September 15, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In - Don Covay ----- 29 (2) / 5
You Light Up My Life / Believe In Humanity - Carole King ----- 28 / 5
How Can I Tell Her - Lobo ----- 22 / 8
There It Is - Tyrone Davis ----- 32 / 3


29 40 --- Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out - Bobby Womack
27 39 --- A Million To One / Young Love - Donny Osmond
31 38 --- Stoned Out Of My Mind - The Chi-lites
21 37 --- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce      
39 36 --- Hey Girl (i Like Your Style) - The Temptations
 35 --- You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty (43)
36 34 --- I've Got So Much To Give - Barry White
 33 --- Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips (55)
28 32 --- Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels
25 31 --- Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers

 30 --- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) - Eddie Kendricks (41)
30 29 --- Ghetto Child - The Spinners
34 28 --- Yes We Can Can - The Pointer Sisters
37 27 --- Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group
15 26 --- Are You Man Enough - Four Tops
23 25 --- Angel - Aretha Franklin
 24 --- China Grove - The Doobie Brothers (42)
26 23 --- Why Me - Kris Kristofferson
24 22 --- Theme From Cleopatra Jones - Joe Simon feat. The Mainstreeters
35 21 --- Ramblin Man - The Allman Brothers Band

19 20 --- I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnnie Taylor
14 19 --- Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago
11 18 --- The Morning After - Maureen McGovern      
13 17 --- Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan
12 16 --- If You Want Me To Stay - Sly & The Family Stone
17 15 --- That Lady (Part 1) - The Isley Brothers
20 14 --- My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
18 13 --- Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
16 12 --- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John
22 11 --- Half-Breed - Cher

10 10 --- Here I Am Come & Take Me - Al Green
07 09 --- Live And Let Die - Wings
09 08 --- Gypsy Man - War
05 07 --- Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross    
02 06 --- Brother Louie - Stories      
08 05 --- We're An American Band - Grand Funk
06 04 --- Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon (w/ The Dixie Hummingbirds)
04 03 --- Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Dawn feat. Tony Orlando
01 02 --- Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye    
03 01 --- Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy    


This weeks introduces Eddie Kendricks to the Top 40. Also, having been absent from the Top 40 since 1961, Conway Twitty makes a comeback.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 15-21 September 1973

01 01 YOUNG LOVE Donny Osmond ****
02 03 ANGEL FINGERS Wizzard
03 06 ROCK ON David Essex
04 02 DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT Barry Blue
05 09 ANGIE The Rolling Stones
06 05 SPANISH EYES Al Martino
07 22 OH NO, NOT MY BABY Rod Stewart
08 10 PICK UP THE PIECES Hudson-Ford
09 07 YOU CAN DO MAGIC Limmie and the Family Cookin'
10 14 THE DEAN AND I 10cc

11 08 LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER The Drifters
12 12 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE? Dawn ft Tony Orlando
13 20 I'M FREE Roger Daltrey
14 11 SUMMER (THE FIRST TIME) Bobby Goldsboro
15 19 FOOL Elvis Presley
16 04 YESTERDAY, ONCE MORE The Carpenters
17 15 WELCOME HOME Peters & Lee *
18 24 I'VE BEEN HURT Guy Darrell
19 16 SMARTY PANTS First Choice
20 13 RISING SUN Medicine Head

21 30 MONSTER MASH Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
22 18 DEAR ELAINE Roy Wood
23 40 ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS Mott The Hoople
24 26 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Perry Como
25 17 I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) Gary Glitter ****
26 39 JOYBRINGER Manfred Mann's Earthband
27 38 SKYWRITER The Jackson Five
28 -- CAROLINE Status Quo
29 21 I'M DOIN' FINE, NOW New York City
30 27 I THINK OF YOU The Detroit Emeralds

31 -- OOH, BABY Gilbert O'Sullivan
32 -- NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Ike & Tina Turner
33 25 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross
34 32 ELECTRIC LADY Geordie
35 23 48 CRASH Suzi Quatro
36 34 EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE Stealer's Wheel
37 31 OUR LAST SONG TOGETHER Neil Sedaka
38 29 LIFE ON MARS David Bowie
39 33 YING TONG SONG The Goons
40 28 ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT Mungo Jerry

-- 35 BAD, BAD BOY Nazareth
-- 36 GOING HOME The Osmonds
-- 37 ALL RIGHT NOW Free