Haven Retro Combined Chart : 13.04.1968

[smokeyb]

The Beatles complete their slow climb to the top spot moving from 4-3-2-1. Tom Jones swaps places with them.

Cliff is up to 3, Reparata & Delrons are at 4 and the Hollies are up to 5.

There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is Jacky at number 9.

The biggest climber is the Hollies who jump up 9 places to 5.

The biggest faller is John Rawles who drops off the chart from 36.

13.04.1968 (Week # 15)

1 (02) Beatles - Lady Madonna - 90 points (4-3-2-1) 4 wks
2 (01) Tom Jones – Delilah - 85 points (7-3-2-1-1-1-2) 7 wks
3 (04) Cliff Richard - Congratulations - 79 points (14-6-4-3) 4 wks
4 (06) Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship - 62 points (19-11-6-4) 4 wks
5 (14) Hollies - Jennifer Eccles - 60 points (23-14-5) 3 wks
6 (03) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - 59 points (30-12-11-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-6) 11 wks
7 (05) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World - 54 points (11-5-2-3-4-4-5-4-5-7) 10 wks
8 (07) Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter - 59 points (13-8-9-7-8) 5 wks
9 (NE) Jacky - White Horses - 52 points 1 wk
10 (10) Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go - 49 points (16-10-10) 3 wks
11 (17) Bobby Goldsboro - Honey - 47 points (22-17-11) 3 wks
12 (12) Monkees - Valleri - 43 points (33-17-16-13-12-12) 6 wks
13 (11) Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You - 43 points (13-7-11-13) 4 wks
14 (09) The Delfonics - La-La Means I Love You - 42 points (33-31-30-18-16-7-8-9-14) 9 wks
15 (08) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu - 40 points (10-3-2-2-3-3-5-8-15) 9 wks
16 (15) Gary Pucket & The Union Gap - Young Girl - 39 points (39-34-32-19-10-12-15-16) 8 wks
17 (16) Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly -37 points (40-x-38-36-31-17-16-17) 7 wks
18 (26) Scaffold - Do You Remember? - 35 points (26-18)2 wks
19 (19) Sly And The Family Stone - Dance To The Music - 30 points (27-18-15-19-19) 5 wks
20 (18) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - If You Can Want - 30 points (18-20) 2 wks
21 (23) 1910 Fruitgum Co - Simon Says -29 points (23-21) 2 wks
22 (NE) Diana Ross & The Supremes - Forever Came Today - 27 points 1 wk
23 (13) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty - Showstoppers - 26 points (29-11-10-13-23) 5 wks
24 (20) Paper Dolls - Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No) - 24 points (18-20-24) 3 wks
25 (NE) Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - 24 points 1 wk
26 (NE) Arthur Conley - Funky Street - 23 points 1 wk
27 (22) Cilla Black - Step Inside Love -21 points (35-19-22-27) 4 wks
28 (25) Four Jacks And A Jill - Master Jack - 21 points (26-25-28) 3 wks
29 (NE) Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony Mony - 20 points 1 wk
30 (35) Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue - 20 points (35-30) 2 wks
31 (28) Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby - 18 points (39-28-31) 3 wks
32 (27) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood - Sundown, Sundown - 18 points (38-31-27-32) 4 wks
33 (29) Joe Simon – (You Keep Me) Hangin' On - 18 points (25-29-33) 3 wks
34 (31) Dionne Warwick - Valley Of The Dolls -17 points (36-31-34) 3 wks
35 (NE) Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman - 17 points 1 wk
36 (21) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper -16 points (30-11-6-5-6-14-21-36) 8 wks
37 (NE)The Dells - Wear It On Our Face - 16 points 1 wk
38 (24) Simon & Garfunkle - Scarborough Fair (Canticle) - 15 points (24-24-38) 3 wks
39 (30) Elvis Presley – Guitar Man 15 points (21-9-9-8-17-21-30-39) 8 wks
40 (38) Buddy Holly – Rave on - 12 points (38-40) 2 wks

