Posted August 16, 201212 yr Well I had a request, so I'll post some of the complete ones I wrote down oh so many years ago...! I don't know the date, but this was probably the date Take Me Bak Ome entered the UK singles chart 3rd June 1972 1. (1) Metal Guru - T.Rex 2. (3) Oh Babe What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith 3. (5) Vincent - Don McLean 4. (--) Take Me Bak 'Ome - Slade 5. (2) Come What May - Vicky Leandros 6. (6) Rocket Man - Elton John 7. (7) Lady Eleanore - Lindisfarne 8. (4) Could It Be Forever - David Cassidy 9. (10) At The Club - Drifters 10. (21) California Man - Move 11. (11) A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 12. (13) Sister Jane - New World 13. (9) Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones 14. (14) Open Up - Mungo Jerry 15. (19?) Isn't Life Strange - Moody Blues 16. (16) Doobe Doodn Doobe etc - Diana Ross 17. (8) A Thing Called Love - Johnny Cash 18. (20) Take A Look Around - Temptations 19. (26) Rockin Robin - Michael Jackson 20. (29) First Time Ever I saw Your Face - Roberta Flack 21. (19) Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone 22. (--) Jungle Fever - Chakachas 23. (24) What's Your Name - Chicory Tip 24. (25) Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 25. (--) Little Bit Of Love - Free 26. (28) Mary Had A Little Lamb - Wings 27. (22) Little Piece Of Leather - Donnie Elbert 28. ((30) Supersonic Rocketship - Kinks 29. (27) Don't Let Him Touch You - Angelettes 30. (--) Oh Girl - Chi-Lites I think quite afew of these werent in the BBC chart (and I LOVED the Angelettes record aka Jonathan King production). To be perfectly honest every single one of these records made my Top 20 except the Angelettes (as it failed to go Top 30 it was disallowed by my ridiculous chart rules of the time. It would otherwise have taken a couple of Metal Guru's weeks at No. 1 in my chart.) :)
August 17, 201212 yr Thank you, John! Still not sure whether it matches UK singles chart of 3rd June or 10th June of 1972 as after entering the BBC chart at No.25 on week ending June 3rd, Take Me Back 'Ome had reached only No.14 the following week. It's notable that Amazing Grace by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard (the best selling single of 1972, if i recall it correctly) isn't in the Luxy's Chart, though it was in the bottom of Top 10 in the one from BBC. Still there's no 1972 FA Cup winners Leeds Utd in this Chart. They had a Top 20 hit with Leeds United in the main Chart. Correct me if i'm wrong, but it looks like they've always ignored the football songs in their Charts.
August 17, 201212 yr Author Thank you, John! Still not sure whether it matches UK singles chart of 3rd June or 10th June of 1972 as after entering the BBC chart at No.25 on week ending June 3rd, Take Me Back 'Ome had reached only No.14 the following week. It's notable that Amazing Grace by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard (the best selling single of 1972, if i recall it correctly) isn't in the Luxy's Chart, though it was in the bottom of Top 10 in the one from BBC. Still there's no 1972 FA Cup winners Leeds Utd in this Chart. They had a Top 20 hit with Leeds United in the main Chart. Correct me if i'm wrong, but it looks like they've always ignored the football songs in their Charts. Hi Andrey, you're prob right about 10th June, I coloured in most of the bottom 12 records except for 2, which may suggest they weren't in the BBC chart for that week. Not sure about the football songs, though most of them deserved to be ignored and it would be odd for Luxembourg the country to have British football songs (even though Radio Luxembourg was British-aimed). Its possible the best football song Blue Is The Colour charted though, just cos it was a good Daniel Boone song, I think. Hope to post some more soon...:)
