The 1975 Pop-O-Meter chart continued on from 1974 and was based on what they called 'measured sales'. It was the final year for the chart with the National Sales Chart taking over in May. As with previous years there are several charts that were not published in The NZ Listener but with thanks to Dean Scapolo, I have a full set
This week
Last week
No. weeks
January 17, 1975
1
4
4
Lovely Lady - John Hanlon
2
1
7
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
3
2
6
Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
4
5
4
Down On The Beach Tonight - The Drifters
5
3
11
Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
6
9
3
Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney and Wings
7
8
12
(You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka
8
6
8
I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
9
10
7
Windflowers - Seals And Crofts
10
7
7
Happy Birthday Baby - Tony Christie
11
16
3
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
12
NEW
1
Nobody - The Doobie Brothers
13
13
3
Whatever Gets You Thru The Night - John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band
14
20
2
Back Home Again - John Denver
15
11
6
The Bitch Is Back - Elton John
16
17
3
Earache My Eye - Cheech And Chong featuring Alice Bowie
17
NEW
1
Far Far Away - Slade
18
14
9
Love Me For A Reason - The Osmonds
19
NEW
1
The Wild One - Suzi Quatro
20
NEW
1
I Can Help - Billy Swan
Forecast 1. Pick Up The Pieces - AWB 2. Sunshine (part 1) - The O'Jays 3. Lady - Styx 4. Words (Are Impossible) - Margie Joseph Last edited:
Hi Tempest, welcome back from your holiday, I know this doesn't have anything to do with the chart, but I was just wondering if the resent earthquake in Chile had/has had any affect on New Zealand? I've heard on the news that it could affect quite a few places in the Pacific Ocean area.
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
3
1
7
Lovely Lady - John Hanlon
4
4
9
Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
5
3
6
Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney and Wings
6
10
2
Killer Queen - Queen
7
7
6
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
8
9
3
I'm Down -The Hollies
9
8
3
Dance The Kung Fu - Carl Douglas
10
6
7
Down On The Beach Tonight - The Drifters
11
NEW
1
Dark Horse - George Harrison
12
NEW
1
Please Mr. Postman - The Pat Boone Family/The Carpenters
13
13
3
Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull
14
14
2
Long Tall Glasses - Leo Sayer
15
12
5
Back Home Again - John Denver
16
NEW
1
Mandy - Barry Manilow
17
11
4
Nobody - The Doobie Brothers
18
16
4
Far Far Away - Slade
19
18
9
The Bitch Is Back - Elton John
20
19
4
The Wild One - Suzi Quatro
Note the #12 new entry is another example of one song but two separate versions listed together in the chart.
FORECAST 1. Thru The Southern Moonlight - Rockinghorse 2. Doctor Love - The Pearls 3. Counting On Time - Genesis 4. Goodnight Tonight - Steve Allen Last edited:
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
3
3
8
Lovely Lady - John Hanlon
4
8
4
I'm Down -The Hollies
5
4
10
Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
6
6
3
Killer Queen - Queen
7
12
2
Please Mr. Postman - The Pat Boone Family/The Carpenters
8
NEW
1
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
9
5
7
Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney and Wings
10
9
4
Dance The Kung Fu - Carl Douglas
11
7
7
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
12
16
2
Mandy - Barry Manilow
13
20
5
The Wild One - Suzi Quatro
14
NEW
1
Good Morning (How Are You?) - Moir Sisters
15
NEW
1
Boney Fingers - Hoyt Axton
16
15
6
Back Home Again - John Denver
17
11
2
Dark Horse - George Harrison
18
NEW
1
Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
19
NEW
1
Sing A Song Of Love - George Baker Selection
20
19
10
The Bitch Is Back - Elton John
Forecast 1. Our Love - Roger Miller 2. Something About Your Song - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition 3. Love Games - The Drifters 4. You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
Please Mr. Postman - The Pat Boone Family/The Carpenters
3
6
4
Killer Queen - Queen
4
3
9
Lovely Lady - John Hanlon
5
4
5
I'm Down -The Hollies
6
2
12
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
7
5
11
Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
8
8
2
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
9
9
8
Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney and Wings
10
Re-entry
8
Down On The Beach Tonight - The Drifters
11
18
2
Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
12
NEW
1
Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny and Marie Osmond
13
13
6
The Wild One - Suzi Quatro
14
11
8
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
15
NEW
1
Dream On - The Righteous Brothers
16
14
2
Good Morning (How Are You?) - Moir Sisters
17
17
3
Dark Horse - George Harrison
18
15
2
Boney Fingers - Hoyt Axton
19
12
3
Mandy - Barry Manilow
20
NEW
1
Dancin' Fool - The Guess Who
