TOP 20 ALBUMS 2nd February 1974

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20 - “Till” from the album Greatest Hits
TOM JONES

19 - “Cecilia” from the album Bridge Over Troubled Water
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

18 - “Aladdin Sane” from the album Aladdin Sane
DAVID BOWIE

17 - “Candle In The Wind” from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
ELTON JOHN

16 - “The Long And Winding Road” from the album The Beatles - 1967 To 1970
BEATLES

15 - “In My Life” from the album The Beatles - 1962 To 1966
BEATLES

14 - “Just Like You” from the album Stranded
ROXY MUSIC

13 - “Touch Me In The Morning” from the album Touch Me In The Morning
DIANA ROSS

12 - “Jerusalem” from the album Brain Salad Surgery
EMERSON LAKE & PALMER

11 - “Sorrow” from the album Pin Ups
DAVID BOWIE

10 - “One Way Hotel” from the album Sladest
SLADE

9 - “Breathe” from the album The Dark Side Of The Moon
PINK FLOYD

8 - “Band On The Run” from the album Band On The Run
PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS

7 - “I’m A Writer Not A Fighter” from the album I'm A Writer Not A Fighter
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN

6 - “The Sound Of Silence” from the album Greatest Hits
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

5 - “Extract” from the album Tubular Bells
MIKE OLDFIELD

4 - “Jealous Guy” from the album Overtures And Beginners
ROD STEWART & THE FACES

3 - “I Want To Give” from the album And I Love You So
PERRY COMO

2 - “Why Is Everybody Going Home?” from the album Silver Bird
LEO SAYER

1 - “Jambalaya (On The Bayou)” from the album The Singles 1969-1973
CARPENTERS 

NEW CHART ENTRIES FOR FEBRUARY 1974

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Singles that entered the UK charts in February 1974 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)...

(highest UK chart position in brackets)

01 Love Unlimited Orchestra - Loves Theme (10)
02 Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong (36)
03 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive (1)
04 Marc Bolan & T Rex - Teenage Dream (13)
05 Lena Zavaroni - Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me) (10)
06 Hollies - Air That I Breathe (2)
07 Medicine Head - Slip and Slide (22)
08 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Happiness Is Me And You (19)
09 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha La La La) (6)
10 Neil Sedaka - A Little Lovin' (34)
11 Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind (1)
12 Hudson Ford - Burn Baby Burn (15)
13 Melanie - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (27)
14 Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (2)
15 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (26)
16 Cher - Dark Lady (36)
17 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (5)
18 Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen (4)
19 Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero (1)
20 Freddie Starr - It's You (9)
21 Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (Part 1) (31)
22 Smokey Robinson - Just My Soul Responding (35)
23 Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are (21)

TOP 60 UK SINGLES FOR 1973

UK TOP 60 SINGLES OF 1973

60   Dawn - Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose

59   Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash

58   Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

57   Rolling Stones - Angie

56   Faces - Cindy Incidentally

55   Elton John - Daniel

54   Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song

53   Osmonds - Going Home

52   Mud - Dyna Mite

51   Focus - Sylvia

50   Marie Osmond - Paper Roses

49   David Cassidy - Some Kind Of A Summer

49   David Cassidy - I Am A Clown

48   Hotshots - Snoopy Versus The Red Baron

47   T Rex - 20th Century Boy

46   Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never

45   Cliff Richard - Power to All Our Friends

44   Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo

43   Detroit Emeralds - Feel the Need in Me

42   David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome

41   Status Quo - Caroline

40   David Bowie - The Jean Genie

39   Osmonds - Let Me In

38   Limmie & The Family Cookin' - You Can Do Magic

37   Medicine Head - One And One Is One

36   David Bowie - Sorrow

35   Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright

34   Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits

33   David Essex - Rock On

32   Fleetwood Mac - Albatross

31   Carly Simon - Youre So Vain

30   Slade - My Friend Stan

29   Suzi Quatro - Can The Can

28   Carpenters - Yesterday Once More

27   Sweet - Hell Raiser

26   David Bowie - Life On Mars

25   Wizzard - Angel Fingers

24   Strawbs - Part Of The Union

23   Barry Blue – (Dancing) On A Saturday Night

22   Perry Como - For The Good Times

21   Bobby Boris Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash

20   10cc - Rubber Bullets

19   Donny Osmond - Young Love

18   Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me

17   Sweet - Ballroom Blitz

16   Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down

15   Gary Glitter - Hello Hello

14   Perry Como - And I Love You So

13   Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me

12   Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool

11   David Cassidy - The Puppy Song

11   David Cassidy - Daydreamer

10   Al Martino - Spanish Eyes

09   Donny Osmond - Twelfth Of Never

08   Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love

07   Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)

06   Wizzard - See My Baby Jive

05   Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize

04   Sweet - Blockbuster

03   Peters & Lee - Welcome Home

02   Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level

01   Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree

NEW CHART ENTRIES FOR OCTOBER 1973

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Singles that entered the UK charts in October 1973 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)...

(highest UK chart position in brackets)

01 Slade - My Friend Stan (2)
02 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (14)
03 Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards (13)
04 Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (12)
05 Strawbs - Shine On Silver Sun (34)
06 David Cassidy - Daydreamer (1)
07 David Cassidy - Puppy Song (3)
08 The Who - 5'15 (20)
09 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (29)
10 Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (11)
11 Hollies - Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee (24)
12 David Bowie - Sorrow (3)
13 The Carpenters - Top Of The World (5)
14 Glyn Poole - Milly Molly Mandy (35)
15 Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Is All (44)
16 Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards (22)
17 Limmie & The Family Cookin - Dreamboat (31)
18 Ringo Starr - Photograph (8)
19 Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me (14)
20 Osmonds - Let Me In (2)
21 Mud - Dyna Mite (4)
22 Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (14)