Physical Bandcamp sales no longer excluded from UK chart rankings Sales made through e-commerce and fufilment specialist The Pack Smart Group can now be reported to the Official Charts Company

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Slade – No.20 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "An unintentional, but given the circumstances at the time, quite necessary compilation from the UK's rock royalty of the era" Read on...

"An unintentional, but given the circumstances at the time, quite necessary compilation from the UK's rock royalty of the era"
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Elton John – No.22 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "An absolute powerhouse of an album sits at this position this week. Regarded by many as Elton's magnum opus, it's really not that difficult to see (and hear) why." Read on...

"An absolute powerhouse of an album sits at this position this week. Regarded by many as Elton's magnum opus, it's really not that difficult to see (and hear) why."
Read on...

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#EltonJohn #GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad #70sMusic #ClassicRock #BritishMusic #MusicHistory #UKCharts

Rod Stewart – No.23 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "Rod's first official compilation album...well sort of. This latest (and may I say rather snazzy) retro-collection was the first to be released worldwide." Read on...

"Rod's first official compilation album...well sort of. This latest (and may I say rather snazzy) retro-collection was the first to be released worldwide."
Read on...

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#RodStewart #70sMusic #ClassicRock #GreatestHits #BritishRock #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts

Golden Earring – No.24 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "Golden Earring's ascension in the western world was gaining serious momentum at this point, mainly due to the massive attention of 'Radar Love'." Read on...

"Golden Earring's ascension in the western world was gaining serious momentum at this point, mainly due to the massive attention of 'Radar Love'."
Read on...

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#GoldenEarring #70sMusic #ClassicRock #RadarLove #ProgressiveRock #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts

ARISE’ is 1 month old today. Thank you for listening, downloading and buying the record 🙏🏻🩵 🎧 🔗 helicon-allover.lnk.to/arise #Top20 #ukcharts #album #psychedelia #electronica

Stevie Wonder – No.28 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "Stevie's continuing success in the chart, is partly down to the sheer quality of his new direction, and expressive freedom to which the Motown label had by now granted him.." Read on...

"Stevie's continuing success in the chart, is partly down to the sheer quality of his new direction, and expressive freedom to which the Motown label had by now granted him.."
Read on...

#StevieWonder #TalkingBook #70sMusic #ClassicSoul #Motown #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts #70sNostalgia

At the same time Patti LaBelle & Harold Faltermeyer hit No.1 on the US Dance chart, the UK Dance chart also had a new top spot:

“Hanging On A String” by Loose Ends.

Still a favorite of mine.

#LooseEnds #80sSoul #DanceMusic #UKCharts #TheTwelveInch #music
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I love that Madonna's Into The Groove is back on the UK Singles Chart at #40 this week

#Intothegroove #madonna #ukcharts #gymskin #popsky #musicsky

Gilbert O’Sullivan – No.34 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "Gilbert's toy shop by this point had expanded with this latest collection. Now up to his third album, he's once again revolutionising his sound..." Read on...

"Gilbert's toy shop by this point had expanded with this latest collection. Now up to his third album, he's once again revolutionising his sound..."
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#GilbertOSullivan #70sMusic #ClassicPop #SingerSongwriter #BritishMusic #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts #70sNostalgia #1974Music

On This Day In Pop!
The U.K. singles and U.K. albums chart w/e 5th March 1988.
Official UK Charts.
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#OnThisDayInPop #UKCharts #UKSingles #UKAlbums #GallupChart #RecordMirror

David Bowie – No.35 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "By now, Bowie is so fully ensconced into the contemporary music buying public's subconscious that he's virtually impossible to ignore..." Read on...

"By now, Bowie is so fully ensconced into the contemporary music buying public's subconscious that he's virtually impossible to ignore..."
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#DavidBowie #HunkyDory #70sMusic #ClassicRock #BowieFans #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts #ZiggyStardust #1974Music #LifeOnMars #GlamRock

The Beatles – No.36 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "The Red Album (as this would affectionately come to be known), was sitting very comfortably in the mid-chart positions as I meet up with it for the first time along my musical road." Read on...

"The Red Album (as this would affectionately come to be known), was sitting very comfortably in the mid-chart positions as I meet up with it for the first time along my musical road."
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#TheBeatles #19621966 #RedAlbum #70sMusic #ClassicRock #BeatlesNostalgia #MusicHistory #UKCharts

Jack Jones – No.37 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "Jack was back with another album after his appearance in the chart this time last year. It's safe to say he was in as much demand as ever." Read on...

"Jack was back with another album after his appearance in the chart this time last year. It's safe to say he was in as much demand as ever."
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#JackJones #70sMusic #EasyListening #ClassicPop #BritishMusic #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts #70sNostalgia #1974Music #HarbourAlbum

David Essex – No.39 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "He undoubtedly has the looks, he had also proven before this album, that he had the talent. In a nutshell, David is everything you would want in a pop star." Read on...

"He undoubtedly has the looks, he had also proven before this album, that he had the talent. In a nutshell, David is everything you would want in a pop star."
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#DavidEssex #70sMusic #ClassicPop #BritishMusic #RockOn #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts #70sNostalgia #1974Music

Carpenters – No.40 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "Richard and Karen return back this year in the chart for my second birthday and are (if you pardon the pun) on top of the world, since appearing in the album chart the day of my birth." Read on...

"Richard and Karen return back this year in the chart for my second birthday and are (if you pardon the pun) on top of the world, since appearing in the album chart the day of my birth."
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#Carpenters #KarenCarpenter #70sMusic #ClassicPop #SoftRock #MusicHistory #UKCharts

Motown Chartbusters Volume 8 – No.41 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "Now on it's 8th volume, and now entering it's 7th year, the sheer unadulterated talent emanating from the studios at Motown has never sounded better..." Read on...

"Now on it's 8th volume, and now entering it's 7th year, the sheer unadulterated talent emanating from the studios at Motown has never sounded better..."
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#Motown #MotownChartbusters #70sMusic #SoulMusic #ClassicSoul #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts #70sNostalgia

Talking about career revivals… Edwin Starr found a second breakthrough through disco. After his classic soul years, he hit the dancefloor again with an absolute classic, reaching Nº1 on the UK dance charts this day in 1979.

#EdwinStarr #Disco #DanceMusicHistory #UKCharts #TheTwelveInch

John Lennon – No.43 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "John's latest album, had released during a crucial event-filled time in his personal life, which was now going through an almost self-destructive mode." Read on...

"John's latest album, had released during a crucial event-filled time in his personal life, which was now going through an almost self-destructive mode."
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#JohnLennon, #MindGames, #70sMusic, #ClassicRock, #BeatlesLegacy, #MusicHistory, #UKCharts, #officialcharts, #JohnLennonSolo

Gilbert O’Sullivan – No.46 in the UK Albums Chart on My 2nd Birthday "Gilbert's second long player, which had featured strongly this time last year, makes a welcome appearance again this year..." Click on the image to read on...

"Gilbert's second long player, which had featured strongly this time last year, makes a welcome appearance again this year..."

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#GilbertOSullivan #70sMusic #ClassicPop #BritishMusic #MusicHistory #70sNostalgia #UKCharts #officialcharts #1970sMusic #SingerSongwriter

No.14 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday "The Walrus of Love", as us Brits would end up affectionately calling him, is enjoying this single's highest position this week... Read on... #BarryWhite #70sMusic #SoulMusic #ClassicSoul #70s #RetroMusic #UKCharts #OldSchool #DiscoSoul #1970s #NeverNeverGonnaGiveYaUp #WalrusOfLove #UKSinglesChart

"The Walrus of Love", as us Brits would end up affectionately calling him, is enjoying this single's highest position this week...
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#BarryWhite #70sMusic #SoulMusic #ClassicSoul #70s #RetroMusic #UKCharts #OldSchool #DiscoSoul #1970s #NeverNeverGonnaGiveYaUp #WalrusOfLove #UKSinglesChart

