November 10th, 1976 - Marvel UK, 50 years ago this week.

Thanks to Charlie Horse 47 and Killdumpster for their sponsorship of this post, via the magic of Patreon. ***It's not every week that an entire city makes it to Number One on the UK singles chart.But that's what happened, this week in 1976, because a song called If You Leave Me Now byChicago seized the top spot on that very Hit Parade.The accompanying album rankings, on the other hand, saw Led Zeppelin climb four places to secure that summit, with The Song Remains the Same, which seems an odd title for an album if you're trying to get people to buy it. Surely we're going to want at least some sort of variety from the LP?If You Leave Me Now is tolerable to my ears but there were other tracks I preferred in that Top 50. And they included:Play that Funky Music - Wild CherryLove and Affection - Joan ArmatradingCouldn't Get It Right - the Climax Blues BandSubstitute {1976} - the WhoThe Rubberband Man - the Detroit SpinnersSailing {1976} - Rod StewartDancing Queen - ABBAI'll Meet You at…

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