of 1973 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1972 <-1973-> 1974
Top songs: #1: Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Dawn - #2: The Most Beautiful Girl by Charlie Rich - #3: Yesterday Once More by The Carpenters - #4: Killing Me Softly with His Song by Roberta Flack - #5: You're Sixteen by Ringo Starr
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Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
#1
02/1973

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Dawn

from Tuneweaving   Tuneweaving
491 pts
1
US
1
AC




1
UK
featuring Tony Orlando
[Bell 45318]
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown
The Most Beautiful Girl
#2
09/1973

The Most Beautiful Girl
Charlie Rich

from Behind Closed Doors   Behind Closed Doors
482 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


2
UK
[Epic 11040]
written by Rory Michael Bourke, Billy Sherrill & Norro Wilson
Yesterday Once More
#3
06/1973

Yesterday Once More
The Carpenters

from Now & Then   Now & Then
424 pts
2
US
1
AC




2
UK
[A&M 1446]
written by John Bettis & Richard Carpenter
Killing Me Softly with His Song
#4
01/1973

Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack

from Killing Me Softly   Killing Me Softly
415 pts
1
US
2
AC


2
R&B
6
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1974 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1974 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #360]
[Atlantic 2940]
written by Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel
You're Sixteen
#5
12/1973

You're Sixteen
Ringo Starr

from Ringo   Ringo
411 pts
1
US
2
AC




4
UK
[Apple 1870]
written by Bob Sherman & Dick Sherman
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
#6
03/1973

You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Stevie Wonder

from Talking Book   Talking Book
400 pts
1
US
1
AC


3
R&B
7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #281]
[Tamla 54232]
written by Stevie Wonder
Top of the World
#7
10/1973

Top of the World
The Carpenters

from A Song for You   A Song for You
399 pts
1
US
2
AC




5
UK
[A&M 1468]
written by Richard Carpenter & John Bettis
Paper Roses
#8
09/1973

Paper Roses
Marie Osmond

from Paper Roses   
393 pts
5
US
1
AC
1
ctry


2
UK
[MGM/Kolob 14609]
written by Fred Spielman & Janice Torre
Daniel
#9
01/1973

Daniel
Elton John

from Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player   Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
384 pts
2
US
1
AC




4
UK
[MCA 40046]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Touch Me in the Morning
#10
06/1973

Touch Me in the Morning
Diana Ross

from Touch Me in the Morning   Touch Me in the Morning
380 pts
1
US
1
AC


5
R&B
9
UK
[Motown 1239]
written by Michael Masser & Ron Miller
Angie
#11
09/1973

Angie
The Rolling Stones

from Goats Head Soup   Goats Head Soup
373 pts
1
US
38
AC




5
UK
[Rolling Stones 19105]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Get Down
#12
03/1973

Get Down
Gilbert O'Sullivan

from I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter   I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter
365 pts
7
US
3
AC




1
UK
[MAM 3629]
written by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Love's Theme
#13
12/1973

Love's Theme
Love Unlimited Orchestra

from Rhapsody in White   Rhapsody in White
364 pts
1
US
1
AC


10
R&B
10
UK
instrumental
[20th Century 2069]
written by Barry White
My Love
#14
04/1973

My Love
Paul McCartney

from Red Rose Speedway   Red Rose Speedway
361 pts
1
US
1
AC




9
UK
as Paul McCartney & Wings
[Apple 1861]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
Photograph
#15
10/1973

Photograph
Ringo Starr

from Ringo   Ringo
358 pts
1
US
3
AC




8
UK
[Apple 1865]
written by George Harrison & Richard Starkey
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
#16
05/1973

Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
George Harrison

from Living in the Material World   Living in the Material World
357 pts
1
US
4
AC




8
UK
[Apple 1862]
written by George Harrison
The Twelfth of Never
#17
03/1973

The Twelfth of Never
Donny Osmond

from Alone Together   
347 pts
8
US
7
AC




1
UK
[MGM/Kolob 14503]
written by Jerry Livingston & Paul Francis Webster
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
#18
09/1973

