At No.49, re-entering back into the chart this week, following its departure after the 12th of February; now accumulating a non-consecutive 4 weeks in the chart overall since making its debut on the 23rd of January, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.31 a week later on the 30th of that month, are Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood with Did You Ever?

At No.48, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 11th of February, when it hit a peak of No.41 upon entry; this week sees Fleetwood Mac drop 7 places with Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits.

At No.47, adding a 8th consecutive week back in the chart since re-entering on the 2nd of January, following its departure after the 18th of December last year in 1971; now accumulating a non-consecutive 11 weeks in the chart overall since making its debut on the 28th of November that year, when it hit a peak of No.7 in the process; this week sees Yes drop 21 places from last week’s position of No.26, with Fragile.

At No.46, adding a 15th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 14th of November 1971, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.3 the following week on the 21st; this week sees Pink Floyd drop 21 places, from last week’s position of No.25, with Meddle.

At No.45, with a New Entry this week, is Engelbert Humperdinck with Live And S.R.O. At The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas.

At No.44, with this week’s 5th highest New Entry, is Mantovani And His Orchestra with To Lovers Everywhere.

At No.43, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 30th of January, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.11 the following week on the 6th of February; this week sees Osibisa drop 21 places, from last week’s position of No.22, with Wɔyaya.

At No.41, adding a 3rd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 6th of February, when it hit a peak of No.33 upon entry; this week sees a climb of 5 places, from last week’s position of No.46, for Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (Music From The Soundtrack).

At No.40, adding a 2nd consecutive week back in the chart, since its 4th re-entry last week on the 13th, following its previous departure last month after the 22nd of January; now accumulating a non-consecutive 13 weeks on chart overall since making its debut last year on the 4th of April 1971, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.6 on the 14th of November that year during its 3rd re-entry; this week sees Santana drop 4 places, from last week’s position of No.36, with Santana.

At No.39, a former No.1; adding a 13th consecutive week back in the chart, since its 9th re-entry last year on the 28th of November 1971, following its previous departure after the 20th of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 6 and a half years overall exactly since making its debut on the 4th of April 1965, from where it ascended to the top of the chart on the 30th of May that year, remaining there for 10 consecutive weeks, and then subsequently returning to the top on 11 further occasions (from the 10th of October that year for 10 consecutive weeks; from the 13th of February the following year in 1966 for 10 consecutive weeks; from the 19th of June that year for 7 consecutive weeks; from the 25th of September that year for 18 consecutive weeks; from the 19th of March the following year in 1967 for 7 consecutive weeks; on the 14th of May that year; on the 28th later that same month; on the 12th of November later that year; from the 26th of that same month for 3 consecutive weeks; on the 21st of January the following year in 1968; and on the 17th of November later that year); this week sees Rodgers And Hammerstein drop 8 places from last week’s position of No.31, with The Sound Of Music (An Original Soundtrack Recording).

At No.38, adding a 7th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 9th of January, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.18 the following week on the 16th; this week sees Carole King climb 10 places, from last week’s position of No.48, with Music.

At No.37, adding a 2nd consecutive week back in the chart since re-entering last week on the 13th of February and hitting a peak of No.18 in the process, following its previous departure after the 5th of this month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 4 weeks overall since making its debut last month on the 23rd of January; this week sees John Barry drop 19 places with Theme From “The Persuaders”.

At No.36, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 13th of February, when it hit a peak of No.17 upon entry; this week sees Ray Conniff And The Singers drop 19 places, with I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing.

At No.35, re-entering back into the chart for a 7th time, following its previous departure after the 8th of January; now accumulating a non-consecutive 28 weeks on chart overall since making its debut last year on the 18th of April 1971, from where it hit a peak of No.10 upon its 2nd re-entry on the 4th of July that year, and then subsequently returning to that position on another 2 further occasions (on the 29th of August and the 12th of September that year) is Francis Lai with Love Story – Music From The Original Soundtrack.

At No.33, a former No.1; adding an 11th consecutive week back in the chart since re-entering last year on the 12th of December 1971, following its previous departure after the 4th of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 1 year and 44 weeks on chart overall since making its debut on the 5th of April 1970, from where it ascended to the top of the chart on the 29th of November that year and then subsequently returned to the top on 1 further occasion from the 13th of December that year, remaining there for 4 consecutive weeks; this week sees Andy Williams drop 5 places from last week’s position of No.28, with Andy Williams’ Greatest Hits.

At No.32, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 13th of February; this week sees James Last climb 8 places from last week’s position of No.40, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Non Stop Dancing 13.

At No.31, adding a 40th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 23rd of May 1971, when it hit a peak of No.4 upon entry and then subsequently returned to the that peak on 1 further occasion later that year on the 26th of September; this week sees James Taylor climb 2 places from last week’s position of No.33, with Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon.

At No.30, adding a 3rd consecutive week back in the chart since re-entering for the 3rd time on the 6th of February, following its previous departure last month after the 29th of January when it hit a peak of No.20 during its 2nd re-entry on the 23rd of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 7 weeks on chart since making its debut on the 22nd of November 1970; this week sees Cat Stevens climb 13 places from last week’s position of No.43, with Tea For The Tillerman.

At No.29, a former No.1; adding a 24th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 12th of September 1971 from where it ascended to the top of the chart the following week on the 19th of that month; this week sees Deep Purple climb 9 places from last week’s position of No.38, with Fireball.

