tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90461321111331202592024-01-17T16:25:15.403+00:00Seventies Music ArchivesFeaturing videos and information about the songs that reached the UK Top 20 music chart of the 1970s.Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-86916549709915011292019-08-02T17:23:00.005+01:002022-08-27T16:00:52.860+01:00UK Top 20: December 16, 1972 Ft. The Moody Blues<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 16 December, 1972</span></h3>
<b><br /></b><b>With the festive season of 1972 now in full swing, the British charts began to reflect the celebrations with the appearance of one of the first classic Christmas pop songs to show in the listing: Happy Xmas (War is Over) courtesy of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Harlem Community Choir. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards also contributed to the Yuletide festivities with their rendition of Little Drummer Boy.</b><br />
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Elsewhere, Chuck Berry was enjoying his fourth and final week at Number 1 as Little Jimmy Osmond waited in the wings to claim the crown the following week.<br />
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The Moody Blues made a welcome return to the UK hit parade as did The Four Tops with their first hit single on their new record label.<br />
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These four new entries meant that it was farewell to singles by The Shangri-Las, Gilbert O'Sullivan, The Stylistics and Shag.<br />
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<li>01 (01) - Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling </li>
<li>02 (03) - <span style="color: red;">Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane</span> </li>
<li>03 (02) - The Osmonds - Crazy Horses </li>
<li>04 (08) - <span style="color: red;">T. Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action</span> </li>
<li>05 (09) - <span style="color: red;">Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool</span> </li>
<li>06 (06) - Donny Osmond - Why </li>
<li>07 (05) - Elton John - Crocodile Rock </li>
<li>08 (07) - Michael Jackson - Ben </li>
<li>09 (04) - Rod Stewart - Angel / What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) </li>
<li>10 (16) - <span style="color: red;">Roy C - Shotgun Wedding</span> </li>
<li>11 (13) - <span style="color: red;">Blue Mink - Stay With Me</span> </li>
<li>12 (10) - The Jackson Five - Lookin' Through the Windows </li>
<li>13 (11) - David Cassidy - Rock Me Baby </li>
<li>14 (12) - The Strawbs - Lay Down </li>
<li>15 (21) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin</b></span> </li>
<li>16 (23) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>John and Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With the Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War is Over)</b></span> </li>
<li>17 (17) - Jeff Beck - Hi-Ho Silver Lining </li>
<li>18 (25) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Four Tops - Keeper of the Castle</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (18) - Gladys Knight and the Pips - Help Me Make It Through the Night </li>
<li>20 (28) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Little Drummer Boy</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>15: The Moody Blues: Nights in White Satin</b></span><br />
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A welcome re-release brought The Moody Blues back into the UK Top 20 with their 1967 single Nights in White Satin, taken from the album Days of Future Passed.<br />
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Having previously peaked at Number 19, the track had already surpassed that position and was about to crack the Top 10 at Number 9.<br />
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In the States, it would perform even better. The 1967 release didn't even break into the Hot 100, but on this occasion it would manage to climb all the way to Number 2 for a couple of weeks - only kept off the top by Johnny Nash's hit, I Can See Clearly Now.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>16: John and Yoko/Plastic Ono Band: Happy Xmas (War is Over)</b></span><br />
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And so to one of the first specific Christmas songs to become a hit on the British chart - even though it had to hang around a year before its UK release.<br />
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Originally released in the USA the previous December, <b>Happy Xmas (War is Over)</b> had to wait until December 1972 before it could be released, due to a disagreement with Northern Songs, a music publisher.<br />
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It was an instant success, eventually reaching Number 4 and turning into a Christmas classic in the process. Apart from its appearance in the charts of 1972, it has resurfaced on numerous occasions over the years - most notably following Lennon's death when it peaked at Number 2 in 1980. Of course, it has also featured on many Christmas compilations over the years helping it to remain in the public conscience.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">18: The Four Tops: Keeper of the Castle</b></b><br />
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The Four Tops were making their third appearance on the British charts during 1972, but significantly, this was the quartet's first hit on their new record label, ABC-Dunhill, following their departure from Motown.<br />
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It performed respectably, as well. In the States, it was their first Top Ten hit since 1967's Bernadette - which, incidentally, had reappeared on the British chart to fair success just months earlier.<br />
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This week's Number 18 would be its high point in the UK before hastily falling away.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">20: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards: Little Drummer Boy</b></b><br />
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The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - to give them their full artist title - returned to the charts following the staggering success of their Number 1 single, Amazing Grace.<br />
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This time, to help celebrate the Christmas season, they were on point with their rendition of the oft recorded, <b>Little Drummer Boy</b>.<br />
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Although this would reach Number 13, it is probably best remembered sung in duet by David Bowie and Bing Crosby as part of a medley coupling it with Peace on Earth.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-54237325671955469792019-07-19T21:45:00.003+01:002020-09-02T16:26:13.420+01:00UK Top 20: December 9, 1972 Ft. Gladys Knight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 9 December, 1972</span></h3>
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<b>Christmas 1972 was just around the corner and it seemed as if </b><b>Chuck Berry would continue to maintain the Number 1 position over the festive period. However, a challenger had just appeared on the horizon and <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B004B4RJRI" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="a33bbabce01ce3fca6cd5ec1a62b5131" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="My Ding-A-Ling" href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Ding-A-Ling/dp/B004B4RJRI/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=a33bbabce01ce3fca6cd5ec1a62b5131&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6402513" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Ding-A-Ling</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6402513" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=a33bbabce01ce3fca6cd5ec1a62b5131&_cb=1533377095522" style="border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 0px;" width="0" />'s days at the top of the pile were now numbered. </b><br />
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Berry's challenger came in the form of a nine-year-old, a member of a family which was all over the charts at this time, The Osmonds. Nevertheless, Little Jimmy's new single was not the highest new entry on the chart as T. Rex's latest release came crashing into the Top 10 at Number 8. Further, with two re-releases disappearing from the Top 20, another 1960s hit reappeared while Gladys Knight and the Pips returned for the first time in five years.<br />
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So four new entries this week meaning we said farewell to hits by <a href="https://amzn.to/2GxAmPt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10cc</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2JSsKrp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lieutenant Pigeon</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2JR3B0h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Sedaka</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2SsG89v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Montez<img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1091571" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ba9ee63a0fcf7318f9df04c7344fe7d0&_cb=1534154034810" style="border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 0px;" width="0" /></a>.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Chuck Berry at Number 1</b></div>
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<li>01 (01) - Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling </li>
<li>02 (02) - The Osmonds - Crazy Horses </li>
<li>03 (04) - <span style="color: red;">Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane</span> </li>
<li>04 (06) - <span style="color: red;">Rod Stewart - Angel / What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)</span> </li>
<li>05 (05) - Elton John - Crocodile Rock </li>
<li>06 (03) - Donny Osmond - Why </li>
<li>07 (16) - <span style="color: red;">Michael Jackson - Ben</span> </li>
<li>08 (---) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>T. Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action</b></span> </li>
<li>09 (27) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool</b></span> </li>
<li>10 (09) - The Jackson Five - Lookin' Through the Windows </li>
<li>11 (18) - <span style="color: red;">David Cassidy - Rock Me Baby</span> </li>
<li>12 (13) - <span style="color: red;">The Strawbs - Lay Down</span> </li>
<li>13 (12) - Blue Mink - Stay With Me </li>
<li>14 (07) - Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair </li>
<li>15 (10) - The Stylistics - I'm Stone in Love With You </li>
<li>16 (21) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Roy C - Shotgun Wedding</b></span> </li>
<li>17 (17) - Jeff Beck - Hi-Ho Silver Lining </li>
<li>18 (28) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Gladys Knight and the Pips - Help Me Make It Through the Night</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (15) - Shag - Loop Di Love </li>
<li>20 (08) - The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack</li>
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>08: T. Rex: Solid Gold Easy Action</b></span><br />
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The latest in a long line of hit singles by Marc Bolan and T. Rex was a new entry to the UK chart this week in 1972.<br />
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With such a strong debut, one would have expected the single to leap to the Number 1 slot in no time, but instead it would take another four weeks to reach its peak position of Number 2.<br />
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Barring re-releases, it would also mark the final time that T. Rex would have one of their records finish in the Top 2 - the last of eight original releases to do so.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">09: Little Jimmy Osmond: Long Haired Lover From Liverpool</b><br />
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With the popularity of the Osmond family gathering apace, it was now the turn of the youngest sibling, Jimmy, to take on the British Singles Chart.<br />
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Written by Christopher Kingsley whose own <a href="https://youtu.be/rRqOvqIDp08" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1969 version</a> had flopped, Osmond's record company decided to record his version and the rest, as they say, is history.<br />
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Having leapt eighteen places this week, it would be at Number 1 in two weeks time. Staying there for five weeks it was 1972's Christmas Number 1, eventually selling over a million copies.<br />
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At the time, Jimmy Osmond was just nine years old and still holds the record as the youngest person to have a chart topper on the UK Singles Chart. IMHO, it's quite possibly one of the worst.<br />
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Roy C is Roy C Hammond, an American soul singer and songwriter whose major claim to fame is this 1966 recording, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00GJUZ8IE" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="18da474f1d4223e2cfac2ea54bde4ef5" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Shotgun Wedding roy c" href="http://www.amazon.com/Shotgun-Wedding/dp/B00GJUZ8IE/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=18da474f1d4223e2cfac2ea54bde4ef5&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_101789" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shotgun Wedding</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_101789" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=18da474f1d4223e2cfac2ea54bde4ef5&_cb=1563551584228" style="border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 0px;" width="0" />.<br />
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With the burgeoning popularity for re-releases in the UK, this was the latest in a long line of Sixties records finding renewed success during the early to mid-1970s.<br />
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Although a Top 20 hit on the Billboard R&B chart during the mid 60s, British record buyers seemed to really enjoy the ricochet element of the recording and sent it to Number 6 in 1966, nearly repeating the feat in 1972 when it settled at Number 8.<br />
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One of Kris Kristoffersons's most recorded songs following Sammi Smith's 1970 cover is Help Me Make It Through the Night.<br />
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Smith's recording made no impact in the UK, so it wasn't until the end of 1972 that the song would climb the British Top 20 - courtesy of Gladys Knight and the Pips.<br />
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Instead of the country flavour of Smith's recording, Knight gave it a soulful rendition which was more in step with British tastes. As a result, the single would climb to a peak of Number 11, spending 17 weeks on the Top 50.<br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-7544982798158887952018-08-13T11:05:00.002+01:002018-08-13T12:45:00.931+01:00UK Top 20: December 2, 1972 Ft. Blue Mink<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 2 December, 1972</span></h3>
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<b>With Christmas 1972 fast approaching, it was perhaps not a big surprise that Chuck Berry continued to hold on to the Number 1 spot for a second week with his novelty tune, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B004B4RJRI" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="a33bbabce01ce3fca6cd5ec1a62b5131" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="My Ding-A-Ling" href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Ding-A-Ling/dp/B004B4RJRI/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=a33bbabce01ce3fca6cd5ec1a62b5131&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6402513" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Ding-A-Ling</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6402513" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=a33bbabce01ce3fca6cd5ec1a62b5131&_cb=1533377095522" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />. </b><br />
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Further down the listing, you can't help but notice the increasing collection of teenage heartthrobs (both contemporary and past) cramming the Top 20 - singles by the <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000W27DL0" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="cb3e5abcdc5d5f174939fdec2825a67f" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Osmonds" href="http://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Masters-Millennium-Collection/dp/B000W27DL0/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=cb3e5abcdc5d5f174939fdec2825a67f&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8951370" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Osmond</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8951370" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=cb3e5abcdc5d5f174939fdec2825a67f&_cb=1534154083120" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> family, the <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00136JSEY" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="c4bcaf2f951f56ca318aa24ced308035" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Jacksons" href="http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Jacksons/dp/B00136JSEY/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=c4bcaf2f951f56ca318aa24ced308035&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6917733" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jackson</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6917733" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=c4bcaf2f951f56ca318aa24ced308035&_cb=1534154118369" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> family, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000IY03DC" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="099d1b90682fe6566da5d2f0d86db354" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="David Cassidy" href="http://www.amazon.com/Cassidy-Partridge-Family-forever-Greatest/dp/B000IY03DC/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=099d1b90682fe6566da5d2f0d86db354&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2167977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Cassidy</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2167977" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=099d1b90682fe6566da5d2f0d86db354&_cb=1534154138094" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and - from the 1950s and 1960s - <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B002N7I8U2" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="dcb0b6a0465464eb29a41605851eda4d" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Neil Sedaka" href="http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Collection-Neil-Sedaka/dp/B002N7I8U2/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=dcb0b6a0465464eb29a41605851eda4d&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1625114" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Sedaka</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1625114" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=dcb0b6a0465464eb29a41605851eda4d&_cb=1534154154644" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00AIUSFA4" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="a29a2baa9182a8fb22521e6a4e65e122" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Chris Montez" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Dance-Chris-Montez/dp/B00AIUSFA4/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=a29a2baa9182a8fb22521e6a4e65e122&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3301380" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Montez</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3301380" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=a29a2baa9182a8fb22521e6a4e65e122&_cb=1534154191634" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> all featuring.<br />
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Four new entries this week, though, meaning we said goodbye to <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00004R7VU" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="98a5fdcef8f45245b4b85a49a019cf9e" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Carpenters" href="http://www.amazon.com/Singles-1969-1981-Carpenters/dp/B00004R7VU/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=98a5fdcef8f45245b4b85a49a019cf9e&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7183570" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Carpenters</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7183570" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=98a5fdcef8f45245b4b85a49a019cf9e&_cb=1534153979645" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00122HU3U" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="c319326c7ddc4309bda7528b3d4af55e" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Alice Cooper" href="http://www.amazon.com/Alice-Coopers-Greatest-Hits-Cooper/dp/B00122HU3U/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=c319326c7ddc4309bda7528b3d4af55e&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_4324619" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alice Cooper</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_4324619" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=c319326c7ddc4309bda7528b3d4af55e&_cb=1534153992877" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <b>Junior Campbell</b> and <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00123IB2S" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="ba9ee63a0fcf7318f9df04c7344fe7d0" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Archie Bell and the Drells" href="http://www.amazon.com/Tighten-Up-Archie-Bell-Drells/dp/B00123IB2S/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=ba9ee63a0fcf7318f9df04c7344fe7d0&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1091571" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archie Bell and the Drells</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1091571" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ba9ee63a0fcf7318f9df04c7344fe7d0&_cb=1534154034810" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Chuck Berry at Number 1</b></div>
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<li>01 (01) - Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling </li>
<li>02 (02) - The Osmonds - Crazy Horses </li>
<li>03 (04) - <span style="color: red;">Donny Osmond - Why</span> </li>
<li>04 (08) - <span style="color: red;">Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane</span> </li>
<li>05 (05) - Elton John - Crocodile Rock </li>
<li>06 (10) - <span style="color: red;">Rod Stewart - Angel / What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)</span> </li>
<li>07 (03) - Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair </li>
<li>08 (06) - The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack </li>
<li>09 (13) - <span style="color: red;">The Jackson Five - Lookin' Through the Windows</span> </li>
<li>10 (09) - The Stylistics - I'm Stone in Love With You </li>
<li>11 (11) - Chris Montez - Let's Dance </li>
<li>12 (31) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Blue Mink - Stay With Me</b></span> </li>
<li>13 (20) - <span style="color: red;">The Strawbs - Lay Down</span> </li>
<li>14 (12) - Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough </li>
<li>15 (07) - Shag - Loop Di Love </li>
<li>16 (25) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Michael Jackson - Ben</b></span> </li>
<li>17 (19) - <span style="color: red;">Jeff Beck - Hi-Ho Silver Lining</span> </li>
<li>18 (28) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>David Cassidy - Rock Me Baby</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (22) - <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol / Breaking Up Is Hard to Do / Little Devil</b></span> </li>
<li>20 (16) - 10cc - Donna</li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span><br />
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Making an impressive 19 place jump into this week's Top 20 was Blue Mink, the six-piece combo which included the likes of Madeline Bell, Roger Cook and Herbie Flowers.<br />
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Co-written by Flowers, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B01JPNPSLI" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="17c79a70e0d18f4bc20d986f5b37d247" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Stay With Me blue mink" href="http://www.amazon.com/Stay-With-Me/dp/B01JPNPSLI/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=17c79a70e0d18f4bc20d986f5b37d247&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6198665" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stay With Me</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6198665" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=17c79a70e0d18f4bc20d986f5b37d247&_cb=1534095202482" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> was the group's fifth consecutive Top 20 hit - a slow, melodic ballad which would eventually peak at Number 11 during an initial 15-week run on the charts.<br />
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While still a major player in the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson's solo had taken off with singles such as <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0030G2ZSQ" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="2dd2dfff49b7e651cce6af331f9b3743" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Got to Be There" href="http://www.amazon.com/Got-Be-There-Single-Version/dp/B0030G2ZSQ/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=2dd2dfff49b7e651cce6af331f9b3743&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2194620" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Got to Be There</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2194620" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=2dd2dfff49b7e651cce6af331f9b3743&_cb=1534094728072" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0030GC5M2" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="c6b1b9aa11fe8aadb93565199e6fca19" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="ain't no sunshine michael jackson" href="http://www.amazon.com/Aint-No-Sunshine-Album-Version/dp/B0030GC5M2/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=c6b1b9aa11fe8aadb93565199e6fca19&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5009352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ain't No Sunshine</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5009352" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=c6b1b9aa11fe8aadb93565199e6fca19&_cb=1534094756935" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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However, it was a song originally intended for <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B002X20X3C" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="c0c8adace6010ea3147e91a551228658" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Donny Osmond" href="http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Collection-Donny-Osmond/dp/B002X20X3C/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=c0c8adace6010ea3147e91a551228658&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_972867" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donny Osmond</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_972867" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=c0c8adace6010ea3147e91a551228658&_cb=1534094777594" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> which took Jackson to the top of the charts in the USA and into the UK Top 10 for the fourth consecutive time.<br />
