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Poporama


Kaj Kindvall presented a weekly radio show, Poporama on Swedish National Radio (Sveriges Radio Program 3) that listed the hits of the week or charts. Poporama replaced the radio show Tio I Topp that had done this up until June 1974. The official Poporama singles charts have been published in 1992 in a book entitled "Poporama - Heta Högen 1974 - 1984" by Stefan Heiding

Here are some of the first charts broadcast

July 5, 1974

1 - NEW - CCS -- Hurricane Coming 2 - NEW - Barclay James Harvest -- Poor Boy Blues 3 - NEW - William DeVaughn -- Be Thankful For What You've Got 4 - HH - José Feliciano -- Destiny -- week 1 5 - HH - Cozy Powell -- The Man In Black -- week 1 6 - HH - Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids -- Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night) -- week 1 7 - HH - Marvin Hamlisch -- The Entertainer -- week 1 8 - NEW - 10cc -- Baron Samedi 9 - NEW - Mac & Katie Kissoon -- Big Hello 10 - NEW - Maria Muldaur -- Midnight At The Oasis 11 - NEW - Blue -- Big Bold Love 12 - HH - Slade - Everyday -- week 1 13 - HH - Bay City Rollers -- Shang-A-Lang -- week 1 14 - HH - Gilbert O'Sullivan -- A Friend Of Mine -- week 1 15 - HH - Ray Stevens -- The Streak -- week 1 16 - NEW - Elvis Presley -- If You Talk In Your Sleep 17 - NEW - Cliff Richard -- (You Keep Me) Hanging On 18 - NEW - Todd Rundgren -- A Dream Goes On Forever 19 - HH - The Rubettes -- Sugar Baby Love -- week 1 20 - HH - Nazareth -- Shanghai’d In Shanghai -- week 1 21 - HH- Mungo Jerry -- Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black -- week 1 22 - HH - Teach-In -- Fly Away -- week 1 23 - NEW - New World -- Do It Again 24 - NEW - Kool & The Gang -- Hollywood Swinging 25 - NEW - John Denver -- Thank God I’m A Country Boy

July 12, 1974

1 - NEW - Blood Sweat & Tears -- Tell Me That I'm Wrong 2 - NEW - Lynsey De Paul -- Ooh I Do 3 - NEW - Leo Sayer -- One Man Band 4 - NEW - Roberta Flack -- Feel Like Makin’ Love 5 - HH - Bay City Rollers -- Shang-A-Lang -- week 2 6 - HH - Mac & Katie Kissoon -- Big Hello -- week 1 7 - HH - Ray Stevens -- The Streak -- week 2 8 - NEW - Cockney Rebel -- Singular Band 9 - NEW - Slade -- The Bangin' Man 10 - NEW - Lena Zavaroni -- Personality 11 - NEW - Chi Coltrane -- Hallelujah 12 - HH - Teach-In -- Fly Away -- week 2 13 - HH - Cozy Powell -- The Man In Black -- week 2 14 - HH - The Rubettes -- Sugar Baby Love -- week 2 15 - HH - John Denver -- Thank God I'm A Country Boy -- week 1 16 - NEW - J.J. Cale -- Rock And Roll Records 17 - NEW - Demis Roussos -- White Sails 18 - NEW - NQB -- Oh-La-La 19 - HH - Maria Muldaur -- Midnight At The Oasis -- week 1 20 - HH - Jose Feliciano -- Destiny -- week 2 21 - HH - CCS -- Hurricane Coming -- week 1 22 - HH - Mungo Jerry -- Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black -- week 2 23 - NEW - Status Quo -- Break The Rules 24 - NEW - The Righteous Brothers -- Rock And Roll Heaven


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