#21] KODACHROME by Paul Simon
LW #7 / Peak - #2 [2 wks] in July / Top 10 - 7 wks / Top 20 - 8 wks / Top 40 - 11 wks / Hot 100 - 12th wk [of 14] / 82-57-28-17-9-7-5-2-2-5-7-21-38-58 /
*#22] DELTA DAWN by Helen Reddy
LW #32 / 7 wks / 86-77-63-51-41-32-22 / 5th Biggest Jump Inside the Top 40 & 10th Biggest Jump on the Hot 100 - TIE [2] - 10 positions / the Australian vocalist’s sixth chart single was her fourth Top 40 hit; all three of her previous Top 40s were Top 20 hits & her latest was about to join them / Helen Reddy’s Top 40/Top 20 hits - I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM [#13 - 3 wks] in June ‘71, I AM WOMAN [#1 - 1 wk / Gold] in early December ‘72 & PEACEFUL [#12 - 1 wk] in early May ‘73
#23] NATURAL HIGH by Bloodstone
LW #15 / Peak - #10 [1 wk] in July / Top 10 - 1 wk / Top 20 - 6 wks / Top 40 - 12 wks / Hot 100 - 16th wk [of 19] / 92-88-68-62-52-47-41-30-24-15-14-13-12-10-15-23-23-23-37 / Gold Record /
*#24] SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
LW #39 / 4 wks / 68-51-39-24 / 3rd Biggest Jump Inside the Top 40 & 5th Biggest Jump on the Hot 100 - TIE [2] - 15 positions / follow-up single to the biggest hit of the year so far, TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE / the trio’s tenth “45” on the Hot 100 was their seventh Top 40 hit, and in just its fourth week was already their fourth highest charting single
#25] SO VERY HARD TO GO by Tower of Power
LW #17 / 14 wks / 97-82-76-71-61-61-39-27-24-22-19-18-17-25 / the Oakland-based R&B-Funk group’s second Top 40 hit would be their only Top 20 hit on the Hot 100 & would take its time descending the chart, after reaching its Peak Position in week 13
#26] ANGEL by Aretha Franklin
LW #30 / 5 wks / 77-55-38-30-26 / The Queen of Soul’s 38th single to chart on the Hot 100 was her 29th “45” to reach the Top 40 & her second in ‘73 / 1961 - ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY [#37]; 1967 - I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVE YOU [#9], RESPECT [#1], BABY I LOVE YOU [#4] & A NATURAL WOMAN [#8]; 1968 - CHAIN OF FOOLS [#2], (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE [#5] b/w AIN’T NO WAY [#16], THINK [#7], THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT [#6] b/w I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER [#10] & SEE SAW [#14]; 1969 - b/w MY SONG [#31], THE WEIGHT [#19], I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU [#28], SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME [#13] & ELEANOR RIGBY [#17]; 1970 - CALL ME [#13], SPIRIT IN THE DARK [#23], DON’T PLAY THAT SONG [#11] & BORDER SONG [#37]; 1971 - YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY [#19], BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER [#6], SPANISH HARLEM [#2] & ROCK STEADY [#9]; 1972 - DAY DREAMING [#5] & ALL THE KING’S HORSES [#26]; 1973 - MASTER OF EYES (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) [#33] & ANGEL [#26 > rising]
#27] HOW CAN I TELL HER by Lobo
LW #29 / 7 wks / 78-65-53-43-35-29-27 / Lobo’s latest was his eighth single to chart on the Hot 100 & his fifth Top 40 Pop hit; in week seven, it moved up two positions to #27 - the Peak Position of his previous single, IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME
#28] WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW by Gladys Knight & the Pips
LW #28 / Peak - #28 [3 wks] / Top 40 - 7 wks / Hot 100 - 8th wk [of 11] / 75-64-51-34-33-31-28-28-28-38-63 /
#29] BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by Charlie Rich
LW #27 / 15 wks / 97-77-70-57-49-43-38-31-28-20-18-16-15-27-29 / the breakthrough single for Charlie Rich peaked at #15 on the 7/21/73 chart - but the slow-rising Country crossover hit was also slow-falling, since it was a hit in different markets at different times
*#30] ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH by The Four Tops
LW #38 / 7 wks / 81-73-60-57-47-38-30 / the four-man Detroit group’s third single on Dunhill Records was their 31st to chart on the Hot 100 and 20th to reach the Pop Top 40; they had been charting since mid-August ‘64 with their first hit single BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING
#31] GIVE ME LOVE (Give Me Peace On Earth) by George Harrison
