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Another year in our sped-up journey comes to a close, let’s see what Christmas sounded like in 1973!

Songs of the month

• “All I Know” – Garfunkel
• “Angie” – Rolling Stones
• “Cheaper To Keep Her” – Johnnie Taylor
• [new] “Come Get To This” – Marvin Gaye
• [new] “D’yer Maker” – Led Zeppelin
• “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – Elton John
• “Heartbeat – It’s A Lovebeat” – Defranco Family
• [new] “Helen Wheels” – Paul Mccartney & Wings
• “Hello It’s Me” – Todd Rundgren
• “I Got A Name” – Jim Croce
• [new] “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “If You’re Ready” – Staple Singers
• “Just You N Me” – Chicago
• “Keep On Truckin’” – Eddie Kendricks
• “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” – Bob Dylan
• “Leave Me Alone” – Helen Reddy
• [new] “Let Me Be There” – Olivia Newton-John
• “Let Me Serenade You” – Three Dog Night
• [new] “Livin’ For You” – Al Green
• [new] “Living For The City” – Stevie Wonder
• [new] “Love’s Theme” – Love Unlimited Orchestra
• [new] “Me And Baby Brother” – War
• “Midnight Train To Georgia” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• [new] “Mind Games” – John Lennon
• [new] “My Music” – Loggins And Messina
• “Never Never Gonna Give You Up” – Barry White
• “Ooh Baby” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• “Paper Roses” – Marie Osmond
• “Photograph” – Ringo Starr
• “Rockin’ Roll Baby” – Stylistics
• [new] “Show And Tell” – Al Wilson
• [new] “Smokin’ In The Boys Room” – Brownsville Station
• “Space Race” – Billy Preston
• “The Joker” – Steve Miller Band
• “The Love I Lost” – Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
• “The Most Beautiful Girl” – Charlie Rich
• [new] “The Way We Were” – Barbra Streisand
• [new] “Time In A Bottle” – Jim Croce
• “Top Of The World” – Carpenters
• [new] “Until You Come Back To Me” – Aretha Franklin
• [new] “When I Fall In Love” – Donny Osmond
• [new] “Who’s In The Strawberry Patch With Sally” – Dawn
• “You’re A Special Part Of Me” – Diana Ross And Marvin Gaye
• [new] “You’re Sixteen” – Ringo Starr

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

In early December, Hilly Kristal opened a small club on New York’s Bowery named CBGB (which stood for Country, Bluegrass, and Blues). While the name suggested one genre, the venue quickly became the gritty headquarters for the American punk and new wave movement. By providing a stage for then-unknown acts like the Ramones, Blondie, and Television, CBGB transformed the musical landscape and became one of the most legendary shrines in rock history.

On the day after Christmas, William Friedkin’s The Exorcist hit theaters and became an immediate cultural firestorm. It wasn’t just a movie; it was a news event, with reports of audiences fainting, vomiting, and fleeing the cinema in terror. As the first horror film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, it fundamentally changed the genre’s prestige and remains a definitive example of the visceral, boundary-pushing cinema that defined the early 1970s.

On New Year’s Eve 1973, a fledgling band called AC/DC played their first official show at the Chequers nightclub in Sydney, Australia. Founded by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, the original lineup featured Dave Evans on vocals. This debut marked the birth of one of the world’s most enduring hard rock acts, though it would be another year before they met Bon Scott and refined the high-voltage sound that eventually conquered the global charts.

What’d Sadie think?

Two at the top for “Top Of The World” by the Carpenters then two for “The Most Beautiful Girl” by Charlie Rich before Jim Croce’s “Time In A Bottle” has a week at number one.

Loved ’em

• “D’yer Maker” – Led Zeppelin
• “Livin’ For You” – Al Green
• “Living For The City” – Stevie Wonder
• “Time In A Bottle” – Jim Croce

Liked ’em

• “Come Get To This” – Marvin Gaye
• “Helen Wheels” – Paul Mccartney & Wings
• “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “Let Me Be There” – Olivia Newton-John
• “Love’s Theme” – Love Unlimited Orchestra
• “Me And Baby Brother” – War
• “Mind Games” – John Lennon
• “My Music” – Loggins And Messina
• “Show And Tell” – Al Wilson
• “Smokin’ In The Boys Room” – Brownsville Station
• “The Way We Were” – Barbra Streisand
• “Until You Come Back To Me” – Aretha Franklin
• “You’re Sixteen” – Ringo Starr

