Top Songs of 1973 by Vote

The songs in the chart below are the most popular songs of 1973 by vote. Voting for these songs began at the end of the year. There are two end year charts, the one below, and the Top 10 Songs of 1973. Also see Top 100 Songs by Vote.

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Top Songs of 1973 by Vote -- Chart 1173
Rank Song Artist Votes
1Come & Get Your LoveRedbone122
2For Your PleasureRoxy Music110
2Higher GroundStevie Wonder110
4City KidsPink Fairies82
5Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)David Bowie74
6Come Get To ThisMarvin Gaye55
6EclipsePink Floyd55
8Brain DamagePink Floyd52
8Drive-In SaturdayDavid Bowie52
10Breathe In The AirPink Floyd49
11Any Colour You LikePink Floyd47
12The Great Gig In The SkyPink Floyd45
12Lady Grinning SoulDavid Bowie45
14On The RunPink Floyd44
15TimePink Floyd43
16MoneyPink Floyd41
17Us & ThemPink Floyd40
18Free BirdLynyrd Skynyrd37
18If You Want Me To StaySly & The Family Stone37
20SorrowDavid Bowie32
21TimeDavid Bowie30
22FreedomBuffalo26
22That LadyThe Isley Brothers26
24Concrete JungleBig Youth25
25Jungle BoogieKool & The Gang24
25Roll Over Lay DownStatus Quo24
27Concrete JungleThe Wailers23
27Here We Go AgainPoco23
27Hymn For The DudesMott The Hoople23
30ChameleonHerbie Hancock22
3120th Century BoyT•Rex21
317 Bridges Road aka Seven Bridges RoadIan Matthews21
33Ballad Of Mott The Hoople (March 26, 1972 Zurich)Mott The Hoople20
33The Highways Of My LifeThe Isley Brothers20
33Personality CrisisNew York Dolls20
36100 Years AgoThe Rolling Stones18
36Alison GrossSteeleye Span18
38Apple Of My EyeBadfinger17
38Bad, Bad Leroy BrownJim Croce17
38Ecstasy aka EcstacyRaspberries17
38EvilEarth, Wind & Fire17
38The Heavenly Music CorporationFripp & Eno17
38No QuarterLed Zeppelin17
44(Ain't Nothin' But A) House PartyThe J. Geils Band16
44Back In '72Bob Seger16
44Bad Motor ScooterMontrose16
44Cum On Feel The NoizeSlade16
44Dixie ChickenLittle Feat16
44Editions Of YouRoxy Music16
504th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)Bruce Springsteen15
505:15The Who15
50Ashes Are BurningRenaissance15
50Captain JackBilly Joel15
50China GroveThe Doobie Brothers15
50Cindy IncidentallyFaces15
50Daughter Of The EvergladesRory Gallagher15
50Dearg DoomHorslips15
50Death Of SamanthaYoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory, Endless Strings & Choir Boys15
50Hold Back The WaterBachman-Turner Overdrive15
60Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)Deodato14
60ApacheMichael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band14
60The Ballroom BlitzThe Sweet14
60Blue CollarBachman-Turner Overdrive14
60Cosmic SlopFunkadelic14
60CrawshayCymande14
60The Dean & I10 C.C.14
60Dear ElaineRoy Wood14
60Devil In A Sleepin' BagWillie Nelson14
60Eyes Of The WorldGrateful Dead14
60The Faith HealerThe Sensational Alex Harvey Band14
60Fat Man In The BathtubLittle Feat14
60Helen WheelsPaul McCartney & Wings14
60Here I Am (Come & Take Me)Al Green14
60Honky Tonk HeroesWaylon Jennings14
75400 YearsThe Wailers13
75After The GoldrushPrelude13
75All The Girls Love AliceElton John13
75All The Way From MemphisMott The Hoople13
75Band On The RunPaul McCartney & Wings13
75BodhisattvaSteely Dan13
75BreadfanBudgie13