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John

from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
343 pts
2
US
7
AC




6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #380]
[MCA 40148]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001)
#19
02/1973

Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001)
Deodato

from Prelude   Prelude
333 pts
2
US
5
AC




7
UK
instrumental
[CTI 12]
written by Richard Strauss
Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)
#20
08/1973

Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)
Eddie Kendricks

from Eddie Kendricks   
325 pts
1
US




1
R&B
18
UK
[Tamla 54238]
written by Leonard Caston, Anita Poree & Frank Wilson
Live and Let Die
#21
06/1973

Live and Let Die
Paul McCartney

from Live and Let Die: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Live and Let Die: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
311 pts
2
US
8
AC




9
UK
as Paul McCartney & Wings
[Apple 1863]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
Dueling Banjos
#22
01/1973

Dueling Banjos
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell

from Deliverance OST   
308 pts
2
US
1
AC
5
ctry


17
UK
instrumental from the movie Deliverance
[Warner 7659]
written by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith & Don Reno
Rock On
#23
08/1973

Rock On
David Essex

from Rock On   Rock On
307 pts
5
US






3
UK
[Columbia 45940]
written by David Essex
Let's Get It On
#24
07/1973

Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye

from Let's Get It On   Let's Get It On
297 pts
1
US




1
R&B
31
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #167]
[Tamla 54234]
written by Marvin Gaye & Ed Townsend
The Way We Were
#25
10/1973

The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand

from The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording   The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording
297 pts
1
US
1
AC




31
UK
Academy Award for Best Original Song 1973 Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1975
[Columbia 45944]
written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch
Frankenstein
#26
03/1973

Frankenstein
The Edgar Winter Group

from They Only Come Out at Night   
292 pts
1
US






18
UK
[Epic 10967]
written by Edgar Winter
Midnight Train to Georgia
#27
08/1973

Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Imagination   
288 pts
1
US
19
AC


1
R&B
55
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #432]
[Buddah 383]
written by Jim Weatherly
Show and Tell
#28
10/1973

Show and Tell
Al Wilson

from Show and Tell   
285 pts
1
US
3
AC


10
R&B
51
UK
[Rocky Road 30073]
written by Jerry Fuller
Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
#29
07/1973

Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
Dawn

from Dawn's New Ragtime Follies   Dawn's New Ragtime Follies
280 pts
3
US
1
AC




12
UK
featuring Tony Orlando
[Bell 45374]
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown
Time in a Bottle
#30
11/1973

Time in a Bottle
Jim Croce

from You Don't Mess Around with Jim   You Don't Mess Around with Jim
280 pts
1
US
1
AC




52
UK
[ABC 11405]
written by Jim Croce
Pillow Talk
#31
03/1973

Pillow Talk
Sylvia Robinson

from Pillow Talk   
278 pts
3
US
27
AC


1
R&B
14
UK
as Sylvia
[Vibration 521]
written by Sylvia Robinson & Michael Burton
#32
07/1973

Young Love
Donny Osmond

from Alone Together   
273 pts
25
US
26
AC




1
UK
charted as Young Love / A Million to One in US AC charts
[MGM/Kolob 14583]
written by Ric Cartey & Carole Joyner
Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
#33
01/1973

Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Neither One of Us   
273 pts
2
US
15
AC


1
R&B
31
UK
[Soul 35098]
written by Jim Weatherly
Half-Breed
#34
08/1973

Half-Breed
Cher

from Half-Breed   Half-Breed
272 pts
1
US
3
AC




53
UK
[MCA 40102]
written by Al Capps & Mary Dean
Delta Dawn
#35
06/1973

Delta Dawn
Helen Reddy

from Long Hard Climb   
265 pts
1
US
1
AC






[Capitol 3645]
written by Larry Collins & Alex Harvey
Love Train
#36
01/1973

Love Train
The O'Jays

from Back Stabbers   Back Stabbers
264 pts
1
US




1
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3524]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Will It Go Round in Circles
#37
03/1973

