davetaylor

Midlands! Noddy Holder land. Always found Wolverhampton, quite a good place to stop on the way to the ATV Studios. Alan is originally Welsh, though. Never met Mr Talbot. He must have kept a low profile in a secluded niche, at MW! :lol:

This would explain much! ;) What's his name?

I think to get a reply, you have to be in with a clique, as I too wrote to them & never got any reply. No matter regularly atteding the annual Music Week Xmas do!

Yes. I have always said an Album is an Album. It's easy to see, who the top artist are in a combined chart, but not easy to see, what the top selling overall album is. Though it's sacrilege that no one, ever gets to see the complete combined chart anymore. If both were readily available, it wouldn't be so damn, annoying.

The 1972 ones would be particularly interesting if you could post them?

Although "current books" don't recognise many BMRB ties, all even Music Week in the 70s. Radio One announced a handful of ties, on the Countdown in the 1969 to 81 period, that don't appear in books today. When there was a tie (& they weren't separated), you'd get the higher position of the week before taking, the first #11 (as in 1976, when Smokie tied with the Real Thing). Same as those original BBC Charts in the 50s & 60s. Even the 3 way tie at #1, could of been separated on the same scale (although there was a mistake in positions, on the week before). That way, Herb Alpert would take #1 honours. This situation had been put in force, when Radio One began & Denys Jones, had no ties in the BBC Chart from September 67 & March 68, but obviously had a change of heart, for some explicable reason. Though if 2 records were falling & tied, these were still separated. Always confusing & ever changing. Should a tie be left in? I think it should.

In retrospect, if you go back to the 60s/70s etc. The majority of records were released on Fridays. Hence not entering the chart in really high positions, unless you were people like Daryl Denham's written "Going Underground". The Jam were rather cagey by putting out their records on a Monday, so you'd go straight to #1 with the full week's sale. This is actually where the drugged up/nutcase Sex Pistols went wrong. Aha. If they'd put "God Save The Queen" out on a Monday, then it would of entered the chart at number one, with over 100,000 sales, but they did not. So, only cleared 20,000 for 2 days sales & entered at #11, to lose out on week 2 on just over 80,000. If you want to enter the chart & grab a higher position, you've got to get a complete week's sales in & it's still true today. It's no good putting out a song on a Wednesday. Get it out on the Sunday, regardless of whether people are demanding it & some station is playing it. If you wait, you'll get a bigger first complete week sale & a bigger chart position in the bargain. Daryl Denham & Paul Weller were not stupid. Obviously artists & their Record companies today, don't really care about chart position, anyway.

It should of been given to the great Reggie Yates. He'd be brilliant. Just the person to turn boring radio, into an even bigger shambles.

It were #1 on the Ultimate UK Chart, last Sunday.

ITV must have time on their hands to want to come up, with something so boring. Bring's to mind that "Gold" station in London! :huh: Notice they don't have the Glitter in this poll. Oh, the terror of TV!

It all adds up to nonsense. If you count every #1 from every music paper & the BBC from 1952 onwards, then you find that the 1200th #1, was actually some 5 years ago!

Could the replacement be this - The Hit Machine? http://www.applausestore.com/applausestore...=1635&bid=1 It's on BBC3, presented by Greg James, being recorded on 13th May at Teddington. It "will bring together the biggest music stars and celebrity guests, plus, with live music performances from the week's hottest chart acts, this is a show you simply cannot afford to miss."

