April 24, 1971

----- DROPOUTS -----
Where Did They Go, Lord / Rags To Riches - Elvis Presley ----- 33 / 4
Soul Power (Pt. 1) - James Brown ----- 29 (2) / 6
You're All I Need To Get By - Aretha Franklin ----- 19 / 7
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Glen Campbell ----- 31 / 4
Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) - The Staple Singers ----- 27 (2) / 5


 40 --- Woodstock - Matthews' Southern Comfort (42)
 39 --- Here Comes The Sun - Richie Havens (46)
30 38 --- Blue Money - Van Morrison
 37 --- Love Her Madly - The Doors (45)
38 36 --- Don't Change On Me - Ray Charles
39 35 --- I Love You For All Seasons - The Fuzz
36 34 --- Friends - Elton John
18 33 --- What Is Life - George Harrison
29 32 --- Oye Como Va - Santana
33 31 --- Baby Let Me Kiss You - King Floyd

 30 --- Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo (47)
19 29 --- Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes - The 5th Dimension
24 28 --- Temptation Eyes - The Grass Roots
37 27 --- I Don't Blame You At All - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
32 26 --- Timothy - The Buoys
26 25 --- I Play And Sing - Dawn
 24 --- Bridge Over Troubled Water / Brand New Me - Aretha Franklin (57)
11 23 --- Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
16 22 --- No Love At All - B.J. Thomas
22 21 --- Eighteen - Alice Cooper

17 20 --- (Where Do I Begin) Love Story - Andy Williams
14 19 --- Wild World - Cat Stevens
15 18 --- Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith
25 17 --- Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop
08 16 --- Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy
28 15 --- Power To The People - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band
23 14 --- We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder
09 13 --- For All We Know - Carpenters
07 12 --- Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin      
10 11 --- One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley

21 10 --- Stay Awhile - The Bells
04 09 --- She's A Lady - Tom Jones
20 08 --- If - Bread
03 07 --- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations      
12 06 --- I Am...I Said / Done Too Soon - Neil Diamond
05 05 --- Another Day / Oh Woman Oh Why - Paul McCartney
13 04 --- Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5
06 03 --- Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
02 02 --- What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
01 01 --- Joy To The World - Three Dog Night      


New names this week include Ian Matthews, hence #40. Richie Havens brings it on, while Lobo makes a classic entrance.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 24-30 April 1971

01 01 HOT LOVE T-Rex ******
02 04 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansil Collins
03 02 BRIDGET THE MIDGET Ray Stevens
04 06 WHERE DO I BEGIN? Andy Williams
05 03 ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson
06 14 MOZART SYMPHONY #40 Waldo de los Rios
07 08 IF NOT FOR YOU Olivia Newton-John
08 09 WALKIN' C.C.S.
09 21 SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW The Fantastics
10 05 JACK IN THE BOX Clodagh Rodgers

11 07 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Elvis Presley
12 29 IT DON'T COME EASY Ringo Starr
13 18 REMEMBER ME Diana Ross
14 15 FUNNY, FUNNY The Sweet
15 30 ROSETTA Fame and Price Together
16 10 POWER TO THE PEOPLE John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band
17 11 ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney
18 20 KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn
19 17 STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN Deep Purple
20 12 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE Perry Como

21 -- BROWN SUGAR / BITCH / LET IT ROCK The Rolling Stones
22 24 MY LITTLE ONE Marmalade
23 26 MY WAY Frank Sinatra
24 23 AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins
25 31 MAMA'S PEARL The Jackson Five
26 25 MY SWEET LORD George Harrison *****
27 33 SILVERY RAIN Cliff Richard
28 27 MOZART 40 Sovereign Collection
29 36 IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE Gerry Monroe
30 37 INDIANA WANTS ME R. Dean Taylor

31 16 I WILL DRINK THE WINE Frank Sinatra
32 13 BABY, JUMP Mungo Jerry **
33 19 THE PUSHBIKE SONG The Mixtures
34 -- JIG-A-JIG East of Eden
35 38 YOU COULD'VE BEEN A LADY Hot Chocolate
36 28 GRANDAD Clive Dunn ***
37 -- SUGAR SUGAR Sakkarin
38 35 ROSE GARDEN New World
39 22 SWEET CAROLINE Neil Diamond
40 34 WHERE DO I BEGIN? Shirley Bassey

-- 32 TOMORROW NIGHT Atomic Rooster
-- 39 WHO PUT THE LIGHTS OUT? Dana
-- 40 EVERYTHING'S TUESDAY Chairmen of the Board


A one-hit wonder comes from East of Eden, whilst Sakkarin is another alias for Jonathan King