# 1 songs :

23.01.1971 : Kinks - Apeman (3 weeks)

13.02.1971 : Elton John - Your Song (3 weeks)

06.03.1971 : Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden (3 weeks)

27.03.1971 : Clodagh Rodgers - Jack In The Box (4 weeks)

24.04.1971 : Andy Williams - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story (2 weeks)

08.05.1971 : Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy (3 weeks)

29.05.1971 : Severine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Un Rue (1 week)

05.06.1971 : Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria (5 weeks)

10.07.1971 : Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (3 weeks)

31.07.1971 : New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love (6 weeks)

11.09.1971 : Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever (7 weeks)

30.10.1971 : Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum (2 weeks)

13.11.1971 : Piglets - Johnny Reggae (2 weeks)

27.11.1971 : Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio (2 weeks)

11.12.1971 : Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (1 week)

18.12.1971 : Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight) (4 weeks)

Edited April 28, 20241 yr by Last Dreamer

 

22nd January 1972 : New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (4 weeks at # 1)

 

 

Rating : 8 / 10

 

UK chartrun : 32-4-1-1-1-1-2-4-7-13-15-21-22-20-24-31-29-34

 

Worldwide hit single and the second # 1 for New Seekers in this imaginary version.

 

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her - 5/10

Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken - 5/10

Slade - Look Wot You Dun - 5/10

America - A Horse With No Name - 4/10

T Rex - Telegram Sam - 4/10

Sonny and Cher - All I Ever Need Is You - 4/10

Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father - 4/10

Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go - 3/10

Faces - Stay With Me - 3/10

Al Green - Let's Stay Together - 2/10

Edited April 28, 20241 yr by Last Dreamer

 

19th February 1972 : Don McLean - American Pie (3 weeks at # 1)

 

 

Rating : 7 / 10

 

UK chartrun : 27-17-15-6-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-16-22-37-37

 

I like this song, but prefer Madonna's cover version (don't jugde me very strict for it).

 

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Fortunes - Storm In A Teacup - 6/10

Harry Nilsson - Without You - 6/10

Badfinger - Day After Day - 5/10

Chelsea Football Team - Blue Is The Colour - 5/10

Michael Jackson - Got To Be There - 4/10

Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion - 3/10

Edited April 30, 20241 yr by Last Dreamer

My younger brother got Ernie for a christmas present 1971 (and I bought it in the 90's when it was a hit again :lol: ). Still a fun record. New Seekers was my top record for early 1972, and American Pie is a classic, and also a hit again in the 90's. I just bought his latest new single this week, called American Boys. :)

 

11th March 1972 : New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow (7 weeks at # 1)

 

 

Rating : 8 / 10

 

UK chartrun : 12-4-3-2-2-2-3-6-12-26-28-37

 

Predictable # 1 for British Eurovision entry, it's already third chart topper for New Seekers.

 

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again - 6/10

Elvis Presley - Until It's Time For You To Go - 6/10

Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner - 5/10

Neil Young - Heart Of Gold - 4/10

Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run - 4/10

Les Crane - Desiderata - 3/10

Argent - Hold Your Head Up - 3/10

Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy - 3/10

Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo - 3/10

Tom Jones - Young New Mexican Puppeteer - 3/10

Supremes - Floy Joy - 2/10

Pipes and Drums and Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard - Amazing Grace - not rated

Edited May 2, 20241 yr by Last Dreamer

...and that Euro song also topped my charts back in the day :D Still think it should have won, much as I like Vicky Leandros'. She should have won with Love Is Blue...

...and that Euro song also topped my charts back in the day :D Still think it should have won, much as I like Vicky Leandros'. She should have won with Love Is Blue...

 

John, which British entry is your least favourite from 1965-1985 period ?

 

My # 1 is Ireland (Sandie Jones - Ceol An Ghra), it was the only occasion in Eurovision history of the contest on which a song was performed on Gaelic language.

 

Edited April 30, 20241 yr by Last Dreamer

29th April 1972 : Vicky Leandros - Come What May (4 weeks at # 1)

Rating : 7 / 10

UK chartrun : 39-26-14-5-3-2-4-4-10-17-29-30-33-37-40

 

"Come What May" is an English language version of "Apres Toi" (the winning song of Eurovision Song Contest 1972).

 

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

David Cassidy - Could It Be Forever - 6/10

Johnny Cash and Evangel Temple Choir - A Thing Called Love - 5/10

Marmalade - Radancer - 4/10

Tyrannosaurus Rex - Debora - 2/10

Edited May 21May 21 by Last Dreamer

John, which British entry is your least favourite from 1965-1985 period ?

 

My # 1 is Ireland (Sandie Jones - Ceol An Ghra), it was the only occasion in Eurovision history of the contest on which a song was performed on Gaelic language.

 

For that time period it would have to be Kenneth McKellar I think, but there were plenty of bad entries from the UK in the late 80's! :lol:

 

Outside of Eurovision Clannad did a lot of great Gaelic tracks, and Enya did some too I think.

27th May 1972 : Leeds United FC - Leeds United (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 6 / 10

UK chartrun : [31] [20-14-10-12-16-28-39]

Second football song at # 1. Do we have any Leeds fans / residents here ?

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Elton John - Rocket Man - 5/10

T Rex - Metal Guru - 4/10

Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe What Would You Say - 4/10

Drifters - At The Club - 3/10

Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice - 2/10

Edited May 22May 22 by Last Dreamer

3rd June 1972 : Don McLean - Vincent (5 weeks at # 1)

Rating : 6 / 10

UK chartrun : 36-29-11-5-2-1-1-2-5-8-19-26-29-40

It's his second # 1 single in both versions of UK chart.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

New Seekers - Circles - 5/10

New World - Sister Jane - 5/10

Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin - 4/10

Elvis Presley - American Trilogy - 4/10

Wings - Mary Had A Little Lamb - 4/10

Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - 3/10

Move - California Man - 3/10

Lindisfarne - Lady Eleanor - 3/10

Sweet - Little Willy - 3/10

Slade - Take Me Back 'Ome - 2/10

Gary Glitter - Rock And Roll - 0/10 (How it reached # 2 in UK ?)

Edited May 23May 23 by Last Dreamer

Glam was huge in UK, but not in my version. Sorry, but I'm not a fan of genre.

Vincent is a classic, but oddly never topped my charts, oops! Leeds United had a reputation for having rough fans in later days, but I was very much Chelsea Blue Is The Colour in 1972, and Everton in the 60's, mainly cos I like the colour Blue and lived in Liverpool - you had to be red or blue there was no other option😄

8th July 1972 : New Seekers - Circles

Rating : 6 / 10

UK chartrun : 32-21-11-6-5-4-8-9-10-21-19-28-26-37

This single is very far from my New Seekers' favorurites, but still good pop track.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day - 5/10

Circles I still love, it's quite moody and mysteriously sad.