UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (20th January 1973)

UK Singles Chart 20th January 1973

• 01 (01) Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool
• 02 (16) The Sweet - Blockbuster
• 03 (02) David Bowie - The Jean Jeanie
• 04 (07) Carly Simon - You’re So Vain
• 05 (05) Wings - Hi Hi Hi / C Moon
• 06 (06) Wizzard - Ball Park Incident
• 07 (03) T-Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action
• 08 (04) The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
• 09 (10) Elvis Presley - Always on My Mind
• 10 (08) Judge Dread - Big Seven
• 11 (18) Gladys Knight & The Pips - Help Me Make It Through the Night
• 12 (11) Roy C - Shotgun Wedding
• 13 (13) The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin
• 14 (09) Slade - Gudbuy T’Jane
• 15 (26) Free - Wishing Well
• 16 (21) Cat Stevens - Can’t Keep It In
• 17 (19) Lieutenant Pigeon - Desperate Dan
• 18 (37) The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
• 19 (12) Michael Jackson - Ben
• 20 (24) The New Seekers Ft Marty Kristian - Come Softly to Me

There is no shifting Jimmy Osmond from the top of the charts, he stays at number one for a 4th week. Gladys Knight & The Pips enjoy some good fortune after dropping down to number 18 last week, they move back up the chart to number 11.

Four singles move into the top 20, “Wishing Well” by Free, who are at number 15, “Can’t Keep It In” by Cat Stevens, at number16, “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations, at number 18 and “Come Softly to Me” by The New Seekers Ft Marty Kristian, which is at number 20.

The Sweet are this week’s biggest climber; they jump 14 places to number 2.