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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1973

1972 <-1973-> 1974
    

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1.
12/1973

You're Sixteen by Ringo Starr

from Ringo   Ringo
386

✫1
US
2
AC


4
UK
[Apple 1870]
written by Robert B. Sherman (as Bob Sherman) & Richard M. Sherman (as Dick Sherman)
2.
01/1973

Daniel by Elton John

from Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player   Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
361

2
US
✫1
AC


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

Angie by The Rolling Stones

from Goats Head Soup   Goats Head Soup
349

✫1
US
38
AC


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

My Love by Paul McCartney

from Red Rose Speedway   Red Rose Speedway
339

✫1
US
✫1
AC


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

Photograph by Ringo Starr

from Ringo   Ringo
335

✫1
US
3
AC


8
UK
[Apple 1865]
written by George Harrison & Ringo Starr (as Richard Starkey)
6.
05/1973

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

from Living in the Material World   Living in the Material World
334

✫1
US
4
AC


8
UK
[Apple 1862]
written by George Harrison
7.
09/1973

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
321

2
US
7
AC


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

Rock On by David Essex

from Rock On   Rock On
289

5
US




3
UK
[Columbia 45940]
written by David Essex
9.
07/1973

Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose by Dawn

from Dawn's New Ragtime Follies   Dawn's New Ragtime Follies
263

3
US
✫1
AC


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

Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce

from You Don't Mess Around with Jim   You Don't Mess Around with Jim
261

✫1
US
✫1
AC


52
UK
[ABC 11405]
written by Jim Croce
11.
08/1973

Loves Me Like a Rock by Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon   There Goes Rhymin' Simon
238

2
US
✫1
AC


39
UK
featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds
[Columbia 45907]
written by Paul Simon
12.
04/1973

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce

from Life and Times   Life and Times
229

✫1
US
9
AC




[ABC 11359]
written by Jim Croce
13.
05/1973

Rubber Bullets by 10cc

from 10cc   10cc
223

73
US




✫1
UK
[UK 49015]
written by Graham Gouldman & Eric Stewart
14.
10/1973

The Joker by Steve Miller Band

from The Joker   The Joker
215

✫1
US






[Capitol 3732]
written by Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun & Steve Miller
15.
07/1973

We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad

from We're an American Band   We're an American Band
214

✫1
US






as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3660]
written by Don Brewer
16.
05/1973

Kodachrome by Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon   There Goes Rhymin' Simon
212

2
US
2
AC




[Columbia 45859]
written by Paul Simon
17.
02/1973

Cindy Incidentally by The Faces

from Ooh La La   Ooh La La
200

48
US




2
UK
written by Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood
18.
08/1973

Ramblin' Man by The Allman Brothers Band

from Brothers and Sisters   Brothers and Sisters
196

2
US
12
AC




[Capricorn 0027]
written by Dickey Betts (as Richard Betts)
19.
01/1973

Part of the Union by The Strawbs

from Bursting at the Seams   Bursting at the Seams
187

111
US




2
UK
[A&M 1419]
written by Richard Hudson & John Ford
20.
07/1973

Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting by Elton John

from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
184

12
US




7
UK
[MCA 40105]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
21.
12/1973

The Show Must Go On by Leo Sayer

from Silverbird   Silverbird
183







2
UK
written by Leo Sayer & David Courtney
22.
09/1973

The Ballroom Blitz by The Sweet

from Desolation Boulevard   Desolation Boulevard
183







2
UK
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
23.
04/1973

Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again by Gary Glitter

from Touch Me   Touch Me
183







2
UK
written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander
24.
01/1973

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

from Touch Me   Touch Me
183







2
UK
written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander
25.
12/1973

Radar Love by Golden Earring

from Moontan   Moontan
181

13
US




7
UK
written by George Kooymans & Barry Hay
26.
05/1973

Shambala by Three Dog Night

from Cyan   Cyan
179

3
US
3
AC




[Dunhill/ABC 4352]
written by Daniel Moore
27.
09/1973

Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan

from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid   Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
164

