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The Releases of
1973 Button

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1973.

# Artist Title Release Date Label/Cat# Chart Entries
1 THE ROLLING STONES "Angie" 17 August 1973 Rolling Stones
RS 19105		 US BB 1 – Sep 1973
Canada 1 – Sep 1973
Netherlands 1 – Sep 1973
France 1 – Sep 1973
Switzerland 1 – Sep 1973
Norway 1 – Oct 1973
Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jun 1974
Australia Goset 1 – Oct 1973
Europe 3 of the 1970s
Germany 4 – Jan 1974
Belgium 4 of all time
UK 5 – Sep 1973
Italy 6 of 1974
Austria 8 – Oct 1973
DDD 11 of 1973
Australia 19 of 1973
RYM 27 of 1973
Poland 43 of all time
Scrobulate 51 of ballad
US CashBox 69 of 1973
OzNet 71
Germany 190 of the 1970s
WXPN 571
Acclaimed 1093
2 DAWN featuring TONY ORLANDO "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree" 9 February 1973 Bell BELL 1287 UK 1 – Mar 1973
US BB 1 – Mar 1973
US CashBox 1 of 1973
Canada 1 – Mar 1973
Netherlands 1 – Apr 1973
Norway 1 – May 1973
Australia 1 of 1973
Éire 1 – Apr 1973
Australia 1 for 7 weeks Dec 1973
Australia Goset 1 – May 1973
Austria 2 – Jun 1973
France 3 – Apr 1973
Germany 10 – Jun 1973
South Africa 10 of 1973
US BB 11 of 1973
TOTP 14
Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1973
POP 36 of 1973
DDD 88 of 1973

3

 SWEET "The Ballroom Blitz" 14 September 1973 RCA Victor
RCA 2403		 Canada 1 – Aug 1975
France 1 – Oct 1973
Éire 1 – Sep 1973
Australia Goset 1 – Nov 1973
UK 2 – Sep 1973
Norway 2 – Oct 1973
Switzerland 3 – Sep 1973
Germany 3 – Jan 1974
Netherlands 4 – Sep 1973
US BB 5 – Aug 1975
Austria 5 – Nov 1973
Australia 9 of 1974
Scrobulate 9 of glam rock
US BB 11 of 1975
RYM 15 of 1973
POP 30 of 1975
US CashBox 46 of 1975
DDD 51 of 1973
Germany 137 of the 1970s
TheQ 188
OzNet 217
Acclaimed 2373
4 ELTON JOHN "Crocodile Rock" 27 October 1972 DJM
DJS 271		 US BB 1 – Dec 1972
Canada 1 – Dec 1972
Switzerland 1 – Jan 1973
Italy 1 of 1973
Australia Goset 2 – Jan 1973
Norway 3 – Feb 1973
US CashBox 4 of 1973
Germany 4 – Jan 1973
UK 5 – Nov 1972
Australia 5 of 1973
Austria 6 – Feb 1973
France 9 – Dec 1972
POP 9 of 1973
Netherlands 12 – Dec 1972
OzNet 12
US BB 16 of 1973
RYM 26 of 1972
DDD 27 of 1972
Germany 223 of the 1970s
Acclaimed 2325
5 ROBERTA FLACK "Killing Me Softly With His Song" 9 February 1973 Atlantic
K 10282		 US BB 1 – Feb 1973
Canada 1 – Feb 1973
Australia 1 for 2 weeks Nov 1973
Australia Goset 1 – Mar 1973
Grammy in 1973
Netherlands 3 – Feb 1973
Norway 4 – Aug 1973
France 5 – Apr 1973
UK 6 – Feb 1973
DDD 8 of 1973
Australia 17 of 1973
Austria 19 – Dec 1973
US CashBox 21 of 1973
RYM 25 of 1973
Switzerland 32 – Oct 1996
RIAA 101
Rolling Stone 360
Acclaimed 631
OzNet 863
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45 R.P.M. Releases

January
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
5 January 1973 A Side
"Blockbuster!"

