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A month in a life – Dec 1970

All tracks released in December 1970 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 The man from Nazareth (10/70) John Paul Joans *
2 Dancing and drinking Plastic people
3 Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep (11/70) Lally Stott
4 Hush Joe South
5 Miss me in the morning Mike D'Abo
6 Apeman (11/70) Kinks *
7 Domino Van Morrison
8 Mad dogs and Englishmen Stone the crows
9 Ain't that tellin' you people Sue and Sunny
10 One mistake Johnny Goodison
11 I don't wanna cry Ronnie Dyson
12 Sweet young thing Twinkle brothers
13 Oh no not my baby Aretha Franklin
14 Baby don't you leave me Carol Woods
15 I'm better off without you (11/70) Main Ingredient
16 From now on Flaming youth
17 You're ready now (RR-1966) Frankie Valli *
18 Thank you very much (Scrooge soundtrack) Albert Finney & Anton Rodgers
19 Jumbleland Anita Harris
20 When there's no love left New Seekers
21 Child of mine Cilla Black
22 I just don't know what to do with myself Gary Puckett
23 Sunday morning coming down Hillsiders
24 Rock and roll hoochie koo Johnny Winter
25 Sleeping in the kitchen (11/70) Mogul Thrash
26 Pyramid Alan Bown
27 I hear you knocking (10/70) Dave Edmunds' Rockpile # 1
28 Peace will come (according to plan) Melanie
29 Jerusalem (10/70) Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass *
30 Children Eddie Avana
31 Celia of the seals Donovan & Danny Thompson
32 Black magic woman Santana
33 Sound of free Dennis Wilson and Rumbo
34 Suspicion Vivian Stanshall & Gargantuan Chums
35 L'Oiseau Julie Bergen
36 As the years go by Mashmakhan
37 Does anybody really know what time it is? Chicago
38 What'ya gonna do Swegas
39 Broken hearted (10/70) Ken Dodd *
40 Wandering hobo Crispian St. Peters
41 Broomstick cowboy Claudine Longet
42 Tried so hard Flying Burrito brothers
43 Old man Hank Jellybread
44 A Christman song Shawn Phillips
45 Amazing Grace (11/70) Judy Collins *
46 Lonely days (11/70) Bee Gees *
47 The song we used to sing Desmond Dekker
48 Sythetic world Jimmy Cliff
49 Witness to a war Jimmy Powell
50 You got to me (11/70) Miller James
51 Black skin blue eyed boys (11/70) Equals *
52 Hang on Vic Flick sound
53 The news from Spain Al Stewart

A month in a life – Nov 1970

All tracks released in November 1970 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : Will chart as re-release in 1972