12
US
5
AC


14
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #190]
[Columbia 45913]
written by Bob Dylan
28.
09/1973

Just You 'N' Me by Chicago

from Chicago VI   Chicago VI
163

4
US
7
AC




[Columbia 45933]
written by James Pankow
29.
11/1973

Helen Wheels by Paul McCartney

from Band on the Run   Band on the Run
160

10
US




12
UK
as Paul McCartney & Wings
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
30.
10/1973

Sorrow by David Bowie

from Pin Ups   Pin Ups
155







3
UK
[RCA APBO 0160]
written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein & Richard Gottehrer
31.
06/1973

Life on Mars? by David Bowie

from Hunky Dory   Hunky Dory
155







3
UK
written by David Bowie
32.
04/1973

Drive-In Saturday by David Bowie

from Aladdin Sane   Aladdin Sane
155







3
UK
written by David Bowie
33.
05/1973

Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple

from Machine Head   Machine Head
147

4
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #426]
[Warner 7710]
written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
34.
02/1973

Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed

from Transformer   Transformer
146

16
US




10
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #221]
produced by David Bowie
[RCA 0887]
written by Lou Reed
35.
02/1973

Hello Hooray by Alice Cooper

from Billion Dollar Babies   Billion Dollar Babies
145

35
US




6
UK
[Warner 7673]
written by Rolf Kempf
36.
05/1973

Diamond Girl by Seals & Crofts

from Diamond Girl   Diamond Girl
143

6
US
4
AC




[Warner 7708]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts
37.
10/1973

Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren

from Something/Anything?   Something/Anything?
142

5
US
17
AC




[Bearsville 0009]
written by Todd Rundgren
38.
04/1973

Fool by Elvis Presley

from Elvis [1973 album]   
140

17
US
12
AC
31
country
15
UK
US: B-side to Steamroller Blues
[RCA Victor 74-0910]
written by James Last & Carl Sigman
39.
01/1973

Roll Over Beethoven by Electric Light Orchestra

from ELO 2   ELO 2
140

42
US




6
UK
[United Artists Xw-173]
written by Chuck Berry
40.
04/1973

Giving It All Away by Roger Daltrey

from Daltrey   Daltrey
139

83
US




5
UK
[MCA 40053]
written by David Courtney & Leo Sayer
41.
09/1973

All I Know by Art Garfunkel

from Angel Clare   Angel Clare
139

9
US
✫1
AC


51
UK
[Columbia 45926]
written by Jimmy Webb
42.
09/1973

Caroline by Status Quo

from Hello!   Hello!
131







5
UK
written by Francis Rossi & Bob Young
43.
04/1973

No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper

from Billion Dollar Babies   Billion Dollar Babies
125

25
US




10
UK
[Warner 7691]
written by Alice Cooper & Michael Bruce
44.
01/1973

Whisky in the Jar by Thin Lizzy

from Vagabonds of the Western World   Vagabonds of the Western World
120







6
UK
written by traditional
45.
11/1973

Lamplight by David Essex

from Rock On   Rock On
118

71
US




7
UK
written by David Essex
46.
01/1973

Wishing Well by Free

from Heartbreaker   Heartbreaker
112

112
US




7
UK
[Island 1212]
written by Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, Paul Kossoff & John Bundrick
47.
06/1973

Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon   There Goes Rhymin' Simon
108







7
UK
written by Paul Simon
48.
09/1973

I Got a Name by Jim Croce

from I Got a Name   I Got a Name
106

10
US
4
AC




[ABC 11389]
written by Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox
49.
04/1973

