'73 - THE HITS
TOP SINGLES FOR 1973
  this
week 		    weeks
in top 40		 highest
pos.
  1. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE Tony Orlando And Dawn 27 1
  2. I DON'T WANT TO PLAY HOUSE Barbara Ray 31 7
  3. NEVER NEVER NEVER Shirley Bassey 23 1
  4. CROCODILE ROCK Elton John 24 2
  5. HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN'S LOVE Col Joye 23 1
  6. AND I LOVE YOU SO Perry Como 23 2
  7. FUNNY FACE Donna Fargo 23 2
  8. YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon 20 1
  9. I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy 20 2
  10. YOU DON'T OWN ME The Ormsby Brothers 20 2
  11. KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack 19 1
  12. DAISY A DAY Jud Strunk 18 1
  13. I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME Lobo 18 2
  14. DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy 18 2
  15. RUBBER BULLETS 10CC 19 3
  16. CAN THE CAN Suzi Quatro 16 1
  17. THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern 17 2
  18. TOP OF THE WORLD The Carpenters 17 2
  19. THE WORLD'S GREATEST MUM Johnny Chester 19 9
  20. MY LOVE Paul McCartney And Wings 17 4
  21. SEE MY BABY JIVE Wizzard 19 10
  22. LAST SONG Edward Bear 17 2
  23. SPACE ODDITY David Bowie 20 13
  24. LIVE AND LET DIE Paul McCartney And Wings 15 3
  25. HELLO, HELLO, I'M BACK AGAIN Gary Glitter 19 16
  26. HE DID WITH ME Vicki Lawrence 14 1
  27. SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE Tony Orlando And Dawn 14 2
  28. BEN Michael Jackson 14 1
  29. GET DOWN Gilbert O'Sullivan 15 4
  30. THE TWELFTH OF NEVER Donny Osmond 15 2
  31. PRETTY MAID Tony Marshall 21 17
  32. YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE The Bootleg Family 16 4
  33. MONSTER MASH Bobby "Boris" Pickett 15 5
  34. ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA Deodato 15 2
  35. DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND Lobo 16 6
  36. I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU Carly Simon 14 10
  37. TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross 14 5
  38. OLD DOGS. CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE Tom T. Hall 18 21
  39. NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues 13 3
  40. MOULDY OLD DOUGH Lieutenant Pigeon 15 3




 

ARTISTS 1973
   
1. GARY GLITTER
2. TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN
3. HELEN REDDY
4. ELTON JOHN
5. LOBO
6. THE CARPENTERS
7. PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS
8. CARLY SIMON
9. SLADE
10. ELVIS PRESLEY
11. DONNY OSMOND
12. DONNA FARGO
13. PERRY COMO
14. BARBARA RAY
15. JOHNNY FARNHAM
AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS
   
1. JOHNNY FARNHAM
2. SHERBET
3. COL JOYE
4. JOHNNY CHESTER
5. ORMSBY BROTHERS
6. JAMIE REDFERN
7. THE BOOTLEG FAMILY
8. BARRY CROCKER
9. MISS LINDA GEORGE
10. ABIGAIL

charts calculated by Go-Set magazine's chart compiler, Ed Nimmervoll




TOP AUSSIE RECORDS
     
1. HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN'S LOVE Col Joye
2. YOU DON'T OWN ME The Ormsby Brothers
3. THE WORLD'S GREATEST MUM Johnny Chester
4. YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE The Bootleg Family
5. SUZIE DARLING Barry Crocker
6. CASSANDRA Sherbet
7. NEITHER ONE OF US Miss Linda George
8. VENUS Jamie Redfern
9. JE T'AIME Abigail
10. ROCK AND ROLL (I GAVE YOU THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFFE) Kevin Johnson
11. GOONDIWINDI GREY Tex Morton
12. EVERYTHING IS OUT OF SEASON Johnny Farnham
13. DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S MAGIC Johnny Farnham
14. HOUND DOG Sherbet
15. WINGS OF AN EAGLE Russell Morris
16. I CAN'T DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC Johnny Farnham
17. I AM PEGASUS Ross Ryan
18. PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND Johnny Ashcroft
19. RAINBOW ON THE RIVER Jamie Redfern
20. MARROW SONG Fantasy



Number One Singles 1973
6.1.1973 - 13.1.1973 2 weeks BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis
20.1.1973 - 24.2.1973 6 weeks BEN Michael Jackson
3.3.1973 - 14.4.1973 7 weeks YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
21.4.1973 - 26.5.1973 6 weeks KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack
2.6.1973 - 7.7.1973 (7 weeks) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE Tony Orlando And Dawn
14.7.1973 (2 weeks) DAISY A DAY Jud Strunk
21.7.1973 (7 weeks) TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE Tony Orlando And Dawn
28.7.1973 (2 weeks) DAISY A DAY Jud Strunk
4.8.1973 - 11.8.1973 2 weeks HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN'S LOVE Col Joye
18.8.1973 - 6.10.1973 8 weeks NEVER NEVER NEVER Shirley Bassey
13.10.1973 - 10.11.1973 5 weeks CAN THE CAN Suzi Quatro
17.11.1973 - 1.12.1973 (7 weeks) ANGIE The Rolling Stones
8.12.1973 (2 weeks) HE DID WITH ME Vicki Lawrence
15.12.1973 (7 weeks) ANGIE The Rolling Stones
22.12.1973 (2 weeks) HE DID WITH ME Vicki Lawrence
29.12.1973 - 12.1.1974 (7 weeks) ANGIE The Rolling Stones




These charts are copied from the original charts as printed in Go-Set, with some minor mistakes in the chart data as originally published.