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Global Single Chart
50 years ago
the most popular tracks worldwide
according to the national single charts
dated to March 31, 1973
compiled and provided by

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1 / 1
week 7
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
Atlantic - 3 weeks at No.1
8 / -
week 2
The Twelfth Of Never - Donny Osmond
MGM / Kolob
2 / 2
week 15
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
DJM / MCA
3 / 5
week 4
Love Train - The O'Jays
Philadelphia International / CBS
4 / 3
week 14
You're So Vain - Carly Simon
Elektra
6 / 9
week 3
Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - Deodata
CTI
5 / 4
week 7
Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
Warner Bros.
7 / 6
week 10
Blockbuster - Sweet
Bell / RCA
new.JPG (991 bytes) Neither One Of Us - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Soul
new.JPG (991 bytes) Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn
Bell
 

"Killing Me Softly With His Song" was originally released in 1972 by American singer / songwriter Lori Lieberman, but it did not chart. The lyrics were written after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance at the Troubadour night club in Los Angeles in November 1971. Roberta Flack first heard the song on an airplane, when the Lieberman original was featured on the in-flight audio program. Short time later she recorded her own version of that song. Released on January 22, 1973, this version became a huge hit and a classic with no.1 positions in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

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