August 18, 201212 yr Author Time for another Luxembourg Chart.. 21st Dec 1971 1. (27) I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - New Seekers 2. (1) Shaft - Isaac Hayes 3. (4) Something Tells Me - Cilla Black 4. (2) Ernie - Benny Hill 5. (5) Softly Whispering I Love You - Congregation 6. (3) No Matter How I Try - Gilbert O'Sullivan 7. (14) Soley Soley - Middle Of The Road 8. (8) It Must Be Love - Labi Siffre 9. (6) Tokoloshe Man - John Kongos 10. (9) Jeepster - T.Rex 11. (19) Morning - Val Doonican 12. (17) I Just Can't Help Believin' - Elvis Presley 13. (10) Gypsies Tramps & Thieves - Cher 14. (11) Is This The Way To Amarillo - Tony Christie 15. (7) Sing A Song Of Freedom - Cliff Richard 16. (21) Kara Kara - New World 17. (13) Fireball - Deep Purple 18. (12) Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton John 19. (15) Coz I Luv You - Slade 20. (18) Hooked On A Feeling - Jonathan King 21. (16) Till - Tom Jones 22. (22) You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart - Supremes & Four Tops 23. (--) Brand New Key - Melanie 24. (25) When You Get Right Down To It - Ronnie Dyson 25. (28) Stay With Me - Faces 26. (20) Johnny Reggae - Piglets 27. (26) Back On The Road - Marmalade 28. (23) I Will Return - Springwater 29. (--) Save The Children - marvin gaye 30. (--) Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone dropping out: Run Baby Run - Newbeats (24), Surrender - Diana Ross (29), Let's See Action - Who (30) It was my 14th birthday the following week, so I'm biased, I like every single one of these records, it was a vividly important time for music charts for me and my reel to reel tape recorder. One of the ironies, of course, is the million selling Tony Christie is possibly the least-deserving of a belated numberr one. I LOVE so many of these records to this day, all-time classics like Isaac Hayes, Cher, Sly & The Family Stone, and personal classics like Middle Of The Road, Jonathan King, Congregation, T.Rex, Springwater, Slade. A few pop trivia thoughts: I loved the New Seekers at the time, less so these days, but pleasant enough. Shaft is as vibrant as the day it was created. I Will Return is a rock instrumental utterly forgotten these days, yet it's brilliant, while Ernie & Amarillo are famous...no justice! Jonathan King's cover of BJ Thomas song was SO catchy, (and was stolen in 74 for a huge American Number One, rather appropriately as he was always borrowing others songs and arrangements) as was his Piglets record. JK has of course, like Gary Glitter, been retroactively wiped from existence. His records were never made and they never gave a joyous bit of fun to kids of that time. They didn't exist. Yet, say Jerry Lee Lewis, R Kelly records dont have the same problem. How odd... Run Baby Run is a 60's poptastic classic, and Surrender a forgotten Ross gem. Slade made a lot of great records but COz I Luv You is their best. Deep Purple's best track? Not the obvious ones, it's Fireball, trust me! Tom gave Till his all, Faces and Melanie were great, and the obscure South African John Kongos had two utterly brilliant hits, one better know in it's cheesy cheerful Happy Mondays version. His version Of He's Gonna Step On You Again has menace! Way better. Talking of cover versions, much as love Madness to bits, and their version, all laddy happy singalong, it doesnt beat the gooooorgeous-sweet, touching original. Labi Siffre is still under-rated. phew! never short on opinions me:)
August 19, 201212 yr Thank you, John, once again! This week matches the BBC chart weekending January 1, 1972. Though you may be absolutely right that the date of Luxy Chart was December 21. New Seekers topped the RTL Chart a week ahead of BBC one. As well as Family Affair entered the Top 30 a week before their debut at No.39 on the main Chart. Melanie (No. 34 on BBC), Ronnie Dyson (37), Faces (43), Marmalade (39) and Marvin Gaye (42) were outside BBC Top 30 that week. Sleepy Shores by Johnny Pearson Orchestra (No.13 on BBC) and Mother Of Mine by Neil Reid (No.18) didn't charted on Luxy Top 30. Both songs were on their way up the Charts and most probably had entered Radio 208 chart the following week.