Will It Go Round in Circles
Billy Preston

from Music Is My life   
262 pts
1
US




10
R&B
52
UK
[A&M 1411]
written by Bruce Fisher & Billy Preston
Loves Me Like a Rock
#38
08/1973

Loves Me Like a Rock
Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon   There Goes Rhymin' Simon
255 pts
2
US
1
AC




39
UK
featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds
[Columbia 4-45907]
written by Paul Simon
Boogie Down
#39
12/1973

Boogie Down
Eddie Kendricks

from Boogie Down   
255 pts
2
US




1
R&B
39
UK
[Tamla 54243]
written by Leonard Caston, Anita Poree & Frank Wilson
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
#40
02/1973

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Vicki Lawrence

from The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia   
254 pts
1
US
6
AC
36
ctry




[Bell 45,303]
written by Bobby Russell
Monster Mash
#41
05/1973

Monster Mash
Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers

254 pts
10
US






3
UK
R [novelty]
[Parrot 45-348]
written by Bobby Pickett & Leonard L. Capizzi
I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
#42
04/1973

I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
Barry White

from I've Got So Much to Give   I've Got So Much to Give
253 pts
3
US
27
AC


1
R&B
23
UK
[20th Century 2018]
written by Barry White
The Morning After
#43
06/1973

The Morning After
Maureen McGovern

from The Morning After   
250 pts
1
US
6
AC






Academy Award for Best Original Song 1972
[20th Century 2010]
written by Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha
Spiders and Snakes
#44
11/1973

Spiders and Snakes
Jim Stafford

from Jim Stafford   Jim Stafford
248 pts
3
US
28
AC
66
ctry


14
UK
[MGM 14648]
written by Jim Stafford & David Bellamy
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
#45
04/1973

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Jim Croce

from Life and Times   Life and Times
248 pts
1
US
9
AC






[ABC 11359]
written by Jim Croce
Until You Come Back to Me (That's What Im Gonna Do)
#46
11/1973

Until You Come Back to Me (That's What Im Gonna Do)
Aretha Franklin

from Let Me in Your Life   Let Me in Your Life
247 pts
3
US
33
AC


1
R&B
26
UK
[Atlantic 2995]
written by Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul & Stevie Wonder
Stuck in the Middle with You
#47
03/1973

Stuck in the Middle with You
Stealers Wheel

from Stealers Wheel   Stealers Wheel
246 pts
6
US
13
AC




8
UK
[A&M 1416]
written by Joe Egan & Gerry Rafferty
Brother Louie
#48
06/1973

Brother Louie
Stories

from About Us   About Us
241 pts
1
US




22
R&B


[Kama Sutra 577]
written by Errol Brown & Tony Wilson
Let Me in
#49
09/1973

Let Me in
The Osmonds

from The Plan   The Plan
240 pts
36
US
4
AC




2
UK
[MGM 14617]
written by Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond & Wayne Osmond
Blockbuster
#50
01/1973

Blockbuster
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
234 pts
73
US






1
UK
[Bell 45361]
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
#51
10/1973

The Joker
Steve Miller Band

from The Joker   The Joker
234 pts
1
US








[Capitol 3732]
written by Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun & Steve Miller
Rubber Bullets
#52
05/1973

Rubber Bullets
10cc

from 10cc   10cc
233 pts
73
US






1
UK
[UK 49015]
written by Graham Gouldman & Eric Stewart
We're an American Band
#53
07/1973

We're an American Band
Grand Funk Railroad

from We're an American Band   We're an American Band
233 pts
1
US








as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3660]
written by Don Brewer
#54
05/1973

Welcome Home
Peters & Lee

from Welcome Home   
233 pts
119
US
26
AC
79
ctry


1
UK
[Philips 40729]
written by Jean Alphonse Dupre, Stanislas Beldone & Bryan Blackburn
That Lady
#55
07/1973

That Lady
The Isley Brothers

from 3 + 3   3 + 3
231 pts
6
US




2
R&B
14
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #348]
[T-Neck 2251]
written by Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper
You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
#56
11/1973

