AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1973*

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No.Song-Artist-Peak Month
 1-TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE-DAWN-JUNE               1098
 2-BEN-MICHAEL JACKSON-January                                                 980
 3-NEVER,NEVER,NEVER-SHIRLEY BASSEY-September                                  922
 4-HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN'S LOVE-COL JOYE-July                                     866
 5-CROCODILE ROCK-ELTON JOHN-March                                             858 
 6-I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME-LOBO-February                                       832
 7-YOU'RE SO VAIN-CARLY SIMON-March                                            826
 8-FUNNY FACE-Donna Fargo-April                                                798
 9-DELTA DAWN-Helen Reddy-August                                               794
10-I AM WOMAN-Helen Reddy-January                                              790
11-I Am Pegasus-Ross Ryan-December                                             774
12-Can The Can-Suzi Quatro-October                                             768
13-Ballroom Blitz-The Sweet-December                                           766
14-The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.-Donna Fargo-January                   766
15-And I Love You So-Perry Como-August                                         750
16-I Don't Wanna Play House-Barbara Ray-September                              736 
17-Angie-Rolling Stones-November                                               730
18-Daisy A Day-Jud Strunk-July                                                 716
19-Top Of The World-Carpenters-April                                           684
20-The Morning After-Maureen McGovern-July                                     672
21-He Did With Me-Vicki Lawrence-November                                      668
22-Killing Me Softly With His Song-Roberta Flack-April                         644
23-Last Song-Edward Bear-May                                                   640
24-Monster Mash-Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers-October              620
25-Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)-Barry Blue-November                           608
26-I've Got To Have You-Carly Simon-January                                    582
27-My Love-Paul McCartney & Wings-July                                         578 
28-I Can See Clearly Now-Johnny Nash-January                                   544
29-For The Good Times-Perry Como-December                                      540
30-You're A Lady-Peter Skellern-January                                        514
31-The Twelfth Of Never-Donny Osmond-June                                      494
32-Say,Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose-Dawn-October                       492
33-Rubber Bullets-10cc-November                                                476
34-Nights In White Satin-Moody Blues-January                                   468
35-You Don't Own Me-Ormsby Brothers-September                                  468
36-Mouldy Old Dough-Lieutenant Pigeon-January                                  464
37-Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend-Lobo-May                                  458
38-Dueling Banjos-Eric Weiss & His Banjos-April                                454
39-Touch Me In The Morning-Diana Ross-September                                450
40-Part Of The Union-Strawbs-May                                               430
41-Live And Let Die-Wings-October                                              402
42-Get Down-Gilbert O'Sullivan-June                                            396  
43-Mad About You-Bruce Ruffin-January                                          384
44-Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)-Deodata-June                                 374
45-Dreams Are Ten A Penny-Kincade-March                                        374
46-Your Mama Don't Dance-Bootleg Family-March                                  366 
47-The World's Greatest Mum-Johnny Chester-September                           360
48-Summer (The First Time)-Bobby Goldsboro-December                            336
49-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy-Bette Midler-August                                 328 
50-Half-Breed-Cher-November                                                    310
51-Goondiwindi Grey-Tex Morton-May                                             294
52-Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again-Gary Glitter-September                         292
53-Daniel-Elton John-June                                                      274
54-Venus-Jamie Redfern-July                                                    272
55-Rainbow On The River/We'll Meet Again-Jamie Redfern-January                 270
56-Do You Wanna Touch Me(Oh Yeah)-Gary Glitter-May                             260 
57-Separate Ways-Elvis Presley-April                                           258
58-Everything Is Out Of Season-Johnny Farnham-April                            248 
59-Rock And Roll(I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)-Kevin Johnson-November  240
60-If We Try-Don McLean-August                                                 234
61-Four And Twenty Hours-Nana Mouskouri-March                                  220
62-Susie Darlin'-Barry Crocker-July                                            218
63-Cassandra-Sherbet-November                                                  204
64-Yesterday Once More-Carpenters-September                                    198
65-Je T'Aime(I Love You)-Abigail-August                                        196
66-You Are The Sunshine Of My Life-Stevie Wonder-July                          194
67-Space Oddity-David Bowie-June                                               192
68-Wings Of An Eagle-Russell Morris-January                                    192
69-Wedding Song(There Is Love)-Petula Clark-April                              188
70-Like Sister And Brother-The Drifters-December                               184
71-See My Baby Jive-Wizzard-October                                            184
72-Knockin' On Heaven's Door-Bob Dylan-December                                156
73-Happy Xmas(War Is Over)-John & Yoko Ono-February                            156
74-I'm The Leader Of The Gang-Gary Glitter-November                            152
75-Don't You Know It's Magic-Johnny Farnham-January                            146
76-Me And Mrs.Jones-Billy Paul-March                                           124
77-Young Love/A Million To One-Donny Osmond-October                            118
78-Gudbuy T'Jane-Slade-March                                                   116
79-Give Me Love-George Harrison-July                                           114
80-Well Hello-Yellowstone & Voice-August                                       110
81-Jambalaya (On The Bayou)-Blue Ridge Rangers-April                           110
82-Clair-Gilbert O'Sullivan-February                                           110
83-Bad Bad Leroy Brown-Jim Croce-October                                       108
84-Dead Skunk-Loudon Wainwright III-May                                        108
85-Mama Weer All Crazee Now-Slade-January                                      102
86-Cum On Feel The Noize-Slade-July                                             72
87-The Band Played The Boogie-C.C.S.-November                                   46
88-Welcome Home-Peter & Lee-November                                            38
89-It Never Rains In Southern California-Albert Hammond-March                   38
90-Neither One Of Us-Gladys Knight & Pips-July                                  36
91-One's On The Way-Loretta Lynn-March                                          34
* The data used in compilation of this list are the charts found in The 
Australian Top 20 Book (1940-2006) by David Kent.