Leave ’em

• “When I Fall In Love” – Donny Osmond
• “Who’s In The Strawberry Patch With Sally” – Tony Orlando And Dawn

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

Let’s tune our ears to the sounds of November, 1973…

Songs of the month

• “All I Know” – Garfunkel
• “Angie” – Rolling Stones
• “Basketball Jones Ft Tyrone Shoelaces” – Cheech And Chong
• [new] “Cheaper To Keep Her” – Johnnie Taylor
• [new] “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – Elton John
• “Half Breed” – Cher
• “Heartbeat – It’s A Lovebeat” – Defranco Family
• [new] “Hello It’s Me” – Todd Rundgren
• “Higher Ground” – Stevie Wonder
• “Hurts So Good” – Millie Jackson
• “I Got A Name” – Jim Croce
• [new] “If You’re Ready” – Staple Singers
• “Just You N Me” – Chicago
• “Keep On Truckin’” – Eddie Kendricks
• “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” – Bob Dylan
• [new] “Leave Me Alone” – Helen Reddy
• [new] “Let Me Serenade You” – Three Dog Night
• “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
• “Loves Me Like A Rock” – Paul Simon
• “Midnight Train To Georgia” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “My Maria” – B.W. Stevenson
• [new] “Never Never Gonna Give You Up” – Barry White
• [new] “Nutbush City Limits” – Ike And Tina Turner
• [new] “Ooh Baby” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• “Paper Roses” – Marie Osmond
• “Photograph” – Ringo Starr
• “Ramblin’ Man” – Allman Brothers Band
• [new] “Rockin’ Roll Baby” – Stylistics
• “Space Race” – Billy Preston
• “Summer (The First Time)” – Bobby Goldsboro
• “That Lady” – Isley Brothers
• [new] “The Joker” – Steve Miller Band
• [new] “The Love I Lost” – Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
• [new] “The Most Beautiful Girl” – Charlie Rich
• “Top Of The World” – Carpenters
• “We May Never Pass This Way” – Seals And Crofts
• “We’re An American Band” – Grand Funk
• “Why Me” – Kris Kristofferson
• “Yes We Can Can” – Pointer Sisters
• “You’re A Special Part Of Me” – Diana Ross And Marvin Gaye

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

While he had released music before, November 9, 1973, marked the release of the album that would change Billy Joel’s life forever: Piano Man. The title track, inspired by his real-life experience working as a lounge singer in Los Angeles to avoid a bad contract, became a definitive anthem. Its blend of character-driven storytelling and melodic piano work not only gave Joel his first major hit but established the “Piano Man” persona that would define his five-decade career.

Long before the modern era of viral royal news, the wedding of Princess Anne to Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey on the 14th captured the world’s imagination. It was a massive media event, estimated to have been watched by over 100 million people worldwide—a staggering number for 1973. Beyond the ceremony, the wedding influenced 1970s fashion and served as a rare moment of global celebration during a year otherwise dominated by the energy crisis and political turmoil.

During the opening night of The Who’s Quadrophenia US tour at the Cow Palace in California on the 20th, legendary drummer Keith Moon collapsed on stage after reportedly consuming animal tranquilizers. When he couldn’t continue, guitarist Pete Townshend asked the crowd, “Can anybody play the drums?” A 19-year-old fan in the audience named Scot Halpin was pushed forward by his friend. Halpin stepped up, played the final three songs of the set with the band, and became a permanent fixture in rock history as the fan who saved a The Who concert.

What’d Sadie think?

It’s a week at number one for “Midnight Train To Georgia” by Gladys Knight And The Pips before “Keep On Truckin’” by Eddie Kendricks has it for two weeks, only to be usurped by Ringo Starr’s “Photograph” for the last week of November.

Loved ’em

• “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – Elton John
• “Never Never Gonna Give You Up” – Barry White
• “Nutbush City Limits” – Ike And Tina Turner
• “The Joker” – Steve Miller Band
• “The Most Beautiful Girl” – Charlie Rich

Liked ’em

• “Hello It’s Me” – Todd Rundgren
• “If You’re Ready” – Staple Singers
• “Leave Me Alone” – Helen Reddy
• “Let Me Serenade You” – Three Dog Night
• “Ooh Baby” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• “Rockin’ Roll Baby” – Stylistics
• “The Love I Lost” – Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

Leave ’em

• “Cheaper To Keep Her” – Johnnie Taylor

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s still 46 years and 10 months before Sadie is born in our journey through musical history, let’s turn our ears back to October, 1973!

