On The Charts - August 1973

 Continuing the review of songs that were on the Top 40 (US) charts 50 years ago (1973).  We're on to August, well into the second half of the year!  

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

Following the normal format, here's the Top 10 songs for August 1973, based on the average chart position (US charts) over the 4 weeks in the month:

• Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney And Wings - 2.25
• The Morning After - Maureen McGovern - 2.75
• Brother Louie - Stories - 3.75
• Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross - 3.75
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce - 5.75
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye - 8.25
• Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan - 10.25
• Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels - 10.5
• Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago - 10.75
• Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple - 11.25

Three (3) songs topped the charts in August, 1973.  Maureen McGovern's "The Morning After" held the top spot for the first two weeks, followed by 1 week for Diana Ross's "Touch Me In The Morning".  Stories' "Borther Louis" reached #1 for the last week of the month.     A pretty eclectic month in the top 10, some great, some good, some...  well, not my favorite.  In fact, I only own 7 of the top 10 songs.  

There were 53 individual songs on the Top 40 over the course of the 4 weeks in August, which is pretty much average.

16 songs made their Top 40 debut in July, which tie January for the fewest chart entries for the year.  But some especially notable sogs that we'll see near the top soon.  Here they are, with their debut rank:  

• Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon - 27
• We're An American Band - Grand Funk - 29
• That Lady (Part 1) - The Isley Brothers - 31
• I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In - Don Covay - 32
• Why Me - Kris Kristofferson - 32
• Gypsie Man - War - 33
• Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John - 34
• Theme From Cleopatra Jones - Joe Simon - 34
• Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out - Bobby Womack - 35
• My Maria - B.W. Stevenson - 35
• A Million To One/Young Love - Donny Osmond - 36
• You Light Up My Life/Believe In Humanity - Carole King - 37
• There It Is - Tyrone Davis - 38
• The Hurt - Cat Stevens - 39
• Future Shock - Curtis Mayfield - 40
• I'll Always Love My Mama (Part I) - The Intruders - 40

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