A month in a life – Sept 1971

All tracks released in September 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Epiphany Garrick's fairground
2 Take me back home Heron
3 Clowns Ed Welch
4 The fool Gilbert Montagne
5 Biggest gossip in town Rockin' horse
6 No smoke without fire Montanas
7 Bring a little light into my world Pickettywitch
8 You keep getting in your way Kentucky express
9 Do you know what I mean Lee Michaels
10 Life is a long song (EP) Jethro Tull *
11 Ain't it a sad thing R. Dean Taylor
12 Signs Five man electrical band
13 Long way from LA Canned heat
14 Look at yourself Uriah heep
15 I don't need no doctor Humble pie
16 Crash course in brain surgery Budgie
17 Reason to believe (07/71) Rod Stewart *
18 Marianne Stephen Stills
19 Ain't no sunshine Bill Withers
20 Whatcha see is whatcha get Dramatics
21 Slipped, tripped and fell in love Clarence Carter
22 Medicine bend Margie Joseph
23 Chairman of the board (08/71) Chairmen of the board *
24 Lady dawn Bells
25 Thanks Freedom
26 Superstar Carpenters *
27 California Sunday morning Brotherhood of man
28 One way wind Cats
29 Crazy love Helen Reddy
30 Wedding song (There is love) Paul Stookey
31 Take me home country roads John Denver & Fat city
32 Without a song from you Jane Relf
33 Butterfly (08/71) Daniel Gerard *
34 Freedom come, freedom go (08/71) Fortunes *
35 Sweet city woman Stampeders
36 Hey girl don't bother me (RR – 1964) Tams # 1
37 Sister big stuff John Holt
38 Sing sing Barbara Mardi Grass & Laurent
39 Simple game Four Tops *
40 You're the one for me Joe Simon
41 One way ticket Tyrone Davis
42 Society, don't let us down Barons
43 There's so much love all around me Three degrees
44 Ring a ring of roses Union express
45 Remember (07/71) Rock Candy *
46 Tweedle dee tweedle dum (08/71) Middle of the road *
47 Misaluba Cyan
48 Follow the leader Greyhound
49 Jamaica Honey boy
50 It's a lovely day Youngbloods
51 Reno Nevada Ian Matthews
52 Bye bye love Tompall & Glaser brothers
53 Keep on dancing (06/71) Bay city rollers *
54 Looky looky Cleveland people
55 Yes I understand Flying machine
56 We can make the world a whole lot brighter Chris Montez
57 One way ticket Mama Cass Elliot
58 I woke up in love this morning Partridge family
59 Sunshine Jonathan Edwards
60 Cousin Norman (08/71) Marmalade *
61 Talk it over in the morning Anne Murray
62 Sing children sing Lesley Duncan
63 Look around (and you'll find me there) Vince Hill *
64 Love is a beautiful song Barry Crocker
65 I love her more Randolph Walker
66 Take your love and run Barbara Lynn
67 Compared to what Mr. Flood's party
68 I'm still waiting (07/71) Diana Ross # 1
69 Whatever you say Four Seasons & Frankie Valli
70 Hold on Dave Dee
71 Here comes the queen Luther Grosvenor
72 Witch queen of New Orleans (08/71) Redbone *
73 I just want to celebrate Rare earth
74 Mrs. Hendry Manfred Mann
75 Downtown Mott the hoople
76 Tap turns on the water (08/71) C.C.S. *
77 Salt of the earth Dandy
78 You don't have to be in the army Mungo Jerry *
79 Everybody's missin' the sun Grin
80 All dressed in white Godson
81 Maggie May Rod Stewart *
82 Saturday morning confusion Bobby Russell
83 Another time another place Engelbert Humperdinck *
84 Read the signs Bruce Channel
85 Pais tropical Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77
86 Sultana (02/71) [A & B sides flipped on 14/05/71] Titanic *

