December 22, 1973

----- DROPOUTS -----
Why Me - Kris Kristofferson ----- 16 / 19
Corazón - Carole King ----- 37 / 2
You're A Special Part Of Me - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye ----- 12 / 10
Cheaper To Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor ----- 15 (2) / 8
Angie - The Rolling Stones ----- 1 (1) / 13    


 40 --- Tell Her She's Lovely - El Chicano (46)
40 39 --- Some Guys Have All The Luck - The Persuaders
 38 --- I Can't Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles (42)
30 37 --- Paper Roses - Marie Osmond
 36 --- Livin' For You - Al Green (57)
 35 --- The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand (55)
29 34 --- Let Me Serenade You - Three Dog Night
 33 --- Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra (50)
27 32 --- Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally - Tony Orlando & Dawn
39 31 --- When I Fall In Love / Are You Lonesome Tonight - Donny Osmond

25 30 --- I Got A Name - Jim Croce
13 29 --- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) - Eddie Kendricks      
23 28 --- Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family feat. Tony DeFranco
33 27 --- Me And Baby Brother - War
35 26 --- Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin
21 25 --- Come Get To This - Marvin Gaye
31 24 --- Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John
15 23 --- Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips      
28 22 --- D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin
11 21 --- Space Race - Billy Preston

24 20 --- Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney & Wings
20 19 --- MIND GAMES - John Lennon
26 18 --- I've Got To Use My Imagination - Gladys Knight & The Pips
12 17 --- The Love I Lost (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
18 16 --- My Music - Loggins & Messina
19 15 --- Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
17 14 --- Rockin' Roll Baby - The Stylistics
08 13 --- Photograph - Ringo Starr    
22 12 --- Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
16 11 --- Show And Tell - Al Wilson

14 10 --- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White
10 09 --- If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers
04 08 --- Just You 'n' Me - Chicago
03 07 --- Top Of The World - Carpenters      
09 06 --- The Joker - The Steve Miller Band
06 05 --- Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
07 04 --- Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy
05 03 --- Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
02 02 --- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
01 01 --- The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich      


New this week are Love Unlimited Orchestra and Ann Peebles.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 22-28 December 1973

01 01 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY Slade **
02 02 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE Gary Glitter ****
03 04 YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME The New Seekers
04 06 I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY Wizzard
05 03 MY COO-CA-CHOO Alvin Stardust
06 05 PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond
07 24 THE SHOW MUST GO ON Leo Sayer
08 07 LAMPLIGHT David Essex
09 08 ROLL AWAY THE STONE Mott The Hoople
10 09 STREET LIFE Roxy Music

11 31 FOREVER Roy Wood
12 14 TRUCK ON (TYKE) T. Rex
13 10 WHY OH WHY OH WHY Gilbert O'Sullivan
14 27 GAUDETE Steeleye Span
15 12 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Donny Osmond
16 17 LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP Robert Knight
17 38 DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Cozy Powell
18 13 AMOUREUSE Kiki Dee
19 16 LET ME IN The Osmonds
20 26 POOL HALL RICHARD / I WISH IT WOULD RAIN The Faces

21 22 VADO VIA Drupi
22 11 DYNA-MITE Mud
23 23 VAYA CON DIOS Millican & Nesbitt
24 15 HELEN WHEELS Paul McCartney & Wings
25 37 RADAR LOVE Golden Earring
26 25 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS Elton John
27 20 TOP OF THE WORLD The Carpenters
28 19 DO YOU WANNA DANCE? Barry Blue
29 21 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Perry Como
30 30 DAYDREAMER / PUPPY SONG David Cassidy ***

-- 18 KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Eddie Kendricks
-- 28 SORROW David Bowie
-- 29 EYE LEVEL Simon Park Orchestra ****
-- 32 AND YOU SMILED Matt Monro
-- 33 MIND GAMES John Lennon
-- 34 SWEET UNDERSTANDING LOVE The Four Tops
-- 35 PHOTOGRAPH Ringo Starr
-- 36 LONELY DAYS, LONELY NIGHTS Don Downing
-- 39 TAKE ME HIGH Cliff Richard
-- 40 WALK RIGHT BACK Perry Como