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Merry Xmas from 4xlife and the Scovells! Nicely timed with the end of the year, here’s the sounds of the start of 1973…

Songs of the month

• [new] “Always On My Mind” – Elvis Presley
• “Been To Canaan” – Carole King
• “Clair” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• [new] “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love” – Spinners
• “Crocodile Rock” – Elton John
• “Daddy’s Home” – Jermaine Jackson
• [new] “Dancing In The Moonlight” – King Harvest
• [new] “Do It Again” – Steely Dan
• [new] “Don’t Expect Me To Be Your Friend” – Lobo
• “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” – James Taylor
• “Dreidel” – Don Mclean
• “Funny Face” – Donna Fargo
• “Hi Hi Hi” – Wings
• “I Am Woman” – Helen Reddy
• “I Wanna Be With You” – Raspberries
• “It Never Rains In Southern California” – Albert Hammond
• [new] “Jambalaya” – Blue Ridge Rangers
• “Keeper Of The Castle” – Four Tops
• “Living In The Past” – Jethro Tull
• [new] “Love Jones” – Brighter Side Of Darkness
• “Me And Mrs. Jones” – Billy Paul
• [new] “Oh Babe What Would You Say” – Hurricane Smith
• “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” – Temptations
• “Pieces Of April” – Three Dog Night
• “Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu” – Johnny Rivers
• [new] “Rocky Mountain High” – John Denver
• “Sitting” – Cat Stevens
• [new] “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Blue Haze
• “Something’s Wrong With Me” – Austin Roberts
• “Superfly” – Curtis Mayfield
• “Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
• “Sweet Surrender” – Bread
• [new] “The World Is A Ghetto” – War
• [new] “Trouble Man” – Marvin Gaye
• “Walk On Water” – Neil Diamond
• “Why Can’t We Live Together” – Timmy Thomas
• “You Ought To Be With Me” – Al Green
• [new] “You Turn Me On I’m A Radio” – Joni Mitchell
• “You’re So Vain” – Carly Simon
• “Your Mama Don’t Dance” – Kenny Loggins And Jim Messina

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On January the 4th the pilot episode of the longest-running TV comedy series in the world (and a personal childhood favourite), Last of the Summer Wine, was broadcast in the United Kingdom as an episode of BBC’s Comedy Playhouse. Picked up as a series, Last of the Summer Wine would debut on November 12 and would continue to run for 295 episodes over 37 years, until August 29, 2010.

And across the Atlantic on the 11th “An American Family”, arguably the first “reality show” on television, was launched as a 12-episode series on PBS. The show was the edited product of seven months of a production crew following around a Santa Monica, California husband and wife and their five teenage children, and filming their private lives. From May 30 until December 31, 1971, 300 hours of film was made of business executive Bill Loud, his wife Pat, and their three sons and two daughters, then editing it to twelve 50-minute shows

Then on the 14th of January, in a marvel of modern technology, Elvis Presley’s “Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite” concert was performed in Honolulu at 12:30 in the morning local time, to be seen live in Australia, the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, South Vietnam and Hong Kong, and on tape delay everywhere else in the world.

What’d Sadie think?

It is three weeks at the top for “You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon before Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” tops the chart for the last week of January.

Loved ’em

• “Always On My Mind” – Elvis Presley
• “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love” – Spinners
• “You Turn Me On I’m A Radio” – Joni Mitchell

Apparently Joni Mitchell originally wrote the latter song in response to her record label’s desire for her to write a hit song… some layers there!  The song was recorded in preparation for Mitchell’s then-upcoming fifth studio album. Although Graham Nash, David Crosby, and Neil Young all contributed to the recording session for the song, only the harmonica piece performed by Graham Nash was included on the official release.

Liked ’em

• “Dancing In The Moonlight” – King Harvest
• “Do It Again” – Steely Dan
• “Jambalaya” – Blue Ridge Rangers
• “Love Jones” – Brighter Side Of Darkness
• “Rocky Mountain High” – John Denver
• “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Blue Haze
• “The World Is A Ghetto” – War
• “Trouble Man” – Marvin Gaye

Leave ’em

• “Don’t Expect Me To Be Your Friend” – Lobo
• “Oh Babe What Would You Say” – Hurricane Smith

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

And here we are at the end of another year in pop music history, December, 1972!