A month in a life – Aug 1971

All tracks released in August 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Go down gamblin' Blood, Sweat & Tears
2 Get it on Chase
3 Double time woman Fuzzy duck
4 Back street luv (06/71) Curved air *
5 Say you don't love me Cliff Bennett
6 Stanger in blue suede shoes Kevin Ayers & the whole world
7 Carey Joni Mitchell
8 Cripple creek Great Jones
9 Bangle Desh (07/71) George Harrison *
10 Put you hand in the hand Brent Dowe
11 Soul motion Exciters
12 I'm just not ready for love Erma Franklin
13 Too busy thinking about my baby Gene Latter
14 Since I went away Dogfeet
15 I've been moved Andy Kim
16 Lovin' la la Linus & Little people
17 Daddy don't you walk so fast (06/71) Daniel Boone *
18 Sunday morning coming down Ernie Smith
19 You can touch me Paper Lace
20 Piccalilli lady Buddy Bohn
21 Where evil grows Poppy family
22 Gonna miss her mississippi White plains
23 Draggin' the line Tommy James
24 I believe (in love) Hot Chocolate *
25 All day music War
26 5, 10, 15, 20 years of love Presidents
27 I'm still waiting (07/71) Diana Ross # 1
28 Gonna be alright now Gayle McCormick
29 You're the reason why Ebonys
30 On the way out (on the way in) Jimmy Ruffin
31 Nathan Jones Supremes *
32 This beautiful day Levi Jackson
33 Lady of St.Clare Daylight
34 Trees and things Maxwell – Nicholson
35 Bright city Miller Anderson
36 Military madness Graham Nash
37 Near you Boz Scaggs
38 Far beyond If
39 Liar Three dog night
40 Rock me when he's gone Long John Baldry
41 The back seat of my car Paul & Linda McCartney *
42 The story in your eyes Moody blues
43 Hot pants James Brown
44 Give more power to the people (06/71) Chi-Lites *
45 Love me Impressions
46 Love me Rascals
47 Dear John Jackie Moore
48 Piece of my heart Children
49 Haunted Bob Clarke
50 It's about time Dillards
51 She didn't do magic Lobo
52 Only the strong survive Dave Barker
53 Did you ever (07/71) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood *
54 Canto de Ossanha (Let go) Caterina Valente
55 Nine by nine Ultrafox
56 (Love me like you did it) Last night Roy Orbison
57 Good lovin' Tammy Wynette
58 How can I unlove you Lynn Anderson
59 Little drops of silver (07/71) Gerry Monroe *
60 For all we know (07/71) Shirley Bassey *
61 Tell it like it is Nicky Thomas
62 Pidgeon Mac & Katie Kissoon
63 Got a feelin' in my bones Neon Philharmonic
64 Johnny said come over Jackie Lee
65 Have you seen my baby Steve Ellis
66 Goodbye media man Tom Fogerty
67 Get it on (07/71) T. Rex # 1
68 Teenage head Flamin' groovies
69 Ride with me Steppenwolf
70 Everything's gonna be alright Christie
71 Carmel mountain road Buckweat
72 Marai's wedding Brian Auger's oblivion express
73 It's too late (05/71) Carole King *
74 Follow me Mary Travers
75 First and last man Ralph McTell
76 Moon shadow [released as B side on 30 Oct 1970] Cat Stevens *
77 Dublin (New day EP) Thin Lizzy
78 Everything I see Leonie Hawthorn
79 Never be untrue Mixtures
80 You've got a friend James Taylor *
81 World song Petula Clark
82 It's summer Temptations
83 Like an open door Fuzz
84 Jesus Jeremy Faith & St. Mathews church choir

