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The Chart Book – The New Musical Express Charts 1970- 1979

Compiled by

Lonnie Readioff

The 1970’s where the last full decade when NME would compile their own chart. In 1988 Contents they, together with Maker, stopped compiling their own and took the MRIB chart. Introduction ...... 2 Newspapers still printed the NME chart and it was still one of the most widly read charts Chart Milestones ...... 2 although this had, with changing landscape, shrunk by the end of the 1970’s as Radio 1 and Artist Section...... 3 the Official chart had taken over. Analysis Section ...... 123 Most Weeks On Chart Artists ...... 124 Scanning through the tracks that charted during the 1970’s there are many which we now Most Weeks On Chart Artists By Year ...... 132 consider standards ( and for example) together with a good Most Weeks On Chart Records ...... 136 proportion of tracks – or artists – being revived and given a new liese of life. This volume also Number 1 Listing ...... 137 contains the first major music death as died in 1977. The massive influx of his hits Title Listing ...... 140 where down to whatever the record shops had as old stock and whatever could be pressed Weekly Charts ...... 156 quickly enough to meet the demand. less of an issue thirty years later when died in 2009 as downloads had taken the chart, but at this point a physical This book is © Lonnie Readioff 2020, though the original charts that this book is derived from release was still required. CD was for the 1980’s (although the CD Single was really for the were first produced in New Musical Express Magazine (1970-1979). 1990’s) so the 1970’s was filled, as was the 1960’s, with Vinyl 7” records.

The book is presented on an as-is basis. While every effort has been made to make sure it is Lonnie Readioff, March 2020 free from defects I will not be held responsible if it does things to your computer. Though it shouldn’t. But if it does, it’s not my fault. Chart Milestones

Notes on the text 3 Jan 1970 The first Top 30, compiled and published by New Musical Express, used in this volume. As with any book of this nature there are mistakes inside its pages. I would be stupid to think 15 Dec 1973 Printing error results in no number 23 being printed for this week. No mention that there were none. So, if you spot a mistake and let know, I’ll correct it and you’ll get of this is made in the following issue so the position remains unknown. your name in the book. Drop me an email at [email protected] and I’ll check out the 29 Dec 1973 No chart published. Previous weeks duplicated. error, though I also welcome praise and criticism, both for the book and the layout of the book. 1 Jan 1977 No chart published. Previous weeks duplicated. 31 Dec 1977 No chart published. Previous weeks duplicated. As far as can be tested this book is virus free, though it may contain traces of nuts. 30 Dec 1978 No chart published. Previous weeks duplicated. 29 Dec 1979 No chart published. Previous weeks duplicated. This is the last chart used in this volume. The next new chart was printed on 12 January 1980.

Introduction The charts used in this volume are the charts compiled and produced by New Musical Express, There are little in the way of Chart Milestones to report for this volume, as the New Musical and covers their third decade of chart compilation. The chart stayed as a Top 30 for the entire Express expanded their chart to a Top 30 in April 1956 and it remained at this size unti April decade (It had increased to this size in April 1956 and would only change again in 1983) and 1983 when it became a Top 50. listed mostly the Top 30 best selling singles of the week; EP’s did chart occasionally but, unlike the 1960’s, did not being firmly religated to their own chart. Various publication errors, including incorrect positions, have been and corrected by reference to the original chart issues. Corrections to titles, label details and other information In 1969 the BBC, and the BPI had formed their own chart designed to be the by reference to internet searchers and copies of the original records. Industry Standard and the official National chart for the UK, compiled by the British Market Reseach Bureau. This Top 50 had it’s teething troubles but by the start of the 1970’s those had mostly settled down. Chart History For The NME Singles Charts Between 3 January 1970 and 29 December 1979 Entry Peak Weeks on chart, Title (Number 1 Number) (Awards symbols, if any for this record in this period) () Full artist credit (if different) B-Side (Or EP/ track listing if any charted on this chart) Label (Catalogue Number) Duration. Notes are presented below the title for some entries. Entries are sorted by artist, then by entry date and finally, in the event of ties, by peak position and finally weeks on chart. All re-entries are shown as separate entries, but track listings of any albums or EP's which re-entered the chart are not shown for their re-entries.

Bay City Rollers (Continued) 10.04.1976 7 6 Love Me (Eric Faulkner / Stuart Wood) Mama Li Bell 7": BELL 1477 03:19 18.09.1976 5 7 I Only Wanna Be With You (Mike Hawker / Ivor Raymonde) Rock 'N Roller Bell 7": BELL 1493 03:36 14.05.1977 15 4 It's A Game (Chris Adams) Dance, Dance, Dance Arista 7": 108 02:58

Be Bop Deluxe Entry: 20.03.1976 Hits: 2 Peak: 25 Weeks: 4 20.03.1976 25 3 Ships In The Night () Be-Bop Deluxe Crying To The Sky Harvest 7": HAR 5104 03:36 27.11.1976 28 1 Hot Valves (Bill Nelson) Harvest 7": HAR 5117 14:40 Maid In Heaven / Bring Back The Spark / Blazing Apostles / Jet Silver And The Dolls Of Venus

The Beach Boys Entry: 30.05.1970 Hits: 6 Peak: 3 Weeks: 30 30.05.1970 3 14 Cottonfields (Huddie Ledbetter) The Nearest Faraway Place Capitol 7": CL 15640 03:01 31.03.1973 29 2 California Saga / California (Alan Jardine) Sail On Sailor Reprise 7": K 14232 03:59 10.07.1976 13 5 ( / ) Wouldn't It Be Nice Capitol 7": CL 15875 03:38 17.07.1976 29 1 Music () The T M Reprise 7": K 14440 02:26 28.04.1979 30 1 Here Comes The Night (Mike Love / Brian Wilson) Baby Caribou / CBS 7": S CRB 7204 04:28 30.06.1979 6 7 Lady Lynda ( / Ron Altbach) Full Sail Caribou / CBS 7": S CRB 7427 03:58

The Beat Entry: 22.12.1979 Hits: 1 Peak: 25 Weeks: 2 22.12.1979 25 2 Tears Of A Clown (Henry Cosby / / ) Ranking Full Stop 2 Tone 7": CHS TT 6 02:39

The Beatles Entry: 03.01.1970 Hits: 7 Peak: 3 Weeks: 28 03.01.1970 20 2 Something / Come Together () Come Together Apple 7": R 5814 02:59 14.03.1970 3 7 Let It Be (John / Paul McCartney) You Know My Name (Look Up My Number) Apple 7": R 5833 03:46 20.03.1976 5 6 Yesterday ( / Paul McCartney) I Should Have Known Better Apple 7": R 6013 02:07 03.04.1976 18 3 (Re-entry 1) (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) Rain 7": R 5452 02:19 10.04.1976 13 4 (Re-entry 1) (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) Revolution Apple 7": R 5722 07:08 17.04.1976 27 2 (Re-entry 1) (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) With Don't Apple 7": R 5777 03:13 17.07.1976 18 4 Back In The U.S.S.R. (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) Parlophone 7": R 6016 02:43

Gilbert Bécaud Entry: 12.04.1975 Hits: 1 Peak: 10 Weeks: 7 12.04.1975 10 7 A Little Love And Understanding (Gilbert Becaud / Louis Amade / Marcel Stellman) Let It Be Me Decca 7": F R 13537 03:24

Jeff Entry: 11.11.1972 Hits: 2 Peak: 16 Weeks: 11 11.11.1972 16 8 Hi-Ho Silver Lining (Laurence Weiss / ) Beck's Bolero / Rock My Plimsole RAK Replay 7": RR 3 02:49 19.05.1973 25 3 I've Been Drinking (Doris Tauber / Johnny Mercer) The Group Morning Dew / Greensleeves RAK 7": RR 4 03:16

