Haven Retro Combined Chart : 03.01.1970

[smokeyb]

The first new number one of the decade is Marmalade who get their first chart topper.
Led Zeppelin slip to 2, Bobbie & Glen are up at 3, Elvis is still at 4 and Blue Mink go back up to 5.

There are 11 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Vanity Fare at number 12.

The biggest climber is Tom Jones & Nancy Sinatra who both jump up 12 places.

The biggest faller is the Beatles who drop 27 places.

03.01.1970 (Week # 01)

1 (02) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life - 98 points (31-6-2-1) 4 wks
2 (01) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love - 89 points (40-20-13-10-6-3-1-1-2) 9 wks
3 (05) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream - 87 points (31-7-7-5-3) 5 wks
4 (04) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds - 65 points (21-8-10-11-12-15-21-20-x-13-7-4-4-4-4) 14 wks
5 (08) Blue Mink - Melting Pot - 64 points (32-18-9-5-5-8-5) 7 wks
6 (07) Jackson 5 - I Want You Back - 60 points (25-9-8-7-6) 5 wks
7 (10) Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - 59 points (30-19-10-7) 4 wks
8 (03) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys - 59 points (24-8-3-2-2-3-8) 7 wks
9 (18) Beatles - Across The Universe - 49 points (30-18-9) 3 wks
10 (11) Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl - 46 points (11-10) 2 wks
11 (23) Tom Jones - Without Love - 46 points (25-15-23-11) 4 wks
12 (NE) Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a Ride - 40 points 1 wk
13 (13) Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - 39 points (18-13-13) 3 wks
14 (25) Shocking Blue - Venus - 39 points (37-25-14) 3 wks
15 (06) Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester- You Yesterday - 39 points (37-19-9-2-1-1-1-3-6-15) 10 wks
16 (19) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We'll Be Together - 34 points (40-19-19-16-17-10-19-16) 8 wks
17 (14) Cuff Links - Tracy - 33 points (40-19-23-17-20-15-17-26-17-14-14-14-14-17) 14 wks
18 (NE) Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - 29 points 1 wk
19 (17) B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - 29 points (30-27-18-12-13-17-19) 7 wks
20 (NE) Equals - Rub A Dub Dub - 27 points 1 wk
21 (33) Nancy Sinatra - Highway Song - 27 points (39-23-33-21) 4 wks
22 (20) Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One - 25 points (35-11-6-5-5-4-5-11-17-20-22) 11 wks
23 (NE) Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross - 24 points 1 wk
24 (12) Beatles - Something - 24 points (24-16-9-2-2-1-2-2-6-11-12-24) 12 wks
25 (NE) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home - 23 points 1 wk
26 (NE) Brook Benton – Rainy Night In Georgia - 23 points 1 wk
27 (NE) Lou Christie - She Sold Me Magic - 22 points 1 wk
28 (28) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River - 22 points (36-29-x-40-32-30-32-33-28-18) 9 wks
29 (NE) Leapy Lee - Good Morning - 21 points 1 wk
30 (31) Lulu - Oh Me Oh My - 21 points (37-40-31-30) 4 wks
31 (NE) Sly And The Family Stone – Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Again) - 21 points 1 wk
32 (26) Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound - 20 points (26-26-32) 3 wks
33 (16) Peter, Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane - 20 points (37-29-23-22-22-15-16-16-33) 9 wks
34 (NE) Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock 'N' Roll - 20 points 1 wk
35 (09) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - 20 points (22-14-11-15-15-23-19-20-22-30-40-x-18-11-5-7-6-6-7-10-8-9-9-35) 23 wks
36 (32) Murray Head - Superstar - 19 points (36-32-36) 3 wks
37 (RE) Beatles - Here Comes The Sun - 19 points (17-11-8-6-12-16-x-37) 7 wks
38 (NE) Marvin Gaye – How Can I Forget - 18 points 1 wk
39 (27) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well - 18 points (8-5-4-2-2-4-7-8-15-24-29-28-27-39) 14 wks
40 (15) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Onion Song - 18 points (19-10-6-8-10-12-15-40) 8 wks
40 (22) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town) - 18 points (36-25-17-16-20-22-40) 7 wks