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<b>Ben</b> was the title song to <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0716RKH3K" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="c3a187df6c5e80a66056636f36432321" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="ben lee montgomery" href="http://www.amazon.com/Ben-Lee-Montgomery/dp/B0716RKH3K/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=c3a187df6c5e80a66056636f36432321&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1253020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the movie of the same name</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1253020" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=c3a187df6c5e80a66056636f36432321&_cb=1534095021022" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, a horror film about a young boy and his pet rat.It was nominated for an Oscar in 1973 for Best Original Song (losing out to Maureen McGovern's <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B001NYO6V6" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="d20079af0b01e57bc5b1264a53197a9f" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Morning After" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Morning-After-Single-Version/dp/B001NYO6V6/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=d20079af0b01e57bc5b1264a53197a9f&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5757591" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Morning After</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5757591" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=d20079af0b01e57bc5b1264a53197a9f&_cb=1534094822080" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />), but won a Golden Globe for Best Song.<br />
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In the UK, the single would eventually peak at Number 7.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">18: David Cassidy: Rock Me Baby</b></b><br />
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By this time, David Cassidy's chart career was faring much better in the UK than it was in his homeland. His heartthrob status, passionately nurtured by his British fans, almost inevitably guaranteed him a high placing on the hit parade.<br />
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This time, the sales for <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0013AYW1O" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="ac60f59e40688ac1d5c1237b2a42bdc0" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Rock Me Baby" href="http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Me-Baby-David-Cassidy/dp/B0013AYW1O/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=ac60f59e40688ac1d5c1237b2a42bdc0&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8112981" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock Me Baby</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8112981" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ac60f59e40688ac1d5c1237b2a42bdc0&_cb=1534095057921" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> were not quite as enthusiastic as they had been for his previous two solo singles - probably due to the fact that it was the title track to his latest album and that it was not the syrupy ballad that fans had come to expect from him.<br />
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The track was uptempo, trying to be more rock'n'roll and less middle of the road, but Cassidy's vocals - while good - did not really suit this type of song.<br />
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Consequently, it peaked at a lower Number 11 in the UK and proved to be his final US Top 40 hit (No.38) of the 1970s.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">19: Neil Sedaka: Oh! Carol/Breaking Up is Hard to Do/Little Devil</b></b><br />
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In a year full of re-releases, it was Neil Sedaka's turn to return to the British charts bringing <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B010Q74LUQ" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="3ebc601b7b32f41ece19e2d00b5d29a9" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Oh! Carol" href="http://www.amazon.com/Oh-Carol/dp/B010Q74LUQ/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=3ebc601b7b32f41ece19e2d00b5d29a9&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1079508" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh! Carol</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1079508" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=3ebc601b7b32f41ece19e2d00b5d29a9&_cb=1534095087124" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> back into the listing for the first time since it peaked at Number 3 in 1959/60.<br />
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One of the main reasons for its reappearance was because of RCA's MAXI-Million series of releases, which brought together a small collection of an artist's previous hits on one 45rpm record.<br />
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While <b>Oh! Carol</b> was the lead track, it was backed with <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B01M3XR31X" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="fdf2dc01fb89ce9a58d0dfaa06fdddad" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Breaking Up is Hard to Do" href="http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-up-Hard-Do/dp/B01M3XR31X/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=fdf2dc01fb89ce9a58d0dfaa06fdddad&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2553244" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breaking Up is Hard to Do</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2553244" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=fdf2dc01fb89ce9a58d0dfaa06fdddad&_cb=1534095122850" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> (No.7, 1962) and <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B001382UDS" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="48b68d7329cb64a3bbe04de57c03b902" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Little Devil neil" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Devil/dp/B001382UDS/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=48b68d7329cb64a3bbe04de57c03b902&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2222727" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Devil</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2222727" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=48b68d7329cb64a3bbe04de57c03b902&_cb=1534095148429" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> (No.9, 1961) - all well-known songs from Sedaka's back catalogue.<br />
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It afforded him his first UK Top 40 hit in a decade, bringing him back to the British public's attention just ahead of the relaunch of his 1970s chart career.<br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-8785805910052314732018-08-05T19:13:00.000+01:002018-08-05T19:16:22.845+01:00UK Top 20: November 25, 1972 Ft. The Strawbs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>New at No.20: The Strawbs with Lay Down</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 25 November, 1972</span></h3>
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<b>Having completed two weeks as the UK's Number 1 record, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B06X9G82JD" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="d7ad19d00431fba9249dc6af9b56731c" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Gilbert O'Sullivan" href="http://www.amazon.com/Very-Best-Gilbert-OSullivan-Singer/dp/B06X9G82JD/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=d7ad19d00431fba9249dc6af9b56731c&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5354132" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gilbert O'Sullivan</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5354132" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=d7ad19d00431fba9249dc6af9b56731c&_cb=1533377766218" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> relinquished the top spot in favour of Chuck Berry the artist with the nation's new best seller: <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B004B4RJRI" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="a33bbabce01ce3fca6cd5ec1a62b5131" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="My Ding-A-Ling" href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Ding-A-Ling/dp/B004B4RJRI/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=a33bbabce01ce3fca6cd5ec1a62b5131&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6402513" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Ding-A-Ling</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6402513" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=a33bbabce01ce3fca6cd5ec1a62b5131&_cb=1533377095522" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />. </b><br />
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Further down the listing, we lost Top 20 hits from <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00ZYE8F5O" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="b0be6adc3dcc4a85bb68a43c1bfe9a53" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Python Lee Jackson" href="http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Dream-feat-Rod-Stewart/dp/B00ZYE8F5O/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=b0be6adc3dcc4a85bb68a43c1bfe9a53&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7162103" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Python Lee Jackson</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7162103" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=b0be6adc3dcc4a85bb68a43c1bfe9a53&_cb=1533377547809" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, Family, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0042903IY" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="22f31d90ba2c6bb37873f75e5f38025c" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Johnny Nash" href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Johnny-Nash/dp/B0042903IY/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=22f31d90ba2c6bb37873f75e5f38025c&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9050802" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Johnny Nash</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9050802" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=22f31d90ba2c6bb37873f75e5f38025c&_cb=1533377617754" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B004IWQRVC" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="fe4a2ce193540c38609944ce11451763" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Harley Quinne" href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Harley-Quinne/dp/B004IWQRVC/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=fe4a2ce193540c38609944ce11451763&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2114144" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harley Quinne</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2114144" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=fe4a2ce193540c38609944ce11451763&_cb=1533377652988" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> as the latest releases from The Strawbs, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B001NCPPM2" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="fb7927bb23fe64513b7d05e717e44236" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Jackson Five" href="http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Collection-Jackson-5/dp/B001NCPPM2/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=fb7927bb23fe64513b7d05e717e44236&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1938104" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Jackson Five</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1938104" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=fb7927bb23fe64513b7d05e717e44236&_cb=1533377724100" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B001KW8TVY" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="8030e0023070853a9cf9953e54bd878c" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Rod Stewart" href="http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Rod-Stewart/dp/B001KW8TVY/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=8030e0023070853a9cf9953e54bd878c&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8789981" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rod Stewart</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8789981" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=8030e0023070853a9cf9953e54bd878c&_cb=1533377734971" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000YL4J34" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="5709682b0701e009f7a39435569fe019" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Slade" href="http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-Slade/dp/B000YL4J34/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=5709682b0701e009f7a39435569fe019&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_4975697" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slade</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_4975697" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=5709682b0701e009f7a39435569fe019&_cb=1533377747959" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> entered the top section of the charts<img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_507410" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=269ae29971fad75cf4d3300effce801e&_cb=1531480508131" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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<li>01 (02) <span style="color: red;">Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling</span> </li>
<li>02 (07) <span style="color: red;">The Osmonds - Crazy Horses</span> </li>
<li>03 (01) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair </li>
<li>04 (06) <span style="color: red;">Donny Osmond - Why</span> </li>
<li>05 (08) <span style="color: red;">Elton John - Crocodile Rock</span> </li>
<li>06 (03) The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack </li>
<li>07 (04) Shag - Loop Di Love </li>
<li>08 (---) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane</b></span> </li>
<li>09 (10) <span style="color: red;">The Stylistics - I'm Stone in Love With You</span> </li>
<li>10 (23) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Rod Stewart - Angel / What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)</b></span> </li>
<li>11 (09) Chris Montez - Let's Dance </li>
<li>12 (05) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough </li>
<li>13 (21) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Jackson Five - Lookin' Through the Windows</b></span> </li>
<li>14 (14) Archie Bell and the Drells - Here I Go Again </li>
<li>15 (15) The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love </li>
<li>16 (13) 10cc - Donna </li>
<li>17 (11) Alice Cooper - Elected </li>
<li>18 (17) Junior Campbell - Hallelujah Freedom </li>
<li>19 (20) <span style="color: red;">Jeff Beck - Hi-Ho Silver Lining</span> </li>
<li>20 (26) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Strawbs - Lay Down</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Stream This Week's New Hits:</b><br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b>08: Slade: Gudbuy T'Jane</b></b><br />
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Taken from the album <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000GJ0MBW" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="ccea29ead930569656241e4dd3f7d344" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Slayed?" href="http://www.amazon.com/Slayed-Slade/dp/B000GJ0MBW/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=ccea29ead930569656241e4dd3f7d344&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9987778" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slayed?</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9987778" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ccea29ead930569656241e4dd3f7d344&_cb=1533485794194" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000YKRIFQ" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="8eed387b800c69827c1650d951bd81bc" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Gudbuy T'Jane" href="http://www.amazon.com/Gudbuy-TJane/dp/B000YKRIFQ/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=8eed387b800c69827c1650d951bd81bc&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7663830" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gudbuy T'Jane</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7663830" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=8eed387b800c69827c1650d951bd81bc&_cb=1533485811984" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> was Slade's fifth consecutive Top 5 UK hit and one of a few of the group's single releases during this period not to make Number 1.<br />
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It peaked at Number 2 - kept from the top by this week's Number 1 by <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000A2H1D2" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="2de5f23ddd765d24cfce885d10e86dc3" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Chuck Berry" href="http://www.amazon.com/Chuck-Berry-Definitive-Collection/dp/B000A2H1D2/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=2de5f23ddd765d24cfce885d10e86dc3&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3798965" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chuck Berry</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3798965" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=2de5f23ddd765d24cfce885d10e86dc3&_cb=1533492751842" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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It fared well across Europe too, as well as becoming the band's biggest hit in the United States where it reached Number 68.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">10: Rod Stewart: Angel/What Made Milwaukee Famous</b><br />
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Rod Stewart's latest release was issued as a double A-Side in the UK, coupling a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000E0L7A8" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="35c8ffc58d0dd92cdae531c099c8b6dd" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Angel rod stewart" href="http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Love-Songs-Rod-Stewart/dp/B000E0L7A8/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=35c8ffc58d0dd92cdae531c099c8b6dd&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8016543" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Angel</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8016543" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=35c8ffc58d0dd92cdae531c099c8b6dd&_cb=1533485874106" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> (included on his Number 1 album, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00000612Q" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="d81f6941f22d1ae27b0556f1714d4c23" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Never A Dull Moment" href="http://www.amazon.com/Never-Dull-Moment-Rod-Stewart/dp/B00000612Q/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=d81f6941f22d1ae27b0556f1714d4c23&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1850860" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Never A Dull Moment</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1850860" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=d81f6941f22d1ae27b0556f1714d4c23&_cb=1533485887777" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />) with another cover - the country flavoured <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00EQRFESG" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="b5253a859a4986386b02af5a6334fc9b" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="rod stewart What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me" href="http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Milwaukee-Famous-Single-Version/dp/B00EQRFESG/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=b5253a859a4986386b02af5a6334fc9b&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3134586" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3134586" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=b5253a859a4986386b02af5a6334fc9b&_cb=1533485919769" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />) <a href="https://youtu.be/I9-sIwyphd8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">listen here</a>, originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1968.<br />
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Stewart brought soul to <b>Angel</b>, while watering down the country characterisation of <b>Milwaukee</b>, instead giving it a more pop/country feel.<br />
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It all worked, as the single continued to climb the chart, giving Stewart another Top Five record, peaking at Number 4.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">13: The Jackson Five: Lookin' Through the Windows</b></b><br />
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The Jackson Five's previous single, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0030GGUK0" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="4e5b24b35a465496953ee463623bcf44" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Little Bitty Pretty One jackson 5" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Bitty-Pretty-One/dp/B0030GGUK0/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=4e5b24b35a465496953ee463623bcf44&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9491402" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Bitty Pretty One</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9491402" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=4e5b24b35a465496953ee463623bcf44&_cb=1533485964795" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, had failed to make an appearance on the British listings but the the title track from their latest album had no such problem.<br />
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<a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0030GB7C6" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="22f057c5fc270d5ebcf8b804e776edbd" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Lookin' Through the Windows" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lookin-Through-The-Windows/dp/B0030GB7C6/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=22f057c5fc270d5ebcf8b804e776edbd&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2211656" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lookin' Through the Windows</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2211656" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=22f057c5fc270d5ebcf8b804e776edbd&_cb=1533485979801" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> marked a change in Michael's voice, moving from the boyish soprano to the more recognisable tenor of his later career.<br />
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It also changed the family's fortunes in the UK, as it became their first Top 10 single since <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B001NCRBG0" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="c45529a838168988ffee36323ebc3d8b" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="I'll Be There jackson 5" href="http://www.amazon.com/Ill-Be-There/dp/B001NCRBG0/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=c45529a838168988ffee36323ebc3d8b&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6955801" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I'll Be There</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6955801" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=c45529a838168988ffee36323ebc3d8b&_cb=1533486007879" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> in late 1970 - eventually reaching a peak placing of Number 9.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">20: The Strawbs: Lay Down</b></b><br />
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Generally known for their folk rock roots, it would take around three years since the release of their first album for <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00JK5MPY0" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="7337602d254702e260d1e77aa84ceb77" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Strawbs" href="http://www.amazon.com/Witchwood-Very-Best-Strawbs/dp/B00JK5MPY0/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=7337602d254702e260d1e77aa84ceb77&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2838475" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Strawbs</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2838475" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=7337602d254702e260d1e77aa84ceb77&_cb=1533486075844" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> to appear on the singles listing.<br />
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<b>Lay Down</b> would be the song to bring them into the charts - in fact, their record label A&M confirmed that this was the band's first real attempt to crack open the singles market.<br />
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It worked; no doubt helped by their appearance on Top of the Pops, dressed as glittery glam rockers resplendent in accompanying make-up.<br />
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The song would climb to Number 12, ultimately starting a short-lived, but memorable, singles chart career.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-85718175180352335872018-07-27T19:00:00.000+01:002018-07-27T22:36:02.777+01:00UK Top 20: November 18, 1972 Ft. The Osmonds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 18 November, 1972</span></h3>
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<b>Under increased pressure, Gilbert O'Sullivan managed to maintain his grip on the UK Singles Chart with his affectionate composition for his manager's daughter, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B06WWD2PXY" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="ac2b59677582174949ccc1a4071a9c9c" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Clair" href="http://www.amazon.com/Clair/dp/B06WWD2PXY/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=ac2b59677582174949ccc1a4071a9c9c&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6239314" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clair</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6239314" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ac2b59677582174949ccc1a4071a9c9c&_cb=1531480068991" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.</b><br />
