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Hot Love by T.Rex was enjoying its fifth week at Number 1 in the UK and the group was hoping for big things to happen in America with the song, too. At this time, Marc Bolan and co had undertaken a promotional tour of the States to build upon the limited popularity of their previous disc. Unfortunately, Hot Love did not take off as hoped, peaking at a lowly Number 72 on the Billboard pop listing.
On British shores, new songs from two established acts entered the Top 20 for the first time, while some classical music with pop overtones became the highest new entry of the week.
The Chart:
- 01 (01) T. Rex - Hot Love
- 02 (02) Ray Stevens - Bridget the Midget
- 03 (03) Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
- 04 (17) Dave and Ansel Collins - Double Barrel
- 05 (04) Clodagh Rodgers - Jack in the Box
- 06 (13) Andy Williams - (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story
- 07 (06) Elvis Presley - There Goes My Everything
- 08 (12) Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You
- 09 (07) CCS - Walkin'
- 10 (08) John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band - Power to the People
- 11 (05) Paul McCartney - Another Day
- 12 (09) Perry Como - It's Impossible
- 13 (10) Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump
- 14 (26) Waldo De Los Rios - Mozart Symphony No. 40
- 15 (20) The Sweet - Funny Funny
- 16 (23) Frank Sinatra - I Will Drink the Wine (RE: See post)
- 17 (11) Deep Purple - Strange Kind of Woman
- 18 (28) Diana Ross - Remember Me
- 19 (16) The Mixtures - Pushbike Song
- 20 (32) Dawn - Knock Three Times
14: Waldo De Los Rios: Mozart Symphony No.40
The late Waldo De Los Rios was an Argentine composer and music arranger who discovered the knack of transforming classical music into rhythmical and popular contemporary tunes. He released an album in 1970 entitled Sinfonias, which included his adaptation of the composer's Symphony No.40. As well as climbing into the Top 10 in the UK, this single also soared to Number 1 in the Dutch charts.
18: Diana Ross: Remember Me
Remember Me became Diana Ross's second successive 45 to reach the UK Top 10 following the popularity of her previous disc, Ain't No Mountain High Enough. Released as the lead single from her third album, Surrender (I'm Still Waiting in the UK), this Ashford and Simpson-composed record performed better chart-wise in the UK than it did in the Billboard pop listing where it peaked at Number 16.
20: Dawn: Knock Three Times
Having already climbed to the top of the American charts in January, Knock Three Times by Dawn was preparing to repeat the feat in the UK. At this point, the vocal group were steadily ascending the pop listing in the States with I Play and Sing, a record that missed out on chart action over on British shores. Within a month, though, Tony Orlando and his two female singers would capture the UK Number 1 spot with this song.
The American Top 10 (W/E April 17, 1971)
- 01 (03) Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
- 02 (02) What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
- 03 (01) Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations
- 04 (04) She's A Lady - Tom Jones
- 05 (08) Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why - Paul McCartney
- 06 (16) Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean
- 07 (06) Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
- 08 (07) Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted - The Partridge Family
- 09 (05) For All We Know - The Carpenters
- 10 (10) One Toke Over the Line - Brewer & Shipley
The Number 1 album this week:
Motown Chartbusters Vol.5 - Various
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