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