At No.28, a former No.1; re-entering the chart for a 6th time following its previous departure after the 29th of January; now accumulating a non-consecutive 2 years on chart exactly since making its debut on the 2nd of November 1969, from where it ascended to the top of the chart the following year on the 1st of February 1970, are Led Zeppelin with Led Zeppelin II.

At No.27, adding a 6th consecutive week back in the chart since re-entering last month on the 16th of January, following its previous departure after the 8th of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 1 year and 30 weeks on chart overall since making its debut on the 1st of February 1970, from where it ascended to a peak of No.2 on the 8th of March that year, remaining there for 3 consecutive weeks; this week sees a hold at this current position for a 2nd consecutive week for Paint Your Wagon (Music From The Soundtrack).

At No.24, adding an 8th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 2nd of January, from where it ascended to a peak of No.6 a couple of weeks later on the 16th of January; this week sees Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice & Studio Cast drop 14 places from last week’s position of No.10, with Jesus Christ Superstar (A Rock Opera).

At No.23, adding a 6th week in the chart since making its debut on the 16th of January, from where it ascended to a peak of No.13 last week on the 13th of February; this week sees America drop 10 places, with America.

At No.22, with this week’s 2nd highest New Entry, is Motown Memories (16 Non-Stop Tamla Hits).

At No.21, adding an 8th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 2nd of January, from where it ascended a couple of weeks ago to a peak of No.14 on the 6th; this week sees Melanie climb 11 places from last week’s position of No.32, with Gather Me.

At No.20, adding a 10th week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 19th of December 1971, from where it ascended to a peak of No.12 a couple of weeks later on the 2nd of January this year; this week sees Bob Dylan climb 4 places from last week’s position of No.24, with More Bob Dylan Greatest Hits.

At No.19, adding a 19th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 17th of October 1971, when it hit a peak of No.2 upon entry; this week sees a climb of 4 places from No.23, for Motown Chartbusters Vol. 6.

At No.18, adding a 6th week in the chart since making its debut on the 16th of January, from where it ascended to a peak of No.16 last week on the 13th of February; this week sees Aram Khatchaturian & The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra drop 2 places, with Spartacus.

At No.16, a former No.1; adding a 14th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 21st of November 1971 from where it ascended to the top of the chart the following week on the 28th of that month, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks; this week sees Led Zeppelin drop 7 places, from last week’s position of No.9, with their fourth album.

At No.15, adding a 6th consecutive week back in the chart since re-entering for the 6th time last month on the 16th of January, from where it ascended to a peak of No.12 a couple of weeks later on the 30th, following its previous departure after the 8th of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 24 weeks on chart overall since making its debut the year before on the 24th of January 1971; this week sees Elvis Presley climb 6 places from last week’s position of No.21, with That’s The Way It Is.

At No.14, a former No.1; adding a 32nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 18th of July 1971 from where it ascended to the top of the chart later that year on the 26th of September, remaining there for 4 consecutive weeks, and then subsequently returned to the top on 1 further occasion from the 7th of November that year, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks; this week sees Rod Stewart drop 2 places from last week’s position of No.12, with Every Picture Tells A Story.

At No.13, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 13th of February; this week sees Shirley Bassey climb 21 places from last week’s position of No.34, to achieve this highest peak so far, with I, Capricorn.

At No.12, adding a 32nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 18th of July 1971, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.4 the following month on the 29th of August; this week sees Carole King climb 7 places, from last week’s position of No.19, with Tapestry.

At No.11, a former No.1; adding a 6th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 16th of January, from where it ascended to the top of the chart the following week on the 23rd of that month; this week sees a drop of 5 places from last week’s position of No.6, for The Concert For Bangla Desh.
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At No.10, adding an 11th consecutive week back in the chart since re-entering last year on the 12th of December 1971, from where it ascended to achieve a peak of No.10 earlier this year on the 9th of January, following its previous departure after the 4th of December last year; now accumulating a non-consecutive 17 weeks on chart overall since making its debut on the 24th of October 1971; this week sees Lindisfarne climb 5 places from last week’s position of No.15, to return to its highest peak so far, with Fog On The Tyne.

At No.8, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 30th of January; this week sees Nilsson climb 3 places from last week’s position of No.11, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Nilsson Schmilsson.

At No.7, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last month on the 30th of January, from where it ascended to a peak of No.7 last week on the 13th of February; this week sees Jimi Hendrix hold this current peak position for a 2nd consecutive week, with Hendrix In The West.

At No.6, a former No.1; adding a consecutive 2 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 2 places from last weeks position of No.4, with Bridge Over Troubled Water.

At No.5, adding a 10th week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 19th of December 1971, from where it ascended to a peak of No.2 on the 30th of January this year; this week sees the Faces hold this current No.5 position for a 2nd consecutive week, with A Nod’s As Good As A Wink…To A Blind Horse.

At No.4, adding a 22nd week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 26th of September 1971, from where it ascended to a peak of No.2 on the 16th of January this year; this week sees Cat Stevens drop 1 place from last week’s position of No.3, with Teaser And The Firecat.

At No.3, with this week’s highest New Entry, is Paul Simon with Paul Simon.

At No.2, a former No.1; adding an 21st consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 3rd of October 1971, from where it ascended to the top of the chart from the 12th of December that year, remaining there for 6 successive weeks, and then subsequently returned to the top on 1 further occasion earlier this year from the 30th of January, remaining there for 2 successive weeks; this week sees T•Rex hold this current position of No.2 for a 2nd consecutive week, with Electric Warrior.