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1973

THE GREATEST SONGS

MCMLXXIII

In 1973, Richard Nixon began his second term as US President months prior to the Watergate Scandal implicating him. Skylab was launched. Chicago’s Sears Tower became the world’s tallest building. Sydney’s Opera House opened. Roe v. Wade became a landmark decision in the U.S. Supreme Court. Billie Jean King won at Wimbledon. Audiences at movie theatres made box office hits out of ‘The Way We Were’, ‘Live And Let Die’, ‘American Graffiti’, ‘The Sting’ and ‘Papillon’.

Record-buyers had a vast array of musical genres on offer: Glam Rock was dominating with hit-makers including David Bowie, Suzi Quatro, The Sweet, Slade, T. Rex, Wizzard, Gary Glitter and Alvin Stardust; Pink Floyd, Elton John, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder released classic albums; ABBA issued its debut LP and Mike Oldfield dropped his ‘Tubular Bells’.

Here are 200 songs representing the best music released during that year.

176 GUDBUY T’JANE Slade   

      177 YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME

The New Seekers

  178 HE IS YOUR BROTHER ABBA

179 HE’S MISSTRA KNOW- IT- ALL Stevie Wonder   

    180 I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW New York City

 

181 DAISY A DAY Jud Strunk

     182 SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME Slade

183 HELLO! HELLO! I’M BACK AGAIN Gary Glitter   

184 PLEASE STAY (ONCE YOU GO AWAY) Marvin Gaye

   185 PILLOW TALK Sylvia

186 THE SLUMS Donny Hathaway

187 BEEN TO CANAAN Carole King

188 COME GET TO THIS Marvin Gaye

189 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Gladys Knight & The Pips

190 THE PROMISED LAND Dave Edmunds

 

191 ROCK ON David Essex

192 SHOWDOWN Electric Light Orchestra

193 POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Cliff Richard

194 SPANISH EYES Al Martino

195 ME & BOBBY & BOBBY’S BROTHER ABBA

196 FOREVER AND EVER Demis Roussos

 197 MY LOVE IS GROWING Marvin Gaye

198 HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH Alan Sherman

199 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE

Tony Orlando & Dawn

200 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA

(THEME FROM ‘2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY’) Deodato