Billboard Hot 100 — November 17, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 17, 1973. "Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)" by Eddie Kendricks held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Time In A Bottle" by Jim Croce at #79, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)" by Helen Reddy, up 30 places from #59 to #29.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)" by Eddie Kendricks — 2 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting August 25, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Just You 'n' Me" by Chicago (up from #12 to #9); "I Got A Name" by Jim Croce (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Jesse" by Roberta Flack, down 27 places from #37 to #64.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson, 33 weeks and counting (peak #16).
- Gone from the chart: "My Maria" by B.W. Stevenson after 16 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 13 | Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Photograph Ringo Starr |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Space Race Billy Preston |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Paper Roses Marie Osmond |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Top Of The World Carpenters |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Angie The Rolling Stones |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Just You 'n' Me Chicago |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | I Got A Name Jim Croce |
| 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | All I Know Garfunkel |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | You're A Special Part Of Me Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 8 | The Love I Lost (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 16 | Half-Breed Cher |
| 15 | 27 | 15 | 4 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John |
| 16 | 13 | 2 | 13 | Ramblin Man The Allman Brothers Band |
| 17 | 16 | 16 | 33 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 6 | Cheaper To Keep Her Johnnie Taylor |
| 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | Knockin' On Heaven's Door Bob Dylan |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 8 | The Most Beautiful Girl Charlie Rich |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 9 | We May Never Pass This Way (Again) Seals & Crofts |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 11 | Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner |
| 23 | 19 | 6 | 19 | That Lady (Part 1) The Isley Brothers |
| 24 | 36 | 24 | 7 | Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren |
| 25 | 38 | 25 | 4 | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) The Staple Singers |
| 26 | 21 | 21 | 13 | Summer (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 6 | Ooh Baby Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 28 | 26 | 24 | 11 | Hurts So Good Millie Jackson |
| 29 | 59 | 29 | 3 | Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) Helen Reddy |
| 30 | 18 | 1 | 19 | Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye |
| 31 | 25 | 11 | 14 | Yes We Can Can The Pointer Sisters |
| 32 | 62 | 32 | 4 | Let Me Serenade You Three Dog Night |
| 33 | 23 | 4 | 14 | Higher Ground Stevie Wonder |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 5 | Rockin' Roll Baby The Stylistics |
| 35 | 30 | 2 | 16 | Loves Me Like A Rock Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds) |
| 36 | 35 | 35 | 9 | Check It Out Tavares |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 5 | The Joker The Steve Miller Band |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 6 | Sweet Understanding Love Four Tops |
| 39 | 65 | 39 | 3 | Come Get To This Marvin Gaye |
| 40 | 54 | 40 | 4 | Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up Barry White |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 4 | Be Neil Diamond |
| 42 | 40 | 40 | 8 | Friends/chapel Of Love Bette Midler |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 10 | Never Let You Go Bloodstone |
| 44 | 34 | 1 | 17 | We're An American Band Grand Funk |
| 45 | 31 | 31 | 15 | Ecstasy Ohio Players |
| 46 | 29 | 15 | 11 | Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces Cheech & Chong |
| 47 | 45 | 28 | 12 | Get It Together Jackson 5 |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 5 | D'yer Mak'er Led Zeppelin |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 8 | Country Sunshine Dottie West |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 5 | Sail Around The World David Gates |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 7 | My Pretending Days Are Over The Dells |
| 52 | 67 | 52 | 4 | Fell For You The Dramatics |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 4 | Corazón Carole King |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 5 | Show And Tell Al Wilson |
| 55 | 39 | 29 | 11 | Funky Stuff Kool & The Gang |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 4 | Mammy Blue Stories |
| 57 | 70 | 57 | 3 | My Music Loggins & Messina |
| 58 | 77 | 58 | 2 | Living For The City Stevie Wonder |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 6 | Oh! No Not My Baby Rod Stewart |
| 60 | 76 | 60 | 2 | MIND GAMES John Lennon |
| 61 | 57 | 57 | 7 | Little Girl Gone Donna Fargo |
| 62 | 41 | 14 | 15 | Free Ride Edgar Winter Group |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 5 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 64 | 37 | 30 | 9 | Jesse Roberta Flack |
| 65 | 68 | 44 | 12 | I Can't Stand The Rain Ann Peebles |
| 66 | 48 | 23 | 15 | Rocky Mountain Way Joe Walsh |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Some Guys Have All The Luck The Persuaders |
| 68 | 49 | 41 | 9 | Raised On Rock/For Ol' Times Sake Elvis Presley |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 4 | Painted Ladies Ian Thomas |
| 70 | 73 | 70 | 6 | "Having A Party" Medley The Ovations (Featuring Louis Williams) |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 72 | 87 | 72 | 4 | Smokin' In The Boy's Room Brownsville Station |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 3 | My Old School Steely Dan |
| 74 | 89 | 74 | 3 | There Ain't No Way Lobo |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky Ripple |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Me And Baby Brother War |
| 77 | 75 | 75 | 9 | I'm Coming Home Johnny Mathis |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 3 | Pretty Lady Lighthouse |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Time In A Bottle Jim Croce |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 4 | Back For A Taste Of Your Love Syl Johnson |
| 81 | 79 | 79 | 5 | You're In Good Hands Jermaine Jackson |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Keep Your Head To The Sky Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Tell Her She's Lovely El Chicano |
| 84 | 92 | 84 | 4 | I Wanna Know Your Name The Intruders |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 2 | Rock 'N Roll (I Gave You The Best Years of My Life) Kevin Johnson |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 2 | Let Me Try Again (Laisse Moi Le Temps) Frank Sinatra |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Let Me Be There Olivia Newton-John |
| 88 | 97 | 88 | 2 | Spiders & Snakes Jim Stafford |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Smarty Pants First Choice |
| 90 | 99 | 85 | 8 | Redneck Friend Jackson Browne |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Rock On David Essex |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 3 | Vado Via Drupi |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | It's All Over The Independents |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I Found Sunshine The Chi-lites |
| 95 | 98 | 91 | 6 | Stealin' Uriah Heep |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | This Time I'm Gone For Good Bobby "Blue" Bland |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Baby Come Close Smokey Robinson |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | River Joe Simon |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | A Song I'd Like To Sing Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Come Live With Me Ray Charles |
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