March 17, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith ----- 3 / 12
Dreidel - Don McLean ----- 21 (2) / 8
Do It Again - Steely Dan ----- 6 (3) / 11
Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles ----- 22 / 6
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - The Blue Ridge Rangers ----- 16 (2) / 10


 40 --- Cook With Honey - Judy Collins (45)
 39 --- One Less Set Of Footsteps - Jim Croce (42)
37 38 --- Soul Song - Joe Stampley
38 37 --- Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) - Aretha Franklin
 36 --- Little Willy - The Sweet (49)
39 35 --- Hello Hurray - Alice Cooper
36 34 --- Good Morning Heartache - Diana Ross
40 33 --- Peaceful - Helen Reddy
35 32 --- Kissing My Love - Bill Withers
32 31 --- Give Me Your Love - Barbara Mason

 30 --- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence (47)
 29 --- Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn feat. Tony Orlando (48 )
12 28 --- Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo
30 27 --- Stir It Up - Johnny Nash
11 26 --- You're So Vain - Carly Simon        
34 25 --- Masterpiece - The Temptations
28 24 --- Space Oddity - David Bowie
25 23 --- Big City Miss Ruth Ann - Gallery
26 22 --- Hummingbird - Seals & Crofts
14 21 --- Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest

27 20 --- Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III
17 19 --- Do You Want To Dance? - Bette Midler
31 18 --- Sing - Carpenters
21 17 --- Aubrey - Bread
23 16 --- Call Me (Come Back Home) - Al Green
09 15 --- Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
20 14 --- Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - Four Tops
07 13 --- Crocodile Rock - Elton John        
13 12 --- I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) - The Moody Blues
18 11 --- Break Up To Make Up - The Stylistics

15 10 --- Danny's Song - Anne Murray
10 09 --- Daddy's Home - Jermaine Jackson
16 08 --- Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
04 07 --- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - The Spinners
08 06 --- The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
03 05 --- Last Song - Edward Bear
06 04 --- Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - Deodato
05 03 --- Love Train - The O'Jays
02 02 --- Dueling Banjos - Deliverance / Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
01 01 --- Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack          


This week introduces Sweet and a hit from singer / actress Vicki Lawrence.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 17-23 March 1973

01 01 CUM ON, FEEL THE NOIZE Slade ***
02 14 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER Donny Osmond
03 03 20TH CENTURY BOY T-Rex
04 06 FEEL THE NEED IN ME The Detroit Emeralds
05 02 CINDY INCIDENTALLY The Faces
06 07 HELLO, HOORAY Alice Cooper
07 08 KILLING ME SOFTLY, WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack
08 17 GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE Jimmy Helms
09 12 SYLVIA Focus
10 11 BABY, I LOVE YOU Dave Edmunds

11 09 DOCTOR, MY EYES The Jackson Five
12 04 PART OF THE UNION The Strawbs
13 -- POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Cliff Richard
14 05 BLOCKBUSTER The Sweet *****
15 10 WHISKY IN THE JAR Thin Lizzy
16 15 LOOKING THRU' THE EYES OF LOVE The Partridge Family
17 16 PINBALL WIZARD-SEE ME, FEEL ME (MEDLEY) The New Seekers
18 19 NICE ONE, CYRIL The Cockerel Chorus
19 25 HEART OF STONE Kenny
20 31 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER Shirley Bassey

21 27 STEP INTO A DREAM White Plains
22 13 DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME (OH YEAH)? Gary Glitter
23 28 WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER? Timmy Thomas
24 24 THAT'S WHEN THE MUSIC TAKES ME Neil Sedaka
25 18 SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder
26 22 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS Olivia Newton-John
27 39 THE LOOK OF LOVE Gladys Knight and the Pips
28 40 LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays
29 20 LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond *****
30 -- GET DOWN Gilbert O'Sullivan

31 -- PYJAMARAMA Roxy Music
32 38 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE Dawn ft Tony Orlando
33 32 BY THE DEVIL Blue Mink
34 29 TAKE ME, GIRL, I'M READY Junior Walker and the All-Stars
35 21 ROLL OVER, BEETHOVEN Electric Light Orchestra
36 26 HOCUS POCUS Focus
37 -- HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN'S LOVE Val Doonican
38 RE WHY? Donny Osmond
39 -- CRAZY Mud
40 35 BIG SEVEN Judge Dread

-- 23 REELIN' AND ROCKIN' Chuck Berry
-- 30 DANIEL Elton John
-- 33 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
-- 34 PAPER PLANE Status Quo
-- 36 IF IT WASN'T FOR THE REASON THAT I LOVE YOU Miki Anthony
-- 37 CALIFORNIA SAGA The Beach Boys


Big glam-rocking debut from Mud

#13 was this year's (unsuccessful) UK entrant in the EuroVision Song Contest