Every UK no1 1971

 

Dave Edmunds
Clive Dunn
https://hits-of-the-70s-the-best-decade.blogspot.com/2012/11/in-1970s-clive-dunn.html
George Harrison
https://hits-of-the-70s-the-best-decade.blogspot.com/2017/06/in-memory-george-harrison-in-1970s.html
Mungo Jerry
T.Rex
https://hits-of-the-70s-the-best-decade.blogspot.com/2010/11/70s-music-artist-watch-trex.html
Dave And Ansil Collins
Dawn
Middle Of The Road
https://hits-of-the-70s-the-best-decade.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-1970s-middle-of-road.html
Diana Ross
Tams
Rod Stewart
Slade
Benny Hill
https://hits-of-the-70s-the-best-decade.blogspot.com/2015/08/in-memory-benny-hill.html

Every UK No1 in 1971
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Top Ten Selling Singles of 1973

Here are the top ten best selling singles in the UK for 1973.

Top Hits of 1973
   1 Dawn Tie A Yellow Ribbon  Article about Dawn
The first hit in the 1970s was called Candida which Tony wanted to sing as a solo, but contractual problems prevented this so it was performed under the group Dawn and was written by Toni Wine and Irvine Levine

   2 Simon Park Orchestra Eye Level
   3 Peters & Lee Welcome Home Article about Peters and Lee
   4 The Sweet Blockbuster  Article about Sweet
   5 Slade Cum On Feel The Noize
   6 Gary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love Article about Gary Glitter
   7 Wizzard See My Baby Jive Article about Wizzard
   8 Gary Glitter I'm The Leader Of The Gang  Article about Gary Glitter
   9 Donny Osmond The Twelfth of Never Article about Donny Osmond
   10 David Cassidy Daydreamer / Puppy Song

In The 1970s Dawn

The lead singer was Tony Orlando who was born as Michael Anthony Orland Cassavitis in 1944 and had a few small hits in the 1960s. The first hit in the 1970s was called Candida which Tony wanted to sing as a solo, but contractual problems prevented this so it was performed under the group Dawn and was written by Toni Wine and Irvine Levine, Toni was also on backing for Willie Nelson's Always On My Mind. Irwin died in 1997.

The B side to Candida was Knock Three Times, which also became the group’s next single release which became a UK and U.S. number one in 1970.


Moving on to 1971  and Dawn had more hits three more singles , which were I Play And Sing, Summer Sand both reasonable U.S. hits. The third single that year was a No. 3 hit in the UK called What Are you Doing Sunday?

1972 and another batch of singles released and three failed to really chart.The following year of 1973 saw the band produce their biggest hit called Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree,a global No. 1 and the song was  was inspired bya 19th century tradition of ladies wearing a yellow ribbon to keep loved ones in mind whilst they were away at war.

The single sold over 3 million  in just three weeks and was the subject to court cases that were later dropped. Dawn had several more hits in the 1970s including Say Have You Seen My Sweet Gypsey Rose, Who’s In The Strawberry Patch With Sally? And many more. In fact in the U.S. Dawn had fourteen top twenty hits.

Top Selling Singles of 1971

Here are the Top Ten Best selling singles in the UK from the year 1971.

Top Hits of 1971

   1 George Harrison My Sweet Lord

Ex Beatle George  Harrison, who died in 2001 from cancer, was later this year in Bangladesh to sing and meet Ravi Shanker.

This single came from his 1970 album “All Things Must Pass”, and the single is all about the Krishna God, but the record caused legal problems as it was claimed it was similar to an older record called “Hes So Fine” by The  Chiffons, however George said the song was actually inspired by the song “Oh Happy Day”.

Later George bought the rights to “He’s So Fine”, and had the last laugh.

   2 Rod Stewart Maggie May  Article on Rod Stewart

   3 Middle of the Road Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

   4 Dawn Knock Three Times Article about Dawn
   5 T Rex Hot Love Article about T.Rex
   6 Mixtures The Pushbike Song
   7 New Seekers Never Ending Song Of Love Article about New Seekers
   8 Diana Ross I'm Still Waiting  Article about Diana Ross
   9 T Rex Get It On Article about T.Rex
   10 The Tams Hey Girl Don't Bother Me