I can never get my head around these types of figures. So, I'm thinking this printout of mine, may not be BMRB. It's definately not Record Business, I don't think. If we stick in those BPI figures, we get this turn around from #26 downwards to #150 (by calculation) It's probably good to note, that the so called "Best Selling Singles by Year, didn't start until 1972. The 1969/70/71 Charts Of The Year were points based only. But that doesn't affect this chart & neither 76, of course. [1] MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL - Wings (1977) 2,050,000 [2] RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING - Boney M (1978) 1,985,000 [3] YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,855,000 [4] MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD - Boney M (1978) 1,799,000 [5] SUMMER NIGHTS - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,520,000 [6] YMCA - Village People (1978) 1,380,000 [7] BRIGHT EYES - Art Garfunkel (1979) 1,200,000 [8] BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - Queen (1975) 1,190,000 [9] HEART OF GLASS - Blondie (1979) 1,180,000 [10] DON'T GIVE UP ON US - David Soul (1977) 1,145,000 [11] I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter (1973) 1,140,000 [12] SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME - Brotherhood Of Man (1976) 1,005,000 [13] EYE LEVEL - Simon Park Orchestra (1972) 1,005,000 [14] LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - Little Jimmy Osmond (1972) 998,000 [15] DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - Julie Covington (1977) 993,000 [16] I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING - New Seekers (1972) 990,000 [17] TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn (1973) 988,000 [18] MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE (1973) [19] SAILING - Rod Stewart (1975/1976) [20] UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - Showaddywaddy (1976) 985,000 [21] HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1979) 979,500 [22] AMAZING GRACE - Pipes, Drums & Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (1972) 962,000 [23] MISSISSIPPI - Pussycat (1976) 947,000 [24] WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - Cliff Richard (1979) 900,000+ [25] DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - Elton John & Kiki Dee (1976) 890,000 [26] THREE TIMES A LADY - Commodores (1978) [27] I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS - Boomtown Rats (1979) [28] THE FLORAL DANCE - Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band (1977) 865,000 *** [29] ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - Pink Floyd (1979) [30] YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - New Seekers (1973) 855,000 [31] WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) - Johnny Mathis (1976) 850,000 [32] WHEN I NEED YOU - Leo Sayer (1977) [33] MOULDY OLD DOUGH - Lieutenant Pigeon (1972) [34] DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (1976) 820,000+ (including weeks 50-52 of 1976 & early 77) [35] WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson (1972/1976) [36] MY SWEET LORD - George Harrison (1971) [37] WELCOME HOME - Peters & Lee (1973) [38] ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC - Tubeway Army (1979) [39] THE SMURF SONG - Father Abraham & The Smurfs (1978) *** [40] I WILL SURVIVE - Gloria Gaynor (1979) [41] WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - Dr Hook (1979) [42] SILVER LADY - David Soul (1977) [43] KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU - ABBA (1977) [44] I FEEL LOVE - Donna Summer (1977) [45] BYE BYE BABY - Bay City Rollers (1975) [46] WAY DOWN - Elvis Presley (1977) [47] IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - CHICAGO (1976) 800,000+ [48] HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - Bee Gees (1977) *** (No.3) [49] BLOCKBUSTER - The Sweet (1973) 790,000 [50] PUPPY LOVE - Donny Osmond (1972) 785,000 [51] MY DING-A-LING - Chuck Berry (1972) 780,000 [52] MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust (1973) *** [53] ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill (1971) [54] NIGHT FEVER - Bee Gees (1978) [55] DANCE AWAY - Roxy Music (1979) 760,000 *** [56] SUNDAY GIRL - Blondie (1979) [57] TIGER FEET - Mud (1974) [58] A LITTLE BIT MORE - Dr Hook (1976) *** 750,000 [59] GRANDAD - Clive Dunn (1970) [60] LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - Mud (1974) 750,000 [61] RAT TRAP - Boomtown Rats (1978) [62] BILLY DON'T BE A HERO - Paper Lace (1974) [63] GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR - David Essex (1974) [64] I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter (1973) [65] SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard (1973) 740,000 [66] SO YOU WIN AGAIN - Hot Chocolate (1977) [67] TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA (1978) [68] MAGGIE MAY/REASON TO BELIEVE - Rod