Billboard Hot 100 — February 3, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 3, 1973. "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)" by The Moody Blues at #58, which would go on to peak at #12. The biggest climber was "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)" by Gladys Knight And The Pips, up 24 places from #86 to #62.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting December 9, 1972.
- New in the top 10: "Do It Again" by Steely Dan (up from #13 to #9); "Hi, Hi, Hi" by Wings (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "It Never Rains In Southern California" by Albert Hammond, down 37 places from #36 to #73.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Funny Face" by Donna Fargo, 19 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" by The Temptations after 16 weeks (peak #1); "You Ought To Be With Me" by Al Green after 15 weeks (peak #3); "Keeper Of The Castle" by Four Tops after 12 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 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Crocodile Rock Elton John |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | You're So Vain Carly Simon |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Superstition Stevie Wonder |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Why Can't We Live Together Timmy Thomas |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Your Mama Don't Dance Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? Hurricane Smith |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Trouble Man Marvin Gaye |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | The World Is A Ghetto War |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | Do It Again Steely Dan |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Hi, Hi, Hi Wings |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 14 | Me And Mrs. Jones Billy Paul |
| 12 | 20 | 12 | 6 | Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend Lobo |
| 13 | 23 | 13 | 6 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love The Spinners |
| 14 | 22 | 14 | 11 | Rocky Mountain High John Denver |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 9 | Love Jones Brighter Side Of Darkness |
| 17 | 12 | 8 | 12 | Superfly Curtis Mayfield |
| 18 | 41 | 18 | 4 | Dueling Banjos Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell |
| 19 | 9 | 6 | 18 | Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 10 | Separate Ways Elvis Presley |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 9 | Daddy's Home Jermaine Jackson |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 10 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 23 | 14 | 2 | 15 | Clair Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 24 | 34 | 24 | 8 | Last Song Edward Bear |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 13 | You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio Joni Mitchell |
| 26 | 15 | 14 | 10 | Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight James Taylor |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 7 | Dreidel Don McLean |
| 28 | 37 | 28 | 3 | Love Train The O'Jays |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 7 | Do You Want To Dance? Bette Midler |
| 30 | 19 | 5 | 19 | Funny Face Donna Fargo |
| 31 | 16 | 16 | 11 | I Wanna Be With You Raspberries |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 10 | Reelin' & Rockin' Chuck Berry |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 9 | Harry Hippie Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 34 | 54 | 34 | 2 | Killing Me Softly With His Song Roberta Flack |
| 35 | 29 | 27 | 13 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Blue Haze |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 10 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 37 | 24 | 19 | 12 | Pieces Of April Three Dog Night |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 6 | Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Looking Through The Eyes Of Love The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 7 | I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| 41 | 28 | 11 | 14 | Living In The Past Jethro Tull |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 6 | Big City Miss Ruth Ann Gallery |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 8 | Jesus Is Just Alright The Doobie Brothers |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 5 | Living Together, Growing Together The 5th Dimension |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 8 | I Can't Stand To See You Cry Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 3 | I Got Ants In My Pants (and i want to dance) (Part 1) James Brown |
| 47 | 40 | 40 | 10 | I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) Luther Ingram |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 7 | You've Got To Take It (If You Want It) The Main Ingredient |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 5 | Danny's Song Anne Murray |
| 50 | 63 | 50 | 3 | Hummingbird Seals & Crofts |
| 51 | 55 | 48 | 18 | Lucky Man Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 4 | Give Me Your Love Barbara Mason |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 4 | Good Morning Heartache Diana Ross |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 7 | Daytime Night-Time Keith Hampshire |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 5 | Don't Leave Me Starvin' For Your Love (Part 1) Holland-Dozier |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 7 | What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin' James Brown-Lyn Collins |
| 57 | 76 | 57 | 2 | Don't Cross The River America |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) The Moody Blues |
| 59 | 65 | 59 | 6 | Songman Cashman & West |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 2 | Space Oddity David Bowie |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 6 | I Never Said Goodbye Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 62 | 86 | 62 | 2 | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 63 | 68 | 63 | 9 | Silly Wasn't I Valerie Simpson |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 4 | Tweedlee Dee Little Jimmy Osmond |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 5 | Soul Song Joe Stampley |
| 66 | 88 | 66 | 2 | Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 4 | Control Of Me Les Emmerson |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 2 | Rosalie Sam Neely |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 3 | The Message Cymande |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 7 | Boogie Woogie Man Paul Davis |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 2 | Today I Started Loving You Again Bettye Swann |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Hello Hurray Alice Cooper |
| 73 | 36 | 5 | 16 | It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) Deodato |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Palace Guard Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 6 | Fever/My Crew Rita Coolidge |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 5 | Happy Bobby Darin |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Aubrey Bread |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 3 | Hot Wire Al Green |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | One Less Set Of Footsteps Jim Croce |
| 81 | 91 | 81 | 2 | Love Is What You Make It The Grass Roots |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 6 | But I Do Bobby Vinton |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 5 | Slow Motion (Part 1) Johnny Williams |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 3 | How Can I Tell You Travis Wammack |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Peaceful Helen Reddy |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Keep On Singing Austin Roberts |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) Four Tops |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Kissing My Love Bill Withers |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 3 | Little Willy The Sweet |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Follow Your Daughter Home The Guess Who |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 3 | Blind Eye/Sweet Lorraine Uriah Heep |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Do It In The Name Of Love Candi Staton |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | Don't Burn Me Paul Kelly |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Sugar Magnolia Grateful Dead |
| 95 | 100 | 95 | 2 | Come Softly To Me The New Seekers |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Somebody Loves You The Whispers |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Wish That I Could Talk To You The Sylvers |
| 98 | 97 | 97 | 3 | If It's All Right With You Dottie West |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | We're Gonna Have A Good Time Rare Earth |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Love Music The Raiders |
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