April 28, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
A Letter To Myself - The Chi-lites ----- 33 / 5
Step By Step - Joe Simon ----- 37 / 2
Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III ----- 16 / 9
Love Train - The O'Jays ----- 1 (1) / 13    
Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - Deodato ----- 2 / 10


 40 --- Leaving Me - The Independents (45)
21 39 --- Space Oddity - David Bowie
 38 --- I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City (41)
 37 --- Armed And Extremely Dangerous - First Choice (43)
 36 --- My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings (62)
36 35 --- "Cherry Cherry" from Hot August Night - Neil Diamond
18 34 --- Call Me (Come Back Home) - Al Green
34 33 --- Oh La De Da - The Staple Singers
 32 --- Thinking Of You - Loggins & Messina (42)
33 31 --- Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me - The New Seekers

38 30 --- The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon
31 29 --- Hallelujah Day - Jackson 5
29 28 --- One Man Band (Plays All Alone) - Ronnie Dyson
39 27 --- Hocus Pocus - Focus
30 26 --- Pillow Talk - Sylvia (r&b)
35 25 --- Daniel - Elton John
26 24 --- Funky Worm - Ohio Players
16 23 --- Break Up To Make Up - The Stylistics
27 22 --- Out Of The Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan
24 21 --- Daisy A Day - Jud Strunk

14 20 --- Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack            
22 19 --- Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan
09 18 --- Danny's Song - Anne Murray
20 17 --- Wildflower - Skylark
19 16 --- Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
25 15 --- Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
17 14 --- Peaceful - Helen Reddy
12 13 --- Stir It Up - Johnny Nash
06 12 --- Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
15 11 --- Drift Away - Dobie Gray

05 10 --- Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - Four Tops
13 09 --- Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
10 08 --- The Twelfth Of Never - Donny Osmond
08 07 --- Masterpiece - The Temptations
11 06 --- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
07 05 --- Little Willy - The Sweet
02 04 --- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence      
03 03 --- Sing - Carpenters
04 02 --- The Cisco Kid - War
01 01 --- Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn feat. Tony Orlando      


New this week are The Independents, New York City and First Choice.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 28 April-4 May 1973

01 01 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE Dawn ft Tony Orlando **
02 02 HELLO, HELLO, I'M BACK AGAIN Gary Glitter
03 03 GET DOWN Gilbert O'Sullivan **
04 05 I'M A CLOWN / SOME KIND OF SUMMER David Cassidy
05 04 TWEEDLE DEE Little Jimmy Osmond
06 11 ALL BECAUSE OF YOU Geordie
07 08 DRIVE-IN SATURDAY David Bowie
08 06 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER Donny Osmond *
09 15 MY LOVE Wings
10 10 PYJAMARAMA Roxy Music

11 09 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER Shirley Bassey
12 14 CRAZY Mud
13 12 LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays
14 07 POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Cliff Richard
15 13 AMANDA Stuart Gillies
16 27 SEE MY BABY JIVE Wizzard
17 24 GIVING IT ALL AWAY Roger Daltrey
18 21 BROTHER LOUIE Hot Chocolate
19 17 DUELLING BANJOS 'Deliverance' Soundtrack
20 29 BIG EIGHT Judge Dread

21 32 NO MORE MR NICE GUY Alice Cooper
22 18 GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU Argent
23 25 GOOD GRIEF, CHRISTINA Chicory Tip
24 16 HEART OF STONE Kenny
25 -- AND I LOVE YOU SO Perry Como
26 19 CUM ON, FEEL THE NOIZE Slade ****
27 30 THE RIGHT THING TO DO Carly Simon
28 -- WONDERFUL DREAM Anne-Marie David
29 23 FEEL THE NEED IN ME The Detroit Emeralds
30 RE WAM BAM The Handley Family

31 36 MEAN GIRL Status Quo
32 20 KILLING ME SOFTLY, WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack
33 22 WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER? Timmy Thomas
34 28 NICE ONE, CYRIL The Cockerel Chorus
35 26 20TH CENTURY BOY T-Rex
36 38 HEY, MAMA Joe Brown
37 39 LETTER TO LUCILLE Tom Jones
38 -- EVERYDAY Don McLean
39 37 COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE? The Detroit Spinners
40 40 LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond *****

-- 31 THE LOOK OF LOVE Gladys Knight and the Pips
-- 33 GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE Jimmy Helms
-- 34 HELLO, HOORAY Alice Cooper
-- 35 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU? Highly Likely


Making her debut with a one-hit wonder is the French EuroVision winner Anne-Marie David