Haven Retro Combined Chart : 28.11.1970

[smokeyb]

Week number 5 at the top for T Rex, as Dave Edmunds moves up to number 2. Jimi Hendrix slips to 3

Neil Diamond falls to 4 and McGuiness Flint are up to number 5.



There are 5 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Elvis Presley at number 21.



The biggest climber is Stevie Wonder who jumps up 20 places to number 10.



The biggest faller is Melanie who falls 30 places.


28.11.1970 (Week # 48)


1 (01) T. Rex - Ride A White Swan - 135 points (2-1-1-1-1-1) 6 wks

2 (05) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking - 124 points (5-2) 2 wks

3 (02) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child - 93 points (8-2-2-3) 4 wks

4 (03) Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie - 71 points (16-16-16-15-11-13-18-20-x-12-4-3-4) 12 wks

5 (24) McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone - 60 points (24-5) 2 wks

6 (04) Edwin Starr – War - 57 points (23-24-24-19-19-20-19-17-21-35-40-x-19-4-3-3-4-5) 17 wks

7 (17) Badfinger - No Matter What - 48 points (37-31-37-36-38-17-7) 7 wks

8 (10) Detroit Spinners - It's A Shame - 45 points (40-38-21-20-24-28-37-x-37-30-34-38-x-10-8) 13 wks

9 (13) Supremes - Stoned Love - 45 points (35-13-9-13-9) 5 wks

10 (30) Stevie Wonder - Heaven Help Us All - 42 points (30-10) 2 wks

11 (14) CCS - Whole Lotta Love - 41 points (32-12-14-11) 4 wks

12 (21) Jackson 5 - I'll Be There - 40 points (29-21-17-15-13-10-11-19-28-x-21-12) 11 wks

13 (08) Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & ft David Cassidy - I Think I Love You - 40 points (30-26-22-15-18-19-17-18-12-5-7-8-13) 13 wks

14 (16) James Taylor - Fire & Rain - 36 points (40-29-19-13-16-14) 6 wks

15 (06) Christie - San Bernadino - 34 points (23-20-15-8-6-15) 6 wks

16 (32) Chairmen of the Board - You Got Me Dangling On a String - 30 points (32-16) 2 wks

17 (07) Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock - 26 points (38-39-x-24-6-1-1-1-2-2-5-7-17) 12 wks

18 (23) Eric Clapton – After Midnight - 25 points (23-18) 2 wks

19 (09) Jimmy Ruffin – It’s Wonderful To Be Loved By You - 25 points (21-10-4-6-9-19) 6 wks

20 (11) Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart - 25 points (23-17-16-11-20) 5 wks

21 (NE) Elvis Presley – I’ve Lost You - 24 points 1 wk

22 (29) Santana - Black Magic Woman - 22 points (29-22) 2 wks

23 (37) Aretha Franklin - Border Song (Holy Moses) - 21 points (33-37-23) 3 wks

24 (18) Status Quo - In My Chair - 21 points (18-24) 2 wks

25 (40) Bee Gees - Lonely Days - 20 points (40-25) 2 wks

26 (22) Curtis Mayfield – (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go - 20 points (22-26) 2 wks

27 (15) Four Tops – Still Water - 20 points (18-19-21-23-26-20-8-3-3-3-7-14-15-27) 14 wks

28 (25) Van Morrison - Into The Mystic - 20 points (40-31-25-28) 4 wks

29 (28) Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - 19 points (18-18-16-16-15-25-25-28-33-28-28-25-25-26-24-28-27-28-27-25-28-25-27-24-21-23-24-26-30-28-29-28-29-26-27-29-25-26-27-27-24-29-29-31-31-24-28-29) 48 wks

30 (NE) Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York - 19 points 1 wk

31 (31) Al Green – I Can’t Get Next To You - 18 points (27-30-20-31-31) 5 wks

32 (NE) Bob Dylan - If Not For You - 18 points 1 wk

33 (26) Santana - Samba Pa Ti - 18 points (32-26-33) 3 wks

34 (27) Cat Stevens – Father And Son - 17 points (23-27-34) 3 wks

35 (NE) Derek & The Dominoes - Layla - 17 points 1 wk

36 (RE) Who - See Me, Feel Me - 17 points (40-22-17-x-36) 4 wks

37 (40) Delfonics – When You Get Right Down To It - 16 points (27-27-30-31-26-30-32-36-37-34-40-37) 12 wks

38 (NE) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord - 16 points 1 wk

39 (20) James Brown - Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine - 16 points (30-23-16-17-25-x-22-15-7-8-10-15-20-39) 13 wks

