Posted November 9, 201212 yr Just heard the most singles from UK Singles Top 50 charts in 1973. I have a little problem for my retro # 1 thread with this year. There are very little numbers of songs, which I like and they are good for my # 1. Main problem: There are no songs, which I like, in a period between 2 good realises from Carpenters: "Yesterday Once More" (1 week in charts : 07.07.1973) and "Top Of The World" (1 week in charts : 20.10.1973) On this minute : I have 2 different solutions of this problem, but I don't like both. 1. Made a break in 10 weeks and don't have any # 1 in this period 2. Use the charts from another countries, maybe it can help me, but general idea would be broken - Maybe you know any singles, which were released in UK, especially in August, September, October 1973, but never were in UK charts. - Maybe any song perfomances from Top Of the Pops. - Maybe there were another UK music charts or extended charts, which include some another songs, which never were in official Singles Top 50 Any singles from female singers or mixed pop groups (Mary Hopkin, Clodagh Rodgers, New Seekers, Dana, Brotherhood Of Man e.t.c.), which never were in UK official charts, are welcome for suggestions. If you watch my Retro # 1s, that you know my music taste and can help me. Edited January 31, 201312 yr by AlexRange
November 9, 201212 yr Just heard the most singles from UK Singles Top 50 charts in 1973. I have a little problem for my retro # 1 thread with this year. There are very little numbers of songs, which I like and they are good for my # 1. Main problem: There are no songs, which I like, in a period between 2 good realises from Carpenters: "Yesterday Once More" (1 week in charts : 07.07.1973) and "Top Of The World" (1 week in charts : 20.10.1973) On this minute : I have 2 different solutions of this problem, but I don't like both. 1. Made a break in 10 weeks and don't have any # 1 in this period 2. Use the charts from another countries, maybe it can help me, but general idea would be broken - Maybe you know any singles, which were realised in UK, especially in August, September, October 1973, but never were in UK charts. - Maybe any song perfomances from Top Of the Pops. - Maybe there were another UK music charts or extended charts, which include some another songs, which never were in official Singles Top 50 Any singles from female singers or mixed pop groups (Mary Hopkin, Clodagh Rodgers, New Seekers, Dana, Brotherhood Of Man e.t.c.), which never were in UK official charts, are welcome for suggestions. If you watch my Retro # 1s, that you know my music taste and can help me. Hi Alex, I dont know about other countries but available to buy (but not charting) in July, Talk Of The USA - Middle Of The Road/ Wam Bam - Handley family/ (August) Won't Somebody Dance With Me - Lynsey de Paul/ The Morning After - Maureen McGovern (POseidon Adventure film)/ September We've Got To Do It Now - New Seekers/ October Play Around - Linda Lewis/ there was also a solo song from Peter Doyle of the New Seekers Rusty Hands Of Time in summer 1973... Hits in the American Top 10: July: Boogiw Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler/ Morning After - Maureen McGovern/ August: Delta Dawn - Helen reddy/ Sept: Half Breed - Cher/ Heartbeat Its A Lovebeat - DefRanco Family oct: Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy maybe one or two you will like:) cheers john
November 9, 201212 yr Songs that just missed the Top 50 between 7th July 73 & 27th Oct 73: 51 TIME TO GET DOWN - THE O'JAYS 7th July 52 OOH WHAT A FEELING - JOHNNY NASH 7th July 53 IT'S ONLY MONEY - ARGENT 14th July 51 MARIA MAGENTA - DONOVAN 21st July 52 GERDUNDULA - STATUS QUO 4th Aug 55 ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH - FOUR TOPS 11th Aug 55 MORNING GLOW - MICHAEL JACKSON 18th Aug 55 THE CLAPPING SONG - SHIRLEY ELLIS (RE-ISSUE) 1st Sept 51 VICIOUS/SATELLITE OF LOVE - LOU REED 8th Sept 54 THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY HA HA - NAPOLEAN IX (RE-ISSUE) 15th Sept 51 CRYING IN THE RAIN - MARTY KRISTIAN (OF THE NEW SEEKERS) 22nd Sept 52 SHINE ON SILVER SUN - THE STRAWBS 22nd Sept 53 WE'VE GOT TO DO IT NOW - THE NEW SEEKERS 22nd Sept 73 54 ROCK & ROLL PEOPLE - BOBBY MCGEE 22nd Sept 56 OH SHE IS A BIG GIRL NOW - JUDGE DREAD 29th Sept 57 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON - BING CROSBY 29th Sept 6th Oct ALL I KNOW - ART GARFUNKEL BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS - THE HOTSHOTS CLOUDS - DAVID GATES DAN THE BANJO MAN - DAN THE BANJO MAN DON'T GET YOUR KNCKERS IN A TWIST - JOHNNY REGGAE DOWN AT THE CLUB - CHAOS HOLLY HOLY - JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS MONY MONY - TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS (RE-ISSUE) MY MERRY GO ROUND - JOHNNY NASH THINKING - ROGER DALTREY WHEREWITHAL - CLIFFORD T. WARD WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES - BILLY PRESTON 13th Oct BAND OF GOLD - FREDA PAYNE (RE-ISSUE) COME LIVE WITH ME - RAY CHARLES LOOK ME UP - BLUE MAGIC WONDERFUL - COLIN BLUNSTONE 20th Oct IT'S A GAME - STRING DRIVEN THING PEACEMAKER - ALBERT HAMMOND PLAY AROUND - LINDA LEWIS SWEET DESIREE - FAMILY SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE - THE KINKS 27th Oct HALF BREED - CHER MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS STAYED AWAKE ALL NIGHT - BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE STONED OUT OF MY MIND - CHI-LITES TIME IS TIGHT - BOOKER T & THE MGs (RE-ISSUE) WHEN YOU SMILE - ROBERTA FLACK YOU'VE GOT MY SOUL ON FIRE - EDWIN STARR
November 10, 201212 yr Author Thanks, Dave and John, I would be listen these songs. Dave, where you found these low positions under top 50 positions?
