Elton John - "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Paul McCartney & Wings - "Live & Let Die"
Slade - "Cum On Feel The Noize"
T Rex - "20th Century Boy"
Suzi Quatro - "Can The Can"
Wizzard - "See My Baby Jive"
Alvin Stardust - "My Coo Ca Choo"
Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Get Down"
David Bowie - "The Laughing Gnome"
Jackson 5 - "Doctor My Eyes"
Limmie & Family Cookin' - "You Can Do Magic"
The Osmonds - "Let Me In"
The O'Jays - "Love Train"
First Choice - "Smarty Pants"
The Spinners - "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love"
Rod Stewart - "Oh! No Not My Baby"
Aretha Franklin - "Angel"
Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Help Me Make It Through The Night"
John Lennon - "Mind Games"
Bruce Springsteen - "Blinded By The Light"
Bob Dylan - "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"
Carly Simon - "You're So Vain"
Paul Simon - "Take Me To The Mardi Gras"
Stealers Wheel - "Stuck In The Middle With You"
Faces - "Cindy Incidentally"
Ike & Tina Turner - "Nutbush City Limits"
Joe Walsh - "Rocky Mountain Way"
Electric Light Orchestra - "Roll Over Beethoven"
Thin Lizzy - "Whiskey In The Jar"
Nazareth - "This Flight Tonight"
Alice Cooper - "No More Mr Nice Guy"
Bryan Ferry - "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"
Mungo Jerry - "Alright, Alright, Alright"
Dave Edmunds - "Born To Be With You"
Fleetwood Mac - "Albatross"
Paul McCartney & Wings - "My Love"
Roberta Flack - "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Elvis Presley - "Always On My Mind"
Diana Ross - "Touch Me In The Morning"
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (feat Teddy Pendergrass)
Billy Paul - "Me & Mrs Jones"
Marvin Gaye - "Let's Get It On"
Barry White - "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby"
Detroit Emeralds - "Feel The Need In Me"
The Isley Brothers - "That Lady, Pt 1"
The Temptations - "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"
Deodato - "Also Sprach Zarathustra"
Michael Jackson - "Morning Glow"
Jimmy Helms - "Gonna Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse"
The Drifters - "Like Sister & Brother"
Junior Campbell - "Sweet Illusion"
Medicine Head - "One & One Is One"
The Hot Shots - "Snoopy Versus The Red Baron"
Strawbs - "Part Of The Union"
Sweet - "The Ballroom Blitz"
Mott The Hoople - "Roll Away The Stone"
Roxy Music - "Street Life"
Barry Blue - "Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night)"
Donny Osmond - "Young Love"
Dawn Feat. Tony Orlando - "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree"
Olivia Newton-John - "Take Me Home Country Roads"
Marie Osmond - "Paper Roses"
Peters & Lee - "Welcome Home"
Anne-Marie David - "Wonderful Dream"
Cliff Richard - "Power To All Our Friends"
Shirley Bassey - "Never Never Never"
Bobby Goldsboro - "Summer (The First Time)"
Perry Como - "& I Love You So"
Simon Park Orchestra - "Eye Level (Theme From The TV Series Van Der Valk)"
Steeleye Span - "Gaudete"
Wizzard - "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
Slade - "Merry Xmas Everybody"
Review: Now's ongoing Yearbook series has reached 1973, a 12-month period in which saw an Oil Crisis, the opening of the World Trade Center in New York, and the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam. Musically, as the four-disc set proves, pop was being pulled in different directions, with new stars emerging (David Bowie, Elton John, Roxy Music, David Essex and various members of the Osmond family) former 'Fabs' settling into their new solo careers (John Lennon, Paul Wings), Glam rock increasing in popularity (Mud, Sweet, Wizzard, T-Rex, Slade), and soul beginning to evolve into disco (the Spinners, Michael Jackson, the O'Jays, Diana Ross, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes). Throw in a few massive hits from megastars (Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Elvis Presley), and you have an on-point pop summary of 1973.
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