jones – Delilah
8 Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me
9 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You
10 Symbols - Best Part Of Breaking Up
11 Beach Boys - Darlin'
12 Love Affair - Everlasting Love
13 The Move - Fire Brigade
14 Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile
15 Bee Gees - Words
16 Otis Redding - My Girl
17 Monkees - Daydream Believer
18 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
19 American Breed - Bend Me Shape Me
20 Equals - I Get So Excited

[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 Four Tops - If Iwere A Carpenter
05 Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain
06 Aretha Franklin - Since You've Been Gone
07 Otis Redding - My Girl
08 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - I Second That Emotion
09 Foundations - Back On My Feet Again
10 Tom Jones – Delilah

11 Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile
12 Sandie Shaw - Today
13 Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty
14 Sam & Dave - I Thank You
15 Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart
16 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
17 Beach Boys - Darlin'
18 Paper Dolls - Something Here In My Heart
19 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderfull World
20 Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival

21 Bee Gees - Words
22 Dionne Warwick - Valley Of The Dolls
23 Equals - I Get So Excited
24 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love
25 Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella
26 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper
27 Grapefruit - Dear Delilah
28 Love Affair - Everlasting Love
29 John Fred & the Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)
30 The Move - Fire Brigade

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (5 wks)
2 (3) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (4 wks)
3 (8) Tom Jones - Delilah (3 wks)
4 (2) The Move - Fire Brigade (6 wks)
5 (5) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (4 wks)
6 (4) Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (8 wks)
7 (9) Don Partridge - Rosie (6 wks)
8 (6) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (8 wks)
9 (7) Love Affair - Everlasting Love (11 wks)
10 (13) Otis Redding - My Girl (5 wks)
11 (16) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (3 wks)
12 (14) Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (4 wks)
13 (10) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella (5 wks)
14 (17) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah (5 wks)
15 (30) Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter (2 wks)
16 (18) Equals - I Get So Excited (4 wks)
17 (11) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (6 wks)
18 (12) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival (7 wks)
19 (15) Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (6 wks)
20 (NE) Cilla Black - Step Inside Love (1 wk)
21 (19) Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (3 wks)
22 (20) Bee Gees - Words (7 wks)
23 (NE) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty (1 wk)
24 (NE) John Rawles - If I Only Had Time (1 wk)
25 (21) Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me (9 wks)
26 (22) Classic IV - Spooky (8 wks)
27 (24) Foundations - Back On My Feet Again (8 wks)
28 (NE) Sam & Dave - I Thank You (1 wk)
29 (NE) Paper Dolls -Something Here In My Heart (1 wk)
30 (NE) Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You (1 wk)

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 2 ) Delilah - Tom Jones < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon And The Animals (#1[2])
3 ( 3 ) Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
4 ( 14 ) I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Madeline Bell
5 ( 9 ) Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone
6 ( 8 ) Guitar Man - Elvis Presley
7 ( 12 ) Me The Peaceful Heart - Lulu
8 ( 6 ) Legend Of Xanadu - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich (#5)
9 ( 4 ) (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding (#1[3])
10 ( 7 ) Jennifer Juniper - Donovan (#7)

11 ( 5 ) Fire Brigade - Move (#2[2])
12 ( -- ) Young Girl - Union Gap
13 ( 20 ) Valleri - Monkees
14 ( 10 ) Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - First Edition (#10)
15 ( 17 ) Men Are Gettin' Scarce - Joe Tex
16 ( 13 ) Dear Delilah - Grapefruit (#13)
17 ( -- ) Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No) - Paper Dolls
18 ( 11 ) Cinderella Rockefella - Esther & Abi Ofarim (#7)
19 ( 18 ) I Get So Excited - Equals (#18)
20 ( -- ) Scarborough Fair (Canticle) - Simon & Garfunkel

21 ( 16 ) I Thank You - Sam & Dave (#16)
22 ( 19 ) Too Much Talk - Paul Revere & The Raiders (#19)
23 ( -- ) Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty - Showstoppers
24 ( 32 ) Playboy - Gene & Debbe
25 ( 15 ) What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (#4)
26 ( 26 ) Cab Driver - Mills Brothers
27 ( 23 ) Carpet Man - 5th Dimension (#23)
28 ( 27 ) (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin (#27)
29 ( 28 ) Little Girl - Troggs (#28)
30 ( 31 ) No One Can Break A Heart Like You - Dave Clark Five