40 (38) Roger Whittaker - New World In The Morning - 16 points (36-20-15-25-30-38-40) 7 wks

40 (40) Van Morrison - Domino - 16 points (40-37-40-40) 4 wks

40 (12) White Plains – Julie Do Ya Love Me - 16 points (32-14-10-12-40) 5 wks



Dropped Out

44 (33) Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee - 15 points (36-33)

45 (19) Anne Murray - Snowbird - 14 points (26-25-27-29-30-35-39-37-22-23-22-24-33-x-24-19-19)

51 (35) Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down - 14 points (35)

52 (36) Python Lee Jackson ft Rod Stewart - In A Broken Dream - 14 points (29-36)

64 (34) Melanie - Ruby Tuesday - 10 points (40-16-11-11-10-7-9-18-34)

66 (39) Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man - 9 points (39)

- (40) New Seekers – Look what they’ve done to my song ma - 0 points (26-29-28-40)

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


I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 04.12.1970

1 (1) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (3 wk) (#1)
2 (2) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (5 wk) (# 1)
3 (5) Neil Diamond - Cracklin Rosie (5 wk) (# 3)
4 (3) Don Fardon - Indian Reservation (9 wk) (# 3)
5 (16) Chairmen of the Board - You Got Me Dangling On a String (4 wk) (# 5)
6 (24) McGuinness Flint - When I`m Dead And Gone (3 wk) (# 6)
7 (7) T.Rex - Ride A White Swan (7 wk) (# 7)
8 (10) White Plains - Julie Do Ya Love Me (7 wk) (# 8)
9 (9) Elvis Presley - I've Lost You (4 wk) (# 9)
10 (12) Jimmy Ruffin - It's Wonderful To Be Loved By You (8 wk) (# 6)
11 (4) Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock (11 wk) (# 1)
12 (23) Gerry Monroe - My Prayer (4 wk) (# 12)
13 (6) Edwin Starr - War (7 wk) (# 3)
14 (11) Christie - San Bernadino (8 wk) (# 7)
15 (26) The Jackson 5 - I'll Be There (3 wk) (# 15)
16 (8) Clarence Carter - Patches (9 wk) (# 2)
17 (17) Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man (3 wk) (# 17)
18 (18) Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe (3 wk) (# 18)
19 (13) CCS - Whole Lotta Love (6 wk) (# 13)
20 (14) Melanie - Ruby Tuesday (11 wk) (# 9)
21 (15) The Rattles - The Witch (10 wk) (# 8)
22 (20) Roger Whittaker - New World In The Morning (9 wk) (# 17)
23 (21) Status Quo - In My Chair (5 wk) (# 21)
24 (34) Herman's Hermits - Lady Barbara (4 wk) (# 24)
25 (33) Frank Sinatra - My Way (80 wk) (#5)
26 (32) Detroit Spinners - It's A Shame (4 wk) (# 25)
27 (45) Johnny Johnson & Bandwagon - Blame it on the Pony Express (2 wk) (#27)
28 (22) Tremeloes - Me And My Life (12 wk) (# 4)
29 (25) Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (14 wk) (#1)
30 (48) Gilbert O' Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed (2 wk) (# 30)
31 (28) Deep Purple - Black Night (16 wk) (#2)
32 (47) Clive Dunn - Grandad (2 wk) (# 32)
33 (35) Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You (14 wk) (# 6)
34 (29) Des O'Connor - The Tip Of My Fingers (11 wk) (#15)
35 (NE) Ken Dodd - Broken Hearted (1 wk) (# 35)
36 (19) Mary Hopkin - Think About Your Children (6 wk) (# 19)
37 (44) Freda Payne - Deeper & Deeper (3 wk) (# 37)
38 (27) Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down (5 wk) (# 27)
39 (31) Anne Murray - Snowbird (7 wk) (# 27)
40 (50) Stevie Wonder - Heaven, Help Us All (3 wk) (# 40)
41 (37) Mick Jagger - Memo From Turner (4 wk) (# 32)
42 (30) Black Sabbath - Paranoid (15 wk) (#4)
43 (40) The Dave Clark Five - More Good Old Rock N Roll (5 wk) (# 34)
44 (NE) Bee Gees - Lonely Days (1 wk) (# 44)
45 (36) The Temptations - Ball of Confusion (12 wk) (# 7)
46 (43) The Four Tops - Still Water (Love) (10 wk) (# 10)
47 (42) James Taylor - Fire and Rain (3 wk) (# 42)
48 (49) Dorothy Squires - My Way (15 wk) (# 34)
49 (NE) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace (1 wk) (# 49)
50 (38) Julie Felix - Heaven Is Here (8 wk) (# 22)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP 03-12-70:   Presenter:  Jimmy Saville
(1) DAVE EDMUNDS – I Hear You Knockin’  (and charts)
(NEW) SHIRLEY BASSEY – The Fool On The Hill
(NEW) THE FACES – Had Me A Real Good Time
(17) ANDY WILLIAMS – Home Lovin’ Man  
(6) McGUINNESS FLINT – When I’m Dead And Gone
(27) JOHNNY JOHNSON & THE BANDWAGON – Blame It On The Pony Express
(NEW) SUE & SUNNY – Ain’t That Tellin’ You People
(NEW) CILLA BLACK – Child Of Mine
(18) GLEN CAMPBELL – It’s Only Make Believe  
(NEW) THE KINKS – Apeman  
(1) DAVE EDMUNDS – I Hear You Knockin’

