The country was recovering a little bit from our experiences in Southeast Asia and the hit parade surely reflected it! Tony Orlando had a great year, as did the (unfortunately) short-lived and incredible Jim Croce!
Now, On with the Countdown!
THE GREAT ONES OF 1973!!
The TunesThe ArtistsThe LabelsMonth at the top
You're So VainCarly SimonElectraJanuary
SuperstitionStevie WonderTamlaJanuary
Crocodile RockElton JohnMCAFebruary
Killing Me Softly With His SongRoberta FlackAtlanticMarch
Love TrainThe O'JaysPhila Int.March
The Night The Lights Went Out In GeorgiaVicki LawrenceBellApril
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak TreeDawn, with Tony OrlandoBellApril and May
You Are The Sunshine Of My LifeStevie WonderTamlaMay
FrankensteinThe Edgar Winter GroupEpicMay
My LovePaul McCartney & WingsAppleJune
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)George HarrisonAppleJuly
Will It Go Round In CirclesBilly PrestonA & MJuly
Bad, Bad Leroy BrownJim CroceABCJuly
The Morning AfterMaureen McGovern20th Cent.August
Touch Me In The MorningDiana RossMotownAugust
Brother LouieThe StoriesKama SutraAugust
Let's Get It OnMarvin GayeTamlaSeptember
Delta DawnHelen ReddyCapitolSeptember
We're An American BandGrand FunkCapitolSeptember
Half-BreedCherImperial (?)October
AngieThe Rolling StonesRolling StonesOctober
Midnight Train To GeorgiaGladys Knight & The PipsBuddahOctober
Keep On Truckin' Eddie KendricksTamlaNovember
PhotographRingo StarrAppleNovember
(Sittin' On) Top Of The WorldThe CarpentersA & MDecember
The Most Beautiful Girl (in the world)Charlie RichEpicDecember
Time In A BottleJim CroceABCDecember

I wanna sell you some of  these!