Clive Dunn's Grandad completed a second week as the UK's Number One song on this date in 1971 and a challenge by another record for the top of the charts appeared remote.
Three records progressed into the Top 20, however, but would they be able to maintain their momentum towards the upper reaches of the listing?
The Chart:
- 01 (01) Clive Dunn - Grandad
- 02 (02) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
- 03 (03) McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
- 04 (04) T. Rex - Ride A White Swan
- 05 (05) The Jackson Five - I'll Be There
- 06 (09) Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
- 07 (06) Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
- 08 (07) Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon - Blame It On The Pony Express
- 09 (10) Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man
- 10 (08) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed
- 11 (12) The Kinks - Apeman
- 12 (11) Chairmen Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String
- 13 (25) Frankie Valli - You're Ready Now
- 14 (13) Peter Noone And Herman's Hermits - Lady Barbara
- 15 (18) The Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
- 16 (15) Ken Dodd - Broken Hearted
- 17 (23) Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- 18 (14) Gerry Monroe - My Prayer
- 19 (21) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
- 20 (17) Elvis Presley - I've Lost You
13: Frankie Valli: You're Ready Now
The Northern Soul scene in the UK had a wonderful way of plucking otherwise forgotten, or originally unsuccessful, soul tracks from obscurity and putting some of them into the British charts. You're Ready Now by Frankie Valli was an example of this. Originally put out in the Spring of 1966, it bombed in both the US and the UK, but its support in the dance clubs saw a UK-only re-release. Consequently, its popularity saw the record climb the charts to a peak of Number 11.
17: Elvis Presley: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
As his previous hit, I've Lost You, continued to descend the charts to Number 20, Elvis Presley's latest release was already following it into the Top 20. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me had already been a UK Number 1 hit for Dusty Springfield back in 1966 and Presley's cover version saw him in the UK Top 10 once again where it peaked at Number 9.
19: Judy Collins: Amazing Grace
Judy Collins' second appearance in the UK Top 20 was with her folk version of the traditional hymn Amazing Grace, with words written by John Newton in the Eighteenth century. The composition had adopted political tones during the 1960s in America, primarily by those opposing the Vietnam War and those involved with the Civil Rights Movement. Collins was very much an advocate against the US involvement in Vietnam and decided to record Amazing Grace to demonstrate her opposition.
The disc peaked at Number 15 in her homeland but, to this day, holds the record for the single with most weeks on the UK chart for a female artist. The tally was 42 straight weeks, but her rendition re-entered the listing on two further occasions, bringing the total to 67. It peaked at Number 5 on its first run.
The disc peaked at Number 15 in her homeland but, to this day, holds the record for the single with most weeks on the UK chart for a female artist. The tally was 42 straight weeks, but her rendition re-entered the listing on two further occasions, bringing the total to 67. It peaked at Number 5 on its first run.
The Number 1 album this week:
Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Number 1 Song in the USA:
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
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