Regional Hits of 1973

Other Years: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

The standard page for 1973 lists the biggest hit songs across the World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly With His Song Moves -2 Moves -9 The Rolling Stones Angie Moves 0 Moves 0 The Rolling Stones Angie 1
2 Carly Simon You're So Vain Moves -3 Moves -1 Tony Orlando & Dawn Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Old Oak Tree Moves -5 Moves -7 Gilbert O'Sullivan Get Down 2
3 Tony Orlando & Dawn Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Old Oak Tree Moves 1 Moves 2 Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly With His Song Moves -43 Moves -10 The Sweet Blockbuster 3
4 Elton John Crocodile Rock Moves 0 Moves 0 Elton John Crocodile Rock Moves -5 Moves -2 The Sweet The Ballroom Blitz 4
5 Jim Croce Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Moves -23 Moves 3 Carly Simon You're So Vain Moves -30 Moves -9 Suzi Quatro Can the Can 5
6 Marvin Gaye Let's Get it On Moves -9 Moves -25 The Sweet The Ballroom Blitz Moves 2 Moves -26 Demis Roussos Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye 6
7 Gladys Knight & The Pips Midnight Train to Georgia Moves -16 Moves -19 Lobo I'd Love You to Want Me Moves -1 Moves 5 Tony Orlando & Dawn Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Old Oak Tree 7
8 Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Moves -2 Moves -9 Ringo Starr Photograph Moves -21 Moves 1 Lobo I'd Love You to Want Me 8
9 Stevie Wonder You Are the Sunshine of My Life Moves -11 Moves -58 Gilbert O'Sullivan Get Down Moves 7 Moves 5 Elton John Crocodile Rock 9
10 The Rolling Stones Angie Moves 9 Moves 2 Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Moves -64 Moves -36 Slade Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me 10
11 Helen Reddy Delta Dawn Moves -10 Moves -5 Stevie Wonder Superstition Moves -36 Moves -51 The Sweet Hell Raiser 11
12 Jim Croce Time in a Bottle Moves -30 Moves -7 The Carpenters Top of the World Moves -127 Moves -60 Les Humphries Singers Mama Loo 12
13 Stories Brother Louie Moves -14 Moves -100 The Sweet Blockbuster Moves 10 Moves -37 Wizzard See My Baby Jive 13
14 Maureen McGovern The Morning After Moves -10 Moves -100 Suzi Quatro Can the Can Moves 9 Moves -41 Slade Merry Xmas Everybody 14
15 Cher Half-breed Moves -16 Moves 9 Marvin Gaye Let's Get it On Moves -100 Moves -63 Cliff Richard Power to All Our Friends 15
16 Stevie Wonder Superstition Moves 5 Moves -13 Elton John Daniel Moves -29 Moves -68 Bernd Cluver Der Junge mit der Mundharmonika 16
17 Ringo Starr Photograph Moves 9 Moves -78 David Bowie Space Oddity Moves -8 Moves -26 Ike & Tina Turner Nutbush City Limits 17
18 Vicki Lawrence The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Moves -51 Moves -16 Deep Purple Smoke On the Water Moves -15 Moves -53 Slade My Friend Stan 18
19 The Carpenters Top of the World Moves 7 Moves -11 The Carpenters Yesterday Once More Moves -15 Moves -37 Albert Hammond Free Electric Band 19
20 Billy Preston Will It Go Round In Circles Moves -33 Moves 11 Stevie Wonder You Are the Sunshine of My Life Moves -137 Moves -59 Gary Glitter I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) 20

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