List of number-one singles in 1973 (New Zealand) explained

This is a list of number-one hit singles in 1973 in New Zealand, starting with the first chart dated, 2 February 1973.

Chart

Week	Artist	Title
5 January 1973
12 January 1973	Lieutenant Pigeon	"Mouldy Old Dough"
19 January 1973
26 January 1973
2 February 1973	Lobo	"I'd Love You to Want Me"
9 February 1973
16 February 1973
23 February 1973	Carly Simon	"You're So Vain"
2 March 1973
9 March 1973
15 March 1973
23 March 1973	Sweet	"Block Buster!"
30 March 1973
6 April 1973
13 April 1973	Elton John	"Crocodile Rock"
20 April 1973
27 April 1973	Roberta Flack	"Killing Me Softly with His Song"
4 May 1973
11 May 1973	The Carpenters / Steve Allen	"Top of the World"
18 May 1973	Roberta Flack	"Killing Me Softly with His Song"
25 May 1973
1 June 1973	Tony Orlando & Dawn	"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
8 June 1973
16 June 1973
22 June 1973
1 July 1973
6 July 1973
13 July 1973
20 July 1973
27 July 1973
3 August 1973
10 August 1973	Three Dog Night	"Shambala"
17 August 1973
24 August 1973	Clint Holmes	"Playground In My Mind"
31 August 1973
7 September 1973	Helen Reddy	"Delta Dawn"
14 September 1973
21 September 1973
28 September 1973
5 October 1973
12 October 1973
19 October 1973	Paul Simon	"Take Me To The Mardi Gras"
26 October 1973
2 November 1973
9 November 1973	Cher	"Half-Breed"
16 November 1973	Les Humphries Singers	"Mexico"
23 November 1973	Sweet	"The Ballroom Blitz"
30 November 1973
7 December 1973
14 December 1973	Ringo Starr	"Photograph"
22 December 1973
29 December 1973

External links

• The Official NZ Music Chart, RIANZ website