August 19, 201212 yr Author Thank you, John, once again! This week matches the BBC chart weekending January 1, 1972. Though you may be absolutely right that the date of Luxy Chart was December 21. New Seekers topped the RTL Chart a week ahead of BBC one. As well as Family Affair entered the Top 30 a week before their debut at No.39 on the main Chart. Melanie (No. 34 on BBC), Ronnie Dyson (37), Faces (43), Marmalade (39) and Marvin Gaye (42) were outside BBC Top 30 that week. Sleepy Shores by Johnny Pearson Orchestra (No.13 on BBC) and Mother Of Mine by Neil Reid (No.18) didn't charted on Luxy Top 30. Both songs were on their way up the Charts and most probably had entered Radio 208 chart the following week. thanks Andrey, yes this was one of the few occasions that I put a date on a chart. I almost never did that until the late 70's...so obvious too! Probably only did it cos I'd just started writing charts down:)
August 22, 201212 yr Many songs were ignored by Luxembourg's chart. Stuart Gillies (Amanda), Neil Reid, Johnny Pearson, Max Romeo, & all Judge Dread records...to name just a few. Some just too easy listening, others banned, were just dismissed. Hence, why it never mean't a thing & was completely made up. And you thought Big Top 40, was rather daft, ay! Though it's good to see them, Luxembourg's chart was just a guess of the following week's Radio One chart, minus their non airplay stuff. The w/k ending 1st Jan 72 can't be correct, as there wasn't a radio one chart, that week (Tues 28th Dec 71). The last one of that period was w/k 25th December 71 & announced on Tuesday 21st Dec 71 at 12.30pm, by Alan Freeman. Chart books are no good for that period, as they too, have the incorrect date. It's probably "the guess" for Tuesday 4th Jan 72. The missed chart dates of Radio One (when they never used a new chart) were: Tuesday 26th Dec 67 (The averaged top 30 never compiled, as Melody Maker didn't publish that week) Tuesday 24th Dec 68 (ditto) Tuesday 30th Dec 69 Tuesday 29th Dec 70 Tuesday 28th Dec 71 Tuesday 26th Dec 72 Tuesday 25th Dec 73 Tuesday 31st Dec 74 Tuesday 30th Dec 75 Tuesday 28th Dec 76 Tuesday 27th Dec 77 Tuesday 26th Dec 78 Tuesday 25th Dec 79 (although this chart was announced on Tuesday 1st Jan 80, a week out of date) Tuesday 30th Dec 80 Tuesday 29th Dec 81 Tuesday 28th Dec 82 Tuesday 27th Dec 83 Tuesday 25th Dec 84 (This chart was compiled & appears in chart books, but Radio One, ignored it) Edited August 22, 201212 yr by davetaylor
August 22, 201212 yr Author Many songs were ignored by Luxembourg's chart. Stuart Gillies (Amanda), Neil Reid, Johnny Pearson, Max Romeo, & all Judge Dread records...to name just a few. Some just too easy listening, others banned, were just dismissed. Hence, why it never mean't a thing & was completely made up. And you thought Big Top 40, was rather daft, ay! Luxembourg's chart was just a guess of the following week's Radio One chart, minus their non airplay stuff. The w/k ending 1st Jan 72 can't be correct, as there wasn't a radio one chart, that week (Tues 28th Dec 71). The last one of that period was w/k 25th December 71 & announced on Tuesday 21st Dec 71 at 12.30pm, by Alan Freeman. Chart books are no good for that period, as they too, have the incorrect date. It's probably "the guess" for Tuesday 4th Jan 72. The missed chart dates of Radio One (when they never used a new chart) were: Tuesday 26th Dec 67 (The averaged top 30 never compiled, as Melody Maker didn't publish that week) Tuesday 24th Dec 68 (ditto) Tuesday 30th Dec 69 Tuesday 29th Dec 70 Tuesday 28th Dec 71 Tuesday 26th Dec 72 Tuesday 25th Dec 73 Tuesday 31st