B Side
"Need A Lot Of Lovin'"
SWEET		 RCA Victor
RCA 2305
26 January 1973 A Side
"The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"

B Side
"Queen Of The Silver Dollar"
DR HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW		 CBS
S CBS 1037

February
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
9 February 1973 A Side
"All Because Of You"

B Side
"Ain't It Just Like A Woman"
GEORDIE		 EMI
EMI 2008
16 February 1973 A Side
"We Can Make it Together"
STEVE and EYDIE featuring THE OSMONDS

B Side
"E Fini"
STEVE and EYDIE with THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION		 MGM
2006 137

March
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
2 March 1973 A Side
"20th Century Boy"

B Side
"Free Angel"
T.REX		 T. Rex
MARC 4
20 March 1973 A Side
"Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

B Side
"A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business
(Singin' The Blues)"
JIM CROCE		 ABC
ABC-11359
23 March 1973 A Side
"Brother Louie"

B Side
"I Want To Be Free"
HOT CHOCOLATE		 RAK
RAK 149
23 March 1973 A Side
"My Love"

B Side
"The Mess"
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS		 Apple
R 5985

April
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
April 1973 A Side
"Money"

B Side
"Any Colour You Like"
PINK FLOYD		 Harvest
3609
6 April 1973 A Side
"Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)"

B Side
"Put A Little Love Away"
THE FOUR TOPS		 Probe
PRO 586
6 April 1973 A Side
"Armed And Extremely Dangerous"

B Side
"Gonna Keep On Lovin Him"
FIRST CHOICE		 Bell
BELL 1297
6 April 1973 A Side
"The Cisco Kid"

B Side
"Beetles In The Bog"
WAR		 United Artists
UP 35521
13 April 1973 A Side
"Reelin' In the Years"

B Side
"Only A Fool"
STEELY DAN		 Probe
PRO 587
27 April 1973 A Side
"Can The Can"

B Side
"Ain't Ya Somethin' Honey"
SUZI QUATRO		 RAK
RAK 150
27 April 1973 A Side
"You Want It, You Got It"

B Side
"Watcha Gonna Wear Tomorrow"
THE DETROIT EMERALDS		 Westbound
6146 103

May
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
May 1973 A Side
"Brother Louie"

B Side
"What Comes After"
STORIES		 Kama Sutra
KA 577
KA-577
May 1973 A Side
"You're Gettin' A Little Too Smart"

B Side
"Heaven Couldn't Be Like This"
THE DETROIT EMERALDS		 Westbound
W-213
W 213
4 May 1973 A Side
"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)"

B Side
"Spirit Of Summer"
DEODATO		 CTI
CTS 4000
11 May 1973 A Side
"Welcome Home"

B Side
"Can't Keep My Mind On The Game"
PETERS AND LEE		 Philips
6006 307
25 May 1973 A Side
"Take Me to the Mardi Gras"

B Side
"Kodachrome"
PAUL SIMON		 CBS
S CBS 1578

June
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
22 June 1973 A Side
"Alright, Alright, Alright"

B Side
"Little Miss Hipshake"
MUNGO JERRY		 Dawn
DNS 1037
22 June 1973 A Side
"Let Me Be There"

B Side
"Maybe Then I'll Think Of You"
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN		 Pye International
7N 25618

July
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
July 1973 A Side
"Ashes to Ashes"

B Side
"The Singer"
THE 5TH DIMENSION		 Bell
45,380
13 July 1973 A Side
"Smarty Pants"

B Side
"One Step Away"
FIRST CHOICE		 Bell
BELL 1324
20 July 1973 A Side
"Are You Man Enough"

B Side
"Peace Of Mind"
THE FOUR TOPS		 Probe
PRO 596
27 July 1973 A Side
"Rock On"

B Side
"On and On"
DAVID ESSEX		 CBS
S CBS 1693
28 July 1973 A Side
"48 Crash"

B Side
"Little Bitch Blue"
SUZI QUATRO		 RAK
RAK 158

August
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
10 August 1973 A Side
"The Dean And I"

