April 9, 2020

 

 

 

 

In 69, ‘He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother’,

on Parlophone, gave The Hollies, a No.1.

And in 86, ‘Heartache All Over The World’,

made No.45, on Rocket, for Elton John.

 

In 70, Arrival, reached No.16,

on Decca, with ‘I Will Survive’.

And in 09, Hopes & Fears, on RCA,

gave Will Young, a No.65.

 

In 86, Talk Talk, peaked at No.48,

with ‘Living In Another World’, on EMI.

And in 89, ‘Do The Right Thing’, on 10Ten,

was a No.13, for Redhead Kingpin & The FBI.

 

In 78, ‘Hard Road’, on Vertigo,

gave Black Sabbath a No.33.

And in 99, All Blue, reached No.73,

with ‘Prisoner’, on Wea.

 

In 71, The Velvelettes, on Tamla Motown,

made No.34, with ‘These Things Will Keep Me Loving You’.

And in 95, ‘Never Knew Love’, on Fontana,

for Oleta Adams, rose to No.22.

 

In 66, The Byrds, made No.15,

with ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ EP, on CBS.

And in 86, ‘Think For A Minute’, on Go! Discs,

gave The Housemartins, a No.18 success.

 

In 69, The Four Tops, on Tamla Motown,

reached No.11, with ‘Do What You Gotta Do’.

And in 89, ‘The Living Years’, on Wea,

for Mike & The Mechanics, a gold-selling US No.1 & UK Top 2.

 

In 92, ‘Home Sweet Home’, on Elektra,

peaked at No.37, for Motley Crue.

And in 08, ‘Chasing Pavements’, on XL Recordings,

gave Adele, a Top 2.

 

In 85, Freddie Mercury, rose to No.1,

with ‘Living On My Own’, on CBS.

And in 08, Kanye West, made the Top 10,

on Roc-A-Fella, with ‘Heartless’.

 

In 94, ‘Inside’, on White Water,

gave Stiltskin, a No.1 place.

And in 95, ‘Living In Danger’, made No.18,

on Metronome, for Ace Of Base.

 

In 68, ‘Ain’t Got No-I Got Life’/’Do What You Gotta Do’,

made No.2, on RCA, for Nina Simone.

And in 81, The Specials, had a gold-selling, 3 week No.1,

with Ghost Town, on 2 Tone.

 

In 70, Stevie Wonder, on Tamla Motown,

took ‘Heaven Help Us All’, to the No.29 lane.

And in 91, George Michael, reached No.31,

on Epic, with ‘Heal The Pain’.

 

 

 

 

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