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.”