The Entry: 26.12.1970 Hits: 11 Peak: 1 Weeks: 97 26.12.1970 30 1 ( / / ) Man For All Polydor 7": 2001 104 03:49 09.01.1971 26 3 Lonely Days (Re-entry 1) (Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb) Man For All Seasons Polydor 7": 2001 104 03:49 05.02.1972 18 7 My World (Barry Gibb / Robin Gibb) On Polydor 7": 2058 185 04:18 12.08.1972 12 6 Run To Me (Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb) Bee Gees Road To Alaska Polydor 7": 2058 255 03:13 05.07.1975 3 10 Jive Talkin' (Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb) Bee Gees Wind Of Change RSO 7": 2090 160 03:33 07.08.1976 5 7 (Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb) Bee Gees Subway RSO 7": 2090 195 04:15 02.10.1976 25 1 You Should Be Dancing (Re-entry 1) (Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb) Bee Gees Subway RSO 7": 2090 195 04:15 05.11.1977 2 14 How Deep Is Your Love (Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb) Bee Gees Can't Keep A Good Man Down RSO 7": 2090 259 03:34 11.02.1978 5 12 Stayin' Alive (Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb) Bee Gees If I Can't Have You RSO 7": 2090 267 03:41 15.04.1978 1 13 (N1 #455) (Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb) Bee Gees Down The Road RSO 7": 002 03:32 02.12.1978 4 10 (Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb) Bee Gees RSO 7": 25 04:54 Chart History For The NME Singles Charts Between 3 January 1970 and 29 December 1979 Entry Peak Weeks on chart, Title (Number 1 Number) (Awards symbols, if any for this record in this period) (Composer) Full artist credit (if different) B-Side (Or EP/Album track listing if any charted on this chart) Label (Catalogue Number) Duration. Notes are presented below the title for some entries. Entries are sorted by artist, then by entry date and finally, in the event of ties, by peak position and finally weeks on chart. All re-entries are shown as separate entries, but track listings of any albums or EP's which re-entered the chart are not shown for their re-entries. D

Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs Entry: 22.07.1972 Hits: 1 Peak: 2 Weeks: 9 22.07.1972 2 9 Sea Side Shuffle (John Lewis) Ball And Chain UK 7": UK 5 02:42

Roger Daltrey Entry: 21.04.1973 Hits: 2 Peak: 6 Weeks: 17 21.04.1973 6 8 Giving It All Away (David Courtney / ) The Way Of The World Track 7": 2094 110 03:30 11.08.1973 13 9 I'm Free () Overture ( Symphony Orchestra And English Chamber Choir Ode 7": ODS 66302 02:31 Conducted By David Measham) with London Symphony Orchestra & English Chamber Choir conducted by David Measham

The Damned Entry: 15.10.1977 Hits: 2 Peak: 26 Weeks: 4 15.10.1977 27 1 Problem Child ( / Christopher John Millar) You Take My Money Stiff 7": BUY 18 02::12 19.05.1979 26 3 Love Song (Algy Ward / / Vanian / Rat Scabies) Noise, Noise, Noise / Suicide Chiswick 7": CHIS 112 02:04

England Dan Entry: 16.10.1976 Hits: 1 Peak: 23 Weeks: 3 16.10.1976 23 3 I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Parker McGee) Dan And Coley It's Not The Same Atlantic 7": K 10810 02:36

Steely Dan Entry: 06.09.1975 Hits: 2 Peak: 19 Weeks: 9 06.09.1975 28 2 Do It Again (Walter Becker / Donald Fagen) Fire In The Hole ABC 7": 4075 04:12 18.12.1976 19 7 Haitian Divorce (Donald Fagen / Walter Becker) Sign In Stranger ABC 7": 4152 05:50

Dana Entry: 04.04.1970 Hits: 5 Peak: 2 Weeks: 39 04.04.1970 2 9 All Kinds Of Everything (Denny Lindsay / Jackie Smith) Channel Breeze Rex 7": R 11054 03:00 20.02.1971 12 8 Who Put The Lights Out (Paul Ryan) Always A Few Things Rex 7": R 11062 03:40 15.02.1975 10 7 Please Tell Him That I Said Hello () Darlin' Come Home Soon GTO 7": GT 6 03:19 20.12.1975 3 5 It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas (Geoff Stephens / ) The Goodbye Song GTO 7": GT 45 03:17 27.11.1976 16 10 Fairytale (Paul Greedus) Country Girl GTO 7": GT 66 03:08

Dan-I Entry: 24.11.1979 Hits: 1 Peak: 25 Weeks: 3 24.11.1979 25 3 Monkey Chop (Selmore Ezekiel Lewinson) Roller (Do It) Boogie Island 7": WIP 6520 03:35

Charlie Daniels Entry: 06.10.1979 Hits: 1 Peak: 16 Weeks: 6 06.10.1979 16 6 The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Charlie Daniels / Charlie Hayward / Fred Edwards / James Marshall / Taz DeGregorio / Rainbow Ride Epic 7": S EPC 7737 03:35 Tom Crain) The Charlie Daniels Band

Guy Darrell Entry: 25.08.1973 Hits: 1 Peak: 13 Weeks: 9 25.08.1973 30 1 I've Been Hurt (Ray Whitley) Blessed Santa Ponsa 7": PNS 4 02:09 08.09.1973 13 8 I've Been Hurt (Re-entry 1) (Ray Whitley) Blessed Santa Ponsa 7": PNS 4 02:09

The Darts Entry: 19.11.1977 Hits: 7 Peak: 2 Weeks: 58 19.11.1977 6 11 Daddy Cool / The Girl Can't Help It (Bob Crewe / Bobby Troup / Frank Slay) Darts Medley Excerpts / Shotgun Magnet 7": MAG 100 02:26 04.02.1978 2 11 Come Back My Love (Keith ) Darts Naff Off Magnet 7": MAG 110 02:28 13.05.1978 2 8 The Boy From City (George Davis / ) Darts Bones Magnet 7": MAG 116 03:08 12.08.1978 2 8 It's Raining (Ian Collier) Darts Messing Shoe Magnet 7": MAG 126 03:45 Chart History For The NME Singles Charts Between 3 January 1970 and 29 December 1979 Entry Peak Weeks on chart, Title (Number 1 Number) (Awards symbols, if any for this record in this period) (Composer) Full artist credit (if different) B-Side (Or EP/Album track listing if any charted on this chart) Label (Catalogue Number) Duration. Notes are presented below the title for some entries. Entries are sorted by artist, then by entry date and finally, in the event of ties, by peak position and finally weeks on chart. All re-entries are shown as separate entries, but track listings of any albums or EP's which re-entered the chart are not shown for their re-entries.

