Billboard Hot 100 — January 6, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 6, 1973. "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Me And Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Living Together, Growing Together" by The 5th Dimension at #76, which would go on to peak at #32. The biggest climber was "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend" by Lobo, up 27 places from #81 to #54.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting December 2, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder (up from #16 to #4).
- Biggest fall: "Crazy Horses" by The Osmonds, down 24 places from #39 to #63.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | You're So Vain Carly Simon |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Clair Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Me And Mrs. Jones Billy Paul |
| 4 | 16 | 4 | 8 | Superstition Stevie Wonder |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | Funny Face Donna Fargo |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Your Mama Don't Dance Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Superfly Curtis Mayfield |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | You Ought To Be With Me Al Green |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Keeper Of The Castle Four Tops |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Living In The Past Jethro Tull |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 5 | Crocodile Rock Elton John |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 20 | I Am Woman Helen Reddy |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 6 | Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight James Taylor |
| 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Something's Wrong With Me Austin Roberts |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | Walk On Water Neil Diamond |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | Sitting Cat Stevens |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 7 | Why Can't We Live Together Timmy Thomas |
| 20 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Sweet Surrender Bread |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 8 | Pieces Of April Three Dog Night |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 4 | Hi, Hi, Hi Wings |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 7 | I Wanna Be With You Raspberries |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | Been To Canaan Carole King |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 6 | Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? Hurricane Smith |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 4 | Trouble Man Marvin Gaye |
| 27 | 14 | 1 | 13 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Temptations |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 6 | Separate Ways Elvis Presley |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 9 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Blue Haze |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 8 | The World Is A Ghetto War |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 8 | Do It Again Steely Dan |
| 32 | 46 | 32 | 5 | Love Jones Brighter Side Of Darkness |
| 33 | 22 | 1 | 18 | I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash |
| 34 | 43 | 34 | 11 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 7 | Rocky Mountain High John Denver |
| 36 | 19 | 3 | 15 | If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 37 | 49 | 37 | 6 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 9 | You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio Joni Mitchell |
| 39 | 25 | 18 | 11 | Corner Of The Sky Jackson 5 |
| 40 | 55 | 40 | 6 | Reelin' & Rockin' Chuck Berry |
| 41 | 54 | 41 | 5 | Daddy's Home Jermaine Jackson |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 5 | Harry Hippie Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 5 | The Relay The Who |
| 44 | 29 | 6 | 18 | Summer Breeze Seals & Crofts |
| 45 | 32 | 26 | 10 | Long Dark Road The Hollies |
| 46 | 60 | 46 | 6 | I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) Luther Ingram |
| 47 | 44 | 44 | 13 | No Bulldog |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 5 | Let Us Love Bill Withers |
| 49 | 72 | 49 | 3 | Do You Want To Dance? Bette Midler |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 7 | You're A Lady Peter Skellern |
| 51 | 51 | 49 | 10 | In Heaven There Is No Beer Clean Living |
| 52 | 66 | 52 | 3 | Dreidel Don McLean |
| 53 | 62 | 53 | 4 | I Can't Stand To See You Cry Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 54 | 81 | 54 | 2 | Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend Lobo |
| 55 | 36 | 8 | 12 | Ventura Highway America |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 6 | Woman To Woman Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band |
| 57 | 64 | 57 | 4 | Looking Through The Eyes Of Love The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 58 | 38 | 10 | 13 | I'm Stone In Love With You The Stylistics |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 3 | You've Got To Take It (If You Want It) The Main Ingredient |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 3 | I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 61 | 79 | 61 | 2 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love The Spinners |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 3 | Remember (Christmas) Nilsson |
| 63 | 39 | 14 | 12 | Crazy Horses The Osmonds |
| 64 | 50 | 50 | 6 | Trouble In My Home/I Found My Dad Joe Simon |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 6 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 66 | 57 | 39 | 12 | What Am I Crying For? Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 2 | Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 3 | Anthem Wayne Newton |
| 69 | 63 | 63 | 7 | Everybody Loves A Love Song Mac Davis |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 7 | You're A Lady Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 71 | 61 | 61 | 6 | We Need Order The Chi-lites |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 3 | Daytime Night-Time Keith Hampshire |
| 73 | 78 | 73 | 3 | What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin' James Brown-Lyn Collins |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 4 | Last Song Edward Bear |
| 75 | 86 | 48 | 14 | Lucky Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Living Together, Growing Together The 5th Dimension |
| 77 | 82 | 77 | 2 | Songman Cashman & West |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 8 | Mama Weer All Crazee Now Slade |
| 79 | 88 | 79 | 2 | Big City Miss Ruth Ann Gallery |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 4 | Jesus Is Just Alright The Doobie Brothers |
| 81 | 84 | 81 | 5 | Silly Wasn't I Valerie Simpson |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 5 | One Last Time Glen Campbell |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Danny's Song Anne Murray |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 8 | You Can Do Magic Limmie & Family Cookin' |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 3 | Oh No, Not My Baby Merry Clayton |
| 86 | 100 | 86 | 2 | I Never Said Goodbye Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 7 | I'm Sorry Joey Heatherton |
| 88 | 95 | 88 | 5 | Didn't We Barbra Streisand |
| 89 | 94 | 89 | 3 | Boogie Woogie Man Paul Davis |
| 90 | 96 | 90 | 2 | Fever/My Crew Rita Coolidge |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Jesus Was A Capricorn Kris Kristofferson |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Happy Bobby Darin |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Don't Leave Me Starvin' For Your Love (Part 1) Holland-Dozier |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | But I Do Bobby Vinton |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 4 | Choo Choo Mama Ten Years After |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 3 | The Red Back Spider Brownsville Station |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | She's Got To Be A Saint Ray Price |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Soul Song Joe Stampley |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | On And Off (Part 1) Anacostia |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Slow Motion (Part 1) Johnny Williams |
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