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