Dropped Out
42 (37) Eddie Floyd - Big Bird - 12 points (37)
54 (40) Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men - 9 points (11-6-4-2-5-5-7-9-26-x-40)
55 (32) The Four Tops – Walk Away Renee - 9 points (16-6-6-2-3-3-4-9-10-14-11-36-16-21-23-33-32)
60 (39) Bobby Taylor - Does Your Mama Know About Me - 7 points (39)
62 (33) Eric Burdon And The Animals - Sky Pilot -5 points (27-26-25-24-28-24-27-33)
65 (34) Solomon Burke - Party People - 5 points (38-34)
72 (40) Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - 2 points (27-26-20-27-34-40)
76 (40) Otis Redding – My Girl -2 points (19-13-10-10-11-20-32-40)
- (36) John Rawles - If I Only Had Time - 0 points (28-36)
- (40) Brenton Wood - Gimmie Little Sign - 0 points (34-25-22-22-x-x-25-28-30-31-28-x-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 20.04.1968

1 (1) Cliff Richard - Congratulations (5 wk)
2 (3) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderfull World (11 wk)
3 (5) John Rawles - If I Only Had Time (6 wk)
4 (2) Tom Jones - Delilah (8 wk)
5 (7) 1910 Fruitgum Co - Simon Says (5 wk)
6 (4) Beatles - Lady Madonna (5 wk)
7 (10) Hollies - Jennifer Eccles (4 wk)
8 (6) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (9 wk)
9 (8) Cilla Black - Step Inside Love (6 wk)
10 (17) Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You (6 wk)
11 (9) Four Tops - If Iwere A Carpenter (6 wk)
12 (12) Monkees - Valleri (4 wk)
13 (14) Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go (5 wk)
14 (16) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty (6 wk)
15 (13) Reparata & Delrons - Captain Of Your ship (5 wk)
16 (11) Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella (10 wk)
17 (23) Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby (5 wk)
18 (22) Paper Dolls -Something Here In My Heart (6 wk)
19 (19) Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (9 wk)
20 (15) Don Partridge - Rosie (11 wk)
21 (18) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (10 wk)
22 (42) Jackie - White Horses (2 wk)
23 (28) Roger Miller - Little Green Apples (4 wk)
24 (20) Bill Haley - Rock Around The Clock (3 wk)
25 (30) Gene Pitney - Somewhere In My Country (3 wk)
26 (35) The Easybeats - Hello How Are You (2 wk)
27 (43) The Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die (2 wk)
28 (21) Lulu - Me The Peaceful Heart (8 wk)
29 (25) Bee Gees - Jumbo/Singer Sang His Song (4 wk)
30 (27) Solomon King - She Wears My Ring (16 wk)
31 (NE) Small Faces - Lazy Sunday (1 wk)
32 (26) The Move - Fire Brigade (11 wk)
33 (24) Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (9 wk)
34 (34) Scaffold - Do You Remember (4 wk)
35 (32) Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue/Rave On (3 wk)
36 (NE) The Kinks - Wonder Boy (1 wk)
37 (41) Dorian Gray - I've Got You On My Mind (4 wk)
38 (29) Beach Boys - Darlin' (14 wk)
39 (40) Diana Ross & Supremes - Forever Came Today (2 wk)
40 (39) Dionne Warwick - Valley Of The Dolls (6 wk)
41 (33) Jim Reeves - Pretty Brown Eyes (4 wk)
42 (NE) Bobby Goldsboro - Honey (1 wk)
43 (47) Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - For Whom The Bell Tolls ( 3 wk)
44 (NE) Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger & the Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire (1 wk)
45 (50) Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman (2 wk)
46 (31) Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (11 wk)
47 (NE) Gary Puckett & Union Gap - Young Girl (1 wk)
48 (NE) Love Affair - Rainbow Valley (1 wk)
49 (38) Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (9 wk)
50 (44) Sam & Dave - I Thank You (6 wk)

USA chart for this week:

