Billboard Hot 100 — March 24, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 24, 1973. "Love Train" by The O'Jays climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack, which had held it for 4 weeks. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes at #83, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "The Twelfth Of Never" by Donny Osmond, up 26 places from #55 to #29.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Love Train" by The O'Jays — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting January 20, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Break Up To Make Up" by The Stylistics (up from #11 to #9); "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)" by Four Tops (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend" by Lobo, down 30 places from #28 to #58.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Dancing In The Moonlight" by King Harvest, 22 weeks and counting (peak #13).
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 | 10 | Love Train The O'Jays |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Killing Me Softly With His Song Roberta Flack |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) Deodato |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | Last Song Edward Bear |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Dueling Banjos Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | Danny's Song Anne Murray |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | Break Up To Make Up The Stylistics |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) Four Tops |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 5 | Sing Carpenters |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) The Moody Blues |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 6 | Call Me (Come Back Home) Al Green |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | 13 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love The Spinners |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 8 | Aubrey Bread |
| 16 | 30 | 16 | 7 | The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Vicki Lawrence |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 9 | Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III |
| 18 | 9 | 9 | 16 | Daddy's Home Jermaine Jackson |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 6 | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 9 | Space Oddity David Bowie |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 10 | Hummingbird Seals & Crofts |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 5 | Masterpiece The Temptations |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | Big City Miss Ruth Ann Gallery |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 7 | Stir It Up Johnny Nash |
| 25 | 19 | 17 | 14 | Do You Want To Dance? Bette Midler |
| 26 | 45 | 26 | 4 | The Cisco Kid War |
| 27 | 13 | 1 | 16 | Crocodile Rock Elton John |
| 28 | 15 | 9 | 18 | Rocky Mountain High John Denver |
| 29 | 55 | 29 | 4 | The Twelfth Of Never Donny Osmond |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 8 | Peaceful Helen Reddy |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 8 | Kissing My Love Bill Withers |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 10 | Little Willy The Sweet |
| 33 | 31 | 31 | 11 | Give Me Your Love Barbara Mason |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 7 | Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) Aretha Franklin |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 8 | Hello Hurray Alice Cooper |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 7 | Cook With Honey Judy Collins |
| 37 | 34 | 34 | 11 | Good Morning Heartache Diana Ross |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 8 | One Less Set Of Footsteps Jim Croce |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 7 | A Letter To Myself The Chi-lites |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 6 | Daisy A Day Jud Strunk |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 6 | Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 6 | Bitter Bad Melanie |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 5 | Superman Donna Fargo |
| 44 | 21 | 13 | 22 | Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest |
| 45 | 57 | 45 | 6 | Wildflower Skylark |
| 46 | 38 | 37 | 12 | Soul Song Joe Stampley |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 6 | Step By Step Joe Simon |
| 48 | 66 | 48 | 4 | Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel |
| 49 | 26 | 1 | 17 | You're So Vain Carly Simon |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 5 | Drift Away Dobie Gray |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 6 | One Man Band (Plays All Alone) Ronnie Dyson |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 4 | Out Of The Question Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 53 | 51 | 51 | 6 | Pardon Me Sir Joe Cocker |
| 54 | 62 | 54 | 5 | Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me The New Seekers |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 9 | Love Is What You Make It The Grass Roots |
| 56 | 76 | 56 | 2 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder |
| 57 | 69 | 57 | 3 | Oh La De Da The Staple Singers |
| 58 | 28 | 8 | 13 | Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend Lobo |
| 59 | 68 | 59 | 3 | Reeling In The Years Steely Dan |
| 60 | 77 | 60 | 3 | Down And Out In New York City James Brown |
| 61 | 48 | 48 | 10 | The Message Cymande |
| 62 | 85 | 62 | 2 | Hallelujah Day Jackson 5 |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 8 | Do It In The Name Of Love Candi Staton |
| 64 | 84 | 64 | 2 | "Cherry Cherry" from Hot August Night Neil Diamond |
| 65 | 60 | 60 | 7 | Magic Woman Touch The Hollies |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 5 | Funky Worm Ohio Players |
| 67 | 80 | 67 | 4 | I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 3 | Cindy Incidentally Faces |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 4 | If You Gotta Break Another Heart Albert Hammond |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 6 | Boo, Boo, Don't 'Cha Be Blue Tommy James |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 4 | Yesterday I Had The Blues Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 72 | 50 | 50 | 8 | Keep On Singing Austin Roberts |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 6 | Dream Me Home Mac Davis |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 4 | Let Your Yeah Be Yeah Brownsville Station |
| 75 | 90 | 75 | 2 | Blue Suede Shoes Johnny Rivers |
| 76 | 67 | 67 | 4 | One Man Parade James Taylor |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 8 | Wish That I Could Talk To You The Sylvers |
| 78 | 87 | 78 | 2 | Who Was It? Hurricane Smith |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 4 | Hocus Pocus Focus |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 2 | I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star) Glen Campbell |
| 81 | 95 | 81 | 3 | Armed And Extremely Dangerous First Choice |
| 82 | 79 | 79 | 5 | Sail On Sailor The Beach Boys |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Playground In My Mind Clint Holmes |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 5 | Teddy Bear Song Barbara Fairchild |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 3 | Gudbuy T' Jane Slade |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Let's Pretend Raspberries |
| 87 | 97 | 87 | 3 | Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Across 110th Street Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I Can Understand It The New Birth |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Mama Was A Rock And Roll Singer, Papa Used To Write All Her Songs Part 1 Sonny & Cher |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | The Lord Knows I'm Drinking Cal Smith |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 4 | River Road Uncle Dog |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 3 | Last Tango In Paris Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 94 | 100 | 94 | 2 | Dancing To Your Music Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 3 | Rosanna Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 96 | 93 | 91 | 5 | Names, Tags, Numbers & Labels The Association |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love) Ramsey Lewis |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Pillow Talk Sylvia (r&b) |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Saw A New Morning Bee Gees |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Delta Queen Don Fardon |
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