HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Drift Away” by Dobie Gray
“Drift Away” by Dobie Gray finished No. 17 on the year-end Top 100 of 1973, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 171973
Year-end charts11973
ArtistDobie Gray2 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1973 was “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” by Tony Orlando and Dawn. Dobie Gray had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “Drift Away”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1973 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1973 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Delta Dawn | Helen Reddy | ▶♪ |
| 15 | Me And Mrs. Jones | Billy Paul | ▶♪ |
| 16 | Frankenstein | Edgar Winter Group | ▶♪ |
| 17 | Drift Away | Dobie Gray | ▶♪ |
| 18 | Little Willy | Sweet | ▶♪ |
| 19 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | Stevie Wonder | ▶♪ |
| 20 | Half Breed | Cher | ▶♪ |
More hits by Dobie Gray
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drift Away | Uncle Kracker feat. Dobie Gray | 2003 #19 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Drift Away” by Uncle Kracker (2003)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.