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LISTEN HERE     In 1968, the Hallmark Label, a division of Pickwick Records, began to release in the UK a series of 92 albums (stretching to 1985) featuring re-recorded versions of current chart hits by uncredited session musicians who became known as 'The Top Of The Poppers'. Included among them were the likes of future hitmakers Elton John and Tina Charles, but here are all the original tracks that the recordings were based on. The original cover tracks on volumes 15 and 16 can be found on albums SHM725 and SHM735 (UK Chart Position) 01 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (1) 02 Mixtures - Pushbike Song (2) 03 Cliff Richard -Sunny Honey Girl (19) 04 Badfinger - No Matter What (5) 05 Clive Dunn - Grandad (1) 06 Dawn - Candida (9) 07 Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump (1) 08 Tom Jones - She's A Lady (13) 09 The Supremes - Stoned Love (3) 10 Elton John - Your Song (7) 11 Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (9) 12 The Equals - Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys (9) 13 Lynn...

LISTEN HERE Singles that entered the UK charts in March 1971 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)... (highest UK chart position in brackets) More chart shows HERE!    01 Frank SInatra - I Will Drink The Wine (16) 02 Hot Chocolate - You Could Have Been A Lady (22) 03 Ray Stevens - Bridget The Midget (2) 04 Stephen Stills - Love the One You're With (37) 05 Sweet - Funny Funny (13) 06 John Lennon - Power To The People (7) 07 Clodagh Rodgers - Jack In The Box (4) 08 Olivia Newton John - If Not For You (7) 09 Elvis Presley - There Goes My Everything (6) 10 Andy Williams - Where Do I Begin (4) 11 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (36) 12 Fantastics - Something Old Something New (9) 13 Shirley Bassey - Where Do I Begin (34) 14 Keith Michell - I'll Give You The Earth (30) 15 Marmalade - My Little One (15) 16 Brian Hyland - Gypsy Woman (42) 17 Dave & Ansil Collins - Double Barrel (1) 18 Freda Payne - Cherish What Is Dear to You (46) 19 Glen C...

LISTEN HERE Singles that entered the UK charts in March 1961 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)... (highest UK chart position in brackets) More chart shows HERE!  01 Ramrods - Riders In The Sky (8) 02 String A Longs - Wheels (8) 03 Allisons - Are You Sure (2) 04 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Samantha (13) 05 Conway Twitty - C'est Si Bon (40) 06 Johnny Dankworth - African Waltz (9) 07 Packabeats - Gypsy Beat (49) 08 Tony Osborne - The Man From Madrid (50) 09 Cliff Richard - Theme For A Dream (3) 10 Johnny & The Hurricanes - Ja-Da (14) 11 King Brothers - 76 Trombones (19) 12 Buzz Clifford - Baby Sittin' Boogie (17) 13 Emile Ford & The Checkmates - What Am I Gonna Do (33) 14 John Barry - The Magnificent Seven (45) 15 Matt Monro - My Kind Of Girl (5) 16 Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart (1) 17 Mike Preston - Marry Me (14) 18 Piltdown Men - Goodnight Mrs Flintstone (18) 19 Krew Kats - Trambone (33) 20 Ferrante & Teicher - Theme From Exodus (6) 21 Ventures - Ra...