Haven Retro Combined Chart : 16.03.1968

[smokeyb]

Otis spends a 4th week at number one, Tom Jones is up at 2, Dave Dee & Co slip down to 3

Louis Armstrong is stuck at 4 and Donovan is up 1 place at 5.



There are 6 new entries this week the highest is the Four Tops at number 13.



The biggest climber is the Monkees who leap 16 places to number 17.



The biggest faller is by the Lemon Pipers who drop 27 places and out of the chart.


16.03.1968 (Week # 11)


1 (01) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - 141 points (30-12-11-1-1-1-1) 7 wks

2 (03) Tom Jones – Delilah - 124 points (7-3-2) 3 wks

3 (02) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu - 114 points (10-3-2-2-3) 5 wks

4 (04) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World - 84 points (11-5-2-3-4-4) 6 wks

5 (06) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper - 72 points (30-11-6-5) 4 wks

6 (11) Don Partridge - Rosie - 58 points (38-20-18-15-11-6) 6 wks

7 (08) Move - Fire Brigade - 53 points (16-8-6-6-8-7) 6 wks

8 (09) Elvis Presley – Guitar Man - 44 points (21-9-9-8) 4 wks

9 (07) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men - 43 points (11-6-4-2-5-5-7-9) 8 wks

10 (05) Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn - 41 points (17-4-3-1-4-4-5-10) 8 wks

11 (10) Otis Redding - My Girl - 37 points (19-13-10-10-11) 5 wks

12 (21) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart - 33 points (21-12) 2 wks

13 (NE) Four Tops - If Iwere A Carpenter - 31 points 1 wk

14 (NE) Aretha Franklin - Since You've Been Gone - 31 points 1 wk

15 (13) Bee Gees - Words - 29 points (31-30-11-7-6-7-8-13-15) 9 wks

16 (18) The Delfonics - La-La Meams I Love You - 29 points (33-31-30-18-16) 5 wks

17 (33) Monkees - Valleri - 29 points (33-17) 2 wks

18 (14) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah - 28 points (21-14-18) 3 wks

19 (32) The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett - Young Girl - 27 points (39-34-32-19) 4 wks

20 (26) Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - 26 points (27-26-20) 3 wks

21 (16) The Four Tops – Walk Away Renee - 25 points (16-6-6-2-3-3-4-9-10-14-11-36-16-21) 14 wks

22 (12) Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella - 25 points (14-14-12-22) 4 wks

23 (17) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - 24 points (20-17-23) 3 wks

24 (19) Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain - 22 points (35-40-x-19-24) 4 wks

25 (20) Love Affair - Everlasting Love - 21 points (14-5-2-2-3-2-4-8-12-20-25) 11 wks

26 (15) Love - Alone Again Or - 21 points (23-19-16-15-26) 5 wks

27 (NE) Sly And The Family Stone - Dance To The Music - 20 points 1 wk

28 (24) Eric Burdon And The Animals - Sky Pilot - 19 points (27-26-25-24-28) 5 wks

29 (NE) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty - 19 points 1 wk

30 (28) Equals - I Get So Excited - 19 points (28-30) 2 wks

31 (30) Brenton Wood – Gimme Little Sign - 18 points (34-25-22-22-x-x-25-28-30-31) 8 wks

32 (31) Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love - 18 points (34-31-31-32) 4 wks

33 (25) Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile - 17 points (34-x-24-26-40-24-22-25-33) 8 wks

34 (36) Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower- 16 points (36-34) 2 wks

35 (22) Sandie Shaw – Today - 15 points (38-23-22-35) 4 wks

36 (38) Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - 15 points (40-x-38-36) 3 wks

37 (29) Beach Boys - Darlin' - 14 points (13-5-5-6-13-16-24-29-37) 9 wks

38 (NE) Bob Dylan - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - 14 points 1 wk

39 (NE) Sam & Dave - I Thank You - 14 points 1 wk

40 (27) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion - 13 points (36-20-15-10-13-18-15-11-7-10-13-17-18-17-18-27-40) 17 wks

40 (39) Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me - 13 points (15-3-2-5-7-15-26-39-40) 9 wks

40 (35) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing - 16 points (38-33-35-35-40) 5 wks



Dropped Out

43 (37) Foundations - Back On My Feet Again - 12 points (28-29-37)

