Top Songs of 1973 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1972 <-1973-> 1974
Top songs: #1: You're Sixteen by Ringo Starr - #2: Daniel by Elton John - #3: Angie by The Rolling Stones - #4: My Love by Paul McCartney - #5: Photograph by Ringo Starr
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You're Sixteen
#1
12/1973

You're Sixteen
Ringo Starr

from Ringo   Ringo
528 pts
1
US
2
AC


4
UK
[Apple 1870]
written by Bob Sherman & Dick Sherman
Daniel
#2
01/1973

Daniel
Elton John

from Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player   Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
493 pts
2
US
1
AC


4
UK
[MCA 40046]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Angie
#3
09/1973

Angie
The Rolling Stones

from Goats Head Soup   Goats Head Soup
479 pts
1
US
38
AC


5
UK
[Rolling Stones 19105]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
My Love
#4
04/1973

My Love
Paul McCartney

from Red Rose Speedway   Red Rose Speedway
464 pts
1
US
1
AC


9
UK
as Paul McCartney & Wings
[Apple 1861]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
Photograph
#5
10/1973

Photograph
Ringo Starr

from Ringo   Ringo
460 pts
1
US
3
AC


8
UK
[Apple 1865]
written by George Harrison & Richard Starkey
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
#6
05/1973

Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
George Harrison

from Living in the Material World   Living in the Material World
458 pts
1
US
4
AC


8
UK
[Apple 1862]
written by George Harrison
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
#7
09/1973

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John

from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
440 pts
2
US
7
AC


6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #380]
[MCA 40148]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Rock On
#8
08/1973

Rock On
David Essex

from Rock On   Rock On
395 pts
5
US




3
UK
[Columbia 45940]
written by David Essex
Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
#9
07/1973

Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
Dawn

from Dawn's New Ragtime Follies   Dawn's New Ragtime Follies
360 pts
3
US
1
AC


12
UK
featuring Tony Orlando
[Bell 45374]
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown
Time in a Bottle
#10
11/1973

Time in a Bottle
Jim Croce

from You Don't Mess Around with Jim   You Don't Mess Around with Jim
360 pts
1
US
1
AC


52
UK
[ABC 11405]
written by Jim Croce
Loves Me Like a Rock
#11
08/1973

Loves Me Like a Rock
Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon   There Goes Rhymin' Simon
328 pts
2
US
1
AC


39
UK
featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds
[Columbia 4-45907]
written by Paul Simon
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
#12
04/1973

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Jim Croce

from Life and Times   Life and Times
318 pts
1
US
9
AC




[ABC 11359]
written by Jim Croce
Stuck in the Middle with You
#13
03/1973

Stuck in the Middle with You
Stealers Wheel

from Stealers Wheel   
316 pts
6
US
13
AC


8
UK
[A&M 1416]
written by Joe Egan & Gerry Rafferty
Blockbuster
#14
01/1973

Blockbuster
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
301 pts
73
US




1
UK
[Bell 45361]
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
Rubber Bullets
#15
05/1973

Rubber Bullets
10cc

from 10cc   10cc
299 pts
73
US




1
UK
[UK 49015]
written by Graham Gouldman & Eric Stewart
We're an American Band
#16
07/1973

We're an American Band
Grand Funk Railroad

from We're an American Band   We're an American Band
299 pts
1
US






as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3660]
written by Don Brewer
Kodachrome
#17
05/1973

Kodachrome
Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon   There Goes Rhymin' Simon
293 pts
2
US
2
AC




