Billboard Hot 100 — June 23, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 23, 1973. "My Love" by Paul McCartney And Wings held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" by Chicago at #75, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "The Plastic Man" by The Temptations, up 26 places from #77 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "My Love" by Paul McCartney And Wings — 4 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting April 14, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Long Train Runnin'" by The Doobie Brothers (up from #12 to #9); "Right Place Wrong Time" by Dr. John (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Steamroller Blues/Fool" by Elvis Presley, down 22 places from #28 to #50.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers, 25 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | 11 | My Love Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Playground In My Mind Clint Holmes |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby Barry White |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | Will It Go Round In Circles Billy Preston |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | Give Me Love - (Give Me Peace On Earth) George Harrison |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Pillow Talk Sylvia (r&b) |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Kodachrome Paul Simon |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Daniel Elton John |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Long Train Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Right Place Wrong Time Dr. John |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 6 | Shambala Three Dog Night |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | One Of A Kind (Love Affair) The Spinners |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | 16 | Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 10 | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce |
| 15 | 24 | 15 | 10 | Natural High Bloodstone |
| 16 | 38 | 16 | 4 | Yesterday Once More Carpenters |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | 19 | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 19 | 16 | 9 | 17 | Hocus Pocus Focus |
| 20 | 35 | 20 | 5 | Smoke On The Water Deep Purple |
| 21 | 30 | 21 | 7 | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Bette Midler |
| 22 | 15 | 5 | 18 | Drift Away Dobie Gray |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 6 | You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) The Stylistics |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 9 | Daddy Could Swear, I Declare Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 25 | 19 | 9 | 19 | Wildflower Skylark |
| 26 | 22 | 21 | 12 | Leaving Me The Independents |
| 27 | 39 | 27 | 8 | So Very Hard To Go Tower Of Power |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 9 | Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich |
| 29 | 40 | 29 | 7 | Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 13 | Give It To Me The J. Geils Band |
| 31 | 36 | 29 | 11 | And I Love You So Perry Como |
| 32 | 17 | 1 | 15 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 6 | Money Pink Floyd |
| 34 | 27 | 25 | 11 | No More Mr. Nice Guy Alice Cooper |
| 35 | 21 | 6 | 17 | Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel |
| 36 | 41 | 35 | 14 | Let's Pretend Raspberries |
| 37 | 23 | 3 | 23 | Little Willy The Sweet |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 10 | Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation The Dells |
| 39 | 54 | 39 | 7 | Satin Sheets Jeanne Pruett |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 4 | Doing It To Death Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s |
| 41 | 26 | 1 | 20 | The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Vicki Lawrence |
| 42 | 43 | 37 | 11 | Close Your Eyes Edward Bear |
| 43 | 51 | 1 | 25 | Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 44 | 46 | 40 | 13 | Back When My Hair Was Short Gunhill Road |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 6 | Time To Get Down The O'Jays |
| 46 | 25 | 11 | 16 | Reeling In The Years Steely Dan |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 7 | Swamp Witch Jim Stafford |
| 48 | 49 | 48 | 9 | The Free Electric Band Albert Hammond |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 4 | Misdemeanor Foster Sylvers |
| 50 | 28 | 17 | 11 | Steamroller Blues/Fool Elvis Presley |
| 51 | 77 | 51 | 3 | The Plastic Man The Temptations |
| 52 | 33 | 18 | 13 | Thinking Of You Loggins & Messina |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 8 | Hey You! Get Off My Mountain The Dramatics |
| 54 | 53 | 53 | 12 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 55 | 71 | 55 | 2 | Goin' Home The Osmonds |
| 56 | 37 | 17 | 13 | The Right Thing To Do Carly Simon |
| 57 | 64 | 57 | 4 | I'll Always Love My Mama (Part I) The Intruders |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 4 | Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross |
| 59 | 79 | 59 | 9 | Roll Over Beethoven Electric Light Orchestra |
| 60 | 47 | 15 | 18 | Funky Worm Ohio Players |
| 61 | 69 | 61 | 4 | Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) Shirley Bassey |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 3 | There's No Me Without You The Manhattans |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 7 | Letter To Lucille Tom Jones |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 2 | Where Peaceful Waters Flow Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 4 | Love And Happiness Earnest Jackson |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 5 | What About Me Anne Murray |
| 67 | 67 | 67 | 3 | Finder's Keepers Chairman Of The Board |
| 68 | 48 | 32 | 18 | Teddy Bear Song Barbara Fairchild |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 6 | Brother's Gonna Work It Out Willie Hutch |
| 70 | 52 | 31 | 11 | Super Fly Meets Shaft John & Ernest |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 3 | Soul Makossa Afrique |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 2 | Be What You Are The Staple Singers |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 5 | I'd Rather Be A Cowboy John Denver |
| 74 | 76 | 70 | 10 | First Cut Is The Deepest Keith Hampshire |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Feelin' Stronger Every Day Chicago |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Get Down Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 77 | 89 | 77 | 2 | Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out Bobby Womack |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | How Can I Tell Her Lobo |
| 79 | 78 | 66 | 7 | Shambala B.W. Stevenson |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Are You Man Enough Four Tops |
| 82 | 93 | 82 | 3 | Mother-in-law Clarence Carter |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Brother Louie Stories |
| 84 | 90 | 84 | 3 | Giving It All Away Roger Daltrey |
| 85 | 85 | 78 | 9 | Avenging Annie Andy Pratt |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Delta Dawn Helen Reddy |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Over The Hills And Far Away Led Zeppelin |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Soul Makossa Manu Dibango |
| 89 | 100 | 89 | 2 | Kids Say The Darndest Things Tammy Wynette |
| 90 | 99 | 90 | 2 | Watergrate Dickie Goodman |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | I Don't Want To Make You Wait The Delfonics |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Tequila Sunrise Eagles |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 3 | My Heart Just Keeps On Breakin' The Chi-lites |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | You Were Always There Donna Fargo |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | Blockbuster The Sweet |
| 96 | 81 | 81 | 3 | I Can Make It Thru The Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights) Ray Charles |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | He Did With Me Vicki Lawrence |
| 98 | 98 | 68 | 8 | Music Everywhere Tufano & Giammarese |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Morning After Maureen McGovern |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) Johnny Rodriguez |
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