Here are some background notes about Wimbledon in the 1970s together with their corresponding Retrocharts.
Jump to a specific year here:
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1970 |
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1 | Mungo Jerry | In The Summertime |
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2 | Free | All Right Now |
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3 | Mr Bloe | Groovin' With Mr Bloe |
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4 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Up Around The Bend |
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5 | Gerry Monroe | Sally |
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6 | Beach Boys | Cottonfields |
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7 | Four Tops | It's All In The Game |
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8 | Cliff Richard | Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha |
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9 | Kinks | Lola |
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10 | Nicky Thomas | Love Of The Common People |
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11 | Christie | Yellow River |
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12 | Fleetwood Mac | The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) |
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13 | Status Quo | Down The Dustpipe |
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14 | Shirley Bassey | Something |
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15 | Glen Campbell | Honey Come Back |
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16 | Marvin Gaye | Abraham, Martin And John |
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17 | Cat Stevens | Lady D'Arbanville |
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18 | Ray Stevens | Everything Is Beautiful |
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19 | Arrival | I Will Survive |
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20 | Supremes | Up The Ladder To The Roof |
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21 | Guess Who | American Woman |
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22 | Elvis Presley | The Wonder Of You |
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23 | Tony Joe White | Groupie Girl |
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24 | Ten Years After | Love Like A Man |
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25 | Pickettywitch | (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie |
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26 | Moody Blues | Question |
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27 | Joni Mitchell | Big Yellow Taxi |
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28 | Herman's Hermits | Bet Yer Life I Do |
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29 | Jimmy Ruffin | I'll Say Forever My Love |
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30 | England World Cup Squad | Back Home |
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31 | Roger Whittaker | I Don't Believe In If Anymore |
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32 | Frank Sinatra | My Way |
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33 | Hotlegs | Neanderthal Man |
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34 | Elvis Presley | Kentucky Rain |
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35 | Johnny Cash | What Is Truth? |
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36 | Jackson Five | ABC |
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37 | Brotherhood Of Man | Where Are You Going To My Love |
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38 | Temptations | Psychedelic Shack |
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39 | Norman Greenbaum | Spirit In The Sky |
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40 | Butterscotch | Don't You Know |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1971 |
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1 | Middle Of The Road | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep |
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2 | Sweet | Co-Co |
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3 | Hurricane Smith | Don't Let It Die |
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4 | Blue Mink | Banner Man |
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5 | John Kongos | He's Gonna Step On You Again |
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6 | Tami Lynn | I'm Gonna Run Away From You |
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7 | Tony Christie | I Did What I Did For Maria |
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8 | Greyhound | Black And White |
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9 | Temptations | Just My Imagination |
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10 | Lobo | Me And You And A Dog Named Boo |
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11 | Mungo Jerry | Lady Rose |
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12 | Bob & Marcia | Pied Piper |
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13 | Dave & Ansil Collins | Monkey Spanner |
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14 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | I Don't Blame You At All |
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15 | T Rex | Get It On |
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16 | Dawn | Knock Three Times |
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17 | White Plains | When You Are A King |
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18 | New World | Tom-Tom Turnaround |
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19 | Supremes & Four Tops | River Deep, Mountain High |
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20 | Elgins | Heaven Must Have Sent You |
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21 | Peter Noone | Oh You Pretty Thing |
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22 | Medicine Head | (And The) Pictures In The Sky |
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23 | Neil Diamond | I Am ... I Said |
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24 | St Cecilia | Leap Up And Down (Wave Your Knickers In The Air) |
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25 | Elvis Presley | Rags To Riches |
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26 | Move | Tonight |
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27 | Three Dog Night | Joy To The World |
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28 | Perry Como | I Think Of You |
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29 | Rolling Stones | Street Fighting Man |
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30 | Slade | Get Down And Get With It |
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31 | Gordon Lightfoot | If You Could Read My Mind |
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32 | R Dean Taylor | Indiana Wants Me |
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33 | Delfonics | La-La Means I Love You |
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34 | Jim Reeves | I Love You Because / He'll Have To Go / Moonlight And Roses |
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35 | Atomic Rooster | Devil's Answer |
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36 | Waldo De Los Rios | Mozart Symphony No 40 |
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37 | Free | My Brother Jake |
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38 | Jonathan King | Lazy Bones |
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39 | Rolling Stones | Brown Sugar / Bitch / Let It Rock |
