US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 14th, 1973

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 14th, 1973.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70s here.

You can view also the entire 1973 chart here.

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – APRIL 14th, 1973

#1
THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA
Vicki Lawrence

THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA - Vicki Lawrence record cover

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA –•– Vicki Lawrence (Bell)-10 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be the First To Say Goodbye) –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-12
3 6 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-9
4 4 AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like the One I Got) –•– The Four Tops (Dunhill)-11
5 7 SING –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-8
6 10 THE CISCO KID –•– War (United Artists)-7
7 8 DANNY’S SONG –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-15
8 5 BREAK UP TO MAKE UP –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-10
9 3 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-12
10 11 CALL ME (Come Back Home) –•– Al Green (Hi)-9

11 14 MASTERPIECE –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-8
12 20 LITTLE WILLY –•– The Sweet (Bell)-13
13 16 STIR IT UP –•– Johnny Nash (Epic)-10
14 9 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001) –•– Deodato (CTI)-11
15 18 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER –•– Donny Osmond (MGM / Kolob)-7
16 15 SPACE ODDITY –•– David Bowie (RCA)-12
17 25 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5
18 12 LOVE TRAIN –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-13
19 24 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU –•– Stealers Wheel (A&M)-7
20 23 PEACEFUL –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-11

21 29 DRIFT AWAY –•– Dobie Gray (Decca)-8
22 17 DEAD SKUNK –•– Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia)-12
23 13 LAST SONG –•– Edward Bear (Capitol)-18
24 28 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE –•– Lou Reed (RCA)-9
25 21 THE COVER OF “ROLLING STONE” –•– Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (Columbia)-20
26 31 WILDFLOWER –•– Skylark (Capitol)-9
27 35 DAISY A DAY –•– Jud Strunk (MGM)-9
28 22 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-13
29 39 REELING IN THE YEARS –•– Steely Dan (ABC)-6
30 40 OUT OF THE QUESTION –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-7

31 19 DUELING BANJOS –•– Deliverance (Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell) Warner Brothers-14
32 37 ONE MAN BAND (Plays All Alone) –•– Ronnie Dyson (Columbia)-9
33 34 A LETTER TO MYSELF –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-10
34 43 HALLELUJAH DAY –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-5
35 32 COOK WITH HONEY –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-10
36 38 BITTER BAD –•– Melanie (Neighborhood)-9
37 45 PINBALL WIZARD / SEE ME, FEEL ME (Medley) –•– The New Seekers (Verve)-8
38 42 STEP BY STEP –•– Joe Simom (Spring)-9
39 47 FUNKY WORM –•– The Ohio Players (Westbound)-8
40 44 OH LA DE DA –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-6

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 14th, 1973

44 36 MASTER OF EYES (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10
69 26 AUBREY –•– Bread (Elektra)-11

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 14th, 1973

41 59 FRANKENSTEIN –•– The Edgar Winter Group (Epic)-6
42 49 “CHERRY CHERRY” FROM HOT AUGUST NIGHT –•– Neil Diamond (MCA)-5
43 60 THE RIGHT THING TO DO –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-3
45 55 HOCUS POCUS –•– Focus (Sire)-7
46 77 DANIEL –•– Elton John (MCA)-2
47 51 I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW –•– New York City (Chelsea)-7
49 56 BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Johnny Rivers (United Artists)-5
50 52 DOWN AND OUT IN NEW YORK CITY –•– James Brown (Polydor)-6

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 14th, 1973

73 — MY LOVE –•– Paul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-1
76 — SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT –•– John and Ernest (Rainy Wednesday)-1
80 — STEAMROLLER BLUES / FOOL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-1
82 — RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME –•– Dr. John (Atco)-1
84 — CLOSE YOUR EYES –•– Edward Bear (Capitol)-1
85 — NO MORE MR. NICE GUY –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-1
87 — EVERYTHING’S BEEN CHANGED –•– The 5th Dimension (Bell)-1
88 — AND I LOVE YOU SO –•– Perry Como (RCA)-1
90 — I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY –•– Barry White (20th Century)-1
93 — I’ BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU –•– The South Side Movement (Wand)-1
95 — FOOL LIKE YOU –•– Tim Moore (Dunhill)-1
97 — FENCEWALK –•– Mandrill (Polydor)-1
98 — MR. MAGIC MAN –•– Wilson Pickett (RCA)-1
100 — FRIEND AND A LOVER –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-1