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