At No.50, re-entering back into the chart for a 6th time following its previous departure last month after the 19th of January; now accumulating a non-consecutive 33 weeks overall since making its debut last year on the 14th of January 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.5 on the 11th of February that year, is Status Quo with Piledriver.

At No.49, with a New Entry this week, are Monty Python with The Monty Python Matching Tie And Handkerchief.

At No.48, re-entering back into the chart this week, following its previous departure after the 2nd of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 13 weeks overall since making its debut last autumn on the 11th of November 1973 and hitting its highest peak so far of No.2 in the process, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, are The Who with Quadrophenia.

At No.47, adding a 10th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 16th of December 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.16 on the 30th of that month; this week sees Peters & Lee drop 15 places from last week’s position of No.32, with ‘By Your Side‘.

At No.46, a former No.1, adding a 14th week back in the chart since its 3rd re-entry last autumn on the 18th of November 1973, following its previous departure after the 3rd of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive year and 11 weeks on chart since making its debut the autumn before on the 12th of November 1972, from where it ascended to the top of the chart last winter on the 14th of January 1973; this week sees Gilbert O’Sullivan drop 1 place from last week’s position of No.45, with Back To Front.

At No.45, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 10th of February, where it hit its highest peak so far of No.42 upon entry; this week sees Clifford T. Ward drop 3 places, with Mantle Pieces.

At No.44, re-entering back into the chart, following its previous departure after the 9th of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 11 weeks overall since making its debut last year on the 2nd of December 1973, where it hit its highest peak so far of No.4 and remained there for 2 consecutive weeks in the process, are Black Sabbath with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

At No.43, adding a 12th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 2nd of December 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.13 on the 9th of that month; this week sees John Lennon climb back up 3 places from last week’s position on No.46, with Mind Games.

At No.42, a former No.1, re-entering back into the chart for a 2nd time, following its previous departure after the 9th of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 33 weeks overall since making its debut last summer on the 24th of June 1973, from where it ascended to the top of the chart, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks from the 12th of August that year, are Peters & Lee with We Can Make It.

At No.41, re-entering back in the chart for a 2nd time following its previous departure after the 9th of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 14 weeks overall since making its debut last autumn on the 28th of October 1973 where it hit its highest peak so far of No.9, remaining there for 3 consecutive weeks in the process, is Motown Chartbusters Volume 8.

At No.40, adding a 34th week in the chart since making its debut last summer on the 1st of July 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.2 on the 9th of September; this week sees the Carpenters drop 11 places from last week’s position of No.29, with Now & Then.

At No.39, adding a 14th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 18th of November 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.7 from the 2nd of December; this week sees David Essex drop 8 places from last week’s position of No.31, with Rock On.

At No.38, a former No.1, adding a 7th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry on the 6th of January, following its previous departure last year after the 29th of December; now accumulating a non-consecutive 20 weeks since making its debut last autumn on the 30th of September, from where it ascended to the top of the chart on the 21st of October; this week sees Status Quo drop 8 places from last week’s position of No.30, with Hello!.

At No.37, with this week’s 3rd highest New Entry, is Jack Jones with Harbour.

At No.35, adding a 39th consecutive week back in the chart since its 5th re-entry last spring on the 27th of May, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.3 last summer on the 12th of August, and where it subsequently returned on the 26th of that month, following its previous departure after the 12th of May; now accumulating a non-consecutive 51 weeks since making its debut on the 17th of November 1972; this week sees David Bowie drop 8 places from last week’s position of No.27, with Hunky Dory.

At No.33, a former No.1, adding a 43rd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last spring on the 29th of April 1973, when it hit the top of the chart upon entry, remaining there for 5 successive weeks; this week sees David Bowie drop 8 places from last week’s position of No.25, with Aladdin Sane.

At No.32, a former No.1; adding a consecutive 4 years and 2 weeks in the chart since making its debut on the 15th of February 1970, when it hit the top of the chart upon entry, remaining there for 13 successive weeks and then subsequently returned to the top on 9 further occasions (from the 7th of June that year for 4 successive weeks; a month later from the 12th of July for 5 successive weeks; on the 27th of September and then the 11th of October that year; the following year from the 10th of January 1971 for 3 successive weeks; from the 27th of June for 5 successive weeks, and a few months later on the 5th of September that year); this week sees Simon And Garfunkel drop places from last week’s position of No.24, with Bridge Over Troubled Water.

At No.31, a former No.1, adding a 17th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn when it hit the top upon entry, remaining there for 5 consecutive weeks, from the 28th of October 1973; this week sees David Bowie drop 12 places from last week’s position of No.19, with Pin Ups.

At No.30, adding a 5th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 20th of January, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.3 on the 3rd of February; this week sees Rod Stewart / Faces drop 24 places from last week’s position of No.6, with Live Coast To Coast: Overture And Beginners.

At No.29, adding an 11th week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 9th of December 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.4 on the 30th of that month; this week sees Donny Osmond climb back up 4 places from last week’s position of No.33, with A Time For Us.

At No.28, adding a 3rd consecutive week back in the chart, since its 6th re-entry on the 3rd of February, following its previous departure last autumn after the 20th of October 1973; now accumulating a non-consecutive 34 weeks since making its debut on the 28th of January 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.16 on the 11th of February and subsequently returning to that peak during its 2nd re-entry on the 10th of June that year; this week sees Stevie Wonder drop 6 places from last week’s position of No.22, with Talking Book.

At No.27, adding a 13th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 25th of November 1973 from where it ascended to the top of the chart on the 2nd of December that year; this week sees Roxy Music drop 4 places from last week’s position of No.23, with Stranded.