75Child's Christmas In WalesJohn Cale13
75Cowgirl In The SandByrds13
75DecadenceKevin Ayers13
75Diamond GirlSeals & Crofts13
75Distant LoverMarvin Gaye13
75Emerald EyesFleetwood Mac13
75Get Up, Stand UpThe Wailers13
75HeartbreakerFree13
75HypnotizedFleetwood Mac13
75I Ain't The OneLynyrd Skynyrd13
75The JokerSteve Miller Band13
75JoleneDolly Parton13
75La GrangeZZ Top13
75Let's Get It OnMarvin Gaye13
75MasterpieceThe Temptations13
97American TunePaul Simon12
97AndaluciaJohn Cale12
97CarolineStatus Quo12
97The Cinema ShowGenesis12
97Dark LadyChér12
97DesperadoEagles12
97DesperadoLinda Ronstadt12
97Easy MoneyKing Crimson12
97Hello HoorayAlice Cooper12
97Hooked On A FeelingBlue Swede12
97MarthaTom Waits12
97May You NeverJohn Martyn12
97Weeping WidowApril Wine12
110All I KnowArt Garfunkel11
110All To YouEllen McIlwaine11
110AtemTangerine Dream11
110Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone ShoelacesCheech y Chong11
110Brother LouieHot Chocolate11
110Catherine Of AragonRick Wakeman11
110Dancing MachineThe Jackson 511
110The Devil Is Singing Our SongJames Gang11
110Do The StrandRoxy Music11
110Do You Wanna Dance?Barry Blue11
110Frozen LoveBuckingham Nicks11
110Half-BreedChér11
110Have You Been Making Out O.K.Al Green11
110Hollywood SwingingKool & The Gang11
110I Can't Stand The RainAnn Peebles11
110MaRare Earth11
110Ma-Ma-Ma BelleElectric Light Orchestra11
110MagnoliaPoco11
110No More Mr. Nice GuyAlice Cooper11
110You Are EverythingDiana Ross & Marvin Gaye11
130Alright, Alright, AlrightMungo Jerry10
130Armed & Extremely DangerousFirst Choice10
130Bennie & The JetsElton John10
130Bird On The Wire (Live)Leonard Cohen10
130Body TalkGeorge Benson10
130The BossJames Brown & The J.B.'s10
130Candy's Going BadGolden Earring10
130Celestial Terrestrial CommutersMahavishnu Orchestra10
130Cotton Growing ManSpooky Tooth10
130Dancing With The Moonlit KnightGenesis10
130Doing It To Death - Part 1 & 2Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s10
130Don't Be Denied (Live)Neil Young10
130Down Where The Valleys Are LowJudee Sill10
130Feel So Good (Live)Jefferson Airplane10
130Glamour BoyThe Guess Who10
130I'm A RockerRaspberries10
130Ice Cream ManTom Waits10
130Jimmy Loves Mary-AnneLooking Glass10
130The KissJudee Sill10
130Lady Run, Lady HideApril Wine10
130Loving ArmsKris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge10
130Man Of The WorldRobin Trower10
130Merry Xmaƨ EverybodySlade10
130Messin'Manfred Mann's Earth Band10
130The OceanLed Zeppelin10
130West Coast WomanPainter10
130When Your Parents Go To SleepKevin Ayers10
130You Ask Me ToWaylon Jennings10
130You're SixteenRingo Starr10
130Zarathustra: L'Ultimo UomoMuseo Rosenbach10
160AngelAretha Franklin9
160AngieThe Rolling Stones9
160Are You Man EnoughFour Tops9
160The Battle Of Epping ForestGenesis9
160Beauty QueenRoxy Music9
160Best Of FriendsJoan Baez9
160Black RoseWaylon Jennings9
160Book Of SaturdayKing Crimson9
160Born To Go (Live)Hawkwind9
160Brother LouieStories9
160Court & SparkJoni Mitchell9
160Dancing With Mr. D.The Rolling Stones9
160DanielElton John9
160Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)Gary Glitter9
160Don't Let Me Be Lonely TonightThe Isley Brothers9
160Down By The SeaStrawbs9
160Flying TeapotGong9
