December 19, 1970

----- DROPOUTS -----
Heed The Call - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition ----- 33 / 5
Let's Work Together - Canned Heat ----- 26 (2) / 6
Yellow River Christie ----- 23 (2) / 8
See Me, Feel Me - The Who ----- 12 (2) / 9
Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor ----- 5 (2) / 13


 40 --- Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson (48 )
 39 --- Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills (67)
 38 --- Your Song - Elton John (49)
 37 --- Border Song (Holy Moses) / You And Me - Aretha Franklin (41)
39 36 --- Do It - Neil Diamond
38 35 --- I'm Not My Brothers Keeper - The Flaming Ember
26 34 --- Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett
33 33 --- Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young
 32 --- If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & The Pips (42)
36 31 --- Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

35 30 --- River Deep - Mountain High - The Supremes & Four Tops
34 29 --- It's Impossible - Perry Como
30 28 --- Groove Me - King Floyd
40 27 --- Stoney End - Barbra Streisand
29 26 --- Can't Stop Loving You - Tom Jones
32 25 --- Pay To The Piper - Chairman Of The Board
14 24 --- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me / Patch It Up - Elvis Presley
28 23 --- One Man Band - Three Dog Night
17 22 --- Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
15 21 --- Fire And Rain - James Taylor

21 20 --- He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother - Neil Diamond
23 19 --- For The Good Times - Ray Price
18 18 --- After Midnight - Eric Clapton
19 17 --- Be My Baby - Andy Kim
16 16 --- Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder
22 15 --- Domino - Van Morrison
05 14 --- I'll Be There - Jackson 5            
13 13 --- 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) - The Presidents
11 12 --- We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters
10 11 --- Share The Land - The Guess Who

08 10 --- No Matter What - Badfinger
03 09 --- Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland
09 08 --- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Chicago
12 07 --- Stoned Love - The Supremes
20 06 --- Knock Three Times - Dawn
07 05 --- Black Magic Woman - Santana
02 04 --- I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy        
04 03 --- One Less Bell To Answer - The 5th Dimension
06 02 --- My Sweet Lord / Isn't It A Pity - George Harrison
01 01 --- The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles      


Noted new artists this week are Lynn Anderson, Stephen Stills. Still, what truly mskes this chart a classic is the first appearance of super legend Elton John!

R1 SINGLES CHART - 19-25 December 1970

01 01 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Dave Edmunds ****
02 02 WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE McGuinness Flint
03 03 CRACKLIN' ROSIE Neil Diamond
04 04 IT'S ONLY MAKE-BELIEVE Glen Campbell
05 13 I'LL BE THERE The Jackson Five
06 17 GRANDAD Clive Dunn
07 07 HOME LOVIN' MAN Andy Williams
08 11 NOTHING RHYMED Gilbert O'Sullivan
09 12 MY PRAYER Gerry Monroe
10 08 YOU'VE GOT ME DANGLING ON A STRING Chairmen of the Board

11 05 VOODOO CHILE Jimi Hendrix Experience *
12 06 RIDE A WHITE SWAN T-Rex
13 09 INDIAN RESERVATION Don Fardon
14 10 I'VE LOST YOU Elvis Presley
15 22 BLAME IT ON THE PONY EXPRESS Johnny Johnson and his Bandwagon
16 14 JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME? White Plains
17 16 LADY BARBARA Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits
18 30 BROKEN-HEARTED Ken Dodd
19 19 IT'S WONDERFUL Jimmy Ruffin
20 26 IT'S A SHAME Motown Spinners

21 21 WOODSTOCK Matthew's Southern Comfort ***
22 18 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE C.C.S.
23 15 SAN BERNADINO Christie
24 25 NEW WORLD IN THE MORNING Roger Whittaker
25 RE MY WAY Dorothy Squires
26 24 MY WAY Frank Sinatra
27 20 WAR Edwin Starr
28 23 PATCHES Clarence Carter
29 28 SNOWBIRD Anne Murray
30 36 HEAVEN, HELP US ALL Stevie Wonder

31 34 BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne ******
32 32 APEMAN The Kinks
33 39 DEEPER AND DEEPER Freda Payne
34 -- AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins
35 RE ME AND MY LIFE The Tremeloes
36 40 LONELY DAYS The Bee Gees
37 37 THE TIP OF MY FINGERS Des O'Connor
38 RE PARANOID Black Sabbath
39 33 BABY, I WON'T LET YOU DOWN Pickettywitch
40 35 RUBY TUESDAY Melanie

-- 27 IN MY CHAIR Status Quo
-- 29 YOU'RE READY NOW Frankie Valli
-- 31 THE WITCH The Rattles
-- 38 THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN Mary Hopkin