UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (26th May 1973)

UK Singles Chart 26th May 1973

• 01 (01) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
• 02 (02) The Sweet - Hell Raiser
• 03 (05) Perry Como - And I Love You So
• 04 (03) Dawn Ft Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree
• 05 (34) Suzi Quatro - Can the Can
• 06 (14) Medicine Head - One and One Is One
• 07 (09) Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
• 08 (04) Gary Glitter - Hello, Hello I’m Back Again
• 09 (08) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
• 10 (07) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away
• 11 (15) Nazareth - Broken Down Angel
• 12 (18) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
• 13 (13) Anne-Marie David - Wonderful Dream
• 14 (11) Wings - My Love
• 15 (10) Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy
• 16 (06) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
• 17 (24) Lou Reed - Walk on The Wild Side
• 18 (35) Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
• 19 (16) Judge Dread - Big Eight
• 20 (21) Status Quo - Mean Girl

Wizzard retain top spot for a second week with “See My Baby Jive” and The Sweet stay at number 2 with “Hell Raiser”. Four singles move into the top 20 this week, Suzi Quatro with “Can the Can”, which is at number 5, Lou Reed with “Walk on The Wild Side”, which is number 17, Stevie Wonder with “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”, at number 18 and Status Quo with “Mean Girl” at number 20.

The biggest climber in the top 20 this week is Medicine Head with “One and One Is One”, which climbs 8 places to number 6.

 

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (19th May 1973)

UK Singles Chart 19th May 1973

• 01 (04) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
• 02 (04) The Sweet - Hell Raiser
• 03 (01) Dawn Ft Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree
• 04 (03) Gary Glitter - Hello, Hello I’m Back Again
• 05 (06) Perry Como - And I Love You So
• 06 (08) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
• 07 (05) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away
• 08 (07) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
• 09 (19) Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
• 10 (10) Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy
• 11 (09) Wings - My Love
• 12 (11) Geordie - All Because Of You
• 13 (13) Anne-Marie David - Wonderful Dream
• 14 (24) Medicine Head - One and One Is One
• 15 (27) Nazareth - Broken Down Angel
• 16 (14) Judge Dread - Big Eight
• 17 (21) Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina
• 18 (20) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
• 19 (15) David Cassidy - I'm A Clown/Some Kind of Summer
• 20 (16) Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee

A new number one and not the single that looked favourite to take over the number one spot, as Wizzard climb from number 4 to the top of the charts with “See My Baby Jive”, as The Sweet stay at number two. Two singles move into the top 20 this week, “One and One Is One” by Medicine Head, which is at number 14, “Broken Down Angel” by Nazareth, which is number15.

This week’s big mover is Deodato with “Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)”, which climbs 10 places to number 9.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (12th May 1973)

UK Singles Chart 12th May 1973

• 01 (01) Dawn Ft Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree
• 02 (04) The Sweet - Hell Raiser
• 03 (02) Gary Glitter - Hello, Hello I’m Back Again
• 04 (06) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
• 05 (11) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away
• 06 (20) Perry Como - And I Love You So
• 07 (09) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
• 08 (03) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
• 09 (12) Wings - My Love
• 10 (13) Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy
• 11 (07) Geordie - All Because Of You
• 12 (08) Gilbert O’Sullivan - Get Down
• 13 (25) Anne-Marie David - Wonderful Dream
• 14 (16) Judge Dread - Big Eight
• 15 (10) David Cassidy - I'm A Clown/Some Kind of Summer
• 16 (05) Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee
• 17 (15) Carly Simon - The Right Thing to Do
• 18 (21) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
• 19 (42) Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
• 20 (25) Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I’m Falling in Love

Dawn Ft Tony Orlando make it 4 weeks at number one with “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree” and The Sweet are poised for number one next week, moving up 2 places to number 2. Three singles move into the top 20, Anne-Marie David with “Wonderful Dream”, which is at number 13, Deodato with “Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)”, at number 19 and The Detroit Spinners with “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love”, which is at number 20. Shirley Bassey re-enters the top 20 at number 18 with “Never Never Never”.

