List of number-one singles in 1973 (New Zealand)
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This is a list of Number 1 hit singles
in 1973 in New Zealand
, starting with the first chart dated, 2 February 1973.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in 1973 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, starting with the first chart dated, 2 February 1973.
Chart
Grey shading indicates a song of New Zealand origin.| Week | Artist | Title | Album |
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| 2 February | Lobo Lobo (musician) Roland Kent LaVoie, better known by the stage name Lobo , is an American singer-songwriter who was successful in the early 1970s, scoring several U.S... |
I'd Love You To Want Me I'd Love You to Want Me "I'd Love You to Want Me" is the title of a popular song from 1972 by Roland Kent Lavoie, who performed using the stage name Lobo. Lavoie wrote the song, which appears on his album Of a Simple Man.... |
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| 9 February | Lobo | I'd Love You To Want Me | |
| 16 February | Lobo | I'd Love You To Want Me | |
| 23 February | Carly Simon Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work... |
You're So Vain You're So Vain "You're So Vain" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and released in December 1972. The song is a critical profile of a self-absorbed lover; Simon asserts "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." The subject's identity has been the matter of speculation, fueled by... |
No Secrets No Secrets (Carly Simon album) Reviews for No Secrets were mixed. Robert Christgau, writing in Creem, rated the album a B-, which signifies "a competent or mildly interesting record that will usually feature at least three worthwhile cuts." He stated that "if a horse could sing in a monotone, the horse would sound like Carly... |
| 2 March | Carly Simon | You're So Vain | No Secrets |
| 9 March | Carly Simon | You're So Vain | No Secrets |
| 15 March | Carly Simon | You're So Vain | No Secrets |
| 23 March | Sweet Sweet (band) Sweet was a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the most prominent glam rock acts, with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.Sweet was formed in 1968 and achieved their first... |
Block Buster! Block Buster! "Block Buster!" is a popular song by The Sweet. Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and produced by Phil Wainman, "Block Buster!" was the band's sole UK #1 hit... |
(non-album single) |
| 30 March | Sweet | Block Buster | (non-album single) |
| 6 April | Sweet | Block Buster | (non-album single) |
| 13 April | Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... |
Crocodile Rock Crocodile Rock "Crocodile Rock" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in June 1972 at the Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville in France. It was released on 27 October 1972 in the UK and 20 November 1972 in the US, as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot... |
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John. It was released by DJM Records.... |
| 20 April | Elton John | Crocodile Rock | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player |
| 27 April | Roberta Flack Roberta Flack Roberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk music... |
Killing Me Softly With His Song Killing Me Softly with His Song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a 1971 song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Roberta Flack whose version topped the U.S... |
Killing Me Softly |
| 4 May | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song | Killing Me Softly |
| 11 May | The Carpenters The Carpenters Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister Karen and brother Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and... feat. Steve Allen Steve Allen Steve Allen may refer to:*Steve Allen , American musician, comedian, and writer*Steve Allen , presenter on the London-based talk radio station LBC 97.3... |
Top Of The World Top of the World (The Carpenters song) "Top of the World" is the name of a 1972 song by The Carpenters. Originally recorded for and released on the duo's 1972 studio album A Song for You, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late 1973, becoming the duo's second U.S. number-one single... |
A Song For You |
| 18 May | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song | Killing Me Softly |
| 25 May | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song | Killing Me Softly |
| 1 June | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" is a song by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando, written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and Dave Appell. It was a worldwide hit for the group in 1973.... |
(non-album single) |
| 8 June | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | (non-album single) |
| 16 June | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | (non-album single) |
| 22 June | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | (non-album single) |
| 1 July | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | (non-album single) |
| 6 July | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | (non-album single) |
| 13 July | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | (non-album single) |
| 20 July | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | (non-album single) |
