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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

1973

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

US
country
peak

Comment

Video

1.

My Love by Paul McCartney

from Red Rose Speedway

296

✫1
US

✫1
AC

9
UK

as Paul McCartney & Wings
[Apple 1861]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney

2.

You're Sixteen by Ringo Starr

from Ringo

294

✫1
US

2
AC

4
UK

[Apple 1870]
written by Robert B. Sherman (as Bob Sherman) & Richard M. Sherman (as Dick Sherman)

3.

Daniel by Elton John

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

273

2
US

✫1
AC

4
UK

[MCA 40046]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

4.

Angie by The Rolling Stones

from Goats Head Soup

272

✫1
US

38
AC

5
UK

[Rolling Stones 19105]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

5.

Photograph by Ringo Starr

from Ringo

255

✫1
US

3
AC

8
UK

[Apple 1865]
written by George Harrison & Ringo Starr (as Richard Starkey)

6.

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

from Living in the Material World

255

✫1
US

4
AC

8
UK

[Apple 1862]
written by George Harrison

7.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

252

2
US

7
AC

6
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #380]
[MCA 40148]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

8.

Rock On by David Essex

from Rock On

236

5
US

3
UK

[Columbia 45940]
written by David Essex

9.

Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce

from You Don't Mess Around with Jim

214

✫1
US

✫1
AC

52
UK

[ABC 11405]
written by Jim Croce

10.

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce

from Life and Times

208

✫1
US

9
AC

[ABC 11359]
written by Jim Croce

11.

Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose by Dawn

from Dawn's New Ragtime Follies

208

3
US

✫1
AC

12
UK

featuring Tony Orlando
[Bell 45374]
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown

12.

Loves Me Like a Rock by Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon

192

2
US

✫1
AC

39
UK

featuring The Dixie Hummingbirds
[Columbia 45907]
written by Paul Simon

13.

The Joker by Steve Miller Band

from The Joker

192

✫1
US

[Capitol 3732]
written by Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun & Steve Miller

14.

We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad

from We're an American Band

179

✫1
US

as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3660]
written by Don Brewer

15.

Kodachrome by Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon

170

2
US

2
AC

[Columbia 45859]
written by Paul Simon

16.

Rubber Bullets by 10cc

from 10cc

162

73
US

✫1
UK

[UK 49015]
written by Graham Gouldman & Eric Stewart

17.

Ramblin' Man by The Allman Brothers Band

from Brothers and Sisters

161

2
US

12
AC

written by Dickey Betts (as Richard Betts)

18.

Shambala by Three Dog Night

from Cyan

151

3
US

3
AC

[Dunhill/ABC 4352]
written by Daniel Moore

19.

Just You 'N' Me by Chicago

from Chicago VI

145

4
US

7
AC

written by James Pankow

20.

Radar Love by Golden Earring

from Moontan

143

13
US

7
UK

written by George Kooymans & Barry Hay

21.

Cindy Incidentally by The Faces

from Ooh La La

141

48
US

2
UK

written by Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood

22.

Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting by Elton John

from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

138

12
US

7
UK

[MCA 40105]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

23.

Part of the Union by The Strawbs

from Bursting at the Seams

128

111
US

2
UK

[A&M 1419]
written by Richard Hudson & John Ford

24.

Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple

from Machine Head

128

4
US

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

25.

The Show Must Go On by Leo Sayer

from Silverbird

126

2
UK

written by Leo Sayer & David Courtney

26.

The Ballroom Blitz by The Sweet

from Desolation Boulevard

126

2
UK

written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman

27.

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

from Touch Me

126

2
UK

written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander

28.

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

from Touch Me

126

2
UK

written by Gary Glitter & Mike Leander

29.

Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan

from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

125

12
US

5
AC

14
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #190]
[Columbia 45913]
written by Bob Dylan

30.

Helen Wheels by Paul McCartney

from Band on the Run

125

10
US

12
UK

as Paul McCartney & Wings
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney

31.

Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren

from Something/Anything?

124

5
US

17
AC

[Bearsville 0009]
written by Todd Rundgren

32.

Diamond Girl by Seals & Crofts

from Diamond Girl

117

6
US

4
AC

[Warner 7708]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts

33.

Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed

from Transformer

112

16
US

10
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #221]
produced by David Bowie
[RCA 0887]
written by Lou Reed

34.

