List of number-one hits of 1973 (Italy)

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This is a list of the number-one hits of 1973 on Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart. [1]

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Issue DateSongArtist
January 6"Questo piccolo grande amore" Claudio Baglioni
January 13
January 20
January 27"Il mio canto libero" Lucio Battisti
February 3"Erba di casa mia" Massimo Ranieri
February 10"Il mio canto libero"Lucio Battisti
February 17
February 24
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14"Vincent" Don McLean
April 21
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19
May 26
June 2"Crocodile Rock" Elton John
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7"Perché ti amo" I Camaleonti
July 14
July 21
July 28
August 4
August 11
August 18
August 25"Pazza idea" Patty Pravo
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13
October 20
October 27"Io e te per altri giorni" Pooh
November 3
November 10"La collina dei ciliegi"Lucio Battisti
November 17
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15
December 22
December 29

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks #1
1 Lucio Battisti 18
2 Patty Pravo 9
3 Don McLean 7
3 I Camaleonti 7
4 Elton John 5
5 Claudio Baglioni 3
6 Pooh 2
7 Massimo Ranieri 1

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