Billboard Hot 100 — October 13, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 13, 1973. "Half-Breed" by Cher held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Cheaper To Keep Her" by Johnnie Taylor at #77, which would go on to peak at #15. The biggest climber was "I Got A Name" by Jim Croce, up 36 places from #76 to #40.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Half-Breed" by Cher — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting August 4, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Midnight Train To Georgia" by Gladys Knight And The Pips (up from #11 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Theme From Cleopatra Jones" by Joe Simon featuring The Mainstreeters, down 18 places from #19 to #37.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson, 28 weeks and counting (peak #21).
- Gone from the chart: "Live And Let Die" by Wings after 14 weeks (peak #2); "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" by Chicago after 16 weeks (peak #10).
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 | Half-Breed Cher |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | Ramblin Man The Allman Brothers Band |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Higher Ground Stevie Wonder |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | Angie The Rolling Stones |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | That Lady (Part 1) The Isley Brothers |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Loves Me Like A Rock Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds) |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | We're An American Band Grand Funk |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | Yes We Can Can The Pointer Sisters |
| 12 | 23 | 12 | 6 | Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco |
| 13 | 25 | 13 | 5 | Paper Roses Marie Osmond |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | Free Ride Edgar Winter Group |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | China Grove The Doobie Brothers |
| 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | My Maria B.W. Stevenson |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 6 | Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces Cheech & Chong |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | 17 | Delta Dawn Helen Reddy |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 5 | All I Know Garfunkel |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 7 | Knockin' On Heaven's Door Bob Dylan |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | 14 | Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 22 | 16 | 1 | 17 | Brother Louie Stories |
| 23 | 21 | 21 | 28 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 10 | Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh |
| 25 | 18 | 1 | 20 | Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross |
| 26 | 42 | 26 | 4 | Space Race Billy Preston |
| 27 | 22 | 22 | 10 | You've Never Been This Far Before Conway Twitty |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 7 | Get It Together Jackson 5 |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 6 | Hurts So Good Millie Jackson |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 9 | In The Midnight Hour Cross Country |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 4 | We May Never Pass This Way (Again) Seals & Crofts |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 6 | Funky Stuff Kool & The Gang |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 8 | Summer (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro |
| 34 | 45 | 34 | 10 | Ecstasy Ohio Players |
| 35 | 66 | 35 | 2 | You're A Special Part Of Me Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 6 | Let Me In The Osmonds |
| 37 | 19 | 18 | 12 | Theme From Cleopatra Jones Joe Simon featuring The Mainstreeters |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 4 | Jesse Roberta Flack |
| 39 | 33 | 33 | 13 | Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne Looking Glass |
| 40 | 76 | 40 | 2 | I Got A Name Jim Croce |
| 41 | 27 | 8 | 13 | Gypsy Man War |
| 42 | 24 | 12 | 11 | Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Elton John |
| 43 | 56 | 43 | 3 | Just You 'n' Me Chicago |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 6 | Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner |
| 45 | 43 | 30 | 11 | Stoned Out Of My Mind The Chi-lites |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 4 | Raised On Rock/For Ol' Times Sake Elvis Presley |
| 47 | 32 | 12 | 16 | If You Want Me To Stay Sly & The Family Stone |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 9 | (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway Sutherland Brothers And Quiver |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 5 | Such A Night Dr. John |
| 50 | 68 | 50 | 3 | The Love I Lost (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 51 | 35 | 10 | 15 | Here I Am Come & Take Me Al Green |
| 52 | 37 | 32 | 11 | I've Got So Much To Give Barry White |
| 53 | 69 | 53 | 3 | The Most Beautiful Girl Charlie Rich |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 5 | Never Let You Go Bloodstone |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 3 | Friends/chapel Of Love Bette Midler |
| 56 | 80 | 56 | 2 | Top Of The World Carpenters |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 7 | I Can't Stand The Rain Ann Peebles |
| 58 | 50 | 41 | 8 | Rhapsody In Blue Deodato |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 4 | Check It Out Tavares |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 2 | Photograph Ringo Starr |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 4 | Sister James Nino Tempo And 5th Ave. Sax |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 5 | Outlaw Man Eagles |
| 63 | 51 | 38 | 11 | To Know You Is To Love You B.B. King |
| 64 | 49 | 35 | 9 | Hey Girl (i Like Your Style) The Temptations |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 5 | Woman From Tokyo Deep Purple |
| 66 | 54 | 52 | 8 | Ashes To Ashes The 5th Dimension |
| 67 | 61 | 61 | 11 | Loving Arms Dobie Gray |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 5 | This Time It's Real Tower Of Power |
| 69 | 63 | 62 | 7 | Everybody's Had The Blues Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 70 | 65 | 50 | 11 | Evil Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 3 | Country Sunshine Dottie West |
| 72 | 98 | 72 | 2 | Let Me Be Your Lovemaker Betty Wright |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 3 | Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico Johnny Rodriguez |
| 74 | 79 | 74 | 8 | Blood Red And Goin' Down Tanya Tucker |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 4 | Gotta Find A Way Moments |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 5 | Rubber Bullets 10cc |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Cheaper To Keep Her Johnnie Taylor |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 3 | Life Ain't Easy Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 3 | West Coast Woman Painter |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 2 | My Pretending Days Are Over The Dells |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Ooh Baby Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Sweet Understanding Love Four Tops |
| 83 | 97 | 83 | 2 | Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 4 | You'd Better Believe It The Manhattans |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Oh! No Not My Baby Rod Stewart |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 2 | Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms/I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Wilson |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 4 | I'm Coming Home Johnny Mathis |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 2 | Little Girl Gone Donna Fargo |
| 89 | 99 | 89 | 3 | Redneck Friend Jackson Browne |
| 90 | 92 | 84 | 8 | You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me Ray Price |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 3 | Love Is All Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 92 | 81 | 81 | 5 | Slippin' Away Jean Shepard |
| 93 | 91 | 91 | 3 | Take A Closer Look At The Woman You're With Wilson Pickett |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Hey, Little Girl Foster Sylvers |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | I Won't Last A Day Without You Maureen McGovern |
| 96 | 94 | 89 | 5 | Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning) John Denver |
| 97 | 82 | 69 | 7 | Tonight Raspberries |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Stealin' Uriah Heep |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | "Having A Party" Medley The Ovations (Featuring Louis Williams) |
| 100 | NEW | 95 | 4 | Kid Stuff Barbara Fairchild |
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