All I Know by Art Garfunkel

from Angel Clare

110

9
US

✫1
AC

51
UK

written by Jimmy Webb

35.

Fool by Elvis Presley

from Elvis [1973 album]

109

17
US

12
AC

31
country

15
UK

US: B-side to Steamroller Blues
written by James Last & Carl Sigman

36.

Hello Hooray by Alice Cooper

from Billion Dollar Babies

108

35
US

6
UK

[Warner 7673]
written by Rolf Kempf

37.

Sorrow by David Bowie

from Pin Ups

107

3
UK

[RCA APBO 0160]
written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein & Richard Gottehrer

38.

Life on Mars? by David Bowie

from Hunky Dory

107

3
UK

written by David Bowie

39.

Drive-In Saturday by David Bowie

from Aladdin Sane

107

3
UK

written by David Bowie

40.

Roll Over Beethoven by Electric Light Orchestra

from ELO 2

104

42
US

6
UK

[United Artists Xw-173]
written by Chuck Berry

41.

No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper

from Billion Dollar Babies

99

25
US

10
UK

[Warner 7691]
written by Alice Cooper & Michael Bruce

42.

Giving It All Away by Roger Daltrey

from Daltrey

98

83
US

5
UK

[MCA 40053]
written by David Courtney & Leo Sayer

43.

I Got a Name by Jim Croce

from I Got a Name

93

10
US

4
AC

[ABC 11389]
written by Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox

44.

Long Train Running by The Doobie Brothers

from The Captain and Me

91

8
US

written by Tom Johnston

45.

Caroline by Status Quo

from Hello!

89

5
UK

written by Francis Rossi & Bob Young

46.

Lamplight by David Essex

from Rock On

84

71
US

7
UK

written by David Essex

47.

Mind Games by John Lennon

from Mind Games

83

18
US

33
AC

26
UK

[Apple 1868]
written by John Lennon

48.

Whisky in the Jar by Thin Lizzy

from Vagabonds of the Western World

82

6
UK

written by traditional

49.

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

from Seventh Sojourn

78

12
US

36
UK

[Threshold 67012]
written by John Lodge

50.

Wishing Well by Free

from Heartbreaker

77

112
US

7
UK

[Island 1212]
written by Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, Paul Kossoff & John Bundrick

51.

Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon

74

7
UK

written by Paul Simon

52.

Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan

from Can't Buy a Thrill

71

11
US

[ABC 11352]
written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker

53.

Aubrey by Bread

from Guitar Man

69

15
US

4
AC

[Elektra 45832]
written by David Gates

54.

Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally by Dawn

from Dawn's New Ragtime Follies

68

27
US

3
AC

37
UK

as Tony Orlando & Dawn
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown

55.

Showdown by Electric Light Orchestra

from On the Third Day

67

53
US

12
UK

[United Artists Xw-337]
written by Jeff Lynne

56.

Teenage Lament '74 by Alice Cooper

from Muscle of Love

66

48
US

12
UK

[Warner 7762]
written by Alice Cooper & Neal Smith

57.

Roll Away the Stone by Mott the Hoople

from The Hoople

65

8
UK

written by Ian Hunter

58.

Paper Plane by Status Quo

from Piledriver

65

8
UK

[A&M 1445]
written by Francis Rossi & Bob Young

59.

Street Life by Roxy Music

from Stranded

64

9
UK

written by Bryan Ferry

60.

Joybringer by Manfred Mann

from Solar Fire

64

9
UK

as Manfred Mann's Earth Band
written by Gustav Holst, Chris Slade, Manfred Mann [Manfred Lubowitz] & Mick Rogers

61.

Broken Down Angel by Nazareth

from Razamanaz

64

9
UK

[A&M 1453]
written by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty & Darrell Sweet

62.

Money by Pink Floyd

from The Dark Side of the Moon

64

13
US

[Harvest 3609]
written by Roger Waters

63.

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

from Diamond Girl

63

21
US

2
AC

[Warner 7740]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts

64.

My Music by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

from Full Sail

62

16
US

10
AC

[Columbia 45952]
written by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

65.

Thinking of You by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

from Loggins & Messina

61

18
US

7
AC

[Columbia 45815]
written by Jim Messina

66.

China Grove by The Doobie Brothers

from The Captain and Me

58

15
US

written by Tom Johnston

67.