Stewart (1971/1976) 735,000 [69] CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP - Middle Of The Road (1971) [70] I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - Dave Edmunds (1970) [71] THE WONDER OF YOU - Elvis Presley (1970) [72] IN THE SUMMERTIME - Mungo Jerry (1970) [73] YES SIR I CAN BOOGIE - Baccara (1977) [74] ANGELO - Brotherhood Of Man (1977) 725,000 [75] CRAZY HORSES - The Osmonds (1972) *** [76] LOVE ME FOR A REASON - The Osmonds (1974) [77] CHANSON D'AMOUR - Manhattan Transfer (1977) 720,000 [78] ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD - Status Quo (1977) 715,000 *** (No.3) [79] SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks (1974) [80] CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - Slade (1973) [81] BAND OF GOLD - Freda Payne (1970) [82] HOT LOVE - T.Rex (1971) [83] BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 710,000 [84] BLACK IS BLACK - La Belle Epoque (1977) 700,000 *** [85] LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) - Edison Lighthouse (1970) [86] KNOCK THREE TIMES - Dawn (1971) [87] AMAZING GRACE - Judy Collins (1970) 690,000 *** (No.5) [88] CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY LOVE) - The Stylistics (1975) [89] ONE DAY AT A TIME - Lena Martell (1979) [90] MA BAKER - Boney M (1977) 680,000 *** [91] FERNANDO - ABBA (1976) 670,000 [92] THE NAME OF THE GAME - ABBA (1977) 660,000 [93] FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN - Emerson Lake & Palmer (1977) 650,000 *** [94] WHISPERING GRASS - Don Estelle & Windsor Davies (1975) 650,000 [95] GET IT ON - T. Rex (1971) 650,000 [96] MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE - The Police (1979) 650,000 [97] WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - Queen (1977) 630,000 *** [98] STAND BY YOUR MAN - Tammy Wynette (1975) 630,000 [99] WAND’RIN’ STAR - Lee Marvin (1970) 610,000 [100] SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (1970) [101] METAL GURU - T. Rex (1972) [102] SIDE SHOW - Barry Biggs (1976) 600,000 *** (No.3) [103] LOVE THEME FROM ‘A STAR IS BORN’ (EVERGREEN) - Barbra Streisand (1977) 600,000 *** (No.3) [104] POP MUZIK - M (1979) 590,000 *** [105] SON OF MY FATHER - Chicory Tip (1972) 570,000 [106] MATCHSTALK ME & MATCHSTALK CATS & DOGS - Brian & Michael (1978) 570,000 [107] MOTHER OF MINE - Neil Reid (1972) 560,000 *** [108] ROCK YOUR BABY - George McCrae (1974) 560,000 [109] I LOVE TO LOVE - Tina Charles (1976) 550,000 [110] THE PUSHBIKE SONG - Mixtures (1971) 550,000 *** [111] LUCILLE - Kenny Rogers (1977) 540,000 [112] WUTHERING HEIGHTS - Kate Bush (1978) 540,000 [113] KUNG FU FIGHTING - Carl Douglas (1974) 540,000 [114] MAGIC FLY - Space (1977) 530,000 *** [115] OLIVER’S ARMY - Elvis Costello (1979) 530,000 *** [116] TRAGEDY - The Bee Gees (1979) 520,000 [117] THE ROUSOS PHENOMENEM E.P. - Demis Rousos (1976) 520,000 [118] DECEMBER 63 (OH WHAT A NIGHT) - Four Seasons (1976) 500,000 [119] CHIQUITITA - ABBA (1979) 500,000 *** [120] GIVE A LITTLE LOVE - Bay City Rollers (1975) 500,000 [121] DENIS - Blondie (1978) 500,000 *** [122] NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE - New Seekers (1971) 500,000 *** [123] THE TWELTH OF NEVER - Donny Osmond (1973) 490,000 [124] SHE - Charles Aznavour (1974) 490,000 [125] HOLD ME CLOSE - DAVID ESSEX (1975) 490,000 [126] TELEGRAM SAM - T. Rex (1972) 480,000 [127] WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN - Three Degrees (1974) 480,000 [128] HAVE YOU SEEN HER - Chi-lites (1972/1975) 480,000 *** (No.3/No.5) [129] DREADLOCK HOLIDAY - 10cc (1978) 470,000 [130] RASPUTIN - Boney M (1978) 460,000 *** [131] MONEY MONEY MONEY - ABBA (1976) 460,000 *** (No.3) [132] I’M STILL WAITING - Diana Ross (1971) 460,000 [133] SOMETHING - Shirley Bassey (1970) 460,000 *** (No.4) [134] THE SHOW MUST GO ON - Leo Sayer (1973) 460,000 *** [135] DO YA THINK I’M SEXY - Rod Stewart (1978) 460,000 [136] SANDY - John Travolta (1978) 460,000 *** [137] Y VIVA ESPANA - Sylvia (1974) 460,000 *** (No.4) [138] BACK HOME - England Football Squad (1970) 450,000 [139] COZ I LOVE YOU - Slade (1971) 450,000 [140] ROCK & ROLL PART II - Gary Glitter (1972) 450,000 *** [141] RIDE A WHITE SWAN - T. Rex (1970) 450,000 *** [142] SPANISH EYES - Al Martino (1973) 450,000 *** (No.5) [143] BOOGIE NIGHTS - Heatwave (1977) 450,000 *** [144] EVERYTHING I OWN - Ken Boothe (1974) 450,000 [145] THE LAST FAREWELL - Roger Whittaker (1975) 450,000 *** [146] TOO MUCH HEAVEN - Bee Gees (1978) 450,000 *** (No.3) [147] SUGAR BABY LOVE - The Rubettes (1974) 450,000 [148] AMERICAN PIE - Don McClean (1972) 440,000 *** [149] I’M NOT IN LOVE - 10cc (1975) 440,000 [150] YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING - Real Thing (1976) 440,000 [151] SUBSTITUTE - Clout (1978) 440,000 *** I've also got my reservations on Edison Lighthouse & also Freda Payne here. I don't reckon that they should appear in the top 100. Love Grows, even more so.