[smokeyb]

TOP 10 ALBUM CHART w/e 05.12.1970

1 (26) Andy Williams - Greatest Hits (35 wks) (# 1)
2 (1) Bob Dylan - New Morning (2 wks) (# 1)
3 (2) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 111 (5 wks) (#1)
4 (4) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (42 wks) (#1)
5 (3) Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters Vol 4 (7 wks) (# 1)
6 (NE) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Emerson Lake & Palmer (1 wk) (# 6)
7 (21) Santana - Abraxas (2 wks) (# 7)
8 (5) Melanie - Candles In The Rain (12 wks) (# 5)
9 (8) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (57 wk) (#1)
10 (15) Tom Jones - I Who Have Nothing (4 wks) (# 10)

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Mark's Top 40 - 05.12.1970

1 (04) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
2 (01) T. Rex - Ride A White Swan
3 (03) Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
4 (07) McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
5 (06) Jackson 5 - I'll Be There
6 (08) Badfinger - No Matter What
7 (02) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child
8 (05) Roger Whittaker - New World In The Morning
9 (38) Clive Dunn - Grandad
10 (09) James Taylor - Fire And Rain
11 (10) Jimmy Ruffin - It's Wonderful To Be Loved By You
12 (36) Gilbert O' Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed
13 (17) Stevie Wonder - Heaven, Help Us All
14 (11) Partridge Family - I Think I Love You
15 (39) Johnny Johnson & Bandwagon - Blame It On The Pony Express
16 (20) Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man
17 (12) Four Tops - Still Water
18 (13) White Plains - Julie Do Ya Love Me
19 (15) Clarence Carter - Patches
20 (14) Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
21 (19) Tremeloes - Me And My Life
22 (18) Van Morrison - Moondance
23 (16) Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock
24 (21) Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound
25 (22) Shirley Bassey - Something
26 (23) Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
27 (24) Deep Purple - Black Night
28 (25) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
29 (26) Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down
30 (Re) Des O'Connor - The Tip Of My Fingers
31 (27) Elvis Presley - I've Lost You
32 (28) Bread - Make It With You
33 (32) Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
34 (New) Ken Dodd - Broken Hearted
35 (35) Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
36 (New) Bee Gees - Lonely Days
37 (New) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
38 (31) Barbra Streisand - Stoney End
39 (34) Don Fardon - Indian Reservation
40 (30) R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) No Matter What - Badfinger < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 9 ) Nothing Rhymed - Gilbert O'Sullivan
3 ( 5 ) When I'm Dead And Gone - McGuinness Flint
4 ( 2 ) Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix Experience (#1[1])
5 ( 3 ) San Bernadino - Christie (#3)
6 ( 4 ) Ride A White Swan - T.Rex (#1[3])
7 ( 11 ) I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
8 ( -- ) My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
9 ( 18 ) Blame It On The Pony Express - Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon
10 ( 7 ) Baby I Won't Let You Down - Pickettywitch (#7)

11 ( 6 ) I Think I Love You - Partridge Family (#4)
12 ( 14 ) Stoned Love - Supremes
13 ( 12 ) After Midnight - Eric Clapton (#12)
14 ( 8 ) Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder (#6)
15 ( 10 ) Share The Land - Guess Who (#9)
16 ( -- ) Knock Three Times - Dawn
17 ( 17 ) Memo From Turner - Mick Jagger
18 ( 16 ) As Years Go By - Mashmakhan (#16)
19 ( 24 ) Home Lovin' Man - Andy Williams
20 ( 30 ) I'm Not My Brother's Keeper - Flaming Ember

