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Jim Croce - "Time In A Bottle" (ABC, 1973)Jim Croce - "Time In A Bottle" (ABC, 1973)

By | March 20, 2012
Released three months after his death, Jim Croce's second #1 single found the top of the charts thanks to a made-for-TV movie. Tell Me About It Read more »

Charlie Rich, c. '73 (YouTube)Charlie Rich, c. '73 (YouTube)

By | March 19, 2012
A late-bloomer who went from rock-and-roller to country hitmaker to Top-40 star, Charlie Rich scored a #1 in 1973 with "The Most Beautiful Girl." Tell Me His Story Read more »

The Carpenters - "Top of the World" (A&M, 1973)The Carpenters - "Top of the World" (A&M, 1973)

By | March 16, 2012
The story of the Carpenters' second #1 hit, "Top of the World," is also the story of songwriter John Bettis. Tell Me His Story Read more »

Ringo Starr - "Photograph" (Apple, 1973)Ringo Starr - "Photograph" (Apple, 1973)

By | March 15, 2012
Though his solo career got off to a slow start, Ringo Starr actually became one of the Beatles' most successful singles artists during the early 1970s. Among his eight chart hits during the first half of the decade is the #1, "Photograph." … Read more »

Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia" (Buddah, 1973)Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train To Georgia" (Buddah, 1973)

By | March 13, 2012
One of the greatest R&B hits of all time, Gladys Knight and the Pips' "Midnight Train to Georgia" hit #1 in the fall of 1973. Play It, Puhleeeeeze Read more »

The Rolling Stones - "Angie" (Rolling Stones, 1973)The Rolling Stones - "Angie" (Rolling Stones, 1973)

By | March 7, 2012
From their thirteenth US release, Goat's Head Soup, the Rolling Stones scored their seventh #1 hit with "Angie." Let's Get to Know Angie Again Read more »

Cher - "Half-Breed" (MCA, 1973)Cher - "Half-Breed" (MCA, 1973)

By | March 5, 2012
By 1973, the recording act known as Sonny and Cher had seen its best days and the latter of the two had established herself as a million-selling solo act. Following "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves" (Number 1 With a Bullet, 12/23/11),… Read more »

Grand Funk - "We're An American Band" (Capitol, 1973)Grand Funk - "We're an American Band" (Capitol, 1973)

By | March 2, 2012
Though it isn't one of Grand Funk's Three Best Songs, "We're an American Band" was a million-seller (Going For The Gold) and a #1 hit from the rock and roll band out of Michigan. Up All Night, With Freddie King Read more »

Helen Reddy, 2009 (Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)Helen Reddy, 2009 (Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)

By | March 1, 2012
For Helen Reddy, the fifth time was the charm with her #1 hit, "Delta Dawn." Let's Take a Head Count Read more »

Stories - "Brother Louie" (Kama Sutra, 1973)Stories - "Brother Louie" (Kama Sutra, 1973)

By | February 28, 2012
Well before Hot Chocolate songwriters Errol Brown and Tony Wilson saw their band score hits in the US, Stories took their song "Brother Louie" to the top of the chart in 1973. Tell Me About It Read more »