Forecast 1. Struttin' - Billy Preston 2. Get Dancin' - Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes 3. Rock Me Away - Stephen Michael Schwartz 4. Free And Easy - Helen Reddy
Please Mr. Postman - The Pat Boone Family/The Carpenters
3
8
3
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
4
3
5
Killer Queen - Queen
5
5
6
I'm Down -The Hollies
6
4
10
Lovely Lady - John Hanlon
7
6
13
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
8
10
9
Down On The Beach Tonight - The Drifters
9
11
3
Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
10
19
4
Mandy - Barry Manilow
11
7
12
Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
12
12
2
Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny and Marie Osmond
13
NEW
1
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
14
9
9
Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney and Wings
15
15
2
Dream On - The Righteous Brothers
16
14
9
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
17
NEW
1
Free And Easy - Helen Reddy
18
18
3
Boney Fingers - Hoyt Axton
19
13
7
The Wild One - Suzi Quatro
20
20
2
Dancin' Fool - The Guess Who
Forecast 1. La La Love You - Don McLean 2. Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - John Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band 3. Changes - Loggins and Messina 4. Lady - Styx
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
11
12
3
Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny and Marie Osmond
12
17
2
Free And Easy - Helen Reddy
13
11
13
Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond
14
14
10
Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney and Wings
15
15
3
Dream On - The Righteous Brothers
16
16
10
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
17
NEW
1
Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
18
NEW
1
Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
19
NEW
1
You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
20
20
3
Dancin' Fool - The Guess Who
NOTE: The song Please Mr. Postman is now only credited to The Carpenters
Forecast 1. I Wanna Learn A Love Song - Harry Chapin 2. Up In A Puff Of Smoke - Polly Brown 3. Stormbringer - Deep Purple 4. We're Almost There - Michael Jackson
Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny and Marie Osmond
7
6
8
Mandy - Barry Manilow
8
8
9
Killer Queen - Queen
9
9
4
You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
10
11
3
My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
11
12
3
La La Love You - Don McLean
12
10
10
I'm Down -The Hollies
13
16
2
Costafine Town - Splinter
14
14
2
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
15
NEW
1
Lady - Styx
16
NEW
1
Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
17
NEW
1
Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow
18
NEW
1
Roll On Down The Highway - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
19
NEW
1
Best Of My Love - The Eagles
20
13
17
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Forecast 1. Hello And Goodbye - Andy Williams 2. Words (Vado Via) - Tony Christie 3. Department Of Youth - Alice Cooper 4. (Remember The Days Of) The Old School Yard - Linda Lewis
Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny and Marie Osmond
8
12
3
Roll On Down The Highway - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
9
11
10
Mandy - Barry Manilow
10
13
5
La La Love You - Don McLean
11
19
2
Up In A Puff Of Smoke - Polly Brown
12
9
6
You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
13
10
9
Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
14
8
11
Killer Queen - Queen
15
NEW
1
Hitching A Ride '75 - Paper Lace
16
NEW
1
Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right - Diana Ross
17
Re-entry
3
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
18
14
12
I'm Down -The Hollies
19
NEW
1
I've Been This Way Before - Neil Diamond
20
17
3
Lady - Styx
Forecast 1. Have You Ever Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John 2. How Does It Feel? - Slade 3. The Essence Of Joan (Ain't It Funny How Love Can Own You) - Andy Kim 4. Bad Time - Grand Funk
Roll On Down The Highway - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
8
NEW
1
Young Americans - David Bowie
9
6
14
I Can Help - Billy Swan
10
11
3
Up In A Puff Of Smoke - Polly Brown
11
7
9
Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny and Marie Osmond
12
NEW
1
Thru The Southern Moonlight - Rockinghorse
13
15
2
Hitching A Ride '75 - Paper Lace
14
12
7
You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
15
NEW
1
Philadelpia Freedom - The Elton John Band
16
13
10
Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
17
14
12
Killer Queen - Queen
18
9
11
Mandy - Barry Manilow
19
19
2
I've Been This Way Before - Neil Diamond
20
20
4
Lady - Styx
Forecast 1. I Love My Feet - Shona Laing 2. Having A Party - The Osmonds 3. Fingers And Thumbs - Craig Scott 4. Reach Out, I'll Be There - Gloria Gaynor
From this point on the new National Sales Chart (as it was called back then) kicks in. For statistical purposes those charts should be used. The NZ Listener chart continues for a few more weeks.
