UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (24th February 1973)

UK Singles Chart 24th February 1973

  

•   01 (01) The Sweet - Blockbuster
•   02 (02) Strawbs - Part of The Union
•   03 (03) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
•   04 (05) Focus - Sylvia
•   05 (17) The Faces - Cindy Incidentally
•   06 (07) Thin Lizzy - Whisky in The Jar 
•   07 (04) Elton John - Daniel 
•   08 (06) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
•   09 (14) The Partridge Family - Looking Through the Eyes of Love
•   10 (12) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You 
•   11 (11) Stevie Wonder - Superstition 
•   12 (08) Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 
•   13 (10) Status Quo - Paper Plane 
•   14 (19) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray
•   15 (18) Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads 
•   16 (20) Junior Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl I’m Ready
•   17 (09) Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool
•   18 (23) Chuck Berry - Reelin’ and Rockin’
•   19 (27) Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes
•   20 (22) Focus - Hocus Pocus

Four non movers on this week’s top 20 chart, including the top three, which means The Sweet retain the number one spot for a fifth week. Three singles move into the top 20, Chuck Berry, with “Reelin’ and Rockin’”, which is at number 18, The Jackson Five, with “Doctor My Eyes”, at number 19 and Focus with “Hocus Pocus”, which is at number 20.

The Faces make the biggest progress this week with “Cindy Incidentally”, which climbs 12 places to number 5.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (17th February 1973)

UK Singles Chart 17th February 1973

• 01 (01) The Sweet - Blockbuster
• 02 (03) Strawbs - Part of The Union
• 03 (02) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
• 04 (05) Elton John - Daniel
• 05 (09) Focus - Sylvia
• 06 (10) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
• 07 (16) Thin Lizzy - Whisky in The Jar
• 08 (04) Carly Simon - You’re So Vain
• 09 (06) Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool
• 10 (08) Status Quo - Paper Plane
• 11 (17) Stevie Wonder - Superstition
• 12 (28) Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You
• 13 (07) Free - Wishing Well
• 14 (22) The Partridge Family - Looking Through the Eyes of Love
• 15 (11) Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don’t Know Me by Now
• 16 (12) Billy Paul - Me and Mrs Jones
• 17 (ne) The Faces - Cindy Incidentally
• 18 (18) Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads
• 19 (44) Alice Cooper - Hello Hurray
• 20 (25) Junior Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl I’m Ready

The Sweet stay at the top of this week’s chart, whilst The Faces go straight into this week’s chart at number 17. Four singles move into the top 20, “Baby I Love You” by Dave Edmunds, which is at number 12, “Looking Through the Eyes of Love”, by The Partridge Family, at number 14, “Hello Hurray” by Alice Cooper, at number 19 and “Take Me Girl I’m Ready” by Junior Walker & The All Stars, which is at number 20.

This week’s biggest climber is Thin Lizzy with “Whiskey in The Jar”, which moves up 9 places to number 7.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (10th February 1973)

UK Singles Chart 10th February 1973

• 01 (01) The Sweet - Blockbuster
• 02 (02) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
• 03 (07) Strawbs - Part of The Union
• 04 (03) Carly Simon - You’re So Vain
• 05 (06) Elton John - Daniel
• 06 (04) Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool
• 07 (08) Free - Wishing Well
• 08 (11) Status Quo - Paper Plane
• 09 (21) Focus - Sylvia
• 10 (17) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
• 11 (09) Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don’t Know Me by Now
• 12 (12) Billy Paul - Me and Mrs Jones
• 13 (05) David Bowie - The Jean Jeanie
• 14 (15) Cat Stevens - Can’t Keep It In
• 15 (18) The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
• 16 (23) Thin Lizzy - Whisky in The Jar
• 17 (24) Stevie Wonder - Superstition
• 18 (27) Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads
• 19 (10) Wizzard - Ball Park Incident
• 20 (13) Wings - Hi Hi Hi / C Moon

The Sweet make it three weeks at number one with “Blockbuster”, Gary Glitter stays at number two. Four records move into the top 20 this week, Focus with “Sylvia”, which is at number 9, Thin Lizzy with Whiskey in The Jar, at number 16, Stevie Wonder with “Superstition”, at number 17 and Olivia Newton-John with “Take Me Home Country Roads”, which is at number 18.

The biggest climber this week is “Roll Over Beethoven” by the Electric Light Orchestra, who move up 8 places to number 10.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (3rd February 1973)

UK Singles Chart 3rd February 1973

• 01 (01) The Sweet - Blockbuster
• 02 (05) Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
• 03 (04) Carly Simon - You’re So Vain
• 04 (02) Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool
• 05 (03) David Bowie - The Jean Jeanie
• 06 (10) Elton John - Daniel
• 07 (19) Strawbs - Part of The Union
• 08 (08) Free - Wishing Well
• 09 (09) Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don't Know Me by Now
• 10 (06) Wizzard - Ball Park Incident
• 11 (15) Status Quo - Paper Plane
• 12 (16) Billy Paul - Me and Mrs Jones
• 13 (07) Wings - Hi Hi Hi / C Moon
• 14 (11) Elvis Presley - Always on My Mind
• 15 (13) Cat Stevens - Can’t Keep It Ine
• 16 (12) Judge Dread - Big Seven
• 17 (28) Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven
• 18 (14) The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
• 19 (18) The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
• 20 (23) Gladys Knight & The Pips - Help Me Make It Through the Night

The Sweet are number one for the second week running and just one record moves into this week's top 20, The Electric Light Orchestra with “Roll Over Beethoven”, which is at number 17. Gladys Knight & The Pips re-enter the top 20 at number 20, with “Help Me Make It Through the Night”

The Strawbs are this week’s biggest climber with “Part of The Union, which climbs 12 places to number 7.