What If AT40 Ranked Their Own Year-End Countdown
Jan 2, 2016 20:28:10 GMT -5
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Post by vince on Jan 2, 2016 20:28:10 GMT -5
Here is the alternate version of the top 100 of 1973. The survey period is 11/25/1972 though 12/8/1973. There was no change to the original top 10 and that record that peaked at #16 still comes in at #2. The biggest difference is the inclusion of "I Am Woman" which did not make BB's or AT40's year end chart and "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" which was #100 on BB's 1973 year-end chart.
2146 *1 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE Tony Orlando And Dawn (#1, April)
2030 2 WHY ME Kris Kristofferson (#16, Nov)
1852 *3 BAD BAD LEROY BROWN Jim Croce (#1, July)
1848 *4 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack (#1, Feb)
1846 *5 LET'S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (#1, Sept)
1831 *6 MY LOVE Paul McCartney & Wings (#1, June)
1716 *7 CROCODILE ROCK Elton John (#1, Feb)
1709 *8 WILL IT GO 'ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston (#1, July)
1701 *9 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon (#1, Jan)
1688 *10 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (#1, Aug)
1633 *11 ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul (#1, Dec 1972)
1626 *12 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA Vicki Lawrence (#1, April)
1619 *13 HALF BREED Cher (#1, Oct)
1610 14 PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND Clint Holmes (#2, June)
1600 *15 BROTHER LOUIE The Stories (#1, Aug)
1574 *16 DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy (#1, Sept)
1550 *17 I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (#1 Dec 1972)
1528 *18 KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Eddie Kendricks (#1, Nov)
1471 19 THAT LADY The Isley Brothers (#6, Oct)
1469 *20 FRANKENSTEIN Edgar Winter Group (#1, May)
1463 21 DRIFT AWAY Dobie Gray (#5, May)
1462 *22 MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight And The Pips (#1, Oct)
1452 23 LITTLE WILLY Sweet (#3, May)
1425 *24 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (#1, May)
1412 25 PILLOW TALK Sylvia (#3, June)
1390 *26 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk Railroad (#1, Sept)
1388 27 RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME Doctor John (#9, June)
1377 28 ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA Johnny Rivers (#6, Jan)
1373 29 FUNNY FACE Donna Fargo (#5, Jan)
1348 *30 SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder (#1, Jan)
1330 31 WILDFLOWER Skylark (#9, May)
1320 32 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT King Harvest (#13, Feb)
1316 33 LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Paul Simon (#2, Oct)
1302 *34 THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (#1, Aug)
1297 *35 PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE The Temptations (#1, Dec 1972)
1296 36 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH John Denver (#9, March)
1284 37 CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan (#2, Dec 1972)
1275 38 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU Steeler's Wheel (#6, May)
1267 39 SHAMBALA Three Dog Night (#3, July)
1264 *40 ANGIE The Rolling Stones (#1, Oct)
1264 *41 LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays (#1, March)
1256 42 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY Barry White (#3, June)
1253 43 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE Tony Orlando And Dawn (#3, Sept)
1239 44 DANNY'S SONG Anne Murray (#7, April)
1232 45 THE MONSTER MASH Bobby Boris Pickett (#10, Aug)
1230 46 NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (#10, July)
1229 47 DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (#6, July)
1225 48 LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' The Doobie Brothers (#8, June)
1222 *49 GIVE ME LOVE George Harrison (#1, June)
1222 50 RAMBLIN' MAN The Allman Brothers (#2, Oct)
1219 51 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Albert Hammond (#5, Dec 1972)
1216 52 IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY Sly And The Family Stone (#12, Sept)
1213 53 DADDY'S HOME Jermaine Jackson (#9, March)
1211 54 LAST SONG Edward Bear (#3, March)
1205 55 NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants ToBe The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight And The Pipps (#2, April)
1202 56 I'M DOIN' FINE NOW New York City (#17, June)
1201 57 YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE (And Your Daddy Don't Rock And Roll) Loggins And Mesina (#4, Jan)
1187 58 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes (#3, Dec 1972)
