January 27, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
The Relay - The Who ----- 39 (2) / 2
You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green ----- 3 (2) / 12
Been To Canaan - Carole King ----- 24 (2) / 7


40 40 --- I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) - Luther Ingram
 39 --- Looking Through The Eyes Of Love - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy (42)
32 38 --- Sitting - Cat Stevens
 37 --- Love Train - The O'Jays (61)
24 36 --- It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond
37 35 --- Harry Hippie - Bobby Womack & Peace
 34 --- Last Song - Edward Bear (43)
35 33 --- Reelin' & Rockin' - Chuck Berry
36 32 --- Do You Want To Dance? - Bette Midler
16 31 --- Keeper Of The Castle - Four Tops

34 30 --- Dreidel - Don McLean
27 29 --- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Blue Haze
20 28 --- Living In The Past - Jethro Tull
30 27 --- You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio - Joni Mitchell
29 26 --- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - The Blue Ridge Rangers
28 25 --- Daddy's Home - Jermaine Jackson
21 24 --- Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night
31 23 --- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - The Spinners
25 22 --- Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
23 21 --- Separate Ways - Elvis Presley

26 20 --- Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo
11 19 --- Funny Face - Donna Fargo
19 18 --- Love Jones - Brighter Shade Of Darkness
22 17 --- Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
17 16 --- I Wanna Be With You - Raspberries
14 15 --- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor
07 14 --- Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan
18 13 --- Do It Again - Steely Dan
08 12 --- Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
12 11 --- Hi, Hi, Hi - Wings

15 10 --- The World Is A Ghetto - War
06 09 --- Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers
13 08 --- Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye
10 07 --- Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith
03 06 --- Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul        
09 05 --- Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas
05 04 --- Your Mama Don't Dance - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
04 03 --- Crocodile Rock - Elton John
01 02 --- You're So Vain - Carly Simon        
02 01 --- Superstition - Stevie Wonder    


New this week is pop trio Edward Bear.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 27 January-2 February 1973

01 02 BLOCKBUSTER The Sweet *
02 01 LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond *****
03 03 THE JEAN GENIE David Bowie
04 04 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
05 34 DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME (OH YEAH)? Gary Glitter
06 06 BALL PARK INCIDENT Wizzard
07 05 HI HI HI / C MOON Wings
08 15 WISHING WELL Free
09 23 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
10 38 DANIEL Elton John

11 09 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Elvis Presley
12 10 BIG SEVEN Judge Dread
13 16 CAN'T KEEP IT IN Cat Stevens
14 18 PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE The Temptations
15 24 PAPER PLANE Status Quo
16 25 ME AND MRS JONES Billy Paul
17 07 SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION T-Rex
18 08 CRAZY HORSES The Osmonds
19 -- PART OF THE UNION The Strawbs
20 17 DESPERATE DAN Lieutenant Pigeon

21 27 RELAY The Who
22 19 BEN Michael Jackson
23 11 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight and the Pips
24 12 SHOTGUN WEDDING Roy C
25 13 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues
26 22 MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry ****
27 21 WHY? Donny Osmond
28 -- ROLL OVER, BEETHOVEN Electric Light Orchestra
29 32 BIG CITY / THINK ABOUT THAT Dandy Livingstone
30 20 COME SOFTLY TO ME The New Seekers

31 14 GUDBUY T'JANE Slade
32 30 I'M ON MY WAY TO A BETTER PLACE Chairmen of the Board
33 35 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS Olivia Newton-John
34 -- SYLVIA Focus
35 -- WHISKY IN THE JAR Thin Lizzy
36 -- BABY, I LOVE YOU Dave Edmunds
37 -- TAKE ME, GIRL, I'M READY Junior Walker and the All-Stars
38 28 STAY WITH ME Blue Mink
39 40 HOCUS POCUS Focus
40 37 BIG SIX Judge Dread

-- 26 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band
-- 29 CROCODILE ROCK Elton John
-- 31 GETTING A DRAG Lynsey de Paul
-- 33 HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band
-- 36 ANGEL / WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS (HAS MADE A LOSER OUT OF ME) Rod Stewart
-- 39 CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan **


Bringing an Irish rocking sound to the charts are Thin Lizzy