Pick Your Top 10 of 1973

[Dawn]

Just a few more years to cover in this feature. For this week, let's look at the top 100 songs from 35(!!!) years ago, 1973.

01. Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree » Tony Orlando & Dawn
02. Bad Bad Leroy Brown » Jim Croce
03. Killing Me Softly With His Song » Roberta Flack
04. Let's Get It On » Marvin Gaye
05. My Love » Paul McCartney & Wings
06. Why Me » Kris Kristofferson
07. Crocodile Rock » Elton John
08. Will It Go Round In Circles » Billy Preston
09. You're So Vain » Carly Simon
10. Touch Me In The Morning » Diana Ross
11. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia » Vicki Lawrence
12. Playground In My Mind » Clint Holmes
13. Brother Louie » Stories
14. Delta Dawn » Helen Reddy
15. Me And Mrs. Jones » Billy Paul
16. Frankenstein » Edgar Winter Group
17. Drift Away » Dobie Gray
18. Little Willy » Sweet
19. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life » Stevie Wonder
20. Half Breed » Cher
21. That Lady » Isley Bros.
22. Pillow Talk » Sylvia
23. We're An American Band » Grand Funk Railroad
24. Right Place, Wrong Time » Dr. John
25. Wildflower » Skylark
26. Superstition » Stevie Wonder
27. Loves Me Like A Rock » Paul Simon
28. The Morning After » Maureen McGovern
29. Rocky Mountain High » John Denver
30. Stuck In The Middle With You » Stealers Wheel
31. Shambala » Three Dog Night
32. Love Train » O'Jays
33. I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More » Barry White
34. Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose » Tony Orlando & Dawn
35. Keep On Truckin' (Pt. 1) » Eddie Kendricks
36. Dancing In The Moonlight » King Harvest
37. Danny's Song » Anne Murray
38. Monster Mash » Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt Kickers
39. Natural High » Bloodstone
40. Diamond Girl » Seals & Crofts
41. Long Train Running » Doobie Brothers
42. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) » George Harrison
43. If You Want Me To Stay » Sly & The Family Stone
44. Daddy's Home » Jermaine Jackson
45. Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) » Gladys Knight & The Pips
46. I'm Doing Fine Now » New York City
47. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love » Spinners
48. Daniel » Elton John
49. Midnight Train To Georgia » Gladys Knight & The Pips
50. Smoke On The Water » Deep Purple
51. The Cover Of Rolling Stone » Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
52. Behind Closed Doors » Charlie Rich
53. Your Mama Don't Dance » Loggins & Messina
54. Feelin' Stronger Every Day » Chicago
55. The Cisco Kid » War
56. Live And Let Die » Wings
57. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? » Hurricane Smith
58. I Believe In You » Johnnie Taylor
59. Sing » Carpenters
60. Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got) » Four Tops
61. Dueling Banjos » Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandel
62. Higher Ground » Stevie Wonder
63. Here I Am (Come And Take Me) » Al Green
64. My Maria » B.W. Stevenson
65. Superfly » Curtis Mayfield
66. Get Down » Gilbert O'Sullivan
67. Last Song » Edward Bear
68. Reelin' In The Years » Steely Dan
69. Hocus Pocus » Focus
70. Yesterday Once More » Carpenters
71. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy » Bette Midler
72. Clair » Gilbert O'Sullivan
73. Do It Again » Steely Dan
74. Kodachrome » Paul Simon
75. Why Can't We Live Together » Timmy Thomas
76. So Very Hard To Go » Tower Of Power
77. Do You Want To Dance? » Bette Midler
78. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu » Johnny Rivers
79. Ramblin' Man » Allman Brothers
80. Masterpiece » Temptations
81. Peaceful » Helen Reddy
82. One Of A Kind (Love Affair) » Spinners
83. Funny Face » Donna Fargo
84. Funky Worm » Ohio Players
85. Angie » Rolling Stones
86. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) » Blue Ridge Rangers
87. Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend » Lobo
88. Break Up To Make Up » Stylistics
89. Daisy A Day » Jud Strunk
90. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) » Deodato
91. Stir It Up » Johnny Nash
92. Money » Pink Floyd
93. Gypsy Man » War
94. The World Is A Ghetto » War
95. Yes We Can Can » Pointer Sisters
96. Free Ride » Edgar Winter Group
97. Space Oddity » David Bowie
98. It Never Rains In Southern California » Albert Hammond
99. The Twelfth Of Never » Donny Osmond
100. Papa Was A Rolling Stone » Temptations

And my picks:
09. You're So Vain » Carly Simon
13. Brother Louie » Stories*
20. Half Breed » Cher
21. That Lady » Isley Bros.
40. Diamond Girl » Seals & Crofts
41. Long Train Running » Doobie Brothers
42. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) » George Harrison
68. Reelin' In The Years » Steely Dan
73. Do It Again » Steely Dan
96. Free Ride » Edgar Winter Group

Another tough year to cull only 10 from. Usually my picks tend to run about 50/50 from the top 50 and bottom 50 of the chart, but this time more of them are from the top half.