This week
Last week
No. weeks
May 2, 1975
1
2
8
My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
2
1
10
Free And Easy - Helen Reddy
3
4
13
Please Mr. Postman - The Carpenters
4
3
12
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
5
6
3
Young Americans - David Bowie
6
5
7
Costafine Town - Splinter
7
8
3
Philadelpia Freedom - The Elton John Band
8
7
8
La La Love You - Don McLean
9
9
2
Have You Ever Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
10
NEW
1
Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
11
NEW
1
Shame, Shame, Shame - Shirley (And Company)/Linda and the Funky Boys
12
NEW
1
Suzi Girl - Redbone
13
10
2
Lady Marmalade - Labelle
14
14
11
Morning Side Of The Mountain - Donny and Marie Osmond
15
Re-entry
3
Hitching A Ride '75 - Paper Lace
16
15
2
M/S Grace - The Tymes
17
12
2
Apple Wine - John Hanlon
18
13
2
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas
19
Re-entry
4
Up In A Puff Of Smoke - Polly Brown
20
16
14
Killer Queen - Queen
Note the #11 position is another example of two singles but the same song by two artists.
Forecast 1. The Bargain Store - Dolly Parton 2. Autobahn - Kraftwerk 3. Love Me Love My Dog - Peter Shelley 4. California Music - The Allens Last edited:
Hi Tempest, just a slight typo you have "Love Me Love Mt Dog", it's "Love Me Love My Dog". Also I'm a bit confused, I thought the "New Zealand Top 40" started on the 2/5/75, were there 2 charts going at the same time?
Hi Tempest, I just checked the "New Zealand Top 40" and Helen Ready's "Free And Easy" is at No. 1, "My Eyes Adored You" by Frankie Vallie didn't make Number 1 till the following week being the 9/5/75, again I'm confused.
Thanx John. Typo fixed. To explain, there is a three week overlap in charts. It's Important to note both charts are different. I include the final three NZ Listener charts for information but the new Top 40 should take over as the main chart from 2 May. So that means on 2 May 1975 Helen Reddy has the number one single in New Zealand. Hope that clears things up.
Hi Tempest, thanks for your quick reply, that does clear it up a little the only thing I'm confused about now is on the official N.Z. chart site the 1st chart came out on 5/5/75 yet the chart that you did & the chart on this site (charts.org.nz) lists the first chart as coming out 2/5/75, so which one is correct?
Wow, I didn't know the official nztop40.co.nz website had updated their archive. You are right, they date the chart 5 May 1975. I have a print out of the original charts and it is definitely dated 2 May. No idea why they changed the date. To simplify things I would go with the date here on charts.org.nz as they are the originals. Last edited:
Shame, Shame, Shame - Shirley (And Company)/Linda and the Funky Boys
11
6
8
Costafine Town - Splinter
12
8
9
La La Love You - Don McLean
13
19
5
Up In A Puff Of Smoke - Polly Brown
14
13
3
Lady Marmalade - Labelle
15
4
13
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
16
NEW
1
The Queen Of 1964 - Neil Sedaka
17
12
2
Suzi Girl - Redbone
18
NEW
1
The Three Bells - Nana Mouskouri
19
NEW
1
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
20
NEW
1
Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - John Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band
Forecast 1. Instant Poetry - Phoebe Snow 2. Hold On To Love - Peter Shelley 3. Lover Please - Kris Kristopherson and Rita Coolidge 4. Stand Up And Cheer - Thunder Thighs
Hi Tempest, according to the general forum, they've been up since 2009, as for the update I can only assume that it was done for the "40th Anniversary" of the current chart.