Songs of the month

• [new] “And You And I” – Yes
• [new] “Angel” – Rod Stewart
• [new] “Anthem” – Wayne Newton
• [new] “Been To Canaan” – Carole King
• [new] “Big City Miss Ruth Ann” – Gallery
• “Clair” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• “Convention ’72” – Delegates
• “Corner Of The Sky” – Jackson 5
• [new] “Cover Of Rolling Stone” – Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show
• “Crazy Horses” – Osmonds
• [new] “Crocodile Rock” – Elton John
• [new] “Daddy’s Home” – Jermaine Jackson
• [new] “Daytime Night Time” – Keith Hampshire
• “Dialogue” – Chicago
• [new] “Do You Want To Dance” – Bette Midler
• [new] “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” – James Taylor
• [new] “Dreidel” – Don Mclean
• [new] “Everybody Loves A Love Song” – Mac Davis
• “Freddie’s Dead” – Curtis Mayfield
• “Funny Face” – Donna Fargo
• “Garden Party” – Rick Nelson
• [new] “Good Times Sally” – Rare Earth
• [new] “Hi Hi Hi” – Wings
• “I Am Woman” – Helen Reddy
• “I Can See Clearly Now” – Johnny Nash
• [new] “I Can’t Stand To See You Cry” – Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
• [new] “I Just Want To Make Love To You” – Foghat
• [new] “I Wanna Be With You” – Raspberries
• “I’d Love You To Want Me” – Lobo
• “I’ll Be Around” – Spinners
• [new] “I’ll Be Your Shelter” – Luther Ingram
• [new] “I’m Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore” – Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose
• “I’m Stone In Love With You” – Stylistics
• “If I Could Reach You” – 5Th Dimension
• “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” – Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
• [new] “Ing In Love” – Spinners
• “It Never Rains In Southern California” – Albert Hammond
• [new] “Jesus Is Just Alright” – Doobie Brothers
• [new] “Jesus Was A Capricorn” – Kris Kristofferson
• [new] “Keeper Of The Castle” – Four Tops
• [new] “Knock Knock Who’s There” – Mary Hopkin
• [new] “Last Song” – Edward Bear
• [new] “Lies” – J.J. Cale
• [new] “Living In The Past” – Jethro Tull
• [new] “Long Dark Road” – Hollies
• [new] “Looking Through The Eyes Of Love” – Partridge Family
• [new] “Lucky Man” – “Emerson Lake & Palmer”
• [new] “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” – Slade
• “Me And Mrs. Jones” – Billy Paul
• [new] “Me And My Baby Got A Good Thing Going” – Lyn Collins
• [new] “Mr And Mrs. Jones” – Billy Paul
• “Nights In White Satin” – Moody Blues
• [new] “Oh No Not My Baby” – Merry Clayton
• [new] “One Last Time” – Glen Campbell
• [new] “One Way Out” – Allman Brothers Band
• “Operator” – Jim Croce
• “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” – Temptations
• [new] “Peaceful Easy Feeling” – Eagles
• [new] “Pieces Of April” – Three Dog Night
• [new] “Remember” – Nilsson
• “Rock N Roll Soul” – Grand Funk Railroad
• “Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu” – Johnny Rivers
• [new] “Silly Wasn’t I” – Valerie Simpson
• [new] “Sitting” – Cat Stevens
• “Something’s Wrong With Me” – Austin Roberts
• [new] “Songman” – Cashman And West
• “Summer Breeze” – Seals And Crofts
• [new] “Superfly” – Curtis Mayfield
• [new] “Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
• “Sweet Surrender” – Bread
• [new] “The Jean Genie” – David Bowie
• [new] “To Be Your Friend” – Lobo
• “Ventura Highway” – America
• [new] “Walk On Water” – Neil Diamond
• [new] “What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin’” – James Brown-Lyn Collins
• [new] “Why Can’t We Live Together” – Timmy Thomas
• “Witchy Woman” – Eagles
• [new] “You Can Do Magic” – Limmie & Family Cookin’
• “You Ought To Be With Me” – Al Green
• [new] “You’re A Lady” – Dawn Ft Tony Orlando
• [new] “You’re So Vain” – Carly Simon
• [new] “You’ve Got To Take It” – Main Ingredient
• [new] “Your Mama Don’t Dance” – Kenny Loggins And Jim Messina

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On December 15, American astronaut Eugene Cernan climbed into the lunar module Challenger becoming the last person to have set foot on the Moon to date.