A month in a life – July 1971

All tracks released in July 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Gotta find you Rescue Co. No. 1
2 Jump on my wagon Hollingworth
3 Hello buddy (06/71) Tremeloes *
4 People I've got to dream Roger Cook
5 Jakaranda Lally Stott
6 Never can say goodbye Jackson 5 *
7 I've found someone of my own Free movement
8 Mr. Big stuff Jean Knight
9 At the top of the stairs (RR – 1968) Formations *
10 Black ant Osibisa
11 Funky Nassau Beginning of the end
12 Move on up (06/71) Curtis Mayfield *
13 Give up your guns Buoys
14 Been too long on the road Mark Lindsay
15 Nobody Doobie brothers
16 Sooner or later Grass roots
17 Got a bad leg Smoke Stack Crumble
18 You make me happy Curtis Maldoon
19 In my own time Family *
20 Devil's answer (05/71) Atomic rooster *
21 Living without you Manfred Mann
22 Follow your drum Don Fardon
23 Heartbreak hotel (RR – 1956) Elvis Presley *
24 House at Pooh corner Nitty gritty dirt band
25 Change partners Stephen Stills
26 You're not smiling Audience
27 Get it on T. Rex # 1
28 Soldier Blue (04/71) Buffy Sainte-Marie *
29 Better by far Vanity fare
30 We will Gilbert O'Sullivan *
31 Let my name be sorrow (06/71) Mary Hopkin *
32 Never dreamed you'd leave in summer Stevie Wonder
33 Stop, look, listen (to your heart) Stylistics
34 Never can say goodbye Isaac Hayes
35 He don't really love you (Mojo release) Delfonics
36 La-la means I love you (Bell RR – 1968) Delfonics *
37 I'm still waiting Diana Ross *
38 Bad water Raelettes
39 Hey girl don't bother me (RR – 1964) Tams *
40 Going in circles Charmers
41 She's not just another woman 8th day
42 Melting pot Booker T & MG's
43 Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep (01/71) Middle of the road # 1
44 What are you doing Sunday Dawn *
45 This is love Archies
46 Jose John Miles
47 We shall dance Demis Roussos
48 Hats off to the strangers Lighthouse
49 Bring America home Timber
50 Won't get fooled again Who *
51 Albert flasher Guess who
52 Tonight (05/71) Move *
53 Street fighting man Rolling Stones *
54 Non non rien n'a change Poppys
55 Rondo (Serenade 13 – Eine kleine nachtmusik) Waldo de los Rios
56 Never ending song of love (06/71) New Seekers *
57 Can't find the time Rose colored glass
58 Tom Tom Turnaround (06/71) New World *
59 Rings Cymarron
60 Mighty clouds of joy B.J. Thomas
61 Make me happy Bobby Bloom
62 Let your yeah be yeah Pioneers *
63 Girls are out to get you (RR – 1967) Fascinations *
64 I'm a lover Vernon Brown
65 Would you believe Jackie Lee
66 These things will keep me loving you (RR – 1966) Velvelettes *
67 I know I'm in love Chee chee & Pepy
68 Baby don't you know anymore Tina Charles
69 You've got a friend Andy Williams
70 Six weeks every summer Vikki Carr
71 Beautiful love Frank Ifield
72 Beginnings Chicago
73 I'm a believer Neil Diamond
74 Sweet hitch-hiker Creedence Clearwater Revival *
75 That's what I want Square set
76 Indian reservation Raiders
77 Flying machine (06/71) Cliff Richard *
78 Watching the river flow (06/71) Bob Dylan *
79 Rainbow chaser Pica
80 Walk the world away Teddy Brown
81 Get to the country Labi Siffre
82 Love means never having to say you're sorry Keith Mansfield orchestra
83 When love comes round again (06/71) Ken Dodd *
84 Jesu joy of man's desiring Jigsaw