I'll have further questions to ask you at the end of the year, when I have time to go through both charts, as I've noticed a few differences between these charts and the official charts.
No worries John. I just posted them as they appeared in NZ Listener with corrections to song title and artist. I have a full set of charts from 1975 as originally printed so I should be able to help.
This is the final NZ Listener chart. The last three charts from 2 May should not be used statistically. That way a songs history can be followed without confusion. Instead, use the new National Sales Chart (now called RIANZ chart) as posted on this website. It's taken me two years but now every chart is online from now to the beginning of 1966. I will start work on 1960 shortly, after the next two posts which I think you will find interesting.
This week
Last week
No. weeks
May 16, 1975
1
4
5
Philadelpia Freedom - The Elton John Band
2
1
5
Young Americans - David Bowie
3
2
10
My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
4
3
12
Free And Easy - Helen Reddy
5
7
3
Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
6
6
4
Apple Wine - John Hanlon
7
10
3
Shame, Shame, Shame - Shirley (And Company)/Linda and the Funky Boys
8
8
4
M/S Grace - The Tymes
9
13
6
Up In A Puff Of Smoke - Polly Brown
10
5
15
Please Mr. Postman - The Carpenters
11
9
4
Have You Ever Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
12
19
2
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
13
NEW
1
Please Tell Him That I Said Hello - Dana
14
16
2
The Queen Of 1964 - Neil Sedaka
15
11
9
Costafine Town - Splinter
16
14
4
Lady Marmalade - Labelle
17
18
2
The Three Bells - Nana Mouskouri
18
12
10
La La Love You - Don McLean
19
17
3
Suzi Girl - Redbone
20
Re-entry
3
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas
Forecast 1. I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew - Suzi Quatro 2. The Entertainer - Billy Joel 3. I Don't Like To Sleep Alone - Paul Anka 4. Searchin' Circles - Iron Butterfly Last edited:
Yesterday Was Just The Beginning Of My Life - Mark Williams
9
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
10
Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
11
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas
12
Fox On The Run - The Sweet
13
Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
14
Philadelpia Freedom - The Elton John Band
15
One Of These Nights - The Eagles
16
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
17
Tears On My Pillow - Johnny Nash
18
Free And Easy - Helen Reddy
19
The Hustle - Van McCoy
20
Jive Talkin' - The Bee Gees
A full list of the annual chart including the album chart can be seen at http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=4046 as can every annual chart from 1975 to present day. Last edited:
To finish off The Listener years, here is a chart I compiled using points: Best of The NZ Listener Charts
Pos.
Song
Artist
Debut year
Debut date
Total points
Peak
Total wks
1
Pretty Girl
Hogsnort Rupert's Original Flagon Band
1970
17-Jul
329
1(1)
21
2
Baby Blue
George Baker Selection
1974
25-Jan
285
1(5)
18
3
The Air That I Breathe
The Hollies
1974
15-Mar
282
1(6)
16
4
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
1974
25-Jan
276
1(1)
18
5
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
1973
18-May
269
1(10)
15
6
Please Mr. Postman
The Pat Boone Family/The Carpenters
1975
7-Feb
260
1(5)
18
7
The Night Chicago Died
Paper Lace
1974
26-Jul
269
1(5)
17
8
Nice To Be With You
Gallery
1972
7-Jul
259
2
19
9
The Streak
Ray Stevens
1974