Dropped Out
42 (37) Impressions – Wherever She Leadeth Me - 17 points (37)
44 (36) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son - 17 points (38-35-27-27-36)
45 (34) Archie Bell & The Drells - Here I Go Again - 16 points (29-28-27-33-32-35-31-34)
46 (21) Archies - Sugar, Sugar - 16 points (36-19-16-19-16-20-24-40-21-15-12-11-10-9-7-16-12-10-4-3-3-4-7-9-13-19-22-21)
47 (35) Bobby Womack – How I Miss You Baby - 15 points (35-35)
48 (24) Mama Cass – Make Your Own Kind Of Music - 15 points (33-34-27-18-15-14-15-18-21-24)
51 (30) Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do - 13 points (28-14-9-9-6-10-10-13-12-26-28-24-29-30)
52 (38) Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed - 13 points (40-38)
56 (29) Beatles - The Abbey Road Medley (Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End) - 12 points (38-26-25-29)
58 (39) Dells – When I’m In Your Arms - 11 points (30-31-28-34-36-33-32-39)
- (40) Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher - 0 points (28-23-14-11-12-13-13-12-26-24-x-40)

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


I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 10.01.1970
1 (1) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (8 wk) (#1)
2 (2) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (13 wk) (# 2)
3 (5) Blue Mink - Melting Pot (9 wk) (# 3)
4 (9) Cufflinks - Tracy (7 wk) (# 4)
5 (7) Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Dream (6 wk) (# 7)
6 (3) Archies - Sugar Sugar (14 wk) (#1)
7 (4) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (7 wk) (# 4)
8 (12) Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock 'N' Roll (6 wk) (# 8)
9 (6) Stevie Wonder - Yesterme Yesteryou Yesterday (9 wk) (# 2)
10 (16) Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (14 wk) (#9)
11 (11) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (9 wk) (# 9)
12 (13) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town) (10 wk) (#12)
13 (10) Tom Jones - Without Love (5 wk) (#10)
14 (8) Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love (9 wk) (#7)
15 (14) Tremeloes - Call Me Number One (11 wk) (# 2)
16 (30) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life (4 wk) (# 16)
17 (17) Jim Reeves - But You Love Me Daddy (6 wk) (#17)
18 (21) Beatles - Something/Come Together (10 wk) (# 4)
19 (47) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home (4 wk) (# 19)
20 (29) Cilla Black - If I'd Thought You'd Change Your Mind (5 wk)(#20)
21 (26) Nancy Sinatra - Highway Song (7 wk) (#21)
22 (22) Cliff Richard - With The Eyes Of A Child (6 wk) (#20)
23 (19) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (9 wk) (# 19)
24 (27) Diana Ross & Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (5 wk) (#24)
25 (35) Georgie Fame - Seventh Son (5 wk) (#25)
26 (15) Malcolm Roberts - Love Is All (8 wk) (#12)
27 (32) Lou Christie - She Sold Me Magic (3 wk) (# 27)
28 (20) Karen Young - Nobody's Child (19 wk) (#6)
29 (NE) Leapy Lee - Good Morning (1 wk) (#29)
30 (18) Des O'Connor - Lonelines (7 wk) (#18)
31 (NE) Chicago - I'm a Man (1 wk) (# 31)
32 (37) Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a Ride (3 wk) (# 32)
33 (NE) Badfinger - Come And Get It (1 wk) (# 33)
34 (31) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (15 wk) (#2)
35 (24) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (12 wk) (#6)
36 (NE) Jonathan King - Let It All Hang Out (1 wk) (#36)
37 (42) Frank Sinatra - My Way (41 wk) (#5)
38 (23) Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (11 wk) (#7)
39 (25) Frank Sinatra - Love's Been Good To Me (15 wk) (#8)
40 (RE) Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket (11 wk) (#21)
41 (NE) Melodians - Sweet Sensation (1 wk) (#41)
42 (NE) Desmond Dekker & Aces - Pickney Gal (1 wk) (#42)
43 (28) Upsetters - Return Of Django/Dollar In The Teeth (15 wk) (#5)
44 (38) Scaffold - Gin Gan Goolie (11 wk) (# 38)
45 (NE) Arrival - Friends (1 wk) (# 45)
46 (41) The Equals - Rub A Dub Dub (3 wk) (# 41)
47 (36) Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (19 wk) (#4)
48 (NE) Kinks - Victoria (1 wk) (# 48)
49 (44) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother (15 wk) (#3)
50 (NE) Sasha Distel - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (1 wk) (#50)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 8-1-70:   Presenter:  Tony Blackburn

