THE MBG TOP FORTY
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OCTOBER 29, 1972 THRU NOVEMBER 3, 1973
THE 4TH CHART YEAR
A Brief Explanation: I have chosen to incorporate what I call 'Chart Years' into The MBG Top 40. Each year, the new chart year will begin on Sunday of the first week of November and run through Saturday of the last week of October. All singles which made their debut within those dates will become eligible for the Top Hits for that chart year; 164 singles qualified during the 1973 chart year.
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 100. | Ashes To Ashes - 5th Dimension | #13 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 99. | Jesus Is Just Alright - Doobie Brothers | #13 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 98. | Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John |
#12 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 97. | I'm Just A Singer In A Rock 'N Roll Band - Moody Blues | #12 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 96. | The World Is A Ghetto - War | #11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 95. | Living In The Past - Jethro Tull | #11 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 94. | Good Morning Heartache - Diana Ross | #10 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 93. | Operator - Jim Croce | #10 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 92. | Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan | #10 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 91. | Jimmy Loves Mary Ann - Looking Glass | #10 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 90. | Daddy's Home - Jermaine Jackson | #10 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 89. | Break Up, To Make Up - Stylistics | #10 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 88. | Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon | #10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 87. | Superfly - Curtis Mayfield | #10 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 86. | Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago | #10 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 85. | I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City | #9 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 84. | Masterpiece - Temptations | #9 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 83. | Ventura Highway - America | #9 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 82. | Sweet Surrender - Bread | #9 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 81. | Hocus Pocus - Focus | #9 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 80. | That Lady (Part 1) - Isley Brothers | #9 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 79. | Money - Pink Floyd | #9 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 78. | Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John | #9 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 77. | The Cover Of The Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook | #9 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 76. | I've Got So Much To Give - Barry White | #8 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 75. | Soul Song - Joe Stampley | #8 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 74. | Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel | #8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 73. | Freedom For The Stallion - Hues Corporation | #8 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 72. | Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins & Messina | #8 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 71. | Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich | #8 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 70. | Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye | #7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 69. | Call Me - Al Green | #7 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 68. | Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers |
#7 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 67. | Danny's Song - Anne Murray | #7 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 66. | The Cisco Kid - War | #6 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 65. | How Can I Tell Her - Lobo | #6 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 64. | Dueling Banjos - Eric Weisberg & Steve Mandell |
#6 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 63. | Do It Again - Steely Dan | #6 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 62. | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce | #6 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 61. | Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles | #6 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 60. | Top Of The World - Carpenters | #6 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 59. | Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas | #5 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 58. | Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers | #5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 57. | Funny Face - Donna Fargo | #5 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 56. | Do You Want To Dance - Bette Midler | #5 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 55. | Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got) - Four Tops |
#5 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 54. | Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts | #5 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 53. | One Of A Kind Love Affair - Spinners | #5 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 52. | Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple | #4 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 51. | Little Willy - Sweet | #4 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 50. | Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings | #4 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 49. | Will It Go 'Round In Circles - Billy Preston | #4 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 48. | Drift Away - Dobie Gray | #4 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 47. | Crocodile Rock - Elton John | #4 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 46. | Wildflower - Skylark | #4 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 45. | Stone In Love With You - Stylistics | #4 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 44. | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler | #3 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 43. | Last Song - Edward Bear | #3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 42. | Angel Claire - Gilbert O'Sullivan | #3 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 41. | I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - Barry White | #3 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 40. | If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes | #3 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 39. | It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond |
#3 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 38. | Oh Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith |
#3 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 37. | Neither One Of Us - Gladys Knight & The Pips | #3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 36. | Also Sprach Zarathustra - Deodato | #3 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 35. | Superstition - Stevie Wonder | #3 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 34. | Kodachrome - Paul Simon | #2 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 33. | Angie - Rolling Stones | #2 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 32. | Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes | #2 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 31. | Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo | #2 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 30. | We're An American Band - Grand Funk | #2 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 29. | Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night | #2 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 28. | Rocky Mountain High - John Denver | #2 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 27. | The Morning After - Maureen McGovern | #2 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 26. | Something's Wrong With Me - Austin Roberts | #2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 25. | Pillow Talk - Sylvia | #2 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 24. | Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree - Tony Orlando & Dawn | #1 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 23. | Love Train - O'Jays | #1 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 22. | Half Breed - Cher | #1 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 21. | Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy | #1 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 20. | I Got A Name - Jim Croce | #1 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 19. | My Maria - B.W. Stevenson | #1 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 18. | Give Me Love - George Harrison | #1 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 17. | Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul | #1 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 16. | Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group | #1 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 15. | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - Spinners | #1 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 14. | Brother Louie - Stories | #1 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 13. | Let's Pretend - Raspberries | #1 | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 12. | The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence | #1 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 11. | Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest | #1 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 10. | Yesterday Once More - Carpenters | #1 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 9. | My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings | #1 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 8. | Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Temptations | #1 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7. | Daniel - Elton John | #1 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 6. | Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips |
#1 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 5. | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder |
#1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 4. | Sing - Carpenters | #1 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 3. | Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross | #1 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 2. | You're So Vain - Carly Simon | #1 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 1. | Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack | #1 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