[Columbia 4-45859]
written by Paul Simon
Can the Can
#18
05/1973

Can the Can
Suzi Quatro

from Suzi Quatro   
285 pts






1
UK
[Bell 45416]
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
Ramblin' Man
#19
08/1973

Ramblin' Man
The Allman Brothers Band

from Brothers and Sisters   Brothers and Sisters
273 pts
2
US
12
AC




[Capricorn 0027]
written by Richard Betts
#20
02/1973

Cindy Incidentally
The Faces

from Ooh La La   Ooh La La
270 pts
48
US




2
UK
[Warner 7681]
written by Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
#21
07/1973

Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Elton John

from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
251 pts
12
US




7
UK
[MCA 40105]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Part of the Union
#22
01/1973

Part of the Union
The Strawbs

from Bursting at the Seams   Bursting at the Seams
251 pts
111
US




2
UK
[A&M 1419]
written by Richard Hudson & John Ford
Shambala
#23
05/1973

Shambala
Three Dog Night

from Cyan   Cyan
248 pts
3
US
3
AC




[Dunhill/ABC 4352]
written by Daniel Moore
Radar Love
#24
12/1973

Radar Love
Golden Earring

from Moontan   Moontan
247 pts
13
US




7
UK
[Track 40202]
written by George Kooymans & Barry Hay
The Show Must Go On
#25
12/1973

The Show Must Go On
Leo Sayer

from Silverbird   Silverbird
246 pts






2
UK
written by Leo Sayer & David Courtney
The Ballroom Blitz
#26
09/1973

The Ballroom Blitz
The Sweet

from Desolation Boulevard   Desolation Boulevard
246 pts






2
UK
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
My Coo Ca Choo
#27
11/1973

My Coo Ca Choo
Alvin Stardust

from The Untouchable   
246 pts






2
UK
written by Peter Shelley
Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again
#28
04/1973

Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again
Gary Glitter

from Touch Me   Touch Me
246 pts






2
UK
written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander
Hell Raiser
#29
05/1973

Hell Raiser
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
246 pts






2
UK
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)
#30
01/1973

Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)
Gary Glitter

from Touch Me   Touch Me
246 pts






2
UK
written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander
Just You 'N' Me
#31
09/1973

Just You 'N' Me
Chicago

from Chicago VI   Chicago VI
226 pts
4
US
7
AC




[Columbia 45933]
written by James Pankow
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
#32
09/1973

Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan

from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid   Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
223 pts
12
US
5
AC


14
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #190]
[Columbia 45913]
written by Bob Dylan
Helen Wheels
#33
11/1973

Helen Wheels
Paul McCartney

from Band on the Run   Band on the Run
219 pts
10
US




12
UK
as Paul McCartney & Wings
[Apple 1869]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
#34
10/1973

Sorrow
David Bowie

from Pin Ups   Pin Ups
207 pts






3
UK
[RCA APBO 0160]
written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein & Richard Gottehrer
#35
05/1973

One and One Is One
Medicine Head

from One & One Is One   
207 pts






3
UK
[Polydor 15076]
written by John Fiddler
Life on Mars?
#36
06/1973

Life on Mars?
David Bowie

from Hunky Dory   Hunky Dory
207 pts






3
UK
written by David Bowie
Drive-In Saturday
#37
04/1973

Drive-In Saturday
David Bowie

from Aladdin Sane   Aladdin Sane
207 pts






3
UK
written by David Bowie
48 Crash
#38
07/1973

48 Crash
Suzi Quatro

from Suzi Quatro   
207 pts






3
UK
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
Smoke on the Water
#39
05/1973

Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple

from Machine Head   Machine Head
205 pts
4
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #426]
[Warner 7710]
written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
Walk on the Wild Side
#40
02/1973

Walk on the Wild Side
Lou Reed

from Transformer   Transformer
199 pts
16
US




10
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #221] produced by David Bowie
[RCA 0887]
written by Lou Reed
Hello It's Me
#41
10/1973

Hello It's Me
Todd Rundgren

from Something/Anything?   Something/Anything?
197 pts
5
US
17
AC




[Bearsville 0009]
written by Todd Rundgren
Diamond Girl
#42
05/1973

Diamond Girl
Seals & Crofts

from Diamond Girl   Diamond Girl
197 pts
6
US
4
AC




[Warner 7708]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts
#43
02/1973

Hello Hooray
Alice Cooper

from Billion Dollar Babies   Billion Dollar Babies
197 pts
35
US




6
UK
[Warner 7673]
written by Rolf Kempf
All I Know
#44
09/1973

All I Know
Art Garfunkel

from Angel Clare   Angel Clare
190 pts
9
US
1
AC


51
UK
[Columbia 45926]
written by Jimmy Webb
Fool
#45
04/1973

Fool
Elvis Presley

from Elvis [1973 album]   
189 pts
17
US
12
AC
31
ctry
15
UK
US B-side to Steamroller Blues
[RCA Victor 74-0910]
written by James Last & Carl Sigman
Roll Over Beethoven
#46
01/1973

Roll Over Beethoven
Electric Light Orchestra

from ELO 2   ELO 2
189 pts
42
US




6
UK
[United Artists 173]
written by Chuck Berry
Giving It All Away
#47
04/1973

Giving It All Away
Roger Daltrey

from Daltrey   Daltrey
187 pts
83
US




5
UK
[MCA 40053]
written by David Courtney & Leo Sayer
#48
09/1973

Caroline
Status Quo

from Hello!   Hello!
176 pts






5
UK
written by Francis Rossi & Bob Young
No More Mr. Nice Guy
#49
04/1973

No More Mr. Nice Guy
Alice Cooper

from Billion Dollar Babies   Billion Dollar Babies
170 pts
25
US




10
UK
[Warner 7691]
written by Alice Cooper & Michael Bruce
#50
01/1973

Whisky in the Jar
Thin Lizzy

from Vagabonds of the Western World   Vagabonds of the Western World
161 pts






6
UK
written by traditional
#51
11/1973

Lamplight
David Essex

from Rock On   Rock On
159 pts
71
US




7
UK
[Columbia 46041]
written by David Essex
Wildflower
#52
02/1973

Wildflower
Skylark [Canadian band]

from Skylark   
155 pts
9
US
5
AC




[Capitol 3511]
written by Doug Edwards & David Richardson
Wishing Well
#53
01/1973