You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
The New Seekers

from Together   
231 pts


18
AC




1
UK
[MGM 14683]
written by Tony Macaulay & Geoff Stephens
And I Love You So
#57
03/1973

And I Love You So
Perry Como

from And I Love You So   
230 pts
29
US
1
AC




3
UK
[RCA 906]
written by Don McLean
Cum On Feel the Noize
#58
03/1973

Cum On Feel the Noize
Slade

from Sladest   Sladest
229 pts
98
US






1
UK
[Polydor 15069]
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
Higher Ground
#59
08/1973

Higher Ground
Stevie Wonder

from Innervisions   Innervisions
228 pts
4
US
41
AC


1
R&B
29
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #261]
[Tamla 54235]
written by Stevie Wonder
Kodachrome
#60
05/1973

Kodachrome
Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon   There Goes Rhymin' Simon
228 pts
2
US
2
AC






[Columbia 4-45859]
written by Paul Simon
#61
09/1973

Eye Level
The Simon Park Orchestra

from Eye Level   
228 pts


29
AC




1
UK
instrumental [theme from the TV Series Van der Valk]
[Vanguard 35175]
written by Jack Trombey
#62
10/1973

Rockin' Roll Baby
The Stylistics

from Rockin' Roll Baby   Rockin' Roll Baby
226 pts
14
US
44
AC


3
R&B
6
UK
[Avco 4625]
written by Linda Creed & Thom Bell
Merry Xmas Everybody
#63
12/1973

Merry Xmas Everybody
Slade

224 pts








1
UK
Christmas
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
#64
04/1973

See My Baby Jive
Wizzard

223 pts








1
UK
[United Artists Xw-272]
written by Roy Wood
I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)
#65
07/1973

I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)
Gary Glitter

from Remember Me This Way   
223 pts








1
UK
written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander
I Love You Love Me Love
#66
11/1973

I Love You Love Me Love
Gary Glitter

from Remember Me This Way   
223 pts








1
UK
written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander
Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
#67
06/1973

Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
Slade

from Sladest   Sladest
223 pts








1
UK
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
Daydreamer / The Puppy Song
#68
10/1973

Daydreamer / The Puppy Song
David Cassidy

from Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes   
223 pts








1
UK
written by Terry Dempsey
Can the Can
#69
05/1973

Can the Can
Suzi Quatro

from Suzi Quatro   
222 pts








1
UK
[Bell 45416]
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
#70
09/1973

Angel Fingers
Wizzard

222 pts








1
UK
written by Roy Wood
Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
#71
10/1973

Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
Barry White

from Stone Gon'   Stone Gon'
221 pts
7
US
40
AC


2
R&B
14
UK
[20th Century 2058]
written by Barry White
The Cisco Kid
#72
03/1973

The Cisco Kid
War

from The World Is a Ghetto   The World Is a Ghetto
220 pts
2
US




5
R&B


[United Artists 163]
written by Sylvester Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Leroy Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar Levitin & Howard Scott
Playground in My Mind
#73
03/1973

Playground in My Mind
Clint Holmes

from Playground in My Mind   
218 pts
2
US
7
AC






[Epic 10891]
written by Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance
Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)
#74
11/1973

Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)
Helen Reddy

from Long Hard Climb   
217 pts
3
US
1
AC




53
UK
[Capitol 3768]
written by Linda Laurie
#75
02/1973

Sing
The Carpenters

from Now & Then   Now & Then
217 pts
3
US
1
AC




53
UK
[A&M 1413]
written by Joe Raposo
Nutbush City Limits
#76
08/1973

Nutbush City Limits
Ike & Tina Turner

from Nutbush City Limits   
214 pts
22
US




11
R&B
4
UK

[United Artists 298]
written by Tina Turner
Ramblin' Man
#77
08/1973

Ramblin' Man
The Allman Brothers Band

from Brothers and Sisters   Brothers and Sisters
212 pts
2
US
12
AC






[Capricorn 0027]
written by Richard Betts
#78
02/1973

Cindy Incidentally
The Faces

from Ooh La La   Ooh La La
210 pts
48
US






2
UK
[Warner 7681]
written by Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood
Living for the City
#79
11/1973

Living for the City
Stevie Wonder

from Innervisions   Innervisions
210 pts
8
US




1
R&B
15
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #104]
[Tamla 54242]
written by Stevie Wonder
Smokin' in the Boys Room
#80
10/1973