Dec 74 Tuesday 30th Dec 75 Tuesday 28th Dec 76 Tuesday 27th Dec 77 Tuesday 26th Dec 78 Tuesday 25th Dec 79 (although this chart was announced on Tuesday 1st Jan 80, a week out of date) Tuesday 30th Dec 80 Tuesday 29th Dec 81 Tuesday 28th Dec 82 Tuesday 27th Dec 83 Tuesday 25th Dec 84 (This chart was compiled & appears in chart books, but Radio One, ignored it) Thanks Dave, very interesting & informative! I remember liking that they omitted stuff like Neil Reid and had some good records that deserved to chart but never did:) I think youre right about it being Luxy's version of the first BBC chart of 1972, and they ran it based on the last published chart you mention for the same chart announcement date as the BBC chart in 1971. I also have the previous weeks Luxembourg chart, and the "last week" chart positions I wrote for the above chart confirm them as correct (they usually said on the countdown what last weeks chart postion was). I never bothered dating the BBC charts when I wrote them down, but this one has an actual date on the top line of the page in my 14-years-old shaky block capital handwriting, so I'd guess it's a bona fide one (unlike most of my other luxy charts which also have no dates but which I wrote down on the back pages of the BBC chart pages notebook of 1973/1974, so can work out the equivalent dates). cheers!
August 25, 201212 yr Author I often never managed to get to the end of the Luxembourg charts (went to sleep) so here are some bits no bobs - the interesting positions were the ones that werent in the BBC chart anyway.... dates unknown....! But shading on tracks NOT in the chart (26-30, 24) suggests this was the equivalent of the BBC's Top 30 with Vincent at No. 1 for the second week 30 (?) Ooh Wacka Do wacka Dey - Gilbert O'Sullivan 29 (--) Circles - The New Seekers 28 (21) Jungle Fever - Chakachas 27 (30) I've Been Lonely For So Long - Frederic Knight 26 (25) Third Finger Left Hand - The Pearls 25 (27) Nut Rocker - B. Bumble & The Stingers 24 (24) I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers 23 (--) American Trilogy - Elvis Presley 22 (--) Little Willy - The Sweet 21 (22) Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites 20 (?) Come What May - Vicky Leandros love all of these except the dire Elvis record... and also the week before the above verified by the last week chart positions above: 30 (--) I've Been Lonely For So Long - Frederic Knight 29 (13) Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones 28 (--) Coconut - Nilsson 27 (--) Nut Rocker - B. Bumble & The Stingers 26 (--) Rock & Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter (tho having never heard of him, I misheard it as Rock & Roll Mark II by Gary Cliff!) 25 (--) Third Finger Left Hand - The Pearls 24 (--) I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers 23 (25) Little Bit Of Love - Free 22 (30) Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites 21 (22) Jungle Fever - Chakachas the last weeks positions show this to be the chart AFTER the full run-down I ran earlier (or Vincent's first week at No.1 for this batch, and Metal Guru's last week at 1 for the full top 30) I presume the next 2 or 3 weeks or so later, and these few chart positions 28 I've Been Lonely For So Long - Frederic Knight 27 Join Together - The Who 26 Oh Babe What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith 25 Doobe Doodn'Doobe Doobe Doodn'Doobe Doobe Doodn'Do - Diana Ross and if the fab Diana Ross song isnt the silliest song title on a serious pop record ever, I dont know what is... Some more full charts next time from 1972, if anyone's still interested....
