UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (25th August 1973)

UK Singles Chart 25th August 1973

• 01 (16) Donny Osmond - Young Love
• 02 (02) The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
• 03 (01) Gary Glitter - I’m The Leader of The Gang (I Am)
• 04 (08) Barry Blue - Dancing on A Saturday Night
• 05 (07) Limmie & The Family Cookin’ - You Can Do Magic
• 06 (05) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
• 07 (03) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
• 08 (04) Peters and Lee - Welcome Home
• 09 (14) First Choice - Smarty Pants
• 10 (06) Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright
• 11 (18) Medicine Head - Rising Sun
• 12 (17) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)
• 13 (19) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother
• 14 (11) Diana Ross - Touch Me in The Morning  
• 15 (09) Goons - Ying Tong Song
• 16 (24) Roger Daltrey & The London Symphony Orchestra - I’m Free
• 17 (12) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy
• 18 (15) Free - All Right Now (1973)
• 19 (13) David Bowie - Life on Mars
• 20 (23) New York City - I’m Doing Fine Now

Donny Osmond leaps from number 16 to the top of the charts, with “Young Love” and is also the biggest climber in the top 20 this week. Just 2 singles manage to climb into the top 20, Roger Daltrey & The London Symphony Orchestra with “I’m Free”, at number 16 and New York City with “I’m Doing Fine Now”, at number 20.

 

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (18th August 1973)

UK Singles Chart 18th August 1973

·   01 (01) Gary Glitter - I’m The Leader of The Gang (I Am)
·   02 (05) The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
·   03 (04) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
·   04 (02) Peters and Lee - Welcome Home
·   05 (08) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
·   06 (03) Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright
·   07 (12) Limmie & The Family Cookin’ - You Can Do Magic
·   08 (18) Barry Blue - Dancing on A Saturday Night
·   09 (09) Goons - Ying Tong Song
·   10 (06) The Osmonds - Going Home
·   11 (11) Diana Ross - Touch Me in the Morning
·   12 (10) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy
·   13 (07) David Bowie - Life on Mars
·   14 (24) First Choice - Smarty Pants  
·   15 (15) Free - All Right Now (1973)
·   16 (ne) Donny Osmond - Young Love
·   17 (26) Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)
·   18 (22) Medicine Head - Rising Sun
·   19 (28) The Drifters - Like Sister and Brother
·   20 (13) Clifford T Ward - Gaye

Gary Glitter holds on to top spot for a fourth week with “I’m The Leader of The Gang (I Am)”, as Donny Osmond enters this week’s chart, straight in at number 16 with “Young Love”. Four singles move into the top 20, “Smarty Pants” by First Choice, which is at number 14, “Summer (The First Time” by Bobby Goldsboro, which is at number 17, “Rising Sun” by Medicine Head, at number 18 and “Like Sister and Brother” by The Drifters, is at number 19.

Barry Blue makes the biggest move in the top twenty this week, with “Dancing on A Saturday Night”, which climbs 10 places to number 8.

 

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (11th August 1973)

UK Singles Chart 11th August 1973

• 01 (01) Gary Glitter - I’m The Leader of The Gang (I Am)
• 02 (02) Peters and Lee - Welcome Home
• 03 (03) Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright
• 04 (06) Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash
• 05 (07) The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
• 06 (04) The Osmonds - Going Home
• 07 (05) David Bowie - Life on Mars
• 08 (08) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
• 09 (13) Goons - Ying Tong Song
• 10 (11) Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy
• 11 (09) Diana Ross - Touch Me in the Morning
• 12 (18) Limmie & The Family Cookin’ - You Can Do Magic
• 13 (12) Clifford T Ward - Gaye
• 14 (10) Blue Mink - Randy  
• 15 (21) Free - All Right Now (1973)
• 16 (17) Mud - Hypnosis
• 17 (16) Sylvia - Pillow Talk
• 18 (34) Barry Blue - Dancing on A Saturday Night
• 19 (23) Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band
• 20 (14) Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting

Gary Glitter is number one for a third week and Peters and Lee stay at number two, also for a third week. Three records move into the top 20, Free with “All Right Now”, at number 15, Barry Blue with “Dancing on A Saturday Night”, at number 18 and Albert Hammond with “The Free Electric Band”, which is at number 19.

Limmie & The Family Cookin’ with “You Can Do Magic” is this week’s biggest mover in the top 20, climbing 6 places from number 18 to number 12.