Billboard Hot 100 — January 13, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 13, 1973. "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Dueling Banjos" by Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell at #80, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend" by Lobo, up 21 places from #54 to #33.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting December 2, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John (up from #13 to #9); "Keeper Of The Castle" by Four Tops (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Sweet Surrender" by Bread, down 25 places from #20 to #45.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy, 21 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts after 18 weeks (peak #6); "Ventura Highway" by America after 12 weeks (peak #8); "I'm Stone In Love With You" by The Stylistics after 13 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 1 | 1 | 7 | You're So Vain Carly Simon |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Superstition Stevie Wonder |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Me And Mrs. Jones Billy Paul |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Clair Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | Funny Face Donna Fargo |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Your Mama Don't Dance Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Superfly Curtis Mayfield |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | Crocodile Rock Elton John |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Keeper Of The Castle Four Tops |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | Living In The Past Jethro Tull |
| 12 | 6 | 5 | 13 | It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond |
| 13 | 19 | 13 | 8 | Why Can't We Live Together Timmy Thomas |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 | Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight James Taylor |
| 15 | 25 | 15 | 7 | Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? Hurricane Smith |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 9 | Sitting Cat Stevens |
| 17 | 26 | 17 | 5 | Trouble Man Marvin Gaye |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 5 | Hi, Hi, Hi Wings |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 9 | Pieces Of April Three Dog Night |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 8 | I Wanna Be With You Raspberries |
| 21 | 30 | 21 | 9 | The World Is A Ghetto War |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | 13 | You Ought To Be With Me Al Green |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 9 | Do It Again Steely Dan |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | Been To Canaan Carole King |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 6 | Love Jones Brighter Side Of Darkness |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | Separate Ways Elvis Presley |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 10 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Blue Haze |
| 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Walk On Water Neil Diamond |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 8 | Rocky Mountain High John Denver |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 12 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 31 | 14 | 1 | 21 | I Am Woman Helen Reddy |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 10 | You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio Joni Mitchell |
| 33 | 54 | 33 | 3 | Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend Lobo |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 7 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 6 | Daddy's Home Jermaine Jackson |
| 36 | 16 | 12 | 14 | Something's Wrong With Me Austin Roberts |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 7 | Reelin' & Rockin' Chuck Berry |
| 38 | 27 | 1 | 14 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Temptations |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | The Relay The Who |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 6 | Harry Hippie Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 41 | 61 | 41 | 3 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love The Spinners |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 7 | I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) Luther Ingram |
| 43 | 52 | 43 | 4 | Dreidel Don McLean |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 4 | Do You Want To Dance? Bette Midler |
| 45 | 20 | 15 | 10 | Sweet Surrender Bread |
| 46 | 33 | 1 | 19 | I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 6 | Let Us Love Bill Withers |
| 48 | 36 | 3 | 16 | If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 5 | Looking Through The Eyes Of Love The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 50 | 50 | 50 | 8 | You're A Lady Peter Skellern |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 5 | I Can't Stand To See You Cry Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 52 | 60 | 52 | 4 | I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 53 | 62 | 53 | 4 | Remember (Christmas) Nilsson |
| 54 | 47 | 44 | 14 | No Bulldog |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 7 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 4 | You've Got To Take It (If You Want It) The Main Ingredient |
| 57 | 39 | 18 | 12 | Corner Of The Sky Jackson 5 |
| 58 | 67 | 58 | 3 | Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles |
| 59 | 56 | 56 | 7 | Woman To Woman Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 5 | Last Song Edward Bear |
| 61 | 51 | 49 | 11 | In Heaven There Is No Beer Clean Living |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 4 | What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin' James Brown-Lyn Collins |
| 63 | 45 | 26 | 11 | Long Dark Road The Hollies |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 2 | Living Together, Growing Together The 5th Dimension |
| 65 | 68 | 65 | 4 | Anthem Wayne Newton |
| 66 | 75 | 48 | 15 | Lucky Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 4 | Daytime Night-Time Keith Hampshire |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 5 | Jesus Is Just Alright The Doobie Brothers |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | Big City Miss Ruth Ann Gallery |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 8 | You're A Lady Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 71 | 86 | 71 | 3 | I Never Said Goodbye Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 72 | 64 | 50 | 7 | Trouble In My Home/I Found My Dad Joe Simon |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 3 | Songman Cashman & West |
| 74 | 66 | 39 | 13 | What Am I Crying For? Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 6 | Silly Wasn't I Valerie Simpson |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 9 | Mama Weer All Crazee Now Slade |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 2 | Danny's Song Anne Murray |
| 78 | 93 | 78 | 2 | Don't Leave Me Starvin' For Your Love (Part 1) Holland-Dozier |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 6 | One Last Time Glen Campbell |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Dueling Banjos Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 4 | Oh No, Not My Baby Merry Clayton |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 4 | Boogie Woogie Man Paul Davis |
| 83 | 98 | 83 | 2 | Soul Song Joe Stampley |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 9 | You Can Do Magic Limmie & Family Cookin' |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 6 | Didn't We Barbra Streisand |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Control Of Me Les Emmerson |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 8 | I'm Sorry Joey Heatherton |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | Happy Bobby Darin |
| 89 | 95 | 89 | 5 | Choo Choo Mama Ten Years After |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 3 | Fever/My Crew Rita Coolidge |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | Jesus Was A Capricorn Kris Kristofferson |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 3 | But I Do Bobby Vinton |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | She's Got To Be A Saint Ray Price |
| 94 | 100 | 94 | 2 | Slow Motion (Part 1) Johnny Williams |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Give Me Your Love Barbara Mason |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | On And Off (Part 1) Anacostia |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | We Shawn Phillips |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Good Morning Heartache Diana Ross |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Tweedlee Dee Little Jimmy Osmond |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 2 | I Miss You Baby Millie Jackson |
See more charts from 1973 or browse the 1970s.
Prefer the app? Get Top Hits Finder on Google Play to explore all 1,600+ charts on your phone.