Songs of the month

• [new] “All I Know” – Garfunkel
• “Angie” – Rolling Stones
• [new] “Basketball Jones Feat. Tyrone Shoelaces” – Cheech And Chong
• “Basketball Jones Ft Tyrone Shoelaces” – Cheech And Chong
• “Brother Louie” – Stories
• “China Grove” – Doobie Brothers
• “Delta Dawn” – Helen Reddy
• “Free Ride” – Edgar Winter Group
• [new] “Funky Stuff” – Kool And The Gang
• “Get It Together” – Jackson 5
• “Gypsy Man” – War
• “Half Breed” – Cher
• [new] “Heartbeat – It’s A Lovebeat” – Defranco Family
• “Higher Ground” – Stevie Wonder
• [new] “Hurts So Good” – Millie Jackson
• [new] “I Got A Name” – Jim Croce
• [new] “In The Midnight Hour” – Cross Country
• [new] “Jesse” – Roberta Flack
• [new] “Just You N Me” – Chicago
• “Keep On Truckin’” – Eddie Kendricks
• [new] “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” – Bob Dylan
• “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
• “Loves Me Like A Rock” – Paul Simon
• “Midnight Train To Georgia” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “My Maria” – B.W. Stevenson
• [new] “Paper Roses” – Marie Osmond
• [new] “Photograph” – Ringo Starr
• “Ramblin’ Man” – Allman Brothers Band
• [new] “Rocky Mountain Way” – Joe Walsh
• “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” – Elton John
• “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” – Dawn
• [new] “Space Race” – Billy Preston
• [new] “Summer (The First Time)” – Bobby Goldsboro
• “That Lady” – Isley Brothers
• “Theme From Cleopatra Jones” – Joe Simon
• [new] “Top Of The World” – Carpenters
• “Touch Me In The Morning” – Diana Ross
• [new] “We May Never Pass This Way Again” – Seals And Crofts
• “We’re An American Band” – Grand Funk
• “Why Me” – Kris Kristofferson
• “Yes We Can Can” – Pointer Sisters
• [new] “You’re A Special Part Of Me” – Diana Ross And Marvin Gaye
• “You’ve Never Been This Far Before” – Conway Twitty

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On the 5th of the month Elton John released his seventh studio album, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, which quickly became a defining work of the 1970s. This double LP showcased the height of the partnership between Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, delivering hits like “Candle in the Wind,” “Bennie and the Jets,” and the sweeping title track. The album stayed at #1 on the Billboard 200 for eight weeks and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest pop-rock records of all time, capturing Elton’s unique blend of glam rock energy and soulful balladry.

The 17th saw the U.S. premiere of “The Way We Were”, starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. The film became an instant classic, lauded for its chemistry between the leads and its bittersweet exploration of love across political and social divides. Beyond its box office success, the movie’s title song, performed by Streisand, became an enduring pop culture anthem, winning an Academy Award and topping the charts.

And on the 20th after 14 years of construction and intense architectural controversy, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. The event was a massive global spectacle, featuring a fireworks display and a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. As one of the most recognizable structures in the world, the opening of this “secular cathedral” transformed Sydney’s skyline and provided a world-class home for the performing arts, symbolizing a new era for Australian and global culture.

What’d Sadie think?

Two weeks at the top for Cher with”Half Breed” before a week each for the Rolling Stones and”Angie” then “Midnight Train To Georgia” by Gladys Knight And The Pips.

Loved ’em

• “Hurts So Good” – Millie Jackson
• “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” – Bob Dylan
• “Rocky Mountain Way” – Joe Walsh
• “Top Of The World” – Carpenters

Liked ’em

• “All I Know” – Garfunkel
• “Funky Stuff” – Kool And The Gang
• “Heartbeat It’s A Lovebeat” – Defranco Family
• “I Got A Name” – Jim Croce
• “In The Midnight Hour” – Cross Country
• “Jesse” – Roberta Flack
• “Just You N Me” – Chicago
• “Paper Roses” – Marie Osmond
• “Photograph” – Ringo Starr
• “Space Race” – Billy Preston
• “We May Never Pass This Way Again” – Seals And Crofts
• “You’re A Special Part Of Me” – Diana Ross And Marvin Gaye

Leave ’em

• “Summer (The First Time)” – Bobby Goldsboro

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

A busy birthday week so we missed posting last week’s playlist. You can find August, 1973 here before tuning into the sounds of September….