The Darts (Continued) 18.11.1978 18 2 Don't Let It Fade Away (George Currie) Darts Early In The Morning Magnet 7": MAG 134 03:26 09.12.1978 19 5 Don't Let It Fade Away (Re-entry 1) (George Currie) Darts Early In The Morning Magnet 7": MAG 134 03:26 24.02.1979 8 5 Get It (Nigel Trubridge) Darts How Many Nights Magnet 7": MAG 140 03:00 28.07.1979 6 8 Duke Of Earl (Bernice Williams / Earl Edwards / Gene Chandler) Darts I've Got To Have My Way Magnet 7": MAG 147 03:45

Anne-Marie David Entry: 05.05.1973 Hits: 1 Peak: 13 Weeks: 6 05.05.1973 13 6 Wonderful Dream (Claude Morgan / Shaun Lawton) Tu Te Reconnaitras Epic 7": S EPC 1446 02:30

Paul Davidson Entry: 10.01.1976 Hits: 1 Peak: 11 Weeks: 7 10.01.1976 11 7 Midnight Rider (Gregg Allman) Organized Version Tropical 7": ALO 56 03:13

Windsor Davies Entry: 17.05.1975 Hits: 1 Peak: 1 Weeks: 10 17.05.1975 1 10 Whispering Grass (N1 #396) (Doris Fisher / Fred Fisher) I Should Have Known (Don Estelle As Gunner Sugden (Lofty)) EMI 7": EMI 2290 02:54 Windsor Davies As B.S.M. Williams And Don Estelle As Gunner Sugden (Lofty)

Billy Davis Jr. Entry: 26.03.1977 Hits: 1 Peak: 8 Weeks: 8 26.03.1977 8 8 You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In ) (James Dean / John Glover) Marilyn McCoo and Jr. We've Got To Get It On Again ABC 7": 4147 03:40

Mac Davis Entry: 02.12.1972 Hits: 1 Peak: 28 Weeks: 1 02.12.1972 28 1 Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me (Mac Davis) Poem For My Little Lady CBS 7": S 8250 03:02

Ruth Davis Entry: 11.06.1977 Hits: 1 Peak: 12 Weeks: 7 11.06.1977 12 7 You're Gonna Get Next To Me (Hense Powell / Mike Kirkland / Ruth Davis) Bo Kirkland And Ruth Davis Stay Out Of My Kitchen (If You Can't Stand The Heat) EMI International 7": INT532 07:14

Dawn Entry: 23.01.1971 Hits: 6 Peak: 1 Weeks: 65 23.01.1971 6 9 Candida (Irwin Levine / Tony Wine) Look At … Bell 7": BLL 1118 03:07 17.04.1971 1 14 Knock Three Times (N1 #308) (L. Russell Brown / Irwin Levine) Home Bell 7": BLL 1146 03:00 07.08.1971 3 10 What Are You Doing Sunday (Irwin Levine / ) Soft Sounds Of Love Bell 7": BLL 1169 02:33 24.03.1973 1 19 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (N1 #346) (Irwin Levine / Russell Brown) Dawn featuring I Can't Believe How Much I Love You Bell 7": BELL 1287 03:19 18.08.1973 11 11 Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose (L. Russell Brown / Irwin Levine) Dawn featuring Tony Orlando The Spark Of Love Is Kindlin' Bell 7": BELL 1322 02:51 16.03.1974 30 2 Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally (L. Russell Brown / Irwin Levine) Dawn featuring Tony Orlando Ukulele Man Bell 7": 1343 02:23

Waldo De Los Rios Entry: 10.04.1971 Hits: 1 Peak: 2 Weeks: 12 10.04.1971 2 12 Mozart Symphony No 40 In G Minor K550 1st Movement (Allegro Molto) (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Brahms Third Symphony In F Major 3rd Movement (Poco Allegretto) A&M 7": AMS 836 04:25

The Dead End Kids Entry: 02.04.1977 Hits: 1 Peak: 4 Weeks: 8 02.04.1977 26 1 Have I The Right ( / ) Dead End Kids Lady (Put The Light On Me) CBS 7": S CBS 4972 02:53 16.04.1977 4 7 Have I The Right (Re-entry 1) (Alan Blaikley / Ken Howard) Dead End Kids Lady (Put The Light On Me) CBS 7": S CBS 4972 02:53

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich Entry: 15.08.1970 Hits: 1 Peak: 28 Weeks: 1 15.08.1970 28 1 Mr President (Ian Tich Amey / John Beaky Dymond / Trevor Dozy Davies) D. B. M. & T. Frisco Annie Fontana 7": 6007 022 02:59

Kiki Dee Entry: 01.12.1973 Hits: 6 Peak: 1 Weeks: 33 01.12.1973 14 6 (Gary Osbourne / Veronique Sanson) Rest Rocket 7": PIG 4 04:05 14.09.1974 16 5 I've Got In Me () The Band Simple Melody Rocket 7": PIG 12 04:58 26.04.1975 28 1 How Glad I Am (Larry Harrison / Jimmy Williams) The Kiki Dee Band Peter Rocket 7": PIG 16 03:59 10.07.1976 1 12 Don't Go Breaking My Heart (N1 #423) ( / ) Elton John and Kiki Dee Queen Rocket 7": ROKN 512 04:23 Chart History For The NME Singles Charts Between 3 January 1970 and 29 December 1979 Entry Peak Weeks on chart, Title (Number 1 Number) (Awards symbols, if any for this record in this period) (Composer) Full artist credit (if different) B-Side (Or EP/Album track listing if any charted on this chart) Label (Catalogue Number) Duration. Notes are presented below the title for some entries. Entries are sorted by artist, then by entry date and finally, in the event of ties, by peak position and finally weeks on chart. All re-entries are shown as separate entries, but track listings of any albums or EP's which re-entered the chart are not shown for their re-entries. Q

Quantum Entry: 09.06.1979 Hits: 1 Peak: 5 Weeks: 7 09.06.1979 5 7 The Lone Ranger (David MacIver / Edward Hine / James Morais / John Perry / Mark Warner) The Seance (Too Spooky) Electric 7": WOT 33 03:19

Suzi Quatro Entry: 19.05.1973 Hits: 9 Peak: 1 Weeks: 56 19.05.1973 1 9 (N1 #348) ( / ) Ain't Ya Somethin' Honey RAK 7": 150 03:35 28.07.1973 3 7 (Mike Chapman / Nicky Chinn) Little Bitch Blue RAK 7": RAK 158 03:54 03.11.1973 13 6 (Mike Chapman / Nicky Chinn) Roman Fingers RAK 7": 161 04:01 09.02.1974 1 8 (N1 #366) (Mike Chapman / Nicky Chinn) In The Morning RAK 7": RAK 167 03:46 06.07.1974 15 4 Too Big (Mike Chapman / Nicky Chinn) I Wanna Be Free RAK 7": RAK 175 03:23 16.11.1974 13 5 The Wild One (Mike Chapman / Nicky Chinn) Shake My Sugar RAK 7": 185 02:54 12.03.1977 24 1 Tear Me Apart (Mike Chapman / Nicky Chinn) Same As I Do RAK 7": 248 02:59 25.03.1978 2 10 If You Can't Give Me Love (Mike Chapman / Nicky Chinn) Dream RAK 7": 271 03:36 27.10.1979 10 6 She's In Love With You (Mike Chapman / Nicky Chinn) Space Cadets RAK 7": 299 03:34

Queen Entry: 16.03.1974 Hits: 13 Peak: 1 Weeks: 98 16.03.1974 8 8 Seven Seas Of Rhye () See What A Fool I've Been EMI 7": 2121 02:48 26.10.1974 2 9 Killer Queen (Freddie Mercury) Flick Of The Wrist EMI 7": 2229 02:57 01.02.1975 5 5 Now I'm Here () Lily Of The Valley EMI 7": 2256 04:15 15.11.1975 1 16 (N1 #410) (Freddie Mercury) I'm In Love With My Car EMI 7": 2375 05:56 03.07.1976 7 7 You're My Best Friend (John Deacon) '39 EMI 7": 2494 02:50 27.11.1976 2 9 Somebody To Love (Freddie Mercury) White Man EMI 7": 2565 04:53 26.03.1977 25 1 Tie Your Mother Down (Brian May) You And I EMI 7": 2593 03:43 11.06.1977 20 3 Queen's First E.P. (Freddie Mercury / Roger Taylor / Brian May) EMI 7": 2623 14:04 Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy / Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) / Tenement Funster / White Queen (As It Began) Lead track listed rather than EP title 09.07.1977 19 1 Queen's First E.P. (Re-entry 1) (Freddie Mercury / Roger Taylor / Brian May) EMI 7": 2623 14:04 Lead track listed rather than EP title 23.07.1977 26 1 Queen's First E.P. (Re-entry 2) (Freddie Mercury / Roger Taylor / Brian May) EMI 7": 2623 14:04 Lead track listed rather than EP title 29.10.1977 2 12 We Are The Champions (Freddie Mercury) EMI 7": 2708 03:00 04.03.1978 30 1 Spread Your Wings (John Deacon) EMI 7": 2757 04:30 04.11.1978 12 7 Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls (Freddie Mercury / Brian May) Fat Bottomed Girls EMI 7": 2870 03:22 24.02.1979 25 1 Don't Stop Me Now (Freddie Mercury) In Only Seven Days EMI 7": 2910 03:27 10.03.1979 11 7 Don't Stop Me Now (Re-entry 1) (Freddie Mercury) In Only Seven Days EMI 7": 2910 03:27 27.10.1979 4 10 Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Freddie Mercury) We Will Rock You (Live) EMI 7": 5001 02:44

