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