Thursday, December 29, 2005

Top 40 Songs From 1973



















An excellent year for music, the songs in bold are my favorites:
  • Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) - Four Tops (#4)
  • All I Know - Art Garfunkel (#9)
  • Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001) - Deodato (#2) (instrumental)
  • American Tune - Paul Simon (#35)
  • And I Love You So - Perry Como (#29)
  • Angel - Aretha Franklin (#20)
  • Angie - The Rolling Stones (#1)
  • Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Donny Osmond (#14)
  • Are You Man Enough? - Four Tops (#15)
  • Armed and Extremely Dangerous - First Choice (#28)
  • Aubrey - Bread (#15)
  • Baby Come Close - Smokey Robinson (#27)
  • Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road (#40)
  • Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce (#1)
  • Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces - Cheech & Chong (#15)
  • Be - Neil Diamond (#34)
  • Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich (#15)
  • Believe in Humanity - Carole King (#28)
  • Big City Miss Ruth Ann - Gallery (#23)
  • Bitter Bad - Melanie (#36)
  • Blue Suede Shoes - Johnny Rivers (#38)
  • Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler (#8)
  • Break Up to Make Up - The Stylistics (#5)
  • Brother Louie - Stories (#1)
  • Call Me (Come Back Home) - Al Green (#10)
  • Cheaper to Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor (#15)
  • Check It Out - Tavares (#35)
  • Cherry Cherry from "Hot August Night" - Neil Diamond (#31)
  • China Grove - The Doobie Brothers (#15)
  • The Cisco Kid - War (#2)
  • Close Your Eyes - Edward Bear (#37)
  • Come Get to This - Marvin Gaye (#21)
  • Cook with Honey - Judy Collins (#32)
  • Corazon - Carole King (#37)
  • The Cover of "Rolling Stone" - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (#6)
  • D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin (#20)
  • Daddy Could Swear (I Declare) - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#19)
  • Daisy A Day - Jud Strunk (#14)
  • Daniel - Elton John (#2)
  • Danny's Song - Anne Murray (#7)
  • Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III (#16)
  • Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy (#1)
  • Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts (#6)
  • Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s (#22)
  • Don't Cross the River - America (#35)
  • Drift Away - Dobie Gray (#5)
  • Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (#2) (instrumental)
  • Ecstasy - Ohio Players (#31)
  • Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago (#10)
  • Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group (#1) (instrumental)
  • Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group (#14)
  • Friends - Bette Midler (#40)
  • Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang (#29)
  • Funky Worm - Ohio Players (#15)
  • Funny Face - Donna Fargo (#5)
  • Future Shock - Curtis Mayfield (#39)
  • Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#7)
  • Get It Together - The Jackson 5 (#28)
  • Ghetto Child - Spinners (#29)
  • Give It to Me - J. Geils Band (#30)
  • Give Me Love - Give Me Peace on Earth - George Harrison (#1)
  • Give Me Your Love - Barbara Mason (#31)
  • Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation - The Dells (#34)
  • Goin' Home - The Osmonds (#36)
  • Good Morning, Heartache - Diana Ross (#34)
  • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (#2)
  • Gypsy Man - War (#8)
  • Half-Breed - Cher (#1)
  • Hallelujah Day - The Jackson 5 (#28)
  • Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat - DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco (#3)
  • Hearts of Stone - Blue Ridge Rangers (#37)
  • Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney & Wings (#10)
  • Hello Hooray - Alice Cooper (#35)
  • Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren (#5)
  • Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - Al Green (#10)
  • Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - The Temptations (#35)
  • Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder (#4)
  • Hocus Pocus - Focus (#9) (instrumental)
  • How Can I Tell Her - Lobo (#22)
  • Hummingbird - Seals & Crofts (#20)
  • The Hurt - Cat Stevens (#31)
  • Hurts So Good - Millie Jackson (#24)
  • I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnnie Taylor (#11)
  • I Can Understand It - The New Birth (#35)
  • I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles (#38)
  • I Got a Name - Jim Croce (#10)
  • I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance) (Part 1) - James Brown (#27)
  • I Like to Live the Love - B.B. King (#28)
  • I Was Checkin' Out, She Was Checkin' In - Don Covay (#29)
  • I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1) - The Intruders (#36)
  • I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time of Storm) - Luther Ingram (#40)
  • I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City (#17)
  • I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - Barry White (#3)
  • I'm Just A Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band) - The Moody Blues (#12)
  • I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#37)
  • I've Got So Much to Give - Barry White (#32)
  • I've Got to Use My Imagination - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#4)
  • If You Want Me to Stay - Sly & The Family Stone (#12)
  • If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) - The Staple Singers (#9)
  • In the Midnight Hour - Cross Country (#30)
  • It Sure Took a Long, Long Time - Lobo (#27)
  • Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Blue Ridge Rangers (#16)
  • Jesse - Roberta Flack (#30)
  • Jesus is Just Alright - The Doobie Brothers (#35)
  • Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne - Looking Glass (#33)
  • The Joker - Steve Miller Band (#1)
  • Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang (#4)
  • Just You 'N' Me - Chicago (#4)
  • Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) - Eddie Kendricks (#1)
  • Keeper of the Castle - Four Tops (#10)
  • Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack (#1)
  • Kissing My Love - Bill Withers (#31)
  • Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan (#12)
  • Kodachrome - Paul Simon (#2)
  • Last Kiss - Wednesday (#34)
  • Last Song - Edward Bear (#3)
  • Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy (#3)