160Funky StuffKool & The Gang9
160Future DaysCAN9
160Gimme DangerIggy & The Stooges9
160Gypsy DavyArlo Guthrie9
160Gypsy ManWar9
160A Hard Rain's A-Gonna FallBryan Ferry9
160Hard To Handle (Live)Grateful Dead9
160HarmonyElton John9
160He Went To ParisJimmy Buffett9
160Heart Of The Sunrise (Live)Yes9
160I Got A NameJim Croce9
160I'm So Glad, I'm So ProudLink Wray9
160I've Got To Use My ImaginationGladys Knight & The Pips9
160JenniferFaust9
160Jimmy JeanEllen McIlwaine9
160July Morning (Live)Uriah Heep9
160Just Like YouRoxy Music9
160Just My Soul RespondingSmokey Robinson9
160KrautrockFaust9
160LamplightDavid Essex9
160Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part TwoKing Crimson9
160Let It RideBachman-Turner Overdrive9
160Make ItAerosmith9
160Mama KinAerosmith9
160Me & Baby BrotherWar9
160Mother Of PearlRoxy Music9
160Nirvana For MiceHenry Cow9
160Ol' '55Tom Waits9
160Old Five & Dimers (Like Me)Waylon Jennings9
160Piano ManBilly Joel9
160UncomplicatedRick Derringer9
160The Way We WereBarbra Streisand9
160We're An American BandGrand Funk9
160You Sure Love To BallMarvin Gaye9
160You're In AmericaGranicus9
212Bubbling OverDolly Parton8
212Caroline Says IILou Reed8
212The Dog, The Dog, He's At It AgainCaravan8
212Don't You Worry 'Bout A ThingStevie Wonder8
212Drivin' Me CrazyBodacious D.F.8
212Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies BleedingElton John8
212GenevieveCymande8
212Giddy Up A Ding DongThe Sensational Alex Harvey Band8
212Got To Get Better In A Little While (Live)Derek & The Dominos8
212I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)Johnnie Taylor8
212I Shot The SheriffThe Wailers8
212I Wish It Could Be Christmas EverydayWizzard8
212I'll Have To Say I Love You In A SongJim Croce8
212I'm A Stranger HereFive Man Electrical Band8
212I'm OneThe Who8
212I'm So Lonesome I Could CryAl Green8
212I'm So RestlessRoger McGuinn8
212If I Should Die TonightMarvin Gaye8
212JessicaThe Allman Brothers Band8
212Just To Keep You SatisfiedMarvin Gaye8
212Just You 'n' MeChicago8
212Maybe Your BabyRufus8
212Memory Lain, Hugh / HeadlossCaravan8
212Midnight At The OasisMaria Muldaur8
212Midnight RiderGregg Allman8
212Oh My LadyStampeders8
212Orgone Accumulator (Live)Hawkwind8
212Rock & Roll, Hoochie KooRick Derringer8
212Time Fades Away (Live)Neil Young8
212Tubular Bells (Side One)Mike Oldfield8
212Twice Removed From YesterdayRobin Trower8
212The Vanilla QueenGolden Earring8
212Watcher Of The Skies (Live)Genesis8
212When The Morning ComesDaryl Hall / John Oates8
212When Will I See You AgainThe Three Degrees8
212Whiskey RiverWillie Nelson8
212Who Has The Last Laugh NowBloodstone8
212You Make Me Feel Brand NewThe Stylistics Featuring Airrion Love & Russell Thompkins, Jr.8
212Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell aka Hard To BeatIggy & The Stooges8
212Zen ArcherTodd Rundgren8
252Bel AirCAN7
252Billion Dollar BabiesAlice Cooper7
252Billy 1Bob Dylan7
252BioChuck Berry7
252Blockbuster! aka Block BusterThe Sweet7
252The Boston RagSteely Dan7
252Camarillo BrilloThe Mothers7
252Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)The Rolling Stones7
252Doolin-DaltonEagles7
252Firth Of FifthGenesis7
252Go Down EasyJohn Martyn7
252Great King RatQueen7
