Billboard Hot 100 — July 21, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 21, 1973. "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Gypsy Man" by War at #66, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye, up 24 places from #74 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce — 1 week at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting April 21, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by Bette Midler (up from #14 to #8); "Natural High" by Bloodstone (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" by Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando, down 44 places from #54 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers, 29 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Daniel" by Elton John after 15 weeks (peak #2); "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray after 21 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 14 | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | Will It Go Round In Circles Billy Preston |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Yesterday Once More Carpenters |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Shambala Three Dog Night |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Kodachrome Paul Simon |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | Give Me Love - (Give Me Peace On Earth) George Harrison |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Smoke On The Water Deep Purple |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Bette Midler |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | Playground In My Mind Clint Holmes |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | Natural High Bloodstone |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts |
| 12 | 11 | 8 | 14 | Long Train Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 | Right Place Wrong Time Dr. John |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | Money Pink Floyd |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich |
| 16 | 20 | 1 | 29 | Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 8 | Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | So Very Hard To Go Tower Of Power |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 5 | Feelin' Stronger Every Day Chicago |
| 20 | 29 | 20 | 5 | The Morning After Maureen McGovern |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | 15 | My Love Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 22 | 31 | 22 | 5 | Get Down Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 8 | Misdemeanor Foster Sylvers |
| 24 | 37 | 24 | 5 | Brother Louie Stories |
| 25 | 22 | 22 | 8 | Doing It To Death Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 5 | I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 4 | If You Want Me To Stay Sly & The Family Stone |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 11 | Satin Sheets Jeanne Pruett |
| 29 | 44 | 29 | 3 | Live And Let Die Wings |
| 30 | 41 | 30 | 4 | Uneasy Rider Charlie Daniels |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 6 | Where Peaceful Waters Flow Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 32 | 23 | 11 | 13 | One Of A Kind (Love Affair) The Spinners |
| 33 | 46 | 33 | 3 | Here I Am Come & Take Me Al Green |
| 34 | 15 | 3 | 15 | I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby Barry White |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 5 | How Can I Tell Her Lobo |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 8 | I'll Always Love My Mama (Part I) The Intruders |
| 37 | 49 | 37 | 5 | Soul Makossa Manu Dibango |
| 38 | 55 | 38 | 3 | Angel Aretha Franklin |
| 39 | 24 | 19 | 13 | Daddy Could Swear, I Declare Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 40 | 27 | 1 | 20 | Frankenstein Edgar Winter Group |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 5 | Delta Dawn Helen Reddy |
| 42 | 35 | 35 | 16 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 43 | 18 | 3 | 18 | Pillow Talk Sylvia (r&b) |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 13 | Roll Over Beethoven Electric Light Orchestra |
| 45 | 36 | 36 | 6 | Goin' Home The Osmonds |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 7 | There's No Me Without You The Manhattans |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 5 | Are You Man Enough Four Tops |
| 48 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Watergrate Dickie Goodman |
| 49 | 47 | 47 | 7 | Soul Makossa Afrique |
| 50 | 74 | 50 | 2 | Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye |
| 51 | 68 | 51 | 2 | Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 52 | 48 | 48 | 8 | Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) Shirley Bassey |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out Bobby Womack |
| 54 | 45 | 29 | 15 | And I Love You So Perry Como |
| 55 | 40 | 40 | 7 | The Plastic Man The Temptations |
| 56 | 56 | 43 | 12 | Hey You! Get Off My Mountain The Dramatics |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 5 | Over The Hills And Far Away Led Zeppelin |
| 58 | 39 | 39 | 11 | Swamp Witch Jim Stafford |
| 59 | 60 | 33 | 10 | Time To Get Down The O'Jays |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 3 | The Hurt Cat Stevens |
| 61 | 61 | 34 | 14 | Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation The Dells |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 9 | I'd Rather Be A Cowboy John Denver |
| 63 | 66 | 59 | 7 | Finder's Keepers Chairman Of The Board |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 5 | Tequila Sunrise Eagles |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 2 | Clouds David Gates |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Gypsy Man War |
| 67 | 84 | 67 | 2 | You Light Up My Life/Believe In Humanity Carole King |
| 68 | 89 | 68 | 2 | That Lady (Part 1) The Isley Brothers |
| 69 | 83 | 69 | 2 | A Million To One/Young Love Donny Osmond |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 3 | Sixty Minute Man/Mother-In-Law Clarence Carter |
| 71 | 59 | 23 | 10 | You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) The Stylistics |
| 72 | 90 | 72 | 3 | I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In Don Covay |
| 73 | 67 | 66 | 6 | Be What You Are The Staple Singers |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 3 | Love, Love, Love Donny Hathaway |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 5 | He Did With Me Vicki Lawrence |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 3 | Sweet Charlie Babe Jackie Moore |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 4 | My Merry-go-round Johnny Nash |
| 78 | 95 | 78 | 3 | It's Forever The Ebonys |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 6 | Blockbuster The Sweet |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 4 | There You Go Edwin Starr |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Bongo Rock The Incredible Bongo Band |
| 82 | 93 | 82 | 3 | Lord, Mr. Ford Jerry Reed |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 3 | Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Didn't I Sylvia (r&b) |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Future Shock Curtis Mayfield |
| 86 | 92 | 86 | 3 | Sweet Harmony Smokey Robinson |
| 87 | 91 | 87 | 2 | Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine Stealers Wheel |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 2 | Darling Come Back Home Eddie Kendricks |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Baby I've Been Missing You The Independents |
| 90 | 80 | 80 | 3 | Friend Of Mine Bill Withers |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Sunshine Mickey Newbury |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 4 | Top Of The World Lynn Anderson |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne Looking Glass |
| 94 | 70 | 67 | 10 | Brother's Gonna Work It Out Willie Hutch |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) Coven |
| 96 | 99 | 83 | 7 | Giving It All Away Roger Daltrey |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 3 | Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) Commander Cody |
| 98 | 54 | 1 | 23 | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 99 | 97 | 88 | 5 | Black Byrd Donald Byrd |
| 100 | 96 | 93 | 6 | You Were Always There Donna Fargo |
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