21 ( 13 ) God Love And Rock & Roll - Teagarden & Van Winkle (#6)
22 ( 15 ) It's Wonderful (To Be Loved By You) - Jimmy Ruffin (#10)
23 ( 25 ) My Prayer - Gerry Monroe
24 ( 31 ) Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Chicago
25 ( -- ) Do It - Neil Diamond
26 ( 23 ) Think About Your Children - Mary Hopkin (#21)
27 ( 28 ) Lady Barbara - Peter Noone And Herman's Hermits
28 ( -- ) Domino - Van Morrison
29 ( 22 ) Heaven Is Here - Julie Felix (#15)
30 ( 26 ) In My Chair - Status Quo (#25)

31 ( 21 ) Gasoline Alley Bred - Hollies (#5)
32 ( 20 ) Our House - Crosby Stills Nash & Young (#2[1])
33 ( 19 ) We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters (#1[3])
34 ( 32 ) I Am Somebody - Johnnie Taylor (#32)
35 ( -- ) One Man Band - Three Dog Night
36 ( -- ) It's Impossible - Perry Como
37 ( 29 ) See Me Feel Me - Who (#18)
38 ( 27 ) Lucretia Mac Evil - Blood Sweat & Tears (#7)
39 ( 33 ) Somebody's Been Sleeping - 100 Proof Aged In Soul (#12)
40 ( 35 ) Unite The World - Temptations (#20)

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-- ( 34 ) El Condor Pasa - Simon & Garfunkel (#2[1])
-- ( 36 ) Woodstock - Matthew's Southern Comfort (#5)
-- ( 37 ) Pretty Woman - Juicy Lucy (#23)
-- ( 38 ) Still Water - Four Tops (#10)
-- ( 39 ) Out In The Country - Three Dog Night (#28)
-- ( 40 ) New World In The Morning - Roger Whittaker (#15)

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-- ( -- ) Lonely Days - Bee Gees
-- ( -- ) Broken Hearted - Ken Dodd
-- ( -- ) Amazing Grace - Judy Collins

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The song that enters at #35 is different to the Leo Sayer song, but later on Three Dog Night covered Leo Sayer's "The Show Must Go On". Confusing?

[darkstar79]

01 Curtis Mayfield – (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go (3 wks)
02 The Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (49 wks)
03 Al Green – I Can’t Get Next To You (6 wks)
04 Supremes – Stoned Love (5 wks)
05 The Delfonics – When You Get Right Down To It (13 wks)
06 The Chi-Lites – Are You My Woman (Tell Me So) (2 wks)
07 The Festivals – You’re Gonna Make It (12 wks)
08 The Sweet Inspirations – This World (6 wks)
09 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – I Gotta Let You Go (7 wks)
10 The Four Tops – Still Water (15 wks)

11 Ernie – Rubber Duckie (17 wks)
12 Donnie Elbert – Can’t Get Over Losing You (4 wks)
13 Eddie Floyd – The Best Years Of My Life (8 wks)
14 The Supremes & The Four Tops – River Deep Mountain High (2 wks)
15 Johnny Cash – Flesh And Blood (1 wk)
16 Elton John – Your Song (3 wks)
17 Aretha Franklin – Border Song (Holy Moses) (4 wks)
18 Dionne Warwick – The Green Grass Starts To Grow (1 wk)
19 Gladys Knight & The Pips – If I Were Your Woman (3 wks)
20 Barbara Acklin – I Did It (8 wks)

21 Otis Leaville – Love Uprising (12 wks)
22 Jackie Moore – Precious Precious (1 wk)
23 The New Young Hearts – The Young Hearts Get Lonely Too (4 wks)
24 Ronnie Dyson – I Don’t Wanna Cry (8 wks)
25 Tom Jones – Can’t Stop Loving You (3 wks)
26 Glass House – Stealing Moments From Another Woman’s Life (5 wks)
27 The Carpenters – We’ve Only Just Begun (13 wks)
28 The Satisfactions – One Light, Two Lights (6 wks)
29 Etta James – Losers Weepers (8 wks)
30 The Presidents – 5 10 15 20 (25 30 Years Of Love) (11 wks)

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) The Jackson 5 – I’ll Be There
02(09) Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking
03(05) Stevie Wonder – Heaven Help Us All
04(12) James Taylor – Fire And Rain
05(02) T. Rex – Ride A White Swan
06(10) Clive Dunn – Grandad
07(03) Detroit Spinners – It’s A Shame
08(15) Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
09(06) Elvis Presley – I’ve Lost You
10(20) McGuinness Flint – When I’m Dead And Gone