24-May
258
1(6)
15
10
Saint Paul
Shane
1969
29-Aug
254
1(6)
17
11
American Pie - Part One
Don McLean
1972
25-Feb
254
1(3)
17
12
Beautiful Sunday
Daniel Boone
1972
2-Jun
249
1(2)
18
13
Kissin' In The Back Row Of The Movies
The Drifters
1974
30-Aug
248
1(4)
15
14
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1974
22-Nov
247
1(2)
19
15
Puppy Love
Donny Osmond
1972
11-Aug
243
1(8)
15
16
Top Of The World
Steve Allen/The Carpenters
1973
6-Apr
239
1(1)
16
17
Pinnochio
Maria Dallas
1970
14-Aug
237
1(6)
14
18
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Paul & Linda McCartney
1971
29-Oct
233
1(7)
14
19
Seasons In The Sun
Terry Jacks
1974
29-Mar
233
1(3)
15
20
I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You
Donny and Marie Osmond
1974
6-Sep
231
2
15
21
Burning Bridges
The Mike Curb Congregation
1971
5-Feb
230
1(2)
17
22
You're So Vain
Carly Simon
1973
2-Feb
229
1(4)
15
23
You're Sixteen
Ringo Starr
1974
8-Feb
229
1(2)
15
24
Delta Dawn
Helen Reddy
1973
17-Aug
227
1(6)
14
25
The Rangers Waltz
The Mom And Dad's
1972
25-Feb
227
1(1)
15
26
Yellow River
Christie
1970
31-Jul
226
2
15
27
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
B.J. Thomas
1970
6-Feb
225
3
23
28
Nature
The Formyula
1969
26-Dec
224
1(4)
14
29
L'amour est L'eafant de la Liberte
The Rumour
1971
8-Oct
222
1(4)
13
30
Song Sung Blue
Neil Diamond
1972
2-Jun
222
1(2)
15
31
Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Creedence Clearwater Revival
1971
26-Mar
221
2
15
32
L.A. International Airport
Susan Raye
1971
30-Jul
219
1(2)
15
33
Lola
The Kinks
1970
18-Sep
218
1(6)
14
34
Sylvia's Mother
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
1972
7-Jul
218
1(5)
14
35
Too Young To Be Married
The Hollies
1971
26-Mar
217
1(4)
14
36
Daniel
Elton John
1973
1-Jun
216
2
14
37
Never Ending Song Of Love
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
1971
3-Sep
215
1(3)
15
38
Candida
Dawn
1970
18-Sep
214
2
17
39
Without You
Nilsson
1972
14-Apr
213
1(2)
15
40
Star Crossed Lovers
Craig Scott
1970
29-May
211
1(4)
12
41
In The Ghetto
Elvis Presley
1969
20-Jun
210
1(4)
13
42
Rose Garden
Lynn Anderson
1971
26-Feb
210
1(3)
15
43
Sorrow
David Bowie
1973
14-Dec
210
1(3)
15
44
The Pushbike Song
The Mixtures
1971
5-Mar
210
1(2)
12
45
Take The Money And Run
Bunny Walters
1972
13-Oct
210
2
14
46
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Roberta Flack
1973
16-Mar
209
1(4)
15
47
Imagine
John Lennon
1971
10-Dec
208
1(5)
14
48
Playground In My Mind
Clint Holmes
1973
20-Jul
208
1(2)
14
49
Crocodile Rock
Elton John
1973
2-Mar
208
1(2)
13
50
In The Summertime
Mungo Jerry
1970
17-Jul
207
1(1)
14
51
Shambala
Three Dog Night
1973
22-Jun
206
1(3)
13
52
Hair
The Cowsills
1969
23-May
205
1(4)
14
53
Knock Three Times
Dawn
1971
22-Jan
205
1(2)
15
54
I'd Love You To Want Me
Lobo
1973
5-Jan
204
1(3)
14
55
I Am… I Said
Neil Diamond
1971
7-May
202
1(6)
13
56
Me And You And A Dog Named Boo
Lobo
1971
2-Jul
202
1(4)
13
57
Blockbuster
The Sweet
1973
23-Feb
202
1(3)
13
58
I'm A Believer
The Monkees
1967
17-Feb
201
1(5)
13
59
Black And White
Three Dog Night
1972
6-Oct
200
1(5)
13
60
Mr. Bojangles
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1971
2-Apr
199
2
15
61
Kung Fu Fighting
Carl Douglas
1974
25-Oct
198
1(4)
13
62
Sugar Baby Love
The Rubettes
1974
5-Jul
198
2
14
63
I Did What I Did For Maria
Tony Christie
1971
6-Aug
197
1(4)
14
64
Cheryl Moana Marie
John Rowles
1970
17-Apr
197
1(1)
13
65
The Entertainer (Music From "The Sting")
Marvin Hamlish/Bobby Crush/The Ragtimers
1974
17-May
197
2
17
66
Did You Ever