Many people (over the years) have been going on, about what is the actual top 100 of best selling singles in the 1970s, without sales, being added from re-issues in the 1980s & beyond. There was a chart printed in Music Week in 1980 (compiled by the British Market Research Bureau) but it was based on Chart Panel sales & not over the counter sales. A huge difference becomes apparent. I was looking through some of my old stuff the other day & I managed to find a printout of a list (from BMRB) that actually did use over the counter sales. Here it is (for interest with a few sales nicked from our buddy, Colin & also a re-creation of everything that sold 500,000 or more): [1] MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL - Wings (1977) 2,050,000 [2] RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING - Boney M (1978) 1,985,000 [3] YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,855,000 [4] MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD - Boney M (1978) 1,799,000 [5] SUMMER NIGHTS - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,520,000 [6] YMCA - Village People (1978) 1,380,000 [7] BRIGHT EYES - Art Garfunkel (1979) 1,200,000 [8] BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - Queen (1975) 1,190,000 [9] HEART OF GLASS - Blondie (1979) 1,180,000 [10] DON'T GIVE UP ON US - David Soul (1977) 1,145,000 [11] I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter (1973) 1,140,000 [12] SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME - Brotherhood Of Man (1976) 1,007,000 [13] EYE LEVEL - Simon Park Orchestra (1972) 1,005,500 [14] LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - Little Jimmy Osmond (1972) 998,000 [15] DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - Julie Covington (1977) 993,000 [16] I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING - New Seekers (1972) 990,000 [17] TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn (1973) 988,000 [18] MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - Slade (1973) [19] SAILING - Rod Stewart (1975/1976) [20] UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - Showaddywaddy (1976) 985,000 [21] HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1979) 979,500 [22] AMAZING GRACE - Pipes, Drums & Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (1972) 962,000 [23] MISSISSIPPI - Pussycat (1976) 947,000 [24] WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - Cliff Richard (1979) 900,000+ [25] THREE TIMES A LADY - Commodores (1978) 900,000 [26] I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS - Boomtown Rats (1979) [27] THE FLORAL DANCE - Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band (1977) 865,000 *** [28] ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - Pink Floyd (1979) [29] YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - New Seekers (1973) 855,000 [30] WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) - Johnny Mathis (1976) 850,000 [31] WHEN I NEED YOU - Leo Sayer (1977) [32] MOULDY OLD DOUGH - Lieutenant Pigeon (1972) [33] DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (1976) [34] WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson (1972/1976) 840,000 [35] DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - Elton John & Kiki Dee (1976) 835,000 [36] MY SWEET LORD - George Harrison (1971) 830,000 [37] WELCOME HOME - Peters & Lee (1973) [38] ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC - Tubeway Army (1979) 820,000 [39] THE SMURF SONG - Father Abraham & The Smurfs (1978) *** [40] I WILL SURVIVE - Gloria Gaynor (1979) 810,000 [41] WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - Dr Hook (1979) 805,000 [42] SILVER LADY - David Soul (1977) [43] KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU - ABBA (1977) [44] I FEEL LOVE - Donna Summer (1977) [45] BYE BYE BABY - Bay City Rollers (1975) [46] WAY DOWN - Elvis Presley (1977) [47] IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - CHICAGO (1976) 790,000 [48] HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - Bee Gees (1977) *** (No.3) [49] BLOCKBUSTER - The Sweet (1973) [50] PUPPY LOVE - Donny Osmond (1972) 785,000 [51] MY DING-A-LING - Chuck Berry (1972) 780,000 [52] MY COO CA CHOO - Alvin Stardust (1973) *** [53] ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill (1971) [54] NIGHT FEVER - Bee Gees (1978) [55] DANCE AWAY - Roxy Music (1979) 760,000 *** [56] SUNDAY GIRL - Blondie (1979) [57] TIGER FEET - Mud (1974) [58] A LITTLE BIT MORE - Dr Hook (1976) *** [59] FERNANDO - ABBA (1976) [60] GRANDAD - Clive Dunn (1970) 750,000 [61] LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - Mud (1974) 750,000 [62] RAT TRAP - Boomtown Rats (1978) [63] BILLY DON'T BE A HERO - Paper Lace (1974) [64] GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR - David Essex (1974) [65] I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter (1973) [66] SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard (1973) 740,000 [67] SO YOU WIN AGAIN - Hot Chocolate (1977) [68] TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA (1978) [69] MAGGIE MAY/REASON TO BELIEVE - Rod Stewart (1971/1976) 735,000 [70] CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP - Middle Of The Road (1971) [71] I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - Dave Edmunds (1970) [72] THE WONDER OF YOU - Elvis Presley (1970) [73] IN THE SUMMERTIME - Mungo Jerry (1970) [74] YES SIR I CAN BOOGIE - Baccara (1977) [75] ANGELO - Brotherhood Of Man (1977) 725,000 [76] CRAZY HORSES - The Osmonds (1972) *** [77] LOVE ME FOR A REASON - The Osmonds (1974) [78] CHANSON D'AMOUR - Manhattan Transfer (1977) 720,000 [79] ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD - Status Quo (1977) 715,000 *** (No.3) [80] SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks (1974) [81] CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - Slade (1973) [82] BAND OF GOLD - Freda Payne (1970) [83] HOT LOVE - T.Rex (1971) [84] BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 710,000 [85] BLACK IS BLACK - La Belle Epoque (1977) 700,000 *** [86] LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) - Edison Lighthouse (1970) [87] KNOCK THREE TIMES - Dawn (1971) [88] AMAZING GRACE - Judy Collins (1970) 690,000 *** (No.5) [89] CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY LOVE) - The Stylistics (1975) [90] ONE DAY AT A TIME - Lena Martell (1979) [91] I LOVE TO LOVE - Tina Charles (1976) [92] MA BAKER - Boney M (1977) 680,000 *** [93] THE NAME OF THE GAME - ABBA (1977) 660,000 [94] FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN - Emerson Lake & Palmer (1977) 650,000 *** [95] WHISPERING GRASS - Don Estelle & Windsor Davies (1975) 650,000 [96] GET IT ON - T. Rex (1971) 650,000 [97] MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE - The Police (1979) 650,000 [98] WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - Queen (1977) 630,000 *** [99] STAND BY YOUR MAN - Tammy Wynette (1975) 630,000 [100] WAND’RIN’ STAR - Lee Marvin (1970) 610,000 [101] SPIRIT IN THE SKY - Norman Greenbaum (1970) [102] METAL GURU - T. Rex (1972) [103] SIDE SHOW - Barry Biggs (1976) 600,000 *** (No.3) [104] LOVE THEME FROM ‘A STAR IS BORN’ (EVERGREEN) - Barbra Streisand (1977) 600,000 *** (No.3) [105] POP MUZIK - M (1979) 590,000 *** [106] THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON EP - Demis Roussos (1976) 580,000 [107] SON OF MY FATHER - Chicory Tip (1972) 570,000 [108] MATCHSTALK ME & MATCHSTALK CATS & DOGS - Brian & Michael (1978) 570,000 [109] MOTHER OF MINE - Neil Reid (1972) 560,000 *** [110] ROCK YOUR BABY - George McCrae (1974) 560,000 [111] THE PUSHBIKE SONG - Mixtures (1971) 550,000 *** [112] LUCILLE - Kenny Rogers (1977) 540,000 [113] WUTHERING HEIGHTS - Kate Bush (1978) 540,000 [114] KUNG FU FIGHTING - Carl Douglas (1974) 540,000 [115] MAGIC FLY - Space (1977) 530,000 *** [116] DECEMBER ‘63 (OH WHAT A NIGHT) - The Four Seasons (1976) 530,000 [117] OLIVER’S ARMY - Elvis Costello (1979) 530,000 *** [118] TRAGEDY - The Bee Gees (1979) 520,000 [119] CHIQUITITA - ABBA (1979) 500,000 *** [120] GIVE A LITTLE LOVE - Bay City Rollers (1975) 500,000 [121] DENIS - Blondie (1978) 500,000 *** [122] NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE - New Seekers (1971) 500,000 *** This one is the chart from Capital Radio complied by Record Business Magazine in 1979 & presented by Alan Freeman. Some differencies here, but mainly because totals were left off, when records ran into the following years e.g. Christmas & New Year. Also, no artist was allowed to appear in this chart twice (for some inexplanitary reason): Pick of the Pops - Top 40 of the 1970s (1971-79) 40. Sweet - Block Buster! 39. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love? 38. Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band - Amazing Grace 37. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now 36. Elvis Presley - Way Down 35. Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore 34. Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby 33. Donna Summer - I Feel Love 32. Peters and Lee - Welcome Home 31. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 30. Nilsson - Without You 29. ABBA - Dancing Queen 28. Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough 27. Leo Sayer - When I Need You 26. Johnny Mathis - When a Child is Born (Soleado) 25. Pussycat - Mississippi 24. Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band - Floral Dance 23. Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 22. Elton John and Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart 21. Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 20. Julie Covington - Don't Cry for Me Argentina 19. Dawn featuring Tony Orlando - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree 18. Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool 17. Showaddywaddy - Under the Moon of Love 16. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing 15. Rod Stewart - Sailing 14. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 13. Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level 12. Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses for Me 11. David Soul - Don't Give Up on Us 10. Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love 9. Blondie - Heart of Glass 8. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 7. Village People - YMCA 6. Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes 5. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 4. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord 3. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the One That I Want 2. Boney M - Rivers of Babylon 1. Wings - Mull of Kintyre Here's somethng counted down in early 1977 & featured the top 100 of 1959 to 1976, but strangely also featured "Jailhouse Rock" the 1958 hit! These courtesy of SimonW (another Buzzjack poster). UK Top Selling Singles 1959 to 1976 Compiled by BMRB, broadcast on local radio in 1977 Title / Artist / Year 1 She Loves You The Beatles 1963 2 I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles 1963 3 Tears Ken Dodd 1965 4 Can’t Buy Me Love The Beatles 1964 5 Save Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood Of Man 1976 6 I Feel Fine The Beatles 1964 7 Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out The Beatles 1965 8 Release Me Engelbert Humperdinck 1967 9 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 1975 10 The Green Green Grass Of Home Tom Jones 1966 11 The Last Waltz Engelbert Humperdinck 1967 12 The Carnival Is Over The Seekers 1965 13 Stranger On The Shore Acker Bilk 1961 14 I Remember You Frank Ifield 1962 15 I Love You Love Me Love Gary Glitter 1973 16 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool Little Jimmy Osmond 1972 17 The Young Ones Cliff Richard 1962 18 Eye Level Simon Park Orchestra 1972 19 I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing The New Seekers 1971 20 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn featuring Tony Orlando 1973 21 Under The Moon Of Love Showaddywaddy 1976 22 Sugar Sugar Archies 1969 23 The Next Time / Bachelor Boy Cliff Richard 1962 24 Merry Xmas Everybody Slade 1973 25 Sailing Rod Stewart 1975 26 Telstar Tornados 1962 27 Mississippi Pussycat 1976 28 Two Little Boys Rolf Harris 1969 29 Help! The Beatles 1965 30 Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five 1963 31 You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me The New Seekers 1973 32 Needles And Pins The Searchers 1964 33 When A Child Is Born (Soleado) Johnny Mathis 1976 34 Anyone Who Had A Heart Cilla Black 1964 35 Don’t Go Breaking My Heart Elton John and Kiki Dee 1976 36 Lovesick Blues Frank Ifield 1962 37 Without You Nilsson 1972 38 Welcome Home Peters and Lee 1973 39 Dancing Queen ABBA 1976 40 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 1971 41 You’ll Never Walk Alone Gerry and the Pacemakers 1963 42 Bye Bye Baby Bay City Rollers 1975 43 Hey Jude The Beatles 1968 44 If You Leave Me Now Chicago 1976 45 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 1958 46 Amazing Grace Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 1972 47 The Last Time The Rolling Stones 1965 48 A Hard Day’s Night The Beatles 1964 49 I’ll Never Find Another You The Seekers 1965 50 Are You Sure Allisons 1961 51 Blockbuster Sweet 1973 52 Puppy Love Donny Osmond 1972 53 My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry 1972 54 Distant Drums Jim Reeves 1966 55 My Coo-Ca-Choo Alvin Stardust 1973 56 Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) Benny Hill 1971 57 From Me To You The Beatles 1963 58 Tiger Feet Mud 1974 59 Hello Goodbye The Beatles 1967 60 I’m A Believer The Monkees 1967 61 A Little Bit More Dr. Hook 1976 62 Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin 1968 63 Fernando ABBA 1976 64 Return To Sender Elvis Presley 1962 65 Grandad Clive Dunn 1970 66 Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can’t Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley 1962 67 Space Oddity David Bowie 1969 68 I Got You Babe Sonny and Cher 1965 69 Lonely This Christmas Mud 1974 70 What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For Emil Ford and the Checkmates 1959 71 Lily The Pink Scaffold 1968 72 Oh Pretty Woman Roy Orbison 1964 73 A Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum 1967 74 Billy Don’t Be A Hero Paper Lace 1974 75 Bobby’s Girl Susan Maughan 1962 76 Gonna Make You A Star David Essex 1974 77 Little Children Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas 1964 78 I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!) Gary Glitter 1973 79 See My Baby Jive Wizzard 1973 80 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Middle of the Road 1971 81 You’re My World Cilla Black 1964 82 I Hear You Knocking Dave Edmunds 1970 83 The Wonder Of You Elvis Presley 1970 84 Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers and First Edition 1969 85 In the Summertime Mungo Jerry 1970 86 Crazy Horses Osmonds 1972 87 Ticket To Ride The Beatles 1965 88 My Way Frank Sinatra 1969 89 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 1965 90 Strangers In The Night Frank Sinatra 1966 91 Love Me For A Reason The Osmonds 1974 92 All You Need Is Love The Beatles 1967 93 Puppet On A String Sandie Shaw 1967 94 Have I The Right The Honeycombs 1964 95 Get Back The Beatles with Billy Preston 1969 96 Seasons In The Sun Terry Jacks 1974 97 What A Wonderful World / Cabaret Louis Armstrong 1968 98 Cum On Feel The Noize Slade 1973 99 Wonderful Land The Shadows 1962 100 A World Without Love Peter and Gordon 1964

