Billboard Hot 100 — October 27, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 27, 1973. "Midnight Train To Georgia" by Gladys Knight And The Pips climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Angie" by The Rolling Stones, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John at #62, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Cheaper To Keep Her" by Johnnie Taylor, up 19 places from #57 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Midnight Train To Georgia" by Gladys Knight And The Pips — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting September 1, 1973.
- Biggest fall: "China Grove" by The Doobie Brothers, down 13 places from #18 to #31.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson, 30 weeks and counting (peak #21).
- Gone from the chart: "Brother Louie" by Stories after 18 weeks (peak #1); "Touch Me In The Morning" by Diana Ross after 21 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Angie The Rolling Stones |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Half-Breed Cher |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Ramblin Man The Allman Brothers Band |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Paper Roses Marie Osmond |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | That Lady (Part 1) The Isley Brothers |
| 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | Higher Ground Stevie Wonder |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | All I Know Garfunkel |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 | Knockin' On Heaven's Door Bob Dylan |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Yes We Can Can The Pointer Sisters |
| 14 | 12 | 1 | 14 | We're An American Band Grand Funk |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | Space Race Billy Preston |
| 16 | 14 | 2 | 13 | Loves Me Like A Rock Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds) |
| 17 | 15 | 15 | 8 | Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces Cheech & Chong |
| 18 | 29 | 18 | 4 | Photograph Ringo Starr |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 4 | I Got A Name Jim Croce |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 4 | You're A Special Part Of Me Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 30 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 5 | Just You 'n' Me Chicago |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 4 | Top Of The World Carpenters |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 8 | Hurts So Good Millie Jackson |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 10 | Summer (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro |
| 26 | 19 | 9 | 14 | My Maria B.W. Stevenson |
| 27 | 17 | 14 | 12 | Free Ride Edgar Winter Group |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | We May Never Pass This Way (Again) Seals & Crofts |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 8 | Funky Stuff Kool & The Gang |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 6 | Jesse Roberta Flack |
| 31 | 18 | 15 | 11 | China Grove The Doobie Brothers |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 5 | The Love I Lost (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 33 | 23 | 23 | 12 | Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh |
| 34 | 34 | 28 | 9 | Get It Together Jackson 5 |
| 35 | 42 | 34 | 12 | Ecstasy Ohio Players |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 8 | Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner |
| 37 | 24 | 1 | 19 | Delta Dawn Helen Reddy |
| 38 | 57 | 38 | 3 | Cheaper To Keep Her Johnnie Taylor |
| 39 | 39 | 22 | 12 | You've Never Been This Far Before Conway Twitty |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 5 | The Most Beautiful Girl Charlie Rich |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 6 | Raised On Rock/For Ol' Times Sake Elvis Presley |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 7 | Such A Night Dr. John |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 6 | Check It Out Tavares |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 9 | I Can't Stand The Rain Ann Peebles |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 7 | Never Let You Go Bloodstone |
| 46 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Let Me In The Osmonds |
| 47 | 35 | 3 | 16 | Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando |
| 48 | 46 | 30 | 11 | In The Midnight Hour Cross Country |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 3 | Ooh Baby Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 5 | Friends/chapel Of Love Bette Midler |
| 51 | 56 | 48 | 11 | (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway Sutherland Brothers And Quiver |
| 52 | 44 | 33 | 15 | Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne Looking Glass |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 6 | Sister James Nino Tempo And 5th Ave. Sax |
| 54 | 54 | 30 | 13 | Stoned Out Of My Mind The Chi-lites |
| 55 | 72 | 55 | 4 | Let Me Be Your Lovemaker Betty Wright |
| 56 | 69 | 56 | 4 | Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 3 | Sweet Understanding Love Four Tops |
| 58 | 58 | 38 | 13 | To Know You Is To Love You B.B. King |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 7 | Outlaw Man Eagles |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 5 | Country Sunshine Dottie West |
| 61 | 63 | 52 | 10 | Ashes To Ashes The 5th Dimension |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 4 | My Pretending Days Are Over The Dells |
| 64 | 64 | 35 | 11 | Hey Girl (i Like Your Style) The Temptations |
| 65 | 80 | 65 | 2 | Rockin' Roll Baby The Stylistics |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 4 | Little Girl Gone Donna Fargo |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 2 | Sail Around The World David Gates |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 6 | Gotta Find A Way Moments |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | Oh! No Not My Baby Rod Stewart |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 5 | Life Ain't Easy Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| 71 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico Johnny Rodriguez |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 2 | The Joker The Steve Miller Band |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Be Neil Diamond |
| 74 | 88 | 74 | 2 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 75 | 73 | 73 | 7 | Rubber Bullets 10cc |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) The Staple Singers |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 6 | You'd Better Believe It The Manhattans |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 4 | Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms/I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Wilson |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 2 | D'yer Mak'er Led Zeppelin |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Corazón Carole King |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Mammy Blue Stories |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Fell For You The Dramatics |
| 83 | 78 | 78 | 6 | I'm Coming Home Johnny Mathis |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Let Me Serenade You Three Dog Night |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 5 | Redneck Friend Jackson Browne |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 2 | If I Were Only A Child Again Curtis Mayfield |
| 87 | 95 | 87 | 3 | "Having A Party" Medley The Ovations (Featuring Louis Williams) |
| 88 | 81 | 79 | 5 | West Coast Woman Painter |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 3 | I Won't Last A Day Without You Maureen McGovern |
| 90 | 99 | 90 | 5 | Take A Closer Look At The Woman You're With Wilson Pickett |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 3 | Stealin' Uriah Heep |
| 92 | 97 | 92 | 2 | Mr. Skin Spirit |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | You're In Good Hands Jermaine Jackson |
| 94 | 92 | 92 | 4 | Hey, Little Girl Foster Sylvers |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 2 | Show And Tell Al Wilson |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Painted Ladies Ian Thomas |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Back For A Taste Of Your Love Syl Johnson |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I Wanna Know Your Name The Intruders |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up Barry White |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Smokin' In The Boy's Room Brownsville Station |
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