Billboard Hot 100 — October 6, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 6, 1973. "Half-Breed" by Cher climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You're A Special Part Of Me" by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye at #66, which would go on to peak at #12. The biggest climber was "The Love I Lost (Part 1)" by Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes, up 26 places from #94 to #68.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Half-Breed" by Cher — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting August 4, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Angie" by The Rolling Stones (up from #13 to #8); "Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)" by Eddie Kendricks (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)" by Johnnie Taylor, down 24 places from #28 to #52.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson, 27 weeks and counting (peak #21).
- Gone from the chart: "The Morning After" by Maureen McGovern after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Get Down" by Gilbert O'Sullivan after 15 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Half-Breed Cher |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Loves Me Like A Rock Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds) |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | We're An American Band Grand Funk |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Higher Ground Stevie Wonder |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | That Lady (Part 1) The Isley Brothers |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Ramblin Man The Allman Brothers Band |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | Angie The Rolling Stones |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 16 | Delta Dawn Helen Reddy |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 6 | Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | My Maria B.W. Stevenson |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | 13 | Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | Yes We Can Can The Pointer Sisters |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 8 | China Grove The Doobie Brothers |
| 16 | 11 | 1 | 16 | Brother Louie Stories |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 9 | Free Ride Edgar Winter Group |
| 18 | 14 | 1 | 19 | Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross |
| 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | Theme From Cleopatra Jones Joe Simon featuring The Mainstreeters |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 5 | Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces Cheech & Chong |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 27 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 9 | You've Never Been This Far Before Conway Twitty |
| 23 | 39 | 23 | 5 | Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco |
| 24 | 15 | 12 | 10 | Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Elton John |
| 25 | 43 | 25 | 4 | Paper Roses Marie Osmond |
| 26 | 36 | 26 | 6 | Knockin' On Heaven's Door Bob Dylan |
| 27 | 21 | 8 | 12 | Gypsy Man War |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 6 | Get It Together Jackson 5 |
| 29 | 49 | 29 | 4 | All I Know Garfunkel |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 9 | Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 | In The Midnight Hour Cross Country |
| 32 | 25 | 12 | 15 | If You Want Me To Stay Sly & The Family Stone |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 12 | Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne Looking Glass |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 5 | Hurts So Good Millie Jackson |
| 35 | 22 | 10 | 14 | Here I Am Come & Take Me Al Green |
| 36 | 27 | 2 | 14 | Live And Let Die Wings |
| 37 | 37 | 32 | 10 | I've Got So Much To Give Barry White |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 5 | Let Me In The Osmonds |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 7 | Summer (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 5 | Funky Stuff Kool & The Gang |
| 41 | 66 | 41 | 3 | We May Never Pass This Way (Again) Seals & Crofts |
| 42 | 60 | 42 | 3 | Space Race Billy Preston |
| 43 | 30 | 30 | 10 | Stoned Out Of My Mind The Chi-lites |
| 44 | 68 | 44 | 3 | Jesse Roberta Flack |
| 45 | 34 | 34 | 9 | Ecstasy Ohio Players |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 3 | Raised On Rock/For Ol' Times Sake Elvis Presley |
| 47 | 50 | 47 | 5 | Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 8 | (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway Sutherland Brothers And Quiver |
| 49 | 35 | 35 | 8 | Hey Girl (i Like Your Style) The Temptations |
| 50 | 41 | 41 | 7 | Rhapsody In Blue Deodato |
| 51 | 38 | 38 | 10 | To Know You Is To Love You B.B. King |
| 52 | 28 | 11 | 16 | I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) Johnnie Taylor |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 4 | Such A Night Dr. John |
| 54 | 53 | 52 | 7 | Ashes To Ashes The 5th Dimension |
| 55 | 52 | 50 | 8 | Sexy, Sexy, Sexy James Brown |
| 56 | 71 | 56 | 2 | Just You 'n' Me Chicago |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 6 | I Can't Stand The Rain Ann Peebles |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 4 | Never Let You Go Bloodstone |
| 59 | 42 | 29 | 8 | Ghetto Child The Spinners |
| 60 | 51 | 10 | 16 | Feelin' Stronger Every Day Chicago |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 10 | Loving Arms Dobie Gray |
| 62 | 79 | 62 | 2 | Friends/chapel Of Love Bette Midler |
| 63 | 62 | 62 | 6 | Everybody's Had The Blues Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 4 | Outlaw Man Eagles |
| 65 | 57 | 50 | 10 | Evil Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | You're A Special Part Of Me Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 3 | Check It Out Tavares |
| 68 | 94 | 68 | 2 | The Love I Lost (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 69 | 83 | 69 | 2 | The Most Beautiful Girl Charlie Rich |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 4 | This Time It's Real Tower Of Power |
| 71 | 80 | 71 | 3 | Sister James Nino Tempo And 5th Ave. Sax |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 4 | Woman From Tokyo Deep Purple |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 2 | Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico Johnny Rodriguez |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Photograph Ringo Starr |
| 75 | 72 | 67 | 8 | Muskrat Love America |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | I Got A Name Jim Croce |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 4 | Rubber Bullets 10cc |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 3 | Gotta Find A Way Moments |
| 79 | 91 | 79 | 7 | Blood Red And Goin' Down Tanya Tucker |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Top Of The World Carpenters |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 4 | Slippin' Away Jean Shepard |
| 82 | 69 | 69 | 6 | Tonight Raspberries |
| 83 | 92 | 83 | 2 | Country Sunshine Dottie West |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 2 | Life Ain't Easy Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 85 | 93 | 85 | 3 | You'd Better Believe It The Manhattans |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms/I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Wilson |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | My Pretending Days Are Over The Dells |
| 88 | 87 | 87 | 3 | I'm Coming Home Johnny Mathis |
| 89 | 98 | 89 | 2 | West Coast Woman Painter |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 6 | He Today's People |
| 91 | 97 | 91 | 2 | Take A Closer Look At The Woman You're With Wilson Pickett |
| 92 | 84 | 84 | 7 | You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me Ray Price |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Little Girl Gone Donna Fargo |
| 94 | 89 | 89 | 4 | Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning) John Denver |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Hey, Little Girl Foster Sylvers |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | Love Is All Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Let Me Be Your Lovemaker Betty Wright |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | Redneck Friend Jackson Browne |
| 100 | 96 | 93 | 5 | Make Me Twice The Man New York City |
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