A month in a life – June 1971

All tracks released in June 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Make no mistake Jackson & Jones
2 Goodbye forever Paul Brett Sage
3 Black and white (05/71) Greyhound *
4 Safari Peter Cowap
5 Take your hand away Merrymen
6 With my face on the floor Emitt Rhodes
7 Goddess of love Gentrys
8 Hello, hello, hello Stormy Petrel
9 Don't let it die (05/71) Hurricane Smith *
10 Never ending song of love Delaney, Bonnie & friends
11 Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep Mac & Katie Kissoon *
12 Treat her like a lady Cornelius brothers & Sister Rose
13 You're the one Three degrees
14 River deep mountain high Supremes & Four Tops *
15 Marjorie Gothic Horizon
16 Excuse me baby Chicory Tip
17 Chicago Graham Nash
18 Cry baby Janis Joplin
19 Invitation Earth & Fire
20 The visitor Quiet world
21 Hotel room Edgar Broughton Band
22 40 days of rain Penthouse
23 (And the) pictures in the sky (05/71) Medicine Head *
24 Covered wagon Danny O'Keefe
25 I'll be gone Spectrum
26 Jumpin' Jack Flash Johnny Winter
27 Get down get with it (EP) (05/71) Slade *
28 Tune to the music Status Quo
29 When you are a king (05/71) White plains *
30 Love song Olivia Newton John
31 If you could read my mind (02/71) Gordon Lightfoot *
32 Moonlight Julie Felix
33 Sing high, sing low Anne Murray
34 The return Roger James
35 You and I Brotherhood of man
36 Susan Jane Sarofeen and smoke
37 Summer is the season Riverbank
38 Show your face Sandie Shaw
39 Don't say you don't remember Beverly Bremers
40 Hey Sandy Colin Scott
41 Rainy Jane Davy Jones
42 I wish I could cry Gilbert O'Sullivan
43 Sweet and innocent Osmonds
44 It's a great life on the buses Quinceharmon
45 Knock three times (03/71) Dawn # 1
46 Summertime feeling Pickettywitch
47 Me and you and a dog named Boo (05/71) Lobo *
48 Smile Colonel Bagshot
49 So long, Marianne Brian Hyland
50 Tulsa Billy Joe Royal
51 Lazy weekend Troggs
52 The drum Bobby Sherman
53 Save my love for a rainy day Undisputed truth
54 I don't blame you at all (05/71) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles *
55 Bring the boys home Freda Payne
56 Baby don't wake me Del Davis
57 A soldier's prayer Oscar Harris & Twinkle stars
58 You've got a friend Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
59 If I were your woman Gladys Knight & Pips
60 Light sings 5th Dimension
61 Don't pull your love Hamilton, Frank & Reymolds
62 Lay it down Lonnie Mack
63 Real people Sonny & Cher
64 I love you because (RR – 1964) Jim Reeves *
65 That's the way I've always heard it should be Carly Simon
66 Maybe I'm amazed Lena Horne
67 Step in the right direction Sylvia McNeill
68 Long promised road Beach boys
69 Animal love Primitive man
70 Puppet man (05/71) Tom Jones *
71 Pied piper (04/71) Bob & Marcia *
72 The greatest love Tommy Roe
73 Where do you go Julie Rogers
74 All on a summer's day Butterscotch
75 Something wonderful Fantastics
76 Leap up and down (04/71) St Cecelia *
77 Co co Sweet *
78 Damn fool Exuma
79 Monkey spanner Dave & Ansel Collins *
80 Funky strip Charlie Boy
81 Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep (01/71) Middle of the road # 1
82 High time we went Joe Cocker
83 Sing a simple song Tomorrow's children

A month in a life – May 1971

All tracks released in May 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : Will chart as re-release in 1972
[**] : Will chart as A side in 1974

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 The next stop is mine Onyx
2 People love each other Brewer & Shipley
3 I sure like your smile Southern comfort
4 Somebody like me Bobbie Gentry
5 He's gonna step on you again (04/71) John Kongos *
6 Hey Willy Hollies *
7 My brother Jake (04/71) Free *
8 Lay it on me Fair weather
9 Ride the sky Lucifer's friend
10 Stone hearted mama Pretty things
11 Coldwater mornings Richard Barnes
12 Lady of the morning Marvin, Welch & Farrar
13 Time for the leaving Magna Carta
14 Rain (04/71) Bruce Ruffin *
15 See what you get out a me Black velvet
16 What's going on Marvin Gaye
17 Suspicious mind Dee Dee Warwick
18 Sweetness Joe Wilson
19 Pay to the piper Chairmen Of The Board *
20 We were always sweethearts Boz Scaggs
21 Lowdown Chicago
22 Stand for our rights Gary Wright
23 Sit yourself down Stephen Stills
24 Deep river Impi
25 Malt and Barley Blues (04/71) McGuinness Flint *
26 Dora, the female explorer Stackridge
27 Lady Rose Mungo Jerry *
28 California earthquake Norman Greenbaum
29 Joy to the world (04/71) Three dog night *
30 I want to be where you are Scarecrow
31 Adrienne Tommy James
32 California blues Redwing
33 Can you get it Ashton, Gardner & Dyke
34 Mountain over the hill Clem Curtis
35 Breakaway man Toby Jug
36 Happy Mary Tears
37 Acapulco gold Mason-Dixon
38 Oh you pretty things (04/71) Peter Noone *
39 The lady's changing home Tudor Lodge
40 How can you mend a broken heart Bee Gees
41 If Bread
42 Jerusalem Daliah Lavi
43 I am I said Neil Diamond *
44 Knock three times Dawn # 1
45 Chick-a-boom Daddy Dewdrop
46 Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep House
47 Soolaimon Les Humpries singers
48 I'm gonna run away from you (RR – 1966) Tami Lynn *
49 Rock me in the cradle Freda Payne
50 Want ads Honey Cone
51 Just seven numbers (04/71) Four Tops *
52 I love you for all seasons the Fuzz
53 True love and apple pie Susan Shirley
54 Banner man Blue mink *
55 Roly poly Baskin & Copperfield
56 Lazybones Jonathan King *
57 Double Barrel (08/70) Dave & Ansil Collins # 1
58 Rags to riches Elvis Presley *
59 Our love will rise again Engelbert Humperdinck
60 I think of you Perry Como *
61 Rainy days & Mondays Carpenters
62 And I love you so Bobby Goldsboro
63 Someone who cares Kenny Rogers & First Edition
64 Married to a memory Judy Lynn
65 You're my man Lynn Anderson
66 No love at all B.J. Thomas
67 Put a little love in your heart Mary Fraser Jones
68 I trust Byrds
69 I want to be there D.B.M. & T.
70 Woman Shape of the rain
71 True love that's a wonder Sandy Coast
72 Heaven must have sent you (RR – 1966) Elgins *
73 We can work it out Stevie Wonder *
74 Evidence Sweet inspirations
75 Help somebody Earth, wind & fire
76 Oye como va (A side) Santana
77 Samba pa ti (B side) Santana [**]
78 Lady Eleanor Lindisfarne [*]
79 Games Redeye
80 Glory glory Smyle
81 Sweet Mary Wadsworth mansion
82 I did what I did for Maria Tony Christie *
83 Good old Arsenal The Arsenal 1st Team Squad *
84 Goodbye yesterday Jimmy Cliff
85 Just my imagination (running away with me) Temptations *
86 Stay awhile Bells
87 Yamasuki Yamasuki's