November 10, 201212 yr Songs that just missed the Top 50 between 7th July 73 & 27th Oct 73: 51 TIME TO GET DOWN - THE O'JAYS 7th July 52 OOH WHAT A FEELING - JOHNNY NASH 7th July 53 IT'S ONLY MONEY - ARGENT 14th July 51 MARIA MAGENTA - DONOVAN 21st July 52 GERDUNDULA - STATUS QUO 4th Aug 55 ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH - FOUR TOPS 11th Aug 55 MORNING GLOW - MICHAEL JACKSON 18th Aug 55 THE CLAPPING SONG - SHIRLEY ELLIS (RE-ISSUE) 1st Sept 51 VICIOUS/SATELLITE OF LOVE - LOU REED 8th Sept 54 THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY HA HA - NAPOLEAN IX (RE-ISSUE) 15th Sept 51 CRYING IN THE RAIN - MARTY KRISTIAN (OF THE NEW SEEKERS) 22nd Sept 52 SHINE ON SILVER SUN - THE STRAWBS 22nd Sept 53 WE'VE GOT TO DO IT NOW - THE NEW SEEKERS 22nd Sept 73 54 ROCK & ROLL PEOPLE - BOBBY MCGEE 22nd Sept 56 OH SHE IS A BIG GIRL NOW - JUDGE DREAD 29th Sept 57 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON - BING CROSBY 29th Sept 6th Oct ALL I KNOW - ART GARFUNKEL BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS - THE HOTSHOTS CLOUDS - DAVID GATES DAN THE BANJO MAN - DAN THE BANJO MAN DON'T GET YOUR KNCKERS IN A TWIST - JOHNNY REGGAE DOWN AT THE CLUB - CHAOS HOLLY HOLY - JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS MONY MONY - TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS (RE-ISSUE) MY MERRY GO ROUND - JOHNNY NASH THINKING - ROGER DALTREY WHEREWITHAL - CLIFFORD T. WARD WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES - BILLY PRESTON 13th Oct BAND OF GOLD - FREDA PAYNE (RE-ISSUE) COME LIVE WITH ME - RAY CHARLES LOOK ME UP - BLUE MAGIC WONDERFUL - COLIN BLUNSTONE 20th Oct IT'S A GAME - STRING DRIVEN THING PEACEMAKER - ALBERT HAMMOND PLAY AROUND - LINDA LEWIS SWEET DESIREE - FAMILY SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE - THE KINKS 27th Oct HALF BREED - CHER MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS STAYED AWAKE ALL NIGHT - BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE STONED OUT OF MY MIND - CHI-LITES TIME IS TIGHT - BOOKER T & THE MGs (RE-ISSUE) WHEN YOU SMILE - ROBERTA FLACK YOU'VE GOT MY SOUL ON FIRE - EDWIN STARR Crikey this list has brought back a lot of forgotten memories/gems! Thanks Dave:)
November 14, 201212 yr Thanks, Dave and John, I would be listen these songs. Dave, where you found these low positions under top 50 positions? Working for the industry back then, Alex mate. There are many things that books, have never published about charts & many records, that did sell ok, but failed to make top 50 positions.
