1973

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1973

Updated September 15, 2012

February 10, 1973
  • Aretha Franklin - "Master of Eyes"
  • Shawn Phillips - "Lost Horizon"
  • Johnny Nash - "Stir it Up"
  • The Chi-Lites - "A Letter to Myself"
  • The Stylistics - "Break Up to Make Up"
  • Judy Collins - "Cook With Honey"
  • The Hollies - "Magic Woman Touch"
  • Michael Redway - "Good Morning"
  • Bunny Sigler - "Tossin' and Turnin'"
  • Vicki Lawrence - "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
February 24, 1973
  • The Carpenters - "Sing"
  • The Temptations - "Masterpiece"
  • Donna Fargo - "Superman"
  • Dobie Gray - "Drift Away"
  • The New Seekers - "Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me"
  • The Beach Boys - "Sail On Sailor"
  • The Association - "Names, Tags, Numbers & Labels"
  • The Ohio Players - "Funky Worm"
  • Eddie Kendricks - "Girl You Need a Change of Mind (Part 1)"
  • Circus - "Stop, Wait & Listen"
  • Barbara Fairchild - "Teddy Bear Song"
  • Syl Johnson - "We Did it"
 
March 17, 1973
  • Stevie Wonder - "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
  • Neil Diamond - "Cherry Cherry"
  • The Jackson 5 - "Hallelujah Day"
  • Hurricane Smith - "Who Was it"
  • Glen Campbell - "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)"
  • Johnny Rivers - "Blue Suede Shoes"
  • Ramsey Lewis - "Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)"
  • Archie Bell & the Drells - "Dancing to Your Music"
March 31, 1973
  • Carly Simon - "The Right Thing to Do"
  • Loggins & Messina - "Thinking of You"
  • The Blue Ridge Rangers - "Hearts of Stone"
  • Don McLean - "If We Try"
  • Brenda Lee - "Nobody Wins"
  • Gunhill Road - "Back When My Hair Was Short"
  • The J. Geils Band - "Give it to Me"
  • Billy Preston - "Will it Go Round in Circles"
  • Nolan Porter - "If I Could Only Be Sure"
 
April 7, 1973
  • Elton John - "Daniel"
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - "Drinking Wine Spo-Dee O'Dee"
  • Lobo - "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time"
  • The Independents - "Leaving Me"
  • Luther Ingram - "Always"
  • Timmy Thomas - "People Are Changin'"
  • Billy Paul - "Am I Black Enough For You"
  • Billy Quateman - "Only Love"
  • Kris Kristofferson - "Why Me"
May 5, 1973
  • Michael Jackson - "With a Child's Heart"
  • The Dramatics - "Hey You! Get Off My Mountain"
  • Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers - "The Monster Mash"
  • Mac Davis - "Your Side of the Bed"
  • Tower of Power - "So Very Hard to Go"
  • King Harvest - "A Little Bit Like Magic"
  • Martin Mull - "Dueling Tubas"
  • Tommy Roe - "Working Class Hero"
May 26, 1973
  • Anne Murray - "What About Me"
  • Deep Purple - "Smoke On the Water"
  • John Denver - "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy"
  • Roy Clark - "Come Live With Me"
  • Tanya Tucker - "What's Your Mama's Name"
  • Slade - "Cum On Feel the Noise"
June 30, 1973
  • Sly and the Family Stone - "If You Want Me to Stay"
  • Charlie Daniels - "Uneasy Rider"
  • Edwin Starr - "There You Go"
  • Donald Byrd - "Black Byrd"
  • Lynn Anderson - "Top of the World"
  • Johnny Nash - "My Merry-Go-Round"
  • Fire and Rain - "Hello Stranger"
July 21, 1973
  • War - "Gypsy Man"
  • The Incredible Bongo Band - "Bongo Rock"
  • Sylvia - "Didn't I"
  • Curtis Mayfield - "Future Shock"
  • The Independents - "Baby I've Been Missing You"
  • Mickey Newbury - "Sunshine"
  • Looking Lass - "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne"
  • Coven - "One Tin Soldier(The Legend of Billy Jack)"
 