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Further down the chart, Osmondmania was responsible for the two highest new entries as both Donny and his brothers claimed neighbouring spots within the Top 10. Just two other "new" songs slipped into the listing (one a re-release, the other a cover song) as singles by <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B002I0E8V2" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="17d125f5999df1cf461c6253871ee5e5" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Judge Dread" href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Judge-Dread-Explicit/dp/B002I0E8V2/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=17d125f5999df1cf461c6253871ee5e5&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1273049" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Judge Dread</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1273049" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=17d125f5999df1cf461c6253871ee5e5&_cb=1532296298435" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00EE95N6Y" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="80bd4b09946f4d7ff038602f92f467e8" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Elvis Presley" href="http://www.amazon.com/50-Greatest-Hits-Elvis-Presley/dp/B00EE95N6Y/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=80bd4b09946f4d7ff038602f92f467e8&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9308026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elvis Presley</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9308026" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=80bd4b09946f4d7ff038602f92f467e8&_cb=1532296331618" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B06X9F3ZWV" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="2a9c08517b22606535f5f86d7367a103" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Gary Glitter" href="http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Gary-Glitter/dp/B06X9F3ZWV/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=2a9c08517b22606535f5f86d7367a103&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7236435" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gary Glitter</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7236435" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=2a9c08517b22606535f5f86d7367a103&_cb=1532296356710" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00H050QG6" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="2245cddc0e7a524f6d856cd974b2fbae" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Peter Skellern" href="http://www.amazon.com/You%60Re-Lady-Best-Skellern-Peter/dp/B00H050QG6/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=2245cddc0e7a524f6d856cd974b2fbae&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5767853" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Skellern</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5767853" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=2245cddc0e7a524f6d856cd974b2fbae&_cb=1532296402158" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> fell out of the Top 20.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Gilbert O'Sullivan at Number 1</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Chart:</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<li>01 (01) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair </li>
<li>02 (06) <span style="color: red;">Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling</span> </li>
<li>03 (08) <span style="color: red;">The</span> <span style="color: red;">Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack</span> </li>
<li>04 (05) <span style="color: red;">Shag - Loop Di Love</span> </li>
<li>05 (02) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough </li>
<li>06 (21) <b><span style="color: magenta;">Donny Osmond - Why</span></b> </li>
<li>07 (27) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Osmonds - Crazy Horses</b></span> </li>
<li>08 (20) <span style="color: red;">Elton John - Crocodile Rock</span> </li>
<li>09 (15) <span style="color: red;">Chris Montez - Let's Dance</span> </li>
<li>10 (19) <span style="color: red;">The Stylistics - I'm Stone in Love With You</span> </li>
<li>11 (04) Alice Cooper - Elected </li>
<li>12 (07) Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream </li>
<li>13 (03) 10cc - Donna </li>
<li>14 (11) Archie Bell and the Drells - Here I Go Again </li>
<li>15 (09) The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love </li>
<li>16 (13) Family - Burlesque </li>
<li>17 (10) Junior Campbell - Hallelujah Freedom </li>
<li>18 (12) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers </li>
<li>19 (23) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Harley Quinne - New Orleans</b></span> </li>
<li>20 (22) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Stream This Week's New Hits:</b><br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b>06: Donny Osmond: Why</b></b><br />
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Osmondmania in the UK continued to gather pace as Donny returned to the British Top 10 for the third time in a row, this time with yet another cover song: <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B001NZRHM0" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="4826c1f995f308a7ef686107249e57c6" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Why donny osmond" href="http://www.amazon.com/Why/dp/B001NZRHM0/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=4826c1f995f308a7ef686107249e57c6&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3577339" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3577339" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=4826c1f995f308a7ef686107249e57c6&_cb=1532362364116" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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Originally a Number 1 hit in the USA for Frankie Avalon at the cusp of the 1960s and topping the UK chart for Anthony Newley in January 1960, Osmond revived the song for his adoring fans - most of whom would have never heard the original(s).<br />
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The result was a UK Number 3 hit - achieving a 20-week run on the listing - while it stalled at Number 13 in the singer's homeland.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">07: The Osmonds: Crazy Horses</b><br />
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Even though Donny's much more sugary solo offering only just beat his brothers (and himself) into the Top 10 this week, The Osmonds' rockier <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000W25L32" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="10afd3be5053ff561b51b0bf161a0e4b" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Crazy Horses the osmonds" href="http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Horses/dp/B000W25L32/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=10afd3be5053ff561b51b0bf161a0e4b&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2584712" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crazy Horses</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2584712" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=10afd3be5053ff561b51b0bf161a0e4b&_cb=1532363466625" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> would finally become the bigger British hit peaking at Number 2.<br />
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Instantly recognisable by its 'wah! wah!' intro, the song's subject matter now seems more than a little ahead of its time: the environment, ecology and particularly, large petrol-thirsty cars harming the planet with choking fumes.<br />
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It became the brothers' debut British hit, while it peaked at Number 14 in the States to become their sixth Top 20 entry there.<br /><br />
<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">19: Harley Quinne: New Orleans</b></b><br />
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A group of session musicians was brought together to promote a production from the Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway songwriting team - namely <b>New Orleans</b>.<br />
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When the song began to climb the charts on the back of the glam rock phenomenon, faces had to be added for TV appearances. Thus, Harley Quinne was born.<br />
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While <b>New Orleans</b> managed a Top 20 placing (this week's No.19 peak), its two follow-ups failed to ignite public interest and the Harley Quinne venture was ditched.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">20: Jeff Beck: Hi Ho Silver Lining</b></b><br />
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Some might call this a cover version as a band called The Attack released this song in March 1967, a few days earlier than the Jeff Beck rendition.<br />
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In a year full of re-releases, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B074QRRD9P" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="a37659508a1b99c216ac12f3d0dd0e58" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Hi Ho Silver Lining" href="http://www.amazon.com/Hi-Ho-Silver-Lining/dp/B074QRRD9P/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=a37659508a1b99c216ac12f3d0dd0e58&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1885899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hi Ho Silver Lining</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1885899" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=a37659508a1b99c216ac12f3d0dd0e58&_cb=1532644052453" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> was another single revisiting the British charts, this time managing a peak position of No.17 (originally No.14 in 1967).<br />
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It would make yet another sojourn to the listing in 1982, but failed to make much headway on that occasion (No.62).<br />
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For comparison, here's The Attack's <a href="https://youtu.be/DD7KkJopku8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">version</a>.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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<b>The song at Number 8 in the USA this week was by The Delegates and called <a href="https://youtu.be/EyzoK1yIBIc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Convention '72</a>, a parody record about the American Presidential contenders - and unavailable to stream.</b><br /><br /></div>
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-75651858921766474112018-07-13T12:45:00.000+01:002018-07-14T18:21:57.752+01:00UK Top 20: November 11, 1972 Ft. Chuck Berry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Big Mover: Chuck Berry climbs to Number 6</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 11 November, 1972</span></h3>
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<b>A new week and a new Number 1 as Gilbert O'Sullivan climbs one place to the top of the UK charts with his sentimental ode to his manager's daughter, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B06WWD2PXY" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="ac2b59677582174949ccc1a4071a9c9c" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Clair" href="http://www.amazon.com/Clair/dp/B06WWD2PXY/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=ac2b59677582174949ccc1a4071a9c9c&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6239314" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clair</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6239314" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=ac2b59677582174949ccc1a4071a9c9c&_cb=1531480068991" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.</b><br />
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Elsewhere, there were some big movers climbing into the Top 20 as songs from <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000WTXD30" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="140c9f372e86a6ffe2e4051054477397" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="elton john greatest hits" href="http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-1970-2002-Double-US-/dp/B000WTXD30/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=140c9f372e86a6ffe2e4051054477397&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_4324110" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elton John</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_4324110" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=140c9f372e86a6ffe2e4051054477397&_cb=1531480368343" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0000033BU" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="23d273884729106faaf319217e6609cd" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Archie Bell and the Drells" href="http://www.amazon.com/Tightening-Up-Best-Archie-Drells/dp/B0000033BU/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=23d273884729106faaf319217e6609cd&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6163561" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archie Bell and the Drells</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6163561" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=23d273884729106faaf319217e6609cd&_cb=1531480388972" style="border: none !important; 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height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B01LZYTZ7H" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="38c06d1e9fcd20b3c470670393e1b190" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="David Bowie" href="http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-David-Bowie/dp/B01LZYTZ7H/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=38c06d1e9fcd20b3c470670393e1b190&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7093356" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Bowie</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7093356" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=38c06d1e9fcd20b3c470670393e1b190&_cb=1531480489935" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0045DO8KQ" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="269ae29971fad75cf4d3300effce801e" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="David Cassidy" href="http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Collection-Cassidy-Partridge-Family/dp/B0045DO8KQ/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=269ae29971fad75cf4d3300effce801e&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_507410" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Cassidy</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_507410" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=269ae29971fad75cf4d3300effce801e&_cb=1531480508131" style="border: none !important; 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<li>01 (02) <span style="color: red;">Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair</span> </li>
<li>02 (01) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough </li>
<li>03 (03) 10cc - Donna </li>
<li>04 (05) <span style="color: red;">Alice Cooper - Elected</span> </li>
<li>05 (07) <span style="color: red;">Shag - Loop Di Love</span> </li>
<li>06 (23) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling</b></span> </li>
<li>07 (04) Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream </li>
<li>08 (06) The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack </li>
<li>09 (11) <span style="color: red;">The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love</span> </li>
<li>10 (13) <span style="color: red;">Junior Campbell - Hallelujah Freedom</span> </li>
<li>11 (24) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Archie Bell and the Drells - Here I Go Again</b></span> </li>
<li>12 (10) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers </li>
<li>13 (14) <span style="color: red;">Family - Burlesque</span> </li>
<li>14 (09) Elvis Presley - Burning Love </li>
<li>15 (19) <span style="color: red;">Chris Montez - Let's Dance</span> </li>
<li>16 (08) Peter Skellern - You're A Lady </li>
<li>17 (12) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll) </li>
<li>18 (15) Judge Dread - Big Six </li>
<li>19 (31) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Stylistics - I'm Stone in Love With You</b></span> </li>
<li>20 (42) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Elton John - Crocodile Rock</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b>06: Chuck Berry: My Ding-A-Ling</b></b><br />
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More than seven years after his last British hit, rock'n'roll pioneer Chuck Berry returned to the UK charts in 1972 with an entirely different sound.<br />
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Originally recorded in the early 1950s by Dave Bartholomew, Berry recorded a version of <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B004B4RJRI" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="5e440b99630089d0a78cd09ea3099daf" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="My Ding-A-Ling" href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Ding-A-Ling/dp/B004B4RJRI/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=5e440b99630089d0a78cd09ea3099daf&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1620015" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Ding-A-Ling</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1620015" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=5e440b99630089d0a78cd09ea3099daf&_cb=1531264203195" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> in 1968 called <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00C3XS0IQ" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="56a98a8a89377373d6bbc2c6abfd2947" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="My Tambourine chuck berry" href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Tambourine/dp/B00C3XS0IQ/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=56a98a8a89377373d6bbc2c6abfd2947&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_4700874" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Tambourine</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_4700874" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=56a98a8a89377373d6bbc2c6abfd2947&_cb=1531264176452" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />. However, it was a live recording of the song which would eventually top the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.<br />
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The innuendo laden lyrics caused some (American) radio stations to refuse to play it and even the UK's clean-up campaigner Mary Whitehouse tried to (unsuccessfully) ban it.<br />
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Nevertheless, the single sold by the shed load, hitting Number 1 in the UK for four weeks and for two weeks in the USA.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">11: Archie Bell and the Drells: Here I Go Again</b><br />
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Having missed out on a British chart placing for their American Number 1 <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B001KRU4QM" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="2544ece085525864b89068444d6c53d4" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Tighten Up" href="http://www.amazon.com/Tighten-Up/dp/B001KRU4QM/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=2544ece085525864b89068444d6c53d4&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7973830" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tighten Up</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7973830" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=2544ece085525864b89068444d6c53d4&_cb=1531264257574" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> four years earlier, US RandB vocal group Archie Bell and the Drells eventually hit the UK listing with the re-release of a 1969 recording, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00122JQD2" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="4f417dcfab8dc9d4fb69c820bf984564" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Here I Go Again archie bell" href="http://www.amazon.com/Here-I-Go-Again/dp/B00122JQD2/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=4f417dcfab8dc9d4fb69c820bf984564&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7912399" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here I Go Again</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7912399" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=4f417dcfab8dc9d4fb69c820bf984564&_cb=1531264292518" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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Fuelled by its popularity on the Northern Soul scene, the single peaked at its highest placing of Number 11 this week during a run of ten weeks on the chart.<br />
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Its surprise UK success led to the re-release of the 1968 track (<a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00122P85C" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="481e935c7f0d532cfeace1ea34a4e20a" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="There's Gonna Be A) Showdown" href="http://www.amazon.com/Theres-Gonna-Be-Showdown/dp/B00122P85C/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=481e935c7f0d532cfeace1ea34a4e20a&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3478983" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">There's Gonna Be A) Showdown</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3478983" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=481e935c7f0d532cfeace1ea34a4e20a&_cb=1531264312055" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, but this US Top 30 hit could not repeat its predecessor's climb up the British chart, eventually peaking at Number 36.<br />
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This would not be the last time we would see Archie Bell and the Drells in the British Top 20, though. They would return on one more occasion in the Spring of 1976 with the song <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B002IYBGJA" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="8d8d3583937ed711bc443bf6f9db66a4" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Soul City Walk archie bell" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Soul-City-Walk/dp/B002IYBGJA/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=8d8d3583937ed711bc443bf6f9db66a4&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8584196" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soul City Walk</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8584196" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=8d8d3583937ed711bc443bf6f9db66a4&_cb=1531264347602" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">19: The Stylistics: I'm Stone in Love With You</b></b><br />
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Taken from their album <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000001O6I" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="b87d2a1265e413c724e972f69db2c504" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Round 2 stylistics" href="http://www.amazon.com/Round-2-Stylistics/dp/B000001O6I/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=b87d2a1265e413c724e972f69db2c504&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3970580" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Round 2</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3970580" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=b87d2a1265e413c724e972f69db2c504&_cb=1531471819826" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000QMHRP8" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="e4e49e5a48a6ec812905a8612be6376c" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="I'm Stone in Love With You" href="http://www.amazon.com/Im-Stone-Love-You/dp/B000QMHRP8/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=e4e49e5a48a6ec812905a8612be6376c&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9926079" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I'm Stone in Love With You</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9926079" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=e4e49e5a48a6ec812905a8612be6376c&_cb=1531471842882" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> became The Stylistics' second UK chart entry and their first to enter the British Top 10 (No.9).<br />
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Written by Linda Creed together with Thom and Tony Bell, it was among the many tracks which helped define the soulful "Philly Sound" of the early 1970s.<br />
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Although recorded by a number of acts during the Seventies, only <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0013AH3QK" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="f480ecb0f259031cf62df7755f0d3bf3" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Johnny Mathis i'm stone" href="http://www.amazon.com/Im-Stone-Love-You/dp/B0013AH3QK/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=f480ecb0f259031cf62df7755f0d3bf3&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3181761" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Johnny Mathis</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3181761" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=f480ecb0f259031cf62df7755f0d3bf3&_cb=1531471903117" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> was able to bring the song back onto the British charts when it hit Number 10 in 1975.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">20: Elton John: Crocodile Rock</b></b><br />
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After the relative failure of his previous single, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000VWJPRG" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="d727c3f9708a32a51a8b6a0e2913a14a" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Honky Cat" href="http://www.amazon.com/Honky-Cat/dp/B000VWJPRG/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=d727c3f9708a32a51a8b6a0e2913a14a&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_539776" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Honky Cat</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_539776" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=d727c3f9708a32a51a8b6a0e2913a14a&_cb=1531481838885" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> (No.31) in the UK, it would be <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000VWN5YU" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="fb9d816a87631db1bb6fc8c3e0c70bbb" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Crocodile Rock" href="http://www.amazon.com/Crocodile-Rock/dp/B000VWN5YU/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=fb9d816a87631db1bb6fc8c3e0c70bbb&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8083278" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crocodile Rock</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8083278" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=fb9d816a87631db1bb6fc8c3e0c70bbb&_cb=1531481854299" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> which returned Elton John to the British Top 20 (No.5).<br />
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Released as the lead single from his sixth studio album, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000VWKV1U" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="6fffa20cab7411bce7d47a4fba5ef9dd" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Shoot-Only-Piano-Player/dp/B000VWKV1U/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=6fffa20cab7411bce7d47a4fba5ef9dd&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_4623717" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_4623717" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=6fffa20cab7411bce7d47a4fba5ef9dd&_cb=1531481886043" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <b>Crocodile Rock</b> would go on to become the singer's first US Number 1 - and the first to be released on the newly formed MCA label.<br />
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<b>The song at Number 9 in the USA this week was by The Delegates and called <a href="https://youtu.be/EyzoK1yIBIc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Convention '72</a>, a parody record about the American Presidential contenders.</b></div>
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-19965558943711469812018-05-28T16:21:00.000+01:002018-05-28T16:21:24.523+01:00UK Top 20: November 4, 1972 Ft. The Shangri-Las<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 4 November, 1972</span></h3>
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<b>Lieutenant Pigeon's <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mouldy-old-dough/id211321072?i=211321075&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mouldy Old Dough</a> continued its run as the UK's Number 1 song this week in November 1972, but it would prove to be its fourth and final week at the top.</b><br />
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Elsewhere, you would be forgiven for thinking that you had stumbled on a chart from the 1960s as two re-releases from that decade made their return to the UK Top 20. Both <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/chris-montez/16220804?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Montez</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-shangri-las/91361?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shangri-Las</a> made impressive moves up the chart, replacing hits from <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-ojays/67816?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The O'Jays</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/t-rex/5132974?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">T. Rex</a>.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Lieutenant Pigeon at Number 1</b></div>