252Grey Seal (Rerecorded)Elton John7
252Growin' UpBruce Springsteen7
252How Do You Think It FeelsLou Reed7
252I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With YouTom Waits7
252I Like YouDonovan7
252I Love You SecretlyThe Miracles7
252I Wish I Was Your MotherMott The Hoople7
252I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More BabyBarry White7
252Jesus Just Left ChicagoZZ Top7
252JetPaul McCartney & Wings7
252Jet BoyNew York Dolls7
252Keep On Truckin'Eddie Kendricks7
252Keep Your Head To The SkyEarth, Wind & Fire7
252KG's (Half Way Tree)Simplicity People7
252Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob Dylan7
252KodachromePaul Simon7
252LiarQueen7
252Life Is StrangeT. Rex7
252Little Girl In BloomThin Lizzy7
252Live & Let DieWings7
252Loves Me Like A RockPaul Simon With The Dixie Hummingbirds7
252Me & My StoneStampeders7
252My Coo Ca ChooAlvin Stardust7
252My LovePaul McCartney & Wings7
252Natural HighBloodstone7
252Nineteen Hundred & Eighty FivePaul McCartney & Wings7
252On Your Way DownLittle Feat7
252PrayerGranicus7
252Raised On RobberyJoni Mitchell7
252Raw PowerIggy & The Stooges7
252RazamanazNazareth7
252The RockerThin Lizzy7
252Rocky Mountain WayJoe Walsh7
252Roll Over BeethovenThe Electric Light Orchestra7
252Rubber Bullets10 C.C.7
252Sabbath Bloody SabbathBlack Sabbath7
252She's GoneDaryl Hall / John Oates7
252Simple Life (Ode To L.A.)Valdy7
252SkywriterJackson 5ive7
252Sospesi nell'incredibileLe Orme7
252Space Is Deep (Live)Hawkwind7
252Spirit In The NightBruce Springsteen7
252Stealin'Uriah Heep7
252StratusBilly Cobham7
252Street LifeRoxy Music7
252Take It EasyJackson Browne7
252TonightRaspberries7
252TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees7
252Two TrainsLittle Feat7
252Urban GuerrillaHawkwind7
252Waitin' For The BusZZ Top7
252Walk Like A ManGrand Funk7
252Watermelon Man (Rerecorded)Herbie Hancock7
252What Is Hip?Tower Of Power7
252Woman From TokyoDeep Purple7
252You're The Biggest Thing Since Powdered MilkBudgie7
320Behind Closed DoorsCharlie Rich6
320Best Thing That Ever Happened To MeGladys Knight & The Pips6
320Birds Of FireMahavishnu Orchestra6
320Blinded By The LightBruce Springsteen6
320Burnin' & Lootin'The Wailers6
320Can't You SeeThe Marshall Tucker Band6
320Candle In The WindElton John6
320Dream OnAerosmith6
320Feelin' Stronger Every DayChicago6
320Fefe Naa EfeFela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '706
320FelonaLe Orme6
320Fool YourselfLittle Feat6
320For The Love Of MoneyThe O'Jays6
320GentlemanFela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '706
320Get 'Em Out By Friday (Live)Genesis6
320Gimme Three StepsLynyrd Skynyrd6
320Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)George Harrison6
320Go Away DreamThe Chi-Lites6
320Goin' BackLarry Lurex6
320Golden LadyStevie Wonder6
320Hanky Panky NohowJohn Cale6
320Hard Nose The HighwayVan Morrison6
320I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)Genesis6
320In A Glass HouseGentle Giant6
320In Every Dream Home A HeartacheRoxy Music6
320It's Only A MovieFamily6
320Keep Yourself AliveQueen6
320LadyStyx6
320Lady DayLou Reed6
320Let Me Be ThereOlivia Newton-John6
320Living For The CityStevie Wonder6
320Living In The Material WorldGeorge Harrison6
