April 17, 1971

----- DROPOUTS -----
Free - Chicago ----- 20 / 6
Amos Moses - Jerry Reed ----- 8 (2) / 14
One Bad Apple - The Osmonds ----- 1 (5) / 12         
Cried Like A Baby - Bobby Sherman ----- 16 (2) / 7


33 40 --- Where Did They Go, Lord / Rags To Riches - Elvis Presley
 39 --- I Love You For All Seasons - The Fuzz (43)
 38 --- Don't Change On Me - Ray Charles (42)
 37 --- I Don't Blame You At All - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (44)
38 36 --- Friends - Elton John
29 35 --- Soul Power (Pt. 1) - James Brown
26 34 --- You're All I Need To Get By - Aretha Franklin
35 33 --- Baby Let Me Kiss You - King Floyd
 32 --- Timothy - The Buoys (41)
32 31 --- Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Glen Campbell

23 30 --- Blue Money - Van Morrison
18 29 --- Oye Como Va - Santana
40 28 --- Power To The People - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band
27 27 --- Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) - The Staple Singers
30 26 --- I Play And Sing - Dawn
39 25 --- Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop
20 24 --- Temptation Eyes - The Grass Roots
24 23 --- We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder
22 22 --- Eighteen - Alice Cooper
25 21 --- Stay Awhile - The Bells

28 20 --- If - Bread
21 19 --- Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes - The 5th Dimension
14 18 --- What Is Life - George Harrison
13 17 --- (Where Do I Begin) Love Story - Andy Williams
17 16 --- No Love At All - B.J. Thomas
12 15 --- Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith
11 14 --- Wild World - Cat Stevens
15 13 --- Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5
19 12 --- I Am...I Said / Done Too Soon - Neil Diamond
09 11 --- Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner

10 10 --- One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley
05 09 --- For All We Know - Carpenters
07 08 --- Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy
06 07 --- Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin      
16 06 --- Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
08 05 --- Another Day / Oh Woman Oh Why - Paul McCartney
04 04 --- She's A Lady - Tom Jones
01 03 --- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations      
02 02 --- What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
03 01 --- Joy To The World - Three Dog Night    


Two new one-hit wonders this week .... The Fuzz and The Buoys.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 17-23 April 1971

01 01 HOT LOVE T-Rex *****
02 02 BRIDGET THE MIDGET Ray Stevens
03 03 ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson
04 17 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansil Collins
05 04 JACK IN THE BOX Clodagh Rodgers
06 13 WHERE DO I BEGIN? Andy Williams
07 06 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Elvis Presley
08 12 IF NOT FOR YOU Olivia Newton-John
09 07 WALKIN' C.C.S.
10 08 POWER TO THE PEOPLE John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band

11 05 ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney
12 09 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE Perry Como
13 10 BABY, JUMP Mungo Jerry **
14 26 MOZART SYMPHONY #40 Waldo de los Rios
15 20 FUNNY, FUNNY The Sweet
16 23 I WILL DRINK THE WINE Frank Sinatra
17 11 STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN Deep Purple
18 28 REMEMBER ME Diana Ross
19 16 THE PUSHBIKE SONG The Mixtures
20 32 KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn

21 21 SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW The Fantastics
22 15 SWEET CAROLINE Neil Diamond
23 18 AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins
24 31 MY LITTLE ONE Marmalade
25 14 MY SWEET LORD George Harrison *****
26 25 MY WAY Frank Sinatra
27 37 MOZART 40 Sovereign Collection
28 24 GRANDAD Clive Dunn ***
29 -- IT DON'T COME EASY Ringo Starr
30 -- ROSETTA Fame and Price Together

31 35 MAMA'S PEARL The Jackson Five
32 27 TOMORROW NIGHT Atomic Rooster
33 36 SILVERY RAIN Cliff Richard
34 34 WHERE DO I BEGIN? Shirley Bassey
35 19 ROSE GARDEN New World
36 -- IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE Gerry Monroe
37 38 INDIANA WANTS ME R. Dean Taylor
38 22 YOU COULD'VE BEEN A LADY Hot Chocolate
39 29 WHO PUT THE LIGHTS OUT? Dana
40 30 EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY Chairmen of the Board

-- 33 RESURRECTION SHUFFLE Ashton, Gardner & Dyke
-- 39 STONED LOVE The Supremes
-- 40 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN? Creedence Clearwater Revival


With his debut here, Ringo Starr becomes the final Beatle to start his solo career