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<li>01 (01) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough </li>
<li>02 (05) <span style="color: red;">Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair</span> </li>
<li>03 (02) 10cc - Donna </li>
<li>04 (03) Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream </li>
<li>05 (04) Alice Cooper - Elected </li>
<li>06 (21) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack</b></span> </li>
<li>07 (20) <span style="color: red;">Shag - Loop Di Love</span> </li>
<li>08 (07) Peter Skellern - You're A Lady </li>
<li>09 (08) Elvis Presley - Burning Love </li>
<li>10 (09) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers </li>
<li>11 (11) The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love </li>
<li>12 (06) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll) </li>
<li>13 (18) <span style="color: red;">Junior Campbell - Hallelujah Freedom</span> </li>
<li>14 (19) <span style="color: red;">Family - Burlesque</span> </li>
<li>15 (15) Judge Dread - Big Six </li>
<li>16 (13) David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing </li>
<li>17 (10) The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam </li>
<li>18 (12) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure </li>
<li>19 (28) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Chris Montez - Let's Dance </b></span></li>
<li>20 (16) Bread - The Guitar Man </li>
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b>06: The Shangri-Las: Leader of the Pack</b></b><br />
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A US Number 1 in 1964, <b>Leader of the Pack</b> by The Shangri-Las entered the UK chart for the first time in early 1965.<br />
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Despite an airplay ban by the BBC - possibly due to its morbid lyrical content - the single managed to peak at Number 11 in mid-February.<br />
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More than seven years later, the song now returned to the British charts (released on the Kama Sutra label) and - with no ban - rose to a high of Number 3.<br />
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This wouldn't be the last time the single found success in the UK. It would once again reach the Top 10 in 1976 when re-released on two separate record labels.<br />
<b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b><b style="font-size: large;">19: Chris Montez: Let's Dance</b><br />
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Almost ten years to the day, Chris Montez was back in the British charts with a re-release of his first major hit, <b>Let's Dance</b>.<br />
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Originally peaking at Number 2 - staying there for four consecutive weeks - the single was also a major success in the United States where it made it to Number 4.<br />
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This 1972 reissue also proved popular across Europe - especially in Germany - where it was also highly popular the second time around.<br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-49134710070731549732018-01-27T17:34:00.000+00:002018-01-27T17:39:17.370+00:00UK Top 20: October 28, 1972 Ft. Bread<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 28 October, 1972</span></h3>
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Three singles were lining up behind Lieutenant Pigeon's <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mouldy-old-dough/id211321072?i=211321075&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mouldy Old Dough</a> as the disc enjoyed its third week at Number 1. One of those leaping into this week's Top 5 would eventually reach the top, but it would have to wait a couple of weeks before doing so.<br />
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Gilbert O'Sullivan was the biggest climber within the listing while <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/donny-osmond/141819?mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donny Osmond</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-drifters/576693?mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Drifters</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/dandy-livingstone/3175527?mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dandy Livingstone</a> had fallen out of the Top 20 to be replaced by the latest hits from <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/bread/148894?mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bread</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/junior-campbell/1208717212?mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Junior Campbell</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/jonathan-king/217744?mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan King</a> (recording under the pseudonym Shag).<br />
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<li>01 (01) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough </li>
<li>02 (02) 10cc - Donna </li>
<li>03 (06) <span style="color: red;">Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream</span> </li>
<li>04 (09) <span style="color: red;">Alice Cooper - Elected</span> </li>
<li>05 (15) <span style="color: red;">Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair</span> </li>
<li>06 (05) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll) </li>
<li>07 (03) Peter Skellern - You're A Lady </li>
<li>08 (07) Elvis Presley - Burning Love </li>
<li>09 (12) <span style="color: red;">Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers</span> </li>
<li>10 (08) The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam </li>
<li>11 (18) <span style="color: red;">The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love</span> </li>
<li>12 (04) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure </li>
<li>13 (13) David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing </li>
<li>14 (20) <span style="color: red;">The O'Jays - Back Stabbers</span> </li>
<li>15 (11) Judge Dread - Big Six </li>
<li>16 (22) <b><span style="color: magenta;">Bread - The Guitar Man</span></b></li>
<li>17 (10) T. Rex - Children of the Revolution </li>
<li>18 (24) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Junior Campbell - Hallelujah Freedom</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (19) Family - Burlesque </li>
<li>20 (26) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Shag - Loop Di Love</b></span></li>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span>
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<b>The Guitar Man</b> represented the third and last occasion that American soft rock band Bread would reach the British Top 20.</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">Many of their biggest US hits had failed to make the upper echelons of the UK chart; several of them recorded by other artists and faring better in their cover versions.</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">In terms of numbers, this single was the lowest performing of Bread's British triumvirate of Top 20 entries, peaking at this week's Number 16. </ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">In the US, it hit Number 1 on Billboard's Easy Listening Chart and fared very nicely in the pop chart, rising to Number 11.</ul>
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Junior Campbell was a founding member of the successful British band Marmalade but he decided to quit the group in the spring of 1971.</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">Having done so, he pursued a solo career releasing several self-penned singles throughout the 1970s. Two of them made the UK chart listing and this was the first, <b>Hallelujah Freedom</b>.</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">Richly soulful with more than just a tinge of gospel, it featured the likes of legendary RnB singer Doris Troy on backing vocals.</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">Of his pair of hits, this one would go Top 10, eventually peaking at Number 10.</ul>
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Shag was yet another guise for Jonathan King and his recording of <b>Loop Di Love</b> was a cover of a successful European schlager recording originally released by German singer, J. Bastós (aka Rolf Steitz).</ul>
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-42016126648874090802018-01-14T17:13:00.000+00:002018-01-14T17:20:06.757+00:00UK Top 20: October 21, 1972 Ft. The Carpenters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 21 October, 1972</span></h3><br /><br />
<a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mouldy-old-dough/id211321072?i=211321075&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mouldy Old Dough</a>, Lieutenant Pigeon's novelty hit, continued its reign at Number 1 for a second week blocking records such as 10cc's debut hit <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/donna/1106854903?i=1106855243&mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donna</a> from hitting the top spot.<br />
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Elsewhere, three new tracks entered the Top 20 - songs by artists who had already enjoyed chart success up until this point. Gilbert O'Sullivan's <b>Clair</b> was making its debut on the chart and would, in time, climb to the summit of the chart.<br />
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The Carpenters' return marked the beginning of a series of major hits in the UK, while <b>Burlesque</b> became the swansong on the Singles Chart for predominantly album rockers, Family.<br />
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<li>01 (01) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough </li>
<li>02 (10) <span style="color: red;">10cc - Donna</span> </li>
<li>03 (03) Peter Skellern - You're a Lady </li>
<li>04 (02) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure </li>
<li>05 (04) Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll) </li>
<li>06 (09) <span style="color: red;">Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream</span> </li>
<li>07 (08) <span style="color: red;">Elvis Presley - Burning Love</span> </li>
<li>08 (06) The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam </li>
<li>09 (17) <span style="color: red;">Alice Cooper - Elected</span> </li>
<li>10 (05) T. Rex - Children of the Revolution </li>
<li>11 (11) Judge Dread - Big Six </li>
<li>12 (19) <span style="color: red;">Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers</span> </li>
<li>13 (12) David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing </li>
<li>14 (07) Donny Osmond - Too Young </li>
<li>15 (---) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair</b></span> </li>
<li>16 (14) Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil </li>
<li>17 (15) The Drifters - Come on Over to My Place </li>
<li>18 (22) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (23) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Family - Burlesque</b></span> </li>
<li>20 (18) The O'Jays - Back Stabbers</li>
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Gilbert O'Sullivan followed up his his fifth UK Top 20 hit with his first British Number 1, the somewhat cloying <b>Clair</b>.<br />
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Written about his manager's (then) three-year-old daughter, the lyrics to the song are initially ambiguous, leading the listener to believe the track is a love song from one adult to another.<br />
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The record would soon become one of O'Sullivan's most successful. It would go on to reside at Number 1 for two weeks in November, while becoming his second chart topper in Ireland.<br />
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America loved it, too. <b>Clair</b> peaked at Number 2 Stateside, blocked from the top by both Carly Simon's <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/youre-so-vain/271649381?i=271649387&mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You're So Vain</a> and Billy Paul's <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/me-and-mrs-jones/192669930?i=192669955&mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Me and Mrs. Jones</a>.<br />
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Up until this point The Carpenters' chart performance in the UK had not been quite as spectacular as in their home country.<br />
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<b>Goodbye to Love</b> would go some way in amending that position, entering the Top 20 this week at Number 18 and eventually clawing its way to a peak of Number 9.<br />
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Originally released as the B-Side to <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-wont-last-a-day-without-you/14172524?i=14172541&mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Won't Last a Day Without You</a>, the record was flipped shortly after release and became only the duo's second Top 10 hit - but perhaps the first true power ballad to hit the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.<br />
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Taken from the group's album Bandstand, <b>Burlesque</b> returned Family to the UK Top 20 Singles for the very last time for a few weeks in 1972.<br />
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The track is, to some extent, a suggestive rocker about a bar in the band's hometown of Leicester, England and contains some thoroughly satisfying hooks - not always particularly evident in Family's body of work up to this point.<br />
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The band would split around 12 months after this record appeared on the chart (peak No. 13).<br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-3875383826017259652017-10-30T18:00:00.000+00:002017-10-30T18:00:15.397+00:00UK Top 20: October 14, 1972 Ft. Alice Cooper<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 14 October, 1972</span></h3>
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<b>Lieutenant Pigeon</b>'s novelty tune, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mouldy-old-dough/id211321072?i=211321075&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mouldy Old Dough</a>, which had been threatening the Number 1 position finally made the all-conquering leap to the top of the UK charts this week in 1972.<br />
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Elsewhere, three new entries came courtesy of two acts which were following up massively successful 1972 singles - namely <b>Alice Cooper</b> and <b>Johnny Nash</b>. In addition, American soul group <b>The O'Jays</b> arrived on the British listing for the first time.<br />
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Several big hitting artists of the Seventies were making a big leap up the charts as well, with singles from <b>10cc</b>, <b>David Bowie</b> and <b>Python Lee Jackson</b> (among others) making impressive moves up the Top 20.<br />
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<li>01 (03) <span style="color: red;">Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough</span> </li>
<li>02 (01) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure </li>
<li>03 (06) <span style="color: red;">Peter Skellern - You're A Lady</span> </li>
<li>04 (08) <span style="color: red;">Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll)</span> </li>
<li>05 (02) T. Rex - Children of the Revolution </li>
<li>06 (04) The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam </li>
<li>07 (05) Donny Osmond - Too Young </li>
<li>08 (11) <span style="color: red;">Elvis Presley - Burning Love</span> </li>
<li>09 (18) <span style="color: red;">Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream</span> </li>
<li>10 (17) <span style="color: red;">10cc - Donna</span> </li>
<li>11 (12) <span style="color: red;">Judge Dread - Big Six</span> </li>
<li>12 (20) <span style="color: red;">David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing</span> </li>
<li>13 (09) Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning </li>
<li>14 (14) Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil </li>
<li>15 (10) The Drifters - Come on Over to My Place </li>
<li>16 (07) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now </li>
<li>17 (34) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Alice Cooper - Elected</b></span></li>
<li>18 (22) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The O'Jays - Back Stabbers</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (26) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers</b></span></li>
<li>20 (19) Junior Walker and the Allstars - Walk in the Night</li>
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Alice Cooper followed up his recent UK Number 1 hit <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/schools-out/id79574413?i=79574389&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">School's Out</a> with another British Top 10 hit; <b>Elected</b> becoming the first single release from the group's transatlantic chart topping album, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/billion-dollar-babies/id40458482?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billion Dollar Babies</a>.<br />
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The track was a rewrite of an earlier song, the 1969 offering <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/reflected/id1024839710?i=1024839934&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reflected</a> and also profited from its own video - one of the earliest to accompany a single release.<br />
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It reached a peak of Number 4 in the UK, but could only manage to reach Number 25 in the States.<br />
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Formed in the late 1950s, soul vocal goup The O'Jays had been trying to secure a Pop 40 hit throughout the Sixties, but it was not until 1972 when the trio's fortunes changed.<br />
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Thinking of quitting the music business, The O'Jays met up with the production and songwriting team of Gamble and Huff with whom they recorded several moderately successful R&B tracks.<br />
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However, it was not until G & H formed the label Philadelphia International - to which The O'Jays signed - that major hits began to accumulate.<br />
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<b>Back Stabbers</b> was the first and featured the group's now-trademark harmonies backed by intricate arrangements, sumptuous strings together with a smattering of contemporary funk.<br />
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It became a Number 3 hit in America while only managing a number 14 peak in the UK.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">19: Johnny Nash: There Are More Questions Than Answers</b><br />
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1972 had been a great year for Johnny Nash on both sides of the Atlantic with his previous single <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-can-see-clearly-now/id312390949?i=312390954&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Can See Clearly Now</a> going Top 5 in the UK and all the way to the top in America.<br />
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His follow-up in Britain was another self-penned song with the thought provoking title <b>There Are More Questions Than Answers</b>.<br />
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Included on the <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-can-see-clearly-now/id217272795?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Can See Clearly Now</a> album, the single completely missed the charts in the States, but climbed into the Top 10 in the UK and peaked at Number 9.<br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-85590209385882945042017-10-23T17:56:00.001+01:002017-10-24T21:12:59.360+01:00UK Top 20: October 7, 1972 Ft. 10cc<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 7 October, 1972</span></h3>
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<a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00138H5L0" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="e6b68e3d2bb860662131f841cbf2ebb6" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="David Cassidy" href="http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Collection-Cassidy-Partridge-Family/dp/B00138H5L0/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=e6b68e3d2bb860662131f841cbf2ebb6&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9196645" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Cassidy</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9196645" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=e6b68e3d2bb860662131f841cbf2ebb6&_cb=1505214472657" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> was enjoying the second of his two weeks at the top of the UK music charts this week in October 1972 with his cover of <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="SEARCH" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="e143005ebfeb42cd10c460d6a42546fd" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Young Rascals" href="http://amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=The%20Young%20Rascals&tag=justbon-20&linkId=e143005ebfeb42cd10c460d6a42546fd&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6869344" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Young Rascals</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6869344" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=e143005ebfeb42cd10c460d6a42546fd&_cb=1508777129758" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />' 1967 US hit <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00H9I5TO8" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="5f6691b4b9a2abe99bc57bd5828298ed" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="How Can I Be Sure? david cassidy" href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Can-I-Be-Sure/dp/B00H9I5TO8/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=5f6691b4b9a2abe99bc57bd5828298ed&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5420970" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Can I Be Sure?</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5420970" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=5f6691b4b9a2abe99bc57bd5828298ed&_cb=1505214164901" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> His reign was about to end thanks to Lieutenant Pigeon's novelty tune, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mouldy-old-dough/id211321072?i=211321075&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mouldy Old Dough</a> which was making a measured climb up the Top 20.<br />
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Further down the chart four new entries climbed into the twenty, the highest coming courtesy of one of rock's greats, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="SEARCH" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="177ebf66d4d4eea9d3ba9c437642af9e" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Elvis Presley" href="http://amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Elvis%20Presley&tag=justbon-20&linkId=177ebf66d4d4eea9d3ba9c437642af9e&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8845978" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elvis Presley</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8845978" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=177ebf66d4d4eea9d3ba9c437642af9e&_cb=1508777063543" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />. Other debuts were represented by acts that would become among the most successful and recognisable voices of the rock era: <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="SEARCH" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="3b01225629f34d767fbb56eea6c04538" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="David Bowie" href="http://amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=David%20Bowie&tag=justbon-20&linkId=3b01225629f34d767fbb56eea6c04538&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9307667" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Bowie</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9307667" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=3b01225629f34d767fbb56eea6c04538&_cb=1508777082293" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="SEARCH" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="366e82a080b852122738a3956b563aa0" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Rod Stewart" href="http://amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Rod%20Stewart&tag=justbon-20&linkId=366e82a080b852122738a3956b563aa0&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6104430" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rod Stewart</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6104430" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=366e82a080b852122738a3956b563aa0&_cb=1508777095873" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> (courtesy of a reissue) and art-rock group, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="SEARCH" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="a24500fb2a21193624e27a964eb6ee33" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="10cc" href="http://amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=10cc&tag=justbon-20&linkId=a24500fb2a21193624e27a964eb6ee33&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8396246" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10cc</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8396246" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=a24500fb2a21193624e27a964eb6ee33&_cb=1508777107479" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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Elsewhere, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00002MHVE" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="b5db6c4d4b79cff1c627aa34b4d0ff7e" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Peter Skellern" href="http://www.amazon.com/Very-Best-Peter-Skellern/dp/B00002MHVE/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=b5db6c4d4b79cff1c627aa34b4d0ff7e&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1782344" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Skellern</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1782344" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=b5db6c4d4b79cff1c627aa34b4d0ff7e&_cb=1505214423462" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> continued his ascent of the Top 20, enjoying a rapid rise of twelve places to Number 6 with his debut hit, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/youre-a-lady/id788564593?i=788564595&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You're A Lady</a>.<br />
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<li>01 (01) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure </li>
<li>02 (02) T. Rex - Children of the Revolution </li>
<li>03 (04) <span style="color: red;">Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough</span> </li>
<li>04 (06) <span style="color: red;">The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam</span> </li>
<li>05 (05) Donny Osmond - Too Young </li>
<li>06 (18) <span style="color: red;">Peter Skellern - You're a Lady</span> </li>
<li>07 (03) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now </li>
<li>08 (14) <span style="color: red;">Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll)</span> </li>
<li>09 (07) Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning </li>
<li>10 (09) Drifters - Come on Over to My Place </li>