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40 | Judy Collins | Amazing Grace |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1972 |
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1 | Donny Osmond | Puppy Love |
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2 | Slade | Take Me Back 'Ome |
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3 | Gary Glitter | Rock And Roll Parts 1 & 2 |
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4 | Don McLean | Vincent |
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5 | Sweet | Little Willy |
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6 | New Seekers | Circles |
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7 | Michael Jackson | Rockin' Robin |
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8 | Elvis Presley | American Trilogy |
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9 | Move | California Man |
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10 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day |
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11 | Dr Hook & The Medicine Show | Sylvia's Mother |
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12 | Wings | Mary Had A Little Lamb |
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13 | Johnny Nash | I Can See Clearly Now |
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14 | Free | Little Bit Of Love |
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15 | Roberta Flack | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
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16 | Who | Join Together |
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17 | Neil Diamond | Song Sung Blue |
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18 | Love Unlimited | Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love |
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19 | T Rex | Metal Guru |
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20 | B Bumble & The Stingers | Nut Rocker |
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21 | Chi-Lites | Oh Girl |
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22 | New World | Sister Jane |
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23 | Kinks | Supersonic Rocket Ship |
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24 | Hurricane Smith | Oh Babe What Would You Say |
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25 | Frederick Knight | I've Been Lonely For So Long |
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26 | Partridge Family | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do |
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27 | Drifters | At The Club / Saturday Night At The Movies |
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28 | Stylistics | Betcha By Golly Wow |
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29 | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band | Amazing Grace |
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30 | David Bowie | Starman |
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31 | Staple Singers | I'll Take You There |
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32 | Lindisfarne | Lady Eleanor |
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33 | Argent | Tragedy |
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34 | Vicky Leandros | Come What May |
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35 | Bruce Ruffin | Mad About You |
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36 | David Cassidy | Could It Be Forever |
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37 | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Just Walk In My Shoes |
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38 | Hawkwind | Silver Machine |
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39 | Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs | Seaside Shuffle |
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40 | Chicory Tip | What's Your Name |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1973 |
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1 | Slade | Skweeze Me Pleeze Me |
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2 | Peters & Lee | Welcome Home |
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3 | 10cc | Rubber Bullets |
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4 | Fleetwood Mac | Albatross |
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5 | Hot Shots | Snoopy Versus The Red Baron |
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6 | David Bowie | Life On Mars |
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7 | Dave Edmunds | Born To Be With You |
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8 | T Rex | Groover |
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9 | George Harrison | Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) |
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10 | Paul Simon | Take Me To The Mardi Gras |
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11 | Wings | Live And Let Die |
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12 | Suzi Quatro | Can The Can |
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13 | Stealer's Wheel | Stuck In The Middle With You |
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14 | Geordie | Can You Do It |
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15 | Mott The Hoople | Honaloochie Boogie |
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16 | Perry Como | And I Love You So |
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17 | Dawn featuring Tony Orlando | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree |
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18 | Linda Lewis | Rock-A-Doodle-Doo |
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19 | Medicine Head | One And One Is One |
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20 | Partridge Family | Walking In The Rain |
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21 | Jackson Five | Hallelujah Day |
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22 | Blue Mink | Randy |
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23 | Joe Simon | Step By Step |
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24 | Junior Campbell | Sweet Illusion |
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25 | Elton John | Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting |
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26 | Wizzard | See My Baby Jive |
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27 | Chairmen Of The Board | Finders Keepers |
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28 | Barry White | I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby |
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29 | Sylvia | Pillow Talk |
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30 | Neil Sedaka | Standing On The Inside |
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31 | Stevie Wonder | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life |
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32 | Mud | Hypnosis |
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33 | First Choice | Armed And Extremely Dangerous |
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34 | Clifford T Ward | Gaye |
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35 | Osmonds | Going Home |
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36 | Edgar Winter Group | Frankenstein |
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37 | Albert Hammond | Free Electric Band |
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38 | Nazareth | Broken Down Angel |