LW #10 / Peak - #1 [1 wk] in late June / Top 10 - 7 wks / Top 20 - 9 wks / Top 40 - 11 wks / Hot 100 - 12th wk [of 14] / 59-34-14-13-8-5-1-4-5-6-10-31-45-57 /
#32] MISDEMEANOR by Foster Sylvers
LW #22 / Peak - #22 [1 wk] in late July / Top 40 - wks / Hot 100 - 10th wk [of 13] / 96-63-57-49-32-30-25-23-22-32-33-40-49 /
*#33] GYPSY MAN by War
LW #46 / 3 wks / 66-46-33 / Highest Debut in the Top 40 / Biggest Jump Into the Top 40 - TIE [2] & 7th Biggest Jump on the Hot 100 - TIE [4] - 13 positions / follow-up single to their recent #2 hit was the band’s seventh “45” on the Hot 100 & their sixth to reach the Top 40; four were Top 20 hits & Gold Records and three peaked in the Top 10 - SPILL THE WINE [#3 - 1 wk] w/Eric Burdon in late August ‘70, SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS [#16 - 1 wk] in late May ‘72, THE WORLD IS A GHETTO [#7 - 1 wk] in February & THE CISCO KID [#2 - 2 wks] in Apr/May ‘73
#34] PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND by Clint Holmes
LW #14 / Peak - #2 [2 wks] in June / Top 10 - 8 wks / Top 20 - 10 wks / Top 40 - 15 wks / Hot 100 - 20th wk [of 23] / 83-74-68-56-49-43-32-27-22-14-10-5-2-2-7-6-7-9-14-34-39-48-62 / Gold Record /
#35] SOUL MAKOSSA by Manu Dibango
LW #35 / Peak - #35 [2 wks] in July/Aug / Top 40 - 3 wks / Hot 100 - 7 wks / 88-70-50-49-37-35-35 /
*#36] YOUNG LOVE // A MILLION TO ONE by Donny Osmond
LW #49 / 4 wks / 83-69-49-36 / 2nd Debut in the Top 40 / Biggest Jump Into the Top 40 - TIE [2] & 7th Biggest Jump on the Hot 100 - TIE [4] - 13 positions / the teen heartthrob’s eighth solo single was his eighth Top 40 hit; all of his previous seven singles reached the Top 20 and five were Top 10/Gold hits; two others were also double-sided hits / Osmond’s previous seven singles: SWEET AND INNOCENT [#7 - 3 wks] in June & GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL [#1 - 3 wks] in September ‘71; HEY GIRL // I KNEW YOU WHEN [#9 - 1 wk] in mid-January, PUPPY LOVE [#3 - 1 wk] in early April, TOO YOUNG [#13 - 2 wks] in mid-July & WHY // LONELY BOY [#13 - 1 wk] in late October ‘72; and THE TWELFTH OF NEVER [#8 - 2 wks] in Apr/May ‘73 / interestingly, Donny Osmond’s two singles that missed the Top 10 both peaked at #13 and all three of The Osmonds’ singles that didn’t reach the Top 10 peaked at #14
all of Donny Osmond’s previous hit singles were remakes of songs from the ‘50s & ‘60s and his latest was no exception: SWEET AND INNOCENT - first recorded by Roy Orbison in ‘58; GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL [#1 - 2 wks] by Steve Lawrence in January ‘63; HEY GIRL [#10 - 1 wk] by Freddie Scott in early September ‘63; I KNEW YOU WHEN [#14 - 2 wks] by Billie Joe Royal in November ‘65; PUPPY LOVE [#2 - 2 wks] by Paul Anka in April ‘60; TOO YOUNG - #1 [5 wks Best Sellers / 4 wks Disc Jockeys & Juke Boxes] by Nat King Cole in June/July ‘51; WHY [#1 - 1 wk] by Frankie Avalon in late December ‘59; LONELY BOY [#1 - 4 wks] by Paul Anka in July/Aug ‘59; THE TWELFTH OF NEVER [#9 - 1 wk] by Johnny Mathis in November ‘57; YOUNG LOVE - #1 [6 wks Disc Jockey & Top 100 / 5 wks Juke Box / 4 wks Best Seller] by Tab Hunter in Feb/Mar ‘57 & #1 [1 wk Disc Jockey] by Sonny James in early February ‘57; and A MILLION TO ONE [#5 - 2 wks] by Jimmy Charles in Sept/Oct ‘60
#37] LONG TRAIN RUNNING by The Doobie Brothers
LW #26 / Peak - #8 [1 wk] in late June / Top 10 - 3 wks / Top 20 - 7 wks / Top 40 - 11 wks / Hot 100 - 16th wk [of 17] / 84-67-61-54-43-30-22-10-12-9-8-12-11-12-26-37-43 /
#38] RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME by Dr. John
LW #33 / Peak - #9 [2 wks] in June/July / Top 10 - 4 wks / Top 20 - 8 wks / Top 40 - 13 wks / Hot 100 - 17th wk [of 20] / 82-73-58-47-34-25-22-16-11-11-10-9-9-10-13-33-38-41-42-48 /
#39] THE HURT by Cat Stevens
LW #43 / 5 wks / 86-72-60-43-39 / 3rd Debut in the Top 40 / Stevens’ sixth Hot 100 single in the US was also his sixth Top 40 hit, with four reaching the Top 20 / Steven’s previous five singles: WILD WORLD [#11 - 1 wk] in April, MOON SHADOW [#30 - 1 wk] in August & PEACE TRAIN [#7 - 3 wks] in November ‘71; MORNING HAS BROKEN [#6 - 2 wks] in May/June ‘72; and SITTING [#16 - 1 wk] in mid-January ‘73
#40] MY LOVE by Paul McCartney & Wings
LW #31 / Peak - #1 [4 wks] in June / Top 10 - 9 wks / Top 20 - 10 wks / Top 40 - 15 wks / Hot 100 - 17th wk [of 18] / 73-62-36-26-13-6-2-1-1-1-1-2-3-9-21-31-40-59 / Gold Record /