August 11, 1973
  • Conway Twitty - "You've Never Been This Far Before"
  • James Brown - "Think"
  • The Edgar Winter Group - "Free Ride"
  • Mandrill - "Hang Loose"
  • Ronnie Dyson - "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely"
  • Rod Stewart - "Twistin' the Night Away"
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips - "All I Need is Time"
  • Willie Hutch - "Slick"
  • The Ohio Players - "Ecstasy"
  • Neil Diamond - "The Long Way Home"
  • Joe Walsh - "Rocky Mountain Way"
  • The Hues Corporation - "Freedom For the Stallion"
September 8, 1973
  • The Rolling Stones - "Angie"
  • Millie Jackson - "Hurts So Good"
  • The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco - Heartbeat - I'ts a Lovebeat"
  • Cheech & Chong - "Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces"
  • The Osmonds - "Let Me In"
  • Ike & Tina Turner - "Nutbush City Limits"
  • Kenny Karen - "That's Why You Remember"
  • The J. Geils Band - "Make Up Your Mind"
  • Sylvia and Ralfi Pagan - "Soul Je T'aime"
  • Kool & the Gang - "Funky Stuff"
September 15, 1973
  • Garfunkel - "All I Know"
  • The Eagles - "Outlaw Man"
  • Bloodstone - "Never Let You Go"
  • Dr. John - "Such a Night"
  • Marie Osmond - "Paper Roses"
  • Leon Russell - "Queen of the Roller Derby"
  • Tower of Power - "This Time it's Real"
  • 10cc - "Rubber Bullets"
  • Jean Shepard - "Slippin' Away"
  • John Denver - "Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning)"
October 6, 1973
  • Todd Rundgren - "Hello it's Me"
  • Foster Sylvers - "Hey, Little Girl"
  • Jim Croce - "I Got a Name"
  • Betty Wright - "Let Me Be Your Lovemaker"
  • Donna Fargo - "Little Girl Gone"
  • The Dells - "My Pretending Days Are Over"
  • Ringo Starr - "Photograph"
  • Hank Wilson - "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"/"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
  • The Carpenters - "Top of the World"
  • Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - "You're a Special Part of Me"

  • Marvin Gaye - "Come Get to This"
  • Loggins & Messina - "My Music"
  • The Persuaders - "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
  • Helen Reddy - "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)"
  • Ripple - "I Don't Know What it is, but it Sure is Funky"
  • Lobo - "There Ain't No Way"/"Love Me For What I Am"
  • Steely Dan - "My Old School"
  • Drupi - "Vado Via"
  • Lighthouse - "Pretty Lady"
November 10, 1973
  • Frank Sinatra - "Let Me Try Again (Laissez Moi le Temps)"
  • Stevie Wonder - "Living For the City"
  • War - "Me and Baby Brother"
  • John Lennon - "Mind Games"
  • Kevin Johnson - "Rock 'n Roll (I Gave You the Best years of My Life)"
  • David Essex - "Rock On"
  • Jim Stafford - "Spiders and Snakes"
  • Tony Orlando & Dawn - "Who's in the Strawberry Patch With Sally"
November 17, 1973
  • Jim Croce - "Time in a Bottle"
  • Earth, Wind & Fire - "Keep Your Head To the Sky"
  • El Chicano - "Tell Her She's Lovely"
  • Olivia Newton-John - "Let Me Be There"
  • First Choice - "Smarty Pants"
  • The Independents - "It's All Over"
  • The Chi-Lites - "I Found Sunshine"
  • Bobby "Blue" Bland - "This Time I'm Gone For Good"
  • Smokey Robinson - "Baby Come Close"
  • Joe Simon - "River"
  • Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge - "A Song I'd Like to Sing"
  • Ray Charles - "Come Live With Me"
December 8, 1973
  • Al Green - "Livin' For You"
  • Keith Hampshire - "Big Time Operator"
  • Don Goodwin - "This is Your Song"
  • Tom T. Hall - "I Love"
  • Raspberries - "I'm a Rocker"
  • B.B. King - "I Like to Live the Love"
  • Kool & the Gang - "Jungle Boogie"