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

50 (23) The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine - 10 points (29-21-18-17-19-19-27-x-34-22-19-23)

59 (40) The Cowsills - We Can Fly - 7 points (35-35-32-40)

62 (40) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - 5 points (33-x-32-33-40)

65 (40) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival - 4 points (13-9-10-13-40)


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





I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 23.03.1968

1 (2) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (6 wk)
2 (1) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella (6 wk)
3 (6) Tom Jones - Delilah (4 wk)
4 (4) Don Partridge - Rosie (7 wk)
5 (9) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (5 wk)
6 (5) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (5 wk)
7 (3) The Move - Fire Brigade (7 wk)
8 (7) Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (7 wk)
9 (10) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (4 wk)
10 (17) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderfull World (7 wk)
11 (NE) Beatles - Lady Madonna (1 wk)
12 (12) Solomon King - She Wears My Ring (12 wk)
13 (30) Four Tops - If Iwere A Carpenter (2 wk)
14 (11) Beach Boys - Darlin' (10 wk)
15 (8) Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (9 wk)
16 (15) Bee Gees - Words (8 wk)
17 (21) Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (5 wk)
18 (14) Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me (10 wk)
19 (13) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (9 wk)
20 (24) Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (5 wk)
21 (23) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah (6 wk)
22 (35) Cilla Black - Step Inside Love (2 wk)
23 (25) Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (4 wk)
24 (18) Brenton Wood - Gimmie Little sign (13 wk)
25 (19) Englebert Humperdinck - Am I That Easy To Forget (11 wk)
26 (16) Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me (10 wk)
27 (22) Foundations - Back On My Feet Again (9 wk)
28 (28) Dave Clark Five - No One Can Break A Heart Like You (4 wk)
29 (38) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty (2 wk)
30 (29) Frankie Vaughn - Nevertheless (4 wk)
31 (20) Love Affair - Everlasting Love (12 wk)
32 (NE) Cliff Richard - Congratulations (1 wk)
33 (31) Dionne Warwick - Valley Of The Dolls (2 wk)
34 (27) Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival (8 wk)
35 (26) John Fred & the Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) (12 wk)
36 (32) PJ Proby - It's Your Day Today (3 wk)
37 (43) Sam & Dave - I Thank You (2 wk)
38 (NE) Reparata & Delrons - Captain Of Your ship (1 wk)
39 (39) Otis Redding - My Girl (6 wk)
40 (40) John Rawles - If I Only Had Time (2 wk)
41 (44) Paper Dolls -Something Here In My Heart (2 wk)
42 (NE) Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby (1 wk)
43 (36) Anita Harris - Anniversary Waltz (9 wk)
44 (33) Sandie Shaw - Today (7 wk)
45 (45) Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You (2 wk)
46 (42) Traffic - No Face, No Name And No Number (3 wk)
47 (37) The Troggs - Little Girl (4 wk)
48 (NE) Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go (1 wk)
49 (48) Symbols - Best Part Of Breaking Up (12 wk)
50 (NE) 1910 Fruitgum Co - Simon Says (1 wk)

USA chart for this week:

www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D&ChDay=23&ChMonth=03&ChYear=1968&ChBand=&ChSong=

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Otis Redding - (SITTIN 'ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY
2 [new] :: Beatles - LADY MADONNA
3 [3] :: Louis Armstrong - WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
4 [2] :: Elvis Presley - GUITAR MAN
5 [6] :: Tom Jones - DELILAH
6 [5] :: Bob Dylan - ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER {John Wesley Harding LP track}
7 [10] :: Showstoppers - AIN'T NOTHING BUT A HOUSEPARTY
8 [new] :: Solomon Burke - PARTY PEOPLE
9 [13] :: Four Tops - IF I WERE A CARPENTER
10 [7] :: Bob Dylan - I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT {John Wesley Harding LP track}
11 [new] :: Wilson Pickett - I'VE COME A LONG WAY
12 [4] :: Bee Gees - WORDS
13 [8] :: Aretha Franklin - SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE (SWEET SWEET BABY)
14 [new] :: Cliff Richard - CONGRATULATIONS
15 [new] :: Sam & Dave - WRAP IT UP {I Thank You B-side}
16 [19] :: Sam & Dave - I THANK YOU
17 [9] :: Frankie Valli - CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
18 [11] :: Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - LEGEND OF XANADU
19 [15] :: Bob Dylan - DOWN ALONG THE COVE {John Wesley Harding LP track}
20 [new] :: Reparata & Delrons - CAPTAIN OF YOUR SHIP


My favourite Beatles #1 enters this week, but my pick goes to a Solomon Burke track which sounds a lot like a Sam Cooke re-tread.