31 ( -- ) Green Light - American Breed
32 ( -- ) If I Only Had Time - John Rowles
33 ( 38 ) No Face No Name No Number - Traffic
34 ( 21 ) Rosie - Don Partridge (#13)
35 ( 39 ) If You Can Wait - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
36 ( -- ) A Question Of Temperature - Balloon Farm
37 ( 25 ) Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Co (#17)
38 ( 22 ) The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann (#3)
39 ( 29 ) There Is - Dells (#26)
40 ( -- ) Cry Like A Baby - Box Tops

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-- ( 24 ) Don't Stop The Carnival - Alan Price Set (#8)
-- ( 30 ) Some Velvet Morning - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood (#6)
-- ( 33 ) The End Of Our Road - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#30)
-- ( 34 ) Words - Bee Gees (#13)
-- ( 35 ) Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues (#1[5])
-- ( 36 ) Today - Sandie Shaw (#26)
-- ( 37 ) You - Marvin Gaye (#17)
-- ( 40 ) (If You Think You're) Groovy - PP Arnold (#19)

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-- ( -- ) Step Inside Love - Cilla Black
-- ( -- ) Little Green Apples - Roger Miller

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Girl power pop:

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Otis Redding - (SITTIN 'ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY
2 [2] :: Elvis Presley - GUITAR MAN
3 [4] :: Louis Armstrong - WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
4 [3] :: Bee Gees - WORDS
5 [5] :: Bob Dylan - ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER {John Wesley Harding LP track}
6 [8] :: Tom Jones - DELILAH
7 [10] :: Bob Dylan - I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT {John Wesley Harding LP track}
8 [new] :: Aretha Franklin - SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE (SWEET SWEET BABY)
9 [re] :: Frankie Valli - CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
10 [new] :: Showstoppers - AIN'T NOTHING BUT A HOUSEPARTY
11 [7] :: Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - LEGEND OF XANADU
12 [9] :: Tom Rush - NO REGRETS
13 [new] :: Four Tops - IF I WERE A CARPENTER
14 [6] :: Status Quo - PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN
15 [new] :: Bob Dylan - DOWN ALONG THE COVE {John Wesley Harding LP track}
16 [14] :: Four Tops - WALK AWAY RENEE
17 [11] :: Love - ALONE AGAIN OR
18 [13] :: Temptations - I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
19 [new] :: Sam & Dave - I THANK YOU
20 [16] :: Equals - I GET SO EXCITED


Northern Soul comes in slices, and here is an especially delicious portion:-

[Whitneyfan]

01(01)Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
02(02) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
03(06) Tom Jones – Delilah
04(09) Don Partridge – Rosie
05(05) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah
06(03) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu
07(04) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella
08(12) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper
09(14) Classics IV – Spooky
10(19) The Troggs - Little Girl

11(16) Equals - I Get So Excited
12(21) Dave Clark Five - No One Can Break A Heart Like You
13(07) Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine
14(08) Otis Redding – My Girl
15(10) Sandie Shaw – Today
16(13) Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
17(31) Jeff Beck – Love Is Blue
18(29) Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain
19(34) PJ Proby - It's Your Day Today
20(11) Elvis Presley – Guitar Man

21(25) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart
22(15) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
23(17) Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn
24(35) Petula Clark - Kiss Me Goodbye
25(18) The Move – Fire Brigade
26(40) Traffic - No Face, No Name And No Number
27(20) Tony Blackburn – So Much Love
28(--)Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter
29(--)Dionne Warwick - Valley Of The Dolls
30(--)Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You

31(23) Bee Gees - Words
32(--)Cilla Black - Step Inside Love
33(22) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival
34(--)Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty
35(27) Amen Corner – Bend Me Shape Me
36(--)John Rawles - If I Only Had Time
37(26) Love Affair – Everlasting Love
38(--)Sam & Dave - I Thank You
39(--)Aretha Franklin - Since You've Been Gone
40(--)Paper Dolls -Something Here In My Heart

[raliverpool]

