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