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British Number One Hit Singles

  Date Artist / Song Title Writer(s) Label Weeks at No.1
325 27 January 1973
Blockbuster!
THE SWEET
[BRIAN CONNOLLY = lead vocals /
ANDY SCOTT = guitars, keyboards, synthesisers, lead & backing vocals /
STEVE PRIEST = bass, lead & backing vocals /
MICK TUCKER = drums, percussion, vocals]
written by
NICKY CHINN / MIKE CHAPMAN
UK Release: 5th January 1973
RCA 2305
RCA
2305
5
326 3 March 1973
Cum On Feel The Noize
SLADE
[NODDY HOLDER = Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar /
DAVE HILL = Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar /
JIM LEA = Bass Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Violin, Guitar /
DON POWELL = Drums, Percussion]
written by
JIM LEA / NODDY HOLDER
UK Release: 23rd February 1973
Polydor 2058 339
Polydor
2058 339
4
327 31 March 1973
Twelfth Of Never
DONNY OSMOND
written by
PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER / JERRY LIVINGSTON
UK Release: 2nd March 1973
MGM 2006-199
MGM
2006-199
1
328 7 April 1973
Get Down
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
written by
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
UK Release: 9th March 1973
MAM 96
MAM 96
2
329 21 April 1973
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round
The Ole Oak Tree

DAWN
Featuring Tony Orlando
written by
IRWIN LEVINE / L. RUSSELL BROWN
UK Release: 9th February 1973
Bell 1287
Bell 1287
4
330 19 May 1973
See My Baby Jive
WIZZARD
written by
ROY WOOD
UK Release: 6th April 1973
Harvest HAR 5070
HAR 5070
4
331 16 June 1973
Can The Can
SUZI QUATRO
[SUZI QUATRO = bass and lead vocals /
LEN TUCKEY = guitar /
ALASTAIR McKENZIE = keyboards /
KEITH HODGE = drums]
written by
MIKE CHAPMAN / NICKY CHINN
UK Release: 27th April 1973
RAK 150
RAK
150
3
332 23 June 1973
Rubber Bullets
10CC
written by
KEVIN GODLEY / LOL CREME /
GRAHAM GOULDMAN
UK Release: May 1973
UK 36
UK 36
1
333 30 June 1973
Skweeze Me Pleeze Me
SLADE
[NODDY HOLDER = Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar /
DAVE HILL = Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar /
JIM LEA = Bass Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Violin, Guitar /
DON POWELL = Drums, Percussion]
written by
NODDY HOLDER / JIM LEA
UK Release: 22nd June 1973
Polydor 2058 377
Polydor
2058 377
3
334 21 July 1973
Welcome Home
PETERS & LEE
written by
JEAN DUPRÉ / STANISLAS BELDONE /
BRYAN BLACKBURN
UK Release: 11th May 1973
PHILIPS 6006-307
PHILIPS
6006 307
1
335 28 July 1973
I'm The Leader Of The Gang
(I Am)

GARY GLITTER
written by
GARY GLITTER / MIKE LEANDER
UK Release: 13th July 1973
BELL 1321
BELL 1321
4
336 25 August 1973
Young Love
DONNY OSMOND
written by
CAROLE JOYNER / RIC CARTEY
UK Release: 10th August 1973
MGM 2006 300
MGM
2006 300
4
337 22 September 1973
Angel Fingers
(A Teen Ballad)

WIZZARD
written by
ROY WOOD
UK Release: 24th August 1973
Harvest HAR 5076
Harvest
HAR 5076
1
338 29 September 1973
Eye Level
THE SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA
music by
JACK TROMBEY
UK Release: 27th October 1972
Columbia DB 8946
COLUMBIA
DB 8946
4
339 27 October 1973
Daydreamer /
The Puppy Song

DAVID CASSIDY
written by
TERRY DEMPSEY
|
written by
HARRY NILSSON
UK Release: 6th October 1973
BELL 1334
BELL 1334
3
340 17 November 1973
I Love You Love Me Love
GARY GLITTER
written by
GARY GLITTER / MIKE LEANDER
UK Release: 9th November 1973
BELL 1337
BELL 1337
4
341 15 December 1973
Merry Xmas Everybody
SLADE
[NODDY HOLDER = Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar /
DAVE HILL = Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar /
JIM LEA = Bass Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Violin, Guitar /
DON POWELL = Drums, Percussion]
written by
NODDY HOLDER / JIM LEA
UK Release: 7th December 1973
Polydor 2058 422
Polydor
2058 422
5
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British Number One Hit Albums

  Date Album Details Track Details Weeks at No.1
118 13 January 1973 Slayed?
Released: 1st November 1972

SLADE
Slayed?

