John Denver’s Most Beloved Ballad Flopped—Until a 1973 Tearjerker TV Film Made It a Hit

The song reached the top of the charts after the song and others in Denver's catalog were featured in a made-for-TV movie.
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3 Hit Tracks That Knocked Your Favorite Song From the No. 1 Spot Back in 1973

A lot of great tracks hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973, and a few of your favorites probably got usurped.
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Quiz: Can you guess the 1973 song from just one lyric?

Quiz: Can you guess the 1973 song from just one lyric? The year 1973 was a pivotal year when rock, soul, folk, and pop coexisted harmoniously on radio stations, creating a rich tapestry of sounds that ...
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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1973 That Will Never Lose Their Spark

I still love listening to these one-hit wonders from 1973, and they've held up well over the last half-century.

How yodelling Dutch prog weirdos Focus made the strangest hit single of 1973

As demonstrated by Focus’s 1973 album Live At The Rainbow, Hocus Pocus was slightly elongated when performed live, but the ...
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Folk Legend's Lost 1973 Song Made Darius Rucker a Grammy Winner

Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel” is one of the most recognizable country songs of the 21st century. It earned him a Grammy, topped the country charts and helped solidify his solo career after Hootie & ...