The
Wurzels In The Canadian Singles Charts
The
search for information about how well The Wurzels have sold
overseas has come back with some information about their Canadian
chart success. This was undertaken to prove (or otherwise)
the urban - well, rural - myth that The Wurzels really had
TWO chart-topping hits, and that The Blackbird had reached
#1 in Canada.
Sadly
evidence seems to show that this is, in truth, only a myth.
Online archives of the Canadian RPM
Weekly Single Charts (see below) reveal that although
the band did achieve some success in Canada, it was relatively
minor. They did not reach the Official Single Charts, but
had some success in the Adult Contemporary
and the Country Singles charts in 1977 with
Combine Harvester (cat: ATTIC 139-K)
and I Am A Cider Drinker (cat: ATTIK
151-K).
Interesting
to note that I Am A Cider Drinker did better, reaching
#11 in the Adult Contemporary Charts to Combine Harvester's
#19. Still, considering the distance from North Somerset,
any chart success is a major achievement!
Research is still underway to
find any information about releases, sales and any chart success
in other territories (especially USA and Australia)

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Adult
Contemporary Charts
Volume 26, No. 17, January
22 1977 - Combine Harvester #44
Volume 26, No. 18, January 29 1977 - Combine Harvester #35
Volume 26, No. 19, February 05 1977 - Combine Harvester #33
Volume 26, No. 20, February 12 1977 - Combine Harvester #30
Volume 26, No. 21, February 19 1977 - Combine Harvester #28
Volume 26, No. 22, February 26 1977 - Combine Harvester #25
Volume 26, No. 23, March 05 1977 - Combine Harvester #19
Volume 26, No. 24, March 12 1977 - Combine Harvester #33;
I Am A Cider Drinker #41
Volume 26, No. 25, March 19 1977 - Combine Harvester #42;
I Am A Cider Drinker #34
Volume 26, No. 26, March 26 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #28
Volume 27, No. 1, April 02 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #26
Volume 27, No. 2, April 09 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #24
Volume 27, No. 3, April 16 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #22
Volume 27, No. 4, April 23 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #17
Volume 27, No. 5, April 30 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #15
Volume 27, No. 6, May 07 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #14
Volume 27, No. 7, May 14 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #13
Volume 27, No. 8, May 21 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #11
Volume 27, No. 9, May 28 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #14
Volume 27, No. 10, June 04 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #21
Country
Singles Charts
Volume
26, No. 17, January 22 1977 - Combine Harvester #46 (new)
Volume 26, No. 18, January 29 1977 - Combine Harvester #45
Volume 26, No. 19, February 05 1977 - Combine Harvester #25
Volume 26, No. 20, February 12 1977 - Combine Harvester #23
Volume 26, No. 21, February 19 1977 - Combine Harvester #37
Volume 26, No. 22, February 26 1977 - nothing
Volume 26, No. 23, March 05 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #48
(new)
Volume 26, No. 24, March 12 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #48
Volume 26, No. 25, March 19 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #42
Volume 26, No. 26, March 26 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #40
Volume 27, No. 1, April 02 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #35
Volume 27, No. 2, April 09 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #36
Volume 27, No. 3, April 16 1977 - I Am A Cider Drinker #32 |

Front
side of the USA release of the Combine Harvester
single on the ABC Dot label.
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