<li>11 (21) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Elvis Presley - Burning Love</b></span></li>
<li>12 (17) <span style="color: red;">Judge Dread - Big Six</span> </li>
<li>13 (08) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine </li>
<li>14 (16) <span style="color: red;">Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil</span> </li>
<li>15 (10) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain </li>
<li>16 (12) Cliff Richard - Living in Harmony </li>
<li>17 (25) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>10cc - Donna</b></span> </li>
<li>18 (49) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (20) Jr. Walker and the Allstars - Walk in the Night </li>
<li>20 (23) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">11: Elvis Presley: Burning Love</b><br />
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Elvis Presley returned to the UK Top 20 with what would become yet another Top 10 success. This time he dispensed with the recent ballads and returned to more of a rock feel with this latest release, <b>Burning Love</b>.<br />
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Written by Dennis Linde, the track was originally recorded by <a href="http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Arthur_Alexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arthur Alexander</a> and released without much success. Although Elvis disliked the song, he was persuaded to lay down his own version and it has since become a Presley classic.<br />
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It would peak at Number 7 in Britain, but would prove to become the King's last Top 10 success in America, where it settled at Number 2 behind Chuck Berry's <b>My Ding-A-Ling</b>.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">17: 10cc: Donna</b><br />
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Having recorded under various band guises, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman and Lol Creme joined forces in 1972 under the band name 10cc.<br />
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<b>Donna</b> was the group's first single and it began a string of UK hits throughout the 1970s, together with a collection of very well-regarded albums.<br />
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The track was written by Godley and Creme as a clever parody of doo wop songs from the 1950s and 1960s. Ingenious vocals and a great production would lift the song to Number 2 in the charts, only barred from the top by Lieutenant Pigeon's <b>Mouldy Old Dough</b>.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">18: Python Lee Jackson: In A Broken Dream</b></b><br />
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Re-released to cash in on the huge popularity of Rod Stewart, Python Lee Jackson deservedly did the business the second time around as <b>In A Broken Dream</b> leapt more than thirty places to settle at this week's Number 18.<br />
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The track was originally issued in 1970 after the then little known Stewart was enlisted as a session singer to provide the lead vocals for this Australian band. At that time, the single did absolutely nothing and would probably have never seen the light of day again had it not been for Rod Stewart's involvement.<br />
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Whilst most of these type of reissues are best left buried, this little gem was most welcome and sold enough copies to take it to a peak of Number 3.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: large;">20: David Bowie: John, I'm Only Dancing</b></b><br />
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David Bowie followed-up <b>Starman</b> for his first back to back UK Top 20 hits with the controversial <b>John, I'm Only Dancing</b>.<br />
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Yet again showcasing glam rock at its finest, Bowie's track nevertheless proved contentious due to its lyrical content: often attributed to a gay relationship.<br />
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In fact, it was considered too racy for conservative America, the singer's record label therefore declining to release it there, only surfacing four years later on a compilation album.<br />
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Never included on a conventional long player in the UK, Bowie nonetheless recorded the song twice more - the first in 1973 with a saxophone break and, in 1979, a more soul/funk-influenced version released as <b>John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)</b> which became a moderate UK hit. This 1972 release managed a peak position of Number 12.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The American Top 10 (Click to play tracks)</span></b>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>New at Number 18: Peter Skellern</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 30 September, 1972</span></h3>
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After three weeks at the top of the UK chart,<b> </b><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/slade/id13132485?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slade</a><b> </b>relinquished the Number 1 spot in favour of <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00138H5L0" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="e6b68e3d2bb860662131f841cbf2ebb6" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="David Cassidy" href="http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Collection-Cassidy-Partridge-Family/dp/B00138H5L0/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=e6b68e3d2bb860662131f841cbf2ebb6&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9196645" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Cassidy</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9196645" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=e6b68e3d2bb860662131f841cbf2ebb6&_cb=1505214472657" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> who eased up two places with his cover of <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00H9I5TO8" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="5f6691b4b9a2abe99bc57bd5828298ed" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="How Can I Be Sure? david cassidy" href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Can-I-Be-Sure/dp/B00H9I5TO8/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=5f6691b4b9a2abe99bc57bd5828298ed&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5420970" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Can I Be Sure?</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5420970" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=5f6691b4b9a2abe99bc57bd5828298ed&_cb=1505214164901" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /><br />
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Elsewhere, the Top 20 was relatively quiet with only two new records making the breakthrough into the listing. More glam rock came courtesy of the now-disgraced <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B06X9F3ZWV" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="23181ca4e75b6d09b366d14154799a9d" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Gary Glitter" href="http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Gary-Glitter/dp/B06X9F3ZWV/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=23181ca4e75b6d09b366d14154799a9d&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7318710" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gary Glitter</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7318710" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=23181ca4e75b6d09b366d14154799a9d&_cb=1505214402367" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, while <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00002MHVE" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="b5db6c4d4b79cff1c627aa34b4d0ff7e" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Peter Skellern" href="http://www.amazon.com/Very-Best-Peter-Skellern/dp/B00002MHVE/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=b5db6c4d4b79cff1c627aa34b4d0ff7e&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1782344" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Skellern</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1782344" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=b5db6c4d4b79cff1c627aa34b4d0ff7e&_cb=1505214423462" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />'s first and biggest hit, <b>You're A Lady</b>, made its debut.<br />
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Most of last week's new entries enjoyed further upward movement - the biggest leap coming from <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00005A7UN" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="7a875d440de8d8b780ecc0f645d605d9" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Lieutenant Pigeon" href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Lieutenant-Pigeon-CD/dp/B00005A7UN/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=7a875d440de8d8b780ecc0f645d605d9&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7922879" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lieutenant Pigeon</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7922879" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=7a875d440de8d8b780ecc0f645d605d9&_cb=1505214506052" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> who would be vying for the Number 1 position within the next fortnight.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">David Cassidy at Number 1</b></div>
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<li>01 (03) <span style="color: red;">David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure</span> </li>
<li>02 (02) T. Rex - Children of the Revolution </li>
<li>03 (01) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now </li>
<li>04 (20) <span style="color: red;">Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough</span> </li>
<li>05 (09) <span style="color: red;">Donny Osmond - Too Young</span> </li>
<li>06 (15) <span style="color: red;">The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam</span> </li>
<li>07 (06) Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning </li>
<li>08 (08) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine </li>
<li>09 (10) <span style="color: red;">The Drifters - Come on Over to My Place</span> </li>
<li>10 (07) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain </li>
<li>11 (04) Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well </li>
<li>12 (12) Cliff Richard - Living in Harmony </li>
<li>13 (13) Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling </li>
<li>14 (27) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll)</b></span> </li>
<li>15 (05) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me </li>
<li>16 (18) <span style="color: red;">Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil</span> </li>
<li>17 (17) Judge Dread - Big Six </li>
<li>18 (43) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Peter Skellern - You're a Lady</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (11) Blackfoot Sue - Standing in the Road </li>
<li>20 (16) Jr. Walker and the Allstars - Walk in the Night</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>14: Gary Glitter: I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)</b></span><br />
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Gary Glitter returns to the Top 20 with his second hit which would eventually peak at Number 4.<br />
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<b>I Didn't Know I Love You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)</b> also entered the US Top 40 at Number 35.<br />
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In a complete contrast to Glitter's offering was the debut chart entry for Lancashire-born Peter Skellern, <b>You're A Lady</b>.<br />
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Enhanced with the inclusion of a brass band and additional choral vocals, the song is a romantic ballad with a nostalgic, homely quality.<br />
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Although Skellern would briefly return to the UK charts during the 1970s, this is probably the song by which he will be mostly remembered. It would go on to peak at Number 3, as well as enter America's Billboard Hot 100 at Number 50.<br />
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We would have to wait another three years before he returned with <b>Hold on to Love</b>, although his exceptional songwriting skills were successfully employed over the following thirty years in television, radio, theatre and later, in choral music through his decision to join the priesthood.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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<li><b>Various Artists: 20 Fantastic Hits</b></li>
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-3408990634619589012017-09-07T17:08:00.001+01:002017-09-07T20:34:43.070+01:00UK Top 20: September 23, 1972 Ft. The Drifters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Up to Number 10: The Drifters</b></span></td></tr>
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Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 23 September, 1972</span></h3>
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<b><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/slade/id13132485?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slade</a> were enjoying a third (and final) week at the summit of the UK Chart this week in 1972, while nearly a third of the places below them were occupied by records making their debut in the Top 20.</b><br />
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As predicted last week, the Top 3 were now in a tussle to grab the Number 1 position, but could any of the six new entries claim to be pretenders to the crown? A couple of them would come close, but it was the single at this week's anchor position that would surprise many by making a successful dash to the summit and stay there for a month.<br />
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But who are we talking about?<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Above image by Allan Warren (Own work) [<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a> or <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GFDL</a>], <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADavid_Cassidy_Allan_Warren.jpg">via Wikimedia Commons</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Chart:</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<li>01 (01) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now </li>
<li>02 (14) <span style="color: red;">T. Rex - Children of the Revolution</span> </li>
<li>03 (10) <span style="color: red;">David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure</span> </li>
<li>04 (02) Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well </li>
<li>05 (05) Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me </li>
<li>06 (03) Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning </li>
<li>07 (04) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain </li>
<li>08 (08) Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine </li>
<li>09 (22) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Donny Osmond - Too Young</b></span> </li>
<li>10 (20) <span style="color: red;">The Drifters - Come On Over to My Place</span> </li>
<li>11 (06) Blackfoot Sue - Standing in the Road </li>
<li>12 (12) Cliff Richard - Living In Harmony </li>
<li>13 (09) Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling </li>
<li>14 (07) Mott The Hoople - All the Young Dudes </li>
<li>15 (25) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam</b></span> </li>
<li>16 (21) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Jr. Walker and the All Stars - Walk in the Night</b></span> </li>
<li>17 (23) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Judge Dread - Big Six</b></span> </li>
<li>18 (28) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (13) Hawkwind - Silver Machine </li>
<li>20 (38) <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>09: Donny Osmond: Too Young</b></span><br />
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Following on from his UK Number 1 hit <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B001NZRHL6" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="cc46588f7f41d3b3be7f4e094c5cfeb9" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Puppy Love donny osmond" href="http://www.amazon.com/Puppy-Love/dp/B001NZRHL6/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=cc46588f7f41d3b3be7f4e094c5cfeb9&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1898246" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puppy Love</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1898246" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=cc46588f7f41d3b3be7f4e094c5cfeb9&_cb=1504796427140" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, Donny Osmond had now established himself as one of a few popular heartthrobs of the early 1970s, thus allowing him impressive Singles Chart figures.<br />
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He was back this week with one of the biggest movers on the listing, albeit another cover of an already classic song: <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B01DNHLUWI" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="4d95a6a844610166f72260f78634b97a" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Nat King Cole Too Young" href="http://www.amazon.com/Too-Young/dp/B01DNHLUWI/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=4d95a6a844610166f72260f78634b97a&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8266327" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nat King Cole's Too Young</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8266327" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=4d95a6a844610166f72260f78634b97a&_cb=1504796491898" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> from 1951.<br />
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Osmond's version would go on to peak at Number 5 in the UK, while in both the USA and Australia the single's highest placing would be the Number 13 spot.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">15: The Sweet: Wig-Wam Bam</b><br />
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The Sweet were now on a roll of hits and <b>Wig-Wam Bam</b> represented the band's sixth UK chart entry and would soon become their third Top 10 success.<br />
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Again composed by the songwriting team of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, it was the group's first true glam rock single and the first on which the band played their own instruments, giving the track a completely different sound.<br />
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It would go on to peak at Number 4 in the UK and would also enjoy great success across Europe, reaching the top of the charts in both Germany and Denmark and the Top 10 elsewhere.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">16: Jr. Walker and the All Stars: Walk in the Night</b><br />
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It had been three years since Motown legend Jr. Walker had enjoyed a British chart entry with <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B004GJYA98" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="877f5a0c0c3344a8a01164c92091b35a" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Does-Take-Your-Love/dp/B004GJYA98/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=877f5a0c0c3344a8a01164c92091b35a&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_2096198" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_2096198" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=877f5a0c0c3344a8a01164c92091b35a&_cb=1504796528374" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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He was now back with another superb instrumental, enhanced by his excellent saxophone and deserving of a better peak position than this week's Number 16.<br />
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<b>Walk in the Night</b> was lifted from Walker's album <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00Q5KMHPK" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="a3444e9e420ef64f5f6f3ba56be4908b" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Moody Jr. junior walker" href="http://www.amazon.com/Junior-Walker-Stars-Moody-record/dp/B00Q5KMHPK/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=a3444e9e420ef64f5f6f3ba56be4908b&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7087040" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moody Jr.</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7087040" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=a3444e9e420ef64f5f6f3ba56be4908b&_cb=1504796565079" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and ultimately performed better on the UK charts than it did at home - although it managed a Number 10 peak position on the US R&B chart.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">17: Judge Dread: Big Six</b><br />
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The first appearance of Judge Dread (nee Alexander Hughes) on the British chart was courtesy of this innuendo-laced nursery rhyme performed over a rocksteady rhythm and reggae beat.<br />
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<b>Big Six</b> was also the first of eleven singles which, not surprisingly, was banned from airplay by the BBC because of its suggestive sexual content.<br />
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Probably because of this, the single hung around on the chart for an impressive six months, managing to peak at Number 11 for a couple of weeks.<br />
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Dread would return to the Top 30 over the next four years with more of his reggae-backed lewd versions of nursery rhymes, much to the pleasure of his many fans.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">18: Dandy Livingstone: Suzanne Beware of the Devil</b><br />
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More reggae featured at Number 18, but this time from the somewhat more authentic sound of British-Jamaican musician and producer, Dandy Livingstone.<br />
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He had released numerous singles under various names but, up until this point, none had figured on the UK Singles Chart.<br />
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Before <b>Suzanne Beware of the Devil</b>, his most recognisable recording was probably <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B000QQJIBK" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="418ddf2b6b79ea9d194791129a76f3a6" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Rudy, A Message to You" href="http://www.amazon.com/Rudy-a-Message-to-You/dp/B000QQJIBK/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=418ddf2b6b79ea9d194791129a76f3a6&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_1497431" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rudy, A Message to You</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_1497431" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=418ddf2b6b79ea9d194791129a76f3a6&_cb=1504796610736" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> which was later successfully covered by The Specials under the slightly amended title <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B01KLM38UA" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="b94914d5100f400d9bdaa4056d9109fd" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="A Message to You, Rudy" href="http://www.amazon.com/Message-You-Rudy-2002-Remaster/dp/B01KLM38UA/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=b94914d5100f400d9bdaa4056d9109fd&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_813928" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Message to You, Rudy</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_813928" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=b94914d5100f400d9bdaa4056d9109fd&_cb=1504796628111" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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However, <b>Suzanne</b> was his only sojourn into the British Top 20 as a recording artist, although the follow-up <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B01KSHV58A" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="62cc6509ba7c2feddc36b91b08080861" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Big City dandy livingstone" href="http://www.amazon.com/Big-City/dp/B01KSHV58A/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=62cc6509ba7c2feddc36b91b08080861&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_4108507" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big City</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_4108507" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=62cc6509ba7c2feddc36b91b08080861&_cb=1504801048559" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />/<a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B01KSHV82I" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="e45b042c9f54c6f69e08e053ddf234f3" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Think About That dandy livingstone" href="http://www.amazon.com/Think-About-That/dp/B01KSHV82I/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=e45b042c9f54c6f69e08e053ddf234f3&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_93664" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Think About That</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_93664" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=e45b042c9f54c6f69e08e053ddf234f3&_cb=1504801074765" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> deserved better than its eventual Number 26 placing.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">20: Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough</b><br />
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The UK's proclivity for embracing odd novelty acts was, quite possibly, no more apparent than when this single surprisingly started storming up the listing.<br />
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Not easy to categorise, Lieutenant Pigeon's <b>Mouldy Old Dough</b> was largely an instrumental track dominated by a marching beat and the unmistakable sound of a pub piano. Played by Hilda Woodward, mother of band member Rob Woodward, it's the piano which defines the track, along with the minimal lyrics: the deep growling of the song's title.<br />
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The single had already enjoyed great success in Belgium as a result of its use on a currents affairs TV show and, although the track had previously flopped on its initial UK release, the record company felt a re-release could take off. Helped by extensive radio play, <b>Mouldy Old Dough</b> did just that.<br />
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Its eighteen place leap this week was just a mere stepping stone on its way to Number 1, where it would stay for four weeks, eventually becoming the second bestselling single of 1972.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-41095355105293653622017-09-01T11:23:00.002+01:002017-09-02T08:29:49.964+01:00UK Top 20: September 16, 1972 Ft. David Cassidy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>New at Number 10: David Cassidy</b></span></td></tr>
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Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 16 September, 1972</h4>
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Glam rock group <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/slade/id13132485?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slade</a> were now into their second week atop the British Singles Chart this week in September 1972, while a couple of their rivals stormed into the Top 20 to try and challenge the Number 1 spot.<br />
