▸ the year you arrived
1973
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You will be 53 this year — a child of the '70s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top of your year, by vibe
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Top 10 of 1973
- 1
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Dawn
- 2
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Jim Croce
- 3
Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack
- 4
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
- 5
My Love
Paul McCartney & Wings
- 6
Why Me
Kris Kristofferson
- 7
Crocodile Rock
Elton John
- 8
Will It Go Round in Circles
Billy Preston
- 9
You're So Vain
Carly Simon
- 10
Touch Me In the Morning
Diana Ross
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Your generation
Gen X
1973 belonged to
Stevie Wonder
3 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
In 1973, a perfect afternoon didn't need much: Schoolhouse Rock!, a Laffy Taffy, a can of Hawaiian Punch, and nowhere important to be.
📼 Saturday cartoons
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- Schoolhouse Rock!
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- The Pink Panther Show
- Hong Kong Phooey
- The Jetsons
- The Flintstones
How well do you remember 1973?
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💬 Memories from 1973
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