Billboard Hot 100 — January 27, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 27, 1973. "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon, which had held it for 3 weeks. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack at #54, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "I Got Ants In My Pants (and i want to dance) (Part 1)" by James Brown, up 28 places from #79 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting November 18, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Trouble Man" by Marvin Gaye (up from #13 to #8); "The World Is A Ghetto" by War (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Walk On Water" by Neil Diamond, down 32 places from #41 to #73.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Funny Face" by Donna Fargo, 18 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy after 22 weeks (peak #1); "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash after 20 weeks (peak #1); "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes after 17 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Superstition Stevie Wonder |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | You're So Vain Carly Simon |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Crocodile Rock Elton John |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | Your Mama Don't Dance Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | Why Can't We Live Together Timmy Thomas |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Me And Mrs. Jones Billy Paul |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? Hurricane Smith |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | Trouble Man Marvin Gaye |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | The World Is A Ghetto War |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | Hi, Hi, Hi Wings |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Superfly Curtis Mayfield |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 11 | Do It Again Steely Dan |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | 14 | Clair Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight James Taylor |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | I Wanna Be With You Raspberries |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 14 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 8 | Love Jones Brighter Side Of Darkness |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | 18 | Funny Face Donna Fargo |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 5 | Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend Lobo |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 9 | Separate Ways Elvis Presley |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 10 | Rocky Mountain High John Denver |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 5 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love The Spinners |
| 24 | 21 | 19 | 11 | Pieces Of April Three Dog Night |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 8 | Daddy's Home Jermaine Jackson |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 9 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 12 | You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio Joni Mitchell |
| 28 | 20 | 11 | 13 | Living In The Past Jethro Tull |
| 29 | 27 | 27 | 12 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Blue Haze |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 6 | Dreidel Don McLean |
| 31 | 16 | 10 | 12 | Keeper Of The Castle Four Tops |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 6 | Do You Want To Dance? Bette Midler |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 9 | Reelin' & Rockin' Chuck Berry |
| 34 | 43 | 34 | 7 | Last Song Edward Bear |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 8 | Harry Hippie Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 36 | 24 | 5 | 15 | It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond |
| 37 | 61 | 37 | 2 | Love Train The O'Jays |
| 38 | 32 | 16 | 11 | Sitting Cat Stevens |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 7 | Looking Through The Eyes Of Love The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 9 | I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) Luther Ingram |
| 41 | 64 | 41 | 3 | Dueling Banjos Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 6 | I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 9 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 44 | 51 | 44 | 5 | Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 7 | I Can't Stand To See You Cry Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 46 | 39 | 39 | 8 | The Relay The Who |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 4 | Living Together, Growing Together The 5th Dimension |
| 48 | 38 | 3 | 15 | You Ought To Be With Me Al Green |
| 49 | 33 | 24 | 10 | Been To Canaan Carole King |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 5 | Big City Miss Ruth Ann Gallery |
| 51 | 79 | 51 | 2 | I Got Ants In My Pants (and i want to dance) (Part 1) James Brown |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 6 | You've Got To Take It (If You Want It) The Main Ingredient |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 7 | Jesus Is Just Alright The Doobie Brothers |
| 54 | NEW | 54 | 1 | Killing Me Softly With His Song Roberta Flack |
| 55 | 57 | 48 | 17 | Lucky Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 56 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Remember (Christmas) Nilsson |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 4 | Don't Leave Me Starvin' For Your Love (Part 1) Holland-Dozier |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 6 | What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin' James Brown-Lyn Collins |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 6 | Daytime Night-Time Keith Hampshire |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 4 | Danny's Song Anne Murray |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 3 | Good Morning Heartache Diana Ross |
| 62 | 45 | 1 | 16 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Temptations |
| 63 | 76 | 63 | 2 | Hummingbird Seals & Crofts |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | Give Me Your Love Barbara Mason |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 5 | Songman Cashman & West |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 4 | Soul Song Joe Stampley |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 5 | I Never Said Goodbye Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 8 | Silly Wasn't I Valerie Simpson |
| 69 | 96 | 69 | 3 | Tweedlee Dee Little Jimmy Osmond |
| 70 | 65 | 56 | 9 | Woman To Woman Joe Cocker and The Chris Stainton Band |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Space Oddity David Bowie |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 6 | Oh No, Not My Baby Merry Clayton |
| 73 | 41 | 17 | 12 | Walk On Water Neil Diamond |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 6 | Boogie Woogie Man Paul Davis |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 3 | Control Of Me Les Emmerson |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Don't Cross The River America |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 5 | Fever/My Crew Rita Coolidge |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 2 | The Message Cymande |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Rosalie Sam Neely |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 4 | Happy Bobby Darin |
| 81 | 93 | 81 | 2 | Hot Wire Al Green |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 8 | Didn't We Barbra Streisand |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Today I Started Loving You Again Bettye Swann |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 5 | But I Do Bobby Vinton |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 4 | Slow Motion (Part 1) Johnny Williams |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 87 | 91 | 87 | 2 | How Can I Tell You Travis Wammack |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 3 | We Shawn Phillips |
| 90 | 95 | 90 | 4 | On And Off (Part 1) Anacostia |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Love Is What You Make It The Grass Roots |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 2 | Little Willy The Sweet |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | Blind Eye/Sweet Lorraine Uriah Heep |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Don't Burn Me Paul Kelly |
| 95 | 100 | 95 | 4 | I Miss You Baby Millie Jackson |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | One Of The Boys Mott The Hoople |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | If It's All Right With You Dottie West |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Somebody Loves You The Whispers |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | We're Gonna Have A Good Time Rare Earth |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Come Softly To Me The New Seekers |
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