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39 | Mungo Jerry | Alright Alright Alright |
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40 | Junior Walker & The All-Stars | Way Back Home |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1974 |
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1 | Charles Aznavour | She |
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2 | Drifters | Kissin' In The Back Row |
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3 | Slade | Bangin' Man |
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4 | George McCrae | Rock Your Baby |
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5 | Lobo | I'd Love You To Want Me |
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6 | Gary Glitter | Always Yours |
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7 | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | Young Girl |
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8 | Paul McCartney & Wings | Band On The Run |
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9 | Leo Sayer | One Man Band |
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10 | Showaddywaddy | Hey Rock And Roll |
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11 | Wombles | Banana Rock |
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12 | 10cc | Wall Street Shuffle |
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13 | Ray Stevens | The Streak |
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14 | Terry Jacks | If You Go Away |
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15 | Pearls | Guilty |
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16 | First Class | Beach Baby |
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17 | Roy Wood | Going Down The Road |
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18 | Suzi Quatro | Too Big |
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19 | Neil Sedaka | Laughter In The Rain |
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20 | Sweet | The Six Teens |
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21 | Arrows | A Touch Too Much |
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22 | Scaffold | Liverpool Lou |
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23 | Elton John | Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me |
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24 | David Bowie | Diamond Dogs |
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25 | R Dean Taylor | There's A Ghost In My House |
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26 | Maria Muldaur | Midnight At The Oasis |
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27 | Three Degrees | When Will I See You Again |
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28 | Main Ingredient | Just Don't Want To Be Lonely |
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29 | Intruders | (Win, Place Or Show) She's A Winner |
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30 | Thunderthighs | Central Park Arrest |
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31 | Cozy Powell | The Man In Black |
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32 | Alan Price | Jarrow Song |
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33 | Stephanie De Sykes & Rain | Born With A Smile On My Face |
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34 | Cockney Rebel | Judy Teen |
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35 | Rubettes | Tonight |
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36 | T Rex | Light Of Love |
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37 | Jim Stafford | My Girl Bill |
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38 | Mott The Hoople | Foxy Foxy |
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39 | Lynsey De Paul | Ooh I Do |
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40 | Bad Company | Can't Get Enough |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1975 |
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1 | Johnny Nash | Tears On My Pillow |
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2 | 10cc | I'm Not In Love |
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3 | Ray Stevens | Misty |
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4 | Van McCoy | The Hustle |
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5 | Bay City Rollers | Give A Little Love |
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6 | Chi-Lites | Have You Seen Her / Oh Girl |
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7 | Hamilton Bohannon | Disco Stomp |
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8 | Windsor Davies & Don Estelle | Whispering Grass |
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9 | Gary Glitter | Doing Alright With The Boys |
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10 | Pete Wingfield | Eighteen With A Bullet |
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11 | Mud | Moonshine Sally |
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12 | Typically Tropical | Barbados |
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13 | Showaddywaddy | Three Steps To Heaven |
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14 | Nazareth | My White Bicycle |
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15 | Judge Dread | Je T'Aime |
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16 | Rubettes | Foe-Dee-O-Dee |
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17 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You |
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18 | Kenny | Baby I Love You, OK |
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19 | Wings | Listen To What The Man Said |
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20 | Bee Gees | Jive Talkin' |
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21 | Donny & Marie Osmond | Make The World Go Away |
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22 | Tammy Wynette | DIVORCE |
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23 | Goodies | Black Pudding Bertha |
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24 | Brian Hyland | Sealed With A Kiss |
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25 | Sister Sledge | Mama Never Told Me |
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26 | David Essex | Rollin' Stone |
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27 | Osmonds | The Proud One |
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28 | Elton John | Someone Saved My Life Tonight |
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29 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Mr Raffles (Man It Was Mean) |
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30 | David Cassidy | I Write The Songs / Get It Up For Love |
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31 | Roy Wood | Oh What A Shame |
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32 | Frankie Valli | Swearin' To God |
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33 | Gladys Knight & The Pips | The Way We Were |
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34 | Tammy Wynette | Stand By Your Man |
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35 | Hamilton Bohannon | Foot Stompin' Music |
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36 | Stylistics | Sing Baby Sing |
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37 | T Rex | New York City |
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38 | Bryan Ferry | You Go To My Head |
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39 | Hot Chocolate | Disco Queen |
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40 | Sweet | Action |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1977 |