A month in a life – April 1971

All tracks released in April 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart
[*} : Will chart as re-release in 1975

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Mozart 40 (03/71) Sovereign collection *
2 Jet song Design
3 Twelve gates to the city Graham Bond & Magick
4 Love her madly Doors
5 Between the road Paul Korda
6 It don't come easy Ringo Starr *
7 Who loves the sun Velvet underground
8 We're all playing in the same band Bert Sommer
9 Avalon Matthew Ellis
10 Tuesday's dead Cat Stevens
11 Way up there Young & Renshaw
12 Let me be turned to stone Peddlers
13 Me and my arrow Nilsson
14 To see such fun Cookies
15 On my side Cowsills
16 Pride comes before a fall Barracade
17 Mr. Tambourine man Johnny Johnson & Bandwagon
18 Honey (I need your love) Mighty Dodos
19 Sugar sugar (03/71) Sakkarin (Jonathan King) *
20 Fire and water [Atlantic release] Wilson Pickett
21 Running down deep Help yourself
22 Swim Jack Hammer
23 I can't be you, you can't be me Glass house
24 Mama's pearl Jackson 5 *
25 Catch my soul Gene Latter
26 United Drafi
27 Beginning to feel the pain Mac Davis
28 Loving eachother Bitter Almond
29 Silvery rain (03/71) Cliff Richard *
30 Doesn't somebody want to be wanted Partridge family
31 Knock three times (03/71) Dawn *
32 Freedom Sue and Sunny
33 When the love was given round Port Authority
34 God's children (EP Soundtrack of "Percy") Kinks
35 Snow blind friend Steppenwolf
36 When the party is over Robert John
37 I believe in everything John Entwistle
38 Making the same mistake Russell Stone
39 My brother Mary Tinsley
40 Indiana wants me (UK single version) (02/71) R. Dean Taylor *
41 Give me that pistol Stavely Makepeace
42 Rosetta (03/71) Georgie Fame & Alan Price *
43 Echoes and rainbows Black swan
44 San Francisco China Town Daisy Clan
45 Night of the warm witch Skid row
46 Eighteen Alice Cooper
47 Brown sugar Rolling Stones *
48 Shocking you Shocking blue
49 Time Crosswinds
50 Back to the people Bev Harrell
51 No love at all Bobbi Martin
52 The rugged cross Ethna Campbell [*]
53 Everybody clap Lulu
54 Obeah man Iron horse
55 Underneath the blanket go Gilbert O'Sullivan *
56 Jig-a-jig (05/70) East of Eden *
57 I knew him Joe Tex
58 If you need me [President release] Wilson Pickett
59 Try some buy some Ronnie Spector
60 Didn't I (blow your mind this time) (03/70) Delfonics *
61 Shake a hand Jose Feliciano
62 Why (02/71) Roger Whittaker *
63 Nothing much is happening today Norma Tanega
64 Stand by the one who loves you Gene Pitney
65 Anyone Sophia Loren
66 What's happening Edison Lighthouse
67 Honey bee (keep on stinging me) Weathermen (Jonathan King)
68 Chance in time (Un banc, un arbre, une rue) Severine *
69 When there's no you Engelbert Humperdinck
70 Music from "The six wives of Henry XIII" (EP) Early music consort *
71 It's a sin to tell a lie Gerry Monroe *
72 Man in black Johnny Cash
73 Promises promises Lynn Anderson
74 (Let my life be your) Love song Arrival
75 Life Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon band
76 Ridin' thumb Seals and Crofts
77 Goodie two shoes U.S. Sky
78 Hot love (EP) (02/71) T. Rex # 1
79 Carter Roy Budd
80 If you hold my hand Donna Hightower
81 Stranger in a strange land Leon Russell
82 Remember me (03/71) Diana Ross *
83 You and your folks, me and my folks Funkadelic
84 Mozart symphony nr. 40 Waldo de los Rios *

