40 Year Itch : This Week's New UK Hit Singles

   While David Cassidy held the top spot on the UK charts with his double A side single "Daydreamer/Puppy Song", some noteworthy challengers entered the charts on the week of November 10,  1973.

Debuting at #31, Barry Blue, songwriter behind Lynsey de Paul's "Sugar Me", follows up his #2 hit "Dancin' ( on a Saturday Night) " with "Do You Wanna Dance?" which would peak at #7 in the UK.




Debuting at #33, "Helen Wheels" --the first single from Paul McCartney and Wings' Band on the Run.

 

At #36 debuts Eddie Kendricks's American chart topper "Keep On Truckin"



At #47, Peters and Lee follow up their smash hit "Welcome Home" with "By Your Side", which would peak at #39




And finally Alvin Stardust makes his UK chart debut with "My Coo-Ca-Choo", a future #2 hit.