May 18, 1973

 

1	1	Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando--Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree
2	2	Edgar Winter Group--Frankenstein
3	3	Paul McCartney & Wings--My Love
9	4	Doobie Brothers--Long Train Runnin'
7	5	Elton John--Daniel
4	6	Clint Holmes--Playground in My Mind
6	7	Donny Osmond--The Twelfth of Never
5	8	Sweet--Little Willy
8	9	Raspberries--Let's Pretend
11	10	Edward Bear--Close Your Eyes
19	11	Jim Croce--Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
12	12	Gilbert O'Sullivan--Out of the Question
14	13	Dr. John--Right Place, Wrong Time
13	14	Gunhill Road--Back When My Hair Was Short
28	15	Barbara Fairchild--Teddy Bear Song
22	16	Albert Hammond--The Free Electric Band
17	17	Loggins & Messina--Thinking of You
18	18	Spinners--One of a Kind (Love Affair)
20	19	Barry White--I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
23	20	Michael Jackson--With a Child's Heart
30	21	New York City--I'm Doin' Fine Now
15	22	Stealer's Wheel--Stuck in the Middle With You
25	23	Sylvia--Pillow Talk
29	24	Tower of Power--So Very Hard to Go
16	25	Elvis Presley--Steamroller Blues/Fool
27	26	J. Geils Band--Give it to Me
21	27	War--The Cisco Kid
32	28	Bette Midler--Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
39	29	Jim Stafford--Swamp Witch
31	30	Ohio Players--Funky Worm
35	31	Paul Simon--Kodachrome
38	32	Three Dog Night--Shambala
---	33	Alice Cooper--No More Mr. Nice Guy
34	34	Focus--Hocus Pocus
40	35	George Harrison--Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
37	36	Perry Como--And I Love You So
---	37	Stylistics--You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
24	38	Roberta Flack--Killing Me Softly With His Song
26	39	Carpenters--Sing
---	40	Billy Preston--Will it Go Round in Circles

Vicki Lawrence’s “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” falls off the survey from all the way up at number ten. I guess people suddenly realized they were sick of it.

Only three debuts this week. Alice Cooper’s “No More Mr. Nice Guy” (25BB/7KJR), “You’ll Never Get to Heaven” by the Stylistics (23/27), and Billy Preston’s “Will it Go Round in Circles” (1/2).

The first three 45s I ever bought are now on the survey, at numbers 5, 31, and 33. Not long after that I also bought numbers 3, 28, and 35.

May 11, 1973

 

1	1	Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando--Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree
6	2	Edgar Winter Group--Frankenstein
8	3	Paul McCartney & Wings--My Love
4	4	Clint Holmes--Playground in My Mind
2	5	Sweet--Little Willy
3	6	Donny Osmond--The Twelfth of Never
9	7	Elton John--Daniel
11	8	Raspberries--Let's Pretend
10	9	Doobie Brothers--Long Train Runnin'
5	10	Vicki Lawrence--The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
12	11	Edward Bear--Close Your Eyes
7	12	Gilbert O'Sullivan--Out of the Question
17	13	Gunhill Road--Back When My Hair Was Short
24	14	Dr. John--Right Place, Wrong Time
13	15	Stealer's Wheel--Stuck in the Middle With You
27	16	Elvis Presley--Steamroller Blues/Fool
19	17	Loggins & Messina--Thinking of You
23	18	Spinners--One of a Kind (Love Affair)
28	19	Jim Croce--Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
26	20	Barry White--I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
16	21	War--The Cisco Kid
33	22	Albert Hammond--The Free Electric Band
30	23	Michael Jackson--With a Child's Heart
14	24	Roberta Flack--Killing Me Softly With His Song
31	25	Sylvia--Pillow Talk
21	26	Carpenters--Sing
36	27	J. Geils Band--Give it to Me
32	28	Barbara Fairchild--Teddy Bear Song
---	29	Tower of Power--So Very Hard to Go
34	30	New York City--I'm Doin' Fine Now
---	31	Ohio Players--Funky Worm
---	32	Bette Midler--Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
15	33	Stevie Wonder--You Are the Sunshine of My Life
38	34	Focus--Hocus Pocus
---	35	Paul Simon--Kodachrome
20	36	Skylark--Wildflower
40	37	Perry Como--And I Love You So
---	38	Three Dog Night--Shambala
---	39	Jim Stafford--Swamp Witch
---	40	George Harrison--Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)

 

Elvis Presley’s “Fool,” the B-side of “Steamroller Blues,” joins it on the survey.

“Reeling in the Years” by Steely Dan drops all the way off the survey from number 18.

Seven debuts this week. The overachievers are Jim Stafford’s “Swamp Witch,” (39BB/15KJR), “So Very Hard to Go” by Tower of Power (17/7), and Bette Midler’s remake of the Andrews Sisters’ “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (8/1). Underachieving will be “Funky Worm” by the Ohio Players (15/30), George Harrison’s “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” (1/10), and Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome” (2/8).