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[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Congratulations - Cliff Richard < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Captain Of Your Ship - Reparata And The Delrons
3 ( 3 ) Lady Madonna - Beatles
4 ( 9 ) I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - Herd
5 ( -- ) Lazy Sunday - Small Faces
6 ( 4 ) Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (#4)
7 ( 12 ) Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
8 ( 7 ) The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro (#7)
9 ( 5 ) Jennifer Eccles - Hollies (#5)
10 ( 15 ) White Horses - Jacky

11 ( 6 ) Delilah - Tom Jones (#1[2])
12 ( 10 ) Do You Remember? - Scaffold (#10)
13 ( 11 ) Tapioca Tundra - Monkees (#11)
14 ( 8 ) I Can't Let Maggie Go - Honeybus (#6)
15 ( 13 ) I've Got You On My Mind - Dorian Gray (#13)
16 ( 20 ) The Unicorn - Irish Rovers
17 ( -- ) This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll And The Brian Auger Trinity
18 ( 22 ) For Whom The Bell Tolls - Simon Dupree And The Big Sound
19 ( 17 ) Sweet Inspiration - Sweet Inspirations (#17)
20 ( 24 ) Ame Caline - Raymond LaFevre

21 ( -- ) Wonderboy - Kinks
22 ( 14 ) Young Girl - Union Gap (#7)
23 ( -- ) Rainbow Valley - Love Affair
24 ( -- ) The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith
25 ( 25 ) Jumbo - Bee Gees
26 ( -- ) U.S. Male - Elvis Presley
27 ( 30 ) Security - Etta James
28 ( 18 ) Scarborough Fair (Canticle) - Simon & Garfunkel (#10)
29 ( 16 ) Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon And The Animals (#1[2])
30 ( 38 ) Hello How Are You - Easybeats

31 ( 32 ) Funky Street - Arthur Conley
32 ( 23 ) Green Light - American Breed (#20)
33 ( 21 ) Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No) - Paper Dolls (#11)
34 ( 19 ) I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Madeline Bell (#5)
35 ( -- ) A Beautiful Morning - Rascals
36 ( 29 ) Country Girl City Man - Billy Vera & Judy Clay (#28)
37 ( 27 ) If I Only Had Time - John Rowles (#23)
38 ( 26 ) Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty - Showstoppers (#15)
39 ( 31 ) A Question Of Temperature - Balloon Farm (#25)
40 ( 28 ) Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone (#9)

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-- ( 33 ) Playboy - Gene & Debbe (#22)
-- ( 34 ) Me The Peaceful Heart - Lulu (#7)
-- ( 35 ) Cry Like A Baby - Box Tops (#30)
-- ( 36 ) Valleri - Monkees (#13)
-- ( 37 ) Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream (#3)
-- ( 39 ) No Face No Name No Number - Traffic (#33)
-- ( 40 ) Guitar Man - Elvis Presley (#6)

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[smokeyb]

1 (1) Hollies - Jennifer Eccles (4 wks)
2 (17) Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman (2 wks)
3 (3) Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go (5 wks)
4 (11) Gary Puckett & Union Gap - Young Girl (2 wks)
5 (2) Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter (7 wks)
6 (4) Beatles - Lady Madonna (5 wks)
7 (7) 1910 Fruitgum Co - Simon Says (5 wks)
8 (6) Monkees - Valleri (5 wks)
9 (16) Bobby Goldsboro - Honey (3 wks)
10 (14) Reparata & Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship (5 wks)
11 (5) Cliff Richard - Congratulations (5 wks)
12 (25) The Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die (2 wks)
13 (20) Easybeats - Hello How Are You (2 wks)
14 (NE) Small Faces - Lazy Sunday (1 wk)
15 (24) Jacky - White Horses (2 wks)
16 (8) The Delfonics - La La Means I Love You (5 wks)
17 (NE) Love Affair - Rainbow Valley (1 wk)
18 (9) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty (6 wks)
19 (23) Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby (3 wks)
20 (10) Paper Dolls -Something Here In My Heart (6 wks)
21 (26) Diana Ross & Supremes - Forever Came Today (2 wks)
22 (13) Scaffold - Do You Remember (4 wks)
23 (NE) Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger & the Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire (1 wk)
24 (12) Cilla Black - Step Inside Love (6 wks)
25 (19) Gene Pitney - Somewhere In The Country (3 wks)
26 (15) Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (10 wks)
27 (18) Tom Jones - Delilah (8 wks)
28 (21) Roger Miller - Little Green Apples (4 wks)
29 (22) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (9 wks)
30 (NE) The Kinks - Wonder Boy (1 wk)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01)Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
02(02) Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You
03(04) Dionne Warwick - Valley Of The Dolls
04(03) Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go
05(05) Scaffold - Do You Remember
06(06) 1910 Fruitgum Co - Simon Says
07(25) Jacky - White Horses
08(07) Reparata & Delrons - Captain Of Your ship
09(11) Bee Gees - Jumbo
10(16) Roger Miller - Little Green Apples