(1) ROLF HARRIS – Two Little Boys  (and charts)
(16) MARMALADE – Reflections Of My Life  
(4) CUFFLINKS – Tracy  
(12) ROGER WHITTAKER – Durham Town (The Leavin’)
(NEW) EDISON LIGHTHOUSE – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
(NEW) DALIAH LAVI – Love’s Song
(20) CILLA BLACK – If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind  
(1) ROLF HARRIS – Two Little Boys

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
02(20) The Carpenters – Ticket To Ride
03(09) Lou Christie – She Sold Me Magic
04(02) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream
05(03) Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
06(12) Vanity Fare – Hitchin’ A Ride
07(04) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We’ll Be Together
08(05) Cilla Black – If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind
09(11) The Equals – Rub A Dub Dub
10(06) Tom Jones – Without Love

11(16) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home
12(08) Cliff Richard – With The Eyes Of A Child
13(07) Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
14(--) The Kinks – Victoria
15(10) Rolf Harris – Two Little Boys
16(--) Arrival – Friends
17(--) Badfinger – Come And Get It
18(14) Leapy Lee - Good Morning
19(15) Stevie Wonder – Yester-me Yester-you Yesterday
20(--) Chicago – I’m A Man

21(--) Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Pickney Gal
25(--) Sasha Distel – Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

32(--) The Melodians – Sweet Sensation
36(--) Jonathan King – Let It All Hang Out

[raliverpool]

10/01/1970

01 Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (3wks 15-2-1)

02 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (6wks 22-12-6-3-3-2)
03 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (6wks 21-10-7-5-5-3)
04 Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (4wks 9-1-1-4)
05 King Crimson - Epitaph (4wks 24-12-6-5)
06 Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry - All I Have To Do Is Dream (4wks 17-10-7-6)
07 Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross (3wks 18-10-7)
08 BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (6wks 18-5-2-2-4-8)
09 Shocking Blue - Venus (3wks 23-17-9)
10 Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (6wks 26-22-16-14-12-10)

11 Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post (5wks 30-19-13-11-11)
12 Blue Mink - Melting Pot (6wks 24-16-10-8-8-12)
13 Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (2wks 18-13)
14 Led Zeppelin - What Is and What Should Never Be (2wks 26-14)
15 Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life (1wk 15 NEW)
16 Tommy Roe - Jam Up Jelly Tight (4wks 32-25-19-16)
17 Beatles - The Abbey Road Medley (7wks 18-3-1-1-4-9-17)
18 Frank Zappa - Peaches en Regalia (2wks 31-18)
19 Neil Diamond - Holly Holy (7wks 32-20-15-12-11-13-19)
20 Rod Stewart - Handbags and Gladrags (2wks 28-20)

21 Tom Jones - Without Love (There Is Nothing) (3wks 28-22-21)
22 Crow - Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me (4wks 36-27-20-22)
23 Delaney & Bonnie - Comin' Home (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (8wks 24-17-12-6-5-7-14-25)
26 Tim Buckley - Blue Melody (4wks 37-31-27-26)
27 Stevie Wonder - Yester Me Yester You Yesterday (8wks 18-11-9-4-4-9-16-27)
28 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (5wks 38-30-20-21-28)
29 Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (9wks 21-11-5-2-2-3-6-15-30)

31 Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock'n'Roll (5wks 27-25-22-24-31)
32 Bobby Sherman - La La La (3wks 40-34-32)
33 Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (6wks 28-19-15-16-23-33)
34 Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Change Your Mind (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Santana - Soul Sacrifice (6wks 32-23-21-21-25-35)
36 Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band - She Belongs To Me (2wks 38-36)
37 Kinks - Victoria (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Syd Barrett - Dark Globe (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Melodians - Sweet Sensation (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Pickney Gal (1wk 40 NEW)

Had (the equivalent of) streaming existed then this George Harrison penned track from Abbey Road written in Eric Clapton's garden would have been a huge hit at the turn of the decade. Globally, this track picked up radio airplay in the run up to/the beginning of the new decade due to its lyrics and its futuristic (at the time) production. Famously, John Lennon did not contribute to the track as he thought it was too slight (although he later changed his mind admitting it was "a grower"), and was recovering from a car crash, but he rejected the opportunity to overdub a rhythm guitar and backing harmony vocals.