A month in a life – March 1971

All tracks released in March 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Love story (Where do I begin) (02/71) Shirley Bassey *
2 If not for you Bob Dylan
3 One toke over the line Brewer & Shipley
4 Days of the looking glass Anne Murray
5 Sweet baby James Tom Rush
6 Brand new day Al Kooper
7 Love the one you're with (02/71) Stephen Stills *
8 Everyday Chilliwack
9 Midnight rider Allman brothers band
10 Other side of life Christian
11 Mary, won't you warm my bed Colin Blunstone
12 My little one (02/71) Marmalade *
13 Morning of our lives Arkade
14 I'll give you the earth (11/70) Keith Michell *
15 Gypsy woman (10/70) Brian Hyland *
16 Keep the customer satisfied Gary Puckett
17 Come on love Jerry Naylor
18 It's a thing called love Shillingford Mill
19 It happened today Curved air
20 Witchwood (later withdrawn) Strawbs
21 I am free Eastwood
22 Don't you never Legend
23 Hang on to your life Guess who
24 I'm a bum Gloomys
25 Betty, Betty bye bye Mumma Bear
26 Reach out your hand Brotherhood of man
27 Hot love (EP) (02/71) T. Rex # 1
28 Sweet little woman Gumm
29 There's no more corn on the brasos Walkers (NL)
30 A good year for the roses George Jones
31 Bed of Rose's Statler brothers
32 Dream baby (How long must I dream) Glen Campbell *
33 Cried like a baby Bobby Sherman
34 Nickel song New Seekers
35 Go pray for tomorrow Rosetta Hightower
36 Rainbow (I love you) New Inspiration
37 Bridget the midget (02/71) Ray Stevens *
38 Love on borrowed time Maxine Nightingale
39 Cherish what is dear to you Freda Payne *
40 Give me love Flirtations
41 You shouldn't have set my soul on fire Inez Foxx
42 Together we can make such sweet music Motown Spinners
43 Hey blackman Eddie Robinson
44 These are the J.B.'s part 1 J.B.'s
45 You could have been a lady (01/71) Hot Chocolate *
46 Baby jump Mungo Jerry # 1
47 Free Chicago
48 House of the king Focus
49 Man of many faces Christie
50 Time is now Jericho Jones
51 Mocking bird Barclay James Harvest
52 Power to the people John Lennon & Plastic Ono band *
53 Alright now Steve Gibbons
54 The creeper Charlie Ace & Upsetters
55 Hey Mr. Holy man (UK single version) Kiss Inc.
56 Dragonfly Fleetwood Mac
57 Problem child Mark Lindsay
58 One bad thing New horizon
59 Take your love Steve Ellis
60 Hot pants Salvage
61 Put your hand in the hand Ocean
62 Funny funny (01/71) Sweet *
63 Jack in the box Clodagh Rodgers *
64 Something old, something new (02/71) Fantastics *
65 Love story (Where do I begin) (02/71) Andy Williams *
66 I will drink the wine (02/71) Frank Sinatra *
67 There goes my everything Elvis Presley *
68 If not for you (02/71) Olivia Newton John *
69 Have you ever seen the rain (01/71) Creedence Clearwater Revival *
70 Hey tonight (01/71) Creedence Clearwater Revival *
71 Tokaido lines Portrait
72 Here comes the sun Richie Havens
73 Telephone girl Assagai
74 Finding my way home Avalanche
75 Fresh as a daisy Emitt Rhodes
76 The shape I'm in the Band
77 We'll fly you to the promised land Les Humpries singers
78 A rose by any other name Drifters
79 Let's say goodbye tomorrow Jimmy Ruffin
80 Do me right Detroit Emeralds
81 Double Barrel (08/70) Dave & Ansil Collins *
82 Love story (Where do I begin) Ray Conniff singers
83 Lady in black (promo – release cancelled) Uriah heep

