From No.50 to No.1, the United Kingdom’s Official Singles Chart results for the week commencing Sunday the 18th, to Saturday the 24th of February 1973
Cut-off for sales figures is up to the end of Saturday the 17th of February
Results counted from midnight (Greenwich Mean Time) on Sunday the 18th of February,
Results officially released by the Official Charts on Tuesday the 20th of February,
Broadcast on B.B.C. Radio 1 on Sunday the 25th of February 1973.

The complete chart playlist, in descending order, from No.50 to No.1
At No.50, adding a 27th consecutive week on the chart since making its debut last year on the 20th of August 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.11, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks, later that year from the 8th of October; this week sees Judge Dread drop 2 places, from last week’s position of No.48, with Big Six.
At No.49, adding a 14th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 19th of November 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.7 later that year on the 3rd of December; this week sees Michael Jackson drop 14 places, from last week;s position of No.35, with Ben.

At No.47, adding a 5th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 21st of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.36 earlier this month on the 4th of February; this week sees Archie Bell & The Drells drop 2 places, from last week’s position of No.45, with (There’s Gonna Be) A Showdown.
At No.46, adding a 2nd consecutive week back in the chart since its re-entry last week on the 11th of February, following its departure after the 3rd of that month; now accumulating a non-consecutive 15 weeks in the chart overall since making its debut last year on the 5th of November 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.11 by the 10th of December that year; this week sees Blue Mink drop 3 places, from last week’s position of No.43, with Stay With Me.
At No.45, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 11th of February; this week sees Colin Blunstone climb 5 places, from last week’s position of No.50, to achieve this highest peak so far, with How Could We Dare To Be Wrong.
At No.44, adding a 16th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 5th November 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.3 by the 26th of that month; this week sees Donny Osmond climb 5 places, from last week’s position of No.49, with Why.
At No.42, adding a 12th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 3rd of December 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.6, remaining there for 3 consecutive weeks, earlier this year from the 7th of January; this week sees Wizzard drop 13 places, from last week’s position of No.29, with Ball Park Incident.
At No.41, adding a 3rd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 4th of this month, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.37 a week later on the 11th; this week sees Tony Christie drop 4 places, with Avenues And Alleyways.
At No.40, adding a 16th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 5th of November, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.2, remaining there for 3 consecutive weeks, later that month from the 19th; this week sees The Osmonds drop 6 places, from last week’s position of No.34, with Crazy Horses.
At No.39, adding a 3rd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut earlier this month on the 4th, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.36 a week later on the 11th; this week sees The Moody Blues drop 3 places, with I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band).
At No.38, adding a 12th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 3rd of December, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.13 earlier this year on the 21st of January; this week sees Cat Stevens drop 6 places, from last week’s position of No.32, with Can’t Keep It In.
At No.37, with the 3rd highest New Entry this week, is Timmy Thomas with Why Can’t We Live Together.
At No.36, with the 2nd highest New Entry this week, is Neil Sedaka with That’s When The Music Takes Me.
At No.35, adding a 7th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 7th of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.26 later that month on the 28th; this week sees Dandy Livingstone climb 4 places, from last week’s position of 39, with Think About That & Big City.
At No.34, adding a 12th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 3rd of December 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.5 earlier this year, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks from the 7th of January; this week sees Wings drop 4 places, from last week’s position of No.30, with Hi, Hi, Hi & C Moon.
At No.33, adding a 7th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 7th of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.14 a couple of weeks later on the 21st of that month; this week sees The Temptations drop 8 places, from last week’s position of No.25, with Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone.

