May 5, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
Space Oddity - David Bowie ----- 15 / 10
Call Me (Come Back Home) - Al Green ----- 10 / 9
Oh La De Da - The Staple Singers ----- 33 / 3
One Man Band (Plays All Alone) - Ronnie Dyson ----- 28 / 4
Break Up To Make Up - The Stylistics ----- 5 / 9
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack ----- 1 (5) / 13            


 40 --- Blue Suede Shoes - Johnny Rivers (42)
18 39 --- Danny's Song - Anne Murray
 38 --- I Can Understand It - The New Birth (41)
 37 --- I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - Barry White (57)
 36 --- It Sure Took A Long, Long Time - Lobo (45)
40 35 --- Leaving Me - The Independents
37 34 --- Armed And Extremely Dangerous - First Choice
38 33 --- I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City
 32 --- Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes (43)
35 31 --- "Cherry Cherry" from Hot August Night - Neil Diamond

 30 --- Steamroller Blues / Fool - Elvis Presley (44)
31 29 --- Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me - The New Seekers
29 28 --- Hallelujah Day - Jackson 5
32 27 --- Thinking Of You - Loggins & Messina
36 26 --- My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings
30 25 --- The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon
13 24 --- Stir It Up - Johnny Nash
27 23 --- Hocus Pocus - Focus
12 22 --- Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
24 21 --- Funky Worm - Ohio Players

26 20 --- Pillow Talk - Sylvia (r&b)
22 19 --- Out Of The Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan
21 18 --- Daisy A Day - Jud Strunk
10 17 --- Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) - Four Tops
16 16 --- Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
19 15 --- Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan
25 14 --- Daniel - Elton John
17 13 --- Wildflower - Skylark
14 12 --- Peaceful - Helen Reddy
07 11 --- Masterpiece - The Temptations

15 10 --- Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
03 09 --- Sing - Carpenters
08 08 --- The Twelfth Of Never - Donny Osmond
09 07 --- Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
11 06 --- Drift Away - Dobie Gray
04 05 --- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence      
06 04 --- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
05 03 --- Little Willy - The Sweet
02 02 --- The Cisco Kid - War
01 01 --- Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn feat. Tony Orlando        


This week sees one-hit wonder Clint Holmes. The legendary Barry White debuts as well.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 5-11 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 07 DRIVE-IN SATURDAY David Bowie
04 -- HELL RAISER The Sweet
05 05 TWEEDLE DEE Little Jimmy Osmond
06 16 SEE MY BABY JIVE Wizzard
07 06 ALL BECAUSE OF YOU Geordie
08 03 GET DOWN Gilbert O'Sullivan **
09 18 BROTHER LOUIE Hot Chocolate
10 04 I'M A CLOWN / SOME KIND OF SUMMER David Cassidy

11 17 GIVING IT ALL AWAY Roger Daltrey
12 09 MY LOVE Wings
13 21 NO MORE MR NICE GUY Alice Cooper
14 10 PYJAMARAMA Roxy Music
15 12 CRAZY Mud
16 20 BIG EIGHT Judge Dread
17 15 AMANDA Stuart Gillies
18 08 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER Donny Osmond *
19 23 GOOD GRIEF, CHRISTINA Chicory Tip
20 25 AND I LOVE YOU SO Perry Como

21 11 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER Shirley Bassey
22 22 GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU Argent
23 19 DUELLING BANJOS 'Deliverance' Soundtrack
24 13 LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays
25 28 WONDERFUL DREAM Anne-Marie David
26 14 POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Cliff Richard
27 31 MEAN GIRL Status Quo
28 24 HEART OF STONE Kenny
29 27 THE RIGHT THING TO DO Carly Simon
30 39 COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE? The Detroit Spinners

31 37 LETTER TO LUCILLE Tom Jones
32 26 CUM ON, FEEL THE NOIZE Slade ****
33 36 HEY, MAMA Joe Brown
34 -- ONE AND ONE IS ONE Medicine Head
35 30 WAM BAM The Handley Family
36 32 KILLING ME SOFTLY, WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack
37 -- BAD WEATHER The Supremes
38 29 FEEL THE NEED IN ME The Detroit Emeralds
39 35 20TH CENTURY BOY T-Rex
40 RE WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU? Highly Likely

-- 33 WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER? Timmy Thomas
-- 34 NICE ONE, CYRIL The Cockerel Chorus
-- 38 EVERYDAY Don McLean
-- 40 LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL Little Jimmy Osmond *****