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