11(04) Cat Stevens – Father And Son
12(07) Anne Murray – Snowbird
13(08) Neil Diamond – Cracklin’ Rosie
14(29) Johnny Johnson & Bandwagon - Blame it on the Pony Express
15(19) Freda Payne – Deeper & Deeper
16(25) Andy Williams – Home Lovin’ Man
17(32) Loretta Lynn – Coal Miner’s Daughter
18(11) Chairmen of the Board – (You’ve Got Me) Dangling On a String
19(21) Glen Campbell – It’s Only Make Believe
20(17) Bob Dylan – If Not For You

21(38) Gilbert O' Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed
22(16) Herman's Hermits - Lady Barbara
23(13) White Plains – Julie Do Ya Love Me
24(--) The Bee Gees – Lonely Days
25(14) Edwin Starr – War
26(31) Aretha Franklin – Border Song (Holy Moses)
27(--) Judy Collins – Amazing Grace
28(18) Neil Young – Only Love Can Break Your Heart
29(23) New Seekers - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma
30(30) Gerry Monroe - My Prayer

31(22) Engelbert Humperdinck – Sweetheart
32(24) Jimmy Ruffin - It's Wonderful To Be Loved By You
33(26) Mary Hopkin - Think About Your Children
34(27) Status Quo - In My Chair
35(28) Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down
36(35) Mama Cass – The Good Times Are Coming
37(--) Ken Dodd – Brokenhearted
38(33) Eric Clapton – After Midnight
39(34) Mick Jagger - Memo From Turner
40(36) C.C.S. – Whole Lotta Love

[o]

1 Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
2 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child
3 T Rex – Ride a white swan
4 Status Quo – In my chair
5 Edwin Starr – War
6 Neil Young – Only love can break your heart
7 Detroit Spinners – It’s a shame
8 McGuinness Flint - When I`m Dead And Gone
9 CCS - Whole Lotta Love
10 Neil Diamond - Cracklin Rosie

[smokeyb]

1 (1) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (3 wks)
2 (8) McGuinness Flint - When I`m Dead And Gone (3 wks)
3 (2) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (5 wks)
4 (3) T.Rex - Ride A White Swan (7 wks)
5 (5) Chairmen of the Board - You Got Me Dangling On a String (4 wks)
6 (10) Santana - Black Magic Woman (4 wks)
7 (4) Neil Diamond - Cracklin Rosie (5 wks)
8 (13) James Taylor - Fire and Rain (3 wks)
9 (9) Detroit Spinners - It's A Shame (4 wks)
10 (12) Herman's Hermits - Lady Barbara (4 wks)
11 (14) Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe (3 wks)
12 (6) Edwin Starr - War (7 wks)
13 (16) The Jackson 5 - I'll Be There (3 wks)
14 (17) Stevie Wonder - Heaven, Help Us All (3 wks)
15 (19) Gilbert O' Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed (2 wks)
16 (23) Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (3 wks)
17 (7) CCS - Whole Lotta Love (6 wks)
18 (24) Johnny Johnson & Bandwagon - Blame it on the Pony Express (2 wks)
19 (11) Matthews Southern Comfort - Woodstock (11 wks)
20 (20) Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man (3 wks)
21 (15) Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (9 wks)
22 (18) Christie - San Bernadino (9 wks)
23 (NE) Bee Gees – Lonely Days (1 wk)
24 (NE) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace (1 wk)
25 (21) Status Quo - In My Chair (5 wks)
26 (22) White Plains - Julie Do Ya Love Me (7 wks)
27 (25) Anne Murray - Snowbird (7 wks)
28 (26) New Seekers - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma (8 wks)
29 (27) The Four Tops - Still Water (Love) (10 wks)
30 (28) Mary Hopkin - Think About Your Children (6 wks)

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Dave Edmunds - I HEAR YOU KNOCKING
2 [2] :: T.Rex - RIDE A WHITE SWAN
3 [3] :: Edwin Starr - WAR
4 [7] :: Chuck Berry - TULANE
5 [16] :: McGuinness Flint - WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE
6 [new] :: Cat Stevens - FATHER AND SON {Tea For The Tillerman LP track}
7 [6] :: Aretha Franklin - BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES)
8 [4] :: Neil Diamond - CRACKLIN' ROSIE
9 [8] :: Bob Dylan - IF NOT FOR YOU {New Morning LP track}
10 [5] :: Van Morrison - DOMINO
11 [12] :: Elvis Presley - I'VE LOST YOU
12 [13] :: Loretta Lynn - COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER
13 [11] :: Bob Dylan - NEW MORNING {New Morning LP track}
14 [9] :: George Baker Selection - MIDNIGHT
15 [14] :: Christie - SAN BERNADINO
16 [15] :: Status Quo - IN MY CHAIR
17 [10] :: Santana - BLACK MAGIC WOMAN
18 [17] :: Chairmen of the Board - YOU'VE GOT ME DANGLING ON A STRING
19 [18] :: Motown {Detroit} Spinners - IT'S A SHAME
20 [re] :: Glen Campbell - IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE

I have to confess to preferring Ronan Keating's 2004 cover, but even with Cat's unrefined vocals it is a stirring song...

