Completing a second week (of 5) as the UK Number 1 on this date in 1971 was George Harrison's My Sweet Lord.
It was at a time when the UK chart was compiled by postal returns from a panel of 250 record shops. However, a national postal strike which had begun on January 20 meant that chart data had to be collected by phone. It was not an ideal situation and, as a result, the Top 50 shrunk to a Top 40. This may also explain why there was only one new entry to the Top 20 this week, albeit by an artist who would become one of the most successful in popular music.
The Chart:
- 01 (01) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
- 02 (03) The Mixtures - Pushbike Song
- 03 (19) The Supremes - Stoned Love
- 04 (02) Clive Dunn - Grandad
- 05 (13) Badfinger - No Matter What
- 06 (08) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
- 07 (04) T. Rex - Ride A White Swan
- 08 (05) The Kinks - Apeman
- 09 (15) Ashton, Gardner And Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle
- 10 (06) The Jackson Five - I'll Be There
- 11 (12) Frankie Valli - You're Ready Now
- 12 (20) Dawn - Candida
- 13 (30) Elton John - Your Song
- 14 (14) Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- 15 (09) The Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
- 16 (17) McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
- 17 (16) Tom Jones - She's A Lady
- 18 (10) Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
- 19 (07) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
- 20 (11) Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon - Blame It On The Pony Express
13: Elton John: Your Song
Welcome to the UK Top 20 for the first time, Elton John. He was about to repeat what he had just achieved in America and secure his debut UK Top 10 hit - the first of 33 (to date). In the US, Your Song was originally the B-Side of the single, with Take Me to the Pilot the given A-Side. However, a favourable reaction to the former by disc jockeys meant that the tracks were flipped and Your Song became the hit. It peaked at Number 8 there and managed one place better in the UK at Number 7.
The American Top 10: (W/E February 6, 1971)
- 01 (01) Knock Three Times - Dawn
- 02 (09) One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
- 03 (02) My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
- 04 (03) Lonely Days - The Bee Gees
- 05 (05) Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
- 06 (07) I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
- 07 (06) Groove Me - King Floyd
- 08 (08) Your Song - Elton John
- 09 (04) One Less Bell to Answer - The 5th Dimension
- 10 (11) If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips
The Number 1 album this week:
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
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