On the 30th The “Christmas Bombing” of North Vietnam was halted by order of U.S. President Nixon, after the North Vietnamese agreed to resume negotiations with Henry Kissinger beginning on January 8.  A total of 20,370 tons of bombs were dropped on North Vietnam over eleven days. We’ve largely avoided a decade of stories on the war, because…well it’s depressing. But hoorah, it’s over.

And on the last day of the year, another leap second (23:59:60) was added, making 1972 the only year to have two leap seconds, and thus the longest year in human history.

What’d Sadie think?

It’s a week for “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” by the Temptations then for “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy before Billy Paul’s “Mr And Mrs. Jones” rides high for 3 weeks.

It’s one of those months where I must have scraped the top 30 not the top 20 for each week so we have a huge list of new tunes!

We’ll stick to those we really loved…

• “Crocodile Rock” – Elton John
• “Do You Want To Dance” – Bette Midler
• “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” – Slade
• “Me And My Baby Got A Good Thing Going” – Lyn Collins
• “Mr And Mrs. Jones” – Billy Paul
• “Peaceful Easy Feeling” – Eagles
• “Superfly” – Curtis Mayfield
• “Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
• “The Jean Genie” – David Bowie
• “You’re So Vain” – Carly Simon

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s 47 years and 9 months before Sadie is born and 4 years and 3 months before Thomas is.

Songs of the month

• [new] “American City Suite” – Cashman And West
• “Ben” – Michael Jackson
• “Burning Love” – Elvis Presley
• [new] “Clair” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• [new] “Convention ’72” – Delegates
• [new] “Corner Of The Sky” – Jackson 5
• [new] “Crazy Horses” – Osmonds
• [new] “Dialogue” – Chicago
• [new] “Elected” – Alice Cooper
• “Everybody Plays The Fool” – Main Ingredient
• “Freddie’s Dead” – Curtis Mayfield
• [new] “Funny Face” – Donna Fargo
• “Garden Party” – Rick Nelson
• “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues” – Danny O’keefe
• “I Am Woman” – Helen Reddy
• “I Believe In Music” – Gallery
• “I Can See Clearly Now” – Johnny Nash
• “I’d Love You To Want Me” – Lobo
• “I’ll Be Around” – Spinners
• [new] “I’m Stone In Love With You” – Stylistics
• “If I Could Reach You” – 5Th Dimension
• [new] “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” – Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
• [new] “It Never Rains In Southern California” – Albert Hammond
• “Listen To The Music” – Doobie Brothers
• “Loving You Just Crossed My Mind” – Sam Neely
• [new] “Me And Mrs. Jones” – Billy Paul
• “My Ding-A-Ling” – Chuck Berry
• “Nights In White Satin” – Moody Blues
• [new] “Operator” – Jim Croce
• [new] “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” – Temptations
• [new] “Rock N Roll Soul” – Grand Funk Railroad
• [new] “Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu” – Johnny Rivers
• [new] “Something’s Wrong With Me” – Austin Roberts
• “Space Man” – Nilsson
• “Starting All Over Again” – Mel And Tim
• “Summer Breeze” – Seals And Crofts
• [new] “Sweet Surrender” – Bread
• “The City Of New Orleans” – Arlo Guthrie
• “Thunder And Lightning” – Chi Coltrane
• “Tight Rope” – Leon Russell
• “Use Me” – Bill Withers
• [new] “Ventura Highway” – America
• “Why” – Donny Osmond
• “Witchy Woman” – Eagles
• [new] “You Ought To Be With Me” – Al Green

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On the 1st the groundbreaking, made-for-television film, “That Certain Summer” appeared as the ABC Wednesday Night Movie. Actors Hal Holbrook and Martin Sheen addressed the, then very, controversial topic, portraying an adult gay couple in the Golden Globe winning movie.

On the 8th HBO (Home Box Office), the first “pay cable” television channel, was launched in the United States. The first evening of programming was a National Hockey League (NHL) game between the New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks from Madison Square Garden (part of a long-term agreement to broadcast sports events based at the Manhattan arena), followed by the film “Sometimes a Great Notion”, and was broadcast to a massive 365 subscribers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Each household paid an additional $6.00 per month to Service Electric Cable TV for the service.

And on the 29th Atari, Inc. released the seminal arcade version of Pong, the first such game to achieve commercial success.

What’d Sadie think?