16/03/1968

1 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (6wks 26-8-2-1-1-1)
2 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (4wks 9-3-2-2)
3 Move - Fire Brigade (6wks 18-11-5-5-4-3)
4 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) (4wks 13-8-6-4)
5 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (3wks 19-8-5)
6 Delfonics - La-La-Means I Love You (3wks 22-11-6)
7 Don Partridge - Rosie (5wks 28-18-14-9-7)
8 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing (7wks 23-16-12-8-6-5-8)
9 Tom Jones - Delilah (2wks 16-9)
10 Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (8wks 33-17-5-1-1-2-3-10)

11 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (4wks 25-20-15-11)
12 Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (6wks 31-20-15-10-10-12)
13 Love - The Red Telephone (4wks 36-16-12-13)
14 Bob Dylan - The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest (2wks 20-14)
15 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (7wks 24-14-9-4-4-7-15)
16 Sam & Dave - I Thank You (4wks 33-23-19-16)
17 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music (3wks 36-24-17)
18 Aretha Franklin - (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone (3wks 33-23-18)
19 Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (2wks 31-19)
20 Monkees - Valeri (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (5wks 35-26-18-17-21)
22 David Bowie - In the Heat of the Morning (5wks 29-16-11-13-22)
23 Serge Gainsbourg - Comic Strip (2wks 30-23)
24 Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Grapefruit - Dear Delilah (5wks 39-27-17-18-26)
27 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Too Much Talk (3wks 28-25-27)
28 Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years From Home (7wks 19-8-5-3-7-14-28)
29 Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair (Canticle) (2wks 34-29)
30 Lalo Schifrin - Mission Impossible (2wks 33-30)

31 Traffic - No Face, No Name And No Number (2wks 36-31)
32 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - If You Can Want (2wks 39-33)
34 Michel Polnareff - Le Bal des Laze (5wks 40-30-25-27-34)
35 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The End Of Our Road (3wks 37-29-35)
36 Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival (6wks 19-15-11-12-22-37)
38 Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (8wks 15-9-6-6-6-9-21-38)
39 Troggs - Little Girl (2wks 40-39)
40 Balloon Farm - A Question of Temperature (1wk 40 NEW)


The New Jersey garage rockers one USA #37 hit on Laurie records. It later turned up on the Lenny Kaye compiled Elektra records psychedelic/garage rock box set Nuggets. But more interestingly the producer Peter Schekeryk would become Melanie's manager and husband. Whilst a member of the group and it's co-writer Mike Appel would become the first manager of Bruce Springsteen!

[popchartfreak]

9th march 1968

It's a 3rd slightly-Spanish/acoustic guitar riffed chart-topper as The Monkees final classic single tops my chart, Boyce & Hart's Valleri making it a 6th. Don Partridge one-man-bands it onto every TV show at the time, and it still sounds charming up to 8, Jimmy Ruffin and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell both have some Motown climbing, along with The Four Tops cover of If I Were A Carpenter and Diana Ross & The Supremes under-rated Forever Came Today both entering. 

Highest new entry is also another cover of a 1967 top 10 original - Andy Williams glorious cover of Frankie Valli's classic Can't Take My Eyes Off You. Not quite up to the brilliant campness of the U2 mash-up by the Pet Shop Boys, but up there. Cilla is back with a song written by Paul McCartney for her new TV show to kick of a variety show career. I wonder if that will be a success, hmmm. 

In at 65, another childhood fave debuts, Ray Stevens was a bit of a hero with his novelty records and his straight country/gospel ballads - possibly the odd mix is why he's not critically-appreciated, Gitarzan is not necessarily going to get music critics excited - but he had 3 chart-topping singles in my of-the-time 70's charts. Unwind is a decent song written by Ray for his first serious album, and a minor US hit ahead of a run of bigger hits. The Paper Dolls enter with a MaCaulay/MacLeod song I loved at the time - sadly the girls missed out on the lined-up follow-up - Build Me Up Buttercup - owing to a studio recording mix-up. Oops!