Harley Quinne Entry: 04.11.1972 Hits: 1 Peak: 22 Weeks: 4 04.11.1972 22 4 New Orleans (Frank Guida / Joseph Royster) Of Madness Bell 7": 1255 02:55

Analysis Section This section lists various chart feats in the period covered by this book – 3 January 1970 to 29 December 1979. All data relates exclusively to this period.

Most Weeks On Chart 1051 artists made the chart during the period 03 January 1970 to 22 December 1979. The full listing is presented below, sorted by most weeks on chart (highest first), then by peak position, entry date, last week on the chart and finally, in the event of a tie, alphabetically by artist name. Number Entry Wks Peak Artist credit Number Entry Wks Peak Artist credit Number Entry Wks Peak Artist credit 1 03.01.1970 201 1 Elvis Presley 43 06.06.1970 63 1 85 27.06.1970 42 4 2 23.01.1971 158 1 Elton John 44 04.03.1978 63 1 Blondie 86 28.02.1970 41 1 3 04.09.1971 151 1 45 14.02.1976 60 5 Smokie 87 16.05.1970 41 1 Ray Stevens 4 17.06.1972 143 1 46 02.12.1972 59 3 And The Pips 88 08.01.1977 41 2 Rose Royce 5 15.07.1972 135 1 47 24.04.1971 58 1 89 22.07.1972 40 1 Cooper 6 20.04.1974 135 1 Abba 48 19.11.1977 58 2 The Darts 90 11.05.1974 40 2 Sparks 7 14.11.1970 131 1 T. Rex 49 14.02.1970 57 1 The 91 03.01.1970 40 6 8 04.03.1972 129 1 Wings 50 15.04.1972 57 1 92 04.10.1975 40 7 And The Wailers 9 10.07.1971 127 1 Slade 51 03.09.1977 57 1 93 04.04.1970 39 2 Dana 10 03.01.1970 125 1 52 06.02.1971 57 2 94 02.02.1974 39 3 The Wombles 11 22.08.1970 117 1 Hot Chocolate 53 19.05.1973 56 1 95 17.07.1976 39 3 12 05.08.1972 115 3 The 54 20.04.1974 56 1 The Three Degrees 96 03.01.1970 38 2 13 06.06.1970 114 1 Status Quo 55 14.03.1970 55 2 97 21.02.1970 38 2 John Lennon 14 01.06.1974 114 1 Showaddywaddy 56 03.12.1977 55 3 Chic 98 08.08.1970 37 1 15 27.03.1971 106 1 The Sweet 57 25.12.1976 53 1 99 06.07.1974 37 1 George McCrae 16 07.02.1970 104 1 58 22.01.1972 53 2 The Chi-Lites 100 21.09.1974 37 1 The Commodores 17 31.03.1973 102 1 Mud 59 24.01.1970 53 7 The Temptations 101 30.05.1970 37 2 18 07.10.1972 101 1 10C.C. 60 19.02.1972 52 2 Michael Jackson 102 24.04.1971 37 2 19 03.01.1970 98 1 61 13.06.1970 51 1 Free 103 17.11.1973 37 2 20 16.03.1974 98 1 Queen 62 03.01.1970 51 3 Tom Jones 104 24.01.1970 37 4 Judy Collins 21 08.01.1977 98 1 Boney M 63 09.12.1972 50 1 105 11.07.1970 37 5 22 26.12.1970 97 1 The Bee Gees 64 22.08.1970 50 2 Chairmen Of The Board 106 07.10.1972 37 7 The O'Jays 23 20.03.1971 97 1 Olivia Newton-John 65 03.01.1970 49 1 Marmalade 107 14.02.1970 37 8 White Plains 24 01.07.1972 97 1 The Stylistics 66 06.03.1971 49 1 Paul McCartney 108 29.08.1970 36 1 25 05.12.1970 96 1 Gilbert O'Sullivan 67 26.02.1977 49 3 Earth, Wind & Fire 109 12.06.1971 36 1 Middle Of The Road 26 03.01.1970 92 2 Stevie Wonder 68 03.01.1970 48 3 110 05.06.1976 36 1 The Real Thing 27 24.06.1972 87 1 69 20.01.1973 48 6 111 02.05.1970 36 2 28 19.09.1970 84 1 Carpenters 70 28.02.1970 47 1 112 30.07.1977 36 2 The Jam 29 25.09.1971 84 1 71 04.05.1974 47 1 113 08.02.1975 35 1 30 25.08.1973 83 1 72 03.01.1970 47 2 114 03.01.1970 35 4 Creedence Clearwater Revival 31 24.01.1976 83 1 73 06.10.1973 47 3 115 13.02.1971 35 4 The Partridge Family 32 03.01.1970 82 3 74 21.11.1970 46 1 116 27.02.1971 35 6 New World 33 16.06.1973 81 1 Barry White 75 01.07.1972 46 1 Dr. Hook 117 09.06.1973 34 1 Peters and Lee 34 08.12.1973 79 1 Leo Sayer 76 27.05.1978 46 1 118 20.02.1971 34 2 35 24.07.1971 77 1 77 24.11.1973 45 1 119 07.11.1970 34 3 C.C.S. 36 06.05.1972 77 2 The Drifters 78 07.03.1970 45 5 120 12.08.1972 34 3 Mott 37 14.11.1970 71 2 79 28.05.1977 45 5 121 02.08.1975 34 6 The Eagles 38 26.08.1972 70 1 80 16.09.1972 44 9 Judge Dread 122 12.05.1973 34 7 Nazareth 39 21.03.1970 68 3 81 25.12.1976 43 1 David 123 01.12.1973 33 1 Kiki Dee 40 15.04.1972 66 1 82 15.04.1972 42 1 Johnny Nash 124 18.02.1978 33 1 41 23.01.1971 65 1 Dawn 83 05.02.1977 42 2 Heatwave 125 17.01.1970 32 1 42 11.04.1970 65 7 84 19.12.1970 42 3 126 24.01.1970 32 1 # Entry Wks Peak Artist credit # Entry Wks Peak Artist credit # Entry Wks Peak Artist credit 1979 1 06.01 32 1 Blondie 2 10.02 31 1 Abba 3 06.01 31 3 Earth, Wind & Fire 4 06.01 30 3 Chic 5 05.05 29 1 6 26.05 25 3 The Electric Light Orchestra 7 06.01 22 2 Boney M 8 10.03 22 3 Sex Pistols 9 03.03 21 2 Donna Summer 10 31.03 19 2 Squeeze 11 06.01 18 1 The Bee Gees 12 27.01 18 3 The Three Degrees 13 24.02 18 4 Queen 14 07.04 18 4 Sister Sledge 15 19.05 17 1 Roxy Music 16 06.01 17 2 17 24.03 16 2 The Jam 18 06.01 15 1 And 19 06.01 15 1 The Village People 20 27.01 15 4 21 10.02 15 4 Edwin Starr 22 28.04 15 4 Amii Stewart 23 06.01 15 5 Dollar 24 10.02 14 1 Gloria Gaynor 25 28.07 14 1 The Boomtown Rats 26 22.09 14 2 Michael Jackson 27 15.09 14 3 The Commodores 28 06.01 14 4 Neil Diamond 29 17.03 14 4 The Dooleys 30 31.03 14 5 Kate Bush 31 06.01 14 6 The Darts 32 14.04 14 6 Supertramp 33 31.03 13 1 Art Garfunkel 34 08.09 13 1 35 14.07 13 2 Dave Edmunds 36 18.08 13 3 The Gibson 37 28.07 12 1 Cliff Richard 38 03.03 12 2 Lene Lovich 39 18.08 12 2 B A Robertson 40 10.02 12 3 Peaches And Herb Most Weeks On Chart By Record 2388 records made the chart during the period 03 January 1970 to 29 December 1979. The listing presented below shows the Top 100, assuming more than 100 records charted in this period. The listing is sorted by most weeks on chart (highest first), then by peak position, entry date, last week on the chart and finally, in the event of a tie, alphabetically by record title. Number Entry Wks Peak Title - Artist Number Entry Wks Peak Title - Artist Number Entry Wks Peak Title - Artist 1 29.04.1978 24 1 / Brown Girl