11(10) Sam & Dave - I Thank You
12(12) Monkees - Valleri
13(20) Dorian Gray - I've Got You On My Mind
14(33) Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman
15(08) Paper Dolls -Something Here In My Heart
16(29) Diana Ross & Supremes - Forever Came Today
17(09) Tom Jones – Delilah
18(14) Hollies - Jennifer Eccles
19(13) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
20(15) Neil Diamond – Red Red Wine

21(26) Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - For Whom The Bell Tolls
22(23) Gene Pitney - Somewhere In The Country
23(--)Small Faces - Lazy Sunday
24(38) The Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die
25(22) Jim Reeves - Pretty Brown Eyes
26(24) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - If You Can Wait
27(18) Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby
28(34) The Easybeats - Hello How Are You
29(--)The Kinks - Wonderboy
30(17) The Beatles - Lady Madonna

31(--)Gary Puckett & Union Gap - Young Girl
32(19) Cliff Richard – Congratulations
33(40) Arthur Conley - Funky Street
34(--)Bobby Goldsboro – Honey
35(21) Showstoppers - Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty
36(--)Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger & the Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire
37(--)Love Affair - Rainbow Valley
38(27) John Rawles - If I Only Had Time
39(30) Dave Clark Five - No One Can Break A Heart Like You
40(28) PJ Proby - It's Your Day Today

[raliverpool]

20/04/1968

1 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music (8wks 36-24-17-10-5-2-2-1)

2 Bobby Goldsboro - Honey (3wks 25-8-2)
3 Tom Jones - Delilah (7wks 16-9-3-1-1-1-3)
4 Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship (5wks 24-12-8-5-4)
5 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (9wks 25-20-15-11-7-4-3-3-5)
6 Cliff Richard - Congratulations (4wks 18-6-4-6)
7 Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (5wks 40-31-20-12-7)
8 Percy Sledge - Take Time To Know Her (3wks 22-11-8)
9 James Brown - I Got The Feelin' (4wks 33-24-14-9)
10 Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby (6wks 24-11-7-5-6-10)

11 Hollies - Jennifer Eccles (2wks 15-11)
12 Laura Nyro - Stoned Soul Picnic (3wks 37-22-12)
13 Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty (5wks 36-27-17-13-13)
14 Nancy Sinatra - 100 Years (4wks 23-13-10-14)
15 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love (6wks 32-18-10-9-9-15)
16 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl (6wks 25-14-6-4-7-16)
17 Doors - The Unknown Soldier (2wks 25-17)
18 Elvis Presley - US Male (2wks 24-18)
19 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (3wks 26-20-19)
20 Aretha Franklin - Ain't No Way (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues (3wks 28-21-21)
22 Neil Diamond - Red Red Wine (2wks 27-22)
23 Easybeats - Hello How Are You (2wks 39-23)
24 Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go (2wks 26-24)
25 Small Faces - Lazy Sunday (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter (6wks 36-25-19-15-16-26)
27 Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair (Canticle) (7wks 34-29-23-20-16-18-29)
30 Jacky - White Horses (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Beatles - Lady Madonna (5wks 29-22-18-23-31)
32 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Legend Of Xanadu (9wks 9-3-2-2-1-2-7-17-32)
33 Paper Dolls - Something Here In My Heart (5wks 38-32-31-30-33)
34 Fleetwood Mac - Merry Go Round (3wks 33-29-34)
35 Monkees - Valeri (6wks 20-15-13-11-19-35)
36 Bee Gees - The Singer Sang His Song (2wks 36-36)
37 Dorian Gray - I've Got You On My Mind (2wks 31-37)
38 Jefferson Airplane - Greasy Heart (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Forever Came Today (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Bee Gees - Jumbo (1wk 40 NEW)

