Friday, March 27, 2020

February 9, 1973

2
1
Roberta Flack--Killing Me Softly With His Song
1
2
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell--Dueling Banjos
3
3
Edward Bear--Last Song
4
4
Lobo--Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend
14
5
Jermaine Jackson--Daddy's Home
6
6
Carly Simon--You're So Vain
7
7
Stevie Wonder--Superstition
9
8
Doobie Brothers--Jesus is Just Alright
5
9
Paul Davis--Boogie Woogie Man
8
10
Elton John--Crocodile Rock
11
11
Paul McCartney--Hi, Hi, Hi
10
12
John Denver--Rocky Mountain High
21
13
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show--The Cover of "Rolling Stone"
16
14
Anne Murray--Danny's Song
15
15
Spinners--Could it Be I'm Falling in Love
25
16
Bill Withers--Kissing My Love
28
17
O'Jays--Love Train
19
18
Loudon Wainwright III--Dead Skunk
12
19
Loggins & Messina--Your Mama Don't Dance
17
20
Johnny Rivers--Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu
18
21
Shel Silverstein--Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout
36
22
Grass Roots--Love is What You Make It
26
23
Bread--Aubrey
24
24
War--The World is a Ghetto
13
25
Timmy Thomas--Why Can't We Live Together
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26
Lou Reed--Walk on the Wild Side
29
27
Deodato--Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
31
28
Eagles--Peaceful Easy Feeling
20
29
Billy Paul--Me and Mrs. Jones
23
30
Chuck Berry--Reelin' & Rockin'
33
31
Seals & Crofts--Hummingbird
32
32
Brighter Side of Darkness--Love Jones
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33
Carpenters--Sing
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34
Travis Wammack--How Can I Tell You
37
35
Emerson, Lake & Palmer--Lucky Man
40
36
Diana Ross--Good Morning Heartache
22
37
Bette Midler--Do You Want to Dance?
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38
Dobie Gray--Drift Away
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39
Gallery--Big City Miss Ruth Ann
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40
Raiders--Love Music


“Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou Reed, a number 16 national hit, will get up to number four here at KJR. Session guitarist Travis Wammack’s cover of Cat Stevens’ “How Can I Tell You” will get to number 29, versus 68 at Billboard. And “Love Music,” the last hit by (Paul Revere &) the Raiders, which was only number 97 nationally, will make it to number 25.

Saturday, March 14, 2020

February 2, 1973

13
1
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell--Dueling Banjos
9
2
Roberta Flack--Killing Me Softly With His Song
3
3
Edward Bear--Last Song
5
4
Lobo--Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend
6
5
Paul Davis--Boogie Woogie Man
1
6
Carly Simon--You're So Vain
4
7
Stevie Wonder--Superstition
2
8
Elton John--Crocodile Rock
11
9
Doobie Brothers--Jesus is Just Alright
10
10
John Denver--Rocky Mountain High
7
11
Paul McCartney--Hi, Hi, Hi
12
12
Loggins & Messina--Your Mama Don't Dance
8
13
Timmy Thomas--Why Can't We Live Together
16
14
Jermaine Jackson--Daddy's Home
17
15
Spinners--Could it Be I'm Falling in Love
20
16
Anne Murray--Danny's Song
14
17
Johnny Rivers--Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu
15
18
Shel Silverstein--Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout
27
19
Loudon Wainwright III--Dead Skunk
18
20
Billy Paul--Me and Mrs. Jones
29
21
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show--The Cover of "Rolling Stone"
19
22
Bette Midler--Do You Want to Dance?
24
23
Chuck Berry--Reelin' & Rockin'
30
24
War--The World is a Ghetto
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25
Bill Withers--Kissing My Love
32
26
Bread--Aubrey
21
27
Engelbert Humperdinck--I Never Said Goodbye
39
28
O'Jays--Love Train
---
29
Deodato--Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
23
30
Hurricane Smith--Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?
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31
Eagles--Peaceful Easy Feeling
36
32
Brighter Side of Darkness--Love Jones
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33
Seals & Crofts--Hummingbird
34
34
Jethro Tull--Living in the Past
25
35
Stylistics--I'm Stone in Love With You
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36
Grass Roots--Love is What You Make It
38
37
Emerson, Lake & Palmer--Lucky Man
22
38
Holland-Dozier Featuring Lamont Dozier--Why Can't We Be Lovers
28
39
Curtis Mayfield--Superfly
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40
Diana Ross--Good Morning Heartache


“Dueling Banjos” springs to the top.

“Kissing My Love” by Bill Withers, a number 31 Billboard hit, will go to number eight here at KJR. The Grass Roots’ “Love is What You Make It” will get to number 19, while only making it to number 55 nationally. On the other hand, “Also Sprach Zarathustra” from 2001: A Space Odyssey, which got all the way to number two at BB, will only peak at number 24 here.