Polydor
2383-163
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
"How D'You Ride"
"The Whole World's Goin' Crazee"
"Look at Last Nite"
"I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen"
"Move Over"

"Gudbuy T'Jane"
"Gudbuy Gudbuy"
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"
"I Don' Mind"
"Let the Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine"
1
119 20 January 1973 Back To Front
Released: 1972

GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
Back To Front

MAM
SS 502
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
"Intro / I Hope You'll Stay"
"In My Hole"
"Clair"
"That's Love"
"Can I Go With You"
"But I'm Not / Outtro"

"I'm In Love With You"
"Who Was It"
"What Could Be Nicer (Mum The Kettle's Boiling)"
"Out Of The Question"
"The Golden Rule"
"I'm Leaving / Outro"
2:46
2:44
3:00
3:00
2:45
3:05

4:22
2:26
3:06
2:57
2:33
3:03
1
re 27 January 1973 Slayed?
Released: 1st November 1972

SLADE
Slayed?

Polydor
2383-163
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
"How D'You Ride"
"The Whole World's Goin' Crazee"
"Look at Last Nite"
"I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen"
"Move Over"

"Gudbuy T'Jane"
"Gudbuy Gudbuy"
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"
"I Don' Mind"
"Let the Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine"
2
120 10 February 1973 Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player
Released: 26th January 1973

ELTON JOHN
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player

DJM Records
DJLPH 427
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Daniel
Teacher I Need You
Elderberry Wine
Blues For My Baby And Me
Midnight Creeper

Have Mercy On The Criminal
I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol
Texan Love Song
Crocodile Rock
High Flying Bird
6
121 24 March 1973 Billion Dollar Babies
Released: 25th February 1973

ALICE COOPER
Billion Dollar Babies

Warner Bros. Records
K 56013
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Hello Hooray
Raped And Freezin'
Elected
Billion Dollar Babies
Unfinished Sweet

No More Mr. Nice Guy
Generation Landslide
Sick Things
Mary Ann
I Love The Dead
4:15
3:15
4:02
3:32
6:17

3:04
4:29
4:18
2:17
5:05
1
122 31 March 1973 20 Flashback Greats Of The Sixties
Released: 1973

20 Flash Back Greats Of The Sixties
VARIOUS ARTISTS

K-Tel
NE 494
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
COASTERS = Yakety Yak
BOBBY DARIN = Splish, Splash
KINKS = Tired Of Waiting For You
BEACH BOYS = Surfin' Surfari
JOANIE SOMMERS = Johnny Get Angry
DEL SHANNON = Hats Off To Larry
CHIFFONS = Sweet Talkin' Guy
ZOMBIES = Time Of The Season
SEARCHERS = Don't Throw Your Love Away
DRIFTERS = Save The Last Dance For Me

TREMELOES = Here Comes My Baby
PAUL & PAULA = Hey, Paula
TROGGS = Wild Thing
GENE PITNEY = 24 Hours From Tulsa
MARK WYNTER = Venus In Blue Jeans
GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP = Young Girl
DONOVAN = Colours
SCOTT MCKENZIE = San Francisco (Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)
BYRDS = Mr. Tambourine Man
BOBBY VINTON = Blue Velvet
2
123 14 April 1973 Houses Of The Holy
Released: 28th March 1973

LED ZEPPELIN
Houses Of The Holy

Atlantic
K 50014
A1
A2
A3
A4

B1
B2
B3
B4
The Song Remains The Same
The Rain Song
Over The Hills And Far Away
The Crunge

Dancing Days
D'yer Mak'er
No Quarter
The Ocean
5:24
6:32
4:06
3:52

3:40
4:18
6:52
4:16
2
124 28 April 1973 Ooh-La-La
Released: 13th April 1973

FACES
Ooh-La-La

Warner Bros. Records
K 56011
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Silicone Grown
Cindy Incidentally
Flags And Banners
My Fault
Borstal Boys

