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