Which 10 songs will you choose?

[Cool Hand Logan]

This was the toughest year yet. Sorry I had to leave many out.

Touch Me In The Morning » Diana Ross
The Morning After » Maureen McGovern
Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? » Hurricane Smith
Papa Was A Rolling Stone » Temptations
Me And Mrs. Jones » Billy Paul
That Lady » Isley Bros.
It Never Rains In Southern California » Albert Hammond
You're So Vain » Carly Simon
Loves Me Like A Rock » Paul Simon
Reelin' In The Years » Steely Dan

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

And here we go...

-17. Drift Away » Dobie Gray
-25. Wildflower » Skylark
-29. Rocky Mountain High » John Denver
-31. Shambala » Three Dog Night
-36. Dancing In The Moonlight » King Harvest
-46. I'm Doing Fine Now » New York City
-47. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love » Spinners
-64. My Maria » B.W. Stevenson
-73. Do It Again » Steely Dan
-96. Free Ride » Edgar Winter Group

[gremashlo]

Dropping the first 75 songs was easy--separating the last 25 was probably the toughest so far...

02. Bad Bad Leroy Brown » Jim Croce
17. Drift Away » Dobie Gray
18. Little Willy--Sweet
26. Superstition » Stevie Wonder
31. Shambala » Three Dog Night
54. Feelin' Stronger Every Day » Chicago
64. My Maria » B.W. Stevenson
67. Last Song » Edward Bear
91. Stir It Up » Johnny Nash
97.Space Oddity--David Bowie

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

Y'know, I didn't realize Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me" was that big of a hit (#6 for the year?). I like the song, but I don't remember hearing it very much back in the day!

[smittykins--70s pop RULES!]

2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown--Jim Croce
7. Crocodile Rock--Elton John
13. Brother Louie--Stories
18. Little Willy--Sweet
24. Right Place, Wrong Time--Dr. John
27--Loves Me Like A Rock--Paul Simon
30. Stuck In The Middle With You--Stealers Wheel
53. Your Mama Don't Dance--Loggins & Messina
54. Feelin' Stronger Every Day--Chicago
67. Last Song--Edward Bear

[H2IZCOOL]

From my top 250:

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life » Stevie Wonder
Wildflower » Skylark
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love » Spinners
Midnight Train To Georgia » Gladys Knight & The Pips
Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? » Hurricane Smith
Yesterday Once More » Carpenters

And four more:

Crocodile Rock » Elton John
Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) » Gladys Knight & The Pips
Smoke On The Water » Deep Purple
So Very Hard To Go » Tower Of Power

[H2IZCOOL]

laura said:

Y'know, I didn't realize Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me" was that big of a hit (#6 for the year?). I like the song, but I don't remember hearing it very much back in the day!

Looks weird to me also. Laura. I think the criteria for this list are a bit different. I did see that this song was a million seller. - but then again it peaked at #16.

[Ken]

This is going to be tough, '73 was a great year, here is my top 10.

1.Live And Let Die » Wings
2.Feelin' Stronger Every Day » Chicago
3.Shambala » Three Dog Night (Probaby my favorite TDN track)
4.Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) » George Harrison
5.We're An American Band » Grand Funk Railroad
6.Reelin' In The Years » Steely Dan
7.Superstition » Stevie Wonder
8.Diamond Girl » Seals & Crofts
9.Crocodile Rock » Elton John
10.Little Willy » Sweet

[Dawn]

h2izcool said:

laura said:

Y'know, I didn't realize Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me" was that big of a hit (#6 for the year?). I like the song, but I don't remember hearing it very much back in the day!

Looks weird to me also. Laura. I think the criteria for this list are a bit different. I did see that this song was a million seller. - but then again it peaked at #16.

That struck me as odd also. I'm guessing it may have been one of those songs that didn't peak all that high, but was on the charts for many weeks. It was a big country hit, too, so that may have figured in the tabulations somehow.

[55dodger]

My top ten from the year I graduated from high school

Smoke on the Water
Money
We're an American Band
Jambalaya
Rocky Mountain High
Free Ride
Reeling In the Years
Feelin' Stronger Everyday
Space Oddity
Last Song

[edehl]

My Love » Paul McCartney & Wings
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life » Stevie Wonder
Superstition » Stevie Wonder
Diamond Girl » Seals & Crofts
Smoke On The Water » Deep Purple
Live And Let Die » Wings
Feelin' Stronger Every Day » Chicago
Reelin' In The Years » Steely Dan
Free Ride » Edgar Winter Group
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) » George Harrison