Monday, November 4, 2024

September 28, 1973

FIRST TEN 
Rolling Stones—Angie 
Helen Reddy--Delta Dawn 
Cher--Half-Breed 
DeFranco Family--Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat 
Bob Dylan--Knockin' On Heaven's Door 
Marvin Gaye--Let's Get it On 
Paul Simon--Loves Me Like a Rock 
B.W. Stevenson--My Maria 
Grand Funk--We're an American Band 

SECOND TEN 
Cheech & Chong--Basketball Jones 
Doobie Brothers--China Grove 
Edgar Winter Group--Free Ride 
Today’s People—He 
Chicago--Just You 'n' Me 
Osmonds—Let Me In 
Charlie Rich-The Most Beautiful Girl 
Spirit--Mr. Skin 
Allman Brothers Band--Ramblin' Man 
Diana Ross--Touch Me in the Morning 

AND 
Art Garfunkel--All I Know 
5th Dimension--Ashes to Ashes 
Led Zeppelin—D’yer Mak’er 
John Kay--Easy Evil 
Bette Midler—Friends 
Jim Croce—I Got a Name(D) 
Johnny Mathis—I’m Coming Home(D) 
Eddie Kendricks—Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1)(D) 
Roberta Flack—Jesse 
Gladys Knight & the Pips--Midnight Train to Georgia 
Gilbert O’Sullivan—Ooh Baby(D) 
Eagles--Outlaw Man 
Marie Osmond--Paper Roses 
10cc--Rubber Bullets 
David Gates—Sail Around the World 
Brownsville Station—Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room 
Dr. John--Such a Night 
Billy Preston—Space Race 
Isley Brothers--That Lady 
Albert Hammond--The Peacemaker 
Carpenters—Top of the World 
Seals & Crofts--We May Never Pass This Way (Again) 
Painter--West Coast Woman 
Ringo Starr—Photograph 

(D) Debuts
No Super-Hits designated from now on.

Yes, there are only nine songs in the first ten. 
“I’m Coming Home” by Johnny Mathis, a number 75 Billboard hit, will spend six weeks as an “And” here. “Keep on Truckin’” by Eddie Kendricks, number one for two weeks nationally, will only make it into the second ten here.

Monday, August 12, 2024

September 21, 1973

FIRST TEN

Helen Reddy--Delta Dawn

Cher--Half-Breed

DeFranco Family--Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat

Marvin Gaye--Let's Get it On

Osmonds--Let Me In*

Wings--Live and Let Die

Paul Simon--Loves Me Like a Rock

Spirit--Mr. Skin*

B.W. Stevenson--My Maria*

Grand Funk--We're an American Band

SECOND TEN

Rolling Stones—Angie*

Cheech & Chong--Basketball Jones

Doobie Brothers--China Grove

Edgar Winter Group--Free Ride

Today’s People—He

Bob Dylan--Knockin' On Heaven's Door*

Allman Brothers Band--Ramblin' Man

Joe Walsh--Rocky Mountain Way

Diana Ross--Touch Me in the Morning

Pointer Sisters--Yes We Can Can

AND

Art Garfunkel--All I Know*

5th Dimension--Ashes to Ashes

Led Zeppelin—D’yer Mak’er(D)

John Kay--Easy Evil

Bette Midler—Friends

Skylark--I'll Have to Go Away

Roberta Flack—Jesse(D)

Chicago--Just You 'n' Me*

Gladys Knight & the Pips--Midnight Train to Georgia*

Eagles--Outlaw Man

Marie Osmond--Paper Roses*

10cc--Rubber Bullets

David Gates—Sail Around the World(D)

Nino Tempo & the 5th Ave. Sax--Sister James

Dr. John--Such a Night

Bobby Goldsboro--Summer (The First Time)

Billy Preston—Space Race(D)

Isley Brothers--That Lady*

Charlie Rich-The Most Beautiful Girl*

Albert Hammond--The Peacemaker

Carpenters—Top of the World(D)

Seals & Crofts--We May Never Pass This Way (Again)*

Painter--West Coast Woman

Danny O'Keefe--Angel Spread Your Wings

Ringo Starr—Photograph(D)

(D) Debuts

* Super-Hits

All of this week’s debuts were top 20 Billboard hits except “Sail Around the World” by David Gates, 

which peaked at number 50 and will spend six weeks here as an “And.”