1 ( 4 ) VALLERI The Monkees
2 ( 2 ) THE LEGEND OF XANADU Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
3 ( 3 ) YOUNG GIRL The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett
4 ( 1 ) ALONE AGAIN OR Love
5 ( 7 ) DELILAH Tom Jones
6 ( 6 ) THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus
7 ( 5 ) LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU The Delfonics
8 ( 17 ) ROSIE Don Partridge
9 ( 9 ) WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong
10 ( 10 ) (SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding

11 ( 24 ) I’LL SAY FOREVER MY LOVE Jimmy Ruffin
12 ( 18 ) THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLER’S TRAMP O.C. Smith
13 ( 11 ) SOME VELVET MORNING Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
14 ( 8 ) WE CAN FLY The Cowsills
15 ( 13 ) WORDS The Bee Gees
16 ( 20 ) CAPTAIN OF YOUR SHIP Reparata & The Delrons
17 ( 15 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
18 ( 16 ) NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues
19 ( 12 ) LITTLE GREEN APPLES Roger Miller
20 ( 26 ) ME THE PEACEFUL HEART Lulu

21 ( 14 ) MIGHTY QUINN Manfred Mann
22 ( NEW ) CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Andy Williams
23 ( 60 ) IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
24 ( 19 ) I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Madeline Bell
25 ( 22 ) KITES Simon Dupree & The Big Sound
26 ( 23 ) EVERLASTING LOVE The Love Affair
27 ( 29 ) MY GIRL Otis Redding
28 ( 30 ) KISS ME GOODBYE Petula Clark
29 ( 25 ) FOOL ON THE HILL The Beatles
30 ( 21 ) PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN Status Quo

31 ( 27 ) WALK AWAY RENEE The Four Tops
32 ( 28 ) JACKIE Scott Walker
33 ( 37 ) CINDERELLA ROCKEFELLA Esther & Abi Ofarim
34 ( 49 ) NO REGRETS Tom Rush
35 ( NEW ) STEP INSIDE LOVE Cilla Black
36 ( 32 ) WORLD The Bee Gees
37 ( 43 ) JENNIFER JUNIPER Donovan
38 ( 34 ) MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR The Beatles
39 ( 31 ) DON’T STOP THE CARNIVAL The Alan Price Set
40 ( 54 ) SCARBOROUGH FAIR (CANTICLE) Simon & Garfunkel

41 ( 36 ) FIRE BRIGADE The Move
42 ( 41 ) DAYDREAM BELIEVER The Monkees
43 ( 33 ) DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sly & The Family Stone
44 ( 35 ) TOMORROW NEVER COMES Glen Campbell
45 ( 39 ) A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE The Balloon Farm
46 ( 42 ) I AM THE WALRUS The Beatles
47 ( NEW ) FOREVER CAME TODAY Diana Ross & The Supremes
48 ( 38 ) I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING Herman’s Hermits
49 ( 40 ) TODAY Sandie Shaw
50 ( 46 ) DIFFERENT DRUM The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt

51 ( 44 ) YOU’RE YOUNG AND YOU’LL FORGET Glen Campbell
52 ( 56 ) IN THE HEAT OF THE MORNING David Bowie
53 ( 45 ) BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN The Foundations
54 ( 48 ) ONE Harry Nilsson
55 ( 58 ) SOUL COAXING (AME CALINE) Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra
56 ( 53 ) MASSACHUSSETS (THE LIGHTS GO OUT IN) The Bee Gees
57 ( 62 ) SKY PILOT Eric Burden & The Animals
58 ( 47 ) COME RAIN OR COME SHINE Ray Charles
59 ( 52 ) YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW The Beatles
60 ( 68 ) I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Bob Dylan

61 ( 61 ) THE RADIO SONG The Parade
62 ( NEW ) IF I WERE A CARPENTER The Four Tops
63 ( 59 ) BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell
64 ( 51 ) SUDDENLY YOU LOVE ME The Tremeloes
65 ( NEW ) UNWIND Ray Stevens
66 ( 73 ) AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS The Formations
67 ( 71 ) IF YOU CAN WANT Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
68 ( NEW ) SOMETHING HERE IN MY HEART The Paper Dolls
69 ( 55 ) WE’RE A WINNER The Impressions
70 ( 63 ) COUNTRY GIRL - CITY MAN Billy Vera & Judy Clay

71 ( 50 ) GREEN TAMBOURINE Sun Dragon
72 ( 66 ) SWEET INSPIRATION The Sweet Inspirations
73 ( 69 ) LOVE IS BLUE Jeff Beck
74 ( NEW ) SIT WITH THE GURU The Strawberry Alarm Clock
75 ( NEW ) IF I ONLY HAD TIME John Rawles