A month in a life – Feb 1971

All tracks released in February 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Stop I don't want to hear it anymore Melanie
2 Indian summer Audience
3 Another day Paul McCartney *
4 Thank your lucky star Labi Siffre
5 Rose garden (01/71) New World *
6 Who put the lights out (01/71) Dana *
7 I'll be home Vikki Carr
8 Theme from "Love story" Henry Mancini Orchestra
9 Oh me oh my B.J. Thomas
10 Say the right things Driftwood
11 Moonbeams Baskin & Copperfield
12 Two hearts are better than one Fitz & Dennis
13 Wake me I am dreaming Dave Munden
14 If you would stay Roger James Cooke
15 Song for Jimmy Wolfrilla
16 Sing fool sing Titanic
17 Inside looking out (33 rpm single) (01/71) Grand Funk railroad *
18 Delta lady Leon Russell
19 When you dance I can really love you Neil Young
20 Love to love you Caravan
21 D.O.A. Bloodrock
22 Tomorrow night (09/70) Atomic rooster *
23 Flash Duke of Burlington
24 Our house Onyx
25 My baby's gone Axiom
26 Hot love (EP) T. Rex *
27 Get on the right road Gary Wright
28 Chestnut mare (UK single edit) (01/71) Byrds *
29 The green green grass is dying Morning glory
30 Silver moon Michael Nesmith & First national band
31 My sweet Lord (01/71) George Harrison # 1
32 I was wondering Poppy Family
33 Chains and things B.B. King
34 Theme from "Love story" Peter Nero
35 I think I love you (11/70) Partridge family *
36 Every little move she makes White plains
37 My kind of music Marzipan
38 Birdie Soulful dynamics
39 Waldo P. Emerson Jones Pickettywitch
40 One bad apple Osmonds
41 If I ever get to you Rod Demick & Herbie Armstrong
42 Gypsy queen part 1 Gypsy (a.k.a. American gypsy)
43 I'm not my brother's keeper Flaming ember
44 Where you going to run to now Dobie Gillis
45 Everything's Tuesday Chairmen Of The Board *
46 Stop the war Edwin Starr *
47 Desdemona Searchers
48 Little miss goody two shoes Tommy Roe
49 Ra-ta-ta Rotation
50 Bye bye Bob Broken Consort
51 Decimal song Wilfred Brambell
52 I love you too much to lose you Simon Oates
53 When I was a freeport and you were the main drag Laura Nyro
54 I wanna be famous like my dad Vaughan Thomas
55 Wake me I am dreaming Love affair ft Auguste Eadon
56 Sweet Caroline (RR – 1969) Neil Diamond *
57 Here comes that rainy day feeling again Fortunes
58 Theme from "Love story" Baker street Philharmonic
59 Sally sunshine Miki Antony
60 Easy come easy go Mama Cass Elliot
61 Rose garden (01/71) Lynn Anderson *
62 Welcome to the world of love and laughter Petticoat and Vine
63 Angel baby Dusk
64 Singing a new song Freddie Waters
65 Forget me not (01/71) Martha Reeves & Vandellas *
66 I wanna thank you girl John Schroeder
67 Because I love you Master apprentices
68 Baby jump (01/71) Mungo Jerry *
69 Love it is Satisfaction
70 Wooly bully Canned heat
71 Nervous shakin' Kansas hook
72 Strange kind of woman Deep purple *
73 Walking (01/71) C.C.S. *