320The Lonely OneDave Mason6
320Love & HappinessFirst Choice6
320Love's ThemeThe Love Unlimited Orchestra6
320MeadowsJoe Walsh6
320Midnight Train To GeorgiaGladys Knight & The Pips6
320The Most Beautiful GirlCharlie Rich6
320My Mistake (Was To Love You)Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye6
320Nappy DugoutFunkadelic6
320Never, Never Gonna Give Ya UpBarry White6
320One Less Set Of FootstepsJim Croce6
320One Way StreetAerosmith6
320Ooh La LaFaces6
320The PaybackJames Brown6
320PhotographRingo Starr6
320Radar LoveGolden Earring6
320Rain DanceHerbie Hancock6
320The Rain SongLed Zeppelin6
320Ramblin' ManThe Allman Brothers Band6
320River Deep, Mountain High (Rerecorded)Ike & Tina Turner6
320Rock CandyMontrose6
320Sabbra CadabraBlack Sabbath6
320The Sad SkinheadFaust6
320SheGram Parsons6
320Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma MaSteve Miller Band6
320Small Axe (Rerecorded)The Wailers6
320Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen6
320Smokin' In The Boy's RoomBrownsville Station6
320So Very Hard To GoTower Of Power6
320A Song For EuropeRoxy Music6
320South AfricaRoy Harper6
320South City Midnight LadyThe Doobie Brothers6
320Space RaceBilly Preston6
320Star StarThe Rolling Stones6
320Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)Willie Nelson6
320Step Into ChristmasElton John6
320Stir It Up (Rerecorded)The Wailers6
320Stoned Out Of My MindThe Chi-Lites6
320Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye6
320Streets Of BaltimoreGram Parsons6
320Take The HighwayThe Marshall Tucker Band6
320This Flight TonightNazareth6
320Too HighStevie Wonder6
320The TraderThe Beach Boys6
320TrashNew York Dolls6
320Tuesday's GoneLynyrd Skynyrd6
320Turn On Your ReceiverNazareth6
320Turn The PageBob Seger6
320Under The Sun, Moon & StarsJimmy Cliff6
320Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)Aretha Franklin6
320ViolenceMott The Hoople6
320Woke Up This Morning (Rerecorded)Nazareth6
320Yes We Can CanThe Pointer Sisters6
320Yesterday Once MoreCarpenters6
405Call Me (Come Back Home)Al Green5
405Cam Ye O'er Frae FranceSteeleye Span5
405Drift AwayDobie Gray5
405For EverymanJackson Browne5
405For Ol' Times SakeElvis Presley5
405Get DownGilbert O'Sullivan5
405Get Down To ItHumble Pie5
405Give It To MeThe J. Geils Band5
405Giving It All AwayRoger Daltrey5
405Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John5
405If You Wanna Get To HeavenThe Ozark Mountain Daredevils5
405If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)Staple Singers5
405In TimeSly & The Family Stone5
405Killing Me Softly With His SongRoberta Flack5
405Killing Yourself To LiveBlack Sabbath5
405Let Me Roll ItPaul McCartney & Wings5
405Let Me Serenade YouThree Dog Night5
405LifeDr. John5
405The Life DivineCarlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin5
405Lonely Planet BoyNew York Dolls5
405Lonesome L.A. CowboyNew Riders Of The Purple Sage5
405Long Train Runnin'The Doobie Brothers5
405MontanaThe Mothers5
405MoonshakeCAN5
405My MariaB.W. Stevenson5
405My Old SchoolSteely Dan5
405New York City SerenadeBruce Springsteen5
405NextThe Sensational Alex Harvey Band5
405No More TroubleThe Wailers5
405O.D.'d On Life ItselfBlue Öyster Cult5
405Over The HillJohn Martyn5
