Billboard Hot 100 — March 3, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 3, 1973. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top (it would total 5 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "One Man Parade" by James Taylor at #75, which would go on to peak at #67. The biggest climber was "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence, up 21 places from #80 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting January 27, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" by Deodato (up from #18 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Trouble Man" by Marvin Gaye, down 37 places from #25 to #62.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Dancing In The Moonlight" by King Harvest, 19 weeks and counting (peak #13).
- Gone from the chart: "Your Mama Don't Dance" by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina after 16 weeks (peak #4); "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield after 15 weeks (peak #8); "Hi, Hi, Hi" by Wings after 11 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 | 6 | Killing Me Softly With His Song Roberta Flack |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Dueling Banjos Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | Last Song Edward Bear |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love The Spinners |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Crocodile Rock Elton John |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | You're So Vain Carly Simon |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | Love Train The O'Jays |
| 8 | 18 | 8 | 5 | Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) Deodato |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | Rocky Mountain High John Denver |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend Lobo |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 14 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Daddy's Home Jermaine Jackson |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 14 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Do It Again Steely Dan |
| 15 | 11 | 3 | 14 | Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? Hurricane Smith |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 5 | I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) The Moody Blues |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 11 | Do You Want To Dance? Bette Midler |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 9 | Danny's Song Anne Murray |
| 20 | 31 | 20 | 6 | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | Dreidel Don McLean |
| 22 | 42 | 22 | 4 | Break Up To Make Up The Stylistics |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 10 | Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 5 | Aubrey Bread |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | 15 | Why Can't We Live Together Timmy Thomas |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 10 | Big City Miss Ruth Ann Gallery |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 7 | I Got Ants In My Pants (and i want to dance) (Part 1) James Brown |
| 28 | 48 | 28 | 3 | Call Me (Come Back Home) Al Green |
| 29 | 17 | 1 | 16 | Superstition Stevie Wonder |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 7 | Hummingbird Seals & Crofts |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 6 | Space Oddity David Bowie |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 8 | Give Me Your Love Barbara Mason |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 5 | Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) Four Tops |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 6 | Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 6 | Don't Cross The River America |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 4 | Stir It Up Johnny Nash |
| 37 | 32 | 32 | 9 | Living Together, Growing Together The 5th Dimension |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 5 | Kissing My Love Bill Withers |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 8 | Good Morning Heartache Diana Ross |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 9 | Soul Song Joe Stampley |
| 41 | 53 | 41 | 4 | Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) Aretha Franklin |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 5 | Hello Hurray Alice Cooper |
| 43 | 20 | 7 | 16 | The World Is A Ghetto War |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 6 | Rosalie Sam Neely |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 5 | Peaceful Helen Reddy |
| 46 | 63 | 46 | 2 | Masterpiece The Temptations |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 6 | Today I Started Loving You Again Bettye Swann |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 4 | A Letter To Myself The Chi-lites |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 2 | Sing Carpenters |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 5 | One Less Set Of Footsteps Jim Croce |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 8 | Control Of Me Les Emmerson |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 4 | Cook With Honey Judy Collins |
| 53 | 23 | 16 | 13 | Love Jones Brighter Side Of Darkness |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 7 | The Message Cymande |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 5 | Keep On Singing Austin Roberts |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 3 | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 3 | Bitter Bad Melanie |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 6 | Love Is What You Make It The Grass Roots |
| 59 | 80 | 59 | 4 | The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Vicki Lawrence |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 7 | Little Willy The Sweet |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Pardon Me Sir Joe Cocker |
| 62 | 25 | 7 | 12 | Trouble Man Marvin Gaye |
| 63 | 78 | 63 | 3 | Daisy A Day Jud Strunk |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 5 | Follow Your Daughter Home The Guess Who |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 2 | Superman Donna Fargo |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 4 | Lost Horizon Shawn Phillips |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 4 | Magic Woman Touch The Hollies |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 7 | How Can I Tell You Travis Wammack |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 3 | Step By Step Joe Simon |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 5 | Do It In The Name Of Love Candi Staton |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 3 | One Man Band (Plays All Alone) Ronnie Dyson |
| 72 | 84 | 72 | 3 | Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed |
| 73 | 85 | 73 | 2 | Drift Away Dobie Gray |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 3 | Boo, Boo, Don't 'Cha Be Blue Tommy James |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | One Man Parade James Taylor |
| 76 | 65 | 65 | 5 | Palace Guard Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 3 | Wildflower Skylark |
| 78 | 87 | 78 | 2 | Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me The New Seekers |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | The Cisco Kid War |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 3 | Dream Me Home Mac Davis |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Out Of The Question Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | The Twelfth Of Never Donny Osmond |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 3 | Bell Bottom Blues Eric Clapton |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | If You Gotta Break Another Heart Albert Hammond |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 4 | Good Morning Michael Redway |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 2 | Sail On Sailor The Beach Boys |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Yesterday I Had The Blues Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 5 | Wish That I Could Talk To You The Sylvers |
| 90 | 95 | 90 | 2 | Girl You Need A Change Of Mind (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Names, Tags, Numbers & Labels The Association |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 2 | Funky Worm Ohio Players |
| 93 | 96 | 93 | 2 | Stop, Wait & Listen Circus |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Let Your Yeah Be Yeah Brownsville Station |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | Teddy Bear Song Barbara Fairchild |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 5 | Love Music The Raiders |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Hocus Pocus Focus |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | River Road Uncle Dog |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | We Did It Syl Johnson |
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