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