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5 May 1973 |
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NO CHARTS WERE PRINTED IN GO-SET THIS WEEK. BELOW IS A REPRINT OF LAST WEEK'S CHART.
A message in last week's Go-Set stated that "Go-Set will not be publishing a Singles or Album chart
due to lack of information on sales during Easter Break".
| this week | weeks | Title | Artist | weeks in | highest pos. | |||
| 1. | 1 | 6 | 6 | KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG | Roberta Flack | 6 | 1 | |
| 2. | 6 | 5 | 4 | FUNNY FACE | Donna Fargo | 8 | 2 | |
| 3. | 3 | 4 | 5 | DUELING BANJOS | Eric Weiss And His Banjos | 8 | 3 | |
| 4. | 2 | 1 | 1 | YOU'RE SO VAIN | Carly Simon | 13 | 1 | |
| 5. | 5 | 8 | 8 | TOP OF THE WORLD | The Carpenters | 8 | 5 | |
| 6. | 4 | 2 | 3 | CROCODILE ROCK | Elton John | 15 | 2 | |
| 7. | 15 | 22 | 18 | LAST SONG | Edward Bear | 5 | 7 | |
| 8. | 8 | 7 | 7 | SEPARATE WAYS | Elvis Presley | 9 | 4 | |
| 9. | 7 | 3 | 2 | I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME | Lobo | 14 | 2 | |
| 10. | 17 | 27 | - | EVERYTHING IS OUT OF SEASON | Johnny Farnham | 3 | 10 | |
| 11. | 14 | 17 | 16 | WEDDING SONG | Petula Clark | 6 | 11 | |
| 12. | 18 | - | - | DEAD SKUNK | Loudon Wainright III | 2 | 12 | |
| 13. | 24 | 33 | 36 | DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND | Lobo | 4 | 23 | |
| 14. | 11 | 10 | 10 | I AM WOMAN | Helen Reddy | 15 | 2 | |
| 15. | 9 | 9 | 9 | YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE | The Bootleg Family | 12 | 4 | |
| 16. | 25 | - | - | PART OF THE UNION | The Strawbs | 2 | 16 | |
| 17. | 16 | 12 | 13 | JAMBALAYA | The Blue Ridge Rangers | 6 | 12 | |
| 18. | 13 | 14 | 11 | ME AND MRS. JONES | Billy Paul | 9 | 11 | |
| 19. | 19 | 15 | 24 | MADE IN JAPAN | Buck Owens And The Buckaroos | 8 | 15 | |
| 20. | 29 | 36 | 34 | PRETTY MAID | Tony Marshall | 5 | 20 | |
| 21. | 12 | 11 | 12 | DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY | Kincade | 12 | 6 | |
| 22. | 10 | 21 | 28 | DO YOU WANT TO DANCE | Bette Midler | 6 | 10 | |
| 23. | - | - | - | ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA | Deodato | 1 | 23 | |
| 24. | 20 | 26 | 27 | WIG WAM BAM | Sweet | 7 | 20 | |
| 25. | 30 | - | - | THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA | Vicki Lawrence | 2 | 25 | |
| 26. | 22 | 20 | 23 | FOUR AND TWENTY HOURS | Nana Mouskouri | 20 | 17 | |
| 27. | 37 | 37 | 32 | SPACE ODDITY | David Bowie | 5 | 27 | |
| 28. | 27 | 40 | - | TWEEDLE DEE | Little Jimmy Osmond | 3 | 27 | |
| 29. | - | - | - | DREAM LOVER | Greyhound | 1 | 29 | |
| 30. | - | - | - | CATFISH JOHN | Hawking Brothers | 1 | 30 | |
| 31. | - | - | - | ONEY | Johnny Cash | 1 | 31 | |
| 32. | 36 | 28 | 26 | ONE'S ON THE WAY | Loretta Lynn | 19 | 15 | |
| 33. | - | - | - | DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME? | Gary Glitter | 1 | 33 | |
| 34. | 23 | 18 | 17 | GUDBUY T'JANE | Slade | 12 | 11 | |
| 35. | 31 | 19 | 15 | LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE | The Partridge Family | 10 | 15 | |
| 36. | - | - | - | PARDON ME SIR | Joe Cocker | 1 | 36 | |
| 37. | - | - | - | CAPTAIN STRAIGHTMAN | Thumpin' Pig And Puffin' Billy | 1 | 37 | |
| 38. | 35 | 32 | 30 | COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE | Dr Hook And The Medicine Show | 6 | 30 | |
| 39. | 34 | - | - | BLUE MOON | Winston Francis | 2 | 34 | |
| 40. | - | - | - | GOONDIWINDI GREY | Tex Morton | 1 | 40 | |
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A message in last week's Go-Set stated that "Go-Set will not be publishing a Singles or Album chart
due to lack of information on sales during Easter Break".
| this week | weeks | Title | Artist | weeks in | highest pos. | |||
| 1. | 1 | 1 | 1 | NO SECRETS | Carly Simon | 9 | 1 | |
| 2. | 2 | 6 | 5 | DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER | Elton John | 6 | 2 | |
| 3. | 3 | 7 | 12 | WHO DO YOU THINK WE ARE? | Deep Purple | 4 | 3 | |
| 4. | 4 | 4 | 6 | TOMMY | London Symphony Orchestra And Chamber Choir with Guest Artists | 13 | 2 | |
| 5. | 6 | 2 | 2 | SEVENTH SOJOURN | The Moody Blues | 12 | 2 | |
| 6. | 8 | 9 | 8 | DIVINE MISS M | Bette Midler | 7 | 6 | |
| 7. | 5 | 5 | 3 | HOT AUGUST NIGHT | Neil Diamond | 14 | 1 | |
| 8. | 7 | 3 | 4 | SLAYED? | Slade | 12 | 1 | |
| 9. | 14 | - | - | THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY | Uriah Heep | 2 | 9 | |
| 10. | 18 | 20 | - | CLOSE TO THE EDGE | Yes | 5 | 10 | |
| 11. | 12 | 13 | 16 | ALOHA FROM HAWAII | Elvis Presley | 4 | 11 | |
| 12. | 10 | 11 | 14 | CREEDENCE GOLD | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 7 | 10 | |
| 13. | 9 | 16 | 11 | I AM WOMAN | Helen Reddy | 4 | 9 | |
| 14. | - | - | - | GLITTER | Gary Glitter | 1 | 14 | |
| 15. | 11 | 12 | 10 | BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4 | Black Sabbath | 19 | 1 | |
| 16. | 13 | 8 | 7 | LIVING IN THE PAST | Jethro Tull | 14 |
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| 17. | 19 | - | - | GUITAR MAN | Bread | 2 | 17 | |
| 18. | - | - | - | PILE DRIVER | Status Quo | 1 | 18 | |
| 19. | 20 | 19 | - | CARAVANSERAI | Santana | 3 | 19 | |
| 20. | - | - | - | THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII | Rick Wakeman | 1 | 20 | |
Charts calculated by Go-Set magazine's chart compiler, Ed Nimmervoll, in 1973
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