In The 41 01.05.1976 14 8 More, More, More (Part 1) - Andrea True 80 29.08.1970 12 1 Black Night - Deep Purple Ring - Boney M. Connection 81 21.11.1970 12 1 - Dave Edmunds 2 01.09.1973 23 7 For The Good Times - Perry Como 42 12.09.1970 13 1 Band Of Gold - Freda Payne 82 28.11.1970 12 1 When I'm Dead And Gone - McGuinness 3 26.12.1970 22 4 Amazing Grace - Judy Collins 43 03.10.1970 13 1 - Matthews Southern Comfort Flint 4 13.06.1970 19 1 All Right Now - Free 44 12.12.1970 13 1 Grandad - Clive Dunn 83 10.07.1971 12 1 Get It On - T. Rex 5 24.03.1973 19 1 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak 45 23.01.1971 13 1 - George Harrison 84 24.07.1971 12 1 Never Ending Song Of Love - The New Tree - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando 46 06.03.1971 13 1 Hot Love - T. Rex Seekers 6 23.08.1975 19 1 Sailing - Rod Stewart 47 12.06.1971 13 1 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle Of 85 31.07.1971 12 1 I'm Still Waiting - Diana Ross 7 27.05.1978 19 1 You're The One That I Want - John The Road 86 14.08.1971 12 1 Hey Girl Don't Bother Me - Travolta And Olivia Newton-John 48 13.11.1971 13 1 Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - 87 20.05.1972 12 1 Vincent - Don McLean 8 04.09.1976 18 1 Mississippi - Pussycat 88 24.06.1972 12 1 Puppy Love - Donny Osmond 9 11.07.1970 17 1 - Elvis Presley 49 17.11.1973 13 1 - Gary Glitter 89 23.09.1972 12 1 Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon 10 19.02.1972 17 1 Without You - Nilsson 50 24.11.1973 13 1 You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - 90 04.11.1972 12 1 My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry The New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul 11 09.06.1973 17 1 Welcome Home - Peters and Lee 91 13.01.1973 12 1 Blockbuster! - The Sweet 12 14.11.1970 17 2 Ride A White Swan - T. Rex 51 13.07.1974 13 1 When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees 92 27.10.1973 12 1 Let Me In - The Osmonds 13 15.11.1975 16 1 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 52 19.10.1974 13 1 Gonna Make You A Star - David Essex 93 08.12.1973 12 1 The Show Must Go On - Leo Sayer 14 16.04.1977 16 3 Love Theme From A Star Is Born 53 20.12.1975 13 1 Mamma Mia - Abba 94 10.07.1976 12 1 Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand and Kiki Dee 15 11.09.1971 16 4 For All We Know - Shirley Bassey 54 13.03.1976 13 1 - Brotherhood Of Man 95 05.03.1977 12 1 Knowing Me, Knowing You - Abba 16 21.07.1973 16 6 Spanish Eyes - 55 03.04.1976 13 1 Fernando - Abba 96 03.09.1977 12 1 Silver Lady - David Soul 17 04.09.1971 15 1 Maggie May - Rod Stewart 56 21.08.1976 13 1 - Abba 97 16.12.1978 12 1 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian And 18 22.01.1972 15 1 American Pie (Parts 1 And 2) - Don The Blockheads McLean 57 13.11.1976 13 1 Under The Moon Of Love - Showaddywaddy 98 28.07.1979 12 1 We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard 19 14.11.1970 15 2 Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 58 25.12.1976 13 1 Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie 99 14.03.1970 12 2 Can't Help Falling In Love - Andy Williams 20 25.12.1971 15 2 Mother Of Mine - Neil Reid Covington 100 06.02.1971 12 2 It's Impossible - Perry Como 21 27.06.1970 15 4 Something - Shirley Bassey 59 15.04.1978 13 1 Night Fever - Bee Gees 22 26.08.1972 15 5 Virginia Plain - Roxy Music 60 02.12.1978 13 1 Y.M.C.A. - The Village People 23 28.02.1970 14 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And 61 10.02.1979 13 1 - Gloria Gaynor Garfunkel 62 31.03.1979 13 1 Bright Eyes - Art Garfunkel 24 28.03.1970 14 1 Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum 63 24.10.1970 13 2 Indian - Don Fardon 25 09.05.1970 14 1 Yellow River - Christie 64 16.01.1971 13 2 The Pushbike Song - 26 06.06.1970 14 1 - Mungo Jerry 65 17.06.1972 13 2 Rock And Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter 27 17.04.1971 14 1 Knock Three Times - Dawn 66 17.11.1973 13 2 - Marie Osmond 28 18.12.1971 14 1 I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - The New Seekers 67 06.06.1970 13 3 It's All In The Game - Four Tops 29 09.12.1972 14 1 Long Haired Lover From - Little 68 16.10.1971 13 3 Till - Tom Jones with the 69 05.08.1972 13 4 It's Four In The Morning - Faron Young Congregation 70 28.04.1973 13 4 And I Love You So - Perry Como 30 16.10.1976 14 1 If You Me Now - Chicago 71 25.11.1978 13 5 Le Freak - Chic 31 25.12.1976 14 1 Don't On Us - David Soul 72 01.12.1973 13 7 Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight 32 15.10.1977 14 1 Rockin' All Over The World - Status Quo 73 22.05.1971 13 8 Just My Imagination (Running Away With 33 26.11.1977 14 1 Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School - Wings Me) - The Temptations 34 16.05.1970 14 2 Groovin' With Mr. Bloe - Mr. Bloe 74 09.12.1972 13 9 Big Seven - Judge Dread 35 11.11.1972 14 2 - The Osmonds 75 09.12.1972 13 9 - 36 05.11.1977 14 2 How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees 76 14.02.1970 12 1 Wand'rin' Star - Lee Marvin 37 30.05.1970 14 3 Cottonfields - 77 25.04.1970 12 1 Back Home - England World Cup Squad '70 38 09.05.1970 14 4 Honey Come Back - Glen Campbell 78 04.07.1970 12 1 Lola - The Kinks 39 21.11.1970 14 4 I'll Be There - The Jackson 5 79 08.08.1970 12 1 Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson 40 12.12.1970 14 5 Apeman - The Kinks And The Miracles Number 1 List for The NME Singles Charts Entry Date / Number 1 Number / Weeks At Number 1 / * means entered at number 1 / (number of the re-entry at 1 as appropriate) / Title (Artist)

