Billboard Hot 100 — July 7, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 7, 1973. "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Give Me Love - (Give Me Peace On Earth)" by George Harrison, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Live And Let Die" by Wings at #69, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "The Morning After" by Maureen McGovern, up 44 places from #86 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston — 1 week at the top so far, 15 weeks on the chart since debuting March 31, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce (up from #12 to #5); "Yesterday Once More" by Carpenters (up from #13 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Wildflower" by Skylark, down 46 places from #33 to #79.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Stuck In The Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel after 18 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Will It Go Round In Circles Billy Preston |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Kodachrome Paul Simon |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | My Love Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Give Me Love - (Give Me Peace On Earth) George Harrison |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | Playground In My Mind Clint Holmes |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | Shambala Three Dog Night |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | Yesterday Once More Carpenters |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | Right Place Wrong Time Dr. John |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 13 | I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby Barry White |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 7 | Smoke On The Water Deep Purple |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Long Train Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | Natural High Bloodstone |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 9 | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Bette Midler |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | One Of A Kind (Love Affair) The Spinners |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | 16 | Pillow Talk Sylvia (r&b) |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 9 | Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 11 | Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 11 | Daddy Could Swear, I Declare Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 8 | Money Pink Floyd |
| 21 | 16 | 1 | 18 | Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 10 | So Very Hard To Go Tower Of Power |
| 23 | 19 | 17 | 19 | I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 6 | Doing It To Death Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s |
| 25 | 15 | 2 | 14 | Daniel Elton John |
| 26 | 31 | 1 | 27 | Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 27 | 23 | 23 | 8 | You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) The Stylistics |
| 28 | 25 | 1 | 21 | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 29 | 44 | 29 | 6 | Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 6 | Misdemeanor Foster Sylvers |
| 31 | 29 | 29 | 13 | And I Love You So Perry Como |
| 32 | 63 | 32 | 3 | Feelin' Stronger Every Day Chicago |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 8 | Time To Get Down The O'Jays |
| 34 | 51 | 34 | 4 | Where Peaceful Waters Flow Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 9 | Satin Sheets Jeanne Pruett |
| 36 | 27 | 5 | 20 | Drift Away Dobie Gray |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 14 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 6 | I'll Always Love My Mama (Part I) The Intruders |
| 39 | 48 | 39 | 4 | Goin' Home The Osmonds |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 5 | The Plastic Man The Temptations |
| 41 | 75 | 41 | 3 | I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor |
| 42 | 86 | 42 | 3 | The Morning After Maureen McGovern |
| 43 | 30 | 30 | 15 | Give It To Me The J. Geils Band |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 9 | Swamp Witch Jim Stafford |
| 45 | 78 | 45 | 2 | If You Want Me To Stay Sly & The Family Stone |
| 46 | 34 | 34 | 12 | Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation The Dells |
| 47 | 62 | 47 | 5 | Soul Makossa Afrique |
| 48 | 61 | 48 | 3 | Get Down Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 6 | Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) Shirley Bassey |
| 50 | 70 | 50 | 3 | Soul Makossa Manu Dibango |
| 51 | 79 | 51 | 4 | Watergrate Dickie Goodman |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 11 | Roll Over Beethoven Electric Light Orchestra |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 3 | How Can I Tell Her Lobo |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 5 | There's No Me Without You The Manhattans |
| 55 | 42 | 1 | 17 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder |
| 56 | 43 | 43 | 10 | Hey You! Get Off My Mountain The Dramatics |
| 57 | 35 | 35 | 16 | Let's Pretend Raspberries |
| 58 | 84 | 58 | 2 | Uneasy Rider Charlie Daniels |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 4 | Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out Bobby Womack |
| 60 | 73 | 60 | 3 | Are You Man Enough Four Tops |
| 61 | 76 | 61 | 3 | Brother Louie Stories |
| 62 | 49 | 40 | 15 | Back When My Hair Was Short Gunhill Road |
| 63 | 77 | 63 | 3 | Delta Dawn Helen Reddy |
| 64 | 55 | 48 | 11 | The Free Electric Band Albert Hammond |
| 65 | 59 | 59 | 5 | Finder's Keepers Chairman Of The Board |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 4 | Be What You Are The Staple Singers |
| 67 | 67 | 67 | 8 | Brother's Gonna Work It Out Willie Hutch |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 7 | I'd Rather Be A Cowboy John Denver |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Live And Let Die Wings |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 3 | Over The Hills And Far Away Led Zeppelin |
| 71 | 64 | 64 | 7 | What About Me Anne Murray |
| 72 | 58 | 58 | 6 | Love And Happiness Earnest Jackson |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Here I Am Come & Take Me Al Green |
| 74 | 72 | 72 | 4 | Kids Say The Darndest Things Tammy Wynette |
| 75 | 82 | 75 | 3 | Tequila Sunrise Eagles |
| 76 | 74 | 70 | 12 | First Cut Is The Deepest Keith Hampshire |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Angel Aretha Franklin |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Sixty Minute Man/Mother-In-Law Clarence Carter |
| 79 | 33 | 9 | 21 | Wildflower Skylark |
| 80 | 98 | 80 | 2 | My Merry-go-round Johnny Nash |
| 81 | 37 | 9 | 19 | Hocus Pocus Focus |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Love, Love, Love Donny Hathaway |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 3 | He Did With Me Vicki Lawrence |
| 84 | 94 | 84 | 2 | There You Go Edwin Starr |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 4 | Blockbuster The Sweet |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | The Hurt Cat Stevens |
| 87 | 99 | 87 | 3 | You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) Johnny Rodriguez |
| 88 | 96 | 88 | 3 | Black Byrd Donald Byrd |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Sweet Charlie Babe Jackie Moore |
| 90 | 83 | 83 | 5 | Giving It All Away Roger Daltrey |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Friend Of Mine Bill Withers |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 4 | You Were Always There Donna Fargo |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Sweet Harmony Smokey Robinson |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | Top Of The World Lynn Anderson |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | It's Forever The Ebonys |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Lord, Mr. Ford Jerry Reed |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) Commander Cody |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In Don Covay |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | Hello Stranger Fire And Rain |
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