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