I have been checking artist total weeks for another thread, and one of the

figures I don't agree with polyhex's total is that of Elton John. I have

14 weeks (12 weeks, a 2 week gap and then 2 more weeks), while Polyhex

(and the Guinness/Virgin books have 16 straight weeks).

 

Turns out this is due to differences relating to "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

in late 1973. The chart I have is only a Top 30, with the following week

being a repeated Christmas week chart and then the Top 50 returning for the

first week in January 1974, with a whole host of re-entries of what one

would assume are most of the records that would have appeared from 31-50

on 22/12/73. Polyhex seems to have either a) an expanded chart of 50

positions or b) repeated most of the 31-50 positions for the shortened

chart weeks. They can't have repeated everybody as Roy Wood, Golden Earring

& Cozy Powell moved up into the top 30 from 31, 37 & 38 respectively replacing

Eddie Kendricks, David Bowie & The Simon Park Orchestra, so the same will

apply when adding up Bowie's chart weeks.

 

Can anyone shed any light on this period of chart history? Have positions 31-50 been published anywhere? Has it become common practice to interpolate 31-50 for those two weeks?

 

 

Not sure entirely what you're asking but I've checked the Chartstats archive and it does have a full top 50 for those 2 weeks.

 

31~Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'

32~David Bowie - Sorrow

33~Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level {1973}

34~Matt Monro - And You Smiled

35~John Lennon - Mind Games

36~The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love

37~Ringo Starr - Photograph

38~Don Downing - Lonely Days Lonely Nights

39~Cliff Richard - Take Me High

40~Perry Como - Walk Right Back

41~Nazareth - This Flight Tonight

42~Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

43~Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards {1973}

44~Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way

45~Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon

46~Andy Williams - Solitaire

47~Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards

48~Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock

49~London String Chorale - Galloping Home

50~Michael Ward - Let There Be Peace On Earth (Let It Begin With Me)

Not sure entirely what you're asking but I've checked the Chartstats archive and it does have a full top 50 for those 2 weeks.

 

31~Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'

32~David Bowie - Sorrow

33~Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level {1973}

34~Matt Monro - And You Smiled

35~John Lennon - Mind Games

36~The Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love

37~Ringo Starr - Photograph

38~Don Downing - Lonely Days Lonely Nights

39~Cliff Richard - Take Me High

40~Perry Como - Walk Right Back

41~Nazareth - This Flight Tonight

42~Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

43~Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards {1973}

44~Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way

45~Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon

46~Andy Williams - Solitaire

47~Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards

48~Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock

49~London String Chorale - Galloping Home

50~Michael Ward - Let There Be Peace On Earth (Let It Begin With Me)

 

 

Thanks Bre