"Listen to the music ...." The first Retro Rewind number one by (to quote ABC's Martin Fry on "When Smokey Sings") "Sly The Original, Originator". I somehow suspect this wont be their only RR #1 hit before Sylvester Stewart's demons and drug addictions got the better of his muse.

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Otis Redding - (SITTIN 'ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY
2 [2] :: Beatles - LADY MADONNA
3 [7] :: Jackie - WHITE HORSES
4 [new] :: Aretha Franklin - COME BACK BABY {Lady Soul LP track}
5 [13] :: Aretha Franklin - SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE (SWEET SWEET BABY)
6 [new] :: Aretha Franklin - MONEY WON'T CHANGE YOU {Lady Soul LP track}
7 [4] :: Cliff Richard - CONGRATULATIONS
8 [new] :: Union Gap ft Gary Puckett - YOUNG GIRL
9 [5] :: Tom Jones - DELILAH
10 [6] :: Elvis Presley - GUITAR MAN
11 [new] :: Kinks - WONDER BOY
12 [8] :: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - IF YOU CAN WANT
13 [9] :: Eddie Floyd - BIG BIRD
14 [10] :: Wilson Pickett - SHE'S LOOKING GOOD
15 [3] :: Louis Armstrong - WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
16 [14] :: Four Tops - IF I WERE A CARPENTER
17 [new] :: Hollies - JENNIFER ECCLES
18 [11] :: The Herd - I DON'T WANT OUR LOVING TO DIE
19 [12] :: Simon & Garfunkel - SCARBOROUGH FAIR - CANTICLE
20 [20] :: Easybeats - HELLO, HOW ARE YOU


This week marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the brilliant Lady Soul LP by Aretha Franklin. Two of its singles have already come and gone, but one sees a resurgence in my chart, whilst two album cuts also enter my list, including this song which was written in 1940, and had been a Ray Charles B-side in 1954.

[o]

1 Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue
2 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Of You
3 Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
4 Beatles – Lady Madonna
5 Buddy Holly – Rave on
6 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
7 Bill Haley – Rock around the clock
8 Donovan – Jennifer Juniper
9 Sly and the Family Stone – Dance to the music
10 Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Legend Of Xanadu
11 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
12 Cliff Richard – Congratulations
13 Julie Driscoll – This wheel’s on fire
14 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
15 Tom Jones – Delilah
16 The Move - Fire Brigade
17 Fleetwood Mac – Black magic woman
18 Small Faces – Lazy Sunday
19 The Herd – I don’t want our loving to die
20 Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn

[darkstar79]

01 The Delfonics – La-La Means I Love You
02 Arthur Conley - Funky Street
03 Al Green - Don't Hurt Me No More
04 Joe Simon – (You Keep Me) Hangin' On
05 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - If You Can Wait
06 The Dells - Wear It On Our Face
07 Diana Ross & Supremes - Forever Came Today
08 Jackie - White Horses
09 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - I Promise To Wait My Love
10 Four Jacks And A Jill – Master Jack

