Some artists only have one really big hit. Timmy Thomas actually hit the charts with five different songs, but this was the only one to get higher than number 75. “Why Can’t We Live Together” peaked at number 3 in 1973.
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1973 wasn’t the best year for music….Top Hits of 1973
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001 – Tony Orlando & Dawn – Tie A Yellow Ribbon
002 – Jim Croce – Bad Bad Leroy Brown
003 – Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
004 – Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
005 – Paul McCartney & Wings – My Love
006 – Kris Kristofferson – Why Me
007 – Elton John – Crocodile Rock
008 – Billy Preston – Will It Go Round In Circles
009 – Carly Simon – You’re So Vain
010 – Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning
011 – Vicki Lawrence – The Night The Lights Went Out In Georg
012 – Clint Holmes – Playground In My Mind
013 – Stories – Brother Louie
014 – Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn
015 – Billy Paul – Me And Mrs Jones
016 – Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein
017 – Dobie Gray – Drift Away
018 – Sweet – Little Willy
019 – Stevie Wonder – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
020 – Cher – Half Breed
021 – Isley Brothers – That Lady
022 – Sylvia – Pillow Talk
023 – Grand Funk Railroad – We’re An American Band
024 – Dr John – Right Place, Wrong Time
025 – Skylark – Wildflower
026 – Stevie Wonder – Superstition
027 – Paul Simon – Loves Me Like A Rock
028 – Maureen McGovern – The Morning After
029 – John Denver – Rocky Mountain High
030 – Stealers Wheel – Stuck In The Middle With You
031 – Three Dog Night – Shambala
032 – O’Jays – Love Train
033 – Barry White – I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More
034 – Tony Orlando & Dawn – Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gy
035 – Eddie Kendricks – Keep On Truckin’ (Part 1)
036 – King Harvest – Dancing In The Moonlight
037 – Anne Murray – Danny’s Song
038 – Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett – Monster Mash
039 – Bloodstone – Natural High
040 – Seals & Crofts – Diamond Girl
041 – Doobie Brothers – Long Train Running
042 – George Harrison – Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
043 – Sly & The Family Stone – If You Want Me To Stay
044 – Jermaine Jackson – Daddy’s Home
045 – Gladys Knight & The Pips – Neither One Of Us (Wants To
046 – New York City – I’m Doin’ Fine Now
047 – Spinners – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
048 – Elton John – Daniel
049 – Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia
050 – Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water
051 – Dr Hook – The Cover Of The Rolling Stone
052 – Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors
053 – Loggins & Messina – Your Mama Don’t Dance
054 – Chicago – Feelin’ Stronger Every Day
055 – War – The Cisco Kid
056 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Live And Let Die
057 – Hurricane Smith – Oh, Babe, What Would You Say
058 – Johnnie Taylor – I Believe In You
059 – Carpenters – Sing
060 – Four Tops – Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got)
061 – Eric Weissberg & Steve Mande – Dueling Banjos
062 – Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground
063 – Al Green – Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
064 – BW Stevenson – My Maria
065 – Curtis Mayfield – Superfly
066 – Gilbert O’Sullivan – Get Down
067 – Edward Bear – Last Song
068 – Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years
069 – Focus – Hocus Pocus
070 – Carpenters – Yesterday Once More
071 – Bette Midler – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
072 – Gilbert O’Sullivan – Clair
073 – Steely Dan – Do It Again
074 – Paul Simon – Kodachrome
075 – Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together
076 – Tower Of Power – So Very Hard To Go
077 – Bette Midler – Do You Want To Dance
078 – Johnny Rivers – Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie
079 – Allman Brothers – Ramblin’ Man
080 – Temptations – Masterpiece
081 – Helen Reddy – Peaceful
082 – Spinners – One Of A Kind (Love Affair)
083 – Donna Fargo – Funny Face
084 – Ohio Players – Funky Worm
085 – Rolling Stones – Angie
086 – Blue Ridge Rangers – Jambalaya
087 – Lobo – Don’t Expect Me To Be Your Friend
088 – Stylistics – Break Up To Make Up
089 – Jud Strunk – Daisy A Day
090 – Deodato – Also Sprach Zarathustra
091 – Johnny Nash – Stir It Up
092 – Pink Floyd – Money
093 – War – Gypsy Man
094 – War – The World Is A Ghetto
095 – Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can
096 – Edgar Winter Group – Free Ride
097 – David Bowie – Space Oddity
098 – Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern California
099 – Donny Osmond – The Twelfth Of Never
100 – Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Was there a typo there? Wasn’t? Lot of great songs on that list. Yeah Bette Midler is on the list but, come on man, as Joe Biden might say if he could remember anything.
Most of it is good stuff. Really shows how diverse popular music was at the time. Unlike the cookie cutter stuff nowadays.
Well, there’s a lot of pap in there. Still, Frankenstein: SMOKIN! And Midnight Train to GA is one of the greatest soul/R&B classics of all time. My $.02, FWIW.
There’s a few good ones there, but most of it is just middle of the road AM dreck.
With my short commentary.
1973 wasn’t the best year for music….Top Hits of 1973
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001 – Tony Orlando & Dawn – Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Catchy classic)
002 – Jim Croce – Bad Bad Leroy Brown (Classic)
003 – Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song (Great Classic)
004 – Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On (Great Classic)
005 – Paul McCartney & Wings – My Love (Okay)
006 – Kris Kristofferson – Why Me (Under rated)
007 – Elton John – Crocodile Rock (Great fun Classic)
008 – Billy Preston – Will It Go Round In Circles (Classic)
009 – Carly Simon – You’re So Vain (Classic Classic)
010 – Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning (Charming)
011 – Vicki Lawrence – The Night The Lights Went Out In Georga (Okay)
012 – Clint Holmes – Playground In My Mind (Not Familiar)
013 – Stories – Brother Louie (Pretty Good)
014 – Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn (Heard this A LOT!)