Hopefully never.

Cheers Andrey. But I've think this was the one: http://www.andreas-grimmig.de/seventies/ It's the April 67 to December 72, we are missing. Of course before that RTL used a specially prepared Weekend NME chart (not the one in the paper). That was June 66 - March 67 & prior to that the normal NME chart from January 1960 - May 1966. Of course, all the RTL Charts after April 67, were all blatantly made up, anyway. A touch of the Luxembourg Playlists & guesses to be ahead of the BBC. Sometimes it worked & others, it just did not. And the 40s & 50s were all Sheet Music Charts until the end of 1959. In the UK, Record Sales overtook Sheet Music Sales at the end of 1957. Hence the BBC starting their own chart in March 1958. The one everyone followed & not the lunacy of Record Retailer, as some try to say.

Strangely no "Please Please Me". Astounding.

Thank God I don't listen to any of those stations! And I got fed up with "My Way" after 3 years! Worse than listening to that awful Gold station.

Have you the link to Andreas Grimmig's postings, because I seem to have lost that one?

Right then Andrey. Dates go wrong somewhere. It should be 25th Aug, 1st Sept, 8th Sept, 15th Sept, 22nd Sept, 29th Sept, 6th Oct, 13th Oct & so on. RTL put it out on Tuesday evenings, to be a week ahead of something called Radio One (whatever that is)! 27 on the 13th Oct is PROCESSION - NEW ORDER 30 on the 3rd Oct (should be 6th Oct, that one) is LOVE HAS COME ROUND - DONALD BYRD 1st Sept: 25 EUROPE - JOHN FOXX, 26 PASSIONATE FRIEND - TEARDROP EXPLODES, 28 HOLLIEDAZE - HOLLIES 25th Aug Top 30 01 ANEKA 02 SOFT CELL 03 E L O 04 HUMAN LEAGUE (LOVE ACTION) 05 LOBO 06 GARY NUMAN 07 HOOKED ON CLASSICS 08 SHAKIN STEVENS 09 UB40 10 GENESIS 11 ROLLING STONES 12 DURAN DURAN 13 TENPOLE TUDOR 14 TIGHT FIT 15 ULTRAVOX 16 CLIFF RICHARD 17 NOLANS 18 RANDY CRAWFORD 19 MODERN ROMANCE 20 STEVE WONDER 21 KIM WILDE 22 GIDEA PARK (BEACH BOY GOLD) 23 BILL WYMAN 24 STARTRAX DISCO 25 U2 (GLORIA) 26 DOLLAR 27 BUCKS FIZZ 28 HI GLOSS 29 O M D (SOUVENIR) 30 POINTER SISTERS (SLOW HAND) Hope that helps! Have you got these all together in a file or something? If so could have you got the 1967 to 1980 run of charts too?

