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| Number 14: Mungo Jerry |
George Harrison's My Sweet Lord had now clocked up four weeks as the UK Number 1 song this week in 1971.
The track that would replace it had just entered the Top 20 as one of three new entries into the listing. However, it would be a couple more weeks before Mungo Jerry would claim the top spot as their own.
The Chart:
- 01 (01) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
- 02 (02) The Mixtures - Pushbike Song
- 03 (04) Ashton, Gardner And Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle
- 04 (03) The Supremes - Stoned Love
- 05 (05) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
- 06 (06) Badfinger - No Matter What
- 07 (13) Perry Como - It's Impossible
- 08 (07) Elton John - Your Song
- 09 (09) Clive Dunn - Grandad
- 10 (10) Dawn - Candida
- 11 (08) The Kinks - Apeman
- 12 (14) T. Rex - Ride A White Swan
- 13 (15) Tom Jones - She's A Lady
- 14 (RE) Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump
- 15 (12) Frankie Valli - You're Ready Now
- 16 (16) Jackie Lee - Rupert
- 17 (24) Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need
- 18 (18) Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- 19 (22) Cliff Richard - Sunny Honey Girl
- 20 (25) Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe (RE)
Image: Baby Jump: Mungo Jerry, The Definitive Collection
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14: Mungo Jerry: Baby Jump
Mungo Jerry had just had one of the biggest hits of 1970 with In the Summertime and, this week, the band was set to repeat the feat. Two weeks previously Baby Jump had entered the charts at Number 32 but, because of a the shortage of sales data due to a national postal strike, the song had fallen off the listing. Nevertheless, the track leapt back into the chart at Number 14 this week, heading towards Number 1.
17: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need
The success of Tears of A Clown meant that this Miracles' song, which had not charted well on its original release in the UK in 1966, had now earned a re-release. In the US, (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need had been a Top Twenty hit, but had struggled to Number 45 on this side of the pond. This time around, it did much better, peaking at Number 13.
19: Cliff Richard: Sunny Honey Girl
Peaking at this week's Number 19 was Cliff Richard's second Top 20 song of the decade, Sunny Honey Girl. Compared to his 1960s output, this was quite a lean period for major hit records for the singer. It wouldn't be until his Eurovision entry in 1973 that he would land inside the Top 10 once again. Given the standard of songs such as this one, it's not surprising he had to wait a while.
The American Top 10 (W/E February 20, 1971)
- 01 (01) One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
- 02 (02) Knock Three Times - Dawn
- 03 (03) Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
- 04 (04) I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
- 05 (11) If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
- 06 (10) Mama's Pearl - The Jackson 5
- 07 (07) Groove Me - King Floyd
- 08 (15) Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion
- 09 (14) Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 10 (05) Lonely Days - The Bee Gees
The Number 1 album this week:
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
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