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