1970 1972 03.01 280 4 Two Little Boys () 08.01 319 4 I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) (The New Seekers) 31.01 281 1 Reflections Of My Life (The Marmalade) 05.02 320 1 A Horse With No Name (America) 07.02 282 3 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (Edison Lighthouse) 12.02 321 1 (T. Rex) 28.02 283 1 I Want You Back (The Jackson 5) 19.02 322 2 () 07.03 284 3 Wand'rin' Star (Lee Marvin) 04.03 323 1 American Pie (Parts 1 And 2) (Don McLean) 28.03 285 4 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon And Garfunkel) 11.03 324 6 Without You (Nilsson) 25.04 286 2 Spirit In The Sky (Norman Greenbaum) 22.04 325 4 Amazing Grace (The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots 09.05 287 3 Back Home (England World Cup Squad '70) Dragoon Guard) 30.05 288 1 Question (The Moody Blues) 20.05 326 4 Metal Guru (T. Rex) 06.06 289 1 Yellow River (Christie) 17.06 327 3 Vincent (Don McLean) 13.06 290 4 In The Summertime (Mungo Jerry) 08.07 328 1 Take Me Bak 'Ome (Slade) 11.07 291 3 All Right Now (Free) 15.07 329 4 Puppy Love (Donny Osmond) 01.08 292 1 Lola (The Kinks) 12.08 330 3 School's Out () 08.08 293 3 The Wonder Of You (Elvis Presley) 02.09 331 2 You Wear It Well (Rod Stewart) 29.08 294 4 The Tears Of A Clown (Smokey Robinson And The Miracles) 16.09 332 2 (Slade) 26.09 295 5 Band Of Gold (Freda Payne) 30.09 333 1 Children Of The Revolution (T. Rex) 31.10 296 1 Black Night (Deep Purple) 07.10 334 1 How Can I Be Sure (David Cassidy) 07.11 297 3 Woodstock (Matthews Southern Comfort) 14.10 335 4 Mouldy Old Dough (Lieutenant Pigeon) 28.11 298 1 Voodoo Chile (The Experience) 11.11 336 2 Clair (Gilbert O'Sullivan) 05.12 299 3 I Hear You Knocking (Dave Edmunds) 25.11 337 3 My Ding-A-Ling (Chuck Berry) 26.12 300 1 When I'm Dead And Gone (McGuinness Flint) 16.12 338 1 Gudbuy T'Jane (Slade) 23.12 339 4 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (Little Jimmy Osmond with the Mike Curb 1971 Congregation) 02.01 301 4 Grandad (Clive Dunn) 30.01 302 6 My Sweet Lord (George Harrison) 1973 20.01 340 1 (David Bowie) 13.03 303 1 Baby Jump (Mungo Jerry) 27.01 341 4 Blockbuster! (The Sweet) 20.03 304 1 Another Day (Paul McCartney) 24.02 342 2 () 27.03 305 5 Hot Love (T. Rex) 10.03 343 3 (Slade) 01.05 306 2 Double Barrel (Dave And Ansil Collins) 31.03 344 2 (Donny Osmond) 15.05 307 1 Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones) 14.04 345 1 Get Down (Gilbert O'Sullivan) 22.05 308 3 Knock Three Times (Dawn) 21.04 346 5 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) 12.06 309 1 My Jake (Free) 26.05 347 2 See My Baby Jive (Wizzard) 19.06 310 1 I Did What I Did For Maria () 09.06 348 3 Can The Can (Suzi Quatro) 26.06 311 5 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (Middle Of The Road) 30.06 349 1 Rubber Bullets () 31.07 312 3 Get It On (T. Rex) 07.07 350 2 Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me (Slade) 21.08 313 1 Never Ending Song Of Love (The New Seekers) 21.07 351 2 Welcome Home (Peters and Lee) 28.08 314 3 I'm Still Waiting (Diana Ross) 04.08 352 4 I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!) (Gary Glitter) 18.09 315 2 Hey Girl Don't Bother Me (The Tams) 01.09 353 2 Young Love (Donny Osmond) 02.10 316 6 Maggie May (Rod Stewart) 15.09 354 1 Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad) (Wizzard) 13.11 317 3 (Slade) 22.09 355 1 Rock On (David Essex) 04.12 318 5 Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (Benny Hill) 29.09 356 1 Ballroom Blitz (The Sweet) Title Listing

This is an alphabetical listing of titles, sorted by their first letters. Any title starting with “A” or “The” is listed under the second word. The peak and the year of first chart entry of the title is shown. Where the same title charted in the same year, the entries are sorted by the highest position reached by that track. In the unlikely event of two or more records reaching the same position, they are listed alphabetically by artist, although the artist is not sorted alphabetically.

Peak Year Title (Artist) Peak Year Title (Artist) Peak Year Title (Artist)