Smokin' in the Boys Room
Brownsville Station

from Yeah!   Yeah!
208 pts
3
US






27
UK
[Big Tree 16011]
written by Cub Koda & Michael Lutz
#81
11/1973

I've Got to Use My Imagination
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Imagination   
206 pts
4
US




1
R&B
56
UK
[Buddah 393]
written by Gerry Goffin & Barry Goldberg
Jungle Boogie
#82
12/1973

Jungle Boogie
Kool & The Gang

from Wild and Peaceful   Wild and Peaceful
204 pts
4
US




2
R&B
51
UK
[De-Lite 559]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, Melvin Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield
The Love I Lost (Part 1)
#83
09/1973

The Love I Lost (Part 1)
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from Black & Blue   
204 pts
7
US
48
AC


1
R&B
21
UK
[Philadelphia International 3533]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Break Up to Make Up
#84
02/1973

Break Up to Make Up
The Stylistics

from Round 2   Round 2
198 pts
5
US
20
AC


5
R&B
34
UK
[Avco 4611]
written by Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble & Linda Creed
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
#85
02/1973

Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
Four Tops

from Keeper of the Castle   
197 pts
4
US
14
AC


2
R&B


[Dunhill/ABC 4339]
written by Brian Potter & Dennis Lambert
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
#86
07/1973

Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Elton John

from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
196 pts
12
US






7
UK
[MCA 40105]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Part of the Union
#87
01/1973

Part of the Union
The Strawbs

from Bursting at the Seams   Bursting at the Seams
195 pts
111
US






2
UK
[A&M 1419]
written by Richard Hudson & John Ford
#88
09/1973

Space Race
Billy Preston

from Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music   Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music
195 pts
4
US
34
AC


1
R&B


instrumental
[A&M 1463]
written by Billy Preston
Shambala
#89
05/1973

Shambala
Three Dog Night

from Cyan   Cyan
193 pts
3
US
3
AC






[Dunhill/ABC 4352]
written by Daniel Moore
Radar Love
#90
12/1973

Radar Love
Golden Earring

from Moontan   Moontan
192 pts
13
US






7
UK
[Track 40202]
written by George Kooymans & Barry Hay
The Show Must Go On
#91
12/1973

The Show Must Go On
Leo Sayer

from Silverbird   Silverbird
192 pts








2
UK
written by Leo Sayer & David Courtney
The Ballroom Blitz
#92
09/1973

The Ballroom Blitz
The Sweet

from Desolation Boulevard   Desolation Boulevard
192 pts








2
UK
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
My Friend Stan
#93
10/1973

My Friend Stan
Slade

from Sladest [US edition]   
192 pts








2
UK
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
My Coo Ca Choo
#94
11/1973

My Coo Ca Choo
Alvin Stardust

from The Untouchable   
192 pts








2
UK
written by Peter Shelley
Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again
#95
04/1973

Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again
Gary Glitter

from Touch Me   Touch Me
192 pts








2
UK
written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander
Hell Raiser
#96
05/1973

Hell Raiser
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
192 pts








2
UK
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)
#97
01/1973

Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)
Gary Glitter

from Touch Me   Touch Me
192 pts








2
UK
written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander
Dancin' (On a Saturday Night)
#98
07/1973

Dancin' (On a Saturday Night)
Barry Blue

from Barry Blue   Barry Blue
192 pts








2
UK
written by Barry Blue & Lynsey de Paul
Albatross
#99
05/1973

Albatross
Fleetwood Mac

192 pts








2
UK
R instrumental
[Epic 11029]
written by Peter Green
#100
12/1973

Dance with the Devil
Cozy Powell

180 pts
49
US






3
UK
[Chrysalis 2029]
written by Michael Hayes & Phil Dennys

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