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In 1973 there were 52 weekly charts, with 322 different records. Of those, 283 entered the chart that year and 16 reached number 1. Longest at number 1 was We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee by Redbone: five weeks. The record that stayed longest was Do You Love Me? by Sharif Dean: 17 weeks, with number 1 as its peak. The highest new entry was Power to All Our Friends by Cliff Richard, straight in at 7 in week 16. Top of the year chart is Do You Love Me? by Sharif Dean, with 584 points.

Weeks

Year chart 1973

The top 10 of the 1973 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1Do You Love Me?
    Sharif Dean · 584 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  2. 2Angie
    The Rolling Stones · 513 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  3. 3We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee
    Redbone · 489 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1
  4. 4'T Is Weer Voorbij Die Mooie Zomer
    Gerard Cox · 454 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1
  5. 5My Friend The Wind
    Demis Roussos · 433 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  6. 6Rote Rosen
    Freddy Breck · 418 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  7. 7Radar Love
    Golden Earring · 406 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1
  8. 8One Is One
    Nick Mackenzie · 405 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2
  9. 9Blockbuster
    Sweet · 399 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1
  10. 10Go Like Elijah
    Chi Coltrane · 398 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1

The full 1973 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 1–4Crazy Horses
    The Osmonds · 4 weeks at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 5–8Blockbuster
    Sweet · 4 weeks at 1 · week 5
  3. wk 9–11Go Like Elijah
    Chi Coltrane · 3 weeks at 1 · week 9
  4. wk 12–13Down By The Lazy River
    The Osmonds · 2 weeks at 1 · week 12
  5. wk 14–16Le Lac Majeur
    Mortimer Shuman · 3 weeks at 1 · week 14
  6. wk 17–20Power to All Our Friends
    Cliff Richard · 4 weeks at 1 · week 17
  7. wk 21–22Tie A Yellow Ribbon
    Dawn · 2 weeks at 1 · week 21
  8. wk 23–27We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee
    Redbone · 5 weeks at 1 · week 23
  9. wk 28–32Do You Love Me?
    Sharif Dean · 5 weeks at 1 · week 28
  10. wk 33–36Rote Rosen
    Freddy Breck · 4 weeks at 1 · week 33
  11. wk 37–39Radar Love
    Golden Earring · 3 weeks at 1 · week 37
  12. wk 40–41My Friend The Wind
    Demis Roussos · 2 weeks at 1 · week 40
  13. wk 42–45Angie
    The Rolling Stones · 4 weeks at 1 · week 42
  14. wk 46–47The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam Mcgee
    The Hollies · 2 weeks at 1 · week 46
  15. wk 48–49Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia
    Demis Roussos · 2 weeks at 1 · week 48
  16. wk 50–52'T Is Weer Voorbij Die Mooie Zomer
    Gerard Cox · 3 weeks at 1 · week 50

Longest in the chart

  1. 17Do You Love Me?
    Sharif Dean · weeks in 1973 · peak position 1 · from week 21
  2. 17Angie
    The Rolling Stones · weeks in 1973 · peak position 1 · from week 36
  3. 15We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee
    Redbone · weeks in 1973 · peak position 1 · from week 20
  4. 15Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
    Little Jimmy Osmond · weeks in 1973 · peak position 2 · from week 2
  5. 15One Is One
    Nick Mackenzie · weeks in 1973 · peak position 2 · from week 26
  6. 14Tie A Yellow Ribbon
    Dawn · weeks in 1973 · peak position 1 · from week 17
  7. 14Rote Rosen
    Freddy Breck · weeks in 1973 · peak position 1 · from week 29
  8. 14My Friend The Wind
    Demis Roussos · weeks in 1973 · peak position 1 · from week 36
  9. 14The Show
    Dizzy Man's Band · weeks in 1973 · peak position 5 · from week 13
  10. 13Blockbuster
    Sweet · weeks in 1973 · peak position 1 · from week 3

Highest new entries

  1. 7Power to All Our Friends
    Cliff Richard · new at 7 in week 16
  2. 8Tu te reconnaitras
    Anne-Marie David · new at 8 in week 16
  3. 10Do You Love Me?
    Sharif Dean · new at 10 in week 21
  4. 13Blockbuster
    Sweet · new at 13 in week 3
  5. 13Yellow Boomerang
    Middle Of The Road · new at 13 in week 8

Source: top40.nl · guiljam is not affiliated with the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Top 40 is a trademark of the Stichting; the charts are used here as the source for the site’s own artist and track pages.

Sound of 1973

1973 sounded much like 1972, at a tempo around 124 bpm.

Measured across 281 of the 322 records from 1973 with a sound analysis.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 1973?

In total 16 different records, across 52 charts. The first was Crazy Horses by The Osmonds, the last 'T Is Weer Voorbij Die Mooie Zomer by Gerard Cox.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 1973?

We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee by Redbone: five weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 1973?

Do You Love Me? by Sharif Dean: 17 weeks in 1973, peaking at number 1 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 1973?

Power to All Our Friends by Cliff Richard, straight in at 7 in week 16.

What was the biggest hit of 1973?

On points across all weekly charts of 1973 that is Do You Love Me? by Sharif Dean: 584 points from 17 weeks, peak position 1. The top 3: 1. Do You Love Me? (Sharif Dean), 2. Angie (The Rolling Stones), 3. We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee (Redbone). The full ranking of 100 is in the 1973 year chart.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 1973?

In total 322 different records, spread over 52 charts. Of those, 283 entered the chart that year.