Snippets From 1973
Led Zeppelin play to 56,800 at Tampa Stadium breaking the record for the largest concert attendance, a record previously held by the Beatles.
Certainly the year of Glam Rock in the UK music chart-☺
UK No1 Singles include Sweet with 'Blockbuster', Slade 'Cum On Feel The Noize' Wizzard 'See My Baby Jive', Suzy Quatro 'Can The Can', Slade 'Skweeze Me Pleeze Me', Wizzard 'Angel Fingers' and Slade Merry Xmas Everybody'.
US No1 Singles included Elton John with 'Crocodile Rock', Rolling Stones with 'Angie', Grand Funk Railroad 'We're An American Band'.Not such an interesting mix as the UK!
Top ten top selling singles Worldwide this year included The Rolling Stones with 'Angie' ,Grand Funk Railroad 'We're An American Band', Elton John 'Crocodile Rock' and 'Goodbye Yellowbrick Road' and Sweet 'Ballroom Blitz'.
Top ten selling album Worldwide included Pink Floyd 'Dark Side Of The Moon', Led Zeppelin 'Houses Of The Holy' ,The Rolling Stones 'Goats Head Soup', Mike Oldfield 'Tubular Bells' and Deep Purple 'Made In Japan'.
Jan 73 - Aerosmith released their self titled debut album which reaches No21
in the US but fails to make an impact
Feb 73 - Alice Cooper hit No 1 in the US and UK album chart with 'Billion Dollar
Babies'.
The album contained the hit single Elected.
Feb 73 - Elton John had his first No1
reached No5 in the UK.
The song would be taken from the album
'Don't Shoot Me I 'm Only The Piano Player'.
Mar 73 - Pink Floyd released their iconic album
studio album and would go on to become one of
the best selling albums of all time.
Mar 73 - Roxy Music release their second album 'For Your Pleasure' which hits No4 in the UK.
It would be the final album with keyboard player
Mar 73 - Led Zeppelin release their 5th studio album 'Houses of The Holy'. It hits No1 in the US
and UK .
May 73 - Roy Wood of The Move and ELO forms glam rock band Wizzard and release their debut
the UK.
May 73 - The first release by Virgin Records is
Initial sales are slow but it went on to become
one of the best selling albums of all time.
June 73 - Detroit singer Suzy Quatro signs for Mickie Most record label Rak. She released her
debut album which included the No1 hit single
Jul 73 - Queen release their self titled debut album.
Despite positive views the album only reached
No24 in the UK chart. It included the hit single
The title track is released as a single and hits No1
in the US.
Sept 73 - UK glam rock band The Sweet have their6th UK chart hit with ' Ballroom Blitz '
Oct 73 - Genesis release their 5th studio album 'Selling England By The Pound'. It reaches No3
a live favourite.
Oct 73 - Elton John has his second UK and US It goes on to become his best selling album. The
title track hits No6 in the UK and No2 in US.
Nov 73 - John Lennon releases his 7th studio No 9 in the US. The title track did not do so well
as a single reaching No 26 in the UK and No 18
in the US.
Sources - http://rockandrolltimeline.homestead.com/
https://www.rockmusictimeline.com/