[raliverpool]

05/12/1970

01 Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York (4wks 21-8-2-1)
02 Van Morrison - Into The Mystic (8wks 27-16-11-5-3-1-1-2)
03 Dave Edmunds' Rockpile - I Hear You Knocking (3wks 18-8-3)
04 Who - See Me Feel Me (We're Not Gonna Take It) (7wks 32-17-11-7-6-4-4)
05 Eric Clapton - After Midnight (5wks 35-18-9-5-5)
06 T Rex - Ride A White Swan (3wks 19-11-6)
07 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5wks 14-5-2-3-7)
08 Partridge Family - I Think I Love You (6wks 27-13-10-7-7-8)
09 Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (3wks 32-18-9)
10 McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone (2wks 30-10)

11 Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day (5wks 27-14-11-10-11)
12 Deep Purple - Child In Time (6wks 39-26-16-10-9-12)
13 Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee (7wks 30-14-6-4-3-6-13)
14 CCS - Whole Lotta Love (4wks 20-15-13-14)
15 George Jones - A Good Year for the Roses (6wks 29-23-17-14-12-15)
16 Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane (2wks 29-16)
17 Stevie Wonder - Heaven Help Us All (4wks 28-20-16-17)
18 Python Lee Jackson ft Rod Stewart - In A Broken Dream (3wks 37-26-18)
19 Supremes - Stoned Love (3wks 24-19-19)
20 Bob Dylan - If Not For You (2wks 20-20)

21 5th Dimension - One Less Bell To Answer (2wks 36-21)
22 Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider (4wks 40-28-22-22)
23 Guess Who - Share The Land (3wks 31-24-23)
24 Badfinger - No Matter What (1wk 24 NEW)
25 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Status Quo - In My Chair (4wks 36-25-21-26)
27 Christie - San Bernadino (6wks 28-19-13-12-15-27)
28 Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man (2wks 31-28)
29 Cat Stevens - Where Do the Children Play? (2wks 38-29)
30 James Taylor - Fire & Rain (10wks 38-18-8-5-1-1-1-4-14-30)

31 Herman's Hermits - Lady Barbara (2wks 32-31)
32 Brian Hyland - Gypsy Woman (2wks 37-32)
33 Mick Jagger - Memo From Turner (4wks 37-27-23-33)
34 Shocking Blue - Hello Darkness (5wks 40-26-23-24-34)
35 Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon - Blame It On The Pony Express (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Aretha Franklin - Border Song (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock (10wks 40-21-12-8-4-3-2-5-17-37)

38 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed (1wk 38 NEW)

39 Neil Diamond - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Santana - Black Magic Woman (1wk 40 NEW)

Born Raymond O'Sullivan in Ireland, the Swindon, Wiltshire singer/songwriter scored his chart breakthrough with his fourth single. This MAM orchestral soft rock release peaked at UK #8 & USA #30, and reached Ireland #2 & #1 in the Netherlands.

[popchartfreak]

28th November 1970

It's 2 weeks on top for The Bee Gees as George Harrison closes in on his first solo chart-topper at 2, chased by Yvonne Elliman at 4, with just the one top 10 entry from Rose Garden, Lynn Anderson's definitive version of the Joe South tune. Gordon Lightfoot leaps up to 14 with the lovely If You Could Read My Mind, the biggest climber from 47, and The Partridge Family replace themselves in the top 20. Bandala!

Another Jesus Christ Superstar Yvonne Elliman-featuring track is up to 20, as the show-album's Hosanna debuts at 64 giving Ian Gillan two on the chart. Andrew Lloyd-Webber & Tim Rice were just starting their Glory Years! Mike Nesmith makes it 2 solo top 40's, Dusty keeps up her long consistent run with a soulful B side much better than the A side further down. Highest new entry is from Stephen Stills, having a break from Crosby, Nash & Young, and his Love The One You're With at 53. Bucks Fizz would attempt a decent cover in the mid-80's. 