Wishing Well
Free

from Heartbreaker   Heartbreaker
150 pts
112
US




7
UK
[Island 1212]
written by Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, Paul Kossoff & John Bundrick
I Got a Name
#54
09/1973

I Got a Name
Jim Croce

from I Got a Name   I Got a Name
146 pts
10
US
4
AC




[ABC 11389]
written by Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox
Take Me to the Mardi Gras
#55
06/1973

Take Me to the Mardi Gras
Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon   There Goes Rhymin' Simon
145 pts






7
UK
written by Paul Simon
Long Train Running
#56
04/1973

Long Train Running
The Doobie Brothers

from The Captain and Me   The Captain and Me
140 pts
8
US






[Warner 7698]
written by Tom Johnston
I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)
#57
02/1973

I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)
The Moody Blues

from Seventh Sojourn   Seventh Sojourn
138 pts
12
US




36
UK
[Threshold 67012]
written by John Lodge
#58
11/1973

Mind Games
John Lennon

from Mind Games   Mind Games
137 pts
18
US
33
AC


26
UK
[Apple 1868]
written by John Lennon
Roll Away the Stone
#59
11/1973

Roll Away the Stone
Mott the Hoople

from The Hoople   The Hoople
132 pts






8
UK
written by Ian Hunter
#60
01/1973

Paper Plane
Status Quo

from Piledriver   Piledriver
132 pts






8
UK
[A&M 1445]
written by Francis Rossi & Bob Young
Teenage Lament '74
#61
12/1973

Teenage Lament '74
Alice Cooper

from Muscle of Love   Muscle of Love
125 pts
48
US




12
UK
[Warner 7762]
written by Alice Cooper & Neal Smith
Showdown
#62
10/1973

Showdown
Electric Light Orchestra

from On the Third Day   On the Third Day
122 pts
53
US




12
UK
[United Artists 337]
written by Jeff Lynne
Street Life
#63
11/1973

Street Life
Roxy Music

from Stranded   Stranded
122 pts






9
UK
written by Bryan Ferry
#64
09/1973

Joybringer
Manfred Mann

from Solar Fire   Solar Fire
122 pts






9
UK
as Manfred Mann's Earth Band
written by Gustav Holst, Chris Slade, Manfred Mann [Manfred Lubowitz] & Mick Rogers
Broken Down Angel
#65
05/1973

Broken Down Angel
Nazareth

from Razamanaz   Razamanaz
122 pts






9
UK
[A&M 1453]
written by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty & Darrell Sweet
Aubrey
#66
02/1973

Aubrey
Bread

from Guitar Man   Guitar Man
120 pts
15
US
4
AC




[Elektra 45832]
written by David Gates
Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally
#67
11/1973

Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally
Dawn

from Dawn's New Ragtime Follies   Dawn's New Ragtime Follies
113 pts
27
US
3
AC


37
UK
as Tony Orlando & Dawn
[Bell 45424]
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown
Reelin' in the Years
#68
03/1973

Reelin' in the Years
Steely Dan

from Can't Buy a Thrill   Can't Buy a Thrill
112 pts
11
US






[ABC 11352]
written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker
Walking in the Rain
#69
05/1973

Walking in the Rain
The Partridge Family

from The Partridge Family Notebook   The Partridge Family Notebook
111 pts






10
UK
written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector & Cynthia Weil
The Dean and I
#70
08/1973

The Dean and I
10cc

from 10cc   10cc
111 pts






10
UK
written by Kevin Godley & Lol Creme
Pyjamarama
#71
03/1973

Pyjamarama
Roxy Music

111 pts






10
UK
written by Bryan Ferry
Bad Bad Boy
#72
07/1973

Bad Bad Boy
Nazareth

from Razamanaz   Razamanaz
111 pts






10
UK
written by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty & Darrell Sweet
All the Way from Memphis
#73
09/1973

