October 1973 -- Soul Train

Big soul week in October 1973 -- with Marvin, Gladys, Isleys, Eddie Kendricks, and Stevie Wonder all in the top 10 -- but lots of other styles, and along the way we have some fun convergences:

Cher and her one-time husband Gregg Allman were back to back 2 & 3; Simon and Garfunkel did the same at 13 & 14.  Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye chart both as a duo and each as soloists.

First hit: Kool and the Gang, Marie Osmond, 

Favorites (4-star) Allmans, Doobies, Ringo, Blue Notes, and the best "All I Know" (5-star)

1 5 ANGIE –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 HALF-BREED –•– Cher (MCA)-12 (1)
3 2 RAMBLIN’ MAN –•– The Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn)-9 (2)
4 3 LET’S GET IT ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-15 (1)
5 8 MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-8 (5)
6 6 THAT LADY (Part 1) –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-15 (6)
7 9 KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (Part 1) –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-9 (7)
8 4 HIGHER GROUND –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (4)
9 12 HEARTBEAT-IT’S A LOVEBEAT –•– The DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century)-7 (9)
10 13 PAPER ROSES –•– Marie Osmond (MGM)-6 (10)

11 11 YES WE CAN CAN –•– The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb)-10 (11)
12 10 WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND –•– Grand Funk (Capitol)-13 (1)
13 19 ALL I KNOW –•– Garfunkel (Columbia)-6 (13)
14 7 LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK –•– Paul Simon (with the Dixie Hummingbirds) (Columbia)-12 (2)
15 17 BASKETBALL JONES FEATURING TYRONE SHOELACES –•– Cheech and Chong (Ode)-7 (15)
16 20 KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-8 (16)
17 14 FREE RIDE –•– The Edgar Winter Group (Epic)-11 (14)
18 15 CHINA GROVE –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-10 (15)
19 16 MY MARIA –•– B.W. Stevenson (RCA)-13 (9)
20 26 SPACE RACE –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-5 (20)

21 23 WHY ME –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-29 (21)
22 40 I GOT A NAME –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-3 (22)
23 24 ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY –•– Joe Walsh (Dunhill)-11 (23)
24 18 DELTA DAWN –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-18 (1)
25 29 HURTS SO GOOD –•– Millie Jackson (Spring)-7 (25)
26 35 YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME –•– Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye (Motown)-3 (26)
27 33 SUMMER (The First Time) –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-9 (27)
28 43 JUST YOU ‘N’ ME –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4 (28)
29 60 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-3 (29)
30 31 WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (Again) –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-5 (30)

31 56 TOP OF THE WORLD –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (31)
32 32 FUNKY STUFF –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-7 (32)
33 38 JESSE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-5 (33)
34 28 GET IT TOGETHER –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8 (28)
35 21 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-15 (3)
36 36 LET ME IN –•– The Osmonds (MGM)-7 (36)
37 50 THE LOVE I LOST (Part 1) –•– Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Philadelphia International)-4 (37)
38 22 BROTHER LOUIE –•– The Stories (Kama Sutra)-18 (1)
39 27 YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE –•– Conway Twitty (MCA)-11 (22)
40 25 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-21 (1)