1 1972 Amazing Grace (The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal 25 1971 At The Top Of The Stairs (The Formations) Scots Dragoon Guard) 10 1975 Autobahn () 4 1970 Amazing Grace (Judy Collins) 5 1978 Automatic Lover (Dee D. Jackson) A 22 1972 America (Simon And Garfunkel) 11 1972 Automatically Sunshine (The Supremes) 27 1974 America (David Essex) 21 1977 American Girl (Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers) 8 1970 A B C (The Jackson 5) 1 1972 American Pie (Parts 1 And 2) (Don McLean) 22 1978 A-Ba-Ni-Bi (Izhar Cohen And The 'Alpha-Beta') 20 1970 American Woman (The Guess Who) B 7 1970 Abraham, Martin And John (Marvin Gaye) 14 1973 Amoureuse (Kiki Dee) 14 1975 Action (The Sweet) 10 1972 An American Trilogy (Elvis Presley) 20 1974 After The Goldrush (Prelude) 11 1978 An () 4 1977 Baby Don't Change Your Mind (Gladys Knight And The Pips) 4 1979 After The Love Has Gone (Earth, Wind & Fire) 27 1976 Anarchy In The U.K. (Sex Pistols) 28 1972 Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me (Mac Davis) 24 1976 Afternoon Delight (Starland Vocal Band) 4 1973 And I Love You So (Perry Como) 18 1976 Baby Face (The Wing And A Prayer Fife And Drum Corps) 9 1978 Again And Again (Status Quo) 19 1971 (And The) Pictures In The Sky () 10 1977 Baby I Know (The Rubettes) 2 1977 Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) (Joe Tex) 4 1979 Angel Eyes (Roxy Music) 7 1973 Baby I Love You (Dave Edmunds) 29 1978 Ain't Got A Clue (The Lurkers) 2 1974 Angel Face () 12 1975 Baby I Love You, OK (Kenny) 10 1979 Ain't Love A Bitch (Rod Stewart) 1 1973 Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad) (Wizzard) 29 1976 Baby I'm Yours (Linda Lewis) 6 1970 Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Diana Ross) 27 1977 Angel Of The Morning / Any Way You Want Me (Mary Mason) 17 1972 Baby I'm-A Want You (Bread) 6 1979 Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (McFadden And Whitehead) 5 1979 Angeleyes / Voulez-Vous (Abba) 1 1971 Baby Jump (Mungo Jerry) 8 1972 Ain't No Sunshine (Michael Jackson) 1 1977 Angelo (Brotherhood Of Man) 11 1974 (Diana Ross And The Supremes) 2 1974 The Air That I Breathe (The Hollies) 17 1978 Angels With Dirty Faces () 12 1978 Baby Stop Crying () 3 1978 Airport (The Motors) 2 1973 Angie (The Rolling Stones) 22 1972 The Baby (The Hollies) 2 1973 Albatross (Fleetwood Mac) 5 1975 () 15 1976 Baby, We Better Try To Get It Together (Barry White) 6 1975 All Around My Hat (Steeleye Span) 2 1974 Annie's Song (John Denver) 9 1979 Babylon's Burning () 14 1977 All Around The World (The Jam) 4 1978 Annie's Song () 1 1970 Back Home (England World Cup Squad '70) 6 1973 All Because Of You (Geordie) 1 1979 Another Brick In (Part 2) () 26 1978 Back In Love Again (Donna Summer) 9 1976 All By Myself (Eric Carmen) 1 1971 Another Day (Paul McCartney) 18 1976 Back In The U.S.S.R. (The Beatles) 11 1971 All I Ever Need Is You (Sonny And ) 27 1977 Another Funny Honeymoon (David Dundas) 23 1979 Back Of My Hand (The Jags) 3 1970 All I Have To Do Is Dream (Bobbie Gentry And Glen Campbell) 22 1974 Another Saturday Night (Cat Stevens) 2 1972 (Ringo Starr) 11 1974 All I Want Is You (Roxy Music) 21 1977 Another Star (Stevie Wonder) 12 1972 Back Stabbers (O'Jays) 2 1970 All Kinds Of Everything (Dana) 16 1977 Another Suitcase In Another Hall () 5 1971 Back Street Luv () 3 1974 All Of Me Loves All Of You (Bay City Rollers) 17 1971 Another Time, Another Place (Engelbert Humperdinck) 9 1973 Bad Bad Boy (Nazareth) 6 1974 All Of My Life (Diana Ross) 11 1976 Answer Me (Barbara Dickson) 14 1979 Bad Girls (Donna Summer) 1 1970 All Right Now (Free) 27 1978 Anthem (One Day In Every Week) (The New Seekers) 16 1978 Bad Old Days (Co-Co) 20 1977 (Elvis Presley) 18 1977 Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll (Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers) 2 1978 Baker Street () 8 1973 () 5 1970 Apeman (The Kinks) 7 1970 Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) (The Temptations) 3 1972 (Mott The Hoople) 1 1979 Are 'Friends' Electric? (Tubeway Army) 5 1972 Ball Park Incident (Wizzard) 11 1978 Ally's Tartan Army (Andy Cameron) 7 1974 Are You Ready To Rock (Wizzard) 1 1973 Ballroom Blitz (The Sweet) 3 1972 (Naturally) (Gilbert O'Sullivan) 18 1975 (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop (The Fatback Band) 26 1978 Bama Boogie Woogie ( Eton) 2 1973 Alright, Alright, Alright (Mungo Jerry) 15 1978 Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina) (San José featuring Rodriguez 10 1974 Banana Rock (The Wombles) Argentina) 7 1973 Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) (Deodato) 10 1979 Banana Splits (The Tra La La Song) (The Dickies) 5 1976 Aria (, his Clarinet & Strings) 7 1978 Always And Forever / Mind Blowing Decisions (Extended Remixed Version) 1 1970 Band Of Gold (Freda Payne) 12 1973 Armed And Extremely Dangerous () (Heatwave) 3 1974 (Paul McCartney And Wings) 6 1976 (Sutherland Brothers And Quiver) 8 1972 Always On My Mind (Elvis Presley) 2 1979 Bang Bang (B A Robertson) 6 1975 Art For Art's Sake (10cc) 1 1974 (Gary Glitter) 3 1974 The Bangin' Man (Slade) 14 1977 As Time Goes By (Dooley Wilson) 13 1973 Amanda (Stuart Gillies) 10 1971 Bangla-Desh (George Harrison) 5 1972 (The Drifters) 5 1974 Amateur Hour (Sparks) 6 1971 (Olivia Newton-John) lwk Twk Title (Number 1 number for this chart if appropriate) - Artist Label (Catalogue Number) Weeks on chart so far. 'The NME Singles Charts' For The Week Ending 17 January 1970 1 1 ⬄ Two Little Boys (N1 #280) - Rolf Harris Columbia (7": DB 8630) 8w 7 2 ⇧ 5 Tracy - The Cuff Links MCA (7": MU 1101) 7w 3 3 ⬄ Melting Pot - Blue Mink Philips (7": BF 1818) 9w 4 4 ⬄ All I Have To Do Is Dream - Bobbie Gentry And Glen Campbell Capitol (7": CL 15619) 6w 2 5 ⇩ 3 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town - And The First Edition Reprise (7": RS 20829) 11w 6 6 ⬄ Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley RCA (7": 1900) 8w 5 7 ⇩ 2 Sugar, Sugar - RCA (7": 1872) 15w 9 8 ⇧ 1 Good Old Rock 'N' Roll - The Dave Clark Five Columbia (7": DB 8638) 6w 17 9 ⇧ 8 Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade Decca (7": F 12982) 3w 8 10 ⇩ 2 Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder Tamla (7": TMG 717) 10w 10 11 ⇩ 1 Without Love - Tom Jones Decca (7": F 12990) 7w 14 12 ⇧ 2 The Liquidator - Harry J. All Stars Trojan (7": TR 675) 12w 11 13 ⇩ 2 Winter World Of Love - Engelbert Humperdinck Decca (7": F 12980) 9w 12 14 ⇩ 2 The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell Tamla Motown (7": TMG 715) 9w 16 15 ⇧ 1 Durham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker Columbia (7": DB 8613) 8w 18 16 ⇧ 2 Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross And The Supremes Tamla Motown (7": TMG 721) 5w NE 17 Come And Get It - Apple (7": 20) 1w NE 18 Friends - Decca (7": F 12986) 1w 15 19 ⇩ 4 Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival Liberty (7": LBF 15250) 10w 18 20 ⇩ 2 Loneliness (Non Sono Maddalena) - Des O'Connor Columbia (7": DB 8632) 8w 25 21 ⇧ 4 If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - Parlophone (7": R 5820) 4w 24 22 ⇧ 2 But You Love Me, Daddy - Jim Reeves With Steve Moore RCA (7": RCA 1899) 4w 13 23 ⇩ 10 (Call Me) Number One - The Tremeloes CBS (7": 4582) 11w NE 24 She Sold Me Magic - Lou