UK Singles Chart Archive 1972-1989 (13th October 1973)

UK Singles Chart 13th October 1973

·   01 (01) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
·   02 (04) Slade - My Friend Stan
·   03 (02) The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
·   04 (05) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
·   05 (03) Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash
·   06 (08) David Bowie - Laughing Gnome
·   07 (07) Perry Como - For the Good Times
·   08 (ne) David Cassidy - Daydreamer / Puppy Song
·   09 (11) Status Quo - Caroline  
·   10 (09) Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Joybringer
·   11 (06) Wizzard - Angel Fingers  
·   12 (16) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
·   13 (12) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby
·   14 (23) Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
·   15 (15) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
·   16 (13) Mott the Hoople - All the Way from Memphis
·   17 (10) David Essex - Rock On
·   18 (17) Guy Darrell - I’ve Been Hurt
·   19 (18) Gilbert O’Sullivan - Ooh Baby
·   20 (24) Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child

The Simon Park Orchestra are number one for the third week running, as Slade move up to number two with “My Friend Stan”. David Cassidy goes straight into this week’s chart at number 8 with “Daydreamer / Puppy Song”. Just two singles climb into the top 20, “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” by Bryan Ferry, which is number 14 and “Ghetto Child” by the Detroit Spinners, which is at number 20.

Elton John is this week’s biggest climber in the top 20, with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, which climbs 4 places to number 12.