August 29, 201212 yr Author Time for another oldies Luxy chart... Next up: the equivalent chart for the BBC's Top 30 of 13th May 1972, Luxembourg won the Eurovision Song Contest - might explain the number one! I didnt lable this one as Luxembourg's Top 30 at the time but shaded out nos. 24, 25, 27, 28, 29 which meant they weren't in the BBC Top 30, and that week they were all hovering just outside it... 1. Come What May - Vicky Leandros (Eurovision winner) 2. Metal Guru - T.Rex 3. Amazing Grace - Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoons Guard Band 4. Could It Be Forever - David Cassidy 5. Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones 6. A Thing Called Love - Johnny Cash 7. Radancer - Marmalade 8. Rocket Man - Elton John 9. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne 10. Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr 11. Stir It Up - Johnny Nash (Bob marley song) 12. Open Up - Mungo Jerry 13. Beautiful Sunday - daniel Boone 14. Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex (aka T.Rex) 15. Oh Babe What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith 16. Take A Look Around - Temptations 17. Sweet Talking Guy - The Chiffons 18. The Young New Mexican Puppeteer - Tom Jones 19. Until It's Time For You To Go - Elvis Presley 20. At The Club - The Drifters 21. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon 22. Runnin' Away - Sly & The Family Stone 23. A Whiter Shade Of pale - Procol Harum 24. Chantilly Lace - Jerry Lee Lewis 25. Sister Jane - new World 26. Little Piece Of Leather - Donnie Elbert 27. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Dave Newman 28. Everything I Own - Bread 29. Vincent - Don McLean 30. Lady Eleanor - Lindisfarne Cash, Presly, Lewis 50's revival going on here along with some actual 60's reissued hits that were fab. The actual current stuff had some great ones too, much maligned Ringo with a corker, T.Rex always brilliant, Sly, Tempts, Paul Simon, Elton too during this period. To be honest the few I don't like are the MOR covers from Tom Jones, Elvis and very little else.
August 30, 201212 yr Author Many thanks for another wonderful trip down memory lane, John! youre welcome Andrey:)
September 8, 201212 yr Author another partial Luxy chart before another full one: 30. I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again - Buffy Sainte-Marie (she was and is fab, great songwriter, native american) 29. Bernadette - Four Tops (saw the classic line-up live, the Tops had an awesome run of Motown hits, Levi Stubbs one of the greatest vocalists) 28. Have You Seen Her - Chi- Lites (Eugene Record a fabulous songwriter, even their non-Uk-hits are as good as this. fab fab fab) 27. Jesus - Cliff Richard (the much-maligned cliff doing one of his religious releases. In support of Cliff, he's a great, versatile singer, one of the key figures in British music, and from 1976 to 1982 he had an awesome run of great pop singles to add to his already substantial back catalogue. I can forgive him the Millenium Prayer - as long as I dont have to listen to it) 26. Telegram Sam - T.Rex (Bolan was an early idol. Egotistical, but his records sounded like no-one else, except perhaps a sort of rock Donovan, and those riffs were just sooooo sexy. For 3 years he was king) and now without comments: 1. Come What May - Vicky Leandros 2. Amazing Grace - Royal Scots Dragoons etc 3. Could It Be Forever - David Cassidy 4. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne 5. Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr 6. Rocket Man - Elton John 7. A Thing Called Love - Johnny Cash 8. Radancer - Marmalade 9. Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex 10. Sweet Talking Guy - Chiffons 11. Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones 12. Young New Mexican Puppeteer - Tom Jones 13. Runnin Away - Sly & The Family Stone 14. Until It's Time For You To Go - Elvis Presley 15. Open Up - Mungo Jerry 16. Beautiful sunday - Daniel Boone 17. Take A Look Around - Temptations 18. Stir It Up - Johnny Nash 19. At The Club - Drifters 20. Without You - Nilsson 21. Crying laughing Loving Lying - Labi Siffre 22. Me & Julio Down By The School Yard - Paul Simon 23. Oh Babe What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith 24. Wade In The water - Ramsey Lewis 25. Isn't Life Strange - <oody Blues 26. Everything I Own - Bread 27. Little Piece Of Leather - Donnie Elbert 28. I Am What I Am - Greyhound 29. Heart Of Gold - Neil Young 30. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Dave Newman no date, but the non-top-30-bbc-chart tracks were 30, 27, 26, 25, 24 so I make that the week of 6th May 1972