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Mark's Top 40 - 10.01.1970

1 (03) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
2 (07) Blue Mink - Melting Pot
3 (02) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
4 (06) Cufflinks - Tracy
5 (01) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
6 (05) The Archies - Sugar Sugar
7 (09) Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love
8 (21) Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Change Your Mind
9 (04) Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester-You Yester-Day
10 (08) Tremeloes - Call Me Number One 
11 (10) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town)
12 (11) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
13 (12) Beatles - Something
14 (13) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song
15 (14) Harry J Allstars - The Liquidator
16 (15) Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
17 (16) Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket
18 (17) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well
19 (18) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People
20 (19) Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile
21 (20) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream
22 (22) Tom Jones - Without Love
23 (New) Badfinger - Come and Get It
24 (32) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
25 (24) Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
26 (25) Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times
27 (New) Jonathan King - Let It All Hang Out
28 (26) Des O' Connor - Loneliness
29 (27) Creedance Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
30 (28) David Bowie - Space Oddity
31 (29) Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place
32 (30) Joe Cocker - Delta Lady
33 (31) Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl
34 (23) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
35 (33) Equals - Viva Bobby Joe
36 (New) Vanity Fare - Hitchin' A Ride
37 (35) Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember
38 (36) Marvin Gaye – Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
39 (New) Arrival - Friends
40 (34) Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je T'aime

[Earl Purple]

The top 2 there were the same as in my chart last week

1 ( 1 ) Reflections Of My Life - Marmalade < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 4 ) Venus - Shocking Blue
3 ( 6 ) Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fare
4 ( 2 ) Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (#1[2])
5 ( 3 ) I Want You Back - Jackson Five (#3)
6 ( 7 ) Good Morning - Leapy Lee
7 ( 10 ) Rub A Dub Dub - Equals
8 ( 5 ) If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - Cilla Black (#5)
9 ( -- ) Come And Get It - Badfinger
10 ( 9 ) La La La - Bobby Sherman (#9)

11 ( 11 ) Love Will Find A Way - Jackie DeShannon
12 ( 8 ) Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul & Mary (#1[3])
13 ( 18 ) Jingle Jangle - Archies
14 ( 23 ) She Sold Me Magic - Lou Christie
15 ( 12 ) Melting Pot - Blue Mink (#3)
16 ( 17 ) With The Eyes Of A Child - Cliff Richard
17 ( 15 ) Highway Song - Nancy Sinatra (#14)
18 ( -- ) Victoria - Kinks
19 ( 20 ) Ain't It Funky Now - James Brown
20 ( 14 ) Raindrops Keep Fallin' In My Head - B.J. Thomas (#4)

21 ( -- ) Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
22 ( 19 ) But You Love Me Daddy - Jim Reeves (#19)
23 ( 13 ) The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#2[2])
24 ( 16 ) Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me - Crow (#9)
25 ( 26 ) Heaven Knows - Grass Roots
26 ( -- ) Friends - Arrival
27 ( 25 ) I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City - Nilsson (#25)
28 ( 21 ) Make Your Own Kind Of Music - Mama Cass (#14)
29 ( 29 ) Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher
30 ( 22 ) Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes (#6)

31 ( 33 ) Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#27)
32 ( 24 ) Up The Cripple Creek - Band (#18)
33 ( -- ) Arizona Mark Lindsay
34 ( 31 ) Groovy Grubworm - Harlow Wilcox & The Oakies (#21)
35 ( 30 ) Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (#15)
36 ( 28 ) Winter World Of Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (#10)
37 ( 27 ) Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris (#7)
38 ( 34 ) Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) - Lulu (#30)
39 ( -- ) Sweet Sensation - Melodians
40 ( 38 ) Here Comes The Star - Herman's Hermits (#21)

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-- ( 32 ) (Call Me) Number One - Tremeloes (#1[3])
-- ( 35 ) Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#5)
-- ( 36 ) Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday - Stevie Wonder (#6)
-- ( 37 ) Something - Beatles (#1[1])
-- ( 39 ) Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves (#5)
-- ( 40 ) Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim (#19)
-- ( -- ) She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - Joe Cocker
-- ( -- ) Pickney Gal - Desmond Dekker
-- ( -- ) Thank You - Sly & The Family Stone

The Melodians enter at #39 but are more famous for a song they did that was later covered by Boney M. Their version was in 1970 so I wonder if we'll see anyone chart it.

