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Our half century Retro moves into the 70s this year, a decade in which styles will clash and evolve (though disco is years away at this early point).
The Shocking Blue have our first #1 of the decade. Dionne Warwick goes top 3.
Last Week This Week Song Title Weeks On Total Points Peak
1 1 The Shocking Blue - Venus 3 63 1 (3 weeks at #1)
2 2 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love 6 51 1
NEW 3 Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Fall In Love Again 1 32 3
3 4 B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head 9 28 1
7 5 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds 16 27 1
6 6 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 7 26 3
4 7 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son 9 25 4
5 8 The Beatles - Come Together 11 24 3
10 9 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime ... Moi Non Plus 14 21 3
9 10 Peter, Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane 10 21 4
NEW 11 B.B. King - The Thrill is Gone 1 19 11
14 12 David Bowie - Space Oddity 18 17 1
8 13 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together 8 15 6
13 14 The Archies - Sugar, Sugar 23 15 1
15 15 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys 7 15 14
16 16 Roger Whitaker - Durham Town (The Leavin') 9 15 15
11 17 The Guess Who - No Time 2 14 11
NEW 18 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You) 1 14 18
12 19 The Beatles - Something 11 13 2
18 20 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Felt So Good) 26 11 1
21 21 The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/ Let The Sunshine In 42 10 1
17 22 Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind 5 9 9
23 23 Frank Sinatra - My Way 39 9 1
20 24 Four Tops - Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me 4 9 17
24 25 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto 34 8 1
NEW 26 Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl 1 8 26
27 27 The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother 14 8 3
28 28 Mama Cass Elliot - Make Your Own Kind Of Music 11 8 8
25 29 Equals - Rub A Dub Dub 2 8 25
19 30 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner 10 7 5
22 31 The Archies - Jingle Jangle 5 7 13
30 32 The Sandpipers - Come Saturday Morning 2 7 30
29 33 The Marvelettes - That's How Heartaches Are Made 8 7 19
31 34 Marmalade - Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da 45 6 9
34 35 Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' 20 6 3
35 36 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream 5 5 23
36 37 Georgie Fame - Seventh Son 5 5 18
26 38 Mark Lindsay - Arizona 4 4 19
39 39 Elvis Presley - Rubberneckin' 5 4 22
41 40 The Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around 3 3 40
33 41 Blue Mink - Melting Pot 8 3 12
40 42 The Electric Indian - Land Of 1000 Dances 3 3 38
NEW 43 Steppenwolf - Monster 1 2 43
45 44 Sounds Nice f/ Tim Mycraft - Love At First Sight (Je T'aime ... Moi Non Plus) 18 2 15
44 45 Crow - Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me 10 2 16
42 46 James Brown - Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn 2 1 42
52 47 Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Or Love 8 1 24
48 48 Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) 27 1 1
49 49 The Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember 21 1 6
38 50 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People 4 1 25
53 51 Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life 3 1 51
54 52 Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted And Beautiful 3 1 51
56 53 Sweden Heaven & Hell Soundtrack/ Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na-Mah-Na 17 1 3
50 54 The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py 4 1 34
51 55 Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues 8 1 24
55 OUT Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy 5 0 32
57 OUT Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers 8 0 18
37 OUT Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 11 0 6
32 OUT Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 11 0 12
43 OUT The Turtles - Lady-O 4 0 27
46 OUT Tommy James & The Shondells - She 3 0 41
47 OUT Vanity Fare - Early In The Morning 6 0 28
1970 #1s
1. The Shocking Blue - Venus (3 weeks #1, 1 week 1970)
The Shocking Blue have our first #1 of the decade. Dionne Warwick goes top 3.
Last Week This Week Song Title Weeks On Total Points Peak
1 1 The Shocking Blue - Venus 3 63 1 (3 weeks at #1)
2 2 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love 6 51 1
NEW 3 Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Fall In Love Again 1 32 3
3 4 B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head 9 28 1
7 5 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds 16 27 1
6 6 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 7 26 3
4 7 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son 9 25 4
5 8 The Beatles - Come Together 11 24 3
10 9 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime ... Moi Non Plus 14 21 3
9 10 Peter, Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane 10 21 4
NEW 11 B.B. King - The Thrill is Gone 1 19 11
14 12 David Bowie - Space Oddity 18 17 1
8 13 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together 8 15 6
13 14 The Archies - Sugar, Sugar 23 15 1
15 15 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys 7 15 14
16 16 Roger Whitaker - Durham Town (The Leavin') 9 15 15
11 17 The Guess Who - No Time 2 14 11
NEW 18 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You) 1 14 18
12 19 The Beatles - Something 11 13 2
18 20 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Felt So Good) 26 11 1
21 21 The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/ Let The Sunshine In 42 10 1
17 22 Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind 5 9 9
23 23 Frank Sinatra - My Way 39 9 1
20 24 Four Tops - Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me 4 9 17
24 25 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto 34 8 1
NEW 26 Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl 1 8 26
27 27 The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother 14 8 3
28 28 Mama Cass Elliot - Make Your Own Kind Of Music 11 8 8
25 29 Equals - Rub A Dub Dub 2 8 25
19 30 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner 10 7 5
22 31 The Archies - Jingle Jangle 5 7 13
30 32 The Sandpipers - Come Saturday Morning 2 7 30
29 33 The Marvelettes - That's How Heartaches Are Made 8 7 19
31 34 Marmalade - Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da 45 6 9
34 35 Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' 20 6 3
35 36 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream 5 5 23
36 37 Georgie Fame - Seventh Son 5 5 18
26 38 Mark Lindsay - Arizona 4 4 19
39 39 Elvis Presley - Rubberneckin' 5 4 22
41 40 The Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around 3 3 40
33 41 Blue Mink - Melting Pot 8 3 12
40 42 The Electric Indian - Land Of 1000 Dances 3 3 38
NEW 43 Steppenwolf - Monster 1 2 43
45 44 Sounds Nice f/ Tim Mycraft - Love At First Sight (Je T'aime ... Moi Non Plus) 18 2 15
44 45 Crow - Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me 10 2 16
42 46 James Brown - Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn 2 1 42
52 47 Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Or Love 8 1 24
48 48 Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) 27 1 1
49 49 The Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember 21 1 6
38 50 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People 4 1 25
53 51 Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life 3 1 51
54 52 Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted And Beautiful 3 1 51
56 53 Sweden Heaven & Hell Soundtrack/ Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na-Mah-Na 17 1 3
50 54 The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py 4 1 34
51 55 Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues 8 1 24
55 OUT Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy 5 0 32
57 OUT Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers 8 0 18
37 OUT Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 11 0 6
32 OUT Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 11 0 12
43 OUT The Turtles - Lady-O 4 0 27
46 OUT Tommy James & The Shondells - She 3 0 41
47 OUT Vanity Fare - Early In The Morning 6 0 28
1970 #1s
1. The Shocking Blue - Venus (3 weeks #1, 1 week 1970)
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