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My Sweet Lord by George Harrison had now clocked up the third of its five-week run as the UK Number 1 and there did not look to be any record to challenge its strong sales data.
Three new songs made their way into the Top 20, but none of them seemed to be likely contenders, even if two of them climbed over 15 places to get there.
The Chart:
- 01 (01) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
- 02 (02) The Mixtures - Pushbike Song
- 03 (03) The Supremes - Stoned Love
- 04 (09) Ashton, Gardner And Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle
- 05 (06) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
- 06 (05) Badfinger - No Matter What
- 07 (13) Elton John - Your Song
- 08 (08) The Kinks - Apeman
- 09 (04) Clive Dunn - Grandad
- 10 (12) Dawn - Candida
- 11 (10) The Jackson Five - I'll Be There
- 12 (11) Frankie Valli - You're Ready Now
- 13 (31) Perry Como - It's Impossible
- 14 (07) T. Rex - Ride A White Swan
- 15 (17) Tom Jones - She's A Lady
- 16 (30) Jackie Lee - Rupert
- 17 (15) The Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
- 18 (14) Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- 19 (21) The Weathermen - It's The Same Old Song
- 20 (18) Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
Number 13: Perry Como: It's Impossible
Perry Como was the artist who'd had the first Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart back in late 1952, but he had not made an appearance in the Top 10 since 1960 when Delaware made Number 3. There was suddenly a renewed interest in his output and It's Impossible was proof that, despite a previous decade of youth driven music, an old crooner never really dies. Como was nearly 60 when this song became a hit and his appearances in the Singles Chart were not yet at an end, as he returned five more times over the next couple of years.
Number 16: Jackie Lee: Rupert
Jackie Lee (as Jacky) had appeared in the UK charts three years earlier when White Horses had peaked at Number 10. That was the theme to a children's TV series, as was Rupert which entered the Top 20 this week at Number 16. While these were the only two occasions that her name appeared as a solo artist, Jackie Lee was a much respected session singer as well. She not only sang on Number 1 hits by both Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdinck but, perhaps more surprisingly, on Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix.
Number 19: The Weathermen: It's the Same Old Song
Back in the early to mid 1970s, Jonathan King was well-known for re-recording European or American hits under a group or solo pseudonym for release in the British market. This was the first of them: a reworking of The Four Tops US hit, It's the Same Old Song from 1965. King was The Weathermen and there was some irony emanating from the title of the song and his arrangement of it. Missing that distinctive Motown sound, King gave it an English country feel and almost succeeded in making it a completely different song. It fared a little better than the original in the UK, peaking at this week's Number 19 position.
The American Top 10: (W/E February 13, 1971)
- 01 (02) One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
- 02 (01) Knock Three Times - Dawn
- 03 (05) Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
- 04 (06) I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
- 05 (04) Lonely Days - The Bee Gees
- 06 (03) My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
- 07 (07) Groove Me - King Floyd
- 08 (08) Your Song - Elton John
- 09 (10) If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips
- 10 (25) Mama's Pearl - The Jackson 5
The Number 1 album this week:
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
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