B Side
"Bee In My Bonnet"
10 C. C.		 UK
UK 48
10 August 1973 A Side
"Young Love"

B Side
"A Million To One"
DONNY OSMOND		 MGM
2006 300
17 August 1973 A Side
"Angie"

B Side
"Silver Train"
THE ROLLING STONES		 Rolling Stones
RS 19105
24 August 1973 A Side
"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"

B Side
"You Got The Jump On Me"
WIZZARD		 Harvest
HAR 5076
31 August 1973 A Side
"Amoureuse"

B Side
"Rest My Head"
KIKI DEE		 The Rocket Record Company
PIG 4
31 August 1973 A Side
"All The Way From Memphis"

B Side
"Ballad of Mott"
MOTT THE HOOPLE		 CBS
S CBS 1764

September
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
14 September 1973 A Side
"The Ballroom Blitz"

B Side
"Rock & Roll Disgrace"
THE SWEET		 RCA Victor
RCA 2403
September 1973 A Side
"Smokin' In The Boy's Room"

B Side
"Barefootin'"
BROWNSVILLE STATION		 Big Tree
BT 16011 / BT-16011 / BT 16,011
21 September 1973 A Side
"All I Know"

B Side
"Mary Was An Only Child"
ART GARFUNKEL		 CBS
S CBS 1777

October
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
October 1973 French Flag
France		 A Side
"Nina, Pretty Ballerina"

B Side
"He Is Your Brother"
BJÖRN & BENNY, ANNA & FRIDA		 Vogue
45. X. 3027
5 October 1973 A Side
"5.15"

B Side
"Water"
THE WHO		 Track
2094 115
5 October 1973 A Side
"Top of the World"

B Side
"Your Wonderful Parade"
THE CARPENTERS		 A&M
AMS 7086
12 October 1973 A Side
"The Wombling Song"

B Side
"Wombles Everywhere"
THE WOMBLES		 CBS
CBS 1794
S CBS 1794
19 October 1973 A Side
"Solitaire"

B Side
"My Love"
ANDY WILLIAMS		 CBS
S CBS 1824
26 October 1973 A Side
"Love On A Mountain Top"

B Side
"Power of Love"
ROBERT KNIGHT		 Monument
M MNT 1875

(re-issue)

November
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
2 November 1973 A Side
"The Love I Lost (Part 1)"

B Side
"The Love I Lost (Part 2)"
HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES		 Philadelphia International
S PIR 1879
2 November 1973 A Side
"The Show Must Go On"

B Side
"Tomorrow"
LEO SAYER		 Chrysalis
CHS 2023
9 November 1973 A Side
"After The Goldrush"

B Side
"Johnson Boy"
PRELUDE		 Dawn
DNS 1052
16 November 1973 A Side
"Forever"

B Side
"Music To Commit Suicide By"
ROY WOOD		 Harvest
HAR 5078
16 November 1973 A Side
"Radar Love"

B Side
"Just Like Vince Taylor"
GOLDEN EARRING		 Track
2094 116
16 November 1973 A Side
"Star"

B Side
"What More Could You Want"
STEALERS WHEEL		 A&M
AMS 7094
30 November 1973 A Side
"All Of My Life"

B Side
"A Simple Thing Like Cry"
DIANA ROSS		 Tamla Motown
TMG 880

December
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
December 1973 Canadian Flag
CANADA		 A Side
"Hooked on a Feeling"

B Side
"Gotta Have Your Love"
BLUE SWEDE		 EMI
3627
December 1973 A Side
"How Come?"

B Side
1. "Tell Everyone"
2. "Done This One Before"
RONNIE LANE & SLIM CHANCE		 GM
GMS 011
7 December 1973 A Side
"Rockin' Roll Baby"

B Side
"Make It Last"
THE STYLISTICS		 Avco
6105 026

1973
Release Date Country of
Release		 Title / Artist Composer(s) Label / Cat#
1973 A Side
"Sealed With A Kiss"

B Side
"Ev'ry Day of My Life"
BOBBY VINTON		 Memory Lane [Epic]
5-2319
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