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Most of all B.J.Thomas
2 Carolina in my mind (Apple release) James Taylor
3 Butterflies are free Keir Dullea
4 Home lovin' man Andy Williams *
5 This boy Brotherhood of man
6 Dawning of love Devotion
7 Deeper and deeper Freda Payne *
8 It's a shame (10/70) Detroit Spinners *
9 That's the way I want our love Joe Simon
10 Express yourself Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Str. R. band
11 You've got me dangling on a string Chairmen of the board *
12 Check yourself Duprees
13 While you're out looking for sugar Honey cone
14 Rock me in the cradle Penny Lane
15 Evil ways Johnny Mathis
16 When the war is over Long John Baldry
17 You're sailing away Billy Budd
18 And the grass won't pay no mind Mark Lindsay
19 Be my brother Marc Brierley
20 What you want to know Rare bird
21 Memo from Turner Mick Jagger *
22 Wild country Thunderclap newman
23 Revival (Love is everywhere) Allman brothers band
24 Clear white light (Part 2) Lindisfarne
25 Something Templeton twins
26 Lady Barbara (10/70) Herman's Hermits *
27 Baby, I won't let you down (10/70) Pickettywitch *
28 Chelsea morning Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
29 Country pie Nice
30 One man band Three dog night
31 She keeps giving me these feelings Velvet opera
32 See the light Flame
33 In my chair (10/70) Status Quo *
34 Woodstock (07/70) Matthew's southern comfort # 1
35 Festival D.B.M. & T
36 Something in you Manitoba
37 Baby walk back Gumm
38 Shoot 'em up baby Worth
39 Cracklin' Rosie (09/70) Neil Diamond *
40 Be my baby Andy Kim
41 Indian lady Lou Christie
42 Big leg woman (with a short short mini skirt) Israel "Popper Stopper" Tolbert
43 My own special way Jones girls
44 Blame it on the pony express (10/70) Johnny Johnson & Bandwagon *
45 Stay away from me Major Lance
46 If there's a hell below Curtis Mayfield
47 Heaven help us all (10/70) Stevie Wonder *
48 No, no, no Voices of East Harlem
49 Our house Crosby Stills Nash & Young
50 Fire and rain (10/70) James Taylor *
51 Life Legend
52 Comin' back to me Smith
53 Maggie Redbone
54 Best of both worlds Samantha Jones
55 My prayer (10/70) Gerry Monroe *
56 I've lost you Elvis Presley *
57 Santo Domingo Sandpipers
58 Lucretia Mac Evil Blood, sweat & tears
59 Voodoo Chile (EP) (10/70) Jimi Hendrix Experience # 1
60 I put a spell on you (EP) Demon fuzz
61 Way way down Jawbone
62 Share the land Guess who
63 Can't nobody see my face John Small
64 In a broken dream Python Lee Jackson [*]
65 When I'm dead and gone (10/70) McGuinness Flint *
66 If I ruled the world Buskers
67 The seagull's name was Nelson (08/70) Peter E. Bennett & Co-operation choir *
68 Nothing rhymed (10/70) Gilbert O'Sullivan *
69 Take to the mountains Country coalition
70 Carolina in my mind Crystal Mansion ft Johnny Caswell
71 I'll be there Jackson 5 *
72 Sunset strip Ray Stevens
73 It's only make believe Glen Campbell *
74 Sweet sweetheart Bobby Vee
75 Paradise alley Billy Fury
76 Dear madam Marilyn Powell
77 Grandad (10/70) Clive Dunn *
78 Excerpts from "Tommy" (EP) – Overture Who
79 She's coming back Alfie Khan
80 Spiral staircase Ralph McTell
81 Tears in the morning Beach Boys
82 Burning bridges Mike Curb Congregation
83 I hear you knocking (10/70) Dave Edmunds' Rockpile # 1
84 More good old rock 'n' roll (10/70) Dave Clark five *
85 6 by 6 Earl van Dyke

“A month in a life” – Oct 1970

All tracks released in October 1970 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : Will chart as re-issue in 1971
[+] : Originally b side – flipped in Oct 1970

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Heaven is here (09/70) Julie Felix *
2 Catch the wind Timothy Barclay
3 Julie do ya love me Bobby Sherman *
4 Anytime sunshine Crazy Paving
5 Everything's moving Rich Fever
6 The devil has possession of your mind Flying machine
7 Voodoo rhythm Key Largo
8 Beer drinking woman Judas Jump
9 See me feel me Who
10 Fancy Bobbie Gentry
11 Father & son (A side) Cat Stevens
12 Moonshadow (B side) Cat Stevens [*]
13 Something's wrong New world
14 Love is a funny sort of thing Westwind
15 Venus Samson
16 Gasoline alley bred (09/70) Hollies *
17 Go north (09/70) Richard Barnes *
18 Oh Susanna Silk
19 The witch (07/70) Rattles *
20 Come on and say it Grass roots
21 Green-eyed lady Sugarloaf
22 Daffodil Norman Haynes band
23 Still water (Love) (09/70) Four Tops *
24 Friendship train Gladys Knight & Pips
25 Baby, turn on to me Impressions
26 War Edwin Starr *
27 Band of gold (08/70) Freda Payne # 1
28 If I let you Carol Woods
29 Now be thankful Fairport convention
30 Country girl Brinsley Schwarz
31 Purple song First national nothing ft J. Marks
32 Esmerelda Abel Fletcher
33 One more mile (and darling I'll be home) Kes Wyndham
34 It don't matter to me Bread
35 Think about your children Mary Hopkin *
36 To my father's house Les Humpries singers
37 Baby I need your loving O.C. Smith
38 Somebody's been sleeping 100 proof aged in soul
39 It's wonderful (to be loved by you) Jimmy Ruffin *
40 Part time love Ann Peebles
41 Patches (09/70) Clarence Carter *
42 When you get right down to it Delfonics
43 Montego Bay (09/70) Freddie Notes & The Rudies *
44 Cecelia Simon & Garfunkel
45 Let me bring you up Ron Dante
46 Beautiful second hand man Ginette Reno
47 I've still got my heart, Joe (09/70) [+] Tony Burrows
48 I never had your lovin' Hines, Hines and dad
49 That's where I went wrong Poppy Family
50 Snowbird (08/70) Anne Murray *
51 New world in the morning (09/70) Roger Whittaker *
52 MacArthur park Tony Bennett
53 Day is done Brooklyn bridge
54 Joe Hill Dubliners
55 Shady lady (09/70) Gene Pitney *
56 The way I feel Tony Hazzard
57 Cry me a river Joe Cocker
58 Time to kill Band
59 Vietnam Rose Whichwhat
60 Ride the white swan T. Rex *
61 I can hear you calling Bush
62 Pretty woman (09/70) Juicy Lucy *
63 Ruby is the one Earth & Fire
64 Sittin' on a rainbow Mountain
65 Better by you – better by me Spencer Mac
66 Whole lotta love (09/70) [+] C.C.S. *
67 Indian reservation (RR – 1967) Don Fardon *
68 Jubilation Roger James Cooke
69 After midnight Eric Clapton
70 San Bernadino (09/70) Christie *
71 Angelina [+] Gulliver
72 Mr. Bojangles Nitty gritty dirt band
73 Morning Jack Carter
74 What have they done to my song, ma (06/70) New Seekers *
75 Time waits for no-one Friends of distinction
76 Julie do ya love me White plains *
77 We can make music Tommy Roe
78 There must be a reason Billie Davis
79 To my father's house Edwin Hawkins singers
80 Eli's coming Linda Hoyle & Affinity
81 Shylock bay Driftwood
82 Get up, I feel like being a sex machine (09/70) James Brown *
83 Engine # 9 Wilson Pickett
84 Westbound # 9 Flaming ember
85 Woodstock (07/70) Matthew's southern comfort # 1
86 Make it easy on yourself (live) Dionne Warwick