[darkstar79]

01 The Delfonics – La-La Means I Love You
02 The Four Tops – Walk Away Renee
03 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
04 Brenton Wood - Gimmie Little sign
05 Four Tops - If Iwere A Carpenter
06 Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain
07 Otis Redding - My Girl
08 Aretha Franklin - Since You've Been Gone
09 Reparata & Delrons - Captain Of Your ship
10 Foundations - Back On My Feet Again

11 Tom Jones – Delilah
12 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - I Second That Emotion
13 Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Honey Chile
14 Sandie Shaw - Today
15 Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty
16 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – If This World Were Mine
17 Sam & Dave - I Thank You
18 Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart
19 Paper Dolls - Something Here In My Heart
20 Nancy Sinatra – 100 Years

21 Diana Ross and The Supremes - Forever Came Today
22 Alan Price Set - Don't Stop The Carnival
23 Jimmy Ruffin - I'll Say Forever My Love
24 Beach Boys - Darlin'
25 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderfull World
26 Dionne Warwick - Valley Of The Dolls
27 Bee Gees - Words
28 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love
29 Equals - I Get So Excited
30 Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella

[raliverpool]

23/03/1968

1 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (5wks 9-3-2-2-1)
2 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (7wks 26-8-2-1-1-1-2)
3 Tom Jones - Delilah (3wks 16-9-3)
4 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) (5wks 13-8-6-4-4)
5 Delfonics - La-La-Means I Love You (4wks 22-11-6-5)
6 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (4wks 19-8-5-6)
7 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (5wks 25-20-15-11-7)
8 Don Partridge - Rosie (6wks 28-18-14-9-7-8)
9 Move - Fire Brigade (7wks 18-11-5-5-4-3-9)
10 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music (4wks 36-24-17-10)

11 Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby (2wks 24-11)
12 Bob Dylan - The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest (3wks 20-14-12)
13 Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (3wks 31-19-13)
14 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl (2wks 25-14)
15 Monkees - Valeri (2wks 20-15)
16 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing (8wks 23-16-12-8-6-5-8-16)
17 Aretha Franklin - (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone (4wks 33-23-18-17)
18 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love (2wks 32-18)
19 Sam & Dave - I Thank You (5wks 33-23-19-16-19)
20 Love - The Red Telephone (5wks 36-16-12-13-20)

21 Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (7wks 31-20-15-10-10-12-21)
22 Serge Gainsbourg - Comic Strip (3wks 30-23-22)
23 Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair (Canticle) (3wks 34-29-23)
24 Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter (2wks 36-25)
26 Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (9wks 33-17-5-1-1-2-3-10-26)
27 Traffic - No Face, No Name And No Number (3wks 36-31-27)
28 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - If You Can Want (3wks 39-33-28)
29 Beatles - Lady Madonna (1wk 29 NEW)

30 Love - A House Is Not A Motel (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Bee Gees - And The Sun Will Shine (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (8wks 24-14-9-4-4-7-15-32)
33 Lalo Schifrin - Mission Impossible (3wks 33-30-33)
34 Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (6wks 35-26-18-17-21-34)
35 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Too Much Talk (4wks 28-25-27-35)
36 Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Paper Dolls - Something Here In My Heart (1wk 38 NEW)
39 David Bowie - In the Heat of the Morning (6wks 29-16-11-13-22-39)
40 Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (1wk 40 NEW)

Paul McCartney's Fats Domino inspired UK #1 & USA #4 hit was their last single release on Parlophone records. Famously, its video features the Beatles playing to the John Lennon composition "Hey Bulldog". Which ITV's Nation's favourite Beatles #1 "white wash" programme mentioned. But what it failed to mention was the film crew recorded John, Paul, George & Ringo playing "Hey Bulldog", because that future Yellow Submarine OST track was due to be the new single, until the suits at EMI & George Martin overturned that decision (which in the 2011 BBC Arena Produced by George Martin documentary ... The Beatles producer regarded with hindsight that was his biggest mistake with the Beatles). At the time this decision annoyed John Lennon very very much, so that he understandably pulled the track from release allowing George Harrison to grab the B-side. Still with The Beatles setting up Apple records they agreed that John would get the next (and overdue) single A-side .... what could possibly go wrong ....

