# 4 Top 40 Hits From 1973 That Stay on Repeat in My Car

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/4-top-40-hits-from-1973-that-stay-on-repeat-in-my-car/
- Published: 2026-11-01T12:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T12:39:30+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/4-top-40-hits-from-1973-that-stay-on-repeat-in-my-car/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Four 1973 hits remain regulars on the writer’s car playlist.
- The selections span Pink Floyd, Golden Earring, Stevie Wonder and Joe Walsh.
- Personal memories and distinctive sounds keep the songs in rotation.

## Summary

The writer selects four 1973 Top 40 hits that remain favourites for car journeys: Pink Floyd’s “Money”, Golden Earring’s “Radar Love”, Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” and Joe Walsh’s “Rocky Mountain Way”. The piece is a personal reflection on how each song’s sound, lyrics or memories make it enduring listening.

The writer highlights the instrumental section of “Money”, the driving lyrics of “Radar Love”, Wonder’s clavinet part and the steady groove and guitar tone of “Rocky Mountain Way”. The article also notes that the “forgotten song” mentioned in “Radar Love” is Brenda Lee’s 1966 track “Coming On Strong”, released seven years earlier.

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