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
1971
13-Aug
197
2
14
67
Mother And Child Reunion
Paul Simon
1972
31-Mar
197
4
15
68
Hey Jude
The Beatles
1968
27-Sep
196
1(5)
10
69
Rachel
Russell Morris
1970
5-Jun
196
1(1)
14
70
The Lotus Eaters
Stravos Xarhakos Orchestra
1974
31-May
196
2
14
71
Photograph
Ringo Starr
1973
30-Nov
195
1(4)
13
72
Take Me To The Mardi Gras
Paul Simon
1973
21-Sep
195
1(3)
13
73
Rock Your Baby
George McCrae
1974
9-Aug
195
2
16
74
(You're) Having My Baby
Paul Anka
1974
18-Oct
195
2
13
75
Killer Queen
Queen
1975
31-Jan
195
3
14
76
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Edison Lighthouse
1970
13-Mar
194
1(2)
14
77
Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens
1972
24-Mar
194
3
12
78
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
1974
5-Jul
193
1(4)
12
79
Free And Easy
Helen Reddy
1975
28-Feb
193
1(3)
12
80
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
The Monkees
1967
19-May
193
1(3)
10
81
I Shot The Sherrif
Eric Clapton
1974
13-Sep
193
1(2)
14
82
Girlie
The Peddlers
1970
24-Apr
192
1(1)
12
83
Mouldy Old Dough
Lieutenant Pigeon
1972
8-Dec
191
1(6)
12
84
My Sweet Lord
George Harrison
1971
22-Jan
191
1(4)
11
85
Lovely Lady
John Hanlon
1974
13-Dec
190
1(3)
16
86
Billy - Don't Be A Hero
Paper Lace
1974
19-Apr
189
3
13
87
Homewards Bound
Simon and Garfunkel
1966
7-Apr
188
1(4)
12
88
Chevy Van
Sammy Johns
1975
2-May
188
2
15
89
Skydiver
Daniel Boone
1974
11-Jan
188
2
14
90
Longfellow Serenade
Neil Diamond
1974
29-Nov
185
2
15
91
The Banner Man
Blue Mink
1971
25-Jun
184
2
14
92
Jet
Paul McCartney and Wings
1974
22-Mar
184
2
13
93
Wait For Me Marianne
The Dedikation
1969
26-Sep
184
2
12
94
Clair
Gilbert O'Sullivan
1972
8-Dec
183
2
12
95
Son Of My Father
Chicory Tip
1972
24-Mar
182
1(2)
13
96
How Do You Do
Mouth And MacNeal
1972
12-May
182
1(1)
14
97
Waterloo
Abba
1974
14-Jun
181
3
13
98
Something
Shirley Bassey
1970
7-Aug
180
3
14
99
Take Me High
Cliff Richard
1974
15-Feb
180
6
15
100
Cracklin' Rosie
Neil Diamond
1970
30-Oct
179
1(5)
11
Just outside the chart
Young Girl
The Union Gap featuring Gary Pucket
1968
17-May
179
1(3)
11
Avenues And Alleyways
Tony Christie
1973
26-Jan
179
4
13
Statistics Most songs in Top 100 for Artist
Neil Diamond
4
Dawn
3
Elton John
3
Paul McCartney
3
The Hollies
2
Daniel Boone
2
Donny Osmond (includes a duet)
2
Helen Reddy
2
Lobo
2
Peper Lace
2
Paul Simon
2
Ringo Starr
2
The Monkees
2
The Carpenters
2
Three Dog Night
2
Most entries per year
1974
25
1971
18
1972
16
1970
14
1973
14
1969
5
1975
4
1967
2
1966
1
1968
1
Notes The figures represented here are from the NZ Listener charts only. The first chart was dated 25 March 1966 and the final from 16 May 1975 with a three week overlap into the new RIANZ charts. A number of entries have two artists listed for the same song. These represent two different versions as listed on the chart. The number 65 entry had a chequered history and at various times was listed by three different artists, quite often at the same time. All song titles/artists are listed as they were on the original record label. Last edited:
Hi Tempest, I want to congratulate you on the past 2 years, particularly the past 9 or 10 months, what with the charts from 1972 to 1975 which I've really enjoyed being part of my teenage years, (as I've mentioned over the past few months.) Also the work you put in for the "40th anniversery" of the current chart, in particular "The Top 1,000" alot of great memories from my child hood, I'm sure alot of time and research has gone into compiling the charts every week.
