Miki Anthony – If It Wasn’t For The Reason That I Love You 02/1973
Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together 02/1973
Jimmy Helms – Gonna Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse 02/1973
Cockerel Chorus – Nice One Cyril 02/1973
Deliverance – Duelling Banjos 03/1973
Stuart Gillies – Amanda 03/1973
Roy Buchanan – Sweet Dreams 03/1973
David Williams with Andy Williams – I Don’t Know Why 03/1973
Handley Family – Wam Bam 04/1973
Highly Likely – Whatever Happened To You 04/1973
Anne-Marie David – Wonderful Dream 04/1973
Deodato – Also Sprach Zarathustra 05/1973
James Boys – Over And Over 05/1973
Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein 05/1973
Hot Shots – Snoopy Versus The Red Baron 06/1973
Joe Simon – Step By Step 06/1973
Albert Hammond – The Free Electric Band 06/1973
Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light 06/1973
New York City – I’m Doing Fine Now 07/1973
Guy Darrell – I’ve Been Hurt 08/1973
Bloodstone – Natural High 08/1973
Bobby Boris Pickett And The Crypt Kickers – Monster Mash 09/1973
Simon Park Orchestra – Eye Level 09/1973
Michael Ward – Let There Be Peace On Earth (Let It Begin With Me) 09/1973
Glyn Poole – Milly Molly Mandy 10/1973
Don Downing – Lonely Days, Lonely Nights 11/1973
Drupi – Vado Via 12/1973
Golden Earring – Radar Love 12/1973
Listen to: Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein
New York City – I’m Doing Fine Now
Golden Earring – Radar Love
I started this project to find the best one hit wonder. None of my three picks are near my top 10 but they’re decent songs. But if you look at the above and think, “What about Monster Mash? Duelling Banjos is also there?”, please be assured that you are welcome to your opinion but for me, they are kitsch novelty I’ve heard decades prior. If you want something a bit different, try Deodato’s 9 mintues jazz funk rendition of “Also Sprach Zarathustra”. As for my actual choices, Golden Earring and Edgar Winter Group are both rocking good stuff and if it wasn’t for the fact that New York City were named for their hometown, I could have sworn this was a Motown song.
Leave a Reply