September 9, 201212 yr Thanks a lot, John! Now we've got full charts of 2 weeks in a row: June 6th and June 13th of 1972. In support of Cliff, he's a great, versatile singer, one of the key figures in British music, and from 1976 to 1982 he had an awesome run of great pop singles to add to his already substantial back catalogue. I can forgive him the Millenium Prayer - as long as I dont have to listen to it) I'm glad that you said that. Not a Cliff's fan myself, but I think most of his singles from 1976-1982 were absolutely perfect pop songs! First of all, it's "Miss You Nights", "Devil Woman", "I Can't Ask For Anything More Than You Babe", "We Don't Talk Anymore", "Carrie", "Dreamin'" and "Wired For Sound". And of cause 1976 album "I'm Nearly Famous" was very good work, perhaps his stongest album in whole career. Then he's got back with some really fine pop singles in 1987 ("My Pretty One" and "Some People"). Nothing interesting after that though... Edited September 9, 201212 yr by Andrey71
September 9, 201212 yr Author Thanks a lot, John! Now we've got full charts of 2 weeks in a row: June 6th and June 13th of 1972. I'm glad that you said that. Not a Cliff's fan myself, but I think most of his singles from 1976-1982 were absolutely perfect pop songs! First of all, it's "Miss You Nights", "Devil Woman", "I Can't Ask For Anything More Than You Babe", "We Don't Talk Anymore", "Carrie", "Dreamin'" and "Wired For Sound". And of cause 1976 album "I'm Nearly Famous" was very good work, perhaps his stongest album in whole career. Then he's got back with some really fine pop singles in 1987 ("My Pretty One" and "Some People"). Nothing interesting after that though... Thanks Andrey, I couldnt have said it better you pick exactly the right tracks and reasons! His vocal range was under-appreciated, falsetto on Cant Ask.. low n breathy on Miss You Nights, and his voice is warm n flawless.
September 15, 201212 yr Author another Luxy chart: 13th May BBC chart equivalent, I reckon: 1. Metal Guru - T.Rex 2. Come What May - Vicky Leandros 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 4. Could It Be Forever - David Cassidy 5. Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones 6. Oh Babe What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith 7. A Thing Called Love - Johnny Cash 8. Amazing Grace - Royal Scots Dragoons Guards Band 9. At The Club - Drifters 10. Take A Look Around - Temptations 11. Open Up - Mungo Jerry 12. Radancer - Marmalade 13. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone 14. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne 15. Lady Eleanore - Lindisfarne 16. Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr 17. Debora - Tyrannosaurus Rex 18. Stir It Up - Johnny Nash 19. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 20. Runnin' Away - Sly & The Family Stone 21. Little Piece Of Leather - Donnie Elbert 22. Chantilly Lace - Jerry Lee Lewis 23. Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon 24. Sister Jane - New World 25. Vincent - Don McLean 26. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson 27. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Dave Newman 28. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 29. Don't Let Him Touch You - Angelettes 30. Doobe Doodn Doobe etc - Diana Ross nos. 24-30 and 22 were indicated as not being in the BBC Top 30, so the date is pretty accurate (in other words they were both announced on the same Tuesday for the BBC chart dated week ending 13th May) I think that means there should be two more charts to go which I have to get a run of 6 consecutive charts, 2 weeks at 1 for Vicky Leandros, 3 weeks at 1 for Metal Guru, and one earlier one for Amazing Grace at 1, and I think that may be it apart from 1 from 1971 Dec (which can in any case be seen from the last week figures I put in the one above). Unless I have some more scribbles hidden here n there:(
September 15, 201212 yr Thanks a lot, John! I wish we had all 1972 Luxy's Charts here in this thread.
