US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 21st, 1973

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 21st, 1973.

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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 21st, 1973

#1
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE 
Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando

TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando record cover

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 3 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE ЉۢРDawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-10 (1 week at #1)
2 1 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA ЉۢРVicki Lawrence (Bell)-11
3 5 SING ЉۢРThe Carpenters (A&M)-9
4 6 THE CISCO KID ЉۢРWar (United Artists)-8
5 4 AIN’T NO WOMAN (Like the One I Got) –•– The Four Tops (Dunhill)-12
6 2 NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be the First To Say Goodbye) ЉۢРGladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-13
7 12 LITTLE WILLY ЉۢРThe Sweet (Bell)-14
8 11 MASTERPIECE ЉۢРThe Temptations (Gordy)-9
9 7 DANNY’S SONG –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-16
10 15 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER ЉۢРDonny Osmond (MGM / Kolob)-8

11 17 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE ЉۢРStevie Wonder (Tamla)-6
12 13 STIR IT UP ЉۢРJohnny Nash (Epic)-11
13 19 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU ЉۢРStealers Wheel (A&M)-8
14 9 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG ЉۢРRoberta Flack (Atlantic)-13
15 21 DRIFT AWAY ЉۢРDobie Gray (Decca)-9
16 8 BREAK UP TO MAKE UP ЉۢРThe Stylistics (Avco)-11
17 20 PEACEFUL ЉۢРHelen Reddy (Capitol)-12
18 10 CALL ME (Come Back Home) ЉۢРAl Green (Hi)-10
19 24 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE –•– Lou Reed (RCA)-10
20 26 WILDFLOWER ЉۢРSkylark (Capitol)-10

21 16 SPACE ODDITY ЉۢРDavid Bowie (RCA)-13
22 29 REELING IN THE YEARS ЉۢРSteely Dan (ABC)-7
23 14 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001) ЉۢРDeodato (CTI)-12
24 27 DAISY A DAY ЉۢРJud Strunk (MGM)-10
25 41 FRANKENSTEIN ЉۢРThe Edgar Winter Group (Epic)-7
26 39 FUNKY WORM ЉۢРThe Ohio Players (Westbound)-9
27 30 OUT OF THE QUESTION –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-8
28 18 LOVE TRAIN –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-14
29 32 ONE MAN BAND (Plays All Alone) ЉۢРRonnie Dyson (Columbia)-10
30 54 PILLOW TALK ЉۢРSylvia (Vibration)-5

31 34 HALLELUJAH DAY ЉۢРJackson 5 (Motown)-6
32 22 DEAD SKUNK ЉۢРLoudon Wainwright III (Columbia)-13
33 37 PINBALL WIZARD / SEE ME, FEEL ME (Medley) ЉۢРThe New Seekers (Verve)-9
34 40 OH LA DE DA –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-7
35 46 DANIEL ЉۢРElton John (MCA)-3
36 42 “CHERRY CHERRY” FROM HOT AUGUST NIGHT –•– Neil Diamond (MCA)-6
37 38 STEP BY STEP ЉۢРJoe Simom (Spring)-10
38 43 THE RIGHT THING TO DO ЉۢРCarly Simon (Elektra)-4
39 45 HOCUS POCUS ЉۢРFocus (Sire)-8
40 33 A LETTER TO MYSELF ЉۢРThe Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-11

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 21st, 1973

44 36 BITTER BAD ЉۢРMelanie (Neighborhood)-10
66 35 COOK WITH HONEY ЉۢРJudy Collins (Elektra)-11

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 21st, 1973

41 47 I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW –•– New York City (Chelsea)-8
42 53 THINKING OF YOU ЉۢРLoggins and Messina (Columbia)-4
43 52 ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ЉۢРFirst Choice (Philly Groove)-7
45 66 LEAVING ME ЉۢРThe Independents (Wand)-3
46 59 I CAN UNDERSTAND IT ЉۢРThe New Birth (RCA)-5
47 49 BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Johnny Rivers (United Artists)-6
48 51 CINDY INCIDENTALLY ЉۢРFaces (Warner Brothers)-7
49 56 PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND ЉۢРClint Holmes (Epic)-5
50 55 WHO WAS IT ЉۢРHurricane Smith (Capitol)-6

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 21st, 1973

84 — LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-1
85 — BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-1
87 — WOMAN FROM TOKYO –•– Deep Purple (Warner Brothers)-1
90 — WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-1
92 — NATURAL HIGH –•– Bloodstone (London)-1
94 — IT’S HARD TO STOP (Doing Something When It’s Good To You) –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-1
96 — GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION –•– The Dells (Cadet)-1
97 — I’M A STRANGER HERE –•– The Five Man Electrical Band (Lion)-1
98 — COSMIC SEA –•– The Mystic Moods (Warner Brothers)-1
100 — FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST –•– Keith Hampshire (A&M)-1