| 27 July | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | (non-album single) |
| 3 August | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree | (non-album single) |
| 10 August | Three Dog Night Three Dog Night Three Dog Night is an American rock band best known for their music from 1968 to 1975. During that time the band charted 21 Billboard top 40 hits in America, three of which reached Number One... |
Shambala Shambala (song) "Shambala" is a song written by Daniel Moore and made famous by Three Dog Night whose cover reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Three Dog Night:... |
(non-album single) |
| 17 August | Three Dog Night | Shambala | (non-album single) |
| 24 August | Clint Holmes Clint Holmes Clint Holmes , is a singer-songwriter and Las Vegas entertainer. He was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire , England, the son of an African-American jazz musician and a white English opera singer... |
Playground In My Mind | |
| 31 August | Clint Holmes | Playground In My Mind | |
| 7 September | Helen Reddy Helen Reddy Helen Reddy , often referred to as "The Queen of 70s Pop", is an Australian-American singer and actress. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed fifteen singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six of those 15 songs made the Top 10... |
Delta Dawn Delta Dawn "Delta Dawn" is a song written by former child rockabilly star Larry Collins and songwriter Alex Harvey , best known as a 1972 top ten C&W hit for Tanya Tucker and a number-one hit for Helen Reddy in 1973.-Lyrical story:The title character is a faded southern... |
Long Hard Climb |
| 14 September | Helen Reddy | Delta Dawn | Long Hard Climb |
| 21 September | Helen Reddy | Delta Dawn | Long Hard Climb |
| 28 September | Helen Reddy | Delta Dawn | Long Hard Climb |
| 5 October | Helen Reddy | Delta Dawn | Long Hard Climb |
| 12 October | Helen Reddy | Delta Dawn | Long Hard Climb |
| 19 October | Paul Simon Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles... |
Take Me To The Mardi Gras | There Goes Rhymin' Simon There Goes Rhymin' Simon There Goes Rhymin' Simon is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon rush-released on May 5, 1973. It contains songs covering several styles and genres, such as gospel and dixieland . It received two nominations at the Grammy Awards of 1974, including Best Male Pop Vocal... |
| 26 October | Paul Simon | Take Me To The Mardi Gras | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| 2 November | Paul Simon | Take Me To The Mardi Gras | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| 9 November | Cher Cher Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in... |
Half-Breed Half-Breed (song) "Half-Breed" is a song recorded by Cher and released as a single in 1973. On October 6, 1973, it became Cher's second U.S. number one hit as a solo artist, similarly becoming her second solo single to hit the top spot in Canada on the same date.... |
Half-Breed Half-Breed (album) Half-Breed is the tenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on October 27, 1973 by MCA. For the production of the album Cher returned with Snuff Garrett and Al Capps. Half-Breed was the second record for MCA and also promoted on her successful "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" show... |
| 16 November | Les Humphries Singers Les Humphries Singers The Les Humphries Singers was a 1970s musical group formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1969 by the English born Les Humphries , who had been inspired to do his own version of the Edwin Hawkins Singers.The Les Humphries Singers dissolved at the end of the... |
Mexico Mexico (Song) "Mexico" is a song by American alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, from their 2001 album Weird Revolution.- Song structure :The song starts with a muffled voice talking, which then says more audibly "We love him.". Then, it goes to Gibby chanting the lyrics, "God, Zeus, Allah, Buddha... Bob... |
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| 23 November | Sweet Sweet (band) Sweet was a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the most prominent glam rock acts, with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.Sweet was formed in 1968 and achieved their first... |
The Ballroom Blitz | Desolation Boulevard Desolation Boulevard Desolation Boulevard, released in 1974, is the second album by Sweet that year. It contains an original variant of one of the band's best known songs, "Fox on the Run".... |
| 30 November | Sweet | Ballroom Blitz | Desolation Boulevard |
| 7 December | Sweet | Ballroom Blitz | Desolation Boulevard |
| 14 December | Ringo Starr Ringo Starr Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in... |
Photograph Photograph (Ringo Starr song) "Photograph" is a song written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison. It was released by Starr as a single on 5 October 1973, reaching number eight in the UK and number one in the U.S. singles charts... |
Ringo Ringo (album) Ringo is the third album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records. It peaked at #7 on the UK Albums Chart and #2 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached #1 on the RPM national albums chart... |
| 22 December | Ringo Starr | Photograph | Ringo |
- There was no chart recorded from January 1-February 1 and December 22-31 1973