It’s a month dominated by a single song, Johnny Nash’s, “I Can See Clearly Now”.

• “American City Suite” – Cashman And West
• “Clair” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• “Convention ’72” – Delegates
• “Corner Of The Sky” – Jackson 5
• “Crazy Horses” – Osmonds
• “Dialogue” – Chicago
• “Elected” – Alice Cooper
• “Funny Face” – Donna Fargo
• “I’m Stone In Love With You” – Stylistics
• “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” – Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
• “It Never Rains In Southern California” – Albert Hammond
• “Me And Mrs. Jones” – Billy Paul
• “Operator” – Jim Croce
• “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” – Temptations
• “Rock N Roll Soul” – Grand Funk Railroad
• “Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu” – Johnny Rivers
• “Something’s Wrong With Me” – Austin Roberts
• “Sweet Surrender” – Bread
• “Ventura Highway” – America
• “You Ought To Be With Me” – Al Green

Loved ’em

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Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s nearly December here in 2025 and our Xmas tree is due to be delivered tomorrow. No festive songs on the charts of October, 1972 – but let’s hear what they sound like…

Songs of the month

• “Alone Again Naturally” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” – Mac Davis
• “Backstabbers” – O’jays
• “Beautiful Sunday” – Daniel Boone
• “Ben” – Michael Jackson
• “Black And White” – Three Dog Night
• “Burning Love” – Elvis Presley
• “Don’t Ever Be Lonely” – Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose
• “Everybody Plays The Fool” – Main Ingredient
• “Freddie’s Dead” – Curtis Mayfield
• “Garden Party” – Rick Nelson
• “Get On The Good Foot” – James Brown
• “Go All The Way” – Raspberries
• “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues” – Danny O’keefe
• “Honky Cat” – Elton John
• [new] “I Am Woman” – Helen Reddy
• [new] “I Believe In Music” – Gallery
• [new] “I Can See Clearly Now” – Johnny Nash
• [new] “I’d Love You To Want Me” – Lobo
• [new] “I’ll Be Around” – Spinners
• [new] “If I Could Reach You” – 5Th Dimension
• [new] “Listen To The Music” – Doobie Brothers
• [new] “Loving You Just Crossed My Mind” – Sam Neely
• [new] “Midnight Rider” – Joe Cocker
• “My Ding-A-Ling” – Chuck Berry
• “Nights In White Satin” – Moody Blues
• “Play Me” – Neil Diamond
• “Popcorn” – Hot Butter
• “Saturday In The Park” – Chicago
• [new] “Space Man” – Nilsson
• “Speak To The Sky” – Rick Springfield
• “Starting All Over Again” – Mel And Tim
• [new] “Summer Breeze” – Seals And Crofts
• “The City Of New Orleans” – Arlo Guthrie
• [new] “Thunder And Lightning” – Chi Coltrane
• [new] “Tight Rope” – Leon Russell
• “Use Me” – Bill Withers
• “Why” – Donny Osmond
• [new] “Witchy Woman” – Eagles
• “You Wear It Well” – Rod Stewart

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On the 14th “Last Tango in Paris”, an X-rated film starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, premiered at the New York Film Festival. Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, it would become the seventh highest-grossing film of 1973 after its general release on despite being limited to moviegoers 17 and older.

And then on the 16th the British soap opera Emmerdale Farm, later simply Emmerdale, broadcast its first episode.

And on the 28th the Airbus A300, the first wide-body twin engine airliner, made its first test flight, taking off from and landing at the Toulouse–Blagnac Airport in France, and flown for 85 minutes by pilot Max Fischl and co-pilot Bernard Ziegler. The popular carrier, capable of carrying up to 247 passengers, would be introduced to commercial service on May 23, 1974.

What’d Sadie think?

A week at the top for “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” by Mac Davis before Michael Jackson’s “Ben” has a week, and then novelty song”My Ding-A-Ling” – Chuck Berry takes it for the rest of the month.

Sadie was particularly liking Neil Diamond’s “Play Me” this week which resulted in some very cute family sing-alongs. And yes, of course, she loved “My Ding-A-Ling”..the less said about the dance moves to that one the better!

