Billboard Hot 100 — March 31, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 31, 1973. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack returned to #1 after 1 week away, climbing from #2 to displace "Love Train" by The O'Jays (it would total 5 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Right Thing To Do" by Carly Simon at #70, which would go on to peak at #17. The biggest climber was "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" by Stevie Wonder, up 27 places from #56 to #29.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting January 27, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Sing" by Carpenters (up from #11 to #9); "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence (up from #16 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver, down 23 places from #28 to #51.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver, 19 weeks and counting (peak #9).
- Gone from the chart: "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend" by Lobo after 13 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 10 | Killing Me Softly With His Song Roberta Flack |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) Deodato |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Love Train The O'Jays |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) Four Tops |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | Break Up To Make Up The Stylistics |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | Last Song Edward Bear |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | Danny's Song Anne Murray |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | Sing Carpenters |
| 10 | 16 | 10 | 8 | The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Vicki Lawrence |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | Call Me (Come Back Home) Al Green |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 12 | Dueling Banjos Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell |
| 13 | 19 | 13 | 7 | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 14 | 6 | 6 | 18 | The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Aubrey Bread |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 10 | Space Oddity David Bowie |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 6 | Masterpiece The Temptations |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Stir It Up Johnny Nash |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | Hummingbird Seals & Crofts |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 5 | The Cisco Kid War |
| 22 | 12 | 12 | 9 | I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) The Moody Blues |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 5 | The Twelfth Of Never Donny Osmond |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | 14 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love The Spinners |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 11 | Little Willy The Sweet |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 9 | Peaceful Helen Reddy |
| 27 | 23 | 23 | 14 | Big City Miss Ruth Ann Gallery |
| 28 | 18 | 9 | 17 | Daddy's Home Jermaine Jackson |
| 29 | 56 | 29 | 3 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder |
| 30 | 25 | 17 | 15 | Do You Want To Dance? Bette Midler |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 7 | Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 8 | Cook With Honey Judy Collins |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 8 | Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) Aretha Franklin |
| 34 | 48 | 34 | 5 | Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel |
| 35 | 31 | 31 | 9 | Kissing My Love Bill Withers |
| 36 | 50 | 36 | 6 | Drift Away Dobie Gray |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 9 | One Less Set Of Footsteps Jim Croce |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 8 | A Letter To Myself The Chi-lites |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 7 | Wildflower Skylark |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 7 | Daisy A Day Jud Strunk |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 7 | Bitter Bad Melanie |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 6 | Superman Donna Fargo |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 7 | Step By Step Joe Simon |
| 44 | 51 | 44 | 7 | One Man Band (Plays All Alone) Ronnie Dyson |
| 45 | 27 | 1 | 17 | Crocodile Rock Elton John |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 5 | Out Of The Question Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 47 | 35 | 35 | 9 | Hello Hurray Alice Cooper |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 6 | Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me The New Seekers |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | Reeling In The Years Steely Dan |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 4 | Oh La De Da The Staple Singers |
| 51 | 28 | 9 | 19 | Rocky Mountain High John Denver |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 3 | Hallelujah Day Jackson 5 |
| 53 | 37 | 34 | 12 | Good Morning Heartache Diana Ross |
| 54 | 33 | 31 | 12 | Give Me Your Love Barbara Mason |
| 55 | 46 | 37 | 13 | Soul Song Joe Stampley |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 3 | "Cherry Cherry" from Hot August Night Neil Diamond |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 4 | Down And Out In New York City James Brown |
| 58 | 67 | 58 | 5 | I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 6 | Funky Worm Ohio Players |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 4 | Cindy Incidentally Faces |
| 61 | 55 | 55 | 10 | Love Is What You Make It The Grass Roots |
| 62 | 75 | 62 | 3 | Blue Suede Shoes Johnny Rivers |
| 63 | 79 | 63 | 5 | Hocus Pocus Focus |
| 64 | 78 | 64 | 3 | Who Was It? Hurricane Smith |
| 65 | 63 | 63 | 9 | Do It In The Name Of Love Candi Staton |
| 66 | 65 | 60 | 8 | Magic Woman Touch The Hollies |
| 67 | 69 | 67 | 5 | If You Gotta Break Another Heart Albert Hammond |
| 68 | 53 | 51 | 7 | Pardon Me Sir Joe Cocker |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 5 | Let Your Yeah Be Yeah Brownsville Station |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | The Right Thing To Do Carly Simon |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | Yesterday I Had The Blues Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 4 | Armed And Extremely Dangerous First Choice |
| 73 | 80 | 73 | 3 | I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star) Glen Campbell |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 2 | Playground In My Mind Clint Holmes |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 6 | Teddy Bear Song Barbara Fairchild |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Let's Pretend Raspberries |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 4 | Gudbuy T' Jane Slade |
| 78 | 87 | 78 | 4 | Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Thinking Of You Loggins & Messina |
| 80 | 82 | 79 | 6 | Sail On Sailor The Beach Boys |
| 81 | 91 | 81 | 4 | The Lord Knows I'm Drinking Cal Smith |
| 82 | 88 | 82 | 2 | Across 110th Street Bobby Womack & Peace |
| 83 | 73 | 73 | 7 | Dream Me Home Mac Davis |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Hearts Of Stone The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Mama Was A Rock And Roll Singer, Papa Used To Write All Her Songs Part 1 Sonny & Cher |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 2 | I Can Understand It The New Birth |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | If We Try Don McLean |
| 88 | 94 | 88 | 3 | Dancing To Your Music Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 89 | 77 | 77 | 9 | Wish That I Could Talk To You The Sylvers |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 4 | Last Tango In Paris Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 5 | River Road Uncle Dog |
| 92 | 98 | 92 | 2 | Pillow Talk Sylvia (r&b) |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 3 | Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love) Ramsey Lewis |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Nobody Wins Brenda Lee |
| 95 | 100 | 95 | 2 | Delta Queen Don Fardon |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | Saw A New Morning Bee Gees |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Back When My Hair Was Short Gunhill Road |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Give It To Me The J. Geils Band |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Will It Go Round In Circles Billy Preston |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | If I Could Only Be Sure Nolan Porter |
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