All the Way from Memphis
Mott the Hoople

from Mott   Mott
111 pts






10
UK
[Columbia 45920]
written by Ian Hunter
#74
09/1973

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Bryan Ferry

from These Foolish Things   These Foolish Things
111 pts






10
UK
written by Bob Dylan
#75
10/1973

This Flight Tonight
Nazareth

from Loud 'N' Proud   Loud 'N' Proud
107 pts






11
UK
written by Joni Mitchell
#76
08/1973

Rising Sun
Medicine Head

from Thru' a Five   Thru' a Five
107 pts






11
UK
[Polydor 15083]
written by John Fiddler
We May Never Pass This Way (Again)
#77
09/1973

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

from Diamond Girl   Diamond Girl
104 pts
21
US
2
AC




[Warner 7740]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts
#78
11/1973

My Music
Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

from Full Sail   Full Sail
103 pts
16
US
10
AC




[Columbia 45952]
written by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
Money
#79
05/1973

Money
Pink Floyd

from The Dark Side of the Moon   The Dark Side of the Moon
101 pts
13
US






[Harvest 3609]
written by Roger Waters
Honaloochie Boogie
#80
06/1973

Honaloochie Boogie
Mott the Hoople

from Mott   Mott
101 pts






12
UK
[Columbia 45882]
written by Ian Hunter & Mick Ralphs
#81
03/1973

Thinking of You
Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

from Loggins & Messina   
100 pts
18
US
7
AC




[Columbia 45815]
written by Jim Messina
#82
06/1973

How Can I Tell Her
Lobo

from Calumet   
94 pts
22
US
4
AC




[Big Tree 16004]
written by Lobo
China Grove
#83
08/1973

China Grove
The Doobie Brothers

from The Captain and Me   The Captain and Me
93 pts
15
US






[Warner 7728]
written by Tom Johnston
Hummingbird
#84
01/1973

Hummingbird
Seals & Crofts

from Summer Breeze   Summer Breeze
86 pts
20
US
12
AC




[Warner 7671]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts
#85
04/1973

It Sure Took a Long, Long Time
Lobo

from Calumet   
82 pts
27
US
3
AC




[Big Tree 16001]
written by Lobo
#86
12/1973

I Shall Sing
Art Garfunkel

from Angel Clare   Angel Clare
79 pts
38
US
4
AC


52
UK
[Columbia 45983]
written by Van Morrison
Midnight Rider
#87
12/1973

Midnight Rider
Gregg Allman

from Laid Back   Laid Back
77 pts
19
US






[Capricorn 0035]
written by Gregg Allman & Robert Payne
Walk Like a Man
#88
11/1973

Walk Like a Man
Grand Funk Railroad

from We're an American Band   We're an American Band
77 pts
19
US






as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3760]
written by Don Brewer & Mark Farner
#89
08/1973

Dear Elaine
Roy Wood

from Boulders   Boulders
75 pts






18
UK
[United Artists Xw-320]
written by Roy Wood
#90
07/1973

Clouds
David Gates

from First   First
72 pts
47
US
3
AC


56
UK
[Elektra 45857]
written by David Gates
D'yer Mak'er
#91
10/1973

D'yer Mak'er
Led Zeppelin

from Houses of the Holy   Houses of the Holy
72 pts
20
US






[Atlantic 2986]
written by John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
#92
07/1973

Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine
Stealers Wheel

from Ferguslie Park   
68 pts
49
US
23
AC


33
UK
[A&M 1450]
written by Joe Egan & Gerry Rafferty
Raised on Rock
#93
09/1973

Raised on Rock
Elvis Presley

from Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake   
68 pts
41
US
27
AC


36
UK
[RCA APBO 0088]
written by Mark James [songwriter]
#94
04/1973

Mean Girl
Status Quo

from Dog of Two Head   
67 pts






20
UK
written by Francis Rossi & Bob Young
5:15
#95
10/1973

5:15
The Who

from Quadrophenia   Quadrophenia
67 pts






20
UK
written by Pete Townshend
Don't Cross the River
#96
01/1973

Don't Cross the River
America

from Homecoming   
65 pts
35
US
23
AC


51
UK
[Warner 7670]
written by Dan Peek
Rocky Mountain Way
#97
08/1973

Rocky Mountain Way
Joe Walsh

from The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get   The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
64 pts
23
US






[Dunhill 4361]
written by Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Rocke Grace & Kenny Passarelli
Polk Salad Annie
#98
05/1973

Polk Salad Annie
Elvis Presley

from Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden   Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
59 pts






23
UK
written by Tony Joe White
Corazón
#99
10/1973

Corazón
Carole King

from Fantasy   Fantasy
58 pts
37
US
5
AC




[Ode 66039]
written by Carole King
Step into Christmas
#100
12/1973

Step into Christmas
Elton John

57 pts






24
UK
Christmas
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

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