11 Hollies - Jennifer Eccles
12 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
13 The Parliaments - Look At What I Almost Missed
14 Four Tops - If I were A Carpenter
15 Oscar Toney Jr - Never Get Enough Of Your Love
16 Bobby Taylor - Does Your Mama Know About Me
17 Dionne Warwick - Do You Know the Way to San Jose
18 The Soul Survivors - Impossible Mission (Mission Impossible)
19 Tom Jones – Delilah
20 Small Faces - Lazy Sunday

21 Jackie Wilson & Count Basie - Chain Gang
22 Reparata & Delrons - Captain Of Your ship
23 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
24 William Bell - A Tribute To A King
25 Gary Puckett & Union Gap - Young Girl
26 The Four Tops – Walk Away Renee
27 The Rascals - A Beautiful Morning
28 William Bell – Every Man Oughta Have A Woman
29 Aretha Franklin – Ain't No Way
30 Sam & Dave - I Thank You

[popchartfreak]

13th April 1968

It's a first week on top for the galloping Jackie's kiddiepop gem, making it 7 weeks in a row of one-weekers on top, The Legend Of Xanadu being the last to stay on top longer than a week (3 weeks). Highest new entry at 3 is the psychedelic pop fabulousness of a Bob Dylan cover from Julie Driscoll & co, the best of many many Dylan covers to date, and better (as usual) than his original - Wheel's On Fire. Straight in at 10 The Love Affair cover a second Robert Knight top 20 original (in these charts), and also improve on the original considerably - My Rainbow Valley is triff. Robert Knight will be back in a few weeks with another Northern Soul gem that they didn't bother to cover - oops! Wrong choice! Talking of Northern Soul, Edwin Starr sneaks in at 75 with one I don't know, but like on first hearing, and it won't be long before he will be gracing the UK singles charts with other tracks.

Gene Pitney is Somewhere In The Country of, well in the region of, the top 20, and The Fireballs re-enter after dropping out the week before now the laid-back charms of Goin' Away are putting a hook into my car singalongs. Sounds more 70's than 60's so I take that to mean it was ahead of it's time. The Small Faces enter at 45 with what is a sort of cockney novelty record, and one I liked a lot at the time, much more than most of their hits which tended to pass me by on the whole. Lazy Sunday, though, was a last burst before they fizzled out. 

At 59, it's Soul Survivors with another early Gamble & Huff Philly soul sound, and nothing to do with the TV theme, which is a relief as it's another new-to-me goodie. At 62, another 16 Big Hits track (I should recount them all, seems to be more like 26 tracks the amount of times I mention it!) and bubblegum earworm and a half: once you have heard the immortal lyric Yummy Yummy Yummy I've got love in my tummy there is no way of ever blocking it out no matter how you try. It's for life. Al Green has another obscure early soul goodie in my list, The Beach Boys return with Friends (much-needed as Brian Wilson had more-or-less retired burnt-out and mentally ill, along with the hint of genius, though it wouldnt be long before the rest of boys put in some good efforts). Curtis Mayfield and The Kinks return, and debuting at 74 it's Andy Kim with a bubblegum flop. Who he? Only the main co-songwriter of The Archies hits and album tracks, and 1974's fab Rock Me Gently which he grabbed all for himself. Get used to hearing his name frequently before year-end...yes I watched, adored, recorded, bought The Archies while I was cut off from the UK music scene in less than 18 months from this point.


1 ( 2 ) WHITE HORSES Jackie
2 ( 1 ) MONY MONY Tommy James & The Shondells
3 ( NEW ) THIS WHEEL’S ON FIRE Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity
4 ( 3 ) SUNDOWN, SUNDOWN Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
5 ( 4 ) VALLERI The Monkees
6 ( 5 ) THE LEGEND OF XANADU Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
7 ( 8 ) FOREVER CAME TODAY Diana Ross & The Supremes
8 ( 10 ) ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY Glen Campbell
9 ( 6 ) IF I WERE A CARPENTER The Four Tops
10 ( NEW ) RAINBOW VALLEY The Love Affair