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Fellow glam band <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/t-rex/id5132974?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">T. Rex</a> were back with a vengeance, seeking a fifth chart topper and, with an entry position of Number 14, it looked on the cards. However, the latest teenage heartthrob, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/david-cassidy/id2290786?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Cassidy</a>, was looking to go one better than his last single, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/could-it-be-forever/id204285082?i=204285188&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Could It Be Forever</a>, and finally capture the Number 1 position. With a legion of female fans pushing his sales ever higher, the top of the charts would become a battle royal between these three artists.<br />
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Let's not forget the other new entries this week. The ever-reliable <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/cliff-richard/id387307?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cliff Richard</a> returned with his latest offering, while American soul group <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-drifters/id576693?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Drifters</a> was experiencing something of a chart rebirth. <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/mardi-gras/id148187001?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mardi Gras</a>, a long forgotten US band, had the final new song to the chart - although it was not new at all...<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Above image by Allan Warren (Own work) [<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a> or <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GFDL</a>], <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADavid_Cassidy_Allan_Warren.jpg">via Wikimedia Commons</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Chart:</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<li>01 (01) Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now </li>
<li>02 (02) Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well </li>
<li>03 (05) <span style="color: red;">Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning</span> </li>
<li>04 (08) <span style="color: red;">Roxy Music - Virginia Plain</span> </li>
<li>05 (06) <span style="color: red;">Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me</span> </li>
<li>06 (04) Blackfoot Sue - Standing in the Road </li>
<li>07 (03) Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes </li>
<li>08 (16) <span style="color: red;">Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine</span> </li>
<li>09 (10) <span style="color: red;">Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling</span> </li>
<li>10 (---) <span style="color: red;"><b>David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure?</b></span> </li>
<li>11 (09) Derek and the Dominos - Layla </li>
<li>12 (21) <span style="color: red;"><b>Cliff Richard - Living in Harmony</b></span> </li>
<li>13 (07) Hawkwind - Silver Machine </li>
<li>14 (---) <span style="color: red;"><b>T. Rex - Children of the Revolution</b></span> </li>
<li>15 (12) Little Eva - The Loco-Motion </li>
<li>16 (11) Alice Cooper - School's Out </li>
<li>17 (14) Hot Butter - Popcorn </li>
<li>18 (18) Bill Withers - Lean on Me </li>
<li>19 (24) <span style="color: red;"><b>Mardi Gras - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby</b></span> </li>
<li>20 (27) <span style="color: red;"><b>The Drifters - Come On Over to My Place</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Stream This Week's New Hits:</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>10: David Cassidy: How Can I Be Sure?</b></span><br />
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By now, David Cassidy's teen idol status was formidably secured thanks to a legion of adoring prepubescent girls eagerly awaiting his every record release.<br />
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<a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00H9I5TO8" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="df0f87b48156c906d05e8a362a2fb83a" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="How Can I Be Sure? david cassidy" href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Can-I-Be-Sure/dp/B00H9I5TO8/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=df0f87b48156c906d05e8a362a2fb83a&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6167970" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Can I Be Sure?</a> was Cassidy's second so<img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_6167970" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=df0f87b48156c906d05e8a362a2fb83a&_cb=1504106254251" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />lo single and was, once again, a cover of a Sixties American hit.<br />
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This time he gave his breathy interpretation to this <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00000331T" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="c764722e9920369d40ab4aff0d9e2c9c" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Young Rascals" href="http://www.amazon.com/Very-Best-Rascals/dp/B00000331T/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=c764722e9920369d40ab4aff0d9e2c9c&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_9235176" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Young Rascals</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_9235176" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=c764722e9920369d40ab4aff0d9e2c9c&_cb=1504107137303" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />' track which originally had been included on their 1967 album, <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0000634JV" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="57bd56c25ed787104662ce57f9778fb5" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Groovin' young rascals" href="http://www.amazon.com/Groovin-Vinyl-YOUNG-RASCALS/dp/B0000634JV/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=57bd56c25ed787104662ce57f9778fb5&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5066007" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Groovin'</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5066007" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=57bd56c25ed787104662ce57f9778fb5&_cb=1504107217287" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />.<br />
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Although their version had missed out on a British chart placing the song was given another outing, this time by songstress <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00005RZY1" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="27e34c07d9d7a9ad0b2e5773bb17d4a9" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Dusty Springfield " href="http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Collection-Dusty-Springfield/dp/B00005RZY1/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=27e34c07d9d7a9ad0b2e5773bb17d4a9&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7430940" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dusty Springfield</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7430940" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=27e34c07d9d7a9ad0b2e5773bb17d4a9&_cb=1504107495079" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" />, who managed to flirt with the lower reaches of the UK listing for a few weeks.<br />
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However, teen buying power pushed Cassidy's recording even further up the chart from this Top 10 debut to secure the American the first of two UK Number 1 hits as well as give the song its best ever British chart showing.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">12: Cliff Richard: Living in Harmony</b><br />
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The 1970s were a relatively lean period chartwise for former rocker, now family entertainer, Cliff Richard.<br />
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His last Top 10 hit had been in early 1970 with <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B06XJC9TY7" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="da14ca758b4ebbd099b2e7d0fe023552" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" href="http://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Sam-Hello-Samantha/dp/B06XJC9TY7/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=da14ca758b4ebbd099b2e7d0fe023552&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3862129" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3862129" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=da14ca758b4ebbd099b2e7d0fe023552&_cb=1504108900868" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and the week's nine place leap by this single made it look as if another was on the cards in the coming weeks.<br />
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However, <b>Living in Harmony</b> would also prove to be something of a disappointment for him. Co-written by Alan Tarney, who would go on to compose his next Number 1 in 1979, the single would stall at Number 12 albeit for three consecutive weeks.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">14: T. Rex: Children of the Revolution</b><br />
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By this time T. Rex was probably the hottest group in the UK (with Slade vying for that title, too).<br />
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It was no surprise, then, that the band's latest release would barrel its way into the Top 20 on its first week of release.<br />
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<b>Children of the Revolution</b> followed hot on the heels of four official T. Rex single releases of which all had gone to the top of the charts. Just <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0018ARHD4" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="2fb049c12efcc7d4fe40141b64be961b" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Jeepster" href="http://www.amazon.com/Jeepster-Remastered-Version/dp/B0018ARHD4/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=2fb049c12efcc7d4fe40141b64be961b&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_8045983" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeepster</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_8045983" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=2fb049c12efcc7d4fe40141b64be961b&_cb=1504112495593" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> (released without Marc Bolan's initial blessing) had "only" peaked at Number 2, so it was with some surprise that this latest track would eventually finish in the runners-up spot.<br />
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It spent three consecutive weeks at Number 2, held off the peak by a couple of the band's main rivals: Slade and David Cassidy.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">19: Mardi Gras: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby</b><br />
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Originally a hit in 1969 by Motown legend Marvin Gaye, the now long-forgotten New York group Mardi Gras covered <a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B06ZY3XS7G" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="39181947e6a0e73dd74d3428c30bf150" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Too Busy Thinking About My Baby mardi gras" href="http://www.amazon.com/Too-Busy-Thinking-About-Baby/dp/B06ZY3XS7G/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=justbon-20&linkId=39181947e6a0e73dd74d3428c30bf150&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_5966806" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Too Busy Thinking About My Baby</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_5966806" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=39181947e6a0e73dd74d3428c30bf150&_cb=1504113998363" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and soon found themselves in the charts across Europe.<br />
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Although their French Number 1, <a href="https://youtu.be/k7z5AyYOma4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Girl, I've Got News For You</a>, had missed the British charts, this rockier version of the the soul classic found favour in the UK - unsurprising, really, in a year full of covers and re-releases - and began to make steady progress up the chart.<br />
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However, Number 19 would prove to be the single's peak position and Mardi Gras would never again return to the British listing.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">20: The Drifters: Come on Over to My Place</b><br />
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The Drifters were experiencing something of a commercial revival in the UK during the early 1970s, all thanks to the reissue of a couple of their mid-60s tracks which had originally underperformed in the UK upon their initial release.<br />
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This time the single would climb all the way to Number 9, eventually heralding The Drifters' most successful period in the UK when later signed to Bell Records.<br />
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Presenting the Top 20 music chart in the UK for the week ending 9 September, 1972</h4>
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After just a single week at Number 1, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/rod-stewart/id57471?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rod Stewart</a> vacated the top spot as glam rockers <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/slade/id13132485?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slade</a> climbed one place with another (now usual) misspelled song title. This time it was <b>Mama Weer All Crazee Now</b> which secured the group another chart topper, their third in just ten months.<br />
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That track was among a number of singles making an upward move in the charts - seven in the Top 10 alone - but, in spite of that, only one record was able to cross the threshold into the Top 20 this week.<br />
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That honour fell to what has since become a classic song - as well as a then recent Number 1 single on the American Hot 100 - <b>Lean on Me</b> by <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/bill-withers/id339834?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bill Withers</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Above image by Columbia Records [Public domain], <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABill_Withers_1976.JPG">via Wikimedia Commons</a></span>
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<li>01 (02) <span style="color: red;">Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now</span> </li>
<li>02 (01) Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well </li>
<li>03 (05) <span style="color: red;">Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes</span> </li>
<li>04 (09) <span style="color: red;">Blackfoot Sue - Standing in the Road</span> </li>
<li>05 (06) <span style="color: red;">Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning</span> </li>
<li>06 (12) <span style="color: red;">Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me</span> </li>
<li>07 (04) Hawkwind - Silver Machine </li>
<li>08 (18) <span style="color: red;">Roxy Music - Virginia Plain</span> </li>
<li>09 (07) Derek and the Dominos - Layla </li>
<li>10 (14) <span style="color: red;">Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling</span> </li>
<li>11 (03) Alice Cooper - School's Out </li>
<li>12 (11) Little Eva - The Loco-Motion </li>
<li>13 (13) Bee Gees - Run to Me </li>
<li>14 (08) Hot Butter - Popcorn </li>
<li>15 (10) Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle </li>
<li>16 (20) <span style="color: red;">Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine</span> </li>
<li>17 (15) The Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture </li>
<li>18 (25) <span style="color: red;"><b>Bill Withers - Lean On Me</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (17) Donny Osmond - Puppy Love </li>
<li>20 (16) The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>18: Bill Withers: Lean on Me</b></span><br />
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This was the first UK hit for now-legendary RandB singer, Bill Withers.<br />
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Although his original recording of <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/aint-no-sunshine/id685716369?i=685716373&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ain't No Sunshine</a> was a Top 3 hit on the American charts the previous year, it had completely missed the British listing (cue <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/aint-no-sunshine/id649639908?i=649640138&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Jackson</a>...) So, it was <b>Lean on Me</b> which really introduced Withers' brand of soul to the British public.<br />
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In his homeland, it had had already topped the charts some months earlier and the single was now making steady progress in the UK. However, the Number 18 spot would prove to be its high spot, remaining there for two consecutive weeks, before falling down the listing.<br />
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It wouldn't be the last that was heard of <b>Lean on Me</b> on the British charts, though. Later in the 1970s, glam rockers <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-private-stock-mudpack-special-great-hits-recipe/id1141616299?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mud</a> would release their version of the song and take it into the Top 10 while RandB group <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lean-on-me/id1040473022?i=1040476066&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Club Nouveau</a> would peak at Number 3 with it in 1987. The latter single would also hit Number 1 in the US, making it one of only nine songs to accomplish the feat of topping the American charts with recordings released by two different artists.<br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-14412811720735784172017-08-20T15:00:00.000+01:002017-08-22T20:55:51.568+01:00UK Top 20: September 2, 1972 Ft. Roxy Music<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Presenting the Top 20 music chart in the UK for the week ending 2 September, 1972</h4>
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A new Number 1 graced the top of the British Singles listing as Rod Stewart's second chart topper knocked Alice Cooper off the summit, not surprisingly coinciding with the beginning of the school year.<br />
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<b>While You Wear It Well</b> became the nation's bestseller, but one of the decade's most popular outfits was hot on Stewart's heels and a very real contender to steal his crown. Slade were back and the band was not messing around - slamming straight in to the Top 20 at Number 2.<br />
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<b>Mama Weer All Crazee Now</b> was one of three new entries this week and the other two would join it in the Top 10 within the next couple of weeks.<br />
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<li>01 (02) - <span style="color: red;">Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well</span> </li>
<li>02 (---) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now</b></span> </li>
<li>03 (01) - Alice Cooper - School's Out </li>
<li>04 (03) - Hawkwind - Silver Machine </li>
<li>05 (04) - Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes </li>
<li>06 (12) - <span style="color: red;">Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning</span> </li>
<li>07 (07) - Derek and the Dominos - Layla </li>
<li>08 (06) - Hot Butter - Popcorn </li>
<li>09 (14) - <span style="color: red;">Blackfoot Sue - Standing in the Road</span> </li>
<li>10 (05) - Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle </li>
<li>11 (13) - <span style="color: red;">Little Eva - The Loco-Motion</span> </li>
<li>12 (20) - <span style="color: red;">Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me</span> </li>
<li>13 (11) - The Bee Gees - Run to Me </li>
<li>14 (17) - <span style="color: red;">Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling</span> </li>
<li>15 (09) - The Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture </li>
<li>16 (08) - The Partridge Family - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do </li>
<li>17 (10) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love </li>
<li>18 (26) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Roxy Music - Virginia Plain</b></span> </li>
<li>19 (15) - Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now </li>
<li>20 (28) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>02: Slade: Mama Weer All Crazee Now</b></span><br />
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Slade had become one the UK's hottest bands during the early part of the 1970s, so it was no surprise that the group's latest single would smash into the charts at Number 2.<br />
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The glam rock era was in full swing and the boys from Wolverhampton took full advantage of it, riding a wave of popularity on the singles chart that few other bands could equal.<br />
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<b>Mama Weer All Crazee Now</b>, exhibiting its usual bad spelling and ear-splitting vocals from Noddy Holder, would soon become the group's third UK Number 1 single - following in the wake of <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/coz-i-luv-you/id268324774?i=268324968&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coz I Luv You</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/take-me-bak-ome/id268324774?i=268325023&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take Me Bak 'Ome</a>.<br /><br />
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Talking of glam rock, Roxy Music's debut single has since become one of the genre's most loved songs, mixing art rock with some glitter and outrageous camp.<br />
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<b>Virginia Plain</b>, written by lead singer Bryan Ferry, is stuffed with a multitude of pop culture references but was a last-minute release as a single.<br />
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Both the band's record company - and the band itself - had been surprised by the instant success of the group's debut album, but there was no obvious single. Ferry had not finished writing <b>Virginia Plain</b> but quickly completed and recorded it and the rest, as they say, is history.<br />
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The track went on to peak at Number 4 in the UK and was later reissued in 1977 (together with <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pyjamarama/id724413368?i=724414001&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pyjamarama</a>) to promote the band's Greatest Hits collection when it reached Number 11.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">20: Michael Jackson: Ain't No Sunshine</b><br />
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The original <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/aint-no-sunshine/id685716369?i=685716373&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bill Withers version</a> of <b>Ain't No Sunshine</b> was released in 1971, reaching Number 3 in the States, but made no impression on the British charts at the time.<br />
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However, Michael Jackson's record company decided to release his cover of it as the third and final single from his debut album, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/got-to-be-there/id649639908?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Got to Be There</a>.<br />
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The strategy worked: the recorded zipped up the charts, entering the Top 10 in mid-September, peaking at Number 8 and staying at that position for three consecutive weeks.<br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-57611297166685492702017-07-23T15:26:00.000+01:002017-07-23T15:30:16.299+01:00UK Top 20: August 26, 1972 Ft. Lynsey de Paul<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Presenting the Top 20 music chart in the United Kingdom for the week ending 26 August, 1972</h4>
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Alice Cooper's <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/schools-out/id79574413?i=79574389&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">School's Out</a> maintained its grip on the summit of the British music charts for a third and final week as the school holidays continued for a little while longer.<br />
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However, a couple of songs were making steady progress up the Top 10 and it would not be long before one of them - courtesy of Rod Stewart - would become the nation's next No.1 hit single.<br />
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Further down the Top 20, we welcomed three new entries (as well as a brief re-entry), all of which would enjoy Top 10 status in the weeks to come.<br />
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<li>01 (01) - Alice Cooper - School's Out </li>
<li>02 (07) - <span style="color: red;">Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well</span> </li>
<li>03 (03) - Hawkwind - Silver Machine </li>
<li>04 (11) - <span style="color: red;">Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes</span> </li>
<li>05 (02) - Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle </li>
<li>06 (05) - Hot Butter - Popcorn </li>
<li>07 (13) - <span style="color: red;">Derek and the Dominos - Layla</span> </li>
<li>08 (06) - The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do </li>
<li>09 (14) - <span style="color: red;">The Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture</span> </li>
<li>10 (04) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love </li>
<li>11 (09) - The Bee Gees - Run to Me </li>
<li>12 (10) - Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning </li>
<li>13 (15) - <span style="color: red;">Little Eva - The Loco-Motion</span> </li>
<li>14 (25) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Blackfoot Sue - Standing in the Road</b></span> </li>
<li>15 (16) - <span style="color: red;">Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now</span> </li>
<li>16 (08) - Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother </li>
<li>17 (24) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling</b></span> </li>
<li>18 (12) - Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 </li>
<li>19 (21) - <b><span style="color: red;">The New Seekers - Circles</span></b> <span style="color: red;"><b>(RE-ENTRY)</b></span></li>
<li>20 (47) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>14: Blackfoot Sue: Standing in the Road</b></span><br />
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The first and only Top 20 hit for Blackfoot Sue came courtesy of this glam rock pretender, <b>Standing in the Road</b>.<br />
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A stomping pop number, it reflected a burgeoning appetite for all things glam and there was a feeling that the group would continue to be commercially successful for some time.<br />
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However, once <b>Standing in the Road</b> peaked at Number 4 and subsequently fell off the chart, the group's fortunes changed dramatically.<br />