  • Leaving Me - The Independents (#21)
  • Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John (#6)
  • Let Me In - The Osmonds (#36)
  • Let Me Serenade You - Three Dog Night (#17)
  • Let Your Hair Down - The Temptations (#27)
  • Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye (#1)
  • Let's Pretend - Raspberries (#35)
  • A Letter to Myself - The Chi-Lites (#33)
  • Little Willy - Sweet (#3)
  • Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings (#2)
  • Living for the City - Stevie Wonder (#8)
  • Living Together, Growing Together - The 5th Dimension (#32)
  • Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers (#8)
  • The Love I Lost (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (#7)
  • Love Jones - Brighter Side of Darkness (#16)
  • Love Song - Anne Murray (#12)
  • Love Train - The O'Jays (#1)
  • Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra (#1) (instrumental)
  • Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon (#2)
  • Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes) - Aretha Franklin (#33)
  • Masterpiece - The Temptations (#7)
  • Me and Baby Brother - War (#15)
  • Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#1)
  • A Million To One - Donny Osmond (#23)
  • Mind Games - John Lennon (#18)
  • Misdemeanor - Foster Sylvers (#22)
  • Money - Pink Floyd (#13)
  • Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (#10)
  • The Morning After - Maureen McGovern (#1)
  • The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich (#1)
  • My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings (#1)
  • My Maria - B.W. Stevenson (#9)
  • My Music - Loggins & Messina (#16)
  • Natural High - Bloodstone (#10)
  • Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#2)
  • Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White (#7)
  • The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence (#1)
  • No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper (#25)
  • Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out - Bobby Womack (#29)
  • Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner (#22)
  • Oh La De Da - The Staple Singers (#33)
  • One Less Set of Footsteps - Jim Croce (#37)
  • One Man Band (Plays All Alone) - Ronnie Dyson (#28)
  • One of a Kind (Love Affair) - Spinners (#11)
  • Ooh Baby - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#25)
  • Out Of the Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#17)
  • Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas (#34)
  • Paper Roses - Marie Osmond (#5)
  • Peaceful - Helen Reddy (#12)
  • Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles (#22)
  • Photograph - Ringo Starr (#1)
  • Pillow Talk - Sylvia (#3)
  • Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me - The New Seekers (#29)
  • The Plastic Man - The Temptations (#40)
  • Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes (#2)
  • Put Your Hands Together - The O'Jays (#10)
  • Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band (#2)
  • Reelin' & Rockin' - Chuck Berry (#27)
  • Reeling in the Years - Steely Dan (#11)
  • Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John (#9)
  • The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon (#17)
  • Rockin' Roll Baby - The Stylistics (#14)
  • Rocky Mountain High - John Denver (#9)
  • Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh (#23)
  • Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett (#28)
  • Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - Elton John (#12)
  • Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (#3)
  • Shambala - Three Dog Night (#3)
  • Show and Tell - Al Wilson (#1)
  • Sing - Carpenters (#3)
  • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Blue Haze (#27)
  • Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple (#4)
  • So Very Hard To Go - Tower of Power (#17)
  • Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Persuaders (#39)
  • Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango (#35) (instrumental)
  • Soul Song - Joe Stampley (#37)
  • Space Oddity - David Bowie (#15)
  • Space Race - Billy Preston (#4) (instrumental)
  • Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford (#3)
  • Steamroller Blues - Elvis Presley (#17)
  • Step by Step - Joe Simon (#37)
  • Stir It Up - Johnny Nash (#12)
  • Stoned Out of My Mind - The Chi-Lites (#30)
  • Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel (#6)
  • Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro (#21)
  • Super Fly Meets Shaft - John & Ernest (#31)
  • Swamp Witch - Jim Stafford (#39)
  • Sweet Understanding Love - Four Tops (#33)
  • Teddy Bear Song - Barbara Fairchild (#32)
  • Tell Her She's Lovely - El Chicano (#40)
  • That Lady (Part 1) - The Isley Brothers (#6)
  • Theme from "Cleopatra Jones" - Joe Simon with The Mainstreeters (#18)
  • There It Is - Tyrone Davis (#32)
  • Thinking of You - Loggins & Messina (#18)
  • Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (#1)
  • Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce (#1)
  • Time to Get Down - The O'Jays (#33)
  • To Know You Is to Love You - B.B. King (#38)
  • Top Of the World - Carpenters (#1)
  • Touch Me In the Morning - Diana Ross (#1)
  • Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye (#7)
  • The Twelfth of Never - Donny Osmond (#8)
  • Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels Band (#9)
  • Walk On the Wild Side - Lou Reed (#16)
  • We May Never Pass this Way Again - Seals & Crofts (#21)
  • We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad (#1)
  • Where Peaceful Waters Flow - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#28)
  • Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally - Tony Orlando & Dawn (#27)
  • Why Me - Kris Kristofferson (#16)
  • Wildflower - Skylark (#9)
  • Will It Go 'Round in Circles - Billy Preston (#1)
  • The World Is a Ghetto - War (#7)
  • Yes We Can Can - Pointer Sisters (#11)
  • Yesterday Once More - Carpenters (#2)
  • You Are the Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder (#1)
  • You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) - The Stylistics (#23)
  • You're a Special Part of Me - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (#12)
  • You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr (#1)
  • You're So Vain - Carly Simon (#1)
  • You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty (#22)
  • Young Love - Donny Osmond (#25)