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Episode #152 – Deep Purple in the Charts

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    In The Charts

    • Hush
      • Peaked at #4 (#58 in the UK)
      • US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 28th September, 1968
      • TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
      • 1 3 HEY JUDE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-3 (1 week at #1) (1)
      • 2 1 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. –•– Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-6 (1)
      • 3 2 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-11 (1)
      • 4 4 HUSH –•– Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-7 (4)
      • 5 15 FIRE –•– The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-4 (5)
      • 6 8 THE FOOL ON THE HILL –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-8 (6)
      • 7 5 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-10 (5)
      • 8 9 I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-7 (8)
      • 9 16 GIRL WATCHER –•– The O’Kaysions (ABC)-7 (9)
      • 10 13 SLIP AWAY –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-12 (10)
    • Kentucky Woman
      • Peaked at #38 in the US (Did not chart in the UK)
      • Week Ending 14th December, 1968
      • 1 4 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (1 week at #1) (1)
      • 2 1 LOVE CHILD –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-9 (1)
      • 3 3 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (3)
      • 4 7 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Dion (Laurie)-8 (4)
      • 5 5 WHO’S MAKING LOVE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-8 (5)
      • 6 2 HEY JUDE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-14 (1)
      • 7 8 WICHITA LINEMAN –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7 (7)
      • 8 9 STORMY –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-8 (8)
      • 9 11 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (9)
      • 10 6 MAGIC CARPET RIDE –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-11 (3)
      • …
      • 31 34 GOODBYE MY LOVE –•– James Brown (King)-6 (31)
      • 32 44 LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) –•– Rene and Rene (White Whale)-4 (32)
      • 33 50 PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG –•– Otis Redding (Atco)-3 (33)
      • 34 25 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) –•– The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-11 (25)
      • 35 29 CYCLES –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-10 (23)
      • 36 49 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-3 (36)
      • 37 40 GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-8 (37)
      • 38 38 KENTUCKY WOMAN –•– Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-6 (38)
      • 39 58 A RAY OF HOPE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-2 (39)
      • 40 63 IF I CAN DREAM –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (40)
    • River Deep – Mountain High
      • Week Ending 25th January, 1969
      • Entered charts at #72 (Peaked at #53)
      • 1 1 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-10 (7 weeks at #1) (1)
      • 2 4 CRIMSON AND CLOVER –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-7 (2)
      • 3 2 I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (Motown)-8 (2)
      • 4 3 SOULFUL STRUT –•– Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-9 (3)
      • 5 15 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-9 (5)
      • 6 5 HOOKED ON A FEELING –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-11 (5)
      • 7 8 TOUCH ME –•– The Doors (Elektra)-5 (7)
      • 8 9 WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN –•– Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah)-6 (8)
      • 9 16 I STARTED A JOKE –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-6 (9)
      • 10 10 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-9 (10)
    • Help! (France)
    • Emmaretta – Peaked at #128 in the US, did not chart in the UK
    • Hallelujah – Peaked at #108 in the US, did not chart in the UK
    • Black Night – Peaked at #66 in the US, #2 in the UK
      • Week Ending 5th December, 1970
      • Entered the US charts at #90
      • 1 1 I THINK I LOVE YOU –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-9 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
      • 2 2 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-8 (2)