[Whitneyfan]

01(01)Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
02(03) Tom Jones – Delilah
03(02) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
04(19) PJ Proby - It's Your Day Today
05(04) Don Partridge – Rosie
06(12) Dave Clark Five - No One Can Break A Heart Like You
07(11) Equals - I Get So Excited
08(05) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah
09(08) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper
10(09) Classics IV – Spooky

11(10) The Troggs - Little Girl
12(29) Dionne Warwick - Valley Of The Dolls
13(17) Jeff Beck – Love Is Blue
14(30) Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You
15(06) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu
16(18) Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain
17(34) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty
18(28) Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter
19(26) Traffic - No Face, No Name And No Number
20(36) John Rawles - If I Only Had Time

21(13) Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine
22(14) Otis Redding – My Girl
23(38) Sam & Dave - I Thank You
24(07) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella
25(16) Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
26(32) Cilla Black - Step Inside Love
27(40) Paper Dolls -Something Here In My Heart
28(--)The Beatles - Lady Madonna
29(15) Sandie Shaw – Today
30(21) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart

31(39) Aretha Franklin - Since You've Been Gone
32(20) Elvis Presley – Guitar Man
33(24) Petula Clark - Kiss Me Goodbye
34(23) Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn
35(--)Cliff Richard – Congratulations
36(--)Reparata & Delrons - Captain Of Your ship
37(--)Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby
38(22) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
39(--)1910 Fruitgum Co - Simon Says
40(--)Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Delilah - Tom Jones < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon And The Animals (#1[1])
3 ( 4 ) I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Madeline Bell
4 ( -- ) Congratulations - Cliff Richard
5 ( 5 ) Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone
6 ( 3 ) Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream (#3)
7 ( 12 ) Young Girl - Union Gap
8 ( -- ) Captain Of Your Ship - Reparata And The Delrons
9 ( 7 ) Me The Peaceful Heart - Lulu (#7)
10 ( 6 ) Guitar Man - Elvis Presley (#6)

11 ( -- ) Lady Madonna - Beatles
12 ( 17 ) Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No) - Paper Dolls
13 ( 20 ) Scarborough Fair (Canticle) - Simon & Garfunkel
14 ( -- ) I Can't Let Maggie Go - Honeybus
15 ( 13 ) Valleri - Monkees (#13)
16 ( 8 ) Legend Of Xanadu - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich (#5)
17 ( 23 ) Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty - Showstoppers
18 ( 10 ) Jennifer Juniper - Donovan (#7)
19 ( 15 ) Men Are Gettin' Scarce - Joe Tex (#15)
20 ( 9 ) (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding (#1[3])

21 ( 11 ) Fire Brigade - Move (#2[2])
22 ( 24 ) Playboy - Gene & Debbe
23 ( 14 ) Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - First Edition (#10)
24 ( 31 ) Green Light - American Breed
25 ( 16 ) Dear Delilah - Grapefruit (#13)
26 ( 32 ) If I Only Had Time - John Rowles
27 ( 19 ) I Get So Excited - Equals (#18)
28 ( 36 ) A Question Of Temperature - Balloon Farm
29 ( 18 ) Cinderella Rockefella - Esther & Abi Ofarim (#7)
30 ( 22 ) Too Much Talk - Paul Revere & The Raiders (#19)

31 ( 26 ) Cab Driver - Mills Brothers (#26)
32 ( 21 ) I Thank You - Sam & Dave (#16)
33 ( 40 ) Cry Like A Baby - Box Tops
34 ( 33 ) No Face No Name No Number - Traffic (#33)
35 ( 30 ) No One Can Break A Heart Like You - Dave Clark Five (#30)
36 ( 28 ) (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin (#27)
37 ( 29 ) Little Girl - Troggs (#28)
38 ( 35 ) If You Can Wait - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (#35)
39 ( 27 ) Carpet Man - 5th Dimension (#23)
40 ( -- ) Country Girl City Man - Billy Vera & Judy Clay