Songs of the month

• “Angel” – Aretha Franklin
• [new] “Angie” – Rolling Stones
• “Are You Man Enough” – Four Tops
• “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” – Jim Croce
• [new] “Basketball Jones Ft Tyrone Shoelaces” – Cheech And Chong
• [new] “Believe In Humanity” – Carole King
• “Brother Louie” – Stories
• [new] “China Grove” – Doobie Brothers
• “Delta Dawn” – Helen Reddy
• “Diamond Girl” – Seals And Crofts
• “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” – Chicago
• [new] “Feelin’ Stronger Everyday” – Chicago
• [new] “Free Ride” – Edgar Winter Group
• “Get Down” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• [new] “Get It Together” – Jackson 5
• [new] “Ghetto Child” – Spinners
• “Gypsy Man” – War
• [new] “Half Breed” – Cher
• “Here I Am” – Al Green
• [new] “Higher Ground” – Stevie Wonder
• “How Can I Tell Her” – Lobo
• “I Believe In You” – Johnnie Taylor
• “I Was Checkin’ Out She Was Checkin’ In” – Don Covay
• “If You Want Me To Stay” – Sly And The Family Stone
• [new] “Keep On Truckin’” – Eddie Kendricks
• “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
• “Live And Let Die” – Wings
• “Loves Me Like A Rock” – Paul Simon
• [new] “Midnight Train To Georgia” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “Monster Mash” – Bobby Pickett & Crypt-Kickers
• [new] “My Maria” – B.W. Stevenson
• [new] “Nobody Wants You When You’re Down And Out” – Bobby Womack
• [new] “Ramblin’ Man” – Allman Brothers Band
• “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” – Elton John
• “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” – Dawn
• [new] “Stoned Out Of My Mind” – Chi-Lites
• “That Lady” – Isley Brothers
• “The Morning After” – Maureen Mcgovern
• [new] “Theme From Cleopatra Jones” – Joe Simon
• “Touch Me In The Morning” – Diana Ross
• “Uneasy Rider” – Charlie Daniels
• “We’re An American Band” – Grand Funk
• [new] “Why Me” – Kris Kristofferson
• [new] “Yes We Can Can” – Pointer Sisters
• [new] “You’ve Never Been This Far Before” – Conway Twitty
• “Young Love” – Donny Osmond

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

One of the most defining moments in sports and cultural history took place at the Houston Astrodome when tennis star Billie Jean King took on self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs. This televised spectacle drew a staggering global audience of over 90 million people, making it a massive media event that transcended sports. King’s victory in three straight sets became a powerful symbol for the women’s liberation movement, proving that female athletes could handle the pressure of the world stage and helping to drive the conversation around gender equality in the 1970s.

Four years after the original Star Trek series was cancelled, the franchise was unexpectedly resurrected as a Saturday morning cartoon. Produced by Filmation, this animated revival was significant because it featured the voices of almost the entire original cast and brought back many of the original series’ scriptwriters. This move kept the Star Trek universe alive during a time when its future was uncertain, eventually winning an Emmy Award and proving the enduring power of the fandom, which paved the way for the feature films and future spin-offs.

On the same night as the “Battle of the Sexes,” the music world suffered a major blow when singer-songwriter Jim Croce died in a plane crash in Louisiana. At the time, Croce was one of the biggest names on the pop charts, having reached #1 earlier that summer with “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” His sudden passing at the age of 30, just as he was reaching the peak of his career, led to a surge in popularity for his storytelling-style folk-rock. Hits like “I Got a Name” were released posthumously, cementing his legacy as a definitive voice of the early 70s.

What’d Sadie think?

Another week at the top for”Brother Louie” by Stories before”Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye hits number 1, has it wrested away by Helen Reddy with “Delta Dawn” before reclaiming the spot the next week, only to lose it to Grand Funk with “We’re An American Band” in the last week of September.