405Part Of The UnionStrawbs5
405A Passion Play - Critique ObliqueJethro Tull5
405Pillow TalkSylvia5
405Pool Hall RichardFaces5
405Precious & GraceZZ Top5
405PyjamaramaRoxy Music5
405Rainbow SongAmerica5
405Rat Bat BlueDeep Purple5
405The Real MeThe Who5
405Red BaronBilly Cobham5
405A ReunionGentle Giant5
405Right Place Wrong TimeDr. John5
405Ring, Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida5
405Rock Me BabyJohnny Winter5
405Rock OnDavid Essex5
405Rock The BoatThe Hues Corporation5
405Roll Um EasyLittle Feat5
405Shotgun WillieWillie Nelson5
405Show & TellAl Wilson5
405Show Biz KidsSteely Dan5
405ShowdownElectric Light Orchestra5
405Simple ManLynyrd Skynyrd5
405Sitting On A Poor Man's ThroneCopper Penny5
405Sketches Of ChinaPaul Kantner, Grace Slick & David Freiberg5
405Solid AirJohn Martyn5
405Something So RightPaul Simon5
405A Song I'd Like To SingKris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge5
405Soul Travelin' Pt. I (The G.B.E.)Gary Byrd5
405SouthboundThe Allman Brothers Band5
405SprayCAN5
405St. Judy's CometPaul Simon5
405Such A NightDr. John5
405Sugar BabeSteve Miller Band5
405Summer BreezeThe Isley Brothers5
405Sunrise (Come My Way)Buffalo5
405Takin' Care Of BusinessBachman-Turner Overdrive5
405There's A Rugged RoadJudee Sill5
405These Foolish ThingsBryan Ferry5
405Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak TreeDawn Featuring Tony Orlando5
405Touch Me In The MorningDiana Ross5
405Walk On Hot CoalsRory Gallagher5
405Wang Dang DoodleThe Pointer Sisters5
405Warm LoveVan Morrison5
405Who Knows Where The Time GoesSandy Denny & The Strawbs5
405Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? (Live)Derek & The Dominos5
481Can You UnderstandRenaissance4
481Get It TogetherThe Jackson 54
481God Gave Rock & Roll To YouArgent4
481In The Grip Of A Tyre Fitters HandBudgie4
481International FeelTodd Rundgren4
481Let There Be DrumsMichael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band4
481Lonesome, On'ry & MeanWaylon Jennings4
481Looking For A KissNew York Dolls4
481Love, Reign O'er MeThe Who4
481Mind GamesJohn Lennon4
481Mood For A Day (Live)Yes4
481Nobody Wants You When You're Down & OutBobby Womack4
481NomathembaLadysmith Black Mambazo4
481Now That We Found LoveThe O'Jays4
481Nutbush City LimitsIke & Tina Turner4
481Over The Hills & Far AwayLed Zeppelin4
481Painted LadiesIan Thomas4
481Paris 1919John Cale4
481Purple HeatherVan Morrison4
481Quadrant 4Billy Cobham4
481Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)Sly & The Family Stone4
481The Red & The BlackBlue Öyster Cult4
481Remember MeFleetwood Mac4
481Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)Bruce Springsteen4
481Sad SongLou Reed4
481Saturday Night's Alright For FightingElton John4
481Saw A New MorningThe Bee Gees4
481Search & DestroyIggy & The Stooges4
481Seasons In The SunTerry Jacks4
481Shake AppealIggy & The Stooges4
481ShambalaThree Dog Night4
481Someday We'll All Be FreeDonny Hathaway4
481Sometimes I Don't Know What To FeelTodd Rundgren4
481A Song For YouGram Parsons4
481Sue Me, Sue You BluesGeorge Harrison4
481Tequila SunriseEagles4
481Thankful N' ThoughtfulSly & The Family Stone4
481These DaysJackson Browne4
519Sail On SailorThe Beach Boys3
519September 13Deodato3