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-- ( 25 ) What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (#4)
-- ( 34 ) Rosie - Don Partridge (#13)
-- ( 37 ) Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Co (#17)
-- ( 38 ) The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann (#3)
-- ( 39 ) There Is - Dells (#26)

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-- ( -- ) I Got The Feelin' - James Brown

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Could have played this in the girl group section of Pop Idol

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (6 wks)
2 (NE) Beatles - Lady Madonna (1 wk)
3 (2) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (5 wks)
4 (3) Tom Jones - Delilah (4 wks)
5 (15) Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter (3 wks)
6 (5) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (5 wks)
7 (7) Don Partridge - Rosie (7 wks)
8 (4) The Move - Fire Brigade (7 wks)
9 (20) Cilla Black - Step Inside Love (2 wks)
10 (23) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty (2 wks)
11 (10) Otis Redding - My Girl (6 wks)
12 (11) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (4 wks)
13 (30) Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You (2 wks)
14 (NE) The Delfonics - La La Means I Love You (1 wk)
15 (6) Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn (9 wks)
16 (24) John Rawles - If I Only Had Time (2 wks)
17 (8) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (9 wks)
18 (NE) Cliff Richards - Congratulations (1 wk)
19 (29) Paper Dolls -Something Here In My Heart (2 wks)
20 (NE) Reparata & Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship (1 wk)
21 (28) Sam & Dave - I Thank You (2 wks)
22 (NE) Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go (1 wk)
23 (NE) 1910 Fruitgum Co - Simon Says (1 wk)
24 (NE) Monkees - Valleri (1 wk)
25 (9) Love Affair - Everlasting Love (12 wks)
26 (12) Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (5 wks)
27 (13) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella (6 wks)
28 (14) Grapefruit - Dear Delilah (6 wks)
29 (16) Equals - I Get So Excited (5 wks)
30 (17) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (7 wks)

[o]

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

[popchartfreak]

16th March 1968

It's a first week on top for The Union Gap and the powerful vocals of Gary Puckett with the rather classic Young Girl, heading a classic top 5 and a brilliant obscure song from the first Nancy & Lee album on release this month - Sundown, Sundown is classic Lee Hazelwood, but just to show they can cover others songs, they also have the definitive version of Elusive Dreams enter at 24, the 1967 entry for Tammy Wynette & David Houston. So with 3 in the top 30, that puts Nancy's solo Lee Hazelwood song, 100 Years, into the shade at 66. 

The Beatles are back with new song Lady Madonna, fab of course, but not quite as fab as every single since Eleanor Rigby started the classic run, while the B Side from George sneaks in at 70. Bobby Goldsboro's Honey is in at 13 - very much a marmite track this one, either touchingly sad, or nauseatingly cheesy, what with lush string arrangements, Bobby's emotional delivery and especially the lyrics. The song hit 2 in the UK again in 1975 around the time a classmate was killed in a motorbike accident, so I'm emotionally leaning towards the former as it deals with tragic early loss. It topped my chart that Spring.

Honeybus, a tuneful fave of the time, pops in with I Can't Let Maggie Go, Cliff's Congratulations (he was officially robbed!) Eurovision perennial enters, and Robert John debuts with a sweet soul number. Who he? He had a hit US cover of The Lion Sleeps Tonight in 1972 which I rather liked, his vocals tending towards the Frankie Valli-style, and best of all a UK hit (as well as a huge summer of 79 radio biggie while I was touring the South West USA) with the fab Sad Eyes. So 11 years of waiting for that UK hit...

Leonard Cohen gets another cheerful entry with his early classic, Suzanne, Solomon Burke avoids getting sued by the estate of the late Sam Cooke by virtue of the court case establishing copying a previous record's style meant getting done for royalties hadn't been set (see Blurred Lines/Got To Give It Up), The Bee Gees get an obscure new entry, Elvis has given up Returning To Sender and taken on the job of the US Male himself, while The Intruders get another early chart entry 6 years ahead of UK success.

