UK Singles Chart Archive 1972-1989 (6th October 1973)

UK Singles Chart 6th October 1973

• 01 (01) Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
• 02 (02) The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
• 03 (04) Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash
• 04 (ne) Slade - My Friend Stan
• 05 (08) Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
• 06 (03) Wizzard - Angel Fingers
• 07 (09) Perry Como - For the Good Times
• 08 (14) David Bowie - Laughing Gnome
• 09 (11) Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Joybringer
• 10 (05) David Essex - Rock On
• 11 (17) Status Quo - Caroline  
• 12 (06) Rod Stewart - Oh No Not My Baby
• 13 (10) Mott the Hoople - All the Way from Memphis
• 14 (07) Rolling Stones - Angie
• 15 (13) Al Martino - Spanish Eyes
• 16 (43) Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
• 17 (12) Guy Darrell - I’ve Been Hurt
• 18 (18) Gilbert O’Sullivan - Ooh Baby
• 19 (19) Barry Blue - Dancing on A Saturday Night
• 20 (21) Dawn Ft Tony Orlando - Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsey Rose

A second week at number one for the Simon Park Orchestra with “Eye Level” and Slade go straight into the charts at number 4 with “My Friend Stan”. Just one single moves into the top 20 this week and that is Elton John with “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, which is number 16. Dawn Ft Tony Orlando re-enter the top 20 at number 20 with “Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsey Rose”.

Two records climb 6 places in this week’s top 20, David Bowie with “Laughing Gnome”, which climbs from number 14 to number 8 and Status Quo, with “Caroline” climb from number 17 to number 11.