“A month in a life” – Sept 1970

All tracks released in September 1970 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Ball of confusion Temptations *
2 One part, two parts David Porter
3 Do you see my love (for you growing) Jr. Walker & All stars
4 My girl Eddie Floyd
5 Stand by your man Candi Staton
6 Right on be free Voices of East Harlem
7 Tears of a clown (07/70) Smokey Robinson & Miracles # 1
8 These things will keep me loving you Romey Carr
9 Go where you wanna go Mamas & Papas
10 Catch me, catch me Sweetcorn
11 Peaceful mountain Annie Bright
12 On the beach 5th Dimension
13 Don't it make you want to go home? Brook Benton
14 Our world Blue mink *
15 Woodstock (07/70) Matthew's southern comfort *
16 Joseph Quartet
17 What's it all about Putney Bridge
18 Every little minute Andwella
19 Animal zoo Spirit
20 Cinnamon girl Neil Young & Crazy horse
21 Big black dog Humble Pie
22 Tell the truth Derek & the Dominos
23 Tell the story Greatest show on earth
24 Long as I can see the light (08/70) Creedence Clearwater Revival *
25 Know who you are Slade
26 Close to you Purple heart
27 Long long time Linda Ronstadt
28 Joanne Michael Nesmith & First national band
29 Airport song Magna Carta
30 Angels don't lie (08/70) Jim Reeves *
31 The tip of my fingers Des O'Connor *
32 I will follow you Dana
33 The wonder of you (07/70) Elvis Presley # 1
34 Everything a man could ever need (08/70) Glen Campbell *
35 Every little move she makes Tony Burrows
36 Carolina's coming home Vanity fare
37 Gimme some lovin' Delltones
38 Kickin' it back to you Eagle
39 Back home Golden earring
40 One night stand Magic Lanterns
41 Everybody Asterix
42 Tickatoo Dizzy man's band
43 Got to be mellow Barry Biggs
44 My way Samantha Jones
45 How can I be sure Dusty Springfield *
46 Do what you wanna do Five flights up
47 I ain't got time any more (08/70) Cliff Richard *
48 Evie Steve Ellis
49 Glory glory Rascals
50 A song that never comes Mama Cass Elliot
51 Border song Dorothy Morrison
52 Black Pearl (08/70) Horace Faith *
53 Hell Hound Duffy Power
54 Down at Ralph's joint Booker T & MG's
55 Ruby Tuesday (08/70) Melanie *
56 Riki tiki tavi Donovan & the Open road
57 Angelina The world (Neil Innes)
58 Sometimes I wonder Sheridan & Price
59 Morning much better Ten Wheel Drive & Genya Ravan
60 Timothy Buoys
61 All I need Kingdom
62 Highway Fat Mattress
63 Happy being me Manfred Mann chapter III
64 Me and my life (08/70) Tremeloes *
65 They long to be close to you (07/70) Carpenters *
66 Sweetheart (08/70) Engelbert Humperdinck *
67 Easy come easy go Frank Ifield
68 I'll take care of your cares Sonny Knowles
69 Cry Gerry Monroe *
70 Whatever I am (you made me) Nina Simone
71 Don't you know a true love O'Jays
72 Band of gold (08/70) Freda Payne # 1
73 That's what you mean to me Kelly brothers
74 Why don't you love me John Miles
75 Love needs love Daisy Clan
76 Dragonfly High noon
77 Ain't no mountain high enough (08/70) Diana Ross *
78 All I want to be is your woman Carolyn Franklin
79 Curried soul Mr. Bloe