      • 3 6 GYPSY WOMAN –•– Brian Hyland (Uni)-14 (3)
      • 4 3 I’LL BE THERE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-12 (1)
      • 5 4 WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-13 (2)
      • 6 5 FIRE AND RAIN –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-13 (3)
      • 7 25 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-7 (7)
      • 8 24 NO MATTER WHAT –•– Badfinger (Apple)-6 (8)
      • 9 9 HEAVEN HELP US ALL –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (9)
      • 10 16 SHARE THE LAND –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-7 (10)
    • Speed King (Germany, Netherlands)
    • Strange Kind of Woman
      • Did not chart in the US, Peaked at #8 in the UK
    • Fireball
      • Did not chart in the US, Peaked at #15 in the UK
    • Never Before
      • Did not chart in the US, Peaked at #35 in the UK
    • Lazy (US/Canada)
      • Did Not Chart
    • Child in Time
      • Did Not Chart – released in select EU markets
    • Highway Star
      • Released in US/Canada and Japan
      • Did not chart
    • Woman From Tokyo
      • Did not chart in US or UK
      • Had success in assorted EU markets
    • Smoke on the Water
      • Debuted at #85 week ending May 25, 1973
        • P1 4 FRANKENSTEIN –•– The Edgar Winter Group (Epic)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
        • 2 6 MY LOVE –•– Paul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-7 (2)
        • 3 5 DANIEL –•– Elton John (MCA)-8 (3)
        • 4 2 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-15 (1)
        • 5 1 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (1)
        • 6 9 PILLOW TALK –•– Sylvia (Vibration)-10 (6)
        • 7 3 LITTLE WILLY –•– The Sweet (Bell)-19 (3)
        • 8 7 DRIFT AWAY –•– Dobie Gray (Decca)-14 (5)
        • 9 10 WILDFLOWER –•– Skylark (Capitol)-15 (9)
        • 10 13 HOCUS POCUS –•– Focus (Sire)-13 (10)eaked at #4 in the US
      • Peaked at #4 in the US – Week Ending July 28th, 1973
        • 1 1 BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-15 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
        • 2 3 YESTERDAY ONCE MORE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-9 (2)
        • 3 4 SHAMBALA –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (3)
        • 4 7 SMOKE ON THE WATER –•– Deep Purple (Warner Brothers)-10 (4)
        • 5 2 WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-18 (1)
        • 6 11 DIAMOND GIRL –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-12 (6)
        • 7 5 KODACHROME –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-11 (2)
        • 8 8 BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-12 (8)
        • 9 20 THE MORNING AFTER –•– Maureen McGovern (20th Century)-6 (9)
        • 10 6 GIVE ME LOVE (Give Me Peace On Earth) –•– George Harrison (Apple)-11 (1)
      • Did not chart in the UK
    • Super Trouper
      • Released in some EU markets
      • Did not chart anywhere
    • Might Just Take Your Life
      • Debuted at #99 for Week Ending March 23rd, 1974
      • Chameleon by Herbie Hancock debuted at #96 that same week
      • Peaked at #91 in the US
        • 1 3 DARK LADY –•– Cher (MCA)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
        • 2 1 SEASONS IN THE SUN –•– Terry Jacks (Bell)-11 (1)
        • 3 4 SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS –•– John Denver (RCA)-9 (3)
        • 4 2 BOOGIE DOWN –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-12 (2)
        • 5 6 MOCKINGBIRD –•– Carly Simon and James Taylor (Elektra)-8 (5)
        • 6 12 BENNIE AND THE JETS –•– Elton John (MCA)-6 (6)
        • 7 14 HOOKED ON A FEELING –•– Blue Swede (EMI)-6 (7)
        • 8 10 JET –•– Paul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-7 (8)
        • 9 11 ERES TU (Touch the Wind) –•– Mocedades (Tara)-11 (9)
        • 10 7 JUNGLE BOOGIE –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-16 (4)
      • Peaked at #55 in the UK
    • Burn
      • Released in US/Canada and JApan
      • Peaked at #105 in the US – does not show up in top 40 (I think it’s only the top 100)
      • Did not chart in the UK
    • You Can’t Do It Right
      • Released in US/Canada
      • Did not chart
    • Lady Double Dealer
      • Released in Japan
      • Did not chart
    • Stormbringer
      • Peaked at #26 in Italy
      • Did not chart elsewhere
    • Gettin’ Tighter (US/Canada)
      • Released in US/Canada
    • You Keep on Moving
      • Did not chart

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