A number of songs that were later covered. Victoria was later covered by The Fall. Two other entries are covers, Badfinger doing a Lennon-McCartney song and Eddie Holman a cover of Ruby & The Romantics 1963 hit.

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life (4 wks)
2 (5) Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a Ride (3 wks)
3 (2) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (8 wks)
4 (3) Cufflinks - Tracy (8 wks)
5 (4) Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Dream (6 wks)
6 (11) Lou Christie - She Sold Me Magic (3 wks)
7 (12) Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl (4 wks)
8 (6) Tom Jones - Without Love (5 wks)
9 (15) The Equals - Rub A Dub Dub (3 wks)
10 (NE) Badfinger - Come And Get It (1 wk)
11 (10) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home (4 wks)
12 (7) Blue Mink - Melting Pot (9 wks)
13 (8) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (9 wks)
14 (9) Tremeloes - Call Me Number One (11 wks)
15 (13) Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock 'N' Roll (6 wks)
16 (14) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (8 wks)
17 (NE) Chicago - I'm a Man (1 wk)
18 (17) Stevie Wonder - Yesterme Yesteryou Yesterday (9 wks)
19 (18) Beatles - Something (10 wks)
20 (NE) Arrival - Friends (1 wk)
21 (16) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (7 wks)
22 (19) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (9 wks)
23 (20) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (13 wks)
24 (21) Beatles - Come Together (10 wks)
25 (NE) Kinks - Victoria (1 wk)
26 (22) Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey (11 wks)
27 (23) Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (11 wks)
28 (24) Archies - Sugar Sugar (14 wks)
29 (NE) Leapy Lee - Good Morning (1 wk)

30 (NE) Sacha Distel - Raindrops keep falling on my Head (1 wk)

[darkstar79]

01 The Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (2 wks)
02 Eddie Holman – Hey There Lonely Girl (3 wks)
03 Marvin Gaye – How Can I Forget (2 wks)
04 The Impressions – Wherever She Leadeth Me (3 wks)
05 Sly And The Family Stone – Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) (2 wks)
06 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Pickney Gal (1 wk)
07 Della Reese – Compared To What (2 wks)
08 Bobby Womack – How I Miss You Baby (4 wks)
09 Four Tops – Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me (5 wks)
10 The Four Tops – Do What You Gotta Do (16 wks)

11 Luther Ingram – My Honey And Me (2 wks)
12 Dyke And The Blazers – You Are My Sunshine (1 wk)
13 Brook Benton – Rainy Night In Georgie (2 wks)
14 Dells – When I’m In Your Arms (10 wks)
15 Dusty Springfield – A Brand New Me (10 wks)
16 The Sweet Inspiration – (Gotta Find) A Brand New Lover (Part I) (3 wks)
17 The Carpenters – Ticket To Ride (2 wks)
18 Joe Simon – Moon Walk (2 wks)
19 Johnny Adams – Proud Woman (2 wks)
20 Jimmy Ruffin – Farewell Is A Lonely Sound (4 wks)

21 The Street People – Jennifer Tomkins (4 wks)
22 Candi Staton – I’m Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Loving) (4 wks)
23 Betty Everett – Been A Long Time (4 wks)
24 Marlena Shaw – California Soul (14 wks)
25 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Tarrell – What You Gave Me (6 wks)
26 Tom Jones – Without Love (There Is Nothing) (5 wks)
27 Marv Johnson – I Miss You (Baby) (12 wks)
28 Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We'll Be Together (9 wks)
29 Petula Clark – No One Better Than You (9 wks)
30 Gloria Taylor – You Got To Pay The Price (9 wks)

[o]

Think I'll freeze mine thanks.