Christie Buddah (7": 201 073) 1w 26 25 ⇧ 1 Comin' Home - Delaney & Bonnie And Friends featuring Atlantic (7": 584 308) 4w NE 26 Let It All Hang Out - Decca (7": F 12988) 1w 22 27 ⇩ 5 The Highway Song - Reprise (7": RS 20869) 6w 18 28 ⇩ 10 With The Eyes Of A Child - Cliff Richard Columbia (7": DB 8641) 6w RE 29 Seventh Son - Georgie Fame CBS (7": 4659) 2w NE 30 Victoria - The Kinks Pye (7": 7N 17865) 1w 'The NME Singles Charts' For The Week Ending 24 January 1970 1 1 ⬄ Two Little Boys (N1 #280) - Rolf Harris Columbia (7": DB 8630) 9w 2 2 ⬄ Tracy - The Cuff Links MCA (7": MU 1101) 8w 4 3 ⇧ 1 All I Have To Do Is Dream - Bobbie Gentry And Glen Campbell Capitol (7": CL 15619) 7w 6 4 ⇧ 2 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley RCA (7": 1900) 9w 9 5 ⇧ 4 Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade Decca (7": F 12982) 4w 5 6 ⇩ 1 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers And The First Edition Reprise (7": RS 20829) 12w 17 7 ⇧ 10 Come And Get It - Badfinger Apple (7": 20) 2w 3 8 ⇩ 5 Melting Pot - Blue Mink Philips (7": BF 1818) 10w 8 9 ⇩ 1 Good Old Rock 'N' Roll - The Dave Clark Five Columbia (7": DB 8638) 7w 18 10 ⇧ 8 Friends - Arrival Decca (7": F 12986) 2w 7 11 ⇩ 4 Sugar, Sugar - The Archies RCA (7": 1872) 16w 16 12 ⇧ 4 Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross And The Supremes Tamla Motown (7": TMG 721) 6w 11 13 ⇩ 2 Without Love - Tom Jones Decca (7": F 12990) 8w 15 14 ⇧ 1 Durham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker Columbia (7": DB 8613) 9w NE 15 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse Bell (7": BLL 1091) 1w 12 16 ⇩ 4 The Liquidator - Harry J. All Stars Trojan (7": TR 675) 13w 10 17 ⇩ 7 Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder Tamla Motown (7": TMG 717) 11w 25 18 ⇧ 7 Comin' Home - Delaney & Bonnie And Friends featuring Eric Clapton Atlantic (7": 584 308) 5w NE 19 Wedding Bell Blues - 5th Dimension Liberty (7": LB 15288) 1w 22 20 ⇧ 2 But You Love Me, Daddy - Jim Reeves With Steve Moore RCA (7": RCA 1899) 5w 13 21 ⇩ 8 Winter World Of Love - Engelbert Humperdinck Decca (7": F 12980) 10w NE 22 I'm A Man - Chicago CBS (7": CBS 4715) 1w NE 22 I Can't Get Next To You - The Temptations Tamla Motown (7": TMG 722) 1w NE 24 Leavin' On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul And Mary Warner Bros (7": WB 7340) 1w 19 25 ⇩ 6 Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival Liberty (7": LBF 15250) 11w 24 26 ⇩ 2 She Sold Me Magic - Lou Christie Buddah (7": 201 073) 2w 14 26 ⇩ 12 The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell Tamla Motown (7": TMG 715) 10w 26 28 ⇩ 2 Let It All Hang Out - Jonathan King Decca (7": F 12988) 2w NE 29 Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fare Page One (7": POF 158) 1w NE 30 Both Sides Now - Judy Collins Elektra (7": EKSN 45043) 1w lwk Twk Title (Number 1 number for this chart if appropriate) - Artist Label (Catalogue Number) Weeks on chart so far. 'The NME Singles Charts' For The Week Ending 2 December 1972 1 1 ⬄ My Ding-A-Ling (N1 #337) - Chuck Berry Chess (7": 6145 019) 5w 3 2 ⇧ 1 Crazy Horses - The Osmonds MGM (7": 2006 142) 4w 15 3 ⇧ 12 Gudbuy T'Jane - Slade Polydor (7": 2058 312) 2w 4 4 ⬄ Why - Donny Osmond MGM (7": 2006 119) 4w 2 5 ⇩ 3 Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan MAM (7": 84) 7w 6 6 ⬄ - Elton John DJM (7": DJS 271) 5w 10 7 ⇧ 3 What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) / Angel - Rod Stewart Mercury (7": 6052 198) 3w 8 8 ⬄ I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics Avco (7": 6105 015) 4w 5 9 ⇩ 4 Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las Kama Sutra (7": 2013 024) 6w 13 10 ⇧ 3 Lookin' Through The Windows - The Jackson 5 Tamla Motown (7": TMG 833) 3w 11 11 ⬄ Let's Dance - Chris Montez London (7": HLU 10205) 5w 7 12 ⇩ 5 Loop Di Love - Shag UK (7": 7) 7w 28 13 ⇧ 15 Ben - Michael Jackson Tamla Motown (7": TMG 834) 2w 23 14 ⇧ 9 - The Strawbs A&M (7": AMS 7035) 2w 9 15 ⇩ 6 Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon Decca (7": F 13278) 11w 14 16 ⇩ 2 Goodbye To Love - Carpenters A&M (7": AMS 7023) 8w 21 17 ⇧ 4 Oh Carol - Neil Sedaka RCA (7": RCA 2259) 7w 16 18 ⇩ 2 Hi-Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck RAK Replay (7": RR 3) 4w NE 19 Rock Me Baby - David Cassidy Bell (7": BELL 1268) 1w 27 20 ⇧ 7 Keeper Of The Castle - Tops Probe (7": PRO 575) 2w 18 21 ⇩ 3 Here I Go Again - Archie Bell And The Drells Atlantic (7": K 10210) 6w NE 22 Stay With Me - Blue Mink Regal (7": RZ 3064) 1w NE 23 Help Me Make It Through The Night - Gladys Knight And The Pips Tamla Motown (7": TMG 830) 1w 12 24 ⇩ 12 Donna - 10C.C. UK (7": UK 6) 9w 29 25 ⇧ 4 You'll Always Be A Friend - Hot Chocolate RAK (7": RAK 139) 2w 17 26 ⇩ 9 Elected - Alice Cooper Warner Bros (7": K 16214) 9w NE 27 Little Drummer Boy - The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard RCA (7": 2301) 1w NE 28 Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis CBS (7": S 8250) 1w RE 29 Big Six - Judge Dread Bigshot (7": BI 608) 11w 30 30 ⬄ I Don't Believe In Miracles - Epic (7": EPC 8434) 2w 'The NME Singles Charts' For The Week Ending 9 December 1972 1 1 ⬄ My Ding-A-Ling (N1 #337) - Chuck Berry Chess (7": 6145 019) 6w 3 2 ⇧ 1 Gudbuy T'Jane - Slade Polydor (7": 2058 312) 3w 2 3 ⇩ 1 Crazy Horses - The Osmonds MGM (7": 2006 142) 5w 7 4 ⇧ 3 What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) / Angel - Rod Stewart Mercury (7": 6052 198) 4w 6 5 ⇧ 1 Crocodile Rock - Elton John DJM (7": DJS 271) 6w 4 6 ⇩ 2 Why - Donny Osmond MGM (7": 2006 119) 5w 10 7 ⇧ 3 Lookin' Through The Windows - The Jackson 5 Tamla Motown (7": TMG 833) 4w 14 8 ⇧ 6 Lay Down - The Strawbs A&M (7": AMS 7035) 3w 13 9 ⇧ 4 Ben - Michael Jackson Tamla Motown (7": TMG 834) 3w 8 10 ⇩ 2 I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics Avco (7": 6105 015) 5w 22 11 ⇧ 11 Stay With Me - Blue Mink Regal Zonophone (7": RZ 3064) 2w 5 12 ⇩ 7 Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan MAM (7": 84) 8w 9 13 ⇩ 4 Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las Kama Sutra (7": 2013 024) 7w 19 14 ⇧ 5 Rock Me Baby - David Cassidy Bell (7": BELL 1268) 2w NE 15 Solid Gold Easy Action - T. Rex EMI (7": MARC 3) 1w 18 16 ⇧ 2 Hi-Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck RAK Replay (7": RR 3) 5w 20 17 ⇧ 3 Keeper Of The Castle - The Four Tops Probe (7": PRO 575) 3w NE 18 Shotgun Wedding - Roy "C" UK (7": UK 19) 1w 11 19 ⇩ 8 Let's Dance - Chris Montez London (7": HLU 10205) 6w 23 20 ⇧ 3 Help Me Make It Through The Night - Gladys Knight And The Pips Tamla Motown (7": TMG 830) 2w NE 21 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond with the Mike Curb Congregation MGM (7": 2006 109) 1w NE 22 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir Apple (7": R 5970) 1w 17 23 ⇩ 6 Oh Carol - Neil Sedaka RCA (7": RCA 2259) 8w RE 24 Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues Deram (7": DM 161) 6w 15 25 ⇩ 10 Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon Decca (7": F 13278) 12w 12 26 ⇩ 14 Loop Di Love - Shag UK (7": 7) 8w 16 27 ⇩ 11 Goodbye To Love - Carpenters A&M (7": AMS 7023) 9w NE 28 Ball Park Incident - Wizzard Harvest (7": HAR 5062) 1w NE 29 Big Seven - Judge Dread Bigshot (7": BI 613) 1w 25 30 ⇩ 5 You'll Always Be A Friend - Hot Chocolate RAK (7": RAK 139) 3w