A month in a life – Jan 1971

All tracks released in January 1971 unless otherwise indicated

* : New entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Back to the river Damnation of Adam Blessing
2 Holy holy David Bowie
3 No matter what (11/70) Badfinger *
4 Apache drop out (11/70) Edgar Broughton Band *
5 I hear you knocking (10/70) Dave Edmunds' Rockpile # 1
6 Susie Mousetrap
7 Temptation eyes Grass roots
8 The good times are comin' Mama Cass Elliot
9 Faithful Marvin, Welch & Farrar
10 Coat of many colours Family dogg
11 Hold on to what you've got Bill & Buster
12 Watching Scotty grow Bobby Goldsboro
13 Fool on the hill (11/70) Shirley Bassey *
14 One less bell to answer 5th Dimension
15 You don't have to say you love me Elvis Presley *
16 Santa Lija (Sogno d'amore) Engelbert Humperdinck
17 Alison please Chris Kelly
18 Got to believe in love Lulu
19 The rain came Johnny Maestro
20 Stealing moments from another woman's life Glass house
21 Funky Chambers brothers
22 Ain't nothin' but a houseparty (RR – 1968) Showstoppers *
23 Rock me in the cradle Tracy
24 Heavy makes you happy (11/70) Bobby Bloom *
25 Sunny honey girl Cliff Richard *
26 Lotti Lotti MacArthur park
27 Lovin' la la Linus & the little people
28 Are you ready Andwella's dream
29 Who am I? Chameleon
30 Blind eye Wishbone ash
31 Spoiler Haystacks Balboa
32 Sarabande Beggars opera
33 Celebration Argent
34 Blue eyes in paradise Madrigal
35 Lovely lady The dog that bit people
36 Mama mama James Anderson
37 My sweet Lord George Harrison # 1
38 Stoney end (11/70) Barbra Streisand *
39 Candida (07/70) Dawn *
40 Sweet Caroline Anthony Armstrong Jones
41 Got love on my mind Perry Ford
42 Your song Elton John *
43 For the good times Ray Price
44 It's impossible Perry Como *
45 Rupert (11/70) Jackie Lee *
46 It's up to you, Petula Edison Lighthouse *
47 Spider Jefferson
48 Sally go round the roses Donna Gaines [Donna Summer]
49 Them changes Buddy Miles
50 I can't get next to you Al Green
51 It's all-in the mind Clarence Carter
52 You just can't win (by making that same mistake) Gene [Chandler] & Jerry [Butler]
53 Falling in and out of love Johnny Nash
54 Do the push and pull part 1 Rufus Thomas
55 Groove me King Floyd
56 It's the same old song (12/70) Weathermen (Jonathan King) *
57 Hold on it's coming (Take 1) Country Joe McDonald
58 Something to make you happy Cass Elliot & Dave Mason
59 Hello darkness Shocking blue
60 Right wheel, left hammer sham Tremeloes
61 Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner
62 Resurrection shuffle (11/70) Ashton, Gardner & Dyke *
63 Come round here, I'm the one you need (RR-66) Smokey Robinson & Miracles *
64 Got to believe in love Robin McNamara
65 A child no one wanted Brenda & Tabulations
66 I got to tell somebody Betty Everett
67 Stoned love Supremes *
68 She's a lady Tom Jones *
69 The song of my life Petula Clark *
70 We've only just begun (11/70) Carpenters *
71 Underground girl Colin Hare
72 Carolina day Livingston Taylor
73 We're going wrong Bryan Evans
74 The way you look tonight (11/70) Edward Woodward *
75 Las Vegas (10/70) Tony Christie *
76 World of fantasy Stamford bridge
77 Pushbike song (12/70) Mixtures *
78 The elephant song Philwit and Pegasus
79 Snakeskin Julie Felix
80 Baby don't you leave me Julie Rogers
81 Grandad (10/70) Clive Dunn # 1
82 What have they done to my song, Ma Melanie *
83 Singing my song Vikki Carr
84 Where have I been wrong Cats
85 Girl Don Fardon
86 Humming song Tony Burrows
87 Build my world around you Bobby & Dave
88 It was a good time (Rosy's theme) Eydie Gorme

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