No.16 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday A new single for Marc, and also a change of dynamic in many aspects, since T. Rex as a whole had last appeared along my Musical Road... Read on... #MarcBolan #TRex #GlamRock #TeenageDream #MarcBolanAndTRex #1970sMusic #70sRock #Trexband #ElectricWarrior #ClassicRock #MusicHistory #UKCharts #RetroMusic #70sMusic #RockLegends

A new single for Marc, and also a change of dynamic in many aspects...
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#MarcBolan #TRex #GlamRock #TeenageDream #MarcBolanAndTRex #1970sMusic #70sRock #Trexband #ElectricWarrior #ClassicRock #MusicHistory #UKCharts #RetroMusic #70sMusic #RockLegends

No.18 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday The house I was living in at the time wouldn't be far away from reverberating to the sound of the Bay City Rollers; although my sister and best cousin, were most probably only now being introduced to them, just like the rest of the UK at this point... #BayCityRollers #70sMusic #RememberShaLaLaLa #UKCharts #1974 #ClassicHits #RetroMusic #70sPop #MusicHistory #Nostalgia #UKSinglesChart #1970s

Who else remembers the tartan scarves starting to appear?

#BayCityRollers #70sMusic #RememberShaLaLaLa #UKCharts #1974 #ClassicHits #RetroMusic #70sPop #MusicHistory #Nostalgia #UKSinglesChart #1970s

No.20 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday An amalgamation of two compositions, begins my journey through the Top 20 as I turn 2. I personally remember this one playing on the radio a lot around this time, most probably downstairs in the kitchen, as my mum would have that radio on all day in there; and I came to grow fond of this song very much... #70sMusic #ClassicCountry #Countrypolitan #RetroMusic #MusicHistory #UKCharts #1970s #VintageMusic #CountryMusic #Nostalgia #Oldies #CharlieRich #TheMostBeautifulGirl #UKSinglesChart #1974Music

An amalgamation of two compositions, begins my journey through the Top 20 as I turn 2...

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No.22 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday - The Archive of My Life Step back to February 1974 and uncover Alice Cooper's 'Teenage Lament '74' at No.22 on the UK Singles Chart—right on my 2nd birthday. Dive into the band's album struggles, a near-miss James Bond theme...

The second time this band have now appeared in a chart around my birthday, and so far it may be the last...
#UKCharts #AliceCooper #1970sMusic #ClassicRock #MusicHistory #TeenageLament74 #JamesBondTheme #RetroHits #ChartToppers #RockLegends
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It’s March 1980 and here are my favourite songs in a handy playlist #80smusic #ukcharts #march1980 #playlist

No.27 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday - The Archive of My Life Discover the story behind The New Seekers' 'You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me' at No.27 on the UK Singles Chart during my 2nd birthday week in February 1974. From its rise to No.1 glory, Lyn Paul's ...

For the third time in as many years, this immensely popular group attend the UK Singles Chart during my birthday week, but a couple of things had changed since their last visit...
#1970s #70sMusic #UKCharts #MusicHistory #RetroMusic #VintageCharts #ClassicPop
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No.28 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday - The Archive of My Life Uncover the wild true story of Alvin Stardust's 1974 glam hit 'My Coo Ca Choo' – voiced not by the star himself, but by its creator Peter Shelley. Bernard Jewry steps in to bring the black-clad myth t...

Over a decade before Milli Vanilli took the world by storm by lip-syncing to songs that were entirely written and sung by somebody else, there were acts such as this.

#70sMusic #1970s #GlamRock #MusicHistory #ClassicRock #RetroMusic #UKCharts #VintageMusic
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No.29 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday - The Archive of My Life The advent of big success became a contributing factor to bringing this group to the verge of disintegration. The key difference was that the duo themselves became the band, and everybody else left in...

The advent of big success became a contributing factor to bringing this group to the verge of disintegration. The key difference was that the duo themselves became the band, and everybody else left instead...#1970sMusic #UKCharts #StealersWheel #GerryRafferty
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