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There was one further minor hit (<a href="https://youtu.be/N5nLaPr3wDg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sing Don't Speak</a>, No. 36, December '72) after which further releases failed to chart. The group split in 1977.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">17: Jackie Wilson: I Get the Sweetest Feeling</b><br />
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What became just a moderately successful single for Jackie Wilson in the US in 1968 took on a whole new life when it was released in the UK in 1972.<br />
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Co-written by Van McCoy, <b>I Get the Sweetest Feeling</b> was recorded with the assistance of the Motown in-house band and backing singers giving the entire production the quality of a Tamla hit.<br />
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On this occasion it would climb into the Top 10 (to Number 9) but it was subsequently re-released both in 1975 (No.25) and in 1987 when it peaked at Number 3 following the unexpected No.1 success of his 1957 hit <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/reet-petite/id111289716?i=111288978&app=itunes&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reet Petite</a>.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">20: Lynsey de Paul: Sugar Me</b><br />
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Starting out primarily as a songwriter - she had written The Fortunes' Top 10 hit earlier in the year, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/storm-in-a-teacup/id453320234?i=453321502&app=itunes&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Storm in a Teacup</a> - the late Lynsey de Paul's appearance on the British charts came about somewhat accidentally.<br />
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<b>Sugar Me</b> was intended for Peter Noone, but Lynsey was persuaded to record the self-penned song herself and it was subsequently released as her first single.<br />
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As well as becoming a Top 10 hit in the UK, the song also found its way into numerous European charts in addition to those in Scandinavia, Japan and Australia.<br />
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<b>Sugar Me</b> eventually peaked at No.5 and began a five-year chart career of a further six Top 40 entries for the English singer.<br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-7376008195455926672017-07-12T11:58:00.001+01:002017-07-12T12:21:19.793+01:00UK Top 20: August 19, 1972 Ft. Rod Stewart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Presenting the Top 20 music chart in the United Kingdom for the week ending 19 August, 1972</h4>
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Alice Cooper's rock classic, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/schools-out/id79574413?i=79574389&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">School's Out</a>, remained at the top of the UK chart for a second week as kids everywhere continued to celebrate the ongoing summer vacation.<br />
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Meanwhile, five new songs entered the Top 20 - among them a couple of classics of the rock era. The year's proclivity for nostalgia returned an early Sixties dance tune to the chart, while for two groups it was both the beginning and the end of their respective Top 20 careers.<br />
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<li>01 (01) - Alice Cooper - School's Out </li>
<li>02 (02) - Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle </li>
<li>03 (07) - <span style="color: red;">Hawkwind - Silver Machine</span> </li>
<li>04 (04) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love </li>
<li>05 (06) - <span style="color: red;">Hot Butter - Popcorn</span> </li>
<li>06 (03) - The Partridge Family - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do </li>
<li>07 (23) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well</b></span> </li>
<li>08 (05) - Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother </li>
<li>09 (19) - <span style="color: red;">The Bee Gees - Run to Me</span> </li>
<li>10 (16) - <span style="color: red;">Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning</span> </li>
<li>11 (22) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes</b></span> </li>
<li>12 (09) - Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 </li>
<li>13 (25) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Derek and the Dominos - Layla</b></span> </li>
<li>14 (17) - <span style="color: red;">The Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture</span> </li>
<li>15 (21) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Little Eva - The Loco-Motion</b></span> </li>
<li>16 (08) - Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now </li>
<li>17 (12) - The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine </li>
<li>18 (11) - David Bowie - Starman </li>
<li>19 (13) - Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You </li>
<li>20 (24) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Chairmen of the Board - Working on a Building of Love</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>07: Rod Stewart: You Wear It Well</b></span><br />
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A little over a year since the release of <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/maggie-may/id15106451?i=15106453&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maggie May</a>/<a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/reason-to-believe/id15106451?i=15106482&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reason to Believe</a>, Rod Stewart was back in the UK Singles Chart with his second (future) Number 1.<br />
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<b>You Wear It Well</b>, taken from the album Never A Dull Moment, was one of this week's biggest climbers, making an impressive sixteen place leap into the Top 10 at Number 7.<br />
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In some ways, it repeats the techniques that made <b>Maggie May</b> so memorable: lyrically poetic while squaring Stewart's hoarse vocalisation with a musically buoyant musical track.<br />
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It turned the trick again for Rod though. Chartwise it enjoyed international success - although not so dominantly as Maggie, managing the Top 20 in America but not the top spot on this occasion.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">11: Mott the Hoople: All the Young Dudes</b><br />
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Time for another classic single of the era as Mott the Hoople make their first excursion into the UK Top 10 with the David Bowie-penned glam anthem <b>All the Young Dudes</b>.<br />
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With a lack of previous commercial success, Mott the Hoople was on the verge of folding. The story goes that Bowie learnt of the band's imminent demise and offered them the song <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/suffragette-city/id695657022?i=695657510&mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suffragette City</a>. They declined it, so he instead wrote <b>All the Young Dudes</b> especially for the group.<br />
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This one track saved the band and gave them the exposure they so yearned. The single would rise to Number 3 in the UK and also managed a Top 40 placing in both the US and Canada.<br />
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Talking of classics, here's yet another one: <b>Layla</b> from Derek and the Dominos.<br />
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Originally appearing on the the 1970 album <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/layla-and-other-assorted-love-songs/id422598898?app=itunes&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs</a>, an edited version of the track was released as a single in the United States in March 1971. This specific version peaked at Number 51 on the singles chart there.<br />
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However, when the full seven minute version of the song was re-released as a single in 1972, it rapidly climbed the chart in the United Kingdom - this week making a twelve place jump to Number 13 - on its way to a high of Number 7.<br />
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It repeated the feat in the United States where it also became a Top 10 hit.<br />
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But you can't keep a great track down, it seems. In 1982, <b>Layla</b> was once again released as a single in the UK, this time peaking at Number 4. On this occasion, the entire seven-minute single charted, including the trailing two-thirds which is instrumental only.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">15: Little Eva: The Loco-Motion</b><br />
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In a year full of re-releases, it was perhaps no surprise that another 1960s classic would return to the British chart.<br />
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This time it was the reappearance of a US Number 1 song from 1962, the classic <b>Loco-Motion</b> recorded by Carole King and Gerry Goffin's babysitter, Little Eva.<br />
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Originally peaking at Number 2 in the UK a decade earlier, the song almost re-entered the UK Top 10 this time around - but eventually faltered at Number 11.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b><b style="font-size: large;">20: Chairmen of the Board: Working on a Building of Love</b><br />
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It had been around eighteen months since the Chairmen of the Board had enjoyed a UK Top 20 hit - their previous entry being <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/everythings-tuesday/id335563947?i=335564208&app=itunes&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everything's Tuesday</a>.<br />
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Two Top 50 hits later, the gospel-tinged soul of <b>Working on a Building of Love</b> brought the American vocal group back into the upper reaches of the UK chart - albeit briefly.<br />
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This week's Number 20 would be its peak, as well as the final time that the group would appear in the British Top 20.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The American Top 10 (Click to play tracks)</span></b>
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-13375146968698083402017-01-11T17:36:00.003+00:002017-01-11T17:46:43.426+00:00UK Top 20: August 12, 1972 Ft. Faron Young<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Presenting the Top 20 music chart in the United Kingdom for the week ending 12 August, 1972</h4>
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The boyish charisma of a young <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/donny-osmond/id141819?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donny Osmond</a> had finally given up its stranglehold on the top of the UK charts, yielding to something altogether different in the form of the <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/alice-cooper/id393703?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alice Cooper</a> band. The controversial rockers climbed to Number 1 with their first major international hit, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/schools-out/id79574413?i=79574389&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">School's Out</a>. </div>
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In addition to that track, just six other records were climbing within the Top 20 - the biggest leap coming from <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hot-butter/id5355589?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot Butter</a> with their electronic instrumental <b>Popcorn</b>, rising five places to Number 6. </div>
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Elsewhere, the listing was very light on new entries with only two songs breaking into the Top 20. These were courtesy of US country music star Faron Young, as well as a welcome return by the Brothers Gibb with a track from the album, <a href="http://amzn.to/2j6NuQB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To Whom It May Concern</a>.</div>
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<li>01 (02) - <span style="color: red;">Alice Cooper - School's Out</span> </li>
<li>02 (04) - <span style="color: red;">Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle</span> </li>
<li>03 (05) - <span style="color: red;">The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do</span> </li>
<li>04 (01) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love </li>
<li>05 (03) - Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother </li>
<li>06 (11) - <span style="color: red;">Hot Butter - Popcorn</span> </li>
<li>07 (07) - Hawkwind - Silver Machine </li>
<li>08 (08) - Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now </li>
<li>09 (06) - Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 </li>
<li>10 (09) - The New Seekers - Circles </li>
<li>11 (12) - <span style="color: red;">David Bowie - Starman</span> </li>
<li>12 (10) - The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine </li>
<li>13 (13) - Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You </li>
<li>14 (16) - <span style="color: red;">The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow</span> </li>
<li>15 (14) - Mary Wells - My Guy </li>
<li>16 (24) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Faron Young - It's Four in the Morning</b></span> </li>
<li>17 (20) - <span style="color: red;">Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture</span> </li>
<li>18 (15) - The Who - Join Together </li>
<li>19 (26) - <span style="color: red;"><b>The Bee Gees - Run to Me</b></span> </li>
<li>20 (17) - The Sweet - Little Willy</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>16: Faron Young: It's Four in the Morning</b></span><br />
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The highest new entry to the 20 was an unusual occurrence in the British charts: an old-style Country song that was usually reserved for an audience at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.<br />
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However, Faron Young's <b>It's Four in the Morning</b> found traction in the UK, selling phenomenally well and becoming a major smash hit.<br />
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It was already in week five of a twenty-three week chart run, where it would peak at Number 3 and go on to shift in excess of a half a million copies.<br />
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In the States however, although it would rise to the top of the Hot Country Singles Chart, <b>It's Four in the Morning</b> made little impression on the pop listing only rising to a lowly Number 92.<br />
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The early 1970s was a fairly barren period for the Bee Gees as far as major singles success in the UK was concerned.<br />
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Their last Top 10 hit had been <a href="http://amzn.to/2ikeueu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don't Forget to Remember</a> in late 1969 and, despite two Top Three hits in the States, their British chart stats were at one their lowest ebbs.<br />
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Neither of the aforementioned American hits had made much impression on the UK Top 40 and it wasn't until the release of <a href="http://amzn.to/2j1ESbP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My World</a> earlier this year that The Bee Gees had, once again, featured in the Top 20.<br />
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<b>Run to Me</b> would become the trio's highest placed single for three years, peaking at Number 9. Equally, it was the only real bright spot in a period of six years which would see the brothers absent from the British Top 10.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The American Top 10 (Click to play tracks)</span></b>
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-19496190911338935692016-11-24T17:14:00.001+00:002016-11-24T17:32:13.814+00:00UK Top 20: August 5, 1972 Ft. The Electric Light Orchestra<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Presenting the Top 20 music chart in the United Kingdom for the week ending 5 August, 1972</h4>
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<a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/donny-osmond/id141819?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donny Osmond</a> continued his reign with the best selling single in the UK this week in 1972, accruing a fifth week at the top of the charts with his cover of the 1960 minor British hit from <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/paul-anka/id21579?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Anka</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/puppy-love/id17013536?i=17013561&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puppy Love</a>.</div>
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Meanwhile, several singles were challenging for the Number One spot and were beginning to line up behind him. Most notably <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/alice-cooper/id393703?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alice Cooper</a> whose recording of <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/schools-out/id79574413?i=79574389&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">School's Out</a> leapt a further four places to Number 2 and who would soon replace the American teen idol at the top.</div>
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One of last week's new entries recorded the biggest climb within the Top 20 as <b>Popcorn</b> by <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hot-butter/id5355589?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot Butter</a> moved up eight places to Number 11. Elsewhere, the chart was somewhat bereft of new songs with only <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/gilbert-osullivan/id463410768?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gilbert O'Sullivan</a> briefly returning to the Twenty, although a significant twenty-five place rise saw The <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/electric-light-orchestra/id471528?mt=1&app=music&at=10lc9C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electric Light Orchestra</a> register their first UK Top 20 hit with the now-classic <b>10538 Overture</b>. </div>
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<li>01 (01) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love </li>
<li>02 (06) - <span style="color: red;">Alice Cooper - School's Out</span> </li>
<li>03 (02) - Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother </li>
<li>04 (05) - <span style="color: red;">Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle</span> </li>
<li>05 (04) - The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do </li>
<li>06 (03) - Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 </li>
<li>07 (12) - <span style="color: red;">Hawkwind - Silver Machine</span> </li>
<li>08 (07) - Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now </li>
<li>09 (08) - The New Seekers - Circles </li>
<li>10 (17) - <span style="color: red;">The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine</span> </li>
<li>11 (19) - <span style="color: red;">Hot Butter - Popcorn</span> </li>
<li>12 (10) - David Bowie - Starman </li>
<li>13 (09) - Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You </li>
<li>14 (20) - <span style="color: red;">Mary Wells - My Guy</span> </li>
<li>15 (13) - The Who - Join Together </li>
<li>16 (15) - The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow </li>
<li>17 (11) - The Sweet - Little Willy </li>
<li>18 (16) - Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome </li>
<li>19 (21) - <span style="color: red;">Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day</span> <span style="color: red;">(Re)</span></li>
<li>20 (45) - <span style="color: red;"><b>The Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>20: The Electric Light Orchestra: 10538 Overture</b></span><br />
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The only new entry to this week's Top 20 was the first ever single release by the recently formed Electric Light Orchestra - a concept originated by The Move's Roy Wood together with new band mate, Jeff Lynne.<br />
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Written by Lynne, <b>10538 Overture</b> was originally intended as a B-Side for The Move. However, with Wood and Lynne more interested in the ELO project, the song became the new band's first song.<br />
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Consequently, The Move folded and the Electric Light Orchestra became the pair's focus, giving birth to one of the classic rock/pop bands of the era.<br />
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This track would go on to peak at Number 9, but all was not well in the ELO camp. Roy Wood left the group during <b>10538 Overture</b>'s chart run, re-emerging some months later with his band, Wizzard. This left Jeff Lynne to take the reins as the creative force behind ELO, leading it through the 1970s and beyond.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137181700349707641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046132111133120259.post-49008832120071147802016-09-30T09:15:00.001+01:002017-07-17T12:45:15.527+01:00UK Top 20: July 29, 1972 Ft. The Supremes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Presenting the Top 20 music chart in the United Kingdom for the week ending 29 July 1972</h4>
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Still no change at the top of the UK Singles Chart as <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/donny-osmond/id141819?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donny Osmond</a> accumulated a fourth week at Number 1 with his recording of the <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/paul-anka/id21579?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Anka</a> composition, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/puppy-love/id17013536?i=17013561&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puppy Love</a>.</div>
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However, there were several big climbers lining up behind him, one of which would soon successfully challenge for the Number 1 position. That would be the single making the greatest jump within the Top 20, courtesy of <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/alice-cooper/id393703?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alice Cooper</a> whose recording of <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/schools-out/id79574413?i=79574389&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">School's Out</a> climbed eleven places to Number 6.</div>
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Three new records made their first appearance in the Twenty as discs by <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hot-butter/id5355589?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot Butter</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-supremes/id102986?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Supremes</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mary-wells/id381724?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mary Wells</a> replaced recordings by <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/don-mclean/id733872?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don McLean</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/gilbert-osullivan/id463410768?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gilbert O'Sullivan</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/michael-jackson/id32940?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Jackson</a>.</div>
<b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b><b style="font-size: large;">Donny Osmond at Number 1</b><br />
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<li>01 (01) Donny Osmond - Puppy Love </li>
<li>02 (03) <span style="color: red;">Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother</span> </li>
<li>03 (02) Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 </li>
<li>04 (07) <span style="color: red;">The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do</span> </li>
<li>05 (12) <span style="color: red;">Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle</span> </li>
<li>06 (17) <span style="color: red;">Alice Cooper - School's Out</span> </li>
<li>07 (05) Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now </li>
<li>08 (04) The New Seekers - Circles </li>
<li>09 (14) <span style="color: red;">Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You</span> </li>
<li>10 (18) <span style="color: red;">David Bowie - Starman</span> </li>
<li>11 (06) The Sweet - Little Willy </li>
<li>12 (20) <span style="color: red;">Hawkwind - Silver Machine</span> </li>
<li>13 (09) The Who - Join Together </li>
<li>14 (16) <span style="color: red;">Love Unlimited - Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love</span> </li>
<li>15 (13) The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow </li>
<li>16 (08) Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome </li>
<li>17 (25) <span style="color: red;"><b>The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine</b></span> </li>
<li>18 (10) Elvis Presley - American Trilogy </li>
<li>19 (41) <span style="color: red;"><b>Hot Butter - Popcorn</b></span> </li>
<li>20 (26) <span style="color: red;"><b>Mary Wells - My Guy</b></span></li>
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Written by Motown stalwart Smokey Robinson, <b>Automatically Sunshine</b> became The (reconfigured) Supremes' fifth UK Top 10 hit and the second lifted from the group's album <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/floy-joy/id696887599?at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Floy Joy</a>.<br />
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Like the previous single, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/floy-joy/id2147823?i=2147800&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Floy Joy</a>, lead vocals were shared by original Supreme Mary Wilson and Diana Ross's replacement Jean Terrell.<br />
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By now, The Supremes were not a priority within the Motown stable and promotion of their new material became conspicuous by its absence.<br />
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Consequently, <b>Automatically Sunshine</b> became the group's last US Top 40 entry for four years (#37) and their final UK Top 10 placing (#10).<br />
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Originally recorded by its composer Gershon Kingsley in 1969, <b>Popcorn</b> became one of the earliest examples of synthpop and was brought to international attention when covered by Stan Free under the moniker Hot Butter.<br />
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Employing substantial use of the Moog synthesizer, <b>Popcorn</b> became one of the earliest hit recordings to be classed as electropop or technopop - or at least a forerunner to those musical terms.<br />
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It was a massive global hit, appearing in the charts in Australia and across mainland Europe and Scandinavia. In the US it peaked at Number 9, while in the UK it would rise to Number 5.<br />
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The third of this week's new entries was not new at all, having previously peaked at Number 5 on the UK chart in 1964.<br />
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In a year of re-releases, Mary Wells found herself back in the listing with her classic recording of the Smokey Robinson song, <b>My Guy</b>.<br />