11 ( 7 ) LADY MADONNA The Beatles
12 ( 9 ) HONEY Bobby Goldsboro
13 ( 11 ) DELILAH Tom Jones
14 ( 12 ) LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU The Delfonics
15 ( 17 ) ELUSIVE DREAMS Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
16 ( 13 ) YOUNG GIRL The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett
17 ( 31 ) SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY Gene Pitney
18 ( 19 ) DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE Dionne Warwick
19 ( 15 ) MASTER JACK Four Jacks And A Jill
20 ( 14 ) THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra & Chorus

21 ( 16 ) CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Andy Williams
22 ( 18 ) ALONE AGAIN OR Love
23 ( 20 ) AIN’T NO WAY Aretha Franklin
24 ( 30 ) LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS Guy Marks
25 ( 27 ) I CAN’T LET MAGGIE GO Honeybus
26 ( 26 ) IF YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVE Robert John
27 ( 23 ) SOME VELVET MORNING Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
28 ( 21 ) (SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding
29 ( 22 ) WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong
30 ( 40 ) SWEET BLINDNESS Laura Nyro

31 ( 39 ) I DON’T WANT OUR LOVING TO DIE The Herd
32 ( 29 ) WORDS The Bee Gees
33 ( 35 ) I’VE GOT YOU ON MY MIND Dorian Gray
34 ( 25 ) I’LL SAY FOREVER MY LOVE Jimmy Ruffin
35 ( 32 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
36 ( 33 ) NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues
37 ( 24 ) ME THE PEACEFUL HEART Lulu
38 ( 45 ) JENNIFER ECCLES The Hollies
39 ( RE ) GOIN’ AWAY The Fireballs
40 ( 43 ) CONGRATULATIONS Cliff Richard

41 ( 38 ) KITES Simon Dupree & The Big Sound
42 ( 28 ) IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
43 ( 61 ) THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (THE QUEST) Glen Campbell
44 ( 34 ) STEP INSIDE LOVE Cilla Black
45 ( 56 ) 100 YEARS Nancy Sinatra
46 ( 42 ) WE CAN FLY The Cowsills
47 ( 41 ) ROSIE Don Partridge
48 ( 47 ) WALK AWAY RENEE The Four Tops
49 ( 46 ) EVERLASTING LOVE The Love Affair
50 ( 48 ) FOOL ON THE HILL The Beatles

51 ( 49 ) JACKIE Scott Walker
52 ( 37 ) SOMETHING HERE IN MY HEART The Paper Dolls
53 ( NEW ) LAZY SUNDAY The Small Faces
54 ( 44 ) I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Madeline Bell
55 ( 59 ) A BEAUTIFUL MORNING The Rascals
56 ( 60 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME A LITTLE WHILE) The Isley Brothers
57 ( 53 ) WORLD The Bee Gees
58 ( 55 ) MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR The Beatles
59 ( NEW ) IMPOSSIBLE MISSION (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE) Soul Survivors
60 ( 36 ) UNWIND Ray Stevens

61 ( 58 ) DAYDREAM BELIEVER The Monkees
62 ( NEW ) YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY Ohio Express
63 ( 66 ) AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
64 ( 65 ) HELLO HOW ARE YOU The Easybeats
65 ( 67 ) ELI’S COMING Laura Nyro
66 ( NEW ) DON’T HURT ME NO MORE Al Green
67 ( 63 ) I AM THE WALRUS The Beatles
68 ( NEW ) FRIENDS The Beach Boys
69 ( 69 ) BLACK MAGIC WOMAN Fleetwood Mac
70 ( NEW ) WONDER BOY The Kinks

71 ( 50 ) THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLER’S TRAMP O.C. Smith
72 ( NEW ) WE’RE ROLLIN’ ON The Impressions featuring Curtis Mayfield
73 ( 68 ) DIFFERENT DRUM The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt
74 ( NEW ) HOW’D WE EVER GET THIS WAY Andy Kim
75 ( NEW ) I AM THE MAN YOU NEED Edwin Starr