Chart History - Oct. 14, 1973

[Dawn]

Thought I'd begin doing these charts a little differently, with the top 10 songs as poll choices. This was how the Billboard top 50 appeared for the week of October 14-20, 1973, when Railyn was born.

The rest of the top 50:

This Week / Last Week / TITLE / Artist / (Label) / -Weeks On Chart
11 11 YES WE CAN CAN
The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb)-10
12 10 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND
Grand Funk (Capitol)-13
13 19 ALL I KNOW
Garfunkel (Columbia)-6
14 7 LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK
Paul Simon (with the Dixie Hummingbirds) (Columbia)-12
15 17 BASKETBALL JONES FEATURING TYRONE SHOELACES
Cheech and Chong (Ode)-7
16 20 KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
Bob Dylan (Columbia)-8
17 14 FREE RIDE
The Edgar Winter Group (Epic)-11
18 15 CHINA GROVE
The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-10
19 16 MY MARIA
B.W. Stevenson (RCA)-13
20 26 SPACE RACE
Billy Preston (A&M)-5
21 23 WHY ME
Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-29
22 40 I GOT A NAME
Jim Croce (ABC)-3
23 24 ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY
Joe Walsh (Dunhill)-11
24 18 DELTA DAWN
Helen Reddy (Capitol)-18
25 29 HURTS SO GOOD
Millie Jackson (Spring)-7
26 35 YOU'RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME
Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye (Motown)-3
27 33 SUMMER (The First Time)
Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-9
28 43 JUST YOU 'N' ME
Chicago (Columbia)-4
29 60 PHOTOGRAPH
Ringo Starr (Apple)-3
30 31 WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (Again)
Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-5
31 56 TOP OF THE WORLD
The Carpenters (A&M)-3
32 32 FUNKY STUFF
Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-7
33 38 JESSE
Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-5
34 28 GET IT TOGETHER
Jackson 5 (Motown)-8
35 21 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYSPY ROSE
Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-15
36 36 LET ME IN
The Osmonds (MGM/Kolob)-7
37 50 THE LOVE I LOST (Part 1)
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Phil. Intl.)-4
38 22 BROTHER LOUIE
The Stories (Kama Sutra)-18
39 27 YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE
Conway Twitty (MCA)-11
40 25 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING
Diana Ross (Motown)-21
41 44 NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS
Ike and Tina Turner (United Artists)-7
42 34 ECSTASY
The Ohio Players (Westbound)-11
43 53 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL
Charlie Rich (Epic)-4
44 39 JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE
Looking Glass (Epic)-14
45 46 RAISED ON ROCK/
FOR OL' TIMES SAKE
Elvis Presley (RCA)-5
46 30 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
Cross Country (Atco)-10
47 49 SUCH A NIGHT
Dr. John (Atco)-6
48 37 THEME FROM "CLEOPATRA JONES"
Joe Simon Featuring the Mainstreeters (Spring)-13
49 42 SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING
Elton John (MCA)-12
50 57 I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN
Ann Peebles (Hi)-8

[Dawn]

I went with That Lady.

[Pete70s]

Isleys for me, too!

Also of note:
WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND

FREE RIDE

CHINA GROVE

I GOT A NAME

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY

SUMMER (The First Time)

JUST YOU 'N' ME

PHOTOGRAPH

WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (Again)

GET IT TOGETHER

THE LOVE I LOST (Part 1)

BROTHER LOUIE

NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL

JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE

THEME FROM "CLEOPATRA JONES"

SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING

[Cool Hand Logan]

I like'em all but I went with the Isley's also.

[55dodger]

I was born a Ramblin' Man. The Allman Brothers would be my favorite.

[H2IZCOOL]

HAD to go with Gladys Knight - right out of my top 250. I know it's overplayed, but it's one of those songs that I never get tired of.


Others in the top 10 I really like include:
Angie
Ramblin' Man
That Lady

-- and from the rest of the list:

WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND
SPACE RACE
I GOT A NAME (Definitely !)
JUST YOU 'N' ME
PHOTOGRAPH
TOP OF THE WORLD
THE LOVE I LOST (Part 1)
BROTHER LOUIE
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL
JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE (SO underrated !!)
SUCH A NIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING

[Ken]

This is tough - since I love all the choices

I'm going to pick Stevie Wonder

[Beatles4ever]

Great list here....I chose Half Breed by Cher.