Carpenters make it 3 on the chart with Merry Christmas Darling out in the US shops of the time, a lovely early pop Xmas tune (there hadn't been a decent effort since the Phil Spector Xmas Album). Two years early in the case of the UK, like so many tracks on this countdown that had to wait till 1972 for a UK chart entry. There'll be another soon. George Harrison's All Thing Must Pass is also in the shops on this day in 1970, and from it What Is LIfe beats Olivia Newton's John version by 18 months (yes, another 1972 UK chart hit), while his cover of Dylan's If Not For You beats Livvie's cover of his cover by 6 months or so.

Judy Collins' Amazing Grace debuts modestly. It will be charting over the next 2 years and will inspire the bagpipes UK chart-topper. In 1972. The Kinks pop in with a quirky upbeat-sounding, lyrically-depressing new track, Apeman. I knew of it at the time, but hadn't actually heard it until I bought it. In 1972. I took some of my precious DC Adventure Comics (Legion Of Super-Heroes) to RAF Swinderby's thrift shop, as I was going through emotional hormonal turmoil & bullying at school, and made to feel as if I was "too-old" for super-heroes. Actually I was 50-years ahead of my time. So I got 5p or so for the comics (which I sorely regret selling) and bought Apeman with the proceeds. I was robbed! It's OK, I still have the single, but it in no way made up for losing my comics.

Back in '74, my mate was mad on T.Rex, with a sideline in Bowie & Lou Reed. I got to know Sweet Jane around then, so it's a welcome to the Velvet Underground at 78 46 years late. Cilla's version of Carole King's Child Of Mine (already charted in my retro 1970 charts) was the first version I know - it was on a reel-to-reel tape on a 2nd-hand 60's reel-to-reel 4-track tape recorder dad bought in 1970 Singapore around this time, a song I really liked but no-one seems to know, which is bizarre as I got to know it quite well at the time, and Cilla was clearly plugging it on TOTP at the time. Finally there's Ken Dodd tickling-stick diddyman popping in with a ballad I've never heard before. Shh don't tell anyone but loveable Ken's lesser straight ballads weren't nearly as dire as I was expecting....


1 ( 1 ) LONELY DAYS The Bee Gees # 1
2 ( 5 ) MY SWEET LORD George Harrison # 2
3 ( 2 ) STONED LOVE The Supremes # 1
4 ( 10 ) I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Yvonne Elliman # 4
5 ( 3 ) SAMBA PA TI Santana # 1
6 ( 4 ) LAYLA Derek & The Dominoes # 4
7 ( 9 ) I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Dave Edmunds # 7
8 ( 6 ) NO MATTER WHAT Badfinger # 1
9 ( 7 ) IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson featuring Rod Stewart # 3
10 ( 12 ) ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson # 10

11 ( 8 ) RIDE A WHITE SWAN T.Rex # 1
12 ( 11 ) I CAN FEEL YOUR HEARTBEAT The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 9
13 ( 15 ) IMMIGRANT SONG Led Zeppelin # 13
14 ( 47 ) IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Gordon Lightfoot # 14
15 ( 13 ) IT’S WONDERFUL (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) Jimmy Ruffin # 7
16 ( 14 ) HOME LOVIN’ MAN Andy Williams # 4
17 ( 17 ) STONEY END Barbra Streisand # 1
18 ( 22 ) BANDALA The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 18
19 ( 23 ) KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn # 19
20 ( 32 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT Yvonne Elliman, Ian Gillan & Murray Head # 20

21 ( 18 ) HOW CAN I BE SURE Dusty Springfield # 1
22 ( 20 ) I THINK I LOVE YOU The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 1
23 ( 21 ) I’LL BE THERE The Jackson 5 # 1
24 ( 19 ) A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach # 1
25 ( 25 ) IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & The Pips # 25
26 ( 16 ) WHOLE LOTTA LOVE C.C.S. # 16
27 ( 28 ) PAY TO THE PIPER Chairmen Of The Board # 27
28 ( 24 ) WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN Carpenters # 4
29 ( 35 ) ME ABOUT YOU The Turtles # 29
30 ( 38 ) LOVE SONG Elton John & Lesley Duncan # 30

31 ( 27 ) IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Glen Campbell # 3
32 ( 26 ) MOVE ON UP Curtis Mayfield # 9
33 ( 49 ) SILVER MOON Michael Nesmith & The First National Band # 33
34 ( 29 ) MAMA’S PEARL The Jackson 5 # 10
35 ( 48 ) VOODOO CHILE (SLIGHT RETURN) The Jimi Hendrix Experience # 35
36 ( 34 ) AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross # 1
37 ( 61 ) NEVER LOVE AGAIN Dusty Springfield # 37
38 ( 44 ) CAN’T GET OVER LOSING YOU Donnie Elbert # 38
39 ( 36 ) LOVE IS LIFE Hot Chocolate # 1
40 ( 30 ) HELP ME FIND A WAY (TO SAY I LOVE YOU) Little Anthony & The Imperials # 20