Fly In The Ointment
If I'm On The Late Side
Glad And Sorry
Just Another Honky
Ooh La La
3:06
2:35
2:02
3:06
2:53

3:48
2:35
3:07
3:35
3:35
1
125 5 May 1973 Aladdin Sane
Released: 12th April 1973

DAVID BOWIE
Aladdin Sane

RCA Victor
LSP-4852
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Watch That Man
Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
Drive-In Saturday
Panic In Detroit
Cracked Actor

Time
The Prettiest Star
Let's Spend The Night Together
The Jean Genie
Lady Grinning Soul
4:30
5:15
4:38
4:30
3:01

5:10
3:28
3:10
4:06
3:53
5
126 9 June 1973 Pure Gold on EMI
Released: 1973

PURE GOLD ON EMI
Various Artists

EMI
EMK 251
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
T. REX = Solid Gold Easy Action
JACKSON 5 = Lookin' Through The Windows
MUD = Crazy
BRUCE RUFFIN = Mad About You
DIANA ROSS = Doobedood'NDoobe, Doobedood'NDoobe, Doobedood'NDoo
WIZZARD = Ball Park Incident
BLUE MINK = Stay With Me
CLIFF RICHARD = Living In Harmony
STEVIE WONDER = Heaven Help Us All
GEORDIE = All Because Of You

CLIFF RICHARD = Power To All Our Friends
TEMPTATIONS = Psychedelic Shack
HURRICANE SMITH = Who Was It?
T. REX = 20th Century Boy
CILLA BLACK = Step Inside Love
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA = Roll Over Beethoven
FOUR TOPS = Keeper Of The Castle
NEW WORLD = Sister Jane
DEEP PURPLE = Strange Kind Of Woman
KENNY = Heart Of Stone
2:10
3:28
3:09
3:26
4:46
3:35
3:11
3:16
3:11
2:41

2:58
3:45
2:55
3:35
2:19
4:28
2:51
3:35
3:40
2:47
3
127 30 June 1973 That'll Be The Day
Released: 1973
That'll Be The Day
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Ronco
MR 2002/3
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10

C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10

D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
EVERLY BROTHERS = Bye Bye Love
JOHNNY TILLOTSON = Poetry In Motion
THE DIAMONDS = Little Darlin'
THE PLATTERS = Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
BIG BOPPER = Chantilly Lace
DION AND THE BELMONTS = Runaround Sue
EVERLY BROTHERS = Devoted To You
JERRY LEE LEWIS = Great Balls Of Fire
JOHNNY PRESTON = Running Bear
THE CHAMPS = Tequila

LITTLE RICHARD = Tutti Frutti
EVERLY BROTHERS = (Till) I Kissed You
PARIS SISTERS = I Love How You Love Me
DEL SHANNON = Runaway
LARRY WILLIAMS = Bony Moronie
JIMMY RODGERS = Honeycomb
FRANKIE LYMAN = Why Do Fools Fall In Love
BUDDY KNOX = Party Doll
RAY SHARP = Linda Lou
JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES = Red River Rock

BOBBY VEE AND THE CRICKETS = That'll Be The Day
THE PONITAILS = Born Too Late
EVERLY BROTHERS = Wake Up Little Suzy
BRIAN HYLAND = Sealed With A Kiss
THE MONOTONES = Book Of Love
LLOYD PRICE = (You've Got) Personality
BOBBY VEE AND THE CRICKETS = Well All Right
DANNY AND THE JUNIORS = At The Hop
DANTE AND THE EVERGREEN = Ally Oop
BILL JUSTIS = Raunchy

DAVID ESSEX = Rock On
BILLY FURY = A Thousand Stars
VIV STANSHALL = Real Leather Jacket
BILLY FURY = Long Live Rock
STORMY TEMPEST = What In The World (Shoop)
BILLY FURY = That's All Right Mama
EUGENE WALLACE = Slow Down
BILLY FURY = Get Yourself Together
BILLY FURY = What Did I Say
WISHFULL THINKING = It'll Be Me
7
128 18 August 1973 We Can Make It
Released: 1973

PETERS & LEE
We Can Make It

Philips
6308 165
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
All Change Places
I'm Confessin'
Take To The Mountains
Turn To Me
There They Go
We Can Make It

