February 24, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield ----- 8 (2) / 13
Harry Hippie - Bobby Womack & Peace ----- 31 / 6
Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul ----- 1 (3) / 14        
Reelin' & Rockin' - Chuck Berry ----- 27 / 7
You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio - Joni Mitchell ----- 25 (2) / 8


 40 --- Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III (47)
 39 --- Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - Four Tops (46)
24 38 --- Hi, Hi, Hi - Wings
 37 --- Don't Cross The River - America (43)
 36 --- Space Oddity - David Bowie (42)
37 35 --- Jesus Is Just Alright - The Doobie Brothers
 34 --- Give Me Your Love - Barbara Mason (41)
38 33 --- Hummingbird - Seals & Crofts
32 32 --- Living Together, Growing Together - The 5th Dimension
40 31 --- Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips

21 30 --- Your Mama Don't Dance - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
34 29 --- Big City Miss Ruth Ann - Gallery
30 28 --- I Got Ants In My Pants (and i want to dance)(Part 1) - James Brown
36 27 --- Aubrey - Bread
35 26 --- Danny's Song - Anne Murray
17 25 --- Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye
29 24 --- Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
20 23 --- Love Jones - Brighter Shade Of Darkness
28 22 --- I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) - The Moody Blues
23 21 --- Dreidel - Don McLean

11 20 --- The World Is A Ghetto - War
22 19 --- Do You Want To Dance? - Bette Midler
25 18 --- Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - Deodato
12 17 --- Superstition - Stevie Wonder    
18 16 --- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - The Blue Ridge Rangers
19 15 --- The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
09 14 --- Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas
14 13 --- Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
16 12 --- Daddy's Home - Jermaine Jackson
03 11 --- Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith

10 10 --- Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
15 09 --- Love Train - The O'Jays
08 08 --- Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo
13 07 --- Last Song - Edward Bear
06 06 --- Do It Again - Steely Dan
07 05 --- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - The Spinners
02 04 --- You're So Vain - Carly Simon        
01 03 --- Crocodile Rock - Elton John        
04 02 --- Dueling Banjos - Deliverance / Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
05 01 --- Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack    


This week sees the first debut from the legendary David Bowie. Also coming in is folk singer Loudon Wainwright III.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 24 February- 2 March 1973

01 01 BLOCKBUSTER The Sweet *****
02 02 PART OF THE UNION The Strawbs
03 03 DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME (OH YEAH)? Gary Glitter
04 05 SYLVIA Focus
05 17 CINDY INCIDENTALLY The Faces
06 07 WHISKY IN THE JAR Thin Lizzy
07 04 DANIEL Elton John
08 06 ROLL OVER, BEETHOVEN Electric Light Orchestra
09 14 LOOKING THRU' THE EYES OF LOVE The Partridge Family
10 12 BABY, I LOVE YOU Dave Edmunds

11 11 SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder
12 08 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
13 10 PAPER PLANE Status Quo
14 19 HELLO, HURRAY Alice Cooper
15 18 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS Olivia Newton-John
16 20 TAKE ME, GIRL, I'M READY Junior Walker and the All-Stars
17 09 LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond *****
18 23 REELIN' AND ROCKIN' Chuck Berry
19 27 DOCTOR, MY EYES The Jackson Five
20 22 HOCUS POCUS Focus

21 31 FEEL THE NEED IN ME The Detroit Emeralds
22 16 ME AND MRS JONES Billy Paul
23 -- KILLING ME SOFTLY, WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack
24 15 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
25 13 WISHING WELL Free
26 21 BIG SEVEN Judge Dread
27 -- PINBALL WIZARD-SEE ME, FEEL ME (MEDLEY) The New Seekers
28 26 THE JEAN GENIE David Bowie
29 38 IF IT WASN'T FOR THE REASON THAT I LOVE YOU Miki Anthony
30 33 STEP INTO A DREAM White Plains

31 24 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Elvis Presley
32 28 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Gladys Knight and the Pips
33 25 PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE The Temptations
34 30 HI HI HI / C MOON Wings
35 39 BIG CITY / THINK ABOUT THAT Dandy Livingstone
36 -- THAT'S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME Neil Sedaka
37 -- WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER? Timmy Thomas
38 32 CAN'T KEEP IT IN Cat Stevens
39 36 I'M JUST A SINGER (IN A ROCK N ROLL BAND) The Moody Blues
40 34 CRAZY HORSES The Osmonds

-- 29 BALL PARK INCIDENT Wizzard
-- 35 BEN Michael Jackson
-- 37 AVENUES AND ALLEYWAYS Tony Christie
-- 40 MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry ****


There's a one-hit wonder from Timmy Thomas