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| Number 20: The Kinks |
A new Number 1 beckoned, but because of Christmas and the New Year the singles chart was very quiet, record companies preferring to release new material once the turkey and stuffing had been forgotten. As a consequence, there was just one new entry on the Top 20, as well as a re-entry of a song that had been around since the Spring of 1969.
The Chart:
- 01 (01) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
- 02 (06) Clive Dunn - Grandad
- 03 (02) McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
- 04 (04) Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
- 05 (05) The Jackson Five - I'll Be There
- 06 (03) Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
- 07 (07) Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man
- 08 (08) Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed
- 09 (09) Gerry Monroe - My Prayer
- 10 (12) T. Rex - Ride A White Swan
- 11 (15) Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon - Blame It On The Pony Express
- 12 (10) Chairmen Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String
- 13 (17) Peter Noone And Herman's Hermits - Lady Barbara
- 14 (13) Don Fardon - Indian Reservation
- 15 (14) Elvis Presley - I've Lost You
- 16 (16) White Plains - Julie, Do Ya Love Me?
- 17 (18) Ken Dodd - Broken Hearted
- 18 (26) Frank Sinatra - My Way (RE)
- 19 (11) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile
- 20 (32) The Kinks - Apeman
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18: Frank Sinatra: My Way
There was no stopping this song in terms of chart longevity. It first entered the UK charts in April 1969 and climbed to a peak of Number 5. It would re-enter the Top 40/50 on six further occasions over the next 2½ years, this week registering its second highest peak of Number 18. In total, My Way would spend 122 weeks on the chart, thus earning its still current title of the single with the longest stay on the UK chart.
20: The Kinks: Apeman
This single had been skulking around the lower reaches of the Top 40 for a couple of weeks and because of Christmas it looked as if it may miss out on a Top 20 placing. No worries, though, as Apeman climbed an impressive twelve places to Number 20 this week. It was the follow-up to the band's controversial Number 2 song, Lola, and it caused a little controversy of its own. Like Lola, a line from the song had to be re-recorded. The group's record company (mis)heard a portion of the lyric as "a-fuckin' up my eyes", when according to The Kinks it was "a-foggin' up my eyes". To solve the problem, Ray Davies went back into the studio and overdubbed the track with a clearer rendition of the lyric.
The Number 1 album this week:
Andy Williams' Greatest Hits
The Number 1 Song in the USA:
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