Loved ’em

• “Angie” – Rolling Stones
• “Free Ride” – Edgar Winter Group
• “Higher Ground” – Stevie Wonder
• “Midnight Train To Georgia” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “Why Me” – Kris Kristofferson

Liked ’em

• “Believe In Humanity” – Carole King
• “China Grove” – Doobie Brothers
• “Feelin’ Stronger Everyday” – Chicago
• “Get It Together” – Jackson 5
• “Ghetto Child” – Spinners
• “Half Breed” – Cher
• “Keep On Truckin’” – Eddie Kendricks
• “My Maria” – B.W. Stevenson
• “Nobody Wants You When You’re Down And Out” – Bobby Womack
• “Ramblin’ Man” – Allman Brothers Band
• “Theme From Cleopatra Jones” – Joe Simon
• “Yes We Can Can” – Pointer Sisters
• “You’ve Never Been This Far Before” – Conway Twitty

Leave ’em

• “Stoned Out Of My Mind” – Chi-Lites

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s 47 years before Sadie is born and 3 years and 6 months before Thomas is, let’s hear the sounds of August, 1973…

Songs of the month

• “Angel” – Aretha Franklin
• [new] “Are You Man Enough” – Four Tops
• “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” – Jim Croce
• “Behind Closed Doors” – Charlie Rich
• “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” – Bette Midler
• [new] “Booogie Woogie Bugle Boy” – Bette Midler
• “Brother Louie” – Stories
• [new] “Delta Dawn” – Helen Reddy
• “Diamond Girl” – Seals And Crofts
• “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” – Chicago
• “Get Down” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• [new] “Gypsy Man” – War
• “Here I Am” – Al Green
• “How Can I Tell Her” – Lobo
• “I Believe In You” – Johnnie Taylor
• [new] “I Was Checkin’ Out She Was Checkin’ In” – Don Covay
• “If You Want Me To Stay” – Sly And The Family Stone
• “Kodachrome” – Paul Simon
• [new] “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
• “Live And Let Die” – Wings
• [new] “Loves Me Like A Rock” – Paul Simon
• “Money” – Pink Floyd
• [new] “Monster Mash” – Bobby Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers
• “Natural High” – Bloodstone
• [new] “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” – Elton John
• [new] “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” – Dawn
• “Shambala” – Three Dog Night
• “Smoke On The Water” – Deep Purple
• “So Very Hard To Go” – Tower Of Power
• [new] “That Lady” – Isley Brothers
• “The Morning After” – Maureen Mcgovern
• “Touch Me In The Morning” – Diana Ross
• “Uneasy Rider” – Charlie Daniels
• [new] “We’re An American Band” – Grand Funk
• “Where Peaceful Waters Flow” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “Will It Go Round In Circles” – Billy Preston
• “Yesterday Once More” – Carpenters
• [new] “You Light Up My Life / Believe In Humanity” – Carole King
• [new] “Young Love” – Donny Osmond

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

One of the most significant cultural event of the decade occurred at a modest back-to-school party in the Bronx. At 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Clive Campbell—better known as DJ Kool Herc—introduced a new technique called “the merry-go-round,” using two turntables to extend the drum breaks of funk and soul records. This innovative way of manipulating music, combined with his rhythmic “toasting” on the microphone, is widely recognized as the official birth of Hip Hop. What began as a local neighborhood gathering eventually grew into a global movement that would dominate the charts and culture for decades to come.

Before he took us to a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas released American Graffiti, a film that revolutionized the concept of the “nostalgia movie.” Set in 1962, the film was a massive hit that captured the spirit of a simpler time, launching the careers of actors like Harrison Ford and Richard Dreyfuss. Crucially, it popularized the “oldies” soundtrack, using a continuous stream of early rock-and-roll hits to drive the narrative—a technique that changed how music was used in film and sparked a massive 1950s/60s revival in the mid-70s.

Just weeks after his tragic and untimely death, Bruce Lee’s final completed film, Enter the Dragon, premiered in the United States. It was the first martial arts film produced by a major Hollywood studio (Warner Bros.) and became an immediate global phenomenon. The movie didn’t just make Lee an international icon; it ignited a “kung fu craze” in Western pop culture, influencing everything from action movies and video games to the music of the Wu-Tang Clan. It remains one of the most profitable and influential films of all time.

What’d Sadie think?

It’s two weeks at the top for “The Morning After” by Maureen Mcgovern before Diana Ross and” Touch Me In The Morning” and then Stories with”Brother Louie”.