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1 | Hot Chocolate | So You Win Again |
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2 | Jacksons | Show You The Way To Go |
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3 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Fanfare For The Common Man |
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4 | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Baby Don't Change Your Mind |
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5 | Boney M | Ma Baker |
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6 | Olivia Newton-John | Sam |
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7 | Kenny Rogers | Lucille |
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8 | Carole Bayer Sager | You're Moving Out Today |
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9 | Stranglers | Peaches |
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10 | Barbra Streisand | A Star Is Born (Evergreen) |
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11 | Donna Summer | I Feel Love |
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12 | Electric Light Orchestra | Telephone Line |
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13 | Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis | You're Gonna Get Next To Me |
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14 | Alessi | Oh Lori |
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15 | T-Connection | Do What You Wanna Do |
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16 | Detroit Emeralds | Feel The Need |
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17 | Muppets | Halfway Down The Stairs |
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18 | Sex Pistols | God Save The Queen |
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19 | John Miles | Slow Down |
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20 | Queen | Good Old Fashioned Loverboy |
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21 | Sex Pistols | Pretty Vacant |
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22 | Rod Stewart | I Don't Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest |
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23 | Brotherhood Of Man | Angelo |
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24 | Tony Etoria | I Can Prove It |
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25 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Exodus |
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26 | Heatwave | Too Hot To Handle / Slip Your Disc To This |
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27 | Tavares | One Step Away |
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28 | Boz Scaggs | Lido Shuffle |
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29 | Rita Coolidge | We're All Alone |
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30 | Commodores | Easy |
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31 | Supertramp | Give A Little Bit |
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32 | Jesse Green | Come With Me |
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33 | Andy Gibb | I Just Wanna Be Your Everything |
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34 | Marvin Gaye | Got To Give It Up |
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35 | Genesis | Spot The Pigeon |
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36 | Van McCoy | The Shuffle |
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37 | George Benson | Nature Boy |
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38 | Fat Larry's Band | Centre City |
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39 | Dave Edmunds | I Knew The Bride |
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40 | Frankie Miller | Be Good To Yourself |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1978 |
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1 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | You're The One That I Want |
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2 | Father Abraham & The Smurfs | Smurf Song |
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3 | James Galway | Annie's Song |
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4 | Motors | Airport |
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5 | Marhsall Hain | Dancin' In The City |
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6 | Rolling Stones | Miss You |
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7 | Kate Bush | Man With The Child In His Eyes |
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8 | Boomtown Rats | Like Clockwork |
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9 | Boney M | Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring |
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10 | Goldie | Making Up Again |
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11 | Showaddywaddy | A Little Bit Of Soap |
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12 | Heatwave | Mind Blowing Decisions |
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13 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Davy's On The Road Again |
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14 | O'Jays | Used Ta Be My Girl |
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15 | Smokie | Oh Carol |
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16 | Sex Pistols | No-One Is Innocent / My Way |
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17 | San Jose | Argentine Melody |
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18 | Blue Oyster Cult | (Don't Fear) The Reaper |
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19 | A Taste Of Honey | Boogie Oogie Oogie |
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20 | Brotherhood Of Man | Beautiful Lover |
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21 | Lindisfarne | Run For Home |
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22 | Plastic Bertrand | Ca Plane Pour Moi |
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23 | Bee Gees | Night Fever |
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24 | David Soul | It Sure Brings Out The Love In Your Eyes |
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25 | Clout | Substitute |
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26 | Electric Light Orchestra | Wild West Hero |
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27 | Black Sabbath | Never Say Die |
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28 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Satisfy My Soul |
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29 | AC / DC | Rock And Roll Damnation |
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30 | Darts | Boy From New York City |
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31 | Yvonne Elliman | If I Can't Have You |
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32 | Voyage | From East To West / Scots Machine |
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33 | John Paul Young | Love Is In The Air |
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34 | Clash | (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais |
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35 | Saturday Night Band | Come On Dance Dance |
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36 | Thin Lizzy | Rosalie |
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37 | Elvis Presley | Don't Be Cruel |
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38 | Sine | Just Let Me Do My Thing |
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39 | Billy Joel | Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) |
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40 | Ian Dury | What A Waste |