January 10, 201312 yr Author Songs that just missed the Top 50 between 7th July 73 & 27th Oct 73: 51 CRYING IN THE RAIN - MARTY KRISTIAN (OF THE NEW SEEKERS) 22nd Sept 53 WE'VE GOT TO DO IT NOW - THE NEW SEEKERS 22nd Sept 73 Huge thanks, both songs are amazing. What about Lynsey De Paul - "All Night" ? Wikipedia wrote about UK # 52 in 1973. When this song was released? Edited January 31, 201312 yr by AlexRange
January 10, 201312 yr Huge thanks, both songs are amazing. What about Lynsey De Paul - "All Night" ? Wikipedia wrote about UK # 52 in 1973. When this song was realised? May 73. It reached #56. Others round then were: May 5th ROOFTOP SINGING - NEW WORLD #51 MASTERPIECE - TEMPTATIONS #52 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG - ISAAC HAYES #54 SING - CARPENTERS #55 AIN'T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I GOT) - FOUR TOPS #56 12th May TRAVELLIN' IN STYLE - FREE #52 SAD DAY - ROLLING STONES #54 2nd June OH NO NOT THE BEAST DAY - MARSHA HUNT #53 9th June JACK HORNER'S HOLIDAY - JIMMY HELMS #52 16th June ANOTHER WITHOUT YOU DAY - MIKI ANTHONY #51
January 11, 201312 yr Author Hi Alex, I dont know about other countries but available to buy (but not charting) in July, Talk Of The USA - Middle Of The Road/ Wam Bam - Handley family/ (August) Won't Somebody Dance With Me - Lynsey de Paul/ The Morning After - Maureen McGovern (Poseidon Adventure film)/ September We've Got To Do It Now - New Seekers/ October Play Around - Linda Lewis/ there was also a solo song from Peter Doyle of the New Seekers Rusty Hands Of Time in summer 1973... Nice suggestions, John. Great song from Middle Of The Road :cheer: "Won't Somebody Dance With Me" was in charts (late October) and would be the next # 1 single for Lynsey De Paul in my retro thread.
January 11, 201312 yr May 73. It reached #56. Others round then were: May 5th ROOFTOP SINGING - NEW WORLD #51 MASTERPIECE - TEMPTATIONS #52 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG - ISAAC HAYES #54 SING - CARPENTERS #55 AIN'T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I GOT) - FOUR TOPS #56 12th May TRAVELLIN' IN STYLE - FREE #52 SAD DAY - ROLLING STONES #54 2nd June OH NO NOT THE BEAST DAY - MARSHA HUNT #53 9th June JACK HORNER'S HOLIDAY - JIMMY HELMS #52 16th June ANOTHER WITHOUT YOU DAY - MIKI ANTHONY #51 I know about half of these, I need to do some more research on the rest! Miki Anthony is almost impossible to find these days but he had a UK hit and this follow-up, both faves of mine, sweet tuneful pop. I thought he was Anne Murray (similar voice) when he first came out till he appeared on Top Of The Pops:) New World & carpenters are pleasant tracks, Four Tops Is great which reminds me - Anne Murray is worth searching out - apart from Snowbird, her big 1970 hit, she had lots of non-hit decent singles in the early 70's, like Talk It Over In The Morning (1971) Cotton Jenny (1972) Danny's Song (1973) You Won't See Me (1974) :) Edited January 11, 201312 yr by popchartfreak
January 12, 201312 yr 6th Jan 73 51 BRAND NEW SONG - CLIFF RICHARD 13th Jan 73 53 REACH OUT & TOUCH - DIANA ROSS (RE-ISSUE) 55 THEME FROM THE STRAUSS FAMILY - LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 27th Jan 73 56 DRIEDEL - DON MCLEAN 3rd Feb 73 53 SWEET SURRENDER - BREAD 10th Feb 73 51 AMAZING GRACE - SHEPHERD'S BUSH COMETS 52 EL DOOMO - ELLIS 3rd March 73 51 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - ALBERT HAMMOND 24th March 73 53 FOR MY LOVE - HARRY SECOMBE 31st March 73 54 GOOM MORNING HEARTACHE - DIANA ROSS 7th Aptil 73 54 SUPERFLY - CURTIS MAYFIELD 14th April 73 56 BEAUTIFUL DAY BEAUTIFUL NIGHT - HURRICANE SMITH 21st April 73 56 I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS - JAMES BROWN Also, some time around now, Fleetwood Mac put out a version of "For Your Love" (the Yardbirds classic), it sunk as "Albatross" was re-released. "A Little Bit Like Magic" by King Harvest was also released. There was also an instrumental version of "Workin' On A Groovy Thing" out. I forget the artistes, but it was a version of the Fifth Dimension piece, with an instrumental of Carole King's "It's Too Late" on the B side.
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