| Top 40 Hits of January 1973 |
| 1 |
Little Jimmy Osmond | Long Haired Lover From Liverpool |
| 2 |
Sweet | Blockbuster |
| 3 |
David Bowie | The Jean Genie |
| 4 |
Carly Simon | You're So Vain |
| 5 |
Wizzard | Ball Park Incident |
| 6 |
Wings | Hi Hi Hi / C Moon |
| 7 |
Gary Glitter | Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) |
| 8 |
T Rex | Solid Gold Easy Action |
| 9 |
Osmonds | Crazy Horses |
| 10 |
Elvis Presley | Always On My Mind |
| 11 |
Judge Dread | Big Seven |
| 12 |
Free | Wishing Well |
| 13 |
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes | If You Don't Know Me By Now |
| 14 |
Elton John | Daniel |
| 15 |
Cat Stevens | Can't Keep It In |
| 16 |
Roy C | Shotgun Wedding |
| 17 |
Gladys Knight & The Pips | Help Me Make It Through The Night |
| 18 |
Slade | GudBuy T'Jane |
| 19 |
Moody Blues | Nights In White Satin |
| 20 |
Michael Jackson | Ben |
| 21 |
Status Quo | Paper Plane |
| 22 |
Temptations | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone |
| 23 |
Lieutenant Pigeon | Desperate Dan |
| 24 |
Billy Paul | Me And Mrs Jones |
| 25 |
Strawbs | Part Of The Union |
| 26 |
Chuck Berry | My Ding-A-Ling |
| 27 |
Donny Osmond | Why |
| 28 |
Who | Relay |
| 29 |
New Seekers | Come Softly To Me |
| 30 |
Dandy Livingstone | Big City / Think About That |
| 31 |
John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir | Happy Xmas (War Is Over) |
| 32 |
Electric Light Orchestra | Roll Over Beethoven |
| 33 |
Blue Mink | Stay With Me |
| 34 |
Elton John | Crocodile Rock |
| 35 |
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band | Little Drummer Boy |
| 36 |
Olivia Newton-John | Take Me Home Country Roads |
| 37 |
Focus | Sylvia |
| 38 |
Lynsey De Paul | Getting A Drag |
| 39 |
Thin Lizzy | Whisky In The Jar |
| 40 |
Focus | Hocus Pocus |