41 ( 31 ) I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Gary Puckett # 27
42 ( 37 ) WOODSTOCK Matthews Southern Comfort # 4
43 ( 33 ) WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER Robert John # 33
44 ( 40 ) INDIANA WANTS ME R. Dean Taylor # 3
45 ( 39 ) SOMEBODY WANTS TO LOVE YOU The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 5
46 ( 42 ) CRACKLIN’ ROSIE Neil Diamond # 3
47 ( 64 ) GRANDAD Clive Dunn # 47
48 ( 53 ) BORDER SONG (HOLY MOSES) Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers # 48
49 ( 58 ) FATHER AND SON Cat Stevens # 49
50 ( 55 ) MORNING Jim Ed Brown # 50

51 ( 43 ) COME ON GET HAPPY The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones & featuring David Cassidy # 18
52 ( 41 ) ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER The 5th Dimension # 18
53 ( NEW ) LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Stephen Stills # 53
54 ( 51 ) MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread # 1
55 ( NEW ) MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters # 55
56 ( 52 ) SNOWBIRD Anne Murray # 1
57 ( 59 ) BLACK MAGIC WOMAN Santana # 57
58 ( 66 ) GODDESS OF LOVE The Gentrys # 58
59 ( 68 ) WE’RE FOR THE DARK Badfinger # 59
60 ( NEW ) WHAT IS LIFE George Harrison # 60

61 ( 57 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters # 1
62 ( 75 ) NOTHING RHYMED Gilbert O’Sullivan # 62
63 ( 69 ) ARE YOU MY WOMAN (TELL ME SO) The Chi-Lites # 63
64 ( NEW ) HOSANNA Ian Gillan & Chorus # 64
65 ( 70 ) WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE McGuinness Flint # 65
66 ( 74 ) FESTIVAL D,B,M + T # 66
67 ( 67 ) MIDNIGHT RIDER The Allman Brothers # 67
68 ( NEW ) AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins # 68
69 ( 79 ) BLACK SKIN BLUE EYED BOYS The Equals # 69
70 ( 71 ) LOST Dusty Springfield # 70

71 ( 78 ) LADY BARBARA Herman’s Hermits # 71
72 ( 72 ) CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Tom Jones # 72
73 ( 73 ) (DON’T WORRY) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW Curtis Mayfield # 73
74 ( 80 ) BLAME IT ON THE PONY EXPRESS Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon # 74
75 ( NEW ) IF NOT FOR YOU George Harrison # 75
76 ( 76 ) WITHOUT YOU Badfinger # 76
77 ( NEW ) APEMAN The Kinks # 77
78 ( NEW ) SWEET JANE The Velvet Underground # 78
79 ( NEW ) CHILD OF MINE Cilla Black # 79
80 ( NEW ) BROKENHEARTED Ken Dodd # 80


Wot I liked then
1 ( 3 ) RIDE A WHITE SWAN T.Rex
2 ( 2 ) SNOWBIRD Anne Murray
3 ( 1 ) CRACKLIN’ ROSIE Neil Diamond
4 ( 4 ) HOME LOVIN’ MAN Andy Williams
5 ( 7 ) I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Dave Edmunds
6 ( 6 ) IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Glen Campbell
7 ( NEW ) I’LL BE THERE The Jackson 5
8 ( 8 ) SAN BERNADINO Christie
9 ( 9 ) SUNSHINE The Archies
10 ( 10 ) IT’S WONDERFUL (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) Jimmy Ruffin

11 ( 13 ) PATCHES Clarence Carter
12 ( 12 ) INDIAN RESERVATION Don Fardon
13 ( NEW ) MY WAY Frank Sinatra
14 ( NEW ) NOTHING RHYMED Gilbert O’Sullivan
15 ( 15 ) HEAVEN IS HERE Julie Felix
16 ( 11 ) FIRE AND RAIN James Taylor
17 ( 14 ) WOODSTOCK Matthews Southern Comfort
18 ( 18 ) LOOK WHAT THEY’VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA The New Seekers
19 ( NEW ) BLAME IT ON THE PONY EXPRESS Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon
20 ( NEW ) IT’S A SHAME The Motown Spinners