UK Top 20: November 4, 1972 Ft. The Shangri-Las

Number 6: The Shangri-Las

Presenting the UK Top 20 music chart for the week ending 4 November, 1972

Lieutenant Pigeon\'s Mouldy Old Dough continued its run as the UK\'s Number 1 song this week in November 1972, but it would prove to be its fourth and final week at the top.

Elsewhere, you would be forgiven for thinking that you had stumbled on a chart from the 1960s as two re-releases from that decade made their return to the UK Top 20. Both Chris Montez and The Shangri-Las made impressive moves up the chart, replacing hits from The O\'Jays and T. Rex.

Read on...


01 (01) Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough 02 (05) Gilbert O\'Sullivan - Clair 03 (02) 10cc - Donna 04 (03) Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream 05 (04) Alice Cooper - Elected 06 (21) The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack 07 (20) Shag - Loop Di Love 08 (07) Peter Skellern - You\'re A Lady 09 (08) Elvis Presley - Burning Love 10 (09) Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers 11 (11) The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love 12 (06) Gary Glitter - I Didn\'t Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock \'n\' Roll) 13 (18) Junior Campbell - Hallelujah Freedom 14 (19) Family - Burlesque 15 (15) Judge Dread - Big Six 16 (13) David Bowie - John, I\'m Only Dancing 17 (10) The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam 18 (12) David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure 19 (28) Chris Montez - Let\'s Dance 20 (16) Bread - The Guitar Man *Previous week in brackets; Climbers denoted in red; New entries in bold

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06: The Shangri-Las: Leader of the Pack

A US Number 1 in 1964, Leader of the Pack by The Shangri-Las entered the UK chart for the first time in early 1965.

Despite an airplay ban by the BBC - possibly due to its morbid lyrical content - the single managed to peak at Number 11 in mid-February.

More than seven years later, the song now returned to the British charts (released on the Kama Sutra label) and - with no ban - rose to a high of Number 3.

This wouldn\'t be the last time the single found success in the UK. It would once again reach the Top 10 in 1976 when re-released on two separate record labels.

19: Chris Montez: Let\'s Dance

Almost ten years to the day, Chris Montez was back in the British charts with a re-release of his first major hit, Let\'s Dance.

Originally peaking at Number 2 - staying there for four consecutive weeks - the single was also a major success in the United States where it made it to Number 4.

This 1972 reissue also proved popular across Europe - especially in Germany - where it was also highly popular the second time around.



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