Let It Be Me
Cryin' In The Rain
Good Morning Freedom
Cryin' Time
Never My Love
Welcome Home
2
129 1 September 1973 Sing It Again Rod
Released: 10th August 1973

ROD STEWART
Sing It Again Rod

Mercury
6499 484
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
Reason To Believe (Find A Reason To Believe)
You Wear It Well
Mandolin Wind
Country Comfort
Maggie May
Handbags And Gladbags

Street Fighting Man
Twisting The Night Away
Lost Paraguayos
(I Know) I'm Losing You
Pinball Wizard (From The Rock Opera "Tommy" (1914-1984))
Gasoline Alley
3:45
4:10
5:25
4:41
5:12
3:58

4:59
3:07
3:50
5:03
3:09
4:02
3
130 22 September 1973 Goat's Head Soup
Released: 31st August 1973

THE ROLLING STONES
Goat's Head Soup

Rolling Stones Records
COC 59101
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Dancing With Mr. D.
100 Years Ago
Coming Down Again
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
Angie

Silver Train
Hide Your Love
Winter
Can You Hear The Music
Star Star
4:52
4:00
5:55
3:27
4:31

4:25
4:10
5:30
5:32
4:25
2
131 6 October 1973 Sladest
28th September 1973

SLADE
Sladest

A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
Cum On Feel The Noize
Look Wot You Dun
Gudbuy T'Jane
One Way Hotel
Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
Pouk Hill
The Shape Of Things To Come

Take Me Back 'Ome
Coz I Luv You
Wild Winds Are Blowin'
Know Who You Are
Get Down And Get With It (Get Down With It)
Look At Last Nite
Mama Weer All Crazee Now
3
132 27 October 1973 Hello
Released: 28th September 1973

STATUS QUO
Hello

Vertigo
6360 098
A1
A2
A3
A4

B1
B2
B3
B4
Roll Over Lay Down
Claudie
A Reason For Living
Blue Eyed Lady

Caroline
Softer Ride
And It's Better Now
Forty-Five Hundred Times
5:41
4:00
4:41
3:50

4:16
4:00
3:20
9:50
1
133 3 November 1973 Pin Ups
Released: 19th October 1973

DAVID BOWIE

Pin-Ups

RCA Victor
RS 1003
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
Rosalyn
Here Comes The Night
I Wish You Would
See Emily Play
Everything's All Right
I Can't Explain

Friday On My Mind
Sorrow
Don't Bring Me Down
Shapes Of Things
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
2:20
3:08
2:47
4:10
2:27
2:10

2:56
2:53
2:06
2:52
3:05
2:46
5
134 8 December 1973 Stranded
Released: 1st November 1973

ROXY MUSIC
Stranded

Island Records
ILPS 9252
A1
A2
A3
A4

B1
B2
B3
B4
Street Life
Just Like You
Amazona
Psalm

Serenade
A Song For Europe
Mother Of Pearl
Sunset
3:27
3:34
4:12
8:04

2:55
4:44
6:53
6:00
1
135 15 December 1973 Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes
Released: October 1973

DAVID CASSIDY
Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes

Bell Records
BELLS 231
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
Intro
Daydream
Sing Me
Bali Ha'i
Mae
Fever
Summer Days

The Puppy Song
Daydreamer
Some Old Woman
Can't Go Home Again
Preyin' On My Mind
Hold On Me
0:38
3:05
3:17
2:34
2:54
4:04
2:56

2:44
2:46
2:18
4:32
3:28
3:35
1
136 22 December 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Released: 5th October 1973

ELTON JOHN
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

DJM Records
DJLPD 1001
A1a
A1b
A2
A3

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5

C1
C2
C3
C4

D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
Funeral For A Friend
Love Lies Bleeding
Candle In The Wind
Bennie And The Jets

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
This Song Has No Title
Grey Seal
Jamaica Jerk-Off
I've Seen That Movie Too

Sweet Painted Lady
The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)
Dirty Little Girl
All The Girls Love Alice

Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'N' Roll)
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Roy Rogers
Social Disease
Harmony
11:08

3:50
5:23

3:14
2:23
3:58
3:59
5:59

3:52
4:24
5:01
5:08

2:42
4:54
4:08
3:44
2:45
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