At No.32, adding a 14th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 19th of November 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.11 earlier this year on the 14th of January; this week sees Gladys Knight & The Pips drop 4 places, from last week’s position of No.28, with Help Me Make It Through The Night.
At No.31, adding an 11th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 10th of December 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.9 earlier this year on the 14th of January; this week sees Elvis Presley drop 7 places, from last week’s position of No.24, with Always On My Mind.
At No.30, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 11th of February; this week sees White Plains climb 3 places, from last week’s position of No.33, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Step Into A Dream.
At No.29, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 28th of January; this week sees Miki Antony climb 9 places, from last week’s position of No.38, to achieve this highest peak so far, with If It Wasn’t For The Reason That I Love You.
At No.28, adding a 12th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 3rd of December 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.2 earlier this year on the 7th of January; this week sees David Bowie drop 2 places, from last week’s position of No.26, with The Jean Genie.
At No.27, with the highest New Entry this week, are The New Seekers with Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me.
At No.26, adding a 12th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 3rd of December 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.8 earlier this year on the 7th of January; this week sees Judge Dread drop 5 places, from last week’s position of No.21, with Big Seven.
At No.25, adding a 7th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 7th of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.7 a couple of weeks ago on the 4th of February; this week sees Free drop 12 places, from last week’s position of No.13, with Wishing Well.
At No.24, adding a 7th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 7th of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.9 later that month, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks from the 21st; this week sees Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes drop 9 places, from last week’s position of No.15, with If You Don’t Know Me By Now.
At No.23, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 11th of February; this week sees Roberta Flack climb 24 places, from last week’s position of No.47, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Killing Me Softly With His Song.
At No.22, adding a 7th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 7th of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.12 later that month, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks from the 28th; this week sees Billy Paul drop 6 places, from last week’s position of No.16, with Me & Mrs Jones.
At No.21, adding a 3rd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut earlier this month on the 4th of February; this week sees the Detroit Emeralds climb 10 places, from last week’s position of No.31, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Feel The Need In Me.
At No.20, adding a 6th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 14th of January; this week sees Focus climb 2 places, from last week’s position of No.22, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Hocus Pocus.
At No.19, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 11th of February; this week sees The Jackson 5 climb 8 places, from last week’s position of No.27, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Doctor My Eyes.
At No.18, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 28th of January; this week sees Chuck Berry climb 5 places, from last week’s position of No.23, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Reelin’ And Rockin’.
At No.17, a former No.1; adding a 14th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 19th of November 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to the top of the chart, remaining there for 5 successive weeks the following month from the 17th of December; this week sees Little Jimmy Osmond drop 8 places, from last week’s position of No.9, with Long Haired Lover From Liverpool.
At No.16, adding a 5th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 21st of January; this week sees Jr. Walker & The All Stars climb 4 places, from last week’s position of No.20, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Take Me Girl, I’m Ready.
At No.15, adding a 7th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 7th of January; this week sees Olivia Newton-John climb 3 places, from last week’s position of No.18, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Take Me Home Country Roads.
At No.14, adding a 3rd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut earlier this month on the 4th of February; this week sees Alice Cooper climb 5 places, from last week’s position of No.19, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Hello Hurray.
At No.13, adding a 7th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 7th of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.8 a couple of weeks ago on the 4th of February; this week sees Status Quo drop 3 places, from last week’s position of No.10, with Paper Plane.
At No.12, adding an 11th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last year on the 10th of December 1972, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.3 earlier this year on the 28th of January; this week sees Carly Simon drop 4 places, from last week’s position of No.8, with You’re So Vain.
At No.11, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 28th of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve this peak last week on the 11th of February; this week sees Stevie Wonder hold this current peak position for a 2nd consecutive week with Superstition.
At No.10, adding a 6th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 14th of January; this week sees Dave Edmunds climb 2 places, from last week’s position of No.12, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Baby I Love You.
At No.9, adding a 4th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 28th of January; this week sees The Partridge Family: Starring David Cassidy climb 5 places, from last week’s position of No.14, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love.
At No.8, adding a 5th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 21st of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.6 last week on the 11th of February; this week sees The Electric Light Orchestra drop 2 places, with Roll Over Beethoven.
At No.7, adding a 6th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 14th of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.4 last week on the 11th of February; this week sees Elton John drop 3 places, with Daniel.
At No.6, adding a 6th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 14th of January; this week sees Thin Lizzy climb 1 place, from last week’s position of No.7, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Whisky In The Jar.
At No.5, adding a 2nd consecutive week in the chart since making its debut last week on the 11th of February; this week sees the Faces climb 12 places, from last week’s position of No.17, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Cindy Incidentally.
At No.4, adding a 5th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 21st of January; this week sees Focus climb 1 place, from last week’s position of No.5, to achieve this highest peak so far, with Sylvia.
At No.3, adding a 6th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 14th of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.2 a couple of weeks later, remaining there for 2 consecutive weeks from the 28th; this week sees Gary Glitter hold this current position for a 2nd consecutive week with Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!).
At No.2, adding a 5th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 21st of January, from where it subsequently ascended to achieve a peak of No.2 last week on the 11th of February; this week sees the Strawbs hold this current peak position for a 2nd consecutive week with Part Of The Union.
At No.1, adding a 7th consecutive week in the chart since making its debut on the 7th of January from where it subsequently ascended to the top of the chart a couple of weeks later, on the 21st; this week sees The Sweet retain the coveted No.1 position for a 5th successive week, with Block Buster!
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