Billboard Hot 100 — May 19, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 19, 1973. "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" by Stevie Wonder climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" by Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando, which had held it for 4 weeks. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Give Me Love - (Give Me Peace On Earth)" by George Harrison at #59, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by Bette Midler, up 22 places from #85 to #63.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" by Stevie Wonder — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting March 17, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "My Love" by Paul McCartney And Wings (up from #13 to #6); "Pillow Talk" by Sylvia (r&b) (up from #14 to #9); "Wildflower" by Skylark (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Peaceful" by Helen Reddy, down 25 places from #23 to #48.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack after 16 weeks (peak #1); "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)" by Gladys Knight And The Pips after 16 weeks (peak #2); "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)" by Four Tops after 15 weeks (peak #4).
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 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | Little Willy The Sweet |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | Daniel Elton John |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | My Love Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Drift Away Dobie Gray |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | Pillow Talk Sylvia (r&b) |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | Wildflower Skylark |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Reeling In The Years Steely Dan |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | 15 | The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Vicki Lawrence |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | Hocus Pocus Focus |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | Daisy A Day Jud Strunk |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 12 | The Cisco Kid War |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 13 | Funky Worm Ohio Players |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 12 | Out Of The Question Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 8 | The Right Thing To Do Carly Simon |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 8 | Thinking Of You Loggins & Messina |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 6 | I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby Barry White |
| 21 | 10 | 8 | 12 | The Twelfth Of Never Donny Osmond |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 9 | Playground In My Mind Clint Holmes |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 6 | Steamroller Blues/Fool Elvis Presley |
| 24 | 16 | 3 | 13 | Sing Carpenters |
| 25 | 34 | 25 | 6 | Right Place Wrong Time Dr. John |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 7 | Leaving Me The Independents |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 12 | I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 7 | It Sure Took A Long, Long Time Lobo |
| 29 | 39 | 29 | 6 | No More Mr. Nice Guy Alice Cooper |
| 30 | 41 | 30 | 8 | Will It Go Round In Circles Billy Preston |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 11 | Armed And Extremely Dangerous First Choice |
| 32 | 20 | 16 | 14 | Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Super Fly Meets Shaft John & Ernest |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 13 | Teddy Bear Song Barbara Fairchild |
| 35 | 50 | 35 | 4 | One Of A Kind (Love Affair) The Spinners |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 9 | I Can Understand It The New Birth |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 6 | And I Love You So Perry Como |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 8 | Hearts Of Stone The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 9 | Let's Pretend Raspberries |
| 40 | 25 | 7 | 13 | Masterpiece The Temptations |
| 41 | 44 | 41 | 7 | Drinking Wine Spo-dee O'dee Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 8 | Give It To Me The J. Geils Band |
| 43 | 54 | 43 | 5 | Long Train Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 6 | Close Your Eyes Edward Bear |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 10 | I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star) Glen Campbell |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 8 | Back When My Hair Was Short Gunhill Road |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 5 | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce |
| 48 | 23 | 12 | 16 | Peaceful Helen Reddy |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 4 | You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 4 | Daddy Could Swear, I Declare Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 51 | 31 | 31 | 10 | "Cherry Cherry" from Hot August Night Neil Diamond |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 5 | Natural High Bloodstone |
| 53 | 38 | 38 | 10 | Blue Suede Shoes Johnny Rivers |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 6 | Fencewalk Mandrill |
| 55 | 71 | 55 | 3 | With A Child's Heart Michael Jackson |
| 56 | 45 | 29 | 13 | Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me The New Seekers |
| 57 | 70 | 57 | 4 | Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich |
| 58 | 53 | 28 | 10 | Hallelujah Day Jackson 5 |
| 59 | NEW | 59 | 1 | Give Me Love - (Give Me Peace On Earth) George Harrison |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 5 | Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation The Dells |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 4 | Isn't It About Time Stephen Stills-Manassas |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 6 | I' Been Watchin' You The South Side Movement |
| 63 | 85 | 63 | 2 | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Bette Midler |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 4 | Only In Your Heart America |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 7 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 66 | 72 | 66 | 5 | Without You In My Life Tyrone Davis |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 4 | The Free Electric Band Albert Hammond |
| 68 | 77 | 68 | 4 | I Like You Donovan |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 3 | Hey You! Get Off My Mountain The Dramatics |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 5 | First Cut Is The Deepest Keith Hampshire |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Shambala Three Dog Night |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 5 | It's Hard To Stop (Doing Something When It's Good To You) Betty Wright |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 2 | Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 4 | Roll Over Beethoven Electric Light Orchestra |
| 75 | 83 | 75 | 4 | Music Everywhere Tufano & Giammarese |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 3 | So Very Hard To Go Tower Of Power |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) The Stylistics |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 5 | I'm A Stranger Here Five Man Electrical Band |
| 79 | 89 | 1 | 20 | Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 4 | Avenging Annie Andy Pratt |
| 81 | 88 | 81 | 2 | Swamp Witch Jim Stafford |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Kodachrome Paul Simon |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 5 | Cosmic Sea The Mystic Moods |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Money Pink Floyd |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 4 | What A Shame Foghat |
| 86 | 95 | 86 | 2 | Satin Sheets Jeanne Pruett |
| 87 | 96 | 87 | 2 | Shambala B.W. Stevenson |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a) The Beach Boys |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 3 | Your Side Of The Bed Mac Davis |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Time To Get Down The O'Jays |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Letter To Lucille Tom Jones |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 3 | A Little Bit Like Magic King Harvest |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music The Spinners |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Think James Brown |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | Outlaw Man David Blue |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | Don't Let It Get You Down The Crusaders |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Brother's Gonna Work It Out Willie Hutch |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 3 | Working Class Hero Tommy Roe |
| 99 | 92 | 92 | 3 | Dueling Tubas Martin Mull and Orchestra |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | A Passion Play (Edit #8) Jethro Tull |
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