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Table of Contents 1973’s Biggest Artists and Songs |
| America (1972 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1973) Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton & Klaus Voormann (Concert For Bangladesh Grammy for Album of the Year) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack (Grammy for Record of the Year) |
| New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Aerosmith, BTO (Bachman Turner Overdrive), Charlie Daniels, Pointer Sisters, Barry White, Joe Walsh, Lou Reed, Tavares, Smokey Robinson, 10 CC, Dottie West and Brownsville Station |
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Some notable music highlights from 1973 include:
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1973’s Retro Top 10 Hits |
| 1. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree – Dawn (Tony Orlando and Dawn) |
| 2. Oh Babe, What Would You Say – Hurricane Smith |
| 3. Love’s Theme – Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 4. Drift Away – Dobie Gray |
| 5. Bongo Rock – Incredible Bongo Band |
| 6. Right Place, Wrong Time – Dr. John |
| 7. The Morning After – Maureen McGovern |
| 8. Summer Breeze – Seals and Crofts |
| 9. The Night That The Lights Went Out In Georgia – Vicki Lawrence |
| 10. The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich |
1973’s ‘One Hit Wonders’ |
| 1. Dueling Banjos – Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell |
| 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra – Deodato |
| 3. Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest |
| 4. Hocus Pocus – Focus |
| 5. Playground In My Mind – Clint Holmes |
| 6. Walk On The Wild Side – Lou Reed |
| 7. Show and Tell – Al Wilson |
| 8. Wildflower – Skylark |
| 9. Daisy A Day – Jud Strunk |
| 10. Pressure Drop – Toots and the Maytals |
1973’s Motown/Soul Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye |
| 2. I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby – Barry White |
| 3. That Lady – The Isley Brothers |
| 4. Keep On Truckin’ – Eddie Kendricks |
| 5. Will It Go Round In Circles – Billy Preston |
| 6. Superstition – Stevie Wonder |
| 7. I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance) – James Brown |
| 8. Superfly – Curtis Mayfield |
| 9. Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder |
| 10. The Love I Lost – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes |
More R&B/Motown Song Hits: |
| One of a Kind Love Affair – Spinners |
| I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) – Johnnie Taylor |
| Here I Am (Come And Take Me) – Al Green |
1973’s Pop Dance Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Love Train – The O’Jays |
| 2. Crocodile Rock – Elton John |
| 3. Little Willie – The Sweet |
| 4. I’ll Always Love My Mama – The Intruders |
| 5. Your Mama Don’t Dance – Loggins and Messina |
| 6. Rockin’ Pneumonia Boogie Woogie Flu – Johnny Rivers |
| 7. Brother Louie – Stories |
| 8. Cisco Kid – War |
| 9. I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band) – Moody Blues |
| 10. Shambala – Three Dog Night |
1973’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce |
| 2. Your Mama Don’t Dance – Loggins and Messina |
| 3. We’re An American Band – Grand Funk |
| 4. Hocus Pocus – Focus |
| 5. Do It Again – Steely Dan |
| 6. Stuck In The Middle With You – Stealer’s Wheel |
| 7. Kodachrome – Paul Simon |
| 8. Angie – Rolling Stones |
| 9. I Wanna Be With You – The Raspberries |
| 10. Photograph – Ringo Starr |
1973’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones |
| 2. Space Oddity – David Bowie |
| 3. D’Yer Maker – Led Zeppelin |
| 4. Money – Pink Floyd |
| 5. Sugar Magnolia – Grateful Dead |
| 6. Knockin on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan |
| 7. Jesus Is Just Alright – Doobie Brothers |
| 8. Bell Bottom Blues – Eric Clapton |
| 9. Mind Games – John Lennon |
| 10. Walk on the Wild Side – Lou Reed |
More FM Album Rock Hits: |
| Live and Let Die – Wings |
| Give It To Me – J. Geils Band |
| Living in the Past – Jethro Tull |
| Redneck Frend – Jackson Browne |
| Basketball Jones – Cheech and Chong |
| Montana – Frank Zappa |
1973’s Bubblegum Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree – Tony Orlando and Dawn |
| 2. Sing – Carpenters |
| 3. Get Down – Gilbert O’Sullivan |
| 4. Young Love – Donny Osmond |
| 5. Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose – Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 6. Daisy A Day – Jud Strunk |
| 7. Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Blues – Johnny Rivers |
| 8. Rockin’ Roll Baby – Stylistics |
| 9. Just You N Me – Chicago |
| 10. Heartbeat It’s A Love Beat – The DeFranco family |
PCM’s 1973 Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye |
| 2. I’ll Always Love My Mama – Intruders |
| 3. Love Train – O’Jays |
| 4. Money – Pink Floyd |
| 5. Ramblin Man – Allman Brothers Band |
| 6. Friends – Bette Midler |
| 7. Time In A Bottle – Jim Croce |
| 8. Touch Me In The Morning – Diana Ross |
| 9. Crocodile Rock – Elton John |
| 10. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder |
