Rod Stewart holds on to the #1 spot with "Maggie May" while The Carpenters' "Superstar" climbs up a couple of spots from #4 to #2.
Other Top 40 movers of note include The Fifth Dimension's version of "Never My Love" (up eight more spots from #33 to #25), "Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves" by Cher (up twelve places from #39 to #27) and "Women's Love Rights" by Laura Lee, which climbs from #40 to #31. (I honestly don't think I've ever heard this song!)
The two big Top 40 break-out hits this week belong to Cat Stevens ("Peace Train," #50 to #37) and "I'm Comin' Home," the new one by Tommy James, which climbs from #47 to #40.
And just outside The Top 40, James Taylor's "Long Ago And Far Away" climbs from #67 to #44 (a move of 23 places) in only its second week on the charts.
Playing Favorites:
The Grass Roots debut at #72 with "Two Divided By Love," always one of my favorites by them.
I also like The Lettermen's version of "Love," a John Lennon tune included on his "Plastic Ono Band" album. It's new on the chart at #80.
And while this was never an especially big hit, "Do I Love You" by Paul Anka just happens to be one of my all-time favorites by him. (Here in Chicago, it only charted on WCFL.)
Meanwhile, "I'm A Man," the B-Side of Chicago's single "Questions 67 and 68) premiers at #85.
This Week In 1971:
October 3rd – Kevin Richardson of The Backstreet Boys is born. (OMG … a Backstreet Boy is turning 50!!! Like I didn’t already feel old this morning!!!)
October 4th – 7th – Pink Floyd are filmed and recorded at The Amphitheatre of Pompeii for what will become their groundbreaking film, “Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii.” The documentary film will be released the following year.
October 9th – John Lennon celebrates his 31st birthday at wife Yoko Ono’s “This Is Not Here” exhibition at the Everson Art Museum in Syracuse, New York. Also attending Yoko’s first major art show were Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa and Phil Spector, as well as numerous Hollywood actors who were on hand to view the exhibit.
