Billboard Hot 100 — June 2, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 2, 1973. "My Love" by Paul McCartney And Wings climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter Group, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Yesterday Once More" by Carpenters at #79, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon, up 29 places from #57 to #28.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "My Love" by Paul McCartney And Wings — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting April 14, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby" by Barry White (up from #12 to #7); "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Daisy A Day" by Jud Strunk, down 24 places from #20 to #44.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers, 22 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Sing" by Carpenters after 14 weeks (peak #3); "Masterpiece" by The Temptations after 14 weeks (peak #7); "The Twelfth Of Never" by Donny Osmond 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 | 8 | My Love Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Daniel Elton John |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Pillow Talk Sylvia (r&b) |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby Barry White |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 | Little Willy The Sweet |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | Hocus Pocus Focus |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | Playground In My Mind Clint Holmes |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | 15 | Drift Away Dobie Gray |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Reeling In The Years Steely Dan |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | 16 | Wildflower Skylark |
| 14 | 34 | 14 | 3 | Give Me Love - (Give Me Peace On Earth) George Harrison |
| 15 | 13 | 6 | 14 | Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 8 | Right Place Wrong Time Dr. John |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | Steamroller Blues/Fool Elvis Presley |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 10 | Will It Go Round In Circles Billy Preston |
| 20 | 18 | 18 | 10 | Thinking Of You Loggins & Messina |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 9 | Leaving Me The Independents |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 7 | Long Train Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 23 | 16 | 1 | 17 | The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Vicki Lawrence |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 6 | One Of A Kind (Love Affair) The Spinners |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 8 | No More Mr. Nice Guy Alice Cooper |
| 26 | 17 | 17 | 10 | The Right Thing To Do Carly Simon |
| 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Funky Worm Ohio Players |
| 28 | 57 | 28 | 3 | Kodachrome Paul Simon |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 8 | And I Love You So Perry Como |
| 30 | 27 | 27 | 9 | It Sure Took A Long, Long Time Lobo |
| 31 | 44 | 31 | 7 | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 15 | Teddy Bear Song Barbara Fairchild |
| 33 | 24 | 2 | 14 | The Cisco Kid War |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 10 | Give It To Me The J. Geils Band |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 11 | Let's Pretend Raspberries |
| 36 | 55 | 36 | 3 | Shambala Three Dog Night |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 8 | Close Your Eyes Edward Bear |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 6 | Daddy Could Swear, I Declare Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 39 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Super Fly Meets Shaft John & Ernest |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 10 | Back When My Hair Was Short Gunhill Road |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 7 | Natural High Bloodstone |
| 42 | 37 | 37 | 10 | Hearts Of Stone The Blue Ridge Rangers |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 6 | Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich |
| 44 | 20 | 14 | 16 | Daisy A Day Jud Strunk |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 6 | You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones |
| 46 | 35 | 35 | 11 | I Can Understand It The New Birth |
| 47 | 28 | 28 | 13 | Armed And Extremely Dangerous First Choice |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 7 | Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation The Dells |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 4 | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Bette Midler |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 5 | With A Child's Heart Michael Jackson |
| 51 | 68 | 51 | 4 | Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 8 | Fencewalk Mandrill |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 3 | You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) The Stylistics |
| 54 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Drinking Wine Spo-dee O'dee Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 55 | 73 | 55 | 3 | Money Pink Floyd |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 6 | Isn't It About Time Stephen Stills-Manassas |
| 57 | 36 | 17 | 14 | Out Of The Question Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 6 | The Free Electric Band Albert Hammond |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 9 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 60 | 45 | 45 | 12 | I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star) Glen Campbell |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 5 | So Very Hard To Go Tower Of Power |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 5 | Hey You! Get Off My Mountain The Dramatics |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 4 | Satin Sheets Jeanne Pruett |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 7 | Without You In My Life Tyrone Davis |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 6 | Roll Over Beethoven Electric Light Orchestra |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 6 | I Like You Donovan |
| 67 | 77 | 1 | 22 | Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 6 | Music Everywhere Tufano & Giammarese |
| 69 | 85 | 69 | 2 | Smoke On The Water Deep Purple |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 7 | First Cut Is The Deepest Keith Hampshire |
| 71 | 76 | 71 | 4 | Swamp Witch Jim Stafford |
| 72 | 61 | 61 | 8 | I' Been Watchin' You The South Side Movement |
| 73 | 80 | 73 | 4 | Shambala B.W. Stevenson |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 2 | What About Me Anne Murray |
| 75 | 88 | 75 | 4 | Letter To Lucille Tom Jones |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 7 | I'm A Stranger Here Five Man Electrical Band |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 3 | Time To Get Down The O'Jays |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 6 | Avenging Annie Andy Pratt |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Yesterday Once More Carpenters |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 3 | A Passion Play (Edit #8) Jethro Tull |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 2 | I'd Rather Be A Cowboy John Denver |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 6 | What A Shame Foghat |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Doing It To Death Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 4 | California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a) The Beach Boys |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I'll Always Love My Mama (Part I) The Intruders |
| 86 | 96 | 86 | 4 | Don't Let It Get You Down The Crusaders |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Giving It All Away Roger Daltrey |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 5 | Your Side Of The Bed Mac Davis |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) Shirley Bassey |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 4 | Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music The Spinners |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 3 | Think James Brown |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 3 | Brother's Gonna Work It Out Willie Hutch |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 4 | Outlaw Man David Blue |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | What's Your Mama's Name Tanya Tucker |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Misdemeanor Foster Sylvers |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Come Live With Me Roy Clark |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Cum On Feel The Noize Slade |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I'm Leavin' You Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Love And Happiness Earnest Jackson |
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