December 1, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
Yes We Can Can - The Pointer Sisters ----- 11 (2) / 12
Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro ----- 21 / 8
That Lady (Part 1) - The Isley Brothers ----- 6 (3) / 15


33 40 --- Sweet Understanding Love - Four Tops
28 39 --- Ramblin Man - The Allman Brothers Band
23 38 --- Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner
24 37 --- We May Never Pass This Way (Again) - Seals & Crofts
40 36 --- D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin
19 35 --- Half-Breed - Cher      
35 34 --- Be - Neil Diamond
37 33 --- Show And Tell - Al Wilson
 32 --- Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally - Tony Orlando & Dawn (44)
21 31 --- Why Me - Kris Kristofferson

 30 --- MIND GAMES - John Lennon (41)
38 29 --- Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
25 28 --- Ooh Baby - Gilbert O'Sullivan
22 27 --- Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
32 26 --- My Music - Loggins & Messina
31 25 --- Come Get To This - Marvin Gaye
27 24 --- Rockin' Roll Baby - The Stylistics
17 23 --- All I Know - Garfunkel
29 22 --- The Joker - The Steve Miller Band
14 21 --- You're A Special Part Of Me - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

30 20 --- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White
11 19 --- Angie - The Rolling Stones    
 18 --- Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce (48 )
26 17 --- Let Me Serenade You - Three Dog Night
13 16 --- I Got A Name - Jim Croce
15 15 --- Cheaper To Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor
18 14 --- If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers
20 13 --- Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy
08 12 --- Paper Roses - Marie Osmond
16 11 --- Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren

12 10 --- The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
05 09 --- Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family feat. Tony DeFranco
10 08 --- The Love I Lost (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
06 07 --- Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips      
07 06 --- Just You 'n' Me - Chicago
02 05 --- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) - Eddie Kendricks      
04 04 --- Space Race - Billy Preston
09 03 --- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
01 02 --- Photograph - Ringo Starr    
03 01 --- Top Of The World - Carpenters    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 1-7 December 1973

01 01 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE Gary Glitter ***
02 08 MY COO-CA-CHOO Alvin Stardust
03 03 PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond
04 06 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Donny Osmond
05 04 DYNA-MITE Mud
06 12 WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY? Gilbert O'Sullivan
07 35 YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME The New Seekers
08 13 LAMPLIGHT David Essex
09 07 DO YOU WANNA DANCE? Barry Blue
10 02 LET ME IN The Osmonds

11 10 PHOTOGRAPH Ringo Starr
12 17 HELEN WHEELS Wings
13 11 DAYDREAMER / THE PUPPY SONG David Cassidy ***
14 09 TOP OF THE WORLD The Carpenters
15 05 SORROW David Bowie
16 21 STREET LIFE Roxy Music
17 26 ROLL AWAY THE STONE Mott The Hoople
18 14 DAYTONA DEMON Suzi Quatro
19 18 WON'T SOMEBODY DANCE WITH ME? Lynsey de Paul
20 38 TRUCK ON (TYKE) T-Rex

21 16 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Perry Como
22 19 DECK OF CARDS Max Bygraves
23 25 AMOUREUSE Kiki Dee
24 15 THIS FLIGHT, TONIGHT Nazareth
25 30 KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Eddie Kendricks
26 20 EYE LEVEL Simon Park Orchestra ****
27 22 DECK OF CARDS Wink Martindale
28 -- LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP Robert Knight
29 24 GOODBYE, YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John
30 33 SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE The Four Tops

31 39 MIND GAMES John Lennon
32 36 LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Don Downing
33 27 GHETTO CHILD The Detroit Spinners
34 32 WILD LOVE Mungo Jerry
35 -- AND YOU SMILED Matt Monro
36 23 SHOWDOWN Electric Light Orchestra
37 -- RAISED ON ROCK Elvis Presley
38 31 LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH (LET IT BEGIN WITH ME) Michael Ward
39 RE MILLY, MOLLY, MANDY Glyn Poole
40 29 KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Bob Dylan

-- 28 CAROLINE Status Quo
-- 34 MY FRIEND STAN Slade
-- 37 THE LAUGHING GNOME David Bowie
-- 40 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE Dawn ft Tony Orlando ****