US No.1 SINGLES IN 1973
YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon (3 weeks at No.1)
SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder
CROCODILE ROCK Elton John
KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack
LOVE TRAIN O'Jays
THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA Vicki Lawrence
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE Dawn
YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder
FRANKENSTEIN Edgar Winter Group
MY LOVE Paul McCartney And Wings
GIVE ME LOVE George Harrison
WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston
BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN Jim Groce
THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern
TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross
BROTHER LOUIE Stories
LETS GET IT ON Marvin Gaye
DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy
WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk
HALF-BREED Cher
ANGIE Rolling Stones
MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight And The Pips
KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Eddie Kendricks
PHOTOGRAPH Ringo Starr
TOP OF THE WORLD Carpenters
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich
TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Groce
NEWS HEADLINES IN 1973
January 15,1973 - The US suspended all offensive military action in North Vietnam
January 27,1973 - In Paris Representatives of the US, South Vietnam and the Vietcong signed the cease fire agreement. Outgoing US Secretary of Defense, Melvin Laird announced the military draft ended.
Nixon is sworn in for his second term as US President . . . Stevie Wonder is seriously injured in a car crash . . . A Mercedes car once owned by Adolf Hitler sells at auction for $153,000 . . . Chilean President Salvadore Allende is killed during a military coup . . . VAT is introduced in Britain . . . Ken Norton beats Ali . . . The Royal Navy send frigates to protect British trawlers fishing in disputed waters as the Cod war escalates . . . Kidnappers release John Paul Getty III after 6 months captivity, during which time his ear is cut off . . . Skylab goes into orbit . . . Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips marry . . . The Bahamas gain independence from the UK . . . 122 passengers are killed in Paris as a Brazillian jet crashes short of the runway . . . 'Sesame Street' is banned from Russian TV . . . The British government introduce a nationwide 50 mph speed limit to conserve low fuel stocks . . . A cease-fire in Vietnam is agreed at the Paris peace conference . . . The World Trade Center in Manhattan is completed at a cost of $750 million . . . Australia allows Aborigines to vote . . . Queen Elizabeth opens the Sydney Opera House . . . BIG FILMS IN 1973: The Sting . . . Last Tango In Paris . . . The Exorcist . . . American Graffiti . . . Live And Let Die . . . That'll Be The Day . . . GOODBYE TO: Lyndon B Johnson, former US President . . . Edward G Robinson, US actor . . . Noel Coward, British playwright . . . Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist . . . JRR Tolkein, British author . . . Bruce Lee, Chinese martial arts actor.
