A lot of great music topped the charts during 1973, our founding year. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eisenhower Public Library every other Sunday with selections from Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 Singles.

The lead single from Elton John’s sixth studio album Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player, “Crocodile Rock” yielded John his first No. 1 single in both the US and Canada.

Listen to the song above or stream the entire Hot 100 on Spotify.