At No.24, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 27th of January; this week sees Golden Earring climb 10 places from last week’s position of No.34, to achieve its highest peak so far, with Moontan.

At No.23, a former No.1, adding a 7th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry on the 6th of January, following its previous departure last year after the 29th of December 1973; now accumulating a non-consecutive 26 weeks since making its debut last summer on the 19th of August, from where it ascended to the top of the chart, remaining there for 3 consecutive weeks, from the 26th of that month; this week sees Rod Stewart climb back up 14 places from last week’s position of No.37, with Sing It Again Rod.

At No.22, a former No.1, adding a 17th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 28th of October 1973, from where it ascended to the top, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, that year from the 16th of December; this week sees Elton John drop 6 places from last week’s position of No.16, with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

At No.21, adding a 3rd consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry on the 6th of February, following its previous departure last month after the 26th of January; now accumulating a non-consecutive 5 weeks since making its debut on the 13th of that month; this week sees Pink Floyd climb 7 places from last week’s position of No.28, to achieve its highest peak so far, with A Nice Pair.

At No.20, a former No.1, adding a 21st consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last autumn when it hit the top upon entry, remaining there for 3 consecutive weeks, from the 30th of September 1973, and then subsequently returning to the top for a week last month on the 13th of January; this week sees Slade drop 6 places from last week’s position of No.14, with Sladest.

At No.19, re-entering back into the chart this week for a 14th time following its previous departure last year after the 8th of December 1973; now accumulating a non-consecutive 51 weeks overall since making its debut on the 21st of November 1971, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.14 during its 3rd re-entry last spring on the 21st of May 1972, is Glen Campbell – Glen Campbell’s Greatest Hits.

At No.18, adding a 25th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last autumn on the 2nd of September 1973, following its previous departure after the 26th of August; now accumulating a non-consecutive 42 weeks overall since making its debut last spring on the 29th of April 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.2, remaining there for 3 consecutive weeks, from the 6th of May that year; this week sees The Beatles drop 5 places from last week’s position of No.13, with 1967-1970.

At No.16, re-entering back into the chart, following its previous departure after the 2nd of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 10 weeks overall since making its debut last year on the 2nd of December 1973, where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far at No.7, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, from the 16th of that month, is Ringo Starr with Ringo.

At No.15, adding a 10th consecutive week back in the chart since its 2nd re-entry last year on the 16th of December 1973, following its previous departure after the 8th of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 1 year and 31 weeks overall since making its debut on the 25th of June 1972, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.5 during its first re-entry, on the 4th of February 1973; this week sees David Bowie climb back up 26 places from last week’s position of No.41, with The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.

At No.14, adding a 13th week in the chart since making its debut last autumn on the 25th of November 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.12 on the 30th of December that year; this week sees Frank Sinatra climb back up 26 places from last week’s position of No.40, with Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back.

At No.13, a former No.1; adding a 10th week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 16th of December 1973, from where it ascended to the top, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, from the 30th of that month; this week sees Yes climb back up 8 places from last week’s position of No.21, with Tales From Topographic Oceans.

At No.12, adding a 5th consecutive week back in the chart since its 2nd re-entry on the 20th of January, following its previous departure last autumn after the 24th of November 1973; now accumulating a non-consecutive 17 weeks overall since making its debut last summer on the 26th of August, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.10 on the 2nd of September that year; this week sees Stevie Wonder climb back up 8 places from last week’s position of No.20, with Innervisions.

At No.11, with this week’s 2nd highest New Entry, is Bob Dylan with Planet Waves.

At No.10, adding a 5th consecutive week back in the chart since its 3rd re-entry last month on the 20th of January, following its previous departure after the 12th of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 23 weeks overall since making its debut last summer on the 26th of August, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.7 the following week on the 2nd of September; this week sees Diana Ross drop 2 places from last week’s position of No.8, with Touch Me In The Morning.

At No.8, adding a year and 32 consecutive weeks in the chart since making its debut on the 16th of July 1972, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.2 the following week from the 23rd of that month, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, and then subsequently returning to that peak during the autumn on the 22nd of October; this week sees Simon & Garfunkel drop 1 place from last week’s position of No.7, with Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits.

At No.7, adding a 20th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last autumn on the 7th of October 1973, following its previous departure after the 29th of September that year; now accumulating a non-consecutive 47 weeks overall since making its debut last spring on the 25th of March where it hit its highest peak so far of No.2; this week sees Pink Floyd climb back up 3 places from last week’s position of No.10, with The Dark Side Of The Moon.

At No.6, adding an 11th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 9th of December 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.4 on the 20th of January this year, and then subsequently returning to that peak last week on the 10th of February; this week sees Paul McCartney & Wings drop 2 places, with Band On The Run.

At No.5, a former No.1, adding a 34th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last summer on the 1st of July 1973, from where it ascended last month to the top of the chart on the 20th of January; this week sees Perry Como drop 3 places from last week’s position of No.2, with And I Love You So.

At No.4, adding a 4th consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last month on the 27th of January, from where it ascended last week to achieve a peak of No.3 on the 10th of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 6 weeks since making its debut last year on the 16th of December 1973; this week sees Andy Williams drop 1 place, with Solitaire.

At No.3, adding an 8th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 30th of December 1973, from where it ascended to achieve its highest peak so far of No.2 on the 27th of January this year; this week sees Leo Sayer climb back up 2 places from last week’s position of No.5, with Silverbird.

At No.2, with this week’s highest New Entry, is Slade with Old New Borrowed And Blue.