January 20, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations ----- 1 (1) / 12    
Something's Wrong With Me - Austin Roberts ----- 12 / 10
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy ----- 1 (1) / 14    
Walk On Water - Neil Diamond ----- 17 (2) / 8


 40 --- I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) - Luther Ingram (42)
39 39 --- The Relay - The Who
22 38 --- You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green
40 37 --- Harry Hippie - Bobby Womack & Peace
 36 --- Do You Want To Dance? - Bette Midler (44)
37 35 --- Reelin' & Rockin' - Chuck Berry
 34 --- Dreidel - Don McLean (43)
24 33 --- Been To Canaan - Carole King
16 32 --- Sitting - Cat Stevens
 31 --- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - The Spinners (41)

32 30 --- You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio - Joni Mitchell
34 29 --- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - The Blue Ridge Rangers
35 28 --- Daddy's Home - Jermaine Jackson
27 27 --- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Blue Haze
33 26 --- Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo
29 25 --- Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
12 24 --- It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond
26 23 --- Separate Ways - Elvis Presley
30 22 --- Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
19 21 --- Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night

11 20 --- Living In The Past - Jethro Tull
25 19 --- Love Jones - Brighter Shade Of Darkness
23 18 --- Do It Again - Steely Dan
20 17 --- I Wanna Be With You - Raspberries
10 16 --- Keeper Of The Castle - Four Tops
21 15 --- The World Is A Ghetto - War
14 14 --- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor
17 13 --- Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye
18 12 --- Hi, Hi, Hi - Wings
05 11 --- Funny Face - Donna Fargo

15 10 --- Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith
13 09 --- Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas
08 08 --- Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
04 07 --- Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan
07 06 --- Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers
06 05 --- Your Mama Don't Dance - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
09 04 --- Crocodile Rock - Elton John
03 03 --- Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul            
02 02 --- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
01 01 --- You're So Vain - Carly Simon        


This week we see the first debut from "The Divine Miss M" herself, Bette Midler.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 20-26 January 1973

01 01 LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond *****
02 16 BLOCKBUSTER The Sweet
03 02 THE JEAN GENIE David Bowie
04 07 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
05 05 HI HI HI / C MOON Wings
06 06 BALL PARK INCIDENT Wizzard
07 03 SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION T-Rex
08 04 CRAZY HORSES The Osmonds
09 10 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Elvis Presley
10 08 BIG SEVEN Judge Dread

11 18 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight and the Pips
12 11 SHOTGUN WEDDING Roy C
13 13 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues
14 09 GUDBUY T'JANE Slade
15 26 WISHING WELL Free
16 21 CAN'T KEEP IT IN Cat Stevens
17 19 DESPERATE DAN Lieutenant Pigeon
18 37 PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE The Temptations
19 12 BEN Michael Jackson
20 24 COME SOFTLY TO ME The New Seekers

21 17 WHY? Donny Osmond
22 14 MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry ****
23 30 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
24 40 PAPER PLANE Status Quo
25 -- ME AND MRS JONES Billy Paul
26 22 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band
27 33 RELAY The Who
28 25 STAY WITH ME Blue Mink
29 20 CROCODILE ROCK Elton John
30 31 I'M ON MY WAY TO A BETTER PLACE Chairmen of the Board

31 23 GETTING A DRAG Lynsey de Paul
32 39 BIG CITY / THINK ABOUT THAT Dandy Livingstone
33 15 HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band
34 -- DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME (OH YEAH)? Gary Glitter
35 -- TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS Olivia Newton-John
36 28 ANGEL / WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS (HAS MADE A LOSER OUT OF ME) Rod Stewart
37 35 BIG SIX Judge Dread
38 -- DANIEL Elton John
39 27 CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan **
40 -- HOCUS POCUS Focus

-- 29 ROCK ME, BABY David Cassidy
-- 32 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS The Jackson Five
-- 34 KEEPER OF THE CASTLE The Four Tops
-- 36 SING, DON'T SPEAK Blackfoot Sue
-- 38 LAY DOWN The Strawbs


Debuts here from Billy Paul, and Focus