List of number-one singles of 1973 (Ireland)

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This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1973.

Issue DateSongArtistRef.
4 January"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" John & Yoko
11 January"Whiskey In The Jar" Thin Lizzy
18 January"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" Little Jimmy Osmond
25 January
1 February
8 February
15 February"Block Buster!" Sweet
22 February
1 March"I Love You Still" Big Tom
8 March
15 March"Cum On Feel the Noize" Slade
22 March
29 March"Get Down" Gilbert O'Sullivan
5 April
12 April
19 April"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
26 April
3 May
10 May
17 May
24 May
31 May"See My Baby Jive" Wizzard
7 June"Daisy a Day" Danny Doyle
14 June
21 June
28 June"Rubber Bullets" 10cc
5 July
12 July"Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me"Slade
19 July"Welcome Home" Peters and Lee
26 July
2 August
9 August
16 August
23 August"Where the 3 Counties Meet" Brendan Shine
30 August
6 September"Young Love" Donny Osmond
13 September
20 September"The Dean and I" 10cc
27 September"The Ballroom Blitz" Sweet
4 October
11 October
18 October"My Friend Stan"Slade
25 October
1 November
8 November"For The Good Times" Perry Como
15 November
22 November"Up and Away (The Helicopter Song)" Wolfe Tones
29 November
6 December
13 December
20 December"Merry Xmas Everybody" Slade [1]
27 December [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The top 10 this week in 1973: Battle of the giants in a classic Christmas chart". Irish Independent. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2024.