1 ( 3 ) YOUNG GIRL The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett
2 ( 1 ) VALLERI The Monkees
3 ( 2 ) THE LEGEND OF XANADU Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
4 ( 5 ) DELILAH Tom Jones
5 ( 6 ) THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus
6 ( NEW ) SUNDOWN, SUNDOWN Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
7 ( 4 ) ALONE AGAIN OR Love
8 ( NEW ) LADY MADONNA The Beatles
9 ( 7 ) LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU The Delfonics
10 ( 11 ) I’LL SAY FOREVER MY LOVE Jimmy Ruffin

11 ( 9 ) WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong
12 ( 10 ) (SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding
13 ( NEW ) HONEY Bobby Goldsboro
14 ( 13 ) SOME VELVET MORNING Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
15 ( 22 ) CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Andy Williams
16 ( 20 ) ME THE PEACEFUL HEART Lulu
17 ( 8 ) ROSIE Don Partridge
18 ( 12 ) THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLER’S TRAMP O.C. Smith
19 ( 15 ) WORDS The Bee Gees
20 ( 23 ) IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

21 ( 17 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
22 ( 18 ) NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues
23 ( 14 ) WE CAN FLY The Cowsills
24 ( NEW ) ELUSIVE DREAMS Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
25 ( 16 ) CAPTAIN OF YOUR SHIP Reparata & The Delrons
26 ( 28 ) KISS ME GOODBYE Petula Clark
27 ( 19 ) LITTLE GREEN APPLES Roger Miller
28 ( 25 ) KITES Simon Dupree & The Big Sound
29 ( 24 ) I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Madeline Bell
30 ( 21 ) MIGHTY QUINN Manfred Mann

31 ( 26 ) EVERLASTING LOVE The Love Affair
32 ( 35 ) STEP INSIDE LOVE Cilla Black
33 ( 29 ) FOOL ON THE HILL The Beatles
34 ( 31 ) WALK AWAY RENEE The Four Tops
35 ( 32 ) JACKIE Scott Walker
36 ( 27 ) MY GIRL Otis Redding
37 ( 30 ) PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN Status Quo
38 ( 62 ) IF I WERE A CARPENTER The Four Tops
39 ( 36 ) WORLD The Bee Gees
40 ( 47 ) FOREVER CAME TODAY Diana Ross & The Supremes

41 ( 34 ) NO REGRETS Tom Rush
42 ( 38 ) MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR The Beatles
43 ( 33 ) CINDERELLA ROCKEFELLA Esther & Abi Ofarim
44 ( 40 ) SCARBOROUGH FAIR (CANTICLE) Simon & Garfunkel
45 ( 42 ) DAYDREAM BELIEVER The Monkees
46 ( 37 ) JENNIFER JUNIPER Donovan
47 ( 39 ) DON’T STOP THE CARNIVAL The Alan Price Set
48 ( NEW ) I CAN’T LET MAGGIE GO Honeybus
49 ( 46 ) I AM THE WALRUS The Beatles
50 ( 65 ) UNWIND Ray Stevens

51 ( NEW ) CONGRATULATIONS Cliff Richard
52 ( 60 ) I’LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT Bob Dylan
53 ( 61 ) THE RADIO SONG The Parade
54 ( 50 ) DIFFERENT DRUM The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt
55 ( 68 ) SOMETHING HERE IN MY HEART The Paper Dolls
56 ( NEW ) IF YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVE Robert John
57 ( 44 ) TOMORROW NEVER COMES Glen Campbell
58 ( 66 ) AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS The Formations
59 ( 56 ) MASSACHUSSETS (THE LIGHTS GO OUT IN) The Bee Gees
60 ( 54 ) ONE Harry Nilsson

61 ( 41 ) FIRE BRIGADE The Move
62 ( 67 ) IF YOU CAN WANT Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
63 ( 51 ) YOU’RE YOUNG AND YOU’LL FORGET Glen Campbell
64 ( 74 ) SIT WITH THE GURU The Strawberry Alarm Clock
65 ( 52 ) IN THE HEAT OF THE MORNING David Bowie
66 ( NEW ) 100 YEARS Nancy Sinatra
67 ( 63 ) BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell
68 ( 75 ) IF I ONLY HAD TIME John Rawles
69 ( 48 ) I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING Herman’s Hermits
70 ( NEW ) THE INNER LIGHT The Beatles

71 ( NEW ) SUZANNE Leonard Cohen
72 ( NEW ) PARTY PEOPLE Solomon Burke
73 ( NEW ) AND THE SUN WILL SHINE The Bee Gees
74 ( NEW ) U.S. MALE Elvis Presley
75 ( NEW ) COWBOYS TO GIRLS The Intruders