Long Train Running by The Doobie Brothers

from The Captain and Me   The Captain and Me
100

8
US






written by Tom Johnston
50.
02/1973

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

from Seventh Sojourn   Seventh Sojourn
100

12
US




36
UK
[Threshold 67012]
written by John Lodge
51.
11/1973

Mind Games by John Lennon

from Mind Games   Mind Games
100

18
US
33
AC


26
UK
[Apple 1868]
written by John Lennon
52.
11/1973

Roll Away the Stone by Mott the Hoople

from The Hoople   The Hoople
98







8
UK
written by Ian Hunter
53.
01/1973

Paper Plane by Status Quo

from Piledriver   Piledriver
98







8
UK
[A&M 1445]
written by Francis Rossi & Bob Young
54.
12/1973

Teenage Lament '74 by Alice Cooper

from Muscle of Love   Muscle of Love
92

48
US




12
UK
[Warner 7762]
written by Alice Cooper & Neal Smith
55.
11/1973

Street Life by Roxy Music

from Stranded   Stranded
91







9
UK
written by Bryan Ferry
56.
09/1973

Joybringer by Manfred Mann

from Solar Fire   Solar Fire
91







9
UK
as Manfred Mann's Earth Band
written by Gustav Holst, Chris Slade, Manfred Mann [Manfred Lubowitz] & Mick Rogers
57.
05/1973

Broken Down Angel by Nazareth

from Razamanaz   Razamanaz
91







9
UK
[A&M 1453]
written by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty & Darrell Sweet
58.
10/1973

Showdown by Electric Light Orchestra

from On the Third Day   On the Third Day
91

53
US




12
UK
[United Artists Xw-337]
written by Jeff Lynne
59.
02/1973

Aubrey by Bread

from Guitar Man   Guitar Man
88

15
US
4
AC




[Elektra 45832]
written by David Gates
60.
11/1973

Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally by Dawn

from Dawn's New Ragtime Follies   Dawn's New Ragtime Follies
84

27
US
3
AC


37
UK
as Tony Orlando & Dawn
[Bell 45,424]
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown
61.
05/1973

Walking in the Rain by The Partridge Family

from The Partridge Family Notebook   The Partridge Family Notebook
83







10
UK
written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector & Cynthia Weil
62.
08/1973

The Dean and I by 10cc

from 10cc   10cc
83







10
UK
written by Kevin Godley & Lol Creme
63.
07/1973

Bad Bad Boy by Nazareth

from Razamanaz   Razamanaz
83







10
UK
written by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty & Darrell Sweet
64.
09/1973

All the Way from Memphis by Mott the Hoople

from Mott   Mott
83







10
UK
[Columbia 45920]
written by Ian Hunter
65.
09/1973

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall by Bryan Ferry

from These Foolish Things   These Foolish Things
83







10
UK
written by Bob Dylan
66.
03/1973

Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan

from Can't Buy a Thrill   Can't Buy a Thrill
80

11
US






[ABC 11352]
written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker
67.
10/1973

This Flight Tonight by Nazareth

from Loud 'N' Proud   Loud 'N' Proud
79







11
UK
written by Joni Mitchell
68.
09/1973

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

from Diamond Girl   Diamond Girl
77

21
US
2
AC




[Warner 7740]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts
69.
06/1973

Honaloochie Boogie by Mott the Hoople

from Mott   Mott
75







12
UK
[Columbia 45882]
written by Ian Hunter & Mick Ralphs
70.
11/1973

My Music by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

from Full Sail   Full Sail
75

16
US
10
AC




[Columbia 45952]
written by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
71.
03/1973