Loved ’em

• “I Am Woman” – Helen Reddy
• “I Can See Clearly Now” – Johnny Nash
• “Listen To The Music” – Doobie Brothers
• “Summer Breeze” – Seals And Crofts
• “Witchy Woman” – Eagles

Liked ’em

• “I Believe In Music” – Gallery
• “I’d Love You To Want Me” – Lobo
• “I’ll Be Around” – Spinners
• “Loving You Just Crossed My Mind” – Sam Neely
• “Midnight Rider” – Joe Cocker
• “Space Man” – Nilsson
• “Thunder And Lightning” – Chi Coltrane
• “Tight Rope” – Leon Russell

Leave ’em

• “If I Could Reach You” – 5Th Dimension

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s feeling a lot like summer in Tāmaki  Makaurau of November 2025, let’s slide back to hear how things were in September of 1972…

Songs of the month

• “Alone Again Naturally” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” – Mac Davis
• “Baby Let Me Take You” – Detroit Emeralds
• “Backstabbers” – O’jays
• “Beautiful Sunday” – Daniel Boone
• [new] “Ben” – Michael Jackson
• “Black And White” – Three Dog Night
• “Brandy” – Looking Glass
• [new] “Burning Love” – Elvis Presley
• “Coconut” – Nilsson
• “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast” – Wayne Newton
• [new] “Don’t Ever Be Lonely” – Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose
• [new] “Everybody Plays The Fool” – Main Ingredient
• [new] “Freddie’s Dead” – Curtis Mayfield
• [new] “Garden Party” – Rick Nelson
• [new] “Get On The Good Foot” – James Brown
• “Go All The Way” – Raspberries
• [new] “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues” – Danny O’keefe
• “Goodbye To Love” – Carpenters
• “Guitar Man” – Bread
• “Happiest Girl In The Whole Usa” – Donna Fargo
• “Hold Your Head Up” – Argent
• [new] “Honky Cat” – Elton John
• “I Don’t Want To Be Right” – Luther Ingram
• “I’m Still In Love With You” – Al Green
• “Join Together” – Who
• “Long Cool Woman” – Hollies
• “Lookin’ Through The Windows” – Jackson 5
• “Motorcycle Mama” – Sailcat
• [new] “My Ding-A-Ling” – Chuck Berry
• [new] “Nights In White Satin” – Moody Blues
• [new] “Play Me” – Neil Diamond
• [new] “Pop That Thang” – Isley Brothers
• [new] “Popcorn” – Hot Butter
• “Power Of Love” – Joe Simon
• “Rock N Roll” – Gary Glitter
• [new] “Run To Me” – Bee Gees
• “Saturday In The Park” – Chicago
• “Sealed With A Kiss” – Bobby Vinton
• “Small Beginnings” – Flash
• [new] “Speak To The Sky” – Rick Springfield
• [new] “Starting All Over Again” – Mel And Tim
• [new] “The City Of New Orleans” – Arlo Guthrie
• [new] “Tightrope” – Leon Russell
• [new] “Use Me” – Bill Withers
• [new] “Why” – Donny Osmond
• “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” – Jim Croce
• [new] “You Wear It Well” – Rod Stewart
• [new] “You’re Still A Young Man” – Tower Of Power

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

It’s a big month for classic TV… on the 8th the British situation comedy “Are You Being Served?”, about employees of a department store, was first broadcast, running until 1985. Oh the innuendo!

Then across the pond the next day “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids” was launched on US TV.

And a few days later, “The Waltons”, based on producer Earl Hamner’s reminiscences of his rural childhood, began a ten-season run on CBS. The setting was the fictional “Jefferson County, Virginia” in the 1930s.

What’d Sadie think?

“Alone Again Naturally” by Gilbert O’sullivan gets two weeks at the top before Three Dog Night take it with Black And White” for a week. Then we round out the month with two weeks of “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” by Mac Davis at number one.

Loved ’em

• “Ben” – Michael Jackson
• “Everybody Plays The Fool” – Main Ingredient
• “Freddie’s Dead” – Curtis Mayfield
• “Garden Party” – Rick Nelson
• “Nights In White Satin” – Moody Blues
• “Pop That Thang” – Isley Brothers
• “Popcorn” – Hot Butter
• “The City Of New Orleans” – Arlo Guthrie

“Popcorn” is notable as an early piece of electronica on the charts, being composed on the Moog synthesiser – the original version being from 1969 by german composer Gershon Kingsley, but this being the one that popularised the track.