1184 59 DANIEL Elton John (#2, June)
1180 60 SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple (#4, July)
1172 61 COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE Doctor Hook And The Medicine Show (#6, March)
1165 62 COULD IT BE I'M FALLIN' IN LOVE The Spinners (#4, March)
1157 63 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (#15, July)
1155 64 FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY Chicago (#10, Aug)
1150 65 YOU OUGHTA BE WITH ME Al Green (#3, Dec 1972)
1147 66 SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (#6, Nov 1972)
1143 67 CISCO KID War (#2, April)
1141 68 LIVE AND LET DIE Paul McCartney And Wings (#2, Aug)
1138 69 OH BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY Hurricane Smith (#3, Feb)
1132 70 I BELIEVE IN YOU Johnny Taylor (#11, Aug)
1129 71 SUPERFLY Curtis Mayfield (#8, Jan) MY MARIA B. W. Stevenson (#9, Sept)
1120 72 SING The Carpenters (#3, April)
1120 73 AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) The Four Tops (#4, April)
1119 74 DUELLING BANJOS Eric Weisberg and Steve Mandell (#2, Feb)
1116 75 HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (#4, Oct)
1114 76 HERE I AM Al Green (#10, Sept)
1111 77 MY MARIA B. W. Stevenson (#9, Sept)
1108 78 GET DOWN Gilbert O'Sullivan (#7, Aug)
1103 79 HOCUS POCUS Focus (#9, June)
1096 80 REELIN' IN THE YEARS Steeley Dan (#11, May)
1091 81 YESTERDAY ONCE MORE The Carpenters (#2, July)
1090 82 IF I COULD REACH YOU The 5th Dimension (#10, Nov 1972)
1088 83 I'LL BE AROUND The Spinners (#3, Nov 1972)
1087 84 BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY Bette Midler (#8, July)
1084 85 DO IT AGAIN Steeley Dan (#6, Feb)
1083 86 YES WE CAN CAN The Pointer Sisters (#11, Oct)
1080 87 HEARTBEAT - ITS A LOVEBEAT The DeFranco Family (#3, Nov)
1076 88 KODACHROME Paul Simon (#2, July)
1075 89 WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER Timmy Thomas (#3, Feb)
1047 90 DO YOU WANNA DANCE Bette Midler (#17, March)
1043 91 SO VERY HARD TO GO Tower Of Power (#17, July)
1034 92 MASTERPIECE The Temptations (#7, April)
1033 93 PEACEFUL Helen Reddy (#12, May)
1032 94 ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR The Spinners (#11, June)
1029 95 KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Bob Dylan (#12, Oct)
1019 96 I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME Lobo (#2, Nov 1972)
1018 97 FUNKY WORM Ohio Players (#15, May)
1009 98 JUMBALAYA The Blue Ridge Rangers (#16, Feb)
1003 99 PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (#5, Nov)
987 100 BREAK UP TO MAKE UP The Stylistics (#5, April)
2146 *1 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE Tony Orlando And Dawn (#1, April)
2030 2 WHY ME Kris Kristofferson (#16, Nov)
1852 *3 BAD BAD LEROY BROWN Jim Croce (#1, July)
1848 *4 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack (#1, Feb)
1846 *5 LET'S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (#1, Sept)
1831 *6 MY LOVE Paul McCartney & Wings (#1, June)
1716 *7 CROCODILE ROCK Elton John (#1, Feb)
1709 *8 WILL IT GO 'ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston (#1, July)
1701 *9 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon (#1, Jan)
1688 *10 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (#1, Aug)
1633 *11 ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul (#1, Dec 1972)
1626 *12 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA Vicki Lawrence (#1, April)
1619 *13 HALF BREED Cher (#1, Oct)
1610 14 PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND Clint Holmes (#2, June)
1600 *15 BROTHER LOUIE The Stories (#1, Aug)
1574 *16 DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy (#1, Sept)
1550 *17 I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (#1 Dec 1972)
1528 *18 KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Eddie Kendricks (#1, Nov)
1471 19 THAT LADY The Isley Brothers (#6, Oct)
1469 *20 FRANKENSTEIN Edgar Winter Group (#1, May)
1463 21 DRIFT AWAY Dobie Gray (#5, May)
1462 *22 MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight And The Pips (#1, Oct)
1452 23 LITTLE WILLY Sweet (#3, May)
1425 *24 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (#1, May)
1412 25 PILLOW TALK Sylvia (#3, June)
1390 *26 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk Railroad (#1, Sept)
1388 27 RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME Doctor John (#9, June)
1377 28 ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA Johnny Rivers (#6, Jan)
1373 29 FUNNY FACE Donna Fargo (#5, Jan)
1348 *30 SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder (#1, Jan)
1330 31 WILDFLOWER Skylark (#9, May)