Thinking of You by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

from Loggins & Messina   
73

18
US
7
AC




[Columbia 45815]
written by Jim Messina
72.
05/1973

Money by Pink Floyd

from The Dark Side of the Moon   The Dark Side of the Moon
73

13
US






[Harvest 3609]
written by Roger Waters
73.
08/1973

China Grove by The Doobie Brothers

from The Captain and Me   The Captain and Me
67

15
US






written by Tom Johnston
74.
01/1973

Hummingbird by Seals & Crofts

from Summer Breeze   Summer Breeze
63

20
US
12
AC




[Warner 7671]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts
75.
12/1973

I Shall Sing by Art Garfunkel

from Angel Clare   Angel Clare
59

38
US
4
AC


52
UK
[Columbia 45983]
written by Van Morrison
76.
10/1973

Let Me Serenade You by Three Dog Night

from Cyan   Cyan
59

17
US






[Dunhill 4370]
written by John Finley
77.
08/1973

Dear Elaine by Roy Wood

from Boulders   Boulders
56







18
UK
[United Artists Xw-320]
written by Roy Wood
78.
12/1973

Midnight Rider by Gregg Allman

from Laid Back   Laid Back
55

19
US






[Capricorn 0035]
written by Gregg Allman & Robert Payne
79.
11/1973

Walk Like a Man by Grand Funk Railroad

from We're an American Band   We're an American Band
55

19
US






as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3760]
written by Don Brewer & Mark Farner
80.
07/1973

Clouds by David Gates

from First   First
54

47
US
3
AC


56
UK
[Elektra 45857]
written by David Gates
81.
10/1973

D'yer Mak'er by Led Zeppelin

from Houses of the Holy   Houses of the Holy
51

20
US






[Atlantic 2986]
written by John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
82.
10/1973

5:15 by The Who

from Quadrophenia   Quadrophenia
50







20
UK
written by Pete Townshend
83.
09/1973

Raised on Rock by Elvis Presley

from Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake   
50

41
US
27
AC


36
UK
[RCA APBO 0088]
written by Mark James [songwriter]
84.
01/1973

Don't Cross the River by America

from Homecoming   
47

35
US
23
AC


51
UK
[Warner 7670]
written by Dan Peek
85.
08/1973

Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh

from The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get   The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
46

23
US






[Dunhill 4361]
written by Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Rocke Grace & Kenny Passarelli
86.
05/1973

Polk Salad Annie by Elvis Presley

from Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden   Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
44







23
UK
written by Tony Joe White
87.
10/1973

Corazón by Carole King

from Fantasy   Fantasy
43

37
US
5
AC




[Ode 66039]
written by Carole King
88.
10/1973

The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee by The Hollies

from Hollies   
43







24
UK
written by Allan Clarke
89.
12/1973

American Tune by Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon   There Goes Rhymin' Simon
40

35
US
8
AC




[Columbia 45900]
written by Paul Simon
90.
02/1973

One Less Set of Footsteps by Jim Croce

from Life and Times   Life and Times
38

37
US
8
AC




[ABC 11346]
written by Jim Croce
91.
07/1973

Believe in Humanity/You Light Up My Life by Carole King

from Fantasy   Fantasy
35

28
US






written by Carole King
92.
07/1973

The Hurt by Cat Stevens

from Foreigner   Foreigner
33

31
US
38
AC




[A&M 1418]
written by Cat Stevens
93.
03/1973

Give It to Me by J. Geils Band

from Bloodshot   Bloodshot
32

30
US






[Atlantic 2953]
written by Seth Justman & Peter Wolf
94.
03/1973

California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-i-a) by The Beach Boys

from Holland   Holland
31

84
US




37
UK
written by Al Jardine
95.
07/1973

You Light Up My Life by Carole King

from Fantasy   Fantasy
29

67
US
6
AC




charted as You Light Up My Life / Believe in Humanity in US AC charts
[Ode 66035]
written by Carole King
96.
10/1973

Sail Around the World by David Gates

from First   First
28

50
US
11
AC




[Elektra 45868]
written by David Gates
97.
03/1973

Let's Pretend by The Raspberries

from Fresh Raspberries   Fresh Raspberries
27

35
US






[Capitol 3546]
written by Eric Carmen
98.
10/1973

Shine On Silver Sun by The Strawbs

from Hero and Heroine   Hero and Heroine
26







34
UK
written by Dave Cousins
99.
03/1973

If We Try by Don McLean

from Don McLean   Don McLean
25

58
US
12
AC




[United Artists 206]
written by Don McLean
100.
09/1973

For Ol' Times Sake by Elvis Presley

from Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake   
23

41
US


42
country


US: B-side to Raised On Rock
[RCA Victor APB0-0088]
written by Tony Joe White
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