The 1974 Pop-O-Meter chart continued on from 1973 and was based on what they called 'measured sales'. In 1973 there were quite a few charts not published or with positions missing. 1974 is worse but having said that, I do have a full set. My thanks to Dean Scapolo for helping me fill in the gaps.
This week
Last week
No. weeks
January 11, 1974
1
1
5
Photograph - Ringo Starr
2
8
3
Sorrow - David Bowie
3
7
3
Paper Roses - Marie Osmond
4
NEW
1
Everybody Knows - Bulldog's Allstar Goodtime Band
5
6
4
Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy
6
2
7
Miss September - Bulldog's Allstar Goodtime Band
7
4
9
The Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet
8
11
3
Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John
9
NEW
1
Lena Lookie - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
10
3
7
The Laughting Gnome - David Bowie
11
19
2
All I Know - Art Garfunkel
12
13
2
Waikiki Man - Jessica Jones
13
NEW
1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
14
9
11
Angie - The Rolling Stones
15
NEW
1
Ships In The Night - Vicki Lawrence
16
NEW
1
Skydiver - Daniel Boone
17
NEW
1
Stealin' - Uriah Heep
18
NEW
1
Why, Oh Why, Oh Why - Gilbert O'Sullivan
19
Re-entry
5
You Just Don't Have The Magic Anymore - Tony Christie
You Just Don't Have The Magic Anymore - Tony Christie
20
20
7
Masquerade - Shona Laing
I don't know what happened with this chart as it is exactly the same as the previous week. Can anyone shed any light on it. This chart was not published in the NZ Listener Last edited:
Yeah, I can explain. The first 3 weeks of 1974 was a summer break and the first chart of 1974 was published in January 25 of that year, with David Bowie topping the chart. If you go to wikipedia to find number one singles of 1974 in New Zealand it will explained it
Thanx Kevin. My records show two charts before the Wikepedia site does; they are listed above. Charts published in NZ Listener at the start of 1974 were largely missing as you will see over the next few posts.
This chart was not fully published in the NZ Listener.
FORECAST 1. Teenage Rampage - The Sweet 2. Abra-Ca-Dabra - The DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco 3. Mockingbird - Carly Simon and James Taylor 4. W.O.L.D. - Harry Chapin
You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - The New Seekers
8
13
2
Take Me High - Cliff Richard
9
10
7
Everybody Knows - Bulldog's Allstar Goodtime Band
10
6
11
Photograph - Ringo Starr
11
8
7
Lena Lookie - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
12
16
9
Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John
13
NEW
1
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - The Carpenters
14
7
3
The Peacemaker - Albert Hammond
15
NEW
1
Be - Neil Diamond
16
NEW
1
Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro
17
18
2
Everything I Want To Do - Suzanne
18
NEW
1
Joybringer - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
19
19
2
Nutbush City Limits - Ike and Tina Turner
20
Re-entry
3
Spiders And Snakes - Jim Stafford
FORECAST 1. Rockin' Roll Baby - The Stylistics 2. Heartbeat - It's A Love Beat - The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco 3. A Lover's Question - Tony Christie 4. Lamplight - David Essex
You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me - The New Seekers
7
6
10
Sorrow - David Bowie
8
8
3
Take Me High - Cliff Richard
9
NEW
1
Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
10
14
4
The Peacemaker - Albert Hammond
11
18
2
Joybringer - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
12
16
2
Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro
13
12
10
Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John
14
NEW
1
Wild Thing - Fancy
15
9
8
Everybody Knows - Bulldog's Allstar Goodtime Band
16
NEW
1
I Shall Sing - Garfunkel
17
10
12
Photograph - Ringo Starr
18
13
2
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - The Carpenters
19
NEW
1
The Star Of Mykonos - Katja Ebstein
20
NEW
1
Teenage Rampage - The Sweet
FORECAST 1. I've Been A Fool - John MacRae With The Freewheelers 2. Life Is A Song Worth Singing - Johnny Mathis 3. Someone To Be With - Shona Laing 4. Now I'm Stuck On You - Pat Carroll
