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