On The Charts - June 1973

Continuing the review of songs that were on the Top 40 (US) charts 50 years ago (1973).  We're on to June, and 50% through the year!  

All of the 1973 music posts can be seen HERE, btw.

Following the normal format, here's the Top 10 songs for June 1973, based on the average chart position (US charts) over the 5 weeks in the month:

• My Love - Paul McCartney And Wings - 1.2
• Pillow Talk - Sylvia - 4.4
• I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - Barry White - 4.8
• Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes - 5.2
• Daniel - Elton John - 6.8
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group - 8
• Give Me Love - (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison - 8.2
• Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston 9.4
• Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John - 11.4
• Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers - 12.2

McCartney's "My Love" topped the charts for the first 4 weeks of June 1975, and was knocked off by George Harrison's "Give Me Love", making an all-ex-Beatle month.  Both super songs, iconic, even.  This is a really great month at the top of the charts. I own 9 of the 10 top songs.

There were 55 individual songs on the Top 40 over the course of the 5 weeks, which is a quite a bit lower than the previous months of 1973.  That simply means that the songs were sticking around that June.

Here's the songs that made their Top 40 debut in June 1973:

• Kodachrome - Paul Simon - 28
• Natural High - Bloodstone - 30
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce - 31
• Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers - 31
• Misdemeanor - Foster Sylvers - 32
• Money - Pink Floyd - 33
• Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple - 35
• Shambala - Three Dog Night - 36
• You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) - The Stylistics - 36
• Daddy Could Swear, I Declare - Gladys Knight And The Pips - 38
• Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich - 38
• Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation - The Dells - 38
• Yesterday Once More - Carpenters - 38
• Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler - 39
• So Very Hard To Go - Tower Of Power - 39
• Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett - 39
• I'll Always Love My Mama (Part I) - The Intruders - 39
• Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts - 40
• Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road - 40
• Doing It To Death - Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s - 40
• Time To Get Down - The O'Jays - 40

Some pretty impressive songs here, which will be climbing the charts over the next month...

So that's it, look for the post later this month of songs that dropped off the Hot 100 in June without having made the Top 40!