The biggest climber this week is Perry Como with “And I Love You So”, which climbs 14 places to number 6.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (5th May 1973)

UK Singles Chart 5th May 1973

• 01 (01) Dawn Ft Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree
• 02 (02) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I’m Back Again
• 03 (07) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
• 04 (ne) The Sweet - Hell Raiser
• 05 (05) Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee
• 06 (16) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
• 07 (06) Geordie - All Because Of You
• 08 (03) Gilbert O’Sullivan - Get Down
• 09 (18) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
• 10 (04) David Cassidy - I'm A Clown/Some Kind of Summer
• 11 (17) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away
• 12 (09) Wings - My Love
• 13 (21) Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy
• 14 (10) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama
• 15 (12) Mud - Crazy
• 16 (20) Judge Dread - Big Eight
• 17 (15) Stuart Gillies - Amanda
• 18 (08) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth of Never
• 19 (23) Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina
• 20 (25) Perry Como - And I Love You So

No change in the top two, so another week at number one for Dawn Ft Tony Orlando, The Sweet enter the charts this week, straight in at number 4 with “Hell Raiser”. Three singles move onto this week’s top 20, Alice Cooper with “No More Mr Nice Guy”, which is at number 13, Chicory Tip with “Good Grief Christina”, which is number 19 and Perry Como with “And I Love You So”, at number 20.

Wizzard with “See My Baby Jive” are this week’s biggest climber, moving up 10 places to number 6.

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i-Select #129

White Lion Radio have released edition #129 of i-Select.

This is a series of shows that focuses on Electronic/Synthpop bands from around the world, that are unsigned, signed to a small independent label or self release their material.

If you like electronic music, you will enjoy this show

You can listen to the show via Mixcloud:

https://www.mixcloud.com/whitelionradio/i-select-129/

Full Playlist

Dominus Lux - Absolution
Close To Monday - Photographic
Lonelyklown - We Were Never Promised Tomorrow (Edit)
Don Eastland - Tattoo (Extended Edition)
Lifelong Corporation - The Night
Eternity Range - Never Look Back
JXNS Ft Em - My Orbit
Nicolas Rixon - Magic (Yatte Remix)
Platronic - Fortress of Fools
IamMilan - Get U Down (LorD And Master Remix)
Power Rob & Night Rider 87 - Phantoms
Exposed Brick - Husk (Radio Edit)
Oui Plastique - Revival
DarwinMCD & Huguenot - Birds Away (Matt Pop Club Remix)
Rogue FX - Computer Love
Exciting Valence - Funky Town
ELI TRONIC Ft Elin Engdahl - Echo Of My Soul
JXNS Ft Novael - But Still
Don Eastland - Tell Me Lies
CK 37 - Svett
Stilz - No Exit
MNTL Ft Belle - Rockabye
Vogon Poetry & Diskodiktator - Mina kvarter (I Sektor ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha)
Execunit - Gravity
The Gliding Faces - You Never Knew
Conscience - Somewhere (Radio Edit)
Dominus Lux - Evening Embrace
CRED - The Edge
Lifelong Corporation - Cold Truth Inside
Eternity Range - Mystic
Close To Monday - Rent
Nicolas Rixon - Labyrinth of Passion (Extended Version)
OaG - Tomorrow

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (28th April 1973)

UK Singles Chart 28th April 1973

• 01 (01) Dawn Ft Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree
• 02 (02) Gary Glitter - Hello Hello I’m Back Again
• 03 (03) Gilbert O’Sullivan - Get Down
• 04 (05) David Cassidy - I'm A Clown/Some Kind of Summer
• 05 (04) Jimmy Osmond - Tweedle Dee
• 06 (11) Geordie - All Because Of You
• 07 (08) David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
• 08 (06) Donny Osmond - The Twelfth of Never
• 09 (15) Wings - My Love
• 10 (10) Roxy Music - Pyjamarama
• 11 (09) Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
• 12 (14) Mud - Crazy
• 13 (12) The O’Jays - Love Train
• 14 (07) Cliff Richard - Power to All Our Friends
• 15 (13) Stuart Gillies - Amanda
• 16 (27) Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
• 17 (24) Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away
• 18 (21) Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie
• 19 (17) Deliverance Soundtrack - Duelling Banjos
• 20 (29) Judge Dread - Big Eight

Dawn Ft Tony Orlando enjoy a second week at number one and four records move into the top 20, “See My Baby Jive” by Wizzard, at number 16, “Giving It All Away” by Roger Daltrey, at number 17, “Brother Louie” by Hot Chocolate, at number 18 and “Big Eight” by Judge Dread, at number 20.

The highest climber in the top 20 this week is Wings with “My Love”, which climbs 6 places to number 9.