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| Number 16: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Image by ABC Television (eBay item) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
While half of the UK Top 20 was on its way up, the all important Number 1 position remained static as Middle of the Road completed their second week at the top with the infectious Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep.
Further down the chart, we saw only a single new entry into the Top 20, as one of Tamla Motown's classic groups graced the UK chart for the final time.
The Chart:
- 01 (01) Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
- 02 (03) Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria
- 03 (04) Blue Mink - Banner Man
- 04 (05) Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You
- 05 (06) Mungo Jerry - Lady Rose
- 06 (07) John Kongos - He's Gonna Step on You Again
- 07 (02) Dawn - Knock Three Times
- 08 (18) Hurricane Smith - Don't Let It Die
- 09 (19) The Sweet - Co-Co
- 10 (09) Neil Diamond - I Am...I Said
- 11 (08) The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
- 12 (13) Peter Noone - Oh, You Pretty Thing
- 13 (17) The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- 14 (12) Elvis Presley - Rags to Riches
- 15 (10) R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me
- 16 (22) Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - I Don't Blame You at All
- 17 (11) Free - My Brother Jake
- 18 (16) The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
- 19 (14) McGuinness Flint - Malt and Barley Blues
- 20 (15) Perry Como - I Think of You
16: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: I Don't Blame You at All
I Don't Blame You at All was the final UK Top 40 hit with Smokey Robinson as lead vocalist of The Miracles. The song was the official follow-up to the group's international Number 1 hit, The Tears of a Clown, the success of which delayed Robinson's plans to leave. He would eventually depart the band in 1972, leaving The Miracles in the more than capable hands of Billy Griffin.
This song, however, features all the elements which made the sound of the classic line-up great, in particular the smooth vocals from Smokey. He would see it peak at Number 11 in the UK and within the Top 20 in the United States.
The US Top 10 this week:
- 01 (01) It's Too Late - Carole King
- 02 (02) Rainy Days and Mondays - The Carpenters
- 03 (03) Want Ads - Honey Cone
- 04 (07) Indian Reservation - The Raiders
- 05 (06) Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- 06 (04) Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
- 07 (05) It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
- 08 (19) Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
- 09 (12) When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed
- 10 (10) Sweet and Innocent - Donny Osmond
The UK Number 1 album this week:
- Tarkus - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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