1320 32 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT King Harvest (#13, Feb)
1316 33 LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Paul Simon (#2, Oct)
1302 *34 THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (#1, Aug)
1297 *35 PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE The Temptations (#1, Dec 1972)
1296 36 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH John Denver (#9, March)
1284 37 CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan (#2, Dec 1972)
1275 38 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU Steeler's Wheel (#6, May)
1267 39 SHAMBALA Three Dog Night (#3, July)
1264 *40 ANGIE The Rolling Stones (#1, Oct)
1264 *41 LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays (#1, March)
1256 42 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY Barry White (#3, June)
1253 43 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE Tony Orlando And Dawn (#3, Sept)
1239 44 DANNY'S SONG Anne Murray (#7, April)
1232 45 THE MONSTER MASH Bobby Boris Pickett (#10, Aug)
1230 46 NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (#10, July)
1229 47 DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (#6, July)
1225 48 LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' The Doobie Brothers (#8, June)
1222 *49 GIVE ME LOVE George Harrison (#1, June)
1222 50 RAMBLIN' MAN The Allman Brothers (#2, Oct)
1219 51 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Albert Hammond (#5, Dec 1972)
1216 52 IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY Sly And The Family Stone (#12, Sept)
1213 53 DADDY'S HOME Jermaine Jackson (#9, March)
1211 54 LAST SONG Edward Bear (#3, March)
1205 55 NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants ToBe The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight And The Pipps (#2, April)
1202 56 I'M DOIN' FINE NOW New York City (#17, June)
1201 57 YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE (And Your Daddy Don't Rock And Roll) Loggins And Mesina (#4, Jan)
1187 58 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes (#3, Dec 1972)
1184 59 DANIEL Elton John (#2, June)
1180 60 SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple (#4, July)
1172 61 COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE Doctor Hook And The Medicine Show (#6, March)
1165 62 COULD IT BE I'M FALLIN' IN LOVE The Spinners (#4, March)
1157 63 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (#15, July)
1155 64 FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY Chicago (#10, Aug)
1150 65 YOU OUGHTA BE WITH ME Al Green (#3, Dec 1972)
1147 66 SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (#6, Nov 1972)
1143 67 CISCO KID War (#2, April)
1141 68 LIVE AND LET DIE Paul McCartney And Wings (#2, Aug)
1138 69 OH BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY Hurricane Smith (#3, Feb)
1132 70 I BELIEVE IN YOU Johnny Taylor (#11, Aug)
1129 71 SUPERFLY Curtis Mayfield (#8, Jan) MY MARIA B. W. Stevenson (#9, Sept)
1120 72 SING The Carpenters (#3, April)
1120 73 AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) The Four Tops (#4, April)
1119 74 DUELLING BANJOS Eric Weisberg and Steve Mandell (#2, Feb)
1116 75 HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (#4, Oct)
1114 76 HERE I AM Al Green (#10, Sept)
1111 77 MY MARIA B. W. Stevenson (#9, Sept)
1108 78 GET DOWN Gilbert O'Sullivan (#7, Aug)
1103 79 HOCUS POCUS Focus (#9, June)
1096 80 REELIN' IN THE YEARS Steeley Dan (#11, May)
1091 81 YESTERDAY ONCE MORE The Carpenters (#2, July)
1090 82 IF I COULD REACH YOU The 5th Dimension (#10, Nov 1972)
1088 83 I'LL BE AROUND The Spinners (#3, Nov 1972)
1087 84 BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY Bette Midler (#8, July)
1084 85 DO IT AGAIN Steeley Dan (#6, Feb)
1083 86 YES WE CAN CAN The Pointer Sisters (#11, Oct)
1080 87 HEARTBEAT - ITS A LOVEBEAT The DeFranco Family (#3, Nov)
1076 88 KODACHROME Paul Simon (#2, July)
1075 89 WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER Timmy Thomas (#3, Feb)
1047 90 DO YOU WANNA DANCE Bette Midler (#17, March)
1043 91 SO VERY HARD TO GO Tower Of Power (#17, July)
1034 92 MASTERPIECE The Temptations (#7, April)
1033 93 PEACEFUL Helen Reddy (#12, May)
1032 94 ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR The Spinners (#11, June)
1029 95 KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Bob Dylan (#12, Oct)
1019 96 I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME Lobo (#2, Nov 1972)
1018 97 FUNKY WORM Ohio Players (#15, May)
1009 98 JUMBALAYA The Blue Ridge Rangers (#16, Feb)
1003 99 PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (#5, Nov)
987 100 BREAK UP TO MAKE UP The Stylistics (#5, April)