[popchartfreak]

3rd January 1970

It's straight in at 1 for a track I loved in Singapore days, Edison Lighthouse was pretty much a Tony Macauley song and project fronted by singer Tony Burrows who will be performing a mini-invasion under various group names in early 1970, and the song was originally done by Jefferson. This fab lush pop confection, though, still stands up as a great pop record, albeit instantly sabotaged by Tony Burrows leaving to front his other hitmaking tags, White Plains, Brotherhood Of Man (all 3 famously on the same episode of Top Of The Pops) and later The Pipkins adding to his earlier incarnations as The Ivy League, The Flowerpot Men, and his later fab hit as First Class in 1974. Not that Macauley had much to worry about, he'd already co-written big hits for The Foundations, Marmalade, Long John Baldry, Scott Walker and would go on to co-write endless hits right through to David Soul.

The Delfonics get a 3rd top 10, Tommy James a penultimate top 20, The 5th Dimension add to their total too, and Louis Armstrong gets a 2nd and last. It's 2 new entries from Glen Campbell's new album, Honey Come Back was the Jimmy Webb song that I was mad on that summer - friends of my mum and dad, Irvin & Mary, had the album which I was keen to play when we visited their house on RAF Changi camp, and which was the first album I asked for a present - happily mum and dad couldn't find it and I got the much-better This Is Glen Campbell instead. His version of Both Sides Now was also on the album, and is the first version I knew (my "original" version) so I tend to opt for this one, here in at 21, the 3rd version to chart to date.

The Archies enter at 37 with their fab little rifftastic new TV theme tune, Get On The Line is better than the official single Jingle Jangle, and is the best track on the new album. Jonathan King covers Let It All Hang Out, kickstarting his new career as record label mogul specialising in quirky covers of US or European hits that stiffed in the UK, Chairmen Of The Board debut with the soul classic Give Me Just A Little More Time, which Kylie would one day have a crack at to lesser effect, The Temptations return with another fab funk track that I grew to love following a prominent feature on 80's fab TV show Moonlighting for Psychedelic Shack - star Bruce Willis clearly a big fan as he had a hit cover with the actual Temptations themselves. Finally, the old Frankie Laine huge hit returns in a souped-up version of Answer Me giving The Happenings a second entry, and Barbara Dickson an idea for a future career-starter.


1 ( NEW ) LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) Edison Lighthouse # 1
2 ( 2 ) SUPERSTAR Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers # 2
3 ( 1 ) REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade # 1
4 ( 8 ) MANY RIVERS TO CROSS Jimmy Cliff # 4
5 ( 3 ) HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman # 3
6 ( 7 ) ACROSS THE UNIVERSE The Beatles # 6
7 ( 12 ) DIDN’T I (BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME) The Delfonics # 7
8 ( 5 ) HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell & The Drells # 1
9 ( 9 ) NO TIME The Guess Who # 9
10 ( 4 ) ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell # 4

11 ( 6 ) FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin # 6
12 ( 47 ) SHE Tommy James & The Shondells # 12
13 ( 25 ) TICKET TO RIDE The Carpenters # 13
14 ( 11 ) TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris # 3
15 ( 15 ) LADY-O The Turtles # 15
16 ( 14 ) IF I THOUGHT YOU’D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Cilla Black # 14
17 ( 13 ) I WANT YOU BACK The Jackson 5 # 4
18 ( 27 ) BLOWIN’ AWAY The 5th Dimension # 18
19 ( 10 ) OH ME OH MY (I’M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) Lulu # 10
20 ( 28 ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong # 20

21 ( NEW ) BOTH SIDES NOW Glen Campbell # 21
22 ( 17 ) THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA Harve Presnell # 1
23 ( 16 ) DURHAM TOWN (THE LEAVIN’) Roger Whittaker # 8
24 ( 22 ) I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Bobbie Gentry # 1
25 ( 21 ) THEME FROM “MIDNIGHT COWBOY” John Barry # 1
26 ( 18 ) WAND’RIN’ STAR Lee Marvin # 2
27 ( 23 ) HE AIN’T HEAVY...HE’S MY BROTHER The Hollies # 1
28 ( 45 ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger # 28
29 ( 24 ) RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas # 8
30 ( NEW ) HONEY COME BACK Glen Campbell # 30