“A month in a life” – Aug 1970

All tracks released in August 1970 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 The weaver's answer (EP: Strange band) (07/70) Family *
2 3D Mona Lisa Paul Brett Sage
3 Hi-de-ho (That old sweet roll) Blood, Sweat & Tears
4 Maybe I'm amazed Fickle pickle
5 Let the world wash in I Luv Wight (aka Kaleidoscope)
6 So close Jake Holmes
7 Make it with you (07/70) Bread *
8 Wild world (07/70) Jimmy Cliff *
9 Recollections of Jessica Gospel Oak
10 Uncle John's band Grateful dead
11 Three day nation Gary Osborne
12 Handsome Johnny Richie Havens
13 Which way you goin', Billy (10/69) Poppy Family *
14 Lydia Blue Yogurt
15 I've gotta have you Horatio
16 What am I gonna do Smith
17 Spanish eyes (RR – 1966) Al Martino *
18 Daydream Gunther Kallman choir
19 One day of your life Alex Keenan
20 Fire and rain Georgie Fame
21 You've been my inspiration Main Ingredient
22 Don't play that song Aretha Franklin *
23 Give me just a little more time Chairmen of the board *
24 Soldiers who wanna be heroes (70's version) Rod McKuen
25 The reason Thunderclap newman
26 Umbopo Doctor Father
27 Joe Hill Joan Baez
28 Me and Bobby McGee Gordon Lightfoot
29 Can you hear me now Mick Softley
30 Mr President (06/70) D B M & T *
31 Sweet water Brass monkey
32 Only you know and I know Dave Mason
33 Go call Mary Abel Fletcher
34 I can remember Oliver
35 Harry Lucky Carol Grimes & Delivery
36 She brings the morning with her Justine
37 Song from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) The Mash
38 No love at all John Rowles
39 It's so easy (07/70) Andy Williams *
40 Really into somethin' Susan Shirley
41 Cherry, cherry Jonathan King
42 Summertime blues (07/70) Who *
43 Paranoid Black sabbath *
44 Black night (06/70) Deep purple *
45 Some time for thinking Hunter
46 Taking some time on Barclay James Harvest
47 Gimme shelter Merry Clayton
48 Love is life (06/70) Hot Chocolate *
49 What does it take to win your love Alton Ellis
50 Wherefore and why Johnny Mathis
51 My way (07/70) Dorothy Squires *
52 The wonder of you (07/70) Elvis Presley # 1
53 Love is spreading over the world Perry Como
54 L-Dopa Maynard Ferguson
55 Down to the valley Nilsson
56 Roly poly Stamford bridge
57 Mama told me not to come (07/70) Three dog night *
58 Is this what I get for loving you Vaughan Thomas
59 I could never live without your love Toomorrow (& Olivia Newton John)
60 Lovin' you baby White plains
61 Maybe Father's brown
62 O-o-h child Five stairsteps
63 Steal away Johnny Taylor
64 Jacob's ladder Doris Troy
65 Jimmy Mack (RR – 1967) Martha Reeves & Vandellas *
66 So much love Faith, Hope and Charity
67 Montego bay Bobby Bloom *
68 My cup Bob Marley & Wailers
69 Gotta clear my head Godwin set
70 Hello hello Caravan
71 Ballad of Marmalade Emma and Teddy Grimes Hard meat
72 Save your sugar for me Tony Joe White
73 You better think twice Poco
74 Hurry on sundown Hawkwind
75 People talking around Los Bravos
76 The love you save (07/70) Jackson 5 *
77 Tears of a clown (07/70) Smokey Robinson & Miracles *
78 You can get it if you really want it (07/70) Desmond Dekker *
79 Ain't no mountain high enough Vikki Carr
80 High time (you put your tears away) Barry Mason
81 It makes no difference Joe Dolan
82 I (who have nothing) Tom Jones *
83 Hawaii five O Mort Stevens orchestra