015 – Billy Paul – Me And Mrs Jones (Classic)
016 – Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein (Great Classic)
017 – Dobie Gray – Drift Away (Super nice song)
018 – Sweet – Little Willy (Infectious)
019 – Stevie Wonder – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Okay)
020 – Cher – Half Breed (Passable)
021 – Isley Brothers – That Lady (Nice)
022 – Sylvia – Pillow Talk (Not Familiar)
023 – Grand Funk Railroad – We’re An American Band (Classic)
024 – Dr John – Right Place, Wrong Time (Classic)
025 – Skylark – Wildflower (Not Familiar)
026 – Stevie Wonder – Superstition (Classic)
027 – Paul Simon – Loves Me Like A Rock (Classic)
028 – Maureen McGovern – The Morning After (Okay)
029 – John Denver – Rocky Mountain High (Classic)
030 – Stealers Wheel – Stuck In The Middle With You (Classic Classic)
031 – Three Dog Night – Shambala (Classic)
032 – O’Jays – Love Train (Classic)
033 – Barry White – I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More (Okay)
034 – Tony Orlando & Dawn – Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Guy (Okay)
035 – Eddie Kendricks – Keep On Truckin’ (Part 1) (Not Familiar)
036 – King Harvest – Dancing In The Moonlight (Very Good)
037 – Anne Murray – Danny’s Song (Okay, for a Canadian)
038 – Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett – Monster Mash (All-time top list Classic baybee!)
039 – Bloodstone – Natural High (Not Familiar)
040 – Seals & Crofts – Diamond Girl (eh)
041 – Doobie Brothers – Long Train Running (Okay)
042 – George Harrison – Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (Very Good)
043 – Sly & The Family Stone – If You Want Me To Stay (Okay)
044 – Jermaine Jackson – Daddy’s Home (Eh)
045 – Gladys Knight & The Pips – Neither One Of Us (Wants To say goodbye) (Classic)
046 – New York City – I’m Doin’ Fine Now (Not Familiar)
047 – Spinners – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love (Classic)
048 – Elton John – Daniel (Not quite classic, but not bad)
049 – Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia (Classic Classic)
050 – Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water (Classic)
051 – Dr Hook – The Cover Of The Rolling Stone (Classic)
052 – Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors (Country crossover classic)
053 – Loggins & Messina – Your Mama Don’t Dance (Classic)
054 – Chicago – Feelin’ Stronger Every Day (Classic)
055 – War – The Cisco Kid (Classic)
056 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Live And Let Die (Classic)
057 – Hurricane Smith – Oh, Babe, What Would You Say (Fun)
058 – Johnnie Taylor – I Believe In You (Not Familiar)
059 – Carpenters – Sing (Okay)
060 – Four Tops – Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got) (Classic)
061 – Eric Weissberg & Steve Mande – Dueling Banjos (Squeal Like a Pig)
062 – Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground (Very Good)
063 – Al Green – Here I Am (Come And Take Me) (Not Familiar)
064 – BW Stevenson – My Maria (Not Familiar)
065 – Curtis Mayfield – Superfly (Classic)
066 – Gilbert O’Sullivan – Get Down (Okay)
067 – Edward Bear – Last Song (Okay, in a sappy way)
068 – Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years (Classic Classic)
069 – Focus – Hocus Pocus (Why)
070 – Carpenters – Yesterday Once More (Okay)
071 – Bette Midler – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Classic, but only because of the Andrews Sisters)
072 – Gilbert O’Sullivan – Clair (Eh)
073 – Steely Dan – Do It Again (Classic)
074 – Paul Simon – Kodachrome (Classic Classic)
075 – Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together (Not familiar despite the hint)
076 – Tower Of Power – So Very Hard To Go (Not Familiar)
077 – Bette Midler – Do You Want To Dance (No, I don’t want to dance)
078 – Johnny Rivers – Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie (Fun Classic)
079 – Allman Brothers – Ramblin’ Man (Classic Classic)
080 – Temptations – Masterpiece (Very Good)
081 – Helen Reddy – Peaceful (Eh)
082 – Spinners – One Of A Kind (Love Affair) (Classic)
083 – Donna Fargo – Funny Face (Very Good)
084 – Ohio Players – Funky Worm (Not Familiar)
085 – Rolling Stones – Angie (Classic)
086 – Blue Ridge Rangers – Jambalaya (Done better by others)
087 – Lobo – Don’t Expect Me To Be Your Friend (Not Familiar)
088 – Stylistics – Break Up To Make Up (Okay)
089 – Jud Strunk – Daisy A Day (Eh)
090 – Deodato – Also Sprach Zarathustra (Good)
091 – Johnny Nash – Stir It Up (Okay)
092 – Pink Floyd – Money (Classic)
093 – War – Gypsy Man (Okay)
094 – War – The World Is A Ghetto (Okay)
095 – Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can (Okay)
096 – Edgar Winter Group – Free Ride (Classic)
097 – David Bowie – Space Oddity (Classic Classic)
098 – Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern California (Classic)
099 – Donny Osmond – The Twelfth Of Never (Not enough Rock ‘n roll)
100 – Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Classic)
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