Loved ’em

• “Booogie Woogie Bugle Boy” – Bette Midler
• “Delta Dawn” – Helen Reddy
• “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
• “Monster Mash” – Bobby Pickett & Crypt-Kickers
• “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” – Elton John

Liked ’em

• “Are You Man Enough” – Four Tops
• “Gypsy Man” – War
• “Loves Me Like A Rock” – Paul Simon
• “That Lady” – Isley Brothers
• “We’re An American Band” – Grand Funk
• “Young Love” – Donny Osmond

Leave ’em

• “I Was Checkin’ Out She Was Checkin’ In” – Don Covay
• “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” – Dawn

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s February here in 2026 as we turn our ears back to the sounds of July, 1973…

Songs of the month

• [new] “Angel” – Aretha Franklin
• [new] “Bad Bad Leory Brown” – Jim Croce
• “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” – Jim Croce
• “Behind Closed Doors” – Charlie Rich
• “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” – Bette Midler
• [new] “Brother Louie” – Stories
• [new] “Daddy Could Swear – I Declare” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “Daddy Could Swear I Declare” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “Daniel” – Elton John
• “Diamond Girl” – Seals And Crofts
• “Doin’ It To Death” – Fred Wesley And The Jb’s
• [new] “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” – Chicago
• “Frankenstein” – Edgar Winter Group
• [new] “Get Down” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)” – George Harrison
• [new] “Here I Am” – Al Green
• [new] “How Can I Tell Her” – Lobo
• [new] “I Believe In You” – Johnnie Taylor
• “I’m Doin’ Fine Now” – New York City
• “I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby” – Barry White
• [new] “If You Want Me To Stay” – Sly And The Family Stone
• “Kodachrome” – Paul Simon
• [new] “Live And Let Die” – Wings
• “Long Train Runnin’” – Doobie Brothers
• [new] “Misdemeanour” – Foster Sylvers
• “Money” – Pink Floyd
• [new] “Monster Mash” – Bobby Pickett And The Crypt-Kicker
• “My Love” – Paul Mccartney And Wings
• “Natural High” – Bloodstone
• “One Of A Kind” – Spinners
• “Pillow Talk” – Sylvia
• “Playground In My Mind” – Clint Holmes
• “Right Place Wrong Time” – Dr. John
• [new] “Satin Sheets” – Jeanne Pruett
• “Shambala” – Three Dog Night
• “Smoke On The Water” – Deep Purple
• “So Very Hard To Go” – Tower Of Power
• [new] “The Morning After” – Maureen Mcgovern
• “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” – Dawn
• [new] “Touch Me In The Morning” – Diana Ross
• [new] “Uneasy Rider” – Charlie Daniels
• [new] “Where Peaceful Waters Flow” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “Will It Go Round In Circles” – Billy Preston
• “Yesterday Once More” – Carpenters
• “You’ll Never Get To Heaven” – Stylistics

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

This month in history

On the 6th the James Bond film “Live and Let Die” was released in British cinemas (after premiering in the United States on June 27, 1973), with the spy played by 45-year-old star Roger Moore.

Then on the 10th John Paul Getty III, the rebellious 16-year-old grandson of the wealthiest man in the world, was kidnapped from the Piazza Farnese in Rome, and held for $17 million ransom. His grandfather, J. Paul Getty, refused to pay the ransom, arguing that giving money to terrorists would put his 13 other grandchildren at risk. A ransom of $3.2 million would be paid in December, but only after the teenager’s ear had been cut off by his kidnappers and sent to a Rome newspaper. Young Getty would be freed on December 15.

And on the 28th “The Summer Jam” at Watkins Glen, a massive rock festival featuring the Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band and The Band, took place at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway in New York, United States, attracting over 600,000 music fans, a record audience for the time.

What’d Sadie think?

Two weeks at the top for “Will It Go Round In Circles” by Billy Preston followed by two for “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce.

Loved ’em

With the release of the new James Bond film we also have the title song by Wings on the charts this week. Upon release, “Live and Let Die” was the most successful Bond theme up to that point, reaching No. 1 on two of the three major US charts. It became the first Bond theme song to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but ultimately lost the award to Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were”.

• “Bad Bad Leory Brown” – Jim Croce
• “Brother Louie” – Stories
• “Here I Am” – Al Green
• “Live And Let Die” – Wings
• “Monster Mash” – Bobby Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers

Liked ’em

• “Angel” – Aretha Franklin
• “Daddy Could Swear – I Declare” – Gladys Knight And The Pips
• “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” – Chicago
• “Get Down” – Gilbert O’sullivan
• “How Can I Tell Her” – Lobo
• “I Believe In You” – Johnnie Taylor
• “If You Want Me To Stay” – Sly And The Family Stone
• “Misdemeanour” – Foster Sylvers
• “The Morning After” – Maureen Mcgovern
• “Touch Me In The Morning” – Diana Ross
• “Where Peaceful Waters Flow” – Gladys Knight And The Pips

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• “Satin Sheets” – Jeanne Pruett
• “Uneasy Rider” – Charlie Daniels

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.