Can't say i'd be celebrating this, because the fact is, it ain't really the 60th anniversary of the chart. What we've really got is, that it's 60 years that NME first did a Record chart. Points are: Nobody took any notice of NME charts, until Radio Luxembourg used them from 1960 to 1966. The Sheet Music Chart was more popular until 1958. Then, you've got these damn books trying to pass Record Retailer, as being "Official" from 1960 to 1969. Utter nonsense. Nobody ever touched this. Way behind all other music papers & full of hidden ties (including #1s). There are only 2 things, that should of been celebrated. The BBC chart was 50 years old on 29th March 2008. Nobody covered that great day. The chart (to this day) has never been published, although it was the most popular & listened to chart of the time. And the other celebration was the very first sales based chart, compiled by the British Market Research Bureau, which would of been 40 years old on 11th February 2009. Everyone knows (of course) that all music papers in the 50s & 60s did was collect a number of charts from relatuvely small record shops & then just add them all together. No sales info, there whatsoever. NME only polled 25 shops to start with (inconclusive of any real chart positions) Record Mirror did the biggest poll of 50 shops (between 1955 & 1960) Melody Maker covered well over 200 shops (from July 1960 onwards) Record Retailer (not even worth a mention, as it only covered 30 shops for much of the 60s & relegated EPs to a poor separate chart) Disc & Music Echo only started to separate LPs from the chart, when they started to sell in decent weekly proportions (April 1966) The BBC compiled their own charts from all the others published, which covered some 500 shops & so has to be the most correct, followed by EMI (who did similar) Anyone that prints the BBC charts, that show proper #1s like "Please Please Me", "Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown", " Sha La La La La Lee", "A Picture Of You", "Bird Dog" at #1 & not "I Pretend", "On The Rebound", "Mack The Knife", "The Wayward Wind", "Fire", & "Legend Of Xanadu"...which just never got to #1, will get a big vote from all of us, that lived & enjoyed life in the 50s & 60s with the correct charts of the time & not some nonsense, that was never seen. That's the truth on UK charts. Other statistics show that WHSmiths did not participate in compilation until March 1971 & Woolworths (the biggest seller of UK records) did not paticipate, until 8th July 1975. Then you've got BMRB throwing records out of the chart, if they slipped down, 2 weeks running & had sales falls. Plus, changing chart compilation days i.e. from May - October 1976, the days were switched from Mon to Sat, to Sat to Fri. This happened again in the early part of 1982 & cost BMRB the licence to supply the BBC with charts. Then (& only then) did the chart become really "Official" because Gallup increased shops polled to over 1000 & the whole thing became computer generated.

Easy Andrey. 28 is John Denver & Placido Domingo "Perhaps Love"

There ain't. And in any case, as there are no Albums in the chart, from before 1967, it's hardly 1956 to 2012. LPs never sold as well as singles in the 50s & 60s, anyway. To expensive, for one. I believe the biggest albums (in those days) were the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Lonnie Donegan, the Beach Boys & all those Soundtrack LPs i.e. Carousel, The King & I, South Pacific & The Sound Of Music. Only the first 7 (named there) are worth a mention.

I think my main point here (without everything being twisted about) is like Robbie said before. The Top 40 Singles has become a niche in the lack of variation it throws up, which can be attributed by the type & age of the buyers. For instance, in those days of 30% missed shops etc, there was a big range of age groups buying top 30 singles. It's a sign of the times today, yes. The Album Chart on the other hand, has yet to be effected by it. I wait with anticipation to see our brilliant Eurovision entry, enter the top 3 on the Singles chart...It may do well in the Contest, but will it, be a big big hit? Not likely. Yeah, the charts tell me that Miss Average 22 year old, likes Adele. But it doesn't tell me, what Mr 45 year old, or Mrs 53 year old would buy. I look back to a day in 1968 & it tells me that, Miss Average 22 year old, would be likely to buy The Beatles or The Monkees. Mr 45 year old is a Rolling Stones fan, while Mrs 53 year old is likely to be buying Cliff Richard & Des O' Connor. If I want to find that out today, I have to take in the album chart, because it's a better reflection. I'm a big Iron Maiden, Cliff, Bowie, Noel Gallagher, & Paul Weller fan & want to see that reflected on Radio. So, when's the complete Album Countdown going to be broadcast? The truth is, is it never will be, because there is no Radio Station catering for everybody's taste in music. Both the BBC & Independant Radio have much to answer for.

With 45s, it was quite easily spotted because BMRB could easily see, it was happening. A team of people were paid (by another) to go to various shops & buy the same record. A record may not have been spotted straight away, but it would have been thrown out on the 2nd week, without doubt. This was notorious in the 70s (mainly with Melody Maker). With a TV show made to document it. Anyway, what's to stop people, buying from 5 or 6 different download sites?