Billboard Hot 100 — September 1, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 1, 1973. "Brother Louie" by Stories 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 "Midnight Train To Georgia" by Gladys Knight And The Pips at #71, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Ramblin Man" by The Allman Brothers Band, up 27 places from #85 to #58.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Brother Louie" by Stories — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting June 23, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Loves Me Like A Rock" by Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds) (up from #16 to #9); "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" by Chicago (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple, down 17 places from #23 to #40.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers, 35 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston after 22 weeks (peak #1); "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes after 23 weeks (peak #2); "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by Bette Midler after 16 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 11 | Brother Louie Stories |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Delta Dawn Helen Reddy |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Live And Let Die Wings |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | The Morning After Maureen McGovern |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Get Down Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 5 | Loves Me Like A Rock Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds) |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Feelin' Stronger Every Day Chicago |
| 11 | 19 | 11 | 6 | We're An American Band Grand Funk |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | If You Want Me To Stay Sly & The Family Stone |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | 20 | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | Here I Am Come & Take Me Al Green |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 7 | Gypsy Man War |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 5 | Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Elton John |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | Are You Man Enough Four Tops |
| 18 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Uneasy Rider Charlie Daniels |
| 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 9 | Angel Aretha Franklin |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 8 | That Lady (Part 1) The Isley Brothers |
| 22 | 13 | 1 | 35 | Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 8 | A Million To One/Young Love Donny Osmond |
| 24 | 22 | 22 | 11 | How Can I Tell Her Lobo |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 6 | My Maria B.W. Stevenson |
| 26 | 24 | 6 | 17 | Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 6 | Theme From Cleopatra Jones Joe Simon featuring The Mainstreeters |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 8 | You Light Up My Life/Believe In Humanity Carole King |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 9 | I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In Don Covay |
| 30 | 51 | 30 | 3 | Higher Ground Stevie Wonder |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 22 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 12 | Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out Bobby Womack |
| 33 | 54 | 33 | 5 | Half-Breed Cher |
| 34 | 31 | 31 | 9 | The Hurt Cat Stevens |
| 35 | 26 | 2 | 14 | Yesterday Once More Carpenters |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 5 | Stoned Out Of My Mind The Chi-lites |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 5 | I've Got So Much To Give Barry White |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 | There It Is Tyrone Davis |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 7 | Future Shock Curtis Mayfield |
| 40 | 23 | 4 | 15 | Smoke On The Water Deep Purple |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 7 | Baby I've Been Missing You The Independents |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 3 | Ghetto Child The Spinners |
| 43 | 39 | 17 | 18 | So Very Hard To Go Tower Of Power |
| 44 | 28 | 3 | 16 | Shambala Three Dog Night |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 4 | Free Ride Edgar Winter Group |
| 46 | 36 | 15 | 19 | Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 3 | Hey Girl (i Like Your Style) The Temptations |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 9 | Sweet Charlie Babe Jackie Moore |
| 49 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Clouds David Gates |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 5 | To Know You Is To Love You B.B. King |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 4 | You've Never Been This Far Before Conway Twitty |
| 52 | 71 | 52 | 3 | China Grove The Doobie Brothers |
| 53 | 76 | 53 | 3 | Sexy, Sexy, Sexy James Brown |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 9 | Sweet Harmony Smokey Robinson |
| 55 | 78 | 55 | 3 | Yes We Can Can The Pointer Sisters |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 5 | Evil Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 5 | Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper |
| 58 | 85 | 58 | 2 | Ramblin Man The Allman Brothers Band |
| 59 | 50 | 49 | 8 | Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine Stealers Wheel |
| 60 | 79 | 60 | 2 | Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 6 | Show Biz Kids Steely Dan |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 4 | Ecstasy Ohio Players |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 5 | Don't Let It End ('til You Let It Begin) The Miracles |
| 64 | 87 | 64 | 4 | Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh |
| 65 | 57 | 57 | 7 | Bongo Rock The Incredible Bongo Band |
| 66 | 59 | 44 | 9 | Love, Love, Love Donny Hathaway |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 4 | Just Don't Want To Be Lonely Ronnie Dyson |
| 68 | 82 | 68 | 4 | Freedom For The Stallion The Hues Corporation |
| 69 | 77 | 69 | 7 | Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne Looking Glass |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Twisting The Night Away Rod Stewart |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 3 | In The Midnight Hour Cross Country |
| 73 | 65 | 65 | 4 | All I Need Is Time Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 5 | Loving Arms Dobie Gray |
| 75 | 83 | 75 | 3 | Muskrat Love America |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Get It Together Jackson 5 |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 3 | Send A Little Love My Way Anne Murray |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 2 | The Last Thing On My Mind Neil Diamond |
| 79 | 74 | 74 | 10 | Top Of The World Lynn Anderson |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Knockin' On Heaven's Door Bob Dylan |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Slick Willie Hutch |
| 82 | 96 | 82 | 3 | (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway Sutherland Brothers And Quiver |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Tonight Raspberries |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | Rhapsody In Blue Deodato |
| 85 | 97 | 85 | 2 | You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me Ray Price |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | The Peacemaker Albert Hammond |
| 87 | 94 | 87 | 2 | Ashes To Ashes The 5th Dimension |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Parrty - Part I Maceo And The Macks |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 3 | Stay Away From Me The Sylvers |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 2 | Summer (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | Blood Red And Goin' Down Tanya Tucker |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Everybody's Had The Blues Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | He Today's People |
| 94 | NEW | 3 | 7 | They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! Napoleon XIV |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Make Me Twice The Man New York City |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | As Time Goes By Nilsson |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Kid Stuff Barbara Fairchild |
| 98 | 98 | 83 | 4 | Hang Loose Mandrill |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I Can't Stand The Rain Ann Peebles |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | Until It's Time For You To Go The New Birth |
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