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In fact, this would turn out to be the biggest song of Wells's career. It took her to Number 1 in the States in 1964, but would be her final hit for Motown, leaving the company in the same year when she became 21-years-old.<br />
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Her follow-up releases at various record labels never managed to have the impact of this much-loved tune.<br />
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In the UK, the revival of My Guy achieved a peak of Number 14.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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Presenting the Top 20 music chart in the United Kingdom for the week ending 22 July 1972</h4>
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The top of this week's singles chart remained unchanged as <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/donny-osmond/id141819?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donny Osmond</a> racked up his third week at Number 1 with his revamp of Paul Anka's <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/puppy-love/id17013536?i=17013561&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puppy Love</a>.</div>
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The song making the biggest leap within the Top 20 was courtesy of another teen heartthrob: <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/david-cassidy-partridge-family/id204285164?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Cassidy</a>, as lead with The Partridge Family, climbing six places to Number 7 with their own remake. This cover of Neil Sedaka's <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/id204285082?i=204285378&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breaking Up is Hard to Do</a> was on its way to a peak of Number 3.</div>
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Five new discs made their first appearances in the Twenty as records by <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/roberta-flack/id17992?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roberta Flack</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-move/id14885365?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Move</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/wings/id427899782?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wings</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/free/id84020?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/b.-bumble-the-stingers/id15147066?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B. Bumble and the Stingers</a> made way for the latest releases from <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/hawkwind/id14561600?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hawkwind</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/alice-cooper/id393703?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alice Cooper</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-stylistics/id14389856?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Stylistics</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/terry-dactyl-dinosaurs/id258161115?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/bruce-ruffin/id3175673?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bruce Ruffin</a>.</div>
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<li>01 (01) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love </li>
<li>02 (02) - Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 </li>
<li>03 (04) - <span style="color: red;">Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother</span> </li>
<li>04 (05) - <span style="color: red;">The New Seekers - Circles</span> </li>
<li>05 (07) - <span style="color: red;">Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now</span> </li>
<li>06 (06) - The Sweet - Little Willy </li>
<li>07 (13) - <span style="color: red;">The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do</span> </li>
<li>08 (03) - Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome </li>
<li>09 (12) - <span style="color: red;">The Who - Join Together</span> </li>
<li>10 (09) - Elvis Presley - American Trilogy </li>
<li>11 (11) - Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day </li>
<li>12 (29) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle</b></span> </li>
<li>13 (25) - <span style="color: red;"><b>The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow</b></span> </li>
<li>14 (23) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You</b></span> </li>
<li>15 (10) - Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin </li>
<li>16 (16) - Love Unlimited - Walkin' in the Rain With The One I Love </li>
<li>17 (44) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Alice Cooper - School's Out</b></span> </li>
<li>18 (20) - <span style="color: red;">David Bowie - Starman</span> </li>
<li>19 (08) - Don McLean - Vincent </li>
<li>20 (37) - <span style="color: red;"><b>Hawkwind - Silver Machine</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>12: Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs: Seaside Shuffle</b></span><br />
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In 1980, Jona Lewie was the vocalist behind the British hits <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/stop-the-cavalry-single/id905626707?at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stop the Cavalry</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/youll-always-find-me-in-kitchen/id401125710?i=401125723&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties</a>, but back in the summer of 1972 his voice graced this (eventual) UK No. 2 hit by Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs.<br />
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<b>Seaside Shuffle</b> had been released the previous year to little acclaim, but with the marketing clout of Jonathan King behind it, the disc soon climbed the chart upon re-release.<br />
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The group only ever appeared in the Top 20 with this song, as subsequent releases were largely ignored by record buyers. The follow-up, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/on-a-saturday-night/id258161111?i=258162988&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On A Saturday Night</a>, managed a Top 50 showing but the next single, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/she-left-i-died/id258161111?i=258163124&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">She Left; I Died</a>, tanked and the band split not long after.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">13: The Stylistics: Betcha By Golly, Wow</b><br />
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The much-covered <b>Betcha By Golly, Wow</b> was the first hit for The Stylistics in the UK - although even their version was not the first release of the song as a single.<br />
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Two years earlier, the actress and singer <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/connie-stevens/id40457991?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connie Stevens</a> had recorded the Thom Bell/Linda Creed composition under the title <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTokIbPQyB0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keep Growing Strong</a>, but it had failed to chart.<br />
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With Bell producing The Stylistics' eponymous début album, the vocal group recorded the song for the long player under its original title. When released as a single it hit No. 3 in the US and peaked at No. 13 in the UK, selling over a million copies in the process. <br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">14: Bruce Ruffin: Mad About You</b><br />
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Ruffin was a member of the Jamaican rocksteady group <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-techniques/id2534801?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Techniques</a> for a short period before branching out as a more successful solo artist.<br />
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He had already enjoyed some action in the UK Top 20 during 1971 with his cover of the Jose Feliciano song <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/rain/id1013805812?i=1013806616&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rain</a>, but it was the reggae-pop of <b>Mad About You</b> which gave Ruffin his biggest commercial achievement in the UK.<br />
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A self-penned composition with some quirky instrumentation and backing vocals, it was also Ruffin's final appearance on the UK chart, but his highest at No. 9.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">17: Alice Cooper: School's Out</b><br />
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Destined for the No. 1 spot in the UK, <b>School's Out</b> was the début hit for Alice Cooper on the British Top 20 - although the band had already enjoyed some success in the US, particularly with the single <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/im-eighteen/id724052350?i=724052568&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I'm Eighteen</a>.<br />
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The group's arrival on this side of the Atlantic coincided nicely with the popularity of <a href="http://hubpages.com/entertainment/glamrock-2" target="_blank">British glam rock</a>; their make-up, glitter and theatrics dovetailing into the movement with some panache.<br />
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Of course, the look and the lyrics won over (or created) many a rebellious teenager who sent <b>School's Out</b> rocketing up the charts.<br />
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It finally settled at Number 1 in the UK for three weeks over the summer holidays until reality set in for most school kids upon their return to the classroom.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">20: Hawkwind: Silver Machine</b><br />
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With vocals (eventually) by the late, great Lemmie, this was the only appearance in the UK Top 20 by the-then leading purveyors of space rock, Hawkwind.<br />
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Originally recorded live at The Roundhouse in London, the final product was mixed in the studio with band member Robert Calvert's inferior vocals overdubbed by those of Lemmie.<br />
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It worked. <b>Silver Machine</b> sped up the charts to a peak of No. 3 where it stayed for two weeks. It completed a fifteen week chart run in 1972, but was re-released on three further occasions (in 1976, 1978 and 1982) when it again managed to climb into the Top 75.<br />
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Presenting the Top 20 music chart in the United Kingdom for the week ending 15 July 1972</h4>
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The Top 3 singles of the chart remained static with Donny Osmond clocking up a second week at the top with his reworking of the Paul Anka song, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/puppy-love/id17013536?i=17013561&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puppy Love</a>.</div>
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The biggest climber within the Top 20 was the début single by Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sylvias-mother/id724968802?i=724969164&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sylvia's Mother</a> would eventually peak at Number 2, but this week the disc rose nine places to settle at Number 4.</div>
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Just two new entries this week as <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/neil-diamond/id94935?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Diamond</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-chi-lites/id79637849?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Chi-Lites</a> are replaced by the latest singles from <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-partridge-family/id2290782?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Partridge Family</a> and <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/david-bowie/id551695?at=10lc9C&mt=1&app=music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>.</div>
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<li>01 (01) - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love </li>
<li>02 (02) - Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2 </li>
<li>03 (03) - Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome </li>
<li>04 (13) - <span style="color: red;">Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother</span> </li>
<li>05 (06) - <span style="color: red;">The New Seekers - Circles</span> </li>
<li>06 (04) - The Sweet - Little Willy </li>
<li>07 (12) - <span style="color: red;">Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now</span> </li>
<li>08 (05) - Don McLean - Vincent </li>
<li>09 (09) - Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy </li>
<li>10 (07) - Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin </li>
<li>11 (08) - Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day </li>
<li>12 (16) - <span style="color: red;">The Who - Join Together</span> </li>
<li>13 (30) - <span style="color: red;"><b>The Partridge Family - Breaking Up is Hard to Do</b></span> </li>
<li>14 (10) - The Move - California Man </li>
<li>15 (11) - Wings - Mary Had A Little Lamb </li>
<li>16 (19) - <span style="color: red;">Love Unlimited - Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love</span> </li>
<li>17 (14) - Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face </li>
<li>18 (15) - Free - Little Bit of Love </li>
<li>19 (20) - <span style="color: red;">B. Bumble and the Stingers - Nut Rocker</span> </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>13: The Partridge Family: Breaking Up is Hard to Do</b></span><br />
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The UK was a little slow to cotton on to the bubblegum pop of America's TV combo, <a href="http://amzn.to/2bt2XG2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Partridge Family</a>.<br />
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However, principally due to the increasing popularity of lead vocalist David Cassidy, the group's singles began to sell in ever greater amounts on this side of the Atlantic.<br />
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The band's latest offering was a cover of <a href="http://amzn.to/2buFpmu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Sedaka</a>'s signature song, <b>Breaking Up is Hard to Do</b>. While it stalled at just inside the Top 30 in America, it continued to climb the listing in the UK to eventually peak at Number 3.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">20: David Bowie: Starman</b><br />
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It had been three long years since <a href="http://amzn.to/2brUSiN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Bowie</a> had first appeared on the British charts with the seminal <a href="http://amzn.to/2bGR9zz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Space Oddity</a>, but this had been one of the singer's most creative periods culminating in the birth of his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust.<br />
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No doubt, it was this character's appearance on the BBC's Top of the Pops during July (see left) performing <b>Starman</b> which secured Bowie's eventual British breakthrough.<br />
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Ultimately included on the album <a href="http://amzn.to/2buG1Zm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust<img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7125182" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=justbon-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=8b714e926c3726b796e97e5b0a06bd56&_cb=1471779100712" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /> and the Spiders from Mars</a>, <b>Starman</b> was the first in a succession of UK Top 20 singles for Bowie over the next eighteen months to two years - many peaking within the Top 5. It would eventually peak at No.10, but marked the beginning of one of the most commercially successful and artistically inventive rock careers of all time.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The UK Number 1 album this week:</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Johnny Nash: New at Number 12</b></span></td></tr>
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The latest male teen heartthrob to capture the attention of Britain's female youth was just about to set up residency as a permanent fixture of the UK charts for the next few years.<br />
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It all started with Donny Osmond's début British solo hit, a recording of Paul Anka's <b>Puppy Love</b>, which climbed to the top of the Hit Parade this week in 1972.<br />
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Osmond reigned supreme over a Top 20 which included five new entries - two of which were introductory hits for American groups Love Unlimited and Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show.<br />
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Elsewhere, British rockers The Who returned to the charts, along with a single which had been a UK smash 10 years earlier.<br />
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Johnny Nash was back too, debuting with a record which would become his most successful international hit, his self-penned song <b>I Can See Clearly Now</b>.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Donny Osmond at Number 1</b><br />
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<li>01 (03) <span style="color: red;">Donny Osmond - Puppy Love</span> </li>
<li>02 (05) <span style="color: red;">Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2</span> </li>
<li>03 (01) Slade - Take Me Back 'Ome </li>
<li>04 (04) The Sweet - Little Willy </li>
<li>05 (02) Don McLean - Vincent </li>
<li>06 (11) <span style="color: red;">The New Seekers - Circles</span> </li>
<li>07 (06) Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin </li>
<li>08 (12) <span style="color: red;">Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day</span> </li>
<li>09 (08) Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy </li>
<li>10 (07) The Move - California Man </li>
<li>11 (09) Wings - Mary Had A Little Lamb </li>
<li>12 (25) <span style="color: red;"><b>Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now</b></span> </li>
<li>13 (28) <span style="color: red;"><b>Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother</b></span> </li>
<li>14 (16) <span style="color: red;">Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face</span> </li>
<li>15 (13) Free - Little Bit of Love </li>
<li>16 (22) <span style="color: red;"><b>The Who - Join Together</b></span> </li>
<li>17 (14) Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue </li>
<li>18 (18) The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl </li>
<li>19 (21) <span style="color: red;"><b>Love Unlimited - Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love</b></span> </li>
<li>20 (24) <span style="color: red;"><b>B. Bumble and the Stingers - Nut Rocker</b></span></li>
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After three years away from the UK chart, 1972 proved to be a fruitful year for Johnny Nash.<br />
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He had already reached Number 13 during April with his cover of Bob Marley's <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/stir-it-up/id312390949?i=312390974&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stir It Up</a> and he now took a thirteen place leap into the Top 20 with his own composition, <b>I Can See Clearly Now</b>.<br />
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In time, this light reggae groove proved to be even more popular, peaking at Number 5 in late July and going all the way to Number 1 when released in the US.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">13: Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show: Sylvia's Mother</b><br />
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Having just peaked at Number 5 in America, Doctor Hook and the Medicine Show's début hit, <b>Sylvia's Mother</b>, found just as much success on the British charts only a few weeks later.<br />
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The group, led by Ray Sawyer and Dennis Locorriere, were masters of the soft rock genre and this single was no exception.<br />
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Written by American poet Shel Silverstein - the group recorded several of his compositions - <b>Sylvia's Mother</b> would become one of the band's biggest UK hits, peaking at Number 2. It did even better in both Australia and Ireland where it topped their respective charts.<br />
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The Who's previous Top 20 single, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lets-see-action/id457490121?i=457491141&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let's See Action</a>, was intended to be a part of the group's abandoned <i>Lifehouse</i> rock opera project, as was their latest single which entered this part of the chart at this week's Number 16.<br />
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<b>Join Together</b> would eventually climb into the Top 10. It then followed up its British success by scaling the American charts to peak at Number 17.<br />
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Featuring Barry White's future wife Glodean James, Love Unlimited was a female soul vocal trio fashioned in the style of Diana Ross and the Supremes.<br />
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<b>Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love</b> was the group's first hit in both the UK and the US and was not only composed by Barry White, but also featured his voice on the telephone.<br />
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The single peaked at Number 14 on both sides of the Atlantic.<br />
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Originally a UK Number 1 hit in 1962 <b>Nut Rocker</b>, a piano instrumental based on Tchaikovsky's <i>March of the Toy Soldiers</i>, was re-released in 1972 - possibly prompted by a new recording of the tune by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.<br />
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B. Bumble and the Stingers' original became a hit all over again, although not quite so big as a decade earlier. This time around, it peaked at Number 19.<br />
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In their fifth week on the British chart, Slade finally climbed to the top, securing the second of what would become six Number 1 singles, with the unsurprisingly misspelled <b>Take Me Bak 'Ome</b>.<br />
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As one of glam rock's headliners, the group led an ever growing list of successful acts releasing singles in the genre - another three of which were well represented in the Top 20: The Sweet, Gary Glitter and T. Rex.<br />
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Elsewhere, there was a sparse number of new songs entering the listing, with only the latest recordings by Elvis Presley and The New Seekers managing to make an impression.<br />
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However, half of the chart was on the rise, represented most notably by the first UK hit from teen idol Donny Osmond. <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/puppy-love/id8040318?i=8040463&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puppy Love</a> was currently at Number 3, but would soon dominate the Top 20 for the bulk of the summer.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">Slade at Number 1</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Chart:</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<li>01 (02) <span style="color: red;">Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome</span> </li>
<li>02 (01) Don McLean - Vincent </li>
<li>03 (13) <span style="color: red;">Donny Osmond - Puppy Love</span> </li>
<li>04 (08) <span style="color: red;">The Sweet - Little Willy</span> </li>
<li>05 (06) <span style="color: red;">Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2</span> </li>
<li>06 (03) Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin </li>
<li>07 (07) The Move - California Man </li>
<li>08 (24) <span style="color: red;"><b>Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy</b></span> </li>
<li>09 (09) Wings - Mary Had A Little Lamb </li>
<li>10 (05) The Drifters - At the Club / Saturday Night at the Movies </li>
<li>11 (21) <span style="color: red;"><b>The New Seekers - Circles</b></span> </li>
<li>12 (18) <span style="color: red;">Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day</span> </li>
<li>13 (20) <span style="color: red;">Free - Little Bit of Love</span> </li>
<li>14 (15) <span style="color: red;">Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue</span> </li>
<li>15 (04) T. Rex - Metal Guru </li>
<li>16 (17) <span style="color: red;">Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face</span> </li>
<li>17 (11) New World - Sister Jane </li>
<li>18 (14) The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl </li>
<li>19 (16) The Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship </li>
<li>20 (12) Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe, What Would You Say?</li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">red</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">; New entries in </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><b>bold</b></span><br />
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Elvis Presley smashed his way into the UK Top 20 this week in 1972 with a sixteen place rise to peak at Number 8 with <b>An American Trilogy</b>.<br />
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The single became his tenth British Top 10 hit of the decade and could possibly have risen higher were it not in competition with Mickey Newbury's original recording. <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/an-american-trilogy/id1119581894?i=1119581939&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">His version</a> was also released as a single and managed a No. 42 peak at around the same time.<br />
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<b>An American Trilogy</b> is an amalgamation of three nineteenth century patriotic songs: Dixie, All My Trials and The Battle Hymn of the Republic.<br />
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<b style="font-size: large;">11: The New Seekers: Circles</b><br />
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The New Seekers were on a roll of Top 5 hits in the UK - and <b>Circles</b> proved to be another to add to the list.<br />
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The song is a Harry Chapin composition and included on his 1972 album <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sniper-other-love-songs/id40286646?at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sniper and Other Love Songs</a> under the title <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/album/circle/id40286646?i=40286668&at=10lc9C&app=itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Circle</a>.<br />
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Pluralised, it became the title track of the group's sixth album and is considered by many to be The New Seekers' finest song.<br />
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It certainly became one of their most successful, peaking at Number 4 (Number 87 in the US) and remaining within the Top 50 for sixteen weeks.<br />
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