I'm looking forward to your next project being the charts from 1960 to 1965 and then later 1956 to 1959.
Thanx John. It's been a pleasure. My goal has always been to preserve these charts so other people can enjoy them too. The plan of attack next, starting tomorrow, is to post all the Lever Hit Parade charts I have. Unfortunately the 1956 to 1959 you mentioned are missing, however I do have two of them. It will be a bit messy getting into 1960 so please bear with me. There are a lot of missing charts.
I have thoroughly enjoyed following your threads involving these early singles charts from the start, I especially enjoyed the mid-late 60's threads... peace man...
The time and effort you have put into this is to be applauded, absolutely brilliant to say the least. Well done mate
Thanx Alley. Thanx Joe. My pleasure. I start 1960 tomorrow. I guess what would be nice now is for the 1966-1975 chart entries to be formerly added to the website. Last edited:
I have just completed an update of the singles chart from 1966 - 2016. From that I can now find some interesting statistics. Here is what I found on the NZ Listener Chart:
Number of charts
258
Chart years
25 March, 1966 to 16 May, 1975
Chart overlap
3 weeks. These charts have not been included in statistics.
Number of artists charting
572
Number of songs charted
1419
Most weeks at number one
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree - Tony Orlando & Dawn
1973
10
Puppy Love - Donny Osmond
1972
8
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul and Linda McCartney
1971
7
Saint Paul - Shane
1969
6
Pinnochio - Maria Dallas
1970
6
Lola - The Kinks
1970
6
I Am … I Said - Neil Diamond
1971
6
Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon
1972
6
Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
1973
6
The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
1973
6
The Streak - Ray Stevens
1974
6
Most Number Ones For Artist
The Beatles
14
Most weeks at number one for artist
The Beatles
33
Neil Diamond
14
Most weeks in chart for single
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B.J.Thomas
1970
23
Pretty Girl - Hogsnort Ruper Original Flagon Band
1970
21
Most weeks in chart for artist
The Beatles
190
The Hollies
167
Bee Gees
133
Elton John
112
Cliff Richard
99
The Carpenters
96
Neil Diamond
93
Herman's Hermits
93
Paul McCartney
93
Creedence Clearwater Revival
85
The Rolling Stones
84
Craig Scott
80
Cat Stevens
79
Daniel Boone
77
The Sweet
77
Elvis Presley
76
Tony Christie
75
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich
75
The Fourmyula
75
Dawn
73
Three Dog Night
73
Manfred Mann
70
Most songs charted for artist
The Hollies
21
The Beatles
22
Cliff Richard
17
Elton John
15
Bee Gees
15
Biggest jump into number one
Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Daniel Boone
From #17 in 1972
Biggest Drop from number one
Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma? - The New Seekers
Hi Tempest, I'm going to be away over Christmas so I won't near a computer for a few days, I'm working on some chart e facts which I hope to share with you in the New Year.
In the mean time, I want to wish you and your family as well as Warwick Freeman and his family a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year for 2017.
Aww thanx John. I wish you and your lot a very merry Christmas too. Be safe, mate and enjoy your trip. If it's easier, you can email me at johnthetempest@gmail.com. I'm going to be a bit quiet on posts here but will get some stuff up as it becomes available. New Years time is chart review time for me. I plan to post my Christmas chart on Christmas Eve along with lots of other stuff. All the best John T
On your last chart for January (31st), you've screwed up the bottom 6 places: 15 - 9 - 10 I Honestly Love You - ONJ 16 - 17 - 3 Far Far Away - Slade 17 - 7 - 13 Kung Fu Fighting - Carl D. 18 - 18 - 8 Bitch Is Back - Elton John 19 - 15 - 9 Windflowers - Seals and Crofts 20 - 20 - 3 Wild One - Suzi Quatro AND Rockin' Soul - Hues Corporation
Just want to thank you for all the work you've done, Tempest, finding and posting all these charts - it's certainly made my project of setting out the NZ charts and allocating them points - 10 for no. 1 down to 1 for no.10.
Don't suppose you managed to get your hands on any of the missing charts from the 60's & earlier. Oh well, we can all dream.
