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The Chart:
All change at the top of the UK Top 20 this week as George Harrison finally relinquished the Number 1 position in favour of the latest 45 from Mungo Jerry: Baby Jump.
That track was among only four that climbed within the Top 20, but another four made their debuts into the listing this week. Probably the most significant among them was a future Number 1 from T.Rex and the first solo single from Paul McCartney.
The Chart:
- 01 (07) Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump
- 02 (01) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
- 03 (02) The Mixtures - Pushbike Song
- 04 (24) Paul McCartney - Another Day
- 05 (04) Perry Como - It's Impossible
- 06 (03) Ashton, Gardner And Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle
- 07 (06) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
- 08 (05) The Supremes - Stoned Love
- 09 (11) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
- 10 (23) Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
- 11 (15) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - Forget Me Not
- 12 (22) Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night
- 13 (08) Elton John - Your Song
- 14 (14) Jackie Lee - Rupert
- 15 (13) Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need
- 16 (10) Badfinger - No Matter What
- 17 (31) T. Rex - Hot Love
- 18 (12) Clive Dunn - Grandad
- 19 (20) Chairmen of the Board - Everything's Tuesday
- 20 (09) Dawn - Candida
4: Paul McCartney: Another Day
With Paul McCartney jumping twenty places to Number 4, there were now two ex-Beatles occupying places in the Top 5. Like George Harrison's My Sweet Lord, this was McCartney's first release as a solo artist. Another Day is probably one of my favourite of McCartney's post Beatles songs. A big fan of Eleanor Rigby, this is reminiscent of that classic tune: using the sadness and drudgery of everyday life to paint a picture of despair. Linda was probably at her most useful on this one too.
10: Lynn Anderson: Rose Garden
I'm not much of a country music fan. In fact, I really don't like it at all. However, there's always an exception to the rule and this is one of them. Lynn Anderson's Rose Garden is touted as a country song but, to me, the arrangement is much more pop than it is Nashville. Perhaps this is the reason why it was so successful. Already a Top 3 hit in the States, the track was about to repeat the feat in the UK, as well as top the charts in several countries around the world. While Anderson continued to appear on the Country charts in the States, she was not able to follow up this song either on the US or UK pop charts.
12: Atomic Rooster: Tomorrow Night
Progressive rock band Atomic Rooster is probably one of those groups that turns up occasionally in a pub quiz, but little else is heard of them. Possibly not surprising as their most successfully commercial period was during this year. Both Death Walks Behind You and In Hearing of Atomic Rooster peaked in the Top 20 on the UK Album Chart during 1971, as did two singles, the first of which was this one, Tomorrow Night.
17: T.Rex: Hot Love
A quick follow-up to Ride A White Swan - which was still within the Top 40 at this point - was this T.Rex classic, Hot Love. With this song, Marc Bolan had found the formula that would turn him into a rock superstar in the UK. The addition of some glitter under his eyes for his Top of the Pops rendition created a totally new genre in pop music: glam rock. Many bands followed the trend, but it can be safely said that Bolan was its king. Hot Love would soon climb to Number 1 and, by the end of the year, rank as the fifth best selling song of 1971.
The American Top 10 (W/E March 6, 1971)
- 01 (01) One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
- 02 (02) Mama's Pearl - The Jackson Five
- 03 (10) Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
- 04 (16) Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations
- 05 (05) If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
- 06 (17) She's A Lady - Tom Jones
- 07 (12) For All We Know - The Carpenters
- 08 (08) Amos Moses - Jerry Reed
- 09 (09) Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 10 (07) Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion
The Number 1 album this week:
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
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