September 8, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple ----- 4 (2) / 12
Future Shock - Curtis Mayfield ----- 39 / 2
Yesterday Once More - Carpenters ----- 2 / 12
The Hurt - Cat Stevens ----- 31 / 5
Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts ----- 6 (2) / 12


29 40 --- I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In - Don Covay
 39 --- Hey Girl (i Like Your Style) - The Temptations (47)
28 38 --- You Light Up My Life / Believe In Humanity - Carole King
 37 --- Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group (45)
37 36 --- I've Got So Much To Give - Barry White
 35 --- Ramblin Man - The Allman Brothers Band (58 )
 34 --- Yes We Can Can - The Pointer Sisters (55)
24 33 --- How Can I Tell Her - Lobo
38 32 --- There It Is - Tyrone Davis
36 31 --- Stoned Out Of My Mind - The Chi-lites

 30 --- Ghetto Child - The Spinners (42)
32 29 --- Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out - Bobby Womack
18 28 --- Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels
23 27 --- A Million To One / Young Love - Donny Osmond
31 26 --- Why Me - Kris Kristofferson
22 25 --- Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
27 24 --- Theme From Cleopatra Jones - Joe Simon feat. The Mainstreeters
20 23 --- Angel - Aretha Franklin
33 22 --- Half-Breed - Cher
13 21 --- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce      

25 20 --- My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
19 19 --- I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnnie Taylor
30 18 --- Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
21 17 --- That Lady (Part 1) - The Isley Brothers
16 16 --- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John
17 15 --- Are You Man Enough - Four Tops
10 14 --- Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago
08 13 --- Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan
12 12 --- If You Want Me To Stay - Sly & The Family Stone
07 11 --- The Morning After - Maureen McGovern      

14 10 --- Here I Am Come & Take Me - Al Green
15 09 --- Gypsy Man - War
11 08 --- We're An American Band - Grand Funk
05 07 --- Live And Let Die - Wings
09 06 --- Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon (w/ The Dixie Hummingbirds)
04 05 --- Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross    
06 04 --- Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Dawn feat. Tony Orlando
03 03 --- Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
01 02 --- Brother Louie - Stories      
02 01 --- Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye    


Impressive new acts this week coming in; The Pointer Sisters as well as The Allman Brothers Band.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 8-14 September 1973

01 01 YOUNG LOVE Donny Osmond ***
02 02 DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT Barry Blue
03 12 ANGEL FINGERS Wizzard
04 04 YESTERDAY, ONCE MORE The Carpenters
05 05 SPANISH EYES Al Martino
06 16 ROCK ON David Essex
07 03 YOU CAN DO MAGIC Limmie and the Family Cookin'
08 07 LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER The Drifters
09 27 ANGIE The Rolling Stones
10 17 PICK UP THE PIECES Hudson-Ford

11 09 SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) Bobby Goldsboro
12 13 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE? Dawn ft Tony Orlando
13 11 RISING SUN Medicine Head
14 23 THE DEAN AND I 10cc
15 08 WELCOME HOME Peters & Lee *
16 10 SMARTY PANTS First Choice
17 06 I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) Gary Glitter ****
18 28 DEAR ELAINE Roy Wood
19 18 FOOL Elvis Presley
20 15 I'M FREE Roger Daltrey

21 20 I'M DOIN' FINE, NOW New York City
22 -- OH NO, NOT MY BABY Rod Stewart
23 14 48 CRASH Suzi Quatro
24 33 I'VE BEEN HURT Guy Darrell
25 19 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross
26 36 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Perry Como
27 30 I THINK OF YOU The Detroit Emeralds
28 26 ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT Mungo Jerry
29 25 LIFE ON MARS David Bowie
30 -- MONSTER MASH Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers

31 -- OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER Neil Sedaka
32 34 ELECTRIC LADY Geordie
33 21 YING TONG SONG The Goons
34 -- EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE Stealer's Wheel
35 24 BAD, BAD BOY Nazareth
36 29 GOING HOME The Osmonds
37 22 ALL RIGHT NOW Free
38 -- SKYWRITER The Jackson Five
39 -- JOYBRINGER Manfred Mann's Earthband
40 -- ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS Mott The Hoople

-- 31 HYPNOSIS Mud
-- 32 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE Dawn ft Tony Orlando ****
-- 35 FREE ELECTRIC BAND Albert Hammond
-- 37 GAYE Clifford T Ward
-- 38 THE BAND PLAYED THE BOOGIE C.C.S.
-- 39 RANDY Blue Mink
-- 40 NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone


Big debut for Manfred Mann's Earthband, and a classic novelty one-hit wonder from Bobby Pickett