31 ( 20 ) WHICH WAY YOU GOING BILLY? The Poppy Family featuring Terry Jacks # 20
32 ( 19 ) VENUS Shocking Blue # 10
33 ( 37 ) WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING) Tom Jones # 33
34 ( 41 ) HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD The Lovelites # 34
35 ( 26 ) SHE SOLD ME MAGIC Lou Christie # 26
36 ( 42 ) GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I GOT Marvin Gaye # 36
37 ( NEW ) GET ON THE LINE The Archies # 37
38 ( 40 ) HITCHIN’ A RIDE Vanity Fare # 38
39 ( 48 ) DARLING DEAR Smokey Robinson & The Miracles # 39
40 ( 34 ) NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam # 3

41 ( 31 ) YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder # 6
42 ( 32 ) (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE The Tremeloes # 4
43 ( 29 ) JINGLE JANGLE The Archies # 29
44 ( 30 ) GIMME SHELTER The Rolling Stones # 30
45 ( 33 ) MAYBE The Chantels # 33
46 ( NEW ) LET IT ALL HANG OUT Jonathan King # 46
47 ( 35 ) I GUESS THE LORD MUST BE IN NEW YORK CITY Nilsson # 9
48 ( 49 ) THE THRILL IS GONE B. B. King # 48
49 ( 46 ) AM I THE SAME GIRL Dusty Springfield # 1
50 ( 50 ) RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Brook Benton # 50

51 ( 44 ) TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS Glen Campbell # 4
52 ( NEW ) GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME Chairmen Of The Board # 52
53 ( 36 ) LITTLE GREEN BAG George Baker Selection # 20
54 ( 43 ) SOMETHING The Beatles # 6
55 ( 62 ) FRIENDS Arrival # 55
56 ( NEW ) PSYCHEDELIC SHACK The Temptations # 56
57 ( 58 ) POOR RAMASES The Pioneers # 57
58 ( 59 ) I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick # 58
59 ( 60 ) EVERYBODY IS A STAR Sly & The Family Stone # 59
60 ( 38 ) JAM UP JELLY TIGHT Tommy Roe # 38

61 ( 52 ) WHEREVER SHE LEADETH ME The Impressions featuring Curtis Mayfield # 52
62 ( 39 ) WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin # 20
63 ( 57 ) THE OLD MAN’S BACK AGAIN Scott Walker # 57
64 ( 75 ) THE GHETTO Donny Hathaway # 64
65 ( 65 ) SEVENTH SON Georgie Fame # 65
66 ( 66 ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Lenny Welch # 66
67 ( 51 ) WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff # 15
68 ( 70 ) MY HONEY AND ME Luther Ingram # 68
69 ( 55 ) LEAVING ON A JET PLANE Peter, Paul & Mary # 13
70 ( 71 ) THANK YOU (FALETTINME BE MICE ELF AGAIN) Sly & The Family Stone # 70

71 ( 73 ) RUBBERNECKIN’ Elvis Presley # 71
72 ( 74 ) BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Melanie # 72
73 ( NEW ) SWEET SENSATION The Melodians # 73
74 ( 56 ) HERE COMES THE SUN The Beatles # 9
75 ( NEW ) ANSWER ME, MY LOVE The Happenings # 75


3rd Jan Wot I Liked Then
1 ( 1 ) TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris
2 ( 3 ) (ALL I HAVE TO DO IS) DREAM Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry
3 ( 2 ) SUGAR SUGAR The Archies
4 ( 4 ) REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade
5 ( 6 ) JINGLE JANGLE The Archies
6 ( 7 ) SOMETHING The Beatles
7 ( 8 ) RUBY DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
8 ( 5 ) SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley
9 ( 9 ) YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder
10 ( NEW ) SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross And The Supremes