Liked ’em

• “Burning Love” – Elvis Presley
• “Don’t Ever Be Lonely” – Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose
• “Get On The Good Foot” – James Brown
• “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues” – Danny O’keefe
• “Honky Cat” – Elton John
• “My Ding-A-Ling” – Chuck Berry
• “Play Me” – Neil Diamond
• “Starting All Over Again” – Mel And Tim
• “Tightrope” – Leon Russell
• “Use Me” – Bill Withers
• “You Wear It Well” – Rod Stewart

Leave ’em

• “Run To Me” – Bee Gees
• “Speak To The Sky” – Rick Springfield
• “Why” – Donny Osmond

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s a nice round 48 years before Sadie is born so let’s hear the sounds of August 1972, with no delay….

Songs of the month

• “Alone Again Naturally” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• [new] “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” – Mac Davis
• [new] “Baby Let Me Take You” – Detroit Emeralds
• [new] “Backstabbers” – O’jays
• [new] “Beautiful Sunday” – Daniel Boone
• [new] “Black And White” – Three Dog Night
• “Brandy” – Looking Glass
• [new] “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” – Partridge Family
• “Coconut” – Nilsson
• “Conquistador” – Procol Harum
• “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast” – Wayne Newton
• “Day By Day” – Godspell
• [new] “Don’t You Mess Around With Jim” – Jim Croce
• [new] “Go All The Way” – Raspberries
• “Gone” – Joey Heatherton
• “Goodbye To Love” – Carpenters
• [new] “Guitar Man” – Bread
• “Happiest Girl In The Whole Usa” – Donna Fargo
• [new] “Happy” – Rolling Stones
• “Hold Her Tight” – Osmonds
• “Hold Your Head Up” – Argent
• “How Do You Do” – Mouth And Macneal
• “I Don’t Want To Be Right” – Luther Ingram
• “I’m Still In Love With You” – Al Green
• [new] “Join Together” – Who
• “Layla” – Derek And The Dominos
• “Lean On Me” – Bill Withers
• “Long Cool Woman” – Hollies
• [new] “Looking Through The Windows” – Jackson 5
• “Motorcycle Mama” – Sailcat
• “Outa Space / I Wrote A Simple Song” – Billy Preston
• “People Make The World Go Round” – Stylistics
• [new] “Power Of Love” – Joe Simon
• [new] “Rock & Roll” – Gary Glitter
• “Rocket Man” – Elton John
• [new] “Saturday In The Park” – Chicago
• “School’s Out” – Alice Cooper
• “Sealed With A Kiss” – Bobby Vinton
• [new] “Small Beginnings” – Flash
• “Take It Easy” – Eagles
• “Too Late To Turn Back Now” – Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose
• “Too Young” – Donny Osmond
• “Where Is The Love” – Roberta Flack And Donny Hathaway
• “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” – Jim Croce

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On the first of the month, “Bug Suspect Got Campaign Funds”, the first article in the famous Watergate investigative series by reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, appeared on the front page of The Washington Post.

Then on the 19th “The Midnight Special” was shown for the first time on USA television, beginning at 1:00 in the morning on most NBC stations. NBC’s experiment, aiming an early morning program at the 18- to 35-year-old audience that might stay up late on Friday nights, proved a success, and the rock concert series ran until 1981.

And on the 26th the 1972 Summer Olympics opened in Munich, West Germany, with the parade starting at 3:00 local time, and were declared open at 4:25 in the afternoon. The games featured 8,005 athletes from 122 nations.

What’d Sadie think?

It’s three weeks at the top for”Alone Again Naturally” by Gilbert O’sullivan before “Brandy” by Looking Glass has a week at number one.

But the real winner of the past couple of week’s is “Coconut” by Henry Nilsson which Sadie has been requesting on repeating and singing spontaneously. She’s even requested a coconut so she can make herself a drink.

Loved ’em

• “Guitar Man” – Bread
• “Happy” – Rolling Stones
• “Join Together” – Who
• “Power Of Love” – Joe Simon
• “Saturday In The Park” – Chicago

Liked ’em

• “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” – Mac Davis
• “Baby Let Me Take You” – Detroit Emeralds
• “Backstabbers” – O’jays
• “Beautiful Sunday” – Daniel Boone
• “Black And White” – Three Dog Night
• “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” – Partridge Family
• “Go All The Way” – Raspberries
• “Guitar Man” – Bread
• “Looking Through The Windows” – Jackson 5
• “Rock & Roll” – Gary Glitter
• “Small Beginnings” – Flash

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.