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The Year in Music

1973

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Dawn — cover art

1973 in music: “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” by Dawn topped the year-end chart; Stevie Wonder owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1973

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Dawn — cover art
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Dawn
1973
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (Live) by Jim Croce — cover art
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (Live)
Jim Croce
1973
Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack — cover art
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Roberta Flack
1973
Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye — cover art
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
1973
Why Me by Kris Kristofferson — cover art
Crocodile Rock by Elton John — cover art
Crocodile Rock
Elton John
1973
Will It Go Round in Circles by Billy Preston — cover art
Will It Go Round in Circles
Billy Preston
1973
You're So Vain by Carly Simon — cover art
You're So Vain
Carly Simon
1973
Touch Me In the Morning by Diana Ross — cover art
Touch Me In the Morning
Diana Ross
1973
The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia by Vicki Lawrence — cover art
The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia
Vicki Lawrence
1973
Playground in My Mind (Rerecorded) by Clint Holmes — cover art
Playground in My Mind (Rerecorded)
Clint Holmes
1973

At the movies

  • The Exorcist
  • American Graffiti
  • Enter the Dragon

On TV

  • The Young and the Restless
  • Kojak
  • Schoolhouse Rock!

Headlines

  • Skylab launches
  • First handheld cell phone call
  • UPC barcode introduced

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