September 19, 201212 yr Author next chart from 1972 up, no date again but it's the equivalent of BBC chart dated 3rd June 1972, so whatever the Tuesday was earlier that week. 30. Supersonic Rocket Ship - Kinks 29. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack 28. Mary Had A Little Lamb - Wings 27. Don't Let Him Touch You - Angelettes 26. Rockin' Robin - Michael jackson 25. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 24. What's Your Name - Chicory Tip 23. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne 22. Little Piece Of Leather - Donnie Elbert 21. California Man - Move 20. Take A Look Around - Temptations 19. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone (at this point I got bored with artists and just list titles) 18. Isn't Life Strange 17. Radancer 16. Doobe Doodn'doobe 15. Me & Julio 14. Open Up 13. Sister Jane 12. Amazing Grace 11. Whiter Shade Of Pale 10. At The Club 9. Tumblin' Dice 8. A Thing Called Love 7. Lady Eleanore 6. Rocket Man 5. Vincent 4. Could It Be Forever 3. Oh Babe What Would You Say 2. Come What May 1. Metal Guru A few warnings here: 30-19 look carefully written down, the rest have obviously erased lines and replaced songs, as if I was filling-in gaps from "last week" figures, guessing a few and then changing mind. 18, 17, 16 all have replaced Paul Simon at 16, marmalade at 17 daniel boone at 18. 13 has replaced one i cant make out, 5 replaces Come What May, 2 replaces Rocket Man. so....may not be 100% accurate. I think it is mostly though, as the next one has "last week" numbers and is more carefully written out
September 19, 201212 yr Author probably the last full chart: BBC equivalent 10th June 1972, Tuesday before. 30. (-) Oh Girl - Chi-Lites 29. (27) Don't Let Him Touch You - Angelettes 28. (30) Supersonic Rocket Ship - Kinks 27. (22) Little Piece Of Leather - Donnie Elbert 26. (29) Mary Had A Little Lamb - Wings 25. (-) Little Bit Of Love - Free 24. (25) Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 23. (24) What's Your Name - Chicory Tip 22. (-) Jungle Fever - Chakachas 21. (19) Beautiful Sunday - Neil Diamond 20. (29) First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack 19. (26) Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson 18. (20) Take A Look Around - Temptations 17. (8) A Thing Called Love - Johnny Cash 16. (16) Doobe Doodn'dobbe - Diana Ross 15. (19) Isn't Life Strange - Moody Blues 14. ((14) Open Up - Mungo Jerry 13. (9) Tumblin' Dice - Rolling Stones 12. (13) Sister Jane - New World 11. (11) Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 10. (21) California Man - Move 9. (10) At The Club - Drifters 8. (4) Could It Be Forever - David Cassidy 7. (7) Lady Eleanore - Lindisfarne 6. (6) Rocket Man - Elton John 5. (2) Come What May - Vicky Leandros 4. (-) Take Me Bak Ome - Slade 3. (5) Vincent - Don McLean 2. (3) Oh Babe What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith 1. (1) Metal Guru - T.Rex I may have already posted this, but it clarifies the last chart more! LOve the Chi-Lites hit, and the naughty chakachas funky track that radio 1 didnt play (only Luxy played it). The Free record is a goodie....
September 19, 201212 yr Author Now, I have another unheaded listing, no date, no songs, on the next page from the bits n pieces charts I posted earlier, mid or end june I expect. I cant make any BBC chart connections, so it may or may not be a luxembourg chart...! any guesses welcome! 1 Slade 2 Don McLean 3 Michael Jackson 4 T.Rex 5 Wings 6 Chicory Tip 7 Move 8 New World 9 Diana Ross 10 Lindisfarne 11 Kinks 12 Drifters 13 Hurricane Smith 14 Neil Diamond 15 Free 16 Gary Glitter 17 Elton John 18 Sweet 19 Chi-Lites 20 Moody Blues 21 Elvis Presley 22 Roberta Flack 23 David Cassidy 24 RSDBG 25 Procol Harum 26 B. Bumble & The Stingers 27 Judy Collins 28 Staple Singers 29 Gilbert O' Sullivan 30 New Seekers So that may or may not be Luxy...
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