August 17, 1973

 

1	1	Helen Reddy--Delta Dawn
2	2	Wings--Live and Let Die
5	3	Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando--Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
3	4	Maureen McGovern--The Morning After
8	5	Grand Funk--We're an American Band
6	6	Gilbert O'Sullivan--Get Down
7	7	Chicago--Feelin' Stronger Every Day
4	8	Foster Sylvers--Misdemeanor
9	9	David Gates--Clouds
16	10	Paul Simon--Loves Me Like a Rock
10	11	War--Gypsy Man
18	12	Looking Glass--Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne
14	13	America--Muskrat Love
19	14	Kris Kristofferson--Why Me
11	15	Diana Ross--Touch Me in the Morning
24	16	Hues Corporation--Freedom For the Stallion
27	17	Marvin Gaye--Let's Get it On
13	18	Stories--Brother Louie
17	19	Lobo--How Can I Tell Her
20	20	Sly & the Family Stone--If You Want Me to Stay
22	21	Joe Walsh--Rocky Mountain Way
30	22	Cher--Half-Breed
26	23	Jerry Jeff Walker--L.A. Freeway
31	24	B.W. Stevenson--My Maria
25	25	Intruders--I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1)
12	26	Donny Osmond--A Million to One/Young Love
15	27	Charlie Daniels--Uneasy Rider
36	28	Stevie Wonder--Higher Ground
35	29	Bobby Womack--Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out
21	30	John Denver--I'd Rather Be a Cowboy
32	31	Carole King--Believe in Humanity
34	32	Sutherland Brothers & Quiver--(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway
38	33	Today's People--He
---	34	Edgar Winter Group--Free Ride
---	35	Elton John--Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
40	36	Doobie Brothers--China Grove
37	37	Cat Stevens--The Hurt
23	38	Carpenters--Yesterday Once More
---	39	Stealers Wheel--Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine
---	40	Allman Brothers Band--Ramblin' Man

This week “Young Love,” the B-side of Donny Osmond’s “A Million to One,” is added to its listing. They’ll fall off next week.

The week’s debuts will all do similarly well here as nationally.

August 10, 1973

 

3	1	Helen Reddy--Delta Dawn
1	2	Wings--Live and Let Die
2	3	Maureen McGovern--The Morning After
4	4	Foster Sylvers--Misdemeanor
7	5	Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando--Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
5	6	Gilbert O'Sullivan--Get Down
6	7	Chicago--Feelin' Stronger Every Day
12	8	Grand Funk--We're an American Band
9	9	David Gates--Clouds
10	10	War--Gypsy Man
8	11	Diana Ross--Touch Me in the Morning
16	12	Donny Osmond--A Million to One
11	13	Stories--Brother Louie
18	14	America--Muskrat Love
13	15	Charlie Daniels--Uneasy Rider
30	16	Paul Simon--Loves Me Like a Rock
17	17	Lobo--How Can I Tell Her
25	18	Looking Glass--Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne
32	19	Kris Kristofferson--Why Me
22	20	Sly & the Family Stone--If You Want Me to Stay
14	21	John Denver--I'd Rather Be a Cowboy
24	22	Joe Walsh--Rocky Mountain Way
15	23	Carpenters--Yesterday Once More
28	24	Hues Corporation--Freedom For the Stallion
26	25	Intruders--I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1)
29	26	Jerry Jeff Walker--L.A. Freeway
36	27	Marvin Gaye--Let's Get it On
20	28	Charlie Rich--Behind Closed Doors
21	29	Jerry Reed--Lord, Mr. Ford
---	30	Cher--Half-Breed
38	31	Stevenson, B.W.--My Maria
34	32	Carole King--Believe in Humanity
19	33	Robin Trower--Man of the World
37	34	Sutherland Brothers & Quiver--(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway
---	35	Bobby Womack--Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out
---	36	Stevie Wonder--Higher Ground
39	37	Cat Stevens--The Hurt
---	38	Today's People--He
23	39	Seals & Crofts--Diamond Girl
---	40	Doobie Brothers--China Grove

“He” by Today’s People, a French vocal group, only got to number 90 in Billboard but will make the second ten here. Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground,” a number four national hit, will likewise peak in the second ten.