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Elvis Presley - SUSPICIOUS MINDS
2 [new] :: Kinks - VICTORIA
3 [2] :: Rolling Stones - GIMME SHELTER {Let It Bleed LP track}
4 [3] :: Beatles - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE {No-One's Gonna Change Our World LP track}
5 [4] :: Diana Ross & Supremes - SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER
6 [6] :: Brook Benton - RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA
7 [5] :: Tom Jones - WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING)
8 [8] :: Nancy Sinatra - THE HIGHWAY SONG
9 [new] :: Melodians - SWEET SENSATION
10 [7] :: Blue Mink - MELTING POT
11 [new] :: BJ Thomas - RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD
12 [9] :: Dave Clark Five - GOOD OLD ROCK'N'ROLL
13 [12] :: Merle Haggard - OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE
14 [10] :: Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
15 [14] :: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - COMIN' HOME
16 [13] :: Jay & the Americans - WALKIN' IN THE RAIN
17 [11] :: Rolling Stones - LET IT BLEED {Let It Bleed LP track}
18 [new] :: Badfinger - COME AND GET IT
19 [16] :: Sly & the Family Stone - THANK YOU (FALETTIN ME BE MICE ELF AGAIN)
20 [15] :: Dionne Warwick - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN

[Earl Purple]

Jan 6, 2020 13:43:41 GMT 1 popchartfreak said:

3rd January 1970

It's straight in at 1 for a track I loved in Singapore days, Edison Lighthouse was pretty much a Tony Macauley song and project fronted by singer Tony Burrows who will be performing a mini-invasion under various group names in early 1970, and the song was originally done by Jefferson. This fab lush pop confection, though, still stands up as a great pop record, albeit instantly sabotaged by Tony Burrows leaving to front his other hitmaking tags, White Plains, Brotherhood Of Man (all 3 famously on the same episode of Top Of The Pops) and later The Pipkins adding to his earlier incarnations as The Ivy League, The Flowerpot Men, and his later fab hit as First Class in 1974. Not that Macauley had much to worry about, he'd already co-written big hits for The Foundations, Marmalade, Long John Baldry, Scott Walker and would go on to co-write endless hits right through to David Soul.

John Carter was the original lead singer of The Ivy League but when he left (working in part with Geoff Stephens and sang on Winchester Cathedral). Carter then formed The Flowerpot Men but it was really session musicians and Burrows was brought in to sing lead vocals on the song "Let's Go To San Francisco". As flower-power had come to an end the record label didn't think the name was appropriate anymore and they kind of changed to White Plains. Burrows remained to do lead vocals on the songs recorded in 1969 then left to do other stuff like sing with Edison Lighthouse.

Appears he was mostly a session musician singer who performed songs by some of the big songwriters of the time (Carter, Stephens, Macaulay, Cook/Greenaway) but didn't ever really stay around to be a full member of a band (possibly didn't like touring?). He did appear on TOTP though miming to all 3 of the hits in the chart.

[musicchronicle]

popchartfreak and Earl Purple, I am sorry to report that the widely quoted triple appearance of Tony Burrows on a single episode of Top Of The Pops is a myth.

Brotherhood Of Man's debut appearance on TOTP was on Thursday 29th January 1970.   This was Edison Lighthouse's first week at #1, so Burrows scored a double that week.

The following week was Edison Lighthouse only.

12th February featured White Plains and Edison Lighthouse, but no BHOM.

19th was BHOM's turn alongside Edison Lighthouse, but no White Plains.

26th reverted to White Plains and Edison Lighthouse, and this was the latter's final week at the top.

All three were in the Top 10 simultaneously, on the chart dated w/e 28th February (EL @ #1, WP @ #9 and BHOM @ #10), so it is understandable how the story arose. 

[popchartfreak]

someone should alter the wikipedia entry

I was out the country at the time so can't say one way or the other. None of them were on Singapore TV....!

[o]

1 Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
2 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
3 Beatles - Across The Universe
4 Shocking Blue - Venus
5 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
6 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
7 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
8 Carpenters – Ticket To Ride
9 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
10 Badfinger – Come And Get It
11 Kinks – Victoria
12 Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester- You Yesterday
13 Beatles - Something
14 Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
15 Blue Mink - Melting Pot
16 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream
17 Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
18 Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross
19 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
20 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well

[Earl Purple]

Jan 13, 2020 11:03:55 GMT 1 o said:

1 Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
2 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
3 Beatles - Across The Universe
4 Shocking Blue - Venus
5 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
6 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
7 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
8 Carpenters – Ticket To Ride
9 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
10 Badfinger – Come And Get It
11 Kinks – Victoria
12 Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester- You Yesterday
13 Beatles - Something
14 Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
15 Blue Mink - Melting Pot
16 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream
17 Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
18 Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross
19 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
20 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well

have you posted this in the wrong week? 

The latest one is here