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

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

21 29 DRIFT AWAY ЉۢРDobie Gray (Decca)-8
22 17 DEAD SKUNK ЉۢРLoudon Wainwright III (Columbia)-12
23 13 LAST SONG ЉۢРEdward 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 ЉۢРSkylark (Capitol)-9
27 35 DAISY A DAY ЉۢРJud Strunk (MGM)-9
28 22 HUMMINGBIRD ЉۢРSeals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-13
29 39 REELING IN THE YEARS ЉۢРSteely Dan (ABC)-6
30 40 OUT OF THE QUESTION –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-7

31 19 DUELING BANJOS ЉۢРDeliverance (Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell) Warner Brothers-14
32 37 ONE MAN BAND (Plays All Alone) ЉۢРRonnie Dyson (Columbia)-9
33 34 A LETTER TO MYSELF ЉۢРThe Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-10
34 43 HALLELUJAH DAY ЉۢРJackson 5 (Motown)-5
35 32 COOK WITH HONEY ЉۢРJudy Collins (Elektra)-10
36 38 BITTER BAD ЉۢРMelanie (Neighborhood)-9
37 45 PINBALL WIZARD / SEE ME, FEEL ME (Medley) ЉۢРThe New Seekers (Verve)-8
38 42 STEP BY STEP ЉۢРJoe Simom (Spring)-9
39 47 FUNKY WORM ЉۢРThe 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 ЉۢРBread (Elektra)-11

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 14th, 1973

41 59 FRANKENSTEIN ЉۢРThe Edgar Winter Group (Epic)-6
42 49 “CHERRY CHERRY” FROM HOT AUGUST NIGHT –•– Neil Diamond (MCA)-5
43 60 THE RIGHT THING TO DO ЉۢРCarly Simon (Elektra)-3
45 55 HOCUS POCUS ЉۢРFocus (Sire)-7
46 77 DANIEL ЉۢРElton 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 ЉۢРJames 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