American Top 40, 2/24/73

Topping the charts this week in 1973:

1. Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
2. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
3. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
4. You're So Vain - Carly Simon
5. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - Spinners
6. Do It Again - Steely Dan
7. Last Song - Edward Bear
8. Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo
9. Love Train - O'Jays
10. Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

"Killing Me Softly With His Song" jumps to #1, after "Crocodile Rock"'s 3 week run at the top.  Two Top-10 debuts this week: "Last Song",  and "Love Train".  Dropping out:  "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?", and "Why Can't We Live Together"....

  And a bunch of Top 100 debuts, too many to list them all.  Notables include (w/ eventual peak in parenthesis):

• Sing- Carpenters (3)
• Drift Away - Dobie Gray (5)
• Sail On Sailor -  Beach Boys (80) (This would be re-released in '75, and rise to 49)