This Flight Tonight by Nazareth

from Loud 'N' Proud

57

11
UK

written by Joni Mitchell

68.

Hummingbird by Seals & Crofts

from Summer Breeze

57

20
US

12
AC

[Warner 7671]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts

69.

Walking in the Rain by The Partridge Family

from The Partridge Family Notebook

56

10
UK

written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector & Cynthia Weil

70.

The Dean and I by 10cc

from 10cc

56

10
UK

written by Kevin Godley & Lol Creme

71.

Bad Bad Boy by Nazareth

from Razamanaz

56

10
UK

written by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty & Darrell Sweet

72.

All the Way from Memphis by Mott the Hoople

from Mott

56

10
UK

[Columbia 45920]
written by Ian Hunter

73.

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

from These Foolish Things

56

10
UK

written by Bob Dylan

74.

Honaloochie Boogie by Mott the Hoople

from Mott

51

12
UK

[Columbia 45882]
written by Ian Hunter & Mick Ralphs

75.

D'yer Mak'er by Led Zeppelin

from Houses of the Holy

51

20
US

[Atlantic 2986]
written by John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant

76.

Midnight Rider by Gregg Allman

from Laid Back

50

19
US

[Capricorn 0035]
written by Gregg Allman & Robert Payne

77.

Let Me Serenade You by Three Dog Night

from Cyan

50

17
US

[Dunhill 4370]
written by John Finley

78.

Walk Like a Man by Grand Funk Railroad

from We're an American Band

47

19
US

as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3760]
written by Don Brewer & Mark Farner

79.

Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh

from The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get

45

23
US

[Dunhill 4361]
written by Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Rocke Grace & Kenny Passarelli

80.

I Shall Sing by Art Garfunkel

from Angel Clare

42

38
US

4
AC

52
UK

written by Van Morrison

81.

Dear Elaine by Roy Wood

from Boulders

38

18
UK

[United Artists Xw-320]
written by Roy Wood

82.

Raised on Rock by Elvis Presley

from Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake

37

41
US

27
AC

36
UK

[RCA APBO 0088]
written by Mark James [songwriter]

83.

Give It to Me by J. Geils Band

from Bloodshot

37

30
US

[Atlantic 2953]
written by Seth Justman & Peter Wolf

84.

Clouds by David Gates

from First

37

47
US

3
AC

56
UK

[Elektra 45857]
written by David Gates

85.

Don't Cross the River by America

from Homecoming

36

35
US

23
AC

51
UK

[Warner 7670]
written by Dan Peek

86.

5:15 by The Who

from Quadrophenia

35

20
UK

written by Pete Townshend

87.

Let's Pretend by The Raspberries

from Fresh Raspberries

35

35
US

[Capitol 3546]
written by Eric Carmen

88.

Corazón by Carole King

from Fantasy

34

37
US

5
AC

[Ode 66039]
written by Carole King

89.

American Tune by Paul Simon

from There Goes Rhymin' Simon

34

35
US

8
AC

[Columbia 45900]
written by Paul Simon

90.

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

from Fantasy

33

28
US

written by Carole King

91.

One Less Set of Footsteps by Jim Croce

from Life and Times

33

37
US

8
AC

[ABC 11346]
written by Jim Croce

92.

The Hurt by Cat Stevens

from Foreigner

32

31
US

38
AC

[A&M 1418]
written by Cat Stevens

93.

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

from Hollies

31

24
UK

written by Allan Clarke

94.

Polk Salad Annie by Elvis Presley

from Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden

29

23
UK

written by Tony Joe White

95.

I Saw the Light by Todd Rundgren

from Something/Anything?

23

12
AC

36
UK

[R]
[Bearsville 0003]
written by Todd Rundgren

96.

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

from Holland

23

84
US

37
UK

written by Al Jardine

97.

You Light Up My Life by Carole King

from Fantasy

22

67
US

6
AC

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

98.

Sail Around the World by David Gates

from First

21

50
US

11
AC

[Elektra 45868]
written by David Gates

99.

Love Has No Pride by Linda Ronstadt

from Don't Cry Now

20

51
US

23
AC

[Asylum 11026]
written by Eric Kaz & Libby Titus

100.

For Ol' Times Sake by Elvis Presley

from Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake

19

41
US

42
country

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

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